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Freedom Flotilla completes sacred mission
September 13th
Evading the Indonesian navy, two tiny boats met near the Australia-Indonesia border to ceremonially reconnect the indigenous peoples of Australia and West Papua. The ceremony was the pinnacle of a 5000km journey beginning in Lake Eyre, in which sacred water and ashes were carried and presented to West Papuan leaders.
While the Freedom Flotillas flagship thePogsailed towards West Papua, the world watched its progress via a live satellite tracker onboard the vessel, providing a much needed distraction for the clandestine ceremony to take place in an undisclosed location off the south coast of Papua.
The cultural exchange of Indigenous elders was held in secret, due to threats made by Indonesian government ministers and military officials who had stated that the navy and air-force would take measures against the peaceful protest, and had not ruled out the use of lethal force. Soon to be Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had also stated that Indonesia may do whatever it wishes to stop the peaceful protest.
During the momentous ceremony Arabunna Elder Uncle Kevin Buzzacott presented the sacred water from the mound springs of Lake Eyre, along with ashes from the Aboriginal Tent Embassies around the country, to senior West Papuan leaders. The exchange was intended to reunite the cultures of the two indigenous peoples, whose lands where once joined before being separated at the end of the last ice age, and as a symbol of support for the West Papuans 50 year long struggle for freedom and justice under Indonesian military occupation.
Earlier this year, Uncle Kevin Buzzacott called out to all people to join him on this journey to West Papua.We have a responsibility to care for our brothers and sisters from across the water. We must bring the water and the fire, the love and the music to heal the country and move in solidarity.
Returning from the historic event Uncle Kevin Buzzacott said we came in peace, not like those other politicians who are coming selling arms to the Indonesian military, like the Americans who just last month sold them Apache attack choppers, those are to be used against West Papuans, and they know it.
We made that dream that weve been building with Jacob Rumbiak since 2000, we made it happen, he added.
Jacob Rumbiak said, the spirit of the movement is still alive. Our people face many challenges for their freedom but they still show us today the determination and imagination to continue the struggle.
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Over the past year, the United States has experienced a decline in the levels of monetary, business, labor and fiscal freedom.
Higher government spending, poor policy choices and a trend towards cronyism have eroded the economic freedoms and discouraged entrepreneurial growth, said the report.
Hong Kong is the region that allows its citizens the greatest economic freedoms, according to the report. Hong Kong had the highest score on the Economic Freedom Index -- 89.3, 0.6 points lower than in 2012.
Hong Kongs very efficient regulatory system, transparent legal framework and low levels of corruption have made for a sophisticated and resilient economy.
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland were all among the top 5 countries in this list.
The countries that afforded the least economic freedoms to their people were North Korea, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Venezuela and Eritrea.
The world average was a score of 58.2.
Heres an interactive map of all 185 countries featured on the Economic Freedom Index, color-coded by their scores. Click on any country to see how it scored overall on the Economic Freedom Index, and how it scored on specific categories like "fiscal freedom," "business freedom," "property rights," and so on:
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Could a cyborg cockroach be trained to come to your rescue in a natural disaster?
Thats what researchers in North Carolina are trying to figure out.
We are raised with a phobia against insects, Dr. Alper Bozkurt, with the NC State University said. Cockroaches are our friends.
The doctor has a soft spot for Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Hes an assistant professor in computer and electrical engineering at NC State University, and hes working to turn these insects into cyborgs.
We implant electrodes to their antennae and we send tiny pulses, very small pulses, to their antennae.
As it walks, the insect feels the pulses, believes they are obstacles and moves to avoid them.
It took a few tries but Bozkurt and his assistant found a cockroach that walked the line set for them. As the assistant moves a joystick, the roach responds, moving around a U-shaped track.
This kind of research isnt just interesting to watch, it could mark the start of a new era in search and rescue after disasters.
Our ultimate goal is to use cockroaches in the rubble after natural disasters, like earthquakes, to find victims, Bozkurt said.
