Markets dragged down by credit crisis
Friday, August 10, 2007 Global stock markets fell today, in a mass sell-off stemming from the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded late in the day after falling more than 250 points, ending the day down about 31 points. The UK’s FTSE-100 index fell 232.90 points to 6038.30, […]
British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians
Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson had “solved a very important problem” that was 1200 years old, the problem of division […]
Taiwanese coalitions argue over ex-President’s monument
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The subject of a row between two coalitions in Taiwan: the “Gate of Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness”.Image: Jiang. The central government of Taiwan’s attempts to remove symbols referring to Chiang Kai-shek from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, have led to a major debate between the Pan-Green and Pan-Blue coalitions and […]
Outdoor Pergolas Tips On Design And How To Use It In Your Landscape
See More About: Trex Sunshine Coast By Susan Schlenger An outdoor pergola is a standing structure which typically is used for shading or covering a specific area in an outdoor living space. The two separate design styles of pergolas are described as being either free standing or attached to a solid wall, such as the […]
Suicide bomber attacks Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing at least 41
Monday, July 7, 2008 Map of Afghanistan with Kabul in bold A car bomb was used in an attack on the Indian embassy in central Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday morning. The bombing killed 41, and injured at least 141. It is the deadliest attack in Kabul since 2001, when Afghanistan’s Taliban government was ousted by […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]
Fiery collision between prison van and truck kills seven in Alabama, US
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Six applicants to join the Alabama Department of Corrections and their driver have been killed after the prison van they were traveling in collided with an 18-wheeled truck. Both vehicles burned at the scene. Andrew David Carter, who was driving the Lewis Trucking Company truck with a cargo of treated lumber, […]
Demand for biofuel irrigation worsens global water crisis
Monday, August 21, 2006 Experts say water needs to be better managed A report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) says rising demand for irrigation to produce food and biofuels will aggravate scarcities of water. “One in three people is enduring one form or another of water scarcity,” states the report compiled by 700 […]
Effect of sanctions ‘like war’ says Iran’s Ahmadinejad
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 File:Ahmadi nejad 2012 pakistan.jpg Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pictured this year in Pakistan Image: Sinaf7798n.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran described the effect of European Union and United States sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program as “like war” Tuesday and said “[…]we are working to bypass them day and […]
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