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NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Moves to Space Center Houston This Month

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HOUSTON A historic NASA jumbo jet has been cleared for its final takeoff not into the air, but on a road trip through the streets of Houston to the site of its future exhibit.

The space agency's original Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747 jetliner that for more than 30 years ferried NASA's now-retired orbiters across the country, will make the journey from Houston's Ellington Field to Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for the Johnson Space Center, over the course of two nights at the end of April.

"The BIG Move!" Space Center Houston officials wrote on Facebook. "The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will start its move from Ellington Field to Space Center Houston on April 28." [How NASA Flies Space Shuttles on 747 Jets (Photos)]

To enable its transport, Boeing's Aircraft on Ground (AOG) team partially disassembled the jet, removing its vertical stabilizer (or tail), aft section, engine mounts, and landing gear. The engineers also removed the jet's wings, marking the first time in history that the Boeing team separated a 747 from its wings outside of an aircraft hangar.

The work to take apart the SCA, which is also referred to by its tail number N905NA, or NASA 905 for short, began in mid-February and was finished Wednesday (March 26).

The SCA's fuselage, wings, aft section and other parts will next be loaded on to flatbed transports and trucks for the trip to Space Center Houston.

"To minimize the impact on traffic and local businesses, the move will occur over two nights starting at 9:00 p.m. [CDT]," the center's officials said.

Details of the move and where the public can view it as it happens will be announced soon, but the general plan is to traverse the 8 miles (13 kilometers) over the course of two legs.

On the first night, the convoy will travel from Ellington on Texas State Highway 3 to a staging area on E. Commerce Street, where the aircraft will spend the day (April 29). As night falls, the SCA will continue its trip to Space Center Houston, traveling along NASA Parkway (NASA Road 1).

"The convoy is then expected to arrive early Wednesday morning [April 30]," Space Center Houston officials said.

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OMICS Groups Nanotechnology International Conference to Challenge the Old Frontiers

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Los Angeles,CA (PRWEB) April 01, 2014

Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Srinubabu. G, MD of OMICS Publishing Group has said that International Conference Nanotek-2014 would be focusing the Nanoscience and its applications in a brighter shade by prominently exposing its uses in the fields of nanotechnology, pharmaceutics, nanomedicine and materials science. He said that the Nanotechnologys potentiality in delivering ecofriendly pharmaceutical products and host friendly drug delivery systems will be explored to the extent possible to empower the communities.

Eminent Nobel Laureate Prof. Harold Kroto of the Florida State University, USA delivers his valuable keynote address on Carbon in Nano and Outer Space and he has given the welcome message for the Nanotek-2014 as "Recent exciting developments in our understanding of nanostructured materials promise paradigm shifting advances in device applications and meetings such as Nanotek 2014 facilitate the cross-disciplinary research which will be needed to overcome the major technical hurdles if this promise is to be realised."

Reputed personalities in the field of Nanoscience & Technology including Prof. Haruo Sugi of Teikyo University, Japan, Prof. Claudio Nicolini from The Fondazione Elba-Nicolini, Italy, Prof. Fatih M. Uckun of University of Southern California, USA, and Prof. Julia Y. Ljubimova of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA and more are playing the pivotal role as organizing committee members for this International event, anticipated to be one of the best amide the Scientific Conferences organized on Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine

Prof. Claudio Nicolini from The Fondazione Elba-Nicolini, Italy is organizing a pre-conference workshop on Structural Nanoproteomics and Prof. Ashok K. Vaseashta from International Clean Water Institution, USA organizes a workshop on NT4W-Nanotechnology for Water Generation, Contamination Detection and Purification. Asian News Channel, an Asia pacific news channel that provides 24/7 News & Feature service for Asia Pacific and Africa Region acts as a collaborator for this scientific event, while American Elements, a global manufacturer of several nonmaterial including nanoparticles, nanopowder, nanotubes, nanowire, quantum dots, submicron, -325 mesh, etc., sponsors the advertisements.

