Saturday, November 15, 2008 At 8:34 pm Indian time Friday night (1504 UTC), India became the fourth country to land its flag on the Moon. The unmanned lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 ejected its Moon Impact Probe (MIP), which hurtled across the surface of the Moon at 1.5 kilometres per second (3000 miles per hour), and successfully […]
Cold Stamping Foil
Read More About: Avid New Media By Peter Nisbet The cold foiling process, as the name implies, involves foil blocking without the use of heat. Traditional hot stamping foils require heat and pressure to transfer the foil from the carrier film to the substrate being printed, whereas cold foiling does not. A hot foil generally […]
Study says dogs can smell lung and breast cancer
Monday, August 7, 2006 Dogs can be trained to detect early and late stages of lung and breast cancer accurately according to a study published by California scientists in the little-known scientific journal Integrative Cancer Therapies. The study took place over the last five years at the Pine Street Foundation, a non-profit organization which conducts […]
World’s first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich
Saturday, August 2, 2008 A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the first patient to receive a complete double arm transplant. The patient, whose name has not been released, underwent the operation at the Klinikum rechts der Isar, part of the Technical University of Munich […]
Horse flu damage spreads
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 As the Federal Labor Party calls for an inquiry into the outbreak of Equine Influenza, federal Opposition leader Kevin Rudd said “if there is a hole in the quarantine system, it needs to be plugged straight away.” Federal Minister for Agriculture Mr McGauran has cautioned against a rushed judgment that failures […]
Rising Incidence Of Cancer Is Driving The Global Picture Archiving &Amp; Communications Systems Market
Read More About: W Radiology A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is an imaging technology providing economical and convenient storage as well as access to images. The global picture archiving and communications systems market is expected to gain an upward trajectory owing to explosive adoption of information technology in the healthcare sector. According to […]
The Aviator and Vera Drake scoop top prizes at the 2005 Orange BAFTA Film Awards
Sunday, February 13, 2005 LONDON – The big-budget Hollywood movie The Aviator and the low-budget Brit flick Vera Drake have scooped the main prizes at the 2005 Orange BAFTA Film Awards. Four gongs went to The Aviator with the top ones being Best Film and Cate Blanchett for Best Supporting Actress. Vera Drake got three […]
Russia cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine
Sunday, January 1, 2006 Russia has ended exports of natural gas to neighbouring Ukraine following a failure to reach a compromise over prices. Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas behemoth, began cutting off supplies at 7:00 a.m. UTC Sunday, January 1. Gazprom claims to have taken this action because Ukraine refuses to pay the market rate for […]
7 Beloved Fashion Apparels Add To Your Store To Grow More Business
Read More About: Cashmere Cardigans Buy Cashmere Cardigans No one wants to invest in the fashion apparels that covers the likings of a small group of people. You want your sales to touch the sky, then buy the products that have the potential to go that high. Sale of the product depends upon the likings […]
Encyclopædia Britannica fights back against Wikipedia, soon to let users edit contents
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Encyclopædia Britannica (EB), the authoritative reference book first published in 1768, is planning to let readers edit its entries, Jorge Cauz, its president said Friday, as it battles […]