TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of rats killed by Hurricane Isaac have washed up onto the beaches of Mississippi and created a foul-smelling mess that officials say will take days to clean up. When the hurricane lifted the tides, the water washed across the marshy areas in Louisiana where the semi-aquatic rats live and forced them to ride the waves into Mississippi until they ...
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SPACE.com, the premier destination for space, astronomy, innovation and science entertainment news, is now accepting submissions for its inaugural SPACE.com Space Gadget Awards in 2012.
SPACE.com's team of editors is looking for the most innovative new products in a variety of categories, including: Space Gadgets at Home, Space Toys, Timepieces, Night Sky Software and Space Office Gear. Winners will be selected for Best in Class, Best Value and Editor's Choice.
The winners will be unveiled Oct. 15 on SPACE.com. Submissions are due by Friday, Sept. 28.
To submit an entry for consideration, please e-mail SPACE.com Managing Editor Tariq Malik with the following information:
Only products unveiled in or new for 2012 will be considered. If you have any questions, please contact Tariq directly at 212-703-5859 or tmalik@space.com.
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* EADS (Other OTC: EADSF.PK - news) unit says it meets qualifications for membership
* US group's rules ban firms with government stakes
* Airbus (Paris: NL0000235190 - news) , Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) could lobby jointly on some issues-analyst
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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Airbus has clashed with the U.S. aerospace industry over whether it should be allowed to join its top domestic lobbying group, weeks after announcing plans to set up jet assembly in Alabama.
Boeing's main rival says its parent, European aerospace group EADS, should be allowed to take a seat alongside flagship UK firms Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L - news) because it has facilities in the U.S. and already employs thousands of local workers.
It plans to add 1,000 more aerospace industry jobs by assembling some of its A320 jets in Mobile, Alabama, from 2016.
But it was rebuffed by the head of the Aerospace Industries Association, who said membership of the 93-year-old club was reserved for companies without foreign government ownership.
EADS is 15-percent owned by the French government and is in the throes of seeing a similar stake being acquired by Germany.
"Remember, this is the Aerospace Industry Association of America. We go back to (U.S. aviation pioneers) Orville Wright and Glenn Curtiss, who founded this almost a hundred years ago," AIA President and Chief Executive Marion Blakey told Reuters.
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MARANA, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Marana Aerospace Solutions, one of the world's largest commercial aviation maintenance and storage resources, is assisting aircraft owners to recoup the maximum economic potential of their assets when their aircraft are ready to be retired from service. Internationally recognized as one of the most reliable providers of maintenance, repair and overhaul, Marana Aerospace Solutions also offers comprehensive services for various end-of-life options, including Parts Inspection, Controlled Parts Removal, Recording and Tagging, Packing, Crating and Shipping.
With its ideal location in the dry Arizona desert, the facility has, for over thirty years, provided award-winning maintenance solutions for almost every type of commercial aircraft. Incorporating its world class FAA-certified aircraft maintenance expertise into its end-of-life programs enables Marana Aerospace Solutions to offer optimized packages to meet its customer's specific needs. In addition, the 1,200 acre facility's capacity to store up to 400 aircraft at any given time enables it to provide a unique suite of options to aircraft owners.
"With our dedicated crews and customer support teams, we are able to provide our customers with the most comprehensive set of services in the industry," said Colin Buxton, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Marana Aerospace Solutions.
Marana Aerospace Solutions is a founder member of the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, which is recognized as the leading global industry association committed to pursuing and promoting environmental best practices, regulatory excellence, and sustainable developments in aircraft disassembly, as well as the salvaging and recycling of aircraft parts and materials.
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Located in Marana, Arizona, Marana Aerospace Solutions offers a broad range of maintenance, and component services for Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas, Bombardier and Embraer aircraft, as well as painting, storage and end-of-life solutions to some of the world's largest commercial airlines, aircraft leasing companies, and government agencies.
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04-09-2012 15:23 Cornea course ; one of the scientific activities in NEC (National Eye Center) -Egypt presented by professor of ophthalmology - cairo University & head of NEC Dr. Gehad El Nahri
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Good nutrition is important at every stage of life. In fact, as you age, the risks for nutrition-related diseases such as heart disease and osteoporosis increase.Yet for millions of older Americans, maintaining healthful eating habits is a struggle. Many older adults not only eat meals low in nutrients, but skip meals altogether. Poor nutrition can lead to weight loss, lightheadedness, lethargy, loss of appetite, prolonged recovery from illness and disorientation.
