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Put down the internet and go get some fresh air |
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
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A leading Indian technology college is switching off internet access to try and get its students involved in a bit of real-world socialising. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai (Bombay) will turn off hostel students' free internet access from 11pm until 12.30pm. Authorities hope the decision will get students talking to each other again. Mumbai has 13 undergraduate hostels. Dean of student affairs Prakash Gopalan told Reuters: "The old hostel culture of camaraderie and socialising among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion." Gopalan said there had been a decline in academic performance as well as other activities like sport, cultural events, and general socialising. |
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Chicago 2016 Gets Support From Presidential Candidate During USOC Visit |
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
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The United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) inspection commission is travelling on a hybrid CTA bus tour on the second day of its visit to Chicago to see if the city is capable of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
The committee is to visit Washington Park, venue for the stadium, McCormick Place where various athletic events will take place, and Lincoln Park, venue for kayaking, rowing and the triathlon. According to CBS there may also be a stop at Northerly Island, site of beach volleyball and bicycle motorcross, Monroe Harbor for crew rowing, and the United Center. At the end of day one city officials held a celebratory reception and dinner for commission members at the Art Institute where the group viewed a taped message of encouragement from Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama who said Chicago has the “can-do spirit”. “I can think of no better place to hold the 2016 Games than in this most American of America’s cities”, he said. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 March 2007 )
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Using the Cell Phone As a Remote |
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
SAN ANTONIO -- AT&T Inc. is offering subscribers a new kind of TV remote control: their cell phones.
The company this week began offering its "Homezone" customers the ability to control their digital video recorders through Web-enabled phones. The interface lets cell phone users schedule or delete recordings on their set-top boxes from anywhere. |
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