Chew that call

P GopakumarKathmandu:What is common between chewing gum and the telephone? Both were invented 1877. Both were 127 year olds now. And for the first 100 years, routinely performed the single functions for which they were devised. Twenty years ago, the...

Travel Abroad 10 Jun, 2004

Gene mapping

The ability to digitally store, and search, for personal genetic data certainly is a giant scientific leap, but it raises a series of difficult ethical questionsThe GuardianLondonThe Internet search engines of Google and its predecessors — Lycos,...

Travel Abroad 28 May, 2004

Erasing momory

Are scientists on the brink of learning how to erase memories?The GuardianLondonThe great dread of our age is the insidious onset of Alzheimer’s disease, the inexorable loss of the very memories that constitute our individuality, our personhood. Big...

Travel Abroad 13 May, 2004

YOUR LUCK TODAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Realise and claim your power this year. You might not be aware of the impact you could have on others, especially within public circles. You speak, and others listen. You might want to think carefully about how you phrase your words....

Travel Abroad 10 May, 2004

Michael Jackson ‘Foolish American of 2004’

LOS ANGELES: Beleaguered pop icon Michael Jackson and his little sister Janet have earned the dubious distinction of being named the most foolish Americans of 2004.It marked the second time in a row that the “King of Pop”, who is currently facing...

Travel Abroad 31 Mar, 2004

Missy’s ready for romance!

WASHINGTON: Hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott is ready to love again but not until Mr Right comes along. The 32-year-old rapper was so scarred by her parents’ dysfunctional relationship that she has spent years trying to come to terms with her...

Travel Abroad 27 Mar, 2004

Jackson wanted to play a car

CALIFORNIA: It’s an odd idea for a movie, even for Michael Jackson. ‘Jersey Girl’ director Kevin Smith says he once got an offer to direct the pop singer in a movie about a man who turns into a car that gets ridden around by a boy. Smith tells...

Travel Abroad 24 Mar, 2004

ON THE JOB

Sometimes, as we go about our daily routines of “creating,” managing others who create, or just plain keeping the doors open and the lights on, it’s easy to forget why we do what we’re doing. With all the pressure to be responsible, practical,...

Travel Abroad 24 Mar, 2004

Tree source of wonder drug for cancer

Sharat PradhanLucknow, March 6:A drug extracted from the leaves and branches of a tree found mostly in the upper reaches of the Himalayas could hold a ray of hope for cancer patients.Scientists at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants...

Women 07 Mar, 2004

CREDOS: Blame on bishops

Rachel Zoll Church abuse reports say there have been nearly 11,000 abuse complaints since 1950. A panel of prominent Roman Catholics rebuked US bishops Friday for failing to stop widespread clerical sex abuse over the last half-century, calling the...

01 Mar, 2004

Dumped Churchill photos to go under hammer

The GuardianLondon, February 26Every politician can expect to be consigned to history’s metaphorical rubbish bin one day, but Winston Churchill probably didn’t expect to end up in a real one quite so soon.Still, it may come as some consolation to...

Women 27 Feb, 2004

LETTERS

Do not ignore datesAs a regular reader of The Himalayan Times, I noticed that your February 23 issue didn’t have the date in Vikram Era as well as in Nepal Sambat. Please do take care of these small errors, as it is these small errors that tarnish...

25 Feb, 2004