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and you can return that vest on your way out.
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are they INSANE? trapped two inches away from someone bellowing next to your ear for three hours???? and you aren't allowed to bring weapons on planes, so you have to kill him with your BARE HANDS????
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how about at least one cow, if not all of them, in front of the Museum of Science next to the old T Rex?
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Rolling Stone is really all up in our bizness. Time for them to move on.
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OpenShift comes with a number of cartridges, including a somewhat reduced version of JBoss AS7 (no OSGi), Node.js and Jenkins. However OpenShift also has a DIY application type. With this you can deploy whatever you like :) So, I took the Felix OSGi framework and deployed that in OpenShift using the DIY type!
Here's what I did.
1. Get a free OpenShift account by signing up at http://openshift.redhat.com
2. Once you have your account you can create an application:
Select the Do-It-Yourself application type.
3. Create a URL for the application:
I went for http://felix-coderthoughts.rhcloud.com.
When you click create, the an empty holder application is created for you. We can fill the application in using git.
4. Now you can clone the application using git, OpenShift will tell you the URL to use, mine looks like this:
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Oh, yes, it only works once you have an SSH key added to your account. You can do that in the 'My Account' section of the web console, or from the command line, see here for more info.5. At this point you can start putting your cloud content into git. Initially your clone contains a README, some mostly empty directories and some openshift hooks:
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So what next?
I started by adding a modified Apache Felix installation to a directory called osgi/felix-framework-4.0.2. I took Felix 4.0.2 and instead of the gogo terminal-based console bundles I used the Web Console with Config Admin and Pax-Web.
Next we need to modify the OpenShift action hooks to start the OSGi Framework. This is what my .openshift/action_hooks/start script does:
cd $OPENSHIFT_GEAR_DIR/repo/osgi/felix-framework-4.0.2
export felixcmd="java -Dorg.ops4j.pax.web.listening.addresses=$OPENSHIFT_INTERNAL_IP -jar bin/felix.jar"
nohup $felixcmd &
First the current directory is changed to where Felix is stored, and then Felix is launched with as extra option for Pax Web, the IP address that OpenShift wants us to use. The port number is configured as 8080, as required by OpenShift, this is specified in the Felix configuration file.export felixcmd="java -Dorg.ops4j.pax.web.listening.addresses=$OPENSHIFT_INTERNAL_IP -jar bin/felix.jar"
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That's pretty much it - I also created a fairly blunt stop script that kills all the Java processed. I guess that could be refined ;)
Ok, so let's try it out.
As a convenience I added this setup as a github project called felix-openshift, you can get it into your freshly cloned OpenShift repo with:
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Writing objects: 100% (27/27), 3.49 MiB | 86 KiB/s, done.
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remote: 2012-05-17 16:19:11.561:INFO:oejsh.ContextHandler:started HttpServiceContext{httpContext=org.apache.felix.webconsole.internal.servlet.OsgiManagerHttpContext@174d93a}
Aha - the webconsole has started!
I can now launch it at http://felix-coderthoughts.rhcloud.com/system/console/bundles (or whatever your OpenShift URL is). Default Felix Web Console credentials are admin/admin:
From here on I can use the Felix Web Console to deploy more bundles, control the framework and so on.
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Nov8-12, 12:50 PM
Hi there,
my question is how would I find the length of an uncoiled spring? I hope that is clear enough, but other ways of explaining what i'm looking for look like this: How would I find the length of a line that made a spring x meters high? Or how would you know how long a piece of metal must be to manufacture a spring x meters high. A little background info. I'm studying architecture and have been thinking about spiral stair cases. Knowing the elevation you hope to achieve via the staircase is useful for knowing how high/how many steps are required. But for knowing how "deep" a step must be (ie the horizontal element that you step on), it seems to me that it would be useful to calculate the entire "length" of your staircase. I have considered thinking about the problem as having a step placed at regular intervals on a circle. So you would have x amount of circles stacked on top of each other, with steps that form a spiral. However i'd really like to know if there's some maths that can help me with my problem. Thanks in advance for any help you can give! Lntz. |
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You could try the helix formula and do the arc length of it. Should work.
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A spring is, as zapz suggested, is a helix. It can be modeled as [itex]x= r cos(t)[/itex], [itex]y= r sin(t)[/itex] [/tex]z= (h/2\pi)t[/tex] where "r" is the radius of the helix and "h" is the vertical distance between two consecutive "turns' of the helix. "t" is the parameter giving each point on the heiix as t varies.
[itex]dx/dt= -r sin(t)[/itex], [itex]dy/dt= r cos(t)[/itex], and [itex]dz/dt= h/2\pi[/itex]. The "differential of arclength is [tex]\sqrt{(dx/dt)^2+ (dy/dt)^2+ (dz/dt)^2}dt=[/tex][tex]\sqrt{r^2sin^2(t)+ r^2cos^2(t)+ r^2sin^2(t)+ h^2/4\pi^2}dt[/tex][tex]= \sqrt{r^2+ h^2/4\pi^2}dt[/tex] The total length is the integral of that from whatever t determines the beginning of the helix to whatever t determines the end of the helix. And, since that differential is a constant, it is just the that constant times the difference in to two "t"s. In particular, if we take z= 0 as the start and z= H as the end, because [itex]z= (h/2\pi)t[/itex] we have [itex](h/2\pi)t= 0[/itex] at one end and [itex](h/2\pi)t= H[/itex] at the other so that t= 0 and [itex]t= 2\pi H/h[/itex] at the other. The length of the helix is [itex](2\pi H/h)\sqrt{r^2+ h^2/4\pi^2}dt[/itex] |
Nov12-12, 02:00 PM
The length of an uncoiled spring
Since you are asking about the depth of each step, you find an exact description without considering the length of a helix. Using Halls notation, we have the total height of the staircase = H. Presumably, the height of an individual step is standardized, so lets call it s.
