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Thomas Reiter
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut,
Director of ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations
Personal data
Born 23 May 1958, in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Thomas is married and has two sons. He enjoys fencing, badminton, cooking and playing the guitar.
Thomas Reiter holds a Master's degree in Aerospace Technology and a honorary doctorate from the German Armed Forces University in Neubiberg/Munich. He graduated from Goethe-High School in Neu-Isenburg in 1977, from the German Armed Forces University in 1982 and from the Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) in Boscombe Down, England, in 1992.
After completion of military jet training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Thomas Reiter flew the Alpha-Jet in a fighter-bomber squadron based in Oldenburg, Germany. He was involved in the development of computerized mission planning systems and became a flight-operations officer and deputy squadron commander. After completing the test-pilot training Class 2 at the German flight test center in Manching during 1990, Reiter was involved in several flight test projects and conversion training on the Tornado the following year. Reiter attended the Class 1 test pilot training at ETPS, Boscombe Down, in 1992. His flight experience includes more than 2300 hours in military combat jet aircraft of more than 15 types.
Thomas Reiter was also involved in ESA studies of a manned space vehicle (Hermes) and development of equipment for the Columbus module, one of Europe's main contributions to the International Space Station.
In 1992, he was selected to join ESA's European Astronaut Corps, based at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. After completing basic training, Reiter was selected for the Euromir 95 mission and started training at TsPK (Cosmonauts Training Centre) in Star City near Moscow in August 1993, preparing for onboard-engineer tasks, extra-vehicular activities and operations of the Soyuz transportation system. The Euromir 95 experiment training was organized and mainly carried out at EAC.
In March 1995, he was assigned as on-board engineer for the Euromir 95 mission, a record-breaking 179 days on ESA's Euromir 95 mission (3 September 1995 until 29 February 1996) with two spacewalks (EVAs).
Between October 1996 and July 1997, Reiter underwent training on Soyuz-TM spacecraft operations for de-docking, atmospheric re-entry and landing. He was awarded the Russian 'Soyuz Return Commander' certificate, which qualifies him to command a three-person Soyuz capsule during its return from space.
Furthermore, he performed collateral duties in the ERA-team of ESA, which is developing the European Robotic Arm and its ground based test- and mission control equipment.
From September 1997 to March 1999, Reiter was detached to the German Air Force as Operational Group Commander of a Tornado fighterbomber wing. After his return to ESA he gave support to the ATV team and the ERA programme. He continued training at the Russian Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City from June 1999 until March 2000 for the Russian Segments of the International Space Station.
On 1 April 1999 he resumed his activities at the European Astronaut Centre, Cologne, Germany.
In April 2001, Reiter was assigned to the first ISS advanced training class to prepare for one of the first European long-term flights to the ISS. Within the Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Exploration he worked in the Columbus programme.
In September 2004, he was assigned to a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
After his active astronaut career, Thomas Reiter was named on 8 August 2007 as a member of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center, DLR, responsible for Space Research and Technology.
New ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations
On 1 April 2011, he became Director of ESA's new Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations (D/HSO), responsible for managing Europe's contribution to the ISS, the Agency's human spaceflight activities, the operations of ESA's satellite missions and of the ground segment.
Spaceflight experience: Euromir 95 and Astrolab
ESA-Russian Euromir 95 mission to the Mir Space Station, along with Russian colleagues Yuri Gidzenko and Serguei Avdeev. Reiter was assigned as on-board engineer for the record-breaking 179 days mission (3 September 1995 until 29 February 1996). He performed some 40 European scientific experiments and participated in the maintenance of the Mir space station. He performed two spacewalks (EVAs) to install and later retrieve cassettes of the European Space Exposure Facility experiments (ESEF).
Between 4 July and 22 December 2006, Thomas Reiter took part in the Astrolab Mission - ESA's first long-duration mission to the International Space Station. Following the launch with Space Shuttle Discovery on flight STS-121, Reiter spent 166 days on board ISS as Flight Engineer 2 for ISS Expedition crews 13 and 14. During his stay, as well as his duties as Flight Engineer, he conducted 19 experiments on behalf of a number of European institutions and research centres, focussing on areas such as human physiology and psychology, microbiology, plasma physics and radiation dosimetry as well as technology demonstrations. On 3 August 2006, together with NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, he participated in a 5 hour 54 minute spacewalk to install hardware on the ISS exterior to support future assembly work. After 171 days in space, Reiter returned to Earth with STS-116, landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 22 December 2006.
- Thomas Reiter biography - German version


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weird issue...
Posted 16 January 2014 - 02:52 PM
So very very odd. If I use the handset and center it, the object will stay in the eyepiece just fine. What gives?
Posted 16 January 2014 - 03:10 PM
Posted 16 January 2014 - 04:04 PM
" When I did my 2 star alignment + 1 and then polar align. Repositioned the mount using the handset."
Posted 16 January 2014 - 04:33 PM
Remember that polar alignment is the act of aligning the mount with the pole so this implies adjusting the mount.
Hope this helps,
Posted 16 January 2014 - 04:34 PM
Posted 16 January 2014 - 07:53 PM
You always polar align the mount with the adjustment bolts on the mount, not the handset.
dragonslayer1 might have meant to ask if the handset built in ASPA feature was used.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 07:59 AM
I am going to put the mount out tonight,its friday and skies look promising.I will try adding a few more calib stars tonight. the south to north part of my driveway is level, the slight incline is road (east) to the property (west). Should I raise a tripod leg to balance it?
I used the handset to do the aspa feature. I will try to use the adjustment bolts. weird question though if the star moves while I am doing the adjustment, what should I do? Or will the star stay while the the adjustments are being made?
My GOTO has been getting better, but the fine points of getting everything lined up for astrophotography is the final challenge. I too photos and hope to convert to jepg to start posting. I am getting annoyed with not having posted any stuff here yet. You all help alot and I really want to give back.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 08:56 AM
Should I raise a tripod leg to balance it?
Absolutely. If your mount in not leveled to begin with is like running a marathon with crutches.
The best way to leveled the mount, I find, is to remove the mount's head from the tripod and place a level on the tripod where the head would go. Then adjust the tripod legs to get the tripod leveled. Once it's leveled add the mount head back on the tripod. If you place your mount relatively at the same place from night to night just don't touch the tripod leg adjustment you just made and your tripod will be leveled each night as-is
Posted 17 January 2014 - 10:08 AM
Posted 17 January 2014 - 10:12 AM
Polar alignment is a physical adjustment of the mount so that the RA axis is parallel with Earth's rotational axis. You do this on a Celestron mount with the "All Star Polar Alignment" routine. It does not matter if the mount is level or not, but it may make the process a bit easier. If your polar alignment is off, it will affect the mount's tracking. A polar misalignment will not affect goto. The mount is capable of doing accurate gotos even if the polar alignment is far off (it just won't track the object well after pointing to it).
The 2 star alignment that you do through the hand controller is how you sync the mount's internal map of the sky to the actual sky. The accuracy of this alignment will dramatically affect goto performance. It does not affect tracking (since that is related to polar alignment).
After the 2 star alignment, you may optionally do up to 4 calibration stars. Strictly speaking, this is very different than the 2 alignment stars. These 4 stars don't sync the sky to the mount. Rather, they help the mount characterize mechanical error. If you have a perfectly orthogonal system (nobody does), then this step would be unnecessary. By adding these stars, you help the mount to compensate for issues like slight misalignment between where the telescope optics point and where the mount's RA axis points. Personally, I always do 4 stars. It only takes a minute and it gets the best results. The calibration stars have a large affect on pointing accuracy (but not tracking).
In doing both the 2 star alignment and the 4 calibration stars, technique is very important. My experience has been that most of the problems that people encounter with pointing boils down to this.
By far, the most important thing is to make sure that when you look in the eyepiece, you are centering the star that you think you are. For example, if the hand controller wants you to center Alkaid (the end of the big dipper handle), make sure that you are not actually seeing Mizar (the middle star in the big dipper handle) in the eyepiece. The critical thing here is to make sure that your finder scope (or, even better, get a Telrad) and your telescope are pointing exactly the same. To ensure this, go out before dark and point the telescope at something unique on the horizon. The farther away, the better. A tower or an unusual tree top makes a good target. Then, after the scope is pointed at the object, adjust your finder scope (or Telrad, etc.) so that the object is centered there, too.
