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Twitter Removes 140 Word Limit on Direct Messages The arrival of a new CEO also sees a major shift from Twitter’s 140-character philosophy. Starting from the next month, Twitter will remove this limit from its Direct Messages feature. The new limit is 10,000 characters which in the language of Twitter is infinite. The limit, while it makes sense in tweets, was more of a chore in the messaging feature since those do tend to be longer than the status update tweets usually are and are private. The move was announced by Twitter’s product manager in the company’s website for developers.…

Rice and Fish Culture in Indonesia. Rice and fish culture involves farmers introducing fish into their rice fields .This technique is good for both the fish and the rice. Safely hidden from birds, the fish thrive in the dense rice plants, while they in turn provide a source of fertilizer with their droppings, eat insect pests and help to circulate oxygen around the rice field. Farmers tell us that keeping fish in rice fields can increase rice yields by up to 10% – plus they have the additional supplies of fish. Paddy-cum-fish culture or rizipisciculture is, so to say, production…

We may even have hormones that help the brian distinguish real sugar from artificial sweetener, the study published the journal Neuron, said.   New York: Evolution has trained our brain to expect calories or energy from sweet-tasting foods and that is why low-calorie cookies or diet drinks do not satisfy us, suggests a research. The results could explain why dieting may backfire, leading us to eat more until the body meets its energy needs. We may even have hormones that help the brian distinguish real sugar from artificial sweetener, the study published the journal Neuron, said. “We knew that the…

Smartphone overuse bad for your hand Research suggests that students now typically spend more than three hours a day texting, emailing, scheduling, and browsing the internet on their mobile phone. London: Frequent smartphone users are more likely to have an enlarged median nerve and have their hand function and pinch strength impaired, says a new study. However, the study, published online in Muscle & Nerve, doesn’t clearly link heavy smartphone use to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). “The exact clinical relevance of the study findings is not known. Future studies are warranted to address the clinical relevance of median nerve enlargement…

Men and women who eat at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day have a lower risk of dying from several major causes of death than people who do not consume nuts or peanuts, the study said. London: You have long complained of your employer paying you ‘peanuts’ for salary. But the peanuts can actually enhance your lifespan, says a study. The study confirms a link between peanut and nut intake and lower mortality rates, but finds no protective effect for peanut butter. Men and women who eat at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day…

Toyota Sure Pakistan What We Do We buy, sell and exchange with certified used car or brand new Toyota How We Do The car we buy goes under 203 points quality check and the best cars are selected for certification. Why We Do To give used car buyers and sellers complete peace of mind and assurance What Do You Get Fair and transparent process with the best price for used car Full Story The better a product is made the longer it lasts and the more you enjoy it. Buying a used car from a private seller tends to be…

What is Distilled Water? Obviously, the first question to be answered in differentiating purified water from other types of water – like distilled water – is simply – what exactly is distilled water?  Well, distilled water is water that is created through the process of distillation.  Basically, in the process of distillation, the pure H2O is boiled out of its contaminants.  So, many of the contaminants found in water are inorganic minerals, metals etc.  Those types of contaminants have very high melting points and even higher boiling points.  Wayyyy higher than the boiling point of water at 212 Degrees F.…

Sindh Government Reduces Telecom Taxes from 19.5% to 18% Sindh Government today announced that it is reducing services tax on Telecom sector from 19.5% to 18%, starting July 1st, 2015. After new tax-rate, telecom customers are likely to save Rs. 0.93 on each Rs. 100 card load from July 1st, 2015. For those who don’t know, after National Finance Commission Award, services are taxed by respective provincial governments where they are given freedom to adjust tax rates individually and separately. Till now, all provinces (and federal government) were deducting 19.5% taxes on telecom services, however with this move from Sindh Government, taxes…

Guess what, Tesla: you're not the only car maker getting into the home battery game. Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a personal energy cell that, like Tesla's Powerwall, uses giant batteries to store surplus power from your home's solar panels and keep you off the conventional energy grid. The German firm is taking a more modular approach than its American counterpart, though. Each pack only holds 2.5kWh of electricity, but you can combine up to eight of them to hold 20kWh, or twice as much as a Powerwall. That potentially suits it to certain businesses, not just your own abode. Whatever you…

NASA has just released detailed climate change projections through the year 2100, and it's one of the key aspects of a project intended to help developing nations combat the impacts of global warming. That project is the newly launched Climate Services for Resilient Development initiative, a partnership between the US government, the UK and various organizations, including the American Red Cross and Google. As you can see in the illustrations of NASA's data, the Earth's bound to get hotter and hotter until the average daily temp exceeds 113 degrees Fahrenheit in most countries by the year 2099. The effects of…