The solar eclipse that will be happening today (22 July 2009 +8.00 GMT) will be one of those much waiting celestial phenomenon, a Total Solar Eclipse. Today’s Total Solar Eclipse will be seen to occur in Shanghai (the best viewpoint) from 8.25 am, and the there will be a total eclipse for a duration of 6 minutes and 47 seconds. Hence, this Total Solar Eclipse is named the Eclipse of the Century.

Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American murder victim from Indiana. She was tortured to death by Gertrude Baniszewski (née Van Fossan), Gertrude’s children, and other young people from their neighborhood.

If you’ve lived in the South East Asian region for a while, or maybe a large metropolis, you’ll be familiar with smog. Or, in other terms, haze. In Malaysia and Singapore, it’s an almost annual recurrence. On a good day for example, usually you’d be able to see the hills. When the haze hits, you can’t see the hills anymore, only a gray fuzz.
The haze in Malaysia and Singapore is comprised of billions upon billions of microscopic particles which are floating in there air. Where did those particles come from, you may ask?

From whence the humble chicken? Gallus gallus is a domesticated chicken-like bird (thus, the name “chicken”) that originates in southeast Asia.

El Nino or El Nina is a phenomenon of the abnormal rise in temperature of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific (Between South America and Indonesia). Also known as the Southern Oscillation the warm current is heated eastward (towards Indonesia), replacing the cold nutrient-rich surface water which supports a good fish habitat. As El Nino can last up to months, the fishing industry can be badly affected.