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Maine Prepares for Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, Power Outages this Weekend
December 20, 2013
Snow, sleet, rain, freezing rain or a mixture of all is on the way to Maine for late Saturday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Those areas that experience significant freezing rain will likely be hit with power outages, perhaps extensive.
There is a potential for slippery travel conditions, downed trees and other issues depending on how the storm develops, so Mainers and visitors need to be ready for any possible scenario. Some parts of Maine are experiencing snowy conditions today, then there will be a brief break Saturday before heavier precipitation begins late on Saturday or very early Sunday, depending on where you are. While far northern areas will likely experience a significant snowfall, freezing rain is the main concern for central and southern sections.
"It's time to put safety first, and prepare for this serious storm," Governor Paul R. LePage said today. "Make sure you have what you need to weather the storm, and then check on neighbors who may need some extra help." ." The Governor today signed an emergency proclamation that in the event of widespread power outages will allow utility crews to drive additional hours to repair lines and restore power.
Stay informed:
- Listen to and watch weather forecasts carefully. The storm track is still uncertain. The prediction for your area will become progressively clearer, including the time it will start and the type of precipitation you will receive, so check on forecasts often.
- During the storm, Maine 2-1-1 will have information on any shelters that are open, as well as safety guidelines. Dial 2-1-1 (toll-free) or, if you have Internet access, visit http://211maine.org
Make a plan:
- Take a quick inventory to see if you have what you need to remain in your home safely, especially if the power goes out. There should be time Saturday morning, before the worst of the storm moves in, to pick up any supplies you may need.
- Flashlight?
- Batteries?
- Battery powered radio?
- Water?
- Non-perishable foods?
- Medications?
- Pet food?
- Check in with any family, neighbors, and friends who might need help preparing for the storm.
- Consider what you would need if you had to go to an emergency shelter (medications, important papers, etc.)
- If you have a lot of snow on your roof, clear it off on Saturday before the storm. Rain could soak the snow and add a dangerous amount of weight to the roof.
Power outages:
- Never run a generator indoors. The Maine CDC recommends that people should always use generators outside and make sure that it is placed at least 15 feet from windows or doors. It's a good idea to check on your connections now, before the power goes out.
- If you see a downed power line, leave it alone – always treat power lines as if they are live. A live wire can kill you.
- If clearing trees or limbs make CERTAIN they are not in contact with a power line. Trees and branches can conduct electricity and electrocute you on contact.
- Report outages to your power company.
Safe Heating
- Have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home!
- Never use an "improvised" heat source like grill or oven as they can be fire or carbon monoxide hazards.
- Make sure all heating vents are clear and properly discharging out of the house.
- Make sure snow and ice is not impeding the venting of carbon monoxide and clear it away if it is.
- Keep anything that can burn at least three feet from any heat source.
- Check out a weather report before heading out.
- Visit http://511maine.gov if you have Internet access, or dial 5-1-1 toll free to check on road conditions
- Drive at appropriate speeds for conditions.
- Make sure your car is in good working condition with weather appropriate tires and plenty of gas.
- Throw a blanket, flashlight, cell phone, sand (or anything that can help you get traction if you get stuck), jumper cables, and other items in the car you may need in an emergency.
- Be careful on slippery walkways – make sure you have good footing or just stay off them.
- If you lose power, keep your fridge and freezer closed to keep food cold and safe. A closed fridge will keep food for about four hours. A full freezer will keep the temperature for about 48 hours, a half-full freezer for about 24 hours.
- Don't cook and eat meat, poultry, fish, eggs or other refrigerated foods that have been above 40 degrees F for two hours or more. They can be contaminated with bacteria that can cause serious illness.
The Maine Emergency Management Agency has been working with the National Weather Service all week to get the best possible information about the storm. In a conference call this morning, the Weather Service briefed MEMA, County and city emergency managers, volunteer partners and key utilities on the expected conditions.
MEMA and County EMA staffs, as well as key state agency staff, are on standby to respond as needed.
Information sources:
- Life or safety-threatening emergency: Call 9-1-1
- Power outage or downed power line: Call your electric utility
- Maine Prepares: http://www.maineprepares.com
- Maine Emergency Management Agency: http://www.maine.gov/mema
- National Weather Service Gray: http://www.weather.gov/gray
- National Weather Service Caribou: http://www.weather.gov/caribou
- Maine DOT Travel Information: http://511maine.gov or dial 5-1-1
- MEMA on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MaineEMA
- MEMA on Twitter: @MaineEMA (http://twitter.com/MaineEMA)
The text of the emergency proclamation is:
Governor's Emergency Proclamation for US DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service Waiver
WHEREAS, the State of Maine is preparing to experience the effects of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and hazardous build-up of icing that have the potential to impact transportation routes and put thousands of Maine homes and businesses out of power; and
WHEREAS, work crews will have to work many hours to clear roads and restore power; and
WHEREAS, power restoration crews may be requested from other service areas and states and potentially Canadian provinces to assist in power restoration; and
WHEREAS, federal rules determine the number of hours the driver of an electrical line repair vehicle may operate; and
WHEREAS, drivers of such vehicles must cease operations when they reach the federal limit on hours of operation, and therefore would have to cease power restoration; and
WHEREAS, these conditions threaten public health and safety and endanger the property of Maine homes and businesses; and
WHEREAS, these conditions are expected to extend until December 29, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the declaration of a State of Emergency will facilitate the granting of a waiver from the US the U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pursuant to 49 CFR part 390.23 to allow relief from 49 CFR parts 390 through 399, specifically 49 CFR part 395 Hours of Service of Drivers, and subject to the limitations described below, and therefore allow drivers of electrical line repair vehicles to operate additional hours, and
WHEREAS, motor carriers that have an Out-Of-Service Order in effect may not take advantage of the relief from regulation that this declaration provides under 49 CFR 390.23
NOW THEREFORE, I, Paul R. LePage, Governor of the State of Maine, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of Maine, find that these conditions constitute a civil emergency under 37-B M.R.S.A. section 742, and for the purpose pursuant to 49 CFR part 390.23 of facilitating a waiver to the U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, specifically 49 CFR part 395 Hours of Service of Drivers, do hereby declare that a State of Emergency exists as of December 20, 2013 through December 29, 2013.


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Re: asa school vs buying own 20-30ft and teach self?
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I've done a weekend course which got me small sailboat certified. We sailed 25 and 28 ft.
I'd like to someday sail ocean waters so that's y I'm a little nervous that the lake won't offer enough big water similarities. Then again 3 day course vs own boat sail whenever.. the latter sounds more bang for my buck
I am 100% convinced that if you start on a lake, then go ocean, you will be a much better sailor than 90% of the people who start on the ocean. You tack frequently and use all points of sail. This teaches you a ton, especially if you race. Most people I have seen sail in salt, never beat and only tack a few times all day.
You can also safely and comfortably sail in very hight winds on the lake. This teaches you to handle boats in these conditions. In salt you would be far less likely to go out in these conditions.
When you switch to salt you will have to learn tides, current, navigation. That would be a good time to take a class perhaps. None of these skiils are really that important in beginning charter locations such as the BVI. You will mostly be on mooring balls and navigation is a non-issue.
In the long run I really think you will be a better sailor for learning on the lake.
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TD-Complete Submission
What to expect when you're expecting (an acceptance letter)
4.15 / 5.00 4,230 ViewsEdit: just to declare, I'm a fan of the show with a very immature sense of humour. Sue me (I'd prefer it if you didn't though).
