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Here is an idea worth following: "share" for tenure; "like" to get cited. Academic researchers are turning to social media more and more, according to new research.
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Much as human DNA can be used as evidence in criminal trials, genetic information about microorganisms can be analyzed to identify pathogens or other biological agents in the event of a suspicious disease outbreak. The tools and methods used to investigate such outbreaks belong to the new field of microbial forensics, but the field faces substantial scientific and technical challenges, says a new report from the National Research Council.
Report: NASA should maintain long-term focus on Mars as "horizon goal"June 4, 2014 2:45 pm | News | Comments
A new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council concludes that the expense of human spaceflight and the dangers to the astronauts involved can be justified only by the goal of putting humans on other worlds. The authors recommend a disciplined "pathway" approach that eventually leads to the "horizon goal" of putting humans on Mars.
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The number of citizens and permanent residents enrolled in S&E graduate programs in the United States declined in 2012, while the number of foreign students studying on temporary visas increased, according to new data from the National Science Foundation.
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Britain is offering 10 million pounds (almost $17 million) to whoever can solve one of humanity's biggest scientific challenges. What's the challenge? Organizers said Monday the public would vote on which of six challenges the prize should tackle, ranging from reversal of paralysis to making air travel environmentally friendly.
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A newly updated, online, interactive state data tool published by the National Science Board is enabling policymakers, educators, and other users to discern trends in education, science and research in each of the 50 states. The tool features 59 state indicators of state performance in education, the scientific workforce, R&D investments and activities, and high-tech business.
Synthetic biology still in uncharted waters of public opinionMay 15, 2014 12:36 pm | News | Comments
The Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is releasing the results of a new set of focus groups, which find continued low awareness of synthetic biology among the general public. The focus group results support the findings of a 2013 national poll that found just 23% of respondents reported they had heard a lot (6%) or some (17%) about synthetic biology.
Wyoming is first state to reject science standardsMay 8, 2014 7:03 pm | by Bob Moen, Associated Press | News | Comments
Wyoming, the nation's top coal-producing state, is the first to reject new K-12 science standards proposed by national education groups mainly because of global warming components. The Wyoming Board of Education decided recently that the Next Generation Science Standards need more review after questions were raised about the treatment of man-made global warming.
Study: Creativity and innovation need to talk moreApril 9, 2014 9:32 am | by Jeff Falk, Rice Univ. | News | Comments
Creativity and innovation are not sufficiently integrated in either the business world or academic research, according to a new study from several universities. The study proposes 60 specific research questions for future studies as well as 11 themes that warrant greater attention from researchers. They include the roles of customers, the Internet and social media and leadership style in the creativity-innovation cycle.
NIH opens new research facility dedicated to study of the brainApril 1, 2014 3:44 pm | News | Comments
The National Institutes of Health held a scientific symposium and a dedication ceremony March 31 to April 1, 2014, to celebrate the completion of the John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center. This state of the art facility brings together neuroscientists from 10 institutes and centers across the NIH in an effort to spur new advances in our understanding of the nervous system in health and disease.
Conference to assess China's international science, technology relationsMarch 31, 2014 3:08 pm | News | Comments
A first-of-its kind conference examining the role of China's evolving international science and technology relationships will take place April 3-4 at Arizona State Univ.'s Tempe campus. The conference, called "The Evolving Role of Science and Technology in China's International Relations," hopes to enable a more thorough understanding of the multiple dimensions of China's external science and technology collaborations.
NSF creates industry electrochemical research center at Ohio Univ.March 24, 2014 1:57 pm | News | Comments
The Center for Electrochemical Engineering at Ohio Univ. has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to establish a new industry university cooperative research center in Athens, Ohio, with partner site Washington Univ.-St. Louis. The new center will focus on electrochemical alternatives to conventional chemical and biological processes, with the goal of enhancing advanced production capabilities.
Study: Industry-sponsored academic inventions spur increased innovationMarch 20, 2014 7:57 am | by Bobbie Mixon, NSF | News | Comments
Industry-sponsored academic research leads to innovative patents and licenses, says a new analysis led by Brian Wright, Univ. of California, Berkeley prof. of agricultural and resource economics. The finding calls into question assumptions that corporate support skews science toward inventions that are less accessible and less useful to others than those funded by the government or non-profit organizations.
Report compiles quantitative information on S&EFebruary 12, 2014 12:00 pm | by National Science Foundation | News | Comments
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What your company can learn from NASA's tragediesJanuary 31, 2014 8:59 am | News | Comments
Since the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster, business professor Peter Madsen at Brigham Young Univ. has examined how NASA recognizes "near-misses", where narrowly averted failures result in successful outcomes. A new study of NASA's safety climate finds that recognition of those near-misses goes up when the significance of a project is emphasized, and when organizational leaders emphasize safety relative to other goals, such as efficiency.
