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<title><![CDATA[Shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--The shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the 12th and final time late Sunday, backing away for a fly-around photo survey before moving back to within 1,000 feet or so to test navigation sensors and software intended for use in NASA's next generation manned spacecraft.Sailing 220 miles above Bolivia, the shuttle's docking system disengaged its counterpart on the space station's forward port at 11:55 p.m. EDT and the orbiter pulled away directly in front of the lab complex.The shuttle Endeavour passes directly below the International Space Station as both spacecraft soar 220 miles above northwestern Australia.(Credit:NASA TV)&quot;Houston and station, we have physical separation,&quot; an astronaut radioed as the two spacecraft separated.A few moments later, space station flight engineer Ronald Garan rang the ship's bell in the forward Harmony module and, following naval tradition, announced &quot;Endeavour, departing. Fair winds and following seas, guys.&quot;&quot;Thanks, Ron. We appreciate all the help,&quot; shuttle commander Mark Kelly replied.&quot;It was a pleasure serving with you boys,&quot; Garan said.Following standard practice, Endeavour pilot Gregory Johnson was at the controls for undocking, guiding the shuttle to a point about 400 feet directly in front of the outpost before kicking off a slow 360-degree photo-survey fly around, looping up above, behind, below and back out in front of the laboratory at a distance of about 600 feet. A small rocket firing was planned to put Endeavour on a trajectory carrying it back above and behind the station.Kelly was expected to take over at that point to carry out a partial re-rendezvous to test navigation sensors and software developed for NASA's next-generation spacecraft, the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.&quot;It's the first time we'll be doing a re-rendezvous with space station, and it's a different kind of rendezvous,&quot; Kelly said in a NASA interview. &quot;The plan is after we undock, we'll go out to about 400 feet, we'll do a fly-around like we normally do, and then when we come up back in front of the space station again, we're then going to do this series of burns where we're going to fall behind.Another view of Endeavour from the space station during a photo-survey fly around.(Credit:NASA TV)&quot;Then we're going to come back in doing a profile that's actually quite similar to what Apollo used for a rendezvous. Instead of coming up on the R-bar, which is right underneath the space station, or the V-bar, which is the direction it's going, we're going to come up on a 45-degree angle from behind. The sensor (is a) more advanced laser system...that can give some very accurate range and range-rate data.&quot;Originally designed for the Bush administration's Constellation moon program, the four-seat MPCV capsule, known as Orion, is being developed by NASA for future flights to a variety of deep space targets, including the moon, near-Earth asteroids and, eventually, Mars.Known by an acronym that's a stretch by even NASA standards -- the Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation--the STORRM sensor package is mounted in the shuttle's cargo bay. It includes a high-definition camera and a laser that will flash on and off 30 times a second to &quot;illuminate&quot; targets mounted on the space station.By analyzing reflected laser light, STORRM software can compute the distance between the two spacecraft and their relative velocity.The STORRM equipment was operated by astronaut Andrew Feustel during Endeavour's approach to the station May 18 and engineers said it worked well. Since then, the recorder used to store data from the high-definition docking camera failed and the camera was not expected to be available for the post-undocking rendezvous test.&quot;It looks likely we won't be able to record any docking camera data for the undock and re-rendezvous,&quot; said Heather Hinkel, the principal investigator. &quot;So that's a big disappointment to the STORRM team. We're really fortunate we got great data on rendezvous, we met about two-thirds of our objectives already.&quot;As for the post-undocking test, &quot;whatever we get will be sufficient,&quot; she said. &quot;The re-rendezvous was designed to meet the (laser scan) objectives. So we have our primary objective coming up at that long range on that re-rendezvous trajectory...We were fortunate that we got as much as we did [during Endeavour's approach to the station]. We feel we'll have been able to assess enough to feel that camera will be a good camera to use for Orion.&quot;Shuttle Flight Director Gary Horlacher said the STORRM laser system &quot;will be taking data all the way out until the sensors drop lock outside 20,000 feet. Then we'll go ahead and do an orbit lowering burn, which is going to bring us down below the space station and get us set up for the trajectory to mimic the Orion approach to the space station.&quot;That trajectory is &quot;designed to have us stall out about 1,000 feet below and 300 feet behind the space station,&quot; Horlacher said. &quot;And then orbital mechanics will pull us down and away. STORRM sensors will continue to take data until the sensors drop lock. And when we get outside that range, we'll go ahead and call the docked mission complete and then we'll get our nominal water dumps accomplished and get the ship prepared to come back home.&quot;A final separation burn was planned for 4:38 a.m. With the STORRM test complete, Kelly, Gregory, Feustel and their crewmates--Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff, and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori--will wrap up a busy day and go to bed at 10:56 a.m. They plan to test the shuttle's re-entry systems overnight Monday and to pack up early Tuesday. If all goes well, Kelly will guide Endeavour to a landing back at the Kennedy Space Center around 2:35 a.m. Wednesday.A few miles away, engineers will be wrapping up rollout of the shuttle Atlantis to pad 39A for work to ready the ship for launch July 8 on NASA's 135th and final shuttle mission. Rollout is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday, a few hours before Endeavour's re-entry begins.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP reveals a handful of new laptops]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 07:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[HP&amp;39's latest Envy 14 laptop. (Credit:HP) As sure as the sun rises in the East, every few months you're going to see some new laptops from leading PC maker HP. That time is here again, and the latest additions include new versions of the high-end Envy, the Netbook-size Mini, and even a few professional-level ProBooks and Elitebooks. Here are some of the highlights:HP Envy 14 The Envy 14, part of HP's premium Envy line, gets a refresh with Intel's 2011 Sandy Bridge CPUs, which offer better performance and battery life than the 2010 models. While it looks the same as previous Envy models, HP promises that the large clickpad is more responsive (multitouch gestures were a little wonky on the current versions), and USB 3.0 gets thrown in as well. We've generally been big fans of this line, as its one of the few high-design, gamer-friendly series of laptops from a major brand. You won't be able to get one of these new 14-inch models until June, and they start at $999. The HP Mini 210.