Today Is Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s Birthday
Pi Day 2010 is a day that remembers the mathematical constant 3.14 on March 14 and it is also Albert Einstein’s birthday.
Comets Dived Into The Sun
Space telescope on the orbiting SoHo observatory, caught comets diving into the sun. Images clearly show a major solar flare from the Sun soon after each impact.
From Discovery: The wayward comets are called sungrazers. They are a class of comet that likes to live dangerously. Sungrazers can skirt within a few thousand miles of the sun’s roiling photosphere. Many are torn apart or evaporate as they streak along at a blazing 1 million miles per hour. As their orbits are perturbed, surviving sungrazers can collide with the sun on a subsequent passage.
Tim Cook Gets $22 Mil For Standing In For Steve Jobs
Apple has given its CEO a bonus valued at $22 million for standing in for Steve Jobs last year on a 6 months medical leave. Cook got a $5 million bonus plus restricted stock award worth roughly $17 million.
Australia KingGee Shirts Removes Stink Out Of Work
KingGee, an Australian company producing comfortable and reliable workwear, has announced the Steel shirts that can kill odour. The smart clothing is using Nano-Tex that absorbs the smell of body odour and locks it away until the shirt is washed.
Source: KingGee
Small Plane Lands On Highway
A traffic reporter small plane makes emergency landing on a highway in New Jersey, in the US, after a low oil pressure indicator came on.
US Place 14 Countries On Airport Threat List
Due to recent Christmas security threat incidents on inbound flight to the US, the government has place 14 suspect countries under airport watch. The countries are Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Lebanon and Iraq.
Travellers from these 14 countries flying to the US will go through body pat-downs, advanced screening and property inspections.
Burj Dubai Tallest Building In The World
Burg Dubai aka Burj Khalifa is now the tallest building in the world at 828 m. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010.
TSA Drops Subpoenas Against Bloggers Leaked Airport Security Measures
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is going after bloggers who wrote about a directive to increase security after the incident. You can read the security guide in full at BordingArea.
For example:
During flight, the aircraft operator must ensure that the following procedures are followed:
1. Passengers must remain in seats beginning 1 hour prior to arrival at destination.
2. Passenger access to carry-on baggage is prohibited beginning 1 hour prior to arrival at destination.
The bloggers are Internet travel writer, Chris Elliott of Winter Springs, Lucy Dalglish of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Steven Frischling of Connecticut.
Terrorist Attempt May Introduced Full Body Scan
Due to the terrorist attempt in the current news headlines, the debate over introducing full body imaging in airports are heating up. So we have safetly over privacy.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) launched the installation of millimeter wave whole-body scanners ($150,000 each) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in April 2008.
The images are black and white and bear little resemblance to a photograph. Nevertheless, they clearly display the most intimate curves of the human form and genitalia.
TSA Guidance for Passengers on Heightened Security Measures
Due to the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created a series of security measures. Don’t forget to not stay in the toilets too long on the plane and happy travelling.
Here is the full TSA security guide posted by BordingArea.
