Shenzhou 9 Sparks Renewed Debate On Space Race With China

I won't be counting out the USA with such a broad brush

Remember, when they sent out the astronauts to the moon, the computing power of the entire space module is less than a 386 chip

Today, even a not-so-smart phone has computing power much more than the 386

In other words, if USA wants to go to moon today, it no longer has to do it from scratch

Correct, but modern engineering is plagued by over-engineering, design by committee, and (when the government is involved) pork. For example, Congressional funding for NASA and the military specify which districts the components are made in. We also demand better safety and testing (which takes time) where sometimes the gadgets broke. Safety isn't a bad thing. But in 1969 we were willing to risk 3 men's lives with a reasonable probability they would 1) crash 2) get stranded or 3) overshoot the moon and keep going (all of which results in them dying).

There was a time when the right mix of brains, creativity, and guts came together. Since then, we've gotten smarter but (with respect to NASA) less creative and more risk-adverse.

mls cup amas 2011 black friday elliot elliot la galaxy la galaxy

Senior Chinese military official meets with Indonesia's Defense Minister

Xinhua

JAKARTA, June 18 (Xinhua): Jing Zhiyuan, member of China's Central Military Commission, met with Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro here on Monday. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and other issues of common concern.

Jing, who is also the commander of the Second Artillery Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said China-Indonesia relations have developed rapidly in recent years, evidenced by enhanced political mutual trust, economic and trade cooperation and effective communication and cooperation in various areas.

Jing said the two armies have further deepened their cooperation in high-level visits, defense consultations, personnel training, military drill, defense industries and other fields. "China will continue to work with Indonesia to enhance the friendly ties and pragmatic cooperation to push for the comprehensive and sustainable development of the strategic partnership between China and Indonesia," he said.

Reaffirming Indonesia's adherence to the China-friendly policies, Purnomo Yusgiantoro said positively about China's important status and role in international and regional affairs.

Indonesia and China both are important countries in Asia, and developing strategic partnership relations are in the interests of both sides, he said, adding that Indonesia is willing to increase the communication and cooperation with China, to strength the friendly exchanges between the defense departments and armies and to contribute to the common development, peace and security of the region.

Jing arrived in Jakarta on Sunday for an official friendly visit as guest of the Defense Ministry of Indonesia.

social darwinism jamie lynn spears wisconsin recall election april 4 santa monica college wisconsin primary dallas fort worth airport

While Looking for a Property Management Company

Article by krity

While Looking for a Property Management Company ? Computers ? Data Recovery

Search by Author, Title or Content

Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title

Home
Submit Articles
Author Guidelines
Publisher Guidelines
Content Feeds
RSS Feeds
FAQ
Contact Us

Property management (PM) is a commercial operation of property as business, including rental, rent collection, maintenance, etc. A property management (PM) firm also called rental management company manages properties on behalf of landlords. The company provides comprehensive solution to commercial or residential property management (PM) needs. Generally, a property management firm performs tasks like renting of your properties, collections of rents, leasing of business space, selection of good tenants, maintenance, day-to-day needs of property, etc. The main aim of a reliable firm is minimizing vacancies and maximizing your bottom line by strong marketing of your properties. PM companies work for landlords on the basis of percentage of monthly rent and sometime also on flat rate. Generally fees vary on types of properties and place to place.

If you have large properties and unable to manage your properties yourself, you can get help of good property managers from one of reputed PM companies of your area. While looking for a good property management agency you should these things in your mind.

You have properties for rent . You have no time to manage your properties or renting them. So you want someone to take care of your properties and fill vacancies. Well, first of all, make a list of several reputed agencies of your area. Visit many companies and interview. Make sure you interview each company thoroughly before making your final decision.

It is best that you get written quotes and statements with a complete agreement between you and the property management firm your hire. Make sure the agreement should also outline how to terminate the agreement if the relationship goes bitter. Also decide penalties in case relationship breaks early.

Ask about fees and commissions. How much the company will charge for your property management? How much it will have funds for maintenance & marketing works? Make each and everything as clear as crystal before hiring. Ask for written statement, as I have mentioned above. Do not hesitate to ask anything if your have in your mind. A company will be glad to tell you about its details and information about its helpful property management services.

Ask about monthly reporting. Will PM company provide monthly statements? It is very important and essential to that you get monthly statements so you can keep a close eye on what is going on your properties.

A PM companies have several property managers who are highly qualified and expert in their job. It is best if one manager handles your property. Ask the company about name and full address of your property manager. Communication with your property manager should be friendly. He should able to answer anytime you call.

There are several rental management companies in Maryland and Baltimore offering wide range of services like commercial property management services , rental services for duplex and multiplex, residential management services, apartment & real estate management services, etc. If you are looking of a good firm to manage your property for rental needs, you should always hire a reputed and registered firm.

About the Author

Krity has rendered many articles with great contribution. She has written many articles related to real estate. The real estate website http://www.landlordssolutions.com is an authentic source of useful information about rental management company & residential management Maryland .

Use and distribution of this article is subject to our Publisher Guidelines
whereby the original author?s information and copyright must be included.

krity

RSS Feed

Report Article

Publish Article

Print Article

Add to Favorites

Article Directory
About
FAQ
Contact Us
Advanced Search
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer

GoArticles.com ? 2012, All Rights Reserved.

