Quotes of the day - November 03, 2009
“This is something we work with in South Africa: pathetic broadband. We bring the data ourselves in a standard minibus or car.”
David Buckley, astronomy operations manager at the Southern African Large Telescope, explains that his facility lacks a decent connection to the internet, meaning data has to be taken by car to the South African Astronomical Observatory for processing (Guardian).
“Jane has what we call a boxer’s nose. Her snout bends slightly to the left. It was probably broken and healed back crooked.”
Joe Peterson, of Northern Illinois University, says a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana in 2001 probably fought with others of her kind while she was still young (press release).
“The government has declared the situation an epidemic, but there is absolutely no need to panic.”
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko comments as Ukraine closes all its schools as a swine flu prevention measure (Associated Press).
“A small fishing vessel capsized off a lighthouse here on Friday morning, apparently under the weight of giant jellyfish tangled in its net.”
The Mainichi Daily News reports that jellyfish have sunk a 10-ton trawler.
