Posted in Historical, Media, Popular Antarctica on Jan 20th, 2009 4 Comments »
Exploration is the act of searching or traveling a terrain for the purpose of discovery, e.g. of unknown people, including space (space exploration), for oil, gas, coal, ores, caves, water (Mineral exploration, or prospecting), or information. Although exploration has existed as long as human beings, its peak is seen as being during the Age of [...]
Posted in Media on Jan 20th, 2009 1 Comment »
A Chinese press release from SteelGuru.com: On October 20th 2008, 13 employees dispatched by Baosteel went on board “Snow Dragon” icebreaker to start the expedition to the Antarctica for the construction of “Kunlun Station”. After more than 2 months’ voyage, they arrived at Antarctic China investigation base. After some rest they went all out for [...]
Posted in Historical, Media, News, Politics on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
From “South Pole a Tourist Hotspot”: Arrivals at the bottom of the world quadrupled from 40 in the 2003-04 season to 164 last year, statistics from the United States base at the pole say. “They come and they come,” US National Science Foundation representative Jerry Marty told The Antarctic Sun. The US Antarctic Program was [...]
Posted in Denver, Media on Nov 5th, 2008 No Comments »
This really is the greatest place to practice good HR,” Weir says. “I have a group of employees who are in excellent health. They have free housing, free medical care and very good nutrition provided to them. I have no issues with illegal aliens, attendance problems, language barriers or accommodations for disabilities. In an environment [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics, Popular Antarctica on Oct 23rd, 2008 10 Comments »
Antarctica, distant and exotic, yet cold and lifeless, is a place built for media fibs. Any small inconvenience, paired with a tantalizing subzero temperature (usually including the wind-chill for dramatic purposes, even if you’re inside), is enough to drive the hometown papers bonkers with stories of their American sons and daughters braving the harshest conditions [...]
Posted in Media, News, Popular Antarctica on Jul 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
[from Fox News] Hundreds of Dying Baby Penguins Wash Up on Brazilian Beaches RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro’s tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday. [...] Every year, Brazil airlifts dozens of penguins [...]
Posted in Media, Popular Antarctica on Jul 12th, 2008 6 Comments »
from Telegraph.co.uk: “Lust in space: Nasa must iron out the kinks in space sex if man is to settle on Mars” Dr Jason Kring said astronauts might have to emulate polar explorers and take a colleague as a lover for the duration of their three-year mission, to minimise sexual frustration. [...] He believes that Nasa [...]
Posted in Media, News on Jul 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
[from The Chronicle of Higher Education:] Paying more than $4 for a gallon of gas makes a lot of commuters grind their teeth when they fill their tanks. They get little sympathy, however, from Robin Bell, who next winter could be looking at $60 to $130 for each gallon of fuel for her vehicles.
Posted in Media on Jun 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
Someone [in McMurdo] Herzog dubs a philosopher tells us all about the universal consciousness, while lets another postulates on how awful life must be for a parasitc worm that lives in a sea urchin’s anus. “A terrible way to spend your life,” this philosopher declaims, pootishly. Pardon me, but how does he know? Maybe a [...]
Posted in Denver, Grapevine, Media, Photos on Jun 3rd, 2008 4 Comments »
So, by the end of winter, there should still be around 16,487 for the summer crew. Update: This post, particularly, was enjoyed by international media: The Christchurch Press “RUBBERS TO THE RESCUE: McMurdo Station has taken delivery of 16,488 condoms. The shipment last month constitutes a year’s supply, ensuring the frisky can stay safe in [...]
