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20:34:33 01/14/12
Episode 120: Namche Bazaar
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Wolfes And Wildcards. We woke up to our first morning here in Namche and another stunning view right out of our tents. In fact the view is so beautiful it makes yesterday?s difficulties fade away to a distant memory. Well, maybe not for Steve and Andi Wolfe. They had an epic day yesterday that will probably be burned into their memories forever. We gained over 3500 feet of elevation between our first night?s camp and our campsite here in Namche. That?s substantial and certainly the altitude is taking it?s toll on everyone. Unfortunately for Steve, his toll was a bit more expensive. At some point after lunch yesterday Steve?s condition deteriorated rapidly to the point where he could barely walk and was having difficulty breathing. It was a true struggle to make it up to our camp. Luckily, though, with the help of his wife Andi and several members of our Sherpa staff he was able to walk into camp under his own power. It was an extremely long and stressful day for the Wolfe?s, though. They arrived about 4 hours after the rest of the group. Obviously the altitude ?wildcard? was at play here because Steve is a very fit guy. He?s in great shape, he?s tough, he?s an experienced hiker and he just loves the outdoors. He didn?t do anything specific to cause his altitude sickness?it simply was his turn. After a good night?s sleep, some food and lots of water he seems to have made a full recovery. That?s perfect and it just show?s how random that altitude wildcard can be. Altitude changes everything. Even if you?re a Wolfe. You can still get bitten. Jon Miller Total Running Time: 35:23
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13:15:56 01/12/12
Episode 123: Tengboche
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The Wheel Keeps On Turning. We did make it to the little town of Tengboche last night and took a tour of the monastery there this morning. It really is wonderful to get to spend some time in a monastery up here, so far away from the chaotic urban landscape back in Kathmandu. It was a totally different experience than the one we briefly shared at Swayambhunath. Wow, that seems like months ago now! I?m also pleased that Sonam was able to give everyone a quick tutorial in the Tibetan Wheel of Life. There was a nice painting of The Wheel just inside the monastery. I became quite taken with The Wheel and what it represents when Lobsang explained it to Scott Jacobs and I in Tibet in 2007. I have never claimed to be an ?expert? in anything that you?ll find out here in this unique part of the world. While I do have more experience with the region than your average westerner, by and large I am still discovering and learning about everything as I go. What I have come to completely understand, though, is the value of having a guide who is an expert in the local customs, culture, sights, sounds, smells and tastes. Traveling through the buddhist Himalayas is unlike anything else I?ve experienced anywhere else in the world. While the landscape may appear very austere most of the time at altitude, the local cultures have balanced that monotony with an incredibly rich and detailed culture. In fact, I?ve spent more time reeling from the dizzying complexity of the local beliefs and customs far more than from oxygen deprivation up here! You can always experience the Himalayas on your own, using only your eyes and your ears and other senses. The mountains will always be beautiful and well worth the effort to come and look at up close. But if you ever really want to try to understand the Himalayas, you need to stop gazing at these high peaks and spend as much time as possible talking with the locals. Do that long enough and you?ll find your gaze change from looking at the mountains, to looking upon the local cultures to looking into yourself. This outward journey becomes an inward journey. Do that long enough and you?ll come to understand that you may never fully understand this part of the world. But that?s OK. Because you?re here. And right now, being here is everything. Jon Miller Total Running Time: 32:41
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04:48:53 01/07/12
Episode 026: Trouble By The Foot
