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Michigan's U.P. Eyes Campground Closures
April 8, 2013 by Justin Leighty - () Comments Off on Michigan's U.P. Eyes Campground Closures
Federal sequestration budget cuts could negatively affect the summer tourist season in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) with the U.S. Forest Service contemplating the closure of hundreds of campgrounds and other sites across the country, the Marquette Mining Journal reported.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the impacts on cuts in recreation at specific forests and grasslands were still being determined.
"The Forest Service is planning for the possible closure of 670 campgrounds, trailheads and picnic sites around the country in peak use season in the spring and summer and are still determining which, exactly, those areas will be," according to a press release. "The closing of these recreation sites would result in loss of the opportunity for as many as 1.6 million visitors to national forests, harming the economies of remote rural communities that depend on recreation dollars."
The U.P. is home to about 70 Forest Service camping areas scattered across the vast holdings of the Hiawatha and Ottawa national forests.
In the central and eastern part of the peninsula, the Hiawatha National Forest's roughly 895,000 acres is split into two units, with about 20 campgrounds situated at popular sites including AuTrain Lake, Petes Lake and Camp 7 Lake in the west and Soldier Lake, Brevort Lake and Foley Creek in the east unit.
In addition, the Hiawatha has about two dozen dispersed Forest Service camping areas at places including Haymeadow Creek, Crooked and Triangle lakes and along the Indian River Canoe Trail.
The Hiawatha also has three group camping sites at Camp Cook, Colwell Lake and Little Bay de Noc.
In the western U.P., the Ottawa National Forest's 993,000 acres contain 22 campgrounds ranging from those at Sparrow Rapids, Bobcat Lake and the Paint River Forks to Courtney Lake, Golden Lake and the Black River Harbor Recreation Area.
Tom Nemacheck, executive director of the Upper Peninsula Travel and Tourism Association in Iron Mountain, said unless the Forest Service campground closures disproportionately affect the region – closing 20 U.P. campgrounds or more for example – the effects of any closures would likely be limited.
"We certainly like to never have anything cut back, but if it's just a couple of campgrounds, we have more than enough (overall) capacity, I wouldn't be concerned," Nemacheck said.
State lands – which are not subject to the sequestration budget cuts – provide access to numerous campgrounds in the U.P., including several at state parks ranging from Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the east, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the west, Indian Lake State Park in the south and McLain State Park in the north.
There are also picnic and camping areas located at county and municipal sites, including Perkins Park in Big Bay, which is operated by Marquette County.
Nemacheck said access to scenic sites, trails and other features is paramount when considering closure impacts.
"As long as they (visitors) can still get into all the attractions, that's what's most important," Nemacheck said.
Other Impacts
Meanwhile, the $1.2 trillion across-the-board sequestration budget cuts to government agencies – which were leveled March 1 and will take place over the next 10 years – will also affect National Park Service properties from the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park to the Liberty Bell and the Cape Cod National Seashore.
At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County, campgrounds on National Park Service land are expected to remain open this summer. However, the loss of a seasonal visitor services assistant through the sequestration cutbacks will result in closure of the Munising Falls Visitor Center just east of Munising.
"It will be closed for the season," said Tim Good, acting supervisor at Pictured Rocks.
The closure is expected to affect 20,000 visitors to the park.
Good said a joint National Park Service-U.S. Forest Service visitor center located at the intersection of M-28 and Alger County Highway 58 in Munising was expected to remain open.
"The park service is going to honor its commitment to that," Good said.
Superintendents at Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park said previously the 5% sequestration cut would have impacts there that would also affect visitor experiences, including reductions to seasonal staff, visitor center hours and days of operation, ranger programs and technical support for heritage sites, closure of ranger stations and at least one campground.
Kyle Bonini, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, said Benishek will be monitoring any possible campground closures.
"Like many people in northern Michigan, Dr. Benishek is very frustrated that instead of cutting the millions of dollars the federal government wastes each day, the bureaucrats in Washington decide to cut back on useful services for families in the Upper Peninsula," Bonini said.
Bonini said Benishek supported two House bills last year that would have prevented the sequestration cuts from taking place. The Senate did not act on that legislation.
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, said "the harmful cuts known as sequestration were never intended to go into effect.
"Sequestration was intended to induce Congress into passing a responsible deficit reduction plan. Congress should take up and pass a balanced plan that would avoid those arbitrary cuts and still reduce the deficit. Such a plan would include a mix of responsible spending cuts and new revenues."


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Talk:Checking the integrity of a Live CD
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
The "md5sum /dev/cdrom" method, now also in the 7.0 beta 5 Manual (section 2.3), may be quite unreliable. Good discussion is here [1], citation:
If I had not specified -dao (session at once mode) and taken the cdrecord default recording mode (track at once), the following would have happened: # md5sum /dev/cdrom md5sum: /dev/cdrom: Input/output error Further stubborn attempts at verification might produce something like: # dd if=/dev/cdrom bs=2048 | md5sum dd: reading `/dev/cdrom': Input/output error 269860+0 records in 269860+0 records out ...some bad sum here ... And you would be convinced you had a coaster.
Users might get false errors for quite usable media, just due to garbage following the very end.
I think we should at least add something like "This test fails for CD recorded 'track at once'. Use 'session at once' mode (-dao switch when using cdrecord)."
Any idea for reasonably simple test command immune to this? Hanzl 05:24, 24 September 2007 (EDT)
Added some screen shots, discussion of the K3B verify bug and info on how to find the optical device name /dev/??? Marvin02 10:14, 15 March 2009 (EST)

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WACO (May 22, 2012)—AWOL Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo planned to detonate a homemade bomb in a Fort Hood area restaurant frequented by soldiers and then to shoot anyone who survived the explosion to "martyr himself" for the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, FBI Special Agent C. Michael Owens testified Tuesday.
Owens, who was the first prosecution witness in Abdo's trial in U.S. District Court in Waco, testified that Abdo told him he planned to target a Chinese restaurant because soldiers like to eat Chinese food.
Owens testified that Abdo planned to fill a pressure cooker with shrapnel and gunpowder and to use a clock as a timer.
Owens said Abdo told him he got instructions on how to build the bomb from a magazine he read online at a public library.
Owens testified Abdo planned to carry out the attack between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. because that's when married soldiers would be eating.
He testified that Abdo told him he chose to target a restaurant in the Fort Hood area rather than at Fort Bragg, where he was stationed, because he wanted to credit the faith of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who's awaiting trial for the deadly November 2009 shooting rampage on post.
Owens quoted Abdo as saying of Hasan, "People think he's crazy. But he's not."
He also testified that Abdo told him he planned to offer a ride to and then murder a random soldier, whose death he planned to videotape while reciting the names of Muslims he felt were the U.S. government had wronged, including Hasan.
In opening statements Tuesday morning, prosecutors said Abdo confessed to the plot, which they said was foiled by good police work and a resident's report of suspicious activity.


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Generic Name: escitalopram (ES-sye-TAL-oh-pram)
Brand Name: Lexapro
Antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions in children, teenagers, and young adults. However, depression and certain other mental problems may also increase the risk of suicide. Talk with the patient's doctor to be sure that the benefits of using escitalopram outweigh the risks.
Families and caregivers must closely watch patients who take escitalopram. It is important to keep in close contact with the patient's doctor. Tell the doctor right away if the patient has symptoms like worsened depression, suicidal thoughts, or changes in behavior. Discuss any questions with the patient's doctor.
Escitalopram is not approved for use in all children. If escitalopram is prescribed for your child, talk with the doctor to be sure that escitalopram is right for your child.
Escitalopram is used for:
Treating depression or generalized anxiety disorder. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by restoring the balance of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain, which helps to improve certain mood problems.
