Chernobyl

Belle de Jour: On science and prostitution

Rowan Hooper Under the name Belle de Jour, Brooke Magnanti wrote about her experiences as a prostitute for a London escort agency, and her blog became a bestselling book, The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, and a...

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Mohamed ElBaradei: Nuclear Power in the Balance

The future of nuclear power will be one of the key issues on the table at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, with 30 countries already using it and 60 more planning to introduce it. But, if...

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Ottawa boosting liability limit for nuclear companies

Martin Mittelstaedt From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 9:16PM EST If something goes terribly wrong at a nuclear power plant, how much liability should the operator bear? Natural Resources Minister...

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat benchmark appears

Finally, a DirectX 11 benchmark based on an actual game. Shacknews writes that GSC Game World has released a freely downloadable benchmarking tool based on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat, its upcoming post-apocalyptic survival...

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STALKER: Call of Pripyat DX11 benchmark released

Author: Joe Martin Published: 19th November 2009 GSC Game World has released a 421MB benchmarking tool for STALKER: Call of Pripyat. GSC Game World, the developers behind the annoyingly named S.T.A.L.K.E.R series (henceforth,...

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Rockland Residents Get Tested For Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is of particular concern in Rockland County after a recent study by an anti-nuclear power group, claiming the thyroid cancer rate in Rockland, 18 cases per 100,000 residents, is two times higher than the national...

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Subjective health legacy of the Chernobyl accident: A comparative study of 19-year olds in Kyiv

Background:Since the Chornobyl accident in 1986, the physical health of exposed children in Ukraine has been monitored, but their perceived health has not been studied. This study examines health perceptions of Ukrainian...

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Birmingham Mail honours local heroes in awards ceremony

PEOPLE of courage from across the city were honoured in the sixth annual Birmingham Mail Local Heroes awards. Whether it was shopkeepers who faced down gunmen or simply people who didn’t look the other way when someone needed...

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Land trouble may trip N-power in Gujarat

NPC is facing protests from farmers who are refusing to make way for the Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) project, the first major initiative after the civilian nuclear agreement between India and the US.

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Combo Bra/Gas Mask Wins 'Booby' Prize

Shoe bombs a la Richard Reid and shoe phones a la Maxwell Smart are so yesterday. Today's dual-use secret weapon is the bra/mask. That is right, a brassiere that converts into not one, but two, protective face masks.

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