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Other than the spring-loaded trigger, this shot shows off all the major features of the model: The bolt (retracted) and the removable magazine, which has a more accurate shape in this updated version. This also highlights the reinforced stock - whenever I'd take the mag out of the old model, I had to take any weight off the stock of the gun lest it snap off. Now, I've managed to incorporate some Technic beams that mean the forces on the bottom end of the stock are transferred to the upper 'spine' of the model, and the whole thing is very sturdy.
A ruby-crowned kinglet is perched on a thorny branch, its feathers fluffed up against a softly focused background. The sunlight creates a gentle glow, highlighting the bird's delicate features!!!
So I have been busy with my study lately which is why I didn't post anything for a long time.
This model features an engine which can be removed, opening hatches, suspension (though it doesn't work that well because of a lack of space) and Brickmania Tracklinks. Furthermore it is 11 studs wide. I am really proud of this! I studied a lot of blueprints for this though I didn't measure any dimensions while building.
Please let me know what you think, I'm really curious for your opinions. Also I will post a breakdown of the front of the turret.
Credits to @Andrew Somers for inspiration for the front of the turret and to @Simon T James for the suspension. Enjoy!
Today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus. NGC 5643 is what’s known as a grand design spiral, referring to how the galaxy’s two large, winding spiral arms are clear to see. The spiral arms are defined by bright blue stars, lacy reddish-brown dust clouds and pink star-forming regions.
As fascinating as the galaxy appears at visible wavelengths, some of NGC 5643’s most interesting features are invisible to the human eye. Ultraviolet and X-ray images and spectra of NGC 5643 show that the galaxy hosts an active galactic nucleus: an especially bright galactic core powered by a feasting supermassive black hole. When a supermassive black hole ensnares gas from its surroundings, the gas collects in a disc that heats up to hundreds of thousands of degrees. The superheated gas shines brightly across the electromagnetic spectrum, but especially at X-ray wavelengths.
NGC 5643’s active galactic nucleus isn’t the brightest source of X-rays in the galaxy, though. Researchers using ESA’s XMM-Newton discovered an even brighter X-ray-emitting object, called NGC 5643 X-1, on the galaxy’s outskirts. What could be a more powerful source of X-rays than a supermassive black hole? Surprisingly, the answer appears to be a much smaller black hole! While the exact identity of NGC 5643 X-1 is not yet known, evidence points to a black hole that is about 30 times more massive than the Sun. Locked in an orbital dance with a companion star, the black hole ensnares gas from its stellar companion, creating a superheated disc that outshines the galactic centre.
NGC 5643 was also the subject of a previous Picture of the Week. The new image incorporates additional wavelengths of light, including the red color that is characteristic of gas heated by massive young stars.
[Image Description: A close-up of a spiral galaxy, seen face-on. Its center is a bright white point, surrounded by a large yellowish oval with thin lines of dust swirling in it. From the sides of the oval emerge two bright spiral arms which wind through the round disc of the galaxy, filled with shining pink spots where stars are forming and more dark reddish dust. Many stars can be seen in the foreground, over and around the galaxy.]
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess, D. Thilker, D. De Martin (ESA/Hubble), M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble); CC BY 4.0
The National Theater and Concert Hall: the Eyes of Taiwan
Located in the Boai District in central Taipei, the National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH) features a traditional Chinese palace-like structure. The gold roofs, overturned edges, Chinese red colonnades and colorful arches demonstrate an elegant and imposing manner. The two buildings and the four adjacent plazas create an interesting and artistic living landscape, becoming one of the most significant landmarks in Taipei. The architectural streamline drawn by the overturned edges of these majestic and classic national art sanctuaries inspires people to imagine the future on the basis of classicism.
1987 is an unforgettable year for Taiwanese people. A bullish stock market advanced the economic development to the climax; the lift of Martial Law guided political reforms towards the path of democracy; and the birth of the NTCH realized the long-term expectations of artists and the people, and proclaimed the inception of the country’s Renaissance. It is not only the best performing arts center in Taiwan, but heralds the internationalization of Taiwan’s performing arts.
