MERAPI DUST KILLED 25 PEOPLE

This month Mount Merapi Erupts, and the dust killed 25 people. The victims are the local people, journalists and Mbah Marijan, an old man who has been famous for refusing the evacuation during the eruption warning last year. Mbah Marijan has ever said that he never wanted to move or leave his house, whatever happened. If he should die, he wanted to die in his home on the slope of Merapi. And his wish has come true. The man was found dead in his own house because of the merapi dust. The evacuation team also found that a one-month baby also died because of the fatal respiration infection.

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BMW RECALL

After the biggest egg recall in the U.S last month,  another big recall occurs. Nearly 200,000 luxury vehicles in that country are being recalled to fix leaks in the braking system. Cars affected by the problems are V8 and V12 engine cars in the BMW 5, 6 and 7 ranges, and Rolls-Royce – a BMW subsidiary – built between July 2001 and November 2009.

What's wrong with the braking system?
According to the spokesman of the company, in the affected vehicles, a leak may develop in the power braking system, potentially causing a vacuum loss and consequent reduction of power braking assistance.


This is not the first recall done by the company. Last 2 years, in August 2008 BMW announced a recall of 200000 cars and small SUVs because of possible airbag failure.

Even the recall may extend to 350,000, no accidents or injuries reported.

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NEW PLANET LIKE EARTH DISCOVERED 2010 - GLIESE 581 G

This year astronomers have discovered a new planet like earth located in the "Goldilocks Zone", that is close to earth. They believe that the planet can sustain human life since it has liquid water , proper gravity, atmosphere and surface to support human life. The size of this planet is three times as big as our planet, Earth. It is 20 light years from Earth’s solar system (+ 194 trillion km from Earth ).

Even the condition is similar to our Earth ( the system with an inner clutch of rocky, terrestrial planets and a big planet like Jupiter further out) it does not mean that life exists on the planet. The planet does not rotate. That means one side is always sunny and hot while the other is cold and dark.. But some scientists believe that there should be a belt in the middle which would have constantly pleasant weather.

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