Archive for April 18th, 2007
Ariane 5 Flight 501 – Most Famous Computer Bug in History
Posted by: usmanahmad on: April 18, 2007
Flight 501, which took place on June 4, 1996, was the first test flight of the European Ariane 5 expendable launch system. It was not successful. Due to a malfunction in the control software the rocket veered off its flight path 37 seconds after launch. It was torn apart by high aerodynamic forces caused by [...]
Lance Armstrong – Anything is Possible
Posted by: usmanahmad on: April 18, 2007
Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling’s most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. In doing so, he beat the previous records of five wins by Miguel Indurain (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques [...]
Readings
- Graphic Novel Friday: Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2009 November 6, 2009 Amazon.com Bookstore
- YA Wednesday: New Moon and NaNoWriMo November 5, 2009Only 16 days left until the release of New Moon (the movie!). If you can't wait, you can act out scenes from the book, or make up your own, with the Bella Barbie (found via abebooks) and Jacob doll which you can carry around in your Edward backpack, so he's always watching. And if you've had just about enough of Twilight hype, you can find ref […]Amazon.com Bookstore
- Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009) November 5, 2009 Amazon.com Bookstore
- Omni Daily News November 4, 2009 Amazon.com Bookstore
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