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Dir. Jamie Blanks
Suburban couple Peter and Carla (Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan) take a weekend vacation in the hopes of repairing their crumbling relationship. The couple show an absolute lack of respect for their surroundings and amongst other things, drop litter, bicker with each other, constantly spray insecticides, bicker with each other, accidently kill a baby dugong, bicker with each other and are generally unable to conceal their utter contempt for one another, or nature. As the tension between the two escalates, nature itself seems to strike back against them. Is something supernatural afoot, or is the squabbling, insular couple losing their grip on reality?
Australian horror movies have been making quite an impact on the horror genre recently, though the country has a history of genre movies including classics such as Mad Max, Razorback and Picnic at Hanging Rock. More recently with films such as Wolf Creek, Rogue, Lake Mungo and Undead, filmmakers have begun to explore the darker recesses of the outback once more. The original Long Weekend was an eco-horror crossed with a distressing domestic drama in which an estranged couple attempt to salvage their marriage by escaping into the bush to get away from it all and rekindle old feelings. What they get though is far worse than either of them could have imagined as the very landscape seems to conspire against them due to their lack of care for it or each other…
Director Jamie Blanks – no stranger to horror having already helmed Aussie shocker Storm Warning and the old-school slasher flicks Urban Legend and Valentine – has teamed up with the writer of the original screenplay to revisit a story that is still as relevant as ever in its approach to contemporary relationships and mankind's destruction of the earth. From the outset, Blanks conveys a sense of how vast and isolated the Australian outback is. Lush cinematography effortlessly captures the beauty – and potential danger – inherent in the vast expanse of untamed lands untouched by civilisation. The eerie otherworldliness of the outback at times seems to evoke an atmosphere simply dripping with an unnameable dread. The scenes at night fully utilise the weird noises and sounds that come from the surrounding bush – the results are often immensely creepy. Stunning wildlife photography captures all manner of weird and wonderful beasts that potentially harbour all kinds of threats to man.
Not a lot of 'action' occurs in the film – but Blanks keeps things suspenseful by creating a strangely menacing and creepy atmosphere that constantly suggests something bad is suddenly going to happen. Events are a little predictable, especially as they rush towards the inevitable climax – which is signposted obviously enough – but the ambiguity and the two central performances should keep viewers on their toes.
The couple themselves deliver fine performances, though their constant squabbling and picking at each other ensures we can never really fully side with either of them. Both are selfish and unsympathetic – though at times it seems they weren't always this way as a couple of isolated intimate moments are shared. They have lost their way – both figuratively and actually. At various stages throughout the plot both characters seem to have become locked in a sort of existential loophole in which they become lost and appear to be going in circles, passing the same landmarks and situations again and again. They have become locked into the bitter cycle that their relationship has become, and the hate they project onto one another and the landscape around them is soon thrown right back at them.
A particularly tense scene features Peter going for a swim off the deserted beach. The camera follows him quite closely and at times all we can see is what he sees - water. Lots of water – and fuck knows what is gliding around under the surface, waiting to pounce… Wider shots give us the undeniable impression of his insignificance in relation to the ocean – he is but a speck. Carla, walking on the beach, notices a large dark shape under the water rapidly advancing towards her hubby, and as she tries to alert him, things become very taut indeed…
The couple's obvious contempt for each other could be manifesting itself in paranoia, together with the new strange and potentially hostile surroundings they find themselves in. Are the couple projecting their anger and fear and paranoia into their surrounding space? Or is nature actually turning against them? The frenzied bird attack and the vengeful adult dugong – seemingly dead though still able to move up the beach when no one is watching – provide particularly memorable moments. As does Peter's discovery of a family campervan and the fate of its inhabitants… Chilling stuff.
Long Weekend won't be for everyone, although viewers with an open mind and a penchant for slow-burning, suggestive psychological horror may find much to enjoy. Blanks' remake was interesting enough to make me very keen to check out the original.
The two disc LONG WEEKEND (cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£17.99) by Showbox Entertainment on 8th February 2010. Special Features include: Director's Production Diary; Interview Gallery (Claudia Karvan; Everett De Roche; Tobey Eggleston); Deleted Scene (Jim and the Ducks); 'Making of' featurette; 'Taming the Wild' featurette; Peter's Death – Behind the Scenes with Grant Page and Roger Ward; English 2.0 and 5.1 audio options; chapter selection; trailer.


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OK, I registered on Advogato for fun... I still consider it a somewhat silly site, but - "oh well, why not" - as I guess everyone else registered on this site may have thought, too.
One of the things I am now working with, is restructuring the Wine packages for Debian. And I have plans for them... done quite some work now, but I haven't uploaded my new package set yet (wanted to hold them for testing and brainstorming a few days first).

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Art exhibition on 'American Drawings and Watercolors' through July 21
Posted May 14, 2002; 11:59 a.m.
A collection of 23 works on paper are featured in the exhibition "American Drawings and Watercolors: Gifts of Leonard L. Milberg, Class of 1953," on view at the Princeton University Art Museum through July 21.
Beginning in the early 1980s, Milberg initiated a series of gifts of American works on paper to the Graphic Arts Division of Rare Books and Special Collections at Firestone Library, and during the last two decades he has been a generous donor to the Princeton University Art Museum.
The exhibition, which includes works lent by Firestone Library, accompanies the course Art 211, "Major Figures in American Art," taught in spring 2002 by Professor Wilmerding the Christopher Binyon Sarofim '86 Professor in American Art. Additional works given by Leonard L. Milberg are on view in the exhibition "Heroic Pastorals: Images of the American Landscape," in the Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library, through Oct. 6.
To view the entire press release, click here .
The art museum is open to the public without charge. Free highlights tours of the collection are given every Saturday at 2 p.m. The museum, located in the middle of the Princeton University campus, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. It is closed on Monday and major holidays. The Museum Shop closes at 5 p.m. For further information, call 258-3788 or visit its new Web site at www.princetonartmuseum.org .
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No one will believe this story While going to College my buddy and I took off for a evening fishing trip to lake P. I keep a skift at Benny Larmann;s in Irish Bayou a marina that was there for over 70years. Trolling the lake we caught 17 trout with an average weight of 9 pounds. Benny a very good friend said it was the best bunch of trout he ever saw. My biggest was 12.2 and was on display at Professional's on Julia St for sever weeks on ice. This was 1963 right before gill nets. PS Campo shrimp were a dollar a hundred and Al Hirt use to rent a shift at Campo's every week. Every marina rented shifts for 5 dollars and had a hulk that would take your motor and put in on the shift. Boy how things have changed guess the size of trout will never be this big again. Also there were no back down all boats were put over by lift. Pip;s did have a make shift landing for duck hunter boats. Cop Cop Smith my fishing mentor for 35years and his brother Mike had a camp right next to Larmann;s marina.
Every marina rented shifts for 5 dollars
Wait, so when is the picture from?
quote:I'm not looking for inconsistencies in these old timers stories. I believe em.
that photo doesn't look like 1963...
that photo doesn't look like 1963
that photo doesn't look like 1963...
I'm not looking for inconsistencies in these old timers stories. I believe em.
