Freitag, Februar 06, 2009
Dienstag, Februar 03, 2009
Luftfahrt ungefiltert eingeatmet - Plusminus ARD/WDR, Dienstag, 3. Februar 2009 um 21.50 Uhr im Ersten
Die Luft an Bord von Linienmaschinen ist längst nicht so sauber, wie immer angenommen wird. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Redaktion „Kassensturz“ vom Schweizer Fernsehen wurden in den vergangenen Monaten bei Stichproben über 30 Abstriche in Verkehrsflugzeugen namhafter Fluggesellschaften gemacht. 28 Proben weisen zum Teil sehr hohe Anteile von Trikresylphosphat (TCP) auf. Dabei handelt es sich um eine ausschließlich dem Triebwerksöl beigefügte Chemikalie, aus der Gruppe der organischen Phosphate, die als Nervengift bekannt ist. mehr....
Freitag, Januar 30, 2009
Dienstag, Januar 27, 2009
I was born to win - Nick Vujicic (life without limbs)
Nick Vujicic (born December 4, 1982) is a preacher, a motivational speaker and the director of Life Without Limbs, an organization for the physically disabled.
Early life
The first-born child in his devout Serbian Christian family, Nick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia with the rare Tetra-amelia disorder: limbless, missing both arms at shoulder level, and having one small foot with two toes protruding from his left thigh. Initially, his parents were devastated. Vujicic was otherwise healthy... (Wikipedia)
more on wikipedia ...
Live without Limbs
Samstag, Januar 24, 2009
21/01/2009 - DAY 18 - TEAM MISSING LINK WIN THE SOUTH POLE RACE
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21/01/2009 - DAY 18 - TEAM MISSING LINK WIN THE SOUTH POLE RACE
Team Missing Link have won the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race. The Norwegians crossed the line and arrived at the Geographic South Pole at 7pm today, completing the race 770km in 17 days and 11 hours. Watching the team cross was a historic and momentous occasion, they linked arms held high in the air as they walked to the Pole and planted a Norwegian flag. They stopped at the Pole and talked about their tremendous journey, the difficulties they have faced and their joy and pride at arriving at the Pole. The Norwegians have once won the race to the South Pole, the first since Scott and Amundsen. Missing Link wanted to commend QinetiQ for making it a fantastic race. After all their hard work Missing Link will now get to spend some time at the Pole, resting, relaxing, eating and enjoying being at the Top of the Bottom of the World.
Team QinetiQ have had a really good day, are feeling in high spirits and expect to arrive at the Pole early tomorrow afternoon. Due South, Danske Bank, South Pole Flag and Southern Lights are all one day closer to the Pole – the air at the South Pole is crackling with excitement for their arrival.
Race Positions
1st South Pole: Team Missing Link
2nd 719km Team Qinetiq
3rd 653km Team Danske Bank
4th 608km Team Due South (they have not travelled as far as south pole flag butthey are closer to the pole than south pole flag)
5th 625km Team South Pole Flag
6th n/a Team Southern Lights
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23/01/2009 - DAY 20 - TEAM SOUTHERN LIGHTS ARRIVE
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