Saturday 15 December 2007
Sorry...
but I have been unwell again, in the meantime I have sexed up the links bit. There is some good stuff there
Monday 10 December 2007
Petrol protests
I received a email today from these dudes. It seems the strikes are back on. All power to them!
Saturday 8 December 2007
Friday 7 December 2007
Betting 8/12
This weeks football bet is adouble on Everton to beat Fulham and Liverpool to beat Reading.That should net a nice £5.24 from a £2 stake
Thursday 6 December 2007
Tuesday 4 December 2007
Valentina Tereshkova
I think you can tell from the report the first woman in space did not enjoy herself, in fact for years the rumour was Valentina was paralysed by fear for the whole mission.
Summary of Valentina Tereshkova’s Debriefing
The launch was excellent, the comunications good, I could hear all the calls from the ground. The G forces were weak, under 5.0. After orbital insertion I could see the earth through the Vzor and the porthole. Through the right porthole I could see the third stage of the rocket. I had no problem with zero-G. In the earth’s shadow I could communicate directly with Yastreb (Bykovskiy in Vostok 5). I saw stars on the night side and mistook the third magnitude star Vega for Venus. When first trying manual orienttion of the spacecraft, I closed the cotton (?) and could feel an explosion on the ejection of the can.
The first attempt at manual orientation was unsuccessful. I was not expecting the instruction from No. 20 (Korolev) to test manual orientation on the 38th orbit. When I tried again on the 45th orbit, I was able to orient the spacecraft for landing within twenty minutes. There was no failure of the orientation system.
The equipment was all right, but I didn’t need the globus or the other instruments. I filmed cities, forests, and rivers. I didn’t complete the biological experiment - I couldn’t reach the equipment. The dosimeter stayed at zero throughout the flight. The hygienic napkins had a bad smochen and were very small. I used them to clean my teeth. Using the color filters I could distinguish the colored bands of the horizon. I could see fires in South America, and cities at night.The light of the moon on the dark side of the earth was lovely. I tried to but could not observe the solar coronoa.
I didn’t release mysefl from the seat on the first day. On the second day I felt a nagging pain on my right shin, which became very disturbing by the third day.
Communications were all right. When first turning on the UHF all I got was static, and the static was always worse in the equatorial regions. I heard Vesna-1 and Vesna-4 well in the southern hemisphere. I had excellent communications with Yastreb on the first orbit, but these faded and by the second day it was no longer possible to talk directly with each other - we had to have our communications relayed through the earth stations.
Zero-G was pleasant, no problems and I enjoyed floating. The bread was awful, too dry, I didn’t eat it. I mainly ate the black bread and tubed onions. The water was cold and refreshing. I threw up once, but it was due to the food and not due to vestibular problems. The environmental control system worked as designed. My mental state was the same as one earth. I took two photometric measurements. Writing was no problem.
The spacecraft started solar orientation for retrofire on the dark side of the earth. I could hear the TDU retrorocket fire. I could feel the G forces against my spine during retrofire. The service module jettisoned cleanly, with no movement. I took 8 G’s on reentry. Through the porthole I could see glowing flakes flying by from the burning exterior of the capusle. After the G’s subsided there was a lot of smoke and heat in the spacecraft cabin. Ejection came quickly and correctly. After my parachute opened I could see the capusle below. The capusle, seat, and I came down together. It was not possible to control the canopy of my parachute and I landed on my back. People came running and stood by to assist me. The capusle landed about 400 m away. After an hour an aircraft flew over and two parachutists were dropped. After three hours I was able to reach a telephone and called Khrushchev and reported the successful completion of the flight.
Summary of Valentina Tereshkova’s Debriefing
The launch was excellent, the comunications good, I could hear all the calls from the ground. The G forces were weak, under 5.0. After orbital insertion I could see the earth through the Vzor and the porthole. Through the right porthole I could see the third stage of the rocket. I had no problem with zero-G. In the earth’s shadow I could communicate directly with Yastreb (Bykovskiy in Vostok 5). I saw stars on the night side and mistook the third magnitude star Vega for Venus. When first trying manual orienttion of the spacecraft, I closed the cotton (?) and could feel an explosion on the ejection of the can.
