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Giving Musical Thanks on Thanksgiving

A soundtrack for Thanksgiving and giving thanks. Link:  Giving Musical Thanks on Thanksgiving ; ;Related ArticlesA Fresh Look at America’s Gas LandsHow the Simpsons Have Secretly Been Teaching You MathRevisiting Love Canal ;

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Tossed in space: NASA plans to farm greens on the moon

Tossed in space: NASA plans to farm greens on the moon

Someday astronauts visiting the moon could toddle out of their space shuttle, harvest basil from their lunar garden, and sprinkle it over their 3D-printed space pizza.

NASA hopes to begin growing radishes, basil, and other plants on the moon in 2015. A two-pound “greenhouse” is planned to be delivered there using an uncrewed Google Lunar X-Prize mission. From New Scientist:

The aim is to find out if the crews of moon bases will be able to grow some of their own greens, a capability that has proved psychologically comforting to research crews isolated in Antarctica and on the International Space Station, NASA says.

Factors that could confound lunar plant growth include the virtual absence of an atmosphere and high levels of solar and cosmic radiation that bombard the moon’s surface. So the space agency is developing a sealed canister with five days’ worth of air, in which seeds can germinate on nutrient-infused filter paper. The idea is that water will be released on touchdown and sunshine will do the rest.

And NASA isn’t hoping to take just agriculture to new heights — it is working to bring food production into space as well, using 3D printing. From the agency’s website:

As NASA ventures farther into space, whether redirecting an asteroid or sending astronauts to Mars, the agency will need to make improvements in life support systems, including how to feed the crew during those long deep space missions.

NASA recognizes in-space and additive manufacturing offers the potential for new mission opportunities, whether “printing” food, tools or entire spacecraft. Additive manufacturing offers opportunities to get the best fit, form and delivery systems of materials for deep space travel.

If NASA can figure out how to grow some space grapes to make moon wine to accompany the herb-enhanced printed pizza, we’ll be up there quicker than you can say Stanley Kubrick.


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3D Printing: Food in Space, NASA
Lunar thyme lords: can NASA bloom the moon?, New Scientist

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Experts Say Poaching Could Soon Lead to a Decline in the Rhino Population

Economics is driving the destruction of the animals in Africa and Asia, where the horns are seen as luxury items. Continue reading here:  Experts Say Poaching Could Soon Lead to a Decline in the Rhino Population ; ;Related ArticlesWind Energy Company to Pay $1 Million in Bird DeathsUrbanites Flee China’s Smog for Blue SkiesWorld Briefing | Europe: Russia: Most of Greenpeace Crew Have Now Been Released on Bail ;

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Pentagon Releases Strategy for Arctic

Speaking at a security forum, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined the United States’ priorities and concerns, like economic competition and melting ice caps, in the region. Read this article:  Pentagon Releases Strategy for Arctic ; ;Related ArticlesWorld Briefing | Europe: Russia: Most of Greenpeace Crew Have Now Been Released on BailU.N. Climate Talks Near End, With Money at IssueU.N. Talks on Climate Near End ;

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Strong Rules on Fracking in Wyoming Seen as Model

The state, a big energy producer, has enacted strong disclosure laws on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to protect air and water quality. Read more:  Strong Rules on Fracking in Wyoming Seen as Model ; ;Related ArticlesWorking Around Keystone XL, Suncor Energy Steps Up Oil Production in CanadaDot Earth Blog: A Closer Look at China’s ‘You First’ Stance in Climate Treaty TalksFont of Natural Energy in the Philippines, Crippled by Nature ;

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Font of Natural Energy in the Philippines, Crippled by Nature

A superstorm consistent with some scientists’ warnings about climate change has done tremendous damage to an island that is one of the world’s biggest success stories of renewable energy. See original article here: Font of Natural Energy in the Philippines, Crippled by Nature ; ;Related ArticlesDot Earth Blog: Did 90 Companies ‘Cause the Climate Crisis of the 21st Century’?Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate TalksU.S. and China Find Convergence on Climate Issue ;

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Codex: Space Marines (Enhanced Edition) – Games Workshop

The Space Marines are the chosen warriors of the Emperor, and the greatest fighting force of the Imperium. Each Space Marine is a genetically enhanced super soldier, easily a match for a dozen lesser men, armed with some of the deadliest weapons in the galaxy and encased in formidable power armour. This codex explores the formations and Chapters of the Space […]

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Codex: Inquisition – Games Workshop

