You sometimes spend more time with them than your family and better halves. And while some might be your second best friends, some just drive you up the wall with their antics. There’s a wide variety of colleagues to choose from! So, which of these have you already met or are currently working with? 1. The Chipkoo This type of colleague wants to be with you 24×7. Even […]
Aniruddh Chaturvedi came from Mumbai to Carnegie Melon University in Pittsburgh, Penn., where he is majoring in computer science. This past summer he interned at a tech company in Silicon Valley. Chaturvedi offered his latest thoughts on America. The most surprising things about America: – Nobody talks about grades here. – Everyone is highly private about their accomplishments and failures. Someone’s performance in any field is their performance alone. This […]
— You’ve heard of crowdfunding — raising funds through donations on the internet — well, get ready for “like” funding. An enterprising new startup in Hong Kong has devised a way of harnessing Facebook “likes” as a way of getting valuable donations to worthy causes and, at the same time, boosting the corporate social responsibility profile of the companies that provide the cash. Called Likefunding.me, the small team in Hong […]
The worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in history is threatening to spread out of West Africa and affect countries further afield. The first case was reported in Guinea on March 22. Friday, October 10 16:14 GMT: The UN appeal for $1 billion to respond to the West Africa Ebola outbreak was only 25 percent funded, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson. “Of the $1 billion sought […]
Ancient cave drawings in Indonesia are as old as famous prehistoric art in Europe, according to a new study that shows our ancestors were drawing all over the world 40,000 years ago. And it hints at an even earlier dawn of creativity in modern humans, going back to Africa, than scientists had thought. Archaeologists calculated that a dozen stencils of hands in mulberry red and two detailed drawings of an […]
Patty is Kobe Wagyu beef and venison with a black truffle brie centre The Glamburger was invented by London chef Chris Large It is toppped with a mango and champagne jus and grated white truffle If you fancy going for a burger after the pub, you’ll need deep pockets to afford this one – the world’s most expensive. You can click for source information about the best burger in town […]
London: The world’s first ‘online murder’ via a hacked internet-connected device could happen by the end of this year, experts have warned. The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol has cautioned that governments are ill-prepared to combat the looming threat of “online murder” as cyber criminals exploit internet technology to target victims. In an alarming assessment of the physical danger posed by online crime, Europol said it expected a rise […]
Do you find yourself staring inordinately into space or examining your finger nails, whenever you have some time off? Boredom can creep in uninformed in the middle of a busy day, or worse still, on a laidback weekend. Lack of perspective, spontaneity are just some of the reasons why we feel bored, and that too, so frequently. And at the slightest provocation, we are ready with one-liners like “I […]
Being financially secure in retirement just doesn’t happen magically. It takes lots of planning, time and savings. Some scary facts about retirement: ◦More than 50% of persons do not have enough finances for retirement. ◦25% do not participate in their company’s retirement plan. ◦The average person spends 20 years in retirement. Here are some tips to help you plan correctly: 1.Talk to a financial professional. Every few years, it’s a […]
Initial blast from record-setting series of explosions was as much as 10,000 times more powerful than the largest solar flare ever recorded At its peak, the flare reached temperatures of 360 million degrees Fahrenheit (200 million Celsius), more than 12 times hotter than the center of the sun ‘Superflare’ came from one of the stars in a close binary system known as DG Canum Venaticorum located about 60 light-years away. […]
