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Jan. 28, 2013
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for Jan. 21-27 in swimming and diving and track and field.
Some familiar names captured weekly honors in swimming and diving, as all four awards are repeat winners this season. The most notable is Navy senior Laura Gorinski, who captured her League-best 17th Swimmer of the Week award, the record for both men and women. Colgate senior diver Kim Pilka dominated the boards again in capturing her sixth weekly honor with one NCAA zone qualifying dive, while Navy's Ben Freedman posted NCAA-qualifying scores from both.
The weight throw specialists were at it again in indoor track and field, with Bucknell's Leonard Joseph becoming the all-time leader with his eighth-career M-F Athletic Male Field Athlete of the Week award and Lehigh's E'Lana Lemon tying the career mark on the women's side with her 12th all-time honor. All six of the weekly award recipients posted IC4A/ECAC qualifying marks.
Patriot League Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
MIKE NICHOLSON, BUCKNELL Jr., Chappaqua, N.Y.
Nicholson won a pair of individual events, was part of a victorious relay and picked up another fast time competing as an exhibition swimmer during Bucknell's 175-118 win over League foe Lehigh Saturday in Lewisburg, Pa. The junior earned his fifth Male Swimmer of the Week nod this season after winning the 200-yard fly in 1:49.94 (by 3.54 seconds) and taking the win in the 100 fly in 50.85 (won by .54). Nicholson posted the fastest clocking in the 400 IM as an exhibition swimmer as well (3:59.65). He has 24 individual victories this season.
LAURA GORINSKI, NAVY Sr., Greensburg, Pa.
Gorinski sets the record with her 17th career Female Swimmer of the Week award, eclipsing former Navy star Tara Chapmon, after an impressive showing in Navy's 185-107 loss at 14th-ranked Penn State Saturday. The senior remained unbeaten this season in the 200-yard IM with her fifth victory in the event in 2:07.62, winning by just over one-quarter of a second. She logged two second-place showings in the 100 and 200 breast events, finishing in 1:04.54 and 2:18.06, respectively. She fell in the 100 breast by just .03 seconds. Gorinski has six honors this season, one shy of Chapmon's single-season mark of seven set in 2009-10.
BEN FREEDMAN, NAVY Jr., Kennewick, Wash.
Freedman swept the one- and three-meter boards against No. 19 Penn State Saturday. The Mids fell 188-112, but Freedman was unbeatable from the boards, winning the three-meter competition with 353.55 points, over 54 points ahead of second place. He added a victory in the one-meter dive with 314.62 points, 22.2 points in front of the field. Both scores are NCAA zone qualifiers, and they're his seventh and eighth victories of the year. They're also Freedman's first wins against a nationally-ranked opponent.
KIM PILKA, COLGATE Sr., Great Falls, Va.
Pilka swept the boards – again – during Colgate's victories Saturday in tri-meet against Lafayette and Army. The Raiders won 214-86 over Army and 233-66 over Lafayette in action at West Point. Pilka claimed the one-meter win with 312.30 points, an NCAA zone qualifying score, and bested the three-meter field with 262.90 points. She has six Female Diver of the Week nods this season, two shy of the single-season record.
CHRIS NGUYEN, ARMY Sr., Cheshire, Conn.
Swept the boards in the League tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette, winning the one-meter with 312.30 points and the three-meter with 306.10.
TARA BOYLE, BUCKNELL So., Winnetka, Ill.
Won the one-meter dive (career-high 251.18) and finished runner-up from the three-meter (246.15) versus Lehigh.
LAUREN PERRY, BUCKNELL So., Syracuse, N.Y.
Posted wins in the 100- and 200-yard freestyles against Lehigh, clocking winning times of 52.73 and 1:51.45, respectively.
EMMA SANTORO, COLGATE Sr., Fall River, Mass.
Won the 200-yard free (1:54.09), the 200 breast (2:22.19) and 200 IM (2:09.31) races during Colgate's sweep of Army and Lafayette.
DAN SWEENEY, COLGATE Sr., New Canaan, Conn.
Captured two victories in the tri-meet at Army, taking wins in the 50-yard free (21.09) and 100 fly (51.74).
COURTNEY PATTERSON, LEHIGH Fr., Cherry Hill, N.J.
Set the Lehigh record in the 1,000-yard free in 10:20.26 in taking second against Bucknell. Also won the 200 fly (2:08.68) and 500 free (5:07.40) against the Bison.
TOM DUVALL, NAVY Fr., Durham, N.H.
Won the 1,000-yard free in 9:26.14 and took second in the 500 free (4:32.79) against No. 19 Penn State.
Patriot League Track and Field Weekly Awards
KYLE SATTERWHITE, NAVY Sr., Charlottesville, Va.
Satterwhite clocked an IC4A-qualifying time of 8:10.59 in the 3,000-meter run at Navy's Wesley Brown Invitational on Saturday. It was a personal-best time for Satterwhite and ranks first in the Patriot League and 38th in the nation this season. Satterwhite claims his first Patriot League M-F Athletic Male Track Athlete of the Week honor.
BETH BRAUNEGG, BUCKNELL Jr., Williamsport, Pa.
Braunegg set an ECAC-qualifying mark with a time of 2:53.03 in the 1,000-meter run at the Penn State National Invitational on Saturday. She won the unseeded heat with a career-best time that ranks second in program history. Braunegg claims her first Patriot League M-F Athletic Female Track Athlete of the Week award.
LEONARD JOSEPH, BUCKNELL Sr., Whitesboro, N.Y.
Joseph becomes the all-time leader in Patriot League M-F Athletic Male Field Athlete of the Week awards, earning his eighth-career honor in style by setting a personal best in the weight throw at the Penn State National Invitational on Friday and then topping it with an even greater mark at the Bison Open & Multi on Saturday. Joseph placed third in the event at Penn State with a mark of 19.37 meters, then blew it away with a toss of 19.83 meters at the Bison Open & Multi to place second overall and first among collegiate competitors. Both throws were easily IC4A-qualifying marks, with the 19.83-meter toss ranking second all-time at Bucknell and placing Joseph among the top 15 competitors in the nation this season. Joseph earns his fourth Patriot League M-F Athletic Male Field Athlete of the Week honor of the season, and second consecutive award.
E'LANA LEMON, LEHIGH Sr., West Orange, N.J.
Lemon set a personal best in the weight throw for the third straight week by recording an ECAC-qualifying mark of 18.10 meters at the Lafayette/Lehigh Dual Meet on Saturday. It was the top mark in the Patriot League this season. Lemon earns her 12th all-time Patriot League M-F Athletic Female Field Athlete of the Week award, tying Bucknell's Marjorie Grap (2004-07) for the most in League history. It is her fourth honor this season, and third in as many weeks.
JILES MANESS, NAVY Fr., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Maness won the pole vault at Navy's Wesley Brown Invitational on Saturday by recording a height of 5.10 meters, the top mark in the Patriot League this year which also placed him in the top 50 nationally. The IC4A-qualifying mark was a personal best for the freshman and the fifth-best during the indoor season in Navy history. He is ranked No. 1 in the Patriot League in the pole vault, the only freshman to lead a field event in the conference. Maness wins the M-F Athletic Male Rookie of the Week honor for the second time this season and becomes the fourth different Navy freshman to win the award in as many weeks.
DEVIN SMITH, LAFAYETTE Fr., Andover, N.J.
Smith ran the top 400-meter dash in the Patriot League this season with an ECAC-qualifying time of 56.71 at the Lafayette/Lehigh Dual Meet on Saturday. She is named M-F Athletic Female Rookie of the Week for the third time this season, tying three other student-athletes for the most in Patriot League history.
KEVIN TAPPER, BUCKNELL So., Elk Ridge, Md.
Tapper ran an IC4A-qualifying and Patriot League-best time of 1:04.28 in the 500-meter run at the Penn State National Invitational over the weekend.
KYLER MARTIN, ARMY Sr., Vacaville, Calif.
Martin posted an IC4A-qualifying mark with a time of 8.11 in the 60-meter hurdles at College Night at The Armony on Satudray.
ELISE BUFFINTON, LAFAYETTE Jr., Lewisburg, Pa.
Buffinton posted a mark of 3.80 meters in the pole vault at the Lafayette/Lehigh Dual Meet on Saturday to set yet another ECAC-qualifying standard and break her own school record.
BRIGID BYRNE, NAVY Sr., Vienna, Va.
Byrne ran a converted time of 9:56.21 in the 3,000-meter run at the Patriot Games on Saturday, which ranks second in the Patriot League and gives her an ECAC-qualifying time.


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Disney-ABC is bringing back former talk show host, Tyra Banks, for another television gig where she does what she does best, and that is provide America with a platform to learn all things fashion and beauty, according to Huffington Post on Tuesday June 3.
The reports state that the day-time-talk-show has yet to be named but will feature the America's Next Top Model creator, leading a team of lifestyle experts on a wide range of topics. Inevitably, fashion will be one of those topics also relationships and lifestyle according to Essence.
In a statement released by Tyra about the new position, she preps her fans on how she's anxiously awaiting the show.
