Ananova - Frogs rain down on Serbia: "Frogs rain down on Serbia
Traffic came to a halt and locals fled inside after thousands of frogs fell from the sky onto a Serbian village.
Residents in Odzaci told local daily Blic they thought the world was coming to an end."
10.6.05
Citigroup division tells 3.9M customers personal info lost - Jun. 6, 2005
Citigroup division tells 3.9M customers personal info lost - Jun. 6, 2005: "NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Citigroup said Monday that personal information on 3.9 million consumer lending customers of its CitiFinancial subsidiary was lost by UPS while in transit to a credit bureau -- the biggest breach of customer or employee data reported so far."
9.6.05
SiliconValleyWatcher.com: Scoop! Smile for the Google 3D mapping truck
SiliconValleyWatcher.com: Scoop! Smile for the Google 3D mapping truck: "Google plans to use trucks equipped with lasers and digital photographic equipment to create a realistic 3D online version of San Francisco, and eventually other major US cities."
8.6.05
Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming - New York Times
Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming - New York Times: "A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming, according to internal documents.
In handwritten notes on drafts of several reports issued in 2002 and 2003, the official, Philip A. Cooney, removed or adjusted descriptions of climate research that government scientists and their supervisors, including some senior Bush administration officials, had already approved. In many cases, the changes appeared in the final reports.
The dozens of changes, while sometimes as subtle as the insertion of the phrase 'significant and fundamental' before the word 'uncertainties,' tend to produce an air of doubt about findings that most climate experts say are robust."
In handwritten notes on drafts of several reports issued in 2002 and 2003, the official, Philip A. Cooney, removed or adjusted descriptions of climate research that government scientists and their supervisors, including some senior Bush administration officials, had already approved. In many cases, the changes appeared in the final reports.
The dozens of changes, while sometimes as subtle as the insertion of the phrase 'significant and fundamental' before the word 'uncertainties,' tend to produce an air of doubt about findings that most climate experts say are robust."
7.6.05
Invention Allows Humans to Breathe Like Fish
Invention Allows Humans to Breathe Like Fish: "
Alan Izhar-Bodner, an Israeli inventor, has developed a way for divers to breathe underwater without cumbersome oxygen tanks. His apparatus makes use of the air that is dissolved in water, just like fish do."
Alan Izhar-Bodner, an Israeli inventor, has developed a way for divers to breathe underwater without cumbersome oxygen tanks. His apparatus makes use of the air that is dissolved in water, just like fish do."
HealthNewsDigest.com
HealthNewsDigest.com: "DALLAS – June 2, 2005 – The need for reading glasses or bifocals as we age may begin fading from sight with the latest generation of intraocular lenses.
Doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center are among the first to receive the ReSTOR lens, a new surgically implanted lens that can allow patients who have trouble seeing at arms length to see near, intermediate and far distances without glasses or contacts.
“It’s a huge evolutionary step,” said Dr. James McCulley, professor and chairman of ophthalmology. “We all want a glasses-free and contact lens-free society and we are very rapidly moving toward that.” "
Doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center are among the first to receive the ReSTOR lens, a new surgically implanted lens that can allow patients who have trouble seeing at arms length to see near, intermediate and far distances without glasses or contacts.
“It’s a huge evolutionary step,” said Dr. James McCulley, professor and chairman of ophthalmology. “We all want a glasses-free and contact lens-free society and we are very rapidly moving toward that.” "
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