When NTCH was first established, it aimed to enhance the national art level by introducing world-famous artists and organizations such as the New York Philharmonic, the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Three Tenors. Gradually, NTCH started to present local art groups such as the Cloud Gate Dance Theater, the Legend Lin Dance Theater, the U Theatre, the Han Tang Yuefu and the NSO (or Philharmonia Taiwan). These locally-nourished groups first gained a footing in Taiwan and shared what they accomplished in terms of art production with the local people. They later got connected with the international community to show the beauty of Taiwan’s art.
It is often said that eyes are the window to the soul. The National Theater and Concert Hall are just like the eyes of Taiwan which fully express the national spirit and culture, encourage creativity internally, and represent Taiwan internationally. The NTCH has attracted many local and international figures to enjoy its excellent performances, helped Taiwanese groups to pursue their international careers, and promoted foreign exchange and communication, raising the visibility of Taiwan’s beauty.
In 1975, the NTCH was designed by Ho-Mou Architect Firm with a total cost of NT$7 billion (US$250 million); a “German and Dutch Team” composed of Germany-based GNH and Holland-based Philips was in charge of hardware facilities such as stereos, stages and lighting. The entire project was completed in 1987, and the managing organization was named the National Chang Kai Shek Cultural Center (or generally known as the National Theater and Concert Hall). During the ten years of construction, the agricultural and commercial society of Taiwan was transformed into an industrial and commercial one and martial law was lifted. The completion of the NTCH proclaimed the inception of a new era of art and culture.
The NTCH features a traditional Chinese-like palace structure with gold glazed roof tiles and Chinese red colonnades. Its appearance is in harmony with that of the CKS Memorial Hall, and its advanced facilities and quality materials conform to the international standard. Among them, the Concert Hall’s organ is claimed to be the largest organ in Asia. The sumptuous and gallant NTCH has attracted many heads of state and foreign dignitaries including former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, former President of Costa Rica Rafael Calderon, former first lady of the United States Betty Ford, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, and former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, all of which have contributed to Taiwan’s diplomacy.
As Taiwan’s most significant world-class performance venue, the NTCH has invited, produced, leased and co-organized countless programs. Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras from the Three Tenors, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are some of the frequent performers; large performance groups such as the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, the Australian Ballet Company and the Nederlands Dans Theater have performed at the NTCH repeatedly. The late French pantomime Marcel Marceau, dance master Martha Graham, maestros Sergiu Celibidache and Giuseppe Sinopoli, violinist Issac Stern, and pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva have also left with us their precious images in the NTCH’s history.
In 2007, the name of the CKS Memorial Park, which had a political implication, was changed to the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Park, and the CKS Memorial Hall was renamed the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall. Along with the fall of the authoritative rule, the NTCH has become more accessible to the public by improving its route connecting the MRT station and facilities. Throughout the journey, the development of Taiwan’s performing arts took off in the 1980s and keeps pace with the world in the 21st century. At its prime of life, the NTCH continues to work hard towards enriching Taiwan’s creativity with a keen and forward-looking vision.
When the NTCH was first established, it was operated as an official agency. With strong advice from the art and culture circles, the center was restructured as the “National CKS Cultural Center on March 1, 2004, and the Executive Juridical Body became the first executive juridical body in Taiwan. Thereafter, the NTCH, possessing both financial protection and autonomous operation, is capable of developing along with international trends and demonstrates Taiwan’s image and power through art and culture.
This photo features an architectural icon, the Miami Tower, flashing off the colors of the city’s basketball team, the Miami Heat of the NBA (National Basketball Association). On this particular night, the Heat had defeated the Milwaukee Bucks for the second night in a row at the American Airlines Arena, and the city was going crazy with excitement.
I am not a big sports buff by any means, but I always love to witness a city’s population get excited about an event. It’s that invigorating energy of the people that really makes the city sizzle with anticipation and vibrancy -- and that’s something I love to see, witness, and capture on camera if at all possible. It’s the city’s endemic energy that contributes to the personality of the city, which is always significant for me to showcase.
