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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. -- Soldiers, family members and civilians of the 79th Sustainment Support Command will soon have a new headquarters, organizational maintenance area and acres of parking at the Joint Forces Training Base here. The work is all part of a nearly $25 million project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

Andy Stevens of Retrofit Services Company from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was onsite Sept. 12 putting the finishing touches on the computerized building management system that will control the state-of-the-art energy efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning for the headquarters building. The system uses multiple condensers and is nearly 30 percent more efficient than systems of just five years ago.

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The alert buttons are located throughout the facility and once activated because of an attack or a release of hazardous chemicals, no air is allowed in or out of the building to protect the occupants, according to Maj. Phillip Oster, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Santa Ana Resident Office deputy who oversees the project.

To reduce construction costs and increase future savings, the project is using eco-friendly features, like re-cycled material, and in the case of the covered parking lots, they will generate energy with a photovoltaic system. The contract partner's quality assurance manager for the project explained the feature.

"At peak, they produce 375 KVA [kilovolt-amps]," said Edward Desmond, Cox Construction of Vista, Calif. "In theory, it's enough power to offset the footprint of the Army Reserve Center building."

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Sagrada Família or Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Catalan) or Basílica de la Sagrada Familia (Spanish) or Basilica of the Holy Family, is a large still largely unfinished church building in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on Sagrada Família is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica. On 19 March 1882, construction of the Sagrada Família began under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. In 1883, when Villar resigned, Gaudí took over as chief architect, transforming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and he is buried in the crypt. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete. Relying solely on private donations, the Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War. In July 1936, revolutionaries set fire to the crypt and broke their way into the workshop, partially destroying Gaudí's original plans, drawings and plaster models, which led to 16 years of work to piece together the fragments of the master model. Construction resumed to intermittent progress in the 1950s. Advancements in technologies such as computer aided design and computerized numerical control (CNC) have since enabled faster progress and construction passed the midpoint in 2010. However, some of the project's greatest challenges remain, including the construction of ten more spires, each symbolizing an important Biblical figure in the New Testament. It was anticipated that the building would be completed by 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death, but this has now been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The basilica has a long history of splitting opinion among the residents of Barcelona: over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's Cathedral, over Gaudí's design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design, and the 2007 proposal to build a tunnel nearby as part of Spain's high-speed rail link to France, possibly disturbing its stability. Describing the Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said "it is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art", and Paul Goldberger describes it as "the most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages". The basilica is not the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Barcelona, as that title belongs to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Barcelona Cathedral). The Basílica de la Sagrada Família was the inspiration of a bookseller, Josep Maria Bocabella, founder of Asociación Espiritual de Devotos de San José (Spiritual Association of Devotees of St. Joseph). After a visit to the Vatican in 1872, Bocabella returned from Italy with the intention of building a church inspired by the basilica at Loreto. The apse crypt of the church, funded by donations, was begun 19 March 1882, on the festival of St. Joseph, to the design of the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, whose plan was for a Gothic revival church of a standard form. The apse crypt was completed before Villar's resignation on 18 March 1883, when Antoni Gaudí assumed responsibility for its design, which he changed radically. Gaudi began work on the church in 1883 but was not appointed Architect Director until 1884. On the subject of the extremely long construction period, Gaudí is said to have remarked: "My client is not in a hurry." When Gaudí died in 1926, the basilica was between 15 and 25 percent complete. After Gaudí's death, work continued under the direction of his main disciple Domènec Sugrañes i Gras until interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Parts of the unfinished basilica and Gaudí's models and workshop were destroyed during the war by Catalan anarchists. The present design is based on reconstructed versions of the plans that were burned in a fire as well as on modern adaptations. Since 1940, the architects Francesc Quintana, Isidre Puig Boada, Lluís Bonet i Gari and Francesc Cardoner have carried on the work. The illumination was designed by Carles Buïgas. The director until 2012 was the son of Lluís Bonet, Jordi Bonet i Armengol. He has been introducing computers into the design and construction process since the 1980s. In 2012, Barcelona-born Jordi Faulí i Oller took over as architect of the project. Mark Burry of New Zealand serves as Executive Architect and Researcher. Sculptures by J. Busquets, Etsuro Sotoo and the controversial Josep Maria Subirachs decorate the fantastical façades. The central nave vaulting was completed in 2000 and the main tasks since then have been the construction of the transept vaults and apse. As of 2006, work concentrated on the crossing and supporting structure for the main steeple of Jesus Christ as well as the southern enclosure of the central nave, which will become the Glory façade. The church shares its site with the Sagrada Família Schools building, a school originally designed by Gaudí in 1909 for the children of the construction workers. Relocated in 2002 from the eastern corner of the site to the southern corner, the building now houses an exhibition. Chief architect Jordi Faulí announced in October 2015 that construction was 70 percent complete and had entered its final phase of raising six immense steeples. The steeples and most of the church's structure are to be completed by 2026, the centennial of Gaudí's death; as of a 2017 estimate, decorative elements should be complete by 2030 or 2032. Visitor entrance fees of €15 to €20 finance the annual construction budget of €25 million. Computer-aided design technology has been used to accelerate construction of the building. Current technology allows stone to be shaped off-site by a CNC milling machine, whereas in the 20th century the stone was carved by hand. In 2008, some renowned Catalan architects advocated halting construction to respect Gaudí's original designs, which, although they were not exhaustive and were partially destroyed, have been partially reconstructed in recent years. In 2018, the stone type needed for the construction was found in a quarry in Brinscall, near Chorley, England. The main nave was covered and an organ installed in mid-2010, allowing the still-unfinished building to be used for liturgies. The church was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 November 2010 in front of a congregation of 6,500 people. A further 50,000 people followed the consecration Mass from outside the basilica, where more than 100 bishops and 300 priests were on hand to distribute Holy Communion. Gaudí's original design calls for a total of eighteen spires, representing in ascending order of height the Twelve Apostles, the Virgin Mary, the four Evangelists and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ. Nine spires have been built as of 2021, corresponding to four apostles at the Nativity façade and four apostles at the Passion façade and the Virgin Mary spire. According to the 2005 "Works Report" of the project's official website, drawings signed by Gaudí and recently found in the Municipal Archives, indicate that the spire of the Virgin was in fact intended by Gaudí to be shorter than those of the evangelists. The spire height will follow Gaudí's intention, which according to the report will work with the existing foundation. The Evangelists' spires will be surmounted by sculptures of their traditional symbols: a winged bull (Saint Luke), a winged man (Saint Matthew), an eagle (Saint John), and a winged lion (Saint Mark). The central spire of Jesus Christ is to be surmounted by a giant cross; its total height (172.5 meters (566 ft)) will be less than that of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, as Gaudí believed that his creation should not surpass God's. The lower spires are surmounted by communion hosts with sheaves of wheat and chalices with bunches of grapes, representing the Eucharist. Plans call for tubular bells to be placed within the spires, driven by the force of the wind, and driving sound down into the interior of the church. Gaudí performed acoustic studies to achieve the appropriate acoustic results inside the temple. However, only one bell is currently in place.

