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Monday 5 September 2011

Tech Company Wants To Clean Up Space Garbage With Giant Nets -

Tech Company Wants To Clean Up Space Garbage With Giant Nets - 




Recently, it has been reported that the amounts of debris floating around in Earth’s orbit have become so high that, in the coming years, future space missions may become too dangerous to fly for risk of colliding with cosmic litter traveling at over 17,500mph. Wile there are no government plans currently in place to clean up space, the private sector is developing some ideas on how to go about making sure that there is enough space in space to allow for future flights.


One idea on the drawing board:cosmic nets.


Star Research and Technology Inc. has plans to launch several spacecraft called ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminators (EDDEs) that will use a surprisingly simple method in order to fix a highly-complex problem that has been over a half century in the making: nets. According to Star president Jerome Pearson, each EDDE would be powered by solar and magnetic energy and would launch nets into space in order to capture pieces of orbital debris., which would then be dragged ‘out of the way,’ specifically to where was not addressed.


Speaking on what the future holds, Pearson has made a bold claim: namely that his EDDEs can clean up all the debris from low-Earth orbit in a dozen years.


Considering the current state of space, that may be a tall order.


Right now, there are hundreds of operational satellites in orbit, and thousands of dead ones. In addition to the satellites, there are all kinds of other junk ranging from huge, jettisoned rocket boosters to tiny pieces of daily garbage from shuttle missions. All told, there are thousands of objects floating around earth at 17,500mph, with even a tiny one being capable of destroying a spacecraft at such speeds.
Read more -
http://www.etidbits.com/tech-company-wants-to-clean-up-space-garbage-with-giant-nets=8632

Man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife £8,500 for failing to have enough sex with her during their marriage -

Man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife £8,500 for failing to have enough sex with her during their marriage - 




The 51-year-old man was fined under article 215 of France’s civil code, which states married couples must agree to a “shared communal life”.
A judge has now ruled that this law implies that “sexual relations must form part of a marriage”.
The rare legal decision came after the wife filed for divorce two years ago, blaming the break-up on her husband’s lack of activity in the bedroom.
A judge in Nice, southern France, then granted the divorce and ruled the husband named only as Jean-Louis B. was solely responsible for the split.
But the 47-year-old ex-wife then took him back to court demanding 10,000 euros in compensation for “lack of sex over 21 years of marriage”.
The ex-husband claimed “tiredness and health problems” had prevented him from being more attentive between the sheets.
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Police were searching Airport in Phoenix Sunday night after explosives disappeared during a training exercise -

Police were searching Airport in Phoenix Sunday night after explosives disappeared during a training exercise - 




Local police and federal officials were searching for a potentially dangerous container at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix Sunday night after explosives disappeared during a training exercise, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported.
A blue Igloo cooler with the letters “CB” written in white on the cooler’s bottom were apparently taken during the exercise on Friday.
Inside the container were two half-pound tubes of Cast Booster explosives, a type of explosive that’s used in mining throughout the state.
Police told MyFoxPhoenix.com the explosives are very stable and cannot be detonated without additional equipment, but they are still hoping to recover them.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/05/police-search-for-missing-explosives-at-phoenix-airport/#ixzz1X5hCwjM5

Boss Shows Off Gun to Convenience Store Employee and Accidentally Shoots Her -

Boss Shows Off Gun to Convenience Store Employee and Accidentally Shoots Her -


Authorities say a woman was accidentally shot by her boss at a South Florida convenience store.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reports that the boss was apparently showing the woman the gun Saturday afternoon when it went off. The ricocheted and hit the woman.
The Palm Beach Post reports that the boss drove the woman to a nearby medical center. Officials say her injuries don't appear to be life-threatening.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/05/boss-shows-off-gun-to-convenience-store-employee-accidentally-shoots-her/#ixzz1X5g3isJo