One researcher said, "The wild animals live in the remote and deep mountainous area, and are scared after the earthquake, so they go out of the deep mountains." Question - in the whole balance of nature scenario, shouldn't this earthquake sends wolves packing thing be considered a good thing overall? I think so. What do you think?  source  ...


Samsung and Bosch Chase Toyota, Honda and Nissan (Jun 18)
Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH is the largest parts maker in the world and Samsung is, well, um, Samsung.  Bosch and Samsung have agreed to collaborate to develop the next-generation batteries for hybrid cars.  The arrangement is a 50-50 joint venture. The two giants will together spend some $500 million over the next five years. Their goal is to improve on the lithium ion battery for hybrids and sell them to GM, Ford Motor, Hyundai and other takers. In short, the two companies will spend the next five years chasing Toyota, working with Matsushita Electric and Nissan, working in a partnership with NEC Corp. Five years from now, Toyota will have set a new standard in the industry. Samsung/Bosch want to bring down the costs of the hybrid car batteries and in turn bring down the overall costs of the more eco-friendly hybrid cars. Hybrids go for as much as $5000 more than their fossil fuel gas hogging counterparts. Hybrids are better on the environment but not on the wallets of consumers...