Archive for January, 2010

Muslim washing rite goes hi-tech with "wudu" machine

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters Life!) – A Malaysian company has invented a machine it says will help Muslims purify themselves before prayers without excessively wasting water.

"Lost" UK Booker Prize from 1970 to be awarded

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Twenty-two books published in 1970 and not considered for the Booker Prize because of a reorganization of the rules could finally win the prestigious literary award 40 years on, organizers said on Monday.

Hipster Trends We Hate

Sunday, January 31st, 2010


Warning: Just because it's "hipster" doesn't mean it's cool. You'll look like a fool if you follow any of these trends.

Teter uses halfpipe as charity springboard

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hannah Teter has led such a charmed life that the Olympic snowboard champion even has an ice cream flavor named after her: The Maple Blondie.

Indian hero Gandhi’s ashes scattered off South Africa coast

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

DURBAN (Reuters) – Some of the ashes of revered Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were scattered in the ocean off the South African coast Saturday, highlighting the political ties between the two countries.

Books a must-have even in sluggish economy: poll

Friday, January 29th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – During tough economic times when U.S. consumers are trying to cut back the indulgence they can’t seem to live without is books.

California lists moon junk as historical resource

Friday, January 29th, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seeking to preserve the site where humans first set foot on the moon, a California state panel on Friday registered a collection of 106 objects left by the Apollo 11 mission as an historical resource.

Tamer Hassan: How To Look The Business

Friday, January 29th, 2010


AskMen.com UK sat down with British actor Tamer Hassan. He may be a staunch Millwall FC fan, but he knows men's style.

Universal Suit Truths

Friday, January 29th, 2010


The suit rules that Mr. Connery followed still apply today.

Redesigned IBM exhibit opens at Disney World

Friday, January 29th, 2010

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A redesigned IBM exhibit called “Smarter Planet” opened on Friday at Walt Disney World near Orlando, bolstering IBM’s 14-month-old campaign to rebrand itself as a company that provides global software solutions as well as its traditional hardware and technical services.