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ဤဆောင်းပါးကို မြန်မာဘာသာသို့ ပြန်ဆိုရန် လိုအပ်နေသေးသည်။
Soyuz spacecraft (TMA version)
|ဆိုဗီယက် ယူနီယံ ရုရှား
|Soviet space program/Russian Federal Space Agency
|Carry cosmonauts to orbit and back; originally intended for Soviet Moonshot
|Up to six months docked to station
|ကမ္ဘာပတ်လမ်းနိမ့် circumlunar spaceflight during early program)
|In service
|ပထမဆုံး ပစ်လွှတ်
|Soyuz 1, 1967
ဆိုယုဇ် (ရုရှား: Сою́з, IPA: [sɐˈjus]), Union)အာကာသယာဉ်တွဲသည် အစဦးက ၁၉၆၀တွင် ကိုရိုယက်ဗ်ဒီဇိုင်းအဖွဲ့ က ဆိုဗီယက်အာကာသစီမံကိန်း အတွက် ဒီဇိုင်းရေးဆွဲခဲ့ခြင်းဖြစ်ပြီး ယခုအချိန်ထိဆက်လက်သုံးစွဲလျက်ရှိသည်။ ဆိုယုဇ်သည် ဗော့စတော့အာကာသယာဉ်ကိုအမွေဆက်ခံပြီး မူလက ဆိုဗီယက်လကမ္ဘာသို့လူလွှတ်ရေးစီမံကိန်း၏အစိတ်အပိုင်းတစ်ခုဖြစ်သည်။
ဆိုယုဇ်အာကာသယာဉ်ကို ရုရှားတို့၏အားအကိုးရဆုံးသော၊ မကြာခဏအသုံးပြုလေ့ရှိသောဆိုယုဇ်ဒုံးပျံဖြင့်ပစ်လွှတ်သည်။ [၁][၂] The Soyuz rocket design is based on the Vostok launcher, which in turn was based on the 8K74 or R-7A Semyorka, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile. Soyuz spacecraft are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The first unmanned Soyuz mission was launched November 28, 1966; the first Soyuz mission with a crew (Soyuz 1) was launched April 23, 1967, but the cosmonaut on board, Vladimir Komarov, died during the flight's crash-landing. Soyuz 2 was an unmanned mission, and Soyuz 3, launched on October 26, 1968, was the first successful Soyuz manned mission. The only other fatal mission, Soyuz 11, killed the crew of three also during re-entry due to premature cabin depressurization. Despite these early fatalities, Soyuz is presently widely considered the world's safest, most cost-effective human spaceflight system[၃] as demonstrated by its unparalleled length of operational history.
Soyuz spacecraft were used to carry astronauts to and from Salyut and later Mir Soviet space stations, and are now used for transport to and from the International Space Station (ISS). At least one Soyuz spacecraft is docked to ISS at all times for use as an escape craft in the event of an emergency.
The Soyuz spacecraft is intended to be replaced by the six-person Prospective Piloted Transport System.[၄]
ဆိုယုဇ်အာကာသယာဉ်တွင်အပိုင်းသုံးပိုင်းပါဝင်သည်။ ယင်းတို့မှာ
- A spheroid ဂြိုဟ်ပတ်မော်ဂျူး, which provides accommodation for the crew during their mission;
- A small aerodynamic reentry module, which returns the crew to Earth;
- A cylindrical service module with solar panels attached, which contains the instruments and engines.
ဂြိုဟ်ပတ်မော်ဂျူးနှင့်အထိန်းမော်ဂျူးတို့မှာတစ်ခါသုံးဖြစ်ပြီး လေထုထဲပြန်လည်ဝင်ရောက်လာချိန်တွင်ပျက်စီးသွားသည်။ The orbital and reentry portions are habitable living space. By moving as much equipment as possible into the orbital module, which does not have to be shielded or decelerated during atmospheric re-entry, the Soyuz is both larger and lighter than the contemporary Apollo spacecraft's command module. The Apollo command module had more than six cubic meters (6.2 m³) of living space and a mass of 5000 kg; the three-part Soyuz (command, orbital and service modules) provides the same crew (since the Soyuz T in 1980) with more than seven cubic meters of living space (5 m³ in OM, plus 2.5 m³ in RM), an airlock, and a service module for the mass of the Apollo capsule alone (mass of empty Soyuz was 5600 kg). On the other hand Apollo was operating with three astronauts in spacesuits and was able to land with five astronauts in spacesuits in 1973 (prepared rescue mission for second Skylab crew), Soyuz was for two cosmonauts in spacesuits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for three since 1980 (Soyuz T). On nine Apollo missions (9 through 17) the astronauts also had access to the Lunar Module, which added 6.7 cubic meters of volume but also another 2200 kg of mass (if counting just the empty ascent stage as being somewhat equivalent to the Soyuz orbital module, although including empty fuel tanks, engine and RCS system — 14700 kg when including the descent stage and fuel).
ဆိုယုဇ်ယာဉ်သည် လူသုံးဦးတင်ဆောင်နိုင်ပြီး လူတစ်ယောက်အတွက်ရက်ပေါင်း၃၀စာ ရိက္ခာသယ်ဆောင်နိုင်သည်။ The life support system provides a nitrogen/oxygen atmosphere at sea level partial pressures. The atmosphere is regenerated through KO2 cylinders, which absorb most of the CO2 and water produced by the crew and regenerates the oxygen, and LiOH cylinders which absorb leftover CO2.
The vehicle is protected during launch by a nose fairing, which is jettisoned after passing through the atmosphere. It has an automatic docking system. The ship can be operated automatically, or by a pilot independently of ground control.
The forepart of the spacecraft is the orbital module (Russian: бытовой отсек (БО); Bytovoi otsek (BO)), also known as Habitation section. It houses all the equipment that will not be needed for reentry, such as experiments, cameras or cargo. The module also contains a toilet, docking avionics and communications gear. Internal volume is 6 m³, living space 5 m³. On the latest Soyuz versions (since Soyuz TM), a small window was introduced, providing the crew with a forward view.
A hatch between it and the descent module can be closed so as to isolate it to act as an airlock if needed, crew members exiting through its side port (near the descent module). On the launch pad, the crew enter the spacecraft through this port.
This separation also lets the orbital module be customized to the mission with less risk to the life-critical descent module. The convention of orientation in zero gravity differs from that of the descent module, as crew members stand or sit with their heads to the docking port.
Separation of the Orbital Module is critical for a safe landing. Without separation of the OM it is not possible for the crew to survive landing – that's why the orbital module was separated before the ignition of the return engine. After the issue with the landing of Soyuz TM-5 in September 1988 this procedure was changed and the OM is separated after the return maneuver, which is more dangerous. Also the rescue of the crew whilst on the launch pad or with SAS system is complicated because of the orbital module.
အဆင်းမော်ဂျူး (ရုရှဘာသာအားဖြင့်: спускаемый аппарат (СА); Spuskaemyi apparat (SA)) is used for launch and the journey back to Earth. Half of the reentry module is covered by a heat-resistant covering to protect it during re-entry; this half faces the Earth during re-entry. It is slowed initially by the atmosphere, then by a braking parachute, followed by the main parachute which slows the craft for landing. At one meter above the ground, solid-fuel braking engines mounted behind the heat shield are fired to give a soft landing. One of the design requirements for the reentry module was for it to have the highest possible volumetric efficiency (internal volume divided by hull area). The best shape for this is a sphere, but such a shape can provide no lift, which results in a purely ballistic reentry. Ballistic reentries are hard on the occupants due to high deceleration and cannot be steered beyond their initial deorbit burn. That is why it was decided to go with the "headlight" shape that the Soyuz uses—a hemispherical forward area joined by a barely angled conical section (seven degrees) to a classic spherical section heat shield. This shape allows a small amount of lift to be generated due to the unequal weight distribution. The nickname was thought up at a time when nearly every headlight was circular. Small dimensions of the reentry module led to it having only two-man crews after the death of the Soyuz 11 crew. The later Soyuz T spacecraft solved this issue. Internal volume of Soyuz SA is 4 m³; 2.5 m³ is usable for crew (living space).
At the back of the vehicle is the service module (Russian: приборно-агрегатный отсек (ПАО); Priborno-Agregatnyi Otsek (PAO)). It has a pressurized container shaped like a bulging can (Instrumentation compartment, PO (Priborniy Otsek) that contains systems for temperature control, electric power supply, long-range radio communications, radio telemetry, and instruments for orientation and control. A non-pressurized part of the service module (Propulsion compartment, AO (Agregatniy Otsek)) contains the main engine and a liquid-fuelled propulsion system for maneuvering in orbit and initiating the descent back to Earth. The ship also has a system of low-thrust engines for orientation, attached to the Intermediate compartment (PkhO or Perekhodnoi Otsek). Outside the service module are the sensors for the orientation system and the solar array, which is oriented towards the sun by rotating the ship. An incomplete separation between the Service and Reentry modules led to emergency situations during Soyuz 5, Soyuz TMA-10 and Soyuz TMA-11, which led to an incorrect reentry orientation (crew ingress hatch first). The failure of several explosive bolts did not cut the connection between the Service/Reentry modules on the latter two flights.
ပြန်ဝင် လုပ်ငန်းများ[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
The Soyuz uses a method similar to the Apollo Command/Service modules to de-orbit itself. The spacecraft is turned engine-forward and the main engine is fired for de-orbiting fully 180° ahead of its planned landing site. This requires the least propellant for re-entry, the spacecraft traveling on an elliptical Hohmann orbit to a point where it will be low enough in the atmosphere to re-enter.