The completion of the spires will make Sagrada Família the tallest church building in the world—11 meters taller than the current record-holder, Ulm Minster, which is 161.5 meters (530 ft) at its highest point. The Church will have three grand façades: the Nativity façade to the East, the Passion façade to the West, and the Glory façade to the South (yet to be completed). The Nativity Façade was built before work was interrupted in 1935 and bears the most direct Gaudí influence. In 2010 an organ was installed in the chancel by the Blancafort Orgueners de Montserrat organ builders. The instrument has 26 stops (1,492 pipes) on two manuals and a pedalboard. To overcome the unique acoustical challenges posed by the church's architecture and vast size, several additional organs will be installed at various points within the building. These instruments will be playable separately (from their own individual consoles) and simultaneously (from a single mobile console), yielding an organ of some 8,000 pipes when completed. Together with six other Gaudí buildings in Barcelona, part of la Sagrada Família is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as testifying "to Gaudí's exceptional creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology", "having represented el Modernisme of Catalonia" and "anticipated and influenced many of the forms and techniques that were relevant to the development of modern construction in the 20th century". The inscription only includes the Crypt and the Nativity Façade.

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"The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor will be making its first-ever appearance in Maine and the Maine appearance is one of only 20 North American appearances in 2015. The Raptor is the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft and one of the most sought-after demonstrations on the air show circuit. Its incredible maneuverability, aided by its computerized controls and powerful, thrust-vectoring jet engines, make the Raptor an astonishing air show aircraft. The Raptor performs maneuvers in its air show demonstration that appear to be impossible for a jet aircraft to perform including hovering, tail slides and paddle turns more common from a civilian bi-plane. The Raptor is also capable of supersonic flight and will demonstrate incredible high speed passes as part of its performance. The F-22 appearing at this year’s show is based at The F-22 appearing at this year’ show is based at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and the demonstrations will be flown by Captain John “Taboo” Cummings of Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Poll workers started setting up manual and computerized election booths in Oberlin College's Field House the night before election day.

Photo by Yvonne Gay

Collection Name: MS482 Miscellaneous Missouri Photograph Collection

Description: Computerized illustration of the pattern of the dress version of the "Show Me" Tartan, Missouri's official state tartan. Design by Kenneth Slayor. Visit the Secretary of State's State Symbol website for more information on the State Tartan.

Photographer/Studio: Kenneth Slayor, Chilhowee, MO

Coverage: United States - Missouri

Date: c2019

Rights: permission granted

Credit: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives

Image Number: MS482_Digital013.tif

Institution: Missouri State Archives

Engineer Teaching Apprentices To Use Tube Bending Machine

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PEARL HARBOR (July 02, 2014) Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, Navy Surgeon General and Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, is shown the computerized tomography (CT) scan aboard the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark (T-AH 866) during a tour as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)

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Though several organs were installed in the cathedral over time, the earliest ones were inadequate for the building. The first noteworthy organ was finished in the 18th century by the noted builder François-Henri Clicquot. Some of Clicquot's original pipework in the pedal division continues to sound from the organ today. The organ was almost completely rebuilt and expanded in the 19th century by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

The position of titular organist ("head" or "chief" organist) at Notre-Dame is considered as one of the most prestigious organist posts in France, along with the post of titular organist of Saint Sulpice in Paris, Cavaillé-Coll's largest instrument.

The organ has 7,800 pipes, with 900 classified as historical. It has 111 stops, five 56-key manuals and a 32-key pedalboard. In December 1992, work was completed on the organ that fully computerized the organ under three LANs (Local Area Networks).

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Illustration part of the "Amber Tapestry" by Gray Morrow, depicting various characters from the Amber series by Roger Zelazny.

Moire, queen of the undersea reflection of Amber, Rebma (Amber spelled backwards!). Moire and Llewella are half-sisters through their mother Moins. Llewella was a by-blow of Oberon, who seems to have raped, coerced, or seduced every woman of title in the surrounding area.

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The Delta Heritage Museum, an aviation and corporate museum housed in two 1940's era Delta Air Lines maintenances hangars outside Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, was established in 1995. The hangars were used until the 1960's when the Delta Technical Operations Center, formerly known as the Jet Base, was completed. The museum's collections and facilities include a number of historical aircrafts including the Spirit of Delta, Delta's first 767, and Ship 41, the first DC-3 to carry Delta passengers, as well as an archives of artifacts related to Delta and its ancestor airlines, an aviation reference library, and a replica of the first Delta station in Monroe, Louisiana.

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The young woman depicted in this painting was busy pulling weeds out of the garden. Her clothes were full and designed to fully protect the skin from the sun's mid-day rays... in contrast to the way we normally dress in the present era. Her life would have been hard. Her day was spent working from sun-up to sun-down in the dust and the dirt. Traveling to beach resorts and other tourist attractions wouldn't have been a part of her world at all.

Six hundred miles later, Carol and I were at the beach.

