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Chris Smith Named Director Of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 21, 2008Dr. R. Chris Smith has been selected as the next director of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Smith will succeed Dr. Alistair Walker in November. Walker will return to the scientific staff of CTIO after five years as director. Based in La Serena, Chile, CTIO is part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the US national observatory for nighttime optical ... more Iran To Send First Astronaut Into Space Within 10 Years 
Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Aug 21, 2008Iran plans to send its first astronaut into space within the next decade, the head of the Iran Aerospace Organization said on Wednesday. "Iran is currently exploring the possibility of sending a human into outer space. This is one of the country's priorities for the next 10 years," Reza Taghipour said. He said the exact date of the flight would be determined before the end of the ... more Most Black Holes Might Come In Only Small And Large 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2008Black holes are sometimes huge cosmic beasts, billions of times the mass of our sun, and sometimes petite with just a few times the sun's mass. But do black holes also come in size medium? A new study suggests that, for the most part, the answer is no. Astronomers have long suspected that the most likely place to find a medium-mass black hole would be at the core of a miniature galaxy-like ... more Tom Hill's TEMPO 3 Microsatellite Winner Of Mars Project Challenge 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2008After receiving the highest number of votes cast by members of the Mars Society and the endorsement of the Steering Committee, Hill's concept to launch a microsatellite that will test artificial gravity generation techniques - which will be of immense value to the crew of a six-month flight to Mars - was named the winner of the MPC Saturday evening at the 11th Annual International Mars Society ... more Robot-assisted surgery repairs fistulas 
Winston-Salem, N.C. (UPI) Aug 20, 2008 U.S. urologic surgeons say they have successfully used robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery to repair abnormal openings between the bladder and vagina. A team led by Dr. Ashok Hemal, a urologic surgeon from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, used the surgical procedure to repair the abnormal openings that are known as fistulas. Reporting on their experience with seven ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2008uLocate Communications announces an agreement with Garmin to add friend-finding capabilities to select current and future Garmin GPS devices. The partnership leverages APIs on uLocate's WHERE platform to enable Garmin users to easily find and connect with friends nearby through the leading friend finding network, Buddy Beacon. "The team over at uLocate continues to drive innovation with ... more GTX To Expand Sales Into Military And Law Enforcement Market Sectors 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2008GTX has announced that it has entered into a Sales Representation Agreement with Talon Companies, Fountain Valley, CA, having subsidiaries Talon Executive Services and Talon Cyber Tec. Under the terms of the agreement, the Talon Companies will act as GTX Corp's sales representative to the multinational military and law enforcement market spaces. Principals Ron Williams (Secret Service ... more Add Spacecraft To Basket On New Clyde Space Website 
Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Aug 21, 2008Clyde Space is pleased to announce that our new website and online shop is now live. The site has all sorts of nice features that are new to Clyde Space, and perhaps new for most other space companies, such as signing up for newsletters, blogs, case studies of previous missions, etc. However, what sets this website apart from other space company websites is that it allows the visitor to ... more US missile deal gives Poland Patriots, bolstered defence ties 
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 20, 2008The United States will deploy a battery of Patriot air-defence missiles in Poland from next year, under the terms of a deal signed in Warsaw Wednesday, the US State Department announced. "The US intends to begin this deployment in 2009 with the aim of establishing a garrison to support the army Patriot battery by 2012," it said in a statement. "Poland intends to provide an appropriate ... more US, Poland sign missile shield deal amid Russian opposition 
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 20, 2008Warsaw and Washington signed a deal Wednesday to deploy a US missile shield in Poland, in the face of deep anger and threats of retaliation from Moscow. "This will help us to deal with the new threats of the 21st century, of long-range missile threats from countries like Iran or from North Korea," said US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shortly before inking the accord with Poland's ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) Aug 20, 2008The Canadian city of London, Ontario on Wednesday halted sales of bottled water at all of its municipal facilities, heralding the return of water fountains, despite beverage industry protests. And similar bans are being considered elsewhere in the country, say local media, including in Vancouver, Ottawa and Kitchener, amid a public backlash against the higher cost and environmental impact of ... more Five dead as Typhoon Nuri slams into Philippines 
Manila (AFP) Aug 20, 2008Five people were killed as Typhoon Nuri slammed into the northern Philippines Wednesday, triggering heavy rain and warnings of possible storm surges, officials said. Packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometres (86 miles) an hour at the centre and gusts of up to 170 kilometres per hour, at 4:00 pm (0800 GMT) Nuri was 90 kilometres northwest of the northern province of Cagayan, moving ... more Bones Beat Trees As Markers For Environmental Change 
Houghton MI (SPX) Aug 21, 2008To track atmospheric change caused by human activity, researchers have long studied a variety of materials, from tree rings to air trapped in glacial ice. A problem has been "noise"-- natural variability caused by sampling and random events that affect atmospheric chemistry. Noise can make it hard to tease out trends from the data. Joseph Bump, a PhD candidate in forest science at Michigan ... more 50,000 Nepalis flee after dam burst 
Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 20, 2008Some 50,000 people have been forced to flee after monsoon rains washed away a dam in southern Nepal and were taking refuge in makeshift shelters, schools and temples, an official said Wednesday. The dam on the Saptakoshi river burst Monday following heavy downpours, government disaster management official Suman Ghimire said, adding that rescue teams of locals and security personnel were ... more Droughts Have Lasted Centuries In Eastern North America 
Athens OH (SPX) Aug 21, 2008A stalagmite in a West Virginia cave has yielded the most detailed geological record to date on climate cycles in eastern North America over the past 7,000 years. The new study confirms that during periods when Earth received less solar radiation, the Atlantic Ocean cooled, icebergs increased and precipitation fell, creating a series of century-long droughts. A research team led by Ohio ... more
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