Merck joins companies ending chimpanzee researchJanuary 31, 2014 8:38 am | News | Comments
Drugmaker Merck & Co. is joining two dozen other pharmaceutical companies and contract laboratories in committing to not use chimpanzees for research. The growing trend could mean roughly 1,000 chimps in the U.S. used for research or warehoused for many years in laboratory cages could be "retired" to sanctuaries by around 2020.
Study: Biological donors should have access to own biobank dataJanuary 24, 2014 11:54 am | News | Comments
Databanks containing information and biological materials from individuals are a crucial resource for research, but they are currently accessible only to researchers. In a recent paper published in Science, experts say that donors should have unrestricted access to data derived from their own material and that advanced technology means allowing such access is today a question of will rather than feasibility.
Senate passes spending bill with increases for NASA, DOEJanuary 17, 2014 9:07 am | by Andrew Taylor, Associated Press | News | Comments
Congress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill Thursday, The huge bill funds every agency of government, pairing increases for NASA, the Dept. of Energy and the National Institutes of Health with cuts to the Internal Revenue Service and foreign aid. Among the things, the budget increase at NASA will allow the International Space Station to operate to at least 2024.
Study: Copycats pave the way to problem-solving successJanuary 15, 2014 9:07 am | News | Comments
It is often better to be surrounded by copycats than innovators, according to a new Indiana Univ. study that created a virtual problem landscape to explore the advantages and disadvantages of "social learning". The researchers thought at first it would be better to have innovators around, but in their experiments imitators offered the greater benefit.
Researchers propose alternative way to allocate science fundingJanuary 8, 2014 2:15 pm | News | Comments
According Indiana Univ.'s Johan Bollen, lead author of study that propose a new way to distributes grant money, the peer review process for grant proposals requires a significant burden of time, energy and effort in writing and reviewing. Bollen's new method depends on a collective distribution of funding by the scientific community and requires only a fraction of the costs associated with the traditional approach.
NSF study details recent R&D growthJanuary 6, 2014 8:20 am | News | Comments
New data collected by the National Science Foundation have resulted in an upward revision in the previously published 2011 U.S. R&D performance total, and further expansion of U.S. R&D performance is indicated for 2012. These new data put U.S. R&D expenditures at $428.2 billion in 2011, an increase of $20.5 billion over 2010. The preliminary estimate of the 2012 U.S. total for R&D is $452.6 billion.
A Strategic BalanceDecember 10, 2013 4:45 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Articles | Comments
As part of its R&D 100 Awards program, the editors of R&D Magazine hold an annual roundtable discussion that addresses outstanding trends and issues in research and development. This year, the Industry Executives' Roundtable, held Nov. 7, 2013, in Orlando, Fla., focused on industrial research, featuring executives from several organizations that invest heavily in R&D efforts. These organizations all won 2013 R&D 100 Awards.
Friendly information signs reduce vandalism on scientific equipmentNovember 27, 2013 6:12 am | News | Comments
Damage to or theft of technical equipment represents a dramatic financial and scientific loss to researchers. Scientists in Germany decided to find out whether the information content and tone of labels attached to the equipment could reduce the incidence of vandalism. They found that a friendly, personal label reduced the interaction of people with the equipment in comparison with neutral or threatening labels.
Study: Research funding has become prone to bubble formationNovember 22, 2013 11:12 am | News | Comments
According to a recent study, fashions in research funding, reward structures in universities and streamlining of scientific agendas undermine traditional academic norms and may result in science bubbles. New research shows how the mechanisms that set off the financial crisis might be replicating in the field of science.
Researchers address economic dangers of "peak oil"October 16, 2013 3:08 pm | News | Comments
Experts from the Univ. of Maryland and a leading university in Spain demonstrate in a new study which sectors could put the entire U.S. economy at risk when global oil production peaks. This multi-disciplinary team recommends immediate action by government, private and commercial sectors to reduce the vulnerability of these sectors.
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Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung turned the DPRK into a country where the popular masses enjoy a genuine life as masters of society.
After the country's liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, the President paid big efforts to enforcing democratic reforms, in order to provide the Korean people with socio-economic and cultural conditions for enjoying a new genuine life.
With a view to carrying out the agrarian reform, before anything else, he put forward the slogan "Land to the tillers!" Peasants made up the overwhelming majority of the population in Korea at that time.
He personally went to local rural areas, including Taedong County, South Phyongan Province, to acquaint himself with the peasants' aspiration and confirmed by himself the objects of land confiscation, methods of land confiscation and distribution and ways of abolishing the tenant system for good.