Capt. JS's post on the Sportsman about trout before gillnetting
I don't believe he stated that the pic was from the trip he was talking about although those are some logs on that table.
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Had about an hour and a half sit down with Capt. Dudley during a Christmas fundraiser and he told me all sorts of tales from big trout in holes in the lake to huge shrimp caught with castnets from the northshore seawall.
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Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearing of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown.
Zone case 17/13 on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 9:20 a.m. is the appeal of American Natural, applicant, and Forest City Station Square Associates LP, owner, for 1 E. Carson Street (73 E. Carson Street) in the 17th Ward (Zoning District SP-4).
Applicant requests 300 sq. ft. expansion on the existing service station.
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Pandora officially launched in Australia and New Zealand on Monday. The popular digital music service has curated genre stations of Australian and New Zealand-specific music across a variety of genres. Pandora Founder/Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren said, "After years of preparation and anticipation we are absolutely thrilled to fully launch Pandora internationally in Australia and New Zealand. Personalized radio is a wonderful medium for listeners to enjoy music they know and discover music they'll love. Now we begin the incredibly exciting process of connecting the 100,000-plus working musicians in the Pandora catalog with millions of new listeners. What an amazing opportunity."
The ongoing saga of Jammie Thomas-Rasset's legal battle against file sharing charges continues. CNet reports that her lawyers have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review her case, which has spent the past five years moving through the legal system. In September, the Eighth Circuit Court reinstated the fee of $222,000 to be paid to the RIAA. Her lawyers now say the court did not fully consider earlier cases on these kinds of damages.
The New York Post reports that VEVO and YouTube could reach a new agreement by the end of 2012. VEVO's contract with YouTube officially ended on Sunday (12/9), but both sides are reportedly still in talks. The two sides could reach a completely new deal, or simply extend their old agreement. Ad revenue sharing has reportedly been the sticking point all along in the negotiations between the online video sites.
The Conclave has two free webinars on the horizon. The first is this Thursday, December 13, at 2 p.m. CT. Promotions Guru Paige Nienaber will discuss how to capture "The Essence Of The Moment," with ways for stations to acknowledge and react to spontaneous events, and to create structures and systems insuring reactions happen in a timely manner. The second webinar is the announcement of "Using Social Media To Get Hired, v2013" on Wednesday January 9, 2013 at 2 p.m. CT, where Jacobs Media Director Of Digital and Social Strategies Lori Lewis will give recommendations to engage hiring managers into your social media circle increasing your opportunity for that next job. More information can be found at theconclave.com.
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Fiscal Cliff Update: Dueling Press ConferencesThursday, December 20, 2012
President Obama gave a press conference Wednesday during which he answered questions on the fiscal cliff, saying:
[U]p until about a couple of days ago, if you looked at it, the Republicans in the House and Speaker Boehner I think were in a position to say, we've gotten a fair deal. The fact that they haven't taken it yet is puzzling and I think a question that you're going to have to address to them. Read more »


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Sudan: Old crisis, new challenges in Darfur
United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos is visiting Sudan from 20 to 23 May 2013. She will visit the region of Darfur where a shrinking humanitarian community has led to deteriorating services for hundreds of thousands of people living in camps.
Darfur has been in a state of crisis for ten years, and the numbers of people affected have grown steadily during that time. There are now 1.4 million people receiving humanitarian assistance in nearly 100 displacement camps across Darfur.
Since the beginning of 2013, more than 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Many of these people are now seeking shelter alongside others who have been living in the camps for almost a decade.
However, over the past ten years, conditions in many camps have deteriorated as the number of organizations with expertise in delivering basic services to people living in camps has decreased.
Many of the organizations with experience of managing camps have stopped operating in Darfur, either because of a lack of funding or because of the bureaucratic impediments that make working in the region extremely complicated. As a result, people in many camps are living in desperately poor conditions.
"Coming to the camps saved my life"
Over the past six weeks, more than 10,000 people have been registered in Kalma camp, just outside Nyala, the capital of South Sudan. Kalma was already home to an estimated 82,000 people, many of whom had been living there for years.
Hawa, a mother of three, arrived in Kalma a couple of weeks ago having fled fighting in the Labado area of East Darfur. She quickly received a tarpaulin, blanket and jerry can. But she says that she is yet to receive her food ration and still does not have access to a latrine. "All of our possessions were destroyed during the fighting," Hawa said. "Although we have not received all the assistance expected, coming to the camps saved my life."
Hafsatu, a Kalma camp resident since 2004, says that services in the camp are much worse than they used to be. "Getting water used to be easier," she says. "There was a motorized borehole where we would wait for half an hour to get our daily water supply.
"Now it takes me and my children up to four hours to get water. Since the humanitarian agencies left, there just hasn't been the number of working water pumps that there used to be and there are now many more people in the camp."
Services in Kalma camp have been deteriorating since 2009 when the government expelled a number of key humanitarian organizations, including Oxfam, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee and the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Rethinking the humanitarian approach
OCHA's Head of Office in Sudan Mark Cutts, says that humanitarian agencies need to reconsider how they support communities in Darfur.
"The humanitarian community needs to think about how it can strengthen its capacity to meet the urgent needs of these people (in Kalma) and the more than1 million others like them throughout Darfur," said Mr. Cutts. "Our focus should shift where possible to building resilience among those affected by the conflict."
Mr. Cutts gave the example of how some NGOs had successfully used cash-for-work programmes to simultaneously build much needed infrastructure, provide people with incomes and help repair fractures between different groups in the region.


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Y&T n.5 Vanderbijlpark Jan. 2010
SASHT. Annual general meeting. 23 september 2010
The 2009-2010 executive were:
Prof Elize S van Eeden (Chairperson)
Mr Byron Bunt (Secretariat)
Mr Jimmy Verner (Treasurer)
Mr Pravin Ram (Regional representative)
Mr Simon Haw (e-Newsletter)
Mr Walter Ntsimane (Regional representative)-passed away weeks before the Sept Conference
Mrs Fredah Makwena (Regional representative)
Mrs Gill Sutton (Conferences/general)
Prof Johan Wasserman (e-News Letter)
Mrs Fiona Frank (Publishers connections and funds)
Mr Patrick McMahon (Website)
Mr Paul Haupt (Website)
1) Outstanding matters from previous discussions since the 2009 September conference
1.1 Personal information of Executive Committee
Patrick and Paul urgently need the cooperation of all regarding their personal info for the website.
Regional representatives: We currently have the two following people members who volunteered to act as regional representatives: Dr Boitumelo Moreeng (Free State) and Mathew Marwick (KZN).
1.2 Caps doc
As you know the SASHT, due to time constraints, did not propose any changes in the CAPS doc. in 2010. At this stage the revised CAPS doc has been distributed and some of you are eagerly contributing in the process to write history textbooks. For the sake of the SASHT Newsletter please let Simon know who are involved AND your opinion thus far regarding the CAPS Doc?.