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The artist is both professionally trained and self-taught in traditional art mediums... as well as utilizing the computer for yet another means to a visual end.

My subjects include the familiar world around us... nature in all it's beauty; the four seasons; people; places; the effects of our involvement upon our world; the animal world; etc.

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Triangulum Galaxy

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Galaxy Messier 33 in Triangulum

Observation data (J2000 epoch)

Pronunciation/traɪˈæŋɡjʊləm/

ConstellationTriangulum

Right ascension01h 33m 50.02s[1]

Declination+30° 39′ 36.7″[1]

Redshift-0.000607 ± 0.000010[1]

Helio radial velocity-179 ± 3 km/s[2]

Galactocentric velocity-44 ± 6 km/s[2]

Distance (comoving)970 kpc (3.2 Mly)[3]

Apparent magnitude (V)5.72[1]

Characteristics

TypeSA(s)cd[2]

Mass5 × 1010[4] M☉

Number of stars40 billion (4×1010)[6]

Size18.74 kpc (61,120 ly)

(diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec2 B-band isophote)[5][6]

Apparent size (V)70.8 × 41.7 moa[1]

Other designations

NGC 0598, MCG+05-04-069, UGC 1117, PGC 5818[2]

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC (New General Catalogue) 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years), the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.[7]

The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group (although the smaller Large and Small Magellanic Clouds may have been spirals before their encounters with the Milky Way), and is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy or on its rebound into the latter due to their interactions, velocities,[8] and proximity to one another in the night sky. It also has an H II nucleus.[9]

Contents

1Etymology

2Visibility

3Observation history

4Properties

4.1Location – distance – motion

4.2Structure

4.3Star formation

4.4Discrete features

4.5Relationship with the Andromeda Galaxy

4.6Planetary nebulae

5See also

6References

7Further reading

8External links

Etymology

The galaxy gets its name from the constellation Triangulum, where it can be spotted.

It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Pinwheel Galaxy" by some astronomy references,[10] in some computerized telescope software, and in some public outreach websites.[11] However, the SIMBAD Astronomical Database, a professional database, collates formal designations for astronomical objects and indicates that Pinwheel Galaxy refers to Messier 101,[12] which several amateur astronomy resources including public outreach websites identify by that name, and that is within the bounds of Ursa Major.[13][14]

Visibility

Under exceptionally good viewing conditions with no light pollution, the Triangulum Galaxy can be seen with the 20/20 vision naked eye;[15] to those viewers, it will sometimes be the farthest permanent entity visible without magnification.[16][17] Its light diffuses (spreads) across a little more than a pinprick of the unmagnified sky, the cause of which is its broadness – this astronomers term a diffuse, rather than compact, object.

Observers range from finding the galaxy easily visible by direct vision in a truly dark (and impliedly dry, cloud-free) sky to needing to use averted vision in rural or suburban skies with good viewing conditions.[15] It has been chosen as one of the critical sky marks of the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale,[18] supported by its relative invariability, reasonable northern declination, and brightness described.

Observation history

The Triangulum Galaxy was probably discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654. In his work De systemate orbis cometici; deque admirandis coeli caracteribus ("About the systematics of the cometary orbit, and about the admirable objects of the sky"), he listed it as a cloud-like nebulosity or obscuration and gave the cryptic description, "near the Triangle hinc inde". This is in reference to the constellation Triangulum as a pair of triangles. The magnitude of the object matches M33, so it is most likely a reference to the Triangulum Galaxy.[19]

The galaxy was independently discovered by Charles Messier on the night of August 25–26, 1764. It was published in his Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters (1771) as object number 33; hence the name M33.[20] William Herschel compiled his extensive catalog of nebulae, he was careful not to include most of the objects identified by Messier.[21] However, M33 was an exception, and he cataloged this object on September 11, 1784, as H V-17.[22]

Herschel also cataloged the Triangulum Galaxy's brightest and largest H II region (diffuse emission nebula containing ionized hydrogen) as H III.150 separately from the galaxy itself; the nebula eventually obtained NGC number 604. As seen from Earth, NGC 604 is located northeast of the galaxy's central core. It is one of the largest H II regions known, with a diameter of nearly 1500 light-years and a spectrum similar to that of the Orion Nebula. Herschel also noted three other smaller H II regions (NGC 588, 592, and 595).

It was among the first "spiral nebulae" identified as such by Lord Rosse in 1850. In 1922–23, John Charles Duncan and Max Wolf discovered variable stars in the nebulae. Edwin Hubble showed in 1926 that 35 of these stars were classical Cepheids, thereby allowing him to estimate their distances. The results were consistent with the concept of spiral nebulae being independent galactic systems of gas and dust, rather than just nebulae in the Milky Way.[23]

NGC 604 in the Triangulum Galaxy

NGC 604 in the Triangulum Galaxy

Composite of about 54 different pointings with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.[24]

Composite of about 54 different pointings with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.[24]

Properties

The Triangulum Galaxy is the third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies. It has a diameter measured through the D25 standard - the isophote where the surface brightness of the galaxy reaches 25 mag/arcsec2, to be about 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years),[5] making it roughly 60% the size of the Milky Way. It may be a gravitationally bound companion of the Andromeda Galaxy. Triangulum may be home to 40 billion stars, compared to 400 billion for the Milky Way, and 1 trillion stars for Andromeda Galaxy.[6]

The disk of Triangulum has an estimated mass of (3–6) × 109 solar masses, while the gas component is about 3.2 × 109 solar masses. Thus, the combined mass of all baryonic matter in the galaxy may be 1010 solar masses. The contribution of the dark matter component out to a radius of 55×103 ly (17 kpc) is equivalent to about 5 × 1010 solar masses.[4]

Location – distance – motion

Triangulum (M33; lower left of center) and Andromeda Galaxy (M31; above center)

