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NASA Funds Projects For Asteroid-Capture Plan 65
from the nasa-in-the-sky-with-diamonds dept.
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Actually, they do. I recall seeing an interview with the people at NASA behind this project on CBS. They said that the goal would be to mine captured asteroids for two things: valuable metals (they specified platinum, but there are probably plenty of others) and ice. The ice is particularly important because it can be used to obtain hydrogen and oxygen, which most rockets use for fuel. The NASA guy CBS interviewed had a vision of miniature space stations orbiting asteroids that would serve as the space equivalent of gas stations for long-range spaceflights, but who knows how viable that is.
Assuming the "pile of rubble" is pretty much solid iron, a six meter pile masses around 860 tons.
Which would give the "pile of rubble" about 6 micro-G surface acceleration.
Which, effectively, means it's a bunch of rocks falling in the same direction at the same place....
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Shoranur councillors gherao Kerala Water Authority engineers
The district blessed with four rivers and having more than half-a-dozen major reservoirs continue to face acute drinking water shortage. The government's drought mitigation measures have not brought any relief resulting in violent protests in many places, including Shoranur, on Thursday.
The worst-affected Attappady tribal belt where 33 children died of malnutrition recently did not get any drinking water despite the announcements made by the government.
Water had been supplied in Agali in tanker lorries for a couple of days. That has also stopped now, the reports reaching from Attappady said. The major rivers of Attappady — Bhavani, Siruvani, Kunthipuzha and Kodangarappallam — have almost dried up, making the drinking water supply schemes in the area non-functional. Even the hospitals in Attappady face acute shortage of potable drinking water.
In Shoranur, the municipal councillors gheraoed the Kerala Water Authority engineers on Wednesday for their alleged failure to provide drinking water in the area. The Bharathapuzha, the water source for the municipality, has dried up. Water from the Malampuzha reservoir was released to the river last week. But that also did not help improve the drinking water supply situation in the municipality, the councillors said.
No Central aid yet
A Central team had visited the district last month to study the drought condition. They found that many parts of the district, particularly areas in Chittur taluk, were facing severe drinking water shortage. But no Central help came to provide relief to the people reeling under one of the worst droughts in recent memory. The farmers in Chittur taluk are in dire straits due to the non-availability of irrigation water, particularly the State's share of water under the inter-State Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement. The release of 100 cusecs water from PAP has brought some relief on the drinking water front.
The water in Malampuzha dam, the largest irrigation dam in the State, will suffice only to meet the drinking water needs of Palakkad municipality and the six adjoining grama panchayats till early June.
Water from the reservoir was released to the Bharathapuzha from May 1 to 4 to save the drinking water sources on the banks of the river up to Shoranur.
Water-level in the reservoir was 101.83 m on Tuesday as against the 104.02 m during this period last year. In Walayar dam, the water level is 193.10 m as against the 194.06 m during the same period last year. Water level in the Meenkara dam was 149.41 m water as against the 151.12 m during this time last year. This will suffice for drinking water supply for another three weeks.
In Chulliyar dam, the water level touched 140.89 m as against the 141.60 m last year.
Cattle being sold off
In many parts of the district, the farmers are selling off their cattle. After agriculture, dairy farming is the main vocation of the people in rural areas. The grass has all dried up, and there is shortage of other cattle feed. Unable to ensure fodder and water, farmers are selling off their cattle. This will adversely affect milk production in the district.
Since rivers and streams in the forest have dried up wild animals are coming out of the forests in search of water. The straying of wild animals into human habitations Malampuzha, Mundur, Kanjikode, Pudussery and so on are posing a threat to the people and domestic animals.
Despite promises, water supply not ensured in Attappady Water-level in Malampuzha dam dips to 101.83 m
Despite promises, water supply not ensured in Attappady
Water-level in Malampuzha dam dips to 101.83 m


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no female flowers
My pumpkin is growing like a weed and is covered with male flowers. The squash bees have moved in and spend alot of time in the male flowers. Is there someway to encourage the girls so I can set a couple of pumpkins?
My gourds are doing well and I have one big one already and a load of little ones. I probably won't keep them all but I like seeing the babies.
Here's a question I posted in Texas Gardening, but haven't gotten an answer to.