If you or a loved one has gotten out of the habit of eating well, take heart that food can be fun at any age. Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Centers, which support local affiliates in West Orange, Newark, Long Branch and Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Toms River, suggest the following to help you get back on the road to proper nutrition and good health:
Make your mouth happy. Intensify tastes by adding flavors and sweeteners, such as herbs, sauces, syrup, butter flavoring, etc. In addition, combine different textures.
Sharpen your shopping skills. Consider doing your grocery shopping at convenient times when the store is not crowded. In addition, stretch your dollars by considering unit pricing, that way you can get the same food for less.
Enjoy food with friends.Whenever possible, make eating a fun social event. Invite friends or family to join you for meals or consider joining a community group dining program where you can make new friends.
Activate your appetite. By getting exercise and remaining physically active you can boost your mood, improve your health and increase your appetite.
Complement your cooking. If you cant get all the nutrients you need from food, you may want to consider taking a vitamin and mineral supplement. Discuss with your physician which are best for you.
To learn more about eating a wellbalanced diet, contact your physician or a registered dietitian.Also, be sure to consult with your doctor before making any changes to your current diet or exercise plan.
Established in 1981, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center provides comprehensive physical, emotional and spiritual care and support services to patients with advanced illness throughout ten counties in New Jersey.The program, which serves infants, children, adults and the elderly, honors the unique choices and values of patients and their families while offering full access to the broad array of services provided by the Barnabas Health. For more information, visit http://www.barnabashealthhospice.org.
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BOULDER, CO--(Marketwire -09/04/12)- The Center for Productive Longevity (CPL), which serves as the bridge between people 55 and older and opportunities that enable them to continue in productive activities, has just increased its maximum number of participants from 125 to 150 because the topic has such fundamental importance, with unemployment high and economic growth low for the foreseeable future.
"New-business creation is the backbone of the U.S. economy, as well as the engine for increased employment and economic growth," said William Zinke, President of CPL.
The meeting at Babson College on September 14, titled "Spotlight on Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Baby Boomers," has an outstanding line-up of speakers:
There will be two breakout sessions focused on how to become an entrepreneur, with topics ranging from the risks and rewards to developing strategies for recognizing potential business opportunities to developing a business plan.
With 30 years added to longevity during the 20th century and the average age of retirement at 62, new-business creation is an important path to consider for older people who either want or need to continue working. It provides an opportunity for people with experience, expertise, seasoned judgment, proven performance and some accumulated wisdom to be their own boss and "march to their own drummer."
Additional meetings will be held at Northwestern University/Kellogg School of Management in Chicago on October 11, and the University of Denver-University College on November 15. One goal of these four meetings in different parts of the country is to contribute to the growing wave of entrepreneurship throughout the U.S. For more information on CPL and the senior entrepreneurship meetings, visit http://www.ctrpl.org or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CTRPL.
About the Center for Productive LongevityThe mission of CPL is to stimulate the substantially increased engagement of people 55 and older in productive activities, paid and volunteer, where they are qualified and ready to continue adding value. Visit ctrpl.org for more information. Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CTRPL.
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July 27th 2011 robbery of Sovereign Bank 880 West Broadway Street, York Township. September 8th 2011 robbery of Sovereign Bank 880 West Broadway Street, York Township. January 3rd 2012 robbery of Peoples Bank 2587 Cape Horn Road, Windsor Township. June 14th 2012 attempted robbery of Sovereign Bank 880 West Broadway Street, York Township.
When the robber hit the Sovereign Bank in July and September of last year, he entered the bank with his face covered and wearing a sweat shirt turned inside out. He dropped the sweatshirt in a wooded area near the bank after the September robbery. That sweatshirt was recovered by police and sent to the Pennsylvania State Police Laboratory for DNA testing. On January 3rd, 2012, the same suspect robbed the Peoples Bank on Cape Horn Road in Windsor Township. The robber again had his face covered and wore a sweatshirt. The actor demanded money and fled the bank in a maroon Kia. A York Area Regional Police officer observed a car matching the suspect vehicle in Yoe Borough and pulled it over. The car was driven by Benjamin Pohl. When the officer did not find any evidence that linked Pohl to the bank robbery he was released. In the coming months, investigators focused on Pohl. The Sovereign Bank was robbed for the third time on June 14th, 2012. It was the same robber, same modus operandi- he again covered his face and wore a sweatshirt turned inside out. This time he jumped over the teller counter, but fled the bank before obtaining any cash. The suspect was seen entering a gold Honda sedan. Investigators knew Pohl owned a gold Honda sedan and responded to his Red Lion Borough address. This time, investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence and interviewed Pohl. They took a DNA sample and sent it to the Pennsylvania State Police DNA laboratory for comparison with the DNA collected from the gray sweatshirt. The DNA proved to be a match. Pohl subsequently admitted to committing five bank robberies.
