Articles Archive for 20 October 2010
Headline, Politics »

White House is reported to have asked the appeals court of the United States to suspend the decision by a judge to permit gays the chance to serve within the military openly, as it aims to appeal against the ruling.
Gay recruits have started being recruited in the military currently after the judge, Virginia Phillips, struck the policy that barred people openly gay to serve.
In fact, the Judge refused to heed to a request to reinstate the barring, as the department of defense warned all the gay recruits to expect an …
Entertainment, Featured, Headline, Health »

Experts have expressed that they have discovered a ‘tipsy’ rare gene, which dully explains the reason why a segment of people end up feeling the effects of alcohol faster than a host of others.
The researchers from the United States now believe about 10-20 percent of people contain the gene’s version that could offer some needed protection against aspects of alcoholism.
The studies show that this is because those reacting strongly to intake of alcohol are bound to be addicted a little bit less.
The study was done in University of North Carolina, …
Economy, Headline, Politics »

Officials of trade from the US are looking into a report in the New York Times that suggested China is currently blocking huge rare earth shipments meant for Europe and the US.
China is known to mine about 97% of the ample specialist metal that is so important when it comes to aspects of green technology.
The report, citing industry sources that were anonymous, said that the custom officials of China were increasing their export restrictions.
Currently, the Commerce ministry of China has denied another report that was highlighted in the China Daily …
Entertainment, Headline »

Not many people think a remote controlled war flying machine, particle accelerators made from home plus men adorning metal suits making them impenetrable and able to wage war on their own could become real. However, scientists plus a handful of filmmakers involved in the making of Paramount’s Iron Man 2 think it’s possible and in a big extent, inevitable.
Visual effects supervisors for the film expressed that in the earlier silent films the emphasis on science fiction was lunar travel, and seemed largely preposterous in the height of the 1920s.
They believe …
Featured, Health »

Another popular over the counter drug has been added by the makers of Tylenol and Benadryl to their kitty of recalled products. The latest recall has been issued of around 128,000 bottles of Tylenol 8 Hour caplets after several complaints were registered of moldy or musty odor. This has been issued in the month of October 2010. This odor has been caused due to the presence of specimens of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribrommoanisole. The products have been sold in the United States and Puerto Rico. BCM155 is the lot number …
Emergencies, Featured, Health »

2 million strollers by baby gear makers Graco has been recalled after reports were received, of the death of four infants in the strollers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on Wednesday. The four babies were reported to be strangled after being trapped in the strollers. All the four infants died within the years of 2003 and 2005.
The products that have been recalled are the older versions of the Graco Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers and travel systems. These were all manufactured before 2007 and Graco Children’s Products Inc. …
Entertainment, Headline »

Singer Beyonce Knowles is pregnant. After Alicia Keys and Celine Dion, another celebrity singer is set to be a mother. Reports of Beyonce Knowles to be expecting her first child was released by the US Weekly Magazine on Wednesday. Beyonce is married to rapper Jay-Z, whose original name is Shawn Carter.
This news has surprised Beyonce a great deal who did not want to be a mother just yet. However, the 29 year old superstar was overjoyed to learn that she was in the three month period of her pregnancy. She …
Economy, Headline, Technology »

Microsoft is about to unleash a refreshed and newly rebranded hosted version of their widely know Office software productivity suit, seen by pundits as a move that aims to aid in preventing its longtime customers and perhaps drawing their attention from the whims of Google Apps.
Microsoft Office 365 was disclosed by Microsoft, the same company offering Exchange Online, Lync Online, SharePoint Online in monthly fee subscriptions. However, the apps will be hitting the market come 2011.
Office 365 enables users to access applications of Office 2010 and other documents right from …
Featured, Sports »

Athletic Propulsion Labs shoes have been crafted with the objective of making the user to reach a height more than usual. This shoe having a price of $300 has a spring based system implemented in it which is used to increase the elevation of the jumper. The spring loading system is deployed in the heel and forefoot when a 150-page patent was made use of and propels the user closer to dunking a basketball.
Adam and Ryan Goldston, twins and former USC basketball walk-ons founded this company in Los Angeles, learning …
Entertainment, Featured »

Versaemerge!!! What is it or who is it? Anyone heard of them? The answer might be know from many music lovers but still it turns out to be a popular search.
Versaemerge hails from Port St. Lucie in Florida. It is a rock band signed to record label Fueled by Ramen. Their debut album Fixed at Zero was released on 22nd June, 2010 and have three EP’s to their name. The two founders of the band previously had a band named “My Fair Verona”. That one broke up to give rise …