Earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant triggers evacuation
Friday, March 11, 2011 Japan’s government has declared its first ever “nuclear emergency” after pressure rises in the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, combined with a minor radiation leak, caused a 10 km radius around the plant to be evacuated. An attempt to relieve the pressureContinue Reading
A battle between AMD and Intel takes place at 2007 Taipei IT Month
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 On the third day of the 2007 Taipei IT Month in Taiwan yesterday, notebook computers and desktop computers built with AMD’s Phenom processor and Intel Penryn processor openly battled for the consumer-market after each company launched their quad core processors. Intel with partners like Acer, Genuine,Continue Reading
Lahar at New Zealand’s Mount Ruapehu
Sunday, March 18, 2007 A lahar at New Zealand’s Mount Ruapehu is all but over, without causing anywhere the level of havoc for which authorities were prepared. The event was first confirmed by a 3 News helicopter, and then the Department of Conservation. The Department of Conservation had said thatContinue Reading
How To Go About Puppy Training In Winter Time
Click Here To Know More About: Doggy And The City Site Submitted by: Adriana Notton When a dog is brought home in the winter months, there may be some extra things to consider. Finding the best way for puppy training in winter time will allow the owner and the petContinue Reading
Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study
Thursday, January 29, 2009 Giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual with “more personal touch” can increase milk production, so says a scientific research published in the online “Anthrozoos,” which is described as a “multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals”. The Newcastle University‘sContinue Reading
Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and haveContinue Reading
The Reason’s Why You Need Health Insurance
Click Here To Know More About: Sarms For Cutting The Reason’s Why You Need Health Insurance by James Dalton One of the biggest debates in America usually begins and ends with health insurance. The health care industry in this country is one that is becoming expensive for the common man.Continue Reading
European Union rejects software patents; starts new process
Thursday, February 3, 2005Despite assurances from the European Commissioner for the Internal Market Charles McCreevy that the Council would adopt its controversial Common Position text covering Software Patents, members voted to restart the entire process with a new directive. MEP Michel Rocard noted several “inelegancies” by the Commission in hisContinue Reading
US Boy Scouts and hikers airlifted from wildfire in Utah
Friday, July 20, 2007 On Friday, a group of hikers and 18 boy scouts were airlifted by helicopters away from a wildfire in Nephi Canyon, Utah. The hikers and scouts escaped into a rough rocky area to keep a safe distance from the dangerous wildfire after it advanced on theirContinue Reading
Media reports exaggerate cell phone risks again
Monday, September 22, 2008 Several mainstream news outlets have misstated and overstated a possible link between cellular phone use and decreased fertility in men. A single experiment, which has not yet been published in any peer reviewed journal or replicated by other scientists, observed an average decrease in sperm motilityContinue Reading