''To my fierce fam of future viewers: I can't wait to shake up daytime TV together. I have a lot of information to give and still lots to learn. Let's do it!"
It's been nearly four years since Tyra took the stage to "shake up daytime TV" as a daytime talk show host, addressing the issues of women in America and capitalizing on what she knows best - fashion. The Tyra Banks Show aired its last episode on May 28, 2010, but that didn't stop Banks from pressing forward with her other successful franchise, "America's Next Top Model," which still airs to date.
The show will air from Los Angeles and will be executive produced by Banks and ABC Entertainment Group, who are also looking forward to the 2015 show debut. Executive VP of daytime and syndicated programming at ABC Entertainment Group, Lisa Hackner, released a statement about Tyra's return to daytime television via Entertainment Weekly.
"With an extraordinary social media following and legions of fans built over her years on television, Tyra is more relevant than ever," said Hackner. "She is the ideal personality to infuse lifestyle content with fresh energy, humor, and the practical information the daytime audience craves."
Quite possibly, Tyra recognizes how extraordinary her social media presence and following is which why she chose to use that outlet to release the news of her new show. On Instagram she posted "Ty Ty + Disney = New Talk Show in 2015. Get Ready!"
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Seems like the portable gaming device Shield by NVIDIA won't be in the hands of consumers for another month...
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1. FlushGordon (unregistered)
I hope Google releases a Snap800-powered gaming device soon and cripple this overpriced / overhyped POS once and for all
2. CanYouSeeTheLight (Posts: 1116; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Never seen somebody with this much hate about eletronics you are always moaning about everything for Christ's sake. Get a life maybe?
4. lpratas (Posts: 244; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
Get a life you! Why? The people here can't give their opinions? Of course Nvidia Shield will be expensive. And Nvidia has the monopoly of the PC games and android games. It's almost all optimized for their graphics. Enough of monopolies.
6. CanYouSeeTheLight (Posts: 1116; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Not saying he can't have his opinion but when all he can do is hate on everything, his favorite things to diss are Nvidias Tegra which he calls Tecrap and Sony's displays.
And Nvidias optimized games is a monopoly? If they pay game developers to optimize games for them its the end users that wins if they bought an Nvidia product.
9. vincelongman (Posts: 4106; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)
i don't mind if Nvidia pays developers to optimize games for TegraZone, the thing I don't like is that only Tegra devices get the best graphics.
I don't know if its same with all devices, but from this review the Transformer Prime has better graphics even through the iPad 3 has a far better CPU/GPU.
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its not an opinion to bash and curse other products. if you hate PSP Vita, Nintendo wii etc. Don't buy the stuff, wait for the google android gamer console and compare it to the ever popular gaming console that has established their name already..
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5. lpratas (Posts: 244; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
And for you -100. Google and Android hater.
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monopoly android google lover fanboy.. :) -100 now were even..
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Kitchener 5, Plymouth 4 in Saturday ShootoutDec 01, 2012 - 20:26 EST
Photo (Top) - Plymouth's Matt Mistele scores in the first period to send the Teddy Bears raining down Saturday night against Kitchener. Bottom - Teddy Bears hit the ice after Mistele scores. Photos by Rena Laverty.
PLYMOUTH – The National Hockey League may be locked out, but hockey is thriving in Plymouth.
Saturday night at Compuware Arena, 3,483 saw the Kitchener Rangers defeat the Plymouth Whalers, 5-4, in a shootout during the Whalers' annual Teddy Bear Toss night.
Radek Faksa scored the lone goal in the shootout to give the Rangers (now 18-8-1-1) the victory.
Plymouth (now 14-8-3-2, 33 points) remains in first place in the Ontario Hockey League's West Division, one point ahead of the Sarnia Sting (15-11-0-2, 32 points), who defeated Peterborough, 5-2, on Saturday night.
Tonight's game was the best game of the season, featuring plenty of flow, skill, big hits and overall excitement. Plymouth and Kitchener held nothing back and were tied or no more than a one-goal differential all game long.
Ryan Hartman led the Plymouth attack with two goals (10-11) and an assist as the game's second star. Garrett Meurs (12) and Matt Mistele (11) scored the other Plymouth goals, with Mistele's redirect at 11:21 of the first period sending the Teddy Bears raining out of the crowd and onto the ice surface.
Over 1,000 Teddy Bears were collected.
Rickard Rakell contributed three assists for Plymouth and 16-year-old goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic played well for the Whalers in the loss, stopping 26-of-30 shots over 65 minutes of work.
First-star Faksa scored his seventh goal of the season in regulation for Kitchener, while Ben Thomson (4), Justin Bailey (7) and Matia Marcantuoni (4) scored the other Kitchener goals. Rangers goaltender Franky Palazzese was the razor-thin difference in the game, stopping all three shots he faced in the shootout and 38-of-42 shots over 65 minutes.
Plymouth and Kitchener were tied at 1-1 after one period and 3-3 after forty minutes. The Whalers' 1-0 lead after Mistele's goal lasted just 46 seconds, as Thomson scored on a breakaway, backhand and five-hole, at 12:07.
Meurs gave Plymouth a 2-1 lead in the second period, accepting Rakell's pass at the hashmarks and toe-dragging before ripping the puck home at 4:50.
Kitchener came back to take their first lead of the game at 3-2 on Bailey's goal at 13:44 (top-shelf in front after taking the puck behind the Plymouth goal) and Marcantuoni at 16:28 (re-direct off the back wall). The Whalers came back to tie at 18:50 when Rakell set up Hartman at the left post and he made no mistake with the tap-in.
After Faksa scored a power play goal on a scramble through traffic in front of Nedeljkovic at 6:03 of the third period, the Whalers tied the game again on Hartman's goal at 19:09 after pulling goaltender Nedeljkovic for the extra attacker. Rakell - at the lower rim of the left circle - fed Hartman, cross-crease at the right side of the goal and he made no mistake to tie the game at 4-4 at 19:09 of the third period.
The set the stage for Faksa's game-winner, who scored with a backhand, five-hole, on Nedleljkovic. On the other end, Palazzese stopped Stefan Noesen, Alex Aleardi and Connor Carrick in the shootout.
Plymouth outshot Kitchener, 42-31.
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ADDED COVERAGE: Tim Smith, Plymouth Observer and Eccentric.
Josh Brown, Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
The Whalers play in Owen Sound next Wednesday (6:45 pm, 88.1FM WSDP) before returning home next Friday against Saginaw at 7:05 pm and Oshawa on Saturday at 7:05 pm at Compuware Arena.


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The White Castle pilot project is an unusual kind of logging proposal and it's led to an unusual forest defender vs. forest scientist dynamic. When forestry professor Norm Johnson of OSU, who created the project along with Jerry Franklin of the University of Washington, found out that the Cascadia Forest Defenders (CFD) had taken to the trees last week to stop the proposed logging, he decided he would head out to the site near Roseburg and talk to the protesters.
Gold mining and all its negative environmental effects have made their way to the waterways of Lane County. River guide Frank Armendariz was out walking his dog early in May in an open section of Armitage Park when he says he saw a Jeep parked inside a portion of the park still locked behind gates and a man digging away at the riverbank. Gold mining in southern Oregon has led not just to the degradation of rivers but also to shootings and legal battles, but, until now, it has not been much of an issue on the McKenzie River.
In objection to the planned West 11th EmX extension, perennial bus-rapid-transit-opponents Our Money Our Transit (OMOT) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) June 11, calling for the project to be halted pending further review. The suit claims that the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) that the FTA issued after reviewing the expected effects of the LTD project's impact was improper, but LTD says that it thinks the FONSI will hold up in court, and there's not much chance that the EmX extension will be delayed.
After a brief but vociferous debate, the Eugene City Council voted 5-3 June 17 to grant Core Campus, a Chicago-based developer, approximately $4.5 million in tax exemptions over 10 years for a planned 12-story student apartment building. In response, neighborhood advocate Paul Conte announced that he would file a ballot initiative petition to abolish any Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemptions (MUPTEs) granted after April 2013.
Delta Sand & Gravel and Babb Construction are the target of a class action lawsuit by four former employees on behalf of themselves and other current and former employees, according to attorney Alan Leiman of the Eugene law firm Leiman & Johnson, LLC. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene, alleges violations of overtime provisions and other Oregon labor laws. The complaint seeks damages in excess of $3.5 million.
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• Walk, bike or ride the bus Thursday, June 20, for Dump the Pump Day. Who knows, you might just get addicted.
One bunny had a broken jaw and was missing its tail. Three more wound up at the home of a Cottage Grove employee after a co-worker said her kids couldn't keep them. Heather Crippen of Red Barn Rabbit Rescue says that those were a few of the results of a previous "animal scramble" at the Cottage Grove Rodeo.
If the Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) wins its appeal before the Oregon Supreme Court, Lane County could get $7.2 million from communications giant Comcast in taxes. If the state loses, then Lane County Tax Assessor Mike Cowles says at least the county won't owe any money, thanks to a bill that was passed in the 2011 Legislature after the Comcast dispute began in 2009. Ten Oregon counties are affected by the dispute: Lane, Multnomah, Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Linn, Marion, Polk, Washington and Yamhill.