Note that based on the pointing performance described here, where the object is always in the eyepiece, but off center, it is pretty certain that the correct stars were centered. I've just included the above step for completeness.
Ok, so now you have the correct star in the eyepiece. The next thing is to make sure that you center it properly. First off, an eyepiece with an illuminated reticule is best because you can easily see the exact center of the eyepiece. If you don't have one, then a good tip is to defocus the star so that it's a big donut (or circle if you have a refractor). It's much easier for your eye to identify centering of a big donut than it is for a focused spot.
Finally, now that you have a way to accurately center the star, you need to make sure that you do it consistently every time. And for a Celestron mount, there is one right way. Specically, you must complete the centering process with only the "up" and "right" buttons on the controller. If your last button press is either "down" or "left", you will get some pointing error. The reason for this is that the mount has some mechanical slop (backlash) in the gears. To make sure that you take up this backlash in the same way that the mount does when it points, you need to do it the way that I describe. To do this, I always begin the centering process by hitting "down" and "left" into the star is on the edge of the eyepiece and needs to move up and right. When you do this, you may see the effects of backlash as either a delay when the star moves, or some jumpiness when it first starts to move. The reason that I go down and left all the way to the edge is to make sure that all the backlash is taken up. Then, you can use the "up" and "right" buttons to center the star. If you go past center, then go all the way back down and left to the edge and do it again. Note that it's often helpful to go down to a really slow move rate to make this easier.
One final note is that I mentioned polar alignment first because it was easiest to describe. When you actually do this, the order of operation will be:
1. Set up the mount
2. Turn it on and enter date, time, etc. Different Celestron mounts have different steps here. Note that the date, time and location are not critical for pointing at deep sky objects. If the date, time and location are off, it will affect pointing at solar system objects and it will affect how close the mount gets when it points to where it thinks the first alignment star is. Even if that initial pointing is far off, the alignment will work fine as long as you center the correct star.
3. Do the 2 star alignment
4. Do all 4 calibration stars
5. Use goto to point at a star in the southern sky. This will be the star that you use for the ASPA routine. I like to use a star somewhat near the southern sky near the celestial equator. I believe that you ideally want a star that's 90 degrees away from the North Celestial Pole. But it's not critical. In the summer, I often use Antares or Altair, etc.
6. Do the ASPA routine.
At the conclusion of the ASPA routine, the mount is ready to use. Some people like to power it off and repeat steps 1 through 4. I've found that if you've carefully done everything as I described above, this is unnecessary. Once ASPA is done, I just use the mount.
I hope that this helps.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 10:22 AM
I should say that I do the step you outlined and I have a measure of success. The problem occurs where I am finally going to the target, the target is a bit off, most of the time to the left of the finderscope, or best case, on the left of the eyepiece. if I use the handset and I center it, it tracks fine. all well and good for bright targets but for dim ones, you can see where this is an issue. Its very very weird.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:00 PM
You have a couple of options to try and improve it.
First off, if you sync on a bright object in the area you are viewing, it can noticeably increase pointing accuracy. Also, keep in mind that the ASPA routine includes doing a sync on the star that you used for polar alignment. It's possible, if that star is in a different part of the sky, that the mount is still sync'ed there and this could be affecting your results. When in doubt about this, just do an unsync.
Finally, for hunting really dim objects that are at the edge of detectability, I usually use the "Precise Goto" feature. This will have you center a nearby star and then it will do a special slew from that object to the desired target. I've never known it to miss.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:17 PM
Like Wade said, during ASPA it does a sync on a "polar" star and after you are done with ASPA, you should "unsync" before slewing to objects. I don't know why Celestron engineers left the "sync" enabled after ASPA.
Also, I think you should re-do the star alignments (2 + 4) after ASPA because you moved the mount by adjusting Alt and Az controls. This can guarantee better GoTos. It worked well for me for my previous CPC0800. Don't forget to "unsync" first before re-running star alignments as explained in Celestron manual.
Like Wade said about Precise GoTo, it's an awesome feature.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:12 PM
Oh, is your mount levelled? Make sure the mount is levelled on that slope yard before attempting any type of polar alignment.
I was faced with doing some imaging in this same situation. I took pains to level the mount . . . but not the chair.
"Don't fall ouut'a ^&*$@ chair!" I said to myself.
Yep. Fell outt'a my chair on the very first night!
Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:56 PM
Oh, is your mount levelled? Make sure the mount is levelled on that slope yard before attempting any type of polar alignment.
Level makes no difference for polar alignment.
OP: Two things right off the bat... Not sure what you mean by "repositioned the mount with the handset," but if you mean you did the polar alignment that way, that is not how you do it. The final part of the AllStar alignment requires you to move the mount with the mount altitude and azimuth adjusters. Also, always do at least three calibration stars for best results.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 02:35 PM
A question I asked earlier might help me. Obviously, in the moving of the alt-az knobs a little time will pass, how o ensure that i maintain the star on target?
Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:47 PM
Obviously, in the moving of the alt-az knobs a little time will pass, how o ensure that i maintain the star on target?
I'm sorry. I don't understand the question.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:52 PM
A question I asked earlier might help me. Obviously, in the moving of the alt-az knobs a little time will pass, how o ensure that i maintain the star on target?
Just follow the instructions. At the end of the AllStar procedure, the mount will slew off the star. Center it with the alt-az adjusters and...you...are...done.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 04:15 PM
Oh, is your mount levelled? Make sure the mount is levelled on that slope yard before attempting any type of polar alignment.
Level makes no difference for polar alignment.
That's true but ASPA likes the mount to be reasonably level so that the mount will most likely be polar aligned on the first try. The more unlevel the mount is the more likely to run two or more iterations of ASPA. There was a very long thread about this and Celestron responded back to me saying that it's better for mount to be leveled for ASPA.
But if you polar align using old school drift alignment, the it makes absolutely no difference whether the mount is leveled or not. It will probably take longer and more iterations to get it polar aligned than if the mount was initially level.
This is what Celestron said to me:
"It's kind of a yes and no answer that is rather subjective. To get a proper ASPA, you do not have to be perfectly level. This is where it gets somewhat subjective though. You can't get a good polar alignment out of a severely off balance tripod. The further away from level that you get, the worse your polar alignment will get. We've had many users in the past who will set up their tripod on a slight hill and not spend much time leveling the tripod and get great results. So it really depends alot of how off balance the tripod is."
Posted 17 January 2014 - 04:16 PM
Level makes no difference for polar alignment.
I disagree.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:03 PM
Level makes no difference for polar alignment.
I disagree.
Polar alignment is achieved when the mount's RA axis is perfectly parallel to Earth's rotational axis. It makes no difference at all whether the mount is level or not. It could be hanging upside down from a (very steady) tree branch and still be polar aligned if that criteria is met.
The process of getting the mount polar aligned can be made somewhat easier or more difficult, depending on whether the mount is level or not.
The reason for this is that your are adjusting the mount in altitude and azimuth. If the mount is perfectly level, a change in altitude does not affect azimuth and vice-versa. If the mount is not level, then a change in altitude will affect azimuth to some degree, and a change in azimuth will affect altitude to some degree.
This does not preclude you from achieving polar alignment. You either need to anticipate and account for the movement in the other axis, or you could do additional iterations of whatever method you are using to keep reducing the amount of error in the other adjustment.
It's this latter part that is the reason to get the mount level. But it's not an all or nothing deal. If the mount is reasonably close to level, then you'll have no problems. If the mount is leaning over 45 degrees, then you'll have a harder time of it.
I think that the main thing to remember is that there is not a whole lot to be gained by spending a huge amount of effort leveling the mount. Close is good enough.
This is especially true on a mount like the CG5 mentioned in this thread. The altitude and azimuth adjustments are so coarse, that it's impossible to make really tiny adjustments. I have many Celestron mount, including a couple of CG5s. I would say that it's impossible to get closer than say within 15 arc minutes of the NCP (unless you get lucky) just because of this.
Finally, everything that I've said here is really splitting hairs. For visual use, you can be a couple of degrees off the NCP and it won't result in problematic drift. Even for imaging, as long as you're guiding, you'll be fine with one iteration of ASPA.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:06 PM
Level makes no difference for polar alignment.
