Shattering blow for Workington Comets as star rider breaks collar bone

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Workington Comets difficult task of progressing through the Premier League play-offs has become even harder after star rider Josh Grajczonek suffered a suspected broken collarbone

Josh Grajczonek is left with a suspected broken collar bone

Workingtons No1 was forced to withdraw from the Premier League Riders Championship at Sheffields Owlerton Stadium last night after colliding with eventual winner Simon Stead in heat 16.

News of his injury will come as a major blow to Workingtons play-off hopes. Comets are due to travel to league leaders Edinburgh Monarchs on Friday and they then host the Scottish club the following day at Derwent Park. But they may have to do without their No1 rider. However, team manager Tony Jackson is hoping that Kyle Howarth, who incurred facial and back injuries last week, will be fit this weekend.

However, west Cumbrians and ex-Comet riders Richard Lawson and Craig Cook enjoyed better luck at the play-offs.

Both went up against one another in the semi-final after Lawson, from Maryport, scored 11 points and Cook, of Cleator Moor, amassed 10 points in the qualifying heats.

Lawson who progressed to the final while Cook retired.

Lawson went up against Ostergaard, Danny King and Simon Stead in the grand final.

And it was Stead who lifted the trophy, with Lawson finishing fourth.

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September 23, 2014 - Measuring 6.1 x 2.9 x 1.0 in., Nautiz X4 is optimized for field data collection. Unit features 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 1 GB of flash memory,as well as sunlight-readable resistive touchscreen, 1D laser scanner or 2D imager for scanning and barcoding, and 5 MP camera with auto focus and LED flash. With IP65 rating, computer isimpervious to dust, resistantto water, and also meetsMIL-STD-810G military test standards. Unit runs on Android 4.2 or Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5. Handheld Group Kinnegatan 17 A Lidkoping, S-531 33 Sweden Press release date: September 17, 2014

LIDKPING, Sweden, Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers and smartphones, today announced an upgrade of the Nautiz X4 [http://www.handheldeurope.com/regions/eu/nautiz-x4.asp rugged handheld, which was launched earlier this year. The Nautiz X4, a multipurpose compact handheld computer built for the mobile worker, now also runs Android 4.2 which gives customers a wider choice of operating systems.

The Nautiz X4 is optimized for efficient field data collection. It has been designed and developed specifically for mobile workers in tough environments in industries such as warehousing, logistics, transportation, utilities, field service, security and public safety.

Measuring only 156 x 74 x 25.5 millimeters (6.1 x 2.9 x 1.0 inches) and weighing a mere 330 grams (11.6 ounces), the Nautiz X4 features a high-brightness, sunlight-readable resistive touchscreen for reliable computing in challenging worksite environments, and comes complete with either a high-performance 1D laser scanner or a 2D imager for super-fast and accurate scanning and barcoding tasks. The device also features a 5MP camera with auto focus and LED Flash.

The Nautiz X4 has an IP65 Ingress Protection rating [http://www.handheldgroup.com/regions/worldwide/what-is-rugged.asp, which means that it is impervious to dust and highly resistant to water. It also meets stringent MIL-STD-810G military test standards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIL-STD-810 for overall durability and resistance to humidity, shock, vibration, drops, salt and extreme temperatures.

"The Nautiz X4 has become the obvious choice for mobile workers in a wide range of industries thanks to its ultimate mobility with true field functionality in a handy package and at a very attractive price," said Johan Hed, Product Manager Handheld Group. "To offer our customers a wider choice, we now introduce the option to get a Nautiz X4 with either Android 4.2 or Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5."

The Nautiz X4 rugged handheld computer has an integrated u-blox GPS receiver for professional-grade navigation functionality and it offers multiple connectivity options, such as high-powered 3G and excellent Wi-Fi capability. It has a high-speed 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of flash memory, and it runs Android 4.2 or Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5.

Orders for the Nautiz X4 rugged handheld with Android can be placed immediately.

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"Waking Up" by Sam Harris explores the concept of spirituality without religion.

In his new book, Waking Up, neuroscientist and author Sam Harris explores the concept of spirituality without religion. An atheist and frequent critic of religion, Harris argues that for the human mind to reach its potential, religion and spirituality must exist separately.

Harris focuses on Buddhist mindfulness meditation, a key part of his own spirituality, as a way to achieve a shift in perspective and attain illuminating, connected spirituality. To Harris, spirituality is the gold in a mine of religion. Will the idea of spirituality and transcendence without religion resonate with atheists, or believers? What are the best ways to connect spiritually?

Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of bestselling books "The End Of Faith", "Letter To A Christian Nation," "The Moral Landscape," "Free Will" and "Lying"

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Airplanes take us to the Skies; i.e. Int. Space Station (Satellite) – Video

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Space Station gets its own 3D printer in Dragon delivery

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The International Space Station accepted another SpaceX shipment containing the first 3-D printer ever launched into orbit.

The SpaceX cargo ship, Dragon, has arrived at the space station two days after blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

German astronaut Alexander Gerst used a robot arm to grab the capsule.

The Dragon is delivering more than 5,000lbs of supplies, with the 3-D printer - an experimental model taking top billing among the payload.

Also on board are mice and flies for biological research, fresh spacesuit batteries so Nasa can resume routine spacewalks, and a 30 million dollar (18 million) instrument to measure ocean wind.

