Tornadoes kill at least 28 in U.S. Midwest, South

Tornadoes in US

Officials say that at least 28 people were killed by the series of powerful storms and tornadoes in the US states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said, “We are no match for Mother Nature at her worst”.

There are real fears that the death toll may rise further.

To know frequent update and watch related videos please visit:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/usa-weather-storms-idUSL2E8E319G20120303

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/03/us/severe-weather/?hpt=hp_t1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17236495

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Will Iran Block the Strait of Hormuz?

Iran

Whether or not Iran will block the Strait of Hormuz is a hot topic for discussion. There are different types of opinion on this issue. As 20% of the total world oil supply is carried by the Hormuz Strait, the blockage of the strait may push the world oil market in an unsteady condition.

Though Iran has declared that if the western world put embargo on its oil export, the country will block the strait. But for many reasons the action is not easy for Iran. The main reason is that Iran is totally dependent on the ocean route for its most of the exporting goods and without export its economy will fall soon.

To learn about the deep discussion on this topic please visit:

 

http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/OPINION/75083/Iran-Block-Strait-of-Hormuz/

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-08/iran-able-to-block-strait-of-hormuz-general-dempsey-tells-cbs.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9032948/Iran-threatens-to-close-Strait-of-Hormuz-over-EU-oil-sanctions.html

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Becker Marine Systems is Developing Emission-free Ferry

Becker Marine

Becker Marine System is going to launch its first environment friendly emission free ferry from autumn 2013. The ferry will be exclusively run by environment-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) with no particle emissions. It will reduce CO2 emission 40% and the output of nitrogen oxides will be reduced as much as 90%. Really the ferry will contribute to reduce environmental pollution.

To know details about this ferry and the technology please visit:

http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/SHIPBUILDING/75818/Wadden-Sea-ferry-emission-free/

http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2012/03/01/germany-becker-marine-develops-first-emission-free-wadden-sea-ferry/

http://www.safety4sea.com/page/9929/6/environmentally-friendly-lng-ferry-to-launch-in-2013

 

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In Nigerian Offshore Pirates Kidnap Master and Chief Engineer

According to the International Maritime Bureau, a Dutch-owned refrigerated cargo was attacked by a group of eight armed pirates near Fairway Buoy Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The pirates deadly fired at the ship and stole cash and property from the vessel. When they left the vessel they took hostage the Master and the Chief Engineer with them.

To read more on the story please visit:

http://gcaptain.com/pirates-kidnap-master-chief-engineer/?41112

http://www.marsecreview.com/2012/02/nigerian-pirates-kidnap-2-crew/

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Two fishermen killed and three missing in Indian Ocean.

Fishermen killed in Indian ocean

Kochi: After the collision with an unidentified ship, two fishermen were killed and three more were missing on Thursday morning. The incident took place at sea 12 nautical miles off Manakkodam Light House in Alleppey district.

After the short break of the event of shooting of the Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie, this accident has sent shock waves among the fishing community in Kerala.

 

To know details on the story please visit:

http://www.firstpost.com/india/2-fishermen-killed-in-vessel-collision-off-kerala-coast-230350.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/2-fishermen-killed-3-missing-after-boat-hits-unidentified-ship/articleshow/12093390.cms

 

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New Zealand: Salvors are trying to remove containers from the bow section of Rena

Rena Accident

Svitzer salvors have so far recovered 554 containers for Rena. Braemar Howells container processing teams have carried those containers to the shore. From the water and shoreline another 71 containers have been recovered. Now total 625 containers have been recovered.

This week salvors are focusing to remove containers from the bow section of Rena. They also have managed to collect 10.3 cubic meters of fuel from the engine room.

To know the update on this accident please visit:

http://gcaptain.com/tag/mv-rena

http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/75729/Rena-Containers-Salvage/

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/rena-salvors-focus-wood-removal/5/114217http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/salvors-focus-on-clearing-the-bow/1266230/

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Afghan Police Officer is Suspected Kabul NATO Officers Killings

NATO officer killing in Afghan

 

One Afghan intelligence police officer is missing after the   NATO officers killings on Saturday. It is suspected that the police officer named Abdul Saboor from Parwan province is the most likely person who has open fired on NATO officers and killed them.

To know details about this story please visit:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17169823

http://www.thejournal.ie/afghan-police-officer-suspected-of-killing-two-us-nato-officers-366315-Feb2012/

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How to Buy a Laptop from Online Shop

Online laptop buying

With the help of internet shopping is now a matter of some clicks from your home computer. One of the benefits of online shopping is that you can quickly compare prices among the vendors to get the best deal. Now choosing a laptop sometimes be a problem if you are not sure which type of laptop you should bye. Here are some suggestions for you:

Frequent Business Travel:

If you are a businessman who is to travel frequently, you should consider the weight and size of the laptop. The screen size should also be within 13 inch. Battery life should be above normal. In this regard Dell and IBM companies are famous vendors who have strong reputation among the business community.

Home Desktop Replacement:

This type of laptop is big and heavy. It can do almost everything including watching movie, playing video games, working with images etc. The monitor should be large and bright. For this type of computer battery life isn’t a major factor since it will be usually be plugged in. For this purpose choose laptop with 17 inch bright monitor, RAM 3 to 4 GB and a video card with at least 512MB of dedicated RAM. HP and Gateway have different models for desktop replacement.

Where to Buy:

Dell should be you first place to buy laptop. They have daily updated low price products for they are famous among the consumers. You can also buy from different online shops like Newegg, Buy.com, Amazon etc. If you want to spend some more time to buy your laptop, you can also visit ebay. But never forget to check the reviews and reputation of the sellers.

To know more on buying laptops and their prices visit:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196696/best_places_to_buy_tech.html

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/home.do

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Gas Price is increasing for the Tension with Iran

Gas price rising

Now gas price is highest among the last nine months. Only in the last week 30 cents per gallon of gasoline price has increased in the United States.

 There are several factors behind this rise of oil price. There is a sense that the economy is improving and supply disruption from the oil producing countries is also a cause. Many analysts think that the tension between the Iran and the western countries has sparked the tendency of rising the oil price. Recent Israeli open threat to Iranian nuclear power plants could have also added the tension.

 To know more on the inflation of gas prices please visit:

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/23/markets/Iran_gas_prices/index.htm

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2017563277_oil22.html

 

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7 Marines Were Killed in the Midair Helicopter Collision

Helicopter crash

Thursday officials announced that seven U.S. Marines were killed after a midair collision of two military helicopters along the California-Arizona border.

The incident occurred at Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. ET and the helicopters were in the routine training operations.

 To know details about the crash please visit the following links:

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/23/us/arizona-marines-killed/index.html

http://www.wisn.com/r/30524136/detail.html

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/02/23/20120223arizona-helicopters-crash-near-yuma-killing-7-report-says.html

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