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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 April 2011
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. The crew had a full holiday, with a large number of PAO downlinks via radio and TV.
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Lenexa Art Show Exhibits As Part of City’s Earth Day Observance
The City Hall Art Gallery features about 12 shows each year.
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Congress passes budget deal despite GOP defections
A budget deal reached last week to avert a government shutdown won approval Thursday from both the House and Senate, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature.
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Community News for March 17, 2011 edition
Serving the Homeless
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Dispatches From The Edge: Pakistan’s Nukes :The U.S. Connection
The above words, written this past February, were followed by a Times editorial, titled “Pakistan’s Nuclear Folly,” decrying that “the weapons buildup has gotten too little attention,” and calling on Washington to “look for points of leverage” to stop it.
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IE9 climbs out of the fanfare
After much fanfare IE 9 has appeared for an official release. The embargo was broken yesterday by Microsoft on its MSNBC website, which you can view in IE9 if you want to.
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Geology highlights: New science posted online March 8, 2011
( Geological Society of America ) Highlights of articles scheduled for Geology (posted online March 8, 2011) are provided below. Topics include the April 2009 L’Aquila earthquake; the Taupo Volcanic Zone on New Zealand’s North Island; high-resolution autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) seafloor images of the “Lucia Chica” area offshore central California; the legacy of land-use by aboriginal …
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Polar Ice Loss: Picking Up the Pace
Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice more rapidly every year and out pacing melt from glaciers.
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Environment: Earth’s acid test
As the oceans rapidly grow more acidic, scientists are scrambling to discover how marine life is likely to react.
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