Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) Sanothimi Wednesday disclosed that the result of the School Leaving Certificate Examination-2064 (SLC) is likely to be published on July, 2008. The Office of the Controller of Examination (OCE) has furnished all the tasks of marking the answer-sheets of the students appeared in the SLC examination. All the answer-sheets along with the marks obtained by each student have been brought to the OCE office at... Read Full Story
Scientists unveiled the world's fastest supercomputer on Monday, a $100 million machine that for the first time has performed 1,000 trillion calculations per second in a sustained exercise. The computer, named Roadrunner, is twice as fast as IBM's Blue Gene system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which itself is three times faster than any of the world's other supercomputers, according to IBM. To put the computer's speed in perspective, if every one of the 6 billion people on earth... Read Full Story
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other man pulls out his cell phone and calls emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator in a calm, soothing voice replies: "Take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the hunter says, "OK, now what?" The Funniest Joke in England and the... Read Full Story
Chance of an American home having at least one container of ice cream in the freezer: 9 in 10. Chance of dying from intentional self-harm: 1 in 9,380 Chance of dying from an assault: 1 in 16,421 Chance of dying from a car accident: 1 in 18,585 Chance of dying from any kind of fall: 1 in 20,666 Chance of dying from accidental drowning: 1 in 79,065 Chance of dying from exposure to smoke, fire, and flames: 1 in 81,524 Chance of dying in an explosion: 1 in 107,787 Chance that Earth will... Read Full Story
Odds of winning an Olympic medal: 662,000 to 1 Odds of injury from fireworks: 19,556 to 1 Odds of injury from shaving: 6,585 to 1 Odds of injury from using a chain saw: 4,464 to 1 Odds of injury from mowing the lawn: 3,623 to 1 Odds of fatally slipping in bath or shower: 2,232 to 1 Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 685,000 to 1 Odds of being killed on a 5-mile bus trip: 500,000,000 to 1 Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1 Odds of being killed by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1... Read Full Story
This might be one of the biggest, if not the biggest spiderweb ever found. This huge web was found covering 180 meters of trees and bushes by the employees of park Lake Tawakoni in Texas. It’s not yet clear if this “work of art” has been made by a single or a colony of spiders. The web was initially white, but turned dark when all the mosquitoes got caught in it. Read Full Story
Introducing Carlizina Jolectron, the latest Hollywood beauty. On closer inspection, the stunning actress appears rather familiar. In fact, Carlizina isn't even a real woman - she's a digital combination of Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Carmen Electra. This stunning brunette has Angelina Jolie's lips and hair, Carmen Electra's eyes and Charlize Theron's nose. Carlizina is just one of the entries in Photoshop website Worth1000.com's contest to find the ultimate celebrity... Read Full Story
This amazing place is built in the middle of the desert, around a small lake. Located in the Ica Province, near the city of Ica, Huacachina is known as the oasis of America, where many tourists come for the huge sand dunes and sandsurfing. The legend says the place was created by a princess caught bathing by a local hunter. The pool of water she left became a lagoon, while her mantle transformed into sand dunes. It is said that the princess inhabits the lagoon as a mermaid. This amazing... Read Full Story