1.3 Unisa Conference 2011 & Guest speaker; as well as invitations to present papers (and deadlines for abstracts)
The key organiser is Henriette Lubbe of the Unisa History Department. More detail on the conference information will be added on the website by end of February 2011. PLEASE distribute this and the membership info as best as you can and also present papers or identify people that Henriette and the SASHT perhaps can formally invite to present papers.
2) Yesterday&Today matters
2.1 Accreditation process - still outstanding.
2.2 October 2010 publication - Contributors of papers must please respond before/by end of September 2010 to allow ample time for the peer review process.
2.3 Book reviews & Book Review Editor
Michelle Koekemoer and Fiona Frank agreed to take responsibility for this section from the October 2010 edition. Due to the HET links that the Journal must reflect, It has been decided that Michelle should take the seat as Book Review Editor (general history) and to develop guidelines for reviewing books for the Y&T. Fiona Frank will support Michelle as Co-book review editor (school text books).
2.4 Technical assistant editors
Prof Sonja Schoeman and Dr Warnich will assist in this position.
2.5 Editorial Panel -revision accepted
In additional to the current panel, the following esteemed colleagues accepted to be part of the Editorial Board of Yesterday&Today:
Prof Susanne Popp (University of Augsburg)
Prof Johan Wassermann (UKZN)
Mrs Portia January (DoE, Gauteng)
2.6 Article contributions (practical or/and theoretical)
PLEASE, Your inputs. We can not survive on air. I know you are busy but if you want to ensure that the SASHT, through the Y&T has a national voice and that you voice are heard and your experience acknowledged, please make time to present articles AND to suggest to other history educators to write articles for the Y&T. Contributions from our international colleagues are equally welcome. We certainly can learn from each other.
3) SASHT Website (www.sashtw.org.za)
Patrick and Paul will seriously work on website additions before end of February 2011. Then a serious "facelift" discussion will follow from March 2011 in order to be ready with a proposal to the SASHT Executive by Sept 2011 during the conference at Unisa. A down loading of some 2010 conference info was done before the Sepotember conference and will be done so just after the conference. A sincere thanks to Patrick and Paul!. The rest of the information will also be downloaded follow before March 2011.
4) SASHT Newsletter
Simon Haw will probably start the SASHT Newsletter 3 soon. Simon can keep us posted on the date and ask Byron to send a request out to members for contributions. The final Newsletter 3 will also be downloaded on the SASHT website during April-May 2011.
5) SASHT marketing and academic connections
5.1 Membership subscription form
ALL Executive members agreed to obtain lists of history teachers/educators in their region as well as of the Ministry of Education people in your region that leads the educators as subject advisors etc.
5.2 Unisa SASHT conference, 23-24 September 2011
Elize, Byron and Henriette Lubbe of Unisa is expected to communicate soon on more conference details. Please support the SASHT and Henriette by communicating ideas, suggestions and possible papers.
5.3 Newsletter info (interesting classroom contributions, news from your region etc)
See also Point 4. Please contribute!
5.4 Valuable books as readers or to be reviewed...pass info on to us
See also Point 2.2. Please contribute. Fiona and Michelle should exercise the freedom to ask Secretariat Byron Bunt to invite members to contribute with ideas of books to be reviewed and to offer their services as reviewers.
5.5 A list of researchers/HET educators focusing on History teaching required
Elize recently has distributed a list of HET educators among scholars of History teaching in the hope that they will add to the list. This is a very important exercise to strengthen the SASHT. The specialists the SASHT thus far have are (in no specific order!):
Prof Arend Carl
Prof Bernard Mbenga
Mr Chitja Twala
Ms Gail Weldon
Prof Johan Wassermann
Mr Johan Strauss
Dr Louisa Meyer
Ms Henriette Lubbe
Ms Louisa de Sousa
Dr Pieter Warnich
Ms Michelle Koekemoer
Prof Peter Kallaway
Ms Rika Odendaal
Prof Rob Siebörger
Prof Sonja Schoeman
Ms Sue Krige
5.6 Post Graduate studies and possibilities in History teaching and in History info required
It is required of the SASHT Executive to provide an opinion on this section. Should we provide a space on the SASHT website for HET possibilities to inform members and other people visiting the website?
5.7 Annual events in your region related to heritage and other history efforts that can be attended
If we all are serious about marketing our subject/discipline and the SASHT for that matter, we will make sure that we provide the SASHT (Through Simon Haw as Newsletter developer and via Byron Bunt as distributor of Info) with regional information. Please consider this possibility with more sensitivity in a REGULAR basis annually.
6) Publisher's/DoE's connections and funding
Jimmy, Fiona and Michelle should work closely together to see what they can do to contribute in this regard as discussed.
7) 2011-2015 possibilities
7.1 Conferences 2012-2015
The following just serve as reminders (as accepted by the SASHT Executive):
2012: University of Stellenbosch
2013: Maritzburg College (KZN)
2014: North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
2015: Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School (not confirmed)
2016: International Society for History Didactics (Venue: Not Confirmed)
7.2 A National SASHT History OLYMPIAD for Grades 6-7, 8-9 and 11??
To revive a visibility of History teaching, History, Historians and History Educators nationally Elize suggests that the SASHT starts an initiative like a History Olympiad. Suggestions for the format can be discussed and also the Grades that should be targeted. Once this possibility is more structured one could approach business or institutions for funding? Patrick and Jimmy have experience in organising history initiatives on national level. Their ideas will help us all. Attention will be paid to this matter in 2011.
8) 25 Years of SASHT in 2011
The developing a special 25years logo for the SASHT will be deliberated in early 2011.
9) STATUS of History teaching on FET & HET levels-regional statistical info & support required
To commemorate the SASHT quarter century the assistance of all SASHT members are dearly and urgently required regarding the following (in your region/town or even info that you may have that reflects international statistics re History teaching (secondary sources that you know of are equally welcome). Please communicate asap to the SASHT Executive.
10) General
The logistics of the heritage tour is discussed.
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What happens when your first love becomes engaged to someone else? Do you cry? Do you get drunk? Or do you find a bar and challenge her fiancee to a public debate? In Columbus, Nebraska, you have the right to do all three. In this comedy from Piccolo alums and frequent collaborators David Lee Nelson and Adam Knight, one man faces off in a bar showdown. Boone's Bar, 345 King St. Monday & Tuesday, 8pm. $10. www.debateplay.brownpapertickets.com
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Binghamton University Homecoming 2011
BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University Homecoming 2011 will take place Sept. 23-25 on campus. About 800 alumni are expected to return to campus this weekend. The community is welcome to join alumni, students, faculty, and staff for a wide range of activities.
Signature events include:
An opening mixer from 5 - 9 p.m. on Friday at the Anderson Center Reception Room and party
deck, featuring DJ music, food stations, and a cash bar.
The Athletics Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, in the West Gym Lobby.
The Alumni Association will present its annual special recognition awards in a ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday in the West Gym Lobby.
Tailgate '11, planned for 4 - 7 p.m. on Saturday, is the largest event of Homecoming weekend. Held outside the Events Center, the tailgate party will precede the men's soccer home game against Adelphi University. Game time is 7 p.m.
At 5 p.m., the Athletics department will unveil a Bearcat statue that will be a permanent fixture outside the Events Center.
