I saw Adolf Hitler dying

Rochus Misch still remembers the sight as if it were yesterday: 60 years ago on Saturday he looked through a doorway and saw Adolf Hitler had committed suicide. Misch, 88, is the only person still alive today to have seen the Nazi leader and his wife Eva Braun dead in their bunker deep under the shattered city of Berlin. "Hitler was sitting at the table, slumped forward, and Eva Braun was lying next to him. I saw that with my own eyes," Misch said on Thursday from his home in the German capital.
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$11 million for just 1 meter of wire!

NASA will pay Rice University $11 million over the next four years to develop an experimental power cable made from carbon nanotubes, the agency announced Tuesday.
The cable, also known as a quantum wire, would theoretically conduct electricity up to 10 times better than traditional copper wire and weigh one-sixth as much.
Scientists believe quantum wires could make spacecraft much lighter and more powerful, and may lead to faster computers and other commercial applications.
Under the agreement with NASA, Rice's Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory is to produce a 1-meter-long prototype of quantum wire by 2010. To date, scientists have been able to produce wires no longer than several centimeters.
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A380 - World's Largest pasenger plane

The world's largest passenger plane has made its maiden flight in an aviation milestone that Europe's jetliner maker hopes will give it a boost in its battle with American rival Boeing. The Airbus A380 "superjumbo" touched down in the southern French city of Toulouse at 2:22 p.m. (1222 GMT) Wednesday after a flight of nearly four hours.
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India's re-designing the whole world

What is common between a 400-unit housing scheme in Maryland, US and a 200-block residential complex in The Netherlands? Both schemes are among the several housing and commercial complexes for which the basic land development and designing has being carried out by Indian architects and civil engineers in India.
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Mom frozen for years!!!

Philip Schuth of Wisconsin (AP) told police he kept his mother's corpse in a basement freezer for more than four years while he collected her Social Security checks, authorities said Monday. A body was found encased in ice, in a sitting position.
I still dont believe that some one can be that barbaric to do such an awful thing to his/her own mom!!!!! Really very sad :(
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Far Apart but Intensely Connected

Julia Steinmetz and Michael Mandiberg live on opposite sides of the United States, but are in constant contact -- courtesy of their unlimited cell-phone plan.
The couple spends hours "together" each day, talking, messaging and, yes, even sleeping on the phone.
They even have a blog in whcih they post their conversations.
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People find it amazing, but seriously I dont find it surprising. My friend Deba and his GF Bidisha talked more number hours that what is stated. They did it at the time when mobile calls were whooping high and "love" engulfed them so much that the cellphone bill came Rs. 32000[$800] for a month!!!

Some see Virgin Mary in underpass stain

A steady stream of the faithful and the curious, many carrying flowers and candles, have flocked to an expressway underpass for a view of a yellow and white stain on a concrete wall that some believe is an image of the Virgin Mary.
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BFU - Black fat and Ugly!!!

Live Science has a competition for the world's most ugliest animals. Well, to be frank I feel that none of the GOD's creation should be called "ugly".
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Testing Blood to Track History

An ambitious and controversial genetics project that uses blood to trace the migration patterns of ancient humans faces a possible boycott as it launches this week.
The Genographic Project will collect 100,000 blood samples from indigenous populations and analyze their DNA. Through this project, researchers hope to answer questions about where the aborigines of Australia came from, or whether it's true that Alexander the Great fathered the blue-eyed blonds who have been in Afghanistan for more than 2,000 years.
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U.S. Military's Elite Hacker Crew!

The U.S. military has assembled the world's most formidable hacker posse: a super-secret, multimillion-dollar weapons program that may be ready to launch bloodless cyberwar against enemy networks -- from electric grids to telephone nets.
The group's existence was revealed during a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last month. Military leaders from U.S. Strategic Command, or Stratcom, disclosed the existence of a unit called the Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare, or JFCCNW
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A whole planet made of diamond!!!

Planets orbiting other suns could be made partly of pure diamond, US researchers have claimed.They think that some 'extrasolar' planets - of which more than 100 have now been discovered - may have condensed from gas and dust that is rich in carbon. This could produce worlds made largely of hard carbon compounds such as silicon carbide, otherwise known as the industrial abrasive carborundum.
Nature has this report....

Lijjat Papad - The incredible story!

Everyone enjoys 'rags to riches' stories and everyone likes tales of stupendous success achieved through sheer determination. The story of Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad is all that and much more.
Today, Lijjat is more than just a household name for 'papad' (India's most popular crispy bread). Started with a modest loan of Rs 80, the cooperative now has annual sales exceeding Rs 301 crore (Rs 3.1 billion). What's more stunning than its stupendous success is its striking simplicity.
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You must be above 21 to drink in this Living Room!

