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I started this project 2 months ago and i built this hovercraft from scratch. At first i wanted myself the famous Ikarus Dragstair but because its far too expensive i decided to make it myself, and a smaller version.
I started with 80mm ducted fan but it broked and then i had to make it with bigger fan. So all the materials i used is actually old rubbish I set the goal that my machine must run at least 30km/h (Ikarus goes 40km/h with brushed motors). Now when the hovercraft is almost ready it makes me happy because it came out just like i wanted - fast, good maneuverability, small and pretty good looking too The skirt needs some upgrading, body finishing and then its READY. I designed the stickers to it so it will be almost like Ikarus Dragstair... only my version. Hovercraft has flipped over 2 times in water- disaster (can see it on the video too).. all the electronics survived on both times but camera did not. I dont know how it affects the battery but it still works fine. Technical information: 7,4V LiPo, 1800mAh 100A speed regulator, fwd, bckwd 35A speed regulator, fwd 2 brushed motors I will try brushless version soon to get maximum speed from it. And theres the video:
Build log video coming soon when its finished!!! |
Last edited by piito; May 10, 2011 at 12:54 PM.
Hi, it looks like you have the right general principles applied - keep it light, keep the cushion area maximised (don't go for funny V shapes), balance you weight distribution etc. The Dragstair is similarly poor on water, so don't use it as a comparison! It's definitely most at home on land, so only just can it be called amphibious. Your's however looks quite comfortable on the water! As a general principle it is worth waterproofing all electronics if you are going to operate extensively on water - balloons and condoms are excellent for this purpose!!
Thanks for the advice- ill keep in mind to buy a dozen of condoms for it But 3-5 condoms will add too much wight to it.. Im using the aluminium screws tho! |
Hehe, I think you'll only need a maximum of two! In terms of max speed, it helps to get the skirt sorted out - a properly designed and well fitted skirt can make all the difference. And because you've gone for a two fan design, the centre of gravity will be lower than a single fan approach so that will add to the stability.
Ok, im almost ready with my hovercraft project. Now its fully painted, added stickers and made some improvements with the skirt.
I managed to make it better and now it can run on water AND land (only on water before). Modifications added some extra grams to overall weight.. 100-150g to be exact. Now the machine needs a better battery and brushless motor. I have these already, just have install them. At the moment it weighs about 650g. I think im gonna re-build the thrust motor and make it more like a duct fan to get more power. At the moment the back part is too heavy and the nose is pointing up while driving. Maybe i should use 2 smaller batterys instead of 1. One to back and one to front... dont know yet. I named it as "Larisa 950" (russian girl name). Im not russian but because its so robust and easy technology its similar to russian vehicles because of its simplicity. My hovercraft is an army machine. Im really pleased with this small machine. It still runs really fast and now it can easily go over all sort of water plants and algae. Real swamp beast! Will chase waterfowls with onboard cam In few days im going to make a longer video! |
Last edited by piito; Jul 02, 2011 at 12:07 PM.
looks good , i wish i had build skillz i'm so impatient
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Yea looks good man! I like the meat tray canopy!
Do you have any pics of the build, or more specifically how you made the skirt? |
And yes, i have quite lot pictures of the building process. Just have to make a video of it. At the moment im so damn busy and i dont have even free time to drive this thing. But i have filmed a good video material already! Video will come soon! |
5x5 prop
Any idea where could i buy a 5x5 or 5x4.5 pushing prop similar to this:
Its design is kind of unique and its pretty wide tho. The best i could find was APC 5x5 or Speed400 4.5x4.1 prop but i think its not that good as Ikarus original. Im upgrading my hovercraft to brushless and already tryed it with 3S LiPo - it went crazy. 11,1V makes a big difference. It can lift more weight now. Help help help! |
Ok, i made a new test-run today with brushless setup and modified back part. And i succeeded! It runs about 30-40% faster than with the 380 brushed motor.
One problem occured.. it doesnt hold the nose straight but leans to left. It might be the skirt which isnt even from both sides.. i will find and solve this problem in few days. Anyways, i had a fun time but at the end i crashed straight to the aquatic plants. It flipped over and i had to rescue it with the price of one wet feet. Then i went back to home really fast, dried up with hairdryer. All the electronics survived, luckyly. A brand new 3S battery got wet tho!!! What happens with the brushless motor (outrunner) if it gets wet?? Ive noticed that brushed motors can handle the water pretty well. I will make a long video soon if i have plenty of material! Upgraded version includes: 11.1V LiPo, 1100mAh 30Amp speed regulator, fwd 35A speed regulator, fwd 1 brushed 180 motor 1 brushless 1800kv motor Carbon fiber parts 4-bladed 6x3 prop (cut down to 5) Overall weight is about 550g |
Last edited by piito; Aug 22, 2011 at 02:46 PM.
Motors, brushless or otherwise, are generally pretty robust when it comes to fresh water, the problem comes if you try to run on brackish or saltwater as it is conductive. Actually, even freshwater is slightly conductive, but the motor windings are insulated and it is only the connections which are usually exposed so they generally don't bother a bit of water though it is a good idea to dry them out thoroughly after a ducking. The thing you need to protect is the ESC as this is much more sensitive to getting wet. I tend to seal mine using electronic-safe silicone sealant (the normal household stuff is no good as it contains an acid which can eat away the metals in the circuit). Alternatively a hot glue gun will do a reasonable job of sealing ESCs.
