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Two miles underground, strange bacteria are found thriving | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference |
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| Topic: Science |
4:05 pm EDT, Oct 23, 2006 |
A Princeton-led research group has discovered an isolated community of bacteria nearly two miles underground that derives all of its energy from the decay of radioactive rocks rather than from sunlight. According to members of the team, the finding suggests life might exist in similarly extreme conditions even on other worlds.
Two miles underground, strange bacteria are found thriving | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference |
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Small Aircraft Hits Building in Manhattan - New York Times |
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| Topic: Current Events |
3:34 pm EDT, Oct 11, 2006 |
An aircraft crashed into a building in New York City’s Upper East Side this afternoon, igniting several apartments of the residential high rise before pieces of the building crashed onto the ground, witnesses and officials said.
Small Aircraft Hits Building in Manhattan - New York Times |
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U.S. National Space Policy | SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens |
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| Topic: Space |
4:56 pm EDT, Oct 9, 2006 |
The President authorized a new national space policy on August 31, 2006 that establishes overarching national policy that governs the conduct of U.S. space activities. This policy supersedes Presidential Decision Directive/NSC-49/NSTC-8, National Space Policy, dated September 14, 1996.
U.S. National Space Policy | SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens |
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MercuryNews.com | 10/06/2006 | Caltrain sees record ridership, on-time rate |
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| Topic: Society |
6:57 pm EDT, Oct 6, 2006 |
Despite record-breaking ridership numbers, unprecedented punctuality and plans to boost revenues via state-of-the-art wireless Internet access, Caltrain officials are beginning to sweat next year's operating budget.
MercuryNews.com | 10/06/2006 | Caltrain sees record ridership, on-time rate |
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Pedestrian struck, killed on Caltrain tracks |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
1:32 pm EDT, Oct 5, 2006 |
Caltrain passengers should expect 20 to 30 minute delays this morning, after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a northbound train this morning in Mountain View, a spokesman for the agency said.
Caltrain maintained its unbroken winning streak today -- I think its about 13-0 now. I'll comment on the other Caltrain thread in a bit... Pedestrian struck, killed on Caltrain tracks |
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A Farmer Fears His Way of Life Has Dwindled Down to a Final Generation - New York Times |
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| Topic: Society |
2:34 pm EDT, Oct 2, 2006 |
The heart of the heartland, the exact geographic middle of the continental United States, is owned by a middle-aged Kansas man named Randall Warner. He exports wheat, beef and soon his second grown son to the city. He stands in his boots in his field and wonders what’s become of his way of life.
This story is utterly maudlin but it points to a big reason why a lot of folks in this country are secretly opposed to education. A Farmer Fears His Way of Life Has Dwindled Down to a Final Generation - New York Times |
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Honda pins U.S. hopes on diesel technology - Business - International Herald Tribune |
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| Topic: Technology |
5:34 pm EDT, Sep 25, 2006 |
Honda Motor wants to persuade Americans to trade in their gasoline-fueled cars for diesel.
Over the weekend, Honda unveiled a new diesel engine that it says burns as cleanly as a gasoline one, and with about 25 percent higher mileage. The company said it hoped to start selling cars in the United States with the new engines as early as 2009.
Honda pins U.S. hopes on diesel technology - Business - International Herald Tribune |
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