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Learn how to avoid wood destroying termites from infesting your home and find out which kind of termite is considered the most aggressive, with colonies that are more than ten times larger than other termite colonies.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Welcome to The Money Pit Pest Prevention [1] Podcast presented by Orkin. I'm Tom Kraeutler. Well, as the weather warms it's always great to be able to get out of the house and start to enjoy the sunshine. But it's also the time of year when termites do exactly the same thing. Termites nest deep in the soil around your house and when spring starts to thaw that ground they'll start to swarm, and when that happens it's often quite dramatic. But besides having to deal with potentially hundreds of flying insects, the presence of those swarms leaves no doubt that termites are not only living in, under, or around your house, they may very well be destroying your home as well. Greg Baumann is the Vice President of Training and Technical Services for Orkin [2] and joins me now with tips on how to protect your home from these wood-destroying insects. Welcome, Greg.
GREG BAUMANN: Well, thank you very much, Tom.
[2]TOM KRAEUTLER: Well, it's great to have you. And coming up on this episode we're going to talk about which kind of termite is considered the most aggressive, with colonies that are more than ten times larger than other termite colonies. [1:00] Also ahead we're going to find out the most common mistakes homeowners make that helps attract termites to their homes. And we're going to learn how an integrated approach to pest management can reduce the risk that your home will not add to the $5 billion in damage done annually by termites. So Greg, in the 20 years that I spent as a professional home inspector, we used to say that there are three kinds of houses out there: those that have a termite problem, those that had a termite problem, and those that will get a termite problem. How big of a problem are termites in this country?
GREG BAUMANN: Well, termites are a huge problem, Tom. In fact, the National Pest Management Association estimates that just the damage—this does not include treatment, but just the damage from termites—will exceed $5 billion.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Wow.
GREG BAUMANN: And that's a pretty amazing amount. And also people believe that these are just pests of the deep south. That's not true at all. Believe it or not, Tom, there are termites that are very active in Toronto, Canada.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Wow. So even cold weather. Toronto. Alaska? [2:00]
GREG BAUMANN: In fact, Tom, there's only one state in the country where we really have had no experience in termites at all, and that would be Alaska.
TOM KRAEUTLER: So if you're in Alaska you're safe, the rest of the country though you really have to guard against termites. So let's talk about how termites live and how they infest your home. I mentioned that they stay and they start in the ground, that's where the nests are?
GREG BAUMANN: Well, most termite species are going to be subterranean termites. You have the ones that were naturally found here, the native subterranean termites, and then also the Formosan subterranean termites, and that is a voracious species that's only found in the deep south at this point.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, the Formosan termites are the ones that will actually be ten times more active than a standard subterranean, correct?
GREG BAUMANN: That's exactly right, and the population of a colony could exceed a million. And it's a huge, huge problem, especially in New Orleans with some of those historic buildings that are being destroyed.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Yeah, in fact I've been in New Orleans and I know that they've done extensive work to try to prevent the Formosan termites from destroying some of the most valuable buildings in that city. [3:00]
GREG BAUMANN: Well, that's exactly right. In fact, the Federal government has stepped in with program to try to control the Formosan termite in New Orleans.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, is it more difficult to control termites in an area like that where the buildings are so close together and in fact one building is attached to the building next to it?
GREG BAUMANN: Well, termites spread a lot faster when you have a voracious species like this, as well as close proximity, and construction techniques from 300 years ago.
TOM KRAEUTLER: And they don't respect property lines, do they?
GREG BAUMANN: They do not know how to read.
TOM KRAEUTLER: All right, so we have subterranean termites, we have Formosan subterranean termites. Other types of termites in the country in the country that we're concerned about, we have the Asian termite. What is the Asian subterranean termite?
GREG BAUMANN: The Asian subterranean termite is an invasive species as we call it, which means that it's recently brought into the country. And just like the Formosan, the Formosan termite's only been here about 100 years or so, but it's already being found in multiple states and as far north as North Carolina with just an isolated infestation. [4:00] So we're seeing that these pests can get rides on railroad ties or mulch and be moved to other parts of the country. And we suspect this is going to happen with the Asian termite as well.
TOM KRAEUTLER: So you've got the native subterranean termites, you have Formosan termites, you have Asian termites. Those three species of termites all live in the soil and need moisture to survive. But there's another type of termite that doesn't moisture, certainly not as much moisture, it's called dry wood. What's the dry wood termite?
GREG BAUMANN: That's exactly right, Tom. The dry wood termite is found primarily in southern California and southern Florida, but there are pockets in other areas, especially when people move infested furniture to other areas. And these are going to be relatively small colonies, but they do not have to go back to the soil. They're going to be commonly found in furniture, in attics, inside walls. And they live in the wood, never have to go back to get moisture.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, do the dry wood termites travel from house to house? Do they show up because maybe you buy a piece of furniture and they're in the furniture? How do they get in? [5:00]
GREG BAUMANN: One of the most common ways for dry wood termites to be spread is people move furniture from the south where they're more common, you know, a picture frame or antique furniture, and pretty much a house in Rhode Island's infested.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Wow. So what are some of the signs that a consumer would look for where they would know that they have a termite problem?
GREG BAUMANN: Well, a couple different ways. First of all, in spring—and depending on the species, because the Formosan does this in the summer—they're going to swarm or send out winged reproductives to start new colonies.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, when that happens it's pretty dramatic. I actually had a personal experience with that. I came down early in the morning, the lights were off, I turned the lights on, and from the other side of the room I saw this sort of dark debris across the countertop and I thought that somebody had spilled coffee, until I got closer and saw that it was moving.
GREG BAUMANN: Oh, wow.
TOM KRAEUTLER: So we had a swarm inside the house, inside the kitchen. Never had had a problem with the house before, but it was a crawlspace underneath that area that was very, very narrow, almost impossible to get in, where they had found that one weak link in my house and actually formed, and so we had to take care of that problem. [6:00] So it doesn't really matter who you are, they don't respect the fact that there was a home improvement expert living in that house, they gave me a bit of my own medicine and swarmed my house, they can swarm your house. If you don't happen to spot a swarm though, what are some of the other signs?
GREG BAUMANN: Well, sometimes the subterranean termites will build tubes. Remember, these are very, very delicate insects. They cannot come out into the sun, they can't come out into the air. So in order to be protected they will build these little mud tubes that look like straws attached to the foundation—it could be inside a crawlspace, inside a basement or on the outside of a house—and this will provide the protection they need to get inside a structure. Another thing, for dry wood termites for example, the little granules of wood-color pellets essentially that they kick out as they hollow out the wood, those are very common signs for dry wood termites.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, I think it's important to note that this is a type of wood-destroying insect that can be difficult to spot, because when they start to do their work they're really usually working in an area that's sealed. [7:00] I mean, they could be inside the wood. Even if the wood is exposed, they can tunnel inside the wood. You know, as a former professional home inspector, we used to tap on all the lumber. But there are these techniques that you pick up as a pro, which is why I think it's important to have an annual inspection done by an expert if you live in an area of the country where termites are an issue. It's really a wise thing to do, because the quicker you find them the easier it is to prevent serious damage.
