IOL: Mpumalanga town in danger of flooding

IOL: Mpumalanga town in danger of flooding

Houses and businesses in Standerton, Mpumalanga could be in danger of floods if the current water inflow into the Grootdraai Dam near the town continues, the water affairs department said on Monday.

Spokesperson Walter van der Westhuizen said the dam was 114 percent full on Monday afternoon. The inflow into the dam, which is situated on the Vaal River, was 1 200m3 per second, while 610m3 per second were let out.

Again, seen this happen a few times when I stayed there. Crap Town :p

Technology and Broadband News :: 3G & Cellular : Cingular Completes First 3.6Mbps Mobile Data Call

MyADSL: Technology and Broadband News :: 3G & Cellular : Cingular Completes First 3.6Mbps Mobile Data Call ::

Cingular became the first wireless carrier in the world to complete a mobile data call using a 3.6Mbps (megabit per second) HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) device on its commercial 3G network.

Leap Second | New Year's Day Delayed By One Second | December 29, 2005

InformationWeek | Leap Second | New Year’s Day Delayed By One Second | December 29, 2005

Just before the stroke of midnight scientists will delay the start of 2006 by adding a “leap second” to accommodate for changes in the Earth’s rotation.