Posts Tagged ‘range’

Greg Minnaar helmet cam footage from the World Champs downhill track at Nevis Range, Fort William. Comments from Greg. He rides the 2.82km track, with 555m drop in just over 5 minutes ... Full story

San Francisco, April 9 (DPA) Taipei-based company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple for the alleged infringement of two of its touch screen patents in the iconic US technology company's iPhone and other devices. The suit was filed Tuesday in the US District Court in San Francisco, close to Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters, court papers posted Wednesday showed. Elan, which makes touchpads, claims it owns the patents covering ... Full story

Ludhiana, April 7 (ANI): Established in 1978 as a small enterprise by Mrs. Bector, a housewife and passionate food enthusiast, the Cremica Group is today a widely diversified food products company engaged in food retailing and food services industry. Mrs Bector's Cremica, a ... Full story

Melbourne, Apr 6 (ANI): There has been a drastic increase in the bust size of Aussie women over the years, as nearly 40 pct are buying bras with a cup size of DD or higher. The sales of DD-plus bras have grown from about 20 per cent of sales to 28 per cent in just five years. In the 1950s, the most common bra-cup size was a ... Full story

London, Apr 6 (ANI): American actress and former model Cindy Crawford is all set to launch her own home ware range. Crawford, 43, who already has a range of products, has joined hands with a U.S. retail giant for the new venture, reports the Daily Express. She will be working alongside J.C. Penny to produce a ... Full story

New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will begin his three-day visit to Kuwait from today. During his visit, Ansari will hold talks with the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Jaber Al Sabah on a wide range of issues. Welfare of Indian community in Kuwait and fostering greater economic partnership will figure prominently in the talks. Besides, strengthening cooperation in the energy ... Full story

Vienna - A blood centrifuge that was allegedly used to dope Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl has been possibly found in Budapest, Austrian police said Monday. Investigations were ongoing to confirm whether the machine found Saturday by Hungarian police in a private home was the one operated by Kohl's former manager Stefan Matschiner, according to a police spokesperson in Vienna. According to media reports, Matschiner has admitted to ... Full story

Kuwait, April 6 (IANS) In an unusual gesture, nearly half of Kuwait's cabinet turned up at the international airport to receive Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Monday as he began his three-day visit to the oil-rich Gulf emirate. This is the first high-level visit from the Indian side to Kuwait, home to 580,000 Indians and 10 percent of the world's proven oil reserves, in nearly three ... Full story

London, April 2 (ANI): Scientists have created tiny microbial fuel cells by encapsulating yeast cells in a flexible capsule, which can generate power from a drop of human blood plasma, and might one day energize implants such as pacemakers. According to a report in New Scientist, the cells, developed by a team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, can feed on the ... Full story

London, Apr 2 (ANI): You might hate your sister for keeping the telephone busy all day and irking you with her 'beauty treatments', but a new study has found that girls in the family spread happiness. However, when it comes to boys, they are not such a big treat, says the study, which claims that brothers breed distress. According to a research of 571 families, which comprised ... Full story

London, Apr 1 (ANI): Manchester United star Ryan Giggs along with Olympic Gold medal sprinter Darren Campbell will today launch Reebok's new AF1 football range, which will put an end to arguments at kickabouts up and down the country over whether a goal should stand. Using NASA (New Advanced Sports Aerodynamics) technology, ... Full story

New Delhi, Apr. 1 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has inducted the new state-of-the-art VVIP jets into the Indian Air Force before going on board its maiden flight to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The new jets can double as an office-in-the sky and a command centre in an emergency situation, like a nuclear attack. "The trip would now be more business like. We will get more time to ... Full story

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A new generation of natural antibiotics-called nisin variants-can now kill food bacteria and other pathogens that cause food-related diseases. Bio-engineered by researchers at University College Cork, nisin can kill harmful micro-organisms such as MRSA and the food-borne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes. Nisin is an antimicrobial protein produced naturally by a bacterium called Lactococcus lactis. The researchers explained how they altered different amino acids in nisin ... Full story

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Scientists at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute have developed a new tool to combat hospital-acquired infections- antibacterial coating that is activated by light. The research team, led by Zoie Aiken, have tested the new coating with antibacterial properties, and found that it could kill 99.9 percent of Escherichia coli bacteria when a white hospital light was shone on its surface to activate ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): A Brit man is facing divorce after his wife spotted his car parked outside another woman's house, via Google's Street View application. His wife saw the Range Rover using the Internet giant's new Street View service, while she was spying on a female friend's home. Although the hubby claimed that he was away on business, his wife easily caught him red-handed after ... Full story

Washington, March 31 (ANI): Scientists have used fuel cells to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which would help tactical decision-makers gather critical information more efficiently and more quietly. Piloted remotely or autonomously, UAVs have long provided extra "eyes in the sky" especially for missions that are too dangerous for manned aircraft. This latest technology is showcased by Ion Tiger, a UAV research program at ... Full story

Onboard Air India One, Mar.31 (ANI): As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh boards the last commercial jet commissioned by Air India for VVIP flights, one can't help but get nostalgic. Called Air India 001, this is just another Boeing 737-400 operated by the national carrier. The 20-year-old aircraft is modified whenever the Prime Minister or President travel overseas. The Prime Minister has a small cabin to ... Full story

London, March 31 (ANI): The HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has observed some small, freshly gouged craters in images taken in 2008, which in turn have exposed hidden subsurface ice on the Red Planet. According to a report in New Scientist, seen at five sites over a latitude range of 43 degrees to 56 degrees north, the excavations are typically 3 to 6 ... Full story

London, Mar 29 (ANI): Gwyneth Paltrow fears that 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto may steal her biggest sponsorship deal- the 1million dollars per year contract with Estee Lauder. The Oscar-winning actress endorses a range of DVDs and gyms, and replaced Elizabeth Hurley as the younger, fresher face of the cosmetic brand in 2005. But, now, Paltrow is spending sleepless nights fearing that the rising Indian actress Freida ... Full story

Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): Hero pilot Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger is going to share his success story with America - and the world, but only at a price. Sullenberger glided into aviation history on January 15 with a flawless emergency landing in the Hudson River ... Full story