Estimates of the distance from the Milky Way to the Triangulum Galaxy range from 2,380×103 to 3,070×103 ly (730 to 940 kpc) (or 2.38 to 3.07 Mly), with most estimates since the year 2000 lying in the middle portion of this range,[25][26] making it slightly more distant than the Andromeda Galaxy (at 2,540,000 light-years). At least three techniques have been used to measure distances to M 33. Using the Cepheid variable method, an estimate of 2,770×103 ± 130×103 ly (849 ± 40 kpc) was achieved in 2004.[27][28] In the same year, the tip of the red-giant branch (TRGB) method was used to derive a distance estimate of 2,590×103 ± 80×103 ly (794 ± 25 kpc).[29] The Triangulum Galaxy is around 750,000 light years from the Andromeda Galaxy.[30]

In 2006, a group of astronomers announced the discovery of an eclipsing binary star in the Triangulum Galaxy. By studying the eclipses of the stars, astronomers were able to measure their sizes. Knowing the sizes and temperatures of the stars, they were able to measure the absolute magnitude of the stars. When the visual and absolute magnitudes are known, the distance to the star can be measured. The stars lie at the distance of 3,070×103 ± 240×103 ly (941 ± 74 kpc).[25] The average of 102 distance estimates published since 1987 gives a distance modulus of 24.69, or .883 Mpc (2,878,000 light-years).[31]

The Triangulum Galaxy is a source of H2O maser emission.[32] In 2005, using observations of two water masers on opposite sides of Triangulum via the VLBA, researchers were, for the first time, able to estimate the angular rotation and proper motion of Triangulum. A velocity of 190 ± 60 km/s relative to the Milky Way was computed, which means Triangulum is moving towards Andromeda Galaxy and suggesting it may be a satellite of the larger galaxy (depending on their relative distances and margins of error).[8]

In 2004, evidence was announced of a clumpy stream of hydrogen gas linking the Andromeda Galaxy with Triangulum, suggesting that the two may have tidally interacted in the past. This discovery was confirmed in 2011.[33] A distance of less than 300 kiloparsecs between the two supports this hypothesis.[34]

The Pisces Dwarf (LGS 3), one of the small Local Group member galaxies, is located 2,022×103 ly (620 kpc) from the Sun. It is 20° from the Andromeda Galaxy and 11° from Triangulum. As LGS 3 lies at a distance of 913×103 ly (280 kpc) from both galaxies, it could be a satellite galaxy of either Andromeda or Triangulum. LGS 3 has a core radius of 483 ly (148 pc) and 2.6 × 107 solar masses.[35]

Pisces VII/Triangulum (Tri) III may be another satellite of Triangulum.[36]

Structure

Infrared image of M33 taken with the Spitzer Space Telescope

Ultraviolet image of M33 by GALEX observatory

In the French astronomer Gérard de Vaucouleurs' revised Hubble Sandage (VRHS) system of galaxy morphological classification, the Triangulum Galaxy is classified as type SA(s)cd. The S prefix indicates that it is a disk-shaped galaxy with prominent arms of gas and dust that spiral out from the nucleus—what is commonly known as a spiral galaxy. The A is assigned when the galactic nucleus lacks a bar-shaped structure, in contrast to SB class barred spiral galaxies. American astronomer Allan Sandage's "(s)" notation is used when the spiral arms emerge directly from the nucleus or central bar, rather than from an inner ring as with an (r)-type galaxy. Finally, the cd suffix represents a stage along the spiral sequence that describes the openness of the arms. A rating of cd indicates relatively loosely wound arms.[37]

This galaxy has an inclination of 54° to the line of sight from Earth, allowing the structure to be examined without significant obstruction by gas and dust.[38][39] The disk of the Triangulum Galaxy appears warped out to a radius of about 8 kpc. There may be a halo surrounding the galaxy, but there is no bulge at the nucleus.[40] This is an isolated galaxy and there are no indications of recent mergers or interactions with other galaxies,[39] and it lacks the dwarf spheroidals or tidal tails associated with the Milky Way.[41]

Triangulum is classified as unbarred, but an analysis of the galaxy's shape shows what may be a weak bar-like structure about the galactic nucleus. The radial extent of this structure is about 0.8 kpc.[42]

The nucleus of this galaxy is an H II region,[32] and it contains an ultraluminous X-ray source with an emission of 1.2 × 1039 erg s−1, which is the most luminous source of X-rays in the Local Group of galaxies. This source is modulated by 20% over a 106-day cycle.[43] However, the nucleus does not appear to contain a supermassive black hole, as an upper limit of 3,000 solar masses is placed on the mass of a central black hole based upon the velocity of stars in the core region.[44]

The inner part of the galaxy has two luminous spiral arms, along with multiple spurs that connect the inner to the outer spiral features.[38][39] The main arms are designated IN (north) and IS (south).[45]

Star formation

NGC 604, a star-forming region in the Triangulum Galaxy, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.

In the central 4′ region of this galaxy, atomic gas is being efficiently converted to molecular gas, resulting in a strong spectral emission of CO. This effect occurs as giant molecular clouds condense out of the surrounding interstellar medium. A similar process is taking place outside the central 4′, but at a less efficient pace. About 10% of the gas content in this galaxy is in the molecular form.[38][39]

Star formation is taking place at a rate that is strongly correlated with local gas density, and the rate per unit area is higher than in the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. (The rate of star formation is about 3.4 Gyr−1 pc−2 in the Triangulum Galaxy, compared to 0.74 in Andromeda.[46]) The total integrated rate of star formation in the Triangulum Galaxy is about 0.45 ± 0.1 solar masses per year. It is uncertain whether this net rate is currently decreasing or remaining constant.[38][39]

Based on analysis of the chemical composition of this galaxy, it appears to be divided into two distinct components with differing histories. The inner disk within a radius of 30×103 ly (9 kpc) has a typical composition gradient that decreases linearly from the core. Beyond this radius, out to about 82×103 ly (25 kpc), the gradient is much flatter. This suggests a different star formation history between the inner disk and the outer disk and halo, and may be explained by a scenario of "inside-out" galaxy formation.[40] This occurs when gas is accumulated at large radii later in a galaxy's life space, while the gas at the core becomes exhausted. The result is a decrease in the average age of stars with increasing radius from the galaxy core.[47]

Discrete features

Using infrared observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope, a total of 515 discrete candidate sources of 24 μm emission within the Triangulum Galaxy have been catalogued as of 2007. The brightest sources lie within the central region of the galaxy and along the spiral arms.