GREG BAUMANN: Yeah, it's just good maintenance. You know, people today, Tom, are keeping their houses longer, they're putting money into the house, they're remodeling them as opposed to moving. And what might just appear to be a defect on the baseboard or a defect in the drywall might be termites. And so it's really important to have someone come out at least once a year, do an inspection, and essentially kick the tires of that house to see what is going on.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Well, let's talk about that. When a professional does a termite inspection, you know, you're in charge of training for Orkin, how do you train your professionals to thoroughly inspect the house? [8:00]
GREG BAUMANN: Well, to summarize it, you gotta think like the bug. Okay?
TOM KRAEUTLER: Okay.
GREG BAUMANN: That's really the key. You have to understand the biology, you have to understand when they're active, but just as importantly where they're active. What signs are going to lead to termites? And try to come up with some sort of early warning technologies so that we can inspect, we can probe, we can sound the wood, listen to certain sounds and say, "Ah ha, there might be a problem," and then zoom in on it. That's the key of integrated pest management, zooming in on it and finding what exactly is going on, whether there's an infestation there, and whether a treatment is necessary.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, speaking of treatments, what is the proper approach to eliminate a termite infestation in your home?
GREG BAUMANN: Well, there are a couple different things that can be done. First of all, treatment of the soil is the most traditional way. There are also baits, these are stations that would go outside of the house. And then if it's a dry wood colony, you can use fumigation or a liquid application to the infested wood itself, it'll penetrate the wood and control the termite.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Now, I think the treatment of the soil is interesting, especially since today we're using non-detectible termiticides. [9:00] So it used to be that the termites would sense the termiticide and stay away. But now they can't sense it, so they go through it, get it on their bodies and take it back to the nest, and that makes the treatment much more effective, correct?
GREG BAUMANN: And that's exactly correct. A termiticide is really a product that's specially formulated to control termites. And so in the past a barrier essentially would be put around the house, they would sense it, go the other way. The problem with that was, there might be a water line there, so you're creating these gaps by having a non-repellant as we call it, or today's type of termiticide where they don't sense that there's a problem, they take it back to the colony and it controls the colony.
TOM KRAEUTLER: One of the things I like about Orkin's approach is it truly is an integrated pest management approach. So not only are we doing thorough inspections, we're treating properly, we're also teaching consumers how to prevent these infestations around their homes. And there are a lot of things that you can do to make your house less attractive to termites. Some of the common mistakes that I saw as a former inspector were people that were putting termite food against their house. [10:00] So what's termite food? Firewood piles, cardboard boxes. I mean, today we're recycling all of our cardboard. Piling that up around the house is really like throwing red meat to the lions, isn't it?
GREG BAUMANN: Oh, it sure is. Any time you're putting a food source out there you certainly can have a huge population build up right next to the house. And what's the next step? Just go right to the house. And they're not seeking out your house, but it's a food source that's sitting right there.
TOM KRAEUTLER: Well, there you have it, a very thorough explanation. Thank you so much Greg Baumann from Orkin, the Vice President of Training and Technical Services. Now we really know… you've really helped us understand termites, the different types of termites, and most importantly what we can do as consumers to help keep them out of our house. Thanks.
GREG BAUMANN: Thank you, Tom.
TOM KRAEUTLER: And if you'd like to learn more about how to identify and prevent all sorts of pest problems around your home you should visit Orkin.com. I highly recommend the Orkin website, it's full of useful information to help you identify and eliminate insect problems, including a pest library, very handy to have. [11:00] When you see a pest crawl through your house, you can snap a picture of that pest and perhaps go to Orkin.com and look it up and understand exactly what the insect is and how to prevent that insect from coming into your house, and most importantly how to find a local Orkin pest control pro to do that job for you. It's all online at Orkin.com. Orkin, pest control down to a science. Thanks so much for listening, I'm Tom Kraeutler.
[1] http://www.moneypit.com/repair-and-improve/pests
[2] http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/podcasts/termites/


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flight decks that once thundered and boomed with jet aircraft are silent. The passageways and compartments where thousands of sailors worked, ate and slept are empty. The once meticulously swept and kept decks are worn and torn, some covered in bird droppings.
The names of the Navys seven decommissioned non-nuclear aircraft carriers conjure up well-earned reputations as Cold War bulwarks. And while at least some are the objects of preservation efforts, chances are slim more than one will survive as a museum ship. The rest are taking up valuable pier space, and the only thing the Navy wants now is to get rid of them
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Australia,South Korea or Brazil might want to purchase one.
give them all to Israel.
I like that idea.
Carriers awaiting disposal
Shown are the carriers current locations and the planned disposal option for each.
Forrestal (AVT 59, ex-CV 59), stricken Sept. 11, 1993. In Philadelphia. Scrap.
Saratoga (CV 60), stricken Aug. 20, 1994. In Newport, R.I. Scrap (changed from donation hold).
Ranger (CV 61), stricken March 8, 1994. In Bremerton, Wash. Donation hold.
Independence (CV 62), stricken March 8, 2004. In Bremerton. Scrap.
Kitty Hawk (CV 63), decommissioned May 12, 2009, and placed in Mobilization Category B, or mothballs, for preservation and possible future use. In Bremerton. Unstated disposal option.
Constellation (CV 64), stricken Dec. 2, 2003. In Bremerton. Scrap.
John F. Kennedy (CV 67), stricken Oct. 16, 2009. In Philadelphia. Donation hold.
Source: Naval Sea Systems Command.
And give them the planes and bombs.
That is a great application of our technology.
Everything depends of the price of scrap steel:
The absolute worse case scenario is that it will cost the US Navy $2 to $3 billion dollars to scrap the ships.
They should all be turned into museums. It is not fair to the veterans of these ships to see them in the scrap heap.
These ships wont survive as museum pieces because of the economy.The ship that should have been saved was CV-6.USS Enterprise.She was scrapped out by 1959 or 60.She was awarded the most battle stars for surviving WW2 Ships.Her crows nest is in Annapolis at the Naval academy.
These ships wont survive as museum pieces because of the economy.The ship that should have been saved was CV-6.USS Enterprise.She was scrapped out by 1959 or 60.She was awarded the most battle stars for surviving WW2 Ships.Her crows nest is in Annapolis at the Naval academy.
Good quality scrap steel, several tons copper and aluminum, and several sons marine brass in the props, lots of good salvage there.
She was commissioned in 1938 and scrapped in 1958
the CV-6 was commissioned in 1938 and scrapped in 1958
But you are scrapping history.
Turn them all into cruise ships.