OMICS Group Nanotek-2014 aimed to cover multiple applications of nanostructures such Nanomaterials, Nanoplasmonics, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanoelectronics, Quantum dots etc and it is expected to enhance the understanding of the participants on areas like nanoparticles and improve the characterizations, clinical, medical, physical and chemical properties. It focuses on various aspects of Nanosceince & Technology, including Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Nanomedicine, Nanodevices and Nanosensors, Materials science and Engineering, Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology in Energy Systems, Environment, Health and Safety Issues of Nanotechnology, Recent Trends in Nanotechnology, Applications of Nanotechnology, Biomedical Engineering and Applications.

OMICS Publishing Group hosts 350 Open access, Online Science Journals and hosts more than 100 International conferences worldwide. With 30,000 strong editorial board members drawn from academics, research and industries, OMICS Group Journals publishes the best papers presented in Nanotek-2014.

The conference is expected to unveil the latest developments in this field and is intended to channelize its great potentialities in empowering the society.

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Archipelago unveils Silver Nano Ink at Printed Electronics Europe

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Innovative young Cambridge UK business Archipelago Technology Group has developed a new ink manufacturing process to help unlock the huge potential of printed electronics.

The UK company launches its maiden product, Silver Nano Ink, in Berlin tomorrow (Wednesday 2 April) at Printed Electronics Europe the flagship conference for the industry.

As electronic devices like mobile phones, tablet computers and smart sensors, become more pervasive, smaller and more powerful, manufacturers are looking increasingly to new technology for printing electronic components to replace conventional manufacturing technologies.

Theres the rub. Moving these new techniques from the research lab to the factory floor depends on being able to make the specialist inks needed, made up of tiny nanoparticles of materials like silver and copper.

For volume manufacturing to be commercially viable, these nanoparticles each less than a ten-thousandth the thickness of a human hair must be the same size and shape.

Drawing on research in nanoparticle chemistry at the University of Cambridge and the expertise of Archipelagos physicists and engineers in bringing new inkjet printing technologies to market, Archipelago has developed an innovative solution.

Chief executive Guy Newcombe said: Companies in the printed electronics industry are finding it impossible to reach the quality levels they need from standard inks.

By drawing on our unusual blend of expertise in precision chemistry, and the physics and engineering of inkjet printing, we are now able to offer solutions which will help unlock the potential of the hugely important emerging printed electronics industry.

Archipelago was established in October 2012 by an experienced team, led by Dr Newcombe, who had previously worked together for many years at TTP Group, and chaired by David Connell. The company is based at St Johns Innovation Centre.

Together they have well over 50 years experience of taking new printing, drug delivery, sensing and measurement technologies from concept to market.

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Indiana guardsman pleads guilty in homemade bomb case

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Local More Local Stories US & World More US & World Stories By Kathy Lynn Gray The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday April 1, 2014 10:59 AM

An Indiana man found with nine homemade bombs in his van as he traveled across Ohio pleaded guilty today to possessing unregistered destructive devices.

Andrew Scott Boguslawski, 44, of Moores Hill, Ind., did not say anything after his plea in U.S. District Court in Columbus.

Boguslawski was driving from Pennsylvania to Indiana on Jan. 1 when he was stopped for speeding on I-70 west of Columbus in Madison County by State Highway Patrol troopers.

Troopers noticed a gun between his legs and found nine completed bombs, four nearly completed bombs, a military-style rifle and other firearms, according to his plea agreement.

The bombs were made from heavy plastic bottles and were filled with explosive powder, court records said.

Boguslawski, an Indiana National Guardsman, told troopers the explosives were smoke bombs used for suicide-bomber training, the troopers report said.

Investigators found photographs and videos of Boguslawski making bombs and of him and family members detonating them.

He originally was charged in state court, but his case was transferred to federal court last month.

Federal law requires registration for destructive devices.