I disagree.
You can disagree all you want. A few minutes considering the geometry of the situations shows you are clearly wrong.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:09 PM
The main caveat? Be careful tightening down the azimuth, as that can throw you back off.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:20 PM
"It's kind of a yes and no answer that is rather subjective. To get a proper ASPA, you do not have to be perfectly level. This is where it gets somewhat subjective though. You can't get a good polar alignment out of a severely off balance tripod. The further away from level that you get, the worse your polar alignment will get. We've had many users in the past who will set up their tripod on a slight hill and not spend much time leveling the tripod and get great results. So it really depends alot of how off balance the tripod is."
I have no idea where this guy was going with the business about "off balance tripods." I don't see that this has much/anything to do with level. The only thing being level can do for you is make it a little easier to center the stars in some instances. That is all.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:36 PM
I have been polar aligning the CG5 for years. It is more than possible to get the mount right on the money with the adjusters. I can easily get the AllStar star dead in the crosshairs of the Mallincam which yields fairly high "magnification." Similarly, it's no problem to drift align the mount to a point way closer than 15'...
The main caveat? Be careful tightening down the azimuth, as that can throw you back off.
You may be right. I was thinking about the CGE's azimuth adjustment, which is a pain to work with. Even when drift aligning the mount, it's really hard to get dialed in perfectly.
Still, even on the CG5, if I shutdown the mount and redo the 2+4 stars, then query the polar alignment, it shows errors typically in that neighborhood. I've never tried to drift align a CG5 to compare to what the hand controller reports.

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i am 31 weeks pregnant and i have been having several serere cramps. i am not dilated yet although i wish i was. is it to soon for me to deliver? how long should i wait before i think about haven my labor induced because i am so tie\red of being pregnant. my first pregnancy was fine this one is a problem.
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I'm also 31 weeks and have been having contractions on and off for the last two weeks and found at my appointment yesterday that I'm dilated to 1 centimeter. My doctor gave me a shot of corticosteroids yesterday and then again today for the baby's lungs to develop and put me on bed rest. At my last two appointments I was given a shot to relax my uterus. My doctor said that if at all possible we want to wait until the baby is at least 37 weeks to deliver. The contractions are uncomfortable at times but I'd rather have uncomfortable contractions than a baby too small to breathe on its own. (And like the nurse told me- every day that baby's inside is two less days in the NICU). Talk to your doctor and discuss what he or she can do to make you more comfortable. At 31 weeks delivery shouldn't be an option to look at.posted 10/12/2007 by UtakuJenny
hello there, I am turning 32 weeks tomorrow, I am so FED up with back pain, belly pain, baby kicking the heck outta my belly at night, pee'ing non stop, swelling, breathlessness, all the other stuff that goes along with being Prego, I FEEL your PAIN, really!! My friend Joy had her baby a month early in Sept 2007, this poor baby is on Apnea machines with alarms from being born ONE month early, one month, that doesn't sound like much, be, seeing him in his little stretchies with wires attached was just terrible, that scared me straight, to boot my cervical length is at 2.4cm, I've been on bed rest since Sept 6th, going stir crazy in the house too, but if my little girl comes too early because of me not "dealing" with the lovely "challenge" of being mamma, then I know I'd regret it more. I know you can do this, you're so CLOSE, it's the home stretch, you CAN do this, get your rest when you can, don't worry abut the house work etc. take care of you & baby! You're almost there!!!posted 11/03/2007 by Janan2007
I'm 31 weeks as well, and I have been having contractions since 28 weeks. My doctor said all of this is normal with baby number two and more. She said to help with my cramping and contractions, that I should drink LOTS of fluids. Not just water, but juice and Gatorade as well. Hang in there, I know this pregnancy is a lot different then my first, and I'm ready for it to be over as well, but we do have to think of the health and safety of our unborn babies.posted 10/17/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
if you are having severe cramps you should talk to your health care provider. No sane dr. will induce you just because you are tired of being pregnant. If there is a physical threat to the baby they may induce you, however most doctor won't even look at inducing til after the 39th week. You will just have to stick it out like the rest of us. Full term is now classified as anything past 37 weeks.posted 10/11/2007 by ibbs44
I am 31 wks and at 27 wks went into labor. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. I have had the betamethosone shots to help develop his lungs and am on nephedipine daily along with strick bedrest and lots of water. At 36 weeks they will let me go into labor. 37 wks is considered full term which is why they would prefer to wait until then, but unless there are other complications they should let you go at 36 wks assuming the baby is a good weight at well.posted 10/21/2007 by jmh1986
I am 31 weeks and very tired too. I have a twin boy and girl who will be 4 on January 1. I am constantly exhausted and really cant wait. The baby's health is a priority though so we just have to cope and make the best of it. The weeks will go by so fast and after the baby comes, you will miss being pregnant because now you just want to get some sleep. Hang in there....I hope your cramps will dissolve and you will feel much better soon.posted 10/17/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I'm also 31 weeks, having contractions, and dilated to about 1 cm. I have an added problem of carrying twins though. We went in to the hospital yesterday b/c it got too bad to handle. I'm on nifedipine (sp?) to help relax the uterus, and full bed rest. Things have improved, but contractions won't go away completely. Dr says if they come now they would probably be fine, but would like to see me carry them till 34 weeks. My next appt is Monday. We'll see what's going on then I suppose. They mentioned giving a drug to help develop the lungs faster, but opted not to give it when the got contractions to calm down. It's not healthy for the babies apparently. I understand your pain. I'm sick of being pregnant too. But, at 31 weeks, the lungs just aren't developed enough to give them a good enough chance.posted 11/27/2007 by ejpaints
I knew a young girl that had a baby slightly early, at 36 1/2 weeks and even that half a week was enough to let the baby have a brain hemorrhage from being born early and he had to have a shunt in his brain. I am not saying that happens a lot, but what I am saying is that it is better for babies to be born when it is time for them, not when it is time for us. I am 31 weeks too and measuring very large per the tape measure, I am measuring 36 weeks, my baby is at the 89th percentile and could be very large. I am having so much pelvic and hip pain and on top of that I have diabetes type 2 and take insulin, but I am enjoying my last 6 weeks before I am induced at 38 weeks. Because I have had kids and I like my sleep. Though I have to pee a lot at night, at least I don't have to sit up with a screaming baby half the night either. Every pregnant woman (especially the harder pregnancies) wants it to be over with as soon as possbile. Hang in there, not too much longer. I feel you on this one!posted 10/22/2007 by tmpravat
if you try to have your baby now he could have severe health problems your baby is 3 pounds now thats not developed enough in order to have a happy healthy baby you should wait until 36 to 37 weeks MINIMUM! if you go into labor now the doctors will stop your labor because its for the bestposted 11/21/2007 by sugarkane
if you are having severe cramps you should talk to your health care provider. No sane dr. will induce you just because you are tired of being pregnant. If there is a physical threat to the baby they may induce you, however most doctor won't even look at inducing til after the 39th week. You will just have to stick it out like the rest of us. Full term is now classified as anything past 37 weeks.posted 10/11/2007 by ibbs44
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Hi all,
I'm working on a multiple server zimbra setup using the Community edition (Version zcs-6.0.8_GA_2661.DEBIAN5_64.20100820041743) and am having issues with the server status page.
All of the (virtual) servers were installed using the same template and have public IPs except Server 5 which has a private IP. All traffic between our public IPs and private IPs is routed, the firewall between the two lans is configured to allow all traffic in either direction.
The servers all have a local iptables firewall which I believe to be correctly configured however I could have missed something out.
What could explain certain services being reported as down when they're not ? If I connect to each server and run "zmcontrol status" they all report each service they're running as UP.


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I've got two mail accounts on an external server and I'd like Zimbra to fetch its mail. The first mailbox is about 14 Gb and the second one is much smaller, like 3 Gb. I tried both POP3 and IMAP and everything's working like that:
1. Set both external accounts, everything goes fine and mail's downloading.
2. When Zimbra gets all messages and both external accounts are synced with external mailserver, here's what happens: next day when first account gets new mail, it isn't showing up in Zimbra. Even when I right-click on the folder and force fetching by myself - still no luck. Second account is working fine!
