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Mayoral Vote Can Not be Verified |
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Society 2.0 -
Politics
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Jul 06, 2008 at 09:41 PM |
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The Open Rights Group (ORG) will not verify the result of London’s May elections. Saying, "There is insufficient evidence available to allow independent observers to state reliably whether the results ... are an accurate representation of voters’ intentions."
The elections for the Mayor of London and the 25-member London Assembly are among the most important local elections in the UK. An independent body, London Elects, organizes them.
This year’s elections were the first in London under a new UK law allowing for officially sanctioned, independent observers. ORG was one such group.
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Europeans are Abandoning Landlines |
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Technology -
Telecoms
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Jul 03, 2008 at 08:20 PM |
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 In its annual "E-Communications Household Survey", the European Commission highlights trends in telecommunications within the European Union (EU). The report provides a snapshot of a continent in transition, but contains few surprises.
The report, (2.78 MB) released Jun. 27, show some marked differences between the old EU states and the newer members. With the newer states, leapfrogging landline technologies to mobile ones, a pattern often found in developing economies.
The survey of 27,000 households was carried out between Nov. 9 and Dec. 14, 2007.
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Largest Crater in the Solar System Found |
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Space Exploration -
Around the Solar System
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Jun 28, 2008 at 12:55 PM |
 Mars NASA's Viking missions first spotted this "crustal dichotomy" in the 1970s. Twenty years later the Mars Global Surveyor mission showed that the planet’s crust was up to 30 times thicker in the south than in the north. It also detected magnetic anomalies present only in the southern hemisphere.
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Space Exploration -
Around the Solar System
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Jun 23, 2008 at 12:35 PM |
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 The release of the pictures taken four sols (Martian days) apart, confirms the speculation that the white shiny substance uncovered by the Phoenix Lander was indeed water ice.
"It is with great pride and a lot of joy that I announce today that we have found proof that this hard bright material is really water ice and not some other substance," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona. Write Comment (0 comments) |
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Jules Verne Boosts ISS into Higher Orbit |
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Space Exploration -
Earth Orbit
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Jun 20, 2008 at 11:49 AM |
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 The Jules Verne Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has successfully boosted the International Space Station (ISS) into a higher orbit. In a record 20-minute burn, the 330-ton ISS was boosted by around 4.5 miles to an altitude of around 215 miles.
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ATV performed a similar manoeuvre on 25-Apr. Speaking at the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse, France, Hervé Côme, ESA’s ATV Mission Director said, “Today, Jules Verne ATV has again successfully demonstrated that it is able to perform this vital function on regular basis.” Another reboost is planned in July, with two more in August.
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Space Exploration -
Earth Orbit
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Jun 15, 2008 at 03:50 AM |
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 The space shuttle Discovery is home. Discovery touched down at 14-June 11:15 a.m. EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, having successfully completed its 14-day visit to the International Space Station (ISS).
Mission STS-124's primary objective was to deliver and install the second component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAEA) Kibo laboratory ("Hope"). The US$1 billion, 15-tonne Pressurised Module (JPM) is the size of a bus and is the stations biggest room .Discovery also delivered a new pump for ISS’s toilet.
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