At 11 a.m. on Sunday, the Kristen Faust Inspirational 5K Run/Walk will begin at the East Gym fields. The event will raise money for an endowed scholarship fund.
To see the full schedule of Homecoming 2011 events, visit homecoming.binghamton.edu.


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Richard Price is the author of six previous novels, including the national best-sellers Freedomland and Clockers, which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1999 he received an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His fiction, articles and essays have appeared in Best American Essays 2002, the New York Times, the New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Esquire, The Village Voice and Rolling Stone. He has also written numerous screenplays, including Sea of Love, Ransom and The Color of Money. He lives in New York City with his wife, the painter Judith Hudson, and his two daughters.


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Studying again.

Tomorrow I get my Homework which will keep me busy for the next 4 weeks. Unfortunaly I didn't spend my week of holiday with enough coding but did to much admin-stuff
I wanted to do somethig like the kewl mqlhttpd for
apache, so I started mod_kewl. Along th first few lines of
code I ran into Problems:
It seems apache response handlers can't be changed. So I can't use mod_kewl to get data from (e.g.) mod_php. Might be doing tricks with mod_rewrite and proxying. A kewl proxy would be kewl at all. Surfing the k00l web. Surfing the web with Markow Chains ist kewl, too.


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Aye and it's one of those days ... started last night, late, I was washing up the dishes when I realized that a pretty expensive and elaborate system at work could be replaced, in a few hours, with a simple and elegant chain of free software. I ripped through the last of the pots so I could get back to my desk; this was just too good to be true.
Along the way I refined the idea, worked through how it could scale way beyond the existing system, ran through the sequence of installations in my head, and yes, still, only maybe a morning's work, something I could slip in and deliver to the boss by total surprise, which I would have to do because it's not likely anyone would authorize this little diversion or really understand the advance it makes until they had it in their hands ...
Back at my desk, past midnight by now. The idea had been triggered by a new Sourceforge project release that came across the Freshmeat RSS, so that was my first stop. And then reality steps in:
- Minimum requirements: Python 2.3 -- all our machines are RedHat 9.0 and right there I knew I was in for a long haul because Python is pretty deeply embedded in the RH utilities, and there's no way anyone will sign for a fleet upgrade, but I figure, just one machine to illustrate the point and think to myself, how hard can it be to just trash the RH-config utils and upgrade only Python? Next stop, Python.org
- Python 2.4 just released -- like, literally hours ago, but unfortunately there are no packages for RH9 yet, so I'm stuck with the 2.3 release and that means there'll be another upgrade in my near future but at least they have them, 30 rpms for download, so I set lftp on the list and go to bed.
- server timeout! -- python.org it seems, has pretty bare hardware support; several attempts to pull the rpms over FTP all fail due to timeouts, so I shift to doing it one RPM at a time over HTTP. It's now nearly noon and I still don't know what I'm up against trying to wrest RedHat of it's ancient Python
I hope this is all worth the both because the preparation to development has already taken longer than my worst-case estimate of the time to deliver the application, and I haven't even really started the real muck and mire of actually upgrading these third-party Python RPMS. There's been some side-roads too since I spent some time trying to find out if RedHat had any equivalent to urpmi, of which Apt and Yum were mentioned at the DAG site, but with no further easy pathways to discover more about them and this was already taking way too long (leave that for another day -- anyone care to recommend one over the other?).
So that's the day so far, killer-app idea on a back burner while I haul the hardware out of it's Rip Van Winkle lapse in upgradings, and people wonder just why it is that software developers almost never meet their initial timeline estimates.


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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
- Boots (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/boots/)
- - Boots faq and etc (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/boots/51066-boots-faq-etc.html)
Boots faq and etc
Edit 6/2013...some of the links to pics have messed up...here is a link to the pic album
idk mods...perhaps sticky at top of boots....I'm tired of boot fitting questions.
Boots are arguably the most important part of your set up. Everybody's feet are different and most boots need some mods/adjustment to be comfortable and to get performance. Also go for the highest quality boot you can….they will feel better and last longer. Boots will break-in, wear and pack-out. However you can do things to keep them fitting comfortable and performing well. Over my 9 years if riding I gone through 9-10 pairs of boots and during the past few have finally got it pretty much dial-in as to size model and dealing with pack-out. You will be damm lucky if your first pair without any mods work for you.
The single best thing to do is to try on a lot of boots…different brands, models, sizes and then get then dialed in…..find a quality boot fitter
Originally Posted by Cycle4Fun
You need to find a quality boot fitter. Then it may take several days of riding and boot fitter sessions to get the boot dialed in.
A good boot fitter at a shop will start you off with the right boot for your unique foot shape and riding style. You'll start with the right size and go out and try it. Then you come back and describe in great detail what you're experiencing. You'll walk out with different insoles and/or wedges and go ride the next day. Repeat until things don't hurt and numbness goes away.
I did this with my fiancé on her ski's last year. Her boots had worn out and were too soft. She was badly bruising her bone after a 1/2 day of riding. A couple of days was enough to bring her to near tears after a run despite constant icing at night and pain killers.
We went to an expert boot fitter and got new boots. New boots helped a ton, but were too loose in the toe and she had heal lift. She got an insert and went back out. Better, but not perfect. Heal wedges stopped the last of the heal lift. Came back to the resort the next week to buy the new skis she demo'd and verify the boot fit despite the fact that the conditions were awful. It took one more round of boot fitting to get the boots dialed in.
Modify and check. Repeat. It's no different than bicycle, saddle, and bike shoe fitting.
Get to a good bootfitter. They won't be happy until you're happy. Don't BS yourself and waste money trying this boot and that boot because other people say it fits their feet. Their feet aren't yours.
Which is why you should go to a reputable boot fitter. Your boot could be too wide, to narrow, not enough arch support, poor heal fit, poor ankle fit, too loose. The list of potential problems is huge. Any of which could contribute to numbness.
People suggesting different boots are shooting in the dark. What works for them, may not work for you!
If you do not have a quality boot fitter or want to do a diy….continue
You can make your own butterflies, h, c, or j with some 1/4" adhevisive backed foam...get a piece of it from your local core ski /board shop…it should not cost more than a few dollars. Cover the butterflies, c/j/h with some tape…I use "hurricane" nylon web tape and found it is slicker to get liners in/out of the shell and it doesn't roll like duct tape.
You can do c's, j's, butterfly's, put a bit of 1/4" or 1/8" self adhesive foam in the front/tongue of the liner. Any good ski shop has it and could sell you a piece to cut your own or have them do it, take your boots in. Also make sure that you really cinch down the inner lace on the 32 focus boas and then you can leave the lower boa looser. I also use hurricane tape (also makes them slide in/out easier than duct or other tape) over the c's/padding so they don't rip off when you insert/remove the liners for drying. Besides the c's there is a bit of foam above the heel area...so it makes a little pocket for the heel to set in and then with the inner lace cinched down there is no heel lift. To position the c's just put on the liner mark where your ankle bone sticks out and place the c so that it would cup that protrusion. I also use ed vessieurs "sole" insoles due to high arches...all snowboard boot inserts are pretty much garbage so a good footbed can/will also help.
