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We had to cancel the December Vasquez Rocks Survey Mission due to poor weather conditions. The night before and early that morning it rained. The conditions would have been wet, muddy, and cold. Then next survey mission is scheduled for January 17, 2010.
The 32nd started working with RC Cars. We assembled two MODX kits: Nissan 370 and 2010 Mustang. Testing was carried out successfully. January 10th is a scheduled day for running the vehicles through their paces. Location is at the Forum parking Lot (Inglewood California, corner of Manchester and Prairie).
Two members saw Avatar (3D IMAX) at the AMC Century City 15 Complex. The movie was well received and enjoyed.
Plans for a Laser Tag outing has been sent to the 32nd MSG list. Received positive feedback. Setting a tentative schedule for Feburary.
Two 32nd members will be seeing Avatar (3D IMAX) on the 5th of January 2010.
The 4th Brigade Comm site (Node 4) was completed in December. Announcement was made to the 4th Brigade and Region 4 mailing list. Site received some decents hits. Time will tell if site is viewed often and useful.
I completed the Office of Emergency Preparedness website and submitted the proposal of making it a STARFLEET office to the Region 4 RC and VRC, the 4th Brigade OIC and DOIC. The proposal was forwarded to STAR.
The website is: http://sfoep.org/
I tossed in my bid for the TRACOM R&D "illustrator" position and got accepted.
I also submitted several articles to the Communique and accepted Dave's (Communications Chief of the USS Angeles) offer of doing a regular column in Angel's Flight. The column will be titled, "Through the Looking Glass." The first article under that title is the 2009 LA AIDS Walk where Dave and I participated in.
The AIDS Walk organizers sent me a thank you email and said because I brought in over $100.00 ($187 actually) I would receive their gift pack: Cap, sports bottle, and AIDS Walk short Duffle bag.
I'm currently working on my ME-30 course; A Mecha with plans, specs, and an animation.
Jan 10th - Tavarus (future SFMC) and I got a good feel for working RC cars. He has the 2010 Mustang XMOD and I was running the Nissan 370.
Running the devices full throttle drains a standard set of AAA batteries (4) in about 30 - 40 minutes. The cars are small and thus drives best on decent concrete (sidewalks).
We plan on upgrading sometime in March 2010
Another idea is to mount a small Camera on the cars and record the entire drive experience.
Jan 17th is our monthly Vasquez Rock's survey mission. So far we have about 7 friends who will be joining us.
We are also looking into Geocaching. http://www.geocaching.com/
From the Geocache website: "Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment."
I'm looking into picking up a GPS Tracker,Garmin® eTrex Legend® H Handheld GPS Receiver, by this weekend.
Submitted a Collaboration Website for TRACOM R&D, http://tracom.tachyonnode.com/. This site is fully functional and focuses on project management, communication, and reveiw. If the site is accepted then I will start creating logins for both general access and Chat server access. If the site is not accepted I will transfer the concept over to a new project/idea.
The Jan 2010 survey mission to Vasquez Rocks was a success. We hiked down the Southwest trail and ended up at the "CHASM." I nice deep gorge with a few burnt trees. The weather was perfect and the hike itself was excellent. I tested out the new Lowrance Endura GPS tracker. It marked our entire trip to the Chasam and allowed us to follow the trail back to the base rocks.
Attended the USS Angeles Meeting. Our new CO is Dave Mason and the new XO is Janice Willcocks. RADM Chris Esquibel used a laptop, webcam, and ustream to broadcast our meeting to Angeles members who couldn't make the meeting. I gave a quick impromptu spiel about the 32nd MSG.
During the meeting, RADM Janice Willcocks suggested we have a Trek Summer Olympics. I volunteered to be part of the committee. I also approached Capt Dave Mason and offered my expertise in Information Technology to help with giving the Angeles website some added features. I sent Dave and Chris links and logins to the Collaboration site being evaluated by MGN Mike McGowen.
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