For the first time ever, people have drilled into a rock on Mars, collecting the powdered remains from the hole for analysis.Images sent back from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Wednesday confirmed that the precious sample is being held by the rover's scoop, and will soon be delivered to two miniature chemical labs to undergo an unprecedented analysis. (Related: "Mars Rover Curiosity...
3 Dead in Rolling Gun Battle on Vegas Strip
Label: Business A drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip early this morning by the occupants of a Range Rover SUV, who shot at the occupants of a Maserati, caused a multi-car accident and car explosion that left three dead.Police said that they believe a group of men riding in a black Range Rover Sport SUV pulled up alongside a Maserati around 4:20 a.m. today and fired shots into the car, striking...
Feb
20
E-cigarettes may soon be sold as life-saving medicine
Label: World* Required fields * First name * Last name * Country * Email address * Password Password must contain only letters and numbers, and be at least 8 characters * Confirm password...
Gbagbo lawyer slams "political trial" at ICC
Label: Technology THE HAGUE: Laurent Gbagbo's lawyer hit out at a "political trial" at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, where judges are to decide if the Ivorian ex-president should face charges of crimes against humanity.Gbagbo, 67, is the first former head of state brought before the ICC, where he is accused of masterminding a campaign of violence during a bloody 2010-2011 presidential election...
How to find and get the most out of an entrepreneurial mentor
Label: LifestyleI don't know where I'd be today without my entrepreneurial mentors. A lot of successful entrepreneurs will tell you the same thing.Every 20-something entering the job market should have a mentor that can help her navigate the business world, but the bond between an entrepreneur and her mentor is unique. There aren't a lot of tougher mountains to climb than starting a company from scratch, and the...
Florida Python Hunt Captures 68 Invasive Snakes
Label: Health It's a wrap—the 2013 Python Challenge has nabbed 68 invasive Burmese pythons in Florida, organizers say. And experts are surprised so many of the elusive giants were caught.Nearly 1,600 people from 38 states—most of them inexperienced hunters—registered for the chance to track down one of the animals, many of which descend from snakes that either escaped or were dumped into the wild.Since...
Fiery Debate Over Pistorius' Story at Bail Hearing
Label: Business As prosecutors today outlined their case against South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, providing details that they say indicates a premeditated act of murder against his girlfriend, his lawyers swatted at each bit of evidence on the dramatic second day of a bail hearing that will likely foreshadow the upcoming trial.The Johannesburg courtroom sat riveted as police investigators...
Feb
19
Doctors would tax sugary drinks to combat obesity
Label: World If you want to stem rising obesity levels, sugary drinks should be taxed like cigarettes. So urges the UK Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which is calling for pilots of taxes that hike prices by 20 per cent. The idea is to lower consumption by making sugary drinks dearer, a strategy known to cut sales of cigarettes and...
Yemen military aircraft crashes in Sanaa, kills 12
Label: Technology SANAA: A Yemeni military aircraft ploughed into a building in a residential neighbourhood of Sanaa on Tuesday, killing the pilot and at least 11 civilians, medics and witnesses said.Medics said the toll, which included two children and three women and left another 22 injured, was expected to riseSeveral hours after the crash rescue teams were still sifting through the rubble in search...
Microsoft to begin connecting Skype and Lync by June 2013
Label: LifestyleLync is Microsoft's unified communications platform for business users.(Credit:Screenshot/Microsoft) Microsoft provided an updated road map for its Lync unified-communications platform today, the opening day of the company's first Lync Conference in San Diego.The biggest piece of news is that Lync-Skype connectivity/federation is coming later than many expected. The first piece of that connectivity...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © News drafting. All rights reserved.
Design And Business Directories