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09-21-12 -- Drew Phillips - Vijay Prashad - Paul Graham (MP3 & Video LOADED)
Drew Phillips on End the Fed silver dime cards - Vijay Prashad, author of Arab Spring, Libyan Winter, talks about Libya - Paul Graham, President and Chairman of the Open Luna Project, talks about private space travel to the moon
Drew Phillips on End the Fed silver dime cards - Vijay Prashad, author of Arab Spring, Libyan Winter, talks about Libya - Paul Graham, President and Chairman of the Open Luna Project, talks about private space travel to the moon
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2012-09-21 Hour 1 Current News and Events
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Vijay Prashad is Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. He is the author of fourteen books, most recently Arab Spring, Libyan Winter (AK Press), which India's The Hindu called "a book that deserves to become essential reading, a canonical account of a world-historic chain of events." He is a columnist for Frontline (India) and a correspondent for Asia Times, an editor at Bol (Pakistan) and Himal (Nepal) and a writer for al-Akhbar (Lebanon) and Counterpunch (USA). In December, Verso Books will publish his The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South, which former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls "a contribution to the intellectual-cum-political emancipation of developing countries and their empowerment through greater self-reliance on their own intellectual and analytical resources."
Vijay Prashad is the author of fourteen books, most recently:
Arab Spring, Libyan Winter (AK Press and LeftWord, April 2012). Review from Publishers Weekly. Uncle Swami: Being South Asian in America (The New Press, June 2012). Review from Publishers Weekly.
His forthcoming edited books, in a special Dispatches series he edits for LeftWord Books, include:
[co-edited with Qalandar Bux Memon and Madiha Tahir] Dispatches from Pakistan (LeftWord, 2012).
[co-edited with Paul Amar] Dispatches from the Arab Revolt (LeftWord, 2012).
Prashad writes regularly in the media: as a columnist for Frontline magazine (Chennai, India), a contributing editor for Himal South Asia (Kathmandu, Nepal), a contributing editor for Bol (Lahore, Pakistan), a fortnightly contributor to Asia Times, an occasional correspondent for al-Akhbar (Beirut, Lebanon) and a regular contributor to Counterpunch.
He is also the author of The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (The New Press, paperback 2008), which was chosen as the best
nonfiction book of 2008 by the Asian American Writers' Workshop and
which won the 2009 Muzaffar Ahmad Book Prize; and of two books chosen by the Village Voice as books of the year, Karma of Brown Folk (2000) and Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Afro-Asian Connections and the Myth of Cultural Purity (2001).
News Link Syria The mystery of the Syria contact group
09-21-2012 www.atimes.com/Vijay Prashad
In late August,
Egypt's new president Mohammed Morsi proposed the formation of a
regional initiative to stem the conflict in Syria. Five decades ago,
Egypt and Syria were yoked together to form the United Arab Republic, an
experiment that lasted less
News Link Foreign Policy Why Presidents Love Foreign Affairs
09-21-2012 New York Times DANIEL W. DREZNER
Why do
presidents campaign as economic wizards but govern as foreign policy
leaders? The first thing to realize is that presidents are not doing
this on purpose. Their focus on foreign policy actually reveals the
constraints on the modern American presidency
News Link Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus: We Can't Leave Afghanistan Now, They Have Trillions of Dollars of Minerals
09-21-2012 www.youtube.com
... Afghanistan
is blessed with the presence of what are trillions, with an 'S' on the
end, trillions of dollars worth of minerals if, and only if, you can get
the extractive technology, the human capital operated, the lines of
communication to enable you to get it out of the country and all the
rest of that.
Paul worked as an Engineer for the Mars Society's Mission Support since
the FMARS 2002 season, and was the Engineering Team Coordinator until
2009. Paul was also on the 4 Frontiers Generation II Mars Settlement
Programming team as a dual division head (Building Trades & Mars
Suits.) He attended Colorado School of Mines where he studied
Engineering Physics, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering as a
triple major. He has worked in every building trade, including several
years as a plumber, a tinner and an electrician, has extensive RV
experience from construction, repair, refitting and living and even
spent a few days working on the ARES rover.
Currently he is the CEO of Kepler Shipyards, an aerospace design and
manufacturing firm currently working on launch vehicle development &
New Frontiers Technologies, who are manufacturing and developing
terrestrial applications for pressurized habitat, suit and other space
technology, and Alpine Systems Engineering, a Linux/Unix consulting and
Web/e-mail hosting company where he spends most of his time building and
managing servers and figuring new and creative ways to use or abuse
computers and electronic hardware. He is currently working on several
Embedded controller real time telemetry and streaming media projects. He
has also worked with developing rural broadband using several extreme
long-range wireless technologies. His other interests include writing
(He is currently writing a novel, a movie script, and a childrens story
having several published short stories and non-fiction magazine
articles), photography, videography, theater, acting, mountaineering,
hiking and other outdoor activities, SCUBA diving, and he is an amateur
radio operator (KC0IFZ).
OpenLuna Mission
Mission Plan
The OpenLuna Foundation aims to return mankind to the moon through
private enterprise. Initial goals focus on a stepped program of robotic
missions coupled with extensive public relations and outreach. Following
these purely robotic missions, a short series of manned missions will
construct a small, approximately 8 person outpost based on a location
scouted by the robotic missions. This outpost will be open for anyone's
use (private individuals to government agencies), provided they respect
our ethical conduct and heritage policies. Most of the work on the
missions is being done on the wiki.
