Through the barrel of a gun

The NIU firing points to many assumptions and inferences. There appears to be no motive, no premeditated plan with any intention. Then what was it that pushed the student to such a heinous crime? The perpetrator of this crime must have been under tremendous stress or some agony, caused by anger, frustration against [...]

Starbucks Coffee offers free Wifi

After a 6-year partnership with T-mobile, Starbucks is trying to entice customers with a lower-priced Wi-Fi by using AT&T as its wireless provider. And it’s a big difference in cost. I have been using T-Mobile the past 5 years and I will be candid about their service. They are good, however $6 to $9.99 an [...]

Phytochemicals - The Next Generation Cure

Cancer is the second major cause for mortality at present after cardiovascular diseases. The treatments for cancer include radiation therapy, chemotherapy etc. These treatment methods have shown adverse side effects. Thus, scientists turned their attention to alternative therapies, one of which is the use of phytochemicals as a treatment method. Phytochemicals are non-nutritive chemicals produced [...]

Organic Valentine Day

A few days back I had written about how to buy the right Valentine’s day gift. I just read a very interesting article in today’s edition of USA today about political correctness in buying organic flowers, organic chocolates and anything else organic you can think of for your better half.
Its seems 1800Flowers is offering [...]

Artificial sweeteners make it harder to lose weight

A new study released today concludes that using artificial sweeteners may make it harder for us to lose weight. According to the study, rats that were fed artificial sweeteners consumed more calories than the rats who were fed regular sugar. According to scientists, the reason why this happens is because the digestive system gets [...]

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