Without Italian captains at the helm
LOLz! I love that idea. They could stay at sea long time and ferry folks on and off by helicopter or private jet. Imagine being a catapault operator on the Love Boat Deux!
Do you know what is the other number one big exporter to China is? Waste Paper. According to author Clyde Prestowitz, China's number one export to the U.S. is computer equipment (nearly $50 billion) while our number one export to them is waste paper and scrap metal (approximately $8 billion).
I was a catapult operator in '61-'62 on CVA-42 (FDR), which was scrapped in late '70s I think. It was an emotional event to see a pic of the ship and an article saying it was going to be scrapped.
When in the Med. Sea, we served along with the first three carriers on that list, and maybe the fourth.
True, but more is being made every day so there will never be a shortage.
Second part is IIRC everything below second deck is still classified. What you learn even from The Forestall much of it would apply too nukes as well.
The construction is still so classified that the AMERICA sank a few years ago too obtain data to build the new FORD Class carrier was sank in three miles plus deep water. The coordinates where it was actually sank are secret.
Right, but they are apart of our heritage. All them saw combat duty in Vietnam and the other conflicts we had.Yes, you have the Intrepid in NYC, but these are the "Cold Warriors". I know a guy who was a EA-6 Intruder pilot on one of the carriers during Vietnam and he is shocked.
We all know which carrier on the list will be the museum and where it will likely be headed.
That is true. But did they strip the technology off the plane before they sank it?
I meant the aircraft carrier.
I do know there was some extensive yard work going on before she was taken out. There was a fire in or adjoining the compartment that was Chiefs Mess. That would be aft, starboard below crew mess decks close to the fwd passage hatch.
I've seen just about every space there was on that ship in 79&80 during overhaul. Red Shirt {Fire Dept} allowed me to see things which a few months later would be secured spaces. I was in the Fire Department during most of the drydock overhaul and did fire hazard walk throughs. I also walked underneath her and ever went inside a boiler to the base of the stack. I took a short in and out test run on her before I got out.
I envy you.
>>A leak even the size of a pencil lead can decapitate you. You can't hear or see the leak. The only detection as such is using a broom handle to wave it around in the area you are working in.
I was a co-op engineering student working for Georgia Power in the late 70s. One of the old school Boiler Operators giving the Auxiliary Equipment Operator class I went through at the plant taught us all of that, with additional gruesome real-life examples. Glad I never encountered any of it.
Back to the issue at hand, it is unreasonable to think that this many additional museums can be maintained, most will need to be scrapped. There are quite a number of carrier museums now, mostly Essex class ships IIRC.
Given your comments about naval architecture secrets, I don't think we want to sell them to an Indian scrapper. Somehow the Chinese will manage to be all over them.
Yea as for the museums it cost a fortune to even get a carrier to where it can be used for that much less maintain it. The taxpayers will pick up Kennedy though that is a political given. I'm just saying that because of the political reality of it. Forestall will never be forgotten in Naval history.
I read of guys on the ship before me tell of a Feed Water Pump impeller going through the housing and impaled into the deck above sometime in the early 1970's. While we were at sea in about 79 we lost an entire Main {boiler room two boilers each Main} because a feed water line ruptured into an electrical switchboard. It melted it literally. Both incidents no one got hurt by some miracle. Next thing was a fire in 78. I know that one because me and a guy in my shop found it. We were T.A.D. to Fire Dept and happened to walk by a storeroom off the hanger bay boiling out smoke. The heat transfer from that fire went up two decks real fast. I wasn't on duty but suited up for investigating other nearby spaces. I saw floor tiles bubbling two decks up.
After I got out sometime in the mid 1980's a JP5 pump-room exploded and killed two airmen unfortunate enough to be down there. I remember the place wreaked when we were standing in the chow line even back in the late 70's. After that in 1993 the ship had been sent on three six month deployments in as many years. When they returned on the third cruise they had a boiler explosion and went Cold Iron too the yards. She made one more cruise afterward and was decommissioned.
Nukes and conventionals are both steamers as far as what actually powers them. The difference is method of steam generation. That is why they still don't want much construction details seen.
BTW the worse thing that you can hear in a boiler room is complete silence. I mean by that you don't hear anything whatsoever yet you see lights, on equipment running, etc. It means you have a major steam leak. It is above your hearing range but it literally silences everything else. We were warned about it. Spooky.
Couple additional points. Due to repeated trips up the NE I-95 corridor (through Baltimore) I got to see the slow-motion tragedy of the Coral Sea scrapping, if from something of a distance. Not pretty - looked like the ship just sat there forever.
The biggest issue with scrapping is going to be the fluctuating price of the metal. It's really high right now, but if it drops I'd bet it'll put any company scrapping these things right into bankruptcy (as happened with Coral Sea). And given how long it'll take to cut a supercarrier apart, chances are the price of scrap metal will drop.
Enterprise's (CVN-65) scrapping is really going to suck. I bet the USN really wishes there was some way to just make the thing safe for museum donation (like filling in the reactor compartments with lead or something ... that's a joke btw). Not so much for posterity or historical preservation but from cost and effort. The ship won't so much be "scrapped" as "deconstructed" in order to get at and remove the reactors.
I served on board the Kennedy.
Turn them into prison ships, park them south of Mexico, perpahps Guatamala, El Salvador, etc. Send criminals who are also illegal aliens to be housed in them and hire CHEAP locals to be prison guards.
IF the eco-freaks would stop worrying about how "clean" their disposal will be, there are folks in India who make a living breaking up ships like CVs.
I served on both the forrestal and the kennedy... when the fid was in mayport, sinkin' sarah was right next to us...
I thought I remember seeing the bridge there.Damned old age and wishful thinking.I do remember seeing the photo of the bridge lying on the deck.Thanks for clearing up that misconception on my part.
Sad sight was it not?
And they ground up my first ship USS Ticonderoga CVA 14 for scrap. I worked on the flight deck-Crash/Salvage 67-69, very exciting times.
Park them in the Hudson River. During rush hour, turn them to span the river and act as bridges. NYC bound traffic on the lfight deck, NJ bound on the hangar deck. When rush hour ends, turn them parallel to the shore line so river traffic can again pass.
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I think they should sale perpetually in International Waters and become independent nations, so I would have some way to leave America to the socialists and start over.
It could expand it's holdings by picking on some uninhabited island, planting a flag on the shore, and claiming it for a new land.
We need some new place to which we can emigrate where personal initiative means something, and we are not ruled by the hive.
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"While it was nice to have a cat door for the cats, our food was disappearing at an alarming rate."
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"While it was nice to have a cat door for the cats, our food was disappearing at an alarming rate."
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Today's pet door visitor at my house was a cockroach!
Here in the south we have water roaches. They live outside, but are perfectly happy to explore you house, and if you have goodies and/or water within reach, you're doomed.
Fortunately, my corgi Faye is an ace bug hunter, and we both saw it enter. Oh, and they are HUGE!
I guess I'd better seal up that little hole at the bottom of the pet screen.
I love this! So cute!
I house sat for my brother many years ago. He had 2 cats and a kitty door for them go in and out. One night, the cats and I were in the living room and could hear the kitty door flap in the kitchen. I got up to investigate and saw almost exactly what's in the pic (except Mr. Raccoon also had a paw in as well.) Once he saw me, he backed out quickly!
i have the same problem, and even worse, one of my cats looks very much like a raccoon, especially at a quick glance. it's very unnerving. i'll walk into the kitchen and say "aww, hi giann– YOU ARE NOT GIANNI!"
This happened at my house too!!!!! I heard the cat door flap but didn't see my cat come into the living room. So I lean over & look out into the laundry room, there was a huge raccoon giving me a funny look. I kinda jumped back cause it startled me. So he takes off out the cat door. At least we found out why we kept finding holes in the dog food bag.
Ha! Is this Willie? Hubby's cousin's dog went for a swim in the muddy creek behind their house, then used the doggie door to enter a neighbor's house where he shook off the dirty, muddy water all over their kitchen. Neighbors were not amused.


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Here are the most recent articles and features on Huntsville and the surrounding area:
06/28/07 Walls of Jericho Photos
The Walls of Jericho is made up of 21,453 acres straddling the Tennessee-Alabama border used for preservation as a wilderness and recreation area. This is hike that is not for the faint of heart (me!), so I've had to rely on photos from those that are more experienced hikers.
06/26/07 Where Are the Fireworks?
Since I met my husband on the 4th of July (I won't mention the year--just know it was a long, long time ago!), it is one of my favorite holidays. If you're wondering what to do for the 4th of July holiday weekend, take a look at some of the firework demonstrations, parades, concerts and other fun ideas in Huntsville, Madison and the surrounding area that will make this a memorable, red-white-and-blue patriotic holiday for you and your family!.
06/24/07 Kids Bring In Catch of the Day at Youth Fishing Rodeo
Every year in June, the City of Huntsville's Department of Recreation Services sponsors a The Wally Vess Youth Fishing Rodeo for children ages 6 to 12 years old. Prizes and awards are given for 3 male and 3 female age groups for largest fish and most fish. Several are the fish are tagged and if someone catches one of those there are big cash prizes.
06/22/07 Huntsville Radio Contests
If you're like me, you need some "noise" on while working or driving. Here's a look at Huntsville's variety of radio stations and some of the contests and promotions that they run on a regular basis. If you know some "useless" trivia about music, celebrities, historic events, etc., you can turn your listening time into some freebies.
06/20/07 Free Summer Activities
Summer can be hot and very, very long if you're bored. Here's some free activities you might want to try to keep the kids busy and your budget in good shape during the long extended vacation from school.
06/16/07 Off the Beaten Path: Alabama
This book is subtitled: "A Guide to Unique Places" and that's just what it is. Every resident and visitor to Alabama should own a copy of this book, a pocket-sized treasure of the rich culture and charm of our home state. Author Gay N. Martin provides unique tips and unusual places to explore and makes a day trip or a week's vacation amusing, fulfilling and rewarding.
06/14/07 June Gossip
"Heard Around Town" is written by Editors Tom & Cathey Carney and reprinted from Old Huntsville Magazine. Here is the June 2007 column with all the gossip around town.
06/12/07 "Outdoor Rooms With a View"
The Huntsville Botanical Garden is sponsoring a terrific home garden tour this year with great landscaping ideas for any size garden. The tour June 16th & 17th from 1-6 pm is aptly called "Outdoor Rooms With a View." I recently took a quick tour of most of the lovely gardens so you could have a sneak peek.
06/10/07 Space Camp Hall of Fame
The U. S. Space & Rocket Center celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Space Camp by installing eight members into the newly created Space Camp Hall of Fame. The first inductee was father of the space program, Dr. Wernher von Braun, with Huntsville Astronaut Jan Davis, accepting the award on behalf of the von Braun family. Star Trek favorite, William Shatner, emceed the event and seem visibly moved by the testimonies of astronauts, space camp counselors and space camp attendees during the course of the evening.
06/04/07 Dissecting Cook's Natural Science Museum
Walking in the doors of Cook's Natural Science Museum in Decatur was a big surprise for me. I always thought that the museum consisted of just a few bugs stuck on a piece of paper. However, it's a museum with professional displays of extensive collections of beautiful and exotic insects, mounted birds and animals, rocks and minerals, sea shells and coral. Admission to the museum is free of charge.
06/01/07 Point Mallard Waterpark
If it's summer and you're hot, then you need to head over to the 32-acre Point Mallard Aquatic Center in Decatur. It features the first wave pool in the United States. It opened August 9, 1970 with attendance at the waterpark of 500. The 2007 opening day attendance was 2,068. Nowadays, in addition to the wave pool, the park includes the 3 Flume Slide attraction, Duck Pond children's play area, Sky Pond & Squirt Factory, and the Space Bowl.
05/29/07 Huntsville Nightlife
If you're looking for night time entertainment in Huntsville and would like to listen to live music from an assortment of bands and do a little dancing, here's your guide to what's going on in Huntsville.
05/24/07 My Hot Air Balloon Ride
Up, up, and away! I've always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon. It's an exhilarating experience to float above the clouds and slowly watch the world drift by. Gone With the Wind Balloon Company gives Hot Air Balloon Rides in the North Alabama and Huntsville area. Here's some photos of my first trip in a hot air balloon--before, during and after--photos from above and below and sometimes sideways.
05/20/07 Kids Kamp Adds Splash of Color to Hospital
Hospitals don't have to be boring, dull, empty places any more! There's a splash of color at one area hospital. Kids Kamp is a Pediatric play garden at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children. Kids Kamp ushers children into a fantasy-like camp setting, complete with a bright, colorful mural and a charming rock garden. The play area also offers playground equipment, playhouses for the children to engage in a game of 'let's pretend' and benches for parents to relax and watch their children. Your next visit to the hospital can now be a friendly one for the kids.
05/17/07 2007 Japanese Garden Festival in Review
Tucked away in a hidden place in Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville is a beautiful Japanese Garden. The two-acre garden is surrounded by bamboo. Following the path leads to one of two little red bridges. An open space showcases a Japanese teahouse with a clearing around it. The second Sunday in May, the Japanese community in Huntsville celebrate with a festival in this beautiful Japanese Garden.
05/16/07 2007 Cemetery Stroll in Review
The second Sunday in May is the annual Cemetery Stroll in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville. The Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll is sponsored by the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association. The 2007 Cemetery Stroll was a bright, sunny day with 68 residents dressed like the famous and infamous characters buried in Maple Hill Cemetery.