3. When I reboot Zimbra box, for a short time it's fine again and first-account's-today-mail is seems to be succesfully fetched. But in 5 minutes fetching stops again.
4. Here's what in mailbox.log:
And there's also a lot of messages like this:Code:2013-01-29 11:35:09,680 INFO [ImportData-4] [firstname.lastname@example.com;mid=54;ds=external_first_account;] datasource - Requested import. 2013-01-29 11:35:09,680 INFO [ImportData-4] [email@example.com;mid=54;ds=external_first_account;] datasource - Attempted to start import while an import process was already running. Ignoring the second request.
What surprises me is that both accounts are on the same mailserver, and still the second one's causing no problem. And I tried both POP3 and IMAP accounts, it's still the same behaviour. I wonder, could it be because of the large 14 Gb-size mailbox of the first account?2013-01-29 11:35:21,684 INFO [qtp2052027792-192:https://192.168.1.23:443/service/soa...StatusRequest] [firstname.lastname@example.com;mid=54;ip=192.168.1.4 5;ua=ZimbraWebClient - FF18 (Linux)/8.0.1_GA_5438;] soap - GetImportStatusRequest elapsed=1


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I just installed a Zimbra Open Source 5.0.13 on Ubuntu 8.0.4 to evaluate and learn on. Everything went well except for messages being deferred because the MTA was attempting to connect to my external firewall interface instead of locally. I read up on the problem, and applied an alias with the public address that the MTA was trying to connect to on my network adapter as suggested in the wiki. The end result was all sorts of oddness. I couldn't connect to the server's webmail interface from the internal network, opening programs at the console (ex: terminal) show "Opening 0" in the taskbar and then disappear. I rebooted to clear the alias and everything returned to normal. If I forward the port from my firewall, everything works fine and mail arrives in a timely fashion.
My question:
Is it safe to leave port 7025 exposed to the Internet?
If not, can anyone point me in the right direction in terms of applying the alias?
The alias command I ran is: sudo ifconfig eth1:0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.255 up
I am giving the alias another try. This time I am not experiencing any oddness with opening programs on the system, but Zimbra is showing the same results.
My ifconfig output:
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0e:a6:e0:ff:9b
inet addr:192.168.0.252 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
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With these settings applied, the web interface times out with "cannot connect to server" as the error. I'm guessing it's directing it's resonses for external hosts trying to connect back unto itself because it thinks it is that public IP. Though the computers I am trying to connect from are on the 192.168.0.0 internal subnet. I'm sure I'm missing something basic here. Must need more coffee. ;)


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Valdosta, GA - The Valdosta Police Department has confirmed that a body was found at the Jolly Inn in Valdosta.
The 48 year old white male had been staying at the Jolly Inn for the last year. The Inn contacted the Valdosta Police Department to do a welfare check, after not hearing from him for several days. That's when they discovered the man had died. His death appears to have been of natural causes. At this time, there are no signs of foul play and drugs do not appear to have been a factor.
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The 168s seem to be the latest fad. A lot of people get all googly eyed, (me included) by the high BCs of the VLDs, but they are just fragile target bullets. I would go with the 160 AB. The coefficient is still good at .531, and you get the performance of a premium hunting bullet.
Sorry if this post comes off rude, just take it as kind of a 'forewarning'. I used to be on the Berger bandwagon until I saw their flaws in the field. I will say this though, if you're only shooting targets, they work great! They kill paper very, very well.
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I am glad to hear somebody doesnt like em. I hear nothing but good things and I like to hear honest evaluations. Thank you. Hopefully now I do not share the same opinion as you because of all the range hours I have put in on them. I shoot the accubond now and have a great load worked up for them. It did take 400 rounds down range though. I tried like heck and finally got a result.
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There are failures with just about any bullet design. I have killed a bunch of critters with Accubonds, and really like their performance. It is usually boom, and the game goes down. However, I shot my biggest bull with 200 grain .308 Accubonds, and it took four rounds. At first, I was disappointed with my own marksmanship. Then, during necropsy, it turns out all four punched holes through the lungs, with fairly narrow wound channels. Usually Accubonds leave the lungs in ribbons. I chalked it up to an anomoly, and the fact the bull was 900+ pounds on the hoof.
Even after that experience, I would use (and have used) Accubonds with confidence. Accubonds have worked as advertized farm more often than this one-time mediocre performance.
I also had an acquaintance tell me he won't use Accubonds, because he blew one up on the shoulder of a cow, but I suspect it was actually a ballistic tip.
I certainly agree hunters should use what they are most confident with.
BTW, I have never had a Barnes TTSX failure ... but I have heard rumors of them failing to open. They have all been quick one-shot kills for me.
I appreciate the conversation, Elkoholic307.
TTSX & TSX up to .25, ABs past that. I do have a 2 .25 cal rifles that like 110gr ABs better than the tsx.
My favorite bullets in my hunting rifles:
.280 Rem is the 140gr AB
.338-06 is the 210gr Partition
looks like i'm the only hornady guy on here, I use 165 grain sst's in my 300 wsm and knocked down my elk at over 500 yards. I also use 87 grain btsp in my 25-06 for antelope and coyotes. Then I use 40 grain v max's out of my 22-250
I'm a little late getting here, but it was an interesting read.
I'm on the bandwagon with most. My favorite all around bullet is the accubond, but I've had success with bergers also. One thing I found with the bergers in 6mm (87 & 95gr) is that they seldom exit and the animal loses very little blood from a small entrance wound. They did enough damage that the deer fell right in their tracks or close to it, and left very little blood on the ground to contaminate an area with it's scent. It was nice when letting my girlfriend or neighbors take management deer from my stand sites. I had trouble with them punching through coyotes without much damage at longer ranges also. I plan to keep trying 140gr bergers in my 264WM also, but it's accubonds for me in everything else or for anything bigger than deer. I love how fast accubonds open, even using elk weight bullets on coyotes they open fast and deliver shock instead of burning through but they still retain their weight and penetrate. I've never recovered an accubond from something smaller than an elk that I can remember. The accubond is the most consistent and forgiving bullet I've tried.
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THE DAY BEFORE a final this or that is due, especially women. I mean, I worked for my grades this semester, like every semester, and haven't socialized intimately with anyone more or less in my classes. Or, to put it another way, like most semesters, the people in my classes had nothing to offer me in regards to networking and thus were useless to me. (See how this relates to my college thread, freshmen?) I'm not in the market to party, I'm not in the market to have sex with random people and I'm not in the market to "make friends." I have all the amount I need in all those areas. Picture of Dogar's idea of all the amount he needs for partying:
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So, if there isn't anything anyone can offer me (and I wouldn't help for just sheer money if the person is poor because the cost benefit ratio to me in the long run is still very low) then THERE IS NO REASON FOR ME TO HELP THEM. You know the type, they don't read, they don't do the work, they don't participate or add anything of value to the class when they do, they skip/leave early ALL THE TIME and are facebooking during class. I GO OUT OF MY WAY NOT to talk to these people because of situations like these but SOME HOW they engage me in conversation at least ONCE in the semester and then think they have a rapport with me to ask for answers/summarize information for a final paper/project about topics that took literally months to go over in the class for even ME to have a decent grasp on them. I KNOW what they are doing because SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE that had classes with me do it all the time. They find the kid who is smart and nice up front (not some weirdo but a guy who knows his shit) and leeches onto them in hopes they will help them not work. It's a survival technique for plebs, I know this, and in a way I feel empathy for them, I really do. But, call me callus, I don't have the temperament to hold people's hands in college especially if they are my peers. It's one thing to tutor someone pro bono, I would do that for anyone if they needed help and were willing to genuinely work for a grade, (hell I'd even let them copy notes if that's all they wanted) but when you come to me the day before it's due asking me to practically do it for you, I have no sympathy AT ALL. NOW, in what cases WOULD I do this for someone? PD freshmen, you should know this.........I would do this for someone IF they had SOMETHING to offer me. This is why networking and making yourself marketable is IMPORTANT. If your "human credit score" is worth an investment in time, people will loan you theirs, but if your "human credit score" is worth nothing, well, enjoy that D and good luck with life.


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Sheet effects take place after rasterizing the layer if that helps.
