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A Cell Phone That Reads;
The Chicago Lighthouse Is An Official Dealer of the
knfbReader Tom Perski, director of rehabilitation services for the Lighthouse, stated that 'this device has the potential to drastically improve education for many students." "Diagnosed with macular degeneration during my college years, I can't even imagine how much the knfbReader would have made my studies easier, more efficient, and a lot more enjoyable" stated Perski. Along with its reading ability, the knfbReader has functions, like any other cell phone, such as contacts, calendar, full web browser, email, media player, etc. Talks or MobileSpeak accessibility software may be purchased to make it easy for visually impaired individuals to navigate through these functions by speaking the menu and command options aloud. "The technology is simply brilliant. It's a versatile, multifunction tool which can reduce stress and make life a lot easier for a great number of people" noted Dr. Janet Szlyk, executive director of The Chicago Lighthouse. "The knfbReader is a much needed, high tech option to assist with reading on the go. It can significantly increase success at school and work for people living with visual impairment. We are thrilled to provide such a convenient, breakthrough product to our consumers." KnfbReader's hardware, Nokia N82, comes equipped with a 5-megapixel, autofocus camera with xenon flash. The model comes with 50 Mb built-in memory and has a memory card slot which can store up to 500 images per GB of card storage space. Text, media, and Adobe PDF files can be transferred to and from a computer, or Braille note takers, through the USB port. For an additional cost, GPS software may be purchased to provide turn-by-turn directions. "It's everything you could possibly need; make a call, send an email, listen to music, and read a book" stated Perski, also adding that "if you do not want to sign up for the cell phone plan, you can still enjoy the reading function." To obtain the knfbReader Mobile, contact The Chicago Lighthouse Store at 312/997-3685 or visit http://www.thechicagolighthouse.org About Chicago Lighthouse Founded in 1906, the Lighthouse is one of the nation's most comprehensive social service agencies. Housed under its roof are the oldest and most prominent low vision clinic in the U.S.; one of the few remaining clock manufacturing facilities in America; a nationally acclaimed school for children who are blind with multi-disabilities; a VA program serving veterans in all 50 states; and a radio station. For further information, please contact us at (312)666-1331.
Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM worked together through a Space Act Agreement at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to build a new humanoid robot capable of working side by side with people. Using leading edge control, sensor and vision technologies, future robots could assist astronauts during hazardous space missions and help GM build safer cars and plants. The two organizations, with the help of engineers from Oceaneering Space Systems of Houston, developed and built the next iteration of Robonaut. Robonaut 2, or R2, is a faster, more dexterous and more technologically advanced robot. This new generation robot can use its hands to do work beyond the scope of prior humanoid machines. R2 can work safely alongside people, a necessity both on Earth and in space. "This cutting-edge robotics technology holds great promise, not only for NASA, but also for the nation," said Doug Cooke, associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "I'm very excited about the new opportunities for human and robotic exploration these versatile robots provide across a wide range of applications." "For GM, this is about safer cars and safer plants," said Alan Taub, GM's vice president for global research and development. "When it comes to future vehicles, the advancements in controls, sensors and vision technology can be used to develop advanced vehicle safety systems. The partnership's vision is to explore advanced robots working together in harmony with people, building better, higher quality vehicles in a safer, more competitive manufacturing environment." The idea of using dexterous, human-like robots capable of using their hands to do intricate work is not new to the aerospace industry. The original Robonaut, a humanoid robot designed for space travel, was built by the software, robotics and simulation division at Johnson in a collaborative effort with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency 10 years ago. During the past decade, NASA gained significant expertise in building robotic technologies for space applications. These capabilities will help NASA launch a bold new era of space exploration. "Our challenge today is to build machines that can help humans work and explore in space," said Mike Coats, Johnson's center director. "Working side by side with humans, or going where the risks are too great for people, machines like Robonaut will expand our capability for construction and discovery." NASA and GM have a long, rich history of partnering on key technologies, starting in the 1960s with the development of the navigation systems for the Apollo missions. GM also played a vital role in the development of the Lunar Rover Vehicle, the first vehicle to be used on the moon. For more information about Robonaut 2, visit:
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Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Farouk
Hosni, and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of
Antiquities (SCA), along with the governor of Luxor, Samir Farag, will
embark today on an inspection tour along the Avenue of Sphinxes that
extends between Luxor and Karnak temples.
