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Stiv Wilson of the ocean conservation group 5 Gyres has made a first attempt to tally how much plastic is in the global ocean. We've all heard about the Texas-sized "garbage patch" swirling in the North Pacific, and recently we've been warned t
This author started his troubleshooting career by dismantling home appliances and electronics as a youth. Effective troubleshooting is a critical skill at work and in life, but it's challenging to teach and learn. It's often more than simply following a flow chart, and can require a working understa
We resist giving up some technologies, like the cell phone, once they're assimilated into our lives. But the potential health risks of cell phones are giving us that dilemma. The first laws requiring display of radiation emissions are in place in California, but confirmation or denial of health effe
Charlie Bolden: Stealth Middle East Diplomat? (video) earlier post
"When I became the NASA Administrator - before I became the NASA Administrator - he charged me with three things: One was that he wanted me to re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, that he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with predominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering."
"In response to criticism, White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said in a statement that "The President has always said that he wants NASA to engage with the world's best scientists and engineers as we work together to push the boundaries of exploration. Meeting that mandate requires NASA to partner with countries around the world like Russia and Japan, as well as collaboration with Israel and with many Muslim-majority countries. The space race began as a global competition, but, today, it is a global collaboration."
Keith's note: I cannot seem to find any statement on this topic at the White House website - or online at NASA.gov. Nor have I seen a confirmation from the White House that specifically confirms what Bolden said on Al Jazeera i.e. that "[President Obama] wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with predominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering."
Bolden was quite clear that there was specific direction from the President with regard to Muslim countries as one of the three things that President Obama charged him to do as NASA Administrator - with outreach to Muslim countries being "perhaps foremost" of the three.
Users of the B&N iPad app, your day just got .07% better. A new version is out that includes brightness controls within the app so you no longer have to close out to settings to adjust the display. Other improvements include a smaller "small" font, tweaked two-page display, faster syncing and the ability to delete book samples from within the app. [B&N] More »
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In a belated but expected move, China has renewed Google's ICP license. That means Google.cn will continue to function, which as recently as last month was an open question. More »
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whether ring relief oil is needed for ring type of sealing in hydrogen cooled generator?
what difference will it make in sealing if its not there? Thanks in advance
What is the use of CEP in steam power plant and its basic function.
via xkcd. Sounds about right.
More Details on Space Discussions during the International Economical Forum in St. Petersburg, Roscosmos
"International Space Station partners have not received any response from China on a proposal to join the ISS program, Roscosmos Head Anatoly Perminov stated during the International Economical Forum in St. Petersburg. Speaking about Russian role in the program, Perminov reminded that US shuttles are to be retired soon, leaving Soyuz to maintain crew transportation services solely for the ISS, Interfax informs. "This is rather dangerous, any expert recognizes that. There must a backup for the Soyuz. We wish some country would have it, and we contacted China with its human spaceflight program mature enough to maintain crew transportation in the program, asking to join the ISS partnership. However there was no response", Perminov said."
Keith's note: The Roscosmos website is designed a little weird - you can't directly link to some things. To see the original source for this article, go to this page and then go to "all news" and click on "More Details on Space Discussions during the International Economical Forum in St. Petersburg"
Keith's 25 Jun update: According to NASA PAO, NASA issued the following statement this morning: "NASA has confirmed with the director of the Russian Federal Space Agency's human space flight program that Russia has not issued an invitation to China to join the International Space Station program."
Roscosmos: Chinese Space Vehicles Could Fly to the ISS, Roscosmos
"09.07.2010: Chinese space vehicles meet all safety requirements to provide redundancy for Soyuzes and Progresses during missions to the International Space Station, Anatoly Perminov, Roscosmos Head told RIA Novosti. According to him, the Chinese can support the program after shuttle retirement in 2011, when Russia remains the only country to maintain ISS crew rotation. "This is rather tough, so Russia is interested in backup Chinese vehicles", Perminov said. Five ISS partners have not received any answer from China for the proposal to join the program. "Administrator of the Chinese Space Administration has quit, and the new one has not been appointed yet. So, the issue is still open", Perminov concluded."
Keith's 8 Jul update: This story appeared on the Roscosmos website (again it is hard to link directly to their translated articles) dated 9 July 2010. Is this just more bad translation, a game the Russians like to play, or is there actually some truth to this?
We have some Nokia news from an official channel for once. These photos come direct from the Nokia N8's 12 megapixel camera when used under ideal lighting conditions. More »
Nokia - Nokia N8 - Symbian OS - Symbian - Mobile Computing
The international fuss caused by Google accidentally recording our data has been put behind it, with the planet-aggregating search giant now restarting Street View recording around the globe. More »
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Is there any other manufacturer for automatic valve (or conservator shutter or shutter valve) to prevent the conservator in a transformer from being drained if there is a major oil leak? I came across only SERGI. But their price is too high.
What is harmful voltage & currents which causes human death ? Can you tell me pls...
The maker of messaging aggregator Trillian has said it's bringing its chat tool to Android, with a public beta test of the app set to launch within weeks. It'll work on Android 1.6 devices and above, bringing Facebook, MSN, AOL support and more to Google phones—plus it'll be a bespoke Android production that's "not just a clone from the iPhone". [Cerulian via Android Guys] More »
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From bungee jumping in Acapulco to riding the roller coasters at Great America (Gurnee, Illinois), Brendan van Son accommodates his “adrenalin junky” alter ego. He also taps into his more serious side – the one which finds true wonder in this great big universe or ours.
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Finally after a long brutal and excruciating flight from Toronto we arrived at Ho Chi Minh City which was the old Saigon... I remember leaving Canada really cold so I was really excited on our trip to a warm country such as Vietnam...So we got up and did our usual airport routine we waited till our luggae arrive in that conveyer just like everyone else standing and staring what seemed like an e
Well marathon running and Inter state flying and hob knobbibg with the everton fans finally took its tool on Philip who didnt fall out of bed till gone 2pm. Just in time to deal with the world most stupid bank who managed to fed ex the new bank card to Philips house back home and are being little or no help to our plans Philip now has three cards waiting for him when he gets home stunning imcomp
The Gold Coast bulletin want us to go back up to the Gold coast when we are in Brisbane next week for an interview as They want to do a piece on inspirational Phil. must be a slow news week.We spend the morning sorting out our next run san Francisco and the one after that the great north. will someone takes Forrest Gumprsquos trainers off him. People we know from back home are starting to arri
