Asteroid 195 billion, The space rock set to give Earth a historically close shave this Friday (Feb. 15) may be worth nearly $200 billion, prospective asteroid miners say.
The 150-foot-wide (45 meters) asteroid 2012 DA14 — which will zoom within 17,200 miles (27,000 kilometers) of Earth on Friday, marking the closest approach by such a large space rock that astronomers have ever known about in advance — may harbor $65 billion of recoverable water and $130 billion in metals, say officials with celestial mining firm Deep Space Industries.
That's just a guess, they stressed, since 2012 DA14's composition is not well known and its size is an estimate based on the asteroid's brightness. And not everyone thinks the guess is likely to be right.
"Deep Space Industries is being far too optimistic about this particular rock," Michael Bush, of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, told SPACE.com via email.
"Nick Moskovitz at MIT has obtained an IR spectrum of DA14, and it is an L-class object," he added. "That means a stony composition, made of iron-magnesium-silicates, and minimal water and accessible metal content. It also is not obvious how much the value of water and metal in Earth orbit would decrease with an increased supply."
13-year-old birth announcement, A photo of a 13-years-old birth newborn is making its way by announcement, leaving most people puzzled and confused. That’s because the baby is allegedly a teenager.
“Here’s my sweet not so little newborn!” Kelli Higgins wrote on Facebook. “His name is Latrell and weighs 112 lbs ;)”
To clear up the confusion, Kelli and her husband, Daniel Higgins, adopted Latrell and his younger sister, Chanya, two years ago, even though they already had five biological children and were pregnant with their sixth.
Kelli, who lives in Crestview, Fla., always knew she wanted to adopt children out of the foster care system. When she saw photos of the siblings, she fell in love.
“They were just absolutely beautiful,” Higgins told the New York Daily News. “There they were, standing in front of a camera with forced smiles, taking pictures so that someone would adopt them. My heart just broke for them.”
Donaly Trump Beyonce,Big surprise here: Donald Trump has slammed Beyonce's Super Bowl performance last Sunday because of what he called "suggestive" dancing and inappropriate behavior onstage. Appearing on "The Howard Stern Show" on Feb. 6, the 66-year-old real estate mogul said: "When Beyonce was thrusting her hips forward in a very suggestive manner, if someone else would have done that it would have been a national scandal. I thought it was ridiculous ... I thought it was not appropriate," he said. Beyonce performed at the halftime show to much critical acclaim, despite the unflattering photographs that emerged afterward of the pop star making unusually aggressive poses. And though the outspoken Trump made clear that he found Bey's show distasteful, he recognized he was in the minority when it came to his visceral reaction to the performance. "There's been no mention of [her scandalous behavior]. So obviously, it must not have been so bad. She gets a pass."
Missy Franklin meet, Missy Franklin, the teenage swimming sensation at the London Olympics last summer, will finish her storied high school career before a sold-out venue this weekend in Ft. Collins, Colo.
Since 90% of the tickets to the Class 5A state meet are allocated to schools, there was a huge demand for a small number of tickets to the 900-seat stadium........latimes
Now, you might be thinking what many others have: Why is an Olympic medalist bothering to compete against high school athletes? The senior at Regis Jesuit High in Aurora, Colo., does have four gold medals, two in individual events and two from relays, as well as a bronze on another relay team.
“Just because a swimmer competes in the Olympics doesn't mean that she has left childhood and high school behind,” said Bert Borgmann, the assistant commissioner of the Colorado High School Athletic Assn. “Most look at this unique situation as a positive experience for the competitors. It's hard for some folks to remember that Missy is a 17-year-old who wants to do the same things that her friends do and be part of the team and have fun doing it."
Coach Eric Craven of Cherry Creek High used the LeBron James analogy.
Allen Iverson Foreclosure, Allen Iverson is reportedly trying to fight the foreclosure of his Atlanta Mansion. The former NBA MVP was able to stop a scheduled auction of his home last December 4, 2012.
The 11-time NBA All Star player reportedly bought the mansion in 2010 for about $4.5 million.
A Vibe Magazine report said that Iverson filed a lawsuit against the lender, arguing that he never agreed to the terms of the loan.
Iverson currently plays in the professional Chinese basketball league where he earns about $60,000 a month. However, he reportedly spends about $350,000 on mortgage payments, paying back creditors and other expenses that include clothes, restaurants and entertainment.
The basketball player is also fighting off a divorce with his wife Tawanna. Iverson said that his wife is asking for financial support that she knew he couldn’t meet.
A report by TMZ said that “Iverson claims his estranged wife — with whom he’s going through a nasty divorce — signed for the mortgage in order to screw him … by agreeing to financial terms he couldn’t meet. The lawsuit has since put a hold on the foreclosure proceedings … buying Iverson some extra time.”
Allen Iverson Foreclosure, Allen Iverson is reportedly trying to fight the foreclosure of his Atlanta Mansion. The former NBA MVP was able to stop a scheduled auction of his home last December 4, 2012.
The 11-time NBA All Star player reportedly bought the mansion in 2010 for about $4.5 million.
A Vibe Magazine report said that Iverson filed a lawsuit against the lender, arguing that he never agreed to the terms of the loan.
Iverson currently plays in the professional Chinese basketball league where he earns about $60,000 a month. However, he reportedly spends about $350,000 on mortgage payments, paying back creditors and other expenses that include clothes, restaurants and entertainment.
The basketball player is also fighting off a divorce with his wife Tawanna. Iverson said that his wife is asking for financial support that she knew he couldn’t meet.
A report by TMZ said that “Iverson claims his estranged wife — with whom he’s going through a nasty divorce — signed for the mortgage in order to screw him … by agreeing to financial terms he couldn’t meet. The lawsuit has since put a hold on the foreclosure proceedings … buying Iverson some extra time.”
3,500 Flights Canceled, A blizzard that forecasters predicted would dump up to two feet of snow onto the north-east United States prompted five governors to declare states of emergency on Friday.
Airlines cancelled flights, public transit systems were shut down and people were urged to stay indoors in the face of heavy snow and winds of up to 40mph. Forecasters predicted gusts of up to 60mph later in the evening......guardian.co.uk
About 10,000 customers along the east coast were left without power, and about 3,500 flights were cancelled.
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced a ban on most car travel starting at 4pm Friday afternoon, while in Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy closed the state's highways to all but emergency vehicles.
Blizzard warnings were in place from New Jersey to southern Maine, including for New York City and Boston. Commuters were repeatedly warned not to travel on Friday evening or Saturday, with the National Weather Service warning that visibility could be "near zero in white-out conditions".
In New York, the mayor, Michael Bloomberg urged people to stay in doors and read "a good book".
Nemo Tracker, Mayor Michael Bloomberg encouraged New Yorkers to leave work early Friday as the northeast braces for a major winter storm that forecasters predict could dump six to 10 inches of snow in New York City overnight.
“Our biggest concern is making sure people get home from their day and that they don’t abandon their cars in the middle of the road,” Bloomberg said during a brief radio interview Friday morning.....blogs.wsj.
“But we don’t think the snow is going to come down hard enough where that should be a problem. And we have an awful lot of tow trucks ready and we’ve coordinated with all the different agencies that have plows and tow trucks to make sure every resource is available if we need it.”
Bloomberg is expected to deliver an update on the city’s storm preparations at the Office of Emergency Management in Brooklyn later in the day.
In 2010, Bloomberg was the target of intense criticism from New Yorkers andelected officials for his administration’s sluggish response to a post-Christmas blizzard that paralyzed the city for days. The mayor apologized and promised to do better in the future.