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I wonder why BBC does not allow you to embed BBC videos in blogs?

Meteor Streaks across Sweeden reports BBC

Cool footage from BBC --> Watch it here

Curiosity

Valued Exposure: A hand waves goodbye to a little boy from a Philiadelphia bound train, circa 1958.

Courtesy: BBC

The Bleak Picture

BBC presents a summary of the financial crisis pictorially. Not a pretty picture. Read the full report here --> Financial Crisis in Graphics

London Olympics Logo

Do you like it?

I should admit I looks kind of funky



Thanks to BBC for this

Q&A: Bear Stearns banking crisis

Do read the interesting BBC article to get a good understanding of "Bear Stearns banking crisis"

What does surprise me is how this crisis got so big without being noticed and how much risk the various financial organizations have put us into. I should admit this has been very much triggered due to the greed that everyone has to earn more and more money.

Pi -> The magical mathematical constant

Read more about it in this BBC report

Very Interesting

Virtual game is a 'disease model'

Can virtual game give an indication of how humans will react in case of an epidemic? You might find me insane but that is what this BBC report says.

"The "corrupted blood" disease spread rapidly within the popular online World of Warcraft game, killing off thousands of players in an uncontrolled plague.

The infection raged, wreaking social chaos, despite quarantine measures.

The experience provides essential clues to how people behave in such crises, Lancet Infectious Diseases reports.

In the game, there was a real diversity of response from the players to the threat of infection, similar to those seen in real life.

Some acted selflessly, rushing to the aid of other characters even though that meant they risked infection themselves.

Others fled infected cities in an attempt to save themselves.

And some who were sick made it their mission to deliberately infect others."

I think this is fantastic. To corelate what happens in an online world to what may happen in case such an incident do take place...See the bolded sentence above. Isn't that typical human response leave aside the fact that it is virtual but still played by humans who think and act...May be the scale is incorrect but it cannot be brushed off as some non sense.

All in all very very interesting

Smile please

A common dolphin frolics in the Moray Firth, Scotland. About 300 of the creatures have just been spotted in the area by the Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit and the charity Earthwatch.



They suspect climate change is bringing this warm water species into areas that were previously too cold.

Courtesy : BBC

Yawn properly to stay awake

BBC reports:

Yawning may appear the height of rudeness, but in fact your body is desperately trying to keep you awake, according to research from the US.

Psychologists who studied 44 students concluded that yawning sent cooler air to the brain, helping it to stay alert.

I want to be a star

Fans of the Chinese TV show Happy Boy Voice attend a filming session in the city of Chengdu. The TV talent contest is China's version of American Idol.



Courtesy : BBC

Pill to make you feel full

BBC Reports

Italian scientists have developed a pill that expands in the stomach to make dieters feel full.

They liken the effect to eating a bowl of spaghetti and say the pill can stop hunger for a few hours.

Mmmm...Interesting I still have hope.....

Spice Girls are back!!!!

God help!!! :)

I refrain from making any more comments...

Read the BBC story here



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Can Search Engines create a behavioral map of who you are?

Yes says this BBC report

It is very very interesting and opens up a huge amount of scope. And I should admit at the same time it is a scary thought that someone or something whom I don't know knows so much about me without my explicit know how.

What is your opinion?

And they say India is poor

BBC reports of the new high rise building planned by Mukesh Ambani.

"Details have emerged of a huge new building in Mumbai that is being built by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani.

His skyscraper home in the city will be over 170m tall and will have an army of 600 staff to manage it.

Its 27 floors on a 4,532 sq metre plot will provide a panoramic view of the entire city of Mumbai (Bombay) once it is completed next year."

Read the full report here

Amazing snap

Aerial view taken, near Saint-Philippe in La Reunion island, of lava coming from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano burning vegetation and pouring into the Indian Ocean island. Photo: Richard Bouhet/AFP/Getty Images



Courtesy : BBC

Biometric Cash machines

Of all the wonderful things that have been developed by human ingenuity and science, I rate ATM's at the top of the ladder. So much convinience for withdrawing money, checking the balance and all without any need to stand in queue.

But the challenge in India is how to help the vast majority of illeterate people to withdraw money.....Now here is the solution >> Biometric cash machines, cash machines that allows you to withdraw money based on your thump impression. Really kool isn't it?

Read about this wonderful initiative that will be a revolution in rural India.

Courtesy : BBC

Iron Maiden in India

Great news for Metal fans.

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden is coming to India and will play in Banglore.

Read the BBC news report

Who are the Tatas and what do they mean to India

read this interesting BBC report on the TATA's

Multinationals lead India's IT revolution

An interesting report in the BBC says "When 13-year old Taylor, who lives in Modesto, California, wants help with her homework, she no longer goes and asks her mother for help.

Instead she goes to her computer and gets on the internet, where she dials up an e-tutoring service, TutorVista, based in Bangalore, India, for help with her maths and English. "

In this interesting article the value addition that India provides is discussed.

Do read this interesting article