Early Soyuz spacecraft would then have the service and orbital modules detach simultaneously from the reentry module. As they are connected by tubing and electrical cables to the reentry module, this would aid in their separation and avoid having the descent module alter its orientation. Later Soyuz spacecraft detached the orbital module before firing the main engine, which saved propellant. Since the Soyuz TM-5 landing issue, the orbital module is once again detached only after the re-enter firing, which led to (but not caused) emergency situations of Soyuz TMA-10 and TMA-11. The orbital module cannot remain in orbit as an addition to a space station, as the airlock hatch between the orbital and reentry modules is a part of reentry module, and the orbital module therefore depressurizes after separation.
Re-entry firing is usually done on the "dawn" side of the earth, so that the spacecraft can be seen by recovery helicopters as it descends in the evening twilight, illuminated by the sun when it is above the shadow of the Earth. The Soyuz craft is designed to come down on land, usually somewhere in the deserts of Kazakhstan in central Asia. This is in contrast to early US manned missions which "splashed down" in the ocean.
အာကာသယာဉ် စနစ်များ[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
- Thermal Control System—Sistema Obespecheniya Teplovogo Rezhima, SOTR
- Life Support System—Kompleks Sredstv Obespecheniya Zhiznideyatelnosti, KSOZh
- Power Supply System—Sistema Elektropitaniya, SEP
- Communication and Tracking Systems—Rassvet (Dawn) radio communications system, Onboard Measurement System (SBI), Kvant-V spacecraft control, Klyost-M television system, Orbit Radio Tracking (RKO)
- Onboard Complex Control System—Sistema Upravleniya Bortovym Kompleksom, SUBK
- Combined Propulsion System—Kompleksnaya Dvigatelnaya Ustanovka, KDU
- Chaika-3 Motion Control System (SUD)
- 'Optical/Visual Devices (OVP)—VSK-4 (Vizir Spetsialniy Kosmicheskiy-4),Night Vision Device (VNUK-K, Visir Nochnogo Upravleniya po Kursu), Docking light, Pilot's Sight (VP-1, Vizir Pilota-1), Laser Range Finder (LPR-1, Lazerniy Dalnomer-1)
- Kurs rendezvous system
- Docking System—Sistema Stykovki i Vnutrennego Perekhoda, SSVP
- Teleoperator Control Mode—Teleoperatorniy Rezhim Upravleniya, TORU
- Entry Actuators System—Sistema Ispolnitelnikh Organov Spuska, SIO-S
- Landing Aids Kit—Kompleks Sredstv Prizemleniya, KSP
- Portable Survival Kit—Nosimiy Avariyniy Zapas, NAZ, containing a TP-82 or other pistol
- Soyuz Launch Escape System—Sistema Avariynogo Spaseniya, SAS
- ဆိုယုဇ်အာကာသယာဉ်
- 1 ဆိုက်ကပ်စက်ပိုင်းများ
- 2 ကားစ်အင်တင်နာ
- 4 ကားစ်အင်တင်နာ
- 3 ရုပ်သံထုတ်လွှင့်သည့်အင်တင်နာ
- 5 ကင်မရာ
- 6 နောက်ဖုံး
- 7 လေထီးခန်း
- 8ပယ်ရီစကုပ်
- 9 ချောင်းကြည့်ပေါက်
- 11 အပူကာဒိုင်း
- 10 and 18 အမြင့်ထိန်းအင်ဂျင်များ
- 21 အောက်ဆီဂျင်အိုး
- 12 ကမ္ဘာအာရုံခံကိရိယာ
- 13 နေအာရုံခံကိရိယာ
- 14 နေရောင်ဖမ်းပြားချိတ်ရန်ငုတ်များ
- 16 ကားစ်အင်တင်နာ
- 15 အပူအာရုံခံကိရိယာ
- 17 ပင်မတွန်းကန်အား
- 20 လောင်စာအိုး
- 19 ဆက်သွယ်ရေးအင်တင်နာ
The Soyuz spacecraft has been the subject of continuous evolution since the early 1960s. Thus several different actual versions, proposals and projects exist.
နည်းပညာဆိုင်ရာ အချက်အလက်[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
|Soyuz A (1963)
|Soyuz 7K-OK (1967–1971)
|Soyuz 7K-L3 (LOK)
|Soyuz 7K-T (1973–1981)
|Soyuz 7K-TM (1975)
|Soyuz-T (1976–1986)
|Soyuz-TM (1986–2002)
|Soyuz-TMA (2003–2012 )
|Soyuz TMA-M (2010–.... )
|Mass (kg)
|5 880
|6 560
|9 850
|6 800
|6 680
|6 850
|7 250
|7 220
|7 150
|Length (m)
|Max Diameter (m)
|2 .50
|2 .72
|2 .930
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
|Span (m)
|9 .80
|9 .80/–
|8 .37
|10 .6
|10 .6
|10 .7
|10 .7
|Orbital Module (BO)
|Mass (kg)
|1 000
|1 100
|1 350
|1 224
|1 100
|1 450
|1 370
|Length (m)
|3 .00
|3 .45
|2 .26
|2 .98
|3 .10
|2 .98
|2 .98
|2 .98
|Diameter (m)
|2 .20
|2 .25
|2 .3
|2 .26
|2 .26
|2 .26
|2 .26
|2 .26
|Volume (m³)
|2 .20
|5 .00
|5 .00
|5 .00
|5 .00
|5 .00
|5 .00
|Reentry module (SA)
|Mass (kg)
|2 480
|2 810
|2 804
|2 850
|2 802
|3 000
|2 850
|2 950
|Length (m)
|2 .30
|2 .24
|2 .19
|2 .24
|2 .24
|2 .24
|2 .24
|2 .24
|Diameter (m)
|2 .17
|2 .17
|2 .2
|2 .17
|2 .17
|2 .17
|2 .17
|2 .17
|Volume (m³)
|4 .00
|4 .00
|3 .50
|4 .00
|4 .00
|3 .50
|3 .50
|Service module (PAO)
|Mass (kg)
|2 400
|2 650
|2 700
|2 654
|2 750
|2 950
|2 900
|Usable mass (kg)
|Length (m)
|2 .10
|2 .26
|2 .82
|2 .26
|2 .26
|2 .26
|2 .26
|2 .26
|Diameter (m)
|2 .50
|2 .72
|2 .2
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
|2 .72
Soyuz 7K (part of the 7K-9K-11K circumlunar complex) (1963)[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
Korolyov initially promoted the Soyuz A-B-V circumlunar complex (7K-9K-11K) concept (also known as L1) in which a two-man craft Soyuz 7K would rendezvous with other components (9K and 11K) in Earth orbit to assemble a lunar excursion vehicle, the components being delivered by the proven R-7 rocket.
The manned Soyuz spacecraft can be classified into design generations. Soyuz 1 through Soyuz 11 (1967–1971) were first-generation vehicles, carrying a crew of up to three without spacesuits and distinguished from those following by their bent solar panels and their use of the Igla automatic docking navigation system, which required special radar antennas. This first generation encompassed the original Soyuz 7K-OK and the Soyuz 7K-OKS for docking with the Salyut 1 space station. The probe and drogue docking system permitted internal transfer of cosmonauts from the Soyuz to the station.
The Soyuz 7K-L1 was designed to launch a crew from the Earth to circle the moon, and was the primary hope for a Soviet circumlunar flight. It had several test flights in the Zond program from 1967–1970 (Zond 4 to Zond 8), which produced multiple failures in the 7K-L1's re-entry systems. The remaining 7K-L1s were scrapped. The Soyuz 7K-L3 was designed and developed in parallel to the Soyuz 7K-L1, but was also scrapped. Soyuz 1 was plagued with technical issues, and cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed when the spacecraft crashed during its return to Earth. This was the first in-flight fatality in the history of spaceflight.
The next manned version of the Soyuz was the Soyuz 7K-OKS. It was designed for space station flights and had a docking port that allowed internal transfer between spacecraft. The Soyuz 7K-OKS had two manned flights, both in 1971. Soyuz 11, the second flight, depressurized upon re-entry, killing its three-man crew.
The second generation, called Soyuz Ferry or Soyuz 7K-T, comprised Soyuz 12 through Soyuz 40 (1973–1981).
It was developed out of the military Soyuz concepts studied in previous years and was capable of carrying 2 cosmonauts with Sokol space suits (after the Soyuz 11 accident). Several models were planned, but none actually flew in space. These versions were named Soyuz 7K-P, Soyuz 7K-PPK, Soyuz R, Soyuz 7K-VI, and Soyuz OIS (Orbital Research Station).
The Soyuz 7K-T/A9 version was used for the flights to the military Almaz space station.
Soyuz 7K-TM was the spacecraft used in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975, which saw the first and only docking of a Soyuz spacecraft with an Apollo spacecraft. It was also flown in 1976 for the earth-science mission, Soyuz 22. Soyuz 7K-TM served as a technological bridge to the third generation.
The third generation Soyuz-T (T: транспортный, Transportnyi meaning transport) spacecraft (1976–1986) featured solar panels allowing longer missions, a revised Igla rendezvous system and new translation/attitude thruster system on the Service module. It could carry a crew of three, now wearing spacesuits.