Many of the emission sources are associated with H II regions of star formation.[48] The four brightest HII regions are designated NGC 588, NGC 592, NGC 595, and NGC 604. These regions are associated with molecular clouds containing (1.2–4) × 105 solar masses. The brightest of these regions, NGC 604, may have undergone a discrete outburst of star formation about three million years ago.[49] This nebula is the second most luminous HII region within the Local Group of galaxies, at (4.5 ± 1.5) × 107 times the luminosity of the Sun.[46] Other prominent HII regions in Triangulum include IC 132, IC 133, and IK 53.[45]

The northern main spiral arm contains four large HII regions, while the southern arm has greater concentrations of young, hot stars.[45] The estimated rate of supernova explosions in the Triangulum Galaxy is 0.06 Type Ia and 0.62 Type Ib/Type II per century. This is equivalent to a supernova explosion every 147 years, on average.[50] As of 2008, a total of 100 supernova remnants have been identified in the Triangulum Galaxy,[51] the majority of which lies in the southern half of the spiral galaxy. Similar asymmetries exist for H I and H II regions, plus highly luminous concentrations of massive, O type stars. The center of the distribution of these features is offset about two arc minutes to the southwest.[45] M33 being a local galaxy, the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) tracks novae in it along with M31 and M81.[52]

About 54 globular clusters have been identified in this galaxy, but the actual number may be 122 or more.[41] The confirmed clusters may be several billion years younger than globular clusters in the Milky Way, and cluster formation appears to have increased during the past 100 million years. This increase is correlated with an inflow of gas into the center of the galaxy. The ultraviolet emission of massive stars in this galaxy matches the level of similar stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud.[53]

In 2007, a black hole about 15.7 times the mass of the Sun was detected in this galaxy using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The black hole, named M33 X-7, orbits a companion star which it eclipses every 3.5 days. It is the largest stellar mass black hole known.[54][55]

Unlike the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, the Triangulum Galaxy does not appear to have a supermassive black hole at its center. This may be because the mass of a galaxy's central supermassive black hole correlates with the size of the galaxy's central bulge, and unlike the Milky Way and Andromeda, the Triangulum Galaxy is a pure disk galaxy with no bulge.[56]

Relationship with the Andromeda Galaxy

Triangulum on the collision paths of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.

As mentioned above, M33 is linked to M31 by several streams of neutral hydrogen[57] and stars,[57] which suggests that a past interaction between these two galaxies took place from 2 to 8 billion years ago,[58][59] and a more violent encounter will occur 2.5 billion years in the future.[57]

The fate of M33 was uncertain in 2009 beyond seeming to be linked to its larger neighbor M31. Suggested scenarios include being torn apart and absorbed by the greater companion, fueling the latter with hydrogen to form new stars; eventually exhausting all of its gas, and thus the ability to form new stars;[60] or participating in the collision between the Milky Way and M31, likely ending up orbiting the merger product and fusing with it much later. Two other possibilities are a collision with the Milky Way before the Andromeda Galaxy arrives or an ejection out of the Local Group.[61] Astrometric data from Gaia appears in 2019 to rule out the possibility that M33 and M31 are in orbit. If correct, M33 is on its first infall proper into the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).[62]

Planetary nebulae

Planetary nebulae are not only important contributors to the chemical enrichment of galaxies, but provide valuable information on single and binary stellar evolution. In addition, these objects seem to always produce very bright planetary nebulae with consistent luminosities, regardless of the galaxy's mass, age, or metallicity. This feature is very useful as a standard candle for distance measurements.

Large systematic research on this topic has been done by Rebeca Galera-Rosillo and co-authors in 2018.[63] This work benefited from the use of the INT and WHT telescopes located at La Palma island. As a result of this study, three new planetary nebulae were discovered.

Newly discovered PNe (2018), Rebeca named the PNe after her closest family members.

GCM 1 (Ovejisaurio),01:34:48.86+31:05:14.8

GCM 2, (Cuchilla Andante)01:33:45.20+30:21:22.0

GCM 3, (Sewi)01:33:52.30+30:21:12.0

The UP manifest on the right is actually coming at you, running long nose forward with 3 engines of light power. But, the crashed computerized signal system at the diamond isn't letting it through to Global 3. So, the conductor of the light power lets a "Z" train through first (with the DPU on the left), then flags the light power on the right to come through. Shot at the Rochelle, IL Railroad Park.

Equipment: Celestron NexStar 8SE Computerized Telescope, CGEM Mount, 80mm PHD guide scope. Camera: Canon T1i

computerized

While riding Space Mountain, I kept hearing a computerized voice saying "Zone 13, rerouting. Zone 12, rerouting. Zone 11, etc..." Then we suddenly came to a stop at some trim breaks.

A few moments passed, the music stopped, then the lights came on. A few moments after that, a group of 5 team members came rushing up the steps and said "Hang on, you're about to do something most people don't get to do!" I assumed we were going to be walked off but they ended up pushing us down the track like it was a bobsled!

We were at nice gentle coast all the way to the loading area, where, they relocked our safety latches, and sent us off again.

Long before today's blow-everything-up computerized action movies, bards recited poems that had the power to elicit images such as this one in their listeners' imaginations and those of highly skilled painters.

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Gillis van Valckenborch (1570-1622)

Oil on canvas.

EKM VM 140

Kardriorg Palace Art Museum

Tallinn, Estonia

Thehistorical painter Gillis van Valckenborch, who escaped religious persecution by moving from the southern Netherlands to Frankfurt, painted this dramatic night scene on the basis of the story of the destruction of Troy from Homer's Iliad.

He has depicted the moment when th spirit of the fallen hero Achilles ap-peared and demanded the sacrifice of

the traitorous Polyxena, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, who had been promised to him as a wife.

