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The Planet’s First-ever Mass-Extinction Precipitated by a Biotic Agent: Humans
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 13:53 in General | viewed 422 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The Earth is now entering the sixth mass extinction event in its four-billion-year history, but what’s different about this die-off is that this is the only such event precipitated by a biotic agent: humans. Over 10,000 scientists in the World Conservation Union have compiled data showing that currently 51 per cent of known reptiles, 52 per cent of known insects, and 73 per cent of known flowering plants are in danger along with many mammals, birds and amphibians. Full Story : Dailygalaxy.com….
Conficker Set to Strike Windows Computers tomorrow
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 13:31 in Featured, Technology | viewed 293 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Security watchdogs warn that millions could be affected by the Conficker worm tomorrow. Over nine million PCs are already infected and a new variant of the virus could threaten those who didn’t patch their PCs with the latest security updates. Security experts recommend that you run good antivirus software and that you keep updated with all the latest patches and updates. Full Story : PCWorld.com…
Facebook is not for real friends
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 13:07 in Featured, Really? | viewed 996 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Social networking sites such as Facebook are not about a person’s actual friends, but a lot of weak-tie relationships that give people access to a lot of resources that they wouldn’t otherwise have, says a US researcher. According to the researcher compulsive Facebook use may be a result of the fact that there’s always something new on the social networking site. Full Story : UPI.com
UFOs Spotted in Google Street View of London Building
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 11:11 in Featured, Really? | viewed 665 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A FLEET of UFOs information has been photographed — on Google. The nine silver spheres hover above a row of shops, including a Coral bookies, on the internet giant’s new Street View service. The image is still available in Google street view.
(Continue reading)France is threatening G20 walkout
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 10:51 in Business, Featured | viewed 329 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
France will walk away from this week’s G20 summit if its demands for stricter financial regulation are not met. Strengthening financial regulation will be one of the key issues at the G20. France is demanding a global financial market regulator to avoid what a French official on Monday called the “catastrophe” of competing regulation systems, under which the most lax system wins. The official declined to be named in line with official protocol. European countries are emphasizing a toughened regulatory system for global finance while the U.S. administration has urged more spending.
Google Ventures Opens For Business
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 9:53 in Featured, Technology | viewed 214 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The long awaited Google venture capital fund, Google Ventures, is now open for business. Google Ventures will invest in just about any type of startup (”consumer Internet, software, hardware, clean-tech, bio-tech, health care and others”). According to the FAQ invest amounts ranging from seed funding to tens of millions of dollars, depending on the stage of the opportunity and the company’s need for capital.
1 Mind Ministries members charged in death of boy
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 23:22 in Featured, Really? | viewed 804 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A former religious cult member pleaded guilty Monday to starving her 1-year-old son to death. One Mind ministry members denied a 16-month-old boy food and water because he did not say “Amen” at mealtimes. After he died, they prayed over his body for days, expecting a resurrection. All four are charged with first-degree murder in the death. Full Story : Religionnewsblog.com…
Americans cheer Obama’s tough auto moves
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 23:05 in Business, Featured | viewed 370 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
American taxpayers cheered President Barack Obama’s tough steps to shore up the reeling auto industry. Obama forced out General Motors (GM.N) chief executive Rick Wagoner, pushed Chrysler LLC toward a merger with Italy’s Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), and threatened bankruptcy for both, marking an escalation in Washington’s involvement in rescuing the faltering economy. Full Story : Reuters.com…..
US and Iran open Afghanistan peace talks
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 18:40 in Featured, Politics | viewed 315 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
IRANIAN and American officials have held their first talks about ending the war in Afghanistan. The United States and Iran have not had full diplomatic ties for almost three decades. Full Story : Timesonline….
(Continue reading)US moves warships into position for North Korean missile
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 13:58 in Featured, Politics | viewed 279 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The US and Japan yesterday deployed anti-missile batteries on land and sea to shoot down possible debris from an intercontinental ballistic missile North Korea is expected to test in the next few days. The US defence secretary, Robert Gates, said America had no intention of shooting down the missile itself, which satellite photographs show is sitting on a launch-pad in Musudan-ri. Full Story : Guardian.co.uk…..
