Have you driven a Fjord lately?Think’s zippy little Web-enabled, carbon-free electric driving machine could help reverse 100 years of automotive history, writes Business 2.0 magazine.
Business 2.0 Magazine) — Three pinstriped London investors stand outside an electric car factory in the green fields of the Norwegian countryside, waiting their turns to test-drive a stylish two-seater called [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Posted in News on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A Dismal Picture of Life in Iraq – washingtonpost.com
Posted in News on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A Dismal Picture of Life in Iraq – washingtonpost.com: “BAGHDAD, July 30 — Living conditions in Iraq have deteriorated significantly since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, leaving nearly one-third of the population in need of emergency aid, a consortium of relief organizations said in a report released Monday.The numbers in the report offer a contrast [...]
Israel declines to criticize U.S. weapons sales to Gulf Arab states – International Herald Tribune
Posted in News on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Israel declines to criticize U.S. weapons sales to Gulf Arab states – International Herald Tribune: “The proposed package would come with a sweetener for Israel: a 25 percent increase in U.S. military aid, from an annual $2.4 billion today to $3 billion a year, guaranteed for 10 years, Olmert and officials in Washington said.Top administration [...]
Saudis going south on Iraq – International Herald Tribune
Posted in News on July 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saudis going south on Iraq – International Herald Tribune: “The Bush administration and Saudi Arabia’s ruling family have a lot in common, including oil, shared rivals like Iran and a penchant for denial that has allowed both to overlook the Saudis’ enabling role in the Sept. 11 attacks. But their recent wrangling over Iraq cannot [...]
Posted in News on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Quantum entanglement is an area of science that will one day dominate the way we look at information, the way we communicate secretly and the way our computers do their thing. Problem is, it’s really bloody confusing! Duncan McKimm searches for some understanding of quantum entanglement and its uses.
At the moment, quantum mechanics is one [...]
Posted in News on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BACKWARD RESEARCH GOES FORWARDUniversity of Washington physicist (and science-fiction author) John Cramer is moving forward with his experiment in backward causality, thanks in part to tens of thousands of dollars in contributions sent in by his fans. Although Cramer emphasizes that his lab is looking at “nonlocal quantum communication” rather than backward time travel per [...]
IraqSlogger: MP: "S.O.S." for Vulnerable Falluja Civilians
Posted in News on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
IraqSlogger: MP: “S.O.S.” for Vulnerable Falluja Civilians: “The MP told Slogger that bicycle travel is no longer allowed in the city, removing another form of transport that was available to Falluja residents earlier in the crackdown. “Falluja looks like Guantanamo Prison,” al-Luhaybi said. The curfew hits those with sensitive health issues the hardest, the MP [...]
Israel dismisses Hezbollah claim it can reach targets in every part of country – Haaretz – Israel News
Posted in News on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Israel dismisses Hezbollah claim it can reach targets in every part of country – Haaretz – Israel News: “Israel dismisses reports of Iran-Syria arms dealThe senior defense official also said that a report of a $1 billion arms deal between Syria and Iran is false, saying that Russia – not Iran – is Syria’s main [...]
Posted in News on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pakistan Accord With Tribes Backfired, Spy Chief Says July 22 (Bloomberg) — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s attempt to achieve a political settlement in restive tribal areas backfired, resulting in al-Qaeda establishing a safe haven there, the top U.S. intelligence official said.
Still, Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell said Musharraf, under pressure from [...]
Posted in News on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s Islamic-rooted ruling party won parliamentary elections Sunday, taking at least 331 of 550 seats despite warnings from the secular opposition that the government was a threat to secular traditions.
The state-run Anatolia news agency said the ruling Justice and Development Party had won with 85 percent of the votes counted. Two [...]
