Avalanche buries cars in Colorado

Saturday, January 6, 2007 An avalanche on U.S. Route 40, which was 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, has buried many cars, caused other cars to be pushed over the edge of an expressway, and injured eight people, just outside of Denver, Colorado. The avalanche started at 10:30 AM, starting about 12 miles...

U.S. ISPs to test restricting heavy Internet users

Thursday, June 5, 2008 On June 3rd, 2008, two United States Internet service providers (ISPs) announced they would begin tests to slow web access for their most active customers and charge them for extra speed. Comcast and Time Warner Cable, two of the largest ISPs in North America, both made separate announcements of their...

Investment Property Experts (Ipx) Awarded Top 50 Real Estate Investment Opinion Makers

More Detail Here: Investment Property Advice Sydney Best Investment Property Advice Sydney Investment Property Experts (IPX) awarded Top 50 Real Estate Investment Opinion Makers by Gail Gust Full-cycle, full-service, turn-key investment provider, IPX, receives award for demonstrating vision, understanding, and a strategy for bringing investment services and products to repeat real estate buyers. June...

Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have,...

Scientists find key human language gene

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Researchers have found a crucial genetic difference between humans and chimps that could help explain our language and speech abilities. The difference lies in a gene called FOXP2 which encodes for a protein of the same name. This acts as a transcription factor, controlling the activity of other genes. The...

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