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bbconf is the configuration utility for blackbox. It uses a plugin system,
which means most of your favorite blackbox applications can be configured
from within the same configurator.
WWW: http://bbconf.sourceforge.net/
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was: bbconf
PKGNAME: bbconf
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 34
KDE3 and QT3 expired on 2013-07-01, remove these ports.
Unfortunately, this also affects some ports using QT3 as a GUI toolkit.
Changes to infrastructure files:
- bsd.kde.mk : obsolete, remove
- bsd.qt.mk : note that a CONFLICTS_BUILD line can probably go after a while
- CHANGES : document the removals from bsd.port.mk
- KNOBS : remove KDE and QT (KDE4 and QT4 should be used instead)
- MOVED : add the removed ports
PR: ports/180745
Submitted by: rene
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
Exp-run by: bapt
- Deprecate QT3, KDE3 and unmaintained ports depending on them. QT 3.3.8
was released in 2007 and KDE 3.5.10 in 2008 and both are no longer
maintained upstream nor in our tree.
- Set EXPIRATION_DATE to 2013-07-01
Discussed with: bapt, tabthorpe
- update png to 1.5.10
- Get Rid MD5 support
- update to 1.4.1
Reviewed by: exp8 run on pointyhat
Supported by: miwi
- update to jpeg-8
- bump all port that indirectly depends on libjpeg and have not yet been bumped
or updated
Requested by: edwin
Update CONFIGURE_ARGS for how we pass CONFIGURE_TARGET to configure script.
Specifically, newer autoconf (> 2.13) has different semantic of the
configure target. In short, one should use --build=CONFIGURE_TARGET
instead of CONFIGURE_TARGET directly. Otherwise, you will get a warning
and the old semantic may be removed in later autoconf releases.
To workaround this issue, many ports hack the CONFIGURE_TARGET variable
so that it contains the ``--build='' prefix.
To solve this issue, under the fact that some ports still have
configure script generated by the old autoconf, we use runtime detection
in the do-configure target so that the proper argument can be used.
Changes to Mk/*:
- Add runtime detection magic in bsd.port.mk
Bump portrevision due to upgrade of devel/gettext.
The affected ports are the ones with gettext as a run-dependency
according to ports/INDEX-7 (5007 of them) and the ones with USE_GETTEXT
in Makefile (29 of them).
PR: ports/124340
Submitted by: edwin@
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Remove unneeded dependency from gtk12/gtk20 [1]
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Remove X11BASE support in favor of LOCALBASE or PREFIX
- Use USE_LDCONFIG instead of INSTALLS_SHLIB
- Remove unneeded USE_GCC 3.4+
Thanks to all Helpers:
Dmitry Marakasov, Chess Griffin, beech@, dinoex, rafan, gahr,
ehaupt, nox, itetcu, flz, pav
Tested on: pointyhat
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
Revert previous commit and committing the real fix
pointyhat to: arved (three in a row)
Fix build after objformat removal
- Use -fPIC just where it's really needed
Submitted by: Johan van Selst <firstname.lastname@example.com>
- UNBREAK: Fix build on amd64 adding -fPIC -DPIC to CFLAGS [1]
- Add the same to ia64 to try to fix it too, since i don't have a box to
test, i'll wait pointyhat answer me if it's correct.
PR: ports/94862 [1]
Submitted by: Johan van Selst <firstname.lastname@example.com> [1]
BROKEN on amd64: Does not compile
Approved by: portmgr (implicit)
Conversion to a single libtool environment.
Approved by: portmgr (kris)
- Add SHA256
Mass-conversion to the USE_AUTOTOOLS New World Order. The code present
in bsd.autotools.mk essentially makes this a no-op given that all the
old variables set a USE_AUTOTOOLS_COMPAT variable, which is parsed in
exactly the same way as USE_AUTOTOOLS itself.
Moreover, USE_AUTOTOOLS has already been extensively tested by the GNOME
team -- all GNOME 2.12.x ports use it.
Preliminary documentation can be found at:
which is in the process of being SGMLized before introduction into the
Porters Handbook.
Light blue touch-paper. Run.
At Kris's request, back out the MACHINE_ARCH spelling correction until
after 5.4-RELEASE.
Assist getting more ports working on AMD64 by obeying the
Ports Collection documentation and use 'ARCH' rather than 'MACHINE_ARCH'.
Update to version 1.10
PR: ports/70267
Submitted by: Ports Fury
Reset maintainer. Much thanks to Stijn for maintaining the ports so far!
PR: ports/70203
Submitted by: Stijn Hoop (maintainer)
Apply a big libtool patch to allow porters to use the libtool installed by
the libtoolX ports instead of the one included with each port. Ports that
set USE_LIBTOOL_VER=X will now use the ports version of libtool instead of
the included version. To restore previous behavior, use the new macro,
USE_INC_LIBTOOL_VER. Both macros accept the same argument: a libtool version.
For example, to use the ports version of libtool-1.5, add the following to
your Makefile:
To use the included version of libtool with extra hacks provided by
libtool-1.5, add the following to your Makefile:
With this change, ports that had to add additional libtool hacks to prevent
.la files from being installed or to fix certain threading issues can now
delete those hacks (after appropriate testing, of course).
Based on work by:eik and marcus
Approved by: ade (autotools maintainer)
Tested by: kris on pointyhat
Bound to be hidden problems: You bet
Add size data, approved by maintainers.
Whoa there, boy, that's a mighty big commit y'all have there...
Begin autotools sanitization sequence by requiring ports to explicitly
specify which version of {libtool,autoconf,automake} they need, erasing
the concept of a "system default".
For ports-in-waiting:
Ports attempting to use the old style system after June 1st 2004 will be
sorely disappointed.
Define USE_PERL5_BUILD, not erroneous USE_PERL.
Submitted by: Oliver Eikemeier
Define USE_PERL to make Perl available for (mostly deprecated)
"perl -pi -e" construction.
Use the FIND and XARGS macros introduced in bsd.port.mk 1.391.
Fix MASTER_SITES
Submitted by: maintainer, bento
Update to verson 1.8
Submitted by: MAINTAINER
update to 1.4.
Add bbconf-1.2, a configurator for the Blackbox window manager
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A charity basketball game sponsored by local law enforcement to raise funds for Special Olympics will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, at Muñoz Gym on the Holbrook High School campus. The Arizona Department of Public Safety will face off against Holbrook Police Department and the Navajo County Sheriff's Office. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Everyone is invited to attend and support local Special Olympians.


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"Paul Kenny, the leader of the GMB engineering union, said he was willing to go to prison to fight any attempt to tighten union laws.
"The Daily Telegraph disclosed last week that ministers were considering forcing public sector unions to provide a minimum level of service of between 20 per cent and 40 per cent during strikes.
"Mr Kenny called for union members to be prepared to break the law if it meant preserving union rights in the workplace. Speaking at the TUC's annual conference in London, he said: If going to prison is the price to pay for standing up to bad laws, then so be it.
"As long as I don't have to share a cell with some expenses-fiddling MP then I am willing to put my hat in the ring."


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Head's up!