Soyuz-TM (1986-2003)[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
The Soyuz-TM crew transports (M: модифицированный, Modifitsirovannyi meaning modified) were fourth generation Soyuz spacecraft, and were used from 1986 to 2003 for ferry flights to Mir and the International Space Station.
Soyuz-TMA (2003–2012 )[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
Soyuz TMA (A: антропометрический, Antropometricheskii meaning anthropometric) features several changes to accommodate requirements requested by NASA in order to service the International Space Station, including more latitude in the height and weight of the crew and improved parachute systems. It is also the first expendable vehicle to feature "glass cockpit" technology. Soyuz-TMA looks identical to a Soyuz-TM spacecraft on the outside, but interior differences allow it to accommodate taller occupants with new adjustable crew couches.
Soyuz TMA-M (2010/....)[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
In 2004, Russian space officials announced that they intended to replace Soyuz with the new Kliper and Parom spacecraft by early 2011.[၆] Since then, Kliper appears to have been indefinitely postponed due to lack of government funding. It has since been announced that the Soyuz will use a new digital interior displays and updated docking equipment. This new version, known as Soyuz TMA-M, debuted on 7 October 2010 with the launch of TMA-01M, carrying the ISS Expedition 25 crew.[၆]
Soyuz ACTS (2012/....)[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
Soyuz ACTS (Advanced Crew Transportation System), also known as Soyuz-K, is a proposed version of the Soyuz design capable of achieving lunar orbit. The upgrades could include a new habitation module developed by the European Space Agency. A novel, rocket-based precision landing system may also be implemented.[၇] Missions could be launched from Baikonur or Guiana Space Centre.[၈]
Related craft[ပြင်ဆင်ရန်]
The unmanned Progress spacecraft were derived from Soyuz and are used for servicing space stations.
While not being direct derivatives of Soyuz, the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft and the Indian Orbital Vehicle follow the same general layout as that pioneered by Soyuz.
General Electric published their Apollo D-2 in December 1961 at the American Astronautical Society symposium in Denver, CO. This American design has many similarities to the early Russian spacecraft designs.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: 1966-1991
- Russian Federation: 1992 to present
This section contains a gallery of images.
Early 7K-OK Soyuz at National Space Centre in Leicester, England
Soyuz spacecraft of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)
Soyuz docked to Mir
Soyuz docked to ISS
Soyuz spacecraft mock-up
Soyuz TM-31 moves to Launch Pad on 29 October 2000
Soyuz TMA-2 launch from Baikonur on April 26, 2003
Soyuz TMA-21 with parachute deployed
Soyuz landing sequence
Space Shuttle Orbiter and Soyuz-TM (drawn to scale).
Soviet insignia on a Soyuz spacecraft.
Training session in a Soyuz simulator.
ဤ ဆောင်းပါးသည် စိစစ်အတည်ပြုနိုင်ရန်အတွက် နောက်ထပ်ကိုးကားချက်များ လိုအပ်နေသည်။ (September 2007)
- ↑ Soyuz launch vehicle: The most reliable means of space travel, ESA
- ↑ France and Russia agree: Soyuz will launch from Kourou in French Guyana Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine., SpaceRef
- ↑ Russia thriving again on the final frontier Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine., MSNBC
- ↑ Zak၊ Anatoly (2011-06-30)။ PTK NP 2011။ Anatoly Zak။ 5 October 2011 တွင် ပြန်စစ်ပြီး။
- ↑ Lunar Orbital Spacecraft (LOK)
- ↑ ၆.၀ ၆.၁ Soyuz 100 Times More Reliable Than Shuttle။ Spacedaily.com။ 2012-04-27 တွင် ပြန်စစ်ပြီး။
- ↑ Anatoly Zak။ "Russia mulls rocket power 'first'"၊ BBC၊ 29 April 2009။
- ↑ Advanced Crew Transportation System, ACTS
- Russia New Russian spaceship will be able to fly to Moon - space corp Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- RSC Energia: Concept Of Russian Manned Space Navigation Development Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mir Hardware Heritage
- David S. F. Portree, Mir Hardware Heritage Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine., NASA RP-1357, 1995
- Mir Hardware Heritage (wikisource)
- Information on Soyuz spacecraft
- OMWorld's ASTP Docking Trainer Page Archived 28 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- NASA - Russian Soyuz TMA Spacecraft Details
- Space Adventures circum-lunar mission - details
- ရုပ်ရှင်ဇတ်လမ်းတိုအား Four in the Cosmos (1969) Internet Archive တွင် အခမဲ့ ဒေါင်းလုတ်ဆွဲနိုင်သည်။
- Russian space agency video of roll-out and launch.
- Apollo D-2 Proposal by General Electric, Encyclopedia Astronautica


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Parrot launches professional thermography drone package
France-based drone manufacturer Parrot is launching an all-in-one drone-based thermography solution—a package including the drone, sensor and software—outfitting its lightweight Anafi drone platform for commercial use.
In addition to its built-in 4K HDR camera, the Anafi Thermal system integrates a FLIR thermal sensor. With the ability to reveal the invisible in an instant, the FLIR sensor is a benchmark feature in the professional drone sector. According to Parrot, professionals using the new UAS will be able to securely collect previously inaccessible data, bringing new efficiencies and productivity to civil, commercial, industrial and environmental projects.
The system will allow professionals to view live thermal and RGB images of surfaces, structures or at-risk areas as the drone flies over or under them. The drone's imaging capabilities will enable professionals to take immediate action or analyze recorded photos and videos in high detail.
Hitting the market in May, the quadcopter's flight time is listed at 78 minutes—depending on flight modes and conditions—and boasts a top speed of 55 km/h. With the ability to withstand wind speeds of up to 50 km/h, Anafi Thermal remains operational even in complex conditions and environments. Equipped with a USB-C port for recharging, Anafi Thermal's batteries can be recharged from any source, including computers, power banks and 12V vehicle systems.
Anafi Thermal's gimbal has two embedded miniaturized cameras (thermal and RGB 4K), stabilized on three axes for sharp videos and clear pictures in any flight conditions, according to Parrot. A FLIR radiometric thermal-imaging camera with a 160x120 resolution and a temperature range of 14°F to 752°F "reveals the invisible" and provides live temperature readings. Directly from the Parrot FreeFlight 6 app, the pilot can instantly identify areas of heat loss in hot and cold spots and isolate subjects. The drone's high-definition camera, with a 21-megapixel Sony sensor, allows for detailed visual inspection of surfaces and buildings. It provides high-resolution images and videos to help inspect the state of a structure or capture precise images of a search area, among other applications.
According to Parrot, the drone's thermal capabilities can be extended even further with the Pix4DModel app. With this software, captured data is used to build a 3D image of buildings and scenes, enabling professionals to perform 3D inspections and measure dimensions after the flight. Images of the visible and the invisible can be merged directly within the FreeFlight 6 app. Each element of the environment appears in high precision, with visual representations of thermal leaks and temperature differences superimposed on the image. Anafi Thermal's gimbal is a unique feature for a drone of this category, with the ability to tilt vertically 90 degrees upward or downward. This gives professionals ground-breaking capabilities to inspect beneath structures in zenith view or roofs and flat surfaces in nadir view. Thanks to the 3X digital zoom, the pilot can examine hard-to-reach elements and the details of a scene in 4K or with thermal imaging without taking any risks.
More information can be found at www.Parrot.com.
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This article appeared in The West Sacramento News-Ledger (external link) on September 30, 2015.
West Sacramento Reacts To TBD
Photos and article by Thomas Farley
Social media and telephone lines blew up on TBD weekend to praise and protest the event. Common ground for all sides seemed reachable if noise levels could be better managed. Controlling that din, though, proved difficult, despite shorter hours and City monitoring. On the subject of noise that weekend, no one agrees.
Mayor Cabaldon told me at the last City Council meeting that "TBD had dramatically less noise impact this year compared to the first year." Perhaps. Last year, according to CBS 13, West Sacramento Police reported 73 complaints. The City this year received 228 official noise complaints but they conducted more outreach than before. The City's Communication Manager, Paul Hosley, says that a noise hotline and their West Sacramento Connect App may have encouraged more people to report in. The noise affected different people differently.
Robert Raubach contacted me to say that he is not opposed to the festival, just to the venue. "I live two miles away from where TBD was held. My house was booming Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. I could close all doors and windows and still hear the bass. It vibrated the walls and windows. My daughter had a softball tournament this weekend. It meant early to bed and early to rise both days. Hard to do when our house is being invaded by unwelcome noise. Other people say we should have left town, gone somewhere else for the weekend. I find this suggestion repugnant and offensive. My house is my castle. My house is my refuge of peace and sanity. If I was to go anywhere for peace and quiet, it should be my house. Why should I have to go somewhere else?" Other people tolerated the sound, even to the point of discomfort.
Casey Gibson wrote to say, "My wife and I have lived in West Sacramento for a total of seven years. I personally have no problem with the noise associated with the TBD fest and quite frankly welcome the revenue generated, job opportunities provided, and exposure that result from the event. I have very high hopes for where West Sacramento is going as a city and am more than willing to endure a little bit of 'bad' for the greater good and long term growth and development. While I see where others are coming from with regard to noise complaints, I personally am happy to bite the bullet for three days in exchange for generating revenue for the city and fostering fiscal and communal growth."
The City of West Sacramento was unable by press time to provide figures on the economic impact of TBD. They were also unable to say what the promoters paid to have the police department work the event.