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Rally May Stall For Thai Stock Market
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9/4/2012 10:15 PM ET (RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has closed higher now in three straight sessions, collecting more than 20 points or 1.6 percent in that span. The Stock Exchange of Thailand ...
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The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee is today expected to keep the policy rate at 3 per cent, where it has been since January, despite strong domestic demand and higher oil ...
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Vorayuth Yoovidhya, a grandson of late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya, is taken by a plain-clothes police officer for investigation Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Vorayuth, believed ...
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Phi Phi Islands sit off the western coast of Thailand, floating like jewels in a turquoise sea, a picture-perfect image of a tropical getaway. Director Danny Boyle filmed his 2000 ...
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5 September 2012 Last updated at 01:54 By Michelle Warwicker Reporter, BBC Food
A new DNA test has been developed to allow retailers to authenticate Aberdeen-Angus beef, in a bid to protect its name and heritage.
"If you get a bright red chunk of beef, it may well look nice in a polystyrene tray, but it certainly won't eat very well," says Aberdeen-Angus breeder Geordie Soutar.
"But if you get one with a little bit of white fat round it and speckles through it, it will cook and eat sublimely."
The original Aberdeen-Angus was first bred in the early 19th Century in northeast Scotland, but now the cattle are bred in South America, Canada, the US and South Africa.
Now most Aberdeen-Angus cattle are cross-bred, and the amount of pure-bred Aberdeen-Angus beef on the market "is very very small", says Ron McHattie, chief executive of The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society.
This means breeders are keen to ensure no impostors lacking in fat and flavour sully Aberdeen Angus beef's reputation, because premium beef demands premium prices.
Waitrose sells Aberdeen-Angus beef sirloin steak for 24 per kg (6.00 per 250g pack), while the MacDonalds Brothers butchers in Perthshire, which is supplied by Geordie Soutar, charges 23.08 per kg of Aberdeen-Angus sirloin steak.
However cut-price chain Aldi recently introduced a range of "certified" Aberdeen-Angus beef, setting the cost of sirloin steak at 17.58 per kg (3.99 per 227g pack).
To ensure that such beef is legitimate, a DNA test has been developed for The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society by IdentiGEN, a company that provides DNA technology to the food industry.
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The trial to solve the December 2000 murder of an 80-year-old woman will be decided by blood.
Victor Guzman, 39, is charged with the first degree murder of Severina Dolores Fernandez a killing that was as mysterious as it was gruesome at the time of the crime. The only evidence connecting Guzman to the murder is a DNA sample taken from the scene.
In his opening statement on Tuesday, state prosecutor Scott Warfman described the scene in Fernandezs otherwise tidy apartment in East Little Havana.
Police found her body in a puddle of blood on her bed, naked, with 58 stab wounds. Blood splatters stained the armrest of a chair, a couch cushion, the dresser, the window and the sink.
The trial began on an emotional note, with the prosecution calling Isabel Reyes, the victims niece.
Reyes spoke affectionately of her aunt and the routine that she kept every afternoon. Tia Lola, as Reyes called her, would go outside every day at 5 p.m. to get her newspaper, come upstairs, fold the paper to the crossword and get a bowl of sherbet to eat while she solved it.
When police found her body on the afternoon of Dec. 9, 2000, the tub of sherbet was still melting on the counter. Warfman showed the jury two graphic photos of the crime scene, which he said looks like finger-painting, theres so much blood.
But not all of it came from the victim.
Fernandez managed to fight off her attacker enough to draw his blood, leaving behind DNA evidence that didnt match existing police records.
Some two years later, the same DNA turned up in the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Miami Beach, but police had no idea whose DNA marked both heinous crimes.
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Contact: Melanie Bernds mbernds@danforthcenter.org 314-587-1647 Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
ST. LOUIS, MO, September 4, 2012 The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will be hosting its 14th annual Fall Symposium from Wednesday, September 26th Friday, September 28th, 2012. This year's symposium will feature lectures by influential experts from across the world who will present on a wide range of topics on cutting-edge science. This year's theme will focus on synthetic and systems level explorations in biology that are establishing fundamental emergent properties of complex biological systems.
