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Where is my Tom & Jerry?

By ShamsJuly 26, 2016Media, Technologyaol, Facebook, Google, huffington post, jerry, marissa mayer, mybloglog, techcrunch, tim armstrong, tom, tumblr, verizon, Yahoo, yahoo geocities

Yahoo is unlucky. Even the smartest and youngest CEO and a Google veteran Marissa Mayer could not save it. She was hired in 2012 with the sole purpose to bring Yahoo to a powerful position to compete with the search giant Google and social media Facebook. But far away from achieving any success, the company is now on its way to ‘non-existence’. The ‘doomsday’ just arrived. Yesterday telephone company Verizon acquired Yahoo’s operating business for approximately $4.83 billion in cash. (more…)

It’s time for the Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to step down

By ShamsJuly 11, 2016Health, Media, Science, Technologyblood test, ceo, edison device, elizabeth holmes, theranos

That will be a respectful decision. Believe me.

I was always wondering about Elizabeth Holmes, and admiration, of course, I had for all what she achieved through her work: a blood-testing technology which is fast and comfortable than the tradional long-needle, founding of Theranos, then a rank in Forbes list. All within 30. That’s marvellous. A big woooow. Itelligent, hard- working and ambitious. And of course, very gifted and lucky. That’s how all my thoughts swirled around the founder of Theranos. (more…)

The heartbeat of progress

By ShamsJanuary 8, 2016Health, Technologyafrica, cipher256, david palmer, entebbe main hospital, heartbeat, joshua okello, midwife, prenatal care, progress, prossy alanyo, robert busingye, smartphone based, ultrasound alternative, winsenga

WinSenga expands access to prenatal care in Africa with smartphone-based ultrasound alternative

Wubwub. Wubwub. Wubwub.

It’s immense, the moment an ultrasound lets an expectant mother hear her unborn child’s heartbeat. But many pregnant women around the world never get to experience it. (more…)

‘A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all’: Edward Snowden

By ShamsDecember 25, 2013Politicsasking, child born today, conception, edward snowden, privacy, spying

‘Asking is always cheaper than spying’

Virgin America Safety Video

By ShamsOctober 30, 2013Entertainment, Generalsafety video, virgin america

Have fun and learn good guys 🙂

We are sorry to see this

By ShamsOctober 3, 2013Economy, Environment, Politics, Scienceamerica, Barack Obama, blame, changing world, core, federal government shutdown, house speaker, john boehner, Science, scientific developments, U.S. Geological Survey, unavailable, us president, usgs, usgs website

While U.S President Barack Obama blames House Speaker John Boehner for the Federal Government Shutdown, it already started to hit at the cores of scientific developments in America. Today we noticed that the website of USGS (U.S Geological Survey) whose logo says ‘Science for a changing World’ is unavailable.

It reads ‘Due to the Federal government shutdown, usgs.gov and most associated web sites are unavailable.’ (more…)

Alex Papan: ‘Sometimes I think….’

By ShamsMarch 12, 2013Short storiesalex papan, birthday habit, cafe jaguar, change mantra, change master, famous berliner brothel, farm house, greenpeter, native martians, pi pong, piearreo martini, river saale, robert blinddorf, robin palmfield, sometimes i think, young robin hood

Sometimes I think

I should not think at all,

But I can’t,

I think. (more…)

Alex Papan: “Friday……fry THE day”

By ShamsJanuary 15, 2013Short storiesalex papan, alien planets, all bohemian street, benjamin steiger, benti, berin fatman, bill the gatekeeper, bullet train, chinese wings, ciudad juarez, doner kebab, friday, fry the day, genetic code, genetic pundits, help the addicts, julia halleprova, mexican drug lord, miss chihuahua, nana chameleon nuskin, orion restaurant, puppenfest, selsa mirella velderado, tabla ahmed, wanted but alive

Alex took some free days – five days plus two weekends. He is not sure whether he will count this Friday too. He left office at thirty past ten. Boss didn’t say anything. Alex always makes some extra hours in week to keep it for Friday’s. Naahhh….intelligent…….Alex laughed… (more…)

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