(Credit:HP)HP Mini 210It turns out Netbooks aren't totally dead after all (just mostly dead). The new Mini 210 is pretty much the same as last year's, with a dual-core Intel Atom CPU, and this is one of only a handful of new Netbooks we've heard about so far for 2011 (by this time last year, we were flooded with 2010 models). But the new Mini 210 does add some new lid colors (including sweet purple, charcoal, crimson red, luminous rose, and ocean drive). Despite still being only about one-inch thick, it works in a streamlined six-cell battery, and, surprisingly, the Mini 210 includes a Netbook version of the same Beats Audio technology found in the high-end Envy laptops, which is something of a bold move. Also available in June, these will run $300-$330, which is still the standard for basic Netbooks. The HP Pavilion dv4.(Credit:HP)HP Pavilion dv4 Other than a few vibrant new colors, the most notable thing about the Pavilion dv4 is the new version of HP's Cool Sense technology it includes. This is basically a user control panel for the cooling fans, but now it actually includes some recommended user settings, instead of leaving it all for you to figure out.  The Pavilion dv4 is coming May 18, starting at $599. Corporate and business users shouldn't feel left out, there are a handful of new ProBook and EliteBook models as well. The $799 ProBook 5330m is a slim 13-inch with Intel's newest Sandy Bridge CPUs and a backlit keyboard, as well as TPM and Intel vPro technology (which are important for corporate IT departments). The EliteBook 2560p and 2760p are aimed at high-end business users, with metallic finishes and thin designs. The $1,100 12.5-inch 2560p is a traditional clamshell, while the $1,500 12-inch 2760p has a swiveling convertible touchscreen. All three should be available in May, and our sister site ZDNet has some additional details on the business systems, but the part we're most interested in is the pay as you go 3G data plans, which is something we haven't seen in a laptop before. The system is called Data Pass, and with it, users of select HP laptops with 3G antennas can buy small chunks of data on an a la carte basis. The service is provided by Sprint, and seems like a good idea for those who need only occasional access, but the prices did seem steep -- $5.00 for 75MB of data, which could easily be a single PowerPoint document, or up to 1GB of data for $30. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley VCs reach highest confidence levels in two years]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Venture Capitalists are increasingly optimistic about the immediate future of investing in Silicon Valley. Their confidence registered 3.75 on a 5 point scale, with 5 indicating high confidence and 1 indicating low confidence,according to the quarterly Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index released today.The index polled 35 San Francisco Bay Area venture capitalists in December 2010about how they viewed the high-growth venture entrepreneurial environment in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 6-18 months.It found that confidence had ticked up slightly to 3.75 from 3.70 a quarter earlier, as VCs continue to see promise in an improving exit environment and steadily rising public capital markets.The survey respondents all agreed that the strength in confidence is  clearly related to increasing exit opportunities through both  acquisition and the long awaited return of the IPO market.It also found that the increase in acquisitions provides a context of competitive bidders to drive demand for IPO exits. And new technology developments and social trends are creating fresh  market opportunities forentrepreneurs and their venture backers.Additionally, the report found that the strength in M&amp;amp'A exits is being driven by growing corporate cash balances that have decided it is now worth it to chase venture-backed innovation.Such growing corporate curiosity is a good sign for a community that has long questioned whether a possible tech bubble has been scaring away VCs spooked by still-shaky markets.This fourth quarter readingconfirms an upward trend in confidence that is now at its highest point in two years.Still, some VCs polled recommended caution until valuations have been clearly sorted out &amp;8212' a trend that could be helped by the types of high-profile IPOs like LinkedIn&amp;'s public debut yesterday and Nielsen&amp;'s $1.6 billion emergence Tuesday &amp;8212' and investors understand the space more clearly.a4AVenture capital backed start-ups and financings are seeing a new renaissance and the reason is a4Clomosol,a4a4&amp;'' said Venky Ganesan of Globespan Capital Partners. &amp;''No, ita4a4s not a new drug but rather my coined term for the four major trends powering technology: Cloud, Mobile, Social, and Local. The wealth creation driven by Clomosol will dramatically impact both the local Bay Area economy as well as the overall technology sector.&amp;''&amp;''However, Clomosol is not for everybody and side effects might include increased traffic, a shortage of engineers, and high valuations,&amp;'' warned Ganesan. &amp;''Please talk to an experienced VC before embarking on this trend.a4Previous Story: Elevation Partners makes it official: Marc Bodnick resignsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: cloud computing, deal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Social Media, Venture CapitalCompanies: Globespan Capital Partners, Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index          Tags: cloud computing, deal, Mergers and Acquisitions, Social Media, Venture CapitalCompanies: Globespan Capital Partners, Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence IndexRiley McDermid is a contributing reporter to VentureBeat. She was previously the online editor at institutional investing and trading forum Markets Media, which she joined in 2008 from Dow Jones/MarketWatch in New York. Her work has appeared in the The New York Times, the Associated Press, Portfolio Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Barrona4a4s. She has won awards from the American Society of Business Publishers and Editors, the Magazine Association of the Southeast, the Mississippi Press Association and the Atlanta Press Club, and was a finalist for the Pacemaker Prize for excellence in news reporting. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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