Do NOT use escitalopram if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in escitalopram or to citalopram
- you have a certain type of irregular heartbeat (long QT syndrome) or uncorrected low blood potassium or magnesium levels
- you are taking or have taken linezolid or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (eg, phenelzine, selegiline) within the last 14 days
- you are taking pimozide
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using escitalopram:
Some medical conditions may interact with escitalopram. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you or a family member has a history of bipolar disorder (manic-depression), other mental or mood problems, suicidal thoughts or attempts, or alcohol or substance abuse
- if you have a history of seizures, liver problems, kidney problems, heart problems (eg, heart failure, slow or irregular heartbeat), high blood pressure, stroke, bleeding problems, stomach or bowel bleeding, increased eye pressure or glaucoma, or metabolism problems
- if you have a condition or take medicine that may increase your risk of low potassium or magnesium levels. Check with your doctor if you are not sure if any of your conditions or medicines may increase this risk
- if you are dehydrated, have low blood volume or low blood sodium levels, or drink alcohol
- if you will be having electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- if you take any medicine that may increase the risk of a certain type of irregular heartbeat (prolonged QT interval). Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure if any of your medicines may increase the risk of this type of irregular heartbeat
- if you are taking a medicine that contains methylene blue
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with escitalopram. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Buspirone, fenfluramine derivatives (eg, dexfenfluramine), fentanyl, linezolid , lithium, MAOIs (eg, phenelzine, selegiline), meperidine, metoclopramide, nefazodone, serotonin 5-HT1 receptor agonists (eg, sumatriptan), sibutramine, SNRIs (eg, duloxetine, venlafaxine), other SSRIs (eg, fluoxetine, paroxetine), St. John's wort, trazodone, or tryptophan because severe side effects, such as a reaction that may include agitation, blood pressure changes, coma, confusion, delirium, fever, irritability, mental changes, and rigid muscles, may occur
- Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), aspirin, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (eg, ibuprofen) because the risk of bleeding, including stomach bleeding, may be increased
- Diuretics (eg, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide) because the risk of low blood sodium levels may be increased
- Tramadol because the risk of seizures may be increased
- Arsenic, cimetidine, halofantrine, nilotinib, omeprazole, phenothiazines (eg, chlorpromazine, thioridazine), pimozide, or vandetanib because the risk of irregular heartbeat may be increased
- Carbamazepine or cyproheptadine because they may decrease escitalopram's effectiveness
- Aripiprazole, beta-blockers (eg, propranolol), clozapine, risperidone, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, amitriptyline) because the risk of their side effects may be increased by escitalopram
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if escitalopram may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use escitalopram:
Use escitalopram as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Escitalopram comes with an extra patient information sheet called a Medication Guide. Read it carefully. Read it again each time you get escitalopram refilled.
- Take escitalopram by mouth with or without food.
- Taking escitalopram at the same time each day will help you remember to take it.
- Continue to take escitalopram even if you feel well. Do not miss any doses.
- Do not suddenly stop taking escitalopram without checking with your doctor. Side effects may occur. They may include mental or mood changes, numbness or tingling of the skin, dizziness, confusion, headache, trouble sleeping, or unusual tiredness. You will be closely monitored when you start escitalopram and whenever a change in dose is made.
- If you miss a dose of escitalopram, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use escitalopram.
Important safety information:
- Escitalopram may cause drowsiness or dizziness. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use escitalopram with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Do not drink alcohol while you are using escitalopram.
- Check with your doctor before you use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using escitalopram; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- One to 4 weeks may pass before your symptoms improve. Do NOT take more than the recommended dose, change your dose, or use escitalopram for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
- Children, teenagers, and young adults who take escitalopram may be at increased risk for suicidal thoughts or actions. Watch all patients who take escitalopram closely. Contact the doctor at once if new, worsened, or sudden symptoms such as depressed mood; anxious, restless, or irritable behavior; panic attacks; or any unusual change in mood or behavior occur. Contact the doctor right away if any signs of suicidal thoughts or actions occur.
- Escitalopram and a medicine called citalopram have the same active ingredient. Do not take escitalopram if you are also taking citalopram.
- If your doctor tells you to stop taking escitalopram, you will need to wait for several weeks before beginning to take certain other medicines (eg, MAOIs, nefazodone). Ask your doctor when you should start to take your new medicines after you have stopped taking escitalopram.
- Escitalopram may rarely cause a prolonged, painful erection. This could happen even when you are not having sex. If this is not treated right away, it could lead to permanent sexual problems such as impotence. Contact your doctor right away if this happens.
- Serotonin syndrome is a possibly fatal syndrome that can be caused by escitalopram. Your risk may be greater if you take escitalopram with certain other medicines (eg, "triptans," MAOIs). Symptoms may include agitation; confusion; hallucinations; coma; fever; fast or irregular heartbeat; tremor; excessive sweating; and nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Contact your doctor at once if you have any of these symptoms.
- Certain antidepressants, including escitalopram, may increase the risk of bleeding. Sometimes, bleeding can be life-threatening. Discuss any questions or concerns with your doctor.
- Some people may be at risk for eye problems from escitalopram. Your doctor may want you to have an eye exam to see if you are at risk for these eye problems. Call your doctor right away if you have eye pain, vision changes, or swelling or redness in or around the eye.
- Use escitalopram with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially low blood sodium levels.
- Caution is advised when using escitalopram in CHILDREN; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.
- Escitalopram should be used with extreme caution in CHILDREN younger than 12 years old; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- Escitalopram may cause weight changes. CHILDREN and teenagers may need regular weight and growth checks while they take escitalopram.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: Escitalopram may cause harm to the fetus if it is used during the last 3 months of pregnancy. If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using escitalopram while you are pregnant. Escitalopram is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking escitalopram.
Possible side effects of escitalopram:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; headache; increased sweating; light-headedness when you stand or sit up; loss of appetite; nausea; stomach upset; tiredness; trouble sleeping.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bizarre behavior; black or bloody stools; chest pain; confusion; decreased concentration; decreased coordination; decreased sexual desire or ability; fainting; fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations; memory loss; menstrual period changes; new or worsening agitation, panic attacks, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, irritability, hostility, exaggerated feeling of well-being, restlessness, or inability to sit still; persistent or severe ringing in the ears;persistent, painful erection; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; seizures; severe dizziness; severe or persistent anxiety or trouble sleeping; severe or persistent headache; shortness of breath; stomach pain; suicidal thoughts or attempts; tremor; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual or severe mental or mood changes; unusual weakness; worsening of depression.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately.Proper storage of escitalopram:
Store escitalopram at room temperature, between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep escitalopram out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about escitalopram, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Escitalopram is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take escitalopram or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about escitalopram. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to escitalopram. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your health care provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using escitalopram.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
More about escitalopram
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text: Caroline Irene Smalley Janssen went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 29, 2013.She was born on Oct. 25, 1932 in Pekin, Ill., to Warren and Cathryn Weller Smalley. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, Dr. Calvin Janssen.She was a registered nurse and a teacher. She graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1949, Samuel Merritt Hospital School of Nursing, Oakland, Calif., in 1954. She received her bachelor of science in nursing from Baylor University, Waco, Texas and her masters of education from Texas Womens University in Denton, Texas.She taught nursing at Baroness Erlanger School of Nursing, Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Knoxville. She also taught Heath Occupations in Texas and Tennessee. She worked as a nurse at Erlanger Hospital, Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Baylor University, and John Petersmith Hospital in Fort Worth Texas and numerous other hospitals throughout Texas and Tennessee.She was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church and the Agape Sunday School Class. She was volunteer at Graysville Elementary School in Ringgold, Ga.Survivors include her four children, Diane Heckman and husband, Jim, Deborah Thomas and husband, Greg, Steven Janssen and wife, Terry, and Denise Black and husband, Larry and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Bob Smalley and Ernest Smalley.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday May 4, 2013, at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Daughtery officiating.The interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family and view the memorial tribute. The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Friday at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road.


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have a look at Canyon. They also have some deals going in their Outlet shop at the moment.
I am undertaking the classic John O'Groats to Lands End ride. or JOGLE and I am going to buy a new bike as I currently ride a hybrid which just isn't cut out for the task.
Basically has anyone got any suggestions on what to get?
I have £800 to spend and ideally want a road bike including any SPDs that I need to get and the pedals.
I will have money to upgrade the componenets so basically I am looking for a general all round good bike. I'm looking for a bike that has a good frame that I can just add to as I build up money over the next few months (years) as I want to keep the bike to use regularly after the trip.
Any tips or suggestions welcomed.
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I did LEJOG summer 2012 (Summer - Hah!) on a Trek Pilot 1.2 that is about 6 years old.
Before buying check the route you are using. I was glad not to have bought a fancy carbon frame when I discovered how "off road" some of the sections of my ride were (based on the Sustrans book).