The blur will blur the whole area including the edges of the sheet entities. If you just want the edges to fade out there's an edge fade operation.


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The Hortus Botanicus (or the Botanical Gardens of Amsterdam University) provide a quiet recluse from the hustle and bustle of hectic Amsterdam. Those looking for a peaceful afternoon or a nice relaxing stroll should visit the garden. Originally, the botanical garden was a medieval monastery herb garden, making it one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. The collection grew in the seventeenth century through the trading of plants and seeds for medicinal purposes. The Hortus Botanicus houses over six thousand trees and plants. This includes a two thousand year old Agave cactus! A huge hothouse with three different tropical climates (tropic, sub-tropic, and desert) was recently added to the seven climate-controlled greenhouses. Some of the greenhouses are home to beautiful butterfly gardens that will amaze the most serene of visitors.
The greenhouses, butterfly gardens, and rock ponds make for an intimate and fascinating travel destination. Speaking of intimate, in the middle of the garden is the café. Claimed to be the most beautiful and serene café in Amsterdam! Patrons claim the food is as enjoyable as the scenery. The garden also hosts a variety of children's activities throughout the year. There are guided tours for visitors who are interested in the history and science of the beautiful botanical garden.
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Searching around it seems the slowdown is the recent forum thread widget. I'm turning it off to see how that improves things... EDIT seems to be twice as fast without the recent threads display...
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Why China's Rapid Online Growth Won't Help U.S. Firms
The number of people online in China is 52% greater than the entire U.S. population. But don't expect that many U.S. Internet companies will benefit from those 485 million Chinese Internet users. The sky-high stock valuations on China's native firms highlight their strong local advantage.


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Moser Engineering Plymouth Valiant Rear End - Functional, Fabbed, And Unbreakable We HopeWritten by on May 17, 2011 Building a bulletproof rear end with the help of Moser Engineering
There are several different choices available when it comes time to decide what rear end your car needs. The main thought to keep in mind is the intended purpose of the car that the rear is going into. If your only plan is to drive your Slant-Six powered Dart around town and to cruise nights, then a Dana 60 would not be the kind of rear end that you need. Mopar cars came from the factory with anything from the small 7-1/4 rear, the slightly tougher 8-1/4 rear, the really tough 8-3/4 rear, and the legendary Dana 60.
Now, if you're planning to build a high-horsepower car that will really test the rear end's survivability, then nothing less than an 8-3/4 rear should be used. The 8-3/4 came in a lot of different configurations, and if you can't find the perfect bolt-in unit, modifications can be made to install just about any rear end into any car. But what if you're not sure how to handle the modifications? What if you simply want a rear end that can be bolted in? Finding a bolt-in rear end is as easy as calling a used parts dealer, hitting the local swap meet, or having a buddy that has one he's willing to sell. Even if you find one, at a minimum, it should at least be torn down and checked out. Again, if this is something you're not comfortable with, there is another alternative.
Complete, bolt-in rear ends are available in many styles and levels of unbreakability. For instance, Moser Engineering can build you a complete, all-new rear for your car in either an 8-3/4 of Dana 60. Now, some may argue that buying a completely new rear end costs too much. But, if we look at it this way, a swap meet A-Body rear end can go for around $700-$800. If you're lucky, you can simply bolt it in your A-Body and go. But what if you want to change the gears? What if you find out that an axle is bent--or worse yet, the axle tube! I know I am talking about worse-case scenarios, but it is a possibility. If you have to completely rebuild the swap meet rear, is it really any less expensive than an all-new unit? OK, if you have a numbers-matching, completely restored and date-coded Mopar, maybe you need to stick with factory parts, but the cruiser and drag race guys have nothing holding them back.
We contemplated the above scenario at length after we built the new engine for our old-school Valiant. The rear end that was in the car had seen its share of smoky burnouts, 5,000-rpm clutch drops, and more sideways action than any rear end should be exposed to. Now, since we realized that a new rear end was in order, we only needed to decide what we really needed. With the intended purpose of the car being able to test the survivability of an 8-3/4, we knew that nothing less than that would work. But, was a Dana 60 really warranted?
The Dana 60 is bulletproof--period. But we felt that it might be slightly overkill for a small-block powered A-Body, so an 8-3/4 would be what we need. Now, we also found out that when it comes to an 8-3/4 rear, we still had two choices--are you confused yet? Moser Engineering's two new 8-3/4 housings come in either a stamped (OE look), or fabricated (Boxed look). All Moser 8-3/4 stamped Mopar housings are made with new heavy-duty housing cores, seamless steel tubing new brackets, new housing ends. The fabricated housings are made from 18-inch thick laser cut mild steel, which is fabricated from one triangulated piece of metal. This is combined with a 3/8-inch-thick face plate, and internal gussets and bulk heads, which are standard, seamless steel tubing, new brackets, and new housing ends. It also includes a custom machined fill cap, drain plug, and vent along with the stud kit for mounting the centersection. Since the stamped and the fabricated rear housings are all but the same cost, we thought the fabricated housing looked cool enough, so that's what we went with.
Now we had to figure out what to do for the centersection. Using a 489 center housing, we had the choice of using a spool--not street friendly, a Sure Grip, or an entirely new mousetrap so to speak, the Eaton/Detroit True Trac differential. The True Trac differential uses a worm-gear design that will bias the engine's torque to both wheels evenly. According to Eaton, there are no parts or clutches to wear out and no need for adding the Sure Grip additive.
If you decide to take the leap and get a complete housing from Moser, what you will get is a complete housing that is ready for you to put your brakes on, and bolt in the car. What we did is to order all of the parts to show you how it goes together and what's inside. Before you call and order your rear end though, take the time to call the folks at Moser and discuss your needs. They have been doing this for a long time and can direct you in the right direction to get just what you need.
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Since we don't have a fancy pinion-depth finder, we used a simple method of a straight edge with an inexpensive bore gauge.Once you have the distance measured, take the bore gauge out and measure it with a caliper. I've never seen anyone get this right on the first try, so be prepared.Getting the pinion depth correct required the use of shims. Simply measure the distance needed, and then add the appropriate amount of shims.Once you have your pinion depth set, install the crush sleeve, the outer bearing, and the yoke. Torque everything down to manufacturer's specification. We tightened it with a breaker bar, and then occasionally stopped and checked our setting with an inch pound, beam-style torque wrench to set the proper drag (preload on the bearing).When you have the pinion depth set, now it's time to install the differential. When removing the bearing caps, mark them so you get them installed in the same place they came off of.Before you install the ring gear to the differential, it's a good idea to wet stone, or file the surface of the differential and gear. You just want to make sure that there are no burrs that will keep the gear from mounting flush against the differential.Once the gear and the differential face are smooth, install the ring gear per the manufacturer's torque recommendations. We have also installed our bearings that support the differential in the case.With the bearing cap removed, you can see how the differential's backlash (pinion to ring gear mesh) adjustment is done. There is a threaded adjuster on each side of the differential. The threaded adjuster is turned in or out depending on which direction the differential needs to go to achieve the proper backlash.
Once you have the proper pattern on your gear, make sure the adjusters are tight, and then lock them with the adjustment keepers.The housing is the really trick piece of this set up. Not only does the fabricated housing look cool under your car, the strength benefit over a factory-welded cast/steel unit is unquestionable.The factory differential housing fits in the Moser rear just like a factory unit, except the Moser unit utilizes studs instead of bolts to hold the center in place.Once the housing unit is together, it's time to put it in the car. The Moser housing does not have the brake line retaining tabs, so you'll either have to weld tabs in place to hold the brake lines, or use the old stand-by—the zip tie.We ordered our parts with a yoke that takes a 1350 U-joint. No, this size U-joint was not offered on a muscle Mopar, but we wanted the added strength. We also used Moroso's U-joint girdles. The girdle is a much stronger way to contain the U-joint cap than the factory strap.Since we plan to take the Valiant to the dragstrip, we now know that the rear end should not come apart. We also wanted to be able to make the car hook, so a set of adjustable shocks from Competition Engineering were also installed on the front and rear of the car.


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Rafael Nadal's Aussie Open defense came to an abrupt end today when the Matador was forced to retire from his quarterfinal match against Andy Murray with a knee injury trailing 6-3 7-6(2) 3-0. The Brit baller, who has reached his first semifinal in Oz, will now face Marin Cilic for a spot in the final.
