Entries from June 2008

University of Arizona to draw dollars with Mars mission

June 28th, 2008 by Abhishek Rao | No Comments »

University of Arizona to draw dollars with Mars mission

Peter Smith, who leads the Phoenix team as its principal investigator, from the University of Arizona said that the mission to mars is not just to get the information but the long term impact of the mission will be to draw dollars, get talent and fame for [...]

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Uma Thurman will gets engaged to boyfriend Arpad Busson

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Uma Thurman will gets engaged to boyfriend Arpad Busson

The representative of actress, Uma Thurman who lives in New York said that she will soon get engaged to her boyfriend Arpad Busson who lives in London. This will be Thurman’s third marriage.

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McCain doubts one-on-one town hall meeting with Obama

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

McCain doubts one-on-one town hall meeting with Obama

The GOP nominee Senator John McCain had proposed ten town halls meeting with democratic nominee senator Barack Obama and he said that it was his favorite mode of campaigning.

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Oil prices increase by 47% in the year

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Oil prices increase by 47% in the year

In the current year oil prices rose by 47%, one of the highest gains in six months. It is expected that oil will rise further and European Central Bank will announce rise in rates on July 3, after the announcement the market experts are expecting that the values [...]

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Intl. Cinematographers Guild criticized SAG’s leadership

June 28th, 2008 by Abhishek Rao | No Comments »

Intl. Cinematographers Guild criticized SAG’s leadership

The Intl. Cinematographers Guild criticized SAG’s leadership for not making any progress in the contract talks. ICG president Stephen Poster said that SAG should have made a deal by now and cinematographers also attacked the AFTRA’s primetime pact

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Arctic may see ice –free summer

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Arctic may see ice –free summer

The rise in temperature of the environment will raise the possibility of ice free north pole. The polar bear’s thick iced home in the North Pole Arctic zone has given way to thin iced regions, for the first time this summer.

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U.S. dollar slumped to a low

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

U.S. dollar slumped to a low

After almost three weeks U.S. dollar lowered against Japanese Yen and Swiss Francs. The surge in oil prices reaching to a record price of $142 raised the risks of rise in inflation further. The Federal Reserve also suspected an increase in inflation but the Fed denied increasing rates in its [...]

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Pakistan government called a meeting to restrict militants in Peshawar

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Pakistan government called a meeting to restrict militants in Peshawar

The Taliban militants get the benefit of lawlessness in the tribal area of Peshawar in Pakistan and they can easily cross the border of Pakistan to get into Afghanistan. Taliban has been penetrating into Pakistan and entire working of NATO troops will be affected if the [...]

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North Korea blows its nuclear cooling tower

June 28th, 2008 by Abhishek Rao | No Comments »

North Korea blows its nuclear cooling tower

To show its commitment towards destroying nuclear program the North Korea blew the 60 foot cooling tower of the nuclear power plant. The plant collapsed and left was a heap of concrete .The event was captured by international and local television broadcasters.

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U.S. suspect rise in Taliban attacks on Afghanistan

June 28th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

U.S. suspect rise in Taliban attacks on Afghanistan

The Pentagon said on Friday that Taliban militant group will increase attacks in Afghanistan and the militant group has created a tough insurgency on Afghanistan. The rising power of Taliban has increased anxiety in Washington.

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