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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Nero’s rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome

An unidentified man stands near a recently unearthed brick structure incorporating a 4-meter diameter pillar, seen in the background, discovered during maintenance works in the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 29. Archaeologists believe the structure supported a rotating dining room.Archaeologists unveiled what they think are the remains of the Roman emperor’s room, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth’s movement and impress guests.

Galactic cosmic rays hit 50-year high

An artist's concept of the heliosphere, a magnetic bubble that partially protects the solar system from cosmic rays. Space.com: “In 2009, cosmic ray intensities have increased 19 percent beyond anything we’ve seen in the past 50 years,” said Richard Mewaldt of Caltech.

Fungus hitting frogs hard

This frog species, Hylomantis lemur, was a reasonably widespread species, originally present at five study sites. Like neighborhood coffee shops and independent movie theaters around the United States, unusual varieties of frogs are rapidly disappearing from rainforests in Central America.

German zookeepers to raise baby rhino

A newborn rhino is seen together with its keepers Manuela Hofmann, right, and Michael Adler, left, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 at the Allwetterzoo Zoo in Muenster, Germany. The rhino was born Sunday. German zookeepers are caring for a baby rhino after deciding to separate it from its mother shortly after birth.

Did lowly parasite kill famous T. rex?

A reconstruction of the Trichomonas-like infection of the T. rex commonly known as "Peck's Rex." Note the yellowing at the back of the mouth and the lesions in the jaw that penetrate the full thickness of the bone.The famous dinosaur known as Sue — the largest, most complete and best preserved T. rex specimen ever found — might have been killed by a disease that afflicts birds even today, scientists now suggest.

Prehistoric shark nursery spawned giants

A series of Megalodon teeth appear side by side. The breeding ground of these massive prehistoric predators has been found in Panama. The site is only the second of its kind ever to be found. The breeding ground of the world’s largest, prehistoric predator has been discovered in Panama.

AT&T to start selling Garmin nuvifone in Oct.

After more than a year of delays, Garmin Ltd.’s GPS unit/wireless device hybrid nuvifone is finally going on sale in the U.S.

Microsoft releases free anti-virus software

Microsoft Tuesday released its first free anti-virus software called Microsoft Security Essentials for computers running its Windows operating system.

Man faces manslaughter trial in texting case

A Southern California man accused of killing a pedestrian while driving and text messaging has been ordered to stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter.

Healthcare Industry Turns to DeviceAnywhere to Bring their Products and Services

Healthcare Industry Turns to DeviceAnywhere to Bring their Products and Services to the Mobile Platform

DeviceAnywhere Gives Developers Peace-of-Mind that Mobile Applications Meet the Rigorous Standards of Reliability and Security Required for mHealth…