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The White House makes its own beer »

The White House makes its own beer

Among all institutions in the world we would ever imagine that manufacture their own beer, surely one of the most surprising is the White House, the presidential compound in the United States, announced late on the release of their own range of this alcoholic beverage, particularly with added honey extracted from the very garden that Michelle

A boat full of treasures was found in Tonga »

A boat full of treasures was found in Tonga

Although it is common worldwide, and some amount of time each are different boats, so rare is that they are full of treasures, as has happened so recently in Tonga, where a local diver came across a ship whose characteristics were similar to those of traditional pirate ships, off the Foa Island. Specifically, the country's tourism

Harvard and MIT offer free online courses »

Harvard and MIT offer free online courses

Institutions will be given five subjects that only charged a fee at the time of withdrawing the final certificate. The University of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced recently the launch of edX, an NGO that offers free online courses to students around the world. (more...)

A RIM employee dies after being stabbed at a »

A RIM employee dies after being stabbed at a Blackberry party

One employee of Research in Motion in the UK has died in London after being stabbed with a bottle during a party given by the company. The stabbing took place on Tuesday at a party organized by RIM in honor to Blackberry Messenger. Finally, the London Metropolitan Police reported that the victim died Sunday from injuries. The late 37,

U.S. soldier is accused of 17 murders per slaughter in »

U.S. soldier is accused of 17 murders per slaughter in Afghanistan

The U.S. Army Sgt Robert Bales will face 17 counts of murder and six of attempted murder and other charges, for his involvement in the violence that occurred shot in two villages in southern Afghanistan. The events sparked outrage in the U.S. and deteriorated further ties between the governments of both nations. The charges will be

70 years of copyright »

70 years of copyright

The EU Council has approved a directive that extends from 50 to 70 years the copyright on the contents of music production. The copyright law to the world of music changes radically their own terms. Recently, following the specific approval came in the Council of the European Union, the terms for the protection of intellectual property on

A 7 year old boy developed an iPhone application and »

A 7 year old boy developed an iPhone application and set up business

Many people spend a lifetime dreaming up their own business, but for different spins that gives life never make it. Despite having only 7 years old, Connor Zamary already met that goal with Toaster App; an application for iOS is the fruit of his imagination and management. If true, is a spectacular achievement for a child, but there are doubts

London: the revolt began on BlackBerry »

London: the revolt began on BlackBerry

There would be a new tool of technology at the heart of the riots that are upsetting London and other big cities at this time: the BlackBerry Messenger application for sending messages between RIM devices would be the channel of choice for insurgents to communicate with them, to indicate the sites of clashes, and to coordinate the offensive

Twins are reunited after 67 years … were »

Twins are reunited after 67 years … were neighbors

British twins who were separated at birth and adopted by different families, were reunited 67 years later and found that they have always lived in the same city just four miles away. Jennifer and Judith, residents of the town of Rotherham, England, brought together through a mutual friend, which-incidentally-was not the only thing they shared

All dinner with Barack Obama »

All dinner with Barack Obama

A table, a long table. A head of the table is Barack Obama, President of the United States of America. The diners will look strange, because there's a story behind each look and behind every story there are millions of users. Behind every word there is the scent of the future and the dinner menu is only an outline at the meeting. A table, a long

Lei Yadi Min – 26 fingers, 12 hands and 14 feet, »

Lei Yadi Min – 26 fingers, 12 hands and 14 feet, goes for Guinness

Lei Yadi Min, now 16 months old, from Myanmar was born with 14 toes (seven on each foot) and 12 fingers on the hands (six in each hand). Polydactyly suffers a rare genetic disorder where the person is born with more fingers in the hand or foot of it deserves. This condition affects one in every 500 live births. The small may be the most

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