I ordered the Graupner 6x3 prop and got it today. Didnt find any 6x4 version ... So i plugged it to the motor and hit the throttle- craft moved backwards. I unplugged the prop, flipped it and gave it another shot- craft still moved backwards. This new 4-bladed Graupner prop has the pitch opposite to Ikarus 2-bladed prop. Before when i used the 2-bladed Ikarus prop i had set the wires like this (between the speed controller and brushless motor): RED > RED BLUE > BLUE BLACK > BLACK Now for the Graupner 4-bladed prop i set the wires like this: RED > RED BLUE > BLACK BLACK > BLUE .. and then the hovercraft moved forward. Its kind of embarrassing but i dont actually know does it make any difference for the brushless motor if i change the wires like this? What other options i have? Is the brushless motor ment to work only in one direction or can it work (rotate) in both directions by the same power and speed? And now the machine shakes a bit when i stop it. You can see it from the video which i just did: http://youtu.be/RavswUEFl_o Tomorrow i can test it outdoors. Excited to see it on the water with the new 4-bladed prop Heres the new look of the machine. As you can see, im using carbon fiber plates. The white part needs to be painted: |
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If Abraham Lincoln and his Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, had thought they had cowed Gen. David Hunter by countermanding his order of emancipation in Spring 1862 for the Department of the South, they were sorely mistaken. Even before Hunter tried to free the slaves in his command, on his own initiative he took the unprecedented step of recruiting black men into the Union Army. In early May 1862 he began raising a regiment of contraband slaves. On May 8, 1862 (the day before he issued his emancipation order for the Department of the South), wrote his subordinate, Brig. Gen. Issac I. Stevens:
I am authorized by the War Department to form the negroes into "squads, companies, or otherwise," as I may deem most beneficial to the public service. I have concluded to enlist two regiments to be officered from the most intelligent and energetic of our non-commissioned officers; men who will go
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Hunter's actions were consistent with his abolitionist tendencies and his belief that since his superiors in Washington, D.C., neglected the Department of the South he was justified taking extraordinary steps to bolster the strength of his isolated command. Hunter had asked the War Department in late April 1862 for authority to recruit African Americans as soldiers, but when he received no answer, he went ahead with the idea on his own authority. As with his emancipation order, however, David Hunter overreached. Just as Stanton and Lincoln were not ready for immediate emancipation in late Spring 1862 they were not ready to recruit blacks as Union soldiers.
But it took longer in the case of Hunter's black soldiers for the Lincoln administration to respond. Lincoln and his cabinet was busy enough in Spring 1862 with McClellan's Peninsula Campaign to capture Richmond, and what little attention could be spared the Department of the South went to countermanding Hunter's emancipation order and responding to the public furor over it in the North and especially in the loyal slave states. While David Hunter did not try to keep his recruitment activities of African Americans a secret, he also did not go out of his way to let his superiors in Washington know what he was doing. Soon enough though word of Hunter's new initiative spread, especially because of his recruiting methods. Instead of simply seeking volunteers among the male African-American population in Union-controlled areas of the Department of South, the general gave orders that all black men of military age, who appeared capable of service, be impressed by Union recruiters. In other words, he instituted an informal draft. This brought Hunter into conflict with Treasury agents caring for plantations abandoned by their owners, who needed black laborers to keep them functioning. These men complained to their immediate superior, Edward L. Pierce, overseeing Treasury Department interests in Hunter's command, who then proceeded to complain to the general. On May 11, 1862, Pierce wrote Hunter, informing him that the Treasury Department had expended large sums of money to keep in production the plantations under his care and that money would be wasted if he lost his most productive workers. Not only that, but Pierce also feared that the fragile alliance of federal authorities with the African Americans in the Sea Islands would be undone if they were impressed for military service. He wrote to the general:
The day following his letter to Hunter, Pierce wrote his boss in Washington, D.C., Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase, alerting him to the general's action and the problems they were causing. Nonetheless, Lincoln administration did not act until Hunter's recruitment of African Americans came to the attention of Congress. On June 9, 1862, the House of Representative passed a resolution, written by Kentucky Congressman Charles A. Wyckliffe, demanding information from War Department on Hunter's activities, especially:
. . . if General Hunter of the Department of South Carolina has organized a regiment of South Carolina volunteers for the defense of the Union composed of black men (fugitive slaves). . . . Was he authorized by the Department to organize and muster into the Army of the United
States as soldiers the fugitive or captive slaves?
