The Keep-Alive extension to HTTP, as defined by the HTTP/1.1 draft, allows persistent connections. ... Apache 1.1 comes with Keep-Alive support on by default, however there are some directives you can use to modify Apache's behavior: . Note : Apache 1.2 uses a different syntax for the KeepAlive directive. ... Default: KeepAlive 5 . Context: server config . ... This directive enables Keep-Alive support. ... In order for Keep-Alive support to be used, first the browser must support it. ...

... News . ... International Year of Astronomy in Ireland . ... I n the last day of the International Year of Astronomy ( early evening of 31 December 2009), the Moon had the smallest partial eclipse that we have seen in Ireland and the UK for 40 years: the Moon was 8% covered by the Earth's shadow. ... This New Year's Eve, five planets and the Moon will put on a spectacular show in the evening sky to celebrate the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, the United Nations International Year of Astronomy...

NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET NAME: Larry D. Davis O RAL H ISTORY: 15 February, 28 February 2007 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.S. in Engineering Physics, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 1964 NASA EXPERIENCE: NASA Manned Spacecraft Center /Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center , Houston, TX (1964Current) · Aerospace Engineer, Gemini Trajectory Analysis Section, Flight Analysis Branch, Mission ...