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Following the ongoing tragedy that is , Fukushima, I cannot help but wonder, will we soon be describing a tragedy as being , Fukushima'd ? I have already seen that word being used on You Tube and feel sure it will percolate into common usage soon . The situation in, Fukushima is so dire it will...

When the Lyrid meteor shower hits full strength Friday and Saturday morning, it will mark a sort of planetary triple crown: Earth Day, Good Friday and Passover. The Lyrids are one of the oldest known showers, creating a light show usually seen easily from Earth -- and completely harmless...

The following lists the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that rocked the northeast coast of Japan on March 11 and the subsequent crisis at a nuclear power plant. ( DEATH TOLL A total of 12,009 people were confirmed dead by Japan's National Police Agency as of 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, while...

So now they are not even bothering to try to store the radioactive water just dump it straight into the ocean !

A spokesman says the fourth reactor at a damaged nuclear plant is now on fire; more radiation has been released, and it's enough in nearby areas to have an impact on health. Japan's prime minister says radiation has spread from the damaged reactors and warned of risks of more leaks. People...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error A Canadian woman has become the first person in the world to graduate with a Masters degree in Beatles studies. Former Miss Canada finalist, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy was one of the first 12 students to sign up for the...

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 28, 2011): Advisory published. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in all supported editions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a victim to run malicious scripts when visiting various...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Reuters – In this photograph taken with a mobile phone, a woman lies injured atop a taxi where she fell from the … BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine woman survived after jumping from the 23rd floor of a downtown Buenos...

Hello everyone - It's a new year and the Microsoft Security Response Center is ready to provide the Link Removed - Invalid URL for January's security bulletins. We have two bulletins addressing three vulnerabilities in Windows. The first bulletin is Important and affects Windows Vista. The...

Revision Note: V1.1 (November 3, 2010): Added the opening of HTML mail in the Restricted sites zone as a mitigating factor, the automated Microsoft Fix it solution to the CSS workaround, and a finder acknowledgment. Removed reading e-mail in plain text as a workaround. Also clarified content in...

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Windows common control library. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted Web page. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 10, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker...