"The price tag, also known as the life cycle cost, includes five years of development, the nine months MSL will spend en route to Mars, and two years of surface operations plus data analysis".
But if corporations and individuals are unwilling to spend and invest, I think the government has to step in and do so, either by regulation, by making explicit industrial policy decisions or by the traditional tax-and-spend route (which does not seem much of an option in today's political climate).
Still others believe that they are the devil, and you can't get a healthy economy via the deficit spending route.
The excellent Wild Frontiers do a 16-day Ladakh trip, half of which is spent en route.
Indeed, for decades, starting in the late 19th century, the county government worked to drain the Red Lake Peatland, with millions of dollars spent to route water from the bog's interior to nearby lakes and streams.
The math is brutally simple: The more time spent en route, the less time spent en suite.
His time was spent on route marches through the jungle, and my son Luke still has his prized machete, issued to all troops to cut down the jungle as they marched.
If you're up for a through-hike, you'll need a permit (and most likely backpacking gear for a night spent en route), but several day hiking options also exist.
On Thursday, he stretched and attempted to run a few pass routes before spending the remainder of the nearly two-hour session in the training room.
Perhaps a better way to ease yourself into 2010 is to go down another route: spend the year learning something new, rather than promising to make use of that gym pass three times a week.
If you go this route, spend wisely and buy the best camera appropriate to your style and budget.
