In a statement on Twitter, Allen wrote: 'Captured new video of @Stratolaunch plane as it reached a top taxi speed of 40 knots (46 mph) with all flight surfaces in place on Sunday. Europeans are also exploring ways in which smaller satellites can be transported in space in a cost-effective manner. Stratolaunch is the brainchild of Microsoft's co-founder and tech billionaire Paul Allen . [Full Article...]
Much of the costs for the presidential plane come from pricey and complex modifications required to turn Boeing's iconic hump-backed jets into the flying fortresses that ferry US presidents around the world. "We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money". Before his inauguration, then President-elect Trump met with the CEOs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin at his Mar-a-Lago reso... [Full Article...]
For the first time, shoppers stocking up on weekly essentials at a branch of the Dutch chain Ekoplaza can avoid the rows of technicolour plastic that fill virtually all modern-day supermarkets. The campaign to introduce the pioneering aisle was created A Plastic Planet whose co-founder, Sian Sutherland, called the opening "a landmark moment for the global fight against plastic pollution". [Full Article...]
It affects vehicles made by Ford , GM Holden , Mercedes-Benz , Tesla , Jaguar , Land Rover , Volkswagen , Audi and Skoda . An ACCC recommendation for recall action presented to Mr Sukkar said evidence presented by vehicle companies "is unreliable or inconclusive" and manufacturers "have clearly not taken satisfactory action to avoid risk of injury". [Full Article...]
They asked for bail to be set at $10.3 million. If he is convicted of all the charges, Morales would be registered as a sex offender for life and could be convicted of up to 300 years in prison. The suspect in that case drove the woman to a secluded location and sexually assaulted her. He allegedly even used a knife in some of the attacks, the Los Angeles Times reported. [Full Article...]
Referring to some of the major projects, the CM said the Reliance Group had come forward to invest more than Rs 50,000 crore in the State. In a series of bilateral meetings held by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, a delegation from the International Trade and Investment, Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Spanish Embassy evinced interest in extending support in building Tirupati as a sm... [Full Article...]
Education Rlty Tr Inc now has $2.43 billion valuation. Growth in EPS is an important measure of management performance because it shows how much money the company is making for it's shareholders, not only due to changes in profit, but also after all the effects of issuance of new shares (this is especially important when the growth comes as a result of acquisition). [Full Article...]
I thought in the first half we were good, we had a good few chances, but in the second half we were not good enough". "They play sort of slowly and suck you into a false sense of security, but when they get around the box they speed things up". [Full Article...]