Personally not less than 28mm tyres, a well worn in Brooks saddle and some low gears were much more important than anything else. But I was not racing in a group so took 11 days of riding.
In case they help my blog posts on it are at http://42bikes.warnock.me.uk/category/lejog/
Done my 2011unsupported JogLe in 12 days on a trek 7.3 hybrid and found it ideal
Agree with the point about tyre size,I had 32mm marathons fitted and even with them on some of the roads in encountered in Scotland where pneumatic drill like...glad I wasn't on 23's.
Hi Dave42W,
what a cracking story you told on your blog - well done. Never seen an 'off road' route taken for the LEJOG's before.
Shame there was no fanfare and loads of people welcoming you to JO'G's - just miserable, wet and misty, I could hear your thoughts, "Oh, is this it then"
Great inspiration though.
Hope the OP gets some inspiration too from it.
A rugby-playing colleague, a big lad, did it the wrong way in awful weather on his Giant Defy with some mates. Anything from £500 up would definitely be more than up to the job, the two vital criteria are:
1. it fits you properly,
2. you like it.
Bike weight and spec level aren't half as important as manufacturers would like you to believe.
Some road.cc links:
Entry level bikes
£1,000 - £1,500 bikes
Bike reviews


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CHICAGO (AP) -- Javier Vazquez is finally living up to the hype from his days in Montreal.
Paul Konerko hit a three-run home run and Vazquez pitched 7 2-3 solid innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Jim Thome hit his 506th career homer for the White Sox, who have won eight of their last 12 games.
Vazquez (15-8) won his most games since he went 16-11 in 2001 with the Expos.
"Obviously, everybody knows that we didn't do as a team what we were supposed to. But personally, I really needed a season like this," said Vazquez. "Since Montreal, I haven't had a season like this, so personally it is a little gratifying."
One game after being eliminated from postseason contention, the defending American League champions dropped to 6-10 against the White Sox for the season.
Magglio Ordonez, who is battling Ichiro Suzuki for the AL batting title was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ordonez moved his major league-leading batting average to .360. Ordonez won't play Saturday, but will play in Sunday's season finale.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland will shut down Gary Sheffield for the final two games of the season. Sheffield is banged up with a shoulder injury.
"I'm not playing Sheffield. He's hurt. I'm going to put him on the shelf for the rest of the year," said Leyland.
Scott Podsednik led off the third inning with a triple off Kenny Rogers. One out later, Thome walked and Konerko broke a 1-all tie with a three-run shot to give the White Sox a 4-1 lead. It was Konerko's 31st of the season and second in as many games.
Vazquez allowed two runs and seven hits. He struck out nine with one walk and hit a batter. He led the White Sox pitching staff in wins and was one of the few bright spots of the dreaded 2007 season. He was 12-3 in his last 18 starts and won his last four straight decisions.
"The way he finished was amazing. He finished strong, he kept his tempo all year long. It was fun to watch this kid pitch this year," said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen.
Bobby Jenks got three outs for his 40th save in 46 chances.
"You know what you're going to get from Bobby. That was the big highlight we had this year," said Guillen. "Every time Bobby is out there you feel pretty good yourself you're going to win the game.
Rogers (3-4) pitched what may have been his final game with the Tigers. He becomes a free agent after the season.
"You never know what's going to happen. We'll see. Nothing's etched in stone anywhere," said Rogers. "I haven't decided one way or the other what I'm going to do or how I'm going to do it. We'll see. But I know I can still pitch, so that's a good thing."
Rogers pitched 23 scoreless innings in the postseason last year and finished with a 17-8 record with a 3.84 ERA, but Rogers struggled through the 2007 season.
The 42-year-old lefty made his 11th start after a blood clot in his shoulder kept him out until late June. Rogers' last win came on July 4. He is 0-4 with five no-decisions in that span.
Rogers gave up four runs and seven hits. He walked six with one strikeout.
Trailing 1-0 in the second inning, Darin Erstad scored on Toby Hall's single and Hall was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double.
Thome gave the White Sox an insurance run with an opposite-field home run in the seventh inning off reliever Virgil Vasquez. It was Thome's 34th of the season.
Vazquez's second pitch of the game hit Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco followed with a single. One out later, Ordonez doubled to left-center, Granderson scored and Polanco tried to score but was thrown out at the plate by Juan Uribe's relay throw.
Polanco had an RBI double in the seventh inning off Vazquez.
White Sox Beat Tigers 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) -- Javier Vazquez is finally living up to the hype from his days in Montreal.


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****, just after he was stripped of his Tour de France titles hey?
Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
RIP. The apollo program represented everything good about the human race.
-My beliefs summarized in words much more eloquent than I could come up with
How the Universe came from nothing
Rest In Peace
Originally Spoken by Brendon McCullum
You have got to earn the right to be aggressive.Supporting XI
Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Pinak Ghosh, Mominul Haque, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain, Shabbir, Nurul Hasan, Saifuddin, Mehedi Miraz, Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
If we ever get to a point where we are living again on a planet where no man has walked on the moon, I'm going to be pissed. It's being present for the beginning of the dark ages.
Now we are one man short of knowing whether the moon landings were true or the biggest hoax of all times. Condolences.
Fascist Dictator of the Heath Davis Appreciation Society
Supporting Petone's Finest since the very start - Iain O'Brien
Also Supporting the All Time #1 Batsman of All Time Ever - Jacques Kallis and the much maligned Peter Siddle.
Vimes tells it how it is:
One of the last interviews Armstrong gave was with Accountants Australia, I kid you not. His old man was an auditor, after all.
Neil Armstrong gives rare interview | TPM Idea Lab
A humble man who did great things. It's quite a legacy he leaves.
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
Man was an icon. RIP.
SS to be the next moon walker. Keep practising those Jackson moves mate.
I've been asked if I would take a one way ticket to the moon or mars, and the answer would be an unequivocal yes.
The spirit of exploration, and finding and doing something that no one has done or found before is at the very core of what being a human is. If we lose that, we might as well go extinct as a species. There's a reason the Dark Ages are named as such. Neil Armstrong was just one man who got to do what he did on the backs of millions of people, scientists, engineers, politicians and others. But he represented the antithesis of the dark ages. We went to the moon for many reasons (most of which were not 'pure' exploration reasons), but nonetheless he represented everything that is great about human progress, pushing the limits, and being setting the standard for everyone to aspire to. I know so many people who went into science and engineering (even the biological sciences) because of what they saw on that day.
Neil, because of you, and others like you, the whole world collectively experienced the most important emotion that exists, a sense of awe and wonder. For as long as humankind exists, your name will be spoken of in the highest regard. Schoolchildren will learn it for as long as schools exist, and they will dream to be the next Neil Armstrong. Thank you for that hope, for providing us an ideal that all of us aspire to.
I am actually a little bit emotional right now, which I find very odd because even when someone like Arthur C Clarke (my favorite author) or Carl Sagan (though I was young) I never felt emotional (though I did feel sad).
Rest in Peace. I hope we as a species can live up to your legacy.
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I hope I'm wrong of course, but I hated the space shuttle. The Saturn V was the biggest rocket in the history of mankind, and there is nothing on the drawing board to replace it. The Space Shuttle was fine for low earth orbit crap (wasn't nearly powerful enough to go much farther), and I suppose its better than nothing, but we need true deep space exploration. It's sad that it has been 40 years since a human being has escaped low earth orbit. It's been that long since we've even had the capability to escape low earth orbit. Hoping for a space race soon.
The future of humanity can't possibly be on this one rock, if it's to have a future at all.
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Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
I loved Virtuosity, so I'm looking forward to reading Jessica Martinez's next work. I love the premise of The Space Between Us. I don't think that relationships get more complicated than the relationships between siblings, so I'm curious about this book. In stores Oct 2012
From the author of "Virtuosity," a novel about two sisters and the secrets they tell, the secrets they keep–and the secret that could tear them apart.Amelia is used to being upstaged by her charismatic younger sister, Charly. She doesn't mind, mostly, that it always falls to her to cover for Charly's crazy, impulsive antics. But one night, Charly's thoughtlessness goes way too far, and she lands both sisters in serious trouble.
Amelia's not sure she can forgive Charly this time, and not sure she wants to . . . but forgiveness is beside the point. Because Charly is also hiding a terrible secret, and the truth just might tear them apart forever.