The Mayor says the festival gets people thinking about the riverfront and about investing in the area. He says it reminds young people that West Sacramento is a place for them. What remains to be seen is whether these laudable goals can be achieved at 100 decibels.
West Sacramento noise report. (Downloadable in Word format) (Edited at the request of the City)


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Actinic Keratosis
These dry, scaly patches or spots are precancerous growths.
- People who get AKs usually have fair skin.
- Most people see their first AKs after 40 years of age because AKs tend to develop after years of sun exposure.
- AKs usually form on the skin that gets lots of sun exposure, such as the head, neck, hands, and forearms.
- Because an AK can progress to a type of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), treatment is important.
What is Actinic Keratosis and How Do We Treat It?
Actinic Keratosis (AKs) is a precancerous skin growth that may progress to skin cancer. The growths begin as small, scaly or crusty patches on the skin's surface. Actinic keratoses are most commonly found on areas that are heavily exposed to the sun such as the face, ears, scalp, neck, upper back and chest, backs of hands and forearms. They usually appear red but their colors can range from light or dark tan, appear pink or a combination of these. Occasionally it itches or produces a pricking or tender sensation. Some Actinic Keratoses naturally disappear only to reappear later. Often you will see several Actinic Keratoses at a time. Chronic sun damage can lead what is known as Actinic Keratosis–pre-cancerous lesions on the body. While not always cancerous, these lesions can become cancerous, and should always be treated as a significant warning sign.
What causes it?
While anyone can develop Actinic Keratosis, fair-skinned people under chronic sun exposure are particularly susceptible. Certain parts of the body are also more likely to be affected, such as face, ears, scalp, shoulders, and upper arms. These areas are more often exposed to the sun, and increase the risk for developing Actinic Keratosis. This skin disease is most common in people in their forties.
Who Gets Actinic Keratosis and How?
Actinic Keratoses are directly related to past sun (ultraviolet) exposure. People who have lighter complexions, blonde or red hair, blue, green or gray eyes are at the greatest risk. Those with darker complexions can develop keratoses if they expose themselves to the sun without protection. If left untreated, some AKs may increase in size and pose a significant risk of developing into a form of skin cancer.
How Do We Recognize Actinic Keratosis?
The appearance of small lesions (squamous cell carcinomas) should be closely monitored by a dermatologist in order to quickly and effectively recognize and remove skin cancer. Contact your Tri-State dermatologist, Dr. Amy Vaughan Dermatology, for more information for treatment options .
What can be done?
There are a number of effective treatments for eradicating Actinic Keratoses. Dr. Vaughan and her staff will determine the best treatment method for you based on the nature of the lesion, your age and your health. These include topical agents and liquid nitrogen. The Levulan® Photodynamic Therapy System is a non-surgical procedure for the treatment of Actinic Keratoses. It is an advanced system that combines the application of a unique solution to the skin lesions and exposing the treated areas to a specialized blue light or IPL device to destroy the AKs.


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The freshly issued set of guidelines on "new agenting services" from the Association of Authors' AgentsThe association of UK agents. Their website (http://www.agentsassoc.co.uk/index.html) gives a Directory of Members and a code of practice, but no information about the agencies other than their names. The association refers visitors to the UK agent listings from The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook on the WritersServices site. (AAA) will help literary agents who "may not yet have had the opportunity to work out what good practice might mean to them" when it comes to self-publishing, the AAA has said.
The Good Practice Guidelines for New Agenting Services document, which sits alongside the AAA's Code of Practice, aims to help agents who are changing and diversifying their services to include helping authors publish their own work.


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text: Yesterday my friends, colleagues and I said goodbye to our much loved Anne. It is heart-breaking. I had known Anne for coming up to eight years, she was my unofficial mentor at work, my Pinterest buddy, my fellow appreciator of vintage/retro design, but most importantly my friend. Don't get me wrong on occasions we would wind each other up something chronic but she had a daft laugh that would bring a smile to your face and was so cheerful and positive at all times. She will be so missed.


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Sharon K. Hatch passed away at her Hollister home at the age of 75. She was born in Niles, Michigan and lived in Hollister since 2006 moving here from Morgan Hill. She married her husband, Wayne, in 1962 in Niles, Michigan. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Hatch of Hollister, her daughters, Michelle Hatch of Pacific Grove and Cheryl Skelton (John) of Orangevale, CA and her grandchildren, Kaitlyn Rust of Hampton, VA, Krystina Neill of Orangevale and her two great grandchildren, Brody and Noah Rust. She is also fortunate to be survived by her mother, Mary Ciesla of Dowsagiac, MI.
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At the beginning of the year Yahoo named former PayPal president Scott Thompson as its new CEO, and just a few months later the company has admitted that he doesn't hold a computer science degree as he claims. The allegations were made by investor Daniel Loeb, who discovered that while Thompson did graduate from Stonehill College, he received a degree only in accounting and not computer science. Yahoo confirmed the allegation to AllThingsD, calling it an "inadvertent error" and stating that it "in no way alters that fact that Mr. Thompson is a highly qualified executive."
But it wasn't the only incident: it turns out that Yahoo board member Patti Hart, who helped choose the new CEO, also changed her degree. While Hart claims to hold an economics and marketing degree from Illinois State College, in reality it's in business administration. Of course, Thompson's track record with PayPal — where he helped double the service's userbase — shows that he's likely qualified for the Yahoo job no matter what degree he holds. Nonetheless, the controversy does call into question the company's hiring and vetting policies — though it's not the only one with an issue, as Thompson's imaginary computer science degree also managed to pop up in his bio at PayPal from at least six years ago, according to AllThingsD.
Update: It would seem that the "inadvertent error" explanation wasn't quite good enough for Yahoo. The company is going to be taking some additional steps to ensure that shareholders are kept happy in the wake of the Thompson disclosure. It released the following statement to AllThingsD earlier this evening:
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What Are You Thankful For?
Are you ready for the holidays? Well, they are here so you better get ready! The stores have been pushing sales on us since Halloween and "Black Friday" is now on Thanksgiving so you only have TWO DAYS left to prepare! Have you finished your holiday shopping? Have you even STARTED your shopping?!?! There are Christmas trees everywhere and RED and GREEN everything! Did you read those colors correctly? Look again. The word "red" is actually green and the word "green" is red. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention. I guess you are!
Thank You for Thanksgiving
What do you think of when you think of Thanksgiving? Most people think about what they are going to serve for Thanksgiving dinner, how big a turkey they will need, which relatives they have to invite, etc. But, what about the "Thanks" part of Thanksgiving? Does anyone even do that anymore? Now it seems like everyone is just thinking about shopping. The "Black Friday" sales have turned into Thursday sales and people save up money all year to buy a huge TV or game system. Then on Thanksgiving day they hit the stores instead of spending time with family.
Top 7 Best Halloween Costumes
I did the top 9 worst costumes a couple days ago so I figured I should do the 7 best costumes since Halloween is 7 days away. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. Christmas is okay, but with 18 grandchildren it is getting pretty expensive. And Halloween means free candy! Who doesn't like free candy? Okay, here are the 7 best Halloween Costumes chosen by me and by Google. You may not think these are the best, so tell me about it in the comments below.
Top 9 Worst Halloween Costumes
Halloween is 9 days away so I decided to choose 9 of the WORST Halloween costumes I could find on the internet. Some are gross, or offensive, sick, or just plain stupid. You be the judge. What do YOU think the worst Halloween costume is?
There are so many tools for Social Media Marketing that it's hard to figure out which to use and which to avoid. Which ones are really FREE and which ones just want to lure us in by saying they are free - but then ask for a credit card number after you spend 15 minutes creating your new account? I hate that, don't you? Anyway, I found some FREE social media tools that I want to share with you. A few have been around for a while and you may already know about them but there are a couple of new ones too. And they are FREE. I signed up for every one of them just to make sure.
1. Canva is the most awesome design tool I have ever used! It is completely FREE. They have templates for everything you would need (Facebook cover page, social media post, etc.) and there are so many combinations of colors, backgrounds, images, text, EVERYTHING. I am not a designer, that's for sure, but I have made all kinds of awesome things. I made this a few days ago:
2. Hootsuite is a social media management tool that is completely FREE. I have used it for over a year to schedule my weekly content on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and Instagram and I have never been charged a penny. You can schedule your posts for monthly, weekly, or daily. Just write in the content, attach a picture, video, link to an article or website, and schedule it out for any day - any time or send it out right then. There are a bunch of other perks to Hootsuite but I honestly have not tried any so I will let you figure those out for yourself.
3. Scoop.it is a super-fast and free way to find content about ANYTHING you want. I have been using this for over a year to find content for social media posts that I schedule on Hootsuite. All of it is FREE. Just enter a topic into the search bar and in less than one minute you will have 100 of the most recent articles, blogs, videos, and images about that topic. Amazing!
4. Flipboard is similar to Scoop.it, but it actually lets you choose as many topics as you want and it will gather all the newest articles on those topics. For example, one of my topics is Web Presence and when I click on that topic box I get articles such as "How to Prepare Now for CEO in 2016" from Inc. Magazine and "The most common small business mistakes that lead to failure in the digital age."
5. Slideshare will instruct you how to make your own slide show for FREE about any topic you want and it will look professional. You can use it for school, business, or just for fun. Tell a story or make a training presentation. Whatever you need, it's easy and effective.