The State Fair of Texas on Tuesday released another sneak preview of the new Big Tex: this time, his noggin.
The fair, which has been mostly silent on details of the big guy's reconstruction, posted a YouTube video that shows a three-dimensional animation of his head.
The video shows off his pointy nose, dimples and wide smile. But, in the video, his eyes are mere indentations.
In February, the fair offered a peek at one of his hands.
The fair has chosen a Texas-based company, whose name has not been disclosed, to rebuild the cowboy statue that was destroyed in an October fire. The fair is adamant that Big Tex will return this fall as the same folksy cowboy he's been since 1952. (Except that he'll be 3 feet taller than his former 52-foot self.) His surroundings at Big Tex Circle will get some upgrades, too.
Rebuilding the tallest talkin' Texan could cost $500,000; the fair will receive $155,000 from an insurance claim. The fair has set up a restoration fund for donors to cover some of the costs.
Fair officials promise that Big Tex will be ready in time for the start of this year's fair. Opening day is Sept. 27.
To watch the video, visit youtu.be/GfXfa35C3X0.


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Sustainable Food Directory: Online guide aims to help public find locally-sourced foods
A new guide has been launched to help consumers find suppliers of fresh, seasonal food in their local area – a first for Northern Ireland.
The digital Sustainable Food Directory, which has been created by the Belfast Food Network, is all about sourcing healthy, high-quality products.
It aims to simplify the search for value-for-money, locally-produced foodstuffs that are either the same price or cheaper than supermarkets.
Programme co-ordinator Kerry Melville said that how consumers choose to buy their food can make a huge difference to the local economy.
"One pound spent on local food generates £2.40 for the local economy compared to £1.20 when the same £1 is spent in supermarkets," she said.
The provenance of food was thrust into the spotlight last year after a high-profile contamination scandal that affected products in various stores.
"The 2013 horse meat crisis brought home the fact that we actually had no idea about what we put on our plates," said Ms Melville.
"Add to this recent reports on unacceptable domestic food waste costing us as a nation £12.5bn a year and local farmers' financial difficulties, and it's easy to see that something has to change and that people need to go back to simplicity."
And that's why, she said, the recently created Belfast Food Network has launched the digital Sustainable Food Directory.
"At the click of a button you will be able to find a retailer stocking fresh, seasonal and locally-sourced produce near you," she said.
"Just enter your postcode and the type of produce you are looking for and the closest retailer's details will pop up.
"Supermarkets claim they offer choice and value for money, and for many people they have become the one-stop shop for everything in the monthly shop, but a closer look shows that there are many cheaper options.
"Thanks to the Sustainable Food Directory, the public can discover an array of fresh, seasonal, locally-sourced and organic produce on their threshold, with the added bonus of often being better value-for-money than their supermarket equivalent. By slightly changing your shopping habits, you can ensure that everything you eat is guaranteed to be of traceable origin, is fresh and has helped a local producer or a farmer, as the money goes directly to them rather than to a faceless supermarket giant."
For more information visit www.belfastfoodnetwork.org
The horse meat scandal began in January last year when it emerged that frozen burgers supplied to several supermarkets contained horse DNA. Investigations found other beef products sold by retailers, including lasagne and spaghetti bolognese, were contaminated, while meals in schools and hospitals had to be withdrawn after it was found they contained horse meat.
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Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. Acquires 20 Properties During Second Quarter of 2014
Jul 08, 2014, 08:00 ET from Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.
CINCINNATI, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. (the "Company") today announced the acquisition of 20 grocery-anchored shopping centers during the second quarter of 2014.
The Company's portfolio now consists of 120 properties located in 27 states and leased to 37 leading grocery store anchors. The 20 grocery-anchored shopping centers acquired during the second quarter expanded the Company's presence in seven states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina and Texas, and added the first properties located in Massachusetts, Nevada, Tennessee and Washington to the portfolio.
The acquisitions included: Kirkwood Market Place, anchored by Sprouts in Houston, Texas; Hampton Village, anchored by Publix in Taylors, South Carolina; Southwest Marketplace, anchored by Smith's Food and Drug in Las Vegas, Nevada; Hamilton Village, anchored by Walmart Supercenter in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Waynesboro Plaza, anchored by Martin's in Waynesboro, Virginia; Fairview Plaza Shopping Center, anchored by Giant in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Townfair Center, anchored by Giant Eagle in Indiana, Pennsylvania; Cushing Plaza, anchored by Shaw's in Cohasset, Massachusetts; Shaw's Plaza, anchored by Shaw's in Easton, Massachusetts; Shaw's Plaza, anchored by Shaw's in Hanover, Massachusetts; Hannaford Bros. Plaza, anchored by Hannaford in Waltham, Massachusetts; Central Station, anchored by Kroger in Louisville, Kentucky; Park View Square, anchored by Winn-Dixie in Miramar, Florida; St. John's Commons, anchored by Winn-Dixie in Jacksonville, Florida; Deerwood Lake Commons, anchored by Publix in Jacksonville, Florida; Orchards Shopping Center, anchored by Rosauers in Yakima, Washington; Lovejoy Village, anchored by Kroger in Jonesboro, Georgia; Heath Brook Commons, anchored by Publix in Ocala, Florida; West Creek Commons, anchored by Publix in Coconut Creek, Florida; and Broadway Promenade, anchored by Publix in Sarasota, Florida.
The aggregate purchase price for all of the acquisitions totaled approximately $315 million and the acquisitions resulted in the addition of approximately 2.1 million square feet to the Company's portfolio. These acquisitions bring the aggregate purchase price for the entire portfolio to over $1.8 billion. The portfolio now includes approximately 12.6 million square feet of gross leasable area.
"We are excited about the acquisitions we made in the second quarter, and the expansion of our portfolio to include new states and new leading grocers. We also committed all of the net equity proceeds raised in our initial public offering during the second quarter, and we are making significant progress getting that equity into the ground," said Jeff Edison, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
About Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.
Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. is a public non-traded REIT that seeks to acquire and manage well-occupied grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers having a mix of national and regional retailers selling necessity-based goods and services, in strong demographic markets throughout the United States. The Company is co-sponsored by two industry leaders: Phillips Edison & Company, who has acquired over $3.25 billion in shopping centers throughout the United States, and AR Capital, LLC, a real estate investment program sponsor dedicated to governance best practices. As of July 8, 2014, the Company owned and managed an institutional quality retail portfolio consisting of 120 grocery-anchored shopping centers containing approximately 12.6 million square feet of gross leasable area. For more information on the Company, please visit the Company's website at www.phillipsedison-arc.com.
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A KILLER who shot his victim in the back of the head, was involved in the accidental shooting of an army soldier 10 years earlier, a court has heard.
Jason Graham Bowen is seeking release from the maximum security mental health facility in which he has been held since killing Peter Hurst at Evanston Gardens in 2000.
Previously, the Supreme Court has heard psychiatrists believe Bowen — who was found not guilty of murder by reason of mental illness — is now "stable" and poses a "low risk".
They want the court to approve Bowen's staged reintegration into the community while he continues to reside in a lower-security facility.
The court heard on Thursday Mr Hurst's death was not the only shooting in which Bowen had been involved in.