On March 5, Juche 35 (1946) the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea promulgated the "Law on Agrarian Reform in North Korea" at its Third Session.
The promulgation marked a milestone in making Korea's peasants as owners of land, completely eliminating the landed class and putting an end to the feudal landownership in the country.
After the agrarian reform, the President began the nationalization of major industries.
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He promulgated the "Law on Nationalization of Industries, Transport, Communications, Banks and So On" on August 10, 1946.
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Meanwhile Kim Il Sung promulgated laws on labor and sexual equality, followed by democratic policies for education, culture, justice and prosecution, to provide the people with democratic freedom and rights in all fields.
Under his wise leadership the democratic reforms were smoothly carried out, colonial and feudal remnants completely abolished, the national industry restored and national educational and cultural system suited to the people's democratic system built in a short span of time.
Inspired by the President's idea and devoted efforts for the national prosperity, the Korean people turned out in the patriotic drive to develop the national economy and lay foundations for the country's prosperity, through various movements for building a new country.
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Have you noticed? Some politicians and public servants, mostly men, seem focused — indeed, fixated — on female physiology and sexuality and reproductive decisions. During the campaign that ended Nov. 6, a Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate said women who suffer "legitimate rape" don't often get pregnant because their bodies can shut down the process. Another said that if a rape victim becomes pregnant, it's what God intended.
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In September and October, the health agency sent out surveys to 4,100 women between the ages of 18 and 24, asking intimate questions about their sex lives. Participants got $10 gift cards — no, not to Victoria's Secret, but to CVS pharmacies.
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PENSACOLA — Gulf Power's plans to build a new plant in northern Escambia County are not dead, but they are certainly on hold.
Gulf Power began acquiring land in the McDavid area, about 35 miles north of Pensacola, in 2009 for a new power generating plant. However, the Florida Public Service Commission voted last year to prevent Gulf Power from raising its base rate to fund additional land purchases.
"We're just still evaluating what would be best for our customers," said Natalie Smith, communications specialist for Gulf Power. "There's almost 1,000 acres remaining that's been identified for acquisition. We're not acquiring any of the property at this time. Right now we are still in full evaluation mode.
"We have to plan for future generation needs, and these types of things take a long time," Smith added. "We have to work years ahead of time to make sure when we flip on a switch in 2030 the lights will still come on. It took us a long time to select the land that we did in north Escambia, and it's going to continue to take us a very long time to evaluate what will be the best choice for our customers."
The site would allow Gulf Power to build virtually any type of power plant, such as clean coal, natural gas, solar and even nuclear, which has been strongly rumored. During the Public Service Commission's meeting last July, the project was referred to as Gulf Power's nuclear plant.
The previous February, Gulf Power requested a $101.5 million annual increase to the base rate portion of its bills. The Public Service Commission approved a $64.1 million hike, but denied the utility's request to charge customers to recoup the cost of land purchased in Escambia for a power plant.
Gulf Power appealed that decision and asked for a $22.7 million increase related to the land purchase in July, but was denied again.
Jeff Rogers, communications manager for Gulf Power, said the Public Service Commission in the past had always allowed power companies to raise their base rates to fund land purchases for future projects.
"It was a shock to us that it wasn't considered," Rogers said.
By 2011, Gulf Power already had purchased 2,738 acres in the McDavid area for the plant before the Public Service Commission denied its request for a rate hike. No more land has been acquired since the commission's vote, Rogers said.
In 2011, Gulf Power estimated it would need a new power plant to meet future generation needs by 2018. A more recent study determined the utility's existing plants could meet Northwest Florida's power needs through 2022, Smith said.
Gulf Power has three power plants in the region. The James F. Crist Generating Plant in Pensacola produces a generating capacity of 970 megawatts. The Lancing Smith Generating Plant in Panama City can produce 890 megawatts and the Herbert Scholz Generating Plant in Sneads can produces 80 megawatts.
Gulf Power also owns portions of power plants outside its service area, including facilities in Mississippi and Georgia.
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I saw one of the most recent Discussion Questions posts was asking what you thought was the best April Fool's Prank. Well, one prank made headlines in Philly on Sunday, and that was a painted "Texting Lane" on the sidewalk near City Hall on JFK Boulevard.
It is supposed to be a joke lane designated for people walking that get distracted on their electronic devices. It was a public prank that was staged to raise awareness about walking and texting, but some people did not take it that way.
This is probably in response to the fake story about making texting while walking illegal in Philadelphia last year.
I think the whole thing is pretty funny, but I'm not sure about the issue when it's on a sidewalk.
What do you guys think about 'texting while walking' and is this really a potential issue?
