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Five decades, 100 missions: A timeline of Isro's journey
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully completed its 100th mission in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh today. This is a timeline of its achievements. #PSLV #ISRO #Manmohan Singh #GeekSpeak #Satellite #Indian Space Research Organisation
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Eureka moment as physicists celebrate discovery of Higgs Boson
To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs boson. #GeekSpeak #Particle physics #Higgs boson #Subatomic particle #Peter Higgs
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30 June's last minute had 61 seconds
Horologists around the world have added a "leap second", making the final minute of June 30 last 61 seconds to compensate for Earth's wibbly-wobbly movements. #GeekSpeak #Time scales #Universal Time #Greenwich Mean Time #Leap Second
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Low signal? Switch that cellphone off!
Although data on the amount of harm that can be caused by mobile phone radiation is still under debate, there is still enough cause for alarm and reason for us to take precautions. #GeekSpeak #Mobile phone #cell phones #Microwave #radiation
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India, US firms join hands to make HIV war affordable
A big US pharma company has finally taken proactive measures (learning from history no doubt) to license innovative drugs to low-cost drug makers in India so that they reach the people who need them the most. #Ranbaxy Laboratories #GeekSpeak #HIV/AIDS #Antiretroviral drug #Gilead Sciences
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10 ways to impress a journalist
If you want to get on their good books, there's no need to follow their beats. Add a little personal touch, treat them posh and add a couple of freebies. They'll definitely return your calls then. #GeekSpeak #journalist #news media
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Regina Leader-PostStopping digital pickpocketing
As more consumers buy things by waving their credit or debit card or cellphone at a payment terminal - no PIN, no signature, no contact - a new frontier has opened up for digital thieves. With something as simple as a downloaded freeware app, hackers can #Tim Hortons Inc. #MasterCard #Quebec
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Montreal GazetteStopping digital pickpockets
MONTREAL - They’re easy to use. But the information inside? Easy to lose. As more consumers buy things by waving their credit or debit card or cellphone at a payment terminal — no PIN, no signature, no contact — a new frontier has opened up for digital t #Tim Hortons Inc. #MasterCard #Quebec