HEY, before you vote 0, listen up: the next two flashes I've submitted are a parody and are making fun at the fanbase as well as the show. I'd hope most people watching can take it into good humour - the "haters" of the show get to laugh at the fans and the fans get to laugh at what's going altogether. I did make these parodies for both the fans and those that just don't care for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
If you've seen the first part, well yeah, this is the second. It makes more fun of the show than the fanbase so watch and hopefully you'll get a kick out of it.
I'll try to respond to all reviews.
I think my brain just melted. What did I just watch? It was so awesomely I this whole sentence. Who was RD talking to?
she had an epiphany with God
PS2 joke made me giggle :D
Also I love how this was animated, great job! :D
thanks :)
not sure how else I would go about submitting something on NG that wasn't animated but thanks for the confirmation that it was!
What is this, I don't even...
this isn't even a review
Very interesting.
Same as last time:
I thought it was funny how you has little inserts to every charachter with their stereotypes whilst having it in a story line. I particularly liked the one with Pinkie Pie at the beginning. I wouldn't say any were bad but that pinkie pie one made me laugh hehe. HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT FLUTTERSHY! SHE NO DO BROHOOF! GRRRRR
Seemed fine in this one, no complaints.
Animation and drawings:
Now I know you said those changing warbles were intentional but this is me and they do bug me. It just seemed inconsistant even though it was intentional.
I also picked up that the pinkie pie looks completely different in the 2 "angle shots" that you did, where as Twilight looked pretty much the same. Just something there.
Extra notes:
I loved how they seemed to have bags under their eyes, that was pretty funny to be honest. The little things like the weird brohoofing and the way they would talk made me giggle. In all honesty for me this was actually very humerous and I got a few kicks out of it. . Love your referencing and the godspeed. It all worked very well. .
What games was that cheat code for? xD
I was trying to get one pinkie pie to look dopier than the other. Nothing much I can do about the animation and how the wobbles change speed in places. I wanted that there and I don't want to change it. :)
Glad you got a kick out of this one too. The cheat code was just made up. :c
Again, thanks for your reviews. :)
This was hilarious. BUT you get a 9 because Applejack is best pony and you killed her, you ass. >:(
oh shit man it was an accident she was at the top of the staircase and the next moment it was all just a blur oh man oh man shit shit shit can you ever forgive me oh no why


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Any recommendations on how we can get our own labels created? I know about the beerlabelizer site, are there any other resources out there like that? I'm not very creative so I'm struggling with creating a logo for my brewery.
I'm not creative either so I can't offer any help on design, but the dimensions I used for my label are 3" H x 7" wide. That is a full wrap around size, I figure I'll cut about an inch off of each side. Here is what I did http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/worl...labels-314146/ Like I said can't help on the whole design aspect but maybe this will inspire you.
There are very creative people here that will help for a fee or out of the goodness of their heart/passion of their craft. Just ask.


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lately, i've been wasting every minute
choking on inevitabilities; wondering
how many times i'll promise myself
this year i'll be different until
i move on to something less
unattainable. truthfully, i'm just sorry
for the ones who still think
i'm trying
and i have been waiting an
ugly amount of years for my
prophetic completion-- a love like
i say you're beautiful when really i mean
you make my heart stop, like
i was born to meet you or perhaps
i'm actually breaking some universal law
of equilibrium; loving something
so unnaturally
i want a love like that:
napkin poems, handwritten
and tender and accidental collisions
igniting a thousand forest fires
beneath my skin; me,
blossoming like a wildflower
on a california highway, basking
in the sun and ignored definition
of earthly limitations. i want to believe
that somewhere, there's a boy
built of summer sunsets and shooting stars
for every homesick girl who never
quite fit in, that when he traces
patterns in her hands, he finds
something magical
that when he says i love you,
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By: Tim Sherno
Ice rinks across Minnesota are preparing to go without a chemical used to make ice.
R22 is a gas used in the ice making process, but according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the gas damages the Earth's ozone layer. Production and importation of the chemical will end in United States in 2020, so rinks that rely on the gas are developing strategies to deal with the change.
Senator Amy Klobuchar has written the EPA requesting that the agency work with rinks and provide information to help navigate the transition.
Klobuchar says now is the time to prepare. "The question is how we get there and how we get there in the most cost effective way for these rinks because it can be very, very expensive to convert to the next kind of a refrigeration system," she said.
In her letter to the EPA, Klobuchar asks the agency to provide a roadmap for rinks as they transition, help avoid spikes in price as supplies dwindle, work to reclaim and reuse as much of the gas as possible, and suggest best practices for preventing leaks, which could delay a rink's need to transition.
Plymouth City Manager Dave Callister says converting two sheets of ice at the Plymouth Ice Center will be costly. "For us to switch over to the ammonia-based system, and away from the R22 would be about $1 million," he said.
Craig Flor from the Minnesota Ice Arena Manager's Association says the time to act has come, "what we're going to do right now is start to educate our management starting that process on what are you going to do? Do you need to do anything?"
The change doesn't require rinks to switch out the chemical to comply - some rinks may be able to function for years without needing to purchase any additional R22.
The existing supply will still be available until it's depleted.
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Nov 13, 2012, 01:32 PM | ||
Nov 13, 2012, 01:37 PM | ||
Yes, you, as well as the regulars here, know I'm certainly not opposed to doing shite to a mcx2 or any other RC... you should see my Champ |
Nov 13, 2012, 01:46 PM | ||
There shouldnt be any play in the shaft, just loosen it then jam it altogether and give it a tight screw. ... And thats not what she said But in all seriousness loosen the screws on the bottom gear, then press down the flybar and gear together, then while still holding it tighten the screws back up |
Nov 13, 2012, 02:07 PM | |||
Nice light job on your cubby champ like thingy. Did you use a remote switch for them or are they hard wired in? I guess they must be hard wired though cause that things only 3ch, right? Or does it have more than 3 ch's but only uses 3 (like the ar6400 uses 4ch but has 6)? Either way they look good.
I did my mustang too, oh and my dx6i (it looks bluish in the clip but its actually white):
Nov 13, 2012, 02:28 PM | ||
Yeah, my Champ is still stock 3 channel. Lights are hard wired and either run off a second lipo (my Scout CX 70mah) or piggyback off my main battery using a Y adapter. The tail anti-collision light is actually strobed with a 7556 dual timer chip circuit I built... 2 quick blips then 1 second pause... like the planes that fly over my house all day/night... I have a video link of it posted somewhere in one of the threads. I OCD about stuff looking scale... it's also got scale bushwheels/tires, wing struts, tail brace wires, scale landing gear, windshield goes up over the top etc. The guys wanted me to do a write-up on the lights and add it to my blog... it's on my list of things to do... am busy winterizing my surface RCs right now |
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Nov 13, 2012, 03:36 PM | ||
How did you build the 7556 dual timer chip circuit? |
Nov 13, 2012, 03:51 PM | |||||
That requires a rather lengthy answer... and is why I need to do a proper write-up on my blog about it when I have time. I talked about some of it in one of the Champ threads when another member wanted to maybe partner with me and make and sell them... didn't really want to go down that road.. I know that you, yourself, know the pitfalls and headaches of doing that sort of thing.
When I started I knew nothing about 755 timers and their variants, but I found some good websites and gave myself an education on it... spent several weeks learning and implementing. Here's a vid of breadboard prototyping and a final vid. You'll have to click the player's link and go to YouTube to watch it... the embedded player here in the forum cripples the frame-rate in some web browsers and that will interfere with seeing the true strobe pattern I set up... sometimes you'll only see one blip and sometimes none at all (my apologies to everyone else for the off topic
Nov 13, 2012, 04:17 PM | ||||
I was hoping you had a simple solution like strap a few resistors and diodes thogether, and bobs ya uncle Me too! |
Nov 13, 2012, 04:21 PM | |
meant to say "555" timers and their variants. 555 is a single timer chip but requires a minimum 5v voltage so you can't run it off a 1S lipo. 556 is a dual timer version of it. 7555 is a cmos version of it that only requires 2v to operate it... 7556 is the dual timer version of it. Basically, you hook up resistors and capacitors (I added a diode for a very specific reason related to my strobe pattern) to set the timing you want. I needed either a dual timer or run one single into another single to set up the pattern I wanted... • = short blip - = pause •-•----------•-•----------•-•---------- As you can see, one of the timers (electrically, the second one in the chain of two) creates the short quick blips... they are actually a constant stream of them, but they only get turned on for a fraction of a second by the first timer which is in effect their power supply (just long enough to let 2 of them through)... timer #1 triggers timer #2 about once every second. I set a short duty cycle (ratio of "on" time to "off" time) on the first timer which is the one that turns the second timer on and off... which is why timer #2 only gets 2 blips through it then shuts off for a while.... the whole thing just repeats forever. PS - diodes let you set duty cycle... without them you're stuck with 50/50 on-off ratio. I used one on each timer to get what I wanted. I can pm you about it if you want. |
Nov 13, 2012, 04:26 PM | |
Just read your reply... the particular chip I used is very light weight... it's the chunk of pc board I used that added all the weight... oh, and don't buy ceramic dipped chips... they're heavy. Some versions of the chips are surface mount... very small and light weight but I haven't figured out how I'd connect stuff to their pins. I think my circuit weighs about 3g or 4g but that's with the piece of pc board. I could do it point to point without a board at all but it would be a pain... I'd have to make a temporary pc board out of thick paper or cardboard or something just to hold everything in place to solder then rip it out
Nov 13, 2012, 04:30 PM | |
Valiant, I edited some crucial typos in my last couple of post, maybe re-read, bro
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Nov 13, 2012, 07:48 PM | |
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Well a little update. I was able to push the motor down a bit to give the gear some clearance as mentioned in my previous post. I estimate it to be maybe 3/4 of a millimeter, about the same as the other. I also tightened up the lower gear against the bottom and got rid of the play. I was able to space out the landing gear using a spare grommet like the link depicted and that gave me enough room to slide the battery forward. I was stoked!
...until I flew it again. Problem is still there. If I go to about replacing it, should I go to the place of purchase or straight to blade? EDIT: I guess I should mention that I looked at the gap between the gears and the opposite motor and it appears to have remained "enlarged" so the motor did push back up. |
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Artist's impression of Hayabusa in close proximity to Itokawa's surface | |
Organization | JAXA |
Mission type | Asteroid sample return |
Current destination | Earth, on return leg from asteroid 25143 Itokawa |
Launch date | 9 May 2003 |
Launch vehicle | M-V |
Mass | 510 kg (dry 380 kg) |
Instruments | |
Hayabusa (はやぶさ , literally peregrine falcon) is an unmanned space mission led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa (dimensions 540 meters by 270 meters by 210 meters) to Earth for further analysis.
The Hayabusa spacecraft, formerly known as MUSES-C for Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft C, was launched on 9 May 2003 and rendezvoused with Itokawa in mid-September 2005. After arriving at Itokawa, Hayabusa studied the asteroid's shape, spin, topography, colour, composition, density, and history. In November 2005, it landed on the asteroid and attempted to collect samples but failed to do so. Nevertheless, there is a high probability that some dust swirled into the sampling chamber, so it was sealed, and the spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth by June 2010.
The spacecraft also carried a detachable mini-lander, MINERVA, but this failed to reach the surface.
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Mission firsts
Other spacecraft, notably Galileo and NEAR Shoemaker, have visited asteroids before, but the Hayabusa mission, if successful, will mark the first time that an asteroid sample is returned to Earth for analysis.
In addition, Hayabusa is the first spacecraft designed to deliberately land on an asteroid and then take off again (NEAR Shoemaker made a controlled descent to the surface of 433 Eros in 2000, but it was not designed as a lander and was eventually deactivated after it arrived). Technically, Hayabusa is not designed to 'land': it simply touches the surface with its sample capturing device and then moves away. However, it is the first craft designed from the outset to make contact with the surface of an asteroid.
Despite its designer's intention of a momentary contact, Hayabusa did land and sit on the asteroid surface for about 30 minutes (see the November 19 entry in the section below).
Mission profile
The Hayabusa spacecraft was launched on 9 May 2003 at 04:29:25 UTC on an M-V rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center (still called Kagoshima Space Center at that time). Following launch, the spacecraft's name was changed from the original MUSES-C to Hayabusa, the Japanese word for falcon. The spacecraft's xenon ion engines (four separate units), operating near-continuously for two years, slowly moved Hayabusa toward a September 2005 rendezvous with Itokawa. As it arrived, the spacecraft did not go into orbit around the asteroid, but remained in a station-keeping heliocentric orbit close by.
Hayabusa surveyed the asteroid surface from a distance of about 20 km, the "gate position". Afterwards, the spacecraft moved closer to the surface ("home position"), and then approached the asteroid for a series of soft landings and collection of samples at the safest site. Autonomous optical navigation was employed extensively during this period because the long communication delay prohibits Earth-based real-time commanding. At the second Hayabusa touchdown with its deployable collection horn, the spacecraft was programmed to fire tiny projectiles at the surface and then collect the resulting spray. Any samples that were collected are now held inside a separate re-entry capsule. However, it is currently uncertain whether the metal projectiles were fired during contact.
After a few months in proximity to the asteroid, the spacecraft was scheduled to fire its engines to begin its cruise back to Earth. This maneuver was delayed due to problems with attitude control and the thrusters of the craft. Once it is on its return trajectory, the re-entry capsule will be detached from the main spacecraft at a distance of about 300,000 to 400,000 km from the Earth, and the capsule will coast on a ballistic trajectory, re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. This is currently planned for June 2010. The capsule will experience peak deceleration of about 25 G and heating rates approximately 30 times those experienced by the Apollo spacecraft. It will land via parachute near Woomera, Australia.
In relation to the mission profile, JAXA defined the following success criteria for major milestones in the mission prior to the launch of the Hayabusa spacecraft. [1] As it explains, the primary objective of the Hayabusa project is the world's first implementation of microwave discharge ion engines. The Hayabusa spacecraft is for an engineering test. Hence, 'operation of ion engines for more than 1000 hours' is an achievement that gives a full score of 100 points, and the rest of the milestones is a series of world's first-time experiments built on it.
Success Criteria for HAYABUSA | Points | Status |
Operation of Ion Engines | 50 points | Success |
Operation of Ion Engines for more than 1000 hours | 100 points | Success |
Earth Gravity Assist with Ion Engines | 150 points | Success |
Rendezvous with Itokawa with Autonomous Navigation | 200 points | Success |
Scientific Observation of Itokawa | 250 points | Success |
Touch-down and Sample Collection | 275 points | Success |
Capsule Recovered | 400 points | |
Sample obtained for Analysis | 500 points |
MINERVA mini-lander
Hayabusa carried a tiny mini-spacecraft (weighing only 591 g, and approximately 10 cm tall by 12 cm in diameter) named MINERVA (short for MIcro/Nano Experimental Robot Vehicle for Asteroid). Unfortunately, an error during deployment resulted in the craft's failure.