Greg Mead, SC, for Bowen, said a check of his client's files had revealed an incident in Queensland in 1990.
"There was an accidental shooting when he (Bowen) was in the army," Mr Mead said.
"He was in his room at the barracks with a fellow soldier ... that fellow soldier was in a gun club and had what my client describes as a target pistol.
"He handed it to my client, the gun went off without my client pulling the trigger and the projectile struck the other soldier in the leg."
Mr Mead said Bowen was initially charged with an offence, but that was dropped when testing revealed the target pistol "fired two times out of three" without the trigger being pulled.
The hearing, before Justice Ann Vanstone, continues.
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OCEANSIDE —— With a highly anticipated special election that will fill an open fifth seat on the Oceanside City Council still four days away, nearly 10,000 votes have already been cast.
As of Thursday afternoon, 9,541 absentee ballots had been returned to the San Diego County registrar of voters office. That's slightly more than half of the 18,566 mail-in ballots that were issued —— meaning there are potentially 9,025 absentee votes that are still up for grabs.
Voters have until polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday to return absentee ballots.
Though residents who were issued an absentee ballot make up just over a quarter of Oceanside's 71,641 registered voters, several political observers said Thursday that mail-in ballots will be crucial because residents who ask for an absentee ballot are much more likely to cast a ballot than registered poll voters.
Carolyn Krammer, campaign manager for candidate Shari Mackin, said she expects 95 percent of the voters who requested absentee ballots to return them to the registrar. That would mean 17,638 absentee ballots would be cast.
Krammer also said she expects total voter turnout in the special election to be about 35 percent, which would mean that 25,074 of Oceanside's 71,641 registered voters would cast a ballot. If Krammer's predictions hold true, more than 70 percent of the race's votes would be cast by mail.
Still, Krammer was quick to underline the importance of poll voters, saying that "things can change on Election Day."
"Every vote counts," she said. "And every voter in this city counts."
Ex-mayor and candidate Terry Johnson echoed Krammer's predictions, saying he expected that at least 60 percent of the votes cast in this race will be sent in by mail.
Johnson knows firsthand the importance of absentee votes. Last November, then-Councilman Jim Wood beat then-Mayor Johnson even though Johnson nabbed more Election Day votes. Support from mail-in voters propelled Wood to victory.
Wood, who supports Mackin, predicted this week that mail-in votes would again prove decisive, saying, "You're going to see the absentees rule."
Johnson said his campaign has aggressively targeted absentee voters with mailers, phone calls and in-person visits to help improve upon a part of his campaign "where we fell short a little bit six months ago."
If absentee ballots make up a majority of the votes cast in this election, it would be a stark deviation from typical voting patterns. Registrar Mikel Haas said last month that in most elections, about one-third of the votes cast are sent in as absentee ballots. City Clerk Barbara Riegel Wayne said Thursday that about a third of the votes cast in the Nov. 2 election were absentees.
Some believe the one-third trend will hold true, even in the unpredictable atmosphere of a special election. Candidate Dan Armentrout said he expects about 10,000 to 12,000 absentee votes to be cast —— which he said would be about a third of the 30,000 to 35,000 total votes that he's forecasting.
A special election was scheduled several months ago after the council's four sitting members were unable to agree to an appointment to the council seat vacated by Wood's rise to mayor.
Eleven candidates are on Tuesday's ballot: Armentrout, retired banker Erna Becker, nine-time candidate Ralph Caballero, Realtor Adela Chocano, retired contractor Phil Epstein, real estate consultant Barney Feldman, Johnson, six-time candidate Michael Lucas, Mackin, financial adviser Ward O'Doherty, and Oceanside Unified School District board President Roy Youngblood.
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Julia Roberts, who has three young children with hubby, Danny Moder, twins Phineas and Hazel, 9, and son Henry, 7, shares her secret for balancing her life — you just have to be realistic and realize that not everything will get done!
"I'm not nearly as busy as people think," the Eat, Pray, Love star reveals in the September issue of InStyle magazine. "Half of everything just doesn't get done."
As a "regular" mom, I find Roberts' candid remarks about getting everything "half done" to be very refreshing!
Hearing a celebrity mom speaking so open and honestly about the fact that it just can't all get done makes me feel better about my days when my daughter wears pajamas until the afternoon, the laundry doesn't get folded until 10 p.m. (if at all), and the toys aren't neatly stacked and put away in their proper places at the end of the day.
"As long as no one is in tears, nobody smells bad and everyone's sleeping peacefully," Roberts continues, "I've done my job...The rest gets done with grit, spit and a whole lot of duct tape."
I'm glad to hear that Roberts is also realistic about the fact that, like many of us, she can't do it alone. Having a supportive partner and group of close friends and family with whom you can share parenting tips and stories is what helps us busy moms get through the day!
All of us parents struggle with how to get it all done, whether or not we work outside the home. Parenting is hard work, period. That's why it's important to support each other and take comfort in the fact that we are all in this together, and we're all doing the best we can.
"It's not anything that millions of other moms don't do all the time, so there's nothing so great about me doing it," Roberts said.
What are your tips for getting things "half done"? Share below in the comments section!
3 Things to Read Next:
- Pregnant Scarlett Johansson Wants to "Have it All"
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Six Flags Great Adventure TR Fri10/18/13
Hey guys,
I planned to get to the park for 5:00 PM opening, but left late due to having to run some errands after getting my car serviced (it was about 1500 miles overdue!). With DC rush hour and lunch at Chap's pit beef in Baltimore, I wound up getting in Jackson just after 6:00.
I went straight to Nitro, figuring that any crowd would have went to El Toro and KK 1st. My hunch paid off, I walked right into the station and into the back row for my 1st Nitro ride since April. All of the trim brakes were open and the block brake did catch the train, but did little to stop it, so the airtime was more than abundant. After 3 years, I am finally convinced that Nitro is my #1 over I-305. (I have been going back and forth between the 2 since 2010.) Nitro's first drop is just as good as I-305's and the fact that every drop is loaded with "pick your butt off the seat air", it is just as good a ride as I-305. Of course, the speed and intensity of I-305 blows Nitro out of the water, but I feel like "I enjoyed my ride" when returning to Nitro's station as opposed to "I survived my ride" when returning to I-305's. That is just enough to put Nitro ahead. I'm sure I may change my mind again when I go down for the last day of Kings Dominion next week, but this is the 1st time I have felt Nitro finally had an edge. This one ride was worth the trip alone!
I went around for a 2nd ride since the line was so short, but the crowd was starting to mount (wish I had got to the park at 5:00 like planned :( The line was about 5-10 mins to the station. It never stopped moving thanks to an excellent crew moving trains out with minimal stacking. Then they had a shutdown. I suspect it was an e stop since the one train was near the top of the lift and the other train was halfway between the safety brake and transfer brake (not a typical parking place for a normal shutdown.) I thought about waiting it out until I saw them send the cast member all the way to the top of the lift (he was dying about halfway up, it was probably going to take him awhile to get down even after the ride restarted). Figured I should leave and come back rather than lose the rest of my "early" advantage.
