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Powerful new earthquake hits devastated Nepal--2 νεοι σεισμοι μεγεθους 7,1 και 7,4 χτυπησαν παλι το νεπαλ

Μόλις δύο εβδομάδες μετά την 25η του Απρίλη 7,8 εκατ #earthquake χτύπησε δυτικό Νεπάλ, το έδαφος κάτω από το Νεπάλ κλονίζει ξανά. 

Η σεισμικότητα στην περιοχή των Ιμαλαΐων είναι αποτέλεσμα της ηπειρωτικής σύγκρουσης των Ινδίας και της Ευρασίας πλάκες, που συγκλίνουν σε ένα σχετικό ποσοστό των 40-50 mm / yr. 

Τα όρια μεταξύ των δύο πλακών απλώνεται σε μια σχετικά μεγάλη περιοχή που εκτείνεται από τον Ινδό ποταμό, Tsangpo ραμμάτων Zone στο βορρά στο Κυρίως μετωπικής ώθηση προς τα νότια. Είναι σε Ινδό-Tsangpo ράμματα Zone ότι ινδική υποήπειρο συγκρούστηκε στην πλάκα της Ευρασίας 40 εκατομμύρια έως 50 εκατομμύρια χρόνια πριν. Από τότε, η ινδική πλάκα έχει να πιέζει ο τρόπος βόρεια, το τσαλάκωμα του εδάφους και δημιουργώντας την οροσειρά των Ιμαλαΐων. Η σύγκρουση των χερσαίων μαζών σημαίνει επίσης ότι καταπονήσεις και πιέσεις συσσωρεύονται στην περιοχή. Αυτά απελευθερώνονται στη μορφή των σεισμών. Το Himalaya Μέτωπο περιλαμβάνει πολλές Ανατολής-Δύσης τείνοντας, δομές παράλληλες βλάβης κατά μήκος του οποίου μπορεί να απελευθερωθεί το άγχος και την πίεση που συσσωρεύεται στην περιοχή. Ως εκ τούτου, η περιοχή αυτή έχει τα υψηλότερα ποσοστά της σεισμικότητας και μεγαλύτερους σεισμούς στην περιοχή των Ιμαλαΐων. Η περιοχή είναι επίσης πυκνοκατοικημένη ενίσχυση του αντίκτυπου των # σεισμούς στην περιοχή. 

Φτιάξαμε μερικές συνδέσεις με τους πόρους και την περαιτέρω πληροφορίες: 

Nuptse the neighbouring peak of Everest shares the glory of the Everest Massif and is the southern border of the Western Cwm. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nuptse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nuptse massif.

A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake.

At least four people have been killed and an unknown number injured, according to aid agencies.

The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazaar, near Mount Everest.

The US Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 7.3. An earthquake on 25 April, centred in western Nepal, had a magnitude of 7.8.

The latest tremor was also felt in northern India and Bangladesh.

At the scene: Simon Cox, BBC, Kathmandu

You could feel it really strongly. It went on for about 25 seconds - the ground was shaking, the birds started squawking, you could feel the buildings shaking.

There was another aftershock and people were all out on the street. That aftershock really added anxiety and panic. People started crying.

They are calm but you can tell they are all scared.

The BBC's Yogita Limaye, who was in Nepal's mountains when the latest earthquake struck, tweeted: "We're safe. Did feel the earth shake for quite a long time. Saw dust and stones flying off mountain near by."

She told BBC World News: "The earth shook and it shook for a pretty long time.

"I can completely understand the sense of panic. We have been seeing tremors: it's been two-and-a-half weeks since the first quake. But this one really felt like it went on for a really long time. People have been terrified."

At least 42 people were killed Tuesday and 1,117 have been injured after a major earthquake struck Nepal, triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan nation was ravaged by its worst quake in decades.

Tuesday's magnitude-7.3 earthquake was centered near the Chinese border between Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and Mt. Everest. It was followed closely by at least five aftershocks measuring from magnitude-5.6 to magnitude-6.3.

Within a few hours, the government confirmed that 42 people were killed and at least 1,117 injured, Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal said.

An official with the International Organization for Migration told the Associated Press a number of buildings collapsed in the isolated town of Chautara in central Nepal after the earthquake, killing at least 4 people.

Information was slow to reach the capital, Kathmandu, but officials and aid workers said they expected the death toll to almost certainly rise.

IOM spokesman Paul Dillon said a search and rescue team had already begun searching through the wreckage of Chautara. Norway's Red Cross, which was helping people at a 60-bed hospital, said on Twitter in Norwegian that there were "many injured, several killed" and added that their hospital tents have already received patients.

Kurdish Leader Agrees to Accept Arms on U.S. Terms in Fight Against ISIS

WASHINGTON — The politically charged debate over whether the United States should directly arm Kurdish fighters in their battle against the Islamic State appeared to have been eased on Friday when Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region, said he was prepared to accept weapons delivery “whatever way the administration chooses.”