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Quick and Easy Custom Templates with XDocletby Jason Lee
Recently with my developer friends, there's been much talk about various other frameworks versus Java. It seems that in some circles (I won't go into what circles, but a quick Googling will pull up plenty of matches), Java is becoming a tool for the old guard of the Web for a lot of reasons, one of which is lines of code (LOC). While some of the arguments of Java needing twice as much code as another language to get the same thing done may be accurate, I personally feel LOC is only an issue if you're spending significant amounts of time doing things you might not have to do. Like coding all of your beans by hand, for instance. Or you could be doing that, plus adding all of your framework XML definition entries by hand as well! I'll admit, I was.
The other day I was playing with Ruby on Rails, and one of the things I liked about it was the ability to easily generate complete code, as well as stub code, from simple scripts. This started me thinking about my current project and how effective I am during my coding day. The "how much work do I get done versus how much time do I spend trying to get work done" thought has been key in my mind more and more over the past few weeks. While frameworks exist to make our jobs seem easier--I use the Spring framework, for instance--it can sometimes seem like it still takes too long to just do one page or module for a web app. So after some thought, I decided to do something about it.
I had known about XDoclet for years and even played around with it when it first came out. But I didn't give it much long-term consideration, as I was not big on code generation back then. I wanted to really understand how things worked "under the hood," so I spent a long time coding everything by hand, including config and deployment files. However, today I see two main benefits for code generation:
- When you want to learn something, it can be very helpful. For instance, when I picked up Hibernate last year, I already had existing tables and didn't want to deal with the trial and error of trying to figure out how things worked; nor did I want to spend a great deal of time pouring over documentation. With a handy tool called Middlegen, I just told it to look at my database and generate the code for me. Now, it's fairly easy to generate my mapping files by hand, but Middlegen's help was crucial in saving me time and pointing me in the right direction.
- After you have concepts and the architecture in your project or
framework pretty flushed out, it can become tedious to create
beans, controllers, services and DAOs by hand every time something
new needs to be built out. Ideally, you would just call some Ant
task like
genmodulesto generate the proper controller code or an entire module containing all of your beans, controllers, services, and DAOs.
Using XDoclet to Ease the Pain
Based on past experience, I wasn't sure how XDoclet was going to help me. I was looking for a tool that would allow me to spend the least amount of time for the maximum amount of code. Most of the examples I had seen on the XDoclet site and other sites all dealt with the generation of EJBs, which is what XDoclet was originally designed to do. However, I don't have any EJBs in my project, and in fact, Spring is all about using POJOs, so another EJB tool was not what I was looking for. And while XDoclet does have some Spring tags that it recognizes, I was still looking for something a little different.
Then I stumbled upon templates. Templates are a way to extend
the functionality of XDoclet to better match your code-generation
needs. For instance, if you have a particular type of class
that doesn't quite fit in with anything the XDoclet offers out of
the box (in my case, these were custom controller classes), then
it's fairly easy to add your own template files using XML markup
only! Ideally, I just wanted to define a class with a
minimal set of properties and generate not only my
controller code, but additional XML that would be required by
Spring. After some tweaking, I was pleased with the results. Below
is an annotated pseudo-code test controller class. Long lines are
truncated with a
\ character.
1. package com.mytest.account.controller;
3. /**
4. * @mytest.controller mapping="/acct.ctrl"
5. * @mytest.controller actionmethod="create"
6. * @mytest.controller actionmethod="read"
7. * @mytest.controller actionmethod="update"
8. * @mytest.controller actionmethod="delete"
9. */
10. public class TestController {
12. /**
13. * @mytest.controller property="privateView" \
propertyValue="priv1" propertyMethod="PrivateView"\
14. */
15. private String privateView = null;
17. /**
18. * @mytest.controller property="publicView" \
propertyValue="priv2" propertyMethod="PublicView" \
19. */
20. public String publicView = null;
21. }
The first thing that you might notice are the custom namespace
@mytest.controller tags. This is how XDoclet will know
what to look for when generating specific sections of our class.
The positions of these tags are very important. Some appear above
the class keyword and others appear right above property
declarations. XDoclet uses tags based on these positions to
Class or
Field objects that
we'll use in our template. This is an important distinction, as
we'll see later.
Looking at the above code we want to do the following:
- Generate a Spring mapping entry for the
SimpleUrlHandlerMapping, which could be declared in a mytest-servlet.xml file (the Spring equivalent of the Struts struts-config.xml file).
- The
actionmethodparameter will allow us to specify a method name used in the controller, which extends the Spring
MultiActionController(in Struts, this would be a
DispatchAction). In our case, these will be CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) method names. XDoclet will iterate over multiple parameters with the same name, which will allow our template to output n number of methods.
- The
propertytag lets us name a typical bean property, like you would normally do in XDoclet, but since we're using a custom template tag here, we're adding a few more attributes. The
propertyValueis the value assigned to that property in the mytest-servlet.xml file. For our custom template, we're wiring up the private and public JSP views for this controller, which I usually call
publicView--one for subscribers, and one for everyone else. The
propertyMethodwill give us an easy way to output the method name this property belongs to without trying to jump through hoops to adhere to the bean-method-naming convention. And the
propertyTypeattribute specifies what object type we'll be getting and setting for our method.
It could be argued that I could have placed all of my property
definitions at the class level instead of the field level. This is
true; however, that would also entail extra code on the template
side to make sure I'm picking up the correct properties value,
method, and type attributes when generating a method. I felt it was
quicker and easier to use the XDoclet
Field class
rather than adding more complicated code to my template.
The Template
Now it's time to get our hands dirty. As I mentioned before, the
reason I chose XDoclet to do my code generation was the fact that I
could define a custom template (not some custom class or
more code) and use XDoclet XML tags to fill in the blanks
for me. Below are the relevant portions of the template we want to
generate. Long lines are truncated what a
\ character.
1. package <XDtPackage:packageName/>;
2. import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
3. import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
5. import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
6. import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
7. import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
8. import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
10. import com.mytest.system.spring.BaseController;
12. /**
13. * MultiAction controller class for \
14. *
15. * @author
16. * @since
17. * @version $Id$
18. */
19. public class <XDtClass:className/> \
extends BaseController {
21. // CUT AND PASTE THIS INTO THE mytest-servlet.xml \
22. //
23. // <!-- ==== <XDtClass:className/> \
Bean Definition ==== -->
24. // <bean id="contr<XDtClass:className/>" \
25. // <property name="methodNameResolver" \
><ref bean="actionResolver"/></property>
26. <XDtField:forAllFields>
27. <XDtField:ifHasFieldTag tagName="mytest.controller">
28. // <property name="<XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
paramName="property"/>"><value><XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
29. </XDtField:ifHasFieldTag>
30. </XDtField:forAllFields>
31. // </bean>
32. //
34. // <prop key="<XDtClass:classTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
35. //
37. protected final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
39. <XDtField:forAllFields>
40. <XDtField:ifHasFieldTag tagName="mytest.controller">
41. public <XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
paramName="propertyType"/> \
get<XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
42. return <XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
43. }
45. public void set<XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
(<XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
paramName="propertyType"/> value) {
46. <XDtField:fieldTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
paramName="property"/> = value;
47. }
48. </XDtField:ifHasFieldTag>
49. </XDtField:forAllFields>
51. public ModelAndView init(HttpServletRequest request, \
HttpServletResponse response)
52. throws ServletException, IOException {
53. if(log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("entered");
55. if(log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("exited");
57. return null;
58. }
60. <XDtClass:forAllClassTags \
61. <XDtClass:ifHasClassTag \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
62. public ModelAndView <XDtClass:classTagValue \
tagName="mytest.controller" \
HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse \
63. throws ServletException, IOException {
64. if(log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("entered");
66. if(log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("exited");
68. return null;
69. }
71. </XDtClass:ifHasClassTag>
72. </XDtClass:forAllClassTags>
74. // Your (other) multiaction methods go here
76. } // <XDtClass:className/>
Phew! But when it's all done, I have a controller class that contains the proper XML snippets for the Spring mytest-servlet.xml bean definition and URL mappings, the proper get/set methods for view properties, and my multi-action methods, complete with debug logging statements. 76 lines of code from 21, including the XML (which will be cut out), can save significant typing time and also eliminate bugs.