This solar-powered vehicle was designed to take advantage of Itokawa's very low gravity by using an internal flywheel assembly to hop across the surface of the asteroid, relaying images from its cameras to Hayabusa whenever the two spacecraft were in sight of one another.[2]
MINERVA was deployed on November 12, 2005. The lander release command was sent from Earth, but before the command could arrive, Hayabusa's altimeter measured its distance from Itokawa to be 44m and thus started an automatic altitude keeping sequence. As a result, when the MINERVA release command arrived, MINERVA was released while the probe was ascending and at a higher altitude than intended, so that it escaped Itokawa's gravitational pull and tumbled into space.[3][4]
Had it been successful, MINERVA would have been the first space hopper to see action. Instead it joins ranks with the hopper carried on the failed Phobos 2 mission which also never saw use.
The United States space agency NASA had originally planned to build a miniature rover as part of the Hayabusa mission, but the project, developed by JPL and called Muses-CN, was cancelled in November 2000 for budgeting reasons.
Scientific and engineering importance of the mission
Scientists' current understanding of asteroids depends greatly on meteorite samples, but it is very difficult to match up meteorite samples with the exact asteroids from which they came. Hayabusa would solve this problem by bringing back pristine samples from a specific, well-characterized asteroid. Accordingly, Hayabusa "will bridge the gap between ground observation data of asteroids and laboratory analysis of meteorite and cosmic dust collections," says mission scientist Hajime Yano.[5] Also in comparing the data from the onboard instruments of the Hayabusa with the data from the Near Shoemaker mission will put the knowledge on a wider level.
The Hayabusa mission has a very deep engineering importance for JAXA, too. First it will help JAXA to further test its technologies in the fields of ion engines, autonomous and optical navigation, deep space communication, and close movement on objects with low gravity among others. Second, since it was the first-ever pre-planned soft contact (the NEAR Shoemaker landing on 433 Eros was not pre-planned) with the surface of an asteroid it has enormous influence on further asteroid missions.
Changes in mission plan
The Hayabusa mission profile has been modified several times, both before and after launch.
- The spacecraft was originally intended to launch in July 2002 to the asteroid 4660 Nereus (the asteroid (10302) 1989 ML was considered as an alternative target). However, a July 2000 failure of Japan's M-5 rocket forced a delay in the launch, putting both Nereus and 1989 ML out of reach. As a result, the target asteroid was changed to 1998 SF36, which was soon thereafter named for Japanese rocket pioneer Hideo Itokawa. [1]
- Hayabusa was to deploy a small rover supplied by NASA, called Muses-CN, onto the surface of the asteroid, but the rover was cancelled by NASA in November 2000 due to budget constraints.
- In 2002, launch was postponed from December 2002 to May 2003 to recheck O-rings of reaction control system since one of it was found to be using different material than specification. [2]
- In 2003, while Hayabusa was en-route to Itokawa, a large solar flare damaged the solar cells aboard the spacecraft. This reduction in electrical power reduced the efficiency of the ion engines, thus delaying the arrival at Itokawa from June to September 2005. Since orbital mechanics dictate that the spacecraft must still leave the asteroid by November, the amount of the time it was able to spend at Itokawa was greatly reduced and the number of landings on the asteroid were reduced from three to two.
- Two reaction wheels that govern the attitude movement of Hayabusa failed in 2005; the X-axis wheel failed on July 31, and the Y-axis on October 2. After the latter failure, the spacecraft is now being turned on the X and Y axes with its thrusters. JAXA claims that since global mapping of Itokawa has been completed, this is not a major problem, but the mission plan was altered. The failed reaction wheels were manufactured by Ithaco Space Systems, Inc, New York, which was later acquired by Goodrich Company.
- The November 4 2005 'rehearsal' landing on Itokawa failed, and was rescheduled.
- The original decision to sample two different sites on the asteroid was changed when one of the sites, Woomera Desert, was found to be too rocky for a safe landing.
- The November 12 release of the MINERVA mini-probe ended in failure.
Mission timeline
Up to the launch
- In 1986–1987, ISAS scientists investigated the feasibility of a sample return mission to Anteros and concluded that the technology was not yet developed. [3]
- Between 1987–1994, joint ISAS / NASA group studied several missions: an asteroid rendezvous mission later became NEAR, and a comet sample return mission later became Stardust. [4]
- In 1995, ISAS selected the asteroid sampling as an engineering demonstration mission, MUSES-C, Nereus as the first choice of target, 1989 ML as the secondary choice.
- MUSES-C project started in fiscal year 1996.
- In early development phase, Nereus was considered out of reach and 1989 ML became the primary target. [5]
- July 2000 failure of M-V forced a delay in the launch from July 2002 to November/December, putting both Nereus and 1989 ML out of reach. As a result, the target asteroid was changed to 1998 SF36. [6]
- In 2002, launch was postponed from December 2002 to May 2003 to recheck O-rings of reaction control system since one of it was found using different material than specification. [7]
- On May 9, 2003 4:29:25 UTC, MUSES-C was launched by M-V rocket, and the probe was named Hayabusa.
- Ion thruster checkout started on May 27, 2003. Full power operation started on June 25.
- On August 6, Minor Planet Circular reported that the target asteroid 1998 SF36 was named Itokawa.[6]
- On March 31, 2004, ion thruster operation was stopped to prepare for the Earth swing-by. [8].
- Last manoeuvre operation before swing-by on May 12.[9]
- On May 19, Hayabusa performed Earth swing-by. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
- On May 27, ion thruster operation was started again.[17]
- On February 18, 2005, Hayabusa passed aphelion at 1.7 AU.[18]
- On July 31, the X-axis reaction wheel failed.
- On August 14, Hayabusa 's first image of Itokawa was released. The picture was taken by the star tracker and shows a point of light, believed to be the asteroid, moving across the starfield. [19] Other images were taken from August 22 to August 24. [20]
- On August 28, Hayabusa was switched over from the ion engines to the bi-propellant thrusters for orbital maneuvering.
- From September 4, Hayabusa's cameras were able to confirm Itokawa's elongated shape. [21]
- From September 11, individual hills were discerned on the asteroid. [22]
- On September 12, Hayabusa was 20 km from Itokawa and JAXA scientists announced that Hayabusa had officially 'arrived'. [23]
In proximity of Itokawa
- On September 15, a 'colour' image of the asteroid was released (which is, however, grey in colouring) [24]
- On October 4, JAXA announced that the spacecraft had successfully moved to its 'Home Position' 7 km from Itokawa. Closeup pictures were released. It was also announced that the spacecraft's second reaction wheel, governing the Y-axis, had failed, and that the craft was now being pointed by its rotation thrusters.[25]
- On November 3, Hayabusa took station 3.0 km from Itokawa. It then began its descent, planned to include delivery of a target marker, and release of the Minerva mini-lander. The descent went well initially, and navigation images with wide-angle cameras were obtained. However, at 1:50 am UTC (10:50 am JST) on November 4, it was announced that due to a detection of an anomalous signal at the Go/NoGo decision, the descent, including release of Minerva and the target marker had been canceled. The project manager, Jun-ichiro Kawaguchi, explained that the optical navigation system was not tracking the asteroid very well, probably caused by the complex shape of Itokawa. A few days delay was required to evaluate the situation and reschedule. [26] [27]
- On November 7, Hayabusa was 7.5 km from Itokawa.