If N is the total number of steps then N = H/s. If you completely neglect the change in height as you go around the staircase, then what happens is that each step takes you a certain angle, A, around the circle. Using Halls' notation, let h be the number of times your staircase wraps around. Then the total angle you go around is 2∏h. Since their are N steps, that means 2∏h = NA. And N = H/s, so A = 2∏hs/H. That is the angle of the step. Its horizontal "depth" is equal to the angle times the distance, R, to the central axis of the staircase. Depth = R* (2∏hs/H) The value of R changes from the inside to the outside of the step. That is why there is more room for you foot on the outer edge of the spiral than on the inner edge. |
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Orion (spacecraft)
Description | |
Role: | Beyond LEO, back-up for commercial cargo and crew to the ISS[1] |
Crew: | 2–6[2] |
Carrier rocket: | Space Launch System (planned-deep space),
Delta IV (test flight), Ares I (cancelled) |
Launch date: | September 2014 (uncrewed test launch)[3] |
Dimensions | |
Height: | |
Diameter: | 5 m (16.5 ft) |
Pressurized volume: | 19.56 m3 (691 cu ft) [4] |
Habitable volume: | 8.95 m3 (316 cu ft) [4] |
Capsule mass: | 8,913 kg (19,650 lb) |
Service Module mass: | 12,337 kg (27,198 lb) |
Total mass: | 21,250 kg (46,848 lb) |
Service Module propellant mass: | 7,907 kg (17,433 lb) |
Performance | |
Total delta-v: | 1,595 m/s |
Endurance: | 21.1 days[2][4] |
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a planned, beyond-low Earth orbit (LEO) manned spacecraft that is being built by Lockheed Martin for NASA, Astrium and the European Space Agency[5] for crewed missions to the Moon, asteroids and Mars. It is planned to be launched by the Space Launch System.[6] Each Orion spacecraft is projected to carry a crew of 2–6 astronauts.[2] It is also planned as a backup for ISS cargo and crew delivery.[7]
The MPCV was announced by NASA on May 24, 2011,[8] aided by designs and tests already completed for a spacecraft of the cancelled Constellation program, development for which began in 2005 as the Crew Exploration Vehicle. It was formerly going to be launched by the tested-but-cancelled Ares I launch vehicle.[9]
The MPCV's debut unmanned multi-hour test flight, known as Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1), is scheduled for a launch aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket in 2014.[3][10][11] The first crewed mission is expected to take place after 2020.[12] In January 2013, ESA and NASA announced that the Orion Service Module will be built by European space company Astrium for the European Space Agency.[13]
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The MPCV is being developed for crewed missions to the Moon, to an asteroid, and Mars. It is also a backup vehicle for cargo and crewed missions to the International Space Station. It is intended to be launched by the Space Launch System.[6][14] A modified Advanced Crew Escape Suit is planned to be worn by the crew during the launch and re-entry of the mission.[15]
The spacecraft is named for the Orion constellation.[16]
On January 14, 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush announced the Orion spacecraft, known then as the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), as part of the Vision for Space Exploration:
" | Our second goal is to develop and test a new spacecraft, the Crew Exploration Vehicle, by 2008, and to conduct the first manned mission no later than 2014. The Crew Exploration Vehicle will be capable of ferrying astronauts and scientists to the Space Station after the shuttle is retired. But the main purpose of this spacecraft will be to carry astronauts beyond our orbit to other worlds. This will be the first spacecraft of its kind since the Apollo Command Module.[17] | " |
The proposal to create the Orion spacecraft was partly a reaction to the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, the subsequent findings and report by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), and the White House's review of the American space program. The Orion spacecraft effectively replaced the conceptual Orbital Space Plane (OSP), which itself was proposed after the failure of the Lockheed Martin X-33 program to produce a replacement for the space shuttle.
The name is derived from the constellation of Orion, and was also used on the Apollo 16 Lunar Module that carried astronauts John W. Young and Charlie Duke to the lunar surface in April 1972.
After the replacement of Sean O'Keefe, NASA's procurement schedule and strategy changed, as described above. In July 2004, before he was named NASA administrator, Michael Griffin participated in a study called "Extending Human Presence Into the Solar System"[18] for The Planetary Society, as a co-team leader. The study offers a strategy for carrying out Project Constellation in an affordable and achievable manner. Griffin's actions as administrator supported the goals of the plan.
According to the executive summary, the study was built around "a staged approach to human exploration beyond low Earth orbit (LEO)."[18] It recommends that Project Constellation be carried out in three distinct stages. These are:
- Stage 1 – "Features the development of a new crew exploration vehicle (CEV), the completion of the International Space Station (ISS), and an early retirement of the shuttle orbiter. Orbiter retirement would be made as soon as the ISS U.S. Core is completed (perhaps only 6 or 7 flights) and the smallest number of additional flights necessary to satisfy our international partners' ISS requirements. Money saved by early orbiter retirement would be used to accelerate the CEV development schedule shorten the hiatus in U.S. capability to reach and return from LEO."[18]
- Stage 2 – "Requires the development of additional assets, including an updated CEV capable of extended missions of many months in interplanetary space. Habitation, laboratory, consumables, and propulsion modules, to enable human flight to the vicinities of the Moon and Mars, the Lagrange points, and certain near-Earth asteroids."[18]
- Stage 3 – "Development of human-rated planetary landers is completed in Stage 3, allowing human missions to the surface of the Moon and Mars beginning around 2020."[18]
Several changes to the original CEV acquisition strategy were explained in a NASA study called the Exploration Systems Architecture Study. The results were presented at a news conference held on September 19, 2005.[19] The ESAS recommends strategies for flying the manned Orion by 2014, and endorses a Lunar Orbit Rendezvous approach to the Moon. The LEO versions of Orion were intended carry crews of four to six to the ISS. Cargo would also be carried aboard an unmanned version of Orion, similar to the Russian Progress cargo ships. The contractor for the Orion is Lockheed Martin, which was selected by NASA in September, 2006 and is the current contractor for the Space Shuttle's External Tank and the Atlas V EELV.
Orion is Apollo-like, not a lifting body or winged vehicle like the now retired Shuttle. Like the Apollo Command Module, Orion would be attached to a service module for life support and propulsion. It is intended to land in water but past versions had included plans for it to land on land. Landing on the west coast would allow the majority of the reentry path to be flown over the Pacific Ocean rather than populated areas. Orion will have an AVCOAT ablative[20] heat shield that would be discarded after each use.
