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AT&T announces Samsung SGH-a657 Rugged Phone
in The Smart PDA, on April 13, 2009
...57. It is a rough and tough device certified to meet military standards for dust, shock, vibration, altitude, extreme tempratures, rain and humidity. All in all the Samsung SGH-a657 is a useful device...
Mirco R/C 4-Channel Flying Saucer is one cool toy
in The Gadgets Weblog, on September 29, 2008
...ol that looks like Nintendo or Playstation designed it, and the two joysticks control direction and altitude.
The saucer can be charged from a wall outlet in about 20 minutes, which is good for abou...
Win A Car At Lake Tahoe's MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa
in The Gambling Weblog, on September 1, 2008
...are nothing like those in Las Vegas so if searing desert heat is not your bag Lake Tahoe's high altitude, countrified environs may be more to your liking.
In winter there is skiing in Tahoe, but ...
Possible Upsets For Top 10 Teams
in End Zone Buzz, on August 6, 2008
...ark in his third year. After two cream puffs, this will be the Mountaineers first real test in the altitude, and Buffs freshman running back Darrell Scott was the number one recruit in the nation at t...
Mount Fuji - Big in Japan
in Wandalust, on May 22, 2008
...the summit by around 05:00 for sunrise. It's not supposed to be a really challenging climb but altitude sickness can affect some would be climbers.
If that all sounds a bit too arduous, Mount Fuj...
Fit To Hike
in The Flyaway Weblog, on May 4, 2008
...tion, hiking involves multi-muscle use.
If you decide to hike in Colorado or one of the other high altitude states, you will need to take precautions against altitude sickness. Drink lots of water, a...
The Gryphon Attack Glider
in The Aviation Weblog, on April 25, 2008
...planes and pilots are put at risk because soldiers need to jump close to combat areas. Typical high altitude, high-opening, or HAHO, jumps from around 27,000 feet allow soldiers to travel only about 3...
Venezuela Plane Crash Kills 46 Passengers
in The Aviation Weblog, on February 24, 2008
...reezing temperatures to reach it.
Firefighters carried oxygen canisters to help cope with the high altitude.
Venezuelan officials said the recovery and identification of bodies would be difficult be...
Golf in Death Valley
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 19, 2008
Courtesy: Greg Hand
It's now the halfway point in February. Only four weeks until Spring. Another eight weeks until Spring really arrives in the snowy North.
Golf is back on network TV with signals beamed from sunny locales on the American West coast. I can taste my envy.
It all go...
Climbing Hawaii's Mauna Kea
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 25, 2007
...mended that you stop along the ascent to acclimatize. Even driving, people can sometimes experience altitude sickness. There is no need to pack your bottled oxygen, though; you'll more likely need...
Trekking Among the Clouds in Nepal
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 23, 2007
...ough the mountains tower thousands of feet above the trail, trekkers are still exposed to a risk of altitude sickness, because they are traveling at around 10,000 feet above sea level. Still, going sl...
Lake Tahoe, Skiing And Gambling And Travel Deals
in The Gambling Weblog, on December 10, 2007
...k contrast to the desert region of the more populous areas in southern Nevada.
Because of its high altitude Lake Tahoe is a ski and snowboard paradise in winter, and a water sports enthusiast&...
Wiseman Auction Flies Higher With Merlin-Powered Rolls-Royce V-12
in Classical Drives, on December 7, 2007
...ng were fitted with Merlins, the latter when its original Allison V-12's couldn't meet high-altitude performance standards. While fitting an aero engine to a car is rarely successful due to th...
Outdoor News Update: Non Ski Resorts & A Letter from Tibet
in The Outdoor Weblog, on December 4, 2007
...rrived in Shading, a long three days of driving from Lhasa. Dirt roads with severe topography, high altitude passes, combined with drivers who prefer third gear, even if it requires them to accelerate...
This Week in Aviation History: D.B. Cooper & Apollo 12
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 27, 2007
...Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling about 5 1/2 mi in 20 min.
November 24, 1971: D. B. Cooper p...
Robuste Notebooks
in Das CIO Weblog, on November 9, 2007
...hen Kriterien die Geräte getestet wurden.