Nasa is paying California-based company SpaceX to stock the station. Last week, the firm won the right to transport astronauts, although that is still a few years off.

The Dragon will remain at the orbiting outpost for about a month, where it will be filled with experimental materials and data for return to Earth.

The Dragon is the only unmanned cargo capsule capable of returning items, and this mission marks its fifth visit to the space station.

Another spacecraft is due to arrive in another couple days.

Russia is poised to launch a Soyuz spacecraft from Kazakhstan on Thursday with a three-person crew. That will bring the number of astronauts at the space station to the usual six.

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The Next Big Thing You Missed: This Startup Will Train You for That Trip Into Space

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The age of commercial spaceflight is finally here. From Richard Branson to Elon Musk, some of the worlds greatest innovators have spent years developing a new kind of space shuttle, with the promise that one day, in the not too distant future, all of us will have a chance to hop on a flight to space.

And Kevin Heath wants to make sure we dont puke on the way.

Heath is the founder and CEO of Waypoint 2 Space, a space-training startup based at the Houston Technology Center incubator at NASAs Johnson Space Center. Its goal is to prepare potential space tourists for the trip, using similar training methodology and technology that NASA astronauts receive. Waypoints staffmany of whom are former NASA trainerswill prepare students not only for maneuvering their bodies in a weightless environment and completing a lunar walk, but for the psychological toll that even a short trip to space can take. Were not a Disneyland experience. This is not space camp, Heath says. Were literally training people to go to space.

Heaths timing is right. Just last week, NASA awarded two contracts to Boeing and SpaceX to develop and deploy their own space shuttles, sending a $6.8 billion cash infusion straight into the heart of the commercial space flight industry. Though the shuttles will only be used to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station for now, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said that the partnership promises to give more people in America and around the world the wonder and exhilaration of space flight.

Were not a Disneyland experience. This is not space camp. Were literally training people to go to space.

But space tourism is only a fraction of the potential market. A constellation of industries is now popping up around the development of commercial shuttles, from companies like Planetary Resources that want to mine the moon for natural resources, to companies like Virgin Galactic and Bigelow Aerospace, which have plans to open so-called space hotels for wealthy space travelers in the near future.

If were to see the logical extension of the technological gains of the last 30 years, we need people in space, ways to get them there and training for the trip, says Mike Lousteau, a partner at I2BF Global Ventures, which has invested in several space-related startups (though not Waypoint). Whether were talking about advanced telecommunications, resource exploration or imaging and Earth observation, a trained human element can provide operation, maintenance and innovation. As these industries and others draw more people to go to and stay in space, the need to train more people will only increase.

Heath has been waiting for this moment in time for nearly a decade. Back then, he was working in business development at SpaceDev, a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corp., and he was involved in the launch of SpaceShipOne, the spacecraft that completed the first manned private spaceflight back in 2004. He became fascinated with the market, watching as billionaires like Branson, Musk, and Microsofts Paul Allen poured their substantial fortunes into building the burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry.

But he also realized that while many companies were spending their time and money on the vehicles themselves, none had truly thought about how to train a new generation of amateur astronauts. If youre not adequately trained, youre basically going to spend a lot of money to spend your time in a barf bag, Heath says. If things start happening that people arent prepared for, theyre going to freak out, and theyll risk not only the enjoyment of the flight, but they could potentially risk the safety of the mission.

Heath recruited Dr. Kelly Soich, an Air Force veteran who trained and evaluated astronauts while working at NASA, and together they developed a training curriculum, which is now approved by the FAA. The program is broken down into four classes, each one increasing in the intensity of the training. It begins with a 7-day spaceflight fundamentals course, which costs $45,000, including the cost of room and board. After that, students can graduate to a 3-day sub-orbital training course, or, beginning in 2016, an 8-12 week orbital training course.

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Look out MAVEN, India's Mars orbiter is closing in

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Anticipation is building in India over its rendezvous with Mars.

NASA erupted into cheers after confirmation Sunday night that its space probe MAVEN injected into the Martian orbit. NASA's success came two days ahead of a critical engine burn designed to place an Indian spacecraft around the Red Planet, in a project dubbed MOM, Mars Orbiter Mission.

Sleepless scientists conferring at the Space Center in Bangalore passed a crucial dry run Monday: a four-second fire-up of a Mars Orbiter engine that has been dormant in space for some 300 days. The moment of truth comes, says A.S. Kiran Kumar, director of India's Space Application Center, when they will flip the switch for a much longer duration.

"Now it has to fire," Kumar says. "So that is the tricky part."

Trickier still, he says the orbiter must reorient its trajectory to place itself into the Martian orbit.

Kumar says the engine will reverse thrust like a plane does after it touches down and slow the spacecraft to 2.5 miles per second. Plan B is for scientists at the Bangalore-based Indian Space Research Organization, India's version of NASA, to fire eight small thrusters to elbow the probe into place. Failing that, the probe could shoot past Mars and move into the outer reaches of the solar system.

The carefully calculated maneuver is slated for Wednesday, when Kiran Kumar says the craft is nearest to Mars.

"That is when we are firing these engines to reduce its velocity," he says. "And with that reduced velocity Mars' gravitational influence will be sufficient to bring the satellite into an elliptical orbit [around Mars]."

Adding to the suspense, at that moment Mars will cast a shadow over the spacecraft, blocking communication with ground control.

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