The fires are shown as tiny particles with each particle depicting the site at which a fire was detected. Daily fires are displayed at a rate of 10 days per second. The fire particles fade over 1.7 seconds and change color as they age from red to orange, yellow and gray. A clock inset indicates the date. Note: This animation shows fires detected over North America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. Data Collected: 2001/08/21 through 2002/08/20. Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC), Cindy Starr (GST). Scientist: Robert Sohlberg (University of Maryland), Chris Justice (University of Maryland). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Terra/MODIS, Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Fire Location, Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation.
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Oct 142009
American couple takes crown in Wife Carrying Championship
Over a course length of nearly three football fields that featured a muddy water hole and two log obstacles, Dave and Lacey Castro of Lewiston, Maine needed less than a minute to come in first among 41 teams from 11 states, winning Saturday’s competition at the Sunday River ski resort in nearby Newry.
They covered the 278-yard course in an astonishing 54.45 seconds, and are now eligible to compete as North American champions at the world championships in Finland next July.
Their prizes were (97-pound) Lacey Castro’s weight in beer and five times her weight in cash – $485.
97 pounds.
Sep 252009
An unbeatable buyer’s guide if you’re looking into the purchase of a used car.
Save time and money by being prepared before you buy. This is as good a guide as you can find anywhere.
Sep 252009
These things are NOT made in America, so we need people to learn how to keep a job in the USA!
Click here to learn about becoming a fixer of LCD TVs.
OR
Click here to learn about plasma TV repair – maybe an even bigger opportunity.