To this inquiry, Edwin M. Stanton feigned ignorance that David Hunter was recruiting African Americans into the Union Army (Chase had advised him of it on May 27), and disavowed that the general had received any authority from the Lincoln administration to do so. Not surprisingly, the Secretary of War then hastened to write Hunter for clarification. David Hunter's reply, dated June 23, 1862, was a model of proud defiance in defending his actions. He wrote Stanton:
Hunter further justified his actions by a creative interpretation of the instructions given his predecessor, Thomas W. Sherman, by Stanton's predecessor, Simon Cameron. The general stated:
Interestingly, unlike the case of his emancipation order, Lincoln and Stanton did not seek to reverse David Hunter's initiative to recruit black men as soldiers. But neither did they retroactively sanction it and refused to feed, cloth, or pay Hunter's black regiment. Despite legislation from Congress in Summer 1862 authorizing the recruitment of African Americans as soldiers, the Lincoln administration still declined to recognize the regiment, and the general was forced to disband it except for one company under Captain Charles Towbridge, which he managed to keep in service. This company would later, after Hunter left, form the nucleus of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, later redesignated the 33rd U.S. Colored Infantry. So while David Hunter was unsuccessful in getting his black regiment accepted into federal service, his efforts were not wasted, as they pressed the issue of recruiting African Americans into the Union Army and eased the path for other black units that would soon follow.
Sources: 1) http://www.drbronsontours.com/bronsongeneraldavidhuntersorderestablishingthefirstblackregiment.html; 2) http://www.drbronsontours.com/bronsonportroyalexperimentcorrespondence2345onimpressmentoffreedmenfor1stsouthcarolina.html; 3) http://www.drbronsontours.com/bronsongeneraldavidhuntercongressionalinquiryintohuntersregiment.html; 4) http://faculty.assumption.edu/aas/manuscripts/hunter.html.


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Mark Wahlberg turned down a role in J.J. Abrams' first Star Trek movie because he couldn't understand the script.
Wahlberg was approached to play Captain Kirk's father George Kirk in the movie, but he was baffled by the dialogue so he passed on the part and the job went to Australian hunk Chris Hemsworth instead.
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- Indigo Roth said...
Hey Dufus! I've missed American news this week; I must look into the Hilary C situation, and whetever is ailing your Prez. I may even call him. Indigo
- 20 May 2013 at 13:06
- nonamedufus said...
He's not my Prez, Indigo. I'm in Canada. Remember? The commonwealth and all that? Come back tomorrow for my rant about my Prime Minister and his government..
- 20 May 2013 at 16:17
Great funnies! The eye justice... spooky! And poor Prez Obama. He is definitely aging. They always do. But he's still a good looking guy.
Oh wait. Am I allowed to admit that? hee hee - 20 May 2013 at 18:20
- nonamedufus said...
Sure, you can admit that. Eye Justice? That whole eye on the media by the administration is very spooky, indeed.
- 20 May 2013 at 18:39
Oh yeah what exactly are your thoughts on obtaining different landing pages for Facebook and POF?
Provide countdown scripts and calling out user place
is shit that operates on POF but will not get approved on facebook
Feel free to surf to my web page; dating tips for shy guys how to start a conversation - 21 May 2013 at 05:38


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Test Day:2009-07-07 Fit and Finish:Display Configuration
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This test day is part of the Fit and Finish initiative.
Tue July 7, 2009 | From 12:00 to 21:00 UTC (8am -> 5pm EDT) | #fedora-fit-and-finish) |
[edit] What to test?
Today's installment of Fedora Test Day will focus on user experience issues of display configuration, including multi-monitor setups, monitor hotplug, projectors, etc. We explicitly want to focus on user experience issues here, which means we want to find problems where typical user tasks that involve display configuration don't work as expected, not test an individual feature in depth.
The primary tool for display configuration on the desktop spin is gnome-display-properties, in the menus under System → Preferences → Display. Another important interface to the display configuration system is the 'display' hotkey (the key that produces the XF86Display keysym) that many laptops have. On Thinkpads, this is the key combination Fn-F7, on HP laptops it is Fn-F4.
[edit] Who's available
The following cast of characters will be available for testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion: Matthias Clasen, Adam Jackson, Dave Airlie
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- An up-to-date rawhide installation. See the instructions on the Rawhide page on the various ways in which you can install or update to Rawhide. If that feels too risky to you, we also have recent rawhide live images available (thanks to the Fedora Unity project) that allow you to participate without risking your existing installation. Tips on using a live image are available at FedoraLiveCD.
Note that these images are too large to fit on a CD. You will need to burn them to a DVD or convert them to USB images to work with them. We are working to get the image size reduced for future test days.
Finally, if you don't have a rawhide installation and don't want to download an iso, your input will still be valuable if it is based on F11.
- A variety of display hardware: external monitors, projectors, rotatable lcd monitors, etc.