The Kurds’ appeal for direct arms deliveries has been an extremely delicate issue for Iraqi politicians and for the Obama administration.

Republican lawmakers and even some Democrats, responding to complaints that it has taken too long for American weapons to be delivered, have drafted legislation calling for the United States to provide direct military assistance to the Kurds and Sunni tribes. But those moves have been seized on by Shiite politicians in Baghdad, particularly critics of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who have charged that the United States is trying to encourage Kurdish independence and the breakup of Iraq.

Seeking to dispel such anxieties, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told Mr. Abadi in a phone conversation last Saturday that all American military assistance for the battle against the Islamic State “must be coordinated through the government of Iraq.”

To underscore the point, the White House also took the unusual step of making that assurance public in a news release that was issued the day before Mr. Barzani arrived for talks here this week with Mr. Biden, President Obama and other senior officials and lawmakers.

Mr. Barzani, concluding his nearly weeklong visit, said that his main concern had been to ensure that weapons got into the hands of Kurdish pesh merga fighters as quickly as possible, and that the White House had assured him that they would receive “the necessary weapons.” But even as Mr. Barzani made clear that he was not openly challenging White House policy, he did not back away from his desire for direct assistance.

“The problem between the Congress and the White House is something that we will not interfere with,” Mr. Barzani told reporters, speaking through an interpreter. “But if we are asked, we would prefer these weapons to be sent to us directly.”

Mr. Barzani did not repeat earlier appeals by Kurdish officials for heavy weapons like tanks and helicopters, systems that would aggravate the Iraqi government’s concerns, and that American officials have said would take years to provide if the United States were ever prepared to deliver them. Instead, he said that the United States should provide weapons that Kurdish fighters were familiar with or that would require “short-term training.”

In an appearance at the Atlantic Council this week, Mr. Barzani suggested that the Kurds had deferred, but not abandoned, their dream of independence. He said that a referendum on independence would be delayed until the fight against ISIS was over, and that the unity of Iraq was “voluntary and not compulsory.”

Mr. Barzani’s own future has also become an important subject of speculation. Kurdish law limits the president to two four-year terms. Mr. Barzani’s second term was extended by two years in 2013, despite objections from some political opponents.

That has led to a supposition that Mr. Barzani will again seek to extend his term, which runs out in August, on the grounds that he must contend with the security crisis in Iraq. Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of the Kurdish region and the president’s nephew, told the Voice of America last month that such an extension was “vital.”

“I personally believe that extending the presidential term for President Barzani is vital in the current situation,” he said. “Certainly President Barzani is against violating the Constitution, so we need to find a suitable solution to this matter.”

In an appearance on Friday at the Council on Foreign Relations, President Barzani asserted that the earlier two-year extension had been “imposed on me” and that he was not pursuing a new one. But he stopped short of ruling out that a way might be found to extend his role if presidential elections were again deferred.

“I have talked to the Parliament and the political parties that they have to solve this issue,” Mr. Barzani said.

NASA Selects Advanced Space Technology Concepts for Further Study

This artist's rendering depicts 2015 NIAC Phase I Fellow Mason Peck's soft-robotic rover for planetary environments for missions that cannot be accomplished with conventional power systems. It resembles a squid, with tentacle-like structures that serve as electrodynamic 'power scavengers' to harvest power from locally changing magnetic fields. The goal is to enable amphibious exploration of gas-giant moons like Europa.

Credits: NASA/Cornell University/NSF

NASA has selected 15 proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program that aims to turn science fiction into science fact through the development of pioneering technologies.

The chosen proposals cover a wide range of inventive concepts, selected for their potential to transform future aerospace missions.  Such transformational technology holds promise of accelerating NASA’s progress toward its goals of exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, and missions to an asteroid and Mars.

"The latest NIAC selections include a number of exciting concepts," said Steve Jurczyk, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "We are working with American innovators to reimagine the future of aerospace and focus our investments on concepts to address challenges of current interests both in space and here on Earth."

NIAC Phase I awards are valued at approximately $100,000, providing awardees the funding needed to conduct a nine-month initial definition and analysis study of their concepts. If the basic feasibility studies are successful, awardees can apply for Phase II awards, valued up to $500,000 for two additional years of concept development.

"Most of the 2015 NIAC Phase I final candidates were outstanding, and choosing only 15 of them proved to be a challenge," said Jason Derleth, NIAC program executive. "We look forward to seeing how each new study will push boundaries and explore new approaches - that's what makes NIAC unique."

One of the selected proposals calls for the use of a soft-robotic rover for missions that can’t be accomplished with conventional power systems. This rover would resemble an eel with a short antenna on its back that harvests power from locally changing magnetic fields. The goal is to enable amphibious exploration of gas-giant moons like Europa.

