http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/impact.htm Crater Impact Characteristics The primary goal of LCROSS is to measure the concentration of water ice (ice to dust ratio) in permanently shadowed lunar regolith. Setting constraints on water ice will set a fiducial for the LRO studies of hydrogen neutrons, that are expected to have water ice as a source. Several important processes occur when a body strikes the lunar surface, including the initial impact, ejecta and plume dispersion, and the exposure of fresh subsurface (Figure 1). Continuously monitoring the impact events at a variety of spatial (m to km to exosphere scales) and temporal scales (sec to minutes to days) allows us to understand lunar impact processes and assess the likelihood that water ice, due to impacts occurring within the permanently shadowed target crater, may be distributed non-uniformly.” http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5049867/ Oxford, N.C. — Sixteen-year-old Ashton Lundeby's bedroom in his mother's Granville County home is nothing, if not patriotic. Images of American flags are everywhere – on the bed, on the floor, on the wall.
But according to the United States government, the tenth-grade home-schooler is being held on a criminal complaint that he made a bomb threat from his home on the night of Feb. 15. http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html “This directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of Federal continuity policies. This policy establishes "National Essential Functions," prescribes continuity requirements for all executive departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency.” http://www.azultralights.com/MIAC_Strategic_Report_2-20-09_8_Pages.pdf http://www.constitution.org/y2k/megiddo.pdf http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,80968,00.html "The Insurrection Act empowers the president, either upon his own initiative or at the request of a governor to use federal troops to address a variety of civil disturbances that could be provoked by a major terrorist attack. Sections 332 and 333 make it clear that it is up to the president to determine when and where to use federal troops to enforce the laws." http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.645.IH: SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS. (a) In General- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer than 6 military installations as sites for the establishment of national emergency centers. (b) Minimum Requirements- A site designated as a national emergency center shall be-- (1) capable of meeting for an extended period of time the housing, health, transportation, education, public works, humanitarian and other transition needs of a large number of individuals affected by an emergency or major disaster; (2) environmentally safe and shall not pose a health risk to individuals who may use the center; (3) capable of being scaled up or down to accommodate major disaster preparedness and response drills, operations, and procedures; (4) capable of housing existing permanent structures necessary to meet training and first responders coordination requirements during nondisaster periods; (5) capable of hosting the infrastructure necessary to rapidly adjust to temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance needs; (6) required to consist of a complete operations command center, including 2 state-of-the art command and control centers that will comprise a 24/7 operations watch center as follows: (A) one of the command and control centers shall be in full ready mode; and (B) the other shall be used daily for training; and (7) easily accessible at all times and be able to facilitate handicapped and medical facilities, including during an emergency or major disaster. |