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...ships that just collided are sources of a whole lot of potential new junk. The American craft - one of 65 communications satellites in an orbital flock known as Iridium - weighed 1,235 lb. The Russian craft, a now defunct satellite launched in 1993, weighed a ton...
Gates hasn't torpedoed anything that belongs to the Navy--yet. But its $100 billion plan to buy a new fleet of 100,000-ton aircraft carriers (and the ships and subs to defend them) is a tempting target. That's a huge investment in gigantic ships that are increasingly vulnerable to long-range missiles--and even pirates or terrorists in a dinghy. At the heart of the debate is whether the Navy can make do with the 281 ships it has or needs to grow about 10%, to 313 ships. Gates has good reason to be skeptical. The Navy...
...than anything previously released by the Keys, starting slowly and lifting up to a peak before settling down gently on the delicate Taj Mahal-like final track “Goin’ Home.” The album’s opener, “Trouble Weighs a Ton,” makes clear the new direction Auerbach is taking. He seems to be doing homage to an older, gentler side of the blues genre, keeping the volume low as he crows moodily over his minimal strumming. Auerbach is a skilled guitar player with a wistful voice...
...players hit the penalty box as the Eagles took 14 shots against Kessler, the most of any period for Boston College.“We put the ball back in BC’s court for a while in the second period, and we staved off a ton of pressure, killed off a 5-on-3 and so we felt good about that,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “Tough luck is what happened, and they capitalized on our mistakes. That’s what they do well.”But despite controlling...
...government estimates that recyclers are currently reprocessing about 1,800 tons of materials daily, but the goal is to increase the amount to 5,000 tons by organizing them in associations. "There are more than 100,000 recyclers in Peru. We hear them in Lima with their horns, calling for used bottles, paper and metal. They are generating income and doing a job that in other countries costs a fortune," says Environment Minister Antonio Brack. Brack says each ton of recycled paper, apart from cleaning up the environment, saves about 20 trees, contributing to Peru's ambitious goal of setting...