The naos piece in its original
position in the Ptah Temple at Karnak. (Photo: Jennifer Willoughby)
NASA
Extends Cassini's Tour of Saturn, Continuing International Cooperation for
World Class Science "This is a mission that never stops providing us surprising scientific results and showing us eye popping new vistas," said Jim Green, director of NASA's planetary science division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "The historic traveler's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our knowledge of Saturn and its moons." Cassini launched in October 1997 with the European Space Agency's Huygens probe. The spacecraft arrived at Saturn in 2004. The probe was equipped with six instruments to study Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Cassini's 12 instruments have returned a daily stream of data from Saturn's system for nearly six years. The project was scheduled to end in 2008, but the mission received a 27-month extension to Sept. 2010. "The extension presents a unique opportunity to follow seasonal changes of an outer planet system all the way from its winter to its summer," said Bob Pappalardo, Cassini project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Some of Cassini's most exciting discoveries still lie ahead." This second extension, called the Cassini Solstice Mission, enables scientists to study seasonal and other long-term weather changes on the planet and its moons. Cassini arrived just after Saturn's northern winter solstice, and this extension continues until a few months past northern summer solstice in May 2017. The northern summer solstice marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere. A complete seasonal period on Saturn has never been studied at this level of detail. The Solstice mission schedule calls for an additional 155 orbits around the planet, 54 flybys of Titan and 11 flybys of the icy moon Enceladus. The mission extension also will allow scientists to continue observations of Saturn's rings and the magnetic bubble around the planet known as the magnetosphere. The spacecraft will make repeated dives between Saturn and its rings to obtain in depth knowledge of the gas giant. During these dives, the spacecraft will study the internal structure of Saturn, its magnetic fluctuations and ring mass. The mission will be evaluated periodically to ensure the spacecraft has the ability to achieve new science objectives for the entire extension. "The spacecraft is doing remarkably well, even as we endure the expected effects of age after logging 2.6 billion miles on its odometer," said Bob Mitchell, Cassini program manager at JPL. "This extension is important because there is so much still to be learned at Saturn. The planet is full of secrets, and it doesn't give them up easily." Cassini's travel scrapbook includes more than 210,000 images; information gathered during more than 125 revolutions around Saturn; 67 flybys of Titan and eight close flybys of Enceladus. Cassini has revealed unexpected details in the planet's signature rings, and observations of Titan have given scientists a glimpse of what Earth might have been like before life evolved. Scientists hope to learn answers to many questions that have developed during the course of the mission, including why Saturn seems to have an inconsistent rotation rate and how a probable subsurface ocean feeds the Enceladus' jets. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. JPL manages the project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. More Cassini information is available at:
ISLEWORTH, ENGLAND, February 03, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sky has announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first dedicated 3D TV channel, this April. As part of the final preparations for this ground-breaking launch, Sky will preview the new service with a world first on Sunday 31 January 2010, becoming the first TV company anywhere to broadcast a live 3D TV sports event to a public audience. The Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United will be filmed in 3D and broadcast over the Sky platform to selected pubs around the UK and Ireland, with their customers becoming the first audiences anywhere in the world to experience live Premier League in 3D. To support this landmark broadcast, the nine pubs - located in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin - have been kitted out specially with some of the first '3D Ready' TV sets to reach the UK and Ireland. As 3D TVs become more widely available, Sky will roll out its 3D channel to hundreds of pubs from April, allowing football fans across the country the opportunity to experience a live Premier League match in 3D each week. Once 3D TVs begin to reach the consumer market later this year, Sky will then make Sky 3D available to all Sky+HD customers, giving millions of people the opportunity to watch a wide range of content in 3D, including movies, sport, documentaries, entertainment, and the arts. Sky 3D works with all existing Sky+HD boxes and