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In the light of the recent rumors about Yahoo! preparing to take down MyBlogLog we all hope they are false.

MyBlogLog is a community for bloggers. It enables bloggers to connect and find each others blogs. This is what makes it an excellent blog promotion tool. As you can see, there is a MyBlogLog widget on this blog’s sidebar. All CosmoBC blogs are members of the MyBlogLog community.

Since MyBlogLog was acquired by Yahoo!, it became increasingly popular. So in my opinion it would be illogical to take it down. So let us all hope those rumors are false!

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Here are some news about the current affairs in India:

First there is news about riots in India’s Punjab State. Read More.

Then we hear about cyclone Aila hitting India and Bangladesh killing at least 73 and destroying thousands of homes. Read More.

Finally, there is some speculations that India might be the next country to start censoring the Internet. Read More.

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So far, over 2000 people have been infected by the Swine Flu virus, most of which were in North America (mainly Mexico, followed by the United States). It is hard to say, due to the flow of different and often contradicting information, but most likely 149 people have died, as of April 28, morning.

Now the question is if more people are actually infected than the reported numbers. It could be very likely that even up to a few million people are currently infected, but only the most critical cases make it to the hospitals (and thus are known to us). This could be possible, since health care isn’t really accessible in some poor regions of Mexico. If that were the case, then 149 dead out of a few million infected would be bad, but not as critical as 149 out of only 2000 infected. Also if this is found true, then Swine Flu would only be deadly in a few extreme conditions, and would give hope of recovery to those that are infected but hospitalized fast. Otherwise, the Swine Flu could soon become as deadly as the Spanish Flu in 1918 where about 20 million people have died.

The following is the latest map by Google showing the spread of the Swine Flu:

Spread of the Swine Flu. Map by Google.

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The recent spreading of the deadly Swine Flu has started a wave of panic in the media. The Internet isn’t different in that matter. In fact the Swine Flu is currently the top trending topic on the micro-blogging service Twitter. It is also one of the most searched keyword on search engines such as Google and Yahoo. For example “Swine Flu Ohio” is the 27th most popular search keyword on Google. As for the blogosphere, the keyword “Swine Flu” has been indexed on almost 2800 blogs all over the Internet, as of April 26. This is expected to continue to increase as more people get infected.

The flu, which originated in Mexico, has already spread to 5 states in the US (New York, Ohio, Kansas, Texas and California) and two Canadian provinces (British Columbia and New Brunswick). It is also suspected to have spread to other countries such as France. 80 people have died from it in Mexico alone, and 20 are confirmed to be infected in the United States.

The following map by Google shows the location of confirmed Swine Flu infections:

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Forbes recently published a report about the best cities for finding jobs, followed later on by another report about the worst cities for jobs. This is a very useful overview of the current state of the U.S. local economy.

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U.S. Submarine Structures LLC is the company that designed both H2Ome and the Poseidon Resort. H2Ome is the world’s first sea-floor private residence while the Poseidon Resort is the first sea-floor hotel.

The Poseidon Resort is located underwater on the sea-floor inside a Fijian lagoon. The pressure at the sea-floor is equivalent to one atmosphere, so the structures are strong enough, yet not really massive. Also this depth enables sunlight to reach the resort’s huge windows, giving a magnificent view on the sea and it’s life-forms. This would be the dream hotel!

As for H2Ome, it is very similar to the Poseidon Resort (also under a one atmosphere pressure) but it is meant to be a series of private luxury residences.

Read more and see the awesome images: Underwater Dwellings: H2Ome and The Poseidon Resort

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Nuclear Bombs are known to be the most destructive weapon man has ever created, but it could also be a great tool for some civilian uses.

Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com

The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in the world are:

1) Creating a Harbor, or Just a Hole: Nukes can easily dig huge holes in the ground in a matter of a few seconds.

2) Creating a New Panama Canal: The Panama Canal is not wide enough for some of the world’s biggest ships, and has to be constantly maintained, otherwise mud and sand or other deposits would accumulate, filling up the canal. Therefore, an easy and inexpensive solution would be to dig a series of big holes along the canal using nukes. New canals could be easily dug in the same way.

3) Natural Gas Exploration: According to some studies, the use of nuclear explosions could increase the natural gas production.

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A 13-year-old boy was accused of robbing a bank in Peoria, Illinois, after being caught in a nearby garage about half an hour after the incident with his hands stained red by a dye pack that had been placed in the bag of money.

If tried as an adult he would face up to 30 years in prison.

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