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BP plans to leave oil spill cap on when Tropical Storm Bonnie hits
The oil spill within the Gulf of Mexico 2010 became the target for Tropical Storm Bonnie as it pulled from the Bahamas Thursday . Storm warnings stopped nearly all oil spill containment and cleanup efforts. The massive flotilla assembled by BP for the oil spill containment and cleanup waited for official word from Thad Allen, ...
Tempe Town Lake dam pops, floods transient camps
Experts were confident that Tempe Town Lake dam would last for 25 to 30 years. The rubber blow-up dam containing Tempe Town Lake is a centerpiece of the Tempe, Arizona tourist trade. But one wonders what Tempe thinks about one of the 11-year-old dam pillows having blown, as the Associated Press reports. Two-thirds to three-fourths ...
What will become of the five second rule?
Food waste is a severe world problem that we should seek to alleviate. £10.2 billion is lost annually ($ 15.5 billion) on wasted food within the U.K. The U.S. never even touches 15 percent of what they produce in food, which costs the nation $ 43 billion annually. In such cases, you'd think the five ...
Top Secret America by the Washington Post calls efficacy of intelligence services into question
Monday, July 19, saw the release of an investigative report by The Washington Post which concerns the health of the intelligence services of the US Government. It's titled Top Secret America, and it is creating many buzz. The findings of the report are already being contested by big players within the intelligence field. Top ...
Your mechanic needs you to show power locks
Advances in technology make riding in a car so much better each time we do it. Who doesn't appreciate power steering, for example? It could be really hard to steer without it for any person who has ever tried. What do we think about power door locks? When they break, we can't wait to have ...