Note also the use of the
XDtField and
XDtClass tags. It should be pretty clear now why we
placed the various tag values where we did. All of our class-level
tags either defined class methods or XML config file values, which
the field level tags used to generate our basic getters and
setters. Like I said before, our use of the field tags here are a
little different, as we're also using them to define some of the
controller mapping values in our mytest-servlet.xml
file for Spring. When our controller stars up, Spring will inject
privateView and
publicView methods
with their proper view values.
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FITCHBURG -- The Fitchburg boys' basketball team put three players in double-figures scoring and out-rebounded visiting Shrewsbury by double figures as the Red Raiders held off the late charging Colonials, 55-47, at the Doug Grutchfield Field House Friday night.
Fitchburg (9-2 overall, 4-2 Mid-Wach A, 6-0 at home), as per usual this season, received solid play from its starting five and from its bench, which limited fouls and only sent the Colonials (6-7, 2-4) to the free-throw line twice. In fact, neither team caught a sniff of the charity stripe until midway through the third quarter.
Manny Payton scored 17 points to lead the way for Fitchburg, while Thomas Hampton (16 points) and Jose Hernandez (10 points, 10 rebounds) chipped in with double-digit scoring.
"Thomas set the tone in the first quarter," said first-year Fitchburg head coach Jack Scott. "Thomas and Manny played their best games of the year tonight, and it's nice because it's someone different. It's been Chuck (Doss) and Jose for the most part as most consistent, but Thomas and Manny stepped it up tonight."
Hampton came out like gangbusters for the Raiders, scoring four of the first five hoops, including a pair of treys. He also assisted on Payton's 3-ball that made it 6-2 FHS.
In all, an unselfish Fitchburg (19 of 57 from the field, 33 percent) hit four 3-pointers in the first eight minutes and led by as many as eight, 18-10, after Matt Leger posted up around one of the Colonials' trees in the low post with 2:25 left in the quarter.
But after FHS held a five-point, 20-15 lead at the end of the first, the second quarter was the antithesis, even though Fitchburg out-scored Shrewsbury, 9-8. Both teams' shot selection left little to be desired.
Scott noted the tempo set by the Raider defense, though, which allowed the hosts to never trail in this key Mid-Wach A victory.
"We cooled off pretty quickly offensively, but I was happy with our defensive intensity," he said.
And while Shrewsbury scored three 3-pointers in its first four baskets of the third, Fitchburg was able to hang tough to take a four-point, 40-36 lead into the final quarter of play.
That was when FHS put the accelerator through the floorboards, as Hernandez, on a helper by Elijah Kukta, opened a 9-0 run that effectively won the game for Fitchburg.
With five minutes remaining, Payton scored with the hack-and-the-harm, converting the old-fashioned three-point play to put the Raiders ahead by nine, 45-36. Then, after Doss (8 points, 5 rebounds) came up with back-to-back trash clearings inside, the Raiders went into attack mode, with Payton coming up with a key offensive rebound before his quick dish to Hernandez for the layup.
"We had some good ball movement in that second half," Scott said.
FHS out-rebounded Shrewsbury, 42-31.
Payton capped off the run with a jumper with 2:20 left.
Shrewsbury then hit three straight 3-pointers as the Red Raiders' defense let up on Ryan Russell, who scored a team-high 17 points for the Colonials. His trey with 29 seconds left came all alone near the elbow, making it a two-possession, 51-45 game at the time.
"That was on a high screen, and sometimes that happens," Scott said. "We didn't get a good hedge on it and he was left open. They were making open shots, and every time we left someone open, they made the shot."
But Fitchburg held on thanks to free-throw shooting by both Payton and Doss.
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historic Route 66 when approaching from Chandler OK.
(Photo snapped by JamaGenie on Wed, 25 Aug 2010.)
At the far right is a glimpse of Dan's Bar-B-Que Pit.
(Photo from Day 3 of Jamie Bradburn's vacation.)
Jamie is JB of JB's Warehouse & Curio Emporium
The street in front of Dan's is Broadway, Davenport's main street.
The draw for tourists is supposed to be the bricks made locally
until 1930 with which the street is paved. But having visited
Downtown Davenport several times, the murals on the
sides of buildings depicting the town's history
are the only reason to take a detour down Broadway.
While you're there, be sure to pull into the parking
lot of the Post Office and read about Nellie Davenport,
the first postmistress after whom the town was named.
But back to the real center of town...
The Early Bird Cafe is in the restored 1933 Texaco
gas station depicted in the Welcome to Davenport sign.
My Uncle Melvin's green Studebaker, btw, was a 4-door, but
otherwise identical to the one parked under the canopy!
(Photo from Route 66: The Neons & Signs!
Back on 66 heading north out of town toward Stroud,
on the left is the oddly named Gar Wooly's Food & Fun.
(Photo from Route 66: The Neons & Signs!
According to TravelOK.com:
"Gar Wooly's features some of the best chicken fried steak
along historic Route 66. This restaurant, also known for its
tasty Indian tacos, features a dance floor and an ice cream bar.
Come to Gar Wooly's for local color, Route 66 nostalgia and
homestyle food reminiscent of an old soda fountain."
But if you go back to Chandler instead...
...keep your eyes peeled for the only two
Burma Shave signs that aren't in a
museum or someone's basement rec room.
They're on the right side, about 2 miles west
of Davenport, but unless you're old enough to
remember the Burma Shave ditties, you'll
probably miss them. If you are old enough,
they'll be a fond reminder of one of
the few forms of entertainment for
children on long car trips in the
days before onboard DVD players.
Davenport OK's website
Route 66 murals in downtown Davenport
Dan's Bar-B-Que Pit
JB's Warehouse & Curio Emporium
Where are the Burma Shave signs?
(Ignore the claim that none exist on today's highways.)
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Press Release
From: Space Foundation
Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Held in Conjunction with 29th National Space Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 7, 2013) -- The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is accepting applications until Feb. 26 to attend the Space Generation Fusion Forum 2013, a U.S. space event for select university students and young professionals from around the world.
The Fusion Forum will take place April 7 and 8 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will be held in conjunction with the Space Foundation's 29th National Space Symposium. Fusion Forum participation is limited to a group of up to 50 top young adults chosen from international applicants representing government, industry and academia.
Fusion Forum's interactive panel discussions, moderated by international space sector leaders, will cover the perspectives of tomorrow's space leaders on today's global space topics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in some Space Symposium activities on April 8, including a New Generation reception, the Space Symposium's opening ceremony and the Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center opening.
Apply by Feb. 26 to be chosen for the Space Generation Fusion Forum 2013 at www.spacegenerationfusionforum.org
SGAC Members Receive Discounted Registration Rate for Space Symposium The Space Foundation and the Space Generation Advisory Council have partnered to offer a deeply discounted registration fee for the Space Symposium, to be held April 8-11 at The Broadmoor Hotel. The fee for standard industry registration is $1,895, but SGAC members who apply for the Space Generation Fusion Forum are being offered a special registration rate of $550 for the Space Symposium. See more by visiting http://spacegeneration.org/.
Register for the Space Symposium at www.NationalSpaceSymposium.org/register.
About the SGAC
The Space Generation Advisory Council is a global non-governmental organization and network which works on the international, national and local level to link together university students and young professionals to think creatively about international space policy issues and inject the youth point of view into international space policy creation. Having been created in the United Nations environment (UNISPACE III), SGAC's work with the UN, particularly the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS), is of central importance to its mission. See more at http://spacegeneration.org/.
About the Space Foundation
The foremost advocate for all sectors of the space industry and an expert in all aspects of space, the Space Foundation is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs that bring space into the classroom and major industry events, including the National Space Symposium, all in support of its mission "to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity." The Space Foundation publishes The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity and provides three indexes that track daily U.S. stock market performance of the space industry. Through its Space Certification(TM) and Space Technology Hall of Fame(R) programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. The Space Foundation was founded in 1983 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colo. Its world headquarters features a public Visitors Center with two main areas - the El Pomar Space Gallery and the Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere(R). The Space Foundation also conducts research and analysis and government affairs activities from its Washington, D.C., office and has a field office in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.SpaceFoundation.org. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and read about the latest space news and Space Foundation activities in Space Watch.