Polyxena escaped death thanks to Odysseus's masterful diplomacy: to appease Achilles's wrath, a new marriage contract was concluded between Polyxena and Achilles's son Pyrrhus.

As was characteristic of the art of the era, the central story is hidden in the abundance of human figures (lower right) which emphasise the chaos accompanying the destruction of the city.

The world's largest computerized facade on the Al Bahr towers in Abu Dhabi

Buttonholer attachment and cams. I hated making buttonholes as it was so hard to line up--same with the cams. I love the computerized machines so much--it's all easier!

Using the computerized dietary-intake survey program that was developed and validated by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) scientists’ nutritionist Grace Omolewa-Tomobi uses serving-size aides to help a study participant to recall food portions and beverages she consumed while in the study on Feb. 29, 2012. USDA photo by Stephen Ausmus.

I made two of these, and they took about 40 hours each. They are 9.5" and they are art sculptures that do not move. I did not cut corners on any aspect of them. It is incredibly difficult to sculpt a 3-D character from a computerized cartoon image.

I am NOT interested in making any more, so sorry but there will only ever be two made by me :-)

Our cataloguing systems haven't really changed since 1960s, but indexing and searching has been computerized. Plus we invented subject headings somewhere along the line.

Proper anchoring requires knowledge, experience, skill, the right gear, and a measure of good luck.

When we anchor Salvation II, we're relying on several hundred feet of anchor chain and an anchor to keep the boat - all 60,000 pounds of it - from "dragging anchor," or taking off on its own across the water like a dog that has escaped his tether.

Once the anchor has been lowered and set, a process I won't describe here, the question then becomes whether the anchor is holding.

There are many ways to figure this out. If there's a strong wind and/or a swift current, you're going to know right away, because the scenery on the shore is going to start moving.

What we do is get out our dedicated laptop that has computerized charts and a feed for a GPS device. Once the chart plotter software and GPS are up and running, I turn on a feature that shows the boat's track with a red line. In this photo, the taupe represents the shore; the blue, shallow water; and the white, deeper water.

An anchor isn't a pin driven through the heart of the boat that keeps it motionless. The boat will move in response to the winds and, more importantly, the tides.

This is a photo of the computerized chart showing the boat's motion at anchor. The boat is the green icon. The red lines trace the boat's motion on the water.

What we're looking for is that nice, reassuring snarl of red lines. It tells us the boat is moving, but only as far as the anchor will let it.

What we don't want to see is the little green icon representing the boat moving away from the snarled red lines on a more or less straight course, dragging its anchor behind it.

You won't be tested on this, but we will.

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The Postcard

A postcard that was published by P. Sander of Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The card was posted in Atlantic City on Tuesday the 7th. November 1922 to:

Miss Shoia Morse,

London Orphan School,

Stratford,

London,

England.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dearest Shoia,

Thanks for your letter.

I have just returned from

Philadelphia, been away

two weeks and had a

lovely time.

How are you getting on?

Hoping you are well.

With fond love from

Uncle and Auntie

xxxxxx"

Bally's Atlantic City

Bally's Atlantic City is a casino hotel on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, owned and operated by the Bally's Corporation.

The Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel stood on the site before the casino was built. It is famous for its address of "Park Place and the Boardwalk", two locations popularized by the board game Monopoly. Bally's is one of the largest hotels on the boardwalk with nearly 1,169 rooms.

Its historic Dennis Tower was constructed in stages between 1906-1929.

In 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino was opened as an expansion of Bally's.

History of the Site

The site now occupied by Bally's was originally the location of two separate hotels - the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel and the Dennis Hotel.

(a) The Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel

The Marlborough House was built in 1900 by Josiah White III in the Queen Anne style. White expanded the resort in 1905 with a new, separate wing, built entirely of concrete, which opened in 1906 as the Blenheim. The hotel was then renamed the Marlborough-Blenheim.

(b) The Dennis Hotel

The Dennis Hotel began as a pre-Civil War cottage built by William Dennis. After the war, it was acquired by Joseph H. Borton, who built a large addition in 1892, in the French chateau style.

The Dennis was sold to Walter Buzby just after the turn of the twentieth century who added a huge new six-story eastern wing, which was completed in 1906. It is the oldest portion still standing.

In 1910, the 1892 Michigan Avenue west wing was demolished and replaced with a larger six-storey wing.

In 1925, Buzby had Smedley design a huge ten-story rear wing, containing a new lobby and ballrooms, which would connect the eastern and western wings extending to the Boardwalk.

In 1929 Buzby hired a Philadelphia Quaker firm, Price and Walton, to design a seven-storey addition to the west wing, which extended it seventy feet toward the ocean, bringing it even with the 1906 wing. This gave the Dennis its current form.

In 1969, the Buzby family sold the Dennis for $4 million to Gary and Lewis Malamut. When they defaulted on the mortgage in 1975, the hotel was returned to the Buzby family. It was soon after foreclosed by the First National Bank of South Jersey.

Bally's Park Place (1979–2000)

In 1977, flamboyant art dealer Reese Palley and local attorney Martin Blatt purchased the Marlborough-Blenheim from the White family. They intended to spend $35 million on renovations, preserving the Blenheim wing, while razing the Marlborough to make way for a modern casino hotel.

Palley successfully got the Blenheim wing placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. In June 1977, Bally Manufacturing, the world's largest producer of slot machines, leased the Marlborough-Blenheim from Palley and Blatt for 40 years, with an option for a further 100 years.

On the 17th. August 1977, Bally announced that it had purchased the neighboring Dennis Hotel for $4 million from the First National Bank of South Jersey. On the 25th. October 1977, Josiah White IV, grandson of the Marlborough-Blenheim's founder, presided over the closure of that hotel, locking its front door.

After Bally took control of the two properties, it announced plans to raze all three hotel buildings - the Marlborough, the Blenheim, and the Dennis, despite protests, to make way for the new "Bally's Park Place Casino and Hotel", an $83 million casino/hotel.