Heel hold kit or make your own
If it is these, they go on the outside of the liner...between the liner/shell...in my pic the orange c's are covered with white tape so the don't rip off when I remove the liner from the shell after each day to dry both the shell and liner. The bigger thing is the butterfly, the upper things are the c's and below are the j's....the c's and j's go on each side of the liner, two per liner You can use any or all in a combination, imho/imhe use the butterfly first then add the c and later the j if you need more...adding layer/build up will pinch the heel/ankle more. If you get the foam sheet, just cut out in the same as in the picture.
see the black circle on the liner's in the above pic...the butterfly is almost placed in the right spot in the above pic...that is where you paste the butterfly...then it wraps around the back to the other circle on the other side of the liner. Then if you need more pinch add the c or j bar on top of that...followed by covering it all with tape so that it doesn't rip off when putting the liner back in the boot. I don't know how much clearer it could be. perhaps try it with out peeling the backing of the sticky and just tape it on with some scotch tape...take some pics and post it up
But before you do this; Are you adding any kind of footbed or heel lift to the liner? If yes, especially a heel lift; put the liner on first to confirm where your ankle bone is. It should sit inside the dark C of the boot liner.
The C shape (of the butterfly and C) are made to go around the ankle bone. Otherwise, you are creating a pressure point.
Boots with laces, or dual boas….you can do dual or zone tightness by how you lace them up....leave the bottom section loose, tie off at the ankle then cinch the cuff down tight
Have average size ankles and no ankle problems. I tighten the cuff to hold my foot into the heel pocket (which is mainly done with the inner laces on 32's) and more importantly so that I get the toeside leverage/response. Love the 32 focus boas for the ease of adjustment and often ride with the lower boa barely snug but cinch the cuff down and also have the inner lace pretty tight and it hasn't reduced blood flow to my foot. In the past had 32 305 and another model? with laces and actually the laces imho work better for more tweakability for comfort than the boas but the boas are so damm adjustable on the fly. I will often pop loose the cuff boa for the chair and then if dropping a gnarly line will really tighten them up verses just cruising groomers the cuff will be just snug.
Numb feet….
I've got a high instep and a high arch and need a heel lift to fit my boot. It also pulls my foot back, so I can fit into my correct boot size (instead of sizing up). It is counter intuitive but it worked for me and I'm not going to question the boot fitter.
try insoles like superfeet or ed's sole and take a look at the above thread...
Originally Posted by wrathfuldeity
fwiw foot numbness can also be from pressure on a peripheral nerve. Some of this is counter-intituitive...I used to have numbness but when I finally put in some good insoles that supported my high arch that did the trick and allowed me to loosen the lower boot, gain more response, comfort and no more numbness.
Preventing numb toes while snowboarding
Dogfunk.com - Snowboard Boot Buyer's Guide from Dogfunk.com
I've spent an hour in a bike shop getting rid of hotspots. I ended up with a wedge, and a specialized insole with proper arch support and a metatarsal button to keep my feet bones from crunching on power transfer. This is the same type of problem, different sport.
Boot maintenance and repair
Drying….if you can dry immediately after every day of riding, take the liners and insoles out. Use very low heat or no heat…just air flow works great.
Stench of boots, liners, gloves, goggle frames, jackets…my reciepe is to dip and soak with McNett MiraZyme…follow the directions…let it soak then just hang and let it air dry.
If its really bad do the above and then; after its dry make up a paste of baking soda and water and smear it on…nice and heavy, let it dry. Then use white vinegar…pour it on, soak and let it foam; then rinse well with water and hang it in the bright sun to dry….this has not failed yet. Do it at the end of the season so you got fresh smelling stuff for the fall.
Boot repair…the best stuff used yet is again a McNett product called "Freesole". Their "aquaseal" will also work but it is not as abrasion resistant and imho does not stick as well…but darn good. Use it where there is binding/boot wear, to seal up edge cuts and etc. As you can see the old 305's are trashed (but feel like slippers) but are kept for back up and would last a couple of days.
Freesole® Urethane Formula Shoe Repair
Pics of stuff
hurricane tape and foam sheet with adhesive backing
right new liner, middle old liner with diy c and butter fly, left c and butterfly covered with hurricane tape
butterfly wrapped around back
butterfly covered
pad on the tongue to push back the ankle and to deal with a hot spot
right insole=trash, middle=abit better, left=good fit for me
note the arch support
dual zone lacing...tie a crossover knot and wrap around the boot (need long laces) to keep the foot loose and then cinch down the cuff
cinch down the inner lace harness to keep the foot pulled back in to the heel pocket
moar pics....now I'm done
freesole...works better more durable than aquaseal
diy boot, liner and mitten dryer
wraith I like the boot glove dryer. 3 of us ride together often hard to dry out all the gear. I can do the plumbing, my question what are you using for a heat and blower motor source hard to tell from the pics.
Slyder I had the same issue....trying to dry all the stuff. No heat...really just a small amount of air flow overnight and its done. It's just a small squirrel cage blower with electric motor that found for $5 at a building material recycle store a few years ago...its an all steel industrial thing that weighs like 20 lbs but is fairly quiet. It would be easy to jerry rig a bathroom or stove hood thing or one of those old portable hair dryers with to tube and plastic hair cap. The pvc and T's also gotten at the building recycle place; is not even glued up and there are caps to block off the un-used ones. The whole thing cost me about $15 and a few minutes of time.
Perhaps easier is like my diy ion cannon... a pvc 3 or 4" with an old (6 vdc iirc) computer fan wired up to a matching vdc wall wart then do up an adapter to the rack piping.
I love the computer fan idea cuz I have one. They are powerful and quiet. I'll post some pics of mine when I get here all done. Thanks for the idea and input !!!
Hey Wrath, (...you don't mind if I call U Wrath, do U?) :dunno: ;)
Great Topic & post! Very interesting information. I second the idea of a "sticky" or FAQ on the subject! Really appreciate your take on OP's boot fit/foot problem advise.
I've had shoe, boot (work/hiking/snow/cowboy) fit problems ALL my life. So I am keenly aware that OP's feet are not "My" feet!!! (Although, I guess even a shot in the dark is better than nothing when you haven't a clue how to solve the problem.) I am fortunate in that after my first 5-6 weeks of "Terrible" trouble & intense pain while going through several different brands of SB Boots,.. I stumbled on to a pair that fit and feel pretty darn good.
I also found your DIY gear dryer particularly interesting.
Might I suggest you split this post into two subjects, or post a second topic for the gear dryer? I only mention this because I think others would find it particularly helpful and it isn't something they would find unless they happened to be looking in to read more on the topic of your "Boot Fit Advise" like I did!
Just a thought.