05/15/07 Madison County Nature Trail in Spring
One delightful, and often overlooked or forgotten, place for picnics, meetings, relaxing and fun is the Madison County Nature Trail on Green Mountain in south Huntsville. Enjoy this beautiful place to walk and exercise and enjoy some fresh mountain air and spectacular views. This is the perfect place to be alone or to enjoy with family and friends.
05/13/07 Review: Huntsville Sketchbook
One of the best books I've found on Huntsville is the Huntsville Botanical Garden's "Huntsville Sketchbook." This book contains a wonderful history of Huntsville, plus city scenes painted by local artists. Not only do you get a tour book of Huntsville, but you get history and art, all rolled into one amazing book.
05/11/07 Summer Day Camps for Kids
Summer is a time to relax and take it easy, get outdoors more and find a new schedule. It's also a time to try to keep the kids entertained! Here's some great camps that the kids will love while discovering new talents and skills and, maybe, learning something along the way.
05/09/07 2007 Whistle Stop BBQ Festival in Review
The 2007 Whistle Stop--Rocket City BBQ Festival was a great success. Professionals and amateur grillers alike descended upon The Depot to stake their claim, fire up their grills, and relax and have a good time. No matter what your level of grilling skills or even if you grill or not, this is the sweetest smelling festival is the Southeast!
05/07/07 Summer Day Camps for Kids
Summer is a time to relax and take it easy, get outdoors more and find a new schedule. It's also a time to try to keep the kids entertained! Here's some great camps that the kids will love while discovering new talents and skills and, maybe, learning something along the way.
05/05/07 Cast Iron Skillets in the Making
How are cast iron skillets made? The old Southern tradition of cooking in cast iron cookware is the secret to many favorite recipes handed down for generations from the best Southern cooks of all time. But where do these treasured pots and pans come from? I recently toured Lodge Manufacturing Plant in South Pittsburg, Tennessee during the annual National Cornbread Festival, when the factory and the outlet store were open to the public.
05/02/07 2007 Cornbread Festival Photos
The last weekend in April, South Pittsburg, Tennessee--home to the nation's largest cast iron cookware factory--pays homage to one of the South's favorite foods: cornbread. The Annual Cornbread Festival features everything cornbread.
04/30/07 Panoply 2007 Photos
Panoply 20007 was three sun-filled days of fun, food, entertainment, contests and lots of fiddling. The annual arts festival drew in a record-breaking crowd of over 140,000 people. You know the saying: "a picture is worth a thousand words"...so here's some pictures to show you a little taste of Panoply 2007.
04/27/07 Review: Spa Botanica
On the second floor of the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Huntsville, you will find the door to a whole world of pampering at Spa Botanica. I recently spent a day and a half getting spoiled and pampered to the max! This wasn't a job for the faint of heart and I was thrilled to indulge in a little "heaven on earth" at the spa. I experienced a fabulous deep tissue massage, a moor mud body wrap, a caviar & pearl anti-aging facial, a lash & brow tint, eyelash perm, ear candling and a signature manicure.
04/20/07 Randolph School Presents "Dearly Departed"
The award winning Randolph School Drama Troupe 4590 presents David Bottrel and Jessie Jones' "Dearly Departed" - a rollicking Southern comedy. When patriarch Bud Turpin dies, his dysfunctional family gathers for a funeral and the fun begins. at the breakfast table. Set in the deep south, this short comedy is full of stereotypical, back-woods-bible-belt characters, ready to tickle even the staunchest funny bone.
04/15/07 Challenger's House Cat Haven
Challengers House is a no time limit shelter for homeless cats and kittens. It was named for Challenger, a special cat who was rescued from animal control services by the shelter's founders, Sherry Carleton and Susan Burlingame.
04/13/07 2007 Historic Homes Tour
2007 Historic Homes Tour sponsored by the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association includes tours of six private homes, three residential gardens and First United Methodist Church. This is the only home tour that includes homes in three historic districts--Twickenham, Old Town and Five Points Historic Districts.
04/10/07 Who Makes the Best Barbecue?
Southerners are passionate about their barbecue. They even spell it a variety of ways: barbeque, barbecue, BBQ, Bar-B-Que...no one seems to agree on the spelling or the best recipe.
04/08/07 Springtime in The Garden
The 2007 Spring Festival of Flowers at the Huntsville Botanical Garden is an array of colorful and beautiful spring flowers and trees, including thousands of tulips and the 100 year old dogwood tree.
04/05/07 Alabama State Parks
It looks like spring is here to stay, so don't miss this opportunity to spend some time outdoors and explore one of Alabama's state parks. Here's just a few that I've visited: Cheaha State Park, DeSoto State Park, Buck's Pocket State Park, Monte Sano State Park Japanese Garden or the Old Tavern Ruins, Cathedral Caverns State Park plus High Falls Park. The Madison County Nature Trail on Green Mountain in Huntsville is a great place to go to for a relaxed family picnic, leisure walk around the lake and to enjoy animals in nature.
04/03/07 Let's Go Out to the Ball Game...
What's more American than a baseball game? Lucky for us, the Huntsville Stars are in town several times a week for some good entertainment for the whole family. Here's information on home games and promotions for each. Let's...play...ball!
04/01/07 Celebrating Holy Week in Huntsville
With over 100 churches in the Huntsville/Madison County area, there is a wide variety of opportunities to experience some unique and moving services during Holy Week. They some of these religious ceremonies and services to help you meditate and appreciate the true meaning of Easter.
03/27/07 Easter Egg Hunts
Easter brings out the kids...and the kids in us. There are a lot of Easter Egg Hunts going on this weekend--mostly on Saturday. We've got Huntsville, Decatur, Meredianville and Scottsboro covered.
03/24/07 Easter Sunday Brunch in Huntsville
Now is the time to start planning for Easter. Here's info on brunch, crafts, cards and activities. After the Easter Egg hunt and early church service on Easter Sunday, there's still time to gather around the dinner table with your family.
03/18/07 Wisteria: The South's Most Beautiful Vine
Even before the popular TV show "Desperate Housewives" chose "Wisteria Lane" to live on, wisteria was one of my favorite Southern plants. Images of romantic, hazy, lazy days of the South just aren't complete without this gorgeous vine dripping from porches, trees and fences.
03/16/07 Josie's Gift Shop
Burritt on the Mountain has a new "baby"--they have completely redecorated and refurbished their gift shop. "Josie's on the Mountain" is named in honor of Dr. Burritt's second wife. You will find a variety of unique gifts in Burritt on the Mountain's gift shop including historical gifts, tea sets, books, glassware, pottery, journals, candles, wrought iron items, gourmet foods, soaps, lotions, toys, honey, pet gifts, and bridal gifts.
