Muslim sues Tesco for forcing him to carry alcohol

"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...

Meet Anonymous

"Meet Anonymous photo credit: Sklathill After Sarah Palin’s email was hacked, the world was introduced to Anonymous. Who or what is Anonymous? It’s a group that formed on IR channels - and starting to get recognition for it’s practice of “Griefing” or...

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...

Detecting Pollution with Living Biosensors

Microbes are our friends; genetically engineered to glow flourescently and provide cheap and fast detection of contaminants, from oil spills to food supplies. If they keep these things out of the food supply, we'll be fine; I like technology, but I don't want my organic...

Church to make posthumous apology to Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin created a big controversy with his evolutionary theory and powerful church leaders castigated him. Now after 126 long years Church of England has realised their mistake and agreed to issue an an apology. Darwin in his theory had said that man descended from the...

How to Make a Video Game For the Nintendo Wii

"If you are serious about the whole concept of making a video game with the Wii they do have an application process that spells out a lot of stuff including non disclosure agreements, costs, and what type of developers they are looking for. You can learn more about it on...

Sailing Ship Asgard II sinks off French coast

"The sail training vessel Asgard II has sunk 20 miles off the coast of France in the Bay of Biscay. The ship was lost at 8.25am local time (7.25am Irish time) 20 nautical miles from the French coast, southwest of...

Home for 10 people ... in a portable box

"HELSTON, Cornwall, UK (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. ...

Sarah Palin: "A cookie-cutter Republican"?

Republican Senator John McCain's vice-presidential nominee, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, has definitely set the stage for a battle between the Republican and Democratic parties to secure the women's vote that could...

India end Idea Cup series with humiliation

"Many would call today’s match a rain affected game that resulted in India losing, others would call it the sheer brilliance of the Lankan bowlers, but the fact of the matter is that the Indian batting order failed miserably once again as they have done several times in the...

Live Score - India vs Sri Lanka - 5th ODI - Idea Cup

"The 5th and final ODI is just a formality as India have already won the ODI series by taking an unattainable lead of 3-1. Sri Lanka will try and regain their reputation while India will be trying to increase their...

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India win series 3-1

"India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the fourth ODI at Premdasa stadium in Colombo. With this win, India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the Idea Cup and thus have won their first ever ODI bilateral series in the Emerald Island."

Live Score - India vs Sri Lanka - 4th ODI - Idea Cup

Teams :Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Sanath Jayasuriya, Malinda Warnapura, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Mahela Jayawardene(c), Chamara Kapugedera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan India (Playing XI): Gautam...

Strike Against War by Helen Keller

Helen Keller gave this speech in 1915, but the observations and message are poweful, inspiring and just as relevant today, so I thought I would post the link, as i didn't find it here at NowPublic.com. More useful...

India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI

The 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka to be played today will basically see the bowlers dominating while the batsmen try and overcome their fears. This mainly applies to the Indian batting lineup who have time and again failed against the Sri Lankan bowling attack during...

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