Mailing Address:
Space Foundation
4425 Arrowswest Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Contact Name: Space Foundation Media
Telephone Number: (719) 576-8000
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What you need to know about Florida today
State to spend nearly $400,000 on gambling study
Florida is moving ahead with a critical study that could set the stage for the future expansion of gambling in the state, including whether or not Miami could become a rival to Las Vegas. The two leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature late last week signed a nearly $400,000 contract to have New Jersey-based Spectrum Gaming Group conduct a comprehensive study of gambling. Read more from the AP.
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Immigration bill could help growers, consumers
Those who grow or buy Florida fruits and vegetables could be big winners from an immigration-overhaul bill unveiled on Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and seven fellow senators. Under the proposed bill, the estimated 825,000 foreign workers and their families who are living in the state would have a chance to get legal, compete for higher-paying jobs and eventually become citizens. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
Teacher unions sue state over teacher evaluations
Teachers unions on Tuesday sued the state and three local school boards over performance evaluations that grade Florida's teachers on subjects and students they don't teach, which they called "arbitrary, irrational and unfair." The suit, backed by the National Education Association and Florida Education Association, includes seven teachers from around the state as plaintiffs. More from the AP, StateImpact Florida and the Orlando Sentinel.
Why your boss wants you to retire on time
More boomers want—or need—to stay in the workplace longer. But staying on the job as you approach retirement age tends to makes you more expensive to an employer, because of your health-care costs. And that's why workers now face a growing wave of initiatives from companies designed to keep those costs down. [Source: Market Watch]
Online-travel tax fight may go to Florida's high court
The 1st District Court of Appeal on Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a dispute about whether companies such as Expedia and Orbitz are paying the proper amounts of tourist-development taxes to counties when customers book hotel rooms on their websites. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
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Four representatives of the international rowing body charged with reviewing Nathan Benderson Park's bid to host the sport's 2017 world championships toured the site Tuesday by boat, the first stop on a four-day trip that will canvas the area.
› Activists urge Floridians to fight anti-sick-time bills
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'near impossible'
Shouldn't that be 'near inevitable'?
Infineon said it knew this type of attack was possible when it was testing its chips.
Did they mention this in their marketing and when selling the TPM FUD to governments and companies?
"exceedingly difficult to replicate in a real-world environment."
Meaning only powerful criminal organizations, companies and governments can probably gather the
required resources and people with the expertise to pull it off? Out of 6.8 billion people, how
many have the resources to do this? 1000? 10,000? What about in 5 years?
At what point will they admit its flawed? Probably when TPM2 is fully patented and ready.
'near impossible'. Shouldn't that be 'near inevitable'?
No. Consider a strongbox. The best strongboxes, or safes are rated to withstand X minutes of attacking with Y Tools, with the idea being that within those X minutes, the security guards or the police will have responded and arrested the guy patiently drilling holes in the wall. Even though safes have been successfully manipulated, drilled, pried, lanced, or detonated, manufacturers still design strongboxes to thwart burglars, changing locks, adding glass discs, experimenting with new alloys, new shapes, and so on. Inevitably, some thieves will figure out a way to thwart these safeguards, and design begins anew.
It's not as if the burglars have won, and a burglary safes are a quaint anachronism.
The TPM should give administrators time to disable credentials in the case of a stolen laptop. But "secret forever" was and probably shall ever remain a pipe dream.
Right but outside the fire safes you get at home center most safes and strongboxes are designed such that they are difficult to remove from the site. They may be very heavy requiring equipment to move fastened from the inside etc etc. In the case of laptops and phones virtually any situation in which this sort of attack will be used is one where the units whereabouts are not know to the owner. Which makes it pretty hard to respond to. The big sell point on TPM was if your device goes missing its brick to whomever finds it; this sorta makes that untrue.
Yes you make your laptop useless to the typical thief but as far as corporate espionage, government records leaking etc etc; this makes TPM a pretty poor defense. Yes I realize its supposed to be one line of defense bu when things like the keys to your disk encryption are stored there those remaining lines are not much of a hurdle.
This paints faaaar too black and white a picture of security. Factoring the huge RSA key that you're using within the next few days is "next to impossible" (the first pair of large primes I try could be the ones) but that doesn't make it bad security. What you have to do is raise the bar high enough that your data/house/identity is adequately protected. Absolutes do not exist. That said, I'm not making a judgment on this particular hack or its difficulty, just that claiming that the ONLY good security i
No.. there is a difference between possible and theoretically possible.
The new attack discovered by Christopher Tarnovsky is difficult to pull off, partly because it requires physical access to a computer.
I don't really call any hack that requires "physical access" to be a genuine danger.
If someone has physical access to your box you've got greater worries.
I don't really call any hack that requires "physical access" to be a genuine danger. If someone has physical access to your box you've got greater worries.
Yes, but remember that TPM is about keeping you our of your own computer, so those who would like to do so are worried about this.
Why is this modded troll? Wake up mods!
[...] remember that TPM is about keeping you our of your own computer[...]
Um, no. TPMs are designed for three things: 1) establish a hardware root of trust for boot (i.e., make sure that you're actually booting your OS and not a rootkit first), 2) provide lightweight, secure and fast cryptographic operations (so you don't have to do something stupid like store a cryptographic key in plaintext on your HD), and 3) allow remote attestation of a computer's software stack (i.e., verifying the integrity of the OS and other pieces of software...very useful for distributed systems).
Yes, there are applications of TPMs for DRM, but that is a side effect and not a primary factor. Furthermore, in the case of general purpose computers (which does not include gaming platforms like the Xbox), the TPM best practices make it very clear that the TPM should only be activated with the user's explicit knowledge and consent. I.e., it is the owner of the hardware who decides if the TPM will be used, not the software vendors. Of course, hardware vendors are not obliged to follow the best practices, but that's not the fault of TCG.
That's like denying the purpose of teflon coated bullets is penetrating kevlar vests.
It would be ludicrous in the extreme for someone to say teflon coated bullets are for deer hunting.
The primary design criteria for TPMs is to secure computers against their owners. The TPM technical specification explicitly refers to the owner as an attacker and mandates "security" against "attacks" from the owner. The overriding design criteria throughout the specification is denying the owner access to his own master key,
but how many people that use this are actually going to be targeted by criminals that are capable of this and not have greater worries? Probably zero..
Look at the procedure the guy went through. He'd not only need access, he'd need some time to sit down and get comfy with it. A spy ripping a chip out of your box in your server room and field stripping it is going to get noticed.
Except that almost the entire reason for a TPM chip it to secure against those with physical access. So you can't just declare that physical access invalidates it.
"Physical access" in the time of PDAs, smartphones and laptops? Hardly a challenge.
Also don't forget that security is often also a matter of trust. If something is trusted to be "secure", additional layers of security are often ignored because THIS cannot be the leak, so we needn't add more security. I wouldn't deem it impossible that sensitive data may be stored on a TPM protected device because it is "impossible" to break it open, something that would certainly not be permitted if the device was not trust
Every password, every encryption key can be brute-forced, given enough time.
No software is flawless.
No hardware is flawless.
Even the strongest bank vault inside the strongest nuclear bunker under the largest mountain defended by an immense army can be breached.
So in your world there is only place for bad security.
Luckily for the rest of us there is also something like "good enough" security that is so secure that breaking it is so expensive/hard that it becomes practically impossible.
Generally speaking "given enough time" to bruteforce a key should mean something like "a few orders of magnitude more time than the universe is expected to last before heat death". Not "6 months". Of course, he didn't bruteforce a key here, he comprimised a hardware device. Comparing the "imperfect" security of one with the other is a tad disingenuous.
The real problem here is these devices have been pushed as some sort of magic security bullet, without the companies pushing them being honest about the ac
All security is breakable - given enough time and money. So all security is just a trade-off how much are you willing to spend and how much inconvenience can you take versus how serious an attack do you need to be secure against.
Is your house built with bank vault doors and walls and floor and ceiling? Does the door have a lock anyway?
...But I am guessing about every secret service in the world already knew how to do this attack.
What the hell would they need millions of dollars worth of human and electronic resources to crack TPM for when waterboarding supplies are less than ten bucks and you usually get an answer in less than 5 minutes?
Yeah, that may sound like a joke, but seriously, there are enough "old-school" tactics out there to gain access the old fashioned way. Not to mention the threat tactic of labeling you a "terrorist", and immediately qualify you for "throw-away-the-key" lockup.
Security: http://xkcd.com/538/ [xkcd.com]
This one line changes things:
The new attack discovered by Christopher Tarnovsky is difficult to pull off, partly because it requires physical access to a computer.
