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Jul 17, 2008

American Airlines to Let Go of 200 Pilot Positions

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In Dallas, 200 pilots from American Airlines are about to lose their jobs. This is a part of American Airlines’ move to let go of 8% of its work force in efforts to cope with the rising fuel prices.
American Airline gave its pilots union an proposal last Tuesday that included incentives for senior pilots to [...]


Jul 10, 2008

Italian Charm

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The most recent most popular travel destinations poll have just gotten in and Italy has once again been among the top of the list. What is there in Italy that makes it so irresistable to travelers?
1.The architecture- no matter where you walk in Rome, you are greeted by beautiful sculptures, fountains and buildings. Such apparent [...]


Jul 10, 2008

Obesity on the Rise in China

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Western countries are not the only ones who are affected with increased levels of obesity. Eastern countries like China, are following suit.
Latest reports state that obesity is on the rise in China. A new survey and study has revealed that a quarter of the Chinese population are either overweight and obese. Doctors conclude that this [...]


Jul 2, 2008

Trouble In The Skies For US Airlines

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As gas prices continue to rise, expect some more horrific effects to surface!
One, which will be painful to travelers are the rising of airpline ticket prices. But that’s not all that’s in store for them! Major US airlines are one of the most severely affected by the slump in the economy and the exorbitant gas [...]


Jun 23, 2008

Nokia Acquires Plazes

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There are reports that major cellular phone maker, Nokia, announced on Momday that it would purchase Plazes, a social networking site. This is part of the mobile phone giant’s campaign to offer more internet services.
Plazes (http://www.plazes.com) provides a service that allows individuals to plan and record their daily social activities. Users of Plazes may also [...]


Jun 19, 2008

The Gaza Truce Holds..For Now

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After a long time, the streets of Gaza were quiet and gun fire free as the six month truce between Israel and the Gaza militants started. The truce has been holding up so far, bt many are doubtful and skeptical that that will be the case for long.
Egypt worked a long time to make the [...]


Jun 2, 2008

Big Sites Go Down All Over The Net

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Many big sites like Digital Point, Scriptlance, Stat Counter Site Point, Host-Tracker and many more have gone down for hours now. This outage is because of the Fire in The Planet Data center . This has caused problems to many users all over the net to access these sites. More than 1000’s of sites have [...]


May 13, 2008

Jaipur Blast Kills 60 People Injures 200 - Rajashtan, India

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May 13 2006 - As many as 60 people were killed and 200 injured as eight bombs exploded in the city of Jaipur, the Capital of the state Rajasthan.
The medium-intensity bombs may have been placed on bicycles about 500 meters (1,640 feet) from each other, police officials said. The bombings are India’s worst since 65 [...]


May 6, 2008

Google Web Translator Goes Desi

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On May 6 2008 Google announced the launch of a new feature which is Translation from English To Hindi.
Users Can use this service at http://www.google.com/translate_t and translate a entire page from English to Hindi. There is more users can also type using their normal keyboard. Lets Take a example - If you type in “tum” [...]


May 6, 2008

Vijay Mallya rescues Katrina Kaif

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Look at her! The pretty girl barely out of her teens is running from pillar to post. On Saturday 3 May she was in 3 cities within 12 hours.
“I was shooting in Goa and had to catch a flight to Bangalore for the IPL match on Saturday,” she explains breathlessly.
“But I [...]