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Monthly archives: July 2014

The smoked corpses of Papua New Guinea: Tribe pays respect to the dead by curing them and hanging them above their village to look over them

Villagers smoke dead men, women and children like kippers They drain the fat from the dead bodies before and use it as cooking oil Practise has been banned sine 1975 but still carries on in remote parts From the cliffs of a village in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe highlands, charred corpses leer at passers-by. Their flesh is stained red, and they seem to be imprisoned within cages of bamboo, as […]

Chinese hackers 'broke into US personnel network'

Chinese hackers broke into a US government network in an attempt to gain personal information on thousands of employees, US media report. First reported by the New York Times, the hackers in March allegedly targeted those applying for high-level security clearance positions. Secretary of State John Kerry called the incident an “attempted intrusion” that was still under investigation. The report has not officially been confirmed by the US homeland security. […]

Google has banned pornography from appearing in its online ads

In an email sent last month to porn site advertisers on Google’s AdWords network, the company said it will no longer allow ads that contain sexual imagery, “including, but not limited to, hardcore pornography; graphic sexual acts including sex acts such as masturbation; genital, anal, and oral sexual activity.” Google’s AdWords ads appear on millions of sites across the Web. The new rules went into effect this week. The e-mail, […]

Ayurveda for Hair Fall: 10 Ayurveda Tips to Reduce Hair Fall

Losing hair often ? Whatever therapy you could be trying, all you need is to put in little effort and take care of your diet and lifestyle. And believe me, this could be all you need. Follow some simple Ayurveda recommendations so as to stay clear of  the malady of hair fall. 1.Try and avoid mental stress as much as possible. It is one of the basic causes of hair-fall. […]

5 reasons to drink coffee before your workout

Half of Americans start their day with coffee, and according to recent study, working out after downing a cup of java may offer a weight-loss advantage. The Spanish study, published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, found that trained athletes who took in caffeine pre-exercise burned about 15% more calories for three hours post-exercise, compared to those who ingested a placebo. The dose that triggered the […]

Elephant Released After 50 Years of Being Chained Up Cries with Relief and Joy

These incredible pictures show the moment an elephant who was held in chains and beaten and abused for fifty years cried as he was released to freedom. Raju the elephant was left bleeding from spiked shackles and living on hand-outs from passing tourists after he was captured and tied up by his ‘owner’. But, after 50 years of torture, the animal cried tears of relief after he was rescued by […]

Nine lessons I learned from Silicon Valley

Cathy Han is the co-founder and CEO of 42 Technologies Inc., a predictive analytics platform that leverages point-of-sale data to provide customer insight for retailers. During the program I learned so much, and would like to share some of these insights with like-minded entrepreneurs 1.Endurance is a major predictor of long-term success: Many inspirational founders shared their stories, including the CEOs of Pinterest and AirBnB. Nobody had an easy road. […]

Top Four Ayurveda Brain Tonic Herbs: Enhance your Brain Powers Naturally

In this age of day-by-day increasing mental stress, strain and cut-throat competition, we are finding it more and more difficult to cope with the pressures of day to day life. Ayurveda claims at not only increasing the powers of the brain but also at keeping the mental diseases away, along with helping to cure them desirably. It is believed that a number of the diseases have their root in the […]

Warning over 175 dangerous chemicals found in food packaging: Substances are linked to cancer, fertility and birth defects

Food Packaging Forum discovered 175 dangerous chemicals in packaging Toxic substances linked to cancer, sperm production, genital malformations as well as disrupting hormone production in the body Warned chemicals could end up in the food the packaging contains Experts call for tighter regulation of food packaging to ban substances Chemicals found in foil, cans and some containers and wrappers But Food Standards Agency said all food packaging falls within EU […]

Peace loving Gandhi to have a statue in Parliament Square, ministers announce... after hailing £250m arms deal with India

Statue of Gandhi a ‘fitting tribute to democratic India’ says Osborne Announcement made on Government trade mission to Mumbai and Delhi Comes after ministers announce air-to-air missile deal with Indian Air Force Gandhi statue be placed next to British war leader Sir Winston Churchill Former Prime Minister dismissed Gandhi as a ‘nauseating’ fraud A statue of Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi will be erected outside Parliament, George Osborne has announced […]