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UTA’s DUNE projects are funded with part of a $4 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, most of which is funding the UTA physics department’s research at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. The collider is the largest in the world, sending beams of protons on collision courses in a 16.8-mile underground tunnel ringed with high-powered magnets.
The last high-energy particle collider in the U.S. was the Tevatron, operated by the Fermi accelerator laboratory, also known as Fermilab. Tevatron and its four-mile tunnel smashed protons and anti-protons from 1983 until 2011, when it was shuttered because of budget cuts and the completion of the Hadron Collider.
We have a puzzle in physics. We have evidence of dark matter. The problem is we’ve yet to detect dark matter.
Both the Tevatron and the Hadron would have paled next to the superconducting super collider and its 54-mile tunnel that was planned for construction near Waxahachie in the early 1990s. But the estimated cost of that project swelled from $4.4 billion to more than $10 billion at a time of a massive national budget deficit, which, peppered with political infighting, killed the project in 1993 after $2 billion already had been spent on it.
Saddling it with the label, “Jurassic Pork,” after the dinosaur movie that premiered the same year, didn’t help the project.
The DUNE experiment is fundamentally different, using neutrinos, which are much smaller than protons and don’t need a tunnel; they pass easily through rock and soil.
The project received praise from around the world as part of the groundbreaking, including from U.S. Energy SecretaryRick Perry.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Arab International Tourism Investment Company to debut the voco brand in Egypt.
Part of a mixed-use development, which will include a high-end mall, the 17,000-sq-m voco Giza Pyramids is scheduled to open in 2022.
Strategically located to cater for both business and leisure travellers, the 230-room hotel will be situated in the prime locale of Pyramids Gardens in Giza, beside the Grand Egyptian Museum and the main entrance of the Pyramids. A 15-minute drive from the newly opened Sphinx International Airport, the hotel is conveniently located 30-minutes from the city centre, with easy access to the ring road connection and the New Administrative Capital, expected to become the new administrative and financial capital of Egypt.
The new-build hotel will offer all the features that guests will expect from the upscale brand, including an outdoor pool, a health club and spa, as well as 861-sq-m of meeting space. There will also be multiple dining options available for guests to enjoy, from the pool bar to the hotel’s specialty restaurant.
The planned U.S. troop withdrawal opens up a void in the north and east of Syria, and the conflicts and rivalries among all the powers in the Middle East are converging to fill it.
The American decision to pull out its 2,000 troops has forced a reassessment of old alliances and partnerships. The Syrian government, the Kurds, Russia, Iran, Israel and Turkey have all had a hand in the country's nearly eight-year war — each in a way, fighting its own war for its own reasons within Syria. Now all of those conflicts play out in the territory being abandoned by the Americans, creating new tensions, potential chaos and bloodshed.
To reassure jittery allies, Washington sent national security adviser John Bolton to Israel on Sunday, where he said U.S. troops will not leave northeastern Syria until ISIS militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected. The comments put the brakes on a withdrawal abruptly announced last month and initially expected to be completed within weeks. The announcement upset regional allies and Pentagon officials who disagreed with the assessment that ISIS was defeated.
"We're going to be removing our troops. I never said we're doing it that quickly," Trump told reporters in Washington Sunday.
Here is a look at what's at stake.
The area up for grabs is around a third of Syria, forming a rough triangle. To the north is the border with Turkey, to the east the border with Iraq, and the third side is the Euphrates River. This was the heart of the Islamic State group's foothold in Syria until the United States partnered with a Kurdish militia, creating a force of some 60,000 fighters —including some Syrian Arabs and Christian Assyrians — that wrested it away from the militants.
The territory is strategically important. For the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad and its allies Russia and Iran, regaining it means re-establishing sovereignty. The territory was once the source of Syria's wheat and barley, its dams generated electricity and it holds some of Syria's richest oil resources. Without it, Assad will have a harder time with reconstruction and operating long term. For the same reasons, it's been a source of income for the Kurdish militia.
For the Kurds, their hold gave weight to their long-sought goal of autonomy. For the U.S., the troop presence ensured American influence. Turkey sees Kurdish autonomy on its border as an existential threat and has vowed to prevent this, accusing the U.S. of empowering the militia Ankara says is linked to Kurdish insurgents in Turkey.