will initially be introduced at no extra cost for customers who subscribe to Sky's top TV package and the Sky HD pack. Sky 3D will also be compatible with all 3D Ready TVs coming to the UK and Ireland this year, including all models from Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic. To make the 3D preview a reality, Sky Sports will produce two edits of its live coverage of Sunday's game at the Emirates Stadium, one for its HD channel feed and another dedicated to 3D. Eight specially engineered 3D camera rigs will house sixteen of Sky's high definition cameras, to provide comprehensive stereoscopic coverage from all angles. The 3D broadcast will be supported by Sky's dedicated 3D production team and purpose built 3D outside broadcast truck, which will enable live mixing between camera positions, slow motion replays and the use of innovative 3D graphics. There will also be a dedicated commentary team to support the 3D edit. Jeremy Darroch, Sky's chief executive, said: "3D is without doubt one of the most talked-about developments in television for many years. Sky has always innovated to bring customers the best possible viewing experience, so we fully intend to take the lead in bringing the spectacle of 3D to the UK and Ireland." About Sky Sky+HD customers can record at the touch of a button, record two channels while watching a third previously recorded programme, automatically record new episodes of a favourite series, pause and rewind live TV and remote record. Customers can also watch Sky Anytime - a selection of the weeks best TV available on demand offering up to 90 hours of HD programming. HD ready TV with Sky+HD is Supertelly. Website: http://www.sky.com/ New Tombs Found at Giza A collection of tombs that belong to
workers who built Khufu’s pyramid has been discovered in the area of the
workmen’s tombs on the Giza plateau, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni
announced.tombs-giza
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America Video - US President Barack Obama tours the Pyramids with Zahi Hawass On his recent visit to Egypt,
President Barack Obama toured the pyramids of Giza, escorted by Zahi
Hawass. View footage of the tour, and hear Dr. Hawass' reaction to this
historic event! 2010 AL30
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the smallest object ever seen in visible light in the Kuiper Belt, a vast ring of icy debris that is encircling the outer rim of the solar system just beyond Neptune. This artist's concept of the needle-in-a-haystack object found by Hubble is only 3,200 feet across and a whopping 4.2 billion miles away. The smallest Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) seen previously in reflected light is roughly 30 miles across, or 50 times larger. Hubble observations of nearby stars show that a number of them have Kuiper Belt-like disks of icy debris encircling them. These disks are the remnants of planetary formation. Researchers surmise that over billions of years the debris should collide, grinding the KBO-type objects down to ever smaller pieces that were not part of the original Kuiper Belt population. The finding is a powerful illustration of scientists' ability to use archived Hubble data to produce important new discoveries. Image Credit: NASA There has been lots of talk lately
about Antarctica and whether or not the continent's giant ice sheet is
melting. One new paper 1, which states there’s less surface melting
recently than in past years, has been cited as "proof" that there’s no
global warming. Other evidence that the amount of sea ice around
Antarctica seems to be increasing slightly 2-4 is being used in the same
way. But both of these data points are misleading. Gravity data collected
from space using NASA's Grace satellite show that Antarctica has been
losing more than a hundred cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice each
year since 2002. The latest data reveal that Antarctica is losing ice at
an accelerating rate, too. How is it possible for surface melting to
decrease, but for the continent to lose mass anyway? The answer boils down
to the fact that ice can flow without melting. Polar ice cap may soon vanish
Al Gore recently spoke about the potential for polar ice in the Artic Ocean to vanish in five to seven years.Copenhagen (WiredPRNews.com) – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore recently spoke at a U.N. climate conference regarding a new projection on developments in the Artic Ocean. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Gore stated that ice may vanish from the ocean in five to seven years. Gore is quoted by the AP as stating of the projection, “It is hard to capture the astonishment that the experts in the science of ice felt when they saw this… Some of the models suggest that there is a 75 percent chance that the entire north polar ice cap during some of the summer months will be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years.” Some maintain however, that the
dramatic change isn’t expected until 2030.
