Tomorrow around 8 am the Ares I-X is planned to make it's maiden voyage into space the first rocket of its kind and hopefully our next hope to revive the mission of getting man into space, and while we are on that topic, hopefully into deeper space than the moon.

Best of luck to our N.A.S.A. program in making this a success!

Twitter: NASA Ares I-X news/updates

- Paul Schou

With the upcoming AIRS science team meeting in Greenbelt this year we are getting our products ready for presentation which means making sure all are the data is clean and clear to understand. OpenDAP has been fixed, it seems in my more recent data queries the subsetting function is now working properly.

I am working on developing a new method of measuring atmospheric profiles by use of a product called a SkySonde, derived from the two words skydiver and radiosonde. It was envisioned during a visit to a skydiving site this last summer and realized through a set of sensors and a mini computer which was strapped onto skydivers while they partake in their dive. What does this mean? This is a method of making vertical measurements of the atmosphere over a specific point and have the ability to measure trends over time. Due to the fact that the instrument is reusable the calibration can be tracked over time. The SkySonde method can be used by skydiving sites to collect and provide fine variability measurements of atmospheric profiles over a set of static sites around the world. We are looking forward to seeing this network coming online as our product approaches our first public version.

- Paul Schou

To all the dads out there, happy fathers day! I am reminded and feel how real life is around me with my neighbors and friends. Tonight the kids around here have had some interesting experiences from breakups to trying new flavors of coffee. Kids are amazing people in that they will tell you the truth and exactly what is on their mind without being inhibited. I really wish this was more common.

About a week ago I helped with a 48 hour movie project in which a group of us put together a movie in less than 48 hours. This was an exciting project in which I was able to use sound recording and editing equipment / software to generate both the audio for the movie and the sound track. There are the smallest things that come out when you pay close attention to the intricate details of your sound recording equipment / pickups that can make a world of difference in the final product.

Remember to tell your dad that he is great! Please do this now, outside the fact that guys need to feel appreciated, your dad needs to know that he means something to you. Don't wait another second. I have recently heard from a person in the area that just lost his dad that he never had the chance to make it up, so I am passing on his encouragement that now is not the time to wait. Life is too short.

The house is cleaner than ever, and maybe in the near future I will see if I can get the ceiling fixed in the living room. As it is an old house some of the plaster is coming off; it has probably seen better days.

Take care and love the world,

- Paul Schou

Song: My December - by Linkin Park & Josh Groban ! : )

40 years ago, the Saturn V launch vehicle took us to the moon. Yesterday in a commemorative event Steve Eves lanched a 1/10 scale model. It is very nice design and an excellent return landing. Check it out youtube:calendar16 video and youtube:Marauder1024 video, or just take a look at the great pictures.

Tasks have continued to abound here, today things have been going well in getting the house taken care of and doing lots of cleaning. The neighbor kids came over yesterday and we made a few dozen cookies and on the side I have been working on wiring a circuit for my sound system which will give me more mobility by making a mini spider that will interconnect all my preamp channels, thus bypassing the need for a mixer. It was an idea I had last semester but never got the chance of implementing. Now that I am rewiring my TRS cables with Neutrik silent ends I have extra ends to use for this next project.

In other news, OpenDAP is a really simple yet powerful protocol, but in my testing with Christopher Lynnes (and the HDF group) it seems there is a bug that really slows down the protocol when one starts requesting ~100+ fields. It's disappointing, but at least `dumpsds' is still working fast and smoothly. I am working with subsetting airs data and it is a severe hinderance to have to download a full data file before learning that it wasn't needed.

Hope all is well for everyone, and that life is treating you well.

Back in the swing of things as school has started back up. I'm doing research and continuing to get work done. I am keeping busy and have moved into a new place closer to Baltimore, it's wonderful living in the city. I'm finally able to enjoy some public transit and have the chance to go dancing multiple times a week.

This weekend I am heading up with a group to PA for some skiing, this will be the first time in a few years that I'll have my feet back on the slopes. The last time I remember skiing was when I was a student at Michigan Tech and had their student season pass for the slope that was owned by the university. That school by far has probably the most number of outdoor sports than any other school I know.

Cheers!
- Paul Schou

I'm fınıshıng the last day of my new year's vacatıon. It's been fun to get away from stress and enjoy lıfe for a lıttle bıt. Tonıght I've been hangıng out wıth frıends and tomorrow we head back to Baltımore. In other news my dad ıs at Johns Hopkıns for a mınor heart attack, so my parents are stayıng at my place. If you wısh to wısh them the best or gıve them encouragement you can do thıs by maılıng mom at paulschou.com. I love you dad!

So I'm back in the hospital for a few days here. It seems that a surgery I had 4 years ago had some complications which developed last Thursday. I'm doing alright now, but I'm pretty low on energy. Hopefully I'll be up and eating normal foods again by the end of this week.

Anyone interested in engineering erector sets? I'm selling some old erector sets from a friend if anyone is interested in getting a set or two.

Comments and emails are much appreciated.
- Paul Schou

Baltimore is quite an interesting place. So much stuff going on around here from baseball to BSO. Best of all it's not more than an hour from the capitol and NASA HQ. The dancing is so diverse; folk, latin, to swing dancing there is something new to be found. I at Lexington market, a place with lots of good food and an old town atmosphere with live bands playing for the entertainment often with good soul music, it is definitely something that gives Baltimore a good mark. There is magic to be found here, so get your floo powder and lets get going! PSA150.4

Things are going slow here, nothing special. Still at school keeping things going / working, writing code in my spare time, and dreaming. Fish are doing well, still no gold fish babies yet. I fear the angel fish may be barren, but I'll keep cleaning their tank and hopefully someday their eggs will get fertilized and hatch.

Take care,
- Paul

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