Sadly, the Space Shuttle was not actually more cost effective. After Challenger, every Shuttle launch cost pretty much like an Apollo Moon shot. NASA sold Congress on a completely unrealistic launch frequency which was never achieved. After Challenger there was no way anyway. And so it became a very expensive vehicle.

Even the smallest SLS has more lift capacity than Saturn V, which could lift 60 tons to LEO. Block II has more than twice the lift capacity.

Sounds a bit like The Light of Other Days.

Resistance ("weight lifting") is the answer. Here's an example of a very simple body weight workout that will have a big effect if you stick to it.

Pretty much, though there has been controversy recently about airbrushing of women in Gulf region versions.

"Fart" means "speed" in Swedish.

Dear Ms. Trendacosta,

Not in the USA either...

On that note, did you ever see The Coca-Cola Kid? Having attained the obligatory romantic comedy happy ending, just before the pre-credits scene with mice (no idea...), the following text appears.

A roll of what? What is this object? What is it used for? ;)

Because of course...

That was my reaction as well.

Olives are harvested in the same way.

I made it through four of Mr. Brown's books, stopping at The Da Vinci Code. I liken his writing to McDonald's. You crave it, but you know the quality is not high and you're hungry from something better pretty soon.

This mansion was built between 1853 and 1855 by a banker named Edward Lloyd. After World War I, the house was sold and became a public school for girls. It closed in 1999, and the building has been abandoned since then.

WiFi still isn't quite there, no. It is there for most things and most users but it still doesn't beat wired networking for performance.