I had considerable success with butternut squash this year. Got a half-dozen big fruit out of just two or three plants. Due to their natural resistance, with a little help from an occasional dusting with Carbaryl, I managed to keep the vine borers at bay. But in the last few weeks, hit with 103+ temps, the plants just faded, even though they were well mulched, I watered them about every other day, and even gave them some shade. The symptoms looked like borers, but I didn't see any burrows.
What's the strategy for seeing squash, and cukes for that matter, through the hottest times of the year in the hottest parts of the country? I've seen people suggest watering every day, which seems a bit excessive.
In Central Texas we get several summer weeks over 100F, and several months with highs in the 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Y'all up north need not respond.
I think heat is a factor. We were in the 100+ in early august, and I did not get any female flowers to set. The few that appeared would just shrivel and die before they even opened up. But as soon as the temps got into the upper 80s and lower 90s that past 2 weeks, the female flowers have come more, and I now have some small pumpkins and some nice acorn squash growing.


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Late in the evening we eat there ,perfect servicing with smiling people, pizza are very good despite its an electrical oven. It was a pleasant dinner
Thank you for your kind review. A small clarification about the oven which is used exclusively by wood and the pizza is smoothed by hand with the traditional method. Thanks again and happy holidays.
Goodlocal place. Great pizza and friendly staff. Visited on v hot evening and the fans and facilities were just ok. Would have no problem returning.
Thank you very much for the kind review. We are happy to be up to your expectations.
Brilliant atmosphere, service and food in this neighbourhood restaurant. Fantastic pizza and a lovely relaxed place. This is on the map as the best pizza around.
We love the pizza, we were recommended by our friends and we went to try the pizza Mauro. Really excellent. for sure the best pizza we ate on this trip and we spent very little, less than 10 euros per person. Value for money unbeatable.
The loveliest Trattoria! We loved everything - the friendly and caring staff, the ambiance, the delicious Tuscan food. There was nothing not to like and we will forever treasure the dinners we had there. Give the pizza a try especially "Burata pizza" with a sweet special mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. Very very cheap prices.
First, this restaurant is solidly in Camucia, not Cortona. Believe we were the only non-Italians in the restaurant. It was open past 10 on a Sunday, which is convenient after touring the countryside. Place was clean, nice interior, very good pizza at very reasonable prices. Of the 3 pizzerias in Camucia we visited, this was the best. Also has pasta,...
Thanks very much for the positive comments, you're the first to write a review. If you were to go back in these parts we look forward to our guests for lunch or dinner. Mauro
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Ducks beat LA 4-3 in Game 5, take 3-2 series lead
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Between the 20-year-old goalie with 39 saves and the 21-year-old forward with two goals, Teemu Selanne wasn't sure which youngster deserved the most credit for propelling the Anaheim Ducks' veterans to the brink of the Western Conference finals.
Selanne is only certain the Ducks' youth movement is happening at an ideal time for their Stanley Cup hopes.
John Gibson was outstanding in his second career playoff start, and Devante Smith-Pelly scored two goals 1:23 apart in the second period of the Ducks' 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 on Monday night, putting Anaheim up 3-2 in the second-round series.
Selanne is older than Gibson and Smith-Pelly combined, but the Finnish Flash knows the kids are why the Ducks are in position to finish off their Southern California rivals in Game 6 on Wednesday after a raucous meeting at Honda Center.
"They answered the bell again," said Selanne, who had a sublime assist on Smith-Pelly's first goal. "Devo has all the tools. Gibby is rock-solid. They're pretty special players, and they both took care of it for us tonight. You need special contributions from everybody to do what we're trying to do."
Nick Bonino and Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the Ducks, who jumped out to a three-goal lead in the second period and hung on behind their rookie goalie, earning the first home victory by either team in the series.
Smith-Pelly is the Ducks' unlikely leader with five postseason goals after a superbly energetic effort in Game 5. He has three goals in the past two games, capitalizing on his promotion to Anaheim's top line with captain Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry after scoring just two goals in his 19 regular-season appearances for the Ducks.
"We're just having a lot of fun," Smith-Pelly said. "This is what you dream about, playing in the playoffs."
The Ducks also got another standout game from Gibson, who shut out the Kings in Game 4 to even the series in his Anaheim playoff debut.
"I think I got tested more," Gibson said. "It's fun. I'm just trying to take it all in and win some hockey games."
