Para-Athletes With Left-Leg-Amputees Are At A Disadvantage

    Nusrat Jahan Paralympic sprinters with left-leg prostheses should sit down and pray for an outer lane in the 200-400 meter races that is going to take place in Rio on August. Why? Because Paolo Taboga, a biomechanics specialist at the University of Colorado in Boulder, recorded 17 sprinters, right or left leg amputees and non-amputees…

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      Why Dave Grohl stopped smoking weed

      Sakib Khondokar The lead singer of the Foo Fighters confesses that he attributes letting go of the herb to The Kardashians and their TV show. Grohl admits defeat to how easy it is to smoke weed and get addicted to terrible television shows. The funny part is that Grohl started using marijuana for medicinal purposes…

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        Online Gaming: The Future is now

        Sheersho Zaman Gaming started out as simply a means of passing a few minutes of time. It served as a simple add-on to the technological wonder that was the computer. As time passed, people started to expect more and more out of these games. Not only that, but more people also started getting into games…

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          ope joins Instagram, wants to spread mercy

          Social Media Desk No, he didn’t post a picture of his puttanesca from a San Marino trattoria. At least not yet. Pope Francis, one of the more warm, outgoing papal presences, has expanded his social-media presence by creating an Instagram account. Using the handle Franciscus, the Pope said his aim was “to walk with you…

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            Blackberry Facing Decline

            Marilyn Thipthorpe  Since Facebook has pulled its support from the BlackBerry system, the once billion dollar company is facing serious decline. Recent news has been delivered, that another popular social messenger, WhatsApp is also going to pull its features from Blackberry come the end of the year. The once popular company, famous for its business…

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              Robot Goes Gaga

              Marilyn Thipthorpe Robots are creepy, plain and simple. Engineers are always trying to tell you that these robots are going to make life easier and simple and oh soo good. But what happens when a robot goes gaga and says that she dreams of a family, going to school, studying art and wants to kill…

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                Samsung GS7 Edge

                Marilyn Thipthorpe  What gives it, it’s ‘Edge’? Compared to the chunky galaxy S7, the S7Edge, has slimmer feel with its phablet-class 5.5 inch screen and its curved edges make it feel smoother and narrower. This becomes apparent when you place the device beside any others. It’s might not be the first water resistant phone but…

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                  Animal Survival Skills: Poison Edition

                  To get the irritating or bad things out of your system humans use gagging or vomiting but not all animals use these techniques when they need, instead they use several other tactics. Horse-Rules For example because of the arrangement of their digestive system horses can’t vomit. Well we know how our inner discomfort leads to…

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                    The Spring-Closet

                    Nusrat Jahan Winter is finally over (not like it ever even started here in Bangladesh) and spring is here! It is the season of blooming flowers and butterflies dancing here and there. The weather is perfect and your hair is always on point. Plus, you never have to worry about feeling too hot wearing full…

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                      Women Living Longer But In Poor Health

                      Nusrat Jahan Inspecting 30 years of health studies, Vici Freedman and his colleagues from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, found that 85-year-old men can now hope to have an average of four more years of a generally solid life – more than the average of only two in 1982.What about women? 81 is the…

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