Another proposal will look at using two glider-like unmanned aerial vehicles connected by an ultra-strong cable at different altitudes that sail without propulsion. The vehicle would use wind shear in the lower stratosphere (approximately 60,000 ft.), similar to a kite surfer, where the upper aircraft provides lift and aerodynamic thrust, and the lower aircraft provides an upwind force to keep it from drifting downwind. If successful, this atmospheric satellite could remain in the stratosphere for years, enabling NASA's Earth science missions, monitoring capabilities or aircraft navigation at a fraction of the cost of orbital satellite networks.

Employing a novel mobility concept, the Cryogenic Reservoir Inventory by Cost-Effective Kinetically Enhanced Technology (CRICKET) proposal explores volatiles, such as hydrogen, nitrogen and water, stored in permanently shadowed regions on planetary bodies. Inexpensive robotic crawlers, hoppers and soccer-ball style buckey-bots would explore the surface of these dark regions for water and other compounds. Multiple bots could be used to develop a high-resolution map to aid in potentially using these resources.

NASA solicits visionary, long-term concepts for technological development based on their potential value to future and current space missions. The projects are chosen through a peer-review process that evaluates their potential, technical approach and benefits that can be realized in a reasonable timeframe. All concepts are very early in the development cycle and represent multiple technology areas, including aircraft propulsion, human life support, science instruments, unique robotic concepts and exploring other diverse technology paths needed to meet NASA's strategic goals.

NASA's early investments and partnerships with forward-thinking scientists, engineers and citizen inventors from across the nation will provide technological dividends and help maintain America's leadership in the global technology economy.

NIAC is part of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, which innovates, develops, tests and flies hardware for use in NASA's future missions. During the next 18 months, the directorate will make significant new investments to address several high-priority challenges in achieving safe and affordable deep space exploration.

ΚΑΜΕΝΟΣ ΚΑΘΕ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΗ ΘΑ ΑΠΑΝΤΑΤΑΙ ΜΑΚΑΡΙ ΝΑ ΜΗΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΟΥΝ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ

ΚΑΜΕΝΟΣ ΚΑΘΕ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΗ ΘΑ ΑΠΑΝΤΑΤΑΙ ΜΑΚΑΡΙ ΝΑ ΜΗΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΟΥΝ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ!

Παρουσία ΥΕΘΑ Πάνου Καμμένου στη Σύμη για την Επέτειο της 8ης Μαΐου 1945

Rising to the Surface of Undersea Systems Manufacturing

How do you build a product that can survive thousands of hours in salt water, needs no human at the controls and can handle thousands of pounds of pressure in the deep ocean?

For Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Training (MST) team in Palm Beach, Florida, it’s a task they’re asked to do every day.

The facility designs, manufactures, integrates, and tests manned and unmanned undersea systems, such as the Remote Minehunting System (RMS), Marlin and the Dry Combat Submersible (DCS), for military and commercial customers around the globe. 

The Marlin's advanced autonomous functions and cutting edge technology will deliver game changing capabilities for our customers.

Situated on Florida’s intercostal waterway, with easy access to deep ocean water just off the coast, Lockheed Martin’s Palm Beach site has the ability to efficiently and cost-effectively test products in mission relevant environments to bring exceptional capabilities to customers and South Florida’s manufacturing community. Customers depend on Lockheed Martin’s products to perform vital missions for the country, so safety and quality remain the primary focus at the highly regulated manufacturing facility.

The Palm Beach site includes four manufacturing and office buildings across five acres, a 500,000 gallon test tank and an on-site dive team that often accompanies products into the water for testing. 

The Remote Minehunting System (RMS) provides the primary mine reconnaissance capability in the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Package. It uses an unmanned, autonomous Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) that tows an advanced Variable Depth Sensor (AQS-20A) that supports minehunting sensors.

“Our customers depend on the quality of our products, so we ensure that reliability and affordability drive our manufacturing operations,” said Erika Marshall, Palm Beach Site General Manager for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training.

Lockheed Martin has more than 50 years of Underwater Vehicle experience, over which time we have become an industry leader in UUV autonomy, guidance, and controls, as well as total system integration. The Palm Beach operation is vital to Lockheed Martin’s position as a market leader for Unmanned Surface Vehicles with the Remote Minehunting System Multi-mission Vehicle; a principal player in underwater autonomous vehicles with the Marlin AUV; and a principal in providing Dry Combat Systems for Special Operations command.  These are all rapidly growing markets that have fueled continuous growth in Palm Beach, Florida. 

The Dry Combat Submersible houses up eight individuals and keeps them dryer on critical underwater missions.

Lockheed Martin’s Palm Beach operations earned South Florida Manufacturers Association’s (SFMA) 2015 Large Business “Manufacturer of the Year” award. Florida Governor Rick Scott and Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera visited and toured the site to recognize the award and honor employees and veterans. 

“The South Florida Manufacturers Association award recognizes our team’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction,” said Erika Marshall. “We pride ourselves on the dedication our employees show in utilizing innovative technologies to solve challenging problems, and we’re honored to receive this recognition.” 

Lockheed Martin’s Palm Beach site continues to improve upon a legacy and reputation of operational excellence.