News briefs:July 14, 2010

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Study observes masturbation and other sexual trends among US teens

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 A recently published nationwide survey of US teenagers indicates boys tend to masturbate more — and start younger — than girls. It also finds boys who masturbate are more likely to engage in safe sex than boys who don’t. Dr. Cynthia L. Robbins, the study’s lead…

Buying New Forklifts Or Maintaining The Existing Ones

Here’s An Opinion On: Used Forklifts Australia Buying new forklifts or maintaining the existing ones by Glyn Joneshjh A forklift truck is definitely a important and key bit of machinery in almost any materials handling business, or indeed any trade requiring the lifting and moving of heavy loads. Any company…

Samoan government ends state of emergency over measles outbreak

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 On Sunday, the state of emergency begun on November 15 over a measles outbreak ended in Samoa. The island nation’s cabinet unanimously voted to lift it on Saturday afternoon, and the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) announced the decision that night. NEOC reported a 95% immunization…

Australia will not export uranium to India

Friday, March 3, 2006 The Australian foreign minister, Alexander Downer, has confirmed that Australia will not export uranium to India while it is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The confirmation was prompted by a recently announced agreement between India and the United States involving the sale…

UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Monday, January 5, 2009 Amidst ongoing Israeli bombings of Gaza, with the death toll of the bombardments up to 537 with another 2,500 people wounded, UN food agencies again warned that the people of Gaza are facing a heavy humanitarian crisis. “The current situation in Gaza is appalling, and many…

How To Choose Your Enterprise Mobility Partner

Here’s An Opinion On: Richard Light Interactive It Submitted by: Jennifer Lewis Unless you are an organization with internal capabilities to service your enterprise mobility projects, you would probably need to partner with someone who does. In your enterprise mobility journey, the choice of the right partner is paramount. You…

Smart-1 probe ends mission with planned crash into the Moon

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Observatories around the world watched the skies early on Sunday morning as a European space probe, the SMART-1 crash landed on the Moon; the first time a European made object has landed there and, as the first, it made quite a bang. For the culmination of…

New England, Canada brace for Hurricane Bill

Saturday, August 22, 2009 Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, is currently threatening parts of New England and eastern Canada. Bill weakened somewhat on Friday, although it remains a formidable Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. As of 11 p.m. AST August 21…