Computer Keyboards Can Be Dirtier Than A Toilet: Study

Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard -- you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.

A study by British consumer magazine "Which? Computing" asked a microbiologist to examine 33 keyboards in a typical London office, a toilet seat and a toilet door handle, for bugs generally found in unhygienic places.

NASA mulls six-month stay on moon for astronauts

NASA mulls six-month stay on moon for astronauts



NASA wants astronauts who will return to the moon to take one long step for mankind by staying there for up to six months.



The US space agency has announced it hopes to build moon bases that can house astronauts for the long stays, with an intricate transportation and power system.



NASA is examining different designs for lunar outposts that could be inspired by the orbiting International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s director of Advance Capabilities Division, Carl Walz said.

Let's Think Nothing Together

I have an insane desire to read,
And rack my brains to try to write.
Long-staying at home is so stifling.
Go out for a walk,
In the fresh air and very open place.
Here let's think nothing together.
Relax and enjoy for the

Notes On Mountain

The telephone rang suddenly,which waked me up at about half past five this morning.One of my friends asked me to go climbing with him.I was so sleepy that I rejected his invation at first.Thinking about it carefully,I decided to go with him because I am an honest gentleman.Weather permitting,I would go with him,which is what I had promised to him.As one member in society,we shouldn’t break our promise no matter what happens.Through this,percentages of your friends or classmates will trust you more completely.

After some minutes later,both of us met a girl in her own village.Then we had a simple breakfast at a small store.When five of us got together finally,we rode our bikes to Longkeng Hill.Perhaps this is my second time to have a close touch to this hill.Long,a girl and our guide,said she likes climbing this hill every week.How determined and strong she is!As we all know,climbing has become a kind of sports which made majority of people excited.

Reaching the bottom of the hill,we set aside our bikes and began climbing. Excatly speaking,we were walking the hill roads because the hill is not steep at all.If you have ever gone climbing that hill,you may find that people can reach the top of it by cars.You know,when climbing,we can listen to some country music and heard the birds singing.At the same time, the sound of water came into our ears.You can fully image that you have this experience personally.The feelings of it must be so great that you would like to go there next time.Do you have a desire to go climbing Longheng Hill?If you are free,you may go and have a try.I think my friend,Long prefer to be your guide.

Indeed,it took us quite a long time to get the top of the hill.Of course,we cannot reach the real top.You know there is a Military Base at the top,which made us forbidden to go on climbing.Suddenly,several soliders came into our eyes and their strong-minded spirits made us admired.In my opinion,I think their daily life must be boring and hard,but maybe all of them enjoy it,which is quite unbelievable for me.
After arriving at the top of the hill,we all went back.Then we came to the “waterfall” to play with water and tried to climbe higher.It seems that we are a group of children.Suddenly,I picked a beautiful stone up.I know,Long was a “stone fan”.That means,she likes collecting different kinds of stones when climbing.So I gave it to her.Absolutely,she was so delighted.How a fan she is!

The water was pouring from the top of the mountain heavily because it rained a lot several days ago.Thinking back the experience,it haven’t occured to me that I am so brave.Although my trousers were wet,I still felt happy.It seemed that I came back to my childhood.

Walking along,you can forget the pressure on study or others.Maybe it is the reason why many people like climbing and enjoy the special feelings.In a word,just enjoy it!

By the way,when we went back to home.A car drove so quickly at the crossing that Han and I couldn't notice the car.Luckily,the car didn't do harm to us,but we were rather frightened from the bottom of our heart.God bless us!

Land - Speed Record - LSR

In a particular venue or road cycling starting to create the maximum speed record car activities. The work by car engine capacity integral A - J a total of 10 levels.
Present to drive the car tyres the maximum speed record is in November 1965 by the brothers赛mime (Summer Brother) created, the speed of 660 km / h; jet engine to drive the vehicle is the highest speed recorded in 1983 Richard Nobel Prize by the British (Richard Noble) driving his own car design Thrust II (see map) northwest Nevada in the United States on the creation of the Salt Lake, the speed of 1019.89 km / hr. Its total power output of the engine to 60,000 horsepower.

Solar Race

Solar energy in environmental protection and utilization of natural there is a great advantage, increasing attention, solar car race has become the new technology of Yanshi Hui. Australia and Switzerland in the past, the game more famous, in the past two years, Japan has frequently held the international solar car competition, the teams play a wide range, from car factories, power companies, electrical equipment manufacturers, universities and Club and so on.
Solar race is divided into two general categories: the contemporary group and the next group. Contemporary group than the next group and more restrictions. Such as the 1992 Japan Suzuka solar car competition requirements: Contemporary Group vehicle solar panels of the total generating capacity of not more than 800 W, batteries can only use lead-acid batteries, and the future of the automotive group's solar panels generating capacity of no restrictions, The board provides only the size, and can use lead-acid batteries in addition to various other than the battery. From the above provisions that, the next group of contemporary group than the car is much more comprehensive superior performance
To lead-acid batteries as an example, in order to ensure Zkw h capacity, at least for the weight of 90 kg; instead of nickel-zinc batteries, weighs only 35 kg, the weight of the car to reduce the impact of great performance.