6. Powtoons helps you make a cartoon video even if you have no idea what you are doing (like me). It is absolutely FREE and you can make one from scratch or just customize one that is premade already.
7. Weebly is the amazing FREE website builder tool that you are reading this blog on. I made this website on Weebly a few months ago for FREE. It is easy, there are hundreds of templates, and you can add a store and a blog and whatever else you want in your website. And you do not have to know what you are doing. It is really easy, believe me! Because I had no clue what I was doing and I think it turned out pretty good. Of course, it is a work in progress as always because I continue to update it with new blogs, images, and information.
So, what are you waiting for? You have enough information here to find and post thousands of articles, create your own cartoons, design images, and slide show and then build a website to blog about it. And it is all FREE so get busy and get your brand out there. Just some of my thoughts.
Talk to Me:
"Knock Knock."
"Who's there?"
"Humor Who?"
"Humor me."
Okay, I know that's not really funny. But that's what I want to talk about. Do you use jokes, silly pictures, or humor of any kind in your marketing? I know many people think that humor is not acceptable at work. But there are many more who believe that laughing at work is a good thing. In the past 10 years or so companies have been getting more involved in their employees' happiness and are trying to boost their productivity and job satisfaction with humor. Let's face it, happy workers are better workers. Right?
The same goes for marketing - you want your customers to be happy, right? Humor almost always brings a smile, whether it is really funny or not. Sometimes we smile just because we know the company is trying to be funny and failed. Other times we really laugh out loud because it is truly funny. But think about it - no matter what language you speak, nationality you are, whether you are young or old - you have laughed at some time in your life. And those times stick in your head for a long time. Marketing with humor is not only good to make people happy, but it also helps them remember what it was that made them laugh (your company). And people tend to share what it was that made them smile, spreading your business reach even further.
But you have to be careful with humor. You cannot post raunchy or sexist jokes and you definitely do NOT want to post any kind of racial humor even if you think it is funny. It is NOT funny and nobody will appreciate it. You want to be remembered for making people smile - not for making people mad.
Try to think about who your readers are and what they will think is funny. What is your target market interested in at the moment?
So, what do you think is funny? Does it make sense to more than just you? Try it out on other people before posting it because once it is out there you cannot take it back. Even if you delete it you can be sure that someone already saw it and shared it. Just some of my thoughts.
Share some of your jokes or funny pics with us. We will tell you if they are funny or not.
Okay, here is a good subject! How often do you see a post on Facebook and say to yourself "Why the heck would they post something like that? Who cares what you had for breakfast?" Seriously, some people just post way too much information (TMI for those who do not know what that means) and do not think anything of it. But later on in the day you notice that the crazy post actually has over 100 likes and more than 50 comments! People really like to talk about that stuff. Apparently, if you want to know if your old boyfriend is cheating on his new girlfriend or maybe what the people at Walmart are wearing you are in good company. Some studies (I don't know who does these studies, just take my word for it) show that these types of posts about common things such as pictures of their dinner or what they are watching on TV make up almost 70% of the Facebook posts on any given day! And if you want to know how mad your friend is about "something that somebody did to someone else" just wait a few minutes. These same studies show that every six minutes there are over 1000 posts about random anger with no "names mentioned." Who are you kidding? That person knows EXACTLY who you are talking about. And be honest, you know you are guilty of the same thing. You just HAD to share that picture of your cat doing that cute thing she does, right? Just some of my thoughts.
With all the social media sites available now, it is almost impossible for someone to be invisible online. What does this mean to those of us who work online? It means we have to live a transparent lifestyle in business and our personal lives. This does not mean you have to tell everyone your private business on your Facebook profile every day, in fact it is exactly the opposite.
Let's say you heard about a company you are thinking of doing business with but you do not know anything about them. The first thing most of us would do is Google them, right? Have you ever Googled yourself? You may be surprised how much information you actually have on the internet. So, you Google the client and see who owns them and what information is available online about them. Once you get some information, this can lead to more information, and then you will find even more information! By the end of your quest you can probably discover what this person ate for dinner yesterday and how they had to rush back to work and meet with a new client. This would be a good example.
A bad example is when you see on their Facebook and Twitter is how they got so incredibly drunk last night that they did some really stupid things (with sordid detail) and ended up in jail for assaulting someone. This is not the kind of person you want to be doing ANY kind of business with, right? The thing I am trying to say is that even if you are the kind of person who went out and had some drinks last night and got into some trouble – DO NOT post it on your profile or on anyone else's profile either.
Everything online is public information, even when you think it is private. The more you share the more we can find out about you, so be sure to only post what you want other people to know about you. Look at the big scandal with the Ashley Madison site and cheating spouses. Their motto is "Life is short. Have an affair." On their home page it says 100% Discreet Service, SSL Secure Site. Not so true anymore, is it? So, be careful what you post and where you post because it can cost you a good job or even your marriage. Just some of my thoughts.
The Content Marketing Craze
Social Media Marketing is extremely popular right now. Red hot. Experts are saying that Content Marketing is the next big thing in Social Media Marketing. Do you know how to create good content that will attract more readers and keep them engaged? There are many ways to achieve this, but the best way is to either learn how to research and write your own, or hire some excellent writers who can do it for you.
Pulling readers in by writing about what they are interested in may seem easy, but first you have to do the research to find out who your target market is, where they are, and what their interests are. This is no easy task. In fact, there are firms out there who profit off doing just that for you and thousands of other companies out there.
Research is the hardest part of this, and if you are not one of those kinds of people who can sit and read for hours then you may as well start looking for someone to do it for you. It takes time and patience to get enough data to know what kind of content you should be putting out there. And it is not just about writing what interests your readers. It is also about what you can offer them. Sure, it is great if you want to write articles about automobile mechanics or woodworking, but if these are not even remotely related to your business then you are just writing a newsletter. This may help your readers but it will not really help you.
The thing you have to do is to find a connection or a middle road to meet with your readers that can help both of you. Say you have readers who want to find new clients for their small companies. You can offer them some marketing advice or - even better - to market their business for them. In this way you will help each other out and it is a win-win situation which will make everyone happier, keeps your readers coming back, and gets you referrals and new clients.


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U.S. Steel CEO Mario Longhi said Wednesday he's "more than happy to bring back the employees we've been forced to lay off" now that Donald Trump will be the President of the United States.
"I'd be more than happy to bring back the employees we've been forced to lay off during that depressive period," Mr. Longhi told CNBC during an interview on "Power Lunch." That means United States Steel Corp (NYSE:X) would bring back roughly 10,000 jobs.
Shares of the Pittsburgh-based company have appreciated by roughly 80% since President-elect Trump's landslide victory against Democrat Hillary Clinton on November 8. One of the states that would benefit from the reinvestment would be one that played a major role in his election–Pennsylvania. Mr. Trump promised further restrictions on China-produced steel, which would be a great boon to the company and The Keystone State.
"When you get into some situations where we're being asked to control some substances in water that are far lower than what nature naturally offers, that's irrational," he added. "There was a point in time in the past couple years that I was having to hire more lawyers to try to interpret these new regulations than I was hiring … engineers. That doesn't make any sense."
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Mad as a bucket of frogs
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My experience was quite a few years ago, but I was surprised to find that as a visiter to the UK I could file under some circumstances to have the VAT refunded after returning to the US. Hardly seemed fair.ReplyDelete
Makes mewant to go look for some McVities. I think those are the ones that one of the princes likes to eat, which may influence their status.ReplyDelete
In America, it was Jerry Springer. They even made an opera about his show of chair swinging cuckolds and dancing Nazis. I would to sing it.
The nice thing about Jerry Springer was that if you'd had a bad day and felt mistreated and incompetent and universally despised so that even the earth did not want to bear your weight upon it, but you could always watch the unfortunates on Springer and feel better about yourself. Things aren't that bad. Yet.
Just be glad you guys aren't living a bad reality show like we are, courtesy of our government.ReplyDelete
At least in the UK (I believe), the VAT is part of the advertised price. (Certainly it is in most countries.) In the US, the price you see on the sticker is NEVER what you end up paying. Foreigners who visit end up feeling truly ripped off.ReplyDelete
In New York City, you pay both city tax AND state tax on purchases.
And don't get me started on mandatory tipping in restaurants. I am all in favor of giving a waiter or waitress something to show I appreciate his or her service. However, in America, the minimum wage does not apply to restaurant servers. The owners are allowed to assume that the shortfall will be made up in tips. This means that even if, as a customer, you find the service indifferent, you can't opt to skip the tip--because you're literally cutting the server's wages.
Mad as a bucket of frogs... think I'll adopt that expression myself. There are so many opportunities to use it!


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- Motor Skills Devolepment Spatial Skills Devolepment
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Puzzles are a good way of pacing up your child's cognitive development. Therefore, Funskool the world's leading toy manufacturer has come up with this World Map Puzzles. This floor sized jigsaw puzzle is made of thick cardboard with child friendly colours. It contains 105 puzzle pieces, which the kids have to assemble in order to complete the world map. This educational puzzle is an excellent game for children above the age of 6 years, who finds it really interesting.
How jigsaw puzzles helps to improve your child's mental development
Psychologists have observed that if a child plays puzzle regularly it significantly contributes to his or her mental development. This particular world map jigsaw puzzle helps in nurturing the intelligence of a child in following ways:
- Shape recognition – The child will need to recognize the shapes of the puzzle pieces and place them accordingly.