Love your "I love My Ducks" T-shirt? John Henzie of Triangle Graphics is worried that with the UO's new request for proposals (RFP) for apparel licenses asking for a half million dollars as a "minimum annual guarantee," small, local businesses like his won't be able to compete and make spur-of-the moment T-shirts anymore. The RFP does not affect Nike.
A week before the school year ended, students at Edison Elementary held a protest after being cut off from bento boxes. For most of the year, Ume Grill's Helen Nahoopii had been delivering the single-portion lunches packed in boxes to kids at Roosevelt Middle School and Edison Elementary after their parents ordered the boxes online. She says the district ordered her to stop because providing the food violates the district's contract with food service giant Sodexo.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) assessed another fine against local residents for pollution from a leaking septic system last week, this time on Tioga Drive in Cottage Grove. DEQ assessed a civil penalty of $11,857 against David and Laura Pendergrass after Lane County discovered the leaking septic in January, and the Pendergrasses failed to respond to three separate letters from DEQ and the county. The discharge appears to be continuing, and DEQ's order requires it to be eliminated immediately.
After an opening win against the Bend Timbers at home, the EMFC Azul head onto the road for a collection of games head coach Jürgen Ruckaberle isn't taking lightly. The team faced Bend on Tuesday, June 11. Azul won 2-1, and a few changes were in store. Italian midfielder Eleonora Petralia made her debut in return from injury, as did UO's Achijah Berry.
Eugene lawyers Bill Gary and Sharon Rudnick, along with UO General Counsel Randy Geller, have had a complaint filed against them with the Oregon State Bar by UO economics professor Bill Harbaugh, according to a June 10 blog post by Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week.
• Activist and author Paul Cienfuegos will be leading a workshop from 6 to 9 pm Thursday, June 13, at LCC's main campus Building 17, Room 308. Focus will be on the Food Bill of Rights ordinance in both Benton and Lane counties. Suggested donation of $10 to $20. Go to CommunityRightsLaneCounty.org for more information. Cienfuegos will also be conducting a similar workshop in Florence from 5:30 to 8:30 pm Friday, June 14, at the Florence Public Library. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
It's not pot! That's one of the main messages behind Hemp History Week, says Eugene hemp activist Michael Moore, better known as Papa Hemp. Eugeneans will gather for a free educational event from noon to 10 pm Saturday, June 8, at 267 Van Buren St. across from Ninkasi, and learn more about the plant that can't get you high.
With thick fur and paws that work like snowshoes, the Canada lynx is a cat specialized for hunting in the snow. Already decimated by habitat destruction and overhunting, lynx are now facing the added danger of climate change, which may diminish their snowy habitats.
The Eugene Metro Football Club (EMFC) Azul took on and defeated the Bend Timbers by a score of 4-1 in front of 700 patrons packed in bleachers above the South Eugene High School soccer field. In this season-opening game, fans and head coach Jürgen Ruckaberle got their first peek of Gaia Mastrovincenzo, a touted forward and midfielder from the prestigious Serie A's Riviera di Romagna in Italy, who stood out in leading her new team to victory.
It's been more than half a century since packs of gray wolves wandered the rim of Crater Lake and the Three Sisters Wilderness, but conservationists say that their howls may soon be heard again in those areas, once they disperse into western Oregon. Due to a recent settlement between several conservation organizations, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Oregon Cattlemen's Association, wolves are now granted increased protection by Oregon law, easing their transition as they recover their population.
Eugene and deserts sound like an unlikely combination, but the USDA lists four Eugene food deserts, census tracts that contain a high percentage of low-income people living in areas with low access to fresh, healthy food. For a year, students from the UO Architecture School's Digital Media Collective (DMC) studied public use of private space and accessibility of healthy food throughout the city, and their final project is the fabrication of food shelving that's adaptable enough for "pop-up" markets.
UO architecture students aren't just taking classes and making floor plans, they're using their degree-earning time to rebuild a house — with a special focus on the marriage of design and sustainability. The Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Living (CASL, sounds like "castle"), at 1801 Moss St., is re-creating and adding onto the house where it's based, while inviting the local residents inside to brainstorm about their own projects.
The Thursday Lane County Farmers Market is moving this summer to Fifth Street Public Market starting June 6. The Thursday market was previously at 28th and Hilyard next to the Amazon Community Center. Hours are 10 am to 2 pm. Vendors include Agrarian Ales, Brandywine Fisheries, Rudy & Amber's Organic Oasis, Horton Road Organics, Cookie Conscious, Sweet Leaf, Veun's Garden and Lonesome Whistle Farms. Looks like a good move for the Thursday market that wasn't seeing a lot of business out on Hilyard. See lanecountyfarmersmarket.org.
• The Metropolitan Policy Committee meets and holds a public hearing on "Surface Transportation Program — Urban Funding Recommendation" from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Thursday, June 7, at the Eugene Public Library. Contact is Paul Thompson, 682-4405.
• Springfield's first Conestoga hut for the homeless will be assembled at 9 am Friday, June 7, at First Baptist Church, 1175 G St. Hut designer Erik de Buhr will be on site. More information can be found at wkly.ws/1hl.
A revolution is brewing in the Whiteaker — again. Not an Anarchist Cookbook, WTO riots kind of revolution, or even a foodie revolution, but an underground art explosion that has found a nucleus at Cornerstone Glass, a glass art studio, gallery and shop. The muse? Functional glass art, or in its most recognizable form, the pipe.
After some delays and years of planning, the curtain is rising on the newest theater downtown — the Bijou Metro. Saturday, June 1, the art house cinema will open to the public with screenings of the Japanese anime film From Up On Poppy Hill, The Angels' Share (a whiskey flick), The Rep (a movie about indie cinemas with an appearance by the Bijou's owner-booker Ed Schiessl) and a midnight showing of a cult classic (TBD).
It came to a grand total of $550,000 to bring the Dalai Lama to Portland in May, but what it cost to bring him to Eugene is not yet known. His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, spent most of his Oregon visit in Portland, with a stop in Eugene for his May 10 lecture, "The Path to Peace and Happiness in the Global Society."
UO spokesman Phil Weiler says the UO has not yet done a final accounting of the Eugene event, with some big-ticket expenditures still coming in, but that the UO's "expectation from the beginning was that expenses would exceed revenues."


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"Eating is one of the most important aspects of living. I like indulging. I like to eat one food at a time, to savor each individual thing."
- Marco Pierre White
Regarded as one of the finest master chefs the United Kingdom has ever produced, restaurateur Marco Pierre White has developed his White Star Line of fine eateries, as well as the Frankie's Italian Bar and Grill chain, since retiring from the kitchen as a commercial chef in 1999. He's perhaps best known in America as Gordon Ramsay's successor on Hell's Kitchen, as well as the head chef on NBC's The Chopping Block.
Marco Pierre White BiographyMarco Pierre White was born on December 11, 1961, in Leeds, England, to an Italian mother and an English father. He left high school to train as a chef, picking up experience in his native Yorkshire before moving south to London in 1978. There, at the age of 16, he commenced his classical training under Albert and Michel Roux, and, later, with Pierre Koffman, Nico Ladenis and Raymond Blanc. During the mid-1980s, he ran the kitchen at the Six Bells pub in the Kings Road.
marco pierre white earns michelin starsIn January 1986, Marco Pierre White opened Harveys, his first restaurant, in London. He was awarded a Michelin star the following year, and received his second star in 1988. He became chef-patron of The Restaurant Marco Pierre White at Forte's Hyde Park Hotel in 1992, where he earned his third Michelin star in 1995. During the 1990s, a number of Britain's current crop of master chefs, including Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, worked under Marco Pierre White.
In 1996, he relocated to the Oak Room at Le Meridien Piccadilly hotel. Despite having earned universal recognition as one of Europe's leading culinary masters, Marco Pierre White felt he was lacking fulfillment in his personal life, especially in regards to spending time with his children. After much reflection, and to the amazement of those in the restaurant business, he decided to return his three Michelin stars in 1999. He cooked his final meal for a paying customer in December of that year at the Oak Room.
marco pierre white's white star line is launchedFollowing his retirement as a commercial chef, Marco Pierre White began the new millennium as an entrepreneur with his White Star Line company. High-end eateries such as Belvedere, Criterion, L'Escargot, and Mirabelle make up part of his London franchises, and he became a partner in Robert Earl's Planet Hollywood in 2002. In 2004, he and jockey Frankie Dettori launched Frankie's Italian Bar and Grill, a popular chain of Italian restaurants.
White Slave, Marco Pierre White's autobiography, was published in August 2006. Ebury Press released Marco Pierre White in Hell's Kitchen the following August, and he replaced former protegé Gordon Ramsay as the head chef on the cooking competition series Hell's Kitchen in September 2007. NBC announced that he would host the U.S. version of the Australian reality cooking show The Chopping Block in 2008. The Manhattan-based series premiered in March 2009.