I almost did not take this photograph on account of having explored the city, mostly on foot, and carrying my gear all day long. I was exhausted, without a doubt. Didn’t really care about the game by the time I got back to my hotel room. I knew the Heat had won, but I didn’t think much of it. I undressed, drank some cold water, opened the curtains of the window and looked towards the city. People were out and about, still rooting for the Heat’s victory. I smiled and looked up. That’s when I saw it -- The Miami Tower lit up in red and white, acknowledging the victory of the Miami Heat for all to see, including the overexerted photographer from Seattle looking forward to a few hours of sleep before sunrise. All the previous nights, Miami Tower’s lights typically changed to different colors in a random pattern, but this night, it was red and white on purpose, and remained so.
I thought long and hard -- How often would this happen while I was still in town? If Miami loses the next game against Milwaukee, the loss would not likely be acknowledged with the team colors on the Tower. It was almost midnight. If I waited any longer, the Tower itself might switch off its lights for the night and it would still be a lost opportunity. I shook my head, got dressed again, hauled my gear, and headed to the vantage point (one of the Metromover stations) to get this shot just for documentation. Very happy I did in retrospect. It was worth it, though my feet would have disagreed vehemently.
The Miami Heat went on to become the NBA’s Eastern Conference champions for the third consecutive year. For a few minutes, I can admit I caught the “Spirit of the Heat” as well.
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Heliopsis scabra, is known also as "Summer sun"
Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates drought, but does better if regularly watered. Tolerates wide range of soils, including poor ones. Tolerates some light shade, but plants grown in too much shade tend to require support. Remove spent flowers to extend the blooming season. This cultivar comes true from seed.
Noteworthy Characteristics
This oxeye cultivar is a compact, clump-forming, upright perennial which typically grows 2-3' tall. Features single to double, daisy-like flowers (2-3" diameter) with golden yellow rays and deep orange-yellow center disks atop stiff stems that seldom need staking. Noted for its lengthy summer to early fall bloom period. Coarse, serrate, ovate to lanceolate, deep green foliage. Heliopsis is both similar in appearance to and closely related to Helianthus, the true sunflower. Good fresh cut flower.
A shot of the northern hemisphere of the waxing gibbous Moon taken in Ortigia, Sicily. This image features Crater Aristoteles in Mare Frigoris and Crater Eudoxus in Montes Caucasus. Also featured are Vallis Alpes, Crater Archimedes, Crater Aristillus, and Crater Autolycus in Mare Imbrium. Mare Serenetatis is at the bottom of the image.
Best 80% of 1,000 frames captured with FireCapture and processed in PIPP, Registax, and Photoshop.
Equipment:
Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
Alt-Az Mount
ZWO ASI120 MC imaging camera
Good things come in threes!
This Webb image features a special galaxy that appears three times. Why? There's a galaxy cluster here whose mass and gravity are so great that time and space around it gets warped. This magnifies, multiplies, and distorts distant galaxies behind the cluster, such as the one highlighted in the three white boxes. The effect is known as gravitational lensing.
The tripled galaxy contains an exploding star, part of a Type Ia (pronounced One-A) supernova. These supernovae have a standard brightness, but this particular galaxy’s supernova has been magnified by the cluster to look closer and brighter. By comparing the standard brightness with how bright this supernova appears to be, we can calculate the true distance of its galaxy.
Learn more: esawebb.org/images/potm2302a/
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Kelly
Image description: Stars and galaxies, in shades of white and reddish orange, are scattered across a dark background. Larger stars resemble snowflakes due to their eight-pointed diffraction spike pattern. The galaxies come in an assortment of sizes and shapes: spirals, arcs, blobs and dots. In the upper right corner, there is a foreground galaxy cluster with a diffuse white glow. Behind the cluster are galaxies that have been magnified, distorted and multiplied due to the sheer mass and gravity of the cluster, an effect called gravitational lensing. One of these magnified galaxies is of note to astronomers. It appears three times in the upper right corner, and each of its appearances is highlighted with a small white box. This galaxy looks like a tiny orange spiral. In all three white boxes, there are other tiny orange or white light sources right next to it.
