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There are many people specualting about the last changes of the IT market. With the peak of the Apple iPad sales there is some kind of “post-PC era” hysteria. Few are those who succeed in convincing people that this is not a process of destroying the PC. It’s just an evolution of the concept. Read the rest of this entry »
The Chinese entrepreneur Ang Yangxi considers himself a man with a mission – to convince the world that the artificial fertilisers must be replaced with animal faeces before it’s too late. He is determined to show what is the key ingredient for the production of the best tea in the world – the excrements of panda. Read the rest of this entry »
Foot Binding Shoes
To our eyes, the Chinese custom of foot binding appears weird. It lasted for about 1000 years, beginning in the 900s AD amongst the upper classes although it slowly spread to all classes. It was outlawed in Sun Yat-Sen’s 1911 revolution and finally died out in the 1930s. Read the rest of this entry »
We cannot deny the influence of the BlackBerry line of mobile email and smartphone devices. However, there is plenty of cases connected to the RIM business which could be described as controversial. Read the rest of this entry »
The future of the vuvuzela, the plastic horn producing loud monotone note, is not so bright. Part of the South African football experience, the exuberance epitomised by the instrument enjoyed the appreciation of many fans. However, its near-constant repetition led to many suggestions for limiting its use, muffling its sound, and even an outright ban. Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s talk about the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, the only female prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto. Almost 4 years ago the politician, noted fro her charismatic authority and political astuteness has been assassinated. Despite her positive image in the world, Bhutto’s controversial policies and support have made her legacy more complicated and extremely difficult to describe in words. Read the rest of this entry »
Loneliness leads to stupidity, scientists alarm. The explanation is that singles are normally giving limits to their social activities and their brain cells are ageing faster. A conference of European neurologists discussed some of the latest research results which proved that divorced men are more likely to suffer dementia than the married. Read the rest of this entry »
Even in your wildest dreams, most of you wouldn’t guess how much costs a cup of the most expensive coffee. The price of a single small cup is worth half the salary in some EU countries. The unusual method of growing and processing the coffee beans of this special drink explains it all. Read the rest of this entry »
With the films involving scenes with East Asian martial arts in the 60s and 70s, many Chinese and Japanese fighting systems emerged extremely popular in the West. Cinema and television depict the Japanese Karate as a way of fighting capable of causing death or injury with a single blow. Read the rest of this entry »
The date 05.10.2011 will be remembered as a day of sorrow in the history of computer science. Steve Jobs – a visionary, a man with charisma and iconic status in his company and industry lost the battle with cancer. Who’s the man characterised as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of his time? Read the rest of this entry »
