Posted in: Travel by Gabriel Popa | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Dublin is the capital and the largest city of Ireland, with a population of 495,781 inhabitants and over 1.1 million in the metropolitan area of Dublin County. The city is situated on the banks of the River Liffey.
Dublin English name is said to be derived from the name of the Irish Dubh [...]
Posted in: Travel by Gabriel Popa | November 30th 2010 | one comment
Lima is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Peru and also it is the capital of Lima Province. It is the shopping, industrial, financial and cultural center of the country. The city is located in the valleys of the rivers Chillon, Rimac, Lurin. It is located on the west coast of the [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Microsoft’s Kinect started shipping towards stores at the beginning of this month. For those who aren’t yet familiar with the device, it’s an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console which will allow users to get a controller-free gaming and entertainment experience. For [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 30th 2010 | one comment
The iPad is definitely the most exciting device released this year. We got to see it unveiled in April and ever since then the tablet sold like there was no tomorrow. We’re not trying to uncover the reasons why this happened. Suffice to say it’s a new type of device that people enjoy a [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Some people will put some serious time and effort into games while others play them once in a while to have some fun or relax. It’s also worth mentioning that people have different tastes when it comes to computer [...]
Posted in: Arts by Miruna Sfia | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Johnny Depp is known among most fans for his appreciated performance as Jack Sparrow, in Pirates Of The Caribbean - for which he almost won an Oscar. What we didn’t know is that Disney bosses were initially not so impressed with Depp’s acting skills.
Although the portrayal of the memorable Captain Jack Sparrow almost got him an Academy Award, Johnny Depp revealed that his Disney [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Palestinian Authority is seeking different approaches on the problem of its statehood, after the negotiations with Israel have been stalled for months because of the settlement resumption in West Bank on September 26.
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, gave this assurance on a statement issued on Tuesday at a news conference with German President Christian Wulff, [...]
Posted in: U.S. News by Cosmin Oanta | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Moments of terror for 23 students from the Marinette High School in Wisconsin. A 15-year-old gunman took over the classroom on Monday afternoon, around 3 p.m., just as the classes were about to end. Armed with a a 9 mm semi-automatic and a 22 caliber semi-automatic, he stopped the students and their teacher from leaving the classroom and then communicated with police through the [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 30th 2010 | no comments
The President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev addressed the nation today with a new project to implement a wide-range of measures intended to revive the Russian family and the national educational system.
Medvedev addressed the nation in a speech in which he approached the most important topics of the Russian society, showing he is still on the same side with his predecessor and Prime [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Yesterday we reported that Google may have bought Groupon for $2.5 billion. Well, you can forget about that rumor and we’ll just move on to the next. According to the latest reports the search engine giant is getting close [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | November 30th 2010 | no comments
The mind is a mysterious place, and no one has seen the inside of it. Sure, the neurosurgeons have seen its exterior, but most of the processes which take place inside of it are still mysterious. The physical interior of the brain is mysterious as well, but it seems that the [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | November 30th 2010 | no comments
It has been discovered that the human brain can see the faces as males in certain situations and as females in other situations. It seems that the area of the view and the location of the person are decisive when it comes to the way in which the brain interprets the faces.
It seems that the discovery is in contradiction to the former theories which stated that the position of an [...]
Posted in: Sports by Tudor Daniel | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Former world champion is to get a new car. Lewis Hamilton tried McLaren’s MP4-26, which he is expected to drive the next season, using a virtual test at the end of which the Briton looked pretty happy. He would also declare [...]
Posted in: Environment by Catalina Toma | November 30th 2010 | no comments
Let the colors pervade to me, flood my whole being, bring the light back to my life! I now proclaim this the day of colorful living and just in case you feel like joining me in this colorful world I invite you to do just about the same. How about bringing some color into your life? Whenever we tend to do this we do it mainly because we happen to need more colors in our daily routine, [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 30th 2010 | no comments
While we’ve noted in the past that a lot of valuable professionals are currently migrating towards Facebook (from Google and various other companies), the leading social networking site has lost some valuable team members as well. Back in 2007 one of Facebook’s co-founders Chris Hughes [...]
Posted in: Technology by Iohana Georgescu | November 30th 2010 | no comments
I still remember the first time I discovered Google Earth and how much fun I had locating my current home on the map and taking a look at what’s around me. For those who aren’t fully familiar with Google Earth, it’s a virtual globe and map application that started out [...]
Posted in: Lifestyle by Oana Szakacs | November 30th 2010 | one comment
Michael Douglas is doing much better. The star has been diagnosed with throat cancer earlier this summer, but now he has completed the treatment and is ready to get back to work.
Michael Douglas actually completed the chemotherapy and [...]
Posted in: Science by Sergiu Vidican | November 30th 2010 | no comments
The scientists have stated that they have accomplished the task of turning a specialized cell into a different cell. They hope that through this achievement they will be able to use the cells in order to increase the health of the people, whether by preventing certain diseases or by treating them.
For example if a person has his heart affected by a certain condition, the doctors might [...]
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