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July 9, 2008 Back in civilisation (for a while)
As you have probably noticed, APS slipped back down the priority list fairly quickly after returning from Canada. The first expedition to Borneo did not go quite as well as we had hoped, and I have just returned from a second trip out there this year as part of the same project.

Although I will be in the UK for some time (the next trip isn't scheduled until October now), I cannot promise that the project will immediately begin churning out work. There is a lot of other work to catch up on, so I will do my best, but no more.

As always, we appreciate your help here, but I'd like to draw everyone's attention to the FAQ again as an explanation for the low work rate at the moment.

February 24, 2008 Update from sunny Canada
I'm writing this over a satellite link from northern Quebec. Air temperature is currently -20 degrees Centigrade, and the project is very busy. No forest here, and still no useful work to be done by APS. After 6 days back in the UK in late March, I'll be in Borneo so there should be work to do then, provided I can get the application problems sorted out before leaving. It'll be a satellite link from there as well, so that's quite important.

More news when I have it. Thanks for standing by...

January 29, 2008 Status Report
Unfortunately more patience is the order of the day. Solving the problems with the OS X versions of the last application release is proving more time consuming than I'd expected. Also, commitments in Canada and Borneo until May are due to begin within days.

Please feel free to contact me through the message boards or by E-mail about anything you think I may have missed. In the meantime, happy crunching on your other projects, and I'll be back here as soon as possible.

October 24, 2007 Project on holiday
The project will remain quiet until mid-November now, as I'm getting married on Saturday. So I'm, er, a little busy.

Thanks for your patience. If there are any problems in the meantime, it's probably a good idea to E-mail me directly.

October 4, 2007 Request for ALL users to abort ALL work
EDITED: I have deleted all currently outstanding work units. I apologise for this, but it was necessary in order to debug the server and release new work.

We've had to cancel all the work units currently running. These have a deadline in 2009, and for some reason are causing problems with the assimilator daemon. It would be a VERY good idea to abort any APS work you currently have running. I can't diagnose the problem while these rogue WUs are still out there.

Thanks for your co-operation, and apologies for the inconvenience (and small amount of lost credit). Please spread the word among your teams.

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