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Amartya Kumar Sen
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How can I wean my toddler from breastfeeding?
I'm 11 weeks pregnant and need to stop breastfeeding my toddler, who wakes up twice a night to be fed. I've tried feeding her right before she goes to sleep, not going to her in the night, giving her cows' milk instead of breast milk, and having her father comfort her -- but nothing works. She tries to lift my shirt and nurse. Please help.
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Meltem Istanbul.... My daughter and I are going thru what you are going thru. My daughter will not go to sleep at night without being nursed. She will wake up maybe 2 or 3 times to feed or just to suck for comfort. I don't know when to stop or how to do it let me know if you find out how to...posted 03/31/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
My son is 25 months old and I am still nursing. I have tried everything to wean him but he will not stop! I cannot seem to even distract his attention away from nusing when he wants to nurse. He is a very smart child and I know he understands me, but he doesn't seem to care that he is a big boy now or any reason I give him. My main reason for wanting to stop nursing him is that it really hurts now when he feeds and I can't stand the pain and irritating feeling it gives me now. Can anyone give me some advice for my situation?posted 03/27/2005 by jengorman54
To stop my 1 year old from nursing at night I sent my husband in to comfort her when she woke up. She was a little upset for three nights. After the third night she began to sleep through the night. It is WONDERFUL!!!posted 03/02/2005 by DianeSmall
My son is 15 months and I plan to nurse him as long as he wants. I have a full time job and he really only nurses at night(once or twice). He may nurse for comfort during the day on the weekend. My biggest concern is that when he does self wean, will I still go through the engorging and discomfort?posted 02/28/2005 by angelluva1
Anonymous lady who thinks its cruel to let your toddler cry it out, I totally disagree with you! I nursed my kids to sleep and they were terrible sleepers. First, stop trying to convince the world that because it worked for you, it should work for everyone. Kids aren't like that. I nursed both my boys to sleep, and the first never stopped waking up 4 times a night! After a year, we tried every trick in the book, we threw in the towel let him cry it out. Now he only wakes up once a night. My second had alot more potential, nursed him to sleep, only woke up once or twice a night. Tried babywise, started waking up 4 times a night, weened him from night feedings, he's one now, and he sleeps through the night half the time. A lot of parents do let their kids cry it out, and studies I've read say it had no effect on their child hood. Kids are smarter than you give them credit.posted 02/09/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
I have a 15 month old daughter and we both like the intimacy of nursing. Her doctor says it's time I should wean but I don't think she's ready for it. Besides I really love being so close to her as nursing give both of us a break. But the problem is she cannot go to sleep without nursing so I don't have any ideas about how to put her to sleep without it. She wakes up several times at night and doesnt go back to sleep without me and my breasts!! Anyway, this can't go on forever and I'm willing to make the most of it while it does...posted 01/31/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Hi my Daughter is 17 months still nursing at night but She is terrible at night she wants it every hour is seems I try to give her a sippy but she does not want any thing to do with it. Some times she will take a pacifer but most the time she just screams and tries to get it herself. GRRRR so I understand the more sleep thing we want to have a nother baby but every time she has a bad night we re think it!! because she will have a few nights were she sleeps good only waking a few times and then she has a realy bad night like last night were she wakes what seems to be every hour! So good LUCK! SO If you have any helpfull ideas that you get that work feel free to let me know would greatly appreatite!posted 01/03/2005 by angelmay12957
My almost 16 month old breastfeeds all night long some nights he is up every hour!!! I don't want to make him cry it out but am very tired. I want to wean him but I'm not sure if he is ready,he nurses to go to sleep during the day. How do you know when they are ready?posted 12/25/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
My son is almost a year old and I would like to begin weaning him soon, but I am confused as to how to go about this. It seems like basically you are supposed to gradually take out feedings, but my son has no set scedule. He nurses whenever he wants day or night. He has no set number of feedings per day. The times and duration of his feedings vary greatly from day to day. How can I gradually wean him when he is not on a schedule? How do I know that he is nursing less? Do I need to first put him on a nursing schedule, and if so how do I do this? Please help!posted 12/11/2004 by AidensMommmy
As a strong supporter of extended breastfeeding; I'm replying to eritrea famudima's comment... I think it's wonderful that you're still giving your 6 year old son something so nutritious as your breastmilk. Don't worry about what other people tell you; As long as you and your son are comfortable with breastfeeding I would tell you to GO FOR IT!!.posted 12/10/2004 by smcphail81263
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By JAY REED
My recent trip to Gainesville, Fla. had one primary purpose: to attend a meeting related to my day job. Mission accomplished.Â
Trips of any length, as I have tried my best to teach anyone who will listen, are also opportunities for culinary exploration. Side mission also accomplished. Sometimes the two missions are parallel (good eats despite the meeting) and sometimes they are tightly knit (good eats at the meeting). Thankfully, this trip leaned a bit towards the latter.
