Friday, 20 February 2015
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Second Chance Crooner: Mexican actress Lorena Roja...: Second Chance Crooner: Mexican actress Lorena Rojas dies of cancer aged 44 Lorena Rojas died less than a week after her 44th birthday L...
Second Chance Crooner: Mexican actress Lorena Rojas dies of cancer aged 44
Lorena Rojas died less than a week after her 44th birthday
Lorena Rojas, a popular Mexican actress who starred in more than a dozen soap operas, has died aged 44 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and became an advocate for cancer education in Latino communities.
The actress passed away at her home in Miami. Her last message to her fans was sent on Twitter less than a week ago.
In the birthday message, she wrote: "Thank you all for celebrating my birthday with me. Beautiful day."
Rojas starred in such acclaimed Spanish soaps as El Cuerpo del Deseo, Pecados Ajenos, Alcanzar Una Estrella and, most recently, the series Demente Criminal.
The actress' agent praised the 'fans who she loved until the end'
She also appeared in films such as Manos Quietas and Aventurera.
In addition, the actress wrote and recorded an album of children's music called Hijos del Sol, which was inspired by her daughter Luciana.
Rojas was initially thought to have made a recovery after her original breast cancer diagnosis. But in 2012 she was told her cancer had spread to her bones, and last year the tumour spread to her liver.
Her boyfriend, family and friends were by her side when she died, her agent Latin WE said.
A statement from Latin WE said: "Lorena takes a step into eternal life leaving as her greatest legacy the love for animals and for art in all its forms, her tender devotion to her daughter, her passion for life, the appreciation of all her Lobitas and fans who she loved until the end."
(c) BBC News
Thursday, 19 February 2015
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Welcome to Arubu's Blogsite: Sciences at Work...: This plane will be able to fly anywhere in the world within 4 hours The engine will be able to fly in outer space too. British aerospace fi...
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Sciences at Work...
This plane will be able to fly anywhere in the world within 4 hours
The engine will be able to fly in outer space too. British aerospace firm Reaction Engines Limited is working on an engine system that will be able to take 300 passengers anywhere in the world in just four hours.
Even more impressively, the engine will also be used to fly a plane in outer space, as Business Insider reports.
The engine system is called SABRE, and it relies on a device called the precooler - technology that cools down the air entering the engineer system by more than 1,000 degrees Celsius in .01 seconds. That corresponds to an unheard-of cooling rate of 400 megawatts, and will allow the plane to “breathe” oxygen. This means that the engine system will be able to run at a much higher power than is currently possible
According to Reaction Engines, SABRE will be used inside two upcoming plane models - LAPCAT A2, a commercial plane that will be able to transport passengers from Brussels to Sydney in "two to four hours", and also the ambitious SKYLON, an unpiloted and re-usable spaceplane that aims to provide cheaper
access to space.
As chief engineer Alan Bond explains in the video below, the LAPCAT A2 will be able to “pretty easily” fly around the world at an incredible Mach 5 - five times the speed of sound.
The precooler system weighs around a tonne, and, as Business Insider explains, is made up of a swirl of thin pipes that are filled with condensed helium. These pipes suck heat from the air, cooling it down to -150 degrees Celsius before it enters the engine.
The company is already testing the SABRE engine system, and is planning the first test flights for a tantalisingly close 2019.
SKYLON, the plane that will take us into outer space, will be 82 metres long and, although it’ll fly like a rocket in the air, it takes off and lands horizontally like a normal plane, which will make it more versatile. The model is estimated to cost around US$1.1 billion each.
Unfortunately, the plane won’t have any windows to look out of, but
The engine will be able to fly in outer space too. British aerospace firm Reaction Engines Limited is working on an engine system that will be able to take 300 passengers anywhere in the world in just four hours.
Even more impressively, the engine will also be used to fly a plane in outer space, as Business Insider reports.
The engine system is called SABRE, and it relies on a device called the precooler - technology that cools down the air entering the engineer system by more than 1,000 degrees Celsius in .01 seconds. That corresponds to an unheard-of cooling rate of 400 megawatts, and will allow the plane to “breathe” oxygen. This means that the engine system will be able to run at a much higher power than is currently possible
According to Reaction Engines, SABRE will be used inside two upcoming plane models - LAPCAT A2, a commercial plane that will be able to transport passengers from Brussels to Sydney in "two to four hours", and also the ambitious SKYLON, an unpiloted and re-usable spaceplane that aims to provide cheaper
As chief engineer Alan Bond explains in the video below, the LAPCAT A2 will be able to “pretty easily” fly around the world at an incredible Mach 5 - five times the speed of sound.
The precooler system weighs around a tonne, and, as Business Insider explains, is made up of a swirl of thin pipes that are filled with condensed helium. These pipes suck heat from the air, cooling it down to -150 degrees Celsius before it enters the engine.
The company is already testing the SABRE engine system, and is planning the first test flights for a tantalisingly close 2019.
SKYLON, the plane that will take us into outer space, will be 82 metres long and, although it’ll fly like a rocket in the air, it takes off and lands horizontally like a normal plane, which will make it more versatile. The model is estimated to cost around US$1.1 billion each.
Unfortunately, the plane won’t have any windows to look out of, but
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