Latest On The Planets Active Volcanoes
Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin in Environment, Tourism
Costa Ricas Arenal volcano, is spewing geysers of lava, ash and toxic gases from its crater and forced the evacuation of the national park, in which it is located. At 4am on May 24th 2010, the 1633-metre-tall cone-shaped mountain in northern Costa Rica shuddered into activity at. Eight successive rivers of lava flowed down its [...]
High Speed Traders
Posted on May 19, 2010 by admin in Business, Finance
Dressed in T-shirts and jeans, aged in their 20’s and 30’s, Tradeworx workers, in the small trading firm, tend high-speed computers. They buy and sell around 80 million shares a day. On May 6, as stock markets began to plunge in the “flash crash,” someone typed the command ‘HF STOP’ into the computers, sending a [...]
Banks Kept Alive By Drug Money
Posted on May 19, 2010 by admin in Finance, Society
Still reeling from the police investigation, the ANZ bank, Australia, is horrified by the news that entry level employees have been operating a drug trafficking ring out of their Melbourne office. However, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released information that billions of dollars from the illegal drug business was the only thing [...]
Humourous saying From Actual Court Scenes
Posted on May 19, 2010 by admin in Humour
Here are some amusing quotations taken from official court records, showing how funny and embarrassing some sayings can be, even in law courts. The slightest inadvertence is preserved for posterity. The problem is, the recorders were forced to keep a straight face during the entire process. Read more…
1950s Ads No Longer Socially Acceptable
Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin in Humour, Society, Women
Most researchers agree that while the basic content of ads may have altered over the years, advertising has always been aimed at presenting what people find amusing, enjoyable, or desirable. Adverts were once all about advertising the product. You have to check out these socially unacceptable 1950’s and 60’s ads…
Australian Food Allergy Awareness Week
Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin in Health
Aiming to make people more aware of food allergies and offer support to those at risk of anaphylixis, (extreme reaction) May 16-20 has been declared Food Allergy Awareness Week, The Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergies says that food allergies occur in around 1 in 20 children and about 1 in 100 adults. Most [...]
Electrocuted Wedding Guests
Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin in Health, Society
In a remote corner of India at least 28 people, who were on their way to a wedding, were electrocuted, when their bus came in contact with a high voltage power cable in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Most of the victims were women. This was the second such accident in two days…
Endangered Species Bites Man
Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin in Environment, Health
After an endangered species, a Katipo spider, bit a twenty-two year old Canadian man on the penis, he suffered heart inflammation. He had been skinny dipping in the ocean in the far north of New Zealand. The man left his clothes on a sand dune at the beach, when he went for a swim in [...]
Teenagers And Energy Drinks
Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin in Health
Kirsten Taylor, Director of Health Initiatives for Parkview Medical Center says “Young people aged14 to 24 purchase one third of all energy drinks”. The Australian Consumers Association warns that consumers need to be aware of the contents of energy drinks. Children who consume two or more cans of energy drinks a day may become irritable [...]
Worlds Youngest Solo Sailor
Posted on May 16, 2010 by admin in Sport
Sixteen year-old Jessica Watson returned home to Australia, in high victory, after her around the world, non-stop unassisted solo sail. After 210 days at sea and a 23,000 nautical mile journey, she set foot on dry land, to be greeted with rock star status. Read how her heroic effort has not achieved Jessica a world [...]