- On November 9, Hayabusa performed a descent to 70m to test the landing navigation and the laser altimeter. After that, Hayabusa backed off to a higher position, then descended again to 500m and released one of the target markers into space to test the craft's ability to track it (this was confirmed). From analysis of the closeup images, the Woomera Desert site (Point B) was found to be too rocky to be suitable for landing. The Muses Sea site (Point A) was selected as the landing site, for both first and if possible second landings.[28]
- On November 12, Hayabusa closed in to 55m from the asteroid's surface. MINERVA was released but due to an error failed to reach the surface.
- On November 19, Hayabusa landed on the asteroid. There was considerable confusion during and after the maneuver about precisely what had happened, because the high-gain antenna of the probe could be used during final phase of touch-down, as well as the blackout during handover of ground station antenna from DSN to Usuda station. It was initially reported that Hayabusa had stopped at approximately 10 meters from the surface, hovering for 30 minutes for unknown reasons. Ground control sent a command to abort and ascend, and by the time the communication was regained, the probe had moved 100 km away from the asteroid. The probe had entered into a safe mode, slowly spinning to stabilize altitude.[29] [30] However, after regaining control and communication with the probe, the data from the landing attempt were downloaded and analyzed, and on November 23, JAXA announced that the probe had indeed landed on the asteroid surface. [31] Unfortunately, the sampling sequence was not triggered since a sensor detected an obstacle during descent; the probe tried to abort the landing, but since its attitude was not appropriate for ascent, it chose instead a safe descent mode. This mode did not permit a sample to be taken, but there is a high probability that some dust may have whirled up into the sampling horn when it touched the asteroid, so the sample canister currently attached to the sampling horn was sealed.
- On November 25, a second touchdown attempt was performed. It was initially thought that this time, the sampling device was activated [32]; However, later analysis decided that this was probably another failure and that no pellets were fired.[33]. Due to a leak in the thruster system, the probe was put in a safe hold mode. [34]
- On November 30, JAXA announced that control and communication with Hayabusa had been restored, but a problem remained with the craft's reaction control system, perhaps involving a frozen pipe. Mission control was working to resolve the problem before the craft's upcoming launch window for return to Earth. [35]
- On December 6, Hayabusa was 550 km from Itokawa. JAXA held a press conference about the situation so far. [36] [37] On November 27, the probe experienced a power outage when trying attitude correction, probably due to a fuel leakage. On December 2, an attitude correction was tried, but the thruster did not generate enough force. On December 3, the probe's Z-axis was found to be 20 to 30 degrees from the sun direction and increasing. On December 4, as an emergency measure, xenon propellant from the ion engines was blown to correct the spin, and it was confirmed successful. Attitude control was commanded using the xenon gas. On December 5, attitude was corrected enough to regain communication through the medium gain antenna. Telemetry was obtained and analyzed.
- As the result of telemetry analysis, it was found that there was a strong possibility that the sampler projectile had not penetrated when it landed on November 25. Due to the power outage, the telemetry log data was faulty.
- On December 8, a sudden altitude change was observed, and communication with Hayabusa was lost. It was thought likely that the turbulence was caused by evaporation of 8 or 10cc of leaked fuel. This forced a wait of a month or two for Hayabusa to stabilize by conversion of precession to pure rotation, after which the rotation axis needed to be directed toward the Sun and Earth within a specific angular range. The probability of achieving this was estimated at 60% by December 2006, 70% by spring 2007. [38] [39]
Recovery and return to Earth
- On March 7, 2006, JAXA announced [40] [41] that communication with Hayabusa had been recovered in the following stages:
- On January 23, the beacon signal from the probe was detected.
- On January 26, the probe responded to commands from ground control by changing beacon signal.
- On February 6, an ejection of xenon propellant was commanded for attitude control to improve communication. The spin axis change rate was about 2 degrees per day.
- On February 25, telemetry data was obtained through low-gain antenna.
- On March 4, telemetry data was obtained through medium-gain antenna.
- On March 6, Hayabusa's position was established at about 13000 km ahead of Itokawa in its orbit with a relative speed of 3m per second.
- On June 1, Hayabusa project manager Jun-ichiro Kawaguchi reported [42] that they confirmed two out of four ion engines work normally, which will be sufficient for return journey.
- On January 30, 2007, Jaxa reported that 7 out of 11 batteries are working and the return capsule was sealed. [43]
- On April 25, JAXA reported that Hayabusa started the return journey. [44] [45]
- On August 29, it was announced that Ion Engine C onboard Hayabusa, in addition to B and D, has been successfully re-ignited. [46]
- On October 29, JAXA reported that the first phase of trajectory maneuver operation has finished and the spacecraft is now put in spin-stabilized state.[47]
- On February 4, 2009, JAXA reported success in reignition of ion engines and starting second phase of trajectory correction maneuver to return to the Earth. [48]
- On November 4, 2009, the ion engine D automatically stopped working due to the anomaly from degradation.[7]
- On November 19, 2009, JAXA announced that they managed to combine the ion generator of ion engine B and the neutralizer of ion engine A.[8] It is suboptimal but expected to be sufficient to generate the necessary delta-v. Out of 2,200 m/s delta-v necessary to return to the earth, about 2,000 m/s had been performed already, and about 200 m/s still necessary.[9]
Timeline of future events
- June 2010: Hayabusa will release its samples to return to Earth in a re-entry capsule, expected to land in the Australian outback. The 510 kilograms (1,124 lb) space probe will re-enter the earth's atmosphere similar to the approach of an asteroid, and scientists are predicting that the majority of the spacecraft will disintegrate upon entry.[10]
- ^ "Hot Information HAYABUSA: Resumption of return cruise by combining two ion engines". JAXA. November 24, 2009. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/missions/hayabusa/today.shtml. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
- ^ T. Yoshimitsu; S. Sasaki, M. Yanagisawa, T. Kubota (2004). "Scientific capability of Minerva rover in Hayabusa asteroid mission". Lunar and Planetary Science 35: 1517–1518. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2004/pdf/1517.pdf.
- ^ Oberg, James (November 14, 2005). "Asteroid-hopping robot misses its mark". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10013920/. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "分離後の「ミネルバ」が「はやぶさ」を撮影". JAXA. 2005-11-13. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/snews/2005/1113.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ "Japan's asteroid archaeologist", Sky and Telescope, June 2005, pp. 34-37
- ^ The MINOR PLANET CIRCULARS/MINOR PLANETS AND COMETS. Minor Planet Center. August 6, 2003. ISSN 0736-6884. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/2003/MPC_20030806.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
- ^ JAXA (November 9, 2009). "Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" Ion Engine Anomaly". Press release. http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2009/11/20091109_hayabusa_e.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ JAXA (November 19, 2009). "Restoration of Asteroid Explorer, HAYABUSA's Return Cruise". Press release. http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2009/11/20091119_hayabusa_e.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ Shinya Matsuura (November 19, 2009). "はやぶさリンク:はやぶさ、帰還に向けてイオンエンジン再起動". http://smatsu.air-nifty.com/lbyd/2009/11/post-1cd1.html. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ Ryall, Julian (June 11, 2009). "Asteroid Probe Set to "Collide" With Earth". National Geographic. http://m.nationalgeographic.com/news/37737/;jsessionid=55592B9528DE163A79DBC92F3C395656.wap1. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
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External links
- ISAS/JAXA page on mission
- ISAS/JAXA Hayabusa mission movie
- The Great Challenges of "HAYABUSA" - World's first asteroid sample return mission - — Official JAXA YouTube Channel
- ISAS/JAXA Hayabusa Today (live updates of the craft's position)
- Hayabusa's Scientific and Engineering Achievements during Proximity Operations around Itokawa (JAXA press release on November 2, 2005)
- The 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference has Special Session on Results of the Hayabusa Mission, and a poster session Results of the Hayabusa Mission
- Special issue: Hayabusa at Asteroid Itokawa, Science, Vol 312, Issue 5778, Pages 1273-1407, June 2, 2006
- Initial Scientific Results of Hayabusa's Investigation on Itokawa ~Summary of the Special Issue of "Science"Magazine~ (ISAS/JAXA press release)
- Hayabusa Project Science Data Archive


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Steve Hahn has been messing around in the outdoors since he was 13 years old. An accomplished fly angler, boater and telemark skier, he has plyed rivers, with rod and paddle in hand, all over North America. A graduate of the Sweetwater Travel Guide School, Steve is skilled at the oars of a drift boat or on the tiller of a jet sled. When not working for Up North, you will usually find him close to a body of water casting to rising fish with the double handed rod.Whether casting tiny dry flies to grayling or shredding the backcountry, Steve always is there to lend a hand and answer any questions you have. He is a certified Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic and has over 10 years of rescue experience. A skilled teacher, Steve teaches the wilderness medicine programs at Up North, and his years of remote medical, rescue and risk management experience enhance the level of safety in the company. Steve has been playing in the Yukon for over ten years and honestly believes it is one of the last true secret places in the North. His greatest pleasure would be to create a fly angling experience that lasts a lifetime.