Officials in Stratford, Conn., convened a group of middle and high school students last year to quiz them on their attitudes toward alcohol. The officials were dismayed, if not surprised, when the teens reported that they thought alcohol, unlike tobacco and other drugs, was largely harmless, that binge drinking among their peers was habitual, and that drinking enough to pass out was funny. But the officials were perhaps most displeased to hear that the place kids most often got drunk was their own or their friends' homes and that some parents either provided alcohol or looked the other way if teens brought it to drink in the backyard or basement.
Time has this story...

IIT-JEE spins off a Rs 3,000 cr biz

In one of Mumbai’s old gloomy buildings , grim parents are walking through a dark corridor with the somewhat melancholic resolve of converting their children into engineering graduates, if not engineers.
Over three dozen of them are squeezed into a 150 sq ft classroom along with other adolescents — boys who have just grown taller than their fathers and studious girls who do not yet have the domestic right to shape their own eyebrows; potentially talented singers, writers and athletes, all consumed by the great native obsession to enter the Indian Institute of Technology .
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Although there might be social debates on the blind run to clear IIT-JEE, but reading this article makes me feel really proud to clear this fancy exam in 1998 :)
- Nishant

Behind the Great Wall: life of desi expats in China

Prakash Menon had moved to the land of Confucius much before India-China analysts and pundits went gung-ho about the camaraderie that existed between the two Asian nations.
"Earlier no one thought of setting up shop in China. However, with the changing scenario, more and more people are looking at this Asian hub. As the government is supportive of most endeavours in IT-related areas, it is a smooth sail for software companies and pros,” Menon, GM, NIIT, China, says.
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Reliance bigger than Coke, Nike

Just now Ravi adviced me to incorporate some business news also on my blog. I really liked this idea and hence now here goes my first business news; thanks to Ravi....

India is shining and how? Forbes magazine in its latest survey says India, Inc. has beaten some of the legendary corporates and MNCs. Reliance has come out to be bigger than Coke and Nike

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Olive oil + wine = Immortality

A large-scale study published on Friday adds statistical evidence to the perceived benefits of the Mediterranean diet, a regimen rich in fish, olive oil, fruits, vegetables and cereals and supplemented by a modest intake of red wine.
Wow!!! This list is just same as my diet!!
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Is Terri Schiavo = Kanchan Devi ??

Citing the case of brain-dead Florida resident Terri Schiavo, the husband and son of a woman in coma for five years in Bihar(India) have filed a fresh court appeal here that she be similarly allowed to die.
I just hope that Kanchan Devi also gets the same amount of attention as Terri; but the fact remains that decision as to whether Mercy Killiing should be allowed or not still remains a debatable issue!!!
Times of India has this report....

Compare Web Searching!

Web searchers - some like Google and some like Yahoo search. Which one is better should be left on the searcher's discretion.
But if one really wants to compare the search results of Google and Yahoo then my friend Swapnil has a new solution. He pointed me a this interesting site which compares the search results of these search engines. Just check it out....
I just wonder whether any of you guys have checked the clustering engine vivisimo!!

Which breed is this boy of??

An 11-year-old boy in Bihar (India) bites and kills dogs according to an unbelievable, but true, stomach-churning report.
Mohammed Hashib, a resident of Nawada, too has been bitten by dogs. But nothing ever happens to him.
Times of India has this obnoxious report...

Pope's First Girl Friend!!!

Pope John Paul II passed away and left millions of people who loved him.
But, Halina Kwiatkowska claims that she is Pope's first girl friend!! Halina and Karol (the Pope) are said to have a "sweet relationship" since the time they were 12 and 13 respectively.
Times of India has this sweet little story....

Google Maps - Now a Satellite link!!

Online search engine leader Google Inc. has unveiled a new feature that will enable its users to zoom in on homes and businesses using satellite images.
Try Google Maps for the same. You can search any address in US and also know the route to commute from one address to another!!!!
This may cause a lot of Privacy issues but its cooooooool :-)

Seawater offers air conditioning for the tropics

The turquoise blue waters surrounding Hawaii's emerald green isles have long been a source of food and recreation. Now the chilly waters deep below the ocean's surface are being eyed as a source of cool relief from the tropical heat.

CNN has this report....

Genetic patch treats 'bubble-boy' disease

A technique that can correct the genetic errors behind human disease has recently been demonstrated by US scientists. If the method proves to be reliable, it could be used to make astonishingly specific repairs anywhere in the genome.

Nature has this report…

Your sleeping habits, revealed!

Researchers at the National Sleep Foundation, USA, have found five distinct sleep profiles based on people's sleeping habits.
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Google - Quench your thirst for knowledge

Google released a drink which is said to be designed to maximize your surfing efficiency by making you more intelligent, and less thirsty.
A reallllllllly interesting concept though.... :)
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