This Company Wants To Swap Oil, Gas Heating With Batteries

 Posted on July 24, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  449 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Antora Energy, a Bill Gates-backed startup with a bold pitch to use blocks of solid graphite to make heat-storing batteries, announced today that it will be opening its first factory in San Jose, Calif. Should the technology gain traction it could have a big effect on cutting fossil fuels from some of the world’s most difficult to decarbonize industries. Industries from paper production to concrete-making require a great deal of heat, which, to date, is typically supplied by fossil fuels like oil and natural gas. [Read More]

Today's Famous Birthdays - On This Day

 Posted on July 24, 2024  |  19 minutes  |  3902 words  |  Martina Birk

August26 Calendar 1540 King Magnus of Holstein, Danish prince and King of Livonia (1570-78), born in Copenhagen Castle (d. 1583) 1596 Frederick V, Elector Palentine (1610-23), King of Bohemia (1619-20), defeated at Battle of White Mountain, born in Deinschwang, Palatinate (d. 1632) 1627 Thomas Bullis, English composer, baptized in Ely, England (d. 1708) 1687 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer (Joseph), born in Alkmaar, North Holland, The Netherlands (d. [Read More]

What is a birthmark: Everything you need to know

 Posted on July 24, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  878 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

These marks are supposed to point to the way a person had lived or died. These myths aside, science does a great job of answering the question what is a birthmark, and this article will show you why some people are born with them. ADVERTISEMENT What is a birthmark? Medical News Today defines birthmarks as noticeable blemishes that appear on the skin. These marks are visible at birth. [Read More]

Why I Performed For Free At Alex Otti's Inauguration

 Posted on July 24, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  183 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Nigerian Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, also known asDavido, has opened up on the reason he performed free of charge at the inauguration celebration of the Abia State governor, Alex Otti. Recall that Davido thrilled a hall packed with people in Umuahia with some of his hit songs after Otti and his deputy, Ikechuckwu Emetu were sworn- in by the Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Lillian Abai. The singer’s action had, however, prompted his fans to pry, requesting to know why he decided to give a free show to the Abians despite being an A-list artist. [Read More]

'NCIS' Crossover Event EP Talks Cast Coming Together and More (EXCLUSIVE)

 Posted on July 23, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  686 words  |  Martina Birk

'NCIS' Crossover Event — EP Chris Silber spoke exclusively with 'Distractify' about the cast coming together for the epic three-way crossover. For the first time in franchise history, the cast from three NCIS shows — NCIS, NCIS: Hawai'i, and NCIS: Los Angeles — are coming together in a three-hour crossover event. Team members from all three divisions head to Washington, D.C. to celebrate the retirement of their former Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) professor. [Read More]

2023: Why Wike Fell Out With Tambuwal

 Posted on July 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  382 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Elder statesman and former Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Aminu Wali has dismissed claims that Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State betrayed his friend, Governor Nyesom Wike. Naija News reports that Wike and Tambuwal had fallen out after the latter stepped down to support Atiku Abubakar to emerge as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s convention. Tambuwal’s decision was seen as a betrayal because Wike supported the Sokoto governor’s presidential bid in 2018 against Atiku. [Read More]

50 Best iPhone Apps 2012

 Posted on July 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  84 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

While all of Spotify’s 3 million paying subscribers have access to the company’s mobile app, iPhone users get the added bonus of streaming at the near CD-quality rate of 320kbps. For the sake of their data plans, Spotify Premium members can also listen to their playlists offline, plus they have access to all of the site’s great social features like the ability to share playlists and post what they’re listening to on Facebook. [Read More]

A list of cash crops in Nigeria and where they are produced

 Posted on July 23, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1062 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of Nigeria's economy. More than 70% of the labour force is concentrated in agriculture. It mainly depends on the small and scattered agricultural farms. The products that they yield are divided into two groups - food crops and industrial crops. The latter can also be referred to as cash crops or export crops. Here are examples of cash crops in Nigeria. Cash crops are an essential component of Nigeria's agricultural sector and economy. [Read More]

Black Market Dollar (USD) To Naira (NGN) Exchange Rate Today 8th March 2024

 Posted on July 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  388 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 7th March, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market? Dollar to naira exchange rate today black market (Aboki dollar rate): The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) players buy a dollar for N1610 and sell at N1620 on Thursday 7th March 2024, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC). [Read More]

British Man Is Hitler's Doppelgnger in His Passport Photo

 Posted on July 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  194 words  |  Martina Birk

June 3, 2016 2:40 PM EDT Most of us resign ourselves to looking unattractive in our passport photos. But Stuart Boyd, a British man who ordered a new passport for his summer vacation in Greece, found something particularly unsavory about his photo: in it, he looks exactly like Adolf Hitler. Boyd, a 50-year-old former paramedic who works in public transport, has light facial hair. But in the passport photo, a dark toothbrush mustache appears above his upper lip thanks to some unfortunate shadowing, making the resemblance to the infamous Nazi dictator rather uncanny. [Read More]