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Listen to the comic commentary of Miss Sammy and Jeff Jones during the screening of one of my favorite movies, "Xanadu" at the Plaza Cinema Cafe tomorrow night (March 10).
And I'm not joking, "Xanadu" is one of my favorite movies. If you don't believe me check out this story I contributed to last year about the movie version versus the Broadway version.
"Movies Out Loud" happens monthly, and sounds like a take on "Mystery Science Theater 3000." I love "Xanadu" but I know what a horrible movie it is, so this should be fun.
Tickets are $10 and the movie starts at 8 p.m. The Plaza Cinema Cafe is at 189 S. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando; call 321-558-2878.


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Last season, footballs thrown to Miami Dolphins' wideout Mike Wallace may have felt like catching a ton of bricks.
After leaving Pittsburgh and signing the most lucrative free agent deal for a wide receiver (five-years, $60 million including $11 million signing bonus), the Algiers native and O. Perry Walker alum was as wide-open to criticism than any fly-pattern he'd ever ran.
Wallace hauled in 73 receptions for 930 yards and five touchdowns in 2013, however it wasn't the impact most expected from such a high-priced free agent.
Miami missed the playoffs and there were rumblings about how he was used in the offense and his relationship with second-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill. All of this to the backdrop of arguably the biggest story of the 2013-14 NFL season: The Richie Incognito bullying scandal.
Wallace, who was a key locker room figure during the public outrage last season, was one of several current pros that participated in the Keenan Lewis Foundation Football Camp on the West Bank this past weekend.
He's ready to put last year's tumultuous season behind him--especially the much publicized bullying scandal.
"That's dead. We're not on that anymore," said Wallace, who trained several young wannabe receivers at the camp. "We're past that. We don't even talk about that. We don't hear that (anymore). That's just a dead situation."
Miami let go of offensive coordinator Mike Sherman after the season and will look to speed up the tempo with former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback coach and Chip Kelly disciple Bill Lazor.
So, the six-year pro is looking to reclaim the form that made him a lethal deep-threat during his four years in Pittsburgh where he averaged 17.5-yards per reception.
"I'm looking forward to having a really big year this year (because) this new offense fits my skill set," he said. "I get to move around and people won't know exactly where I'm at so I'm very excited about it."
He'll also have some home-cooking on the team in former LSU players, rookies Jarvis Landry (2nd round) and Anthony Johnson (free-agent signing).
Like Wallace, Johnson, is from O. Perry Walker (now Landry-Walker High School) in Algiers.
Wallace also had the benefit of spending his first four years in the league with high school teammate and Saints cornerback Keenan Lewis.
"It's great man. I love having those guys out there," Wallace said. "It's always refreshing to have some 'home guys' around me. Last year I didn't have any guys from New Orleans or Louisiana. So having guys that went to my high school like Anthony, and (having) Jarvis, is great."
In the three-hour training session Saturday Wallace got an opportunity to do something he had never done as a kid, and with every three-cone-drill and pass catching competition he realized the impact he has on his hometown.
"We had a lot of people out here and there's also a lot of hope," he said. "For the kids to be able to see us and see our faces; see guys that grew up around here, they know that they can make it too because we're all from the same area."
Make no mistake, though, despite the friendly competition and jovial horseplay between pros that participated in the camp, Wallace is ready to put on his running shoes and silence his South Beach skeptics.
"You always have doubters and I like doubters because it always gives you something to work for," he said with a callous grin. "That never lets you sleep, so I'm looking forward to having a really big year. I'm excited for the season to start and I'm looking forward to big things."


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According to Monday's 6 ABC News, a couple's dog was shot and killed by a Columbus, Ohio, police officer on Sunday.
Tragedy struck when Brittnay Bergman and Dustin Ramsey, who had just moved into their new home, were paid a visit by a police officer who was responding to a report that a U-Haul moving truck was blocking traffic.
After the officer knocked on the door, the couple's boxer, "Delilah," darted around her guardians and through the open door.
Delilah growled at the officer and ran...
Ramsey stated:
She jumped off the porch, growled at him. Put herself in the corner of our fence and greenhouse,"
In response to the growl, Delilah was shot multiple times.
The couple described the devastating shooting:
Shot at the dog nine times. She got nipped once with the first shot. Then the second shot dropped her,
He [officer] said that he felt like his life was in jeopardy and that he was coming from a high stressful situation,"
The devastating shooting has left the couple heartbroken, and wishing that they could live somewhere other than in their new home.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb 9, 2007) - The Lady Bucs will be looking to post their fifth weekend sweep in the Atlantic Sun when they play host to Campbell this Saturday inside Memorial Center. Tip is set for 2 p.m.
ETSU (13-9, 9-3) ended its two-game skid on Thursday by knocking off Gardner-Webb, 87-61, thanks to a total team effort by the Lady Bucs. Every Lady Buc player who dressed saw action, while five players reached double figures in the winning effort. Holly Moring (
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San Francisco, CA - A power lunch, an after work drink, a break from the convention delegates, a meet-up with out-of-town visitors, a date night, a low key birthday celebration with a friend who loves Paris and dessert.
In crisp white shirts, black vests and bow ties, servers and bartenders look as smart, sleek and sexy as the new interiors at Gaspar Brasserie at 185 Sutter Street. Here's a FiDi/Union Square/Downtown swanky substitute for the Left Bank, presenting diners with a virtual escape to the 10th arrondissement, complete with oysters and champagne, but without the airfare.
The mood is set right at the pavement by the tomato red (or is it International Orange?) splash of a just-like-in-Paris awning and a smartly tiled, branded threshold brightening up the block between Kearney and Montgomery Streets.
"Classic," the room says via period light fixtures, chandeliers suspended from a gold tin type-like ceiling, spot lit bookshelves displaying bottles of spirits lining the walls. A proudly plumed ceramic rooster framed by the window sill says, "We're not too serious, folks."
If it's your first visit (they opened in May 2014) what you don't know quite yet is that there's a second, romantically-lit bar at the top of the staircase. Pull up a stool, pop your feet comfortably on the essential polished brass railing or cozy up at the Cognac-colored long leather tufted banquettes dotted with a few chic-but-shabby little tables to study the cocktail and bar menu.
A "hi-octane" vodka, honey, lemon and ginger Ma Chérie ($12) concoction had a little kick to it. A "low-octane" champagne cocktail selection ($10) might point toward pacing oneself for the wine list ahead. The (hurray!) bar menu ranges from olives to burgers, so have it your way. The Happy Hour until 6 p.m. actually has bar bites (oyster, deviled egg) priced at a dollar to pommes frites priced at three.
This is destination dining "worth a detour," to borrow a Michelin phrase. The selection of half dozen market oysters served with a mignonette are a treat at the corner table in a dark wood paneled room which says "brasserie." A discussion of gluten-free requirements went exceedingly well, right down to the attentive (and highly appreciated) details of a coating of flour to be left off in the kitchen.
We didn't need mother's advice to clear every crumb from our plates. As fish lovers, the wild flounder and salmon made that enviable task simple. However, if you follow the advice of other diners, not saving room for dessert would be a mistake. Our choice was the lovely crème caramel, which means five more return trips to Gaspar to try all the others.
Gaspar Brasserie is the fifth in Franck LeClerc's restaurant group which (Dieu merci) delivers a bit of Paris to San Francisco via Café Claude, Café Claude Marina, Gitane and Claudine. Bienvenue!


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Think it's tough being a female political candidate? Try running as a woman with a few extra pounds on your frame.
A new University of Missouri poll, which presented potential voters with descriptions and photos of four phony candidates, concluded that fat men were viewed six percent more positively than thin men, while slim women were viewed five percent more positively than their overweight counterparts.
And it gets worse: Overall, obese women were viewed 10 percent less favorably than obese men.
Considering that the vast majority of candidates are middle-aged, what special challenges these midlife women must face! Focus groups filled with Cheetos, pretzels and M&Ms; campaign buses awash in sugary drinks; deli after deli offering pastrami, burgers or mac 'n cheese; and state fairs flinging barbecue, chili and a hundred homemade pies. And any candidate worth her district is expected to taste'em all.
And yet we want these women to be as slim and fetching as a runway model or red carpet idol? Why wasn't the same expected of recently elected New Jersey Governor Christopher J. Christie? His opponent, the lean and mean incumbent governor, Jon S. Corzine, ran slo-mo TV ads showing Christie struggle to get out of an SUV…but the voters went with the wattles and Christie trounced him.
Women candidates know better—and many of them do achieve that skinny political ideal. Check out Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi—Armani-thin! Maine's highly respected Senator Olympia Snowe—sharp elbows! Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln—no chub on those cheeks! And let's not even talk about former beauty queen and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, still bathing suit ready as she approaches age 46.
Of course, there are exceptions. Kirsten Gillibrand, junior Senator from New York, flaunts a fuller figure—but that may be one reason why out-of-towner Harold Ford Jr., a guy in nearly perfect shape, thinks he can beat her in the upcoming Democratic primary, even though he lived until very recently in Tennessee, where his family name is synonymous with state politics. (Gillibrand recently talked about her dieting efforts to the New York Post…maybe she wants voters to know she's trying.) While not exactly skinny, Hillary Clinton has never appeared underfed either, yet she almost made it to the same office into which 300-pound President Taft once rolled.
