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Nokia 801T

zaik — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:22:18 +0000

Price Upcoming Mobile, Price will be updated when set is officially launched Weight 170 g Display Size 360 x 640 pixels 4.0 inches (~184 ppi pixel density) Display Colors TFT capacitive touchscreen 16M colors Colors Black Messages SMS (threaded view) MMS Email Push Email IM SIM Single Java [...]

Los Alamos facilities observe a forced closure following wildfires

jasmin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:00:31 +0000

Established in the year 1943, the Los Alamos National Laboratory is located in Santa Fe suburbs in New Mexico. Ever since the wildfires started threatening the nuclear facility since this Sunday, the authorities announced that the science center will remain shut. Officials said they have closed down the facility up to Thursday as the blaze [...]

Mother Kim Crawford kills her son for breaking TV

rony — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:48:47 +0000

A mother accused of beating her 5-year-old son to death has admitted that she lashed out at the child after he broke her TV while playing with his video game. She said that she didn’t kill her deliberately as she only wanted to discipline her children. Kim Crawford, 21, was charged with murder in the [...]

Fans displeased over Roger Ebert’s remarks about Ryan Dunn dead news

jasmin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:56:55 +0000

Ever since Roger Ebert made comments about Ryan Dunn after his tragic death in a Porsche crash the other day, that caused twitter uproar among countless Ryan Dunn fans. The famous film critic commented that Jackasses must not drive while drunk; it was drink-driving that left Ryan dead. Angry fans including celebrities reacted quickly and [...]

Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru laid to rest

rony — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:03:25 +0000

NYAHURURU, Kenya – Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru was laid to rest on Saturday after weeks of legal battle for investigation into his killing whether it was suicide or accident. Thousands of people attended his funeral. In Kenya’s Rift Valley, his funeral service was held at a stadium. A court had finally had given verdict [...]

Country Music Star Trace Adkins’ home in Brentwood, Tennessee destroyed by Fire

Raheel Zafar — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:16:00 +0000

Trace Adkins is a great county music star. On Saturday a fire broke out in his five thousand square feet house located in Brentwood, Tennessee, in south of Nashville. Luckily no one was in the house, except one child was lightly injured due to the incident. When the wife of country music stars Trace Adkins [...]

Finally! Serbian security forces’ efforts paid off; Ratko Mladic is arrested

jasmin — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:31:02 +0000

Alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic who was indicted of crimes against humanity as well as genocide in 1995, ends up arrested. The arrest of Europe’s 69-year-old most wanted man was carried out in Serbia on May 26, 2011 though other sources claim he was apprehended in Lazarevo. The arrest of Ratko is being described a [...]

Volcano eruption Iceland ceased main airports traffic

brandom — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:03:37 +0000

An alive volcano named as Grimsvotn in Iceland has been active fiercely. It is sending ash and smoke 20 kilometers into air. Fumes of ash and dust particles are scattering all around in the atmosphere and sky. Iceland has closed its main International airport since Sunday. The capital airport Keflavik and other airports will be [...]

Lawmakers optimistic to force Iran for talks on nukes

james — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:40:34 +0000

The Lawmakers from both Republican and Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are documenting a proposal of sanctions to push Iran on the back foot regarding its nuclear program. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the committee chairwoman, and Rep. Howard Berman of California, the panel’s top Democrat, have come up with legal document demanding [...]

Kevin Durant delivered in crunch time

rony — Mon, 16 May 2011 06:38:58 +0000

Kevin Duran’s coach Lionel Hollins become so much excited and eulogized the star saying, “Durant portrayed himself as a true champion and showed the heart of a champion. It is defining movement for him.” Durant performed to his best with 39 points and kept the game temperature high till the end. On that afternoon, the [...]