Without the Americans, the door opens for Assad and his Russian backers to move in.
"The only obstacle preventing Assad from gaining control of the east was the U.S. presence and the cover that it provided to the (Kurdish militia). With that gone ... there is simply no real challenge that would prevent the regime from re-establishing control over those areas," said Ayham Kamel, of the Eurasia group.
Abandoned by the U.S., the Kurdish fighters are forced to move toward Russia and Assad for protection against their more feared enemy, Turkey. Their force, armed and equipped by the U.S.-led coalition, is unlikely to disappear. Instead, it is seeking an arrangement with Assad to continue operating as the government extends control over the territory.
Syrian officials boast that the withdrawal is a defeat to America. Controlling the east would help seal Assad's victory in the civil war. The American move also accelerates a trend by Arab states to normalize relations with Assad, whom they shunned for years. The United Arab Emirates, a close U.S. and Saudi ally, recently reopened its embassy in Damascus.
Turkey's military, along with some 15,000 allied Syrian rebel fighters, is poised to launch an offensive in the east to break Kurdish control over the border.
But an offensive risks creating friction with Russia. In particular, it could wreck a cease-fire agreement the two reached over Idlib, the northwestern province held by rebels and Islamic militants where Turkey has influence — enabling a Syrian government assault on the province. Russian and Turkish officials have been holding talks, trying to avert tensions.
"A massive Turkish operation is not in Russia's interest. It destabilizes the situation, risks undermining Idlib agreements and talks on reconstruction. Plus, if Turkey decides to capture all of the Kurdish areas it will inevitably clash with Russia and Iran," said Yury Barmin, a Russia analyst.
Turkey is equally concerned over the prospect of Syrian government control over the east. In the past, Damascus has used the Kurdish militia as leverage against Ankara and could do so again. For nearly 20 years, Syria hosted the main Kurdish leader until he was captured in 1998, now imprisoned in Turkey.
A Syrian government move east means the spread of Iran as well. It will dramatically widen the land corridor where Iran enjoys free rein for its allied fighters, weapons and supplies across Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. Already, Iranian-backed militias have expanded control over areas near Syria's border with Iraq and freely cross back and forth.
That has alarmed Israel. The likely result will be increased Israeli airstrikes against suspected Iranian-linked targets in Syria.
President Donald Trump dismissed the idea that the U.S. needs influence in the conflict, saying Syria was nothing but "sand and death." He claims the U.S. mission there — to fight IS — has largely been completed. But IS still holds pockets and U.S.-led coalition officials warn it could surge again.
Bolton told reporters in Jerusalem that the conditions for a U.S. troop withdrawal include the defeat of remnants of ISIS in Syria, and protections for Kurdish militias who have fought alongside U.S. troops against the extremist group.
There has also been growing unrest among Arab tribes in the east, disgruntled by the Kurdish-led administration. They too are likely to be a source of tension and may be leveraged by the different players for their own advantages.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Trump his forces could take over fighting ISIS. In two previous offensives, Turkish forces and their Syrian allies retook territory in the northwest from ISIS and Kurdish fighters. But their track record of abuses, forced displacement of Kurds and lawlessness raises concern over whether they can exercise authority in the east.
"The force that Erdogan has to offer Trump to replace the (Kurdish militia) in eastern Syria is not large enough, locally legitimate enough, and quite frankly not vettable enough, for the standards of the U.S. military," said Nick Heras, a Syria expert with the Center for a New American Security.
Miranda and Kyle Carbaugh of Wiley Roots Brewing of Greeley celebrate at GABF 2015 after winning gold for their Super 77 Wheat in the American Wheat category.
Thirty-one Colorado breweries earned 36 medals Saturday in the Great American Beer Festival competition this weekend in Denver’s Colorado Convention Center, including six gold medals, 15 silver medals and 15 bronze medals.
For the third year in a row, Left Hand Brewing of Longmont took home three medals, including a gold for its Fade to Black Vol. 1 in the Export Stout category. The brewery also earned two bronze medals for Sawtooth in the Ordinary or Special Bitter category and Blackjack Porter in the Brown Porter category. The brewery has now earned a total of 12 medals in the past six years.
More than 6,600 beers were entered by 1,552 breweries from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, searching for medals in 92 categories covering 145 different beer styles. A total of 275 medals were awarded to 242 breweries across the country, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals to teams of amateur brewers paired with professional brewers.
