Tropical Storm Bertha - New Orleans Hurricane Center

Looks like Bertha is heading straight for the East Coast!"Bertha is moving slowly west-northwestward over the open waters of the tropical Atlantic. As of Friday evening, the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

5.4-magnitude aftershock hits quake zone

"CHENGDU  -- A 5.4-magnitude aftershock struck southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday afternoon.The latest aftershock hit Qingchuan County at about 4:03 p.m., and the China National Seismic Network located the epicenter at 32.7 north latitude and 105.6 east...

When it's Grey, watch out for those Blues

When it's Grey, watch out for the Blues Most stories about Seasonal Affective Disorder (Winter Blues) arrive in the media around early November. Mostly because the majority the media in the world are based in...

Dell E-Series laptops’ More Specifications Leaked

"This time the highlight features and specs of E6000 and E5000- series have been leaked by Engadget. These two E6000 and E5000 (including the AMD-based laptops) series laptops will hit market in June."

A Dublin man has returned home safely after an epic adventure to the South Pole.

"A Southside man has returned home safely after an epic adventure to the South Pole. Kevin Dempsey (52), who is originally from Churchtown, became only the second Irish person ever to arrive at the pole hauling...

Strong earthquake hits Bima and Dompu, killing two

"A strong earthquake hit Bima and Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, early Monday, killing at least two persons, injuring hundreds of residents, and destroying hundreds of houses.The earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale was felt by the Dompu residents at...

Dell Latitude XT vs. Apple MacBook; Latitude XT, the First Laptop with Multi-...

Apple is the first company that used Multi-touch technology in its iPhone. There were first many rumors that Apple would include Multi-Touch screen to its new MacBook laptops but Dell Latitude XT is the first laptop that has got Multi-Touch technology. Yeah! Dell kept this...

5.6 magnitude quake shakes West Sumatra

"A local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency staff, Fitri, said the tremor was an aftershock of two major earthquakes that struck the region respectively on September 12 measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale and on September 13 measuring 7.9. She said the epicenter of Tuesday`s...

Dell Offers Laptops with Flash Drives

I'm not affiliated with Dell, in fact I've had fairly negative experiences with their products, but the news here is that they are offering a flash-based notebook. In large capacities, flash memory is exponentially more expensive than the standard spinning drive, but once the...

Stick-Pin Travel Via Google Maps :: Oblate Spheroid

"Here is a tip for those people who are (or would like to be) organized and need a way to communicate and organize photo galleries. I suppose it can be used for anything, however, that involves travel to a...

Earth Time

At Noon the sun is overhead, while it's Midnight on the other side of planet Earth.

2,500 National Guard troops in border states, only 483 on border

On the deadline to have 2,500 troops along the Mexican border, only 483 were in position and working with the U.S. Border Patrol.

climate change is with us -- a decade ago it was conjecture

To stabilise atmospheric CO2 concentrations, CO2 emissions need to be cut by 70 to 80 percent.

Polar ice sheets show net loss

In the last five years, the amount of glacier ice dumped into the Atlantic Ocean has doubled.

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