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Degradation Defined
(1) In geology, a process by which wind and water wear down and carry away parts of the surface of the earth, reducing the general elevation. (2) The breakdown of substances by biological action.
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Hardware swapped between station and shuttle
Published November 18, 2008, 1:55 pm, Spaceflight Now
Running almost an hour ahead of schedule, spacewalkers Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen have moved a depleted nitrogen tank from the space station to the shuttle Endeavour and transferred a spare coolant system component from the shuttle to the lab complex.
Astronauts prepare for first spacewalk of shuttle flight
Published November 18, 2008, 7:25 am, Spaceflight Now
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen are gearing up for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk today to clean and lubricate a damaged 10-foot-wide solar array drive gear on the international space station.
Volunteers clean up mess marijuana growers leave behind
Published November 16, 2008, 7:19 pm, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Warren Sargent surveyed the abandoned campsite on the edge of an illegal marijuana plantation, pointing out the features to Linda Leader, a new volunteer with the High Sierra Trail Crew.
Endeavour soars into the night and reaches orbit
Published November 14, 2008, 6:40 pm, Spaceflight Now
The space shuttle Endeavour, carrying urine recycling gear, a new toilet, a galley and private crew quarters needed for a space station "home improvement" makeover, flashed to life and thundered into space today, lighting up the night sky for hundreds of miles around as it rocketed away.
Chevron Stressing Prevention in the Oil Field
Published November 13, 2008, 10:20 pm, News West 9 Midland
Air compressors pipe oxygen underground at a remediation site in Lea County. It's an intricate cleanup system designed to speed up the natural degradation of oil found in the groundwater in 1998.
Endeavour to launch on 'home improvement' flight
Published November 13, 2008, 5:55 pm, Spaceflight Now
The shuttle Endeavour is poised for blastoff Friday on a space station "home improvement" mission with a "yuck factor" twist: Delivery and installation of a new toilet and complex water processing gear designed to convert urine into ultra-pure water for drinking, food preparation, personal hygiene and oxygen generation.
The fire next time
Published November 13, 2008, 1:34 am, The New Statesman
Every attempt to make banks more responsible has made them more reckless. Unless the sector is radically reformed, future meltdowns will make the current crisis look routine
Agri-Mark Seeks to Increase Dairy Waste Sprayed on Vermont Farmlands
Published November 12, 2008, 6:13 am, Seven Days
Cabot Creamery has asked the state for permission to increase the amount of dairy waste it spreads on farm fields throughout central Vermont. But the company is facing stiff opposition from a small but vocal group of Cabot residents who contend that the program is environmentally unsound and should be stopped. read more
Over-spilling lakes plague Haiti months after deadly summer storms
Published November 12, 2008, 5:59 am, Guardian Unlimited
Flooding continues to wreak environmental and economic havoc on Haiti months after deadly summer storms
Flood of misery: Overflowing lake a threat in Haiti
Published November 11, 2008, 8:37 pm, Miami Herald
The owners of an $18-a-night motel with a dancing floor closed up shop. Fishermen converted their boats into water taxis. Roadside food vendors abandoned coveted spots.
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Off-site Degradation Links, User Submitted
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Tue Nov 18
- FAO/AGL - National Soil Degradation Maps
- Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement - Accessites.org
- Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement - Accessites.org
Mon Nov 17
- Corrosion, Erosion & Degradation: this is CSIRO web page, it is interesting what is being developed to protect corosion
- timber - design for durability.pdf (application/p df Object): this is great. Gives lots of useful information on timber, degradation, protection, and maintenance. Shows different zones
Sun Nov 16
- Ceramics (Overview): interesting, new overwiev for ceramics, not much detail for use in building
- Brickwork | TA Taylor (Aust) Pty Ltd: QLD company taht deals with degradation of concrete, brickwork and fixing waterproofing.
- Concrete_Part_ 1.pdf (application/p df Object): Explains why concrete deteriorates, what is concrete decay, how it all happens and suggests some techniques to repair
Thu Nov 13
Tue Nov 11
- Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential: Restoring degraded land to combat environmental degradation requires the collection of vast quantities of germplasm (seed).
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