Hawker Beechcraft gets contract modification for Iraq T-6As

Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company L.L.C., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $22.6 million firm-fixed-price contract modification for Government of Iraq T-6A sustainment program. The work will be performed at Tikrit Air Base, Iraq. All work is expected to be complete by July 3. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, awarded the contract.

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2013 Stennis Industry Days next month

The Mississippi Enterprise for Technology in conjunction with the Stennis Business Consortium (SBC) is presenting the 2013 Stennis Industry Days event on Feb. 27 and 28 at the IP Casino in Biloxi, Miss.

This event will promote awareness of the SBC, update the business community on activities at Stennis Space Center, and give businesses networking opportunities.

Events scheduled for Feb. 27 include early check-in and registration, exhibit set-up, Stennis/Infinity Science Center tours, a VIP Reception and a SBC Awards Reception. Feb. 28 is the main event which will include presentations by resident agencies and commercial businesses located at Stennis Space Center as well as continued matchmaking and networking at exhibit booths.

Public comment requested on table games at Pennsylvania casino

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced on Monday that it would hold a public hearing on Feb. 7 to gather public comment on the petition submitted by Woodlands Fayette, LLC, in Fayette County, requesting authorization to conduct table games at Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin.

Woodlands Fayette, LLC was awarded a Category 3 Slot Operator License in April 2011 and anticipates opening Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin later this year and offering both slot machine and table games gambling. A Category 3 license permits the casino at Nemacolin Woodlands to have a maximum of 600 slot machines in operation and, if the petition is approved, up to 50 table games.

The hearing will be held at the Wharton Township Municipal Building in Farmington, Pa.

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So how is your sex life? Would you tell?

According to a web-based survey sponsored by Adam & Eve, a retailer for adult products, when asked, "Do you share intimate details of your sex life with friends?" 30 percent of the female respondents admitted they did, while only 18 percent of the males polled said they shared intimate information with others.

The survey, conducted by an independent third party survey company, of over 1,000 American adults age 18 and up, was sponsored by Adam & Eve to study sexual preferences and practices.

"Emotional intimacy tends to rank high among women - making it more natural for them to share information on sexual escapades than for men," explains Dr. Kat Van Kirk, resident sexpert for AdamAndEve.com. “Just make sure to share mutually appropriate information that is comfortable for both of you to divulge."

Air Force awards contract for MQ-9 Reaper aircraft

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Medium Altitude UAS Division, intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for the procurement of fiscal year 2015 MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 aircraft, spares, support equipment, and technical data package. The Air Force announcement the award on Monday in contract documents released through the Federal Business Opportunities website.

 

General Atomics ASI is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the Predator/Reaper system and is the only firm that possesses the necessary knowledge, experience and technical data required to perform these efforts.

 

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Dec. 21 2012: end of a cycle, not the end of the world

Rampant rumors about the demise of the world later this month are nothing but superstition and a misreading of the Mayan calendar, according to JZ Knight, founder and president of the Ramtha School of Enlightenment in Yelm, Wash.

 

"Don't run up your credit cards to the maximum limit or engage in other foolish behavior," advises Knight. "There is no apocalypse on the horizon, and 2013 will be coming soon." NASA agrees, stating recently on their website, "Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than four billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012."

 

Much of the hype about the "end of the world" emanates from popular interpretations of the long-count Mayan calendar, which reaches a finish point later this month. Many experts and historians agree this calendar, which started about 3114 B.C., predicted the end of a cycle, not the end of the world. This means a new era starts in 2013, and there are no end times on the way.

 

Time of transition and renewal

 

"At Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, we understand that the end of every cycle is a time of transition and renewal," Knight said. "Some of Earth's transitions will be difficult for us, so it is highly important for everyone to maintain a sense of self-reliance. To heal the Earth we have to change the way we live. We can replant and reuse, learn to grow our own food, and become less of a burden on the environment."

 

An archaeologist at Boston University, William Saturno, told Science magazine recent discoveries of Mayan wall writings in Guatemala showed calendars that predicted the future well beyond 2012.

 

Effects on the environment

 

Besides the Mayan calendar, global warming and the effects on the environment have alarm many people. A recent report by the World Bank predicts sea levels could rise by three feet or more by the year 2100, causing massive flooding in nations from Mexico to Mozambique to the Philippines, with a major depletion of crop yields in the U.S., India, and Australia.

 

Knight says 2013 will offer more hope and less hype as the dialogue focuses on the renewal of the Earth rather than its demise.

Air Force awards space situational awareness contract

Pacific Defense Solutions, LLC, Kihei, Hawaii is being awarded a $9.7 million cost plus fixed fee contract for space situational awareness research and development. The location of the performance is Kihei. The work is expected to be completed by Feb. 8, 2016. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.