Anousheh Ansari 's Blog

Space tourist Anousheh Ansari's blog offers uncommon insight into everyday life on the international space station through the eyes of a woman.

Her 10-day adventure ended early yesterday when she touched down in a Soyuz vehicle on the steppes of Kazakhstan along with the Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov and US astronaut Jeff Williams.

Read more stories at her blog :http://spaceblog.xprize.org/

September 30, 2006

Facebook and Yahoo in discussion

Social-networking Web site Facebook.com is in talks to sell itself to Internet media company Yahoo Inc. for an amount that could approach $1 billion,a US Journal reported on Thursday. Facebook, which has been at the center of takeover rumors for months, also held separate discussions with Microsoft Corp. and media conglomerate Viacom over the past year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

September 22, 2006

Universal Studios theme park in Sentosa if Genting wins bid

Singapore will become host to a Universal Studios theme park with 20 attractions if Malaysian gaming company Genting International Ltd. wins the bid for the city-state's second casino resort, the Singapore national newspaper reported Wednesday.

The paper reported that Universal Parks and Resorts, which will be Genting's non-equity partner, estimates its theme park would draw more than 5 million visitors a year and Genting and Universal said at least 16 of the 20 rides and shows would be original or redesigned specifically for the Sentosa Island resort.

September 27, 2006

The world's first weatherproof digital camera

Olympus micro 410 Digital.
The world's first weatherproof digital camera from Olympus. 4 Megapixel CCD. 3x optical zoom. 8 scene programs

Russia produces more oil than Saudi

According to statistics recetly published by OPEC, in June 2006 Russia extracted 9.236 million barrels of oil, which is 46,000 barrels more than Saudi Arabia. It also showed that Russian production in the first half of this year increased to 235.8 million tons, a year-on-year improvement of 2.3 percent.

This means Russia is currently extracting more oil than Saudi Arabia, making it the biggest producer of “black gold” in the world, the British Financial Times reported on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Spinach from US contains colon bacillus

According to Hong Kong newspapers, Hong Kong Economics Times, spinach produced in the United States contains colon bacillus, which has caused 50 cases of infection in the country.

The newspaper reported, however, that the hygiene department had not received any reports of infection caused by imported spinach so far.

The paper said major supermarkets, such as Citysuper, Sogo and Welcome, stopped selling US imported spinach on Friday when they heard the news about polluted spinach.

18 September, 2006

Thailand's military coup leaders plan to pick Ackaratorn Chularat

Thailand's military coup leaders plan to pick Supreme Administrative Court President Ackaratorn Chularat as interim prime minister, the Thai-language newspaper reported Friday, quoting unnamed sources. The military regime has approached Ackaratorn, who has asked for time to decide whether to accept, the Krungthep Turakij paper said.

21 September , 2006

North Korea building tunnel for nuclear test

North Korea has built an underground tunnel for possible use in a nuclear test, a South Korean newspaper ,JoongAng Daily reported on Friday.A 700-meter-deep shaft has been built with a horizontal tunnel running nearby at Mount Mantap in North Hamkyong province on the North’s northeast coast, the English-language dailyy reported, citing Chung Hyung-keun, a lawmaker from the opposition Grand National Party.

Chung obtained the information from the National Intelligence Service, the South’s spy agency, according to the report.

22 September 2006

CD7000 car stereo

CD 7000 CD/MS Multi-source reciever with fully motorised Organic EL display from Fujitsu.

The CD7000 will play any disc format, memory stick and iPod.

Blair to resign

The Sun newspaper reported Wednesday (September 6, 2006) that Blair intended to resign as Labour leader on May 31, triggering a leadership election likely to take around eight weeks. He would then be replaced as prime minister on July 26, the newspaper said, without citing sources.

September 7, 2006

500 km range missiles developed bu South Korean.

South Korea has developed its first cruise missile, capable of reaching most parts of neighboring North Korea. The missile, developed jointly by the military and the state-run Agency for Defense Development, has a range of 500 kilometers and is capable of hitting targets in the far northern parts of the communist North, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported.

September 21, 2006

Japan Government to allow internet over power lines

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Asia's largest power producer, added 70 yen, or 2.1 percent, to 3,450. Kansai Electric Power Co., Japan's second largest, advanced 40 yen, or 1.5 percent, to 2,805. The government will allow Internet service companies to provide access through electric power lines by the end of this year, the Sankei newspaper reported

Toyota to increase overseas production

Toyota is planning to increase overseas production by 40 percent of its 2005 level to 5 million vehicles by 2008, Japan's Nihon Keizai newspaper reported Sunday, September 17, 2006

Roxy : Quicksilver Ad - Bukit Bintang

A Roxy Ad Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

Bezos- Time magazine "Person of the year 1999"

Bezos as Time magazine 'Person of the Year 1999. Bezos was the magazine's fourth youngest receipent of this honour.

Nokia N70 Advertisment

Nokia N70 advertisment.
3G phone with 2 ways video - call and equipped with 2 megapixels camera.

Syafinaz - Hard at work

Syafinaz : Writing something during the "one in a million" TV show.

Stone Bridge

Stone Bridge