The new resort was to have a 39-storey, octagonal hotel tower and a huge three-level podium, containing a 75,000 square-foot casino, along with other resort and convention facilities. However, in an effort to offset costs and open the casino as soon as possible, the Dennis Hotel was retained to serve as the temporary hotel for Bally's until a new tower could be built.

In November 1978, Bally demolished the Marlborough-Blenheim and quickly cleared the land to begin building Bally's Park Place Casino. The casino opened on the 30th. December 1979, with the newly renovated Dennis serving as its hotel.

In 1989, Bally constructed a 750-room hotel tower in a modern style, with an exterior of light pink glass. On the 2nd. July 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino opened as the second casino at Bally's.

Bally's Atlantic City (2000–Present)

In 2000, Bally's Park Place changed its name and became Bally's Atlantic City. The adjacent Claridge Hotel and Casino was purchased and incorporated into Bally's in 2003, and was renamed the Claridge Tower. The casino in the Claridge Tower was named The Ridge. The casino was renovated in 2008 from a standard casino floor to an upscale lounge-casino.

In 2005, Harrah's Entertainment purchased Bally's. In 2008, Harrah's spent $38.5 million to purchase the row of shops between the Dennis Tower and the boardwalk, and then spent a further $23 million to demolish the shops and restore the open plaza, and to restore the facade of the Dennis Tower and renovate its rooms.

In 2012, The Ridge closed its gambling and food amenities. The tower's 500 hotel rooms continued to be used for Bally's guests until it was sold in 2013, to be reopened as the independent Claridge Hotel.

In October 2017, ownership of Bally's was transferred to Vici Properties. In April 2020, Twin River Worldwide Holdings (later Bally's Corporation) agreed to buy Bally's Atlantic City from Vici. The deal excluded the Wild Wild West Casino which contains a sports betting facility, and operations were transferred to Caesars Atlantic City.

Twin River also announced that they would acquire a license to give Bally's their own sports book, online sports betting, and I-Gaming. The sale was completed in November 2020.

Gaming

The casino at Bally's has over 83,569 sq ft (7,763.8 m2) of gaming space, with approximately 1500 slot machines. Table games include Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, Roulette, Spanish 21, Let it Ride, and Pai Gow Tiles.

Specialty games and poker variations known as "Carnival Games" include Mississippi Stud, 3-Card Poker, 4-Card Poker, Heads Up Hold’em, High Card Flush, and Pai Gow Poker.

Recent developments include games which combine the features of live table games with those of slot machines: The multi-player Roulette automatically spins the ball, but the bet and payout function is mostly handled by computerized video terminals for each player.

A similar multi-player machine throws a pair of large craps dice. Bally's also has a FanDuel sportsbook which offers sports betting. As provided by local and state law, there are scattered areas where smoking is permitted, totaling 25% of the official gaming space. (Aside from this exception, smoking is banned by law throughout the rest of the casino and hotel).

Under New Jersey law, persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to gamble. They may only pass through the main aisles of the casino when accompanied by someone over 21 years old to cross between hotel areas and exits, and may not stop or slow down to observe the games.

Desmond 'Dizzy' de Villiers

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, the 7th. November 1922 marked the birth of Desmond ‘Dizzy’ de Villiers.

Desmond was chief test pilot at de Havilland, and the world's first open-cockpit pilot to reach supersonic speed.

The Life of Desmond de Villiers

Desmond de Villiers was educated at Bedford Modern School. During World War II he was a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force, and was awarded the AFC. He principally flew Beaufighters in RAF Fighter Command and RAF Coastal Command.

In 1943, de Villiers was seconded to de Havilland where he became chief test pilot, and the world's first open-cockpit pilot to reach supersonic speed (albeit inadvertently, the cockpit canopy flew off mid-flight and landed in the garden of a house in Blundellsands near Southport).

He was also the second British pilot to exceed Mach 2.

Desmond was chief experimental test pilot on the English Electric Lightning programme (making more than 1,000 flights). During his test career, he flew more than 6,000 hours in 130 different aircraft.

In 1951, de Villiers flew the Mamba Marathon at the Farnborough Airshow.

Retirement and Death of Desmond de Villiers

De Villiers retired from test flying in 1967. He died on the 19th. June 1976 at the young age of 53.

The X-29, featuring one of the most unusual aircraft designs in aviation history, was flown as a technology demonstrator. The concepts and technologies explored were the use of advanced composites in aircraft construction; variable-camber wing surfaces; the unique forward-swept wing and its thin supercritical airfoil; strake flaps; and a computerized fly-by-wire flight control system that overcame the aircraft's instability. 1990-un-edited-Not part of my personal collection

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists, engineers, and computer scientists have developed a new computed tomography (CT, also known as computerized axial tomography or CAT) x-ray system to image nuclear weapon components removed temporarily from the stockpile for inspection. The Confined Large Optical Scintillator Screen and Imaging System (CoLOSSIS) consists of a scintillator (a material that emits light when struck by ionizing radiation); a pyramid-shaped central mirror; four turning mirrors; and four high-resolution, low-intensity visible-light charge-coupled-device (CCD) cameras. The system’s software assembles the collected digital radiographs into a large three-dimensional (3D) image that scientists can “walk through” to discover any problems or anomalies. CoLOSSIS has been installed at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas. [More information]

Hot tub lung is associated with exposure to Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex (MAC) when present in aerosols from indoor hot tubs/spas as well as swimming pools, showers, humidifiers, and wind instruments.

High resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) findings are usually diffuse centrilobular nodules and/or ground glass opacities. Cavitary nodules have also been reported.