Gibson's fifth career NHL appearance was tougher than the first four — but his teammates also helped out much more this time, scoring four regulation goals against the Kings for the first time in the rivals' 10 total meetings this season.
Marian Gaborik scored his NHL-best seventh and eighth goals of the postseason for the Kings, including a redirection with 5:48 left to trim Anaheim's lead to one goal. Los Angeles pressed throughout the final minutes to finish with a playoff-high 42 shots, outshooting the Ducks 14-2 in the third period, but couldn't beat Gibson for the equalizer.
"We were talking about how we have to get to Gibson, and if we do, things are happening," Gaborik said. "If we get shots through and try to go to the net, rebounds are there, and we got some chances. We have to keep doing that and we have to clean a lot of stuff up. We're coming home. We're confident we can win and come back here."


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Washburn a fit for Mets?
July, 30, 2008
By Buster Olney
Baseball executives love the mental challenge of piecing together the trade deadline puzzle, and I heard this interesting speculation -- and that's all it is, speculation -- from an executive with a team that is not involved in the Jarrod Washburn conversation: With the Mets now perhaps in need of a starting pitcher (in the aftermath of the MRI planned for John Maine), wouldn't Washburn be a great fit for the Mets? Washburn is a gritty pitcher, he usually gives six tough innings and he'd be pitching in a big ballpark. And because he's under contract for 2009, he would give the Mets some depth protection; Pedro Martinez and Oliver Perez are eligible for free agency after this season. The Mariners had indicated to the Yankees, in those corroded talks between the teams, that they were willing to eat a lot of Washburn's 2008 salary but that the Yankees would have to pay the lefty's 2009 salary. If the Mariners made a similar arrangement with the Mets and got a prospect in return, there could be a fit. And, as the executive noted, dealing Washburn to the Mets instead of the crosstown Yankees might be viewed as a victory of some sort in the Seattle front office and would allow Mets general manager Omar Minaya to let his fan base know: We got this guy the Yankees wanted. "It's a natural fit for those two teams," the executive mused.
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Quiz: Remember the definition of mal de mer?
vomiting reflex n.
Contraction of the abdominal muscles with relaxation of the cardiac sphincter of the stomach and of the muscles of the throat elicited by a variety of stimuli, especially by a stimulus applied to the fauces. Also called pharyngeal reflex.


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AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Address the problem of Rwandan Hutu militias once and for all" ask the missionaries
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The recent armed clashes at the border of the two Countries between the military of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, shows, according to the missionaries of the Network for Peace in the Congo, that the strategy of Kigali to fund armed groups in the North Kivu has now been discovered. The Rwandese government has been forced to allow the army to intervene directly to control a region rich in natural resources.
One of the pretexts used by Rwanda to intervene in the north-east of the DRC is the presence in the area of the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), a Rwandan Hutu militia installed in the DRC, whose members are often accused of having participated in the Rwanda genocide of 1994.
"In fact, the FDLR are quite a threat for the Congolese population, victims of their intolerable abuses: arbitrary arrests, theft of agricultural products, death threats, burning of villages and physical torture", said the communiqué of the Peace Network for the Congo, sent to Fides.
In recent weeks, nearly 200 members of the FDLR and the Congolese army have surrendered to the UN Mission in Congo. Those who are willing to go back to Rwanda will return to their country within the framework of disarmament and reintegration already planned. The others will be expelled from the Rwandan border and temporarily transferred to the interior part of the Congo, waiting to find third Countries willing to accept them. "These two proposals will probably be difficult to achieve", the statement said. "The first, because few members of the FDLR will be willing to be repatriated to Rwanda", where they fear for their lives. "The second, because many politicians and members of Congolese civil society are absolutely opposed to their transfer to the interior part of the Country, because they fear an increase in insecurity in an already extremely unstable situation".
It is therefore necessary that the international community promotes dialogue between the two Countries so that they delineate the border of the FDLR and resolve the issue. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 25/06/2014)
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Nordic state meet will be Kyes' last
Friday the 13th has a certain connotation for almost everybody. However, for Park and Woodbury head Nordic skiing coach James Kyes, the day will have a whole new meaning after this week.
Friday's state Nordic meet will be Kyes' last as head coach.
After 11 years of leading both the Royals and Wolfpack, Kyes will be stepping down as head coach at the season's end in order to move to Duluth.


