DEvris..... hahaha... when it has not rained hard for a few weeks.. and then it does.. and the wind blows...our marina looks like a floating trash heap. We have had some HUGE trees and branches come in and have to be chainsawed out from under the docks...
It is February... and we all are bored... too cold to sail, at least up here.. shutup Charmaine.. I don't want to hear that neener neener from sunny warm marathon..go back to waiting for the water cops.. hahaha.. quarter says they showup about 11pm or 1am... doncha just hate those late visitors that show up after supper and want to visit.. they should bring thier own chips,dip and booze.. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Steve Weinstein <[email protected]>wrote: > Absolutely awesome, Sam! > > Assuming you have no problem with it, I'm forwarding your email to several > pilot friends of mine who would definitely appreciate "Sully's" expertise! > Definitely a "good stick"! > > And that simulation of the satellite collision was also incredible. I love > the end of the graphic showing existing debris in green and the collision > debris in red. There's sure a bucket full of trash up there! It's amazing > to me that we track all that crap and then thread all our space flights, > etc. through it all. And some people think coming into the Port of Miami > is > busy? Ha! > > Steve > > > Steve Weinstein > S/V CAPTIVA > 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 > Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY > > All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sam Densler" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:41 PM > Subject: [Liveaboard] More interesting stuff > > > > Since we are talking about world events and stuff...boating related > > since US Airways landed in the water and the Iridium collision could > > drop debris in the ocean (I know, a big stretch to tie to liveaboards > > but interesting nonetheless). > > > > My wife works for Analytical Graphics, a 3D modeling company that does a > > lot of work with NASA, aircraft companies, and others requiring space > > based simulations in 3D. AGI just created a couple of scenarios in STK > > (Satellite ToolKit) that show the US Airways crash and the IRIDIUM > > collision. They are pretty interesting so I wanted to send out the > > links in case any of you are interested in checking it out. > > > > Here is a link to a video showing the Hudson River US Airways crash > > modeled in STK using a combination of simulated and Passur data: > > > > http://www.passur.com/flash/Hudson_River_Landing_Simulation.html > > > > Also, here is the link to showing what we have done to model the > > IRIDIUM-COSMOS collision: > > > > http://www.agi.com/corporate/mediaCenter/news/iridium-cosmos/ > > > > > > -- > > **************************** > > > > Sam Densler > > mailto:[email protected] > > http://www.islandfx.com/lady > > > > S/V Lady of the Lake > > PDQ 36, Hull #15 > > Melbourne, FL > > > > S/V Stories She Could Tell > > Endeavour 37, Hull #454 > > Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 > > Reborn and sailing again in 2007 > > > > **************************** > > > > "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, > > you do it for the stories you can tell." > > > > Jimmy Buffett > > "Stories We Could Tell" > > A1A > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. It's about the freedom. http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/ "We are the guardians of a great faith. When we believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be seperated from our believe in liberty." Harry S. Truman "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
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