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The new Firefox 2.0 is out and better than ever. With a new style, new themes, and new ad-ons, this one's sure to be a hit. If you're not using Firefox, jump on the bandwagon, man! It's time to ditch the default internet explorer browser and upgrade to a better way to internet. Firefox has integrated "Find", tabs, image zoom, pop-up blocker, Google search bar, favorite links, and so so much more. If you're already using Firefox and haven't upgraded to 2.0, now's the time! It's new and fresh and sure to make your online experience a bit more interesting. Firefox 2.0 gets nine thumbs up...what the hell is that?

Kick ass. Nissan is "kickin' it up a notch" with it's new concept design: the Nissan Terranaut. It is a science-vehicle quotedly the next generation in off roading. Terranaut is a manned, mobile science laboratory, earth's equivalent of a lunar rover. Measuring 4,965mm from stem to stern, the advanced four-wheel drive explorer stands 2,150mm tall and is 2,100mm wide. These impressive external dimensions provide Terranaut with the interior space needed to house its laboratory equipment and scientist. Seriously, this thing is AMAZING. Unfortunately for us idealist dreamers, it is only a concept car. But, we can cross our fingers hoping that it will eventually come out.

Check out the full story here.
See the Star Trek inspiration and detailed photos here
See the shuttlecraft with-in here.

So, the SES 100 group formerly known as "Team 4" finally has a name. We are Team Redstripe. Yeah, I thought it was pretty awesome, too. We went to Home Depot today in search of building materials. We have another project, but this time we have to build something. The assignment is to build something that can take an arial photograph of a designated target which will be set up on the SRC lawn at ASU. It has to be at least 20 feet off of the ground. We thought about a little helicopter, building a big structure, a balloon...we finally came up with: A big pole. Yep, a big pole. We are going to use metal poles and a wood base to construct a big pole aparatus that uses pulleys to attatch a cheap camera (with a timer) so that we can snap a few quick images. We only have a very small budget of $100.00, so we have to watch our spending. What would you do with $100 to take an arial photograph at least 20 ft. off the ground? Any ideas? Leave them in the suggestion box and I'll post them up!

A new soundwave has been discovered as having the ability to drive away trouble makers! Seriously! People who tested the decice reported that the longer you listen to the sound, the more annoying it becomes. But, what's really cool about it? You can only hear it if you're under 25! That's right! The 'Mosquito' sonic deterrent device was installed by the Wyvern Theatre in Wiltshire, England in an attempt to stop groups of up to 100 youngsters from gathering around Theatre Square. And, it's working. What's more, kids have taken this new sound and used it to their advantage. Students are using it as a ringtone so that they can recieve calls and text messages without alerting teachers. Leave it to kids to turn a disadvantage into an advantage! Try it on yourself by clicking on the link below, and see if you can hear the sound! Try it on your friends, too, especially if they are over 25!

Read the original story here.
Listen to the sound here.

I have made a little addition to the site today. one which I am very excited about. You may have noticed the change in the header. It's "Mars News"! I realized yesterday that I had all this interesting news about Mars and space exploration and the like that I really wanted to post for everybody. I decided to make a Mars News page. But, I realized today that it would probably not be found or read very often unless I gave it a spot a little closer to the limelight. I have dedicated an entire section to it. But, don't worry. S.L.O.C. (or, The Secret Lives of Circles) has been safely transplanted to the archive section. So, you will still always be able to enjoy them. There is a new story on Mars News today, so go check it out! And, don't forget to comment on it in the suggestion box!

Today, in Mars news, a lot has happened! First off, the first "civilian" images of Mars were taken for undergratuate students at Arizona State University. The images, taken by the THEMIS camera currently in orbit around Mars, were a huge success! In fact, you all can see all of the pictures taken by Undergrads HERE. The primary picture taken by my group, Team 4 (currently seeking new name) can be seen here, and our secondary picture can be seen here.

Take some time and go through the pictures. Let me know which you think is the best (out of all of them). Leave me a suggestion! My vote for best picture is this one. Keep in mind that the geographical telemetry from these photos is not back from the orbiter yet, so the images are patched together with guesses. That is why they are not perfectly smooth images. For other exciting mars new about the rover, Click Here!

Hoy es el día. Today is the day. I can say, "I took a picture of Mars today...what did you do?" That's right. I just took a picture of Mars that has never been taken before. As I wrote about in Sunday's blog, I used the THEMIS camera currently orbiting Mars (thanks to NASA and ASU) to take a visual spectrum photograph of the Martian polar caps that had never been taken before. My team and I hope to identify an interesting polar feature that is currently a topic of debate for scientists. What's with the Español, you may ask? Well, I have an examen oral (oral exam) tomorrow en la clase de Español. I'm a bit nervous, since I've never taken an oral exam before. I hope I do well. Wish me luck...¡Buena Suerte!

Welcome to the month of October, everyone. With this new month comes a new addition (sort of) to this site. I finally have something to put in the archives section! I have put all of September's blogs into archive so that they wouldn't continue to clog up the home page. Every month, the home page will be refreshed and the last month's blogs will go into archive where you can continue to read them forever and ever. On another note, I am looking forward to October 3rd. That is the day that my team has scheduled to photograph the surface of mars. We are going to be taking a picture on the Northern polar ice cap in order to attempt to identify a very interesting and rather large feature which exists there. The THEMIS website has some of the VIS (pictures taken with a normal visual spectrum camera) images up for the public. Here is a link to an area near where we are going to take a picture. Check it out.