03/07/07 Old MacDonald's Petting Zoo
One of my favorite places to visit is Old MacDonald's Petting Zoo, located in Woodville about 25 miles east of Huntsville. The Zoo includes a beautiful pond, a spacious playground lots of swings, slides, sandboxes and children's tables), picnic area (with a place to wash your hands and a changing table for baby!), and gift shop.
03/05/07 Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Just over an hour from Huntsville in Hanceville, Alabama near Cullman, you can witness a magnificent shrine with an unusual story. The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery is in the middle of "nowhere."
03/01/07 New Restaurant: Grille 29
February 2007, Restaurant Partners, Inc. opened its second location of their popular Grille 29 restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama. The first Grille 29 is located in Tampa, Florida. See photos of the preview party.
02/27/07 Elvis: Return of the King
The Feb. 23, 2007 Mitchell Brown concert was dedicated to the National Arthritis Foundation in memory of Aunt Eunice and raised $32,300. This was Mitchell's first concert in two years and he presently has no plans for another one.
02/23/07 Harmony Park Safari Opens Season
Do you like nature, animals, fun and having a good time? Then head on out to an unusual local attraction. Harmony Park Safari is a federally licensed nature preserve of free-ranging exotic & endangered animals.
02/20/07 Historic Wedding Dresses
Gay Money has a private collection of vintage wedding gowns and other wedding related items such as bridesmaids' dresses and trousseau collection that she loaned to the Weeden House Museum.
02/12/07 Talladega Speedway--The Fast Track
Talladega Speedway in Talladega, Alabama opened on September 14, 1969. It is NASCAR's most competitive and largest track in the United States. I recently got a private tour of Talladega Speedway (which included a ride around the track in the official pace car) and a tour of the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame.
02/10/07 Hope Place: Shelter from the Storm
HOPE Place is a safe, confidential shelter for adult and child victims of domestic violence. HOPE Place is a program of Crisis Services of North Alabama. HOPE Place is safe haven for women & children who are in danger or are being threatened with violence.
02/09/07 Bridge Street Centre Update
Bridge Street Town Centre Announces New Tenants. Here's a list of all the confirmed stores and restaurants coming to town. In their latest report, O&S Holdings, say that to date, over 75% of our square footage is committed to by exceptional retailers and restaurants.
02/05/07 It Snowed!
After living in Iowa for 30 years, I think I've seen my fair share of snow. But just a couple of flakes of snow in Alabama brings out the kid in everyone. People in the Northeast and the Midwest would get a chuckle out of all the excitement a "snowfall" can bring to the South.
02/03/07 2007 Cutest Babies in Huntsville
Here's some of the cutest babies in Huntsville and words of praise from their mothers and grandmothers.
01/28/07 "Carousel" Photos
If you missed the very talented concert of "Carousel" from Ars Nova last weekend, here's the photos from the show. Special guest from New York was Rebecca Luker.
01/26/07 February Gossip for Huntsville
"Heard Around Town" is written by Editors Tom & Cathey Carney and reprinted from Old Huntsville Magazine. Here is the February 2007 column with all the gossip around town. Maybe you made it into the column this month or one of your friends.
01/24/07 Concert Review: Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn, the Queen of Country Music, graced Huntsville with her presence for her first concert of 2007. After 45 years in the country music business, Loretta Lynn, 71, still reigned supreme on stage to a wildly, enthusiastic and sold-out crowd.
01/19/07 Movie Review: "Constellation"
Jordan Walker- Pearlman's "Constellation" follows the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South--Huntsville, Alabama--as they are forced to come to terms with a disturbing past marked by an unrequited interracial affair in the 1950's
01/17/07 "52 Weekends in the Tennessee Valley"
Charles & Daniel Frew's book "52 Weekends in the Tennessee Valley" is a handbook to numerous adventures awaiting us in our own backyard. Now you'll never run out of ideas for places to explore in Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee.
01/13/07 Whirling Dervishes of Rumi
This group is one of the wonders of Turkey and perform one of the most exquisite ceremonies dealing with spirituality, a mesmerizing seven-centuries old ritual.
01/09/07 Pampering at Avant Day Spa
One of my favorite thing to do is go to the spa. I had been looking forward to my day of pampering at Avant Salon & Day Spa for weeks. Owner Caroline Whetham had me scheduled for a spa manicure and pedicure, a European facial and a warm stone massage.
01/07/07 Time Out at Brigadoon Bed & Breakfast
Another great idea for Valentine's Day is a stay at a wonderful "retreat." Brigadoon Bed & Breakfast is a cape cod home hidden away in the woods of rural Scottsboro.
01/03/07 Finding a Job in Huntsville
If you're thinking of starting the new year off right by changing jobs and changing bosses, there are many employment opportunities in Huntsville with NASA, Redstone Arsenal, the University of Alabama/Huntsville, and many other businesses.
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BROWNWOOD, Texas - A new, family-run pharmacy in Brownwood is going up against corporate giants.
Jacobs Family Pharmacy opened for its first day of business Monday morning. Co-owner Kerri Jacobs said she was amazed by the turnout and community support.
"We didn't open till 8:00 and they were here at 7:30 this morning just to surround us and say a blessing over us," Kerri said. "We are invested in this community. We love them and they have been great to us."
Kerri's husband Tim said the best part about an independent pharmacy is knowing the customers a bit more personally. "When you've lived in a community for awhile, and you've been active in the community and you see the people and know the people, when they come in your door, it's extra special."
Tim said it's also special to have his family invested in the business. "I grew up on a farm where all of the family worked on the farm, and it was so nice to be with your family as you worked and it's very difficult to find that type of environment today but I can do it with this pharmacy."
Kerri said big names like CVS, Walgreens and Walmart have more available hours that independent pharmacies cannot compete with, but Jacobs Family Pharmacy offers convenience, fast service and familiarity.
"America is aging and America is graying and as the population gets grayer, that generally generates more prescriptions and as that happens then that gives us a better place to work," Tim said.
This particular pharmacy has turned to technology, where the customers can create profiles to refill prescriptions and they can leave questions and feedback. There is an app for that as well.
The pharmacy also sells self-serve frozen yogurt and other accessories. It is open Mondays through Fridays from 8:00a.m. to 6p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00a.m. to noon.
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If you want to hunt in Utah, state law requires that you have hunter safety training, if you were born after Dec. 31, 1965. For the first time, hunter safety courses are now offered on-line. However, even the on-line course requires that a student pre-register with a certified instructor, who is responsible for administering the final written and shooting examinations.
The on-line course is best suited for adults with some prior knowledge and experience with guns, gun safety and hunting. Students under 18 years of age must have their parent or legal guardian sign registration and permission forms, if they wish to take the Internet course.
Dale Harbor, certified hunter education instructor in Price, will be testing Internet course students on Dec. 13. Classroom instruction, written examination, shooting test, and field exercises are expected to last the entire day. Anyone interested in pursuing the on-line course must pre-register with Harbor and pay the advance fee of $6 by Dec.10.
