Undoubtedly still a beautiful car, the 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost has just a few things left to reconcile – such as its water pump catching on fire. Though not one of the largest recalls at only 589 units sold, the NHTSA recall is comical when associated with a brand such as Rolls Royce. Imagining a […]
Read MoreAfter being saved with an infusion of Chinese cash, Swedish car brand Saab will now be able to move on as an automotive concern and the first order of business is obviously new product. In a presentation given to the Swedish National Debt Office, Saab allegedly unveiled sketch designs of the new 9-3 model. Swedish […]
Read MoreIn an increasing trend ever since the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Belgium will join the ranks of those abandoning the use of nuclear power in the future. While only possessing two nuclear plants at Doel in the north and Tihange in the south, Belgium’s steps forward to end the use of nuclear power represents both […]
Read MoreA Saco, Maine gentleman is the proud owner of a new 2012 Honda Accord after trading up his original million mile 1990 Accord. Purchasing his 1990 Honda Accord in 1996 with 75,000 miles on it, Joe LoCicero kept the car running on its original engine and transmission for over one million miles, a first according […]
Read MoreThe sixth iteration of the BMW 3 Series of vehicles arrives for sale in the United States in February 2012 and it is definitely a must have for German car enthusiasts. The car is larger, lighter, and more varied with the introduction to the United States of a four cylinder variant in the guise of […]
Read MoreThe Sun has an 11 year cycle during which radiation peaks then falls. Scientists have long known about this solar feature but have never been able to link it to the weather patterns on the Earth until just recently. Lead scientist on the project Sarah Ineson of the UK Met Office found that a reduction in […]
Read MoreOne of many the many jobs listed on Steve Jobs‘ resume is that of his stint at Atari beginning in May 1974. In a Gamasutra article by Frank Cifaldi, Pong engineer Allan Alcorn first met Steve Jobs when he was nothing more than another unkempt engineer coming in off of the street looking for a job. Jobs was apparently so […]
Read MoreWhat if another country or a terrorist organization were able to deploy military drones with capabilities similar to those used by the United States? This is a possible reality that Micah Zenko from the Council on Foreign Relations thinks about when he questions the practice of the Bush and Obama administrations of sending these drones […]
Read MoreSteve Jobs, Apple’s cofounder and visionary leader, has died at the age of 56 after a long bout with pancreatic cancer that has afflicted him for years. Founding his computer company at the age of 21 in Cupertino California, 1976, along with Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs really had little idea of what Apple would eventually […]
Read MoreImagine you are living in the 1940’s with the terror of the Nazi menace marching towards your home. This was the plight of physicist Niels Bohr in 1940. One of Jewish descent and one socialist, Max von Laue and James Franck had sent their Noble Peace Prize Medals to Bohr’s Institute for Theoretical Physics for […]
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