Hugo Chavez’s three-minute shower formula to conserve water

August 28th, 2009 Coast Guard proposes ballast water rulesWASHINGTON — The Coast Guard on Thursday proposed national standards for regulating the release in port of ships' ballast water, which can introduce new, sometimes detrimental species to U.S. ecosystems. The plan would establish a limit on the number of invasive organisms that can be released along with a vessel's ballast water while the ship is in port.

August 24th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the 'minus-one' formula was just a ploy to weaken and dislodge the PPP government at the centre. During an informal meeting with his close associates here on Sunday, a source quoted Gilani as saying: 'I am well aware of the designs of the opponents of my party.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - An attempt to set a new world record by setting off 110,000 fireworks in just 60 seconds flopped when the boat carrying them caught fire. Around 175,000 people had gathered for the event in Bournemouth, Dorset, hoping a spectacular shower of rockets.

August 20th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - More than three million farmers are reeling under drought in Mexico this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, officials said. The National Water Commission said some 3.5 million farmers are reeling under drought.

August 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that the Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible on August 11 and 12, would yield more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the best viewing time. Meteors are bits of dust or rock that collide with Earth's atmosphere and heat up gas particles to produce a glowing trail.

August 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that this year's best viewing of the Perseid meteor shower will be before dawn on August 12, with a second chance after sunset that night. At its peak, this year's shower could produce up to 100 meteors per hour.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A study has worked out a new formula to predict drinking water needs, which if successful, could accurately forecast water needs not only for soldiers, but also for civilians who work or exercise outdoors. The study, "Expanded prediction equations of human sweat loss and water needs," appears in the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology.

June 25th, 2009 SINGAPORE - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday urged India to increase water tariff and invite foreign investment to improve the country's water infrastructure to the "desired level". "Water tariff in India is too low.

June 25th, 2009 SINGAPORE - Even as India reels under chronic water shortages in its cities, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday urged it to increase existing water tariff, which it said was "too low", and invite foreign investment to improve the country's water infrastructure. "Water tariff in India is too low.

June 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - In an effort to minimize damage caused by floods in the country, Pakistan has made arrangements with India to receive minute-to-minute detailed information about river flows in the north-western parts of the country. In an inter-provincial meeting of the Federal Flood Commission here, Pakistan Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf, was told by the Indus Waters Commissioner that adequate arrangements have been made for receiving up-to-the-minute flood flow data of Indian rivers crossing over into Pakistan.

May 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Leah Remini has revealed that she would do anything with her husband actor Angelo Pagan except share a shower with him. Remini, 38, is passionate about conserving water and helping the environment, but adamantly draws the line at showering with her husband of almost six years.

May 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Infrared lasers have helped researchers detect minute traces of a synthetic chemical like melamine in baby formula, within minutes. Melamine, used in plastics and other products, has been found in baby formula and other milk-based products imported from China.

May 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A researcher at Purdue University has found a novel way to detect trace amounts of melamine in infant formula. With the help of infrared lasers and light spectroscopy methods, Lisa Mauer, an associate professor of food science, was able to detect melamine in baby formula at one part per million in about five minutes or less.

April 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - If you've ever wanted to watch Oasis' Noel Gallagher singing in the shower, then here's you chance. The singer has been filmed singing in the shower for pal Bono's new (Red)Wire online magazine.

April 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman took a cold shower every morning to prepare for his character Wolverine. The actor made sure that he was psyched for the filming by taking an ice-cold shower everyday.