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Arturo
Ramierez, Charles Curley and Duke Follistein, KSC
and Costa Rican researchers, carry the hazardous
gas detection system AVEMS to the central of the
Turrialba volcano.
The
Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer
determines the presence and concentration of
various chemicals. It is being tested in flights
over the Turrialba volcano and in the crater,
sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in
their natural chemical state.
The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the
Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks
and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment
and the crew compartment.
(Foto:
KSC
Multilmedia Gallery)
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ICE Strike:
Day 4
Today,
the offices at ICE, will remain closed
as almost 14.000 workers maintain
their strike commenced Friday.
Jorge Aguedas, president of the
workers union FIT, has indicated that
no service will be provided unless it
is an absolute emergency and that they
will denounce any employee who dares
to work during the strike. >more
While APSE
and SEC announced a strike, at ANDE, they will wait
Although the Teachers
Unions are annoyed because the government has not
fulfilled it's commitments, they are divided as far
as the pressure measures to take. >more
KSC
Volcanic Research May Enhance Shuttle Gas
Detection Systems
A research and development team from Kennedy
Space Center (KSC) recently used a new hazardous gas detection
system to study volcanic emissions in Costa Rica. The new
prototype system named the Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass
Spectrometer (AVEMS) also will have a direct application to the
Space Shuttle Program. >more
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BUSINESS
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Infotech: Net
makes job exports easy
Where is work
most efficiently done? It’s a logical question,
but one that business never had the luxury to ask:
Work was done where the company was. Then, as travel
and communication got easier in the 1950s and 1960s,
manufacturing started moving to wherever costs were
lowest, reported Fortune. >more
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REPORTS: ARGENTINA
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President-Elect
to Face Challenge of Weak Mandate
Argentina's
new president-elect Néstor Kirchner will face the
challenge of gaining the legitimacy that he was
unable to win at the polls due to his rival Carlos
Menem's withdrawal from the electoral race.
Kirchner became president-elect by default Wednesday
when former president Menem (1989-1999), who won the
first round of elections on Apr. 27, announced that
he would not stand in the run- off that had been
scheduled for Sunday. >more
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