2012 holidays prosperity japan earthquake bosom buddies diplo rodney atkins fergie

WATCH: Sharon Osbourne Breaks Down Over Son Jack's MS

Sharon Osbourne had a difficult time discussing her son Jack Osbourne's recent announcement that he's been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

kurt budke regis philbin regis and kelly reno fire regis philbin last show regis philbin last show sarah vowell

Jenna von Oy?s Blog: Miracles and The Best-Laid Plans of Babes and Births

In her latest blog, Jenna von Oy recounts her delivery experience with month-old daughter Gray Audrey.

fox news debate martin luther king jr mlk mlk school closures being human being human

Black holes as particle detectors

ScienceDaily (June 18, 2012) ? Finding new particles usually requires high energies -- that is why huge accelerators have been built, which can accelerate particles to almost the speed of light. But there are other creative ways of finding new particles: At the Vienna University of Technology, scientists presented a method to prove the existence of hypothetical "axions." These axions could accumulate around a black hole and extract energy from it. This process could emit gravity waves, which could then be measured.

Axions are hypothetical particles with a very low mass. According to Einstein, mass is directly related to energy, and therefore very little energy is required to produce axions. "The existence of axions is not proven, but it is considered to be quite likely," says Daniel Grumiller. Together with Gabriela Mocanu he calculated at the Vienna University of Technology (Institute for Theoretical Physics), how axions could be detected.

Astronomically Large Particles

In quantum physics, every particle is described as a wave. The wavelength corresponds to the particle's energy. Heavy particles have small wavelengths, but the low-energy axions can have wavelengths of many kilometers. The results of Grumiller and Mocanu, based on works by Asmina Arvanitaki and Sergei Dubovsky (USA/Russia), show that axions can circle a black hole, similar to electrons circling the nucleus of an atom. Instead of the electromagnetic force, which ties the electrons and the nucleus together, it is the gravitational force which acts between the axions and the black hole.

The Boson-Cloud

However, there is a very important difference between electrons in an atom and axions around a black hole: Electrons are fermions -- which means that two of them can never be in the same state. Axions on the other hand are bosons, many of them can occupy the same quantum state at the same time. They can create a "boson-cloud" surrounding the black hole. This cloud continuously sucks energy from the black hole and the number of axions in the cloud increases.

Sudden Collapse

Such a cloud is not necessarily stable. "Just like a loose pile of sand, which can suddenly slide, triggered by one single additional grain of sand, this boson cloud can suddenly collapse," says Daniel Grumiller. The exciting thing about such a collapse is that this "bose-nova" could be measured. This event would make space and time vibrate and emit gravity waves. Detectors for gravity waves have already been developed, in 2016 they are expected to reach an accuracy at which gravity waves should be unambiguously detected. The new calculations in Vienna show that these gravity waves can not only provide us with new insights about astronomy, they can also tell us more about new kinds of particles.

Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google:

Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:

---

Story Source:

The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Vienna University of Technology. The original article was written by Gabriela Mocanu.

Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. For further information, please contact the source cited above.

---

Journal Reference:

1. Gabriela Mocanu, Daniel Grumiller. Self-organized criticality in boson clouds around black holes. Physical Review D, 2012; 85 (10) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.85.105022

Note: If no author is given, the source is cited instead.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily or its staff.

gio gonzalez san francisco fire patti labelle the weeknd the weeknd payroll tax payroll tax

Microsoft announces a tablet of its own, the Surface

The tablet comes with a keyboard built into its over and is aimed at Apple's iPad. ?

By Ryan Nakashima,?The Associated Press / June 18, 2012

A Microsoft handout depicting their new tablet, the Surface.

Microsoft

Enlarge

Microsoft has unveiled?Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad.

Skip to next paragraph

' + google_ads[0].line2 + '
' + google_ads[0].line3 + '

'; } else if (google_ads.length > 1) { ad_unit += ''; } } document.getElementById("ad_unit").innerHTML += ad_unit; google_adnum += google_ads.length; return; } var google_adnum = 0; google_ad_client = "pub-6743622525202572"; google_ad_output = 'js'; google_max_num_ads = '1'; google_feedback = "on"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_adtest = "off"; google_image_size = '230x105'; google_skip = '0'; // -->

CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand to announce the new tablet, calling it part of a "whole new family of devices" the company is developing.

One version of the device, which won't go on sale until sometime in the fall, is 9.3 millimeter thick and works on the Windows RT operating system. It comes with a kickstand to hold it upright and a touch keyboard cover that snaps on using magnets. The device weighs under 1.5 pounds and will cost about as much as other tablet computers. Its debut is set to coincide with the upcoming fall release of Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system.

Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division, called the device a "tablet that's a great PC ?a PC that's a great tablet."

A slightly thicker version ?still less than 14 millimeters thick and under 2 pounds ? will work on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 Pro operating system and cost as much as an Ultrabook, the company said. The pro version comes with a stylus that allows users to make handwritten notes on documents such as PDF files.

Each tablet comes with a keyboard cover that is just 3 millimeters thick. The kickstand for both tablets was just 0.7 millimeters thick, less than the thickness of a credit card.

Microsoft has been making software for tablets since 2002, when it shipped the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Many big PC makers produced tablets that ran the software, but they were never big sellers. The tablets were based on PC technology, and were heavy, with short battery lives.

Microsoft didn't say how long the?Surface?would last on battery power.

Microsoft's decision to make its own tablet is a departure from the software maker's strategy the personal computer market. With PCs, Microsoft was content to leave the design and marketing of the hardware to other companies, such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo and Acer, that licensed the Windows operating system and other software applications.

The more hands-on approach with its tablet indicates that Microsoft either lacks confidence in the ability of its PC partners to design compelling alternatives to Apple's iPad or it believes it needs more control to ensure Windows plays a major role in the increasingly important mobile computing market.

jerome simpson hand sanitizer obama on jimmy fallon google drive apple stock pilar sanders andrew young