The OpenLuna Foundation takes a unique approach in that:
All aspects of the mission plan and hardware will be open source. This
information will be publicly available and community support and
involvement will be actively pursued and welcomed. Special efforts will
be made to involve students, educational facilities, and amateur space
enthusiasts.
A strong media presence will be a priority. The entertainment and
educational potential of the mission will be exploited to allow the
mission to reach the maximum number of people possible. This furthers
the educational potential of the mission, provides publicity for
sponsors (which will encourage support for future missions), and
demonstrates to people that this is possible in the present and inspires
the next generation to continue and exceed these mission goals.
Mission hardware will be light and geared toward continuity from one
mission to future missions. This will save costs and simplify the
mission and hardware development. Superfluous hardware will be removed
from missions and each component will be made in the lightest fashion
possible. This may create initial complications, but it will balance out
over the span of the program. Risk levels will be assessed and
considered to balance risk with the cost of safety to the ability of the
mission to continue forward. Much like an Alpine expedition, moderate
risks will be acceptable in favor of exploration.
Access to all scientific data and acceptance of outside research proposals will be encouraged.
Phase one - "Scout" class mission
Multiple small scout rovers, delivered by a single lander. The lander
will "hop" around to deposit the rovers, similar to an upside down
candy-dispenser. There will be two of these lander/rover combinations in
the initial launch, one being left in orbit until the results from the
first landed unit are analyzed. Based on determinations from the Science
Team, the second lander will either land at a secondary search
location, and distribute it's rovers there, or distribute rovers around
the existing sites for greater detail. A communications satellite will
be placed in orbit around the moon with this launch.
Phase two - "Boomerang" class sample return mission
The locations for these sample return missions will be determined by the
rovers from Scout class missions. We plan for 180-200kg of samples
returned and a rover that can loiter indefinitely "prospecting" and
gathering further information. The landing is planned for the southern
pole. We will be looking for water, He-3, and a good location for a
future shelter and outpost. Land will be "claimed" for the project (as
provided for by international law and treaty, see growing and evolving
discussion of lunar and other non-Earthly land ownership
debates/policies). Place at minimum one communications satellite in
orbit with the first launch. At least two of these missions are planned
to give a good spread of target areas and rigorously test the
technology. Rock samples will be returned to the University of Western
Ontario, CPSX and, after being safely cleared, then distributed to those
who requested them or auctioned. Profits from this and other income
opportunities will be used to fund the next mission. Media opportunities
will include auctioning samples, contests to include students at
various levels, naming rights as appropriate, documentary rights, etc.
Phase three - "Pathfinder" class mission
Presuming satisfactory site characteristics, tests, and technology
development, this mission will be manned. A person with a lunar "tent"
as a safety stop will stay as long as safely feasible, testing
technology and preparing the site for future construction. This first
manned lander will be named "Tranquility" in honor of Apollo 11 (and
Firefly/Serenity). Formal announcement of outpost construction plans for
Phase four. Development of licensed merchandise, mock and real
space/surface suits, other things as they are thought of.
Phase four - "Explorer" class mission
Launch up to three more astronauts (as many as possible given technology
and supplies). Bring shelter materials as determined by Phase three and
spend approximately one to three days building an outpost. If feasible
and safe, leave two volunteers on the surface.
Phase five - "Shakedown" mission
Launch up to five more astronauts (as many as possible given technology
and supplies). Bring shelter materials as determined by Phase four and
spend as much as two weeks testing every system by use in the outpost.
If feasible and safe, leave a volunteer on the surface. Announce the
completion of the outpost and offer reservations and use to NASA, ESA,
JAXA, other space agencies, and private individuals and organizations.
Further Plans
Develop mining, a scientific outpost, in-situ life support as quickly as
possible. We will start looking at better surface transport, and a
secondary site for a second or third outpost, preferably on the far side
for a telescope, or lava tube sites. Work with a launch provider to
improve launch and landing capabilities. Work on a capsule to increase
crew comfort. Primary concerns will be given to making the facilities
self sufficient, developing infrastructure to further exploration, and
Lunar utilization, and working to further educate and inspire the
general population.
What is OpenLuna?
The OpenLuna Foundation's mission is to extend humanitys reach into
space. OpenLuna is embarking on a systematic program of robotic missions
combined with extensive public relations, educational, and outreach
campaigns. Following the robotic missions, a short series of crewed
missions will take place, culminating in the construction of a six to
ten person, self-sustaining outpost on the lunar surface. The outpost
will be made available for public use.
OpenLuna is part of the rapidly growing new-space industry; companies
lead by innovative entrepreneurs and supported by technical staff
inspired by NASA, fueled by the information age and communicating on the
worldwide web. New-space is one of the few growing industries in the
current economy.
OpenLuna is a public outreach, privately funded (sponsors, members, entertainment revenue) program. Membership means having an active participation in this exciting industry for everyone. The program has varied membership levels to accommodate wide participation. If you can be a part of the next manned mission to space, why would you not? Click here to join.
Our research and technology are open-source allowing/requiring
widespread interest, enthusiam and involvement for the education and
enrichment of all.
Strong media presence is critical for furthering the educational
potential of the mission and providing publicity for sponsors.
Mission hardware will be light weight and geared toward continuity to reduce costs and increase reliability.
Open source means that all scientific data gathered will be freely available.
An
educational public access website will be designed to compile data for
training and to in-spire future generations to pursue STEAM sub-jects at
all ages.
Acceptance of outside research proposals and collaborative projects are encouraged.
A 501(c)(3) privately funded organization with no dependency on government funds.
