Ok, so the infamous polar lava picture in the upper left of this page comes from Jupiter's moon, Io. It's not alone though, as more evidence has been found that Europa also may have a very active and flowing underbelly. Europa was originally discovered in 1610. So, being that it took centuries to come up with any clues as to what its composition might be, I guess it's acceptable that it took nearly a year for me to stumble upon this article!
Just think if this thing had survived! Kids all across the globe would surely want one. That would have to be one big aquarium/guinea pig tank that's for sure! Then again, maybe these things would be better suited to a pen in the backyard or possibly a corral. Either way there would be a lot of cedar shavings to be shoveled and disposed of. Some how I see Mom & Dad taking care of it after just a few short weeks. And to think those kids had promised to take care of it!
Okay, so you find your time is suddenly and violently up. As unfortunate and untimely as that may be, what if you had to go? And your choices were being scalped or decapitated? Which would you choose?
Okay, maybe it's not you, but you're the woman in the elevator? Nice visual, eh?
For most of my life I have lived in rural suburban areas. A few years back I moved into a more urban environment that brought a couple of things I could live without; noise and bright lights at night. I miss the dark quiet nights of the outlying areas. I guess I expected the noise, but I hadn't considered the glowing sky I now see instead of stars. My view of the night sky isn't completely obliterated, but it is unfortunately diminished. And now we learn that not only is it unfortunate, it's downright lethal...
A shortsighted programming decision fixed…When totaling highest and lowest average speeds, previously these were coded to use outdoor and indoor values respectively. This has now been changed to use the higher or lower of the outdoor and indoor values, thus things now display as they should.