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Mars One founder Bas Lansdorp discusses pressure suit technology with an MIT professor attending his talk at the Space Technology Expo.

By Rod Pyle
Space.com

LONG BEACH, Calif. ? The leader of a private effort to colonize Mars hopes the Red Planet’s first few pioneers don’t bring children into the world there.

Having kids on Mars would be irresponsible at this point, said Bas Lansdorp, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Netherlands-based nonprofit Mars One, which aims to land four astronauts on the Red Planet in 2023.

“We are not in the business of telling people what to do, but astronauts are very responsible people,” Lansdorp said here Tuesday?at the Space Tech Expo 2013 conference. “When they realize they are living in a dangerous place, they will know what to do, that it?s not right.” [Mars One's Red Planet Colony Project (Gallery)]

Doctors have said they don’t know if humans can even get pregnant and give birth in the lesser gravity of Mars (which is 38 percent that of Earth), or how fetuses and babies would fare when exposed to the Red Planet’s higher radiation levels.

Last month, Mars One officials said they would see how pregnant animals fare before considering encouraging human pregnancy on Mars.

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An artist’s depiction of Mars One astronauts and their colony on the Red Planet.

Colonizing Mars
Lansdorp gave an update about Mars One’s plans and progress during his presentation at the conference.

The organization plans to land a rover on the Red Planet in 2018 to scout out a good location for the colony. Unmanned modules would follow in 2020 to begin processing Martian soil. These robotic refineries would extract various volatiles, primarily water, for life support and agriculture, making settlement possible.

“Once we know it is all working, the first crew of four will go up in 2023,” Lansdorp said.

Mars One wants to keep sending more crews every two years after that, gradually building up a permanent settlement on the Red Planet. There are no plans to bring any of these pioneers back to Earth.

The organization officially opened its astronaut selection process last month, receiving nearly 80,000 applications in less than two weeks. Mars One has also engaged its first contractors, including Arizona-based Paragon Space Development Corp., which has begun preliminary work on life-support systems and pressure suits.

?We?re very excited to have engaged our first partners in this venture,? Lansdorp said.

Can it be done?
Mars One estimates that it will cost about $6 billion to send the first four astronauts to Mars and $4 billion to launch each subsequent crew. It plans to foot the bill primarily by staging a global media event?around the entire process, from astronaut selection to the settlers’ life on the Red Planet.

Some people have voiced skepticism about the project, but Lansdorp remains confident that it can work.

“This mission is based on existing technology,” he said. “Almost nothing new is needed. And each step is proved before risking lives on the next one.”

?It?s doable,” Lansdorp continued. “But the people I talk to about the money worry about the technology, and the engineers worry about the money,” he added with a laugh.

While establishing a human presence on Mars will be challenging, Lansdorp said the Red Planet is a natural target for our wandering, adventurous species.

“Humans have always explored. We did so for about 10,000 years, then (exploration) slowed down,” he said. “The next place to do this is Mars.”

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With UFC 160 in less than two days, it’s time to make picks. Thank you to all the Cagereaders who made picks and voted in polls on Cagewriter’s Facebook page. If you want to join in the fun, check out Cagewriter on Facebook here.

Kevin Iole: Cain Velasquez TKO3 Big Foot Silva — I believe Silva will be more competitive and won’t make the mistake he made last time. But as the fight goes on, it swings even more in Velasquez’s favor, given his vastly superior cardio. I expect him to slowly wear Silva down and stop him around the fight’s midpoint.

Maggie Hendricks: Cain Velasquez W5 Antonio Silva –Velasquez has better wrestling and better cardio than Silva, and it will pay off as he defends his belt.

Cagereader: 92 percent of Cagereaders said Cain Velasquez will win.
Cain has to much heart unless you knock him out he’s not going! And Big Foot doesn’t deserve another shot yet anyway!! — Michael Gabbard

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Kevin Iole: Junior dos Santos Sub1 Mark Hunt — Junior would be a fool to stand and trade with Hunt. I think he’ll look to get it to the ground and finish it there.

Maggie Hendricks: Junior dos Santos W3 Mark Hunt — JDS has the footwork to exhaust Hunt and wear him down.