The Inquisition is the most powerful organisation within the Imperium. Bound by no Imperial law or authority, its agents – Inquisitors – operate in a highly secretive manner and answer only to themselves. Inquisitors use whatever means are necessary in order to safeguard the Imperium from heretics, mutants and aliens. It is not without good reason that Inqui […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, says, “Yes, […]

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Warhammer 40,000: The Rules – Games Workshop

There is no time for peace. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only WAR. In the nightmare future of the 41st Millennium, Mankind teeters upon the brink of destruction. The galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man is beset on all sides by ravening aliens and threatened from within by Warp-spawned entities and heretical plots. Only the strength of the immortal […]

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Clan Raukaan – A Codex: Space Marines Supplement – Games Workshop

Famed for harnessing the power of bionics over flesh, the Iron Hands are the most calculating and merciless of all the Space Marine Chapters. Clan Raukaan is the most aggressive of the Iron Hands’ ten great clans of Medusa. Under the leadership of the Iron Council, Clan Raukaan has spearheaded countless victories in the name of the Iron Hands, securing […]

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The Knitting Answer Book – Margaret Radcliffe

Every avid knitter has faced this dilemma: deep into a project at midnight, just trying to finish one more row, and, then . . . oh no, a dropped stitch three rows back! Help! If only there was a 24-hour hotline to answer every question a knitter might encounter. Well, now there is, with The Knitting Answer Book . The expert authors, Margaret Radcliffe and Ed […]

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Codex: Inquisition (eBook Edition) – Games Workshop

The Inquisition is the most powerful organisation within the Imperium. Bound by no Imperial law or authority, its agents – Inquisitors – operate in a highly secretive manner and answer only to themselves. Inquisitors use whatever means are necessary in order to safeguard the Imperium from heretics, mutants and aliens. It is not without good reason that Inqui […]

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Inside of a Dog – Alexandra Horowitz

The bestselling book that asks what dogs know and how they think, now in paperback. The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs’ perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draw […]

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America’s most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog’s Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as t […]

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Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 2 – J.D. Lenzen

Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 2 (PFT-V2) is the second installment in the paracord fusion ties book series and another stunning achievement by author J.D. Lenzen. Like Paracord Fusion Ties – Volume 1, PFT-V2 reveals innovative and stylish ways of storing paracord for later use. So once again you’ll find crisp, clear, full-color photographs (over 1,000 i […]

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U.S. and China Find Convergence on Climate Issue

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Growing Clamor About Inequities of Climate Crisis

The debate over how to address the disproportionate effects of climate change on poorer countries has gained momentum, but the steps can be politically daunting. See the article here:  Growing Clamor About Inequities of Climate Crisis ; ;Related ArticlesJapan Backs Off From Emissions Targets, Citing Fukushima DisasterJapan Shelves Plan to Slash Emissions, Citing FukushimaDot Earth Blog: Room for Agreement on Next Steps for Nuclear Power? ;

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Dot Earth Blog: Room for Agreement on Next Steps for Nuclear Power?

A fresh discussion of the role of nuclear power in advancing energy access without climate regrets. Excerpt from:  Dot Earth Blog: Room for Agreement on Next Steps for Nuclear Power? ; ;Related ArticlesJapan Backs Off From Emissions Targets, Citing Fukushima DisasterJapan Shelves Plan to Slash Emissions, Citing FukushimaRoom for Agreement on Next Steps for Nuclear Power? ;

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Philippines Urges Action to Resolve Climate Talks Deadlock After Typhoon Haiyan

UN negotiations in Warsaw must deliver emergency climate pathway as new storm brews in the Pacific, says government. United States Marine Corps Official Page/Flickr The Philippines government has firmly connected the super typhoon Haiyan with climate change, and urged governments meeting in Poland on Monday to take emergency action to resolve the deadlocked climate talks. We cannot sit and stay helpless staring at this international climate stalemate. It is now time to take action. We need an emergency climate pathway,” said Yeb Sano, head of the government’s delegation to the UN climate talks, in an article for the Guardian, in which he challenged climate sceptics to “get off their ivory towers” to see the impacts of climate change firsthand. Sano, whose family comes from the devastated town of Tacloban where the typhoon Haiyan made landfall on Friday, said that countries such as the Philippines did not have time to wait for an international climate deal, which countries have agreed to reach in Paris in 2015. To keep reading, click here. Continued here –  Philippines Urges Action to Resolve Climate Talks Deadlock After Typhoon Haiyan ; ;Related ArticlesHow Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the PhilippinesThe Supertyphoon and the Warming GlobeMAP: Is Your State Ready for Climate Disasters? ;

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