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DURYEA — Mark Dziak knelt down in the woods to retrieve a shard of blue-flecked pottery from between the roots of an old tree, sending a long-legged spider scurrying for cover as he lifted the nickel-sized ceramic chunk out of the dirt.
"I love finding things that have been lost," said Dziak, as he rotated the glazed fragment between his fingers. "There's something fascinating about scooping up some dirt and finding something."
There was no immediate clue to the provenance of this particular scrap of earthenware. But recent analysis of artifacts much like it has led volunteer archaeologists and local history enthusiasts such as Dziak to believe that stone foundations first discovered in a wooded area of Coxton Yards near the Susquehanna River several years ago most likely mark the site of a frontier cabin built in the mid-1700s by the pioneering Phillips family from New England.
"We're feeling more and more strongly about it," said Al Pesotine, president of Pittston-based Pan Cultural Associates, an archaeological consulting firm, who is working with the volunteers.
Members of the Frances Dorrance Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology have been excavating a prehistoric American Indian site nearby since 1993. In 2009, Dziak said, some chapter members began searching for more evidence of ancient life in the woods near the main dig site. That diversion led them to an altogether different find: a stone wall 3 feet below the soil.
"We did find one interesting artifact in that wall, a small teapot," Pesotine said. "It appeared to be very early 1800s."
Volunteers mostly returned their attention to the main site, but one man in particular showed special interest in that buried wall. Society member Ted Baird spent hundreds of hours digging out the subterranean foundation. What ultimately emerged was the square base of a structure, with evidence of use into the early 1900s. But off to one side a smaller, more irregular foundation emerged, together with what appeared to be even older items: iron nails, bones, coins, buttons, beads of the type often traded with native tribes, and, of course, pottery.
"The artifacts we were coming up with were pretty interesting," Baird said. But whose were they?
Around the 1760s, the Phillips family from Rhode Island was granted title to land in the Wyoming Valley by a Connecticut charter, he said. At that time, ownership of what is now Northeastern Pennsylvania was still contested by the colonies of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
While Francis "Frank" Phillips appears to have been the original title holder, research suggests that his son John was the site's likely first occupant, Baird said.
Drawing the connection between scattered relics and the Phillips clan took time. It was only within the past year that research done by Martin Reinbold, one of Pesotine's associates, honed in on the origins of those bits of plates and pitchers based on comparison with databases of preserved crockery from that era. Among the oldest items identified is a piece of stoneware believed to have been imported from England about 1740, Pesotine said.
"They were not poor people, based on the ceramics," he added.
They were, however, tenacious, Baird explained. There almost certainly was friction between settlers and natives, at least until the Revolutionary War. John Phillips fought in that war alongside the famed Green Mountain Boys of Vermont, Baird said. At one point, Phillips was displaced from the Coxton Yards site when Pennsylvania settlers drove out Connecticut settlers while the two colonies sparred over rival claims to the region. That fight wasn't settled until 1799, but Phillips eventually returned to the homestead along the Susquehanna.
Researchers still have much work to do in piecing together the story of a property, which might have remained in use as a home until the early 1900s, Baird said. Accumulated layers in the foundation wall, together with later artifacts suggest the site might have gone through three or four distinct phases, finally ending its days as a railroad yard outbuilding in the early- to mid-1900s.
Pesotine said volunteers also are exploring avenues for grant funding to help with the work of researching and conserving the site and the artifacts, which he expects will ultimately find a home with an area museum or preservation group.
The society meets regularly at the Duryea Municipal Building and holds free open digs each Sunday at Coxton Yards. No prior experience with archaeology is needed. Anyone interested in participating in the Phillips or native digs may email Baird at email@example.com.
"That whole area is loaded with history," he said.


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File photo dated 26/09/2012 of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who has issued a warning to the Tories to concentrate on fighting the "firestorm" in the eurozone rather than trying to re-negotiate Britain's membership of the European Union. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday December 26, 2012. As David Cameron prepares to deliver a keynote speech in the new year setting out his vision of Britain's future in the EU, the Liberal Democrat leader said the UK should have the confidence to take the lead in Europe. See PA story POLITICS Clegg. Photo credit should read: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire
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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today launch the latest round of the government's regional growth fund.
Firms from across all sectors will have the chance to bid for a slice of the £350m funding pot, in the fourth round of the scheme which closes on March 20.
So far car maker Lotus has been the only Norfolk company to submit a successful bid - which subsequently stalled after the firm was taken over by new Malaysian owners DRB-Hicome last year.
Mr Clegg said: "We've made applying for the money as easy as possible – but today I am asking local companies from the Eastern England region to put in high quality bids to create jobs and grow. Crucially, we are looking for bids from companies who can have their projects up and running by the end of the year. To help companies apply, there will be a series of 'expressions of interest' events which will be announced soon."
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TIMBER ! The show
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Europe Tour 2014
31 octobreOctober 31 | Genk (Belgique) | Theatre C-Mine |
1 et 2 novembreNovember 1-2 | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) | Théâtre l'Illiade |
4, 5 et 6 novembreNovember 4-6 | Angoulème (France) | Le Théâtre |
8 novembreNovember 8 | Mont-de-Marsan (France) | Pôle culturel du Marsan |
14, 15 et 16 novembreNovember 14-16 | Viseu (Portugal) | Teatro Viriato |
21 et 22 novembreNovember 21-22 | Lisboa (Portugal) | Teatro Sao Luiz |
28, 29 et 30 novembreNovember 28-30 | Porto (Portugal) | Teatro Nacional São João |
5 et 6 décembreDecember 5-6 | Yutz (France) | L'Amphy |
10, 11, 12, 13 et 14 décembreDecember 10-14 | Espoon (Finlande) | Espoo City Theatre |
16 décembreDecember 16 | Douai (France) | Hippodrome de Douai |
18 décembreDecember 18 | Colombes (France) | Théâtre l'Avant Seine |
21 au 31 décembreDecember 21-31 | London (UK) | Southbank Center: Buy tickets |
2, 3 et 4 janvierJanuary 2-4 | Brighton (UK) | The Brighton Dome |
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You can almost smell the fresh-cut pine logs and the sweat of lumberjacks as you watch them jiving to a traditional folk soundtrack. The young circus troupe hails from a small town called Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez and they have clearly drawn upon their country roots to find inspiration and energy for this unique creative project. Timber !, is clearly off the beaten track. The show's creators designed unusual acrobatic apparatus inspired directly from the forestry resources available on their real-life family farm. The experience feels and smells authentic. The artists perform incredible feats of aerial acrobatics that are directly inspired by the natural raw materials of the forest and the equipment used on the farm. The atmosphere is hyper-festive. The talented acrobats and musicians create a colourful, energetic scene where we can witness epic feats of agility and strength, inspired by the exploits of the first North-American lumberjacks, loggers and farmers.