The 6-time Grand Slammer was already down 2 sets in this high quality match when he called the trainer to examine his knee with the score at 0-2 in the third. He returned to the court, lost the next game and called it quits.
Rafa discussed the injury in his post-match presser:
Q. Could you let us know what the condition is, what the latest story is with the knee. It's very unusual for you to stop during a match.
RAFAEL NADAL: Yes, well, is not a lot of history because was during the match. Was in the end of the second set in one drop. And I feeled similar thing to what I had last year.
And, yes, after that I can't go down after that, no? So was impossible to win the match. When I have the chance to play, I never retired. Anyway, like I know I going to lose like I did in Rotterdam like last year. I say sorry to Andy for that.
I felt pain still there without no one minimum chance to do nothing, the same time is hard for me be five more games there without try nothing, no? So I don't know if I still playing can go worst or something. So I said, well, no repeat the same mistake like I had last year. I go to the limit, but not cross the limit, no?
Q. Is it the same sort of injury?
RAFAEL NADAL: I say before yes.
Q. Does it feel worse or the same?
RAFAEL NADAL: Worst?
Q. Does it feel as bad as it did last year?
RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know, no? Is happen few minutes ago, no?
Q. It happened the end of the second set?
RAFAEL NADAL: Yes.
Q. Are there any changes you're going to make to your training style or your playing style?
RAFAEL NADAL: Don't start, guys, with these questions right now. I think is not the right moment. I think I changed the style to play. If you see my matches 2005 or 2004, 2006, I run a lot compared to now, no?
So today I played against one of the best players of the world, and I think I wasn't run more than him. So I played aggressive. I played having the control of the point, a lot of the time with the forehand and the backhand, too, returning aggressive. If you see my matches three years ago, that's didn't happen, no?
Remember, we are playing on hard courts. Probably in this surface I have to play my best tennis, like today, if I really want to have chances to win. If not, then the opponents, there are really good players, and Andy's unbelievable. He's playing really well. You know, with these matches, I think I was very close today. But just little bit more calm when I had the break.
Rafa must be extremely disappointed with having to retire with a recurrence of the knee injury and not defend his title. It must have been pretty serious if he decided not to go on in a quarterfinal match at a Grand Slam. However, he seemed to be very conscious of not pushing the injury too far after last year's issues so let's hope he prevented any long term damage.
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The Hard Top Chop- Part IIIWritten by on April 26, 2007 Unboxing A Shoebox
It's been a long process, but Jay Dean at the Nostalgia Ranch has finally stitched the top back together on this Ford shoebox. Not only has he lowered the lid, but he has also eliminated the B-pillars, giving his happy customer a custom hardtop.
Jay's philosophy from the start was to cut, stand back, and weld it together once it looked right. We left you last month with the A-pillars welded, the B-pillars gone, and the rear of the roof looking like we should have never started. In this issue, Jay is going to show us that he knew what he was doing all along and mate the old roof and some new sheetmetal into a flowing form. Follow along and get some tips to apply to your own custom.
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With the front and side pillars taking shape, Jay could now turn his attention to the rear C-pillar and glass area.If you can't get your hands on Cleco clips, use the next best thing-some self-drilling and tapping screws.This allowed him to push the new panel down flush with the roof so it could be tack welded together flush.He did the top edge a little differently. He started at the middle and worked his way out to one side only.Obviously we're trying to make a flat piece of sheetmetal do the job of a panel that has compound curves, so it's not always going to come along quietly.
Jay test-fit the rear glass so he could eyeball how everything was coming together and check whether it was all to his satisfaction-which it was.Another relief cut was still required along the top of what was still left of the rain gutter (the rain gutter will end up being cut away and smoothed) to give that area of metal a little more freedom to move around.Now that Jay was happy with the flow of the window into the roof, he could tack weld the rear of the roof panel to the body.Now that the existing metal was pretty much where Jay wanted it, it was time for the first filler piece.He then trimmed the roof panel to fit the shape of the vertical piece of the old C-pillar coming up from the bodyline (this was the panel left over when he cut the roof away at the rain gutter).


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West Coast Wind Up!Written by Chris Shelton on October 29, 2003 Contributors: Kevin Lee Goodguys' 17th West Coast Nationals. AKA: Pleasanton
Few are the shows that'll wrench us from a dark sleep to get us to drive to. Sure, with a booked flight and a meager expense account, we can make just about any show in the country on a moment's notice. But there's one show we eagerly anticipate driving to: Goodguys' West Coast Nationals in Pleasanton, California.
For the fourth year running, we've found a few more nutcases who are wacky enough to follow us up the coast for the gig. This year we jammed four cars strong there and back. We also took advantage of the scenery by taking the less-traveled 101 up and the incredibly scenic Pacific Coast Highway back. The show itself was pretty good, too; with postcard-perfect weather and a large, well-organized event, there's something for everybody. This year's tour included a trip to Arlen Ness' new bike shop, the Blackhawk Museum, Sacramento Vintage Ford, Leonard Lopez' Dominator Motorsports and Accessories, Moal's Body Shop in Oakland, and Bob Dron's Harley-Davidson shop.
While we didn't witness it ourselves, we heard that the Pleasanton Downtown Association didn't cordon off the main drag and sell tickets to park or use the thoroughfare. That's good news; it gives us a good venue to witness the kinetic artwork we call hot rods and street rods in motion.
As for the show itself, it's a doozey since Goodguys unveils America's Most Beautiful Street Rod at the event. Of course the Hiboy Heaven, Willys Roundup, the Real Rod Nationals, and the Young Guys areas make attendance well worth it. For more on the show, check out the January 04 STREET RODDER for expanded coverage. Until then, enjoy this for a teaser:
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To the winner go the spoils--in this case Ron Whiteside and his '34 Ford coupe. The coupe features a Chip Foose design and buildup, a Don Ridler Memorial Award trophy, and the same name on its title for almost 40 years--Whiteside's.This roadster may look eerily familiar; we featured it as part of Craig Newcomb's garage scene back in the October '02 issue. Well, he's finally on the road, and he scooted on by on his way back from Bonneville--as evidenced from the salt and the very nifty umbrella option. For the record, it's a low-deck Dodge Red Ram against a LaSalle trans. Best of all, Newcomb whittled up darn near everything for the car.Oh, if we could only call Phil and Ruthie Marler's '52 Willys a pre '49. Don't let the stock facade fool you; it's got a Heidt's IFS, a RamJet/700R4 combo, Classic Instruments gauges, and Vintage air. The tri-toned body, plaid cloth interior, and radial whitewalls only add to the classic theme.When good design speaks for itself, don't interrupt. That's the case with Mick and Kaye O'Neill's '39 Lincoln Zephyr. They brought the cabriolet up to modern highway standards with a 429/C6 combo, a Mustang II frontend, and a Ford 9". They even hid the power window switches and A/C system to maintain the early look.It's a fact: resto rods are back--and we don't mind one bit if they're all as nicely executed as Jack Ketlinski's '33 Chevy phaeton. To many a restorers' chagrin, Ketlinski started with a complete older restoration, but instead of butchering it, he mapped a thoughtful buildup with a Kugel IFS, a '95 LT1 and 4L60E combo, and a Mark Williams 9" Ford rearend. The Chev runs 14- and 15-inch Wheel Vintiques wires and a sublime British racing green/tan combo.Joe and Debi Ortega proved four doors are bitchin' in their own right. The very subtle shape changes they made really make the car stand out. For example, they chopped the top, but instead of whacking it, they nibbled a modest 1 1/2-inch out. They also slanted the windshield and rear roof inwards the same amount. Joe's an engine builder by trade (Joe's Engine Shop, Concord, CA), so the sedan runs a warmed-over, 390-horse Ramjet against a 700R4.Bill Oslakowski's Dodge pickup was so fresh, it still reeked of catalyzing paint. He'd finished it on Thursday night and drove it over. Aside from uncommon, it's very tidy: Wheel Vintiques wires, Coker radials, a purple heart wood-inserted bed, and turn signal-style Guide headlights. Actually, we jumped the gun to a degree; Oslakowski hadn't even finished the interior!