It is generally considered to be a form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis {HP), but since MAC has been cultured from lung tissue there is uncertainty as to whether it represents an infection, hypersensitivity, or a combination of both. Biopsy usually shows non-necrotizing granulomas which may be localized around airways; necrotizing granulomas are sometimes present. Granulomas are present in the lumens of small bronchioles as well as in the interstitium and airspaces. Airspace granulomas may also be seen in sarcoidosis, but they are not nearly as numerous and conspicuous as they are in hot tub lung. The granulomas are usually larger and more well-formed than those seen in non-mycobacterial HP. Organizing pneumonia is often present. AFB stains of granulomas are usually negative but may be positive. Lymphangitic distribution of granulomas and granulomatous vasculitis are characteristic features of sarcoidosis that are not seen in hot tub lung. Hot tub lung can be suspected, but not diagnosed, based on biopsy findings alone. In addition to histologic findings, definitive diagnosis requires a history of indoor hot tub use or exposure to aerosolized water contaminated with MAC.

Images contributed by Dr. Sam Albadri - @sam_albadri.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists, engineers, and computer scientists have developed a new computed tomography (CT, also known as computerized axial tomography or CAT) x-ray system to image nuclear weapon components removed temporarily from the stockpile for inspection. The Confined Large Optical Scintillator Screen and Imaging System (CoLOSSIS) consists of a scintillator (a material that emits light when struck by ionizing radiation); a pyramid-shaped central mirror; four turning mirrors; and four high-resolution, low-intensity visible-light charge-coupled-device (CCD) cameras. The system’s software assembles the collected digital radiographs into a large three-dimensional (3D) image that scientists can “walk through” to discover any problems or anomalies. CoLOSSIS has been installed at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas. [More information]

1. Aim Allan wake

2. I told people outloud, that i live in fever swamp by goosebumps and philly the movie, with will smith and bald guy, about isolation, gays, and aids, but everyone around me thinks I'm in hbos the wire.

3. Just how he computer7zed my internet to not help me, and only let disinterested people see my websites, he computerized 300 miles where i live, to all hate me, and all the hot girls only like the guys who hate me, and he gives the guys who help spread propaganda against me really hot pussy, and i could tell ppl 100percent the truth, and no one would care here in fever swamp, only if they going to suck a hot glitch, cause were there's100s roar the guys"the troops here " and I'm reserve, any guy here can get hot women, and there 1000s and I'm one guy, I'm the one with massive attention, and they are dumb....but in there biodome, they win, they all can have hot babes , i can not, there the troops, i signed up for army, I'm not, i getinsulted 24/7, while they score hot babes like rockstars

Photography shot at location in Coral Gables, FL

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Released in September 2001 for the 2002 model year, Toyota released the Camry XV30 series as a larger sedan, but without a station wagon for the first time. The wagon's demise occurred due to its sales erosion to minivans and crossover SUVs.

Toyota redesigned this series from the ground up for the first time since the V30 and XV10. Through efficiency gains such as increased computerization, and by having the XV30 ride on the K platform introduced with the Toyota Highlander (XU20) of 2000, Toyota expedited the XV30 production development stage to 26 months, down from 36 months with the XV20. As a consequence, Toyota claimed the XV30 to have cost 30 percent less to design and develop than its predecessor. XV30 also had increased parts content over the XV20, but did not cost any more to manufacture.

Until the 2003 model year, the Camry Solara remained on the XV20 series chassis, and received only minor styling upgrades to the front and rear ends. However, the Solara did receive the same 2.4-liter 2AZ-FE I4 engine that was available on the Camry sedan. The US received three engine options, a 115 kW (154 hp) 2.4-liter inline-four, a 142 kW (190 hp) 3.0-liter V6, and a 157 kW (210 hp) 3.3-liter version of the same. The 3.3-liter was only available for the Camry's sportier "SE" model.

The white Camry here is undoubtedly a better car than any of the other designed this month. Faster, safer, more efficient, quieter. These are all the hallmarks of progress. The Camry's design, however, is the very definition of cautious.

In the future, no doubt, there will be some people who get misty eyed when they see one drive down the road. As mentioned, not a bad car, but not inspired either.

Times Square, New York City, New Years Eve Ball Drop, 2012 - 2013

The Times Square Ball is a time ball located atop the One Times Square building in New York City, primarily utilized as part of New Year's Eve celebrations held in Times Square. Yearly at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 31, the ball is lowered 77 feet (23 m) down a specially designed flagpole, resting on the midnight to signal the start of the new year. The first ball drop in Times Square took place on December 31, 1907, and has been held annually since (except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts). The ball's design has also been updated over the years to reflect new advances in technologies—its original design utilized 100 incandescent light bulbs, iron, and wood in its construction, while its current incarnation features a computerized LED lighting system and an outer surface consisting of triangle-shaped crystal panels. As of 2009, the ball is also displayed atop One Times Square year-round and is removed only for general maintenance.

The Times Square ball drop is one of the best-known New Year's celebrations internationally, attended by at least one million spectators yearly, with an estimated global audience of at least 1 billion. The prevalence of the Times Square ball drop has also inspired other similar "drops" held locally in other cities and towns around the world.

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” from American Idol as the host

Performers of the 2012 - 2013 celebration Carly Rae Jepsen, Neon Trees, Flo Rida, Pitbull, with Taylor Swift, in the headliner position just before midnight.

For more on New Years Eve in Times Square visit:

www.timessquarenyc.org/

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Times Square, New York City, USA, North America

12-31-2012

The tea containers were still absent when I was here the week prior: flic.kr/p/nk4Zvn, and may of been some of the very last things done to cap off this massive remodel/expansion. Maybe the shaved ice/slushie machine needs a software update to be operational!?? Looks like a very nice computer monitor on it, but a computerized slushie machine seems like a bit of overkill!

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Kroger, 2004-built, Goodman Rd. at Getwell Rd., Southaven MS

Art by Sherrie Thai of Shaireproductions.com

Medium: Traditional pen/ink and digital illustration, inspired by Edward Curtis photograph. The title is a collage with handwritten and computerized fonts.

​IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu has opened the second session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) (16-20 February), which is being chaired by Mrs Anneliese Jost (Germany). Items on the agenda include: revision of SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations; development of second generation intact stability criteria; passenger ship matters including computerized stability support for the master in case of flooding and amendments to SOLAS in relation to the opening of passenger ship watertight doors; and revisions to the Interim Guidelines for wing-in-ground (WIG) craft.