The Orion spacecraft (CEV) will weigh about 25 tons (23 tonnes), less than the mass of the Apollo Command/Service Module at 33 tons (30 tonnes). The Orion Crew Module will weigh about 9.8 tons (8.9 tonnes), greater than the equivalent Apollo Command Module at 6.4 tons (5.8 tonnes). With a diameter of 16.5 feet (5 metres) as opposed to 12.8 feet (3.9 metres), it will provide 2.5 times greater volume.[21]
Accelerated lunar mission development was slated to start by 2010, once the Shuttle was retired. The Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) and heavy-lift boosters were to be developed in parallel and would both be ready for flight by 2018. However, these developments were cancelled in 2010 as part of the Constellation program cancellation.
Design revisions and updates[edit]
- July 2006 design revisions
In late July 2006, NASA's second design review resulted in major changes to the spacecraft design.[22] Originally, NASA wanted to use liquid methane (LCH4) as the SM fuel, but due to the infancy of oxygen/methane-powered rocket technologies and the need to launch the Orion by 2012, the switch to hypergolic propellants was mandated in late July 2006. This switch will allow NASA to man-rate the Orion and Ares I stack by no later than 2011,[citation needed] and eliminate one potential cause of the gap between the shuttle's retirement in 2010 and the first manned Orion flight.[23]
- April 2007 contract revision
On April 20, 2007, NASA and Lockheed-Martin signed a modification to the Orion contract. The updated contract adds two years to the Orion project design phase, adds two test flights of Orion's launch abort system, and deletes from the initial design phase production of a pressurized cargo carrier for the International Space Station.[24]
- May 2007 design update
An article in "Aerospace Daily & Defense Report" indicates that in the latest Orion design revision, called configuration "606" by Lockheed Martin, the service module will have exterior panels that are jettisoned shortly after the second stage engine of the Ares I ignites. This configuration will save 1,000 pounds of the mass compared with the prior "605" configuration.[25]
- August 2007 design update
On 5 August, a report surfaced stating that the airbag landing system was removed from the next Orion design cycle ("607") in a weight saving measure, opting to return to an Apollo-style splashdown for the vehicle's end of mission.[26]
2009 Human Space Flight Plans Committee[edit]
On September 8, 2009, the Human Space Flight Plans Committee was scheduled to release a report proposing a short list of different long term plans for the US Government's human space flight program. The review was commissioned by the Obama Administration to take into account several objectives. These include support for the International Space Station, development of missions beyond low Earth orbit (including the Moon) and use of commercial space industry. These objectives must fit within a defined budget profile.[27]
Among the parameters to be considered in the course of the review are "crew and mission safety, life-cycle costs, development time, national space industrial base impacts, potential to spur innovation and encourage competition, and the implications and impacts of transitioning from current human space flight systems". The review considered the appropriate amounts of research and development and "complementary robotic activity necessary to support various human space flight activities". It also "explores options for extending International Space Station operations beyond 2016".[28]
On October 11, 2010, with the cancellation of the Constellation Program, the Ares program ended and development of the original Orion vehicle was renamed as the MPCV, planned to be launched on top of an alternative Space Launch System. Following cost overruns and schedule delays caused by insufficient funding, the Obama Administration proposed cancellation of the Constellation program in February 2010 which was signed into law 11 October.[29] However, the Orion spacecraft continued to be developed because it supported new presidential goals.
An inflatable seal between the clean room and the Orion space capsule which is superior to the ones used on Apollo and the shuttle was tested on December 3, 2012.[30]
The Orion Crew and Service Module (CSM) stack consists of two main parts: a conical Crew Module (CM), and a cylindrical Service Module (SM) holding the spacecraft's propulsion system and expendable supplies. Both are based substantially on the Apollo Command and Service Modules (Apollo CSM) flown between 1967 and 1975, but include advances derived from the space shuttle program. "Going with known technology and known solutions lowers the risk," according to Neil Woodward, director of the integration office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.[31]
The MPCV resembles its Apollo-era predecessors, but its technology and capability are more advanced. It is designed to support long-duration deep space missions of up to six months. The spacecraft's life support, propulsion, thermal protection and avionics systems are designed to be upgradeable as new technologies become available.
The MPCV spacecraft includes both crew and service modules, and a spacecraft adaptor.
The MPCV's crew module is larger than Apollo's and can support more crew members for short or long-duration spaceflight missions. The service module fuels and propels the spacecraft as well as storing oxygen and water for astronauts. The service module's structure is also being designed to provide locations to mount scientific experiments and cargo.
Crew Module[edit]
The Orion CM will hold four crew members, compared to a maximum of three in the smaller Apollo CM or seven in the larger space shuttle. Despite its conceptual resemblance to the 1960s-era Apollo, Orion's CM will use several improved technologies, including:
- "Glass cockpit" digital control systems derived from that of the Boeing 787.[32]
- An "autodock" feature, like those of Russian Progress spacecraft and the European Automated Transfer Vehicle, with provision for the flight crew to take over in an emergency. Previous American spacecraft (Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle) have all required manual piloting for docking.
- Improved waste-management facilities, with a miniature camping-style toilet and the unisex "relief tube" used on the space shuttle (whose system was based on that used on Skylab) and the International Space Station (based on the Soyuz, Salyut, and Mir systems). This eliminates the use of the much-hated plastic "Apollo bags" used by the Apollo crews.
- A nitrogen/oxygen (N
2) mixed atmosphere at either sea level (101.3 kPa or 14.69 psi) or slightly reduced (55.2 to 70.3 kPa or 8.01 to 10.20 psi) pressure. - Much more advanced computers than on previous manned spacecraft.
Another feature will be the partial reusability of the Orion CM.[dated info] Both the CM and SM will be constructed of the aluminium lithium (Al/Li) alloy like that was used on the shuttle's external tank, and is in use on the Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. The CM itself will be covered in the same Nomex felt-like thermal protection blankets used on parts on the shuttle not subject to critical heating, such as the payload bay doors. The reusable recovery parachutes will be based on the parachutes used on both the Apollo spacecraft and the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters, and will also use the same Nomex cloth for construction. Water landings will be the exclusive means of recovery for the Orion CM.[26][33]
To allow Orion to mate with other vehicles it will be equipped with the NASA Docking System, which is somewhat similar to the APAS-95 docking mechanism used on the Shuttle fleet. Both the spacecraft and docking adapter will employ a Launch Escape System (LES) like that used in Mercury and Apollo, along with an Apollo-derived "Boost Protective Cover" (made of fiberglass), to protect the Orion CM from aerodynamic and impact stresses during the first 2 1⁄2 minutes of ascent.