- A good mood. Remember; while we are poking into things that may make us angry or frustrated, we are doing it to make things better
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Here are some tasks involving displays and their configuration:
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Tester | Description | Bug references | Status |
mclasen | Label colors in capplet and status icon don't match | #509837 | FIXED |
jrb | plymouth and gdm use different-sized bullets | #499203 | FIXED |
mclasen | plymouth clones different-sized monitors | #510021 | |
ajax | RANDR output setup should default to RightOf if possible | #510026 | FIXED |
mclasen | side-effect of turning a monitor on | #510029 | |
mclasen | changing monitor arrangement repeatedly confuses things | #510030 | |
dtimms | display activate doesn't work on HP nx6320 | #440025 | |
mclasen | background resolution wrong at login | #510043 | |
ajax | nautilus wallpaper looks ugly when changing display config | #510051 | |
mclasen | display detection does not work | #510057 | FIXED |
jsmith | display applet crashes | #510054 | FIXED |
mclasen | gnome-display-properties nees a 'make default' button | #510062 | |
mclasen | display status icon doesn't know on/off status | #510065 | |
mclasen | problems when rotating monitor with the status icon | #510072 | |
mclasen | rotated monitor display is offset | #510074 | FIXED |
mclasen | move to other monitor window menu option | #510084 | |
mclasen | need some edge resistance beween monitors | #510085 | |
mclasen | evince presentation mode could handle multiple monitors better | #510089 | |
mclasen | gthumb slideshow mode could handle multiple monitors better | #510090 | |
mclasen | gthumb slideshow mode improvements | #510095 |
Tester | Description |
mclasen | OpenOffice presentation, pretty slick |
mclasen | Projector detection and handling |
mclasen | Video on rotated monitor |
mclasen | Fullscreen apps on individual monitors |


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Fying Horizontal Stabilizer
I have just finished building a Gee Bee R3 Racer. I only bought the plane because it looks really cool (IMO). There have been many reports that this model (20cc 59 inch version) has numerous bad flight characteristics (ground handling, takeoff, snap tendencies, hot landings, etc). I have not flown the plane yet but I am very concerned about the maiden.
After checking all of the building issues pointed out by other modelers, I discovered I made a huge building error. The horizontal stabilizer has a slight curvature on one side and virtually flat on the other side, making it a "flying" stabilizer with some lift during flight. My problem is that I INSTALLED IT UPSIDE DOWN. THE FLAT SIDE IS ON THE TOP AND THE CURVED SIDE IS ON THE BOTTOM. Although there is only a slight curvature on the upper surface, this stabilizer would be a lifting type stabilizer. The difference in the upper and lower surfaces are very minor which is why I did not notice it (dumb move in any case). I have been building and flying for over 20 years. This is a first for me and I am embarrassed to tell anyone about it. It will be an ugly job to remove the stabilizer and turn it over as I will have to remove one elevator half and cut out the stabilizer. My thoughts are that, if I fly it as is, the tail will tend to drop as speed is increased. This may be offset by the 5 degrees of down thrust in the motor. In any case, some up elevator will need to be applied to keep the model flying level. This may add to the snap tendencies of the plane in turns and slow flight. My question is, how will this affect the flight characteristics of the plane? |
The Tail Lifts DownQuote:
Here's why: What does the horizontal tail do? Why is it there? Well it's there to counteract the negative pitching moment of the main wing. When air flows over the main wing the leading edge of the wing will pitch down and this will occur at approximately the 25% mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) of the wing. So the horizontal tail is placed on the plane so that it lifts down which results in the leading edge of the main wing to pitch up. So the horizontal tail is either fully symmetrical or slightly cambered, with the most curvature on the bottom as mounted on the plane. Google it for more info. Let us know how the test flight goes, it's a beautiful model. Curtis Montana |
That sounds aerodynamically correct. But it goes against what you would think when installing the stabilizer.
I will Google this to see what turns up. Here is a closeup of the stabilizer. As you can see, there is very little difference in the curvature on the top and bottom. It is more apparent when you place a straight edge on the two surfaces. |
The stabilizer orientation will not have an affect on the airplane, other than possibly a millimetre of elevator trim.
Stabilizers on RC models typically have very small loads on them, particularly with near symmetrical wing airfoils. The load can be up or down. It depends on the stabilizer volume (size x distance from wing 1/4MAC to tail 1/4MAC), and the CG location (static margin). A model with a small stab like this will usually be flown with a slight down load on the tail. Having the flatter side up will actually reduce the trim drag very slightly. The flying problems this model might have are most likely from the elegant elliptical wing tips. The small size of the tips will almost guarantee that the stall starts out there and progresses inward. This will cause the tip stall/snap tendencies. Adding some washout to the wing by holding the tip past were you want it and re-shrinking the covering, would likely be a good idea. It is always going to be an exciting model to fly because of the small vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The CG location will be fairly critical. Kevin |
Some noteable planes have "upside-down" horizontals.. flattish on top, curved on the bottom... C-130. L-1011...
Don't worry about it -
these fly just fine . The weight of these models is the reqal problem - so you must pay attention to any rapid changes in attitude. take off and landing have to be at flying speeds - that is- do not horse it off the ground and fly it to the ground in level attitude then gently reduce power as you ad a little up elevator Trim adjustment will change with speed - accept it - |
As Kevin says above you won't see any issue at all other than the initial trim setting for the elevator.
One aspect where it MAY work out to your benefit is in a pylon style steep banked turn. In that case the fixed portion of the stabilizer with the extra curavature on the lower side MIGHT provide some slight amount of gain by not allowing the airflow to separage so easily from the lower surface. But I want to emphasize the "MIGHT" in all this. And to see if you can detect the difference or not you'd need to build and install a second totally flat tail section. And in any event the effect would be minor at most. |
HELM, I think you might be thinking about Taibi's Pacer old timer. The Starduster series all uses an upright airfoil.... that is it's arched side is pointed up so it's lifting upwards.
The Pacer was an oddity among free flight designs in its day and even now in that it used the lifting section with the arched side pointed down. |
Not unless the guy put it on upside down by accident or due to newbiness.