These remote-controlled cockroaches could find their way through cramped, dark spaces, carrying tiny microphones and listening for survivors.
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Dung beetles that orient themselves using the Milky Way, how to run on water and the psychology of beer goggles. These were just some of the studies that scooped awards at the Ig Nobel prize ceremony on 12 September at Harvard University. The prizes, which are handed out each year by the editors of the Annals of Improbable Research, honour research that makes you laugh, then think. We bring you the highlights from this year's awards.
A joint Ig Nobel prize in biology and astronomy went to Marcus Byrne at the University of the Witwatersrand and Clarke Scholtz of the University of Pretoria, both in South Africa, alongside Marie Dacke, Emily Baird and Eric Warrant of Lund University in Sweden, for their discovery that dung beetles use the Milky Way to orient themselves at night, published in Cell (vol 23, p 298).
As a person with no sense of direction, Dacke says she was "fascinated how well [the beetles] could find their way back to a tiny nest entrance or follow a set bearing". To see how the beetles managed such feats on dark, moonless nights, the researchers moved their experiments into a planetarium. They found the beetles were aligning their motion with the Milky Way, which they see as the brightest thing in the sky when there is no moon.
The physics prize went to Alberto Minetti at the University of Milan, Italy, and his colleagues Yuri Ivanenko, Germana Cappellini, Nadia Dominici and Francesco Lacquaniti for demonstrating that people could run on water in lunar gravity, which they reported in the journal PLoS One (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037300).
"Lizards and small birds are capable of running on the water surface on Earth for very short distances, and I was wondering whether there could be a gravity value at which humans could also do that," says Minetti.
His group scaled up a mathematical model of a lizard running on water to human dimensions. The model showed that a person running on water on Earth would need superhuman strength and feet a square metre each in size. In lunar gravity, however, which is about one-sixth as strong as Earth's, a mere mortal wearing diving fins on their feet might pull off the divine trick.
To test this, the group set up a hoist over a pool that bore most of the weight of a fin-equipped runner. Four of six volunteers were able to run for 10 seconds at simulated lunar gravity.
Music can soothe the soul, but what is the right kind of music for soothing a transplanted heart? Answering that question for a select population namely, mice earned the Ig Nobel prize in medicine for Tokyo medical researchers Masateru Uchiyama, Xiangyuan Jin, Qi Zhang, Toshihito Hirai, Atsushi Amano, Hisashi Bashuda and Masanori Niimi.
Curious to see if music could reduce the immune response that leads to transplant rejection, they transplanted hearts from one strain of mice to another, which normally causes lethal rejection.
In the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, they report that mice with mismatched hearts who listened to the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden playing Verdi's La Traviata for seven days lived two to three times longer than those that listened to pure tones or "new age" music by Enya. The effects of heavy metal, techno and hip hop have yet to be determined.
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DURHAM The New England Fall Astronomy Festival is out of this world, literally.
The event, to run Friday, Sept. 13, from 6 to midnight and Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to midnight at the University of New Hampshire Observatory, will give families a closer look at a galaxy of events.
Hosted by the UNH Physics Department in partnership with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society, the festival is geared engaging and inspiring the next generation of scientists and researchers in STEM disciplines.
History of science author Dava Sobel will speak about her newest book, "A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos," and answer questions.
Visitors are invited to watch the night skies through dozens of telescopes late into the night Friday. On Saturday, a full day of interactive, science-related fun is planned.
Features during the weekend will include exhibits, demonstrations and activities, rocket launches games, a telescope clinic and talks for kids.
Admission to the event, at 6 Spinney Lane, is free.
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In a report published this month by the investment firm, they argue that many jobs performed by fund managers could be replaced by machines.
Using artificial intelligence applications have enhanced our understanding and analysis of financial market behaviour, adding to the range of predictive tools, the investment firm says.
While the firm is aware that, traditionally, investment approaches generally contain both qualitative and quantitative elements, which means that in broad terms human thinking may be better suited to the qualitative side while computers are used to varying extents to add value to quantitative inputs. This looks like it could change.
