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State of disaster declared in cyclone-hit FijiSuva (AFP) March 16, 2010 Fiji's government Tuesday declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17,000 people have fled to evacuation centres. The leader of the military regime, Voreqe Bainimarama, said although the full extent of the damage from Cyclone Tomas was yet to be determined, it had been devastating. "It is evident that wherever Tomas has struck, the damage has been overwhelming," he said in a statement. There were unconfirmed reports of "a few" ... read more |
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Austin, Texas (AFP) March 16, 2010Technology startup City Sourced is making it easy for folks to complain to city hall about anything from graffiti to drug dealers in their towns. City Sourced provides a free application for iPhone's that lets people in hundreds of US cities use the Apple smartphone to snap pictures of neighborhood blight and then fire off messages to officials responsible for the fixes. "We are all busy ... more  
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Mar 17, 2010The domestication of animals and plants is the most important technological innovation during human history. This genetic transformation of wild species has occurred as humans have used individuals carrying favorable gene variants for breeding purposes. In the current issue of Nature an international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has revealed some of the secrets underlying the re ... more  
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010A team of researchers from Carnegie Museum of Natural History has described a new genus and species of carnivorous amphibian from western Pennsylvania. The fossil skull, found in 2004 near Pittsburgh International Airport, was recovered from rocks deposited approximately 300 million years ago during the Late Pennsylvanian Period. Named Fedexia striegeli, it is one of only a very few relati ... more |
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10 000 000 Flex-Fuel Vehicles Strong In BrazilSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 The announcement that Brazil's 10 millionth Flex-Fuel vehicle was built yesterday, made by the country's National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), is a milestone for the industry and the country. It should encourage automakers to invest more in the global dissemination of what has been accomplished in Brazil, as well as in their countries of origin. This was the assessment of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), which sees an abundance of good reasons to spread the word a ... read more |
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