The European Space Agency spacecraft Rosetta made a successful flyby of Asteroid 2867 Šteins at approximately 18:58 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Friday, September 5, 2008, coming within 500 miles...

The European Union’s telecommunications minister plans to propose a new set of price controls that would sharply cut the roaming fees charged by mobile operators to send short text messages while also reducing the cost of surfing the Interne...

Astronomers these days tend to agree that gigantic, supermassive black holes lurk at the center of most galaxies. But how big can those get? The New Scientist says two astronomers—Priya Natarajan of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Ezequiel Treister of the European Southern Observatory—have devised a technique to...

Teenager Rory McIlroy took command of the European Masters with a brilliant five-under-par 66 at Crans-Sur-Sierre on Saturday to take a four-shot lead going into the final round.

Alors que Rory McIlroy s'approche à grands coups de fer de son premier titre sur le circuit européen, performance qui lui permettrait à 19 ans de marcher sur les traces de Severiano Ballesteros, Christian Cévaër et Jean-François Lucquin peuvent toujours espérer la vedette au jeune Nord-Irlandais lors du dernier tour du Masters européen à Crans-Montana.

AVIGNON, France (Reuters) - Europeans do not get to vote in the November U.S. presidential election, but many wish they did, and their foreign ministers decided that they would at least take a gamble behind closed doors.

Start here to plan a wonderful European vacation! There are many ideas and recommendations here for a two to three week visit. It's important to do travel planning before you embark on your trip. You need information about Passports and currency exchan...

Hiya MacRumor users!
Just wanted to ask few things about this Update that Apple is selling for the iPod Touch..
Well basically...the firmware they're selling for the iPod, is it Version 2.0 or 2.02?
++ If you buy this Update from the Dutch Store, can you still install it on a European iPod Touch and then just change the language to English (UK) or something?
Thanks, hope I get replies :D

Thanks

El 17 de enero de este año el Boeing 777-236ER con matrícula G-YMMM de British Airways que realizaba el vuelo BA038 procedente de Pekín realizaba un aterrizaje forzoso a unos cientos de metros de la cabecera de la pista 27L del aeropuerto de Heathrow en Londres.

De haber caído apenas unos cientos de metros antes el desastre habría podido ser de proporciones catastróficas, ya que el avión habría caído sobre las casas que quedan debajo de la senda de planeo de la pista, pero milagrosamente sólo hubo que lamentar algunos heridos leves entre los pasajeros y la tripulación.

La Air Accidents Investigation Branch, que está investigando el accidente, acaba de publicar un informe preliminar sobre este esta misma semana en la que se achaca la causa del accidente: AAIB Interim Report
Accident to Boeing 777-236ER, G-YMMM at London Heathrow Airport on 17 January 2008 [PDF 989 KB].

Este informe, elaborado a partir de datos obtenidos del avión accidentado y sus sistemas y de pruebas realizadas a aviones similares de la flota de BA, considera que la causa del accidente fue que los dos motores Rolls‑Royce RB211 Trent 895‑17 perdieron potencia en el último minuto de vuelo por falta de suministro de combustible, probablemente debido a la acumulación de cristales de hielo en el sistema de alimentación de estos.

La presencia de algo de agua en el combustible de aviación es algo perfectamente normal y no afecta al funcionamiento de los motores, y de hecho en la mayoría de los vuelos se forma algo de hielo en el combustible, pero en el caso del accidente del G-YMMM se piensa que la acumulación de hielo habría sido mayor de lo normal al haber volado durante buena parte del trayecto en condiciones especialmente frías y con un flujo de combustible bajo, aunque el informe deja claro que el avión fue operado siempre dentro de su envolvente de vuelo certificada.

