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- Utah museum acquires vast collection of tribal artifacts.
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- Satellite upswing: the telecom satellite market is showing the first…

Utah museum acquires vast collection of tribal artifacts.
Free with registration – Salt Lake Tribune The – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 22, 2006
During her years traveling the dusty back roads of the Four Corners region she collected dozens of American Indian rugs katsina dolls jewelry and beadwork from the 1950s ’60s and ’70s. Haslam died three years ago but her collection of tribal items has landed at the Utah Museum of Natural History. The 666-piece collection will be on display Saturday for one day only before moving into storage. Like Haslam’s travels through the desert her collection of American Indian.

San Bernardino | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland…
Press-Enterprise – Mar 22, 2006
10:00 PM PST on Wednesday March 22 2006By PAUL HERRERAThe Press-EnterpriseAn airport board approved preliminary plans to construct a 150000-gallon underground fuel storage site beneath San Bernardino International Airport saying that it is a necessary step to attract air transport companies. The “fuel farm” which could be expanded to hold up to 500000 gallons could offer the airport and potential airline tenants a stable source of jet fuel on its grounds. The San Bernardino International Airport Authority voted to proceed with the project after receiving no major objections during a six-month environmental review. Eric Ray operations manager for the airport said the approval allows the airport to apply for Federal Aviation Administration grant funds to help pay for the project… Eric Ray operations manager for the airport said the approval allows the airport to apply for Federal Aviation Administration grant funds to help pay for the project. It gives airport staff the green light to develop plans and find money to pay for design and construction. Don Rogers interim executive director of the airport said companies interested in moving to the airport cited the lack of a finished runway and of a major fuel source as liabilities. Construction crews finished the runway in December putting fuel high on the priority list. “There's no single issue more important now than this fuel farm” said Scot Spencer who operates SBD Aircraft Services at the airport. “For any type of operator the first issue is fuel. Rogers said the airport will build and operate the fuel farm on its own to make money and keep control of a critical piece of aviation infrastructure.

Satellite upswing: the telecom satellite market is showing the first…
Free with registration – Interavia Business & Technology – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 22, 2006
The global market for the whole of last year amounted to 24 contracts worth around $2 billion though not all of these were open to competition between the different manufacturers. Some contracts were for the orbital equivalent of the aircraft manufacturers’ “white tails”–a satellite built for a customer who is ultimately unable to launch it and which is subsequently placed in storage until a contract has been signed with a new customer. This was the case for Thaicom-4 which remained in storage in Cannes for several years before becoming Agrani-2 then Thaicom-5 (IPStar-1 having in the meantime been redesignated Thaicom-4). Other contracts were only open to certain manufacturers e. satellites for China which must be “non-Itar restricted” as was the case with Chinasat-6B. Option confirmations In some cases the contract merely concerned the confirmation of an option under an existing agreement or the launch of ground backup satellites (such as AMC18)… A significant amount of open competition is therefore expected. EADS hopes to grab a 20% slice of this pie (measured in dollar value) or the equivalent of three to four satellites per year (two Eurostars plus one or two smaller platforms). The company has focused efforts on expanding its product offering in order to position itself to submit bids in all segments of the market. That is the reasoning behind its small-satellite alliance with Antrix the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).