The launch event for Michael Nath’s novel La Rochelle, held at 309 Regent Street, London. Includes a short reading from the book.
For more on La Rochelle and Michael Nath please visit http://www.route-online.com
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Barbara Klunder, illustrator and author of “Other Goose Recycled Rhymes for Our Fragile Times,” talks to Marc Glassman of Pages Books & Magazines about her childhood inspirations at her official book launch, August 30, 2007.
Duration : 0:2:39
i have to do research on sputnik 1 and i found alot of facets…how could i reword this to where it sounds like i did it?
On Oct. 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth’s orbit. Thus, began the space age. The successful launch shocked the world, giving the former Soviet Union the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space. The word ‘Sputnik’ originally meant ‘fellow traveler,’ but has become synonymous with ’satellite’ in modern Russian.
This historic image shows a technician putting the finishing touches on Sputnik 1, humanity’s first artificial satellite. The pressurized sphere made of aluminum alloy had five primary scientific objectives: Test the method of placing an artificial satellite into Earth orbit; provide information on the density of the atmosphere by calculating its lifetime in orbit; test radio and optical methods of orbital tracking; determine the effects of radio wave propagation though the atmosphere; and, check principles of pressurization used on the satellites.
Sputnik 1 was launched into earths orbit on October 4th 1957. It was the first man made satellite and was made by the Soviet Union. To put sputnik into space the soviets used a powerful rocket to launch it high above Earth and shoot it to the ground at a very high speed. It’s primary purpose was to send back temperatures of space. It did so in the form of beeps. Sputnik weighed 405 lbs, and It’s diameter is 23 inches across. Sputnik was in orbit around the earth for 3 months after it’s launch in 1957. Then after it’s 3 month journey in space it burned up in the atmosphere. It was a very big step that launched the space race.
Immediate Results
1. The Americans were surprised at the launch of Sputnik.
2. Many Americans were mystified at and fearful of the prospect of a satellite in orbit.
Some Americans began to doubt the American educational system, while others openly attacked it.
Long-term Results
1. America put a greater emphasis on science and engineering in education.
2. The Americans tried extra hard to develop space technology.
3. The Americans and Russians began competing for better space technology.
The "Space Race" started.
1. The United States and Union of Soviet Socialists Republic (USSR, now Russia) had been disagreeing on issues since 1917.
2. When World War II ended in 1945, the Cold War began.
3. The Cold War was not a real war, but only a fierce competition for military leadership; it was more political than anything else.
4. It developed after WWII between groups of Communist nations (lead by the USSR) and non-Communist nations (lead by the US). During the Cold War, distrust, suspicion and misunderstanding reigned between the two groups.
5. The US thought the USSR was trying to expand Communism throughout the world, and the USSR thought the US was practicing imperialism and attempting to stop revolutions in other countries.
The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam (370 km southwest of the small town of Baikonur) in Kazakhstan, then part of the former Soviet Union. The Russian word "Sputnik" means "companion" ("satellite" in the astronomical sense).
In 1885 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky first described in his book, Dreams of Earth and Sky, how such a satellite could be launched into a low altitude orbit. It was the first in a series of four satellites as part of the Sputnik program of the former Soviet Union and was planned as a contribution to the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958). Three of these satellites (Sputnik 1, 2, and 3) reached Earth orbit.
The Sputnik 1 satellite was a 58.0 cm-diameter aluminum sphere that carried four whip-like antennas that were 2.4-2.9 m long. The antennas looked like long "whiskers" pointing to one side. The spacecraft obtained data pertaining to the density of the upper layers of the atmosphere and the propagation of radio signals in the ionosphere. The instruments and electric power sources were housed in a sealed capsule and included transmitters operated at 20.005 and 40.002 MHz (about 15 and 7.5 m in wavelength), the emissions taking place in alternating groups of 0.3 s in duration. The downlink telemetry included data on temperatures inside and on the surface of the sphere.
Since the sphere was filled with nitrogen under pressure, Sputnik 1 provided the first opportunity for meteoroid detection (no such events were reported), since losses in internal pressure due to meteoroid penetration of the outer surface would have been evident in the temperature data. The satellite transmitters operated for three weeks, until the on-board chemical batteries failed, and were monitored with intense interest around the world. The orbit of the then inactive satellite was later observed optically to decay 92 days after launch (January 4, 1958) after having completed about 14
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Wilde About Sapho and The Ottawa Writer’s Festival launch the first Anthology of Gay Male Poetry. The event happened in Ottawa at the National Library and Archives.
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Talking Outsourcing is the new book by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary.
The book launch took place at London South Bank University on October 1 2009 featuring Hilary Robertson, BPO Strategy Director of Steria, the author Philippe Legrain, and Mark Kobayashi-Hillary.
The evening was introduced and hosted by Angelica Mari from Computing magazine. The National Outsourcing Association arranged the event in partnership with Steria.