The Orion Crew Module (CM) is a 57.5° frustum shape, similar to that of the Apollo Command Module. As projected, the CM will be 5.02 meters (16 ft 6 in) in diameter and 3.3 meters (10 ft 10 in) in length,[34] with a mass of about 8.5 metric tons (19,000 lb). It is to be built by the Lockheed Martin Corporation.[35] It will have more than 50% more volume than the Apollo capsule, which had an interior volume of 5.9 m3 (210 cu ft), and will carry four to six astronauts.[36] After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ablator system for the Orion crew module. Avcoat, which is composed of silica fibers with a resin in a honeycomb made of fiberglass and phenolic resin, was previously used on the Apollo missions and on select areas of the space shuttle for early flights.[37]
The crew module is the transportation capsule that provides a habitat for the crew, provides storage for consumables and research instruments, and serves as the docking port for crew transfers. The crew module is the only part of the MPCV that returns to Earth after each mission.
The crew module will have 316 cubic feet (8.9 m3) and capabilities of carrying four astronauts for 21 day flights itself which could be expanded through additional service modules.[38] Its designers claim that the MPCV is designed to be 10 times safer during ascent and reentry than the Space Shuttle.[14]
Orion ground test article in Colorado on May 13, 2011.
The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is lifted into the acoustic chamber at Lockheed Martin's facilities near Denver in preparation for the Launch Abort Vehicle Configuration Test.
Service Module[edit]
Orion Service Module serves as the primary power and propulsion component of the spacecraft system, but is discarded at the end of each mission. In January 2013, the European ATV based service module was announced.[13]
ATV-based Service module[edit]
In May 2011 the ESA director general announced a possible collaboration with NASA to work on a successor to the ATV.[39] On June 21, 2012, Astrium announced that they had been awarded two separate studies, each worth €6.5 million, to evaluate the possibilities of using technology and experience gained from ATV and Columbus related work for future missions. The first looked into the possible construction of a service module which would be used in tandem with the Orion capsule.[40] The second examined the possible production of a versatile multi purpose orbital vehicle.[41]
On November 21, 2012, the ESA decided they will construct an ATV derived Service Module ready to support the Orion capsule on the maiden flight of the Space Launch System in 2017.[42] The service module will likely be manufactured by EADS Astrium in Bremen, Germany.[43]
"ESA's contribution is going to be critical to the success of Orion's 2017 mission" |
—NASA Orion Program manager[13] |
NASA announced on January 16, 2013, that ESA will construct the service module for Exploration Mission-1 in 2017.[13] The European Space Agency will use hardware from their current Automated Transfer Vehicle to construct a compatible service module to the spacecraft.
Launch Abort System[edit]
In the event of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent, a launch escape system called the Launch Abort System (LAS) will separate the Crew Module from the launch vehicle using a solid rocket-powered launch abort motor (AM), which is more powerful than the Atlas 109-D booster that launched astronaut John Glenn into orbit in 1962.[44] There are two other propulsion systems in the LAS stack: the attitude control motor (ACM) and the jettison motor (JM). On July 10, 2007, Orbital Sciences, the prime contractor for the LAS, awarded Alliant Techsystems (ATK) a $62.5 million sub-contract to, "design, develop, produce, test and deliver the launch abort motor." ATK, which had the prime contract for the first stage of the Ares I rocket, intended to use an innovative "reverse flow" design for the motor.[45] On July 9, 2008, NASA announced that ATK had completed a vertical test stand at a facility in Promontory, Utah to test launch abort motors for the Orion spacecraft.[46] Another long-time space motor contractor, Aerojet, was awarded the jettison motor design and development contract for the LAS. As of September 2008, Aerojet has, along with team members Orbital Sciences, Lockheed Martin and NASA, successfully demonstrated two full-scale test firings of the jettison motor. This motor is important to every flight in that it functions to pull the LAS tower away from the vehicle after a successful launch. The motor also functions in the same manner for an abort scenario.
Environmental testing[edit]
NASA performed environmental testing of Orion from 2007 to 2011 at the Glenn Research Center Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. The Center's Space Power Facility is the world's largest thermal vacuum chamber.[47]
On March 2, 2009, the LAS Pathfinder began its transfer from the Langley Research Center to the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for launch tests. The Pathfinder is a combination of the Orion Boilerplate and LAS module. The 45 ft (14 m)-long rocket assembly will begin its first Pad Abort 1 Test on the Missile Range.[48]
Abort flight testing[edit]
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Test plans[edit]
As of 2007[update], NASA planned to perform a series of six Abort Flight Tests (AFT) between the fall of 2008 and the end of 2011 at the United States Army's White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico.[dated info] The Orion AFT subproject includes two pad abort tests and four ascent abort tests. Three of the four ascent aborts are planned to be flown from a special test launch vehicle, the Orion Abort Test Booster, the fourth one being performed with Ares I-Y. The Orion Abort Flight Tests are similar in nature to the Little Joe II tests performed at WSMR between September 1963 and January 1966 in support of the development of the Apollo program's Launch Escape System.[49][50][51] The LAS Pathfinder[clarification needed] boilerplate is being used.[citation needed]
As of February 2014[update], NASA plans to launch the Orion Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle Ascent Abort 2 test flight (AA‑2) from Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 46 in 2018.[52]
Actual testing[edit]
The actual Orion testing accomplished to date has been rather more limited and is running well behind the original plans.
ATK successfully completed the first Orion launch-abort test on November 20, 2008. The abort motor will provide 500,000 lbf (2,200 kN) of thrust for an emergency on the launch pad or during the first 300,000 feet (91 km) of the rocket's climb to orbit. The test firing was the first time a motor with reverse flow propulsion technology at this scale has been tested.
This abort test firing brought together a series of motor and component tests conducted in 2008 as a preparation for the next major milestone, a full-size mock-up or boilerplate test scheduled for the spring of 2009.[53][dated info]
On May 10, 2010, NASA successfully executed the PAD-Abort-1 test at White Sands New Mexico, launching a boilerplate Orion capsule to an altitude of approximately 6000 feet. The test used three solid-fuel rocket motors – a main thrust motor, an attitude control motor and the jettison motor.[54]
Orion Recovery Testing[edit]
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Under the Constellation program the Post-landing Orion Recovery Test (PORT) was designed to determine and evaluate methods of crew rescue and what kind of motions the astronaut crew can expect after landing. This will include conditions outside the capsule for the recovery team. The evaluation process will support NASA's design of landing recovery operations including equipment, ship and crew necessities.
