There hasn't been an emergency on the launch pad that required the use of an emergency evacuation system for astronauts but, to be safe, NASA has updated earlier systems of escape for Launch Complex 39B, hosting the new Orion spacecraft and Ares I rocket of the Constellation Program, which were basically cables running from the spacecraft's crew level to an area near a bunker, to one with rails. And linked cars. 380 feet above the ground.
Strong worldwide economic growth has accelerated the level of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere to a dangerous threshold scientists had not expected for another decade, according to a leading Australian climate change expert.
You may recall that late last week a jury ruled that Jammie Thomas, a Minnesota woman, was guilty of copyright infringement and liable for a sum of $222,000. Monday on both CNN and her Myspace blog Thomas announced that she and her attorney have decided to appeal.
Not literally aspirin, but researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) say methyl salicylate (MeSA), an aspirin-like compound, alerts a plant's immune system to shift into high gear.
When I say finally, I mean finally. This integration was announced back in January at CES, and it just now launched today, for those with Series 2 and Series 3 standalone Tivos (we DirecTivo users are still left out in the cold for yet another feature).
Loremo -- Low Resistance Mobile -- uses good old fashioned efficiency to achieve its super mileage. They've cut out all the fat, leaving an extremely lightweight, low-drag design that just sips at its diesel engine without bothering with a newfangled hybrid drivetrain or high-tech battery packs.
You'll recall earlier when Eternal Image announced an agreement to design, manufacture and market a line of Star Trek branded funeral products. Today at the National Funeral Director Association Expo (NFDA) they debuted the line, and showed off their first two products --- an urn (below) and a casket (above).