...besides, I would like to learn more about building one myself! (...I'm not particularly creative or intuitive with mechanical type stuff!! More of an "Arrteeeeast" myself! ;) )
Bump. This needs a sticky :thumbsup:
hot spots...potential remedy
You can add or take away liner material. Adding involves adding bits of adhesive foam...and taking away involves shaving bits of the liner off. Put your foot in the liner, use a sharpie to draw or shade in exactly where the pressure points are. Then carefully remove a bit of the liner...I'd use a grinding wheel or a small grinding wheel on a drill or a wood rasp to just take-off maybe a 16th or 8th of an inche off that spot...A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY...don't try to take too much off at one time. Then go ride and see if that does it, if not repeat. Once you get it tweaked then smear a bit of McNett freesole on top of the grind spot to keep the liner intact.
If you grind too much off, just build it back up with the adhesive foam.
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Love the dryer. Shit, tapping a furnace supply line would take 10 minutes. In my house the heat is always on.
Great post!
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Posted September 2, 2007; 06:00 a.m.
The Department of Public Safety is investigating two e-mailed bomb threats received by the University in the past week and deemed to be hoaxes.
One threat was directed at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the other was directed at the Lawrence Apartments housing complex. Both were anonymous, similar to e-mail threats being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were sent to other colleges and universities across the country over the past week.
A University employee checking a general information e-mail inbox accessed the first e-mailed threat around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 27 and informed public safety. Officers conducted an immediate scan of the buildings -- along with department managers familiar with the buildings -- and no hazardous devices were found.
State police and the FBI advised that the threat was not credible, and federal investigators informed the University that other institutions had received similar e-mail threats, which reinforced the doubted credibility of the threat.
The threat directed at Lawrence Apartments was accessed around 7:50 p.m. Sept. 1 by a University employee checking a different general Princeton e-mail address. He informed public safety, and campus police searched the housing complex with assistance from police agencies in the surrounding area.
Members of the campus community directly affected by the bomb threat investigations were informed through various communications that included notification in person or e-mail sent through the Connect-ED emergency alert system. The notification system, which was employed for the first time since a system-wide test of the new system in May, allows the University to send alerts through e-mail, phone and SMS text messaging, depending on the assessed level of threat to personal safety. Given the nature of the hoaxes, e-mails were sent as a notification measure to inform occupants of the engineering school and the Lawrence Apartments of the investigations.
Campus police continue to investigate the e-mail threats with the assistance of the University's Office of Information Technology and the FBI. The first threat received was sent to a single e-mail address, but the second was sent to multiple general e-mail boxes serving the University. The threats are believed to have originated off campus.


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Mir: Expedition 18
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|Given names:
|Vladimir Nikolayevich
|Gennadi Mikhailovich
|Norman Earl
|Flight Engineer
|Research Cosmonaut
|Spacecraft (Launch):
|Soyuz TM-21
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|115d 08h 43m 00s
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|Nikolai Mikhailovich
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Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Orbit insertion and separation of the 7170 kg spaceship from the Blok-I third stage was at 06:20:23 UTC. Soyuz TM-21 entered an 88.61 min, 190 x 220 km x 51.65 deg orbit. Two burns at 09:46 and 10:45 UTC raised the orbit to 89.89 min, 231 x 306 km. A small phasing burn was carried out the following day at 07:09 UTC, and then two final rendezvous burns raised the orbit to 92.43 min, 390 x 396 km, matching that of the Mir station.
Following a two day solo flight Soyuz TM-21 docked with the Mir space station on March 16, 1995.
The resident crew was exchanged. The three cosmonauts became the 18th resident crew. Norman Thagard became the first U.S. astronaut onboard the Mir space station.
The Soyuz TM-20 made a safe landing at about 50 km from the city Arkalyk in Kazakhstan on March 22, 1995 at 04:04 UTC. Soyuz TM-20 landed only 10 km from the estimated aiming point. The return operation was executed as planned: On March 21, 1995 at 21:35 UTC closing of the hatches, March 22, 1995 at 00:40 UTC separation from the Mir station, 03:15 UTC starting engines to reduce speed to start descent and a safe landing at 04:04 UTC. In the hour before the landing (between 03:06 and 03:49 UTC) radio traffic of Soyuz TM-20 with TsUP via Mir and Altair could be monitored. Aleksandr Viktorenko and Yelena Kondakova reported the operational data. Separation of motor compartment and life compartment occurred at 03:39:55 UTC. From 03:40 UTC radio silence caused by the plasma-heath.
When the crew landed, Valeri Polyakov was onboard and became the world record holder (438 days in space in one flight).
On April 09, 1995 at 21:33 UTC Progress M-27 was launched from Baikonur for a flight to the Mir space station. Progress M-27 had to deliver to the Mir complex the normal cargo (food, fuel, water, spare parts, experiments, etc.) a small satellite named GFZ-1. GFZ-1 is a spherical satellite with a mass of 20 kg and a diameter of 20 cm. GFZ-1 has been constructed by the German firm Kayser-Threde (Munchen) and was used by the Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam for geodetic experiments by laser reflectors. GFZ-1 made it possible to deliver highly accurate measurements of the Earth's gravitation field. Shortly the Mir crew launched GFZ-1 for its autonomous flight of two years. Progress M-27 docked with Mir on April 11, 1995 at 21:00:44 UTC, undocked on May 22, 1995 at 23:42:37 UTC and was destroyed in reentry on May 23, 1995 at 03:27:52 UTC.
Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennadi Strekalov performed the first EVA on May 12, 1995 (6h 14m). The cosmonauts executed 3 tasks: 1. To install cables and contacts on Kvant1 for the electric power of the solar panel to be installed there during the 2nd EVA. 2. To check whether it is possible to roll up that solar panel which still is installed on Kristall for the transfer to Kvant1 during the 2nd EVA. This was possible. 3. The retrieval of materials which have been exposed to open space for a long time (the American experiment Trek).
Both cosmonauts left the station on May 17, 1995 (6h 41m) for the second spacewalk. During this EVA the cosmonauts had to fold up the solar panel on Kristall, to disconnect contacts and drivers, install the 'cargo' on the Strela crane en transport this and Gennadi Strekalov to Kvant1. Gennadi Strekalov folded the panel assisted by Norman Thagard who was inside the complex and gave commands to switch off and on servomotors. After every 'movement' caused by these servo's Gennadi Strekalov could fold the next section. Gennadi Strekalov worked on the panel, Vladimir Dezhurov steered the Strela. For the 'fold-up' operation the cosmonauts used more time than was expected. They also spent a lot of time to reach the necessary spots. The cosmonauts could not fully accomplish their task due to the limited endurance of their spacesuits. They left the package behind on the outer surface of Kvant1 and returned to the airlock.
On May 19, 1995 Norman Thagard reported that he injured his right eye during an 'experiment with an expander'. During the days there after Norman Thagard regularly complained about his eye and TsUP advised him which medicines he had to swallow. Meanwhile the eye seems to be recovered for when there is question about this problem Norman Thagard and his colleagues said that all is normal.
The third EVA by Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennadi Strekalov occurred on May 22, 1995 (5h 14m). The cosmonauts installed, connected, unfolded and activated the replaced solar panel. A hell of a job aggravated by limited communications with TsUP. The original planning spoke about the use of almost all windows via Altair during the EVA, but this was not possible due to lack of power. After the return of the cosmonauts on board there was a TV-session in which the installed solar panel, the Strela and the Sofora mast with the VDU were shown.