Timber ! On stage
- Acrobats
- Antoine Carabinier Lépine
- Jonathan Casaubon
- Francis Roberge
- Matias Salmenaho
- Dance
- Julie Carabinier Lépine
- Acting
- Alain Carabinier
- Music
- Josianne Laporte
- David Simard
- André Gagné
- Touring Technicians
- Sound and Technical director : Lionnel Dechamps
- Light operator: Jean-Louis "Jello" Robert
- Conceptors
- Director: Alain Francoeur
- Musical Composers: David Boulanger and David Simard
- Lights Conception and Set Designer: Nicolas Descôteaux
Cirque Alfonse is a young circus company from Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez in the province of Quebec, established in 2005. Its founding members have all worked with some of the most renowned "nouveau cirque" companies around the world. This young company is comprised of a team of professional acrobats graduated from the École nationale de cirque de Montréal, as well as a professional dancer, an ex-skiing champion and three talented and versatile musicians. This brave and creative group of young performers is blazing a creative path that no one has yet dared to explore, blending the arts and techniques of the circus and infusing them with the most picturesque facets of traditional Quebec folklore.
The story starts in 2005 when the Cirque Alfonse project is created and first takes shape. In 2006, the company launches its first show La Brunante. The show is of short duration but it serves as a very successful first experience. It will later become the foundation for Timber ! After La Brunante, the members of the company each pursue their own solo careers with Montreal's Les 7 doigts de la main, the Cirque du Soleil, Cirkus Cirkör of Sweden, the Cirque Starlight of Switzerland and the Montreal dance company Bouge de là, before starting work in 2010 on their second creative project, a new show called Timber !
ANTOINE CARABINIER-LÉPINE - Acrobat
Antoine received his diploma from the École nationale de cirque de Montréal in the year 2000. A multidisciplinary artist and virtuoso, he is excels on the German wheel, the Cyr wheel, the Ladder, general acrobatics, juggling and music. Over the past 11 years, Antoine has collaborated on numerous shows and artistic projects: Cirque Éloize's Nomade and Cirque Orchestra, Cirkus Cirkör's show 99% Unknown, the Cirque du Soleil's Celebrity Cruise Project, Maskarade by the Copenhagen Royal Opera and Traces by the troupe 7 doigts de la Main.
JULIE CARABINIER LÉPINE - Dancer
Julie hails from the town of Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez. At the age of 8 she was initiated into the world of classical ballet, but she later became fascinated by modern dance and theatre. She signed up for the LADMMI contemporary dance school, where in 2003 she received her diploma in contemporary dance interpretation. She went on to dance for noted choreographers Sonia Biernath, Manuel Roque, Mélanie Demers, Amélie Lévesque Demers and for the dance company Bouge de là with Hélène Langevin, as well as the Mandala Sitù company. Julie developed a passion for the tango of Argentina and she loved to sing, until she discovered the circus! In 2007, she left on a European tour with the Swiss circus company Salto Natale, and since then she has participated in several other projects.
JONATHAN CASAUBON - Acrobat
From the age of 7 Jonathan has been somersaulting and perfecting his flips in the family garden. From a very young age, Jonathan was a regular at his neighbourhood gymnastics club, and within a few years of coaching he was able to reach competitive levels. He went on to practice this discipline for the next 10 years of his life. Soon after obtaining his diploma in 2000 from the École nationale de cirque de Montréal, specializing in teeterboard and trampoline, Jonathan flew off to Switzerland to teach the circus arts before joining the Starlight Circus as circus artist and work as Assistant to the Artistic Director during 4 years. Jonathan then joined the Cirque du Soleil where he developed into a highly regarded multidisciplinary artist. In 2007, he participated in the Salto Natale show of the prestigious Swiss circus Knie and he later collaborated on the Trace show presented by the troupe Les 7 doigts de la main.
FRANCIS ROBERGE - Acrobat
Francis was born in a small hamlet named Tewkesbury, in the Quebec City region. One of his earlier jobs was on a horse farm where he acquired many different trades, some related to lumberjacks. His love of rafting drove him to become a guide and to be part of the Canadian national team. Always willing to push beyond his limits and challenge himself, he became captivated with the circus arts and started his training at the Quebec City Circus School where he specialized in hand to hand, banquine and axe handling. He then gained experience with different projects and shows like the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, Ex Machina, Les Chemins Invisibles and Compagnie Rasposo.
MATIAS SALMENAHO - Acrobat
Born in Finland where forest and loggers are quite common too, Matias has graduated from the National School of circus and variety in Kiev in 2006 as an acrobat and juggler. Since then he has participated to numerous productions in Finland and Sweden on own creations and companies as Cirkus Cirkör (SE) on the show Undermän and Cirque Aïtal from France
ALAIN CARABINIER - Comedian
Alain was born in Switzerland and his early years were busy with competitive alpine skiing and soccer. He travelled, performed and worked around the world before settling down in Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, where he actively participates in the community life of this small town of the Lanaudière region of Québec. Alain is a soccer trainer and a designer of circus shows that really showcase the immense talent of the young circus performers of the troupe.
JOSIANNE LAPORTE - Musician
Josianne started studying and practicing classic percussion at the age of 8. After receiving her diploma in Music from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2001, she went on tour with the musicians Gino Vanelli, Dan Bigras and Isabelle Boulay. During 5 years, she travelled around the world as a musician in Cirque Éloize' show Nomade. Over the last several years, Josianne has gained much experience in numerous television shows. She was also part of the music group François Roy et les As de la Frime, an up-and-coming rock group that received second prize at the Festi Rock Festival of Richmond. In 2006, she participated in creating Cirque Alfonse's La Brunante show.
DAVID SIMARD - Musician
David studied violin and jazz interpretation at the Saint-Laurent College before joining the traditional music group La part du quêteux, a show which won the Best Album award for Traditional Music at the Folk Canadian Music Awards in 2007. He went on to work with the famous Quebec group La Bottine souriante as a violinist. He joined the Cirque Alfonse in 2006.
ANDRE GAGNE - Musician
André is a musician and singer from the Lanaudière region of the province of Quebec. This region has been named "the national capital of call and response singing". He studied Jazz Guitar at the St-Laurent College. He is a founding member of the traditional Quebecois music group "La Giroflée", with whom he has travelled on tour throughout his native Quebec as well as in Europe, with their recent album J'ai dans la mémoire. In 2006, André participated in creating the first circus show of the troupe Alfonse, La Brunante, including the musical arrangements. Now he is very pleased to join the Alphonse team once again for its latest opus, Timber !
ALAIN FRANCOEUR - Director
Alain has a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts from the UQAM in 1986. He first worked as a dance artist and an actor in experimental theatre before moving on to becoming director and choreographer. Alain is interested in the interdisciplinary aspects of art and of the performing arts in his artistic development and creativity. In 1988, he joined the celebrated theatre troupe Carbonne 14 as a performance artist in their show called Le Dortoir. He later danced for several other companies. Alain directed the well-loved show Cirque Orchestra by Cirque Éloize, and he also created choreographies for several dance troupes, among them L'Agora de la danse of Montréal. He also directed Cirque Alfonse's La Brunante show.