The Port Test used full-scale boilerplate of NASA's Orion crew module and will be tested in water under simulated and real weather conditions. Tests began March 23, 2009 with a Navy-built, 18,000-pound boilerplate when it was placed in a test pool at the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. Full sea testing ran April 6–30, 2009, at various locations off the coast of NASA's Kennedy Space Center with media coverage.[55]
Under the Orion program testing a series of tests was implemented to evaluate hardware and procedures used to recover the Orion Crew Module at the end of the mission. Orion continued the "crawl, walk, run" approach used in PORT testing. The "crawl" phase was performed August 12–16, 2013 with the Stationary Recovery Test (SRT).
The SRT demonstrated the recovery hardware and techniques that will be employed for the recovery of the Orion Crew Module in the protected waters of Naval Station Norfolk utilizing the USS ARLINGTON as the recovery ship. The USS ARLINGTON is a LPD 17 Amphibious Assault ship. The recovery of the Orion Crew Module utilizes unique features of the LPD 17 class ship to safely and economically recovery the Orion Crew Module and eventually its astronaut crew.[56]
The "walk" and "run" phases will be performed with the Underway Recovery Test (URT). Also Utilizing the LPD 17 class ship, the URT will be performed in more realistic sea conditions off the coast of California in early 2014 to prepare the US Navy / NASA team for recovering the uncrewed Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) Orion Crew Module.
List only includes relatively near missions, more missions are planned than are listed below.
Acronym | Mission name | Launch Date | Rocket | Duration | Remarks |
EFT-1 | Exploration Flight Test-1 | 2014 | Delta IV Heavy | Uncrewed high apogee trajectory test flight of the Orion Crew Module in Earth Orbit. | |
EM-1 | Exploration Mission-1[57] | 2017[57] | SLS Block I[57] | 7–10 days[58] | Send an uncrewed Orion on a circumlunar trajectory.[58] |
EM-2 | Exploration Mission-2[57] | As early as 2021[59] | SLS Block I[57] | Send Orion with a crew of two to rendezvous with a captured asteroid in lunar orbit.[59] | |
EM-3 | Exploration Mission-3[57] | 2022[60] | SLS Block IA[57] | Destination TBA[60] |
Existing craft and mockups[edit]
- The Boilerplate Test Article (BTA) underwent splashdown testing at the Hydro Impact Basin of NASA's Langley Research Center. This same test article has been modified to support Orion Recovery Testing in the Stationary and Underway recovery tests.[61] The BTA contains over 150 sensors to gather data on its test drops.[62] Testing of the 18,000 pound mockup ran from July 2011 to January 6, 2012.[63]
- The Ground Test Article (GTA) stack, located at Lockheed Martin in Denver, is undergoing vibration testing.[64] It is made up by the Orion Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) combined with its Launch Abort System (LAS). Further testing will see the addition of Service Module simulator panels and Thermal Protection System (TPS) to the GTA stack.[65]
- The Drop Test Article (DTA), also known as the Drop Test Vehicle (DTV) is undergoing test drops at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The mock Orion parachute compartment is dropped from an altitude of 25,000 feet from a C-130.[65] Testing began in 2007. Drogue chutes deploy around 15,000 and 20,000 feet. Testing of the reefing staged parachutes includes partial failure instances including partial opening and complete failure of one of the three main parachutes. With only two chutes deployed the DTA lands at 33 feet per second, the maximum touchdown speed for Orion's design.[66] Other related test vehicles include the now-defunct Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) and its replacement the Generation II Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV2). The drop test program has had several failures in 2007, 2008, and 2010.[67] The new PTV was successfully tested February 29, 2012 deploying from a C-17. Ten drag chutes will drag the mock up's pallet from the aircraft for the drop at 25,000 feet. The landing parachute set of eight is known as the Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS).[68] The test examined air flow disturbance behind the mimicked full size vehicle and its effects on the parachute system. The PTV landed on the desert floor at 17 mph.[69] A third test vehicle, the PCDTV3, is scheduled for a drop on April 17, 2012. In this testing "The CPAS team continued preparation activities for the Parachute Compartment Drop Test Vehicle (PCDTV3) airdrop test, scheduled for April 17, which will deploy the two drogue parachutes in the highest dynamic pressure environment to date, and will demonstrate a main parachute skipped second stage."[70]
- Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) Orion (re-designation of OFT-1) constructed at Michoud Assembly Facility,[11] was delivered by Lockheed Martin to the Kennedy Space Center on July 2, 2012.[71]
Ongoing debates over EM-3 and beyond[edit]
Debates over Orion's destination in the near future are ongoing.[72][73] In particular, the United States House Science Subcommittee on Space is exploring the merits of an Apollo-like return to the Moon as compared with an asteroid rendezvous mission.[72]
The crux of ongoing debates hinges upon answers to these following questions:[72]
- Is the proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission (ARM), a lunar landing mission, or another mission better as a precursor for an eventual human mission to Mars?
- What things could we learn and capabilities would we develop from a Moon landing that we could not learn from the proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission?
- How do different destinations or missions affect a strategic approach with our potential international partners as well as technical architectures?