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England shortlist Trevor Bayliss for coach's role: reports

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Trevor Bayliss, the Kolkata Knight Riders and former Sri Lanka coach, is reportedly one of the four candidates to become England's head coach. Will it be the end of Ashley Giles?

Ashley Giles position as national team coach is increasingly becoming dicey after England were humiliated by the Netherlands in an inconsequential ICC World Twenty20 match in Chittagong on Monday. According to reports, the England and Wales Cricket Board has shortlisted Australian Trevor Bayliss for the head coach's job.

According to the Telegraph,, Bayliss, who is on the coaching staff of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, will be interviewed by the ECB to succeed Zimbabwean Andy Flower, who resigned as England's head coach after the Ashes whitewash. (Also read: 'England cricket needs total rethinking after Dutch disaster')

Giles will be interviewed over the next couple of weeks, too. Bayliss, who is the current New South Wales coach, has been part of the Sri Lankan national team along with Stuart Law. Former England head coach Peter Moores and Nottinghamshire coach Mick Newell will also be interviewed by the ECB.

On Monday, England suffered the ultimate humiliation of losing to an Associate ICC member. The 45-run defeat completed a miserable season for England, who have ODI and T20 series in Australia and the West Indies. Giles has managed the team for most of the games. But the defeat against the Dutch has been the lowest point. Being bowled out for 88 by Mudassar Bukhari, a former assistant manager of Burger King at Amsterdam airport, was indeed a reflection of the sad state of affairs.

"It never helps does it, losing to Holland," Giles said. "We wanted to leave here after what in some ways were some positive performances with a win. It has been a difficult winter. The sun will still come up tomorrow but sometimes it feels like it won't when you have days like that at the office and it wasn't good from anyone. I'm sure the ECB know that but there is not much more we can say except that it was unacceptable and embarrassing."

Giles, of course, is expecting a second chance to coach England. Another opportunity to rebuild England, with a Kevin Pietersen. Haven't the players let Giles down?

"We are all in this together. Don't get me wrong, when the guys go out there, there has to be some personal responsibility there as well, but we are a team, we stick together and we have all lost that match. It should hurt those guys as much as it hurts me and I hope it does," said Giles.

"I would hope they will know that is not acceptable. Those sorts of performances are not good. We are playing for our country, all of us, every time you put on an England shirt, bowl a ball, field a ball, hit a ball you have to have everything in it and we weren't today.

"It wouldn't be your ideal way to go out. I said yesterday that we would have the odd blip and they don't get much bigger than this. If there could be any bright side it was that it wasn't all on going through to the semis. You would have hoped the team would have reacted differently if it was. It was a little bit of complacency but we can't afford those sorts of performances in a year. It is just not good enough."

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Obituary: Rachel Schwartz

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The Courier Your Messenger For The River Valley

These are just a few of the many memories shared by friends and family of Rachel Schwartz of Russellville, who died March 30, 2014, following a nearly four-year battle with brain cancer. Rachel was 32. Her family was by her side.

To know Rachel was to love her, said her father, Ron Schwartz of Russellville. She was an adventurous, free-spirited soul who wasnt afraid to try anything. Most of the time, she was marching to her own drum, but at the same time wasnt weird about it. Most of all, she loved Jesus and served Him and His Church with all her heart. The world is a better place because of her life and a poorer place in her death. She will be missed immensely.

Mary Jane Pierce Sims, a friend from the many years Rachel lived in Hot Springs remembers, Rachel made me see the beauty in little things. I called her my rainbow because she brought brightness to my life. Rachel has always been there for me.

Rachel was born Aug. 19, 1981, in Russellville. She always loved education whether teaching or attending school. She was an art teacher at Lakeside Schools. She also taught at Centerpoint and Mountain Pine schools. She had an associate degree in theology from Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, a bachelors degree in communications from Dallas Baptist University and a bachelors degree in art education from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. Before the latest round of surgeries and medicines, Rachel was pursuing a masters degree in counseling from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville.