I'm sure you did see one but it just wasn't one of the better known designs. Or it was simply aa mistake or accident. I haven't seen a published design or anything at the flying fields in all my days other than the Pacer and a few other selected old timers and one specific Nordic style glider in Zaic's yearbook that have the lifting stab airfoils set up for lifting down. |
On our pattern planes for years -in 1980 on- our std pattern model trim included getting balance and stab settings (all of our desins and kits included fullyadjutable horizontal stabs) finalized such that the elevators trailed even OR slightly down OR slightly up.
at proper balance, the shape of the tail group meant nothing.. the model was simply trimmed to have X amount of downforce - we built/ setup hundreds of these . |
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Vendée Globe - Safran Sailing Team prepare food supplies
by Soazig Guého on 10 Mar 2012
Safran Sailing Team - Vendée Globe 2012 Jean-Marie Liot
Vendée Globe 2012-2013, an around the world race for single handed sailors, will start from Les Sables d'Olonne on Saturday 10th November 2012.
Eighty days of sailing around the world, or in other words about twelve weeks where the skipper has to be completely independent. The food taken aboard is a vital element for the sailor taking part in a race. So planning and preparing the meals is equally important. We met up with Patricia Brault, who is in charge of logistics and supplies in the Safran Sailing Team.
How many kilos of food will be taken aboard the Safran monohull for the Vendée Globe?
Patricia Brault: We are planning around 150 kilos, divided up into six watertight bags. Each bag contains a fortnight's worth of food. Marc takes what he wants, what he thinks he requires, what is most practical for him at each stage of the race. The goal is to come up with something that is varied, tastes good, is light, but offers enough calories, and above all, it has to be well organised.
What exactly is in the bags and how are the menus prepared?
P.B.: Marc prefers ready-prepared meals, sealed in plastic, which can be heated up in hot water in the bag or in the pan, rather than dehydrated or freeze-dried products. Having said that, the suppliers have made a lot of progress over the past four years and so we have a mixture of prepared and freeze-dried meals. I am always looking out for the latest ideas from three companies, who work with nutritionists. I then get Marc to taste these dishes when at home or out sailing. He then tells me what he thinks and ticks on a chart what he wants. For the Vendée Globe, he will be able to choose between around fifty different dishes, including thirty ready-prepared meals. For example, classic meals like pork in a mustard sauce, stewed pork with lentils, cottage pie… But there are also finer dishes, such as a seafood stew or monkfish with diced vegetables.
He won't be eating the same sort of food in the tropical heat as in the icy cold conditions in the southern ocean. How do you deal with that?
P.B.: The six bags of supplies are numbered according to the type of weather. When sailing off Brazil, there will be more bulgur wheat salads and 'fresh' produce than in the Indian or Pacific Ocean, where he will require more calories. Of course, after that, Marc takes what he wants out of the bags. We must remember too that Marc is not a keen dessert eater, but has a special bag on board for breakfast with dried fruits and a special sea bread made in l'Aber Wrac'h in NW Brittany: in the last Vendée Globe, the bread was still good right down to the Kerguelen Islands!'
The skipper of Safran pays close attention to what he needs to feed himself and therefore to what he eats: 'There is always the same guiding principle: healthy eating with a nice taste, light and yet supplying me with enough calories,' he said to sum up. This is a key factor, especially when we see that a single-handed sailor requires twice as many calories per day in the southern ocean as an office worker for example. So, just as for his first Vendée Globe, Marc Guillemot has been working with a nutritionist, in particular during a special day that was organised at the Finistère Ocean Racing Training Centre.
What about drinks? 'Water and green tea with ginger and never any alcohol at sea.'
Any special treats? 'No chocolate bars or sweets, but some Hénaff pâté, sardines and cod liver', (the only canned food aboard). 'I know I need three cans a week, which means around forty in all. I prefer to make that small concession in terms of the weight stowed aboard, as I know what I like and I do well with that. At sea, that is so enjoyable that it is well worth weighing down the bags with that. Of course, I have to move them around to stack (moving the bags from one side of the boat to the other to get the right balance according to the point of sail, editor's note) but the further along we go in the race, the lighter they get. And let's not forget that in the cold weather in the southern ocean, life can be a bit tough, so a little sardine sandwich as a starter helps out a lot. They're full of
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Paulbr Getty Images/iStockphotoThe space shuttle Atlantis is one of many iconic space-related items you can see at the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's "Space Coast" northeast of Orlando. Kennedy Space CenterCentral Florida is filled with lakes. Sunset over Lake Eola is the perfect end to a day in Orlando. This lake abuts the high-rises of downtown and attracts picnickers, exercisers and socializers. rabbit75_ist Getty Images/iStockphotoFlorida is brimming with golf courses, and even municipal courses, like the one shown here, are lush and appealing, particularly when the rest of the country is frigid. floridastock Getty Images/iStockphotoIndustrialist Henry Flagler was the first to bring wealthy northeasterners to the Sunshine State, on the train he built. What is now Flagler College in St. Augustine was once his luxury hotel. Zoonar/S.Heap Getty Images/Zoonar RFKey Largo's Christ of the Abyss is a classic must-see for scuba divers. The Florida Keys (the southernmost part in the USA) have beautifully clear water reminiscent of the Bahamas and Caribbean. Stephen Frink/Florida Keys News BureauThe Florida Everglades are a wildlife-filled national park and unique in all the country. The "river of grass" is best traversed by airboat, but there are plenty of roads, trails and boardwalks for exploring it once summer temps have cooled. demerzel21 Getty Images/iStockphotoKevin Lazarski of Dover, Wisc., photographs his wife, Dina and sons Jacob and Jordan, at the Southernmost Point marker in Key West. This landmark is one of the most photographed spots in the Keys. Photo by Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News BureauOrlando's SeaWorld is a must-see for many families, particularly those with kids who love whales and dolphins. Flickr/Abi SkippSunrise in Floirda is a beautiful event for early risers. Many locals and visitors get their exercise by a morning walk on the beach. 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Founded in 2010, Grand Center Arts Academy is a St. Louis public charter middle and high school located in the heart of St. Louis' vibrant cultural arts district. We currently serve grades 6-12.
