Wednesday, November 1, 2006 The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) has warned the public against taking party pills, even though they are legal in New Zealand. This warning comes because Benzylpiperazine, or BZP, can trigger hypothermia, seizures, paranoia, insomnia, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, palpitations and spasms of the muscle. Some of those side effects will occur…
Commercial Refrigeration Basics
Read An Opinion On: Fluid Chillers Long ago our ancestors spent the winter harvesting ice to store in insulated caves so they would have ice all year round. During the warm months, they used this stored ice to preserve their food. This ice-block method of refrigeration was still being used at the beginning of the…
China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009…
Indian lawyers debate how to execute Mohammad Afzal
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Even as the debate over whether Mohammad Afzal should be put to death for his role in the foiled 2001 attack on Indian Parliament rages on, lawyers are trying to determine the most humane method by which he may be executed. Some are quoting a Law Commission report that says lethal…
Post Lap Band Surgery Support How Much Does It Help?
Read An Opinion On: Gym Equipment Melbourne By Adriana Noton After having lap band surgery, patients undergo a recovery phase before their band is restricted and they enter the active weight loss period. The first month is the healing period to allow the stomach time to adjust to the lap band. Although lap band surgery…
Wikinews Shorts: June 12, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may return to Thailand if he wishes, interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said today. Thaksin’s lawyer, Noppadon Pattama, indicated that Thaksin, in exile since a coup led by Sonthi last year,…
UK company “seriously considering” GPS tracking devices in school uniforms
Saturday, August 25, 2007 The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is “seriously considering” including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children. “As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously…
Get The Right Certification To Proceed In The It Industry 000 421}
Read An Opinion On: Tungsten Carbide Grit For Sale Australia Submitted by: Romain Jhon The 000-421 Examination is for the certification in IBM Certified Solution Developer – InfoSphere DataStage v8.5. This examination contains total numbers of 65 questions and time allowed to complete the examination is only 90 minutes. In order to achieve the certification,…
Airbus parent EADS wins £13 billion UK RAF airtanker contract
Thursday, March 27, 2008 European Aeronautic Defence & Space NV (EADS), the parent company of European airframer Airbus, has won a £13 billion contract to supply the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) with aerial refueling tankers to replace the nation’s current ageing fleet. AirTanker Ltd., an EADS-led consortium, have signed a 27-year contract with…
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger upgraded to fair condition
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 On Tuesday, NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was upgraded to fair condition at Pittsburgh’s Mercy Hospital. The extent of his injuries is now known. Roethlisberger lost two teeth and chipped others, suffered a concussion, a broken upper and lower jaw, a broken nose, broken facial bone, a 9 inch laceration to the…