Rachel had a beautiful singing voice, which she shared with the worship teams at Fellowship of Christians in Russellville and Lake Valley Community Church in Hot Springs.

Rachel is survived by her parents, Darla and Fred Rix of Russellville and Ron and Mary Schwartz of Russellville; brother and sister-in-law, Nathaniel and Niki Schwartz of Russellville; nieces, Ayden Schwartz and Kynli and Jayli Harrison; grandparents, Laverne Heilos of Paris, Van and Marilyn Moores of Little Rock (formerly of Russellville) and Carolyn Rix of Hot Springs and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family wants to say a special thank you to the Lakeside School District family for its unwavering support during this difficult time.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Fellowship of Christians at 1680 Sparksford Drive in Russellville under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Visitation to follow at the church.

In lieu of flowers, send donations to 20th Century Clubs Hope Away From Home Lodge, 4011 Maryland Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204, http://www.hopeawayfromhome.org or Arkansas Hospice Foundation, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, AR 72116 http://www.arkansashospice.org.

The online obituary and guestbook are available at http://www.shinnfuneral.com.

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Common molecular defect offers treatment hope for group of rare disorders

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Contact: Sarah Avery sarah.avery@duke.edu 919-660-1306 Duke University Medical Center

DURHAM, N.C. Duke Medicine researchers studying tiny, antennae-like structures called cilia have found a potential way to ease some of the physical damage of numerous genetic disorders that result when these essential cellular components are defective.

Different genetic defects cause dysfunction of the cilia, which often act as sensory organs that receive signals from other cells. Individually, disorders involving cilia are rare, but collectively the more than 100 diseases in the category known as ciliopathies affect as many as one in 1,000 people. Ciliopathies are characterized by cognitive impairment, blindness, deafness, kidney and heart disease, infertility, obesity and diabetes.

Recent research has added key insights into the overall role and function of cilia in cells and what occurs when the organelle is defective.

"Cilia are required for regulation of a whole host of signaling pathways for cellular development," said Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, professor of cell biology and director of the Center for Human Disease Modeling at Duke. "They are not the only signaling regulators, but they are critical. It's been important for us to understand how they do this."

In the current study, published April 1, 2014, in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Katsanis and colleagues describe a common mechanism that appears to account for how dysfunctional cilia cause so many different problems in cellular signaling pathways.

Using both cells and animal models, they focused on the ubiquitin-proteasome system, the cell's machinery tasked with regulating the cellular environment by breaking down proteins that are either damaged or in need of removal.

"Imagine regular housekeeping" Katsanis said. "Taking out waste is part and parcel to the process, but not if you end up throwing away your valuables."

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HEALTH BRIEFS: Expo to feature Olympian

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MERRILLVILLE | Brian Hansen, a two-time Olympian in long track speedskating who lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago, will appear at an upcoming health and wellness expo.

Hosted by the Foundation for Molecular Medicine of Crown Point, the event will take place from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 18 and from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 19 at Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, 800 E. 81st Ave.

The annual event will include exhibitors, demonstrations, health screenings and presentations.

The expo is a fundraising event to support the work of the Foundation for Molecular Medicine, which is a nonprofit organization that focuses on cancer research, early detection and education on health and wellness programs that prevent cancer and other degenerative diseases.

The fee is $4, and it can be discounted in half with a coupon obtained from the website http://www.ffmm.org. For more information, to become an exhibitor or a sponsor, contact the foundation at (219) 644-3237.

Diabetes, eye health in focus

MUNSTER | Dr. Rand Diab, a board certified ophthalmologist, will give a presentation about the link between diabetes and eye damage.

The talk will last from 6-7 p.m. April 3 at Franciscan Hammond Clinic Specialty Center, 7905 Calumet Ave.

Attendees will learn how diabetes affects the eyes, what eye conditions diabetics are most at risk for, specific eye tests, treatment options and how to maintain good eye health.

Call (800) 931-3322 to register.

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