Internet sensation, singing Justin Bieber hits. Hello. A swiss plane has taken off from abu dhabi on the firstever attempt to fly around the world using only the energy of the sun. The Solar Impulse ii could take five months to complete the 12 stages of the flight. It will be crisscrossing continents while spreading the word about clean technology. Now, this is a pretty impressive project with some even more impressive figures. Lets show you. Two pilots will take turns to fly the singleseater plane on this 35,000 kilometer journey. The Solar Impulse ii has a wingspan of 72 meters. Now, this is larger than that of a boeing 747, although a jumbo is almost 80 times heavier. Built into the wings, this is the key, more than 17,000 ultraefficient solar cells, which transfer energy to four electrical motors powering the planes propellers. The pilots will have to stay awake for most of their time in the air. Theyre allowed nap times of just 20 minutes, confined in a cockpit not much bigger tha
Agree that its the unofficial history of National Review as it includes some Memorable Events in the magazines history that wont necessarily get mentioned in the official histories. Priscillas brother william f. Buckley writes in the forward to her book that after he founded National Review he reached out for an experienced editorial hand dragging priscilla from an exotic life as a reporter and editor ipparis into the indiggant billet of a struggling to be born venture in opinion journalism. Priscilla returned from paris in 1956 to work on brother bills brand new weekly magazine National Review. But first priscilla took a month off to do what she loved best, quail hunting in the morning golfing in the afternoon, and partying with good friends at night. Priscilla buckley graduated from Smith College in 1953 and worked for a year as a copy girl and Sports Writer for united pres. She spent four years as a radio rewrite staffer next she lived in paris france where she was a United Press Co
Government. Were in brazil. Its the final group game. Hello. Thanks very much for being with us. Guilty and sentenced to seven years each in jail. Three journalists with the Aljazeera Network are convicted of what prosecutors lame was their help for a terrorist organization. The case of has drawn outrage se last year when they were contained. Speaking just a short time ago, australias foreign minister expressed outrage and said shell be seeking intervention including a pardon. The Australian Government is shocked at the verdict in the peter greste case. We are deeply dismayed by the fact a sentence has been imposed. We are a palled by the severely of it. It is hard to credit that the court in this case could have reached this conclusion. The Australian Government simply cannot understand it based on evidence presented in the case. Peter greste is a world respected australian journalist. He was in egypt to report on a political situation. He was not there to support the muslim brother h