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...correction signals for what Mitchell calls his "most innovative work": real-time kinematics (RTK) nozzle control, which he helped develop for pesticides. Normally, when farmers spray their fields, they have to make several passes over the land to ensure every odd angle has been soaked. When they cross a waterway, they have to manually turn the sprayer off and on. "This is expensive and takes time," Mitchell says. With the RTK nozzle, the controller knows where the land has already been sprayed and turns the valves off automatically. Mitchell estimates this cuts by 20% the expensive chemicals he uses...
...glacial river valley in the process. The related Kárahnjúkar power plant will produce 4,560 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy per year by harnessing the Jökulsá á Dal river as well as the Jökulsa í Fljótsdal waterway, some 25 km to the east. As a sign of its environmental concern, Iceland's government plans to create a massive Vatnajökull National Park adjoining the Kárahnjúkar project in the glacial highlands, a move Alcoa and environmentalists support. The park could be as large...
...boat and you may have to spend another couple of days in paradise. Small, rugged and surrounded by sea-lashed rocks, Ano and Kato Koufonissia are part of the Cyclades, a tiny cluster of islands beloved by the Greeks but often left off tourist itineraries. Separated by a slim waterway from its sister island, Kato Koufonissi is virtually uninhabited. But the cognoscenti swear by its crystal-clear waters, coarse sand, craggy coves and the single taverna that serves up savory Greek dishes. Blue Star Ferries run trips to Ano Koufonissi three times a week from Piraeus. Don't expect luxurious...
...Gardner?s first bone of contention involves an incident that took place on the morning of December 29, 1968. PCF-44 was in a small canal just off the Co Chien River. They had been probing the waterway with another Swift boat on a minor Operation SEALORDS raid and on their way back had come under enemy fire. ?We went into a dangerous area that had numerous hooches and sampans,? Wasser recalled. ?The enemy was thick. Once we got in the canal we took a lot of small arms fire, followed by mortar. Our adrenaline was racing; we went right...
Nagasaki's neighborhoods are closely packed, an environment ideal for a leisurely, if oftentimes uphill, wander. Start at the Nakashima River in the old downtown area. Stone bridges crisscross the ancient waterway every hundred meters or so; the most notable is Spectacles Bridge-so named because at sunset the waterborne reflection of the bridge's double arches creates the illusion that the river's orange and white carp are swimming within the frames of a pair of eyeglasses. I climb down to the bank for a better look and the fish crowd greedily around me, nudging their large snouts...