Advances In Petroleum Geology

As human petroleum geology is the oil and gas exploration activities and the birth of an applied science, it is human for the oil and gas exploration in the formation and distribution of awareness of the summary, is to guide the activities of human exploration of oil and gas weapons. Throughout the world, after nearly 100 years of exploration activities, exploration of virgin land without running low, they're easy to find most of the oil and gas fields have been discovered. The growing demand for energy and the increasing difficulty of exploration, is facing the world oil prospectors in the face of a major conflict. World oil exploration facing a severe challenge to a new depth (deep exploration), the new fields (natural gas, unconventional gas, non-structural reservoir) into today's oil and gas exploration is the general trend. Under the circumstances, we are forced to develop new oil and gas exploration geological theory, oil and gas exploration

Oil Ingredients

Mainly from the oil mixture of hydrocarbons, has a special smell, non-ferrous metals flammability of oily liquid! Gaseous hydrocarbon gas is mainly composed of various gases, has a special smell, colorless flammable gas mixture.

The Color Of Crude Oil

The very rich oil colors, red, golden, Molv, black, brown red, or even transparent; crude oil is the color of its own contained resin, the content of asphalt, the higher the color of the deep. The color of the light crude oil quality of its better! Transparent oil can directly increase the vehicle's fuel tank in place of petrol! The main components of crude oil: oil quality (which is the main component), glial (a sticky semi-solid material), asphaltene (dark or black brittle solid material), carbon (a non-hydrocarbon) .

The Formation Of Oil

On the causes of the current oil are two arguments: ① inorganic On that oil is in the basic form of magma; ② On both organic organic compounds such as various animals, plants, in particular the lower animals and plants, like algae, bacteria, mussels Shell, after the death of fish and other buried in the sinking of the Gulf hypoxia, lagoon, Delta, lakes and other places, through many physical and chemical in the end gradually formed for the oil.

OIL

Also known as crude oil, from the depths of underground mining of the brown-black viscous flammable liquid. Is the main variety of alkanes, Cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbon mixture. It is the ancient oceans or lakes of biological evolution through a long form of the mixture, and belongs to fossil fuels like coal.

Japan's Banking Crisis By The Loan-to-07 Fiscal Year Earnings By 37%

Tokyo - June 28 - Japan's National Banking Association recently released data showed that the United States, loan-to-crisis, the banking sector last year, Japan's total net profit decreased by 37.5 percent, was 2.1246 trillion yen (about 108 yen for one U.S. dollars).

Six commercial banks in fiscal 2007 (April 2007 to March 2008) net profit decreased by 47.4%, 64 local banks and seven trust banks were reduced by 31.2 percent year-on-year and 25.8 percent , And 45 second place turn into bad debts due to banks mortgage payments, and other factors, net profit increased by about 2.4 times.

Data also showed that the 07 year due to the Bank of Japan raising interest rates and other reasons, the National Bank of funds operation income increased 1.2 percent year-on-year. The shares fell as trust and investment led to sluggish sales of products to fee-based intermediate business income has decreased by 9.6%.

Data also shows that, since the banks to strengthen the business and an increase of business outlets and related posts, the Japanese fiscal year on the number of staff of the bank increased by 1.4% year-on-year to 286,000, is the first increase in 14 years.

Regal story of the world: the financial king Zanini

After a full half-century of struggle, Ahmadinejad Zanini finally boarded the U.S. general manager of the first large banks throne. His life, not only for the development of California has made great contributions, but also to the United States in two world wars during the rapid development of the economy produced a huge impact, he is well-deserved financial giant.

PlantsasImportantinSpaceasonEarth

　Growing a vegetable garden isnt so difficult, on earth. But a space garden… well, thats another story. Still, as Sheri Quinn reports, plants will likely be an important part of future space missions, not only to sustain the travelers bodies, but their souls, as well.
　　Plants are a vital part of the earths eco-system, and theyre just as crucial in the artificial environment of an orbiting space station. As on earth, they provide food, and offer a sense of tranquility.
　　Scientists from the U.S. space agency NASA and Utah State University are working with Russian colleagues to figure out how to grow edible plants in space, and understand their psychological value to space explorers. Bruce Bugbee is a professor of plant physiology at Utah State. His lab helps test so-called space gardens.
　　"We now are trying to quantify, how important are they?" he explains, adding that he is not just talking about providing fresh greens for the crews diet. "Are there pe

Spain beat Italy in "ugly game" in quarterfinals of Euro 2008

VIENNA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Spain beat world champions Italy 4-2 in penalty shootout to win the "ugly game" in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008 on Sunday. The game was forced to extra time after the score was deadlocked at 0-0 after 90 minutes and after another 30 minutes of play, the score remained untouched.
Spain converted four of five attempts while Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas made two saves to send his team to the semifinals.
The victory was well deserved for the Spanish team as they gained an upper hand over Italy in the 120 minutes of action.
The Spanish team had 26 shots to Italy's 12 and were superior in ball possession (57%-43%) in the match which was played in a sluggish way.