Cagereader: 68 percent of Cagereaders said Junior dos Santos will win.
Dos Santos will use superior speed and footwork to outclass Hunt. Too much credibility is given to Hunts striking because of the mythological “K1 Striker” label. Truth be told, he won that title with technically sound striking with a lot of power, not exceptionally good striking. Most of his wins in MMA have had nothing to do with his savvy striking but his chin and insane power. Honestly thought those who don’t think Dos Santos is on another level with his speed and footwork are lying to themselves aside from Cain who has touched him? I know this logic isn’t very sound but it took Hunt a while to put away Struve, and JDS took less than a minute and the logic truly is his speed, timing, and explosive nature outweigh the punchers chance Hunt brings to the table. It will be a pick apart clinic Hunt swinging at air getting battered by a fighter who will dart in and out like a heavyweight Machida. — John Hensley

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Kevin Iole: T.J. Grant W3 Gray Maynard — More of a hunch than anything, but Grant has been on a roll and he might catch Maynard looking past him.

Maggie Hendricks: Gray Maynard W3 T.J. Grant — Maynard is very good at neutralizing his opponents’ skill.

Cagereaders: 83 percent of Cagereaders think Maynard will win.
Maynard is going to use lay and pray to get his title shot. I see a boring fight ahead. Maynard via decision. — Christopher Walder

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Kevin Iole: Glover Teixeira TKO3 James Te Huna — It will be tougher than expecrted, but Teixeira’s varied game will win out in the end.

Maggie Hendricks: Glover Teixeira TKO2 James Te Huna — It’s been an impressive start in the UFC for Teixeira, and that won’t stop on Saturday. His power will be on display.

Cagereaders: 76 percent of Cagereaders think Teixeira will take it.
The well-rounded skill set and chin will allow him to weather the storm, get Te Huna to the ground and grind him out. — John Hensley

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Kevin Iole: Donald Cerrone W3 K.J. Noons — It should be an explosive fight, but if Cerrone remains under control, he’ll handle Noons.

Maggie Hendricks: Donald Cerrone W3 KJ Noons — Cerrone will be looking to come back after his loss to Anthony Pettis.

Cagereaders: 87 percent of Cagereaders say Donald Cerrone will win.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? George Zimmerman‘s defense attorneys on Thursday released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s cellphone ahead of a hearing that will determine whether they can be used at Zimmerman’s murder trial.

Zimmerman is charged with fatally shooting Martin last year during a confrontation at a gated community in Sanford. He is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense. His trial starts next month.

The photos show Martin blowing smoke and extending his middle finger to the camera. The photos also show a gun and what appears to be a potted marijuana plant.

In the text messages, Martin tells a friend that his mother has told him he needs to move out of her house and move in with his father since he was caught skipping school.

Prosecutors have filed a motion asking Circuit Judge Debra Nelson to prevent the photos, texts and other personal information from being used at the second-degree murder trial. The hearing is set for next Tuesday.

Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara told The Associated Press last week that the materials could be relevant if prosecutors put a spotlight on Martin and his character.

“If the state puts at issue Trayvon, who he was. If the state makes that an issue, we get to respond to that,” O’Mara said.

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London attackers British, of Nigerian origin: source

LONDON (Reuters) – British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said Thursday. Local media named one of the two suspects as British-born, 28-year-old Londoner Michael Adebolajo and said police raided homes of relatives in the city and near the town of Lincoln. Both men involved in Wednesday’s attack appeared to have converted to Islam from Christian backgrounds, media said.

Assad foe tells Syrian leader to cede power to officials

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian opposition leader urged President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday to hand power to his deputy or his prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage, without immunity from prosecution. Assad is likely to reject or ignore the 16-point peace plan proposed by Moaz Alkhatib, who resigned as head of the Western-backed opposition National Coalition in March, particularly given recent military gains by his forces against rebels.

North Korea says willing to take China’s advice to start talks

BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea is willing to take China’s advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North’s latest nuclear test. However, that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States insists North Korea must take meaningful steps on denuclearization before there can be talks.

Islamists kill 20 in suicide attacks in Niger

NIAMEY (Reuters) – Islamist suicide bombers struck a barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 20 people and wounding dozens in attacks that showed armed unrest spreading across West Africa. In Agadez, the largest town in northern Niger, at least 20 soldiers were killed and 16 injured when suicide bombers attacked a barracks at dawn, Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo told state radio. Three Islamists were also killed.

Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a series of opposition protest rallies. The arrests and the charging of a student activist under the country’s Sedition Act signal a hardening stance by the government after the May 5 poll, which it won in unconvincing style that has highlighted electoral system problems.

Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. Sixteen people were wounded in the attack in the capital of Baluchistan province, and the death toll could rise, police said. The bomb was planted in a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw and blew up as a truck carrying the security men passed by.

France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Thursday it hoped an initiative could be agreed by the end of June to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU’s list of terrorist organizations on grounds the group is importing Syria’s war into Lebanon. Paris has traditionally been cautious about backing steps to sanction Hezbollah, fearing it could destabilize Lebanon and put U.N. peacekeepers at risk, but in recent weeks has said it would consider all options.

Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court

BEREZNIKI, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian court refused on Thursday to grant parole to a member of Pussy Riot serving a two-year prison sentence for protesting in Moscow’s main cathedral with a “punk prayer” against President Vladimir Putin. The judge ruled against Maria Alyokhina, supporters tweeted, saying she did not qualify for parole because she had violated prison rules, including by refusing to make her bed or to wear a headscarf while sewing and by writing letters during mealtimes.

Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs of any breakthrough as Kerry visited Israel for the fourth time in his four months in office to try to revive a peace process that has been moribund for more than two years.

Largest Bulgarian party clears way for new government

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s largest party GERB declined on Thursday to try to form a new government, opening the way for the rival Socialists to put together a technocrat administration and end a political impasse. The center-right GERB won most seats in a May 12 election in the European Union’s poorest country but cannot command a majority, as other parties are shunning it after its resignation during protests against low living standards in February.

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Customers with Sky Broadband might find their speeds crawling northward toward the end of the year. The broadcaster is paying Virgin Media’s business arm £49 million ($74 million) for some of Richard Branson Liberty Global’s deliciously fast fiber infrastructure. While there’s no mention of BT, we wouldn’t be surprised if this technological makeover was prompted by its corporate rival’s recent assault on Sky’s sporty golden goose.

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Toby Keith is one of country music’s biggest stars — but he’s also a native of the Sooner state. And after this week’s devastating tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma also ripped into his hometown of Moore, Keith hurried home to see what had happened, and how he could help. He brought TODAY’s Matt Lauer on a tour Wednesday to survey the damage.

“It was devastating to see, but it was even worse flying in because I know all these streets,” he said. “That little grocery store on the corner there is where we got our baseball cards. Where we got our gas for mowing lawns in the summer.”

Lauer and Keith stood just a few blocks from where he grew up in town; the family moved to a farm a few miles away once he was almost out of junior high. He has a home in town, as do other members of his family. “There’s a lot of places it could have come across, and this is where it came across,” he said. “You just look at the devastation.”

His son-in-law heard about the schools in town getting hit, and immediately jumped into action — though there were some obstacles, Keith reported: While driving there his truck flipped over, he got electrocuted, put a nail in his foot and had a tunnel collapse on him. But he still made it in for the rescue effort.

As Keith says, the people of his town are “resilient.”

“They are so prepared for it,” he said. “They’ll bounce back. Homes will start going up quick and they’ll prepare for the next one.”

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday touted his troubled but improving economy as an attractive entry point for Chinese investment into the European Union.

“Greece can become a real ‘gateway’ for investment and trade flows between China and Europe,” Samaris told a Greek-Chinese business forum, according to a copy of his speech text.

Samaris is visiting China, the world’s second-largest economy, in a bid to strengthen economic ties. He met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday after holding talks with Premier Li Keqiang the day before.

Samaris acknowledged that Greece is in recession, but said that the country has overcome excessive debt and low competitiveness.

“We achieved fiscal consolidation and we have moved forward with structural reforms that are changing, totally changing our economy,” he said.

Samaris added that a full recapitalisation of the country’s banking system was on the verge of completion.

He said “currency risk scenarios” — an apparent reference to the possibility of giving up the euro — “are now dead” and that investors can rest assured.

“Greece is anchored in the eurozone,” he said. “This is now unquestionable.”

Samaris also welcomed the signing of business agreements Thursday, including one by the China Development Bank with Greece’s privatisation agency and the “Invest in Greece” agency.

Greece’s economy shrank 6.4 percent in 2012 and has contracted by more than a fifth since 2008 amid the country’s debt crisis.

The government, however, is forecasting a smaller contraction of 4.3 percent this year before the economy returns to growth in 2014.

China’s Xi told Samaris at their meeting that China supports European integration and is prepared to work with Greece — which will hold the rotating EU presidency in 2014 — to push forward China-Europe relations, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

“(We) look forward to closer cooperation between the two sides on trade, shipping, culture and tourism,” Xi said, according to Xinhua. He also said his government encourages investment in Greece by Chinese enterprises.

Greek news agency ANA reported Friday, citing a joint statement issued at the end of Samaris’ official meetings, that Athens welcomes Chinese participation in privatisation efforts.

“Greece welcomes and salutes the participation of Chinese enterprises in the Greek government’s privatisation programme and declares its intention to offer the necessary facilitations and its support,” the statement said.

Source: http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Greek_PM_in_China_touts_country_as_European_gateway_999.html

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