I went to Batman TR. The line was just at the drain exit at the main queue rail house. I figured this was not good news for the crowds, so it probably was not going to get any shorter. About 20 mins later, got my ride in the back row. It actually worked out that I could sit on the coveted unloading side (tough seat to get when you are a single rider.) The G-forces are a little stronger on that side. Was able to buckle the seat belt on my own after wiggling around a little.
After riding Batman, I went back to look at Nitro (which was back up) and the line was already in the queue house (thanks to the shut down, I am sure.) I decided to pass and go ride one of the 4 coasters I had skipped earlier, Dark Knight.
The line was almost nonexistent, so there was no real loss. I REALLY think they should have an option for skipping the preshow to just board the ride. I bet the crew does nothing but cycle empty cars for most of the time as the 10 minute preshow is longer than the crowd that was actually getting on the ride (and this is with Nitro and Batman pulling 30-45 minute lines). The ride was as expected; actually the braking was less than it is normally. I forgot this was a mirrored Mouse, so I was leaning the wrong way for the turns at times. The effects seem to be holding up well, so Gradv gets points for that. The ride does receive more venom than it deserves (I have served it my fair share over the years as well.) It is not a bad ride, it just is not one worthy of the Dark Knight name. Call it "Bug's Looney Subway" and it would be perfect for what it does. Ironically, there were hardly any kids riding despite the improportionately large number that were there for halloween stuff that is supposed to be "too scary".
Next up was Skull mountain. The station was barely full, maybe a 2 train wait. First time someone let me in front of them, so I rode almost immediately. I went around for a 2nd back seat ride and had to wait the 2 trains. The ride was lit with black light in the 2 corners, so it was not completely dark as it usually is during the season. I really like Skull Mountain, despite being on the same level of Dark Knight, thrillwise. It is a pretty good dark ride. The back seat produces a ton of air going over the 1st drop (I feel like Verbolten's turn after the 1st launch is the exact same maneuver.) The rest of the course is compact and twisted enough to keep you guessing as to which way it will go, especially when the room is fully darkened.
I can't help but notice that the trains are labeled "B" and "C". In the past, I remember seeing an "A" train. Did Skull mountain ever run 3 trains? I've been trying to figure out the blocking if such a thing did occur at some point in the ride's tenure. I suppose the waterfall section before the lift could be used as a holding area while the other train ran the cycle, but it is an awfully short cycle and the only place to park the 3rd train is on the final brake run within the ride arena. I wouldn't think they would want to do that when stacking trains, but you can see the entire arena when parked on the current final brake run in the back car, so it doesn't really matter.
After Skull mountain, I notice both sides of the Skyride were running. I can't tell you how many years it has been since I have seen that, usually going in April. There was hardly a line, so I went to get in line. For whatever reason, the op made everyone get out of line for the left side to go to the right side. I don't think it closed as it appeared to run the entire night. I used the moment to be 2nd in line and immediately boarded.
After touching down in Frontier Adventures, I went right to Runaway Train. There was no wait for the front of the back car, so I figured I would take that rather than wait 1 train for the very back. The ride was pretty "meh" compared to the very back seat, which has some airtime at the end. Another ride that I wonder if it used to run 3 trains as there is clearly room in the transfer area for 2 trains and Arrows typically ran 1 more train than would fit in transfer.
No Safari this late at night, (I hate how the station appears to have cluttered up the area now.) so I went to Medusa. This is the 2nd longest line of the night. The line ran to the new shorter entrance, no queue rails. They were running 3 trains, but stacking all 3 for several minutes at a time EVERY CYCLE!! I know they only had 2 guys on platform and they were not doddling, but they also didn't move with any sense of urgency either. I have never seen a 3 train coaster run so poorly at any park! It took around 45 mins to get my ride in the back row. Once again, luck worked out on my side as I was able to board 1st in my group and take the unloading side seat. I love Medusa's layout better than Dominator's (no dive loop or zero G roll), but the 2nd half of the ride was dragging due to the block brake being on pretty heavy despite the colder weather. I may have to finally say that Dominator is the better coaster (pains me since I have long dissed Dominator as the worst B&M floorless that I have been on until Hydra came out.) For those that are interested, I needed a very good shove to get in Medusa's seatbelt. I only tried one seat of one train, but it was almost Alpengeist-tight compared to Batman and Dominator.
El Toro's line was starting to spill out into the overflow queue. As much as I would have loved to see if I had lost enough weight to get the bar to clear, the wait was way too long to take the chance, so I had to skip it.
Rolling Thunder is still standing. While I didn't get to ride it this year as we skipped it back in April, I'm ambivalent on its impending doom (especially since there are rumors of something better in the near future and I am not talking about Drop of Doom!). Rot in pieces!!
Next, I walked the Boardwalk to Green Lantern. This was one of the Scare Zones that the park had established, similar to Cedar Fairs'. Since it is an open walk way, there is no charge. I guess with it being a Friday, they were understaffed as I only saw a couple of clowns walking around and they were not really doing anything to startle/interact with guests. I was moving fast, so maybe I missed their act, but based on what I saw, Kings Dominion's and Dorney's scaractors were far better.
Green Lantern's line was about 45 mins long, according to the entrance op. Only 2 trains running since the 3rd was nowhere on site. The single rider line was open, so I opted to do that. The line was pretty slow moving at first, but suddenly picked up speed when 2 kids ducked under the railing separating the single rider queue from the regular line. Soon, everyone in front of me was doing the same, around 10-15 people (and the ride ops were oblivious to it!)
I skipped Superman again. (Knew if the line for Green Lantern was that long, Supes would only be worst!) I decided to go see how bad KK was and it was only 30 mins according to the ride op. I actually got on in less than 25. The 3 train set up is working VERY efficiently. Since they can only launch as fast as the other trains have parked, it makes sense to get rid of the 2nd station and 2nd loading area and just cycle the trains as fast as possible. With 1/4 of the crew! Only time I have seen any park reduce the crew on a ride and have it run MORE efficiently.
At this point, it was 10:00, so I headed back to the Movietown area to try to get my 2nd Nitro ride before closing. Stopped to pick up my 3rd "not ridden" credit on Blackbeard (see Jen, if it was a kiddie ride and Fright Fest is "not recommended for children", then why are they running it, huh? ;) Needless to say, there was no wait. I got to Nitro and the line was still in the queue rail area, so I went to Batman instead. It was a walk-on, so I decided to go twice (had to walk around, but no wait once in the station.) I rode both sides of the train. Still like unloading side better. I am interested to see how the backwards chassis performs at Gradv. I think the ride will be way intense, but doesn't seem like it will kill everybody like many of us initially predicted (it obviously didn't in GrAm).
At 10:45, I could have taken another ride, but decided not to push my luck of them deciding to close Nitro early, so I went over there and got in line. It was still halfway to the queue house, just past the in-line food stand. I waited it out and once in the station, I made a critical decision. There was a group of 2 in front of me and another behind me. I decided to let the 2nd group of 2 in front of me so I could take the unloading side seat (since I rode the loading side earlier.) There was also the slight possibility of a reride when I got back as the last of the line had just entered the station as I ultimately boarded the train with a group of 3, coincidentally. We got back and sure enough, the ride ops broke up the front line to run one more train. There was someone in the back row, but it was only 2 people. Since I rode with the group of 3, they opted to get off. I stayed with the group of 2 and viola, I got a 2nd ride. Score!!! (as Hannibal on A Team used to say, "I love it when a plan comes together" :)
With my last ride on Nitro, I left Gradv very happy I made the trip.