Astronomers have long known that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, known as Sagittarius A* (or Sgr A* for short), is a particularly poor eater. The fuel for this black hole comes from powerful winds blown off dozens of massive young stars that are concentrated nearby. These stars are located a relatively large distance away from Sgr A*, where the gravity of the black hole is weak, and so their high-velocity winds are difficult for the black hole to capture and swallow. Scientists have previously calculated that Sgr A* should consume only about 1 percent of the fuel carried in the winds. However, it now appears that Sgr A* consumes even less than expected -- ingesting only about one percent of that one percent. Why does it consume so little? The answer may be found in a new theoretical model developed using data from a very deep exposure made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This model considers the flow of energy between two regions around the black hole: an inner region that is close to the so-called event horizon (the boundary beyond which even light cannot escape), and an outer region that includes the black hole's fuel source -- the young stars -- extending up to a million times farther out. Collisions between particles in the hot inner region transfer energy to particles in the cooler outer region via a process called conduction. This, in turn, provides additional outward pressure that makes nearly all of the gas in the outer region flow away from the black hole. The model appears to explain well the extended shape of hot gas detected around Sgr A* in X-rays as well as features seen in other wavelengths. This Chandra image of Sgr A* and the surrounding region is based on data from a series of observations lasting a total of about one million seconds, or almost two weeks. Such a deep observation has given scientists an unprecedented view of the supernova remnant near Sgr A* (known as Sgr A East) and the lobes of hot gas extending for a dozen light years on either side of the black hole. These lobes provide evidence for powerful eruptions occurring several times over the last ten thousand years. The image also contains several mysterious X-ray filaments, some of which may be huge magnetic structures interacting with streams of energetic electrons produced by rapidly spinning neutron stars. Such features are known as pulsar wind nebulas. This new model of Sgr A* was presented
at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in January 2009
by Roman Shcherbakov and Robert Penna of Harvard University and Frederick
K. Baganoff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fermi Mission Coverage 01.05.10
Nature's Most Precise Clocks May Make "Galactic GPS" Possible
Radio astronomers have uncovered 17 millisecond pulsars in our galaxy by studying unknown high-energy sources detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The astronomers made the discovery in less than three months. Such a jump in the pace of locating these hard-to-find objects holds the promise of using them as a kind of "galactic GPS" to detect gravitational waves passing near Earth. "Radio astronomers discovered the
first millisecond pulsar 28 years ago," said Paul Ray at the Naval
Research Laboratory in Washington. "Locating them with all-sky radio
surveys requires immense time and effort, and we've only found a total of
about 60 in the disk of our galaxy since then. Fermi points us to specific
targets. It's like having a treasure map."
New Tombs Found at Saqqara
Two large 26th Dynasty tombs have been
found in Saqqara by an Egyptian excavation mission from the Supreme
Council of Antiquities (SCA), Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced
today. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the SCA and the head of the mission, said that the two newly discovered tombs were found at the Ras El Mudir area at Saqqara, near the entrance point of the archaeological site. He explained that both tombs are cut into the limestone rock of the hill and the first one is the largest yet found at Saqqara. It is composed of a large rock-hewn hall followed by a number of small rooms and corridors. Outside the tomb on its eastern side are two large walls, the first is made of limestone while the other is of mud brick. Dr. Hawass said that during excavation the team found two rooms full of dust that lead to another hall where a number of coffins, skeletons and pots were found. This hall has a corridor that leads to a smaller room with a seven-meter deep burial shaft. At the tomb’s northern end the team found a room full of clay pots and fragments along with ancient coffins and mummies of eagles. Early investigations, said Dr. Hawass, reveal that the tomb can be dated to the 26th Dynasty and it was reused several times during its history and was likely robbed at the end of the Roman period. As for the second tomb, continued Dr. Hawass, the team found a number of Saite Period clay pots and coffins scattered inside a sealed limestone room.