For more information on the book, go to talkingoutsourcing dot com.
Duration : 0:7:21
Watch the launch event for Charlie Higson’s new book THE ENEMY at the London Bridge Experience and the London Tombs – so genuinely scary that some fans ended up in tears…
Duration : 0:3:4
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* The captain apologized for the inconvenience and the horrific events of earlier in the evening.
* He went on to say that he has flown all over the world for United and has never experienced anything like we did that night.
Flight 1028 passenger: I thought we would crash
By Carter Robertson Special to The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 01/24/2008 04:16:48 PM MST
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* 10 hospitalized on turbulent United flight
Editor’s note: Carter Robertson was on United Flight 1028 with his wife, daughter and future son-in-law on Monday. They had been in Hawaii on vacation and were returning to Virginia. The plane encountered turbulence and was diverted to Denver at 2:55 a.m. Eight passengers and two flight attendants were injured.
The plane was close to being full — 187 counting crew — and it was approaching the time for take-off. Everyone was getting settled in for the relatively short flight to Chicago. As we rolled down the runway, I’m sure no one had any idea of what was to come.
As we approached the 37,000-foot mark, the captain turned off the seat belt light. The flight attendants were handing out drinks to passengers some 3 to 4 rows in front of me. The flight thus far, again, was so remarkably smooth that I would say it felt as if we were floating on clouds.
I had decided I would pass on a drink and start with my nap. I had not yet closed my eyes when without any warning — not even the slightest hint of what was about to happen — it happened.
* In a split-second some indescribable force violently sucked the plane 700-vertical feet up and in another split second pushed it down the same 700 feet. ( Care to look up the probability of survival in a physics book’)
* How did he know it was 700 feet up & down?
* What does the radar for the weather report say about this?
* Is there any recorded incident in aviation history that even resembles this?
* Satellite imagery readings?
People who weren’t buckled in were thrown up, hitting the bulkhead. I was buckled in tight but was suspended above my seat during the roller-coaster ride.
* The flight attendants were also launched up into the plane’s ceiling, bouncing off and returning to the cabin floor.
The drink cart was lifted off the floor and landed at an angle against a passenger. One female flight attendant was injured while pulling the cart off the passenger. Pillows, blankets, ice, drink cups and drink cans flew across the plane in every direction. Women and children (and, I’m sure, even some men) screamed.
* The force wasn’t just a smooth up-and-down movement.
* The plane was in a constant state of vibrating, shuddering and rolling during this unexpected vertical ride.
* There is no way I can do justice in describing the violent nature of this unprovoked attack upon the aircraft.
I can only say that in the 5-10 seconds this event occurred that many things raced through my mind. In an instant I knew we were all dead, that the plane could not possibly withstand the violent forces attacking it at from every angle.
* As the thoughts continued to race, seconds ticked by, and the plane was now in a 6,000 foot nose dive.
* I quickly realized that the plane had actually survived one of nature’s most wicked forces, and now we were racing toward the Rocky Mountains at 400 mph. Probability of survival from this incident? +700 to -7– ft. and then a 6,000 ft, ‘dive’.
Just like in the movies, the noise from the jet engines was increasing in decibels and in pitch. My attention now shifted to the dive of the plane and what was taking place in the cockpit. Was the captain in control?
I don’t know how long the dive lasted, but slowly the plane leveled, and the engine noise subsided.
The captain did have control of the plane.
I looked to my right at my wife. We could only shake our heads. It was moments latter before anyone could say anything.
Once the plane was in control, the flight attendants went about the job of assessing the injuries to the passengers. I can’t begin to express my sincere gratitude for the clam, professional and courageous manner in which the flight crew handled the aftermath of the event.
It was probably five minutes later when the captain came over the intercom and informed us that due to injuries and possible damage to the plane that we would stop at Denver, and that paramedics would be on hand to treat the injured.
We were in the terminal for about 45-60 minutes when the captain came out and addressed the passengers. The captain apologized for the inconvenience and the horrific events of earlier in the evening. He went on to say that he has flown all over the world for United and has never experienced anything like we did that night.
He assured us that the rest of the flight to Chicago would be uneventful, and he was right.
My everlasting praise goes out to the crew of United Flight 1028. Outstanding job. Outstanding job.
Not sure, but the probability that anybody is going to read through all that is about . . . 0.2%, I’d say.
Talking Outsourcing is the new book by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary.
The book launch took place at London South Bank University on October 1 2009 featuring Hilary Robertson, BPO Strategy Director of Steria, the author Philippe Legrain, and Mark Kobayashi-Hillary.
The evening was introduced and hosted by Angelica Mari from Computing magazine. The National Outsourcing Association arranged the event in partnership with Steria.
For more information on the book, go to talkingoutsourcing dot com.