Thanks for reading,
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I am interested to see how the backwards chassis performs at Gradv. I think the ride will be way intense, but doesn't seem like it will kill everybody like many of us initially predicted (it obviously didn't in GrAm).
Is this happening? I was hoping, but haven't read anything. Maybe I missed something in all the hoopla over Zumanjaro?
Thanks for the report Paul, but your comments on the Dark Knight are a tad disturbing....
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist...
The question is "when" and that remains to be answered.
I am not bothered by Dark Knight. It's a mouse. It's in a building, which is better than the average mouse (not Hershey's). I am bothered by waiting in a line for it. As long as I can walk on it, DK is good for a courtesy ride, maybe more than one if they would ditch the pre-show.
I really don't think the problem was Bizarro's line being long as it was the crew being so slow. Granted, this was just after 8:00, so all of the lines were at their longest. I have waited in Bizarro's line with a near full queue the long way around and it was 45 minutes, so no way a straight shot to the station should have taken that long. I don't even think Flash Pass was an issue. They were just plain AWFUL!!!
Crowds peaked from 7:00-10:00. If I had got there at 5:00, I could have maxed out Nitro and Batman for no less than 5 rides each. Getting there at 6:00 really set me back. 10:00 was fine for "lesser rides" (which, surprisingly included Kingda Ka. I only waited 25 minutes for that!) I could have tried to go back to El Toro and lose the 2 extra Batman rides I took in the last hour, but I figured it wasn't worth the risk of not fitting or having to run to the opposite end of the park for my last Nitro rides.
When I realized how late I was going to get to the park, I contemplated going to Dorney instead (their Halloween event started at 6:00 and went the extra hour to midnight and we know that Dorney would NEVER be crowded at all on a Friday night.) I decided at the last second in Delaware to stay the course and just deal with it. I still had it in the back of my mind to leave Gradv if the crowds were unbearable and drive to Dorney from there (if I didn't get that walk-on ride first on Nitro, I probably would have done it!)
I agree about dk, i've always said that if it had been themed for a looney toons character, then i wouldn't really hate it as much. The ride itself wasn't that bad, but the preshow is a waste if the line is short. I agree they should allow people to skip it if there is no lines. I think the preshow would've been better for batman the ride since the line can get long on that. My other idea for dk would've been to add some more props lik the batpod and flames going off to give the sense that the rider is caught in between the battle with batman and the joker. If they were going to plunk down that much for a mouse in the box, then they shouldn't have half assed it with cardboard cutouts. Make the ride more thrilling by actually taking advantage of the building and use some effects to add to the ride. Nothing fancy like the revenge of the mummy, but it can't hurt.
Man, it's been so long since i've rode a true hyper coaster. Last one was ac in 2009. I liked the air time on i305, but that one you don't really appreciate them as much given how the intense turns and speed overshadows the hills. I would so love to take on nitro again now that i can appreciate it more than i last did in 2008.


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This selfie is Harold and Kay Wilson at a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game at the Consol Center in Pittsburgh.
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Laurie Fox's grandsons' gleeful faces are watching others in the family opening presents this past Christmas. From left are Cameron, son of Beth and Matt Mason of Salem, and Jack and Ben, sons of Becky and Bill Gaither of Austintown.
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Logan, 18 months, and mom Amanda of Hubbard, being silly and having mommy and son time. Sent by mom, Amanda.
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Adam Knight of Poland is really leaning into his fun in the snow. Submitted by Linda Knight.
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Anthony is trying to get the attention of his dad, Nick Cavoulas, who's trying to take in some sun. Submitted by Paula Cavoulas.
Piper Michele Duncan turned 1 year old on March 8 and was in ecstasy as she enjoyed her very own birthday cake. Her parents are Kathryn and Michael Duncan. Sent by grandparents, Jim and Kathy Funtulis of Champion.
This picture was taken around 1966 by Vera Perun of Monaca, Pa. It includes her daughter, Paula Cavoulas of Canfield, and her cousin Linda Davis Dukavich of Hopewell Twp, Pa. on Paula's dad's shoulders as they are about to take the plunge. Paula's Dad is George Perun.
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Connor Blanco, 3, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, is keeping cool with his ice pop under a shade tree. Sent by his grandmother, Rochelle Blanco of Boardman.
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Zoe and Nick Cavoulas of Canfield are looking for treasures in the water at a beach. Sent by Paula Cavoulas.
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Jim Dunn, Mark Grist, Mike Fox, Joe Moore and Dave Yargo always have fun when they get together to reminisce about the great times they've shared over the past 55 years. Here they are with their wives Michele, Tina, Laurie, Pat and Carol, while on vacation together last summer. Submitted by Laurie Fox.
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Zoe, Nick and Anthony Cavoulas, all of Canfield, put their heads together to make a cute family photo. Submitted by Paula Cavoulas.
Nick Cavoulas of Canfield is poking his head through the hole in the wall. Sent by Paula Cavoulas.
Laurie Fox was trying to get a nice photo of her four grandchildren sitting on a bench but was unsuccessful once they found that climbing the tree was more fun. Ashlynn Mason, 5, is hanging from the branch, 1-year-old Jack Gaither is sitting on the bench, and 2-year-olds Ben Gaither and Cameron Mason are climbing in the background.
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Ken Yokobosky, professional bowler and coach from New Jersey, posed for a photo between frames with a bowler from Austintown at the Hubbard Open Pro-Am on March 14. Photo by Doxie Damico of Austintown.
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Contest winners at a Halloween bash in 2013 at the Baja Beach Club in Pittsburgh were Deborah Carissimi, left; Marie Antoinette; and Ron Hamrock.
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The Rev. George Balasko, left, and Rabbi Joseph Schonberger hold Haggadah, prayer books for the Seder meal, during the pre-Passover event Wednesday night at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. Sisters D'Ella, 14, and Millie Heschmeyer, 10, participated in the event. Sophia Brooks also sang.
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Robert Morris's Tess Apke kicks up dust as she tries to avoid the tag by Youngstown State catcher Maria Lacatena as she slides into home during the second game of their doubleheader Wednesday at the YSU softball complex. The Penguins lost both games to the Colonials, 6-1 and 6-4.


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Deadmau5 has chosen a unique wrap for his Ferrari 458 Spider, the nyan cat wrap, and images with the process have ended up on the web.
Deadmau5 is definitely a car guy and his baby is this Ferrari 458 Spider, which has recently suffered some modifications. As you can see from the images posted below, the Italian supercar in question has received a nyan cat wrap, and even if we actually hate the way it looks now, we have to admit that it's pretty unique for a Ferrari. Hopefully he will come to his senses and wrap it in a normal, red, white or black shade.