"The annual symposium is an opportunity for a diverse group of scientists from private research, industry and universities to interact and learn from state-of-the-art talks on focused topics within biology," said Doug Allen, USDA Research Scientist, Assistant Member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center who is organizing this year's event. "This is another example of how the Center works to enhance science in the St. Louis region."
Systems biology uses quantitative experimental approaches and computational modeling to understand how a multitude of components work together as a system to enable living systems to function. In addition, synthetic biology extends this understanding by redesigning and manipulating the capabilities of a biological system to achieve new and different goals. The Center's symposium will explore how systems and synthetic biology are complementary and facilitate the engineering of living systems with new functions and properties.
"The three day symposium breaks into four concentrated sessions with multiple speakers discussing gene networks, rewiring, metabolism, and genomes evolution" said Dr. Todd Mockler, the Geraldine and Robert Virgil Distinguished Investigator at the Danforth Center and Symposium organizer. "The themed sessions give attendees a variety of comprehensive lectures relating to synthetic and systems biology."
Registration will remain open until September 19th, 2012. The registration fee includes access to all sessions, social events, breaks and meals as indicated in the program. For a list of the esteemed speakers and topics please visit http://www.danforthcenter.org/fall_symposium/speakers.asp.
The registration fee for post-doctoral fellows, technicians or equivalent is reduced. Graduate students are welcome to participate for free. To register, please visit http://www.danforthcenter.org/symposium_registration/.
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AlloCure, Inc. today announced that it has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial of AC607, the companys mesenchymal stem cell therapy, as a potential treatment for acute kidney injury (AKI). The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center trial, designated ACT-AKI (AC607 Trial in Acute Kidney Injury) (NCT01602328), will enroll 200 cardiac surgery subjects at leading tertiary care centers in the United States.
ACT-AKI follows the positive results from a phase 1 AC607 trial in cardiac surgery subjects, which showed an excellent safety profile and encouraging data on the incidence of AKI and hospital length of stay, said Robert M. Brenner, M.D., AlloCure President and Chief Executive Officer. We have worked closely with leaders in the field on the design of ACT-AKI, and trial initiation represents an important milestone for AlloCure and the patients we collectively serve.
AC607 is a promising therapeutic candidate for AKI, for which effective therapies are greatly needed, said Richard J. Glassock, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. The initiation of ACT-AKI represents a critical step in the development of an innovative therapy for this all-too-common, serious and costly medical condition, for which no approved treatments currently exist beyond supportive care.
About AC607
AC607 is a novel biologic therapy under development for the treatment of AKI. AC607 also possesses potential applications in other grievous illnesses. AC607 comprises allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells that are harvested from healthy adult donors and then expanded via a mature and state-of-the art manufacturing process. AC607 homes to the site of injury where it mediates powerful anti-inflammatory and organ repair processes via the secretion of beneficial paracrine factors, without differentiation and repopulation of the injured kidney. Importantly, AC607 avoids recognition by the hosts immune system, enabling administration in an off the shelf paradigm without the need for blood or tissue typing.
About AlloCure
AlloCure, Inc. is a privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the treatment of kidney disease. The company is a leader in the AKI field and is pioneering the development of the first effective therapy for the treatment of AKI. The companys headquarters is located in Burlington, MA. For more information about AlloCure, please visit the companys web site at http://www.allocure.com.
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(SPACE.com) After an unsuccessful attempt last week to install a new power unit to the exterior of the International Space Station, two astronauts will try again during a spacewalk on Wednesday (Sept. 5).
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese spaceflyer Akihiko Hoshide will battle stuck bolts that prevented them from properly installing the power box on the space station's backbone-like truss during their first spacewalk. Tomorrow's outing, which will be the second time the duo works outside the orbiting complex in six days, is scheduled to begin at around 7:15 a.m. EDT (1115 GMT).
Williams and Hoshide spent more than eight hours upgrading the exterior of the station last Thursday (Aug. 30), but a stubborn bolt on the so-called main bus switching unit (MBSU) prevented them from securing the power box to the outpost and attaching its electrical connections.
The International Space Station has four MBSUs that harness power from the outpost's solar arrays and distribute it throughout the orbiting complex. Without the use of one unit, the station is unable to relay power from two of the eight solar arrays on the massive orbiting complex.