The flaws in human financial decision making are clear and the ability of a computer to improve the quality of trading decisionsor to speed up the execution of trades is too great to ignore.
Standard Life presents a simple argument: "Man" has to deal with fear and greed, intellectual constraint and fatigue, whereas a machine is agnostic, tireless and has no bias in decision making.
Frances Hudson, Standard Lifes global thematic strategist, said that artificial intelligence applications have enhanced our understanding and analysis of financial market behaviour, and artificial intelligence, which is commonly used in short-term market analysis... may also be applied here [to longer-term investments].
While computer algorithms are not a new thing in themselves dating back to the 1950s and 1960s and used today for high frequency trades the view that long-term investors can benefit from a computers consistent application of collective intelligence to financial markets is increasingly strong.
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CHERRY VALLEY, IL Within the last few months, Ipsen has shipped eight TITAN furnaces to Russia for the Civil Aerospace and Land-Based Turbine Engine industries. These shipments have been spread throughout Russia to cities including, but not limited to, Ufa, Perm and Voronezh.
Ipsen reports: "the Russian Aerospace sector is booming, and with this boom has come an increased demand for high-performance, high-quality heat treatment equipment. Ipsen has set themselves apart as global experts in heat treating, especially for those looking to satisfy strict industry regulations and requirements, such as those found in Aerospace and Land-Based Turbines. For this reason, well-established industrial Russian companies are turning to Ipsen for support and partnership in their heat treating application needs."
Ipsen delivered its first Russia-bound furnace to an Aerospace company in 1983. Then, starting in the late 1990s, Russian government programs began to invest heavily in U.S. joint-ventures and Ipsen continued to provide quality products and support. They delivered their first TITAN furnace to Ufa, Russia in February 2011 to a company manufacturing land-based turbine blades. Now, with eight shipments during the last few months, Ipsen reports its TITAN has captured Russias attention as a reliable and durable solution for their top projects.
Ipsen has been a proud furnace supplier to Russian companies for 30 years. We are excited that those relationships have been maintained and are now expanding throughout the country, says Andrew Yazot, Ipsens International Sales Engineer for the Eastern European region.
According to an Ipsen press release: "TITAN furnace systems offer a global standard of excellence that ensures quality results for even the most demanding applications. Standardized to operate anywhere in the world, and in any language, Ipsens TITAN brings state-of-the-art thermal processing solutions to all corners of the globe."
About IpsenIpsen designs and manufactures industrial vacuum furnaces, atmosphere furnaces and supervisory control systems for a wide variety of thermal processing markets including: Aerospace, Commercial Heat Treating, Medical, Energy and Automotive. The company has production locations in Europe, America and Asia, along with representation in 34 countries. For more information, visit http://www.IpsenUSA.com.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- The Boeing Company's quest to encourage more Malaysians to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) got off to a flying start this week when some 200 secondary school students got a first hand-experience in aerospace education.
The excited students were taken to the Super Hornet flight simulator where they learnt to fly the jet fighter aircraft, an experience that would surely spur their curiosity in the aerospace sector and perhaps in becoming a pilot.
Michael Gibbons, Boeing Vice-President for the F/A-18 and EA-18 programmes, said the once-in-a-lifetime experience for the kids at the Aerospace Education Day 2013 at the National Science Centre on Tuesday was something to be savoured.
There were interactive exhibits demonstrating the fundamentals of STEM provided by Boeing and its supplier partners on the Super Hornet fighter jet which included General Electric, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, he told Bernama Thursday.
Boeing co-sponsored the event as part of its Human Capital Development Initiative, an effort with support from GE, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to work with Malaysia's leaders in creating holistic education and training programmes that will benefit the country's aerospace industry.
Besides learning the importance of aerospace to Malaysia's future, Gibbons said the cooperation between the government and Boeing could sow the seeds for an aerospace career for local students and in a wider context, spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and maths.
