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August 13, 2008
What do all victorious Olympians have in common? The victorious gestures that vary from fist-pumping and chest-puffing to raising their arms in a victory salute. A new study has found that all these victory gestures are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure. So is the reaction to defeat and failure that is marked by slumped shoulders.
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March 20, 2008
Taiwan's version of a "super toilet," which uses even less water for flushing than regular water-saving toilets, will hit U. S. stores early next year. The super toilet developed by Chen Wei-lung, an assistant professor at Chaoyang University of Technology's Department of Industrial Design, with help from the local industry, can flush 99 percent of 100 resin balls with only four liters of water during tests. The industry standard is 95 percent flushing efficiency.
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December 30, 2007
Topics couples, women, medical, babies, india, egg, taiwan, sperm, pool, cancer, indian, baby, children and hospital
After call centers and other backroom operations, India has developed a unique outsourcing service: wombs for rent. In a small clinic at Kaival Hospital in Anand, infertile couples worldwide could be matched with local Indian women who could deliver their babies at a cost of around $10,000. The fee already includes the entire procedure, including fertilization, medical expenses and the fee for the surrogate mother.
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November 19, 2007
Topics toilet, restaurant, food, people, cartoon, taiwan, images, restaurants, fun, photo, japanese, china, young and city
With its toilet-shaped seats and napkins dispensed from toilet rolls, a restaurant is attracting throngs of customers in the upbeat city of Taipei in Taiwan. The innovation, according to Modern Toilet owner, Wang Tzi-wei, is quite a hit among young and adventurous diners.
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October 5, 2007
A Japanese plane landed on the wrong runway where another plane was to take off in Osaka, Japan while a Taiwanese plane with a faulty speedometer returned to an airport in the country's southern island of Kyushu 30 minutes after takeoff. The two near-accidents did not cause any harm, but authorities are investigating the separate incidents and reviewing airport safety procedures. According to Japan Today, miscommunication between the pilot and air traffic controllers caused the All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 448 with 165 passengers to land on a 3,000-meter runway at Itami Airport in Osaka. At the same time, a Japan Airlines (JAL) Corp. McDonnell Douglas MD-87 passanger plane was to take off from the runway where the ANA plane was landing. But the pilot of the JAL Flight 2441 with 147 passengers and crew saw the incoming ANA plane and decided not to fly.
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