India readies best arsenal against Pak- diplomacy
ibnlive.in.com — New Delhi: India has chosen its weapons to defeat Pakistan in the war on terrorism: diplomacy and international pressure. "I am making it quite clear that it (war) is not a solution," said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on ........More… (Politics)
Old Coffee Grounds a New Source of Auto Fuel?
greenlight.greentechmedia.com — Researchers at the University of Nevada-Reno say that old coffee grounds could potentially be transformed into 340 million gallons of biodiesel a year, according to a report in the ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (and summarized here by ........More… (Technology)
Genetic mutation linked to eye cancer discovered
hindu.com — Toronto (IANS): Canadian researchers have discovered a gene mutation that can lead to the most common eye cancer. According to Catherine Van Raamsdonk, an assistant professor of medical genetics at the University of British Columbia who led a team of ........More… (Health)
Nine dead in Russian mine blast
news.bbc.co.uk — At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a mine in north-west Russia, reports say. Three other people are still missing following the blast in the Murmansk region, Ria news agency says......More… (International)
Viewers Back Broadcast Of Suicide Film
dailymail.co.uk — Viewers of the "assisted suicide film" which shows a terminally ill man dying have come out in support of it. The Sky documentary, which sparked anger among anti-euthanasia campaigners, was the first time a suicide has been shown on British television. .....More… (Politics)
Which OS Works Best With SSDs?
computerworld.com — You might be surprised to find it's not always the latest version......More… (Technology)
?A Classic Civil Rights Movement? - Torre
torrentfreak.com — PiratPartiet, the Swedish Pirate Party, has started its march on Brussels with a bang. The party hopes to make a strong showing in June at the European Parliament elections, and has been bolstered in its aims by comments in major Swedish newspapers, which have termed the party ?a classic civil rights movement.?.....More… (Technology)
Science Journal Accidentally Prints Chinese Smut On Cover
blog.foreignpolicy.com — The editors at MaxPlanckForschung, flagship journal of Germany's Max Planck Institute, got a little more than they bargained for with an example of "classical" Chinese calligraphy they used on the cover of their latest issue.....More… (Politics)