LONDON (Reuters) – The government said on Monday it will join industrial partners to create a 2 billion pound aerospace centre, part of efforts to bolster manufacturers as it struggles to revive a flagging economy. Aerospace is one of Britain’s most important industrial sectors, and the new UK Aerospace Technology Institute is expected to focus on developing technology for the next generation of quieter, more energy-efficient aircraft. Each partner is providing half the funding for the venture, which the government expects to secure up to 115,000 jobs in the aerospace sector and its supply chain. Continue reading
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Britain partners with industry to fund $3 billion aerospace centre
LONDON (Reuters) – The government said on Monday it will join industrial partners to create a 2 billion pound aerospace centre, part of efforts to bolster manufacturers as it struggles to revive a flagging economy. Continue reading
New Freedom Party aims to usher in first woman president of South Africa
THE National Freedom Party (NFP), which will hold its second-year celebration in Durban this month, wants its president Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi to be the first female president of South Africa next year, secretary-general Nhlanhla Khubisa said on Monday. The NFP, started by Ms kaMagwaza-Msibi after she walked out of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) as its national chairperson, startled political analysts in 2011 by becoming South Africas fourth-biggest party. Some analysts have again predicted the end of the NFP after a poor showing at recent by-elections suggested that rumoured political infighting and lack of funds may be affecting its operations. Continue reading
Joe Scarborough: Newtown Shooting Made ‘Ideologies Of My Past’ On Guns Irrelevant – Video
Joe Scarborough: Newtown Shooting Made'Ideologies Of My Past' On Guns Irrelevant Joe Scarborough said on Monday that the massacre in Newtown had forced him to rethink his “long-held” belief about gun rights. In a lengthy monologue, Scarborough talked about how shaken up he had been by the killing of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday. Continue reading
NASA adds $30 million for space taxi work
REUTERS – NASA is adding $30 million to its investment in three companies’ efforts to develop spaceships that can fly astronauts to the International Space Station, officials said on Monday. The U.S. Continue reading
Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet – Video
Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to look for the chemical ingredients and environments for microbial life, has found hints of carbon, though whether this building block for life on Earth has played a similar role on Mars is unknown, scientists said on Monday. “Just finding carbon somewhere doesn't mean that it has anything to do with life, or the finding of a habitable environment,” lead scientist John Grotzinger, with the California Institute of Technology, told reporters at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco. “If you have organic carbon and you don't have any water, you don't have a habitable environment,” he said. Continue reading
NASA's Mars rover finds traces of carbon – one essential for life
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to look for the chemical ingredients and environments for microbial life, has found hints of carbon, though whether this building block for life on Earth has played a similar role on Mars is unknown, scientists said on Monday. “Just finding carbon somewhere doesn’t mean that it has anything to do with life, or the finding of a habitable environment,” lead scientist John Grotzinger, with the California Institute of Technology, told reporters at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco. Continue reading
U.S. astronaut, Russian cosmonaut to spend a year in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Two veterans of the International Space Station will return for an experimental year-long stay aboard the orbital outpost, a test run for future missions to the moon, asteroids and Mars, NASA said on Monday. Continue reading
UC Davis medical school dean resigning
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) – A California university medical school dean is resigning amid controversy over doctor experiments on dying cancer patients Continue reading
Randolf Jamias on Myanmar International 11-20-12 World News2 – Video
Randolf Jamias on Myanmar International 11-20-12 World News2 China said on Monday that it hoped US President Barack Obama's historic visit to Myanmar would encourage “peace, stability and development” in East Asia. Continue reading
India not to undertake human space flight before 2017: ISRO
Bangalore:India will not undertake a human space flight before the year 2017 and is likely to use a next-generation rocket for the ambitious mission, the cost of which would be reworked, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Radhakrishnan said on Monday. Mr Radhakrishnan, also Department of Space Secretary and Space Commission Chairman, confirmed that the venture is not part of the 12th five-year plan (2012-2017). However, he said that there are funds to continue with pre-project studies and develop critical technologies associated with the proposed mission Continue reading
‘Cyborg’ Santos wants her shot at Ronda Rousey
(Getty)Strikeforce bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey will attempt to defend her belt on Saturday against Sarah Kaufman. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, the former featherweight champ, would like the next shot at Rousey. Continue reading
Religious freedom in Egypt "quite tenuous": Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Religious freedom in Egypt appears to be “quite tenuous” and its government has failed to aggressively prosecute perpetrators of sectarian violence, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday Continue reading
Aerospace weakness pulls down Woodward 3Q net
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Woodward Inc., which makes controls for the energy and aerospace industries, said on Monday that its third quarter net income fell 27 percent as profits declined in its aerospace segment. The company earned $28.3 million, or 40 cents per share, for the quarter that ended June 30 Continue reading
NASA's Mars rover may be in for blind landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA's new Mars rover is heading for a risky do-or-die touchdown next month to assess conditions for life on the planet, but the U.S. space agency may not know for hours whether it arrived safely, managers said on Monday. That's because the satellite that NASA was counting on for real-time coverage of the Mars Science Laboratory's descent into Gale Crater … Continue reading
BP's Liberty Project Suspended In Alaska Due To Costs And Setbacks
* Decision made after 18-month review * Project would have cost “a lot more” than $1.5 bln * Liberty project has history of delays, problems By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska July 9 (Reuters) – BP has indefinitely suspended a $1.5 billion offshore oil project in Alaska due to cost overruns and technical setbacks, a company spokeswoman said on Monday. An 18-month company review concluded that the Liberty project, a field with about 100 million barrels of recoverable oil, should not go forward as planned, said Dawn Patience with BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc Continue reading
Red alert still up over La Mesa Dam
By Riza T. Olchondra Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines Authorities monitoring La Mesa Dam in Quezon City remained on red alert status Tuesday morning even though the water level eased at the facility, according to Manila Water Co., which keeps close watch on the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa Dam Raw Water System. As the La Mesa Dam water level reaches 88.30 meters, it automatically releases water when it reaches its overflow limit of 80.15 meters Continue reading
Chrysler expands Jeep Liberty SUV recall
(Reuters) – Chrysler has expanded a recall regarding corrosion on Jeep Liberty SUVs to include the 2006 and 2007 model years after recalling the 2004 and 2005 model years in March, U.S. Continue reading
New medical school creates more opportunities: Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE: The new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine would further diversify Singapore's higher education landscape and create more opportunities for Singaporeans locally, Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat said on Monday. Continue reading