NASA Extends the World Wide Web Out Into Space

NASA Extends the World Wide Web Out Into Space
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week – personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.

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Rover Gives NASA an "Opportunity" to View Interior of Mars

Rover Gives NASA an "Opportunity" to View Interior of Mars
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars.

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Reporters Invited To "Dig It" With NASA in Hawaii

Reporters Invited To "Dig It" With NASA in Hawaii
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

Reporters are invited to field tests of NASA equipment and concept vehicles that demonstrate how explorers might prospect for resources and make their own oxygen for survival while on other planetary bodies.

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From Space to the Classroom: NASA Science Improves Climate Change Education

From Space to the Classroom: NASA Science Improves Climate Change Education
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

NASA has awarded approximately $1.4 million in cooperative agreements to enhance learning through the use of the agency's unique Earth science resources.

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Questioning Space -- Los Angeles Students Connect with and Query Orbiting Space Station Astronauts

Questioning Space -- Los Angeles Students Connect with and Query Orbiting Space Station Astronauts
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

Elementary students at Vintage Math, Science and Technology Magnet School in Los Angeles will get to ask questions of astronauts aboard the International Space station while the crew orbits 220 miles above Earth.

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Reporters Invited To "Dig It" With NASA in Hawaii

Reporters Invited To "Dig It" With NASA in Hawaii
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

Reporters are invited to field tests of NASA equipment and concept vehicles that demonstrate how explorers might prospect for resources and make their own oxygen for survival while on other planetary bodies.

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Dunes of Mars

Dunes of Mars
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

Dunes of sand-sized materials have been trapped on the floors of many Martian craters. This is one example, from a crater in Noachis Terra, west of the giant Hellas impact basin. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this view on Dec. 28, 2009. The dunes here are linear, thought to be due to shifting wind directions. In places, each dune is remarkably similar to adjacent dunes, including a reddish (or dust colored) band on northeast-facing slopes. Large angular boulders litter the floor between dunes. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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Public Invited to Pick Pixels on Mars - Scientists Taking Suggestions on Where to Image the Red Planet Using NASA Satellite

Public Invited to Pick Pixels on Mars - Scientists Taking Suggestions on Where to Image the Red Planet Using NASA Satellite
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking photo suggestions from the public.

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Public Invited to Pick Pixels on Mars - Scientists Taking Suggestions on Where to Image the Red Planet Using NASA Satellite

Public Invited to Pick Pixels on Mars - Scientists Taking Suggestions on Where to Image the Red Planet Using NASA Satellite
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking photo suggestions from the public.

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Fwd: GO WITH YOUR MUSE!

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To: rrdd3939@aol.com
Sent: Sat, Jan 16, 2010 9:24 pm
Subject: GO WITH YOUR MUSE!

TWITTER-HOLIC SEARCH ENGINE RANKINGS FOR:

www.rickaddsite.blogspot.com U.S.:80,799; SPAIN:40

                                                                              

TWITTER: DATA INEXPLICABLE                                                                                          RICKCOSMOS: ELATED- WE SINCERELY THANK

OUR SPANISH FRIENDS

                                                                              

RAPHAEL: OWNER & E-REPRESENTATIVE                                                                                                        RICHARD: MANAGER & EDITOR

                                                                                                                                                          CYBER-SPACE CALL TO: SPANISH-AMERICANS                                                                      AND LATINO-AMERICANS TO BECOMBE MEMBERS/

MEMBERS-COMMENTATORS/                                                                                         MEMBERS-CONTRIBUTORS

                                                                              

SUBMIT MATERIAL FOR POSSIBLE POSTING                                                                                     GO WHERE YOUR MUSE TAKES YOU!

                                                                              

OUR AMBITIOUS GOAL IS TO BE BIGGER, BETTER                                                                            and GREATER IN SCOPE!

                                                                               

ALL WEBSITES LISTED AT OUR GROUP SITE:

groups.google.com/group/rickcosmos-eclectic

SUBMIT MATERIAL TO: rrdd3939@aol.com

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Star Maker

Star Maker
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600

Galaxies throughout the universe are ablaze with star birth. But for a nearby, small spiral galaxy, the star-making party is almost over. Astronomers were surprised to find that star-formation activities in the outer regions of NGC 2976 have been virtually asleep because they shut down millions of years ago. The celebration is confined to a few die-hard partygoers huddled in the galaxy’s inner region. The explanation, astronomers say, is that a raucous interaction with M81, a neighboring group of hefty galaxies, ignited star birth in NGC 2976. Now the star-making fun is beginning to end. Images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show that star formation in the galaxy began fizzling out in its outskirts about 500 million years ago as some of the gas was stripped away and the rest collapsed toward the center. With no gas left to fuel the party, more and more regions of the galaxy are taking a much-needed nap. The star-making region is now confined to about 5,000 light-years around the core. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington, Seattle)

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Fwd: OL' BROWN EYES IS BACK!!!

