Out of space in outer space: Special report on NASA’s ‘space junk’ plans


Saturday, September 10, 2011 A 182-page report issued September 1 by the United States National Research Council warns that the amount of debris in space is reaching “a tipping point”, and could cause damage to satellites or spacecraft. The report calls for regulations to reduce the amount of debris, and suggests that scientists increase research […]

Considerations When Selecting An Annealing Furnace


Read An Opinion On: Ramp Rfid Site Manufacturing Automation bytimothyharvard An annealing furnace is a highly specialized piece of equipment in any industrial application where steel or alloys are heated to high temperatures to change hardness and specific properties, including the overall strength of the metal. This is also essential to and to make it […]

Toyota accused of misleading public over recalls


Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Toyota has been accused by a U.S. House of Representatives committee with misleading the public and investigators over its recent recalls. The accusations, in a statement from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, claim that Toyota both relied on a flawed study in its assessment of the issue of sticking accelerator […]

Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer


Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York, […]

US clinic plans first face transplant


Tuesday, September 20, 2005 US doctors are to interview 12 patients with a view to performing the first ever transplant of a human face. The Cleveland Clinic will choose between seven women and five men to find the person most suited for the experimental procedure, which is a radical and controversial solution to extreme facial […]

Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand


Thursday, May 7, 2009 Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an Ohio-based investment group and Telesto Ventures have indicated separately that they are interested in purchasing the Saturn auto brand from General Motors (GM). According to The Wall Street Journal, Nissan-Renault is interested in purchasing Saturn. Bloomberg, however, indicated that Nissan-Renault may be a partner of Penske’s […]

Wikinews interviews Frank McEnulty, independent candidate for US President


Saturday, February 16, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, there are small political parties offering candidates, and those who choose to run without a party behind them, independents. Wikinews is interviewing some of these citizens who are looking to become the 43rd person […]

Curious About Why An Rn To Bsn Program Is Beneficial? This Article Is For You


Read An Opinion On: Adverse Possessions Assistance Submitted by: Blake Maxted The complexity of having a fast improving information technology, the great improvements occurring in the health care industry as well the higher importance of nurses in the society all have made lots of RNs fully grasp the need for getting a Bachelor’s Degree in […]