In an unrelated mishap, a component that ensures power is distributed at the proper amperage and voltage suffered a glitch late Saturday (Sept. 1), NASA officials said. As a result, the station is only able to use five of its eight available power channels. [Photos: Spacewalking Astronauts Fix Up Space Station]
With three power channels unavailable, flight controllers re-allocated available resources aboard the outpost for critical systems and to keep the crew safe. Despite the outages, space station operations have only suffered a minimal impact, and the crew will not be affected as they prepare for tomorrow's spacewalk, agency officials said.
Mission managers opted to proceed with the extra spacewalk after working around the clock since Thursday to analyze the problem.
"The most probable cause is likely a combination of a slight misalignment in the positioning of the spare unit for its installation prior to bolting and possible damage to the threads of the receptacle posts on the S-zero truss to which the MBSU must be bolted in place," NASA officials said in an update.
A meeting will be held today (Sept. 4) to finalize procedures, according to agency officials.
Last week, Williams and Hoshide removed a faulty MBSU and tried to install a new spare, but they were unable to drive in one of the bolts that fastens the unit to the space station's truss. After repeated attempts failed, the astronauts used a tether to temporarily tie the MBSU down, and were forced to wrap up the marathon spacewalk.
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BOZEMAN - A three-credit online graduate course from Montana State University covers the history of space flight and space technology. The instructors are internationally known space journalist Andrew Chaikin and aerospace consultant Jason Marcks.
The course, called "History of Spaceflight and Space Technology" (EDCI 591), is offered through MSU's National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) and is designed for science teachers teaching any grade from elementary through community college.
Chaikin authored the best-selling chronicle of the Apollo moon missions, "A Man on the Moon," which was the main basis for Tom Hanks' Emmy-winning HBO miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon.
The online course is designed primarily for teachers, but is open to anyone with an interest in space exploration from 1958 to the present day. The course begins Sept. 17.
The course will draw upon Chaikin's large body of historical space research, including his interviews with all 12 men to have walked on the moon, along with hundreds of other pioneering space explorers. Chaikin has also authored numerous articles in magazines including Newsweek, Popular Science, Air & Space/Smithsonian, WIRED, Sky and Telescope, Discover and Science Digest. In addition, Chaikin has written and created online content for space-related Web sites including Space.com, ScientificAmerican.com, and SkyandTelescope.com.
The course is offered through Extended University's National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN). For prerequisites and information about the course or to register, visit http://eu.montana.edu/NTEN and click on current courses in the yellow bar. The class is listed as EDCI 591-803.
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WASHINGTON -- NASA is expanding its offer to museums and schools of space shuttle heat shield tiles and food packaged for spaceflight. Beginning Tuesday, museums across the United States will be eligible to receive these pieces of space history, in addition to the schools and universities that have received them since the end of the Space Shuttle Program.
Providing space shuttle thermal protection tiles and dehydrated astronaut food to museums is a way for NASA to share technology and history with the public. This initiative helps NASA inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers.
The lightweight tiles protected the shuttles from extreme temperatures when they re-entered Earth's atmosphere. The astronaut food was precooked or processed so it required no refrigeration and was ready to eat. It could be prepared simply by adding water or by heating.
Requests for these artifacts are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Museums must obtain a user ID and password from their state agency for surplus property. Eligible educational institutions need their National Center for Education Statistics or Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System numbers assigned by the U.S. Department of Education to apply for this offer. Schools and museums can obtain additional information, register for a login ID, and request a tile or food at: http://gsaxcess.gov/NASAWel.htm
Tiles are available in three types: black-coated, white-coated and uncoated. Institutions may request up to three tiles, one of each type, while supplies last. Schools and museums are responsible for a $23.40 shipping and handling fee per tile, which is payable to the shipping company through a secure website. Space food is offered as a package of approximately three space food items for a shipping and handling fee of $28.03. Institutions may request only one package of space food.
NASA also is offering artifacts representing significant human spaceflight technologies, processes and accomplishments from its space exploration programs. Artifacts include 11 Fastrac engine nozzles used on X-34 aircraft; models of aircraft fuselages tested at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.; early space shuttle prototype models; Ranger, Telestar, Explorer XII, Mariner VII, Nimbus and other spacecraft models; X3 solar mirrors; and various space shuttle components.
For additional information about thermal tiles, space food and other NASA artifacts, available to museums and libraries, visit: http://artifacts.nasa.gov/
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