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Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2010 9:12 am
Subject: OL' BROWN EYES IS BACK!!!

                "You are not like Cerberus, three gentleman at once, are you?

                                                                                 -Richard Brinsley Sheridan

                "All the charm of all the Muses often flowering in a lonely word."

                                                                                       -Alfred, Lord Tennyson

                "Rick, you can't give up. DePersios never give up.

                                                                                 -Diane DePersio Higginson

In the late 1950's, Jack Parr (who hosted the "Tonight Show" before Johnny Carson) had a

 major disagreemen with NBC. The show was live back then. His monologue strange followed by a shock. He explained his disagreement to the studio and T.V. audience and left. A young

Hugh Downs (Parr's Ed McMahon) was was in shock and had to assume the role of host.

As for Parr, he went on a safari in Africa! He returned to New York and resolved his differences

with the execs. Returned to the show and his first words to the audence were: "Now, where

was I." In the early 1970's, Frank Sinatra retired. He couldn't deal with it. He made a comeback

a short year later amongst much publicity. It was announced that 'ol' blue eyes was back!

      Google indicated that I receive 15 to 45 hits, it varies from site to site, week to week. A

marketing exec says that the statistics might be reliable. I don't just have 9 readers but

many more who are transient. They read articles but don't become followers because in

the website game, you must have fresh material daily.

     I reconsidered. Google and Bert are right!

     And, I shall have fresh material on a daily-basis and much more. I'm a day dreamer.

WE SHALL BUILD A UNIQUE WEBSITE. AND, PEOPLE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS
OF THE EARTH WILL COME TO ADMIRE AND ADORE! FOR IT WAS FORETOLD THAT
A GREAT WEBSITE WOULD BE BORN IN THE SPIRAL OF THE GALAXY!!!

I HEREBY DECREE: REACTIVATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fwd: What can I expect of You?

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Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 7:58 pm
Subject: What can I expect of You?

The year isn't over. The websites are listed at groups.google.com/group/

rickcosmos-eclectic. Due to a gremlin, you can only become member on

group site. Websites are new and improved. Curious, Rick.

Dear Family (?) and Friends (?)

We won every battle in Viet Nam but lost the war! I successfully accomplished

every step in every goal or project that I took as a challenge but never

getting the trophy! It rendered the accomplishments null and void.

In all likelyhood, my websites will become inactive at year's end. The new

charity site will remain active for a few more weeks (it is a work in progress;

I can't end it the way that it is). To say that I am proud of the sites is

irrelevant.

I couldn't get my 'family' and 'friends' to visit a website or two, once a week,

and click on on add with or without an intention to purchase or leave a

pro or con comment. Was it Walter Cronkite, (?) who used to say...

                                                                          And, that's the way it is,

                                                                          Rick

P.S. Thanks.

Fwd: GOODBYE, FAREWELL, AMEN

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Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2009 4:26 pm
Subject: GOODBYE, FAREWELL, AMEN

Editor's Note: Wasn't that the name of the M*A*S*H* series finale or something similar to it?

Perhaps, one of my many readers can respond to the question: Is Anybody Out there? Please

read "Welcoming Message" at www.groups.google.com/group/rickcosmos-eclectic to ascertain

what I'm talking about. My hands hurt and I'm too tired to retype it - I posted slight variations at

numerous venues.

We scooped Glenn Beck twice ; presented two original political theories and one original economic

theory; challenged a big organization and a powerful state senator; Richard DePersio spoke on

behalf of the group site and the five websites to staff members of two U.S. Senators, one U.S.

Congress (all democrats) on numerous occasions until they came to know him and would

transmit digested versions (brevity isn't my forte') of his remarks to their bosses and my employees; worked closely with and promoted outstanding charities and not-for-profit organizations: "NASA"; "ChildFund International" (formerly, "Christian's Children Fund"); "Campaign for Liberty"; "Alliance Defense Fund"; 9/12,s subsidiary www.asamom.blogspot.com We will do much more for them for Charityplus is a work in progress.

There will be two more articles before the end of the year: one on politics for quasarpolitics and one

one philosophy for rickuniverse. There will be items for charityplus.

I wonder about youtube: rickaddsite - two art appropriations and one space science slide shows -

I wonder if they are still there or if some contents have been removed - - the law regarding art

appropriation is some what convoluted.

I wish to thank the few who give a scintilla of encouragement and two more.