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My Meat Foot. Ok, Ok, Ok, so maybe I shouldn?t have gone all the way to ABC at 21,000 feet. The funny thing is that the altitude wasn?t a problem. Only in the morning. I?d wake up and would have my vision be somewhat spotty, strobing and tracing. After I?d stumble down the path to the ?bathroom? and nearly careen down the slope into the Romanian tents (ABC has no ground, it?s all a glacial moraine which means it?s all loose rock like a scree slope) my vision would clear up. Usually just as I was pulling down my pants to do my business in the open air toilet I?d look over and see a member of the British Royal Navy Team squatting on his open air toilet and we?d wave to each other. Friendship in misery. After a time at ABC, I realized it was beautiful but it sucked up there. You just can?t rest. The entire time you can feel your body deteriorating. So, it was time to climb down. I made the 22km in one very long day but it was very painful. In fact I totally messed up my left foot. I?ve never had a problem with my boots, but leave it to Everest to change that. The trail is only loose rock and every step I took pounded my toenail into the front of the boot. By the time I made it back to BC, I knew it was a bad situation. I had a terrible pain in that Big Toe, but I was just too tired to deal with it that evening. I slept and the next morning inspected the damage. My toe didn?t look like a toe anymore. In fact, one of my French friends, Bertrand, described it as a sausage floating in water. It was really surreal to look at my toe and think it was an alien. Luckily, my Russian friends have a doctor here at Base Camp. I?m really good friends with him, Dmitri. I hobbled over to the camp and went into their Comm tent. He wasn?t there but some other friends were. Vova said he thought I looked in pain. I took off my sock and they all yelped in Russian. Vova jumped up, slapped me on the shoulder and ran out to find Dr. Dima. Minutes later my foot was in this huge surgeon?s fleeced lap. He said it would take a small operation and that I would be fine. He said something in Russian to Vova who immediately jumped up and disappeared from the tent. Seconds later he returned with a bottle of whiskey. Dima handed the bottle and suggested I drink up.?For pain.? I grabbed the bottle and thought of every Old West movie I?d ever seen, looking around for a wooden spoon or something to put between my teeth and bite down on. I raised the bottle to my lips and was about to drink when Dima grabbed the bottle. The joke was on me. The whiskey was actually rubbing alcohol and he was only kidding about me needing to drink up. Apparently Russian airlines do not allow the passengers to transport running alcohol in their luggage, yet they DO allow unbelievably high proof liquor. Dima simply fills an empty whiskey bottle with rubbing alcohol and can easily sneak it through security! I washed my foot, then Dima shot my toe up with novocain and sterilized his tools with the alcohol and cut here and there releasing pressure, then cut away the nail. It was gross, but I was fascinated! Afterwards, he put a ton of Russian antibiotic cream on it and wrapped it in sterile gauze his wife had carefully prepared in St Petersburg (she?s apparently an anesthesiologist). In 30 minutes it was all taken care of and only hurt a lot for a minute. That was 3 days ago and every morning Dima comes over and gently changes my dressing. These people are so great. I offered to pay since I have some cash on me but Dima just raised his finger to his head and twirled his finger to say I was crazy. I almost cried. I would be totally in trouble of infection without him. But he really cares about my well being and I?m being taken care of with immaculate care. He said I was his first American patient and I said he was my first Russian doctor. All in broken English, of course. I?ll never forget the generosity I?ve experienced here. I?m sitting in their Comm tent right now using their generator since mine is busted again. Everyone is glad I?m here and it?s wonderful. Everest North Side would be a totally dead landscape if it weren?t for all of the great people. They?re what I?m going to remember, not the Mountain. Jon Miller Total Running Time: 23:28
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22:30:00 08/22/11
Climate change in the Alps - Swiss mountain tourism treads new ground
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The Alps serve as Europe’s early warning system. The glaciers are melting and plant and animal life is changing. In the Swiss Alps climate change is clear to see. In the region of Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais, mountain tourism has seen some serious changes. New walking routes have had to be laid because the existing routes keep being covered by snow. The ‘New Monte Rosa Hut’, a mountain hut at an altitude of an altitude of 2,795 metres, is the new flagship project that is seeking to change this. It's dispensed with fossil fuels in favour of solar power, environmentally friendly water purification and sophisticated ventilation and lighting technology, which make the hut almost entirely self-sufficient.