Presently, the United States House Science Subcommittee on Space is debating two possible paths,[72][73] whether to first:
- return to the Moon or
- explore an asteroid towed to lunar orbit
prior to launching a manned mission to Mars.[72]
Regardless of which of the following alternatives is selected, "the ultimate goal of human exploration is to chart a path for human expansion into the solar system."[72]
Return to the Moon[edit]
These are the primary reasons for returning to the Moon:[72]
- "On the international front, there appears to be continued enthusiasm for a mission to the Moon."[74]
- The Moon could become a training ground and test bed to prepare for more complex missions.[72] Ultimately, manned operations on other planets will require training and preparation. The Moon seems like a logical place to do this training.[72]
- Landing on the Moon would develop technical capabilities that NASA has not had experience with for over four decades now.[72][A] NASA has neither landed humans upon nor launched humans from another large celestial body since December 1972.[A]
- Establishing a semi-permanent or permanent presence on the Moon would provide humans with some working/living experience in radically different, non-Earth environments. Projects Mercury and Gemini built up experience for Apollo's subsequent success to the Moon; in much the same way returning to the Moon would provide experience prior to exploring Mars.[72]
- The Apollo program was not a straight shot to the Moon; it included several precursor missions to test new capabilities and gain experience.[72] In much the same way, NASA will need to acquire new capabilities to travel to Mars and beyond.[72]
- The United States National Research Council reports (December 2012) there is "little evidence that a current stated goal for NASA's human spaceflight program – namely, to visit an asteroid by 2025 – has been widely accepted as a compelling destination by NASA's own workforce, by the nation as a whole, or by the international community."[72][74]
- Legal dictates to utilize the Moon[72] prior to exploring beyond[72] are still in place[72] and contained within the NASA Authorization Acts of 2005 and 2008 (October 16, 2008).[72][75]
Explore an asteroid in lunar orbit[edit]
The reasons provided for exploring an asteroid, as follows, versus returning to the Moon, above, appear to revolve around reduced cost[B] and technical advancement:[C]
- This mission would place an asteroid in lunar orbit, rather than sending astronauts to an asteroid in deep space.[72]
- The Keck Institute for Space Studies at the California Institute of Technology, in partnership with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, estimates a mission cost of approximately $2.6 billion.[72][76] By contrast, original estimates for colonization of the Moon, as a part of the Constellation Program, reached a total cost of $150 billion.[77] However, the $2.6 billion estimate is solely the cost of a mission to capture a 7m asteroid. It does not include any developmental costs, nor does it cover the costs of crewed flights to the asteroid once it is captured, so this comparison does not include the full costs of this enterprise.[76]
- The Obama Administration estimates that this mission would actually cost even less than the estimated $2.6 billion[72] and is already a part of the FY2014 budget request.[72]
- Steps toward accomplishing this mission would simultaneously develop advanced solar electric propulsion technology.[72]
Orion Lite[edit]
Orion Lite was an unofficial name used in the media for a lightweight crew capsule proposed by Bigelow Aerospace in collaboration with Lockheed Martin. It was to be based on the Orion spacecraft that Lockheed Martin was developing for NASA. It would be a lighter, less capable and cheaper version of the full Orion.
See also[edit]
MPCV Related:
- Space Shuttle successors
- NASA Authorization Act of 2010
- Space policy of the Barack Obama administration
- Crew Exploration Vehicle (previous version of Orion)
- Mission to a Near-Earth object
- Exploration of Mars
- Manned mission to Mars
- Space Launch System
- Space Exploration Vehicle
- Deep Space Habitat
- Nautilus-X (not currently funded)
CCDev 1 and 2 and CCiCap (formerly CCDev 3) Related:
- CST-100 crew capsule being developed by Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace
- Dragon being developed by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
- Dream Chaser being developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation
- Simply known as the "Space Vehicle", a "biconic nose cone design orbital vehicle" orbital spacecraft being developed by Blue Origin... not to be confused with the Blue Origin New Shepard "vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket" also being developed by the same company.[78][79]
- Liberty (formally Ares 1) being developed by Alliant Techsystems and Astrium
COTS Related:
- Cygnus being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and Thales Alenia Space
- Dragon (uncrewed variant) developed by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Other countries:
- Soyuz (spacecraft) and Progress (spacecraft) used by the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA)
- Prospective Piloted Transport System (PPTS) or Advanced Crew Vehicle (ACV) (to be launched on an Angara A5 rocket)[80] in development by the Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA)
- Shenzhou (spacecraft) used by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
- ISRO Orbital Vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Automated Transfer Vehicle used by the European Space Agency (ESA)
- Crew Space Transportation System (CSTS) or Advanced Crew Transportation System (ACTS) in development by the European Space Agency (ESA)
- H-II Transfer Vehicle used by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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- ^ a b Bergin, Chris (September 30, 2011). "SLS mission schedule improving – Crewed Moon mission moving to 2019". NASAspaceflight.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Preliminary Report Regarding NASA's Space Launch System and Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle". NASA. January 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Research/ESA_workhorse_to_power_NASA_s_Orion_spacecraft
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- ^ a b http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/10/nasa-managers-serious-atv-role-as-orion-service-module/
- ^ Paul Rincon (February 13, 2012). "Nasa budget slashes Martian funds". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d NASA Signs Agreement for a European-Provided Orion Service Module
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- ^ Handlin, Daniel; Chris Bergin (October 11, 2006). "NASA sets Orion 13 for Moon Return". NASAspaceflight.com. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
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- ^ Frank Morring, Jr. "1,000 pounds cut from Orion CEV".
- ^ a b "Orion landings to be splashdowns – KSC buildings to be demolished". NASA SpaceFlight.com. August 5, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.
- ^ "Charter of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee". NASA.gov. June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Office of Science and Technology Policy | The White House". Ostp.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "Today – President Signs NASA 2010 Authorization Act". Universetoday.com. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
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- ^ Coppinger, Rob (October 6, 2006). "NASA Orion crew vehicle will use voice controls in Boeing 787-style Honeywell smart cockpit". Flight International. Retrieved October 6, 2006.
- ^ "NASA Denies Making Orion Water Landing Decision – and Deleting Touchdowns on Land". NASA Watch. August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
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- ^ "Lockheed to build Nasa 'Moonship'". BBC News. August 31, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2007.
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- ^ "NASA Selects Material for Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield" (Press release). NASA Ames Research Center. April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ Jansen, Bart (May 24, 2011). "NASA sticks with Orion capsule for deep-space travel". USA Today. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ "US and Europe plan new spaceship". BBC News. May 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "ATV evolution studies look at exploration, debris removal". Spaceflight Now. June 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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- ^ "Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back – and Stay This Time". popularmechanics.com. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
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- ^ "RELEASE: 07-86, NASA Buys Abort Test Boosters for Orion Flight Tests". NASA.
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- ^ "Environmental Assessment for NASA Launch Abort System (LAS) Test Activities at the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range, NM FINAL" (PDF). NASA.