The on-line course takes a student through the traditional hunter education manual, chapter by chapter. Following each chapter is an on-line quiz which must be passed 100 percent in order for a student to proceed to the next chapter. On-line students can expect to spend between 12-20 hours completing the course. Students must print out all on-line quizzes, and present them to Harbor on Dec . 13. Without these print-outs, a student is not eligible to take the final written and shooting examinations.
For more information about the on-line hunter education course, please visit the Division of Wildlife Resources website at: www.wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation/internet_course.html.
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This model can be easily carried and conveniently stored in a small recreational vehicle compartment. It also can be connected in parallel to another EU2000i or EU2000i companion to work in tandem, with both units delivering their full combined power. The EU2000i can provide up to 9.6 hours of running time on just 1.1 gallons of gasoline. All Honda generators with inverter technology feature the only three-year warranty in the industry.
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Honda Power Equipment, a division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., markets a complete range of outdoor power equipment, including outboard marine engines, general purpose engines, generators, lawnmowers, pumps, snowblowers, tillers and trimmers for commercial, rental and residential applications. Its comprehensive product line is powered exclusively by 4-stroke engines.
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Rita Ann Foster, March 8, 1964 - July 8, 2013. Rita Foster died in the early morning hours of July 8, 2013 peacefully in her home with her family at her side after a long fight with cancer. Rita grew up in West Virginia and Utah, graduating from Emery High school in 1983, graduating from Steven-Henager College with a Business Degree in 2013.
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She survived by her husband (Vince Foster) and her two daughters (Anna Miles and Shalynn Miles) Step son (Justen Foster) her mother (Judy Wellman) her sisters and Brother (Robin S Delgado, Rosemary McCurtain, Maria Garcia and Carlos Garcia Jr.). Cerebration of her life will be held at Murray Park 296 East Murray Park Ave, Murray Utah. On Aug. 10, 2013 from 11 am- 2:30 p.m., we'll have balloons to set off so bring a note to say to Rita.


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As they are now, they won't be accepted because nothing in your wad can use the same resource names as stuff in doom2.wad (apart from music), so that it doesn't conflict with other maps when they're compiled into one large wad. Since you're using ZDoom format, you could write custom DECORATE to replace all the things that use new sounds, and then edit your map to use those new things. Might be more work than you want to do though.
Anyhow I played your map, no problems found. Pretty square but that's the Wolfenstein look, so in this case I guess it's a feature ;) Since you're using ZDoom you might want to have the exit locked until you kill the cyberdemon, pretty easy to leave otherwise. Also if you wanted to get really fancy you could use polyobjects to have horizontally-sliding doors like the original Wolf3D, but that's certainly not necessary.
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Reusable rocket technology promises to revolutionize space flight as we know it. How much do you know about these propulsion systems? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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Question 1 of 30
What typically happens to rocket boosters during missions?
They explode.
They float off into space.
They float by parachute and splash down in the ocean.
They fall into the ocean and are recovered by ships.
Question 2 of 30
Which organization was the first to create a reusable rocket that landed safely in a vertical position?
Blue Origin
Blue Origin achieved the milestone in late 2015.
Question 3 of 30
Traditional rocket systems are often referred to as what?
expendable launch systems
Expendable launch systems are a one-and-done technology.
disposable launch systems
single-use launch systems
Question 4 of 30
Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, is the product architect for which company?
Faraday Future
Tesla Motors
He is the product architect of Tesla Motors and a co-founder of PayPal.
Green Propulsion
Question 5 of 30
Which part of the space shuttle system is reused?
launch vehicle load frame
rocket boosters
The rocket boosters are reused. It takes several months to prepare the shuttle for another trip.
external tank
Question 6 of 30
At what speed was NASA's space shuttle traveling when its reusable boosters separated from the spacecraft?
1,900 miles per hour (3,058 kilometers per hour)
2,400 miles per hour
3,100 miles per hour
They dropped away from the shuttle as the craft was traveling 3,100 mph at an altitude of roughly 28 miles.
Question 7 of 30
What was the model name of Blue Origin's first successful reusable rocket?
New Shepard
New Shepard touches ground softly under a parachute.
Question 8 of 30
What was the diameter of the parachutes that lowered NASA's space shuttle boosters back to Earth?
136 feet (41 meters)
The enormous parachutes allowed for a gentle landing in the ocean.
180 feet
210 feet
Question 9 of 30
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos made much of his fortune through which company?
Yahoo Inc.
Amazon.com Inc.
Bezos founded Amazon. Blue Origin's company motto, in English, is "gradually ferocious."
Question 10 of 30
How much funding did Blue Origin receive from NASA in 2009?
$3.7 million
For space technologies $3.7 million was kind of a drop in the bucket.
$37 million
$370 million
Question 11 of 30
The engines of SpaceX's Falcon 9 provide the thrust of about how many Boeing 747s?
The thrust of five Boeing 747s is more than enough power to push the rocket into space.
Question 12 of 30
At the time of space shuttle Columbia disaster, the shuttle fleet was how old?
The fleet was 20 years old. The tragedy made it clear that the shuttle program's end was near.
Question 13 of 30
How many pounds of thrust does Blue Origin's rocket engine BE-4 have?
550,000 pounds of thrust (2,446,521 Newtons)
The engine has 550,000 pounds of thrust. It will be used on Blue Origin's orbital launch vehicle and on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan launch system.
490,000 pounds of thrust
380,000 pounds of thrust
Question 14 of 30
What is the crew capacity of the New Shepard capsule?
It can hold six crew members and has an escape system in the event that a malfunction occurs during launch.
Question 15 of 30
How many pounds of thrust did NASA's space shuttle twin boosters create during launch?
31 million pounds of thrust
20.2 million pounds of thrust
6.6 million pounds of thrust
Each booster was 149 feet (45 meters) tall and 12 feet wide, and they generated 6.6 millions pounds of thrust.
Question 16 of 30
How many stages make up the flight of SpaceX's Falcon 9?
Two separation events simplifies the flight and lowers risk.
Question 17 of 30
Traditionally, launching a rocket like Falcon 9 costs at least how much?
$200 million
$180 million
$60 million
And $60 million is on the low side.
Question 18 of 30
With a reusable rocket the cost of launching a payload might drop to how much?
$30 million
$22 million
$6 million
The low cost of $6 million will open the frontier of space to many more companies.
Question 19 of 30
Compared to rocket hardware, how much does propellant cost?
Propellant is much less expensive.
No matter the fuel, the hardware has always cost a lot more.
Propellant is much more expensive.
Propellant costs about the same.
Question 20 of 30
What is the name of the spacecraft that SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches into orbit?
Dragon not only takes payloads into orbit, it can bring stuff back to Earth, too.