The Ferrari 458 Spider is the convertible version of the 458 Italia. The model has been officially presented to the public during the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and it has an aluminum retractable hardtop, which weights 25 kg less than the soft roof of its predecessor, the F430 Spider. The roof can be retracted in 14 seconds. The Ferrari 458 Spider is coming with the same 4.5 liter V8 engine as its solid roof brother, in the same configuration. The model can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in the same time but the top speed has been lowered to "just" 320 km/h (199 mph).


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The Oakland Athletics showed that they were going all-in to win the World Series in 2014 when they acquired Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel a few weeks ago. However, they weren't done. Today, the A's agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox to receive Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes in exchange for the back-to-back Home Run Derby champion, Yoenis Cespedes.
With two big name players involved in this trade, there will most certainly be a big affect on fantasy baseball. Here's how I see this blockbuster deal changing the fantasy value of Lester and Cespedes:
Jon Lester
For starters, Jon Lester's fantasy value shoots up even more. He's already putting together arguably his best season – his ERA and WHIP are career bests, sitting at 2.52 and 1.12 respectively. Lester has pitched like a top ten fantasy starter; he's currently ranked 13th among starting pitchers on ESPN's Player Rater.
To show just how good Lester has been this season, we need to turn to some more advanced statistics. During 2012 and 2013 his K/9 dipped to 7.28 and 7.47. Through 21 starts in 2014 he's rediscovered his strikeout pitch, raising that number to 9.38. Even more impressive is his K-BB%. Over the past three seasons, that number hovered between 11.2% and 13.4%. This year, it's at an outstanding 20.2%.
[Re-evaluating Peavy and Soria]
A move to Oakland makes him even more attractive in fantasy baseball for a couple reasons. First of all, the O.co Coliseum is extremely pitcher friendly; it's bigger in every outfield dimension than Lester's former home stadium, Fenway Park. Lester's home run to fly ball ratio is already low at 6.5%, but it could get even better pitching in Oakland.
Secondly, Lester should have better pitching matchups in the AL West than he did during his tenure in the AL East. It's much preferable to pitch against the Mariners, Astros, and Rangers than it is to see the Yankees, Blue Jays, Orioles, and Rays on a regular basis.
Lester's debut in Oakland should be in the next day or two. He was scratched from his scheduled start on Wednesday, July 30 in case of a trade so he should be ready to go at any time.
Throughout his career, Lester has pitched well down the stretch, posting a career 21-9 record with a 3.38 ERA in regular season games played in September and October. Don't expect that to change this year. He has the potential to end the season with 15+ wins and a sub 2.50 ERA.
Yoenis Cespedes
Next, we'll discuss the impact this trade will have on Yoenis Cespedes. To me, it was clear cut that this deal would increase Lester's fantasy baseball stock, but for Cespedes, it's hard to say.
As I said earlier, Fenway is a much more hitter friendly park than the Oakland Coliseum. That could only mean better numbers for Cespedes, right? Not necessarily. While this should help his power numbers, he is being moved from the best scoring offense in baseball to the 25th ranked team in runs scored. That doesn't bode well for his production.
Saying that the Red Sox lineup has been disappointing would be an understatement. With the likes of David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, and Mike Napoli, the defending World Series champions have only mustered up 412 runs this season; the Oakland A's have scored 535.
[Impact of the Chase Headley trade]
Inserting Cespedes into the middle of a struggling offense may give it some life, but don't expect a huge turn around; Boston's ball club sits 13 games out of the AL East lead and 10.5 games behind the American League's second wild card team.
Despite being moved to a weak offensive team, Cespedes should still contribute well in most fantasy formats. His home run and RBI numbers are on pace for career highs – he currently has 17 home runs and 67 RBIs – and they are what give him his fantasy value. In leagues where OBP is used, his value is diminished; his OBP is a rather poor .303.
It will be interesting to see how Cespedes will perform in Boston. Right now, it's a tough call, but if I had to project him the rest of the year, I think playing with such a short fence in left field will improve his fantasy stock. Assuming he doesn't get hurt, Cespedes should end the season hitting .265 with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs.
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Cessna 180 - Rubber powered, cardboard and paper construction
I am starting this build thread not knowing if it will end up in a flying model or not. Previous tests have shown the high probability of the model actually flying.
I want the model to look like this:
First step: download the plans if there are any or draw up the plans. This is a scale build so finish will be very important.
You may be familiar with Paul Bradley's site. He has made it so that you can print a color scheme directly onto balsa, to build a replica of some of the old Carl Goldberg and Top Flite "Jigtime" all sheet balsa rubber models.
If your printer won't do balsa you can print on paper or even tissue. I'm considering printing on light paper then laminating that to sheet foam. Just gotta get my local 'puter guru over to fix it so I can print.
Anyway, one of the Goldberg models is a Cessna 180. When properly built and trimmed it flies very well.
These kits came with a steel washer to be used as nose weight. We learned that we could sand all the balsa that was aft of the CG very thin, and could omit the weight of the washer plus what we sanded away. These planes could challenge a stick 'n' tissue plane of similar size.
It is my opinion that while a paper and cardboard version may fly, a model using foam sheet will be much lighter and fly better.
It is probably true that "Balsa flies Better". But foam is a reasonable substitute when balsa isn't handy, for most structural applications.
Remember that it's strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness-to-weight ratio that determines a material's suitability for flying models. Even if the only foam you can get is pie plates from the grocery store, it's bound to fly better than cardboard. Small sections of foam sheet can be butt-joined together to make larger pieces. Laminating with tissue adds a color scheme and additional strength for very little weight.
God is Light, and in free flight lightness is God.
Good luck with your project.
Thanks but I would rather not use foam although freely available as waste. Cardboard is biodegradable and less messy. I also use the cereal box type cardboard although the thin card type is available, bio degradable and very cheap. Why? In order to re-use waste materials. Once I finish experimenting I may use other materials to build my final model.
The plans you mentioned are what I used to build by first 1:26 Cessna 180, however I would like to build a model that is a bit more scale like the one in the link above.
If anyone can send me free plans of the 180 that would help, otherwise I will base it on the Paul Bradley model and make my own plans.
Printing out the Paul Bradley plan set. The PDF has to be printed 130% to obtain the correct size span of 20 inches ( 50 cm) . This was the mistake I made the last time and printed out a model too small.
Update: Still making the plans the correct size, and modifying them for the construction methods I will use. A nice thick wing should slow the plane down nicely
Creating the plans more difficult than I thought.
Thick wings on small rubber models don't work well at all. The size our models are and the speeds they fly at rewards using thin airfoils. If you want to slow the model down use more camber in the airfoil. But don't get carried away. Again for small models more than about 4% camber (the camber line where this is measured is the curved like that runs midway between the upper and lower surfaces of the airfoil) and all you get is too much drag.
