| Blog: Science Reseacher: Arctic Temperatures "Not Especially Warm"
Every time I see this I wonder where the bears keep their soda to keep it from freezing in those temperatures. Forget chapped lips too, since those bottles needed bottle openers I always picture them walking funny from storing and opening all those Cokes. .
100-year-old cinema closure fight
In Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, 4,000 people have already signed a petition to prevent the Theatre Royal closing in April. Managers who have been told the lease has run out are hoping the discovery of an old Edwardian theatre on the site will help keep the cinema open. The cinema leaseholder Brian Bull has refused to comment. Wendy Marsh, a part-time duty manager at the cinema, said they were told just over two weeks ago that the cinema is to close its doors on 10 April. Ms Marsh said she understood two shops and four offices next to the cinema had also been told they would have to leave because their lease expired, although they would be able to stay for longer. She said they had been unable to get information on who actually owned the land on which the cinema stands, but she also believed there were plans to develop it.
Greens knocked out of FA Trophy
Out of the blue, in the 31st minute, AFC Dons drew level. They won a left wing corner and, when the ball was played in, no green-shirted player followed GOODLIFFE's run and he had the simple task of side-footing past Wilmot from eight yards out. Having got back into the game, the Dons began to play with a little more confidence. Finn was well marshalled by Burgess, while James Parker and Marc Leach held their own against Daniel Webb and new signing Mark De Bolla. Wilmot made a good save low by his right post to deny Sam Hatton. Three minutes before half-time, Wimbledon scored what turned out to their winning goal. It came from the penalty spot, a kick converted by DE BOLLA, who shot to his right as Wilmot dived the other way, but it was a harsh decision against Hendon in general and Dyer in particular.
July 2006
For the concept to work, it is crucial that the wind turbines be light, requiring further technological development. This floating wind turbine demonstration project will require about $23 million to complete [6]. The comparative unit cost is about $7.7 million per MW installed. Hydro’s future goal for large offshore floating windfarms is far in the future, "but if we’re to succeed in 10 to 15 years, we have to start the work today," said Alexandra Bech Gjørv, Hydro’s director of new energy forms. General Electric, in addition to manufacturing the 3.6 MW turbines slated for the Cape Wind project, has embarked on a multi-year research effort to design a 7 MW far offshore unit. The U.S. Department of Energy has signed a $27 million contract with GE for this development.
Tributes paid to Express stalwart who died aged 86
ONE of the North's best-known journalists, and former editor of the Stockport Express, has died. Jim Lovelock, pictured, who took the helm of the Stockport Express in 1949, died aged 86. He was as notorious for his socialising as he was famous for writing, and was in turn journalist, author, potholer, mountaineer and raconteur. Jim, born in Edgeley, overcame polio as a child of six, to become a legendary caver and mountaineer, despite losing his sight in one eye too. His father had decided against a calliper and instead bought him a small bicycle with only one pedal to strengthen his polio leg. He was later to be part of a team that made the first successful ascent of Everest's neighbour Nuptse, and another which set the world depth record in France's Gouffre Berger cave.
N.O. cop killed with own gun
It's unclear if the Police Department confused the two men, but the suspect in the shooting of the police officer was booked into jail under the wrong name spelling and wrong birth date -- information matching that of the Johnson convicted of rape. 'A very dangerous job' In Kenner, Bernel Johnson's family members described him as a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic with violent tendencies. They say they have long fought a losing battle to get him mental help. Gathered in a front room of a Kenner home Monday night, Johnson's family said he was diagnosed with the illness when he was 19. With tears welling, Johnson's brother Timothy Johnson expressed his condolences to Cotton's family. "I'm sorry her life was brought to such an abrupt end serving the community," he said.
Car bomb kills long-sought Hezbollah militant
Car bomb kills long-sought Hezbollah militant Detroit News wire services BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Imad Mughniyeh, a senior but shadowy Hezbollah commander accused by the United States and Israel of masterminding suicide bombings, hijackings and hostage-takings that spanned 25 years, was killed by a car bomb in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the Shiite Muslim group and other officials said Wednesday. Hezbollah accused Israel of carrying out the attack on Mughniyeh, a charge that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office denied. In the past, Israeli officials have rarely confirmed or denied their involvement in assassinations abroad. Mughniyeh was also on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists, and the U.S. State Department had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
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