- MIL-STD 810E Method 500.3 Low Pressure (aka Altitude testing)
- MIL-STD 810E Method 501.3 High Temperature (Both storage and operating)
- MIL-STD 810E M...
Pilots Allegedly Fall Asleep During Flight
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 6, 2007
...ll instructions to get down. Woke FO (first officer) up."
He spiraled the jet down to a lower altitude as ordered, then landed "with no further incidents."
The pilot had been switched...
Top Rainforest Adventure Destinations
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 21, 2007
...7,500 feet above sea level and has cooler temperatures than traditional rainforests due to its high altitude. Other wildlife here includes 100 species of mammals, including jaguars and howler m...
Mexico's Demanding Road Rally Re-Imagines Lincoln, Mercedes, Porsche Victories
in Classical Drives, on October 21, 2007
... is high and humid and continues along a road that goes from sea level to a suffocating 3000 meter altitude! Temperature variations go from 34 celcius to almost 2 degrees above freezing in just 72 hou...
Air Wedding
in White Lace Wedding, on August 30, 2007
...nd as the couple exchanged rings, a scroll was hung from the top of the building reading "High Altitude Love".
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Is NASA World Wind a spin off from Google Earth?
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 29, 2007
...ween the software:
World Wind from NASA is open source software which lets one zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth and watch images which are in visually rich 3D form. With the combi...
Travel the entire universe with NASA's World Wind
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 28, 2007
...ich has developed open source software called World Wind which enables you to zoom from satellite altitude to any place on earth. Using it one can get a feel of any part of the earth in visually ric...
This Week in Aviation History: First Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight and the Death of Charles Lindbergh
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 21, 2007
...cident, in U.S. and Soviet history, the events following the Soviet downing of an American U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft over Soviet territory on May 1, 1960. The incident led to the colla...
Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Ride, Fossett, and Others
in The Aviation Weblog, on July 24, 2007
...39;m not done," said Fossett, who also claims along with a co-pilot to have set a world glider altitude record of 50,671 feet during a flight in August over the Andes Mountains.
Fossett, ...
The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Dave Lee (Part Two)
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 17, 2007
...lar power, and atomic timekeeping. It seems a little over the top, however I am excited to track my altitude on climbs in places like Nepal and Peru. Plus, a compass can come in handy when navigating ...
Man Flies 193 Miles in a Lawn Chair
in The Aviation Weblog, on July 10, 2007
...nd nine hours later he landed in Idaho - 193 miles from his home.
With instruments to measure his altitude and speed, a global positioning system device in his pocket, and about four plastic bags ho...
Weekly Recap: Record Season on Everest and Snowboarding
in The Outdoor Weblog, on June 11, 2007
...at an average of 80 miles per day.
Lone Remaining Everest Team Eyes Summit
Conrad Anker's Altitude Everest team is on their final push on Everest's north side, according to MountEverest....
Grand Prix Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on June 4, 2007
...vestment, but we are doing well. I am very happy."
The winery and vineyards are located at an altitude of 1,083 feet (330 meters) about 18 miles (30 km) inland from Pescara, an east coast town l...
Google Earth 4.1 发布
in 西行资讯, on May 27, 2007
Google Earth大家都知道是一个免费的虚拟地球程序，只要你知道确切位置，它可以直接将你带去该处。Google Earth拥有高清晰的卫星图像、强大的地图以及Google搜索功能。
新版添加了七种语言（没有中文），支持Vista（受限用户需要提升到管理员权限），安装包为MSI格式，对于Mac的最低支持版本为10.4.0。
下载地址 ： http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
Passenger flying experience upgrade for 2008
in Tech Without Wires, on May 11, 2007
...ane is similar to breathing at the top of a 8,500 foot mountain. But the 787 will have a 6,000 foot altitude setting making it much easier to breathe.
-- Read the entire article " Tomorrow's...
The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Kraig Becker (Part 2)
in The Outdoor Weblog, on May 1, 2007
...thank you.
The unfortunate thing for me, living in Austin, Texas, was that I couldn't train at altitude. Austin is about 700 feet above sea level, and you start your Kili climb at about 4500 feet...
The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Kraig Becker (Part 1)
in The Outdoor Weblog, on May 1, 2007
... very interesting.
One of the things I was most worried about before going was the effects that altitude would have on me. The summit is at 19,360 feet, which is higher than I'd ever climbed b...
