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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
‘Walz gives me hope’: Kamala Harris VP pick ‘reinforces youth vote’ for energized Dem ticket - YouTube - MSNBC
with Joy Reid,Rachel Maddow and David Hogg-Parkland shooting survivor and co-founder of Leaders We Deserve*Governor Tim Waltz (D-Minnesota) has a German name that is most accurately pronounced "Waltz."*Governor Walz,a Nebraska native,is a combat veteran of the Army National Guard,a former social studies teacher and six-term member of the House of Representatives.He is a good,safe choice,avoiding the perception by young people and progressive Democrats that Shapiro is anti-Palestinian.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Palomar Observatory celebrates 75 years - YouTube - CBS 8 San Diego - Report from 2023 - astrophysics
This Caltech Optical Observatory located in San Diego County,California atop Mt.Palomar,constantly makes technological innovations that keep it on the cutting edge of astrophysics research.The observatory's founder,heliophysicist George Ellery Hale,was also a founder of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).The observatory prides itself in being an educational institution,both for mentoring astronomy students and educating the general public.It is booked by international scientists for their research projects.
Monday, August 5, 2024
NASA streams 4K video from plane to space station and back via laser for 1st time - YouTube - Space.com
NASA advanced technology:For the first time,a NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft with a portable laser transmitter transmitted 4K video from the aircraft to the ISS and back.Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10-100 more data faster than radio frequency systems,according to NASA.This is especially important for crewed deep space missions to the Moon and Mars.*Text by Space.com and edited by Andrew Taylor
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Trump triples down on racist attacks against Harris - YouTube - MSNBC - political science
with Eddie Glaude-Princeton University Professor and Nina Jankowicz-Disinformation Governance Board former Executive Director regarding Trump's attendance at the National Black Journalists Association convention in Chicago.
NASA’s Rocket On Roll: Artemis II Core Stage Arrives at Vehicle Assembly Building - YouTube - Orion Program Update
1 August 2024-NASA's Boeing Core Stage is now inside KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building.Tug boats and towing vessels moved the Core Stage on the Pegasus barge from NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where it was assembled and manufactured.In the coming months,teams will integrate the Core Stage atop the Mobile Launcher with additional rocket hardware,including the twin solid rocket boosters;launch vehicle stage adapter;and the Orion spacecraft.The mission is slated for a September 2025 launch and will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.*Text by NASA and edited by Andrew Taylor*Boeing (BA)*The crew consists of NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman,NASA Astronaut Victor Glover,NASA Astronaut Christina Koch and CSA Astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Thursday, August 1, 2024
1 August 2024,London,UK:US FDA expands Jemperli (dostarlimab) plus chemotherapy approval - oncology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of Jemperli to all adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial (uterine) cancer as the first and only immuno-oncology based treatment to show an overall survival benefit.Jemperli approval now includes MMRp/MMS tumours,which represent a majority of endometrial cancer cases.Jemporli plus chemotherapy demonstrated a significant and clinically meaningful 31% reduction in risk of death versus chemotherapy alone.GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the FDA has approved Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with carboplatin and paditaxel (chemotherapy) followed by Jemperli as a single agent for adult patients with primary or recurrent endometrial cancer.Said Hesham Abdullah,Senior Vice President,Global Head Oncology,R and D,GlaxoSmithKline:We are thrilled this option is now available for more patients in the US,including the 70-75% with MMrp/MMS tumours whose treatment options have been limited.*Press release by GlaxoSmithKline and edited by Andrew Taylor*GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE:GSK)
Virtual guided tour ESO's Paranal Observatory. Saturday, July 30th, 15:00h CST. - YouTube - astrophysics
All the ESO observatories are located in the Atacama desert of Chile.Mt.Paranal is the main optical facility.ESO is sponsored by a consortium of 16 EU member states plus partner Australia.It's one of the main centers of astrophysics research in the world.Others include Mt.Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii and Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson,Arizona.Caltech operates the Palomar Mountain Observatory in San Diego County,California.Scientists from all over the world can book time at these observatories.
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