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- ^ "NASA: Constellation Abort Test November 2008". Nasa.gov. December 11, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
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Originally Posted by Angie Protein. (I would assume that was not the only source of it in the room.)
Originally Posted by Cyclonepride Not going to click that link. I'll take your word for it. Really? We are talking about two of the most exaggerated topics here.
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Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo tells TMZ ... she did engage in underage drinking during her freshman year in college (like EVERY college student) ... but the 20-year-old insists her days of illegal boozing are long behind her.
Just days after Culpo emerged victorious at the Miss Universe competition last month, photos of the beauty queen taking shots of hard liquor surfaced on the web -- a problem since she's not exactly 21.
We reached out to Culpo -- who told us, "Like many college students I was curious and did experiment with alcohol in college."
She adds, "I would be lying if I told you I did not experience what many students do during their college years. I take responsibility for my actions."
Culpo says the pics were taken during her freshman year at Boston University -- but notes she hasn't had one drink since she won the title of Miss USA back in June.
It's too bad Culpo's parents weren't with her during the boozing sessions -- 'cause Massachusetts is one of the states where it's OK for someone under 21 to booze in a bar as long as that person is with a parent who consents.
so what?
a lot of people drink when they were under age
especially in college
she will be 21 this year
leave her alone....only purpose this serves is to bring her down,
which bs...
fvcking up tight society
making a mountain out of a mole hill hoping it snow balls and she drops her crown so tmz can feel proud that they did something
find me a college student who has not had a drink.....really, drinking age of 21 is absurd- we can own a gun, drive a car, get married, fight for our country-
Old enough to vote, to kill for or be executed by the nation but not to have a beer. The land of the free, where people go to jail for drinking a beer on their front-yard...
Well, obviously it didn't cause her to turn into a heavy boozer or she wouldn't be able to stay in the physical condition needed for Miss Universe. Most college kids experiment, most don't turn into alco's. No biggie.
I have lived in MA my whole life and never heard of this. I just googled and it seems like the person researching this got it from one source. Even if that was the case underage drinking isn't right and I don't understand why it's so difficult for this country to find a single person who hasn't had a big scandal. Wher's all the good people?
I am sick of people saying "everybody does it." No, everybody doesn't do all of those things you claim they do. It's not a good excuse for YOUR behavior. It sounds like a weak, lousy excuse tried by a person of weak character who cannot own up to their own mistakes. "Everybody does it," even if it were true, doesn't make anything right. You'd be very surprised at all the people who do not do all those things some of you keep claiming they do, just to excuse your own lousy behavior. Sure, nobody's perfect, but that doesn't mean we're all out here engaging in your particular chosen sin or illegal activity. Own up to your own mistakes without trying to drag the rest of us down into the gutter with you.
Miss Iowa was even better, saying she "only supports marijuana for recreational or healthcare uses."
This is the same woman that reprimanded marijuana use. Yet she's been as she calls it "experiencing" herself.
This is news? Except for maybe a really into it Mormon who the hell hasn't drank "underage"? By the time most people are 21 half of them are done drinking already. You're a bunch of azzholes with this story.
It is legal drink underage I. Massachusetts with parental consent under supervision. http://drinkingage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002591
What's funny is some women/men can join military and die for our could.try....shot kill people....but those same people.can't drink until.they're 21?! Retarded!
Go to http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/ and let your voice be heard. It is a program about lowering the drinking age to 18. It's like a 12-year old going to an R-rated movie with his adult parents.


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Good morning everyone!! Well, I am very much happy to report that I do have internet access at home again. I couldn't explain to you what was wrong with it, or what happened, if someone wrote it down for me and all I had to do was repeat it. I am happy to report that it was nothing that I did!!
I was hoping to come back from the writing dead that I have been in so far this week. But then I realized that I am heading home for Christmas after work today. Before that point, I have to do some dishes, clean up the house, pack some clothes, and other household thing. Not only that, but tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I still had to finish up my shopping. So instead of sitting in front of the computer and writing a quality blog entry, I chose to keep some of my family members happy with me by buying them stuff!
I hope you understand. But, of course, I can't just write nothing either. I am a yapper and have to give you something, so here are just a couple of things for the weekend. (There will not be a new posting until next Monday or Tuesday)
First of all, I have to thank all of you who have visited this site, especially those who make it a part of your daily routine. I do work pretty hard and spend a lot of time to try to give a quality, fun, and informative site. I really appreciate all of you who take the time to e-mail me and tell me what you think about what I write, whether you agree or disagree. I have gone from maybe talking my family and a couple of friends into coming to this site at the beginning to getting well over 300 hits a day. So, thank you!
There are so many other people that I should really thank. I almost hate to note them by name because I will probably forget some and I don't want to do that. But I need to thank the members of the NFL "Expert" Panel that you see below. I need to thank Rita Maloney for checking out the site from time to time and giving me an opportunity to be on the radio a few times this year. I need to thank so many bloggers out there for what they do. You probably read a number of the sites at the left side of this screen, and I do too. I would strongly encourage you to check out all of the Twins sites. Each one has had an impact on this site! And there are many other blogs that I read as well that I can say the same thing about. I need to name two of them and tell you all to bookmark their sites. The first is The Baseball Savant. David Bergner writes the site and is very thorough, and the topics he covers are great. But David is also a great guy who I keep in contact with on a frequent basis. We throw ideas and theories off of each other. I don't know about him, but it certainly helps me! The other person and site I need to mention is Brent Hanson at BrentNet. Brent's site has so many topics from all realms of society, it is fun for me to read non-sports topics on the same page as Twins and Wolves thoughts. His forums also provide you with an opportunity to express your thoughts, knowledge and opinions to a bigger audience.
I need to thank the Twins organization and those involved for giving me plenty to talk about. The offseason is particularly fun for debate. I feel lucky to be a Twins fan. I sometimes am frustrated by their lack of spending, but other times I am very happy because I can really cheer for the team and know how much thought goes into putting it all together. As I was quoted as saying in an October article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "I am happy to cheer for a team where winning a World Series title is thrilling news, not expected as in other cities."
I also need to thank the Chicago White Sox, particularly GM Ken Williams who also provides me with plenty to talk about. His offseason moves this year have been almost laughable. Why, just yesterday, he signed Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, to a 2 year, $8 million offer. That's just crazy for a guy who is who-knows-how-old and has been hurt much of the last three or four years of his career. He has traded arguably his best hitter, Carlos Lee, for a .250 hitter with speed. As I said a couple of weeks ago, it appears that he is doing his best to "compete with the Royals for 4th place in the AL Central."
