Contents 1 Robin Cook dead after collapsing 2 Russian submarine rescued by Royal Navy 3 America’s atomic bombing commemoration held in Hiroshima 4 Larson B ice-shelf collapse reveals exotic organisms isolated for 10,000 years 5 ABC News anchor Peter Jennings dies at 67 6 Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 landing postponed for weather 7 Netanyahu quits…
UN Secretary-General expresses concern about crises in Chad, Kenya, Sudan
Thursday, February 7, 2008 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about crises in Chad, Kenya, and the Sudan. The U.N. chief is recently back from Africa where he attended the African Union summit in Ethiopia and met with leaders in Kenya. On rebel efforts to overthrow the government in Chad in recent days,…
Ozzy Osbourne’s personal possessions fetch $800,000 for charity
Sunday, December 2, 2007 American heavy metal performer Ozzy Osbourne, who became famous as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath and later as a solo act, has raised more than US$800,000 for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, founded by his spouse Sharon Osbourne at the Cedars Sinai Hospital, by auctioning off personal items. A…
US suspects North Korea and Burma participating in ‘covert military’ activities
Sunday, December 12, 2010 In diplomatic cables released by the whistle blowing website Wikileaks on Friday, it is revealed that the United States embassy in Rangoon suspects the North Korean and Burmese military are participating in “covert military or military-industrial” activities. In the cables dating back as early as January 2004, the embassy reports the…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Martian orbit
Friday, March 10, 2006 After journeying seven months to reach its destination, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter entered the Martian orbit. The successful orbital maneuver garnered applause from NASA controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. On Friday, the orbiter made a 27-minute engine burn. The maneuver slowed the orbiter down twenty percent to…
Cadillac unveils Obama’s ‘Beast’, the 2009 Presidential State Car
Saturday, January 17, 2009 The US Secret Service has released the first photos Wednesday of the new presidential limousine that will transport Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue next Tuesday as part of the 56th Presidential inaugural parade after he is sworn in at the Capitol. The First Limo – the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine –…
NASA readies Mars lander for launch
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 NASA technicians are beginning final launch preparations on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft destined for the planet Mars. The unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida‘s east coast on August 3, at around 5:35 a.m. EST (9.35 UTC). Phoenix will land in the Red…
Indonesia’s president visits victims of tsunami
Friday, July 21, 2006 Indonesia’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, visited the area worst hit by the tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Java Monday afternoon. Mr Yudhoyono toured the small town of Pangandaran meeting people who were staying in a temporary camp. Many of them are too scared to return home after the huge…
Japanese adults rank high in literacy and numeracy in OECD survey
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Yesterday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a 34 member international economic organization founded in 1961 that traces its origins back to the World War II-era Marshall Plan, published results on the state of adult skills in 24 countries, most of them European. Compared to other countries surveyed, Japan…
The Different Types Of Pneumatic Valves}
The Different Types Of Pneumatic Valves by Vikram Kumar To those who are unfamiliar with pneumatic equipment, pneumatic valves may seem like a small and relatively insignificant part of an overall system, but the truth is that these valves are among the most important parts of any pneumatic system. Valves also form one of the…