"DMV Corp. celebrated 40 years Nov. 1. Founding the business as the DMV Contact Lens Co. in 1968, Dr. Dennis England developed and manufactured the DMV brand of contact lens remover. Being a contact lens pioneer, he...
Rap veteran Heavy D came out of the New York scene in the mid-'80s, finding fame for such hits as 'Now That we Found Love' and 'Got me Waiting,' as well as rapping on Michael Jackson's 'Jam' and doing the theme to...
A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or in...
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"Last Strawberry
While I was talking about the things that were not readily available some years ago, I am also reminded of the nomenclature of some of those things. Those names make me feel that China is the land of...
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OPINION: I have a hard time telling Americans about my despair, why I am so angry, disappointed and frustrated by what has happened to their country, as it fearfully projects a swath of destruction and domination...
New Delhi: Cigarrete smokers will have to shell out more as the government is looking at increasing the taxes on cigarrettes. The government wants the smokers quit this habit or pay more. The Tobbaco lovers are looking for cheaper alternative in BIDIS (Home grown smoke...
New Delhi: Syria differed with Anti India resolution passed by the Organisation of Islamic Countries(OIC)and said the Kashmir dispute should be resolved through direct talks between India and Pakistan. The visiting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said on thursday his country...
"Paramount Pictures has snapped up a pitch titled "Atari," with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.Written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, project is a biopic about entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the creator of...
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Lloyd Moore, NASCAR's oldest driver, dies at 95"
Lloyd Moore, a NASCAR pioneer who ran 49 races between 1949 -- the first year of what is now the Sprint Cup Series -- and 1955, died Sunday. He was 95.
Moore...
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Acclaimed wine pioneer Robert Mondavi has died at the age of 94. "Robert Mondavi, a legendary Napa Valley vintner who helped bring California wine worldwide acclaim, died Friday at his northern California home in...
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"COLUMBIA, S.C. – Former South Carolina RepublicanParty Chairman Dan Ross of Blackville passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2008,after suffering a stroke. Ross served as Chairman from 1976 to 1980 andwas instrumental in ushering in a competitive two-party political...
If you happen to be in Sri Lanka this weekend, look above your head for a colourful display of balloons gracing the sky. The Sri Lanka balloon festival has started and it involves between 80 and 100 participants in about 25 different balloons. "The inaugural Sri Lanka Balloon...
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"The pioneer of transfusion-free bloodless surgery has revealed just why the technique is so beneficial, especially for patients wary of transfusions or those whose religion does not allow for it.
People such as Jehovah's Witness patients believe that accepting blood from a...
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"The Nobel Prize-winning DNA pioneer James Watson has been suspended by his research institution in the US.
Dr Watson has drawn severe criticism over remarks he made in a British newspaper at the weekend.
In the interview, he was quoted as saying Africans were less...
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