“Listen, the Titanic has hit an iceberg,” said Annie. “We’ll take you to a lifeboat.” “What do you mean?” said Lucy. “The ship’s sinking,” said Annie. “Look.” She pointed to the water at the end of the hall. “Oh, no!” cried Lucy. “Don’t be afraid,” said...
There's the obviously "crazy" behavior of Rose as she attempts to jump from the Titanic when it is not sinking and reboard the ship from a lifeboat as it is going under. Jack points out that it is "crazy" that they plan to get of [translate] aAbsurdity manifests itself in two ...
Microsoft came along with Windows 95 and offered a lifeboat to these businesses. Port to Windows and you will be saved. They jumped at the chance. Apple was the jilted lover and seems to have decided that if it ever survived that mess it would never put itself in that situation again, ...
The ship Mary Celesteleft New York City for Genoa, Italy, in 1872, only to be discovered at sea partially flooded and missing a lifeboat, but otherwise intact, seaworthy, packed with supplies, and empty. The disappearance of the 10 people on board remains one of history’s greatest ...
Inflatable support bag acts as one-man lifeboat, uses weight of survivor inside bag to keep upper part out of waterWhen not in use, the bag is collapsed flat. The user steps into the bag on top of a compressed air cylinder (1). The air is then released into the space between the ...
Veitch arranged a meeting with Petro- Canada who was developing the Terra Nova offshore oil project on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. "I gave a presentation to a group of very seasoned individuals," Pelley recalls, "but they were only interested in getting the lifeboat in the water safely...
’s starboard lifeboat, which was floating vertically with only its bow above the surface. when it was recovered, it was found to have been mortally damaged, crushed on both the left and right sides. after an orange immersion suit was spotted in the water, a coast guard helicopter lowered...
Here is a great example of amystery thrillerwith something to say. The story centers on the disappearance and suspected murder of a city-girl-turned-suburban-housewife — where her husband, our narrator, is the prime suspect. Amy, who originally appears to be a stereotypical, soap-opera hous...
Terahertz radiation, or T-rays, can do some really incredible stuff. It can be used to scan for tumors and bombs build ultrafast wireless networks and see through solid objects. As an imaging technology, however, T-ray cameras have always had a resolutio
ICN has its main office in downtown Rio de Janeiro adjacent to the Navy yard and the Port of Rio, overlooking Guanabara Bay, and also has a large and state-of-the-art training center, on the other side of the bay, in the Municipality of Maricá, around 60 km from downtown Rio. Whe...