Así, el informe dice que habría que modificar el sistema de alimentación de combustible de tal forma que la presencia de hielo en él no pueda provocar este tipo de problemas, y, mientras tanto, como solución más inmediata para evitar que se repitan problemas como este, recomienda utilizar anticongelante en el combustible, algo para lo que el B777 está certificado y que es habitual que los aviones militares y algunos reactores civiles pequeños y hace las siguientes recomendaciones:

• Recomendación de seguridad 2008-047: Se recomienda que la Federal Aviation Administration y la European Aviation Safety Agency, en conjunto con Boeing y Rolls-Royce, introduzcan medidas provisionales para los Boeing 777 con motores Trent 800 que reduzcan el riesgo de que el hielo formado a partir del agua presente en el combustible pueda causar una restricción en el fj¡lujo de combustible.
• Recomendación de seguridad 2008-048: Se recomienda que la Federal Aviation Administration y la European Aviation Safety Agency tomen acciones inmediatas para analizar el impacto de lo que se ha averiguado en este caso en otras combinaciones certificadas de avión y motor.
• Recomendación de seguridad 2008-049: Se recomienda que la Federal Aviation Administration y la European Aviation Safety Agency revisen los requisitos vigentes para la certificación de aeronaves y sistemas de combustible de sus motores para que estos se aseguren de que los sistemas de la aeronave y los sistemas de combustible de los motores sean tolerantes con la potencial acumulación y suelta de hielo en el sistema de alimentación de combustible.

(Vía Aircrew Buzz.)

• Fotos del accidente del 777 de British Airways en Heathrow.

# Enlace Permanente

Defending champion Brett Rumford shot a second successive 67 to join Northern Irish teenager Rory McIlroy at the top of the leaderboard in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. After an opening 63, McIlroy started the day three clear but had to s...

In a posting on the official Dead Space Web site, EA community manager Ben Swanson announced that the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC game "will be banned in Germany, China, and Japan." Swanson did not say what indications the team has received to suggest the imminent banning of the sci-fi survival horror game.

Dead Space is set for an October 14 console release in North America (October 20 for the PC version), with a European launch set for October 24. As of press time, EA representatives had not returned requests for clarification on the nature of the bans or why they are expected to come.

More...

Glyn sez, "In response to a consultation on the European Commission's proposal to almost double the term of copyright protection on sound recordings, the Open Rights Group have responded that for the vast majority of performers the projected extra sales income resulting from term extension is likely to be meagre: from as little as 50¢ each year in the first ten years, to as "much" as €26.79 each year. That's because most of the gains (89.5%) will go to the top 20% of recording artists. Meanwhile the major labels will be dividing up millions in extra handouts every year." Our submission shows that for the vast majority of performers the projected extra sales income resulting from term extension is likely to be meagre: from as little as 50¢ each year in the first ten years, to as “much” as €26.79 each year. That’s because most of the gains (89.5%) will go to the top 20% of recording artists. Meanwhile the major labels will be dividing up millions in extra handouts every year. What’s more, performing artists will make no extra revenue from radio airplay and other income streams arising from so-called “secondary remuneration rights”, and may even make less. The Commission assumes that fees paid by users of recordings, e.g. broadcasters, will remain constant. That means the amount of earnings available to performers will not be any bigger - it will just be sliced more thinly and distributed longer to more rightsholders. Performers will not earn any more over their life time, and are likely to earn less, as money will be transferred from the living to the estates of the dead. Performers likely to get as little as 50¢ a year from increased term of copyright (Thanks, Glyn!)...

EA Redwood Shores' Dead Space seems to be one of the few games that has its release constantly moved forward. Shortly after news that the game's European debut was moved up to Oct. 24th, the company announced that the US launch date would be moved up to October 14th. Unfortunately, EA's Ben Swanson also said the game has been banned in China, Germany, and Japan. (Announcement here, sound toggle to the upper right of the page.) Previews of the game are available from Ars and Gamespy.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

There are about six genetic strains of Ribavirin treatment C. July 30th, 2008 European Commission Approves Shortened Treatment With. This shorter treatment duration with eczema alfa a ribavirin will provide patients with the full benefits of therapy while reducing unnecessary drug. Home run in fifth breaks a tie, and Rodriguez notches his st save. Hepatitis is a liver disease caused by infections, alcohol, certain medications and toxins. ANP sole representative of Moms, says minister. Pakista The word eczema comes from Greek words that mean to boil over. Dermatitis comes from the Greek word for skin and both terms refer to exactly the same skin condition. Click to read more! At least 1,000 people, including small children, have suffered violent attacks of eczema caused by sofas imported from China. This is the latest scandal regarding the danger of purchasing Chinese products that are not just low-quality, but life-threatening. No tags for this post. Related posts No related posts.

