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2013-03-26T14:58:23-05:00

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Apple to increase its presence by 3 times in India by 2015!

Last updated on: March 26, 2013 at 2:58 pm By Desh Kapoor

The Apple is planning to grow big in India. The company now believes that India is very critical to its future growth plans. According to the India Times, Apple is planning to triple the number of “exclusive stores” in the country by 2015. The India Times’ sources, who currently run some of Apple’s exclusive stores, say that the iPad maker will have around 200 of those locations around India by 2015. Apple works through 17 franchisees, which sell its products across India via exclusive stores.... Read more

2013-03-26T13:37:01-05:00

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The Curse of living in Industrialized World

Last updated on: March 26, 2013 at 1:37 pm By Desh Kapoor

Petrozavodsk is a rather poor Russian city of 270,000 on the shores of Lake Onega and the capital of the Republic of Karelia. It is on the border of Finland. The Finnish population on the other side of the border is 7 times richer than the Russian population. However, the genetic makeup, climate, geography is pretty much the same. Yet there is one major difference. 64 out of every 100,000 Finnish kids are afflicted with Type I Diabetes. The rate... Read more

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Thomas Platts-Mills

2013-03-26T08:51:08-05:00

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Great News: Per Capita Soda Consumption in US down to 1987 levels!

Last updated on: March 26, 2013 at 8:51 am By Desh Kapoor

Some good news for the health activists and enthusiasts. People in US are consuming much less Soda now. In fact the levels are down to almost what they were 15-30 years back. The Soda consumption has declined 1.2% in 2012 — down to 1996 levels, with per capita consumption in the U.S. falling to 1987 levels as per the Beverage Digest. During the entire 1990s the Soda consumption was rising by 3%, before it slowed in 1999. It seems that... Read more

2013-03-25T22:08:10-05:00

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Is a Healthy Economy based on a Happy Country?

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 10:08 pm By Desh Kapoor

Is it important to have high economic numbers like GDP etc, or have people who are really happy. Here is an interesting discussion on the happiness index and measures. How do we measure the health of the economy by how happy we are? Several national leaders and economists are increasingly looking at their countries’ collective happiness. The small Kingdom of Bhutan doesn’t use GNP (Gross National Product) or GDP (Gross Domestic Product) but GNH – “Gross National Happiness” – to... Read more

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2013-03-25T21:36:42-05:00

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Guidelines to tell patients of disease in their genes: right or wrong?

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 9:36 pm By Desh Kapoor

Anyone who is mapping your genomes now, may actually tell you if any genetically identifiable disease is written into your genes. Whether you like it or not. Some folks think that this is not a good thing – and argue that these guidelines are bad. Is it a doctor’s responsibility to tell you if a disease is written on your genetic code? And if so, do you really want him or her to tell you? Thanks to new guidelines by... Read more

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NYU Langone Medical Center

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United States

2013-03-25T15:49:52-05:00

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Food Toxins used on GMO crops found in 93% Pregnant women and 80% unborn Children!

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 3:49 pm By Desh Kapoor

In a new and rather damning study for the GMO foods, it has been found that the chemicals used to kill the pests in the GMO crops are now reaching bloodstreams and unborn babies in alarming numbers. A landmark study found 93 per cent of blood samples taken from pregnant women and 80 per cent from umbilical cords tested positive for traces of the chemicals. That is pretty dangerous! While the dangers are obvious, they haven’t been scientifically identified and... Read more

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Pete Riley

Quebec

2013-03-25T10:33:41-05:00

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Even Ancients had Heart disease and arteries clogged; CT scans of ancient mummies shows

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 10:33 am By Desh Kapoor

Today Heart Attacks because of clogged arteries are the greatest killer in the world. Many aver it is the curse of the modern lifestyle. But it seems clogged arteries and heart conditions have been plaguing the human populations for a long time. The Scientists have done CT scans on 137 mummies from across four continents and found artery plaque in the mummies. It seems even the Bronze Age man from 5000 years ago has this issue: “Turns out even a... Read more

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2013-05-29T12:27:58-05:00

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Distortion of Pakistan’s History: Discussion by Dr. Tahir Qazi

Last updated on: May 29, 2013 at 12:27 pm By Desh Kapoor

Pakistan’s history has been specifically created for a certain agenda by its establishment. These days many analysts are revisiting the history of Pakistan and looking at things that are not just astonishing but also very enlightening. This is a discussion on the TV program “Bilatakalluf with Tahir Gora”. The person discussing on topic of Distortion of Pakistan’s history is Dr. Tahir M. Qazi with Tahir Gora. His discussion goes across personalities including Mohd. Ali Jinnah as well as other personalities... Read more

2013-05-29T12:30:38-05:00

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Salman Khan of Khan Academy with Bill Gates: The Future of Education

Last updated on: May 29, 2013 at 12:30 pm By Desh Kapoor

Salman Khan, an analyst from Hedge Fund, is the founder of Khan Academy, world’s greatest online university on Youtube. Bill Gates says of this effort – “You just got a glimpse at the future of education.” Gates organized a TED session this year and brought Salman Khan, an educator that left his job as a hedge fund analyst to pursue online video education, now reaching 1 million students per month. “The first feedback came from my cousins. They told me... Read more

2013-03-25T00:00:16-05:00

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How a Construction Laborer got into IIT thanks to the Reservation Policy

Last updated on: March 25, 2013 at 12:00 am By Desh Kapoor

Does the reservation policy in India benefit anyone? Personally, I think the reservation policy is flawed. Yet, one does find that some genuine people do get benefited… big time. And, these are the examples that make you feel a little better with what is going on in the name of caste politics in India. Maybe, a few years from now India’s picture would be different, but if more people like this dude come up and vow to change the landscape... Read more

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