Blogs Posts in Out and About category; 52 blog posts

HIV Among Young Gay Black Males An Epidemic

The President's Emergency Plan for HIV-AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been mired in the Senate for months. Last week finally brought signs that a vote, and passage, could be near. The program would cost $50 billion that's $165 from each American [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Toyota Posts First Profit Drop in Three Years on U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, said fourth-quarter profit dropped more than analysts estimated and forecast earnings this year will fall 27 percent due to a stronger yen and U.S. sales slump. Net income fell 28 [...]

Posted On : May, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Science-inspired fashion

With its boundless optimism about the transformative potential of science, the Festival of Britain was the atomic age brought to the South Bank. This is more than a metaphor; scientific accuracy was woven, quite literally, into the very f [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Rakesh Roshan On Plagiarism Charges

Now that is what you call a heavy thing to accuse anyone I must say lets hope its not true while Rakesh Roshan is defending himself by denying the charges. Krazzy 4" producer Rakesh Roshan says that his conscience is clear on the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Microsofts Clearflow To Help Drivers Avoid Traffic Jams

Microsoft is working on a new service which will help the drivers to avoid traffic jams. According to The New York Times, the Redmond-based company is developing a technology called Clearflow, that will be available as a free software on ma [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

16-year-old boy killed in shark attack off Australian coast

A shark attacked and killed a teenage boy Tuesday while he and a friend were bodyboarding off Australia's eastern coast, officials said. The 16-year-old was about 50 meters (yards) from shore when the shark attacked around 8 a.m., lifeguar [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Vatican: Islam Has "Overtaken" Catholicism

For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us," Monsignor Vittorio Formenti said in an interview with the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. Formenti compiles the Vatican's yearbook. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Fossils Link Pre-Humans in West Europe to Earlier Date

Excavations in a cave in the mountains of northern Spain have uncovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe, scientists reported Wednesday. The fossils of a lower jaw and teeth, more than 1.1 million years old, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Amitabh Bachan Fails Puntuality Test For Once, Wonder Why?

Everyone is not perfect so because of that even celebs are not perfect human beings therefore everyone has flaws and that has been proven in the case of Amitabh Bachan who has come late for once on a function. I wonder why he has star [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Rights group hits China on treatment of migrants

The armies of migrant workers building Beijing's skyscrapers and Olympic venues are being bilked of wages and placed in dangerous conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday. The report cataloged a variety of depri [...]

Posted On : Mar, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to induct Madonna

Pop star Madonna, folk singer Leonard Cohen, rocker John Mellencamp, British pop band The Dave Clark Five and instrumental group The Ventures will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday. The five artists have been chos [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Ex-model Waris Dirie found in Brussels

Police on Friday found Waris Dirie, three days after the Somali-born model who launched a worldwide campaign against female genital mutilation had vanished. Dirie, 43, appeared to be in good health and was being questioned by police about [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Penthouse magazine plans $250 mln IPO

The owner of Penthouse magazine, once known for its hard-core brand of porn, plans to hit up Wall Street this year for $250 million as it cleans up its act and aims to make a name for itself on the Internet. Penthouse Media Group, former [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Victims of Queen West fire get star treatment from local bus...

Residents who lost their homes in the Queen West fire are getting the star treatment from local businesses that have lavished them with everything from vegetarian bath goods and designer outfits to luxury hotel stays and gourmet packed lu [...]