A New Addiction: Gaming

    Sheersho Zaman Back in the day, being an addict meant leading the rock-star life on a high by taking one’s preferred brand of hallucinogen or any other type of lethal drug before coming crashing down once the aforementioned high had passed, leading to the repetition of the same chain of events. However, nowadays, even though…

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      Interview Wardrobe Malfunction

      Marilyn Thipthorpe Job interviews are like the most harrowing experience ever. From the spine-tingling thoughts of who you will be facing to what questions you need to be prepared for- it’s an experience like no other. One thing you might overlook or look too much into is your interview wardrobe. Figuring out what to wear…

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        Life as a hypochondriac

        Samiul Bashar Samin Hypochondriacs have existed as the ultimate bane for doctors all over the world. You know you’re a hypochondriac when you walk into the doctor’s chamber and he sighs and asks, “What is it this time?” Yours truly knows this feeling all too well. To be honest, at this point I think my…

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          Can Fame Really Kill

          With the recent death of Keith Emerson of the Emerson, Lake and Palmer fame, the dangers that celebrities of any magnitude will face. But Emerson is just one of the innumerable numbers of famous figures who have ended up as being collateral. The prolific progressive rock keyboardist committed suicide according to a coroner’s report. According…

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            Andy Grove Expires

            Marilyn Thipthorpe  Intel guru, Andy Groves, passed away on the 21st of March, at the age of 79. Andy grove, a Hungarian émigré in collaboration with Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore founded Intel, the multimillion dollar company. Grove’s name had been synonymous with the emergence of the Silicon Valley in the 1980’s and 90’s. He…

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              The Green Apple Project

              M. Thipthorpe  Apple has been accused time and again of not being ‘green’ enough. This is nothing new and Apple Inc. isn’t the only target of environmental rights groups like Greenpeace. Lisa Jackson. The vice president of Apple’s environment, policy and social initiatives has stated that Apple wants to change the world for the better,…

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                Live Photo on iOS 9.3

                Marilyn T.  With the release of iOS 9.3, your gadget is receiving an update which brings security improvements and fresh features. There’s the addition of Night Shift, a feature that makes viewing your device at night easier on your eyes and brain. Then there’s the ability to password-protect private notes in Apple’s Notes app. Another…

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                  Gravesite Explored With 3D Tech

                  Marilyn.T  Using a 3D platform called Sketchfab; researchers have been able to reconstruct the burial site of 15th century English King Richard III. The Kings’ remains were discovered not long ago under as parking lot site in Leicester in the UK. Now to celebrate its first anniversary of the relocation of the body to the…

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                    Apple Transformed by Exploiting Ritual Practices

                    The author of the book ‘Illuminate’ explained how Steve Jobs had leveraged the ceremony as a unique communication tool to get his point across and not once but twice in his career. Power of Ceremonies Ceremonies transform us. We oblige to certain religious, social ceremonies and believe that by observing these ceremonies we become something…

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                      Manta-Rays are Self Aware

                      Marilyn Thipthorpe Preening in front of the mirror is nothing new to us but just expect a fish doing the same thing; No this isn’t some science fiction movie or animation I’m talking about but real, real life. Giant manta rays were filmed for a study by Csilla Ari, of the University of South Florida…

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