GREENBELT, Md. -- Solar physicists attempting to unlock the mysteries of the solar corona have found another piece of the puzzle by observing the sun’s outer atmosphere during eclipses. Ground-based observations reveal the first images
of the solar corona in the near-infrared emission line of highly ionized
iron, or Fe XI 789.2 nm. The observations were taken during total solar
eclipses in 2006, 2008, and 2009 by astrophysicist Adrian Daw of NASA’s
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., with an international team
of scientists led by Shadia Habbal from the University of Hawaii’s
Institute for Astronomy (IfA).
An elliptical galaxy in the Fornax cluster that
contains an ultraluminous X-ray source. Stellar Destruction
Evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Magellan telescopes suggest a star was torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole in a globular cluster. In this image, X-rays from Chandra are shown in blue and are overlaid on an optical image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Chandra observations show that this object is a so-called ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX). An unusual class of objects, ULXs emit more X-rays than stars, but less than quasars. Their exact nature has remained a mystery, but one suggestion is that some ULXs are black holes with masses between about a hundred and a thousands times that of the Sun. Data optical light obtained with the Magellan I and II telescopes in Las Campanas, Chile, also provides intriguing information about this object, which is found in the elliptical galaxy NGC 1399 in the Fornax cluster. The spectrum reveals emission from oxygen and nitrogen but no hydrogen, a rare set of signals from within globular clusters. The combination of this unusual X-ray and optical emission makes this a remarkable object. This leads the researchers to suspect that a white dwarf star strayed too close to the intermediate-mass black hole and was ripped apart by tidal forces. Another interesting aspect to this object is that it is found within a globular cluster, a very old, very tight grouping of stars. Astronomers have long suspected globular clusters contained intermediate-mass black holes, but there has been no conclusive evidence of their existence there to date. If confirmed, this finding would represent the first such substantiation. Image Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UA/J.
Irwin et al. Optical: NASA/STScI Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn's Moons Saturn's moons give Tchaikovsky's
classic ballet, "The Nutcracker," a graceful new spin in this video
compiled from some 61 images taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit:
NASA/JPL Holiday snowflake depictions inaccurate
An expert has stated that depictions of snowflakes seen in popular culture are wrong.U.S. (WiredPRNews.com) – Snowflakes on winter holiday greeting cards and other depictions in popular culture are wrong according to an expert. As reported by LiveScience.com, snowflakes are arranged in a six-sided shape, rather than the four, five, or eight sides typically shown in modern depictions of the frozen water molecules. Thomas Koop of Bielefeld University in Germany, who reportedly spotted the inaccuracies which he provided commentary on in the Dec. 24 publication on Nature, is quoted in the report as stating of his findings, “The resulting hexagonal crystal lattice is the lowest energy form of water at cold ambient conditions… As the molecular building blocks arrange themselves into a hexagonal structure on the molecular scale, so do snow crystals exhibit this hexagonal symmetry also on the macroscopic scale.” Koop is further quoted in the report
as stating of inaccurate depictions of raindrops, “The shape of falling
rain drops is depicted incorrectly in almost any (children’s) book that I
know of… Most often, they are drawn in a teardrop-like shape, a kind of
pinnacle at the top and round at the bottom. However, in reality cloud
droplets are spherical because of water’s surface tension and falling rain
drops are somewhat flattened at the bottom (depending on their fall
speed), because of the resistance they feel as they fall through the air
(similar to the drag that you feel in your face when you bike).” Deal to protect world’s rainforests draws to a close - $3.5B pledged
Seattle, Washington — The world’s rainforests are in danger of falling from their majesty, but with the help of the United States and five other countries, they may just stand a chance. It was announced on Wednesday that negotiators are very close to finalizing a deal which will protect the rainforests with a pledge to spend $3.5 billion over the next three years to hinder their destruction. The strategy is to lower and eventually reverse deforestation in developing countries, a critical element in the global climate changes which are being discussed at the U.N. conference in Copenhagen. The deforestation (or cutting and clearing of rainforests) to make way for plantations or cattle pastures is the cause of nearly 20 percent of global emissions. That equals to the carbon dioxide emissions of all the world’s cars, trucks, trains, planes and ships put together. According to the AP, “Progress on the proposal known as REDD, for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, has been hampered by a lack of funding commitments from developed countries. The nations with rainforests want billions more in commitments from wealthy nations.” The U.S. pledged to contribute $1 billion from 2010 to 2012, with Australia, France, Japan, Norway and Britain contributing the remainder of the $3.5 billion.