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2007 - Senior Season: Missed the 2007 season due to injury. 2006 - Junior Season: Named to the All-Horizon League Second Team...finished tied for sixth on the team with four points, coming on a goal and two assists...started in 17 of 19 games played...tallied the Bulldogs' only goal against Xavier on Sept. 24...assisted on Butler's lone goals against Navy (Sept. 10) and Ball State (Sept. 14). 2005 - Sophomore Season: Finished the season by being named to the "All-Horizon League" first team...her nine points ranked third on the team...scored three goals and added three assists...her goals came against Cleveland State, Detroit and Wright State...took 30 shots.
2004 - Freshman Season: Started 14 of the 15 matches she appeared in...missed four games due to injury...scored goals against Loyola and North Dakota State...her two goals, four points and 21 shots led Butler newcomers.
High School: Runner-up for the 2003 Miss Kentucky Soccer award, in addition to earning first team All-State honors...owns the Kentucky state record for most assists...earned district, region and academic honors...all-star selection for both the Kentucky Post and Cincinnati Enquirer teams...high school coach: Nina Kearns.
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Programmed Cell Death Pathways Activated in Embryonic Stem Cells
The therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cells is extraordinary. Without a doubt, regenerative medicines will save thousands of lives in the years to come. Before that day arrives, much needs to be learned from the cells themselves. The reasons that these cells hold so much promise are two-fold: (1) embryonic stem cells can renew themselves indefinitely (divide and divide and…) and (2) embryonic stem cells can be trained to become any cell type of the body (neurons, heart muscle, skin, liver, kidney…). However, it should be emphasized that these two points are only valid if the growth conditions are properly established. While we have made great strides in developing culture conditions that can support self-renewal of embryonic stem cells, we are a long way from mastering the conditions necessary for differentiating embryonic stem cells into every cell type of the body (of which there are about 200). Ultimately, if therapies based on stem cells are to be realized, these cells will have to be grown in massive quantities, with an unprecedented level of quality control to ensure that only one cell type can be found in the lot. Furthermore, the fate of stem cells is crucial to their use in new therapies—in other words, these cells must be kept alive and functional to have benefit to human patients.
However, one of the major challenges facing the growth of embryonic stem cells is the abundance of cell death that occurs. Cells typically die when their needs are not met (either lack of proper nutrients or growth factors) or when they face harsh conditions. If we could somehow block the cell death that occurs in these cultures or if we could change the conditions to remove the components that trigger cell death, we could achieve growth of hESCs of a greater scale. It turns out that when cells die, they do not do so passively. Instead, once given a "go" signal, cells utilize their own energy and cellular machinery to dismantle themselves, a process known as programmed cell death. There are at least five major forms of programmed cell death: apoptosis (the best described pathway), autophagic cell death, PARP-mediated cell death, paraptosis, and calcium-mediated programmed cell death. Each of these programmed cell death pathways are activated by different stresses. In the proposed research, we aim to determine which of the five major forms of programmed cell death occur in hESCs. Furthermore, we will evaluate how the repertoire of PCD pathways changes when hESCs change, or differentiate, into neurons. At the same time that we will be learning about the most appropriate conditions for growing hESCs, we will also be able to determine which conditions are ideal for cultivating neurons, which could ultimately be used in regenerative medicine therapies.
In passing Proposition 71, Californians have ushered in a new era of human embryonic stem cell research. However, before the therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cells can be realized, several key issues relevant to programmed stem cell death must be addressed: (1) we must understand what insults trigger PCD in stem cells; (2) we must understand what programs of cell death are available to stem cells and stem cell-derived differentiated cells; (3) we must understand how to block cell death induction in hESCs and their derivatives; (4) we must address the technical hurdles of propagating these cells at an industrial scale. The goal of our research is to determine what measures might be taken to permit such a wide-scale expansion effort. Our laboratory has constructed a mechanistic taxonomy of cell death programs, and therefore has a unique ability to identify various novel forms of cell death that may occur in hESCs. Because improved methods of human embryonic stem cell propagation will stimulate research on human embryonic stem cells, the benefit of our research to Californians will be seen repeatedly and, ultimately, in the delivery of human embryonic stem cell-based therapies
Our CIRM SEED grant proposal was to study the pathways of programmed cell death (cell suicide) in human embryonic stem cells. This is a critical area for several reasons: for example, when we transplant stem cells, we need to know how to keep them from dying so that they can be functional. On the other hand, we also need to know how to induce programmed cell death in stem cells, since it is becoming more and more clear that cancers may be propagated by stem cell populations. For these and many other reasons, it is important to know what pathways of programmed cell death are available to stem cells.
There are at least five major forms of programmed cell death: apoptosis (the best described pathway), autophagic cell death, PARP-mediated cell death, paraptosis, and calcium-mediated programmed cell death. Each of these programmed cell death pathways is activated by different stimuli and stresses. In the proposed research, we aimed to determine which of the five major forms of programmed cell death occur in human embryonic stem cells (hESCsP). Furthermore, we evaluated how the repertoire of PCD pathways changes when hESCs differentiate into neurons.
We first compiled a list of 322 genes whose activity contributes to these various forms of programmed cell death. Of these 322 genes, 311 were found to be represented on the assay system we used. 153 of these genes were measured with a very high detection confidence (0.95 or greater). We performed a special analysis (unsupervised two-way hierarchical cluster analysis) of these genes and represented the expression profiles in a heat-map. Within this group of genes, we chose to focus our attention first on Bcl-2 family members (both pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic) because we found transcripts of these gene families to be some of the most differentially expressed within the 43 samples analyzed. We also focused on this gene family because it is a critical family for the control of programmed cell death.
We then quantified all members of the Bcl-2 family amongst hESCs and differentiated cells, working under the hypothesis that overly abundant Bcl-2 family member transcripts in hESCs would point toward apoptotic and/or anti-apoptotic signaling cascades that are especially active in hESCs. We were encouraged when we found that the expression of some Bcl-2 family member genes changed dramatically (some up and others down) when hESCs were differentiated to other cell types.
We found that apoptosis is readily activated in hESCs, and, surprisingly, that a subset of p53-induced Bcl-2 family genes (e.g., Noxa and Puma) is highly constitutively expressed in hESCs (in comparison to multiple non-stem-cell primary cells). Whereas the pro-apoptotic genes Noxa and Puma are typically expressed only in response to DNA damage and p53 activity, hESCs constitutively express high levels of Noxa and Puma. This finding suggests that embryonic stem cells might be hyper-sensitive to sources of DNA damage like ultraviolet rays and X-irradiation, compared to other cell types, and furthermore, that p53-independent mechanisms of death induced by DNA damage might be operative in hESCs. However, not all p53-induced genes are up-regulated in these cells, since p21 is not up-regulated. These findings raise the important possibility that cultured hESCs may undergo DNA damage despite appropriate culture conditions, which would be a critical issue for hESC growth for transplantation. Another possibility is that p53, the "guardian of the genome", is indeed protecting hESCs from DNA damage, in part by having a low threshold to activate programmed cell death, but without activating senescence (since p21 was not found to be up-regulated). Thus p53 may, in hESCs, mediate hypersensitivity to DNA damage, as a mechanism to keep the genomes of hESCs "pristine" for long-term functionality. We are performing follow-up studies to determine the mechanism and implications of the striking constitutive up-regulation of this subset of p53 target genes.
We are grateful to CIRM for supporting this SEED grant, especially since it has allowed us to identify novel aspects of programmed cell death and the underlying molecules, and to identify a potentially important novel aspect of human embryonic stem cells that may prove to be important in the consideration of transplantation of these cells and their differentiated derivatives.
- PLoS One (2011) Human Embryonic Stem Cells Express Elevated Levels of Multiple Pro-Apoptotic BCL-2 Family Members. (PubMed: 22174832)


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Andy Murray finally joined the Shirtless Showcase this week in Melbourne (what a tease.)
The bookie-backed Brit was spotted at a practice session looking all kinds of cut-up. And it seems Andy has actually worked on that much-needed tan and *gasp* gained some color while balling Down Under.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - No. 4 North Carolina stranded a season-high 17 runners on base Wednesday night as visiting Gardner-Webb upset the Tar Heels, 7-4. The Tar Heels fall to 14-3 on the year, while the Runnin' Bulldogs improve to 10-7. Carolina will look to rebound Friday when it opens a three-game series at Maryland.
