NOBEL WINNER PAMUK OPENS NOVEL MUSEUM IN ISTANBUL
Nobel prize-winning Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk realizes a long-nurtured dream on Saturday with the opening of an actual “Museum of Innocence” – a collection of relics of a half-century of […]
Monthly Archives: April 2012
AERIAL TRAMWAY – A MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
Aerial Tramway – a Means of Transport and Social Inclusion – IPS ipsnews.net. “It changed our lives” is a sentiment frequently heard from commuters who use Metrocable, the aerial cable […]
WIND TURBINE CREATES WATER FROM THIN AIR
Wind turbines have long produced renewable energy but a French engineering firm has discovered another eco-purpose for the towering structures. Eole Water claims to have successfully modified the traditional wind […]
WB MARKETS EBOOK SHOOTING SCRIPTS
Warner Bros has launched a digital publishing initiative called Inside the Script that offers a series of illustrated eBooks that present actual shooting scripts for classic movies including Casablanca, Ben-Hur, […]
GHANA PIONEERS NEW CHILD VACCINES
Ghana has become the first country in Africa to start protecting children against two of the continent’s deadliest infant diseases with simultaneous vaccinations.
DISCOVERY COULD HALT MS PROGRESSION
Melbourne researchers may have found a way to block the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Blocking a specific protein responsible for nerve damage acted as a hand brake to progression […]
CUBAN ‘DEFECTOR FILM’ TAKES TRIBECA PRIZES
A movie about Cuban boat people, whose stars have gone missing, has won three prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival.
CUBISM? RUBIK HELPS WITH TOY’S ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT
It’s a puzzle, a metaphor and a hit toy — and in a couple of years, the Rubik’s Cube will be a museum exhibition in celebration of its 40th anniversary.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HEADLINES JAZZ FEST
Bruce Springsteen Headlines Jazz Fest. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 29. The 43rd Annual New […]
FACEBOOK OFFERS FREE ANTI-VIRUS
http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/62988-facebook-offers-free-anti-virus. Facebook’s struck a deal with five major security vendors allowing it to offer their anti-virus products for free. Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos, and Symantec have also agreed to share […]
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