Bruce, so which airfoil should I use? You sent me a few on this thread:
I thought of using the full airfoil and flattening down by scaling the height down by 50%. Is this a bad idea? Will change the airfoil characteristics completely? Maybe camber it a little - maybe I am looking at a thinner, cambered airfoil on Google
There is a picture of airfoils or to be more correct aerofoils towards the lower part of the page. This one looks OK -"laminar flow airfoil for a RC park flyer"- ( but it is Wikipedia after all - "oh and the airfoil is from Wikipedia" "Wikipedia?" )
CardBoard and paper? Might work, but I've tried to make flying Cardboard models but they didn't fly good. Dollar Tree Foam Board (and maybe EPP, Depron and FFF, but never tried them) is not as messy, but still of course there is the "Green" issue that you mentioned. If you want a Good Flying plane, go for Foam or Balsa. If you want a biodegradable plane go the cardboard/paper or balsa way. (balsa would be more biodegradable.) Good Luck, and hope you succeed!
EDIT: I might try with Cardboard/Paper sometime.
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Balsa is not available in the country where I live. In any case I think cardboard is easier to use.
I have built and flown the following models
Limited Success:
- Cessna 180 ( Yes it is from the late 1970s!)
( Very fast, needs a lot of space, powerful motor)
- Me 109
( Two flights or so before it crashed. )
- Foam spitfire ( Picture not available)
- 1:26 Paper and card Cessna 180 ( see my thread https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show....php?t=1280452
I prefer the cardboard and paper model the best - I may be able to improve greatly on the above model.
Easier to get paper and cardboard and bamboo.
Update - test wing
My first test wing was completed yesterday. I covered the top with tissue and used water to wet the surface - it was all wrinkled when I finished. However this morning it looked reasonably tight.
One problem is that the cardboard ribs will not support chordwise compression loads - which I did not factor into the equation. I am not covering with 80gsm just too heavy and a tight fit needs to be maintained.
The covering has to be tight to avoid those other two problems - flutter and ballooning, which show up on a video I saw of a sheet balsa glider.
This glider uses bamboo for reinforcement:
Last edited by Designer2010; Sep 21, 2010 at 09:20 PM.
Flew a semi- scale model today, so the thing looks feasible. 29 cm / 20 grams, rubber powered.
Sustained flight.
I did an FAQ on why I am using cardboard and paper: I reproduce it here from my earlier post:
An FAQ on why I am using cardboard. I explain it all.
Why Cardboard - FAQ
I am in the process of experimenting with model planes made out of paper, cardboard and bamboo. There have been may questions, no doubt, as to why I am using cardboard instead of Balsa, the Holy Grail of flying model construction materials.
This FAQ will explain my reasons for using the materials I use,
Q: Why cardboard, paper and bamboo ?
A: Partly due to experience. I have built paper models in the past, (1:100 scale gliders of jets ) and I have been able to achieve quite a realistic form and finish. Durability was a huge problem, which I hope to address this time.
Q: Have you ever built a balsa model?
A: Yes, I Guillows ME 109. The full model. I covered it with polythene. It actually flew, quite nicely once I go t it trimmed, but only two flights. After that it crashed and was never re-built. A recently flew a foam -winged 40 cm span stick model which flew very nicely in the limited space I have.
Q: Any other models - foam for example?
A: Yes I have assembled form models of a Monogram Cessna 180 and a Spitfire . The Spitfire flew well, I had a lot of space to fly that one, the best flying model I ever had
Q: So why cardboard etc?
A: Several reasons. First is availability. The second is that is tis easy to work with and does not leave such a mess. The third reason is that it is easy to finish. It is biodegradable.
Q: Do you know of anyone else who has done the same thing?
A: Yes. I remember a magazine article in the 80s of a model 'built entirely out of card'. There are several successful R/C models built out of corrugated cardboard, the most famous probably here. These models are all fairly large.
As far as building rubber powered or micro RC airplanes - I am not the first to try it, however I could not find anything on the web. There is a site about control line cardboard models, though.
Q: Have you had any success with the concept?
A: Yes. I finally was able to build a 40 cm span model of a Cessna 180 capable of sustained flight. In retrospect a larger propeller would have helped. The model was built smaller than planned due to the wrong size of plan printout, with higher wing loading than planned, weighing a total of 35-40 g. I have since built a 20g non - scale model, and hope to test it soon.
Q: What are your future plans?
A: To build many scale rubber powered flying models. I want to publish the plans on the web. Maybe produce a cardboard cut out kit later on. Initially the models will be used for short flights. I want to research into extending flight times and carrying radio equipment. A 1 minute flying would be quite enough. Of course one could use the power to gain height and glide back down. There is at least one rubber powered R/C plane on You Tube ( search for it ), however the owner uses a stretch winding technique, and again it is a larger aircraft. The ultimate would be a spring powered model, AIr Hogs has already sold an air powered model, air being a kind of a spring.
Jan 2011
Lets start with some information . The search term "cessna 180 walk around" netted the following:
We all have our own benchmark for what a 'successful' freeflight model is. For some the model must be able to regularly achieve a two minute 'max' in competition, others are happy with much less providing the model flies in a stable way and doesn't crash.
For the rocket powered jet models I used to fly regularly many called it a successful flight if the model is still in the air at the end of the motor run (about 20-25 seconds). I believe in some indoor contests a 'flight' is acknowledged if the model is airborne for 15 seconds.
I'm wondering when you say your models are successful because they achieved 'sustained flight'... what does that mean?
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Chicago's own Mike Logan is a supremely talented musician, producer, arranger, and vocalist who began his profession career playing keyboards for The Staple Singers, Gene Chandler, and The Emotions. His next step was to found a self-contained group called OnStage. Onstage achieved some success releasing three singles that received critical acclaim here and throughout the United Kingdom. After OnStage parted ways, Mike became a much sought-after producer for local performers like Byron Woods, Bradley Young, and Michael Ross. Mike also began a long association as the keyboardist for Ramsey Lewis, co-writing, producing and singing on several of Ramsey's recordings. Mike was also a member of Urban Knights, playing and singing on their first album. From there he began a stint as the Musical Director for Phil Perry, and toured with Kirk Whalum, Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Steve Cole, Patti Austin, and Chante Moore. The "12 Play" album by R. Kelley also included Mike Logan. That is a pretty impressive list of accomplishments but we thought that it was time for Mike to show the world what these people already knew.
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As well as its natural scenery, Sweden (as would be expected) is home to some incredible architectural wonders also. On our trips, as well as cosy and scenically located cabins, you can opt to sleep high in the treetops at the world famous Treehotel in one of their incredible concept rooms such as the scenery reflecting mirror cube or the twig-covered Bird Nest. If this is not quite what you're looking for then you can spend an exciting night's sleep in the ICEHOTEL®, designed and crafted anew each season and showcasing incredible snow art and design.
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The 277-foot Revelle often sails in some of the most isolated and turbulent waters in the world. The ship is currently operating in the Philippine Sea. We asked the ship's captain, Tom Desjardins, how he keeps track of threatening weather and seas. Here's what he told us recently via email from Taiwan:
We do not carry a meteorologist; all my deck officers have a good working knowledge of marine weather. We record and report the weather to NOAA every 6 hours while underway. These vessel observations are compiled, compared to other vessel observations, satellite and shore based weather reports and used by NOAA to produce their own weather products.