Our mission is to serve students with a meaningful, well-rounded education that includes a strong emphasis on the visual and performing arts and a deep commitment to academic excellence. We strongly believe in community engagement, multi-cultural understanding, service and good citizenship.
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In fifteen years, GCAA will be recognized as the one of the highest quality arts and academic schools in not only Missouri, but the Midwest, and that all our adult graduates will be:
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Grand Center Arts Academy (GCAA) offers challenging courses, in all subject areas, that encourage intellectual curiosity and develop strong critical thinking skills. Students are expected to participate in a rigorous program, including four-five hours of academic classes, two-three hours of arts training, and one-four hours of rehearsal/practice per day. The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 3:15 p.m. Academic as well as Arts classes will be sequenced to match the needs of each student at GCAA. Academic support and remediation are provided as needed, in addition to Honors, Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement courses. The curriculum incorporates educational approaches employed in the arts, and the schedule will maximize the arts and academic connections.
Grand Center Arts Academy offers world-class training in music, theater, visual art and dance. Courses for students in grades 6-8 are designed to encourage exploration of the world of the arts. Students will begin to sub-specialize in 9th and 10th grades, choosing a major in their junior and senior years. GCAA educates the whole student by fostering the development of applied creativity, critique (self and others), appreciation of all arts forms and a lifelong connection to the Arts. GCAA provides continuity and increasing depth of course offerings in each art area. Course work will include an emphasis on differentiated instruction, skill development through coaching, performance-based assessment, individual and collaborative work, creative and critical thinking, and open-ended inquiry. An important element and foundational premise for the arts curriculum will be the intersection of arts and social justice.
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What a great day for Evergreen Outreach and the First United Methodist Church. We are really busy this week with Vacation Bible School (Sunday through Thursday), using the same Wesley Hall as EO. Our meeting on Monday brought in a complete and total full house, nearly standing-room only!
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Nato to endorse Afghan exit plan
Chicago, May 21, 2012
Nato leaders will endorse plans to hand over combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 on Monday and seek practical progress in opening routes to bring an international army of more than 130,000 back home from an unpopular, resource-draining war.
The strategy for a gradual exit from Afghanistan is aimed at holding together the multinational force and maintaining security in spite of France's decision to withdraw its troops earlier than scheduled.
At a summit in Chicago, leaders of the 28-nation alliance will endorse plans for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force to hand over command of all combat missions to Afghan forces by the middle of 2013 and for the withdrawal of most of the 130,000 foreign troops by the end of 2014.
Nato diplomats said thinking had moved to the logistical challenge of getting a multinational army that size out of the Afghan mountains and deserts and back home - safely and with their equipment.
They said the aim was to sign a framework agreement with Afghanistan's northern neighbour, Uzbekistan, to allow "reverse transit" of Nato supplies from Afghanistan.
Nato has also been trying to persuade Pakistan to reopen its territory to Nato supplies, which Islamabad has blocked since the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers by Nato forces in a cross-border incident last year.
Mehmet Fatih Ceylan, the senior Turkish foreign ministry official responsible for Nato, said Pakistan, long a crucial route for getting supplies into Afghanistan, would be a key route out for Western forces.
"Countries in the region should also help our efforts for taking people back, together with the materials and other equipment," he told Reuters. "It's a big challenge ... and this is a new dimension people are focusing on now - how to take them safe and secure back home."
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was a last-minute addition to the list of leaders at the summit in US President Barack Obama's hometown. But it remains unclear if he will agree to reopen routes to Nato traffic.
The US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, told Reuters he was confident a deal would eventually be struck, but "whether it's in days or weeks, I don't know."
Zardari is likely to encounter friction in meetings with Nato leaders angered by the fact that Taliban guerrillas have continued to find sanctuary in Pakistan in spite of Islamabad's professed support for the Nato mission.
Nato has also been seeking to secure long-term funding for the Afghan police and army, whose ability to battle the Taliban is vital for the alliance's aim of a smooth exit and future Afghan stability.
The US administration is unwilling to foot the entire annual bill to maintain the forces after 2014, which is estimated at $4.1 billion, and has been seeking pledges from allies of $1.3 billion, despite austerity measures brought on by Europe's financial crisis.
