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A report says the Amazon is “surprisingly” sensitive to drought. What’s so surprising? Any tropical ecosystem will be sensitive to drought. The surprising part actually is that a tropical ecosystem should come to a drought like situation, engineered by us insensitive humans.

Researchers are fascinated by a chimp, who carefully collected rocks and hurled them later at zoo visitors, confirming that apes can plan ahead just like us humans.

Electrodes on the scalp of the user link to a computer in the wheelchair that “obeys” the signal sent when the user focuses on the name of destination displayed on a screen.

.COOP is a sponsored TLD for co-operative organizations around the world. Came to know about this sTLD when I saw an ad for Amul icecreams in The Hindu, Sunday Edition, March 8, 2009.

Justice Srikrishna probing the violence at Madras High Court has submitted his report to the Supreme Court. Highlights –

Unruly lawyers started violence

Police exceeded limits

Soft-pedaling by Madras High Court judges led to present situations
Sad situation indeed!
News source: The Hindu, print edition dated March 7, 2009

In spite of last ditch efforts by James Otis to withdraw the items, the auction for Gandhi memorabilia went on schedule and Vijay Mallya of the United Breweries Group of India won them for a bid of $1.8 million.
Reacting to a statement of a minister in the Indian Government which said Mallya’s man was [...]

Richard Palmer has invented a gel “D30″ that absorbs shock on high impact. Get the full picture on the bullet proof gel at the news source Telegraph.co.uk.

What a fitting action!
The owner of the Mahatma’s memorabilia, James Otis offered to donate them to India if the Indian Government declares or promises to allocate 5% of the GDP or equivalent welfare measures for the poor of the country.
The 5 items – sandals, a watch, rimmed glasses, a plate and a bowl [...]