At the lunch catered by Omi's on our first day, I took a minute to survey the scene and saw rice, beans, chicken and a hotel pan full of something I couldn't quite identify. I asked the server what kind of food it was. He said, "Rice, beans, chicken…" I stopped him. "No — I mean, is it Mexican, Cuban or something like that?" (It did appear themed). "Oh," he said, "it was made by a Cuban person."Â
It took us a minute, but we communicated. All three days the food was original, delicious and oh-so-plentiful. The problem? We ate, we sat. We broke, we sat. We lunched, we sat. You get the picture. So by the third day, I was munching just to stay alert, but I still tried everything. Even the "Cuban" veggie lasagna.
On the first evening it was just me and the GPS for dinner. I had a list of suggestions from an old Starkville buddy who now resides in Gainesville, but I decided to save them for later. I scrolled through the top-rated places on my Yelp app and ended up at the Tupelo Grill. (Maybe I was a little homesick?) As a good North Mississippian I had to know where the name came from, and it turns out that Tupelo honey (much of which comes from Florida, apparently) was the inspiration, not the city to our north. I began to read the menu, and just wanted to weep. All my go-to dishes were there: shrimp and grits, grilled Mahi tacos, and a whole section of barbecue options. My GPS doesn't require nourishment aside from electricity and whatever 3G is, meaning I was on my own and could only pick one. I discussed my dilemma with Rich (the owner, I learned later) who was personally taking good care of me. I had settled on barbecue, but would it be pulled pork, ribs or brisket? He suggested the ribs, smoked with dry rub and just a bit of sauce, but in this world of options, it just seemed wrong to choose only one. I solved my dilemma via the sampler platter: ribs, brisket and pulled chicken. I knew I couldn't eat it all, but since when has that been a factor? It would give me an opportunity to stop when I was full. Guess how that worked out.
The platter came, and I think I made a good decision. The ribs were plenty tender, not over-sauced, and unusual in that there were hardly any bones attached. The brisket was also definitely something to write in the paper at home about. I haven't been converted from considering pulled pork as my primary smoked meat, but the more I eat good brisket the more I like it. (I was born in Texas, after all). Though I wouldn't usually order pulled chicken on its own, it made a nice vehicle for testing the galvanized bucket of sauces he brought to the table. This was fun. Rich explained that all of them were house made, and three out of the five were barbecue varieties. The Sweet had bourbon and molasses, the House had cloves and honey, and the Hot was a cousin of the Sweet with a little Habanero thrown in. The ketchup and mustard were also made on the premises. In fact, he told me they make just about everything they serve except the cheese and bread, then added that he had a loaf of rye bread in the oven that he needed to check pretty soon. My kind of place.Â
Choosing my sides was almost as tough as choosing the meat. More favorites were there: sweet potato fries (with a dill dip that several Yelp reviewers had oooed and ahhhed about), collard greens and grits. Those caught my eye first, and all go well with barbecue. As I learned, however, edamame succotash and red quinoa pilaf make great companions as well. The succotash looked traditional, with the lima beans replaced by edamame, and the corn freshly cut off the cob. The pilaf, which looked pretty wild in the little bowl, was totally different than any side dish I've ever had. Little bits of tender carrots, onion and celery were mixed in with the quinoa, with a nice buttery mouth feel. This is something I'm going to figure out how to make.Â
I really did stop with a few things left on my plate, and was about to ask for the check, when Rich asked about dessert. I still had pie in the refrigerator at the hotel, and had decided to pass without even looking at the dessert menu. He understood, but still teased me with a mention of deep-fried Key Lime pie. Oh boy. And his wife made the pie. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, nor leave Gainesville wondering how it would have been. That may have been the best decision I made all weekend.Â
Creamy, almost melty, tart-sweet filling inside, a tower of crunchy batter outside, and a little whipped cream to boot. I hope I get to go back to Gainesville.Â
And I wish Tupelo was in Tupelo.
Jay Reed is a local foodie and pharmacist. The culinary tastes expressed here are his and do not necessarily reflect the appetites of the Starkville Daily News or individual members of its staff. He welcomes your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com more articles in:


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"Is this for Real or Is It Just Another Dream?"
Dr. George C. Nield, New York, NY
June 18, 2008
The Space Foundation's Space Business Forum
It's a pleasure to be with you this afternoon.
I want to thank Elliot Pulham for the invitation to appear at this distinguished gathering.
Let me also thank all of you in advance for your indulgence. I say that because I'm not going to talk about yield curves or earnings per share.
