The Brains That Saved Apollo 13

People tend to forget that sometimes the true heros are the guys with the pocket protectors and slide rules.

A group of engineers was honored Tuesday for concocting a plan using plastic bags, cardboard and duct tape to save Apollo 13’s astronauts after their spacecraft was crippled by an explosion 35 years ago.

Apollo 13 Engineers Feted on Anniversary

The New Q

Q

Britain is advertising for a new chief executive officer of the Government Communications Center — the spy gadget lab boss known to James Bond fans as “Q.”

Seeking Real-Life Spy Tech Master ‘Q’

(Thinking of trying for the job agent Greg?)

Here is a little tribute to the actor who played the famous ‘Q’. He passed away in 1999.
Desmond Llewelyn — James Bond’s gadget man Q

Toxic KFC!

KFC- in China
Humm… Toxic KFC in China? Sounds like someone was trying to save some yuan and use a substitute that should never be consumed by humans. In some cases, a strong body of government regulation is important to the welfare of the citizens because with all matters that involve money corruption is soon to follow unless it is overseen by somone.
I wonder if anyone will do a follow up on this story to see if a state run company was somehow involved… Not saying that they are corrupt or anything but I have talked to enough people to see that things aren’t always ‘above the board’ over there (hum, not here either come to think of it…) I’ll try to keep tabs on this one…

All KFC outlets in China stopped selling New Orleans roast chicken wings and chicken hamburgers Wednesday after the cancer-causing food coloring, Sudan I, was found in the sauce Tuesday.

KFC found using banned dye – Xinhua – English