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Expect to see Delmon Young hit by a pitch tonight
Aug 18, 2010, 3:18 PM EDT
White Sox bullpen coach Juan Nieves caused a bit of a stir by saying that Chicago pitchers should consider throwing at Minnesota hitters to "see if you can start a fight" during the three-game series at Target Field that began last night.
Yet in Game 1 of the crucial series it was Delmon Young of the Twins who provided a potential opportunity for brawling by attempting to run over White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski on a not-so-close play at the plate in the eighth inning.
Young took off for home on a ground ball and was thrown out by a solid 10 feet, but instead of sliding or going for a standard body-to-body collision he went high on Pierzynski without ever really making a move toward the actual plate.
Neither player has a reputation for being particularly easy to deal with, yet amazingly they retreated to their respective corners without further incident and neither bench emptied. However, it's a pretty safe bet that Young will (coincidentally, I'm sure) be hit by a pitch in Game 2 tonight, which technically gives the Twins a head start in the Win Probability department since we can safely assume he'll be on base at least once.
- doctorfunke - Aug 18, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I don't see this happening. Judging by what I read from A.J., there doesn't seem to be any spillover from that incident, and since nothing really happened with regards to Nievessss' comments last night, I think that all the bench clearing brawl fans out there will be disappointed. I think that if anything were to have happened in either case, it would have went down last night. And if something does happen, it will be in a blowout, and it will be fascinating. Watch out for Pavano, White Sox. We've seen what he does in celebrations, imagine the carnage he's capable of in a brawl.
- The Common Man - Aug 18, 2010 at 3:53 PM
He'll only get on base if he doesn't swing at the pitch. So, the odds are about 50-50.
- minnesconsin_ad - Aug 18, 2010 at 4:02 PM
i don't see anything happening. AJ's a gamer and I can't see him taking too much offense. even if they throw at delmon, the twins aren't likely to clear the benches unless they throw at his head. that pitch to JJ last night wasn't intentional or they would've come right back in on the next pitch.
i just hope we don't see a karate-style ruckus, a la the Reds/Cards brawl.
- ben s - Aug 18, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Wouldn't it be funny if Young, by being a hit by a pitch, is the only Twin to reach base? And that spoiled a would have been perfect game?
- bgrant - Aug 18, 2010 at 4:16 PM
I don't think they will hit Delmon, at least not because of the minor play at home plate. They will likely continue to pitch Mauer in very close and might hit him, but hopefully not on purpose (of course!).
- bofarr - Aug 18, 2010 at 4:44 PM
You're assuming one of the White Sox pitchers actually can stand A.J. Pierzynski enough to make a gesture.
- TMW - Aug 18, 2010 at 4:46 PM
No, he's getting plunked. I'd imagine 2nd plate appearance as long as no one is on base.
They've been talking on Chicago talk radio about why he wasn't plunked in the 10th inning last night. Because sometimes there apparently needs to be a discussion about whether putting a lead off hitter on first base with no one out in the bottom half of an extra inning and possibly getting your best reliever tossed in a one run game is a good idea.
- Md23Rewls - Aug 18, 2010 at 4:55 PM
More players should do to Pierzynski what Young did.
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In the past, Rudd had been popular for stern opposition against gay marriage. He even voted against legalizing same-sex marriage in September 2012. Legalization of gay marriage did not push through. It lost parliamentary vote which was at 98-42 in favor of the opposition.
Despite what detractors are saying, Rudd insisted that his same-sex marriage advocacy is nothing more than a change of heart. He wanted to let the people know of his choice prior to starting new vote about legalization. Voting in the lower house will be on June 6.
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Sources in the Department said three Forest guards and a watcher had been deputed from another Range and posted at Pallikaranai, part of which was declared as a reserve forest by the State Government three weeks ago.
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Though the reserve forest area had been notified, the Revenue authorities were yet to hand it over to the Forest Department, according to a senior officer. He said he expects the land to be handed over shortly to the Department, after which the boundary demarcation would be taken up. The burning of garbage was taking place in the northern part of the marshland, where the civic body dumps garbage. As it was not covered under the notified area, they were unable to take any action against the burning, Forest authorities said.
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The (C) case describes the results of Credit Suisse's PIP I program, the value of PAF, shareholders' vote on the new compensation plan supported by management, and the impact of the company's approach to the U.K. banker tax.