Features:
-J-Tac Custom Receiver
-ARFX stock
-Magpul MIAD pistol grip
-Magpul XTM rail covers
-Geissele SMR-style RIS
-VLTOR Low Profile gas block
-AAC Blackout flash hider
-Mepro 21M RDS
Fun with photoshop.
These are some of the main action features on my big blue ship, from 12 o clock, clockwise;
Removable roof section for access (includes fold away rotating defence turret)
Top of mechanism which turns to close the doors between the bridge and hanger.
Easy remove section for access to bridge.
Landing thrusters can be angled.
Minifig side access.
All four grey panels can be opened for access.
Rear door opens.
I'm not an octopus, if I was there would be eight features.
The photo features several lifeguard towers silhouetted against a gradient sky , taken at the Golden Hour, that transitions from warm orange and pink hues near the horizon to a soft blue above. The contrast between the dark towers and the vibrant sky draws attention to the structures, creating a sense of vigilance and quiet readiness.
The fading light of the sunset casts long shadows and emphasises the silhouettes of the towers, giving the scene a dramatic and slightly ominous feel. The gradient of colours in the sky adds depth and enhances the overall mood, suggesting the calmness of the end of the day while hinting at the potential dangers that lie beneath the ocean's surface.
The image can be seen as a visual metaphor for the unseen dangers that lurk in the waters off Cape Cod. The lifeguard towers stand as silent sentinels, symbolising human efforts to monitor and protect against the threats posed by seal hunting sharks. The peaceful beauty of the sunset contrasts with the underlying tension of the potential menace, creating a powerful narrative about the balance between nature's beauty and its dangers.
Entry for the Ironman suit contest.
Snowburst features: a modded Commando helmet and my custom waterslide decals.
The image above features the well-known Pleiades open star cluster at right and the California Nebula at left.
Canon EOS modified camera 22x4min Canon EF 50/1.4 (f/5.6) iso 800 EQ5 Hungary, Székesfehérvár 03-09-2016
My version of the ultimate minifig sized AAT. Features both a focus on absolute movie accurracy, as well as incorporating some minifig functions into the model where it made sense.
•Two versions: Trade federation variant, and Clone Wars edition Blue and gray
•868 parts for Tan version. 872 parts for CIS variant
•Main turret spins 360 degrees and gun barrel can pivot.
•Side Canons rotate up and down.
•Torpedo tube Stud-shooters
•Fully openable top hatch, with room for a folded up Commander Battle Droid, with the hatch closed.
•Openable front hatch section, with room for a Pilot Battle Droid (driver)
•Can carry two Infantry Battle Droids on each side.
Beautiful Golden Ratio Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess! Helen of Troy! Pretty Athletic Woman!
The golden gun is designed with proportions of the golden ratio! Learn more here:
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I am working on several books on "epic photography," and I recently finished a related one titled: The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Why the Fibonacci Numbers Exalt Beauty and How to Create PHI Compositions in Art, Design, & Photography: An Artistic and Scientific Introduction to the Golden Mean . Message me on facebook for a free review copy!
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The Golden Ratio also informs the design of the golden revolver on all the swimsuits and lingerie, as well as the 45surf logo!
The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Dr. E’s Golden Ratio Principle: The golden ratio exalts beauty because the number is a characteristic of the mathematically and physically most efficient manners of growth and distribution, on both evolutionary and purely physical levels. The golden ratio ensures that the proportions and structure of that which came before provide the proportions and structure of that which comes after. Robust, ordered growth is naturally associated with health and beauty, and thus we evolved to perceive the golden ratio harmonies as inherently beautiful, as we saw and felt their presence in all vital growth and life—in the salient features and proportions of humans and nature alike, from the distribution of our facial features and bones to the arrangements of petals, leaves, and sunflowers seeds. As ratios between Fibonacci Numbers offer the closest whole-number approximations to the golden ratio, and as seeds, cells, leaves, bones, and other physical entities appear in whole numbers, the Fibonacci Numbers oft appear in nature’s elements as “growth’s numbers.” From the dawn of time, humanity sought to salute their gods in art and temples exalting the same proportion by which all their vital sustenance and they themselves had been created—the golden ratio.