Friday Recap
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 27, 2007
...e.
Sherpa Lost on the South Side . It's always unfortunate to hear about deaths on Everest.
Altitude worker Dawa Sherpa fell to his death yesterday near C3 on the south side of Everest, and an...
Antidote To The Time Management Blues
in Small Business Unplugged, on April 23, 2007
...pending time on projects, tasks and duties that are valuable and rewarding .
Attitude Determines ALTitude
Attitude and state of mind toward a busy lifestyle either poisons or enhances your experi...
The Life Cycle of a Business
in Biz Plan Hacks, on March 22, 2007
...e your goals? What would need to change to increase your physical capacity?
Attitude determines Altitude . How can you increase your Emotional & Intellectual capacity? What books could you rea...
Arinc eFlyBook
in The Gadgets Weblog, on March 12, 2007
...arts and flight documents downloaded from MyAirplane.com. The information includes IFR high and low altitude charts, U.S. airport facility directory, and other documents vital for pilots .
Als...
Trumpeter Torrontes 2005
in Celebrate Wine, on February 24, 2007
...ning and an optimum level of maturity. Hand-tended and hand-harvested, the Rutini family's high altitude vineyards provide the foundation for Trumpeter.
Tasting Notes
An intensely aromatic and di...
Colorado Wine Making
in Celebrate Wine, on January 31, 2007
...00 feet. That's usually where I start having trouble staying awake since I'm not use to the altitude.
A little over nine minutes long, this video goes into some pretty good detail when descr...
BIG SUR: ARROYO SECO MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE
in The Outdoor Weblog, on December 23, 2006
...nto Road . This paved wonder rises up higher and higher each switchback turn is a dizzying climb in altitude.
Those who do not trust their driver should not ride up this road - there are no guar...
The Future of Air Travel Is... Chatty
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 23, 2006
The Orlando Sentinel's Chris Cobbs reports that the coming year will see cell phone use permitted on many airlines worldwide.
"A European carrier, Ryanair , is expected to introduce cell phone service on its planes next year," Cobbs writes. "And U.S. airlines will probab...
Virgin Galactic
in Wandalust, on September 28, 2006
...can afford to pay its hefty price.
Virgin plans to fly around 500 passengers a year, at over 100km altitude on a six passenger, two pilot spacecraft. Passengers will be able to experience three hours...
Introducing the Wireless Blimp
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 3, 2006
...wireless.
Satellites, Mathias notes, generally orbit the Earth at about 23,300 miles -- from that altitude, they can see about a third of the Earth's surface, making them great for broadcasting ...
Sun Microsystems Announces World's First Industrial Strength RFID and Sensor Test Facility
in The RFID Weblog, on June 5, 2006
...ID and sensor solutions under adverse environmental conditions such as humidity , heat, cold, altitude and pressure. The new facility is termed as the Sun Advanced Product testing Lab for RFID a...
Sao Tomé & Principe : l'île chocolat du centre du monde et du tourisme de nature sur Terre et Mer
in Les Explorers, on May 28, 2006
...ques kilomètres, du niveau de la mer à plus de 2000 m d'altitude.
De nombreuses et belles plages bordent les rivages escarpés des deux îles, les eaux sont limpides et poissonneuses, la forêt ...
L'Air du Temps : Chantal nous parle de sa maison d'hôte et du tourisme dans les Hautes-Alpes
in Les Explorers, on April 6, 2006
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Originaire des Hautes-Alpes depuis plusieurs générations, j'ai grandi à 1100 m. d'altitude, dans un petit village "au pays des Ecrins". Déjà à 18 ans mes vacances scolaires c'ét...
Where-I-was-O-Meter
in The Techwear Weblog, on April 3, 2006
...-O-Meter" too ;-)
The Track Stick records its own location, time, date, speed, heading and altitude at preset intervals . With over 1Mb of memory, it can store months of travel informat...
BMW Takes to the Skies Again
in carzz.org, on March 17, 2006
... in the aircraft industry long before it made cars. Indeed, one of its early planes accomplished an altitude record. Oh, and the logo is meant to resemble a spinning propellor. Autoblog likens it to...