The key leaders in Chicago came directly from a summit of the Group of Eight wealthy nations that vowed to take all necessary measures to contain the European debt crisis.
Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said a number of allies had announced concrete contributions. These have included $100 million annually from Britain, $120 million from Italy, $100 million from Australia and $20 million for Turkey.
While he said the summit was "not a pledging conference" Rasmussen was "optimistic about reaching the overall goal."
"You can't expect exact figures from this summit, but I can tell you we are on the right track," he said, adding that it was the responsibility of others in the international community to contribute.
Seeking re-election in November, Obama has been hoping to show war-weary voters the end is in sight in a conflict that has dragged on for more than a decade, and has sought to dispel the notion that shaky allies will leave US troops to fight alone.
However, Socialist French President Francois Hollande vowed at the summit to stick to his election pledge to withdraw French troops by the year's end - two years earlier than the Nato timetable.
Perhaps in return, the Americans are asking for around 200 million euros ($256 million) a year from France for the Afghan armed forces, a French diplomatic source said.
Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper said Canada would announce financial assistance for Afghan forces on Monday, but would resist pressure to extend a military training mission. The paper said the United States had been pressing Canada to commit $125 million a year for three years after 2014.
For Western leaders battling severe fiscal pressures, the Afghan war remains an unwelcome reminder of their failure to defeat a stubborn insurgency despite vast expenditure.
Heavy security has been put in place for the Chicago summit and police clashed with anti-war protesters marching by the thousands near the venue. – Reuters


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The Grave Digger[Zoo officials] have held a mock wedding, announced plans to separate the two to spark a little romance and even talked of introducing panda porn—videos of other pandas mating—to get the pair in the mood.Chuang Chuang the Panda is just too heavy to have sex. Thai authorities have put him on a strict diet to get him to mate with Lin Hui.
Chuang Chuang is gaining weight too fast and we found Lin Hui is no longer comfortable with having sex with him,'' said the zoo's chief veterinarian, Kanika Limtrakul, adding that Chuang Chuang weighed 331 pounds while Lin Hui is only 253 pounds.Link. Thailand rented Chuang Chuang (male panda) and Lin Hui (female panda) from China for $250,000 in October 2003 for 10 years.
I think that they should have saved some of that money and invested in getting Chuange Chuang and Lin Hui hooked up to YouTube, where I have no doubt there is an abundance of Panda Porn just waiting to be viewed by overweight pandas. Lin Hui commented that there will be no viewing of any such material until CC burns off the spare tire. CC commented that Lin Hui would probably insist on watching some lame chick flick instead, "like The Notebook [2004]."
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Toys "R" Us tackles holiday showrooming with online price match
ByA majority of Toys "R" Us shoppers will likely have their smartphone in hand during the holiday season, and they will be able to look up in-store products on their phones to see if they can find a better price. Toys "R" Us seems to recognize this obstacle for bricks-and-mortar stores and has decided to match online prices to help increase in-store purchases.
"With online shopping growing rapidly, the addition of online competitors to our already strong Price Match Guarantee enables consumers to take advantage of our vast assortment of toys and juvenile products, while being assured they are getting the best price," said Linda DeNotaris, manager of corporate communications at Toys"R"Us, Wayne, NJ.
"This year, Toys "R" Us will continue to match a competitor's advertised price on identical items," she said. "Customers may present a local competitor's print ad or, new this year, their website, showing the item available for less, and we'll match it."
Price matching
The updated price match guarantee will apply for all Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores nationwide. The company has promised to match prices from sites including Walmart.com, Target.com, BestBuy.com, Amazon.com and more.
To receive a price match, shoppers must either show a cashier the identical item in a print ad or display the item on a smartphone via a retailer's Web site or a mobile application.
Customers can also retroactively receive a price adjustment if they have a valid receipt and a local competitor advertised a product at a lower price within seven days of their original purchase.
Prices are matched after applying any Toys "R" Us coupons or offers, as well as after shipping charges are factored into the competitor's online price.
Price Match will not be available on Thanksgiving, Black Friday or from Nov. 17 through Nov. 25.
There are other limitations as well, including the fact that price match only applies to two of the same item and that it does not apply to Amazon Marketplace.
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With all of the online retailers and price check sites and apps, bricks-and-mortar stores are facing the challenge of getting a shopper to purchase in their stores.
According to a comScore report, 33 percent of shoppers use smartphones to find a store, 21 percent use them to compare prices and 20 percent use them to look for deals (see story).
Price matching is one way to combat these issues, but there are some other tactics out there as well.
Some retailers are using technologies such as store-branded apps, integration tools between in-store and online and shopper loyalty programs to ensure competitive pricing with the Web and retain consumers in the store (see story).
Other tactics include enhancing merchandising and store displays, offer competitive prices and offer mobile deals and discounts to in-store shoppers via geolocation.
"Consumer access to the web via smartphones means instant access to competitive pricing information, including prices from aggregated marketplaces like Amazon," said Wilson Kerr, vice president of business development and sales at Unbound Commerce, Boston. "While there is certainly an element of added value delivered by the in-person retail experience, fast and free shipping has equalized this and fueled the showrooming phenomenon."
Mr. Kerr is not affiliated with Toys "R" Us. He commented based on his expertise on the subject.
