Magnets to repel crocodiles

Florida wildlife managers are experimenting with taping magnets to crocodile's head to disrupt their "homing" ability in order to keep them from returning to residential neighbourhoods. Crocodiles are very...

Blast destroys Connex ticket machine

"The attack is the latest in a string of problems for rail operator Connex, which has been under commuter fire for heat and maintenance-related train delays and cancellations."Here's another reason why the State Government needs to get their farking act together, remove the...

An African Safari in Baltimore

With the economy in turmoil, now is a good time to get out and enjoy a cost saving adventure.   All you need is a little creativity and a trip to your local zoo.  You will undoubtedly learn more...

Cattle shown to align north-south

"Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by...

20 arrested in Malaysia visa scam: report

.. not only in Indonesia.."Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News/afp) - Malaysia's anti-graft watchdog has arrested 20 people in a major clean-up of the immigration department, including the deputy director general, news reports said Sunday. The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) said...

How to prevent spam in your blog's comments

"The power of the blog comment has turned commenting into a free-for-all contest for this powerful piece of blogging real estate. As your blog grows in readership and popularity, it will act as a magnet. The blog should entice thoughtful readers to communicate with you. On...

Earth 'not at risk' from collider

Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ...

Olympic networks win right to broadcast from Tiananmen Square

All TV networks planning to broadcast from the Beijing Olympics this summer received the rights today, after paying a rights-holders fee, to broadcast live from Tiananmen Square during the games."China's Olympic...

Music from Dark Matter

" On September 21, 2007 I stumbled on an article named “Imaging Quantum  Entanglement”:   ….”An international team including scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN)...

China toy group says was aware of magnet problem

Beijing (ANTARA News) - China knew about problems with magnets on toys as long ago as March, an industry official said on Wednesday, following a second massive recall of Chinese-made Mattel toys due to hazards from small, powerful magnets. Mattel Inc. the largest U.S. toy...

wind turbine kits

It appears that you can get them in flat packs. Presumably the instructions come in the box.

various designs for building your wind turbine

The power a wind turbine can harvest goes up by a factor of 4 as you double the rotor size.

Dennis Lee's Energy Circus

Technologies that will amaze you. Technologies that appear to be impossible.

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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