Supernova Explosions Stay In Shape
A new study of supernova remnants
allowed scientists to categorize the explosion that created them based on
their shape NASA's LCROSS Impacts Confirm Water in Lunar Crater
Preliminary data from NASA's Lunar
Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission
successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. The
discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon. Navy Announces Decision On Marine Mammal Use To Protect Washington Navy Base The Navy announced today its decision to install a swimmer interdiction security system at Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor, Wash., that will employ teams of security personnel and specially-trained marine mammals to protect waterside assets and sailors. This action will enhance security capabilities to counter intruder threats from swimmers or divers and will be implemented in 2010. The use of marine mammals to protect sensitive waterside areas has been proven to be reliable and effective. The Navy’s bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions are uniquely qualified for underwater sentry duty, mine clearance, and object recovery because of their exceptional sensory and diving capabilities. An environmental impact statement (EIS) evaluated potential effects of several factors on the Navy's dolphins and sea lions, including temperature, noise, water quality, toxins and the presence of other marine mammals in the NBK-Bangor environment. The EIS concluded that the Navy’s dolphins and sea lions are not expected to experience adverse environmentally-related effects from transfer to, and residence at, NBK-Bangor. The Navy’s decision concludes a
multi-year process involving operational assessments, technical analysis,
and environmental analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act. In
addition to addressing public concerns, the Navy also consulted with state
and federal regulatory agencies, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Washington
State Department of Ecology, and the Washington Department of Archeology
and Historic Preservation.
El Niño Picking Up Steam
El Niño is experiencing a late-fall
resurgence. Recent sea-level height data from the NASA/French Space Agency
Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 oceanography satellite show that
a large-scale, sustained weakening of trade winds in the western and
central equatorial Pacific during October has triggered a strong,
eastward-moving wave of warm water, known as a Kelvin wave. Scientists Unveil New Seasonal Hurricane Forecasting
Model FEMA: Hurricane Path Hard To Predict Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume 
The Cassini spacecraft has weathered the Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in good health and has been sending images and data of the encounter back to Earth. Cassini had approached Enceladus more closely before, but this passage took the spacecraft on its deepest plunge yet through the heart of the plume shooting out from the south polar region. Scientists are eagerly sifting through the results. In this unprocessed image, sunlight brightens a crescent curve along the edge of Saturn's moon Enceladus and highlights its misty plume. The image was captured by Cassini's narrow-angle camera as the spacecraft passed about 190,000 kilometers (120,000 miles) over the moon. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2010. At its closest point on Nov. 2, Cassini flew about 100 kilometers (60 miles) above the surface of Enceladus. Since the discovery of the plume in 2005, scientists have been captivated by the enigmatic jets. Previous flybys detected water vapor,
sodium and organic molecules, but scientists need to know more about the
plume’s composition and density to characterize the source, possibly a
liquid ocean under the moon’s icy surface. It would also help them
determine whether Enceladus has the conditions necessary for life. Mission
managers did extensive studies to make sure the spacecraft could fly
safely through the plumes and not use an excessive amount of propellant.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
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Missing Children
AMBER Alert Issued for 13 Year Old Florida Girl
Posted: Monday May 5, 2009 2:01 PM CT
The State of Florida issued the Amber Alert Tuesday afternoon (05-09) after the girl was reportedly abducted in Homestead earlier Tuesday.
Krystal Borrego a white female, 13 years old, 5' 2" tall with brown hair and brown eyes and weighs 130 pounds.
The suspect is an unknown black male.
The suspect vehicle is a 1990's, dark red two door Saturn.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Homestead Police Department at 1-305-247-1535 or dial 911.