Exalt in the glorious golden ratio! facebook.com/goldennumberratio
Recently I decided to make some of the ARC Troopers that were seen in Season 3 of the Clone Wars. So here is my ARC Trooper Havoc!
He features water-slide decals designed and applied by me, MMCB cloth accessories, and CAC DC-17 hand blasters. I also gave him a CAC range finder which was originally white, but I painted it to be accurate. I also used my Clone Wars Phase 1 arm template which turned out good!
He is available on JPOCustoms.
If you favorite the photo, please comment your opinion in the comments below!
Trying out a new lens today at the OKC Zoo. Working great shooting through the steel cable mesh. It all but disappears when I get up close to it. Cougar resides in the Oklahoma Trails exhibit which features animals native to the Sooner State. Our beautiful world being passed on.
This greyscale, mottled image shows a patch of the Moon’s surface, and features an intriguing shape towards the top of the frame. This was actually made by a spacecraft – it marks the final resting place of ESA’s SMART-1 (Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-1).
Launched in 2003, SMART-1 was a Moon-orbiting probe that observed our cosmic companion for roughly three years. On 3 September 2006 the mission’s operations came to an end and the spacecraft was sent down to deliberately crash into the Moon, bouncing and grazing across the lunar surface at a speed of two kilometres per second and achieving Europe’s first lunar touchdown.
After the impact, a bright flash was seen at the boundary between lunar day and night by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii. However, as no other spacecraft were currently in orbit at the time to watch the event unfurl, it was not possible to pinpoint exactly where SMART-1 crashed. Scientists used orbit tracking, Earth-based simulations, and observations of the bright impact flash to estimate the location of the landing site, but the mission’s precise resting place remained unknown for over a decade.
Last year, high-resolution images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) revealed the whereabouts of SMART-1 – as shown here. The spacecraft carved out a four-metre-wide and 20-metre-long gouge as it crash-landed; it cut across a small crater and sent lunar soil flying outwards from its skidding, ricocheting path, creating the brighter patches of material seen either side of the crater, before coming to a halt at 34.262° south, 46.193° west.
Alongside searching for water ice on the Moon and observing and photographing our nearest celestial neighbour, SMART-1 played a key role in testing ion propulsion – an efficient type of propulsion that uses electrical energy to propel a spacecraft through space.
SMART-1 was ESA’s first mission to travel to deep space using this type of propulsion. Ion propulsion will also be used on the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission when it launches in October of this year towards Mercury.
The field of view in the image is 50 metres wide (north is up), with solar illumination coming from the west. SMART-1 touched down from north to south.
More about ESA’s lunar exploration
More about ESA’s lunar exploration
Credits: P. Stooke/B. Foing et al 2017/ NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Note the accumulation of iron (redox feature) and areas of reduction (gray color) from the lower subsoil of an Augusta soil.
For a detailed description of the soil, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/AUGUSTA.html
Redoximorphic features (RMFs) consist of color patterns in a soil that are caused by loss (depletion) or gain (concentration) of pigment compared to the matrix color, formed by oxidation/reduction of iron and/or manganese coupled with their removal, translocation, or accrual.
For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...
For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM
For additional information about soil classification using USDA-NRCS Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/keys-...
or;
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-...
For more information about Hydric Soils and their Field Indicators, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
One of the most amazing natural features of the Kimberley region is the tidal waterfall located deep within Talbot Bay in the Buccaneer Archipelago, but unlike any other waterfall, the water passes horizontally through two narrow coastal gorges. Massive tidal movements create this effect as water banks up against one side of the narrow cliff passage, to be repeated again on the turning tide. These “falls” were described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the GREATEST NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD!”
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Features: Custom designed and applied decals, Two DC-15 blaster,Custom cloth Kama and Pauldron, and a Decaled vambrace
Available here
www.dutchmicro.com/store/products/alpha-arc-trooper/
Cloth Items are by MMCB
Uluṟu also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as "Uluṟu / Ayers Rock", is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. Uluṟu is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluṟu is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluṟu and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The reason for colour change during sunset and sunrise is when the sun is low in the sky the atmosphere acts like a giant prism, splitting the sun’s rays into a colour spectrum. The light reaching Uluṟu and Kata Tjuta near sunrise and sunset is mainly from the red end of the spectrum and its reflection from the rock and any clouds in the sky gives the spectacular colour. The reddish-brown colour of the rocks and surrounding sand enhance these effects.