The trio of Chaz Frank, Tommy Coyle and Jacob Stallings all reached base four times apiece Wednesday afternoon but were able to cross home plate just three times as Carolina managed four runs on 11 hits and nine walks.
North Carolina took a 1-0 lead after the first when Frank opened with a lead off walk and moved to third after a single from Tommy Coyle and a groundout by Colin Moran. Stallings laced a single off the pitcher to score Frank and give Carolina a 1-0 lead.
Gardner-Webb chased starting pitcher Luis Paula in the second as Brad Collins connected on a three-run home run before the Runnin' Bulldogs tacked on another run later in the inning.
The Tar Heels left 10 runners on base over the next four innings, including the bases loaded in the third and fifth frames.
Carolina pulled a run back in the fifth on a RBI single from Mike Zolk and another in the sixth when Brian Holberton drew a bases loaded walk to make the score 4-3.
Gardner-Webb responded with a three-run seventh to seal the contest as the Tar Heels were unable to claw back into the game and snapped a six-game winning streak with the 7-4 defeat.
Coyle and Stallings finished with three hits apiece and Chaz Frank drew a career-high three walks on the day.
Shane Taylor tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief and was followed later in the game by scoreless performances from Tate Parrish and Mason McCullough.
Collins finished his career day by going 3-for-5 with five RBI as reliever Mitch Warner notched the win for the Runnin' Bulldogs.
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http://mmajunkie.com Why on God's green Earth would you submit yourself to the deprivation of a fight camp during the holidays?
Three reasons, according to Danny Castillo, who on Friday fights Anthony Njokuani at UFC 141: health, favorable conditions, and, well, money.
"I took the fight – what the hell," Castillo told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) during a special "Primetime" edition.
Castillo (12-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Njokuani (14-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) meet on the preliminary card of the end-of-year event, which takes place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. The bout airs live on Spike TV as part of a two-fight lead-in broadcast to the pay-per-view main card.
It was not the originally scheduled preliminary fight, mind you. Njokuani was supposed to meet "The Ultimate Fighter 13" runner-up Ramsey Nijem, but an injury removed Nijem from the equation. Castillo might be rummaging through his fridge for his seventh turkey sandwich had the vacancy not come up.
But then again, Castillo and his Team Alpha Male compatriots aren't exactly the kind of guys who balloon up in the offseason; he would much rather stuff his bank account than his belly. "Show" and "win" purses are a nice start.
Bonuses? He stopped chasing those years ago when he was in the now-defunct WEC.
"My one goal is to win," he said. "I don't really care about bonuses. It would be nice to have a bonus, but having a bonus and a loss on my record would be the same as losing. I hate losing. I love money, but I hate losing more."
And he admits Njokuani presents an attractive opportunity to win. It's not hard to see why. He has a strong wrestling base and an ability to dictate where the fight goes. Njokuani is a seasoned and athletic striker, but his ground game lags far behind.
Favorable conditions indeed.
The short-notice nature of the fight is not much of a concern for Castillo. A little more than a month ago, he took on Shamar Bailey at UFC 139 and notched a first-round TKO victory.
"I believe I perform best on short notice," Castillo said. "It's less for me to think about (and) less chances of me overtraining. That's one thing my teammates and coaches get on me about is overtraining. I feel like if you're going home and you're not sore or extremely tired, you didn't work hard enough that day. So that's been my work ethic my entire life. It's gotten me in trouble sometimes."
Prior to fighting Bailey, Castillo suffered a decision loss to Jacob Volkmann that halted a three-fight win streak and put the first blemish on his UFC record. He had three months to prepare for that one.
"Sometimes you leave too much in the gym, and you don't have enough for the cage," Castillo said. "I'm going on five years as a professional, and I'm learning a lot about my body and myself. I started to notice that maybe I wasn't peaking at the right time."
Hopefully, he's been able to do that in the few weeks or so that he's had to prepare for Njokuani. He's been going back to back for as many years as he can remember. Only now, his standard of living depends on whether he's successful, unlike when he was wrestling.
It's a nice change to be healthy coming into a short-notice booking. But he's also had some help.
"Being open-minded, and a lot of ice, has got me where I am today," Castillo said.
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The Gambler is still all in
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INFO: 304-561-3570 or www.theclaycenter.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Through much of the 1970s and '80s, there was scarcely a bigger music star in the world than Kenny Rogers. With songs like "Ruby," "Coward of the County" and the ubiquitous "The Gambler," Rogers dominated the country music charts for years.
Through the '90s, the Grammy winner's star faded some. He still charted country hits, but with less success than his earlier material.
However, Rogers, who performs Wednesday night at the Clay Center, never called it quits. He hung in there and is diligently working on what could be termed a comeback.
Almost a year after surprisingly appearing at the progressively and independent-music minded Bonnaroo Music Festival, Rogers finds himself in the middle of recording a new album. It has reunited him with some old friends, including Don Schlitz, who wrote "The Gambler." He also has a busy tour schedule that will take him, among other places, to festivals in Morocco, England and Switzerland.
"I'm the first country artist to ever play the festival in Morocco," he said. "And I'm playing Glastonbury, the same festival that U2 played, after that."
He sounded a little baffled to keep getting invited but glad to still be out there.
"I panic every time I go. When I did that thing in Tennessee [Bonnaroo], the first thing I said is, 'What's wrong with this picture? Me. Here.'"
He laughed and added that the show was a lot of fun. It helped that people liked him.
"I'm convinced people who bought my records when they were young played them for their kids," he said.
And that's fine by him.
Rogers said musically he's always gravitated toward doing what nobody else is doing rather than trying to do what somebody else does better. That's usually led him toward two types of songs.
"I've always looked for songs that either say what every man would like to say and what every woman would like to hear, songs like 'Through The Years,' 'She Believes in Me' and 'You Decorated My Life' or songs that are social songs, that have something important to say."
"Reuben James," he said, was a song about a black man raising a white child. "Ruby" was about the Vietnam War, and "Coward of the County" was about a rape.
The tunes were catchy, but there was something going on under the surface.
He said, "People would listen to the songs, love the songs and then go, 'Oh my God, the song is about rape.'"
Rogers said the new record follows similar veins but will sound different than what people might expect. The record is only about half-finished, and so far, no release date has been set.
Rogers said he's happy to still have a music career, but he doesn't miss his acting career much.
"I didn't want to get into it in the first place," he groaned.
Through the '80s and '90s, he starred in several TV movies based on his hit song, "The Gambler," and did a little television here and there. Rogers said he mostly just played himself.
"There are actors, and there are people who can act," he said. "I'm not an actor, but if you give me believable dialogue, I can keep it believable. Actors, you can give them unbelievable dialogue and they can make it believable. I can't do that."
However, Rogers remembered his 1982 film "Six Pack" favorably and said he recently thought about putting the movie on for his two 9-year-old sons to watch.
"And then I realized there's a little kid who says, 'No s--- Sherlock' every 30 minutes or so."
The singer thought maybe 9 is a still little too young for that.
Fatherhood is important to Rogers, though at 74, he looks at the job differently than he might have as a younger man. When he's home in Atlanta, he gets up at 6:30 a.m. to take his boys to school. He brings them out to shows that are reasonably close to the city, like concerts in Florida, Georgia or Alabama.
During his regular Christmas tours, Rogers has them along for the first couple of dates, lets them come out on stage, sing and even talk to the people in the front row.
"I'm hoping we're creating some good memories for them because we certainly are for me."
They aren't quite ready to go pro, he acknowledged, but Rogers loves that they sing.
"The first song they learned was a song I wrote called 'Love or Something Like It," he said. "They were 4 and singing things like, 'Show me a bar with a good looking woman...'"
Rogers laughed, "I was like, no, no, we've got to find something else."
And they have, but Rogers is awfully proud that his boys know his music.
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You know you're lying if you say you've never thought about how you and your best friend or significant other would ace CBS's The Amazing Race. On April 7, you'll finally get the chance you've been waiting for. SF's very own Starr Spangler—winner of The Amazing Race, Season 13—is hosting a fierce competition as a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man/Woman of the Year Campaign.


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