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00:51:31 06/12/10
C 17 Globemaster Flight Demonstration Planes Of Fame Chino Air Show 2010
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Sorry about the wind noise.http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=86MissionThe C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States.The ultimate measure of airlift effectiveness is the ability to rapidly project and sustain an effective combat force close to a potential battle area. Threats to U.S. interests have changed in recent years, and the size and weight of U.S.-mechanized firepower and equipment have grown in response to improved capabilities of potential adversaries. This trend has significantly increased air mobility requirements, particularly in the area of large or heavy outsize cargo. As a result, newer and more flexible airlift aircraft are needed to meet potential armed contingencies, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions worldwide. The C-17 is capable of meeting today's demanding airlift missions.FeaturesReliability and maintainability are two outstanding benefits of the C-17 system. Current operational requirements impose demanding reliability and maintainability. These requirements include an aircraft mission completion success probability rate of 92 percent, only 20 aircraft maintenance man-hours per flying hour, and full and partial mission availability rates of 74.7 and 82.5 percent, respectively. The Boeing warranty assures these figures will be met.The C-17 measures 174 feet long (53 meters) with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches (51.75 meters). The aircraft is powered by four, fully reversible, Federal Aviation Administration-certified F117-PW-100 engines (the military designation for the commercial Pratt & Whitney PW2040), currently used on the Boeing 757. Each engine is rated at 40,440 pounds of thrust. The thrust reversers direct the flow of air upward and forward to avoid ingestion of dust and debris. Maximum use has been made of off-the-shelf and commercial equipment, including Air Force-standardized avionics.The aircraft is operated by a crew of three (pilot, copilot and loadmaster), reducing manpower requirements, risk exposure and long-term operating costs. Cargo is loaded onto the C-17 through a large aft door that accommodates military vehicles and palletized cargo. The C-17 can carry virtually all of the Army's air-transportable equipment.Maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms), and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms). With a payload of 169,000 pounds (76,657 kilograms) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 feet (8,534 meters), ;the C-17 has an unrefueled range of approximately 2,400 nautical miles. Its cruise speed is approximately 450 knots (.76 Mach). The C-17 is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers and equipment.The design of the aircraft allows it to operate through small, austere airfields. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet (1,064 meters) and only 90 feet wide (27.4 meters). Even on such narrow runways, the C-17 can turn around using a three-point star turn and its backing capability.
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21:00:00 05/05/09
VIDEO: Which Order Shots Are Given Affects Pain Levels in Infants, Kidney Stones Linked to Heart Disease, Atmospheric Pressure Changes Worsen Sleep Apnea
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(May 5, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Toronto - According to research in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, the order in which shots are given may affect pain levels among infants. In a study of 120 infants, researchers found that giving the less painful pentavalent vaccine first followed by the pneumococcal vaccine seemed to reduce overall pain. It was suggested that giving the more painful vaccine first may focus the infant's attention on the procedure.
From San Francisco - According to research presented to the American Urological Association, kidney stones may be linked to heart disease. In a study of over 9,700 older women, researchers found that a history of kidney stones increased the risk of heart attack, angina and congestive heart failure. An earlier study of 4,700 men produced similar results.
And finally, from Seattle - According to research presented to the American Academy of Neurology, stormy weather may worsen sleep apnea. Researchers correlated 30 months of weather data with sleep studies of over 500 patients and found that obstructive apnea worsened significantly when atmospheric pressure dropped during a storm. Earlier research has found that altitude is also linked to worsened apnea.
For Insidermedicine in 60, I'm Dr. Susan Sharma.
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08:00:00 05/21/08
GOCE preparing for launch
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From an exceptionally low orbital altitude, GOCE (Gravity Field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) will measure global variations in the Earth's gravity field with extreme detail and accuracy. This will result in a unique model of the geoid, which is the surface of equal gravitational potential defined by the gravity field – crucial for deriving accurate measurements of ocean circulation and sea-level change, both of which are affected by climate change. GOCE-derived data is also much needed to understand more about processes occurring inside the Earth and for use in practical applications such as surveying and levelling. GOCE is the first in the series of Earth Explorer missions being developed within ESA's Living Planet Programme. Earth Explorer missions form the science and research element of the Living Planet Programme and focus on the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the Earth's interior, with the overall emphasis on learning more about the interactions between these components and the impact that human activity is having on natural Earth processes. The satellite is currently undergoing final preparations at ESA-ESTEC in the Netherlands prior to launch this summer from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
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08:00:00 05/21/08
GOCE preparing for launch
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From an exceptionally low orbital altitude, GOCE (Gravity Field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) will measure global variations in the Earth's gravity field with extreme detail and accuracy. This will result in a unique model of the geoid, which is the surface of equal gravitational potential defined by the gravity field – crucial for deriving accurate measurements of ocean circulation and sea-level change, both of which are affected by climate change. GOCE-derived data is also much needed to understand more about processes occurring inside the Earth and for use in practical applications such as surveying and levelling. GOCE is the first in the series of Earth Explorer missions being developed within ESA's Living Planet Programme. Earth Explorer missions form the science and research element of the Living Planet Programme and focus on the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the Earth's interior, with the overall emphasis on learning more about the interactions between these components and the impact that human activity is having on natural Earth processes. The satellite is currently undergoing final preparations at ESA-ESTEC in the Netherlands prior to launch this summer from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
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