Duration : 0:9:57
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* The captain apologized for the inconvenience and the horrific events of earlier in the evening.
* He went on to say that he has flown all over the world for United and has never experienced anything like we did that night.
Flight 1028 passenger: I thought we would crash
By Carter Robertson Special to The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 01/24/2008 04:16:48 PM MST
Related Articles
* Jan 21:
* 10 hospitalized on turbulent United flight
Editor’s note: Carter Robertson was on United Flight 1028 with his wife, daughter and future son-in-law on Monday. They had been in Hawaii on vacation and were returning to Virginia. The plane encountered turbulence and was diverted to Denver at 2:55 a.m. Eight passengers and two flight attendants were injured.
The plane was close to being full — 187 counting crew — and it was approaching the time for take-off. Everyone was getting settled in for the relatively short flight to Chicago. As we rolled down the runway, I’m sure no one had any idea of what was to come.
As we approached the 37,000-foot mark, the captain turned off the seat belt light. The flight attendants were handing out drinks to passengers some 3 to 4 rows in front of me. The flight thus far, again, was so remarkably smooth that I would say it felt as if we were floating on clouds.
I had decided I would pass on a drink and start with my nap. I had not yet closed my eyes when without any warning — not even the slightest hint of what was about to happen — it happened.
* In a split-second some indescribable force violently sucked the plane 700-vertical feet up and in another split second pushed it down the same 700 feet. ( Care to look up the probability of survival in a physics book’)
* How did he know it was 700 feet up & down?
* What does the radar for the weather report say about this?
* Is there any recorded incident in aviation history that even resembles this?
* Satellite imagery readings?
People who weren’t buckled in were thrown up, hitting the bulkhead. I was buckled in tight but was suspended above my seat during the roller-coaster ride.
* The flight attendants were also launched up into the plane’s ceiling, bouncing off and returning to the cabin floor.
The drink cart was lifted off the floor and landed at an angle against a passenger. One female flight attendant was injured while pulling the cart off the passenger. Pillows, blankets, ice, drink cups and drink cans flew across the plane in every direction. Women and children (and, I’m sure, even some men) screamed.
* The force wasn’t just a smooth up-and-down movement.
* The plane was in a constant state of vibrating, shuddering and rolling during this unexpected vertical ride.
* There is no way I can do justice in describing the violent nature of this unprovoked attack upon the aircraft.
I can only say that in the 5-10 seconds this event occurred that many things raced through my mind. In an instant I knew we were all dead, that the plane could not possibly withstand the violent forces attacking it at from every angle.
* As the thoughts continued to race, seconds ticked by, and the plane was now in a 6,000 foot nose dive.
* I quickly realized that the plane had actually survived one of nature’s most wicked forces, and now we were racing toward the Rocky Mountains at 400 mph. Probability of survival from this incident? +700 to -7– ft. and then a 6,000 ft, ‘dive’.
Just like in the movies, the noise from the jet engines was increasing in decibels and in pitch. My attention now shifted to the dive of the plane and what was taking place in the cockpit. Was the captain in control?
I don’t know how long the dive lasted, but slowly the plane leveled, and the engine noise subsided.
The captain did have control of the plane.
I looked to my right at my wife. We could only shake our heads. It was moments latter before anyone could say anything.
Once the plane was in control, the flight attendants went about the job of assessing the injuries to the passengers. I can’t begin to express my sincere gratitude for the clam, professional and courageous manner in which the flight crew handled the aftermath of the event.
It was probably five minutes later when the captain came over the intercom and informed us that due to injuries and possible damage to the plane that we would stop at Denver, and that paramedics would be on hand to treat the injured.
We were in the terminal for about 45-60 minutes when the captain came out and addressed the passengers. The captain apologized for the inconvenience and the horrific events of earlier in the evening. He went on to say that he has flown all over the world for United and has never experienced anything like we did that night.
He assured us that the rest of the flight to Chicago would be uneventful, and he was right.
My everlasting praise goes out to the crew of United Flight 1028. Outstanding job. Outstanding job.
Incidents like this happen frequently. Airiners are surprisingly robust, and flown in very conservative manners, nowhere aproaching the limits of performance, always with a healthy distance from anything they might hit..
Given that they survived, mostly without incident, no less, I’d say the probability of survivable was pretty reasonable.
Even a deviation of 6000 feet over the Rockies isn’t critical- even in climbout, airliners fly with tremendous clearance from terrain.
Since you decided to post an entire article into your question, (and then intersperse questions into that?), you’ve made it rather dificult to answer all of your points. Come back with something more specific (and post in an approproate topic area) and you’ll get more info.
I know this is a bit of a weird question but I am going to a book launch in a few weeks and I was curious about what these events are usually like. I have never been to one so I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect?
Maybe I should be more specific. How formal is it? Do they have speeches and presentations? Is it relatively short or is it likely to go on all evening?
They talk about the book.