With less than a week to go before a state-of-the-art European particle collider makes the one in Batavia, Ill., a relic, scientists at Fermilab are testing ways of using the new facility from half a world away. Fermilab researchers on Thursday showed off the Chicago-area lab's high-tech communications links to the new Switzerland-based Large Hadron Collider, which is set to begin test operations Sept. 10. The remote operations center, the only one of its kind in the U.S., is a major part of the American lab's strategy to ride an expected wave of discoveries from the European device.

England vs Portugal Highlights (European U21 Championship qualifier, September 5, 2008) watch highlights here now

The Rosetta deep space probe, launched by the European Space Agency, successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth.

PARIS (AFP) - A European robot freighter decoupled from the International Space Station (ISS), positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.

Here's an update on the strange story of the Gulfstream II jet filled with 3.7 tons of cocaine that crashed in the Yucatan last year. The Mexico City newspaper El Universal reports that European Parliament was investigating the circumstances surrounding the plane, which had previously been used by the CIA for "extraordinary rendition" flights. The daily said it had obtained documents from the United States and the European Parliament which "show that that plane flew several times to Guantanamo, Cuba, presumably to transfer terrorism suspects." It said the European Parliament was investigating the private Grumman Gulfstream II, registered by the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, for suspected use in CIA "rendition" flights in which prisoners are covertly transferred to a third country or US-run detention centers. Last October, the Austin American Statesman reported the plane had previously flown to Guantanamo Bay. Here's a Chicago Public Radio story from October 31, 2008 about the crashed CIA drug plane. The crashed drug plane also has been linked to a Bush fundraiser. Mad Cow Morning news has been covering stories about the CIA and drug smuggling. Drug plane used for US rendition flights...

Le tout jeune Irlandais Rory Mc Ilroy n'est plus seul leader de l'Omega European Masters à l'issue de la deuxième ronde. Il a été rejoint sur le parcours suisse de Crans-Montana par le tenant du titre, l'Australien Brett Rumford.

Available in "key European markets," the built-in mobile broadband offers wider access, as opposed to having to find a Wi-Fi hotspot in order to get on the Web.

A friend asked me if I could pass on this information over to you guys (sadly, this isn’t open to our American bloggers… but you get loads of cool things to do anyway, dontcha? :-P) Lisbon, Portugal  From: 21/09/2008 - until: 30/09/2008 For the first time ever the Youth Press PORTUGAL, together with the European Youth Press and [...]

Monday, August 4, 2008, was another absolutely gorgeous day and a holiday, so this was the perfect opportunity to take my European visitors on another bike ride to explore Toronto. We headed south on the Don Valley bicycle path, and my guests remarked that there is an astounding amount of green space in this big metropolitan city. There are even opportunities for off-road mountain biking in this city. We exited the bicycle path and rode through Corktown into the Distillery District, North America’s largest collection of Victorian-era industrial architecture and a National historic site. Formerly the Gooderham and Worts Distillery, this area has undergone major changes since its inception in 1832. It went from being the largest distillery in the world in the 1860s to becoming a derelict post-industrial eyesore in the late 20th century until it was lovingly brought back to life between 2001 and 2003. Today the Distillery District houses numerous boutiques, art galleries, a variety of restaurants and cafes, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts as well as the Mill Street Brewery. During our mid-morning visit the area was slowly starting to come alive, and dozens of people were enjoying their morning coffees on the cobble-stoned plaza in the centre of the district. Our ride back along Toronto’s eastern waterfront and the Beaches boardwalk allowed us to enjoy the sun until we had to climb up the steep roads from Lake Ontario towards Kingston Road. In the afternoon I had a chance to explain the intricacies of baseball to my European friends as we watched the Brampton Astros win their regular season-ending game. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Auteur : travelandtransitions
Tags : canada ontario toronto distillery district don valley bicycle path corktown victorian era industrial architecture young centre for performing arts mill street brewery
Envoyé : 05 septembre 2008
Note :0.0
Votes :0

According to Billboard magazine, SLIPKNOT has scored an instant No.