"Just like in the United States where we are promoting STEM every chance we get, here we are working to partner the government in human capital development by focusing on STEM and specifically the aerospace sector," he said.
"Boeing is a leading edge technology company, whether it's defence or commercial aircraft, and we very much live by figuring out how to do things in advancing the world of technology.
"We believe that the best thing we can do is to show people the opportunities in the aerospace sector and hopefully encourage and excite them to pursue careers in STEM," he said.
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Boeing's Aerospace Education Initiative To Spur Malaysians' Careers In The Clouds
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (UTX) announced today that David Gitlin has been named President of the Aircraft Systems business segment of UTC Aerospace Systems, effective immediately and reporting to Alain Bellemare, President & CEO, UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems. Gitlin succeeds Curtis Reusser who is leaving to pursue his career outside of UTC.
"Dave is exceptionally well qualified to takeover leadership of the Aircraft Systems organization having served as Senior Vice President of Aircraft Systems since the launch of UTC Aerospace Systems last year and having led the integration process for United Technologies since the agreement to acquire Goodrich in 2011," Bellemare said. "Dave and Curtis have worked hand in hand since the beginning of the integration and I am confident in Dave's ability to lead the Aircraft Systems business segment into the future."
Gitlin, 44, has been with UTC since 1997, holding leadership positions in legal, business development, program management and customer service. Before the acquisition of Goodrich, he served as President, Aerospace Customers & Business Development, at Hamilton Sundstrand, where he oversaw aerospace customer service and support, business development activities, strategic partnerships, and mergers & acquisitions.
"I would like to personally thank Curtis for his 25 years of dedicated service to Goodrich and his leadership at UTC Aerospace Systems since the acquisition," Bellemare added. "Curtis' deep industry knowledge, strong customer relationships and commitment to people have played a critical role in the successful integration of UTC Aerospace Systems. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors."
UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense industries. UTC Aerospace Systems supports a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service facilities.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit http://www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- The Boeing Company's quest to encourage more Malaysians to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) got off to a flying start this week when some 200 secondary school students got a first-hand experience in aerospace education.
The excited students were taken to the Advanced Super Hornet flight simulator where they learnt to fly the jet fighter aircraft, an experience that would surely spur their curiosity in the aerospace sector and perhaps in becoming a pilot.
Michael Gibbons, Boeing Vice-President for the F/A-18 and EA-18 programmes, said the once-in-a-lifetime experience for the kids at the Aerospace Education Day 2013 at the National Science Centre on Tuesday was something to be savoured.
There were interactive exhibits demonstrating the fundamentals of STEM provided by Boeing and its supplier partners on the Super Hornet fighter jet which included General Electric, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, he told Bernama today.
Boeing co-sponsored the event as part of its Human Capital Development Initiative, an effort with support from GE, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to work with Malaysia's leaders in creating holistic education and training programmes that will benefit the country's aerospace industry.
Besides learning the importance of aerospace to Malaysia's future, Gibbons said the cooperation between the government and Boeing could sow the seeds for an aerospace career for local students and in a wider context, spur greater interest in science, technology, engineering and maths.
"Just like in the United States where we are promoting STEM every chance we get, here we are working to partner the government in human capital development by focusing on STEM and specifically the aerospace sector," he said.
"Boeing is a leading edge technology company, whether it's defence or commercial aircraft, and we very much live by figuring out how to do things in advancing the world of technology.
"We believe that the best thing we can do is to show people the opportunities in the aerospace sector and hopefully encourage and excite them to pursue careers in STEM," he said.
And this is something Boeing wants to impart to Malaysian students as part of its commitment to the government.
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BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwired - Sep 12, 2013) - Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL) (www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving global aerospace and defense markets, today announced that Curtis Reusser, President of United Technologies' multi-billion dollar Aircraft Systems business, will succeed Brad Lawrence as Esterline's President and Chief Executive Officer, and be elected to its Board of Directors effective October 28, 2013.Lawrence will continue as Esterline's Executive Chairman of the Board until the Company's March 5, 2014 annual meeting.
