UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. expert says junk food is a human rights concern. Hilal Elver, the U.N.’s special representative on the right to food, said Tuesday the rise of industrial food production combined with trade liberalization has allowed large corporations to flood the global market with cheap, nutrient-poor foods ... Read More »
More than 200 people are reported as victims of family violence every day in Canada, according to a new report by the chief public health officer. Family violence was the focus of the “State of Public Health in Canada report,” which waspublished Friday. In a statement, Canada’s Chief Public Health ... Read More »
New Delhi: TSR Subramanian shot back into the limelight recently when RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called for a re-look into the New Education Policy framed by a panel headed by him. A week after that, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar took the first major decision on the new “no-detention” policy, one ... Read More »
For a hard core gamer who wants to game on the go, there are gaming notebooks in the market that will help him/her fill the gap trying to get the best of both worlds- portability and performance. However, on a laptop, everything is cramped up to make the device as ... Read More »
This Spanish renovation project of a small house located in between two streets in Valencia is so artistic, charming and welcoming that one is tempted to observe and imagine how would be to live in it. Check it out: abundance of fresh green plants, warm wooden structures and cladding, gorgeous ... Read More »
Online cartoon Pepe the Frog has been added to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)’s database of hate symbols. Other logos cited as offensive by the ADL include the Swastika and the “Blood Drop Cross” of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The anti-bigotry group said “racists and haters” had “taken a popular ... Read More »
“The internet is still at the beginning of its beginning,” writes Wired co-founder and Silicon Valley guru Kevin Kelly in his new book The Inevitable. Kelly argues that adding machine intelligence to everyday objects — a process he calls “cognifying” — “would be hundreds of times more disruptive to our ... Read More »
Architects office Studioplusthree has overhauled a traditional house in Sydney for a pair of musicians, adding a recycled-brick extension that features a projecting black steel awning. Situated in the suburb of Marrickville, Llewellyn House is a typical example of the Federation style that was prevalent in Australia at the turn of ... Read More »
Time for some great news! A three-year old startup from Hyderabad, Tuplejump, is being acquired by Apple. They were in the big data space building a product that allowed use of nosql databases. This bring us to one question — when starting up, how does one pick the idea to ... Read More »
New York: The head of India’s largest stock exchange, which is facing questions about whether the fastest traders have an unfair advantage, said it’s a challenge to balance the needs of investors with vastly different technological capabilities. “You have, on one hand, brokers which are one-terminal shops and then you ... Read More »
A miserable wife or gloomy husband won’t just get you down – they could also make you ill. A study has shown that having a happy spouse increases a person’s own chances of good health. On the flip side, a glum partner could make you unwell. +2 A miserable wife ... Read More »
Having a happy spouse may be good for your health. Previous studies have found that mental well-being — feeling happy and satisfied — is closely linked to good physical health. But a new study, published in Health Psychology, suggests that physical health may also be linked to the happiness of ... Read More »