You can't have a piece of hardware make your data safe forever. It only needs to be safe for as long as you use it.
Wrong. Real encryption with real key management can be either impossible (OTP) or effectively-impossible (AES) for someone to get around, even if they have physical access to your machine.
TPM is an attempt to make key management easy, but it comes at the cost of making circumvention really hard (rather than effectively impossible).
TPM is an attempt to make key management easy, but it comes at the cost of making circumvention really hard (rather than effectively impossible).
Of course, there are even easier methods [xkcd.com]
Wrong. Real encryption with real key management can be either impossible (OTP) or effectively-impossible (AES) for someone to get around, even if they have physical access to your machin
You forget that humans are the weakest link. Torture the shit out of someone that knows the password, and you'll be home free.
Coercion is an out-of-scope problem for encryption, actually.
If the attacker has this much physical access to your system/data then you've lost LONG before the TPM chip failed.
Yes, such as if the computer was stolen. I don't know much about TPM, but I would hazard a guess that one of the selling points would be to keep information secure even if the computer it is in gets stolen.
When I saw TPM, the first thing I thought of was the CP/M variant that came with the Epson QX-10.
Yes, it means you're getting old. On the plus side, your memory appears to be in great shape.
Yea, but unfortunately his short term memory is going.
He forgot the new cover sheet on his TPM report.
"But the company said independent tests determined that the hack would require such a high skill level that there was a limited chance of it affecting many users."
You're kidding me, right?
Not sure what you mean. But yes, this does require a high skill level - we don't know how many TMP chips this guy trashed before getting it to work on one, or what his success rate would be on the next one. If he gets a laptop full of Chinese secrets and is asked to crack the TPM chip, he might well fry it on the first attempt, and you don't get second attempts on this kind of thing. It's not the kind of exploit that can be scripted and downloaded by any kiddie.
Oh -- I know it's beyond script kiddies, but still, saying that such an exploit isn't to be worried about because it requires "high-skill" -- what really dedicated, evil cracker _isn't_ "high-skill?"
He knows where to look and can measure depth. now all he needs to do is map out where to drill and how deep, insert probe into hole and voila!
refining the hack to increase reliability is very easy once you have more information.
So he did this by access the information in the chips protected storage. Now that he has done this does it let us get at the set of possible keys or anything that would allow a software solution to defeating these things?
Given that the first step in the hack is removing the chip and dissolving its outer casing in acid, I'm guessing this isn't likely to admit a purely software exploit.
In other words, RTFA.
Given that the first step in the hack is removing the chip and dissolving its outer casing in acid, I'm guessing this isn't likely to admit a purely software exploit.
In other words, RTFA.
What the GP was asking is that now that this has been broken once, does the data obtained from said break-in provide enough information to devise a software solution?
For instance, if the data obtained indicated that passwords always resolve to a relatively small subset of hashes, then brute force attacks would have a much faster time of it. But hey, way to play the RTFA card without understanding the question.
Actually, most likely the keys stored inside the chip's non-volatile memory are probably encrypted, just to prevent that sort of attack.
I worked with similar technology in a previous job. When Tarnovsky said "This chip is mean, man - it's like a ticking time bomb if you don't do something right,"
My guess is he wasn't kidding. These sorts of chips have all sorts of counter measures to make this sort of attack difficult. The algorithms built into the circuits on the chip are designed to make eavesdropping hard. You can send different commands to the chip, and ask it to decode different amounts of data, but it will intentionally insert randomness into the time and number of operations to do the work to prevent you from gleaning information about what is going on inside the chip. I'm sure there are circuits that do nothing other than generate spurious electrical impulses so that trying to sense what the chip is doing remotely won't work. The only way to even attempt an attack like this is to do what Tarnovsky did, and strip off the packaging. Assuming you didn't just destroy it, even then you aren't home free. I'm sure there are other safe guards built into the chips. Oh, did the voltage drop just now across that one circuit? That's probably an attack – the chip just deleted the keys you were trying to recover and is now useless. Did that operation take too long because someone hooked up their own custom circuit in an attempt to decode what was going on? Yeah, that's out too bye bye secret keys Interrupt the power to the key storage area for a nanosecond while you try to connect your probe? I'm sorry, you're done. Did you just read out the data out of the protected storage out of sequence? Well, not only is that data encrypted (and therefore useless), the chip detected it, and intentionally burned out a small inaccessible fuse buried inside the chip and bricked itself. You're done. Did you just inject an internal command with your probe that wasn't expected? Yep, you just blew another fuse. Go home.
You have to connect your probes in exactly the right place, in exactly the right way, and not disturb the electrical properties of the circuit you tapped into to prevent the chip from knowing that you are there and triggering a counter-measure.
I don't know which counter measures the TPM modules from Infineon implement, but if they are current with the sort of technology out there, this hack was really really super damn hard.
Sure, with enough time, money, skill, patience, and physical access to the machine, anything can eventually be broken. The idea of the TPM was to make it expensive enough to hack that the average thief won't bother. If you are relying on a TPM only to protect secrets on a mobile device (which can be stolen and then hacked by a well funded company or government) you either deserve what you got, or you've made way too many well funded and motivated enemies.
My question:
Would a mass produced chip that is on a lot of business PC motherboards, and which is stated to have little to no physical resistance to attack have all this? TPMs are not that expensive, so I'm sure they would not have near the physical anti-tamper technology that a CAC, a smart cartd, an IBM crypto PCI card, much less a 3U HP HSM would have.
Seriously... We're reading about how Chinese baddies are doing this and that to gain access to secrets and whatnot and it seems like every few weeks some previously unbreakable form of encryption has been compromised. Maybe it's time to greatly reduce our dependency on the digital world to secure trade and state secrets. I mean... Laptops and phones are lost/stolen all the time, why would anyone in their right mind trust transporting state secrets on a flippin' laptop??? We all know it happens and we all kn
Maybe it's time to greatly reduce our dependency on the digital world to secure trade and state secrets.
Make sure to hand in your geek card on the way out.
http://xkcd.com/538/ [xkcd.com]
If the data is valuable enough to steal a computer and try to hack the TPM chip using acid and needles, then it's valuable enough to threaten the person with the password to divulge it.
> it.
That only works if you have both the computer and the person. Rubber hose cryptography is of little use if you have the laptop because a British cabinet member left it in a taxi.
A government employee? The password is 12345
http://xkcd.com/538/ [xkcd.com]
If the data is valuable enough to steal a computer and try to hack the TPM chip using acid and needles, then it's valuable enough to threaten the person with the password to divulge it.
Do you think China would be willing to steal a laptop with US state secrets on it? Definitely. Would they be willing to kidnap and torture the military officer or NSA employee who knows the password? Not a chance – that's an act of war.
(And no one but a foreign government would put this much effort into retrieving data from a computer. Anything short of state secrets is not worth the effort.)
It does not matter how hard it was/is.
This message of success will assure that many other outfits will have a try at it for various reasons.
It's the proverbial ghost out of the bottle.
Since using technique involves reverse engineering the chip, this is a clear violation of the DMCA. So just find your local attorney and prosecute.
Problem solved. Nothing to see here move along. Thanks for playing.
Not the kind of thing you're going to do in your kitchen!
What!? You obviously have never seen my kitchen.
This required physical access to the device. If you have unlimited physical access to any device, digital or analog, you will eventually be able to crack it, assuming you have the available resources. The key is to keep the bad guys from getting access in the first place, which isn't always possible. Even the best security has numerous weak points, like the security guards that only make $40K a year, or people that leave their devices unattended in public places.
Probably best to store all critical inform
I've been reading about this hack for days, but something seems fishy. Some of the earlier reports [computerworld.com] had him hacking the SLE 66 CL processor chip which is embedded in the TPM, not the TPM itself. This article also describes him as having to work with many copies of the chip to discover its secrets, but it has the chips being inexpensive ones from China. Problem is that Infineon is a German company and I don't think you can get Infineon TPMs cheaply from China. Putting this together, it's not clear to me that he has truly hacked an Infineon TPM. He may have hacked a similar chip and he assumes that the same attack would work on TPM.
