Update About Swine Flu

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...

Swine Flu Spreads panic over the Internet

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...

Best vs. worst cities in the U.S. to get a job

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. Read more: Best Cities For Jobs Read more: Worst Cities For...

7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs

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...

13-year-old boy accused of robbing Illinois bank

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. Read more: 13-year-old boy accused of robbing Illinois...

Dead Man Elected In Ultimate Political Comeback

Mayor Harry Stonebraker has been re-elected to a fourth term in the small town of Winfield in Missouri, about a month after his death, with 90% of the votes. Similarly in Missouri's 2000 U.S. Senate race, Democrat candidate Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash a few weeks before the election, but still defeated Republican John Ashcroft. Read more: Dead Man Elected In Ultimate Political...

Google Health

Now millions can access medication records online through Google Health, a new service that has recently been released by Google partnered up with Medco and CVS. Read more: CVS joins Google Health Rx network: millions can access medication records...

NASA unveils new space ship

NASA has unveiled a mock-up of its new spaceship, the Orion exploration vehicle, which will replace the space shuttle in the next few years. Read more: NASA unveils new space...

Space Shuttle Discovery Lands After Landmark Flight

The space shuttle Discovery safely landed after successfully completing its 13-day mission which was to complete the building of the International Space Station. It is now ready and working at full power since the two final solar array wings have been added. This required some space walks. The completed International Space Station. Image by NASA. Read more: Space Shuttle Discovery Lands After Landmark...

The Most Corrupt Countries

During the year 2008 corruption has increased in a lot of countries. The most corrupt countries (Chad and Kyrgyzstan) happen to be poor countries, but that doesn't mean that the rich countries aren't corrupt. Even Canada and Japan happen to be below the G7 standards on that matter. Read more: The Most Corrupt...