SETI and nukes

The spirit and desires behind the search for ET is admirable and beautiful. But statistics alone indicates success is highly unlikely. Let's consider the human analogy.. If you walk into a crowd of random ages, chances are, the first person you meet won't be your age. Chances...

contact - the day Everything will change

Contact is the word we use to describe the moment when an 'alien' civilization communicates with our Earthly one. The reason i put alien in quotes is because they may have been here before, interacting with...

Online networking 'harms health' ?

Has the rise in the use of social networking had a negative or positive effect on our lives? " Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr...

ISAF Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan

The NATO causalities risen in Afghanistan. the dead of these two servicemen were took place when the Afghan defense ministry has announced that security forces will be strengthened this year. " Two ISAF servicemen...

No more "I lost your number" excuses

After tomorrow it looks like we may no longer have that excuse for not calling/emailing/chatting or poking that certain somebody. Beginning on December 3 companies, individuals and organizations can register with a .tel domain name which will allow people to search for...

Mum missing along with five daughters in UK

A mother has gone missing in the UK, and a nationwide search has been launched for her. It may not take too long to find her, considering she is on the run with her five daughters, and she has a German accent. The mother reportedly went on the run when she found out her...

Obama adviser denies Hamas meeting

Apparently some one is lying? "The office of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday denied a report by Arab sources which claimed that a secret meeting was held between Hamas and Obama's aides in the Gaza Strip prior to the US general elections.

NASA loses contact with Mars lander, ends mission

 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing enough sunlight...

Cold Case Missing Assumed Deceased Deloris Melton

Deloris Melton was last seen in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina on April 15, 1994. People last saw her at a bar called "High Tides." Her family does not believe she left voluntarily as she had family, a fairly...

Bank's Recovery Agents Abducted An Executive In Delhi

"October 16, 2008City MNC executive alleges two recovery agents abducted and robbed him of Rs 1lakh AN MNC executive was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and robbed of Rs 1 lakh by recovery agents of HDFC Bank. Vikas Garg, who hadn't paid his credit card bills, said the...

Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

Foreign tourists seized in Egypt

Egyptian security sources report group of 10 to 15 tourists abducted in south of country. Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirms five Italian tourists kidnapped. The tourist belong to Israel and Italy. There is...

The Best Way to Build your Business

"It’s interesting to see how many small businesses try as soon as possible to follow the example of some large corporations to build an impersonal “corporate image.” People actually prefer to do business with people, not institutions. The last time you called an...

New contact lenses invented to deliver eye medications

The days of trying to cram drug droplets into your eyes without blinking and tearing up may be gone forever.  New contact lenses that act as drug dispensers are supposed to ensure every microgram of medication ends up in your eyes instead of on your lashes or face. "Mark...

Sailing Ship Asgard II sinks off French coast

"The sail training vessel Asgard II has sunk 20 miles off the coast of France in the Bay of Biscay. The ship was lost at 8.25am local time (7.25am Irish time) 20 nautical miles from the French coast, southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer. Asgard II had earlier been abandoned after...

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