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"Flexible Samsung phone to be issued in 2012"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 08:34

"Samsung is poised to release a flexible mobile phone, according to reports in the International Business Times. The new Samsung Galaxy Skin will feature an AMOLED display that will allow the phone to bend around a cylinder with a 1-inch diameter. Brighter than the normal screen, the AMOLED display is also low-energy and almost unbreakable, according to the reports."

"Two glasses of wine a week may help cut asthma risk"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 08:31

"London: Here`s good news for those who drink alcohol in moderation -- consuming two or three glasses of wine a week could cut the risk of asthma, an eight-year-long study has claimed.

Researchers at the Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, found that those who drink in moderation are less likely to develop the condition than teetotallers.

However, they also discovered that heavy drinkers – or those taking on four or more units each day -- faced slightly an increased risk, the Daily Mail reported."

Read more: http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/healthy-eating/wine-could-cut-asthma-risk_13925.html

"Nine month project to build a toaster from scratch results in a book, toaster-like monstrosties"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 08:28

"In 1958 it was famously written that no one on Earth knew how to build a pencil. Each of the jobs — the mining of the graphite, the felling of the trees, the chemistry involved in the lacquer, the forming of the rubber eraser, and so on — were so specialized that no single person was capable of doing the whole job. It’s a revelation that is just as mind-blowing today as it was 53 years ago. Thomas Thwaites attempted to do something very similar to building that pencil, except his quest was to single-handedly build a toaster. Yes, rather than buy a £3.99 (about $6.20) toaster, Thwaites spent 250x as much money and traveled thousands of miles to build his own."

"100 swimmers bitten in one weekend after explosion in dangerous fish population at lake resort"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 08:21

"A lake used by swimmers in Brazil has been attacked by piranhas that have injured more than 100 people.

Visitors to the inland Barragem do Bezerro dam, close to the town of Jose de Freitas in the Piaui province, were left with bitten heels and toes after the predators attacked due to a lack of food.

Some needed hospital treatment for their injuries in the state capital of Piaui, around 50km from the site."

"University education no guarantee of earnings success"

By Rob Winters - Published on Monday, 26 September 2011 04:45

"Is a bachelor’s degree going to pay off? It’s a question students and parents want answered before investing thousands in tuition fees, but Canadian universities can offer no firm guarantee of a return on investment in that expensive piece of paper.

On average, Canadian university graduates do well over a career, earning a hefty premium above those with only secondary education. But nearly one in five – more than any other country in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – still wind up at the low end of the income scale."

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