US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

UK: Farmers Stage ‘Go-Slow’ Tractor Protest In Dover Over Inheritance Tax Changes

Dozens of farmers staged a 'go-slow' protest in Dover on Wednesday, November 27, opposing proposed inheritance tax changes that would impact agricultural properties.

UK: Farmers Stage ‘Go-Slow’ Tractor Protest In Dover Over Inheritance Tax Changes 2

Dozens of farmers staged a 'go-slow' protest in Dover on Wednesday, November 27, opposing proposed inheritance tax changes that would impact agricultural properties.

UK: Farmers Stage ‘Go-Slow’ Tractor Protest In Dover Over Inheritance Tax Changes 3

Dozens of farmers staged a 'go-slow' protest in Dover on Wednesday, November 27, opposing proposed inheritance tax changes that would impact agricultural properties.

Safe vehicle devised for physically handicapped

Safe vehicle devised for physically handicapped

TOKYO, Japan - An official of InfoCom Research Inc., an independent administrative entity, drives a new vehicle for physically handicapped and elderly people in a public road test March 13. The four-wheeled, electric vehicle, dubbed the Intelligent City Walker (ICW), is equipped with various IT features, such as infrared and ultrasonic sensors, which allow it to receive traffic information from cameras fixed to electric poles and other sites and then automatically avoid barriers. InfoCom will continue studies in a bid to make the whole ICW system available for less than 500,000 yen by 2005.

Safe vehicle devised for physically handicapped

Safe vehicle devised for physically handicapped

TOKYO, Japan - An official of InfoCom Research Inc., an independent administrative entity, drives a new vehicle for physically handicapped and elderly people in a public road test March 13. The four-wheeled, electric vehicle, dubbed the Intelligent City Walker (ICW), is equipped with various IT features, such as infrared and ultrasonic sensors, which allow it to receive traffic information from cameras fixed to electric poles and other sites and then automatically avoid barriers. InfoCom will continue studies in a bid to make the whole ICW system available for less than 500,000 yen by 2005.