NICOLAS DESCÔTEAUX - Light and Set Designer
Since the day he received his diploma from the theatre program of the Sainte-Thérèse College in 1992, Nicolas has designed more than sixty lighting creations. He has worked with internationally renowned creators and artists such as Robert Lepage, Marie Chouinard, Kristian Fredric, Denis Marleau and Daniele Finzi Pasqua. Recently, Nicolas worked on several creative projects with the Cirque Eloize and the Cirque du Soleil.
Mandatory Mention: Cirque Alfonse wished to thank Le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec for their support in the creation and touring of Timber !
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Hecla Acquires Interest In Canamex Resources Corp.
Hecla Mining Company ( NYSE:HL) announced today that a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of Hecla has entered into a subscription agreement to acquire 14,000,000 common shares of Canamex Resources Corp. (" Canamex"). Subject to receipt of approval by the TSX Venture Exchange, the common shares will be issued to the wholly owned subsidiary of Hecla from treasury at a price of $0.18 per common share for total gross proceeds to Canamex of $2,520,000. Upon completion of the transactions contemplated by the subscription agreement (the " Proposed Transaction"), the 14,000,000 common shares will represent and Hecla will exercise control over approximately 15% of the outstanding common shares of Canamex. In addition, Hecla will have the right to appoint one representative to the Board of Directors of Canamex and will be providing technical assistance to Canamex. Hecla will also have the right to participate in future equity offerings of Canamex in order to maintain Hecla's pro-rata equity interest in Canamex.
Canamex is a Canadian-based resource exploration company currently focused on the exploration of two gold properties, the Bruner gold project (the " Bruner Project") located in Nye County, Nevada and the Aranka North gold project located in Guyana.
"Hecla is pleased to be able to make a strategic investment in Canamex to participate in the re-emergence of a historic Nevada gold district with outstanding exploration and development potential," said Hecla's President and Chief Executive Officer Phillips S. Baker, Jr. "This is one of many strategic investments in junior mining companies with strong management and outstanding exploration land packages that Hecla is contemplating as we seek to expand our exposure to under-explored silver-gold mining districts in the Americas."
The Proposed Transaction is subject to certain conditions, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The common shares will be acquired for investment purposes by Hecla. Hecla does not have any present intention to acquire ownership of, or control over, additional securities of Canamex. It is the intention of Hecla to evaluate its investment in Canamex on a continuing basis and such holdings may be increased or decreased in the future. In completing this investment Hecla is relying on Subsection 2.3(1) of Canadian National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus and Registration Exemptions as Hecla is an accredited investor. For the purposes of Canadian National Instrument 62-103, the address of Hecla is 6500 N. Mineral Drive, Suite 200, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83815, USA.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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'New Girl': Who's signed on to play Jess's parents?
(Read article summary)'New Girl' has signed two actors to play the parents of Jess (Zooey Deschanel).
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It's time to meet the parents responsible for the quirky cuteness that is Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel) on New Girl, as actress Jamie Lee Curtis and actor/director Rob Reiner have been tapped to play her parents in season 2.
The actors will appear in the series' Thanksgiving episode as Bob and Joan Day – Jess' divorced parents whose passion she'll try to reignite in a Parent Trap-esque scenario. Currently, it looks like both Reiner and Curtis will only be stopping by for the one episode, but a return for the both of them down the line hasn't been ruled out.
Curtis – primarily known for such popular films as Halloween and True Lies - will be appearing on New Girl fresh off a multiple-episode arc on CBS' NCIS as Dr. Samantha Ryann, a potential love interest for Special Agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon). In a recent interview, Curtis stated that she would be returning to NCIS at a later date.


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Syria's government has told international envoy Kofi Annan that it accepts his six-point plan to end conflict in the country, Annan's spokesman said during talks in Beijing on Tuesday.
"Mr. Annan has written to President Assad urging the Syrian government to put its commitments into immediate effect," spokesman Ahmad Fawzi wrote in a statement from the Chinese capital.
Annan, the joint envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League, arrived in Beijing earlier Tuesday after a trip to Moscow. He has been trying to shore up support from Russia and China, who have been blocking UN Security Council resolutions on Syria.
His plan calls for ending the year-long violence with a UN-supervised ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian aid access to Syrians caught in the conflict, the release of those detained in the unrest and the launch of an inclusive, Syrian-led process leading to a multi-party political system.
"Mr. Annan has stressed that implementation will be key, not only for the Syrian people, who are caught in the middle of this tragedy, but also for the region and the international community as a whole," Fawzi said.
Despite disagreeing with Western handling of the Syrian crisis, Russia and China back Annan's six-point plan.
Premier Wen Jiabao told Annan on Tuesday that China supported his mediation in Syria and believed it would lead to a "fair, peaceful and appropriate" resolution of the conflict there.
The conflict in Syria had reached a "critical stage" and had drawn "close attention from the international community," state media quoted Wen as saying during a meeting with Annan at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Annan told Wen that his mission in Syria would be "long and arduous" and needed more international support, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Chinese Foreign Ministry officials also planned to discuss "political solutions to the Syrian crisis" with Annan, the ministry had said before his two-day visit.
After similar talks Monday in Moscow, Annan said Syrian President Bashar Assad might have to leave "in the end" as part of a settlement of the year-old conflict in the country.
"That is one of the issues the Syrians will have to decide," Annan said in Moscow. "Our effort is to help the Syrians come to the table and find a way out of all this."
China had already voiced broad support for Annan's diplomatic efforts to end the violence in Syria, where by UN estimates more than 8,000 people have died since March 2011.
In Syria meanwhile, heavy clashes raged between rebels and regular army troops throughout the night and into the early hours of Tuesday in areas on the outskirts of Damascus.


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El Paso, Texas (KTSM) — A one year old boy is in the hospital tonight after being hit by a car outside of the Hyundai dealership on 8600 Montana. It happened about 5:15. Police aren't releasing too many details, but say it happened near the service desk of the dealership. The little boy was rushed to University Medical Center and is in critical, but stable condition.
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Marine science researcher Jon Grabowski works across and disciplines to come up with the best habitat management strategies for fisheries and the communities that depend on them.
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If you think you are about to become the victim of an attack, police say one way to potentially protect yourself is to hide. In the lobster world, the same goes. Lobsters hide from their predators.
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And you're awake.
Later I'm awake
And you're asleep.
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5 a.m. is "your 10 p.m.".
When I wake up and it's night.
It's when there's no work
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5 a.m. is when we meet.
On the street, by your door.
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A Welcome Home ceremony for approximately 250 Fort Carson soldiers returning from Iraq is scheduled for tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Special Events Center on post.
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Shop Sportsman's Guide and find the perfect Tripod or Tripods for your camera or other optics needs! The Guide has Barska Tripods, Vanguard Tripods, Kruger Tripods, as well as several types of Window Mounts. Sportsman's Guide has a great selection of Camera Tripods and Window Mounts for the lowest prices guaranteed!
Kruger Optical® 56" Compact Tripod
Non-Member $39.99 Buyer's Club Discount Applied at Checkout!In Stock
Guardforce All - Metal Window Mount
Buyer's Club $35.99 Non-Member $39.99 Compare at $49.99In Stock
Kruger Optical® 63" Full Size Tripod
Non-Member $49.99 Buyer's Club Discount Applied at Checkout!In Stock