In the Pro-Am category that had 91 entrants, two Colorado breweries brewed medal-winning recipes — Odd13 Brewing out of Lafayette that earned the silver medal for brewing Mike Froehlich’s recipe and FATE Brewing of Boulder for the bronze for brewing Ryan Lotter’s recipe.
Aside from Left Hand’s gold medal, other Colorado gold medal winners were: AC Golden, Coors Brewing Co., Fort Collins Brewery & Tavern, Prost Brewing, Spangalang Brewery and Wiley Roots Brewing Co.
Vicki Rubinstein and Shaun Salyards. (Courtesy of Fort Collins Brewery).
Spangalang’s win is notable because the brewery in Denver’s Five Points has been open for only three months. The Brewers Association, which puts on the fest, said 38 first-time breweries won awards in the competition. Wiley Root’s gold is also the first for the brewery from Greeley that earned a bronze two years ago after it had just opened.
Also notable are the medals that went to Cannonball Creek Brewing from Golden and Ska Brewing from Durango, which each won bronze medals in extremely competitive categories. Ska Brewing’s Ska Face won in the wood and barrel-aged strong beer category that had 179 entries (the fourth most entered) and Cannonball Creek’s Featherweight Pale Ale placed in the American-Style Pale Ale category that had 160 entries (the fifth most entered).
Air Force statements Monday give hope that Dyess will remain a bomber base, and host new planes.
Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Hicks is setting up a ladder beneath a B-1 Bomber at Dyess Air Force Base Thursday, April 15, 2010.
The U.S. Force announced Monday that it plans to retire the B-1 and B-2 bombers in the early 2030s, bringing the successor B-21 online in a change that has direct – and positive – impact on Dyess Air Force Base, officials said.
According to Air Force Magazine, the Air Force envisions retaining all existing bomber bases, swapping out B-1 and B-2 aircraft as B-21s become available.
In addition, the Air Force plans to update its existing B-52 fleet, updating the bomber and funding development of replacement engines.
The Air Force outlined plans for its bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request.
“They will be B-52s and B-21s,” Wilson said.
The Air Force had previously planned to operate its B-1s and B-52s until 2040, and the B-2 until 2058.
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington said Wilson's statements, along with the outlined plan for the retiring the B-1 and B-2, carries an “implied message that we (Dyess) will get the B-21,” and that Dyess and Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and others would be “at the front of the line” in receiving the new bomber.
Arrington said he was confident that Dyess would become a B-21 base. He met with Wilson last week and plans to meet with her this week, he said.
The B-21, which the Air Force plans to start fielding in the mid-2020s, will eventually become the backbone of the U.S. strategic bomber fleet and serve as a “visible, flexible deterrent to adversaries and assure U.S. partners and allies,” according to Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Monday.
Once sufficient B-21 aircraft are operational, the B-1s and B-2s will be incrementally retired.
Delivery and retirement timelines are dependent on the B-21 production and delivery schedules.
Modifications to the B-1 and B-2 will keep those aircraft relevant until the B-21s come online.
Even with the accelerated timetable announced Monday, the transition from the B-1 to the B-21 will be gradual, Bridwell said.
But he said that the opportunities for the base represented by the decisions were many.
“We have proven to be a very successful schoolhouse for the B-1,” Bridwell said, citing “exceptional” West Texas weather, close proximity to training routes, and uncongested airspace.
“Dyess is a perfect home to the B-21 and (a) potential B-21 training facility,” he said.
“Abilene looks forward to having Dyess continue to be a B-1 base until this highly-capable bomber is retired,” Bridwell said.
The Air Force is eyeing a bomber fleet of roughly 175 aircraft, retiring the younger B-1s and B-2s earlier than planned while extending its B-52 aircraft to 90 years of service.
The decision to maintain the B-52 is based on numerous factors including maintenance and sustainment metrics, such as aircraft availability, mission capability, supply, maintenance hours per flying hour and total cost perspectives, according to the Air Force.
Substantial military construction funds will be needed to accommodate the new aircraft, the magazine reported.
The younger bombers would be retired earlier than the older B-52s because the Air Force believes it must live with a bomber manpower footprint not much larger than it is now, meaning the new B-21 must replace, and not be additive to, much of the existing bomber fleet, Air Force magazine reported.
