In January 2005 Guangdong province on the southern coast of People’s Republic of China overtook the provinces of Henan and Sichuan to become the country’s most populous province, with 79 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants.
Spider-Man is by far the most popular superhero for videogame adaptations. From 1982 to Spider-Man: Edge of Time (Activision, 2011), he has so far starred in 37 solo video games across 32 formats and appeared in nine other titles with other Marvel characters. He has also featured on pinball tables, handheld LCD games, PC activity packages and a plug-and-play TV game. Intro pp.6-7 Featured in Gamer’s Edition 2012 Updated for GWRGE 2012
According to TV.com, a CNET Networks Entertainment website, the most popular TV show as of February 2008 – with a review score of 9.4 out of 10 – is the hospital drama House (Fox), starring Hugh Laurie (UK) as the unconventional, maverick Dr Gregory House.
A General Electric GE90-115B turbofan engine achieved steady state thrust of 568,927 N (127,900 lb) during final certification testing at Peebles, Ohio, USA, in December 2002. The engine was due to make its first flight on a Boeing 777 early in 2003. Because of their power, the 777 requires only two engines, resulting in better fuel efficiency, less pollution and lower noise levels. By comparison, the Boeing 747-400 (the largest passenger aircraft currently in service) has four engines each with around 275,789 N (62,000 lb)
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NASA’s Deep Space 1 spacecraft, launched on 24 October 1998, was propelled to its target, Comet Borrelly, by a revolutionary type of engine. A beam of ionized xenon atoms were expelled from the engine at 35km/s (21 miles/s), providing a thrust of 0.09 Newtons (0.02 lbs), equivalent to the force exerted by a sheet of paper resting on the palm of a hand. The ion engine was ten times more efficient than a chemical rocket and was fired for 16,265 hours during the mission. NASA
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Tested three times in five minute durations using two separate photon measuring devices, the Hercules 500 outputted 1W peak and 940 mW (+/- 20 mW) average of brilliant green (532 nm) laser light. Made by Laserglow Technologies of Ontario, Canada, the Class IV handheld battery-powered device features five independent safety devices to make it legal to use around the world. Long-range applications include construction and antenna alignment, but over short distances the laser is capable of starting fires.
The most powerful gas turbine-electric locomotive is the russian GT1-001 with a maximum capacity of 8300 kW. The locomotive was tested in Shcherbinka, Russia, on 23 January 2009. The locomotive has a starting tractive effort of 883 kN and a steady pull of 620 kN. It weighs 300 tons (600,000 lbs) and is designed for speeds up to 100 km/h (62.14 mph). It has a fuel capacity of 17 tons (3,4000 lbs) and runs on liquefied natural gas. It has a cruising range of 750
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The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRiSE) is a camera on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). It is capable of taking digital images of the Martian surface measuring 40,000 x 20,000 pixels. From its orbit, which ranges between 255 and 320 km (158 and 198 miles) above Mars, it can take images of the Martian surface showing details as small as 1 m (3 ft) across. MRO was launched on 12 August 2005 and arrived in Martian orbit on 10 March 2006.
The aurorae on Jupiter are around 1,000 times more powerful than Earth’s. They are caused by energetic particles from the Sun being channelled onto the Jovian poles by Jupiter’s magnetic field and causing atoms in its upper atmosphere to glow like the gas in a neon tube. It produces around a million megawatts of energy, enough to power 100 major cities on Earth. The bands and curtains of the Jovian aurorae can be as large as the Earth.
The most power produced by pedalling on bicycles for 24 hours was 72, 414 watt hours and was achieved by Soreen UK at the Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, in UK on 2 December 2010. The record was achieved using Watt bikes which measures the Watt hours as opposed to producing the electricty. Soreen UK had sponsored the entire event which started on 1st October and finished on the 2nd October 2010. Around 500 members of the general public that had pre registered and come down to
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