Friday Random Ten: 2007-02-02


NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. The Gates Of DeliriumYesRelayerRock
2. Nanook Rubs ItFrank ZappaApostrophe (‘)Alternative & Punk
3. Helm’s DeepLondon Philharmonic Orchestra & London VoicesThe Lord Of The Rings: The Two TowersSoundtrack
4. Garden WallDave WecklMaster PlanJazz
5. Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead YetMonty Python’s SpamalotOriginal Cast RecordingSoundtrack
6. The Glass PrisonDream TheaterSix Degrees Of Inner TurbulenceMetal
7. Endless SacrificeDream TheaterTrain Of ThoughtMetal
8. Only Love Can break Your HeartThe CorrsVH1 Presents the Corrs Live in DublinFolk
9. We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)Peter GabrielSoRock
10. They Don’t Want MeWall Of VoodooCall Of The WestAlternative & Punk

LORAN to Be Switched-Off?

Years ago, I worked on a simulated LORAN-C device (for use in ship handling simulators)…

SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security is considering the need to continue to operate or invest in the North American LORAN–C Radionavigation System beyond fiscal year 2007. Future investment decisions might include: Decommissioning the LORAN–C system, maintaining the LORAN–C system as currently configured, or developing a fully deployed Enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) system. Contributing factors to these decisions are (1) whether the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other available back-up systems are adequate for the public’s navigation and timing needs, thus making the LORAN–C system redundant, and (2) whether the eLORAN investments made to date provide enhancements that now merit consideration as a complementary capability to GPS, and not merely as a GPS back-up. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security seek public input on the various decisions currently under consideration. For more information on LORAN, you may visit http://www.navcen.uscg.gov.

(more…)

All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. Quotes from linked articles are probably the property of the publications linked or the property of the person(s) quoted. The rest © 2001- 2025 by James A. Chappell