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Explore the evolution of a Wall Street compensation program developed with specific cultural and strategic goals and constraints, and within the context of regulatory and political demands arising from the global financial crisis.
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Jan. 28, 2008 in City on Page A1 For the first time in 11 years, the 28,000 students in Spokane Public schools will get a day off courtesy of old man winter. The district joined dozens of other …
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Jan. 28, 2008 in City on Page A1 National Weather Service numbers Sunday night: Spokane International Airport: 11.2 inches on Sunday; 13.5 inches since the storm began Saturday.
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Tony La Russa produced shocking world titles with St. Louis in 2006 and 2011 after managing Oakland to victory in 1989's Earthquake Series. View Enlarged Image
Because of spring training injuries, the so-called experts declared the St. Louis Cardinals out of the 2011 National League race before the season began.
Tony La Russa, the club's veteran manager, would have none of it.
He knew that games are played on the field, not in a pundit's mind.
He was right, but it wasn't easy.
The Cardinals sped from way down in the standings to gain the wild card, then took the National League pennant and — via a historic comeback— the World Series.
"We did it the hard way," La Russa, 68, told IBD. "It was never easy for us. Every time we got going we got kicked in the teeth. But we never went down, which is what makes this such a terrific story. This is about character, not metrics and statistics. The will to win, and not playing for individual stats but for a higher calling.
"And if you teach this kind of leadership approach, it begins with you. You can never give in. You have to demonstrate a positive state of mind. Tell the team you can do it, we can do it."
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La Russa introduced that can-do spirit to three teams — the White Sox, Oakland A's and Cardinals — in 33 years as a big league manager.
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Captured three world championships, in 1989 with Oakland and 2006 and 2011 with St. Louis.
Built a .536 winning percentage while winning 2,728 games, ranking third behind only Connie Mack and John McGraw.
Produced 70 postseason victories, second to Joe Torre all-time.
Won the World Series with teams in both leagues, joining Sparky Anderson as the only managers pulling off such a feat.
Was voted Manager of the Year four times.
And last year he came out with "One Last Strike," a memoir about that final championship season.
Take that title literally.
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GM CEO says IPO price likely $20 to $25
General Motors' much-anticipated stock IPO could be priced at between $20 and $25 per share, the company's CEO said Wednesday.
Multiple media outlets reported that GM's Ed Whitacre spoke at an event in San Antonio and discussed the potential price of the Detroit automaker's initial public offering as being in that range, but added that it was too early to tell the exact price.
When GM filed for the IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August, it said the price was not determined for its shares being offered. GM's filing said it was seeking to raise up to $100 million, however media reports cite sources as saying that is just an initial amount, that GM hopes to raise billions through an IPO.
The automaker expects to have a listing on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol "GM" and a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a ticker yet to be determined.
GM said Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM), BofA Merrill Lynch (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), Goldman, Sachs & Co. (NYSE: GS), Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets, and UBS Investment Bank will be the joint book-running managers for the offering.
The move includes the U.S. government selling at least a portion of its ownership stake in GM that came about as a result of the government bailout of the auto industry after the financial crisis caused by the recession in the past several years. The U.S. Treasury Department is the has a 61 percent ownership stake in GM after the federal government spent $50 billion to keep GM afloat.
GM is not selling any shares and will not receive any money from the offering. The shareholders selling are the U.S. government, and other large owners.
Other owners of GM are listed as UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, which owns about 20 percent of GM; Motors Liquidation Co., which owns about 19 percent; and Canada GEN Investment Corp., which owns about 12 percent. The filing states that these percentages are based on 500 million shares outstanding.
The IPO is expected to generate a lot of interest from investors, particularly as the new GM seems to be financial stable, looking for a profit for the full year after posting more than $2 billion in profit for the first six months of this year.
GM closed its plant in Moraine two years ago, and the Dayton region has more than 20 GM dealerships. GM also has a parts and service facility in West Chester that employs 100.
A healthy GM also would benefit the Dayton region because of the region's large manufacturing base. The Dayton region is home to numerous small manufacturers that mainly supply parts to the automakers, including GM. It also has some larger suppliers based here, such as AK Steel Corp. (NYSE: AKS), which had approximately 36 percent of its sales in 2009 to the automotive industry, up from 32 percent in 2008. West Chester-based AK Steel had more than $4 billion in sales last year.
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