Overall, I am thankful for so many things this Christmas, and one of them is the relationships and opportunities I have been afforded through this site. Thank you to all of you! I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
I would like to ask your help for a entry for next week. I would like to encourage you to e-mail me your questions. They can be Twins-related, Wolves-related, TV or Movies, Pet names, favorites, advice, anything! One day next week, I will then answer any and all questions I receive. I kind of did this last year and answered 21 questions. I really need your help, so please e-mail me! Thank you!
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Just two more weeks to go and three people are tied a top our leader board. So it is a big week for those teams. It is also a huge week for the Vikings. Tomorrow at 2:00, the Vikings will be hosting the Packers in a game that could determine the champion of the NFC North. I think it could be a good, competitive game that will be fun to watch. Of course, it is Christmas Eve. Many of you may be working. Others may have their family Christmas dinners at that time. What to do?! What to do?! I know there have been a number of churches that have cancelled their Christmas Eve afternoon services so that parishioners can watch the football game! That's funny! Who do I think will win? See below.
Note - I will enter these people's picks as I receive them. Thank you for your patience!
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Div. IA: Japan wins bronze; Serbia relegated to Div. II
TILBURG Austria completed its mission in Division I Group A and was promoted to the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia after a 2-1 victory over Ukraine.
Div. IB: Bronze for Poland, Korea sends Croatia down
LJUBLJANA Slovenia earned promotion to the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia following its 4-1 victory in the Division I Group B over co-favourite Hungary.
Div 1A: UKR-JPN 2-1, SER-LTU 4-10, AUT-NED 4-1
TILBURG - It promises to be Super Sunday in Group A tomorrow. Austria and Ukraine both won their fourth straight game and will face each other to decide who will go to Slovakia in 2011. Lithuania avoided relegation defeating Serbia 10-4.


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Finalist for the RWA RITA Award in short contemporary category
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Cathy Martin doesn't believe in ghosts until she arrives at her famous grandmother's home on Martha's Vineyard to coauthor the actress's memoirs. Eight writers have already fled the island, and soon Cathy, too, is questioning the strange goings on -- and the motives of Fin McGraw.
Fin, the embodiment of her late grandfather as a young man, has become the constant companion of Cathy's very eccentric and very rich grandmother, Catherine Lindsay. He claims to be a struggling actor, yet his story rings false.
Cathy is suspicious even as she craves his touch, his scorching kisses. Does Fin have love or larceny on his mind?
The bedroom she'd always slept in shared the widow's walk, a bathroom and a sitting room with Cat's bedroom at the far end of the gallery. Other than the tangy smell of Pine-Sol and fresh sheets on the turned-down four poster bed, the room hadn't been altered since the last summer she'd spent at Cat's House. The summer she'd turned eighteen. The summer she'd met her ex-husband Garrett.
She could clear all of this junk out of her room and haul it up to the attic, but she'd had enough exercise for one day. She decided to take to the beach with Phineas's Rainbow.
Noel Penney was apt to show up. Two years ago he'd sent her an autographed copy of the book. In her thank you note Cathy wrote that she'd absolutely loved the book. She supposed she ought to read it just in case.
She tugged the wedding ring quilt off the bed, put on her sunglasses and made for the beach with her grandfather's biography tucked in the crook of her arm.
On the beach Cathy wrapped herself in the quilt and wiggled her back into a sand dune. Sand skittered around her as she leaned Phineas's Rainbow against her drawn-up knees.
Catherine Lindsay was the love of Phineas Martin's life. He'd met Cat in his mother-in-law's parlor in Boston on a sunny October afternoon in 1933, six months after he'd married Cat's first cousin Alma.
He'd slept with Cat that night, dumped Alma in the morning, and after lunch he'd caught the New York via Philadelphia train with Cat. Knowing her grandmother, Cathy was pretty sure Cat had seduced him. Poor Phineas never had a chance.
The sun came out from behind the clouds. The wind died as she opened the book to page 146, just before Phineas's cataclysmic meeting with Cat in his mother-in-law's parlor.
Lulled by the warm sand and the sun on her face, Cathy began to nod off in the middle of the third paragraph on page 149. She yawned, let the book fall open against her chest and her eyes drift shut. When she jerked awake, Cathy was curled on her side with the quilt tangled around her, her sunglasses and the book half under her head with one corner of it digging into her cheek.
She groaned and rolled stiffly onto her back, stared to yawn and stretch -- and froze as she looked up and saw her grandfather standing in front of her.
Leaning toward her with his hands wrapped around his thighs just above his knees. He wore black jeans and a v-neck sweater almost the same color as the dark hair falling over his navy-blue eyes. He smiled, and with his right hand lightly grazed the crease in her cheek.
"Next time you want to nap on the beach, pussy willow," he said, "call me and I'll loan you my shoulder."
The brush of his knuckles was so light, so barely there that Cathy felt nothing. Of course not, she thought dazedly, because he isn't here, he isn't real, no matter how alive he looks.
"Y-you're dead," she stammered.
His smile widened. He leaned closer, near enough for Cathy to count his eyelashes as the wind gusted and ruffled his hair around his ears.
"Do I look dead?" he asked.
His baritone voice had a soft, lilting cadence to it that Cathy had heard before but couldn't quite identify.
"I'm going to close my eyes," she said, "and count to ten. When I open them, you're going to be gone."
"Whatever you say, pussy willow."
His voice made her shiver as she closed her eyes, covered them with her hands and started counting.
"Eight -- nine -- ten." Cathy spread her fingers and opened her eyes.
He was gone.
She thrashed out of the tangled quilt and leaped to her feet. The wind lashed her hair in her eyes as she looked up and down the almost quarter mile of empty beach in both directions and felt herself start to tremble.
Where the hell had he gone? Where the hell had he come from? Her imagination or had she been dreaming? If so, he was the most vivid dream she'd ever had.
Never again so help her God, Cathy vowed, would she fall asleep on the beach. She snatched up the quilt, her sunglasses, Phineas's Rainbow and ran for Cat's House.