TS Gabrielle downgraded to Depression
by Danica Coto, From PHYS.ORG Tropical Storm Gabrielle was downgraded to a depression Thursday as it lashed the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico with heavy rains and swirled toward the Dominican Republic. The storm was about 30 miles…
NYT: Detroit bankruptcy shows how Wall Street wins
By Michael Kling Moneynews Detroit’s bankruptcy case is another example of how Wall Street wins, according to The New York Times. Fixing Detroit’s financial dilemma is supposed to be done by “shared sacrifice” between pensioners and municipal bond investors. Nice…
How South Korea’s new road-charged buses can impact electric vehicle design
From Core77 At least two of the challenges of designing a current-day electric car are based on infrastructure limitations. One, electric cars need to have relatively large, expensive batteries—the one in Chevy’s Volt reportedly runs a whopping $6,000—to deliver the…
Jerry Bruckheimer may Lose Final Cut on Pirates of the Caribbean 5
by Adam Chitwood From Collider THE LONE RANGER Producer Jerry Bruckheimer May Lose Final Cut on PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 as Disney Looks to Lower the Budget The box office failure of Disney’s The Lone Ranger looks like it…
Dr Bernie Hanna: Obesity part 3
From Bahama islandsinfo How Exercise and Physical Activity can help. Exercise and physical activity can benefit every area of your life. They can: Help maintain and improve your physical strength and fitness. Help improve your ability to do the things…
Deal over yacht sale proceeds, court told
By Hamish Fletcher From New Zealand Herald Agreements between two of Jamie Peters’ former firms made sure money from the sale of a $2 million luxury yacht flowed back into one of the companies, a close friend of the bankrupt…
1-228 combs the Caribbean Sea to save the lives of 9 drifters
By Staff Sgt. Jarrod From dvids SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – On July 2, a U.S. Army Utility Helicopter-60 from the 1-228 Aviation Battalion at Soto Cano Air Base was dispatched to the Caribbean Sea to help locate two…
‘Pirates’ team now brings ‘The Lone Ranger’ to audiences
From philstar.com MANILA, Philippines – From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Academy Award®–winning director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and…
Dept. of Planning trains staff in new Building Code standards
2009 International Code Training The Department of Planning is training staff in advance of the transition from the 1999 Standard Building Code to the 2009 International Code Council (ICC) family of international codes. Training will be facilitated by England Training…
