Posts Tagged ‘Hawaii’
Posted at April 17th, 2012
The 24-year-old singer, Rihanna, posted 169 photos of herself and friends from her January vacation in Hawaii. Check out the more candid shots of Rihanna in Hawaii here:..


Russia clashes over energy with Belarus, Ukraine, EU
Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European Unioncountries, and it also termed EU energy policy as "uncivilized". Russia on Friday denied remarks by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko that it [more]
Simple test may predict life expectancy
Don’t be surprised if your doctor asks you to sit on the floor at your next checkup. A new study says testing a person’s ability to sit down and then rise from the floor could provide useful insight into their overall health and longevity. [more]
For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test?
North Korea's next step after rattling the world by putting a satellite into orbit for the first time will likely be a nuclear test, the third conducted by the reclusive and unpredictable state. A nuclear test would be the logical follow-up to [more]
NASA releases “Told Ya So” apocalypse video early
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QY_Gc1bF8ds Dec. 21, 2012, has long been rumored to be the day of the Mayan apocalypse, when Earth comes to its inglorious end. The good folks at NASA want you to know that isn't going to happen. In fact, NASA is so [more]
Posted at January 4th, 2012
Sphagnum palustre blankets the forest floor on Hawaii’s Kohala Mountain. (Courtesy Sara C. Hotchkiss) A moss spreading throughout the Hawaiian Islands appears to be an ancient clone that has copied itself for some 50,000 years—and may be one of the oldest multicellular organisms on Earth, a new study suggests. The peat moss Sphagnum palustre is..


Posted at April 25th, 2011
Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Barack Obama’s birth records is the fact that anyone can walk into a Hawaii vital records office, wait in line behind couples getting marriage licenses and open a baby-blue government binder containing basic information about his birth. Highlighted in yellow on page 1,218 of the thick binder is..


Posted at February 25th, 2011
Hawaii has legalized same-sex civil unions, as its governor signed into law a bill giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual married partners. Gay rights campaigners welcomed the signature by governor Neil Abercrombie, following approval by lawmakers last week, although they said it did not allow gay couples to formally marry. "This bill has..