Pakistan army ends bloody siege of Lahore police academy
Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 8:59 in Featured, Politics | viewed 396 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Pakistani troops and paramilitaries overpowered a group of militants who took over the police training academy in Lahore and killed at least 20 people during a seven-hour siege today. Pakistani officials say it is too early to say who is responsible for Monday’s assault in Lahore. The Lahore academy has been named by local media as the Manawan police training school. It is on the outskirts of the city, on a road to the border with India. Full Story : Timesonline…..
Shooter video games ’sharpen vision’
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 20:40 in Entertainment, Featured | viewed 721 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Far from being harmful to eyesight, as some had feared, action games provide excellent training for what eye doctors call contrast sensitivity, the study found. Contrast sensitivity is the ability to notice tiny changes in shades of grey against a uniform background, and is critical to everyday activities such as night driving and reading. It often degrades with age. Full Story : News.com.au….
Biofuel from Canal Algae to Power Venice
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 12:25 in General | viewed 459 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Italy recently announced a 200 million euro eco-friendly project to harvest the prolific seaweed that lines Venice’s canals and transform it into emissions-free energy. The idea is to set up a power plant fuelled by algae, the first facility of its kind in Italy. The plant, to be built in collaboration with renewable energy services company Enalg, will be operative in two years and will produce 40 megawatts of electricity, equivalent to half of the energy required by the entire city centre of Venice. Full Story : Ecoworldly.com….
Drinking Very Hot Tea Can Increase The Risk Of Throat Cancer
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 12:04 in Featured, Health | viewed 485 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A new study, published on the British Medical Journal website, finds that drinking very hot tea (70°C or more) can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus, the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. Cancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people worldwide each year. Full Story : Sciencedaily.com….
Stem cells to grow bigger breasts
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 11:05 in Featured, Science | viewed 410 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A STEM cell therapy offering “natural” breast enlargement is to be made available to British women for the first time. The treatment could boost cup size while reducing stomach fat. It involves extracting stem cells from spare fat on the stomach or thighs and growing them in a woman’s breasts. Full Story : Telegraph.co.uk…
(Continue reading)Canadians find vast computer spy network
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 10:58 in Featured, Technology | viewed 308 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama. The researchers concluded that computers based almost exclusively in China were responsible for the intrusions. Full Story : Reuters.com….
Obama unveils new Afghan strategy
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 19:49 in Featured, Politics | viewed 301 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Barack Obama has unveiled his administration’s new strategy in Afghanistan, including the deployment of an additional 4,000 US troops to train Afghan forces, following a review of policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The US currently has about 38,000 troops in Afghanistan, in addition to the 17,000 US forces Obama ordered to be deployed in February and around 42,000 Nato troops. Full Story : Aljazeera.net….
Firm vows to grow first flowers on the moon
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 12:21 in Featured, Science | viewed 385 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Engineering firm Paragon Space Development plans to build a greenhouse to fly to the moon. The greenhouse will be used to incubate fast-growing mustard seeds on the lunar surface, in the hopes of producing flowering plants. The prototype unveiled on Friday is a metal-reinforced glass dome that is some 9 centimetres in diameter and 30 centimetres high, enough space to grow roughly six plants. Full Story : Newscientist.com….
Facebook condom campaign against Pope
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 11:58 in Featured, General | viewed 5,295 views times and users have made 3 comments so far
Critics took to the social networking site Facebook to voice their fury over Pope Benedict’s remark that condoms do not prevent HIV. A campaign on Facebook has recruited tens of thousands of supporters to bombard the Vatican with condoms to protest against the Pope’s controversial remarks about the spread of HIV. About a dozen Facebook groups have sprang up, criticizing the pontiff.
Russian capsule docks at space station
Written on 28 Mar, 2009 at 11:00 in Featured, Technology | viewed 352 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian cosmonaut, an American astronaut and U.S. billionaire tourist Charles Simonyi docked at the international space station Saturday. Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka manually guided the capsule to a stop slightly ahead of schedule two days after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Full Story : AP.com