- Setting small goals – The kid will at times need to develop a strategy to complete the puzzle systematically.
- Enhances the memory – The child might need to recall the colour, shape and size of the different pieces before placing them.
- Develop motor skills – Every puzzle plays a vital role in developing the motor skills of a child.
- Eye-hand coordination – When the child turns, flips and removes the puzzles pieces they learn how to bring a balance between their eyes and hands.
You might be finding it tough to make them grasp the name of countries from their geography book. So gift your little cherub the Funskool World Map Puzzles and make learning much easier and a fun activity for them.


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Message Posted: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 @ 16:09:36 GMT
Hi I am Using Clementine to write to Teradata from the flat file.
22001 [NCR][ODBC Teradata Driver] SQL request exceeds maximum allowed length of 1 MB
This pops up once in a while.
I am not sure what does this actually refers to ?
Does it mean:
A> that I have too many columns that I am trying to write? I.e. exceeding number of fields I am allowed to write/create in given table as assigned to me by higher powers in DBA?
B> that the total number on letters used for each column when added together exceeds 1MB and that it would make my SQL query/request exceed 1MB when compiled when I would try to access it / retrieve it?
C> something else that I did not covered in point A and B ?
I am trying to write new table with 118k rows and 22 fields/columns (from a flat file).
Kind of lost on that one :(
Olaf Derwojed
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This is what you need to know about recent policy changes that could impact you this November:
Trump's Tax Cuts
The GOP tax law provides massive tax breaks for the 1%, but little to nothing for working families. According to an analysis by the independent and nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, the richest 1% of Americans will get an income tax cut averaging $33,000 per year, while low-income Americans will receive a cut of only about $40—and millions will actually see a tax increase. Overall, about 83% of the benefits of the bill go to the top 1%.
● Among Americans 65 and older, more than 5 million would get no tax break in 2019 and 5.6 million would see no tax decrease by 2027, according to an AARP Public Policy Institute analysis.
● To pay for their massive tax cuts to the wealthy and corporations, the GOP has proposed huge cuts to services that working families rely on. The budget resolution approved by Congress would cut:
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o $470 billion from Medicare over 10 years
o $650 billion from income security programs, which may include cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for disabled individuals, and tax credits for working families.
o Also at risk are Pell Grants and other financial aid to help students afford college. [Source: CBPP]
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Without action by Congress, these pensions could be in jeopardy within a few years. In its recent annual report, the PBGC warned that it could run out of money by 2025, if Congress doesn't act.
This will force the multiemployer fund to fall under the responsibility of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which will not be able to sufficiently sustain the 86,000 people currently receiving a pension through the UMWA Health and Retirement Fund. A special joint House-Senate Committee is charged with offering a legislative fix to the multiemployer pension plan crisis by December.
Without a fix, PBGC Director Tom Reeder has told Congress some union retirees could see their pension benefits cut by 90%.
We need to elect politicians who will vote to protect the PBGC!!!
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A recent survey of registered voters over 50 found that 78% support the law requiring brand-name drug manufacturers to pay a higher share of the costs of medicines for Medicare enrollees who fall into the Part D coverage gap, also known as the donut hole.
Big Pharma is often represented in the negotiation of free trade agreements and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is no different. Contrary to the doctrine of "free trade," which argues that there should be no barriers to trade, pharmaceutical companies use trade agreements to preserve their drug patents, allowing them to trade without competition. In essence, pharmaceutical companies use trade agreements like NAFTA to keep generic options out of the market.
The renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, which has now been rebranded by Trump as the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), will actually increase the costs of certain prescription drugs for America's patients. That's because a provision of the proposed agreement would increase the monopoly period for certain high-priced brand name medicines while banning competition from lower-priced alternatives.
Among other protections for Big Pharma, the USMCA would ensure that pharmaceutical companies have at least 10 years of exclusivity for their medicines in Mexico and Canada before lower-cost, generics can compete.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Tagruato - New Headlines and Investor Publication
Smilers! at the Fish Market!
Company Picnic Packs Them In!
ParafFun Wax Museum Unveiled!
Suinin Station Wins Green Award
All of the article are strange, but the last one is interesting, in that it sort of refutes some of the claims of TidoWave, without specifically mentioning them.
Also updated, was a mysterious change to the Investor Publications page - an entry was added for the 2007 Third Quarter Results.
(Unfortunately, like all of the other investor publications, there is no actual PDF there, but since this was just updated, maybe there will be one to coming soon...?)
This is the document that we have already received from TheWhistleBlower, so it will be interesting to see if it gets posted, and if they have made any changes...
* Thanks to Nick for emailing me about this!
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Wow, this is exciting. I thought it would start to slow down now.ReplyDelete
How is it exciting? It's a made up business put up by someone for the movie to create a side story for people to follow and has nothing significant to do with the movie. It's just there to add something extra because they new the viral marketing would get stale fast if they didn't add something new.ReplyDelete
I start liking Tagruato more than TIDOwave. They seem to be nice hard-working guys, actually ;)ReplyDelete
Cloverfield - Monstro: O Filme - The Movie
New claim that Tagruato is bad?ReplyDelete
ParafFun is similar to ParafFin no?
ParafFin is made from a chemical that in burning candles the fumes are toxic, and one of ParafFun's products are candles.
could this be important?
theos - don't fall for their tricks! D:ReplyDelete
C LOVER F IELD (a new age) said... New claim that Tagruato is bad? ParafFun is similar to ParafFin no? ParafFin is made from a chemical that in burning candles the fumes are toxic, and one of ParafFun's products are candles. could this be important?ReplyDelete
Paraffin is NOT poisonous. It is used in candles, and added to food. Generally, the only thing that is poisonous in candles is the wicks.
umm it says that they trew a fish into the slusho and it started flopping like crazy somthing like that umm could it be slusho can bring back the recently dead im confusedReplyDelete
hey check out this poster..... is it new or is it fan made???? even though its pretty f*ckin awesome =DReplyDelete
(copy and paste both together)
ninja muffin - it's fan made. it's from deviantart.ReplyDelete
I think someone mentioned Cloverfield on an episode of Law3 & Order on NBC riht now. I wasnt really paying attention though. Can anyone confirm?ReplyDelete
Corpus: Yea i know its from Deviantart but still they couldve taken it from a site or somewhere as most artists on deviant art that i know do xD LOLReplyDelete
Anywayz im pretty sure its fan art but its pretty goddamn cool xD
I think it's a bunch of hype for a new take on an old flick (go figure, is Hollywood running out of ideas). My guess is Godzilla!ReplyDelete
My comment has nothing to do with post but...ReplyDelete
Anyone by any chance know if 01-18-08 is the world premiere??
Let's say on Mexico it will be showed 'till February. On 01-19-08 I can check on the internet for reviews, pics of the monster etc. Then it doesn't make any sense having all these drama trying to keep the movie as mysterious as possible
Yup, some senile old guy kept saying cloverfield over and over again. I was actually catching up on this site for the past 4 hours having not checked since October---so it was really kind of sureal for me.ReplyDelete
Did anyone notice this from the "Smilers! At the Fish Market" post?ReplyDelete
"After passing out 6 Slusho! drinks to all, they quickly emptied out Mishima's largest fish tank and filled it with Banana Anime."
You can't drink just six!!!
I just bought my midnight showing tickets for CLOVERFIELD!!! Anyone else get their tix yet?ReplyDelete
Corpus: I knew I wasnt hearing things, I was in a different room and heard it on the tv.ReplyDelete
Me: I didnt know they were selling tickets yet, damn Im gonna have to go order them tomorrow.
not related to this post but im sure most of you have seen the "official" artwork of the monster thats been floating around. i just stumbled on a blog of a guy whose passing that off as his. and it appears hes even stated that its just fan art. so why this picture has started circulating as "official" i dont understand.ReplyDelete
my friend actually sent me that picture like 2 weeks ago saying its the real official monster art...course this is the same friend of mine who swears its godzilla still. (hes a fucknut)
I am beginning to feel a $70M+ weekend. It just has that rare feeling of buzz that has not existed with a flick for ages.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2008 at 9:56 AM
hey zurcher, that fanart has been doing the rounds for the last few months. It's not official.ReplyDelete
First time posting, been lurking since October.ReplyDelete
Myspace is starting to run the Cloverfield ads on the login page now.
On Law and Order they mentioned Slusho! as well.
i knew the fanart wasnt official i just didnt know if anyone had actually found the blog of the author. and the fact he said it was fanart yet its been circulating as real made me giggle. a lot. and its only that drawing. not the other 2 he didReplyDelete
Erick, while I do think this movie will be great, I just don't think that it will do anywhere near a $70M+ opening weekend. My main deterrent in thinking that is the January release date. If you knew about box office figures and how release dates are set then you'd know about January releases. It's a widely known fact amongst studios and critics that January is referred to/known as the month where bad films go to die. I think Cloverfield kinda slipped into January because the studio really didn't know what to expect given its low budget. None the less, in general people statistically go to the movies less in January which will limit its pull no matter how good it is.ReplyDelete


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Hi Capt Boola!
I hope you are well. Thanks again for the best day of fishing I have ever had! I have fished in Venice Louisiana a lot for Redfish but have never had such a great day as when we were out. My sons were thrilled as you can no doubt tell from the pictures. I was so happy to see that the fishing had not been impacted by the oil spill and that business is coming back. Everybody I met in LA was wonderful so we look forward to returning soon. Take care and feel free to post the pictures and if you ever need referrals, don't hesitate to point people my way.