When we are operating in "normal" areas of the world we receive frequent weather forecasts either by radio, satellite, or via the Internet. The problem is we often are operating in very lonely parts of the world. It is not uncommon to get our own weather report back, as we are the only vessel for hundreds of miles reporting.
Roger Revelle is not equipped with long range weather radar. The radars we have can be utilized to see rain and squalls (weather), but only at relatively short distances in the order of 24 miles or so. Perhaps the most relied on ship-specific piece of equipment is the barometer. A rapidly falling barometer combined with a growing long period swell often warns of bad weather approaching.
Not sure how much detail you are looking for here. There are plenty of books specifically devoted to marine weather forecasting. As we are "science" vessels where we go and what we do is entirely dependent on the current science mission. The competition between science users for ships and ship time is intense. By the time we load a specific science team they might have been working to get their program funded and ship days scheduled for years.
Our ship schedulers do their best to schedule us around seasonally known bad weather. For example they wouldn't send us to the far southern ocean in winter. They do their best to keep us out of hurricane or typhoon areas during the peak of bad weather seasons.
Weather however doesn't always pay attention to seasons. Some of the heaviest weather I have encountered was summertime south of New Zealand. Our current work area around Taiwan is subject to typhoons in virtually any month of the year.
There have been occasions where we just couldn't avoid bad weather.
Our ships are well built and maintained. They are fitted with remote operated watertight doors that segregate the ship into 6 watertight compartments. All exterior hatches on the main deck are watertight. If necessary we can button her up hove to into the wind and wait for the storm to pass. I guess we have to stop work maybe five or six days a year due to weather. Seldom more than a couple of days in a row and dependent on what exactly we are trying to do. If it is a real delicate operation we may have to wait for a weather window that wouldn't stop other types of work.
We do our best to avoid bad weather but occasionally we get caught. More often than not it is due to our geographic location. Sometimes there just isn't anywhere to run and hide, so we work until it is no longer safe to do so then wait for the bad weather to pass, then back to work. Revelle has dredged in 50 knott winds and 40 foot seas; we finished up a CTD cast with winds gusting to 70 knots as a fast moving storm overtook our work sight in the Indian Ocean.
Do you remember when the "Perfect Storm" movie was in theaters? We were on a run that took us straight east from Hawaii to the coast of Mexico then on to San Diego. The Science involved stopping and lowering an instrument to collect water samples at specified distances all the way across. As we got nearer to Mexico we started getting word of hurricane formations off the coast. The usual hurricane off the west coast of Mexico is small but quite intense. We informed the science party that in a day or the weather would be getting bad. I discussed options with the Chief Scientist and we agreed on a strategy. To run from the storm would use up all the remaining science time. If we stayed and worked till the storm arrived then went to work again after it passed we would get much more science accomplished. As this particular storm was in the formative stages I figured we were pretty safe.
Word spread around the scientists as it tends to do that we were going to "ride out a hurricane". In due time the storm arrived, we stopped work and hove to bow into the wind and waited. The weather was rough but really not terrible. I lay down for my afternoon nap. Was rudely awoken by a call from the bridge: "Captain you're wanted on the satellite phone" ... never a good sign. I hurried to the radio room. My boss, Captain Althouse, was on the phone demanding to know what I was doing. I replied that before you woke me napping, what was up? He had received a frantic call from the former Associate Director of Scripps, his boss, wanting to know what we were doing in a hurricane! As the story played out one of the scientists had e-mailed home to his family in Michigan who had recently spent the night out at the movies watching "The Perfect Storm" that we were "riding out a hurricane" They phoned the Director, who phoned the Associate Director who in turned called the Marine Superintendent who woke me up to find out there was nothing wrong!


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Kennedy's conduct during the Cuban missile crisis has since that time been considered an example of responsible leadership under pressure.
A few months after the new leader came into office, he became embroiled in a failed military adventure in a neighboring country. Senior military advisors who led the action were forced to retire, but the leader remained in office.
A year went by, and a power from outside the region positioned threatening nuclear capabilities in the neighboring country. This time, the leader acted responsibly. The nuclear threat was removed and deterioration into all-out war was averted. The leader's public stature surged, and the stain of military weakness and the loss of deterrance was washed away.
The reference is not to Ehud Olmert and the decisions he made during the Second Lebanon War and around the "attack on the nuclear facility in Syria according to foreign sources," but rather to John Kennedy, the American president of whom David Ben-Gurion said was "too much a politician."
Three months after Kennedy came into office, he authorized the amateurish and failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961. His political rivals presented him as a weakling in contrast with Fidel Castro. A year and a half later, the Soviets stationed nuclear missiles in Cuba. United States intelligence discovered them late, but the find provided Kennedy with the chance of a lifetime.
After a week of secret consultations, Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba on October 24, 1962, and threatened to attack if the missiles were not removed. Nikita Khrushchev. the Soviet leader, avoided confrontation. He removed the missiles after receiving a quiet promise to remove outmoded American missiles from Turkey. Kennedy came out a giant: without firing a single shot, he had alleviated the threat and stopped a decline into nuclear holocaust.
Kennedy's conduct during the Cuban missile crisis has since that time been considered an example of responsible leadership under pressure. Those who did not learn about it in university or read any of a dozen books on the subject have seen the movie. Few historical events have been better documented or studied.
However, research shows that this story is one not only of courage and determination, but a great deal of politics and psychology. The scholar Graham Allison, in his landmark book "Essence of Decision," analyzed the Cuban missile crisis according to three different models that lead to the same outcome.
The first model presents the countries and their leaders as rational players working to advance national interests. This model is very well accepted in describing international relations, and is well known to anyone who has listened to TV commentator Ehud Ya'ari. In the Cuban crisis, Khrushchev was working to improve the standing of the Soviet Union in the global struggle for power and influence, and Kennedy wanted to perpetuate American superiority. The balance of power dictated the outcome: the Soviets tried to gain points by surprise, but folded in the face of the greater power of the U.S.
The second model, an organizational one, shows that leaders are limited in their decision-making. Their freedom to act depends on the structure and methods of bodies implementing the decisions, particularly the military and intelligence organizations. If the army has been organized, outfitted and trained for a certain war, it will recommend to the leader to act accordingly, and will have difficulty preparing for another scenario. The commander of the U.S. Air Force pushed Kennedy to bomb the missile sites in Cuba, the head of the CIA promoted plans to assassinate Castro, and the State Department sought a diplomatic out. The greatness of a leader stems from the ability to balance the recommendations of the various bodies, but under crisis conditions he will find it difficult to improvise.
The third model, the political one, describes strategic decisions as the outcome of power struggles both in the public and internal spheres. The missile crisis caught Kennedy on the eve of congressional elections, in which his opponents had made the Cuban crisis a focus of the campaign. The defense secretary told Kennedy that the missiles in Cuba are a political, not a military problem; that they had not changed the balance of terror, but they had damaged the president's image, and therefore he must appear determined without risking a war.
The decision that was made was a compromise between the personal power and persuasive abilities of the cabinet, and the president's advisors. Everyone served their leader and their country, but were also certainly thinking about credit. Those who project from this historical analysis onto the events of Israel in 2007 do so at their own risk.
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