Japan Travel page 11
Elephant Seals Swimming Deeper as Waters Warm
Moon's Creation Questioned by Chemistry
Mystery Daytime Fireball Streaks Over Texas
New Shinsaibashi Parco building to house H&M
Construction begins of Egyptian museum partly financed by Japan loans
Space Station Astronaut to Observe Earth Hour
Mini Chameleons May Be Smallest Reptiles
Estrogen Turns Male Snakes into Same-Sex Charmers
100 Years After Titanic, Safety Still a Concern
Mutants = Art: Scientists from the University of Georgia have mapped the genetics of the unusual sunflowers that Vincent Van Gogh painted in his 'Sunflower Series,' according to the Daily Mail. 'The double flowered versions favored by the artist more than 100 years ago have a smaller proportion of internal disc florets,' according to the article.(5:53pm) via The Daily Mail.
Credit Cards Compromised: More than 10 million credit card numbers may have been stolen from a payments processing firm today. All major credit card brands were affected, via @CNN
Starbuck's Beetles 'n Creme: Think that Starbucks Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino is a blush-colored pink from freshly picked strawberries? Think again try crushed beetles. The coffee powerhouse recently admitted that it uses cochineal dye, a common natural dye used by the food industry, to color its strawberry drinks. The dye is produced from dried female cochineal beetles, and PETA estimates that it takes about 70,000 beetles to produce one pound of the red dye. Natural? Sure. Vegan? Not so much. (2:40 p.m.)
| The rising sun country is one of world leaders on manufacture of cars and motorcycles. Quality and reliability of Japanese cars is familiar to each motorist, after all hardworking Japanese to any work concern very thoroughly and responsibly, including creation of cars. In the Japan you most likely will not meet concerning old cars, local authorities with a view of stimulation of a domestic motor-car manufacturer have passed the law according to which on cars is more senior five years considerably insurance payments so the average Japanese easier and more cheaply to buy the new car raise, than to contain the old. |
