Nasa chief Charles Bolden has inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. Mr Bolden checked on the progress a month after the Obama administration unveiled its 2014 budget that proposes 105 million dollars (69 million) to jump-start the mission, which may eventually cost more than 2.6 billion dollars (1.7 billion). Continue reading
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NASA Stumps For Asteroid Capture Mission
For the administrator of NASA, directing and overseeing America’s space program is only part of the job. It also requires vision and salesmanship to launch new programs, and persuade Congress to appropriate the funding in tight budget times. So it is that Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut and retired Marine Corps Major General known for his quick wit, is stumping in California, visiting NASA facilities, meeting with scientists, and making his case to the media and the American people. Continue reading
UCR MEDICAL SCHOOL: Funding in state budget, lawmakers say
The bid to secure state funding for UC Riversides Medical School took another step forward this week when a proposal to provide $15 million in ongoing funding was placed in the state budget, according to Riverside’s representatives in Sacramento. The line item for the funding passed an Assembly’s Budget Subcommittee late Wednesday, May 22, and a Senate Budget Subcommittee on Thursday morning, according to a press release issued Thursday afternoon by state Sen. Richard Roth and Assemblyman Jose Medina, both D-Riverside. Continue reading
UCR MEDICAL SCHOOL: Funding heading to state budget, lawmakers say
The bid to secure state funding for UC Riversides Medical School took another step forward this week when a proposal to provide $15 million in ongoing funding was placed in the state budget, according to Riverside’s representatives in Sacramento. The line item for the funding passed an Assembly’s Budget Subcommittee late Wednesday, May 22, and a Senate Budget Subcommittee on Thursday morning, according to a press release issued Thursday afternoon by state Sen. Continue reading
Report: Most California beaches had clean water in 2012
LOS ANGELES — Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday. An estimated 93 percent of the 445 beaches along the state’s coast that were tested for bacterial pollution from Memorial Day through Labor Day had good to excellent water quality. Continue reading
Most Bay Area beaches clean, report says
Bay Area beachgoers can expect a long, healthy summer at the water’s edge: Water quality at most Bay Area beaches remains clean and clear, according to a report released Thursday. Almost all Bay Area beaches had zero or very low levels of bacteria from sewage, agricultural runoff or animal waste, according to Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica nonprofit that looked at weekly water samples from more than 600 sites along the California, Oregon and Washington coasts. Continue reading
NY's Main Beach tops annual survey of best beaches
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1 Continue reading
NASA's Asteroid Mission a Dead-End to Mars?
NASAs newly announced plan to capture an asteroid and re-position it around the moon for an astronaut visit sounds cool, but its a side-show on the road to Mars, scientists and long-time space mission managers told Congress. To me, the connection between the asteroid retrieval mission, which involves proximity operations with a rock that would fit comfortably in this hearing room, I see no obvious connection between that and any of the technologies and capabilities required for Martian exploration, Cornell University planetary scientist Steve Squyres told the House Subcommittee on Space on Tuesday Continue reading
Global Futurist Jack Uldrich to Deliver Keynote on the Future of Higher Education
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Following on the heels of his well-received keynote presentation at the Association of Test Publishers 2013 Innovation Conference, popular keynote speaker, education futurist, technology forecaster, change management expert and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich has been selected to deliver the plenary keynote presentation at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s year’s end Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning Conference on May 22, 2013. Beyond addressing educational trends, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), open-source educational platforms (such as Coursera, EdX and Udacity), mobile web communications, interactive and customizable e-books, gaming dynamics, augmented-reality, artificial intelligence, and crowdsourcing; Uldrich will tackle how these trends are transforming the student-teacher relationship and review the changes educational leaders must make today in order to stay relevant in tomorrows changing world. The material presented in his talk is based on a combination of Uldrich’s best-selling book, “Higher Unlearning: 39 Post Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future” and his latest book, “Foresight 2020: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow.” The keynote is designed to provide education innovators a solid and thought-provoking foundation upon which to conduct future strategic planning Continue reading
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s space station guitar built in Vancouver
For Larrive Guitars, the publicity was quite literally out of this world, and the dollar value from it continues to add up. Images of Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield playing its Vancouver-made Parlor guitar sparked enough interest for the company to put the model back into production for a limited edition Continue reading
Channel islands sailing California – Video
Channel islands sailing California Sailing the Channel Islands, Our sailing page is at http://www.qsl.net/wa6cej/lee, http://www.qsl.net/ki6jbl. Continue reading
Horses at Liberty – Video
Horses at Liberty David Lichman and his horses playing at liberty and riding bareback and bridleless on miles of open beach at Pt. Reyes, California. Click “Show more” for Tou.. Continue reading
State eyes parking fees at Northern California beaches
LOS ANGELES — Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it’s customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic Continue reading
Parking fees at California state beaches heat up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it’s customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic. That sandy line that long defined the state’s disparate beach culture may soon fade Continue reading
Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it’s customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic. That sandy line that long defined the state’s disparate beach culture may soon fade. Continue reading
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Above Beyond – California Aerospace Week 2013 Above Beyond – AIAA California Aerospace Week 2013 – State Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA – 12-13 March 2013. Continue reading
Space Station Song, astronaut music video, and Chris Hadfield related – Video
Space Station Song, astronaut music video, and Chris Hadfield related Music video for the song “Space Station Coffee” by Rusted Wagon, a folk-rock and alt country band from California. Find the unedited and remastered version o.. Continue reading
Liberty Energy leaves Hamilton with regret
By Kevin Werner, News Staff Any plans that California-based Liberty Energy had to establish an alternative energy facility in Hamilton are now on some forgotten shelf collecting dust. Continue reading
Curiosity Lands – California Aerospace Week 2013 – Video
Curiosity Lands – California Aerospace Week 2013 Curiosity Lands – AIAA California Aerospace Week 2013 – State Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA – 12-13 March 2013. By: wwwAIAAorg Continue reading
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. to Present at the California Association of Health Facilities CEO Conference
IRVINE, Calif., May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) announced today that Rick Matros, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, will present at the California Association of Health Facilities’ CEO Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013 from 8:30 to 10:00 am Pacific Time. The conference will be held at the St Continue reading