Question 21 of 30
NASA's space shuttle reusable rocket boosters used which kind of fuel?
hypergolic propellant
cryogenic fuel
solid propellant
They were the first spacecraft rockets to use solid propellant.
Question 22 of 30
How does the New Shepard craft land following a mission?
vertically, just like it launched
The vertical landing is one of the rocket's most astounding achievements.
on its side
on wheels like a plane
Question 23 of 30
The Falcon Heavy's engines produce as much thrust as how many Boeing 747s?
It produces the thrust of 18 Boeing 747s. The thrust is much more powerful than the Falcon 9, allowing for greater payloads.
Question 24 of 30
With how many engines is SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket equipped?
In that regard, the rocket is aptly named.
Question 25 of 30
How many employees were needed to keep NASA's space shuttle program up and running?
The necessary manpower of 9,000 employees was one of the program's drawbacks.
Question 26 of 30
Ultimately, what was one of the shuttle program's fatal flaws?
The payload capacity was too small.
It was extremely expensive.
The space shuttles were a classic case of sticker shock.
The technology didn't work.
Question 27 of 30
Unexpected maintenance costs reduced the shuttle program's number of flights by about what percentage?
25 percent
75 percent
NASA didn't get nearly the use that it expected out of these vehicles, as costs reduced the number of flights by about 75 percent.
45 percent
Question 28 of 30
What was the turnaround time between New Shepard's two successful launches and landings?
61 days
Only 61 days passed between launches. The short turnaround time is one of the system's key selling points.
82 days
93 days
Question 29 of 30
How tall is SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket?
530 feet (162 meters)
450 feet
230 feet
It is 230 feet tall and weighs nearly 2 million pounds.
Question 30 of 30
What is the burn time of Falcon 9's second-stage engine?
397 seconds
The second-stage Merlin vacuum engine has a burn time of 397 seconds.
258 seconds
138 seconds


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Red Sox fuming after loss in Detroit
DETROIT Avisail Garcia hit a fly ball deep to right field to start the bottom of the eighth inning for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon, a routine play in what had been anything but a routine game to that point.
Daniel Nava, just inserted into the game, ran it down. The ball was at his waist when he turned, so Nava flipped his glove up to catch it. The ball plopped in and the Red Sox had one out.
Umpire Mike DiMuro disagreed. Because Nava dropped the ball when he went to transfer it to his left hand, DiMuro ruled there was no catch.
Garcia reached second on the error. The Tigers went to score three runs in the inning and beat the Sox, 7-5, to take three of four games in the series.
The Red Sox played one of their poorest games of the season. Their pitchers were inefficient, the defense made a series of mistakes, and the offense left 11 runners on base, six of them in scoring position.
But most of the postgame talk centered on the call in right field and the latest controversy involving major league umpires.
Clearly the call was missed, said Red Sox manager John Farrell, who was ejected by DiMuro.
Its unfortunate, Nava said. I know what happened.
Crew chief Ted Barrett defended the call.
"To have a catch, you have to have complete control and voluntary release, he said. [DiMuro] had him with control, but did not have the voluntary release. When he flipped the ball out of his glove, he never got it into his hand. That's not voluntary release.
Nava said he caught the ball, secured it in his glove, and dropped it after he went to throw it back in.
Nava was playing with his left thumb heavily taped but he didnt believe that contributed to the ball being dropped.
The ball was in there. I guess [DiMuro] didnt have a good angle, unfortunately, said Nava, who sprinted in to plead his case. I knew that he caught it.
DiMuro checked when the other umpires and when the call stood, Farrell was ejected for the first time this season.
When you spend the rest of the game in the clubhouse you probably have a difference of opinion, Farrell said.
Farrell also thought first base umpire Scott Barry should have made the call.
Why it was called by the second base umpire, I dont know, he said.
Said Barrett: With no one on base, that is certainly [Dimuro's] jurisdiction."
The Sox have lost four of their last five games and are off on Monday before starting a nine-game homestand. They have a two-game lead in the American League East but the five teams are separated by only five games.
The Red Sox may have lost Shane Victorino to injury again. The right fielder, who has missed 30 games this season with back and hamstring injuries, was pinch hit for in the eighth inning of Sundays 7-5 loss against the Tigers.
Victorino injured his lower back in the fourth inning when he ran into the corner in right field to make a catch to end the inning and leave two runners stranded. He crashed into the wall and stayed in the game for three innings before leaving.
Farrell said Victorino would get a full examination from team doctors on Monday.
Dustin Pedroia was 0 for 16 against Justin Verlander in his career before he reached on an infield hit in the third inning. Replays showed he was out by a half step, but Pedroia singled he was safe as he crossed the bag and Barry agreed. Pedroia was for 0 for 11 against Mariano Rivera before a single on May 31. Pedroias longest career 0-for is now 0 for 16 against Dan Haren.
Jose Iglesias was 0 for 3. But he was hit by a pitch in the second inning and that extended his streak of reaching base successfully to 26 games.
Red Sox pitchers allowed 27 runs (23 earned) over 33 innings in the series.


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Dates Produced: Quattro Tour™ strollers and travel systems manufactured prior to November 2006, and MetroLite™ strollers and travel systems manufactured prior to July 2007
MSRP: Between $90 and $190 for the strollers, and between $190 and $250 for travel systems.
Models Affected: 35735, 35759, 7111ASB, 7111BKW, 7111CLN, 7111CUN, 7111DIA, 7111HEA, 7111HIG, 7111LAG, 7111KSH, 7112CNP, 7112MTR, 7113CJR, 7113CMR, 7113COT, 7119GGG, 7119WSR, 7121MAY, 7125QST, 7126RNS, 7127LEG, 7132RXY, 7134SMB, 7138RNS, 35760, 7411ATR, 7411BGN, 7411BGN2, 7411BLB, 7411KBK, 7411KBK2, 7411LV, 7411MCH, 7411MCH2, 7411MLY, 7411MLY2, 7419LIM, 7419LIM2, 7419OWD2, 7440CNR2, 7B00BDA, 7B00DRB, 7B00KAS, 7B01MNS, 7B02AUB2, 7B03CST2, 7B03LTC2, 7B03TFE2, 1104, 1240, 6110DW, 6110F3, 6110S7, 6110TS7, 6111FKB, 6111VIN, 6113SCR, 6114HAV, 6114JAM, 6114LAG, 6114NGS, 6116NRF, 6120SHL, 6121CJG, 6121CNP, 6121GGG, 6121MTR, 6123EME, 6124LRD, 6125SMB, 6J01DAI, 6J01HRL, 6J03RIT, 6J04JEN, 6J05MIN, 1070, 7000KSB, 7308DEL, 7308DEL2, 7308DEL4, 7308TYR, 7308TYR2, 7406PLT, 7408MRT, 7409GRG, 7410CON, 7413CML, 7413MRN, 7J02AUB2, 7J02AUB4, C7413CML
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