Allyson Corrales has been missing from her residence in Kansas City, Missouri, since March 6, 2009. She may be in the company of her father, Luis Corrales. Allyson's mother, who was found deceased on March 6, 2009, was not married to Luis Corrales. He did not have any custodian rights to Allyson and the mother had a Full Order of Protection against him
Code Amber News Service (CANS) issued this Missing Endangered person Alert after the girl disappeared from her bedroom some time after 3 AM Tuesday morning in Satsuma. Satsuma is approximately 75 miles east of Gainsville.
Haleigh Cummings a white female, 3 feet tall, weighs 39 pounds and has blond hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and underwear.
There are no suspects in this case at this time. However, due to the circumstances of the child's disappearance an abduction is strongly suspected.
There is no suspect vehicle at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Putnam County Sheriff's office at (386) 329-0808 or dial 911.
Download free video of missing Florida child Haleigh Cummings
Email this alert to a friend in the area.
January 10, 2009
Immokalee, Florida
ADJI DESIR
DESCRIPTION
Date of Birth: October 15, 2002
Place of Birth: Naples, Florida
Sex: Male Hair: Black
Height: 3'0" Eyes: Brown
Weight: 45 pounds
Race: Black (Haitian descent)
THE DETAILS
Adji Desir has been missing from outside his grandmother's residence in Immokalee, Florida, since Saturday, January 10, 2009, at approximately 5:30 p.m.. Adji reportedly went outside to play with neighborhood kids after dinner. He was reported missing a little while later and his whereabouts remain unknown.
REMARKS
Adji was last seen wearing a blue and yellow t-shirt, blue and yellow shorts, and black and gray sneakers. He is mentally handicapped and functions at a two-year-old level. He has very limited vocabulary and is non-verbal.
REWARD
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Adji Desir.
Individuals with information concerning this case should take no action themselves, but instead immediately contact the Collier County, Florida Sheriff's Office at 1-239-793-9300, the FBI's toll-free hotline at 1-866-838-1153, or the nearest FBI Office or local law enforcement agency. For any possible sighting outside the United States, contact the nearest United States Embassy or Consulate.
CANS Alert Issued for 3 Year Old Arkansas Boy
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:22 PM AT
Code Amber News Service (CANS) issued this Missing Endangered person Alert after the boy dissappered while playing behind his home Tuesday afternoon in Chidester which is in south central Arkansas.
Dominick Wesley Arceneaux a white male, 3 feet tall, weighs 38 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jean shorts with red stiching on the pockets.
There are no suspects in this case at this time. However, officials are leaning toward the possibility Arceneaux was kidnapped because they haven't found any sign of the boy as of Thursday night.
There is no suspect vehicle at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ouachita County Sheriff's Office (870) 837-2200 or dial 911.
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Amber Alert Issued for 1 year old California Girl
Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:47 PM CT
The State of California issued the Amber Alert on Saturday afternoon after the girl was reportedly abducted in San Bernardino.
Lluvia Cortez is an Hispanic female, 1 year old with brown eyes and brown hair, two feet tall and weighs approximately 30 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, red and pink pants with hearts, and black shoes.
The suspect is Alejandro Cortez, an Hispanic male, 30 years old, 5' 2", approximately 220 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black sweat suit.
The suspect vehicle is a white Lexus ES300 with California tag number 5BIU118. The car has damage to one of the doors.
Anyone with information is asked to call the San Bernardino Police Department at 909-384-5742 or dial 911.
Unsolved Crimes
Punta Gorda
Pilar Rodriguez
Pilar's father, Marco Rodriquez allowed Melissa Cooper to take his daughter on a vacation to Charlotte County. Pilar Rodriquez was last seen in early February 1999. She was in the care of her babysitter, Melissa Cooper, and she was brought to Punta Gorda, Florida.
Do you know Melissa Cooper? Do you know Keith Wilson? Do you know Marco Rodriquez? And do you have knowledge of what's been said over the past six years?
If you have information that can help solve this case, contact the Major Crimes Unit at (941) 575-5361
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