Instead, I'd like to tell you a little about the commercial space flight industry from the perspective of the federal office that regulates it: my office, the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
Although the industry's been around making progress and profits for nearly a quarter of a century, it currently brings us television programming, satellite radio service, and satellite phones, among other things; commercial space transportation is often overlooked in the rush of daily events.
It makes it hard on investors searching for the next great thing, since they face a twin dilemma. On the one hand, they have to wait patiently and listen closely in order to detect subtle trends. On the other hand, in a crowded, noisy marketplace, they have to be agile and flexible and ready to react at a moment's notice if they don't want to be left behind.
Commercial space transportation has always been a quiet industry. But it may not always be that way. There are some changes ahead that I want to make sure you are aware of. But before I explain, let me speak briefly about a different industry in a different time.
Lesson Never Learned
148 years ago yesterday, The Great Eastern steamship set sail for New York for the first time. It had been designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the greatest engineers of his era. The ship was enormous; at 692 feet in length, it was the largest ever built.
It was so large that it was built on the beach because there were no dry docks big enough to hold it. They had to drag the ship 330 feet to the water, a launch that took 89 days and was extremely expensive.
The ship was designed to carry 4000 passengers around the world without refueling. It had 3 separate propulsion systems: twin paddle wheels that were 56 feet in diameter, a 4-bladed screw propeller that was 24 feet across, and over 18,000 square feet of sails that were mounted on 6 separate masts.
It also had a number of firsts for the shipbuilding industry: a double hull, 12 watertight compartments, and gas for illumination. So it was truly a technological marvel.
Unfortunately, the business plan left something to be desired.
Although the ship was built to carry 4,000 people in luxury, on its maiden trip to New York, it had a crew of 418, but only 35 passengers. Then it promptly crashed into the dock and chewed five feet out of the wharf.
Eventually, the ship made history by laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable. But it never really made money. Why not? Primarily, because management didn't see the changes that were occurring in the marketplace. They ignored the fact that immigration was increasing dramatically. Instead of focusing on wealthy clientele, they could have filled the ship with thousands of passengers paying relatively low fares on the trip west, and then returned to England filled with cargo.
But management wasn't open to that kind of approach. They were believers in high technology, but they never really saw the need to adapt their business practices to the changes taking place around them.
New Thinking. New Management
So the question is, will America's space program have similar problems? Well, that remains to be seen. But I can say for sure that the environment around us is changing. And if we want to be successful, we are going to have to learn to adapt to those changes.
Now, I know better than most that there are skeptics, people who think commercial human spaceflight is just wishful thinking.
I understand.
As a matter of fact, nearly twenty years ago, the British singer and songwriter, Cathy Dennis, wrote a song — on a topic much different than commercial space — but with a lyric that goes right to the heart of the industry and its future.
"Is this for real," she wrote, "or is it just another dream?"
Great question. Let me try to give you an answer.
The Office of Commercial Space Transportation
I'll start with my own office to give you some idea of how long we have been around and how real it is.
In February of 1984, President Reagan issued an Executive Order making the Department of Transportation the lead agency for encouraging and facilitating commercial expendable launch vehicle activity in the United States.
In 1995, Congress moved the office to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is part of the Department of Transportation. The Office of Commercial Space Transportation has been there ever since.
Since 1989, we have had 189 licensed commercial launches without loss of life, serious injury, or damage to private property.
Please keep in mind that commercial space transportation is not NASA.
Commercial space transportation is about private enterprise, fee for service developers, builders and operators running a business. It will either be safe or it will fail.
That's where my office is involved.
The FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation provides government oversight for the launch and reentry of commercial space vehicles. We license the operation of spaceports, of which there have been six to date, with more on the way. We regulate the industry, conducting safety inspections, and issuing licenses and permits for the operation of launch vehicles.
With one historic exception, commercial space transportation so far has been about payloads being launched by expendable launch vehicles. Basically, that means that once the rocket has been launched, it never flies again.
In October 2004, we saw that "historic exception," the successful launch and landing of SpaceShipOne, the reusable spacecraft that won the $10 million X-Prize and raised the curtain on the new world of commercial human space flight.
Two months later, Congress approved the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, which affirmed the Office of Commercial Space Transportation as the regulatory authority for commercial human space flight.
In accordance with our congressional mandate, my office has already issued regulations for experimental permits that will facilitate the testing of suborbital spacecraft. We have also issued regulations governing both the qualifications and training of crew and passengers.
None of that's a dream. Those are just the facts. They're all real.
So is the economic impact.
The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation
Two months ago, my office released a report called, "The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy."
Briefly, here's what we found.
