Wednesday 21st July 2010
by WayneHere is today’s Daily Run Down.
- The UK should be getting Dragon Search and Dragon Dictation.
- The First 90 Miles of a 284-mile High-Speed railroad, from Chicago to S. Lous, could begin this fall.
- The Brookfield Zoo has adopted Five Pelicans that were trapped in the BP Oil Spill.
- Scientists have located the most Massive star ever.
- According to the FCC, Broadband deployment is not occurring fast enough.
- Honda will bring plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles to the US in 2012.
- Depression may increase changes of getting Alzheimer’s.
- A Congressman, Edolphus Towns, has put forth a resolution that would protect citizens who videotape or photograph police in public places.
- Astronomers have some evidence that a comet impacted Neptune approximately 200-years-ago.
- BP has been caught photoshopping oil spill cleanup photos.
- The Google Nexus One is no longer available for purchase from Google.
- The Navy has shot down a robotic aircraft with laser beams.
- Facebook has officially surpassed 500 Million users.
- A Creepy ‘Human Fish’ can live up to 100 years.
- A US Judge in Connecticut has ruled that Cheerleading is not an ‘official’ sport.
- Skype has been updated to work in the background.
- Future Planes could land upright like birds.
Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.
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