Still, with that 10 percent negative perception hanging over our collective heads, we have to wonder: Why can't a woman be fat like a man? Why burden us with this extra dieting demand? And if female pols have to be thin, then let's ask the same of the men. Better yet: Let them all, men and women, weigh what they weigh while we concentrate on what they say (and enjoy our own potato chips and pie!).
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Meteorologist and Professor of Climatology Alan Robock of Rutgers University will discuss the "Climatic Consequences of Nuclear Conflict" at the Sigma XI Lecture presented by the Department of Natural and Social Sciences at Purchase College on Nov. 11. The talk will be given in Room 1001 of the Natural Sciences Building at 4:30 PM. Admission is free. For information call 914-251-6631.
Mr. Robock's talk will discuss why nuclear war, even after disarmament, is a greater potential threat to the planet's environment than global warming or ozone depletion and needs immediate policy attention.
Alan Robock is professor of climatology in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University and Associate Director of its Center for Environmental Prediction. He earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served in the Peace Corps prior to graduate school. He has been a researcher in climate change for over 30 years. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and President of the Atmospheric Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union.


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I get some variation on this question a lot when I'm speaking: What should you do when your husband is overwhelmed.
It's probably because of work – or finances. Or maybe there's stuff going on with his parents, or in your family. Whatever the reason, we all know when it's happening. Maybe he get's really quiet and withdrawn. He may be in a place where talking about it (or just about anything,) is overwhelming. He's exhausted, so either he sleeps all the time, or he doesn't sleep at all.
You know what it looks like for your man. But when you see it happening, don't just wait for the wave to pass. There are things you can do actively help your man during this difficult time.
Here are five things you can do right away when you realize that your husband is overwhelmed:
- Lighten His Load Are there things around the house that your husband normally does, that you, (or an older child) can do for him right now. Even hiring a teenager to mow the lawn could be just what your husband needs to know that you've got his back.
- Pray for Him Here are eight verses you can pray for your husband, right now, as he's feeling overwhelmed. I think it's important to let your husband know that you're praying for him. Roger walks with new confidence when he knows that I've got his back, prayer-wise.
- Feed Him I don't want it to seem like I'm making our guys into cavemen, but there is something about knowing where his next meal is coming from that can really make a man feel more secure. If you haven't signed up for my newsletter, you can right now and receive my e-cookbook The Ultimate Guide to Man Food for some inspiration.
- Sex Again – not trying to go caveman here, but sex is (for most men,) the biggest tension reliever he will experience. Setting aside some time (and even asking your parents if the kids can have a sleepover,)will do more for your husband than just about anything else.
- Words of Encouragement One of the reasons your husband may be feeling overwhelmed is that he is feeling undervalued. What can you say to make him know that he is valued and respected?
- "Thanks for working so hard to provide for us. I appreciate all you do."
- "I feel safe when I'm with you."
- "You take such great care of me and the kids."
- "I love how you lead our home."
- "God blessed me so much by letting me be your wife."
Now it's your turn – tell me: what do you do to support your man when he's feeling overwhelmed by life?


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Timothy Gerrard Jackson
Position: DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: November 7, 1965 in Dallas, TX
High School: Skyline
College: Kansas St., Nebraska (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 9th round (224th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.
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March 13, 2013
|East Carolina vs. Tulsa
March 14, 2013 | 9:30 p.m. EDT
BOK Center | Tulsa, Okla.
TV: CBS Sports Network
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Things To Know About The Game
East Carolina is the No. 4 seed at the 2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship. The Pirates will face fifth-seeded Tulsa in the quarterfinals at 9:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday.
The Pirates defeated Tulsa, 72-63, at the Reynolds Center on the TU campus earlier this season. Four players scored in double figures for the Pirates, led by Maurice Kemp's 23 points. The win snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Golden Hurricane.
Thursday's game will be the Pirates' first game of the season that has started after 8 p.m ET. It'll also be the Pirates first "neutral" site game.
The Pirates have won their first game of the Conference USA Championship each of the last two years, defeating UCF in 2011 and Rice last season.
This will be the third meeting between ECU and Tulsa at the Conference USA Champinship. Tulsa won both previous meetings in 2007 and `08 at the FedExForum in Memphis.
East Carolina is second in the league in scoring offense (77.2), while Tulsa is seventh in scoring defense (67.3). ECU is 10th in scoring defense (72.3).
Pirate junior Akeem Richmond (3.1) and Tulsa junior Pat Swilling (2.6) rank one and two in Conference USA in 3-point field goals per game. TU senior Scottie Haralson (2.2) and ECU senior Miguel Paul (1.7) ranks fifth and 15th, respectively.
ECU Coach Jeff Lebo and TU Coach Danny Manning were teammates on the 1987 USA Men's Basketball Pan Am Team. Under the direction of Louisville coach Denny Crum, the Americans picked up the silver medal losing to Brazil in the gold medal game.
ECU At The C-USA Basketball Championship
East Carolina is 3-9 all-time at the Confernce USA Basketball Championships. The Pirates lost their first seven games at the tournament before defeating UCF in the first round of the 2011 tournament.
The Pirates are 3-2 in the tournment under coach Jeff Lebo. ECU has won its first game of the tournament each of the previous two seasons under coach Lebo.
East Carolina is 1-0 at the C-USA Championships as the higher seed. As the No.8 seed in 2011, the Pirates defeated No. 9 seed UCF, 75-60.
ECU is in the quarterfinals for the third straight season. Last season the 10th-seeded Pirates knocked off No. 7 seed Rice, 68-66, to move into the round of eight.
East Carolina made its only trip to the tournament semifinals in 2011 by upsetting No. 1 seed UAB, 75-70 in overtime.
Notes, Streaks And Trends
East Carolina enters the Conference USA having won its last two games, four of its last five, and five of its last seven.
The Pirates have scored over 80 points three times in the last six games, posting a 2-1 record (losing in overtime to Southern Miss). ECU is 9-4 this season when posting more than 80 points.
East Carolina has won four straight games when holding its opponent to 69 points or less. The Pirates are 11-2 this year when limiting its foe to less than 70 points.
ECU has shot more free throws than its opponent seven times in league play, winning all seven of those games.
The Pirates have won 13 of 15 games when leading at halftime this season. Losses were to UTEP and Southern Miss.
East Carolina has made 10 3-pointers in a game 10 times this season and has compiled a 7-3 mark in those games. It has also accumulated a 10-6 record when making seven or more.
ECU has shot 50 percent behind the arc in each of its last two games. The Pirates made 10-of-20 against Marshall on Saturday after sinking 14-of-28 against Tulane.
East Carolina has recorded more assists than turnovers in three straight games and six of its last seven, winning four of those six games (both losses were to Southern Miss). In the one game which it had more turnovers, ECU defeated SMU.
The Pirates won 76.4 percent of their home games this season (13-4), its highest winning percentage at home since going 10-2 (.833) during the 1996-97 campaign.
Senior Maurice Kemp has scored over 20 points in three straight games and seven of the last nine games (33 at Rice, 24 at UCF, 23 vs. UAB, 23 at Tulsa, 23 at USM, 29 vs. Tulane). In the other two games he was held under double figures (9 vs. Southern Miss, 8 at SMU). He is averaging 21.4 points the last nine games.
Senior Miguel Paul has handed out double digit assists in five of the last eight games. He is averaging a league-best 8.2 assists in conference games.
Junior Akeem Richmond has scored double figures in a season-long seven straight games, averaging 20.0 points. He is 39-of-77 (.506) behind the arc in those games with an average of 5.6 made 3s.
ECU Finishes With Winning C-USA Record
ECU finished the C-USA season with a record of 9-7, its first winning ledger in its 12-year membership. Its previous best record was 8-8 two years ago (2011).
The Pirates finished tied with UCF for fourth-place finish, marking their highest finish in the league. Their previous best finish was eighth (2011).
ECU's fourth-place finish is also its highest finish in conference play since 1996-97, when the Pirates tied for third in the CAA. It was also the last time ECU posted a winning conference record (9-7).
It marks the first time ECU has earned a bye into the quarterfinals of a conference tournament. Neither of its two previous conference homes, Southern Conference and CAA, offered first round byes in their tournaments.
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College Hockey:Another tough ending for Sacred Heart
Three things I learned from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend:
- The third period has been a killer for Sacred Heart. The Pioneers have been the victims of third period comebacks several times this season, and it happened again on Saturday. Bentley's Brent Gensler scored with 0.2 seconds to play for force a 3-3 tie. Sacred Heart had lead 3-0 after the first period.
- Air Force has Rochester Institute of Technology's number at Cadet Ice Arena. Since joining Atlantic Hockey in 2006-07, the Tigers have only been swept twice in conference play. It happened in 2010 at Air Force, and it happened again this weekend. The Falcons defeated the Tigers 3-0 and 3-1. Going back to last year's AHA title game, Air Force goaltender Jason Torf went 156:01 without alloying a goal to RIT. The Tigers are 2-9-2 all-time in AHA play at Cadet Ice Arena.