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With the proliferation of video surveillance in public, including retail establishments, automated bank teller machines, and road intersection, it is unlikely that an individual's expectation of privacy in public is reasonable. Vo v. City of Garden Grove, 115 Cal. App. 4th 425, 449. However, is this an acceptable standard?
Generally, there is no invasion of privacy if the surveillance is viewing, observing, or recording "matters which occur in a public place or a place otherwise open to the public eye." Fogel v. Forbes, Inc., 500 F. Supp. 1081, 1087 (E.D. Pa. 1980) (citing Restatement (Second) of Torts s 652B, comment c. (1977)). Government and businesses use video surveillance to enhance security and minimize crime, a legitimate business concern. A delicate balance must be maintained in using video surveillance to protect the common good interest in combating crime in public places and protecting citizens from the unethical uses of video surveillance.
For example the court was faced with balancing these concerns when an employer installed a hidden video camera after becoming concerned that someone suspected of criminal activity had gained unauthorized access to the employer's workplace. Nelson v. Salem State Coll., 446 Mass. 525, 528 (2006).Unknowingly, an employee after business hours had applied sunburn lotion to her chest, and once changed clothes, in view of the camera. Id. at 529-30 (2006). This court found that the employee had no objectively reasonable expectation of privacy in her workplace, which was visible to passersby through its windows. Id. at 533-34 (2006). Courts will have to continue to address this problem as the prevalence and inexpensive use of the technology continues to expand.


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Kli Yakar Leviticus: Tazria
Psychosomatic: adjective: Psychological cause of physical symptoms or disorder.
Science has demonstrated that one's mental state can have a direct and negative effect on one's physical wellbeing. The Kli Yakar states that a person's health may be a reflection of their spiritual condition.
The biblical disease known as 'tzaraat' and commonly mistranslated as leprosy (the only common denominator is both are skin conditions) is rabbinically attributed to the act of gossiping. The Kli Yakar adds two more character faults: haughtiness and avarice.
He explains that a function of disease is to bring to the surface various spiritual and character maladies. The Kli Yakar might have called it "Spirituosomatic". He connects the three defects to the three types of 'tzaraat':
'se'et' = elevated. Whoever is arrogant, whoever aims to raise himself above his fellow; this inner demon is brought to light.
'sapachat' = secondary. The Kli Yakar quotes Maimonides ('The Eight Chapters') that of all ones acquisitions (wisdom, bravery, and positive traits) money is secondary and does not penetrate one's persona as other acquisitions. Whoever is money-hungry – eventually his body will show it.
'baheret' = whiten. When one gossips, he eventually shames his fellow, 'whitening' his face. The gossiper too will suffer the same fate.
Hence the disease is called 'metzora' from the Hebrew 'motze' and 'ra', meaning to bring out the bad.
May we clean up our acts before it shows on our bodies.
Shabbat Shalom,
To our son, Elchanan, on his Bar-Mitzvah. He's just starting his act now. May he keep it a good one.


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The No. 12/11 New Mexico Lobos has a record-breaking day from the field but allowed a record-tying 15 three-pointers by the host Air Force Falcons, including the decisive game-winning trey from the right wing with two second left in the game as the Falcons defeated UNM 89-88 in a sold-out Clune Arena on Senior Day in Colorado Springs, Colo. to close out the Mountain West Conference regular season.
New Mexico (26-5, 13-3 Mountain West Conference) shot a season-high 58.6% (34-58), including 15-33 (45.5%) from three-point range but allowed Air Force (17-12, 8-8) shot 56.4% (31-55) from the floor and made 15 three-pointers, tying the mark for the most ever against the Lobos – to tie the highest against UNM this season and tying the mark for the best against a Alford-coached Lobo team.
"I thought our guys played really hard," said UNM head coach Alford. "We were very good on the road again. I thought our effort was tremendous. I didn't like our defensive execution. I don't know if we played good defense. We gave up 56 percent shooting and 89 points. But they made shots."
The Lobos' hold on the top seed in next week's Mountain West Tournament was unshaken by the loss, but a chance at a potential 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament may have gone out the window with Saturday's loss.
Numerous pundits had prognosticated that UNM could earn a top-seed in the Big Dance, provided that they could win out its final two regular season games as well as three wins in the MWC Tourney.
Michael Lyons scored a game-high 30 points on 11 of 21 shooting to keep the Falcons on the Lobos heels for the entire game. But it was the threat of Lyons' shooting the game winner that opened up senior Todd Fletcher on the right wing to hit the game winner.
After a Kendall Williams went one of two on free throws with 12 seconds left in the game. Air Force advance the ball to mid court and called a timeout.
After the break, AFA got the ball to Lyons on the in-bounds play. Lyons was double teamed and almost tripled teamed and the Falcons' chances looked bleak. But when Williams stepped over a few steps too far up-court, Lyons fed the ball to a wide-open Fletcher who knocked down the trey.
UNM in-bounded the ball and got the ball all the way into position for Tony Snell to shoot a game winning three pointer, but Snell was double teamed and his contested three pointer barely grazed the side iron and fell the the court.
"They made some big shots," said Alford. "Sometimes when you come into someone else's house, they make everything. And Air Force made everything.
"Nobody likes to lose and we don't like to lose. But if we are going to lose I want someone to play lights out like Air Force did. "
The final seconds negated Williams' great performance down the stretch as the junior scored the Lobos final nine points, hitting a three-pointer to ignite a 7-1 run to give UNM an 87-83 lead with 17 seconds left.
But Lyons come down and hit a trey with 12 seconds left. The Falcons immediately fouled Williams, who hit the front end of a two-shot free throw chance, setting up the final sequence.
Williams and Snell both scored 21 points, combining to hit 11 of 20 3-pointers and 13 of 23 from the field overall. Williams finished hitting 5 of 6 free throws and had 10 assists to finish with his second double-double of his career.
Alex Kirk registered his eighth double-double of the season and ninth of his career with 16 points and 11 rebounds while Cameron Bairstow added 12 points, hitting six of six free throws.
Fletcher finished with 21 points for Air Force, hitting 6 of 8 3-pointers and Marek Olesinski added 15 points on 5 of 5 3-pointers, with 12 points in the first half as Air Force fought UNM to a 47-47 tie at halftime.


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The examination room is uncomfortably cold and the tissue paper on the exam table is sticking to the underside of your legs. You've waited impatiently for your doctor, who finally arrives and delivers sobering news from your routine physical and blood test. He tells you in no uncertain terms that you must make significant changes to your weight, diet, and lifestyle, or a heart attack, stroke, or early death is imminent. Thousands have used this exact scenario as a catalyst to alter the trajectory of their health for the good.
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UN agency enables iris for payments
02 August, 2016
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Syrian refugees are flooding into different parts of the world and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been helping in a variety of ways to get these people settled.
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The refugees are now able to use the biometrics to purchase groceries through a program the UNHCR has started with the UN World Food Program, according to a report from the CBC.
The program launched in April at the Azraq camp in Jordan. Individuals previously enrolled in the system can walk into a shop, pick up their items and with a blink of the eye pay for them. The World Food Program wants to expand the program to the 500,000 refugees in Jordan.
This project is the first time the UN has used iris scans to replace traditional forms of payment. The program has already injected $550 million into the local community in the camp and in the surrounding Jordanian towns.
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Satan wasn't available, so Brad will be GMing Rob through an RPG based on the classic Ian and Clive Bailey gamebook Terrors Out of Time. Brad is the DM, and Rob plays his character, Braggart Smith-Rhys-Jones.
Catch up with previous Dickass DM installments here!
Brad: Mungo crashes beside you.
Mungo: Hey.
Braggart: How did you get out? I mean, Mungo! Great to see you!
Mungo: You do not want to know. Long story short, I'm down a Wisdom Tooth and up Fray Bentos pie.
Brad: You fumble in your pocket and draw out the electric torch. Its beam shines wanly as you return to the small silent cottage. The pale light reveals a grisly sight. You fell through the roof onto a bed which bears a dessicated grinning corpse! You hurry Harold away, down a narrow street bounded on either side by small silent cottages.
You are sure that behind every door lies a grisly grinning secret. To what dark domain has Ausbach's infernal gateway brought you?
Mungo: If I had to guess, I'd say it feels a bit like a Pontins.
Braggart: It's way too well kept. Stay alert.
Mungo: CenterParcs, then.
Brad: At last you step out of the narrow silent street into what appears to be a main thoroughfare. Instantly, you are dazzled by the lights of a lorry. The vehicle grinds to a halt and a tall Arab, dressed in khaki with a red fez upon his head, greets you.
Mungo: Greetings, fellow ethnic stereotype.
Arab: My friends, it is not seemly for visitors to Cairo to stroll after dark in our village of the dead.
Braggart: Shalom. Cairo?! We're in Zaire?! Ermm...I'm....dead?
Arab: Right...
Mungo: Dead stupid.
Braggart: Say, where can I find the Grand Hotel? I'm due at a haunting, and I'm going to be late!
Brad: Fade down...fade up. You awake in one of the hotel's plush bedrooms. After a hearty breakfast, you seek out Charles Petrie Heydrich and Harold Lathers.
Charles: I was intriged to hear of your unorthodox mode of transport and your ultimate destination. Perhaps this Ausbach fellow has a sense of humour?
