Archive for the 'Journalism' Category
Coca Cola hits back over Fanta high pesticide level claims
• January, 2009Coca Cola hits back over Fanta high pesticide level claims By Aislinn Simpson Last Updated: 11:27AM GMT 05 Jan 2009 Soft drink manufacturer Coca Cola has hit back at claims that its Fanta range contains pesticides at up to 300 times the level found in bottled or tap water. The multinational said the “minuscule” amounts of the chemicals were well within accepted limits and the orange and lemon products were safe to drink. Researchers in Spain tested 102 cans and bottles of fizzy drink bought…
“Israël vs Hamas” p3 .::. <<Cartoon>>
• January, 2009Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff on the current “war” in Gaza Carlos Latuff <<Editors notE>> Every day of this week around 4:20 one of his cartoons will get posted in order to protest against yet another wrong war. (Hence war is … always wrong? Hence there never is “a goal to be reached” but the strategical ones that listen to “economics”, “geo-politics”, … There never are any “winners”… even the billions of dollars produced by mass weapon industry don’t pay up for one life lost…) more…
“Israël vs Hamas” p2 .::. <<Cartoon>>
• January, 2009Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff on the current “war” in Gaza Carlos Latuff <<Editors notE>> Every day of this week around 4:20 one of his cartoons will get posted in order to protest against yet another wrong war. (Hence war is … always wrong? Hence there never is “a goal to be reached” but the strategical ones that listen to “economics”, “geo-politics”, … There never are any “winners”… even the billions of dollars produced by mass weapon industry don’t pay up for one life lost…) more…
China finds “largest dinosaur fossil site” in world
• January, 2009China finds “largest dinosaur fossil site” in world Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Nick Macfie Tue Dec 30, 2008 BEIJING (Reuters) Scientists in China say they have discovered the world’s largest dinosaur fossil site in the eastern province of Shandong, state media reported on Tuesday. Scientists had recovered some 7,600 fossils from a 300 meter (980 ft) long pit near Zhucheng city over the past seven months, Xinhua news agency said. The finds included remains of a 20-meter hadrosaurus, which could be a record size for…
“Israël vs Hamas” p1 .::. <<Cartoon>>
• January, 2009Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff on the current “war” in Gaza Carlos Latuff <<Editors notE>> Every day of this week around 4:20 one of his cartoons will get posted in order to protest against yet another wrong war. (Hence war is … always wrong? Hence there never is “a goal to be reached” but the strategical ones that listen to “economics”, “geo-politics”, … There never are any “winners”… even the billions of dollars produced by mass weapon industry don’t pay up for one life lost…) more…
Scientists plan to ignite tiny man-made star =Update=
• January, 2009Scientists plan to ignite tiny man-made star by using the National Ignition Facility. By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Last Updated: 4:50PM GMT 27 Dec 2008 It is science’s star experiment: an attempt to create an artificial sun on earth — and provide an answer to the world’s impending energy shortage. While it has seemed an impossible goal for nearly 100 years, scientists now believe that they are on brink of cracking one of the biggest problems in physics by harnessing the power of nuclear fusion,…
Robot wars: The rise of artificial intelligence
• January, 2009Robot wars: The rise of artificial intelligence By Steve Connor Friday, 19 December 2008 They can entertain children, feed the elderly, care for the sick. But warnings are being sounded about the march of robots The robots are not so much coming; they have arrived. But instead of dominating humanity with superior logic and strength, they threaten to create an underclass of people who are left without human contact. The rise of robots in the home, in the workplace and in warfare needs to be…
Is a sunstorm blowing in?
• January, 2009Is a sunstorm blowing in? By BILL McAULIFFE, Star Tribune Last update: December 8, 2008 – 9:37 AM The long-term space forecast is calling for gusts of charged particles – and possible power disruptions. It’s not the ache in their joints that tells Mark Engebretson and David Murr the weather’s about to change. It’s sunspots. The two Augsburg College physicists say a revival of sunspots after an unusually long lull is a signal that it could get stormy above Earth. Stormy enough to mess with…
Scientists create world’s thinnest material
• January, 2009Scientists create world’s thinnest material By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 2:15AM GMT 02 Mar 2007 Researchers have created the world’s thinnest sheet – a single atom thick – and used it to create the world’s smallest transistor, marking a breakthrough that could spark the development of super-fast computer chips. This innovation will allow ultra small electronics to take over when the current silicon-based technology runs out of steam, according to Prof Andre Geim and Dr Kostya Novoselov from the University of Manchester. They…
Sprayed Aerosols Could Ease Climate Woes
• January, 2009Sprayed Aerosols Could Ease Climate Woes Irene Klotz, Discovery News Dec. 29, 2008 It won’t solve global warming, but a group of scientists are calling for a focused research program to investigate ways to seed the atmosphere with chemicals that would let the heat out — literally. Geoengineering is not a new concept. Governments have changed how and where water flows, filled in lakes and other wetlands for construction, even attempted to control the weather. A project to counter climate change, however, would take geoengineering…
US police could get ‘pain beam’ weapons
• January, 2009US police could get ‘pain beam’ weapons The research arm of the US Department of Justice is working on two portable non-lethal weapons that inflict pain from a distance using beams of laser light or microwaves, with the intention of putting them into the hands of police to subdue suspects. The two devices under development by the civilian National Institute of Justice both build on knowledge gained from the Pentagon’s controversial Active Denial System (ADS) – first demonstrated in public last year, which uses a…
Israël Vs. Hamas
• January, 2009Israël Vs. Hamaz La Cinyc 04/01/2009 Today… Israël started to move in their ground-troops in order to “make Gaza a safer place” … Their goal would be: “Destroying all bases and “launch platforms” Hamaz uses for their rockets” Now… I might be naïve and have a backwards vision on warfare, the world, Israël and so on but… If you follow Israël’s logic and would like to make Gaza a better place to live in, wouldn’t it be better NOT to move in the troops… If…
Docs Talk the Talk, But Do They Take Flu Shots?
• January, 2009Docs Talk the Talk, But Do They Take Flu Shots? By RADHA CHITALE ABC News Medical Unit Dec. 9, 2008 Some Doctors and Other Health Care Professionals Steer Clear of Flu Shots Every fall, the public is barraged by messages from doctors, nurses and other health care providers to get a flu vaccination to protect against the influenza virus. But the truth is, some doctors and nurses might talk the talk without walking the walk. According to the most recent data from the Centers for…