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NASA Unveils Global Exploration Strategy And Lunar Architecture (Popularity:  )
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NASA on Monday unveiled the initial elements of the Global Exploration Strategy and a proposed U.S. lunar architecture, two critical tools for achieving the nation’s vision of returning humans to the moon. NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale, who is guiding the long-term strategy development effort among 14 of the world’s space agencies, said, "This strategy will enable interested nations to leverage their capabilities and financial and technical contributions, making optimum ...
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TomTom releases New Maps for all European regions (Popularity: )
http://www.tomtom.com
TomTom, a leading provider of personal navigation products and services, today announced it is launching new maps for European regions for all current users, conveniently available through the new TomTom Map Shop. The new maps contain the most up to date information on the market and are ideal for customers who purchased a TomTom device anytime before April 2006* or users who are looking to add a new map. With ...
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NASA’s Hubble Finds Evidence For Dark Energy In The Young Universe (Popularity: )
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Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that dark energy is not a new constituent of space, but rather has been present for most of the universe’s history. Dark energy is a mysterious repulsive force that causes the universe to expand at an increasing rate. Investigators used Hubble to find that dark energy was already boosting the expansion rate of the universe as long as nine billion years ago. ...
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EOJT Chairman and CEO Endorses Bill Winter for Colorado's 6th Congressional District (Popularity: )
Jeff Bell, Chairman and CEO of EOJT, a Colorado based Limited Liability Company, announced his endorsement of Bill Winter for the Colorado Congressional 6th District Seat. "Bill Winter is a Veteran and has a common sense approach to government. In my conversations and meetings with Bill he understands the value of a Veteran Owned Small Business and the potential for bringing high tech jobs to Colorado. Bill also is able ...
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Geodex Reports Assay Results from the First Four Drill Holes at the Sisson Brook Tungsten-Molybdenum-Copper Property, New Brunswick (Popularity: )
Geodex Minerals Ltd. (the ‘Company’)(Toronto Stock Exchange: GXM)is pleased to report assay results from the initial four holes at its summer drill program at Sisson Brook, New Brunswick. The 7,500 m drill program (29 holes) was completed at the end of September but results have been slow due to a backlog at the laboratory and the necessity to process virtually all the core. In addition, a calibration error at the ...
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Walters Buildings to Relaunch Post-Frame Dealer Program (Popularity: )
http://www.waltersbuildings.com
Walters Buildings announced today it is actively recruiting authorized dealers, opening its dealer program to applications from experienced post-frame builders. The Wisconsin-based manufacturer of post-frame buildings had concentrated its dealer program on working closely with a handful of around 20 select dealers over the last 10 years. Now the company is seeking to expand this successful dealer program to offer opportunities for more post-frame builders in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, ...
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Boeing Completes First Phase of CF-18 Aircraft Modernization Project (Popularity: )
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Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the 80th modernized CF-18 aircraft to the Canadian Department of National Defence during a ceremony at L-3 Communications MAS in Mirabel, Quebec. The delivery marks the completion of Phase I of the CF-18 Modernization Project. Canada awarded Boeing the first phase of the US$436 million project in April 2001, followed by Phase II, valued at US$135 million, in February 2005. Boeing selected L-3 Communications MAS ...
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Nasa Invites Students To Help Astronaut Count The Stars (Popularity: )
http://education.nasa.gov
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are collaborating on a new education activity that helps students become astronomers. The Star Count Project will investigate the visual quality of the night sky and help assess the extent of atmospheric light pollution. There are many factors that affect how many stars can be seen at night. NASA and the CSA are inviting U.S. and Canadian students to participate in an effort ...
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Is Pluto A Planet? Astronomers Vote, JHU Takes Straw Poll (Popularity: )
http://www.jhu.edu
Generations of schoolchildren have memorized "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" (or a variation thereof) in order to remember the order of the nine planets in our solar system. For 70 years - ever since it was discovered - the "p" in that oft-repeated mnemonic device has stood for Pluto, the ninth and smallest planet. But is Pluto actually a planet? Or is it something else? Astronomers ...
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Wind Power Report Shows Facts Instead of Myths (Popularity: )
http://www.absenergyresearch.com
ABS Energy Research’s 2006 Wind Power Report details an eventful year in this sector of the renewable energy industry. While generating capacity is up, solid new evidence suggests that some of the costs of producing electricity using the breeze sometimes mean that wind generation is not always unambiguously good. So are industry critics quoting facts or tilting at windmills? The Report shows continued growth in wind power generating capacity. Capacity ...
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