Hyperloop Is Real: Meet The Startups Selling Supersonic Travel - Forbes
But get behind the pretension and you find a world-class engineer, who did all of the design work on the second-stage engine of the Falcon 1 and was the lead architect for the heat shield of the Dragon capsule. A big-hearted oversharer quick with hugs, tears and humble-brags, he drops the names of celebrity friends (Jay Z, Edward Norton, Sean Penn) likes dimes in a jukebox
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Share What We Know About Sea Level from Present-Day Landscape Geologists can learn a lot about sea levels of the past by studying the landscapes of today. Share Earthquakes - The Basics in a Nutshell Start here for the seismic basics: faults that cause earthquakes, types of seismic waves, damages they cause and more
Deep sea divers only retrieved parts of the aircraft that "were useful to the investigation," leaving the rest of the wreckage on the seabed, according to the final report. According to a company statement, the cuts are part of a plan to "stop the bleeding" in finances in 2015, to stabilise in 2016 and to start growing again by 2017
The Malaysian Life
http://themalaysianlife.blogspot.com/The group later decided to hold another prayer at the same site and were relieved that the spirit did not appear in any of the photographs that they took
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Over time, the encircling walls of the medieval town were extended to accommodate urban growth, and today the walls encircle the medieval city, the Cathedral of San Giorgio and the Estense Castle. The wholeness of Renaissance Ferrara is visible in the medieval walls, the forms of the 14th to 16th century town planning schemes, the surviving and largely original buildings and in the well preserved layout of the city that is easily understood by visitors
"These services are vital for basic health and also prevent the potential second crisis of illnesses like cholera and diarrhea." Suggestions from readers: How can I help? Many of you have been impacted by the earthquake that has rocked Nepal and surrounding areas. Once initial relief work is complete, this fund will transition to support longer-term recovery efforts" run by vetted local organizations, according to a post on the GlobalGiving site
ET More earthquakes struck Nepal on Tuesday, killing dozens of people as the Himalayan nation was still mourning its dead andjust beginning to recover after a massive temblor in April left more than 8,000 dead
Many of the same writers and teachers claim that the decade of the 1990s has experienced a pronounced increase in both the frequency and intensity of earthquakes as compared to the earlier decades of the twentieth century. At the time of Christ the Jews had a heightened anticipation that wars, famines, pestilence and earthquakes communicated signs having apocalyptic significance
Loren on the Art of MATLAB
This sounded intriguing because I know earth scientists use MATLAB after the fact to analyze seismic data, but I was less certain what exactly they might do with satellite data and earthquakes. Rather than wait for data to be processed well after events occur, Bill demonstrates what can be done with the data in a much shorter time period, allowing first responders to expedite their decision making regarding where, when, and how to respond to damaging events...
Woman miraculously rescued from rubble alive after more than five days - Telegraph
He has no injuries but the attempt to save the child's life had been a long one and members of the armed forces had arrived at the family's collapsed house in Bhaktapur on Saturday. "He basically described it as an avalanche of snow, ice and rock that hit base camp and flattened everything that was in its path." After being asked what is needed now, Mr Norgay said: "Nepal has suffered greatly with the recent earthquake
With low startup costs and powerful economies of scale, online courses dramatically lower the price of learning and widen access to it, by removing the need for students to be taught at set times or places. These financial and technological disruptions coincide with a third great change: whereas universities used to educate only a tiny elite, they are now responsible for training and retraining workers throughout their careers
2009 in photos (part 1 of 3) - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban positions in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province, in this May 11, 2009 file photo
The city has paired up with the local university to establish whether the concept of 'basic income' can work in real life, and plans to begin the experiment at the end of the summer holidays.Basic income is a universal, unconditional form of payment to individuals, which covers their living costs
15 October, 2015 - 08:30 The Sustainable Food Supply Foundation is organising a conference on Sustainable World Food Supply in cooperation with embassies, farmers organisations and governmental representatives of European, Asian, African and Latin American countries, the United Nations, the World Bank, the IFAP, s... International Human Solidarity Day 2015 20 October, 2015 - 08:00 The UN General Assembly has identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie relations between peoples in the 21rst century, and in that regard decided to proclaim 20 December of each year International Human Solidarity Day...
The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3) - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com
(Carlos Gutierrez) 2Kartoula, 14, a refugee from Sudan's western Darfur region, enters a distribution centre to receive monthly food rations at Djabal camp near Gos Beida in eastern Chad, June 5, 2008. Marine, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire near Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan May 18, 2008
Obama On Charleston Shooting: 'This Type Of Mass Violence Does Not Happen In Other Advanced Countries'
These individuals simply gathered to worship and study the Bible in a sanctuary and place of refuge as they did every week, but were senselessly killed. Eight individuals were found dead at the scene, and another died later at the hospital.South Carolina House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford (D) tweeted Thursday that he received a call from the president expressing his regret.Just received a call from President Obama
UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond said the government was in close contact with Nepal, and the British Embassy is offering assistance to the authorities and British Nationals in the country. Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 10.53am BST10:53 Government officials have said that at least 30 people have been injured on Mount Everest
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Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity for people in homes, schools, and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes, and to improve preparedness
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