Interview: OnAir CEO George Cooper
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 9, 2006
This week, we spoke by email with George Cooper , the CEO of OnAir , a new company that's aiming to provide a wide range of in-flight communications services for travelers. Following is the interview.
Wireless Weblog: Tell me about the history of OnAir: what led to the company'...
CIOs under pressure for BI
in The CIO Weblog, on March 5, 2006
..."What we find is that the success of a business-intelligence initiative is proportional to the altitude of the executive that it reports to," Hostmann said.
Philips Electronics NV has under...
Iglu-Dorf, le village des igloos
in Les Explorers, on December 16, 2005
...e d'igloos se trouve en Suisse.
Il s'agit d'un hôtel hivernal à 2300 mètres d'altitude dans la région de Scuol dans les Alpes.
Un deuxième village d'igloos existe aussi dans la ...
IDC on IT industry in 2006
in The CIO Weblog, on December 7, 2005
...ces segments of the IT industry
In the consumer space, 2006 will see IPTV get off the ground, but altitude will still be low with only one million telco subscribers (vs. 70 million cable in the U.S....
Sky Hotel in Aspen
in The Flyaway Weblog, on November 11, 2005
...l furnishings. Guests are welcomed by friendly hotel staff and are even given complimentary "Altitude Adjustment" evening wine reception at the lobby. It's obvious that convenience was g...
The space elevator
in TJ's Weblog, on October 31, 2005
... --- a novel piece of hardware that reeled itself up and down a lengthy ribbon dangling from a high-altitude balloon .
The test run, conducted earlier this week, is seen as a precursor experime...
Hiking in the Santa Barbara Foothills: Lizard's Mouth- A Solstice Sunset/Moonrise To Remember
in The Outdoor Weblog, on September 25, 2005
...d of the sky, then you are missing out! It had been ten years since I had the privilege to make the altitude pilgrimage to this wide open outcropping of rocks named Lizard's Mouth that is way at t...
Mountain Flying Online Course
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 6, 2005
...Foundation's Mountain Flying web page. It's an online course that teaches about density altitude, terrain avoidance, mountain weather, and other topics....
Close Call on Takeoff
in The Aviation Weblog, on July 26, 2005
I flew down to see my folks over the weekend renting a plane from my local FBO, a Cessna 152. They have two 152s available, and this was not normally the one I rent as I had a bad experience with it some months ago with radio and transponder problems. Let's just say it left a bad taste in my ...
Paragliders: Flying in Santa Barbara
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 15, 2005
...g, biking, and fresh water swimming. On the coast there is fishing, surfing and kayaking. Whichever altitude suits your fancy; there are a variety of opportunities to improve physical and mental healt...
Cirrus Pilot Has to Deploy Chute, Lands Safely
in The Aviation Weblog, on July 2, 2005
...rus pilot Ilan Reich, 50, apparently blacked out while flying his SR22 over southern New York at an altitude of about 3,000 feet . He testified to the fact no mechanical failure was involved.
...
Aviation Expert John Nance on Private Pilot Entering Washington DC Airspace
in The Aviation Weblog, on May 12, 2005
... the restricted airspace.
But how can a pilot tell if he or she has gotten too close? From a low altitude and 15 miles out, even an experienced pilot may not visually see the central D.C. area, even...
A Mexican Odyssey: Part One
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 20, 2005
...ssey, whereas he was on his way to a weekend business trip to Mexico City. Yummy! Smog-filled, high altitude air and horrible water doling out migraine headaches. Sickening traffic and constant horns ...
Springtime is Flying Time
in The Aviation Weblog, on March 11, 2005
...old me one time a "good pilot is always learning." (He also said "As long as you got altitude and airspeed, there ain't nothing to worry about!")
Maintaining proficiency is no...
Guard the Throttle
in The Aviation Weblog, on March 2, 2005
...hases of flight.
I developed a habit of routinely keeping one hand on the throttle, though when at altitude I do relax. It's a good habit to get into, because having that airplane under yo...
Honeymoon Nearly Over for Internet Dating Services
in The Dating Weblog, on February 9, 2005
...-- Feb 9 -- After a dramatic takeoff, the online
dating industry seems to have reached its cruising altitude. US
consumers spent ~$228 million on online personals the first half of
2004, up 6% from 20...