http://www.snugd.com Bring interesting News to light Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:25:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Antidepressant use has shot up dramatically over the last decade or so, including among children, while visits to psychiatrists have continued to fall, according to a new study. As of 2005, the most recent year for which data was available, about 27 million people, or 10 percent of Americans, were ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/08/05/number-of-americans-using-antidepressants-doubles/ According to research, terrorists groups could soon use the internet to help set off a devastating nuclear attack. This may be an easier alternative for terrorist groups than building or acquiring a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb themselves. Cyber-terrorists could provoke a nuclear launch by spoofing early warning and identification ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/26/terrorists-could-use-internet-to-launch-nuclear-attack/ India has launched its first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles. The submarine, once in service, will give the country the capability to fire nuclear weapons from sea besides land and air. India plans to build a fleet of five nuclear-powered submarines. Defense experts have estimated that ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/26/india-launches-nuclear-submarine/ American scientists found out that sunflower seeds have very high phytosterol content (about 270-290 mg in 100 g). Phytosterols are chemical compounds of natural origin, which have unique properties to control the levels of cholesterol. Phytosterols are plant components that have a chemical structure similar to cholesterol except for ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/23/sunflower-seeds-lower-cholesterol/ Security firm Sophos, in their latest Security Threat Report, says that recent trends all point to the same thing; criminals are targeting social networking sites. As social portals like Twitter, Facebook , MySpace, and LinkedIn have grown in popularity, so have the attacks on their users. In response to this, ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/23/sophos-social-networking-sites-must-improve-security/ Jews and Muslims once worshiped together at the Dome of the Rock, and many Jews considered it to be the Third Temple, according to research compiled by Dr. Moshe Sharon. In his study, The Shape of the Holy the Hebrew University professor theorizes that the Dome of the Rock’s construction ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/17/jews-and-muslims-did-worship-together-at-dome-of-the-rock/ According to research firm IDC, Apple has dropped from the No. 4 purveyor of laptops in the U.S. last year to No. 5 this spring. The firm estimates that Apple has shipped 12.5 percent fewer laptops than the same time last year, even as it maintained its 7.6 percent market ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/17/apple-drops-to-no-5-in-laptop-sales/ Electric cars could comprise 64-86 percent of light vehicle sales by 2030, provided that consumers don’t have to buy the batteries themselves, according to a new study from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at University of California, Berkeley. To build the infrastructure for battery charging and swapping systems over ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/16/study-predicts-market-dominance-for-electric-cars-by-2030/ According to the findings of a study released Tuesday, the influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan is growing among its traditional Pashtun population while the radical Islamist grouping increasingly appeals to non-Pashtuns too. Mounting anger over the conduct of foreign troops had contributed to the convergence of the groups that ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/16/taliban%e2%80%99s-influence-rising-in-afghanistan-study-says/ For the third time this year, the San Francisco-based company was the victim of a security breach stemming from a simple end-run around its defenses: A hacker guessed the password for an employee's personal e-mail account and worked from there to steal confidential company documents. The techniques used by the ... http://www.snugd.com/2009/07/15/twitter-hacked-by-old-technique-again/