On May 28, 1995 both cosmonauts performed the fourth EVA (0h 21m). During this EVA a docking cone was moved from the -Y axis port to the -Z axis port. This was for the docking of Spektr on June 01, 1995. After some time the Spektr was moved 90 degrees to one of the X-axis ports to make place for the Kristall to be placed on the -Z axis port to enable the STS-71 to dock in June 1995.
The 20-tons technological module Spektr docked automatically and without any problems at the forward docking port (-X axis) of the transition section of Mir on June 01, 1995 at 00:56:16 UTC. At 00:48 UTC Gennadi Strekalov reported the distance to Spektr: 15 meters. He also stated that the final approach was about to begin. TsUP ordered the crew to do camerawork. The crew got orders to observe an operation with a solar panel: this had to be folded or retracted to become a little bit shorter. This successful docking means that the major obstacle on the way to the docking of STS-71 in June 1995 has been taken. The arrival of Spektr is very important for further Mir operations and the co-operation with the Americans not only for the module itself but also for the indispensable cargo to be delivered by Spektr.
The Spektr module, the fifth Mir component to attain orbit, was primarily designed for Earth observation (specifically natural resources and atmospheric studies). The module also carried US/Russian equipment for material science, biotechnology, life sciences, and space technology studies. A small airlock and manipulator arm was also available to attach small external experiments and deploy small satellites. The module's total pressurized volume was 62 cubic meters. It had a mass of 19.6 tons, a length of 9.1 m, and a maximum diameter of 4.35 m.
Spacecraft: 2 3.9 kN main engines and 400N attitude control thrusters (NTO/UDMH) were used for initial approach and docking. 2 27 sq. meter solar arrays (6.9 kW), and 2 38 sq. meter arrays (9.3 kW) were attached to the module. Energy storage was available via a 360 A-hr NiCd battery system. The scientific payload consisted of:
Balkan 1 lidar - measured upper cloud altitude, 5320 angstrom laser source, 4.5 m resolution; Phaza spectrometer - surface studies, examined wavelengths between 0.340-285 micrometer, and provided 200 km resolution; Astra 2 - monitored atmospheric trace constituents, Mir environment; Taurus/Grif - monitored Mir's induced X/gamma ray background; KOMZA - interstellar gas detector; 286K binocular radiometer; VRIZ UV spectro-radiometer; EFO 2 photometer; MIRAS absorption spectrometer - measured neutral atmospheric composition.
The fifth and final spacewalk by Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennadi Strekalov occurred on June 01, 1995 (0h 22m). During this EVA they replaced the docking cone from the -Z to the -Y axis. This operation was executed quickly and successfully (so also the 'Lyappa' of Spektr is reliable) on June 02, 1995 from 19:52 - 21:50 UTC. The Spektr has been moved from the -X axis (axial forward port of Mir) to the -Y axis. So the forward port is now available to receive the Kristall (Module-T). Redocking of Kristall was put back.
This operation was on schedule for the night from June 06, 1995 but has been postponed to the period from June 15, 1995 - June 18, 1995. The Russians said that this was necessary due to activities with a higher priority. It might be possible that this has something to do with the airseal problems arose after the redocking of Kristall in the night from May 29, 1995. That night Vladimir Dezhurov reported a dropping pressure in Kristall or the transition section. This might be caused by a minor leakage in the joint between Kristall and the transition section. After 1 hour and 8 minutes the pressure dropped from about 700 mm to 469 mm. Whether this problem has caused the postponement of the redocking of Kristall has not been confirmed thus far. That there was a problem with the air pressure has been confirmed officially. Spokesmen also stated that extra oxygen and nitrogen has to be delivered to the complex to replenish the loss of air during the recent EVA's.
A sixth spacewalk was cancelled on June 17, 1995 because the cosmonauts did not have the right tools for their tasks and doing the job with the tools now at their disposal would be too risky.
Docking of STS-71 with Mir occurred at 13:00 UTC, June 29, 1995.
STS-71 and Mir were linked by an orbiter docking system (ODS). The $95.2-million orbiter docking system consisted of an external airlock, a supporting truss structure, a docking base, avionics required to operate the system, and a 632-pound (286.7 kg) Russian-built docking mechanism, called the androgynous peripheral assembly system (APAS), which was mounted on top of the airlock and docking base.
Atlantis received extensive wiring changes to accommodate the new system, which measured nearly 15 feet (4.57 meters) wide, 6-½ feet (1.98 meter) long, and 13-½ feet (4.11 meters) high and weighed more than 3,500 pounds (1,587 kg). It was installed near the forward end of the orbiter's payload bay and was connected by short tunnels to the existing airlock inside the orbiter's pressurized crew cabin and the pressurized Spacelab module, which was aft of the airlock in the payload bay. The ODS worked flawlessly during the docking sequence.
The APAS was a hybrid version of the docking system the Russians used in 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. It differed from its predecessor in several key respects. First, it was much more compact, with an overall external diameter of 60 inches (152 centimeters) compared to 80 inches (203 centimeters) on ASTP, although the inner egress tunnel diameter remained approximately the same. Second, the APAS docking mechanism had 12 structural latches, compared to eight on the ASTP. Third, the APAS guide ring and its extend/retract mechanism were packaged inside the egress tunnel rather than being outside of the mechanism as they were on ASTP. Finally, the three guide petals on the APAS pointed inboard rather than outboard.
Both Atlantis and Mir were equipped with an APAS, which consisted of a three-petal androgynous capture ring mounted on six interconnected ball screw shock absorbers, which operated like a sophisticated car suspension system. The absorbers arrested the relative motion of the two vehicles and prevented them from colliding.
When linked, Atlantis and Mir formed the largest spacecraft ever in orbit, with a total mass of about 225 metric tons (almost one-half million pounds), orbiting some 218 nautical miles (404 kilometers (251 mi)) above the Earth. After hatches on each side opened, STS-71 crew passed into Mir for a welcoming ceremony.
With the Russian and U.S. flags as a backdrop, the STS-71 and Mir crews exchanged gifts on flight day four in the Shuttle's Spacelab module. Gifts included a halved pewter medallion bearing a relief image of a docked Shuttle and Mir space station; the two halves were joined during the ceremony. A 1/200th-scale model of the Shuttle and the Mir also was joined. These gifts were presented to the U.S. and Russian Heads of State and the leaders of the two space agencies after the mission.
For five days, about 100 hours in total, joint U.S.-Russian operations were conducted, including biomedical investigations, and transfer of equipment to and from Mir. Fifteen separate biomedical and scientific investigations were conducted, using the Spacelab module installed in the aft portion of Atlantis's payload bay, and covering seven different disciplines: cardiovascular and pulmonary functions; human metabolism; neuroscience; hygiene, sanitation and radiation; behavioral performance and biology; fundamental biology; and microgravity research. The Mir-18 crew served as test subjects for investigations. Three Mir-18 crew members also carried out an intensive program of exercise and other measures to prepare for re-entry into gravity environment after more than three months in space.
