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Venice and Cruise Ships: A Delicate Balance

There are two main proposals: rerouting vessels toward Marghera, the lagoon’s main commercial port on the mainland, or building a port outside of the lagoon. The problem with Marghera, said a representative of Venice’s Port Authority, is that “it’s a commercial port for containers, it’s not built for passengers.” Also, since Marghera is inside the […]

Top Products for Car Detailing

The top products for car detailing are those that provide deep and thorough cleaning both inside and out, leaving your car looking great. Throughout the year, a car accumulates a variety of things, from salt in the winter to pollen in the summer. With the right products in hand, the benefits of detailing your car […]

Climate Change Influenced Western Heat Wave, Analysis Finds

The extraordinary heat wave that scorched the Pacific Northwest last week would almost certainly not have occurred without global warming, an international team of climate researchers said Wednesday. Temperatures were so extreme — including readings of 116 degrees Fahrenheit in Portland, Ore., and a Canadian record of 121 in British Columbia — that the researchers […]

Ransomware: Banning victims from paying ransoms might reduce attacks, but it won’t stop them

Ransomware is very profitable. The reason why cyber criminals continue to hack into corporate networks, encrypting files and servers, is that enough victims will pay the ransom – usually in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency – to make it worth their while. Some of those ransoms can be enormous; recent weeks have seen one company pay $5 million to […]

Heat Wave Killed Marine Wildlife en Masse

Dead mussels and clams coated rocks in the Pacific Northwest, their shells gaping open as if they’d been boiled. Sea stars were baked to death. Sockeye salmon swam sluggishly in an overheated Washington river, prompting wildlife officials to truck them to cooler areas. The combination of extraordinary heat and drought that hit the Western United […]

Top Dash Cameras: Front and Rear

Having a good dash camera on your vehicle can protect you legally and financially in the event of an accident. Plus, you never know when your dash camera will capture some amazing footage. What Is a Dash Camera? A dash camera is a video recorder that you mount on your dash. It can record footage […]

Interview with Desert Technologies’ CCO Majid Al-Refae

In an interview with journalist Jamal Abdulkhaliq from Global Arabia Communications Network, Eng. Majid Al-Refae shared his thoughts on the future of solar energy in Saudi Arabia, which was held on the occasion of his appointment in April of this year as the new Chief Commercial Officer for Desert Technologies (DT) and its subsidiaries. Saudi […]