"By matching pricing, Toys "R" Us takes away the incentive for shoppers to buy online from a competitor," he said. "Of course brick-and-mortar locations can also deliver immediate possession of the item, versus having to wait for it to arrive in the mail. Increasingly, retailers with large brick and mortar presence have little choice but to match online pricing."
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Many a president has had a regretful dalliance. For Kennedy, it was Marilyn. For Clinton it was Monica. And for Obama: a cornmeal pancake.
In 2001, Obama appeared on Chicago's citizen reviewing program Check, Please! and talked about gorging on the complimentary basket of Hyde Park restaurant Dixie Kitchen's johnnycakes saying, "Although those are pretty dangerous ... I've learned from my, some past mistakes, you know, that I've got to be cautious.... Those Johnnycakes, you know, they'll get you early, and then you won't have time, you know, room for the peach cobbler."
Although they killed his appetite for dessert, you could see a glint in the young senator's eye, a shine in his smile, regarding that brief affair. He clearly loved the bite, even if it had done him in.
I hadn't been to Dixie in years, and I didn't really remember the johnnycakes, so I was as skeptical as a Christian Coalition conservative regarding Obama's health care plan about how good they could be.
In June, Dixie Kitchen closed because the landlord was redeveloping the property that held the restaurant, and so I figured I'd never get to verify that claim. But sister restaurant and Caribbean eats fave Calypso Café decided to expand its menu and serve the best items from the Dixie Kitchen menu. I went to check it out.
The johnnycakes were no longer complimentary, but offered as a side of 10 for $1.95. The pile of airy golden pancakes that arrived was so warm, it started to melt the two mini-paper tubs of accompanying sweet honey butter. I slathered some on and popped one of the cakes in my mouth, and a corn perfume roiled up in my nostrils as the sweetness of the buttered cake coated my tongue. In a semi-conscious euphoric state I popped four cakes in my mouth in rapid succession before my wits took over and I pulled back. Turns out the president was right, the Dixie Kitchen johnnycake is sugar cornmeal cake crack and one of Chicago's best deals for serious eats.
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About the author: Michael Nagrant writes for Serious Eats from Chicago, where he also publishes Hungry magazine. Michael never met an organ meat he didn't like. He hopes to meet many more.


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Journal Chacham's Journal: Got a new computer 15
Well, lo and behold, someone gave me a computer. It's a neat box with a 1 gigahertz Duron, the motherboard has built in sound and NIC (though he gave me a NIC too). The memory was bad, so he threw in 64 Meg he had lying around. Hopefully the upgrade to my computer will work, and I'll throw in 256 to this other one.
The CD-ROM drive kept causing issues, so I replaced that from another computer someone gave me (to be used for the tape library). The hard drive is about 40 GB, and I threw in a stray IDE cable just to put it on another channel. The video card is (forgot, but its something with 32 MB). I wiped 98 from it, as it was slooow. I'm trying to install XP on it just to have a Windows computer. Not that I actually want Windows, it just supports more games than WineX.
Why XP? Because I figure it supports more things. Microsoft seems to help companies want to support later OS's and not always earlier ones. Though I wonder if 98se would work just as well.
In other news, my computer just got up and running. I bought a "Cable/DSL" router, so I removed a NIC from it. I removed the Promise controller, and hope to get the 3ware in today, which I'll then use the two drives as RAID 1, and find another drive to use for swap. I just downloaded 2.4.19, and now I need to find the Tekram patch for it.


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Anyone familiar with the play of Macbeth knows that the witches brewed poisoned entrails, toad venom, fillet of a fenny snake, eye of a newt and any other thing they can use to create a spell. Now, it seems that they've tried it again, and cocked up, thus creating The Bunny The Bear. This isn't a bad thing – as a whole concoction of scream/clean vocals and party anthems, these are provided to make one hell of an album.
Starting off with "Eating Disorder," the band instantly go into full throttle of battling away any genre classifications you can try to throw at them, with dancing rhythms and Matt Tybor's contrasting soft vocals to Chris Hutka's screams. The mix between the synth and the more post-hardcore elements are prominent throughout the album, from "It's not Always Cold In Buffalo" and "Melody," but there's also the ambient part of the album with the piano not being too cliché to enforce the feelings of sadness upon you, which "Hey, Allie" and "Melody" explore openly. When the emotion hits you, you have the gut instinct of feeling it, not just the mild reaction one would normally have to the average band going "Hey guys, here's a sad song so you better start feeling sad." "What We're Here For" is the longest track, standing at 5 minutes in length, with its longer length allowing Matt and Chris to experiment a bit more. Having it as the penultimate track is a bit disappointing, as it sounds as though it should go with the flow of all the tracks roughly the middle of the album. Finally, the album ends with the sombre "Sadie," which is an incredibly heartfelt song to finish an album on an emotional high.
Granted, they have synth and the twin vocal delivery that can make you compare it to Asking Alexandria's first album Stand up and Scream (let's face it, it wasn't that good), but you'd be wrong in thinking that. This album experiments with many sonic landscapes that will carve an image in your mind of the raw emotion emitted from each track. There's not one track you'd want to skip, resulting in it being an enjoyable listen from start to end.
This album gets 4 out of 5 skulls:
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