First, in 2006, commercial space transportation and enabled industries generated over $139 billion in economic activity. Second, the earnings in this same sector totaled $35.7 billion. Third, the industry supported over 729,000 jobs.
Those are the numbers. They are the real thing. And it is important to note that they do not include any potential impacts from New Space or space tourism.
But today, spaceflight as we have known it for half a century is at the doorway to change. While it may have started out quietly, the volume is about to rise.
I'll tell you why.
As you know, NASA is in the process of retiring the Space Shuttle. In fact, there are just 10 more Shuttle launches left. After that, starting about 2 years from now, NASA will be relying on private industry to deliver cargo, and eventually crew members, to the International Space Station. NASA is focusing on a different destination. It is headed back to the moon and eventually to Mars. NASA's future is exploration. It is moving beyond low-earth orbit work.
Low-earth orbit presents a tremendous opportunity for commercial space transportation. The work done there by the private sector will be exactly that: private. It will offer services. Decisions will be made in board rooms. More institutions will have input and access to space. The market forces that come with competition will exert downward pressure on prices.
Things are also changing in the suborbital arena. We're on the threshold of seeing what we think will be a very significant new market in suborbital space tourism. My office is currently working with about a half dozen companies that are developing vehicles designed to carry passengers on suborbital flights to space. Let me cite just a couple of examples of recent milestones of interest.
In January, here in New York, Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled a model of SpaceShipTwo, their new space tourism vehicle. Next month, they will roll out the actual WhiteKnightTwo, the mothership that will carry the spacecraft up to its launch altitude.
You'll be hearing from Virgin Galactic later this afternoon, but it sounds like business is good. They already have about $35 million in deposits from 250 prospective passengers, and their vehicle isn't even built yet.
Another California company, XCOR Aerospace, recently announced plans to build the Lynx vehicle, which will be able to take off from a runway under its own power, carrying a pilot and a single passenger into suborbital space. Other companies have their own concepts, using a variety of different technical approaches.
There is tangible work underway by a number of companies aiming for space, partly because of their dreams, but primarily because they are confident it can be done by the private sector and it can be done at a profit.
The established commercial rocket companies are very much aware of these newcomers, and they are thinking through what it can mean for their own businesses. It will be an interesting time.
A Vital Factor
It will be interesting for a number of reasons, none more so than this one.
Everyone concerned knows that when the word "risk" is attached to this industry it has less to do with finances than it has to do with physical well-being. Danger is involved. These are rockets we're talking about.
The key here isn't how quickly the industry develops, but rather how safely it develops. Congress has expressed enough confidence in the future of this industry that it passed the legislation I described to help guide its development. At the same time, Congress also had enough concern about the risks involved to point out that the future of the industry depends on safety.
What we have here is an industry with "risk" written all over it, but with risk-mitigation as the overriding consideration in everything it does. In the industrial world, everyone talks about safety. But this industry will rise or fall with it.
That is a powerful incentive to get it right. And the FAA is there to help ensure that it happens. Safety is at the very heart of our mission.
Making a Difference
It would be disingenuous to say that everyone will succeed. The Golden Age of Aviation was golden for those who made it; not so shiny for those who didn't.
It will be the same hard and rugged story for commercial space transportation. But commercial operations in space will reshape the way we live on earth.
It's the way things are going to be.
And things are going to be different. This is not your father's version of America's space program.
The future of space belongs to private enterprise. It has to be that way if the country is to have a future there. If private enterprise in America doesn't do it, there's a real possibility that a foreign state will. And we might have to pay for it, perhaps in more ways than one.
So, with that, let me come back to that song lyric I mentioned at the outset, and ask the question one more time.
"Is this for real or is it just another dream?"
For the generations of the hopeful who came and went before us, private space travel was just a dream, illusive and unreachable.
For this generation, it's for real and it's getting underway right now.
It's history in the making.
And it's a fresh economic opportunity where private enterprise will lead the way.
Thank you very much.


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Themes: Persistence, Determination, Motivation, Ambition, Dreams, Passion, Failure, Rejection, Eagerness
After not making the dress list of players, Rudy decides to quit the team… until the school janitor talks some sense into him.
Themes: Wisdom, Power of Words, Influence, Failure, Encouragement, Giving Up, Warning, Regret, Brokenness
As Rudy gets ready to board the bus to Notre Dame, his father tells Rudy that he's only chasing a stupid dream.
Themes: Counting the Cost, Risk, Fatherhood, Family, Determination, Potential, Identity, Perspective, Ambition
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Themes: Persistence, Challenges, Determination, Motivation, Confidence, Potential, Talents, Failure, Defining Moments
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Themes: Gifts, Giving, Self-Realization, Inspiration, Talents, Failure, Encouragement, Parenting, Motherhood
Flint is teased at school when learns that his invention of "spray-on shoes" cannot be removed from his feet.