Lawrence said Reusser's 30 years of broad aerospace and defense industry experience "...make him the ideal choice to lead Esterline into the future.I'm delighted Curtis will be joining Esterline and look forward to working with him as we move through what I'm confident will be a seamless transition."
Reusser remarked, "I am very excited and honored to have this opportunity to lead Esterline, a company I have known and admired for many years.The Company has built a winning combination of great businesses, talented people, and a high-performance culture.The future holds great potential for Esterline to grow and to create significant value for our customers, investors, employees, and the communities within which we work around the globe.I am particularly pleased to have Brad's support and guidance during the transition."
Related to today's announcement, the Company also announced that it would postpone its 2013 Analyst & Investor Day, previously scheduled for September 19, 2013, to give Reusser the opportunity to review and contribute to the company's long-term strategic planning and operational development.The Company plans to re-schedule the analyst meeting in calendar-year 2014.
Reusser's position at United Technologies (UTC) was created following the company's acquisition of Goodrich Corporation.His responsibilities at UTC included full operational and financial leadership for seven strategic business units employing 14,000 people and generating revenues in excess of $7 billion.During his tenure he was instrumental in winning a number of significant new long-term programs, and driving financial and operational performance by reducing SG&A and leveraging supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering synergies between the combined Goodrich and UTC businesses.
Prior to UTC, Reusser was at Goodrich as President, Electronic Systems Segment, a $2.6 billion business with 7,800 employees and operations in seven countries, consisting of three business units: Sensors & Integrated Systems; Engine Controls & Electric Power Systems; and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems.While there, he developed and executed several strategic acquisitions and established joint-venture partnerships that generated significant improvement in segment-level profitability.In previous years with Goodrich, he held various positions of increasing responsibility, including President, Aerostructures.That division nearly doubled its sales over the five years of his leadership and became widely recognized for world-class application of lean.
Prior to his long tenure at Goodrich, Reusser had an early career as an engineer with General Dynamics.Reusser holds a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Washington.
About Esterline: Esterline Corporation is a leading worldwide supplier to the aerospace and defense industry specializing in three core business segments: Advanced Materials; Avionics & Controls; and Sensors & Systems. With annual sales of approximately $2 billion, Esterline employs roughly 12,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash.
Operations within the Advanced Materials segment focus on technologies including high-temperature-resistant materials and components used for a wide range of military and commercial aerospace purposes, and combustible ordnance and electronic warfare countermeasure products.
Operations within the Avionics & Controls segment focus on technology interface systems for commercial and military aircraft and similar devices for land- and sea-based military vehicles, cockpit integration systems, secure communications systems, specialized medical equipment, and other high-end industrial and gaming applications.
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In December 2012, Gwyn Beattie, professor of plant pathology and microbiology, along with 26 other participants from colleges around the nation convened to report how plant microbes could produce more yields for the agricultural community.
The question posed, Beattie said, was: To what extent can microbes help agricultural productivity?
Beattie said that the reports main message described that microbes actually do a lot for the plants.
We know there is bacteria and fungi that are associated with plants that provide nutrients, Beattie said.
The aspect of plant microbes helping agriculture has not been fully appreciated yet, Beattie said.
For example, when youre developing new corn lines you develop them in a field where you provide them high levels of fertilizer," Beattie said. "That high level of fertilizer prevents the microbial benefit that the microbes might be providing if the fertilizer wasnt there."
When plants are given the right opportunity under breeding conditions, it is possible to get the microbes to work for the plant,Beattie said.
Specifically, the research Beattie is working with consists of resolving the significant losses of phosphorous in fertilizers.
There are fungi in 80 percent of plants, and they effect the roots," Beattie said. "They establish a symbiosis with the root system and extend into the root system, so they become essentially part of the roots, and they funnel phosphorous into the plant.
Beattie said she is trying enhance the use of the fungi as opposed to mining phosphorous and applying it in fertilizers.
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