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Submission + - Slovaks vote to name bridge Chuck Norris (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by alexj33 on Saturday February 25, 2012 @09:55AM

alexj33 writes: Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favour of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital after 1980s US action film and TV star Chuck Norris.

The two other top names in the running for the bridge, which will span the Morava river and cross the border to Austria, were Maria Theresa after an Austro-Hungarian empress and the Devinska cycling bridge in honour of the closest village.

Submission + - One-Way Trip to Mars? (universetoday.com) 1

Submitted by alexj33 on Wednesday March 05, 2008 @06:01PM

alexj33 writes: "Will humans ever really go to Mars? Let's face it, the obstacles are quite daunting. Not only are there numerous, difficult, technical issues to overcome, but the political will and perseverance of any one nation to undertake such an arduous task just can't be counted on. However, one former NASA engineer believes a human mission to Mars is quite doable, and such an event would unify the world as never before. But Jim McLane's proposal includes a couple of major caveats: the trip to Mars should be one-way, and have a crew of only one person."

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