Recent investigation has proven that the common housefly is a very dangerous enemy to human life. The fact that it spreads disease and is in every way undesirable is sufficient reason why everybody should be as careful as possible to prevent its increase. One of the most successful ways to wage war on flies is […]
Inventions Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet;[129] it was invented by Sir John Harrington in 1596. Crapper, however, did much to increase its popularity and came up with some related inventions, such as the ballcock mechanism used to fill toilet tanks. He was noted for the quality of his products and received several […]
Somehow budget cuts seems to have put a damper on the experience though…
South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse.”She looked at me and said, If only I had teeth down there,” recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. “I promised […]
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As the remaining pool of IPv4 addresses dwindles (only 623 million are left!), it turns out that the remaining address space isn't exactly beachfront property. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) currently has 16 blocks of 16.8 million IPv4 addresses left—out of a total of 221 usable such blocks. In January, IANA gave the 1.0.0.0/8 […]
Verizon Wireless is toying with the idea of eliminating its unlimited data plans and switching to tiered pricing, according to its parent companys chief financial officer, John Killian.In an interview with Bloombergs BusinessWeek, Killian said, “We will probably need to change the design of our pricing where it will not be totally unlimited, flat rate.”A […]
Someone might be planning a big tailgate party in Bismarck. Bismarck police took nine reports on Thursday of tailgates being stolen from pickups. Most of the thefts appear to have occurred Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Sgt. Mark Buschena said seven Chevrolet pickup tailgates, one GMC tailgate and one Dodge tailgate were reported stolen across […]
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