Archive for February, 2013
British Army Uses Tiny Drones in Afghanistan; Just 10cm Long and Weighing 16 Grams
February 4th, 2013Via: Sky: British troops are using a nano drone just 10cm long and weighing 16 grams on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground. They are the first to use the state-of-the-art handheld tiny surveillance helicopters, which relay reliable full motion video and still images back to the devices’ handlers […]
Israel Attacked ‘Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center’
February 4th, 2013Via: New York Times: The Israeli attack last week on a Syrian convoy of antiaircraft weapons appears to have damaged the country’s main research center for work on biological and chemical weapons, according to American officials who are sorting through intelligence reports. While the main target of the attack on Wednesday seems to have been […]
Who Held Kevin McGeever in a Dark Room for Eight Long Months?
February 3rd, 2013Update: Kevin McGeever Arrested for Wasting Police Time Via: BBC: An Irish property developer who says he was kidnapped for eight months has been arrested on suspicion of wasting police time. Kevin McGeever, 68, was found wandering on a country road near Ballinamore, County Leitrim in January eight months after he disappeared. He was emaciated […]
World’s Largest Natural Sound Archive Is Now Online
February 3rd, 2013Via: Cornell: After 12 years of work, Cornell’s Macaulay Library archive, the largest collection of wildlife sounds in the world, is now digitized and fully available online. “In terms of speed and the breadth of material now accessible to anyone in the world, this is really revolutionary,” said audio curator Greg Budney. All archived analog […]
Don’t Let Them Pull Out Your Teeth
February 2nd, 2013Via: DailyKos: A few years ago I was diagnosed with an advanced case of gum disease. I was showing pocket depths of 9s and 10s. Many of my teeth were actually loose. And it had become painful to eat certain foods. My periodontist told me that in order to stop it from getting worse, I […]
Gasoline at Highest Price Ever for This Time of Year
February 2nd, 2013Via: CNBC: U.S. drivers are now paying more to fill up their gas tanks than they ever have at this time of year. The national average price of retail gasoline posted its biggest one-day increase in 23 months on Friday, rising four cents to $3.46 a gallon, according to AAA. The average price has risen […]
The Spy Novelist Who Knows Too Much
February 2nd, 2013I wonder what these novels contain about 9/11… Via: New York Times: Last June, a pulp-fiction thriller was published in Paris under the title “Le Chemin de Damas.” Its lurid green-and-black cover featured a busty woman clutching a pistol, and its plot included the requisite car chases, explosions and sexual conquests. Unlike most paperbacks, though, […]