Braggart: What, the dead thing? Or do you mean the Portal?
Charles: Now, come to the window, all three of you.
Brad: Your old friend leads you to a table, on which is spread an archaeological survey map.
Charles: As you can see, Khefu's pyramid lies only a few miles from Cairo.
Mungo: We awake in Silent Hill and you want us to move towards pyramid shaped things?
Braggart: I'm with Mungo. I dislike pyramid shaped objects at the best of times, but this is ridiculous.
Charles: I have hired a number of native guides and their camels, so we can be there by nightfall.
Mungo: Yay! More ethnic stereotypes.
Braggart: Yeah, good point, Mungo. Let's get guides who aren't from around here. Fucking brilliant.
Charles: You have been singularly unable to defeat this Ausbach by physical battle, so I have formulated a plan that depends on guile.
Mungo: Weird. I'd formulated a plan that depends on Blanka.
Braggart: Zangief here.
Harold: Vega.
Charles: Tonight, the moon completes its cycle. You will recall from the Hymn to Het, discovered in Shandwick House, that this is the best time for her servants to enter the underworld.
Braggart: Good. It'll be less moody.
Charles: Well, I am certain that Ausbach will try to enter the pyramid tonight to perform his unspeakable rites.
Brad: That phrase has always bugged me. How do you perform an unspeakable rite? Is it just mime?
Rob: Jazz hands and the rope one.
Brad: I want to pioneer ventrioloquist mime. Sitting there, having a silent conversation with a puppet. I'm pretty good so far, but you can still see my lips move occasionally.
Rob: ...Why do they move?
Brad: I don't know where this gag is going any more. It seemed like a good idea at the start.
Charles: We only need to wait until he passes into the underworld, then we can recover your pyramidion!
Brad: The sage old man slaps the table in triumph.
Harold: But how will stealing this pyramidion defeat Ausbach?
Charles: My dear fellow, the pyramidion is some kind of key which opens the dimensions. If we steal it while Ausbach is in the underworld, he will be trapped for good, entombed with the vile goddess he serves! Now, come along, the both of you.
Gather your equipment, for we leave within the hour!
Mungo: What do you mean "Both of y..." Oh, I'm fucking equipment?
Braggart: Come along, Mungo. In the bag you go.
Brad: You take this time as an opportunity to clean your pistol and reload its magazine.
Harold: Wa-hey!
Braggart: It's an actual gun, dude.
Harold: Oh.
Brad: Despite Charles' enthusiasm, travel in the heat of the Egyptian day is not advisable. You reach the crumbled spledour of Khefu's pyramid at sunset, after an uncomfortable and fly-blown journey.
Braggart: I can't believe Mungo got blown by a fly. That thing's jaw was pretty impressive, it has to be said.
Brad: However, a hearty meal eaten around a blazing camp fire soon revives your spirits. The meal over, you set a guard to watch over the pyramid's entrance, then settle down to await moon rise. Not long afterwards, the attack begins. You are sitting with your back to the pyramid, watching one of the Egyptian porters patrolling the camel lines. Suddenly, the man seems to double up, as if in pain.
Braggart: Why are there two of you?
Brad: Through the still night air, you hear a strange gobbling noise and the man disappears from view! Calling to Charles, you pull a burning brand from the fire and run to the spot.
Braggart: It's the fly! Lockjaw's back!
Mungo: What were you expecting to find? Nazgûl?
Brad: There is no sign of the porter, but the sand is pockmarked with strange circular depressions.
Mungo: *stares*
Braggart: Now I'm feeling strange circular depressions.
Charles: Most curious...And look, the camels seem untroubled.
Brad: Then, nearby, you hear a disturbing slopping noise and a monstrous toad-thing lumbers at you out of the dark!
Braggart: Toad-Thing!
Rob: Reflex Clothesline!
Brad: Wasn't there a monstrous toad in Island of the Lizard King? The thing is enormous, but semi-translucent. Large baleful eyes stare at you and a mouth, which seems to divide the creature in two, drops open to reveal rows of sharp teeth. In the creature's sag-belly you can see the floating shadow of the dead Egyptian porter.
Rob: Toads have teeth?!
Brad: I'll research. You're not a big fan of toads or frogs, are you?
Rob: Not in the slightest. Still can't go sit in our garden.
Brad: Any particular reason, or do they just freak you out?
Rob: I dunno. Might be a texture thing. Like tomatoes, don't like them either.
Brad: Research would indicate that while there are some species that don't, most frogs have teeth, whereas toads don't. Toads just have a ridge of cartilage. DDM entertains, but also educates.
Rob: Hunh. Interesting. I learned something today.
I use one of the blazing fire-brands!
Brad: You thrust the fire brand into the creature's jaws.
Braggart: Suck on that.
Mungo: FOR FUCK'S SAKE WHY WOULD THEY PUT A MONSTER TOAD IN THE DESERT!
Brad: With a long, drawn-out, hissing sound, the creature erupts into a ball of flame! The explosion knocks you back upon the sand.
Rob: Ha! Toads also apparently have a thin coat of propane!
Charles: Of course! All toads are made helium!
Braggart: ...Really?
Charles: I mean...hydrogen. That's why I got fired from that balloon shop.
Braggart: You were selling kids toads?
Brad: Struggling to your feet, you turn to see Charles finishing another of the creatures. His gunfire tears great wounds in the creature's hide and a noisome liquid pours out. The toad-thing shrivels, crumples, then sags into a slimy membrane upon the desert sand.
Charles: I should say that Ausbach's provided us with this sport to cover his entry into the pyramid.
Brad: The veteran investigator is proved right when, a few minutes later, Harold Lathers breathlessly appears.
Harold: The guard at the pyramid has disappeared!
Braggart: You okay?
Charles: Come, we have no time to lose.
Brad: Charles hurries you back to the camp fire, then disappears into his tent.
Rob: I always feel bad for guards in situations like this.
Brad: He emerges a few moments later and thrusts a canvas package into your hand.
Charles: Here is a lantern, so much more dependable than those new-fangled electric contraptions, and some food. Now, off you go! Retrieve your pyramidion and seal Ausbach in the underworld. I am sure you will only be away for a couple of hours.
Braggart: Yeah, almost probably.
***BRAGGART SMITH-RHYS JONES has acquired LANTERN***
***BRAGGART SMITH-RHYS JONES has acquired THREE PROVISIONS***
***BRAGGART SMITH-RHYS JONES has acquired WATER CANTEEN***
Brad: As you walk towards the pyramid, you reload your pistol.
Mungo: Shall I stay here?
Braggart: Are you kidding? I might need a sacrifice.
Mungo: Ugh.
Brad: The entrance is hidden behind an imposing façade near the east face of the pyramid. Together, you pass between the ancient columns and trek through countless rooms until you reach a crude chamber. Here, the torn body of an Arab lies on the floor and a broad flight of steps descends into the earth. Lighting the lantern, you begin your descent and Charles watches after you until you disappear from sight.
Mungo: Shame he's not coming. You'd think he'd be useful. As a matter of fact...why isn't he coming?
Braggart: Yeah, I'm not sure why he doesn't come. My guess? Coward.
Brad: As you go deeper, the air becomes colder. You find yourself in a wide passage, lined with plain stone slabs. Your footsteps echo hollowly as you march between the walls, and the lantern's light flickers in the cold gloom.
Rob: How does something echo hollowly?
Brad: "Thunk". The passage ends in a large chamber, whose walls are covered with paintings and heiroglyphics. You are faced with a choice of ways.
Rob: The middle way!
Brad: You can fork left onto the Way of the Dead, or turn right into the passage that leads up into the pyramid's Grand Gallery.
Rob: Oh. Erm...Grand Gallery.
Brad: The passage rises steadily and then opens out into the Grand Gallery. The walls are brightly painted with scenes from Khefu's life and great columns soar into the darkness overhead. Dwarfed by the scale of this gallery, you trudge up its central avenue, whilst your shadow stalks across the walls behind you. At the end of the Gallery, a huge statue rises from the floor into the shadows above.
Braggart: Fuck off, shadow!
Brad: One of its hands it turned up and outwards in warning. Or antisemitism.
I'm kidding of course. I'm sure the ancient Egyptians and the Jews were the best of friends.
Rob: Yeah, they worked together on tons of stuff.
Brad: Between the statue's feet is a low archway that leads to the King's Chamber.
Rob: I examine the pictures on the statue's legs. I'm sure this won't be crazy-inducing.
Brad: On the right leg a series of pictures show the mummification of Khefu's body; on the left leg is his soul, in the guise of a human-headed bird, is shown leaving the mummy and flying from the pyramid. But the soul does not fly up into the sun.
Rob: Where does it fly?
Brad: It flies across a dark pit and in its claws it carries a triangle that glows.
Mungo: Could this be a reference to the pyramidion?
Brad: Looking closer, you see something has been inscribed on the triangle, but centuries of decay have blurred it beyond recognition. However, you do notice that the pit is filled with monstrous creatures, like great jelly-fish, that are beckoning to the triangle.
Braggart: They must like that.
Rob: I pass beneath the archway.
Mungo: You didn't much fancy the sound of the Way of Death, then?
Braggart: You know, I'm not so interested in that.
Words: Brad Harmer & Robert Wade
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This is intended as a loving tribute to Ian and Clive Bailey, the Forbidden Gateway series, Terrors Out of Time, and all other gamebooks of yesteryear.


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