Themes: Ambition, Education, Failure, Embarrassment, Humility, Individuality, Mistake, Problems, Childlike
With seconds left on the clock and down by two points, Coach Taylor puts the fate of their season into the hands for his field goal kicker David.
Themes: Leadership, Fatherhood, Inspiration, Challenges, Confidence, Failure, Encouragement, Prayer, Miracle
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ROCHESTER - Metro Detroit will welcome its newest professional theater June 3 when Epicenter Theatre Group presents its inaugural production, Glengarry Glen Ross at The Varner Hall Studio Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester.
The enthusiasm, motivation, and determination behind the creation of Epicenter Theatre Group stems from 32-year-old Michigan manufacturing entrepreneur Marco Zaccagnini. Marco graduated from Oakland University's Department of Music, Theatre and Dance in 2006. Not unlike many Michigan residents, Marco made the most of his job opportunities and joined the family business to work alongside his brother, Tonino Zaccagnini. After Marco's five-year hiatus from theater - and working through one challenge after another in his personal and professional life - the dream of acting resurfaced and the motivation to capitalize on the dream of creating a theater company re-emerged.
Marco approached veteran thespian Bill Premin, now vice president and artistic director of Epicenter Theatre Group, and asked if this dream of beginning such a theater group could translate into reality. Premin instantly shared Marco's enthusiasm about the theater group, and Marco began researching and connecting with old contacts that would soon prove to be key to the success of Epicenter Theatre Group's creation.
Marco meticulously put together a board of eight like-minded, ultra-talented individuals that share the vision of creating a professional theater company that provides Michigan's top theatrical talent from all walks of life. The diverse group brings multiple perspectives and experiences to live theater, and they hope to tap into and provide opportunities for Michigan's underground theater community.
Stefan Mantyk, technical director and Epicenter board member, articulated that there is a considerable lack of opportunity in Michigan for professional quality theater, and he hopes to create more opportunities for talented individuals to take part in the upcoming projects that Epicenter Theatre Group has brewing on the burner.
Steven O�Brien, general manager and Epicenter board member, says that this particular group contains a certain mystique and professionalism that is unparalleled. Another board member and Epicenter Theatre Group's communications director, Marius Iliescu, will bring a unique Eastern European flair to Epicenter Theatre Group's productions. He hopes to connect with the audience by embracing powerful and sometimes socially unsettling classic plays.
Paul Jagoda, Epicenter Theatre Group's scenic design director, will bring a creativity and artistic vision that will make each set come alive by utilizing his extensive architectural background.
Altogether, the group is comprised of multi-faceted individuals, many of whom graduated from Oakland University. The members of Epicenter Theatre Group have joined forces to not only produce unequaled professional theatre, but to share proceeds from the group's endeavors to Oakland University's various programs of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance.
Marco looks forward to the success of Epicenter Theatre Group, and in return, hopes to inspire current and future students of Oakland University to pursue an education and/or career in the performing arts. Marco also anticipates providing opportunities within his theater group for students currently involved in the performing arts program at Oakland University.
The diverse and talented Epicenter Theatre Group will live up to its potential and hype by showcasing a variety of plays, such as (but not limited to) Death of a Salesman, The Odd Couple, Noises Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Fantasticks. The theater-going public can also look forward to staged readings, improvisation, sketch comedy, various theater workshops, festivals of plays, children's and reader's theater.
Marco has carefully chosen Glengarry Glen Ross as Epicenter Theatre Group's flagship production to reflect on the current Michigan cut-throat job market and recent real estate crisis. Marco plays Richard Roma, who is a fast-talking epiphany of a conniving, ruthless salesman. He hopes that the audience will connect with the ferociousness and unwavering guerilla tactics Richard Roma uses to survive in a suffering real estate economy.
Marco will be accompanied by six other cast members trying to sell an American dream to reluctant buyers in an infinite struggle to keep their jobs.
Epicenter Theatre Group encourages people to come and experience this dark comedy and feel the tension and utter desperation of Glengarry Glen Ross's complex characters.
Glengarry Glen Ross, a play by David Mamet and produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, will be presented by Epicenter Theatre Group at The Varner Hall Studio Theatre, located on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. Performances are June 3 through June 12. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Marco and Epicenter Theatre Group would like to thank the following sponsors: J.Lauri Filmworks, EpoxyMaster, Oakland University, Michigan Movie Magazine and Pegasus Taverna of Greektown.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students. To purchase tickets or make a donation, please visit www.epicentertheatregroup.org. You can also find Epicenter Theatre Group on Facebook and Twitter.
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