The first attempt at manual orientation was unsuccessful. I was not expecting the instruction from No. 20 (Korolev) to test manual orientation on the 38th orbit. When I tried again on the 45th orbit, I was able to orient the spacecraft for landing within twenty minutes. There was no failure of the orientation system.
The equipment was all right, but I didn’t need the globus or the other instruments. I filmed cities, forests, and rivers. I didn’t complete the biological experiment - I couldn’t reach the equipment. The dosimeter stayed at zero throughout the flight. The hygienic napkins had a bad smochen and were very small. I used them to clean my teeth. Using the color filters I could distinguish the colored bands of the horizon. I could see fires in South America, and cities at night.The light of the moon on the dark side of the earth was lovely. I tried to but could not observe the solar coronoa.
I didn’t release mysefl from the seat on the first day. On the second day I felt a nagging pain on my right shin, which became very disturbing by the third day.
Communications were all right. When first turning on the UHF all I got was static, and the static was always worse in the equatorial regions. I heard Vesna-1 and Vesna-4 well in the southern hemisphere. I had excellent communications with Yastreb on the first orbit, but these faded and by the second day it was no longer possible to talk directly with each other - we had to have our communications relayed through the earth stations.
Zero-G was pleasant, no problems and I enjoyed floating. The bread was awful, too dry, I didn’t eat it. I mainly ate the black bread and tubed onions. The water was cold and refreshing. I threw up once, but it was due to the food and not due to vestibular problems. The environmental control system worked as designed. My mental state was the same as one earth. I took two photometric measurements. Writing was no problem.
The spacecraft started solar orientation for retrofire on the dark side of the earth. I could hear the TDU retrorocket fire. I could feel the G forces against my spine during retrofire. The service module jettisoned cleanly, with no movement. I took 8 G’s on reentry. Through the porthole I could see glowing flakes flying by from the burning exterior of the capusle. After the G’s subsided there was a lot of smoke and heat in the spacecraft cabin. Ejection came quickly and correctly. After my parachute opened I could see the capusle below. The capusle, seat, and I came down together. It was not possible to control the canopy of my parachute and I landed on my back. People came running and stood by to assist me. The capusle landed about 400 m away. After an hour an aircraft flew over and two parachutists were dropped. After three hours I was able to reach a telephone and called Khrushchev and reported the successful completion of the flight.
Monday 3 December 2007
Ship of Fools
This site nearly drove me mad, be careful. If you go on the discussion boards there are some pretty sharp dudes there who will try their hardest to make you look daft.
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
Sunday 2 December 2007
Edible Seaweed
Recently I have really been getting into sushi, the nicest thing about it is that it tastes fresh, looks nice and the seaweed is lovely. Now when people think of eating seaweed I can bet most go YUK! But its even a dish here in the UK with the Welsh eating Lava bread, although like Black pudding and jellied eels its a acquired taste.
COUNTY WICKLOW
COUNTY WICKLOW
Saturday 1 December 2007
Betting tips
As a new FREE service I will be casting my eye over the weekends British football matches and will dispense my hot tips. I have already won £6 from a £3 stake today and thought it might be fun to share them. Just promise me you won't bet the rent money on them (I am not that good!)
- Harrogate to beat Mansfield 9/2 win single
A single this. Harrogate have nothing to lose, are at home and its on National TV
2. Spurs to draw with Birmingham 11/4 win single
Both are in the same part of the table and city have a new manager.
We shall see
In the meantime why not enoy some hardcore crochet action?
The raising of Lazarus
In keeping with the "from Death to Life theme" I thought I would post something about the raising of Lazarus., noted as the only time that Jesus wept. For some John 11-35 is one of the most beautiful moments in the bible, for others its the answer to the pub quiz question "which is the shortest verse in the bible"?
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