Numerous medical samples as well as disks and cassettes were transferred to Atlantis from Mir, including more than 100 urine and saliva samples, about 30 blood samples, 20 surface samples, 12 air samples, several water samples and numerous breath samples taken from Mir-18 crew members. Also moved was a broken Salyut 5 computer. Transferred to Mir were more than 450 kilograms (990 lb) of water generated by the orbiter for waste system flushing and electrolysis; specially designed spacewalking tools for use by the Mir-19 crew during a spacewalk to repair a jammed solar array on the Spektr module; and transfer of oxygen and nitrogen from Shuttle's environmental control system to raise air pressure on the station, to improve Mir's consumables margin.
Joint scientific investigations by the two premier spacefaring nations continued with the flight of STS-71, the Spacelab-Mir mission, providing more knowledge about the human body and the microgravity environment. Research in seven different medical and scientific disciplines begun during Mir-18 was concluded on STS-71. Of the 28 experiments being conducted as part of the joint United States-Russian cooperative effort, 15 were performed as part of the STS-71 mission.
The metabolic research on STS-71 included studies of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; neurosensory research; hygiene, sanitation, and radiation research; behavior and performance research; fundamental biology research; and microgravity research.
Deconditioning of the cardiovascular and pulmonary system, with the occurrence of orthostatic intolerance (or lightheadedness upon standing) observed in returning crew members of long duration spaceflight is of primary interest to researchers. Researchers measured changes in blood volume during flight and the pooling of blood in the legs and abdomen upon reentry.
Investigations in neurosensory research begun during Mir-18 focused on the mixed messages the body receives when the brain integrates nerve impulses from the eyes, inner ear, muscles and joints. The brain can no longer rely on gravity as a constant in determining body position and orientation. Two of these studies seek to enhance our understanding of how humans adapt to spaceflight and readapt to Earth's environment.
Two investigations in hygiene, sanitation, and radiation research looked at the radiation environment experienced during an extended stay in space, and two others looked at the presence of microbes or trace chemicals found in the air and water consumed by the astronauts.
Data from tests to study the long-term effects of microgravity on muscle coordination and mental acuity, collected during more than three months on Mir-18, were returned to Earth aboard Atlantis. A Russian spacecraft control simulator used before, during and after flight, allowed researchers to measure crew member's functional state and manual control performance.
STS-71 studied how weightlessness affects embryo development by returning to Earth a set of pre-fertilized quail eggs incubated on board Mir. The incubation process was stopped at various stages of development, and the embryos placed in a fixative solution for later analysis. Improved sensors were carried to orbit by Atlantis to be added to the Mir station greenhouse by the Mir-19 crew. The updated greenhouse will then was ready for plant experiments on future NASA-Mir missions.
STS-71 carried several hundred protein samples, frozen in a thermos-bottle-like vacuum jacket or dewar, to the Mir space station. After they thaw, the proteins crystallized until the dewar is retrieved by the STS-74 crew in November 1995.
The months-long growing time aboard Mir should produce large protein crystals of sufficient size and quality to compare with corresponding crystals grown in Earth-based laboratories. The Mir experiment was used to evaluate the effectiveness of flash-frozen bath and liquid-liquid diffusion techniques for growing protein and virus crystals on long-duration space missions. Experience gained will help shape PCG investigations to be conducted aboard the International Space Station.
The Mir resident crew was exchanged. Anatoli Soloviyov and Nikolai Budarin became the 19th resident crew. The former 18th resident crew (Vladimir Dezhurov, Gennadi Strekalov, Norman Thagard) returned to Earth with STS-71.
After over 100 hours of docked operations, the hatches were closed on both Atlantis and the Mir, and the vestibule in the Shuttle's docking system was depressurized. The initial separation was performed by springs that slightly pushed the Shuttle and the Mir away from each other on a command sent to the docking mechanism from an aft flight deck control panel in Atlantis. Both the Mir and Atlantis were in a mode called "free drift" during the undocking, a mode that has the steering jets of each spacecraft shut off to avoid any inadvertent firings.
STS-71 left Mir on July 04, 1995.
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University of Oxford researcher Andrew Farlow will discuss the outlook for initiatives to improve global health in a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in 16 Robertson Hall.
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To start off with, I'm not overhyped with this anime. I did love the first arc (SAO) of season 1 but dislike the second arc due to the over-the-top romance between Kirito and Asuna. All in all I do think season 2 is better than season 1 in terms of enjoyment and depth as a whole. The GGO arc was really interesting with a slight change in pace. And the new character introduced was interesting enough to me and I actually quite like her as a character. I only give the storyline a 5 is because after the bang at the end of the GGO arc, the whole storyline dims and nothing particularly special pops up, though I... See full review
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I watched this series based on its rating and the ranking. Well I guess things hardly goes the other direction for me if the majority says it's good. I haven't seen many animes yet but somehow it gives me the same feeling and chill I have from this other anime called 'sola'. Angel Beats can be considered as a short and beautiful masterpiece. It offers many warm and touching moments, some of which I kind of share. I cried quite alot in this series, mostly during the main character's flashback and the ending. Haven't cried like this for a while since Joseph Jobson's flashback in... See full review
I'm doing this review based on my memory now. First of all. I solemnly swear I did not watch this just for bewbies. But other than bewbies and chick fights, there's really not much to this. The plot itself is confusing (if there's even a proper plot to begin with) and the characters to be honest were not well developed in depth. There were also some really weird episodes such as the Xmas episode which appears to be more like an OVA than an episode following the main story line. What confuses me the most is that the antagonist just suddenly disappears/stops attack in the last few episodes. Instead of... See full review
Woo, another treasure I've found! This is an anime series that basically has all the core components to a good anime. Great exciting fighting scenes, some touchy moments and a tint of comedy. It's overall a lighthearted and enjoyable anime with a good ending that wraps the whole story up pretty well. The story starts up with a 'bang' firefight scene in your face that immediately grabs your attention, and this spark of excitement is sustained with the help of tease/comedy throughout the episodes until it finally reaches the climax in the final series. The main male and female characters are well... See full review
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Cellaring: 15 years
The 2010 growing season was particularly kind to our hillside vineyard, which lays upon the southern and western facing hills of our Estate. The Cabernet Sauvignon blocks soaked up the sun in this temperate growing season, encouraging fruit to develop particularly dark characteristics. Our Caravina vineyard blocks are distinct from those that go into our Seavey Cabernet because they present specific flavor profile complexities. We have crafted the Caravina Cabernet since 1999, making the 2010 Caravina our 13th release.
While this wine is in its infancy, it delivers complexities of bright red fruit on the entry, followed by blackberry, blueberry, leather, rose petals, dried violets, currant, cross-fit strength fruits and layered dark cocoa. Savory baking spices of allspice, clove, cardamom, incense, graphite and French roast continue through the palate with support from a firm, yet approachable, tannin structure. A patient approach to this wine will be rewarded as the aromatics unveil themselves in your glass and on your palate during a lengthy and complex 80-second finish. This is not a wine to rush through but rather to savor.
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Roger Williams Park Zoo earned accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 1986; we were the first New England zoo to do so. Our accreditation is your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a better future for all living things.
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