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crime control (19 November 2011) Methods used to reduce or prevent crime in a society by controlling the actions or possible actions of criminals. These include using criminal penalties as a means of deterring people from committing crimes and temporarily or permanently incapacitating those who have ... -
Life of Pi (14 December 2012) Life of Pi is a 2012 adventure film adopted from the 2001 fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel. The movie won 4 Oscars at the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony.
The film is about a 16-year old Indian boy named Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, who suffers a shipwreck on his way to ... -
Norman Joseph Woodland (14 December 2012) Norman Joseph Woodland (September 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012) was co-inventor of the bar code with his fellow undergraduate student Bernard Silver. He received a US patent in October 1952. -
advanced step in innovative mobility (ASIMO) (14 December 2012) A humanoid robot created by Honda was Introduced in 2000, ASIMO was created to help people. With aspirations of helping people who lack full mobility, ASIMO is used to encourage young people to study science and mathematics. At 130 cm (4 feet, 3 inches) tall and 54 kg (119 ... -
Susan Elizabeth Rice (14 December 2012) Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17 1964) is an American diplomat, and since January 22 2009 has been the first African American woman to hold the post of United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She had previously worked in various posts in the National Security ... -
Jenni Rivera (13 December 2012) Jenny Dolores Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 to December 9, 2012)was a Mexican-American singer known to fans as 'La Diva de la Banda' for her work in the 'banda' and 'nortena' genres. She began recording in 1992 and has released 10 albums ever since, as well as produced and ... -
medical foam technology (13 December 2012) Medical foam technology, developed by Arsenal Medical Inc., is designed to limit internal bleeding of soldiers on the battlefield before they can be treated at a hospital. The foam is a composite of two liquids which can be inserted into the body, where they harden to act ... -
Dame Maggie Smith (13 December 2012) Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (DBE, born 28 December 1934) is an award-winning English actress, who has played roles for film, stage and television.
Clash of the Titans (1981)and A Room with a View (1985) are among her most critically acclaimed films, while she has also ... -
Ravi Shankar (13 December 2012) Ravi Shankar (April 1920 - December 2012) was an Indian sitar player who gained worldwide recognition from his association with the Beatles and for his leading role in popularising classical Indian music around the globe.
Ravi won multiple Grammy awards, most notably an ... -
Tallow Candle (13 December 2012) Tallow Candle is the name of an early work by Danish 19th Century children's writer Hans Christian Andersen. The short story is about an old and grimy candle whose beauty is finally recognised when it is ignited. Experts believe it was written in the mid-1820's when ...
crime control (19 November 2011) Methods used to reduce or prevent crime in a society by controlling the actions or possible actions of criminals. These include using criminal penalties as a means of deterring people from committing crimes and temporarily or permanently incapacitating those who have ...
Life of Pi (14 December 2012) Life of Pi is a 2012 adventure film adopted from the 2001 fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel. The movie won 4 Oscars at the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony. The film is about a 16-year old Indian boy named Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, who suffers a shipwreck on his way to ...
Norman Joseph Woodland (14 December 2012) Norman Joseph Woodland (September 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012) was co-inventor of the bar code with his fellow undergraduate student Bernard Silver. He received a US patent in October 1952.
advanced step in innovative mobility (ASIMO) (14 December 2012) A humanoid robot created by Honda was Introduced in 2000, ASIMO was created to help people. With aspirations of helping people who lack full mobility, ASIMO is used to encourage young people to study science and mathematics. At 130 cm (4 feet, 3 inches) tall and 54 kg (119 ...
Susan Elizabeth Rice (14 December 2012) Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17 1964) is an American diplomat, and since January 22 2009 has been the first African American woman to hold the post of United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She had previously worked in various posts in the National Security ...
Jenni Rivera (13 December 2012) Jenny Dolores Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 to December 9, 2012)was a Mexican-American singer known to fans as 'La Diva de la Banda' for her work in the 'banda' and 'nortena' genres. She began recording in 1992 and has released 10 albums ever since, as well as produced and ...
medical foam technology (13 December 2012) Medical foam technology, developed by Arsenal Medical Inc., is designed to limit internal bleeding of soldiers on the battlefield before they can be treated at a hospital. The foam is a composite of two liquids which can be inserted into the body, where they harden to act ...
Dame Maggie Smith (13 December 2012) Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (DBE, born 28 December 1934) is an award-winning English actress, who has played roles for film, stage and television. Clash of the Titans (1981)and A Room with a View (1985) are among her most critically acclaimed films, while she has also ...
Ravi Shankar (13 December 2012) Ravi Shankar (April 1920 - December 2012) was an Indian sitar player who gained worldwide recognition from his association with the Beatles and for his leading role in popularising classical Indian music around the globe. Ravi won multiple Grammy awards, most notably an ...
Tallow Candle (13 December 2012) Tallow Candle is the name of an early work by Danish 19th Century children's writer Hans Christian Andersen. The short story is about an old and grimy candle whose beauty is finally recognised when it is ignited. Experts believe it was written in the mid-1820's when ...
