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Blue eye treatment in controversy

A laser treatment that can alter your eye colour is caught up in controversies. A new laser treatment meant to alter your eye colour from brown to blue forever has caused ripples in the beauty world. Gregg Homer, a PhD in biology, based i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Facebook controversies

Critics of Facebook have constantly attacked the website's controversial privacy settings. The man behind Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, recently expressed his belief in the benefits of sharing information online. However, Zuckerberg' [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Puteri: Rejuvenate, rebrand Umno to attract youth

Puteri Umno today proposed that Umno be rejuvenated and rebranded using the Blue Ocean Strategy so that its programmes can be re-evaluated to meet the growing trend of young people. Its representative, Wan Salwati Abdullah, said the mo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Controversy Surrounds Stop Online Piracy Act as Mark-Up Appr...

On Oct. 26, 2011, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA; H.R. 3261) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. A companion bill to the previously introduced PROTECT-IP Act, SOPA would give both government officials and content owners [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Rain Freezes Practice, Heats Up Controversies

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. cited a playing field that’s “way too level” as the catalyst for numerous incidents last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway that spilled over into a racing ethics discussion a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Fashion controversies across the decades

1959: The Barbie doll debuts, sparking discussions across the decades about everything from her impossible measurements to whether she presents a false ideal to young girls. In 1992 a teen version of the doll created an uproar when she fa [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Cup time flagging controversies

The black flag on the city's official flagpole may be flying in support of the All Blacks but it is unauthorised and is causing a headache for disgruntled residents. Tauranga City Council applied for resource consent to erect the f [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Controversies add spice to TV

Be it for the controversies they create or the glamour they exude, there’s no denying the fact that contestants in the Bigg Boss house definitely know how to attract interest and raise TRPs. And it’s that time of the year when [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Controversies not phasing RWC boss

All Black jersey prices, abstinence campaigns and Webb Ellis Cup doubles - you'd be forgiven for feeling plagued for hosting the Rugby World Cup. Rugby World Cup boss Martin Snedden says it's an issue a day as the tournament looms [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Controversies continue to hit edu department

The education department in the city seems to be consistently mired in some controversy or the other. While it is true that some allegations are not backed by proper evidence and fizzle out after making an initial impact, there are [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Former model adds to Kinder controversies

Political trouble has again found Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, after an alternative newspaper's report on claims by a former Penthouse model who said she encountered Kinder numerous times at a gentleman's club. The Republican K [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Get to bottom of campaign controversies

Voters can be forgiven for tuning out the tit-for-tat between camps in the governor's race. But a few questions have been raised that deserve better explanations and official investigations: ¦ Are members of the Beshear administrat [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Christ Hospital's possible new owner embroiled in controvers...

When Christ Hospital President and CEO Peter Kelly approached officials with a California-based for-profit hospital chain and asked them to buy his financially troubled hospital, they gave him a warning. According to Kelly, officials w [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

The controversies of Diamer Dam

The construction on Diamer-Bahsha dam is about to kick off. With Kalbabagh dam buried under the heavy dust of political controversies the Government of Pakistan has left with no other alternative except going for the Diamer-Basha dam to m [...]