Drafting is an important technique in road racing. Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explained, The bicyclist, as he moves through the air, produces a turbulent wake behind himself.
Bower was the 15th inmate executed in the United States this year, and more than half of those executions took place in Texas. On Wednesday, the state of Texas plans to do something it has been trying to do for decades: Execute Lester Bower. Bower, 67, has spent nearly half of his life on death row.
1 Nineteen US states have abolished the death penalty, the most recent was Nebraska in May 2015. 2  Since 1976 Texas has carried out the most executions (526), followed by Oklahoma (112) and Virginia (110). 3  At the beginning of 2015, there were 3,019 inmates on death row in the US, of whom 56 were women. Nineteen US states have abolished the death penalty, the most recent was Nebraska in May 2015. 2  Since 1976 Texas has carried out the most executions (526), followed by Oklahoma (112) and Virginia (110). 3  At the beginning of 2015, there were 3,019 inmates on death row in the US, of whom 56 were women.