Essentially a laboratory that orbits Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) is now 98 percent complete, and the countdown is underway for the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis as it prepares to deliver a new science module to the ISS.
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Modern medical science has afforded us the ability to change nearly anything we don't like about our appearances. Americans are taking advantage is larger and larger numbers. In fact, more than 12 million people had some form of cosmetic surgery in 2009. This is a look that the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in the country.
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From “The Dragon” to “A Physical Nightmare” MMA fighters’ nicknames get to the point. Yet so many aspects of the sport are a mystery: from how they survive the most violent combat sport out there
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this infographic went through a tumultuous history which I won’t get into. But I must give credit to Barry Ritholtz for picking it up and publishing it when others wouldn’t. After many weeks in limbo, this infographic is finally seeing the light of day. Enjoy!
via www.ritholtz.comThe following is not a futuristic scenario. It is not science fiction. It is a demonstration of the capabilities of GIS to model the results of an extremely unlikely, yet intellectually fascinating query: What would happen if the earth stopped spinning? ArcGIS was used to perform complex raster analysis and volumetric computations and generate maps that visualize these results.
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Air crash in Pakistan The plane crashed during landing in the Margalla Hills, about 30 km from Islamabad Airport.
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