- It's going to take all 27 games to determine most of the playoff spots, especially at the top. We've got a new first place team for the third time in three weeks only two points separate the top four teams. With six games (seven in the case of Connecticut and and Army) eight teams are within two points or less of a first round bye.
Getting my vote.
Here's my ballot for the latest USCHO.com Men's Division I Poll:
1. Minnesota
2. Boston University
3. Minnesota-Duluth
4. Boston College
5. Ferris State
6. Merrimack
7. Michigan
8. Massachusetts-Lowell
9. Notre Dame
10. Colorado College
11. Denver
12. Maine
13. Union
14. Ohio State
15. Cornell
16. North Dakota
17. Northern Michigan
18. Michigan State
19. Western Michigan
20. Miami
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Soyuz TM-30 docked with Mir's forward (-X) port on April 6 at 0631 GMT. Zalyotin and Kaleri reactivated Mir and using Progress M1-1 and M1-2 resupplied the station and raised the orbit to 360 x 378 km x 51.6 deg. The orbital plane of Mir was then around 120 degrees away from that of ISS (making transport between the stations impossible, as desired by NASA). Soyuz TM-30 undocked from Mir on June 15 21:24 GMT. Retrofire came at 23:52 GMT, followed by a safe landing at June 16, 00:44 GMT near Arkalyk in Kazakkstan.
AKA: Yenisey; Soyuz TM-30.
First Launch: 2000.04.04.
Last Launch: 2000.06.16.
Duration: 72.82 days.
After the flawless start the ship came in my range between 0804 and 0806UTC. This was during the 3rd orbit. The monitored traffic lasted very short for S-TM30 was still flying in a low orbit and the elevation here was only 7 degrees. The first sign of life had been the telemetry transmitter in the 166 mc band. After some minutes this was followed by the voice of commander Zalyotin who reported that 'the test had been successful'. He referred to the charge-current which had been 29 (possibly Amperes) and during this report 27. He also told TsUP that the crew had left the SA (landing module) and entered the BO (life compartment).
He had a remark for at approx. 0730UTC there was a signal about the composition of the air. When they entered the BO the pressure was 814 mm, after 15-20 minutes 815 and just before this communications session 818 mm. Therefore they opened a valve.
During the 3rd orbit the first engine impulse for the correction of the orbit had been given. This impulse took place at 0837UTC. The duration was 49 seconds. The 2nd impulse was scheduled for 0923UTC, so during the 4th orbit.
The pass for my position during the 4th orbit was between 0933 and 0938UTC. I monitored good telemetry signals on 166 mc and with the use of the doppler effect in the frequency 922.755 mc I could determine the TCA (Time Closest Approach), being 0935UTC.
Zalyotin reported that they for 5 seconds flew in the 'indicative regime', so possible for a while in 'free drift'. The parameters (obviously after the 2nd orbit correction) were good. Zalyotin said that they were working on the concluding operation. During the pass in the next orbit Kaleri could be heard between 1104-1111UTC. He reported that all was well with the crew. In fact they almost froze but now they were warming up again. He wrote down an instruction for the 6th orbit and after that he only confirmed that what TsUP was telling him.
The 3rd engine impulse, which will be needed for the correct flight to the Mir-complex, will be given on 5.04.2000 at 0557UTC.
Mir: While waiting for the arrival of the crew TsUP regularly checks Mir's telemetry. The transmitters can be heard in the 166, 165, 634 and 640 mc bands.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
The docking (the so called 'kasaniye', soft mate) took place on 6.04.2000 at 06.31.24UTC. (Again differences in press reports varying between 0630 and 0633UTC)
Radio traffic during the final phase of the approach between 0619-0622UTC. At 06.19.50UTC Zalyotin reported a distance of 167 and also that he had no remarks on the 'automatic mode'.
During 2 orbits after the docking (Mir's orbits 80783 and 80784) communication took place from inside Soyuz-TM30. The equalisation of the pressures in Mir and S-TM30 lasted rather long. At 0756UTC the pressure in Mir was 572 mm mercury, in S-TM30 633 mm. At 0932UTC the crew switched on the TV transmitter for the transmission of images of the opening of the hatches and the entering of the crew into Mir.
During the pass in Mir's orbit number. 80785, between 1102-1107UTC, radio traffic could be monitored in the old good frequency 143.625 mc. The crew had been blowing additional air in Mir's atmosphere, which increased the pressure to 628 mm. For this measurement they used only one mano-vacuum-meter.
Meanwhile they had deconserved the Central Post, the transition chamber (PRK) to Kvant-1 (Module-E) and the Kvant-1 itself. In following reports the crew stated that the air on board was good, but the temperature a little bit too high, 26 degrees Celsius. They also reported about a lot of routine work (loading commands into computers) and they paid a lot of attention to valves and extra air pressure checks.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
To be honest: this situation should not be acceptable in this technically advanced era. A space station has to be able to dispose of fully covered communications with controllers on earth. American space shuttles have the possibility to communicate with their flight control in Houston almost 24 hours every day by the use of a number of TDRS-s. The Russians have proved to be masters in the art of improvisation, but great gaps in communications are risky. The expedition which is going on is fully controlled by TsUP, but nevertheless the organisation, which made this flight and eventual following ones possible, is highly responsible. At least this organisation should have to invest money for the extension of the communication structure for instance by the launch of 1 or 2 geostationary satellites of the Altair series or to lease Luch-1 transponders in active geostationary comsats. Another possibility might be the use of 2 of the 4 tracking ships now mothballed in St. Petersburg. With so many enthusiastic multimillionaires this must be possible.
Windows for my position:
The passes of the Mir-station for my position mainly take place in the night-hours and so I have to monitor traffic by the use of a time switch which activates my tape recorder during passes. So I am able to cover 5 or 4 of the 6 passes and thus receiving a lot of traffic.
The beginning of the 28th Main expedition: Already on their first day on board the cosmonauts started to work on the most important task: to secure a liveable atmosphere. They started with adding air and in this way the pressure was increased to 628 MM Mercury.
They did this during Mir's orbit 80785, 1102-1107UTC. Then the crew reactivated the Central Post in the Base Block. They also regenerated air cartridges. Thereafter they 'deconserved' the PRK (transition chamber to the module Kvant-1) and that module itself. Control computers were loaded with needed data after which a number of system commands could be controlled automatically.
During the pass in orb. 80786, one and a half hour later, the cosmonauts reported attitude control data. They started air pressure checks using the mano vacuum-meter (MVM) from the BO (life compartment of the S-TM30) and agreed upon the use of the same MVM for all pressure measurements. Measurements during 07.04 gave values between 625 and 619 MM Mercury. On 7.04 and the following days radio traffic was very dense. The accent was put on the work on the life support systems, like the replacement and installation of ventilators, the separation of a cooling loop to be able to purify this, work on the BKV (a.c.), while on 9.04 the Elektrons, the electrolysis oxygen generators, got the first attention.
To make accurate pressure measurements in these parts of the complex possible, the SO (docking compartment at the Kristall module) and the Priroda were shielded off hermetically from other parts of the station. The crew had switched on one of the Elektrons, but this switched itself off.
On 9.04 the cosmonauts took some time for the exchange of congratulations with the oncoming Day of Cosmonautics. During one of these sessions Zalyotin told that it had been very difficult for him to accustom himself to micro gravity conditions.
On 10.04 the real work started. Meanwhile the pressure was 622 MM Mercury and the mysterious leakage was not in that SO (docking compartment), for the pressure there did not change. The Elektron was active and connected with a Gas Analyser. Before that they had burnt 2 disks (shashki - lithium perchloride cartridges) for additional oxygen. They worked hard on the cooling loop (KOKh-1) and executed the separation of that circuit. On 11.04 the work on the cooling loop was still going on. In a friendly contact with a lady on earth the crew emphasised that it was very difficult to start to live in house that had been untenanted during 6 months.
12.04, Day of Cosmonautics, the necessary congratulations, among which those of cosmonaut and RKK Energiya chief, Aleksandrov. The crew reported that they repaired the heating loop KOB-2. Then an uplink TV session from earth was established. During the next pass the TV session was bilateral. Again congratulations, but festivities or not the work had to go on. The pressure was now 617 MM. The cooling loop KOKh-2V had been activated by computer commands. Then there was a sad announcement given by Zalyotin: all tritons delivered to the station for experiments passed away. Again 3 shashki (Lithium Perchloride cartridges) were burnt, obviously the oxygen production of the Elektrons had been insufficient. On 13.04 a lot of work on water management, so condense, the connection of water tanks, regeneration, water with air bubbles, etc. The pressure on board was 613 MM.
On 14.04 again much traffic about the work on water systems, but also about visual and camera observations of flooded areas near rivers in Hungary, Rumania and Poland. Zalyotin shows his expertise in this field possibly gathered by him during his career as an airforce pilot. He asks for more accurate instructions about the wishes of those who asked for these observations. This day the pressure is 628 MM and meanwhile the Elektron in the Kvant-1 module is active, the Gas Analysator inclusive.
