http://www.icftw.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:44:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fascinating story out of New Zealand.  Yesterday, two Sperm Whales, a mother and calf, became stranded in the shallows on a New Zealand beach.  Despite the best efforts of the local conservation department, it appeared that two would have to be put down. It was at this moment that a dolphin, named Moko by ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/08/21/dolphin-rescues-two-stranded-whales/ One of the primary challenges faced by our space programs is ensure that spacecraft, maned or unmanned land safely back on earth or on their destination planet.  We've seen some creative and successful methods such as the bouncing landing of the Mars rovers. This new concept described as a literally a "pit stop", would use ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/08/18/the-pit-stop-decent-concept/ No, its not the next creature feature from Sci-Fi, although I wouldn't put it past them.  Energy Vampire is a term sometimes used to describe devices in our homes that are using electricity even when they are off.  You might not think about it but your TV, cordless phone, even your microwave it ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/08/17/energy-vampires/ Recently the Beijing Times reported that the amazing fireworks show was actually a CGI rendered months before the actual show.  During the opening ceremony a total of 29 firework foot prints appeared in the sky.  Their prefect timing gave the appearance of a giant walking across the sky.  While these fireworks were actually fired off at ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/08/17/china-olympics-fake-fireworks/ The idea of using power generated by people exercising at the gym is not a new idea.  Even this unique implementation dates back to 2005, from a gym design contest run by New York Magazine.  On a creative gym concept level, I find the idea interesting.  The concept is that these floating gyms will ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/07/23/human-powered-floating-gym/ According to Dr. Edgar Mitchell, there have been many visits by to Earth by aliens and each time it was covered up by our government.  He describes them as the the traditional 'grey' alien.  Small in stature, greyish skin and large eyes.  Naturally NASA denies that it has anything to do with communicating ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/07/23/apollo-14-astronaut-claims-they-walk-among-us/ Two new sections have gone up.  Technology and Gaming.  I'm not expecting all the articles and new stories out of these two sections to set off any alarms on the unusual scale, but I think they should provide some entertainment.  For the technology section I hope to cover the weird stuff, but ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/07/18/icftw-site-updates/ Pass the Knowledge: The Origins of Your Favorite Condiments  Ever wondered the history of your  favorite condiments.  A great detailed look into the history of several of common one such as ketchup and mustard.  Some interesting bit of information, such as the early ketchup recipes didn't actually have tomatoes and the accidental discovery of ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/07/16/link-dump-pass-the-ketchup-edition/ Early in June a B2 Stealth Bomber departing from Andersen Air Force base in Guam crashed on a few moments after take off.  At the time of the crash the only available from the Air Force at that time was that "Water distorted preflight readings in three of the plane's 24 sensors, making ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/07/16/b2-stealth-bomber-crash/ The idea that huge herds of cows produce enough methane from various bodily functions to effect the earths climate has been floating around for awhile now.  Although one common misconception is that most of this methane comes from, well... cow farts.  In actuality most of the methane is burped up during digestion.  Cellulose in the ... http://www.icftw.com/2008/07/14/climate-change-and-cows/