Dyess is presently home to the 7th Bomb Wing, made up of the 7th Operations Group, the 7th Mission Support Group, the 7th Maintenance Group,and the 7th Medical Group. It is also home to the 317th Airlift Wing, a C-130J mission.
The 7th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 7th Bomb Wing, responsible for executing global conventional bombing.
It is the largest B-1B operations group, comprised of 33 B-1s and 1,140 people assigned to four squadrons - 9th and 28th Bomb Squadrons, 7th Operations Support Squadron.
At the end of Desert Storm in 1991, the nation had 290 total bombers, said Gen. Robin Rand, who commands the Air Force Global Strike Command, in a news release.
That force has now dropped to 157 at five bomb wings and 15 total force bomb squadrons, representing a 46 percent decrease – even with continued combat operations and bomber rotations, Rand said.
It is important to understand the motivation behind the Iran nuclear agreement.
Jay Shapiro says President Barack Obama is not an anti-Semite.
The problem with him is that he is opposed to western Judeo-Christian civilization, and he perceives Israel as an outpost of that civilization in the Middle East. That is why he is indifferent to the fate of Israel.
Kent Page is an outside-the-box educator, a science academic support teacher who provides hands-on learning for students outside the classroom — at creeks, parks, ponds and river banks.
Since Carnahan Elementary School opened in 2008, Page has established a reputation for turning low-performing students with little or no interest in science into high-achieving learners. During one outdoor project, he showed students how to plant native trees and improve the environment. From the plantings, students learned about restoring habitat, conserving water and soil and improving air quality.
For his efforts, Page has been named a state finalist for the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program.
Communist-turned-conservative writer David Horowitz famously observed that inside every liberal "is a totalitarian screaming to get out," and now they're coming for the plastic straw.
City leaders in the famously left-wing city of Berkeley are considering a ban on straws that would apply to restaurants, coffee shops, and bars.
The stated concerns include pollution and waste that threatens wildlife, and some claim that plastic straws are a health concern over chemical Bisphenol, or BPA.
Anti-straw activists in San Diego and Santa Monica are also mulling similar action in a possible race to see who bans them first.
Berkeley, which launched the free-speech movement in the 1960s, banned plastic bags in 2013 as part of its "Zero Waste Goal" and voters implemented a soda tax in 2015 in a campaign called "Berkeley vs. Big Soda."
The city's website also addresses environmental concerns, advertising a new location for charging electric cars and announcing "no-cost solar installations."
"It will go well with their soda tax, I guess," observes Jeff Stier, senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR).
The allegation that straws contain BPA is untrue, he says, and the Obama-led FDA admitted that low-level exposure to BPA is safe.
Alternatives to plastic or petroleum-based straws include paper or bamboo but Stier says people will just raise environmental concerns about those products, too.
"I don't know how much bamboo they grow in Berkeley," says Stier, "but I imagine we have to take into account the climate footprint of importing the bamboo. I don't know where it would come from."
Will you mind when they can read your brain?
Visionaries are telling us a direct human/computer interface is right around the corner but with such extraordinary advances come extraordinary risks.
Winnipeg sports fans are in store for a second professional hockey team in the city.
True North Sports and Entertainment has announced the relocation of its Winnipeg Jets’ AHL affiliate to Winnipeg next season. The St. John’s, NL franchise — known as the IceCaps — will play at MTS Centre.
To fill the gap left by the IceCaps, the Montreal Canadiens will move their affiliate team — the Hamilton Bulldogs — to St. John’s.
Hamilton will not be losing hockey altogether as the OHL’s Belleville Bulls have been sold and will relocate to Hamilton.
The AHL says division alignments and schedule formats for the 2015-16 season will be determined at a later date.
The moves come a few weeks after the AHL unveiled a new Pacific Division that will begin next season.
The AHL Manitoba Moose played in Winnipeg for 15 seasons before the return of the Jets in 2011.
A motorcycle and a van crashed on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard near the mall Monday around noon.
A motorcycle and a van crashed on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard Monday around noon, killing the motorcycle rider.
The crash was at the intersection of South Hampton Drive, according to a Clarksville Police news release.
The intersection was closed for over two hours, but was to be reopened to normal traffic by 2 pm.