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Mind Science Foundation Seeks Answers for Top Question in Science

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Jun 19, 2005 at 03:53 PM

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2005--Einstein once walked these hallways as did the bongo-drum beating physicist Richard Feynman. Both offered theories that turned the scientific doctrine of their time on its head.

Baroness Susan Greenfield , Oxford University , Mind Science Foundation Awardee

Next week at the famed California Institute of Technology some of the world's leading researchers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, neurology, artificial intelligence, philosophy and physics will gather to ponder one of the top questions in modern science -- an enigma that has eluded brilliant minds for centuries: how does consciousness arise in human beings?

"How does the pulsating gray matter in our brains give rise to the sensorial richness of the world around us and the intricate complexities of our own self-perception?" asks Joseph Dial, Executive Director of the Mind Science Foundation, which is the lead sponsor of this year's Cal-Tech conference.

In a TV interview last year, best-selling author and string theory physicist, Brian Greene, PhD, gave his opinion of the top three questions in science:

-- the origin of the cosmos;
-- the origin of life; and
-- how consciousness arises.

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Everything Earth Science

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Jun 19, 2005 at 02:31 PM

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2005--Arizona's first commercial hydroelectric power plants ceased operation today as part of a unique endeavor between APS, government agencies, Native American tribes, conservation groups and academia. By closing the Childs and Irving hydroelectric power plants in central Arizona, full water flow was restored to Fossil Creek after nearly a century of restricted flows.

Full water flow of 43 cubic feet per second was restored to Fossil Creek today after Arizona Public Service voluntarily retired two historic hydroelectric plants that were nearly a century old. One of the most significant environmental events in Arizona's history, the return of water to Fossil Creek -- located about 120 miles north of Phoenix and operated by APS -- restores 14 miles of stream to its natural condition, restoring a unique riparian ecosystem. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Childs and Irving power plants, located in a remote area between Strawberry and Camp Verde, were considered an engineering and logistical marvel when constructed almost 100 years ago. The small hydroelectric power plants provided energy essential to Arizona's growth, powering the booming mining operations in Jerome and the Bradshaw Mountains, and later energized the growing communities of Prescott and Phoenix.

In 1999 and in concert with the Yavapai-Apache Nation, American Rivers, Arizona Riparian Council, Center for Biological Diversity, The Nature Conservancy and Northern Arizona Audubon Society, APS decided to decommission the Childs and Irving plants and restore full flow to Fossil Creek at the cost to APS of about $13 million. Despite the cost of decommissioning and lost revenue from plant operations, APS determined that restoring Fossil Creek to its natural flow outweighed the business benefits provided by the facility.

"Our decision was based on what was best for Arizona," said Jack Davis, APS president and CEO. "As a responsible corporate citizen, we carefully reviewed our business goals and determined that closing the power plants, returning the stream to its full flow and recreating the natural condition of this beautiful area was simply the right decision.

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Everything Space

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Jun 05, 2005 at 12:05 AM

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2005--The National Aeronautics & Astronautics Administration (NASA) has awarded two ESD professors funding to conduct research to support its new vision for human and robotic space exploration. (http://exploration.nasa.gov).

Interplanetary Supply Chain Management and Logistics Architectures (Graphic: Business Wire)

David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems and Olivier de Weck, Robert N. Noyce Career Development Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems will lead the "Interplanetary Supply-chain Management & Logistics Architectures" project, in partnership with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Payload Systems Inc. and United Space Alliance, LLC. Its purpose is to create a framework for analysis and strategic planning of the future interplanetary supply-chain.

The interplanetary supply-chain encompasses the transfer of goods and associated information from terrestrial suppliers to launch sites, the integration of payloads onto launch vehicles and launch to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the in-space transfer of payloads from LEO to the Moon and Mars as well as planetary surface logistics.

Although there are a vast number of scientific principles and techniques that have been developed since World-War-II to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of supply-chain management (SCM) in the private and military sectors on Earth, the potential benefits of this body-of-knowledge are currently only poorly understood in the context of space exploration.

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Everything Biology

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Jun 04, 2005 at 11:49 PM

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2005--Two whale sharks took a 60-hour ride on a UPS plane this week to arrive Friday at their new home at the Georgia Aquarium here. Whale sharks are known as the largest fish on earth.

Special Delivery -- Georgia Aquarium specialists secure a whale shark off the coast of Taiwan, Wednesday, June 1st. Two of the animals were transported by UPS aboard a B-747 aircraft for delivery to the Atlanta-based aquarium. The animals are known as the largest fish on earth, and will reside in the soon-to-be-opened Georgia Aquarium.

The fish were flown more than 8,000 miles on a UPS B-747 freighter from Taipei, Taiwan, through Anchorage to Atlanta. The two sharks each are about 13 feet in length and together weigh nearly 2,200 pounds.

The movement of the whale sharks is believed to be the first in history for this species. The name "whale" has been applied to the fish because of its huge size, but they are fish and not mammals. The whale shark can reach up to 45-to-50 feet in length.

The movement presented a number of logistics challenges, including the re-configuration of the plane's interior, custom tanks with a highly advanced marine life support system, and marine animal doctors traveling aboard. Special hoisting equipment also was required at each end of the journey. The full capacity of the B-747 was required because the fish, their special tanks and water weighed a combined 54,000 pounds.

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