On 15.04 students from Russia and other CIS-countries, who participate in a workshop, visit TsUP and ask questions. On one of the questions Zalyotin answers that the flight is proceeding well and that all has been activated, that they carried out the necessary repairs and that they are feeling well. On the question how the station sustained the 6 months lasting conservation Zalyotin answers that all was normal, but he and his crew-mate did not like the fact that there was no dinner ready after their arrival. When in the past a new crew arrived all was ready and that is very convenient. So this time they had to do this all themselves. A lot of questions about the atmosphere and life conditions in the complex. Answer: the problem with the temperature has been solved. The temperature in the Base Block is now 25 degrees C, but a little bit lower in the other modules.
The first one took place on 16.04 at 0043UTC, the second one on 17.04 at 0100UTC. 43 minutes later, during the first pass for my position, Zalyotin reported that the impulse worked well and did not give any problems.
So for a while old orbit predictions cannot be used.
Physical training: Due to the amount of work the crew did not yet execute their obligatory daily physical training today.
UGLI POSADKI: During the last pass for my position TsUP gave the so called Ugli Posadki, the times for the angles of attack of the Landing Apparatus in case of an eventual emergency return to earth. Further orbit corrections: not planned for the near future.
Progress-M1 number. 2: The launch of this freighter is provisionally scheduled for the night from 25 to 26.04.2000.
Spacewalk (EVA): Also on very provisional basis planned for 11.05.2000.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
Progress M1-1: This old freighter separated from Mir on 26.04.00 at 1633 UTC for decay over the Pacific east of New Zealand at 1927 UTC.
Docking Progress M1-2: Approach and docking were executed with the help of the system Kurs. All went flawlessly and smoothly. The freighter docked at the aft docking port (Kvant-2 +X axis) on 27.04.00 at 21.28.48 UTC. During the pass for Western Europe just before the docking (orbit 81124, 2116-2121 UTC) radio traffic revealed that all was going well. Just before LOS for my position the distance to the docking part was 60 Meters and Progress M1-2 was proceeding exactly on course.
During the next pass for my position in orb. 81125, 2252-2258 UTC, the crew reported that they just had opened the hatches to Progress M1-2. The equalisation of the pressures between the station and the freighter lasted long this time. Kaleri said that the cargo bay of the Progress M1-2 was only half full. The air-seal was in good order, but there had been some variations in the air pressure, which in his opinion were caused by the differences in temperature. In 30 minutes the pressure decreased by 4 MM mercury, and then the decrease stopped. At last the pressure inside the station was 687 MM. The crew still had to install the clamps between the Progress M1-2 and the Kvant-1 docking port. These clamps make it impossible for the freighter to wander away.
Meanwhile the control computer Svet had been switched on and Kaleri loaded a number of commands into Svet for the automatic control of a number of systems.
Then the cosmonauts crept into their sleeping-bags. (The bunks for eventual tourists did not yet arrive.). For your scribe a good reason to lay down in the arms of Morpheus.
Orbit corrections: The strong solar maximum causes an increased decay of the orbit altitude of the Mir-space station. Some time ago this decay was about 100 or 150 Meters a day, now this is 4 or 5 times more. The only solution is to lift the orbit of the complex by the use of the engines of the PrM-1 (mostly this is the DPO, the engine for docking and orientation of the freighter is used for that purpose), but once the engines of the Soyuz-TM30 were used (on17.04). Later some more corrections had been given by the DPO of Progress M1-1. So it was difficult to calculate accurate orbit predictions.
Just before the separation of the Progress M1-1 from the complex on 26.04 the DPO of that ship gave another impulse to lift the complex.
More orbit corrections can be expected during the next days, now with the help of the DPO of Progress M1-2.
The acceleration of the decay of the station causes anxiety at TsUP. More even than the possibly still existing small air leaks in the station. This also means that more money has to be reserved in the budget of the "users" for extra fuel.
From the beginning of the 28th Main Expedition the crew has been very busy with air-seal checks in several compartments and modules. This search was intensified on 18 and 19.04.00. The crew worked with special equipment, which had been brought to the station together with the present crew. They spoke about an instrument called Bar and a thermo-hygrometer. The cosmonauts had to disconnect cables in the PKhO (the transition section) to make it possible to close the hatches through which these cables are deployed. The co-ordination with TsUP during these activities was very good and all went well during this risky work.
On 18.04 the crew almost knew where the small leak was and when they were sure about the location they closed or plugged the leak with a cap of stopper. During traffic in the pass on 19.04 in orbit 80988, 0701-0721 UTC TsUP and the crew discussed what kind of plug they should use. In the next pass (orb. 80989, 0834-0841 UTC) Kaleri reported that the "hissing sound ceased".
Thus far it is not fully clear whether this leakage was the only one. Some of the experts at TsUP were not sure for 100%. The air-pressure checks are still going on, but less intensive than before the detection of the leak. The leak was in a valve in the hatch between the PkhO and the &"vacuumed"; module Spektr.
To be honest the crew of this expedition and the experts at TsUP did a great job during the last weeks. In the first place there was the reactivation of the important life support systems, but also the fact that they managed to keep these systems operational and succeeded in the detection of that small leak and the liquidation of that problem.
And let us not forget the flawless automatic approach and docking of the Progress M1-2 which had been equipped by a better system Kurs.
But another fact is less positive: nobody is queuing up in front of the desks where tourists can book a trip to the Mir-space station. And thus far there has not been a single satellite begging Mir for repair or maintenance. In fact a very good thing for the brave crew of Mir will need all their time to keep their iron lung operational.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
During the last week main subjects during radio contacts were the preparations for the oncoming EVA , such as the airtight checks of the available space suits, and checks of all equipment needed during the EVA, the air seal of connections, the status of valves, oxygen and other tanks and the radio communications system Tranzit.
Almost the whole EVA will be made before Mir comes in range of Western Europe. Possibly the closure of the hatch will just take place during the first pass in orbit 81356, 1605-1613UTC. During the following communication sessions the crew can be monitored during their post-EVA activities.
On 4.05 Zalyotin read out a salute to a recently opened youth forum about subjects like WW-2 and the victory over fascism. Activities during this forum were sports estafettes by representatives of patriotic military clubs. Zalyotin sent the best wishes to the participants.
On 7.05, after the conversations about the next EVA the last communication session was concluded by the TV- or radio broadcast of the inauguration of President Putin. His promise to rule the country in an 'honest and open way' could be heard loud and clear via the 'uplink' channel in the background.
Experiments: In the past 2 weeks now and then the cosmonauts worked on experiments. They spoke about original Russian experiments , for which the 'hardware' is still on board of the station. For the time being it is still unclear who will pay for these experiments and if so, whether this is in the benefit of the shareholders of Mircorp. The crew was executing experiments like the Orangerie (greenhouse), Doza (measurements of the radiation levels on board), Dakon (a liquid convection meter), Optovert, Indikator, etc.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
The 'germatizator-experiment', the use of a special glue to seal off cracks or damages at the outside surface of the complex, was executed according to plan. The following activity was the inspection of a malfunctioning solar battery on the Kvant-1 (Module-E). Problem with this solar battery was that it was impossible to turn the panel into the most effective angle towards the sun. The cosmonauts found out that the steering cable to the rotor of the solar battery was burnt through during a short-circuit. The cosmonauts made images of the cable. During the future exploitation the Russians will have to work without power produced by that solar battery. Flight control regrets this very much, but it is no disaster for there are still 9 well working solar batteries. Thereafter the cosmonauts dismantled an experimental solar battery from the outer surface of the SO (docking compartment). This experimental panel consisted of very thin material.
The last activity was the so called panorama-inspection, making images of the outside of the complex to enable specialist to analyse the effects of ageing of the material. The new freighter Progress-M1-2 was also inserted in this inspection.
When Mir came in range for Western-Europe during orbit 81356, 1609-1615UTC, the cosmonauts were inside the air-lock. Kaleri clearly reported about the status of the damaged steering cable. He had observed how the short-circuit had burnt through the insulation over a considerable length.
Radio traffic during the next orbit (81357, 1740-1751UTC) began with a contact of the crew with the tracking station of the DLR (GSOC) Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. In English the crew transmitted greetings to the operators at GSOC and expressed their gratitude for the assistance. It was clear that GSOC had problems with the communications with TsUP Moscow and was not able to relay Mir's traffic. The short contact did not reveal whether the appearance of GSOC had been spontaneous or had been officially planned. It was encouraging to hear that this assistance was still possible. It might be that the staff of GSOC in this way gets the opportunity to train on these communications, just like NASA already does with the staff of some tracking facilities with a view to the future International Space station.
Radio traffic during this and the next pass was related to the situation after the return on board of the complex. The cosmonauts had some problems with condensation on the glass of their helmets, This had been caused by transpiration during the strenuous work to close the hatch of the air-lock. After connection the space suits to the power supply of the complex and switching on extra cooling, the condensation disappeared.