However, there is a way for him to easily prove that he has done what he said. Every Infineon TPM comes with an RSA secret key embedded in it, called the Endorsement Key or EK. This key is designed to be kept secret and never revealed off-chip, not to the computer owner or anyone. And Infineon TPMs also come with an X.509 certificate on the public part of the EK (PUBEK), issued by Infineon. If Tarnovsky has really hacked an Infineon TPM and is able to extract keys, he should be able to extract and publish the private part of the EK (PRIVEK), along with the certificate by Infineon on that key. The mere publication of these two pieces of data (PRIVEK and Infineon-signed X.509 cert on PUBEK) will prove that his claim is true.
I've seen this article in a few places (see also here [darkreading.com]) and discussed it with some colleagues (one of whom was a consultant on the design of the TPM). We had the same suspicions regarding whether or not it was an Infineon TPM or a clone.
Regarding the key question, I don't think he has actually been able to extract the endorsement key. I believe the attack is just about extracting keys generated and stored on the TPM. For instance, the CW article refers to the "licensing keys." My impression is that these
Why don't you have him just sign something with that public key signature rather than divulging the private key to the world?
Perhaps a signed copy of the Gutenberg Press release of Aesop's fables???
The Eagle and the Arrow
An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard
the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowly
it fluttered down to the earth, with its life-blood pouring out of
it. Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced,
it found that the shaft
Why don't you have him just sign something with that public key signature rather than divulging the private key to the world?
You're right, that's a better idea. He can sign something with the EK rather than publishing the private key. It accomplishes the same thing but maybe causes less disruption to the TPM world.
ANY type of security will become crackable.
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quote>Why would they use a measure of WEIGHT instead of a measure of MASS?
Ton is already ambiguous, but since it is a USA media article, its safe to assume that they meant what is also known as the short ton, or 2000 pounds. The pound is defined as 0.45359237 kg, so it is, by definition, a unit of mass.
A pound is a unit of weight and can correspond to any kg mass, determined by the gravity of the place where it is being measured.
Weight is dependent on gravity, mass is not. Welcome to 5th grade science class
Which is why the metric system has separate units for mass and weight/force.
But that's not the case with the pound, it is used for both (sometimes, but not always more specifically as pound-force or pound-mass)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... [wikipedia.org]
The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, [1]) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces.
Don't believe Wikipedia? How about the NIST?
http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/S... [nist.gov]
MASS and MOMENT OF INERTIA: To convert from pound (avoirdupois) (lb) to kilogram (kg)
http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/S... [nist.gov]
FORCE: To convert from pound-force (lbf) to newton (N)
The real world is not always as simple as what you learned in 5th grade science, when your teacher said "The pound is a unit of weight, not mass", he was correct and incorrect at the same time due to the ambiguous nature of the unit.
But that's not the case with the pound, it is used for both (sometimes, but not always more specifically as pound-force or pound-mass)
Theres a;so the pound sterling £ which is metric. It used to be Imperial (pounds, shillings and pence)
But since pounds is only used in the brittish empire and because that have become so small by now does it really matter any more?
Everywhere it matters we'd use newton and kilograms anyway.
Just limit the usage of pounds into the queens closet already.
The word "pound" can refer to mass, weight, or currency. To disambiguate, terms such as "pound-force", "pound-mass" and "Pound sterling" can be used instead, but otherwise the meaning is often clear in context. In particular, the ton is defined in terms of the pound-mass (2000lb or 2240lb, depending on who you ask), although officially the various "ton" units are defined in terms of the kilogram - also a unit of mass. And of course, the metric ton is 1000kg.
With spaceflight (and SpaceX specs) it is metric tons.... but still about the same amount of mass/weight.
They should stop using the term 'metric ton' . A thousand kilograms is a megagram
The term "ton" is widely used by many cultures and is a hold-over from earlier mass-weight units. If you want to call it a megagram, that is your call, but the widespread and common usage is still "metric ton" by both governments and especially industrial users. If you want to put on blindfolds and pretend that such units don't exist, that is your own problem and you will be laughed out of many conferences by being such a stupid stick in the mud about such silly things.
Go ahead and be a purist if you want
"metric ton"?
ITYM tonne.
And 1000km should be 1 megameter.
True - that's the term consistent with the current SI definitions, but I'd personally prefer calling it a kilograv
So people who drive cars, and therefore use public transportation less or not at all, should pay more so that people who do use the system pay less?
More likely someone doesn't know that there is a difference between a Ton and a Tonne, and figures they're just the british and american ways of spelling the same thing. The dragon capsule is rated to return up to 2500kg of mass to the earth, so it stands to reason that this is just a lack of pedantry on the part of the author.
Don't normally reply to myself, but that was a Cut and paste out of another article here.
I would prefer to know the circumference area in micro-hectares.
What, you figure they could reduce costs by growing space cabbage on it?
Also, they say the capsule is 12 feet in diameter. I would prefer to know the circumference area in micro-hectares.
So you'd prefer it if they converted the circumference from feet to square feet, then from square feet to square decimeters?
Pounds are both a measure of weight and mass, and the USA Today article uses pounds (not tons, Slashdot did that conversion) because, for better or worse, the US population is more familiar with US customary units than metric units, and USA Today is marketed at a US audience (the name is a bit of a clue). NASA also uses US units for some mind-baffling reason (maybe it likes destroying Mars Orbiter [wikipedia.org] missions?) so the US units make sense in this story.
People landed on the Moon with pounds, feet, gallons, and other "Imperial" measurement units. It is possible to do these things and not need the Metric system. Hell, they landed on the Moon using slide rules which performed most of the calculations and for those things that needed faster computations, NASA needed to invent a real-time operating system (something that didn't even exist prior to NASA's use of the OS).
Don't get me started on how silly the metric system is too. It has its use and is widely u
That is two metric tons or in other words about 2000 kg. 1000 kg == 1 metric ton, which is also about 2200 lbs or roughly close to a standard "short ton".
But it still is measuring mass.
Because nearly everyone forgets about the slug [wikipedia.org].
The COTS program never even required hauling cargo back from orbit. The contract was strictly for sending stuff up to the ISS, not for returning anything (which is why the Cygnus spacecraft doesn't have re-entry capabilities). SpaceX threw the re-entry capabilities on as an extra and offered it to NASA,which NASA is certainly using.
That the Dragon is the only vehicle currently in production which is capable of returning more than a hundred kilograms of stuff from orbit (that is the Soyuz spacecraft, where
The space shuttle was $450 million per mission not including development costs. That would lift 24 ton and a lot of volume to ISS. That was good for building the space station but perhaps overkill for the maintenance. They are not even using the full capability of the Dragon spacecraft.
The Dragon will only move 3.3 ton to the ISS. If you only count weight by dollar this is more expensive than a Space Shuttle launch. On the other hand you will get much more frequent deliveries which may be what is needed now.
If you count development costs, each Space Shuttle launch was 1.5 billion USD. Viewed this way, the CRS program for Space X is just one shuttle. And perhaps this is the correct way to do the accounting considering that the 1.6 billion that Space X receives also has to cover their development costs. I would expect that they can give a good discount on future launches, should NASA want more than 12.
Better than just discounting once development is paid off, actually... part of that R&D investment is into making the first stage, the Falcon 9 booster, re-usable. Currently they are single-use and amount to 70% of SpaceX's costs per launch. A reusable first stage would let SpaceX cut their costs by a tremendous margin.
It's really astonishing how much SpaceX is achieving with the budget they have. The space shuttle may have been a technological marvel in terms of capabilities, but it was unreliable, exp
Should be noted that the capsule was physically full. It could have carried more mass but the average density of the cargo isn't that high so it would seem that it could've taken more up while in fact it took a full load.
When resupplying the ISS, it is not all about up/downmass. Physical dimensions also matter and some cargo is lighter than others.
Most of the early flights of the Dragon (including this CRS-3 flight) have been flying low value cargo to the ISS. Mainly food and consumables (spare parts, batteries, a few laptops, and other small stuff) that if it was lost wouldn't necessarily be all that important. As you've mentioned, this is also somewhat bulky, but there has been spare room left over. That is why one of the surprises that SpaceX sent up was some ice cream (a very rare treat in space) and a few bags of snack food that wasn't on th
So NASA spent $1.6 billion for the CRS program, that is for 12 missions [1] [wikipedia.org]. That is $75 million for mission.
No, that is $133 million per mission.
$75 million is correct for $1.2 billion for 16 missions.
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