The crew promised to transmit to earth the images of the damaged steering cable as soon as possible.
After the EVA the air pressure in the complex had decreased to 662 mm Mercury. (Before the EVA the pressure had been 684 mm.) This is quite normal for during an EVA a lot of air is flowing away into open space.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
The transition of the Mir-exploitation from the Russian state to a commercial organisation meant to me that I had to change the way in which I used to publish information gathered by monitoring of radio communications. It would be incorrect to use that to put spokes in Mircorp�s wheels.
Own �observations� force me to take a lot of that what is published with a grain �and even sometimes �ounces�- of salt. As an example can serve the information about the air leaks. The search for leaks and the air pressure checks still go on, but some days ago publications suggested that the station was fully airtight. On 25.05 the deputy Head of TsUP, V D Blagov, told the press that the certainty about this cannot be given earlier than next week when all airtight checks in the Kvant-module and the Base Block will be concluded. (Of all persons who give information about the state of the Mir-complex Blagov is the only one on which I rely for 100%.)
Another example of inconsistent publicity was the information that the crew would return to earth in the midst of June. So somehow the date 16.06 emerged. During a radio contact on 25.05 TsUP asked Zalyotin if the crew would have objections against the training for the return operations on 5.06. Zalyotin said that there were no objections, but that he would like to hear when the return was scheduled. TsUP uttered the possibility that this would be 16.06, but that this question was still under consideration. A spokesman at TsUP declared, also on 25.05, that there had not yet been a decision about the date of return and that a prolongation of the flight was still an option.
Stakhanovtsy: In the decade between 1930 and 1940 workers in the S.U. who managed to produce more than the plan demanded, got the title of honour �Stakhanovets�. A tovarishch with that name was the first �hero� in that respect. The present crew on board Mir is working so hard that it seems as if they try to achieve the title �Stakhanovtsy�. The present dense radio traffic makes it clear that the crew is working extremely hard. Among the activities to prepare the complex for the oncoming autonomous flight they have to execute a lot of experiments, but they also continue repairs and the replacement of equipment and parts , like filters, ventilators, cables, pumps, valves, etc. A lot of time has to be invested in those activities and often the time-tables and schedules (the so-called cyclograms) cannot be used. Not all repairs are feasible.
The most attention has to be given to the life-support systems. The air pressure checks go on and with the instrument Bar the cosmonauts use temperature and humidity sensors to detect tiny air streams in the Module Kvant and the Base Block. After the EVA on 12.05 the airlock of Module-D (the ShSO.) got extra checks. With Bar they searched near the portholes and an air valve, the KSD. The crew has also worked on the pipes for the heating system KOB. Using the Germatizator glue and tape (possibly metallic) they sealed off leaks and cracks in those pipes.
On 20.5.2000 during the pass in orbit 81479, 1243-1247UTC, Zalyotin reported that the air-pressure was 664 MM Mercury and also that they just had burnt 3 cartridges. (These are lithium perchloride cartridges to produce extra oxygen. Possibly the Elektrons are not fully utilized due to the failure of the crucial solar battery on Kvant-1).
Experiments: The crew spoke about the experiments Optovert, Linza, Pelena, Prochnostj, Indikator and the medical ones in the MK-series, and they carried out experiments in the greenhouse Svet or Orangery. On 24, 25 and 26.05 the crew transmitted TV-images or video-films to TsUP. To adjust or aim the cameras, among which the LIV, Zalyotin had to go into the Module-Kristall. Files containing results of experiments are transmitted to earth via the telemetry system with the modem or interface BITS.
Communications: These are very intensive, especially because of the fact that all passes now take place within the normal working hours. Due to the limited communications infrastructure the Russians have to use every available communications window (Oberpfaffenhofn, White Sands, Dryden and Wallops do not play a role during this expedition). It is quite normal that I daily produce 4 or 5 pages A-4 with written translations of radio communications.
And last but not least: Information of TsUP on 26.05.2000 at 0900UTC. Provisional date of return of Zalyotin and Kaleri with the Soyuz-TM30 on 9.06.2000 with alternative: 14.06.2000. But I beg you all: don�t blame me if this will not come true.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.
So the first so called fully private-funded Mir expedition came to an end.
The return operation has been executed flawlessly: the moment of the landing was the same as the estimated touchdown time and this was also the case with the landing position. The closing of the hatches took place on 15.06 at 1817UTC as predicted. Only the undocking time derived from the given prediction in previous messages. This had been caused by the use of Moscow Summer time instead of DMV, Moscow decree time: undocking took place on 15.06 at 21.24.23UTC instead of the announced 2022UTC.
Communications: For me in my position it was impossible to monitor radio-traffic during the return operations due to the absence of an Altair satellite over 16 degrees West. However, if there had been a delay in re-entry, the signals of the S-TM30 could be monitored over here during 1 or more passes. So in case this should happen I was on duty until the early morning hours of 16.06. As always TsUP took in consideration the possibility of such a delay and despite of the fact that there is no co-operation between the Russians and NASA in Mir operations these days, assistance by American tracking stations (Wallops, Dryden and White Sands) had been arranged in case of emergency. These stations would be ready to relay traffic between TsUP and Mir via VHF-2 (121.750 mc). During the previous expedition these stations had been used twice a week for Mir-communications to train NASA-communications personnel for future VHF-communications for the ISS. On 14.06 at 1454UTC such a training took place and a radio-amateur in New-Jersey on Wallops Island monitored traffic in Russian.
During the last weeks the Mir-radio traffic via VHF-1 (143.625 mc) was very intense. The passes mainly took place during the normal working days and the relatively scarce and short communication sessions had to be utilized as much as possible due to the full work program. With a few exceptions they also used the channel VHF-2 on 130.165 mc.
The lion�s share of the communications has been done by Kaleri. During previous expeditions this almost always had been the prerogative of the commander of the expedition. Of course Kaleri being the board-engineer had a lot to discuss about the enormous amount of technical activities, almost until the last days, partly consisting of repair work and replacements, but he also spoke about topics like navigation (for instance attitude control commands) and other matters normally belonging to the tasks of the commander. Possibly the greater experience of Kaleri (this was his 3rd flight, that of Zalyotin was the first) played a role in this.
Main task of this crew has been to leave the station behind in such a technical state that the crew of an eventual following expedition would be able to start immediately with their �commercial� activities. >From what I, among other things, could derive from radio monitoring, I suppose that they succeeded for a great deal in this respect. Systems, often failing during the last years, are functioning well, for instance the Vozdukh CO-2 scrubbers, the Main On Board computer, Ts.V.M.-1, the movements control S.U.D. and in general the gyrodynes and the chemical accumulator batteries.
Today somebody somewhere spoke about the �successful renovation� of the station, but I categorically refrain from using this word. Even the last day they had problems with one of the Elektron oxygen generators and the crucial solar-panel on Kvant-1 is still out of order. Furthermore the complex has a lot of systems which cannot be renovated. A sea-going vessel can be taken care off in a dock, but this is with a space station, at least during this century, still impossible. I am convinced that this expedition was not able to eliminate annoying weaknesses in some life support systems, like heating and cooling loops, the air-conditioning and the oxygen generators. Even during this expedition the crew had now and then to produce oxygen by the use of those awful lithium perchloride cartridges. But for some weeks the Base Block and some modules of the complex had stable air pressures: towards the end of May about 660 MM mercury, and until now approx. 690 MM. The Module Spektr is still sealed off from the rest of the complex and though the solar batteries are still working, well the module cannot be used as a laboratory. Possibly the Modules Kvant-2 (D) and Priroda (I) still can be used, but these modules have been closed most of the time.
During the last days the crew worked very strenuously to conclude all what had to be done. This happened very disciplined and efficiently and there has been no stress or conflicts with earth. Until the last day they conducted experiments. Some of the experiments had to be dismantled, for instance the greenhouse Svet. They also spoke about experiments like Vibratiya, Dakon, Alice-2 and Prochnostj and they replaced the experiment Sprut. On the last day they still loaded software (disks and films with experiment results) in the 3rd free seat of the descent module of the S-TM30.
Mir-station unstaffed: As far as I understood the crew left the station in the same state as during the departure of the 27th ME. The 28th crew did a lot to dry the atmosphere of the complex. And Mir is flying the so called �indikatornyy rezhim�, free drift with a very little spin. TsUP confirmed this to me. (There have been messages that during the autonomous flight the Main Computer, the SUD �attitude control- and the gyrodyne�s and all solar batteries would be operational). TsUP also said the analogue computer BUPO can be switched on if the spinning and attitude show too many anomalies. The thermoregulation systems, radio-command channels and telemetry channels remain in function.
The strong solar activity will have a great influence on the altitude of Mir, but this can be corrected by the freighter Progress-M1 nr.2. In August this ship will have to be dumped in the atmosphere to make place for the Progress-M1 number 3. Thus far we have to wait for which purpose that freighter will be used: to bring fuel and supplies for an eventual next expedition and to correct the orbit now and then or to act as a kind of �suicidal hangman� for the good old Mir-station.
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165-A-UK3202


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