This card features Lawn Fawn's "Quinn's ABCs" stamp and die, "Riley's ABCs," "Blue Skies," "Plus One," and "Love You S'more" stamp sets. To view the details of this card, check out my blog! :)
This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 941, which lies about 55 million light-years from Earth. Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) collected the data that created this image. Beautiful NGC 941 is undoubtedly the main attraction in this view; however, the hazy-looking galaxy was not the motivation for collecting the data. That distinction belongs to an astronomical event that took place in the galaxy years before: the supernova SN 2005ad. The location of this faded supernova was observed as part of a study of multiple hydrogen-rich supernovae, also known as type II supernovae, to better understand the environments in which certain types of supernovae take place. While the study was conducted by professional astronomers, SN 2005ad itself owes its discovery to a distinguished amateur astronomer named Koichi Itagaki, who has discovered over 170 supernovae.
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick
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If your traditional Thanksgiving dinner features Roast Turkey then you know how important it is to include cranberry sauce. Its tart, refreshing taste is a great counterpoint to the turkey's heavy richness. A few years ago we discovered this bubbly Shiraz that pairs up with Roast Turkey in the same way. And just when you thought you couldn't eat another bite Black Bubbles relieves that "I'm stuffed" feeling and puts you back in the game. : )) I urge you to give this gem a try.
Please to hold the good folks at Shingleback Vineyards who craft this delicious wine in your thoughts or prayers for the McLaren Vale along with so much of Australia is having to cope with some of the worst brush fires ever.
hair stylist & make up: Angelo Di Caro by Dive e Divine
dresses: Pelledoca
location: Varchi Mobili - Gela
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This product features:
- 2 hold styles
- Cigarette/Joint props
- ASMR Sipping sound
- Smooth Drinking Animation
- Fully customizable HUD
The types of tea you can choose from:
English Breakfast, Peppermint, Ginger, Earl Grey, Cannabis, Green Tea, Lemon & Chai.
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Available to purchase now at the Equal10 Event.
Kadewe is the largest department store in mainland Europe, located in Berlin, Germany. It offers a wide range of luxury goods, including fashion, beauty, and homeware. The store also features a gourmet food hall with a variety of international delicacies.
"Inspired by the McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’, the 675LT features striking carbon fibre bodywork that increases downforce by an astonishing 40 percent over any other model in the Super Series.
Performance is similarly striking. The re-engineered M838TL V8 twin-turbocharged engine produces 675PS (666bhp) and 700Nm (516lb ft) – increases of 25PS (25bhp) and 22Nm (16lb ft) – and the seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox is now twice as fast.
The carbon fibre MonoCell provides the 675LT with an unrivalled combination of lightness, safety and stiffness, in common with all models in the McLaren Super Series. But an obsessive weight-saving strategy unlocks a further 100kg reduction compared with the 650S. From lightweight carbon fibre racing seats to a 1mm thinner windscreen, no opportunity to save weight has been overlooked.
Ultra lightweight forged alloy wheels and Pirelli P-ZERO™ Trofeo R tyres, carbon ceramic brakes and an uprated suspension system that embraces technology from the McLaren P1™ also contribute to the radical specification...."
~McLaren
Photographed driving around Monaco during Top Marques Monaco 2016.
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This unfurnished studio apartment features a skylight, kitchen, bathroom and closet. Rendered and bakes shadows and lighting. The kitchen has running water at the sink, decorative stove, decorative refrigerator, and an island counter. The bathroom has a working animated shower, animated toilet, running water at the tap and animated sink. The walk in closet has 3 shelves and 3 clothing racks. 9x16 Footprint with 25 Land Impact. Only at the Arcade September 2013
Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity
Tax the rich, feed the poor
Till there are no rich no more
Id love to change the world
But I dont know what to do
So Ill leave it up to you
Population keeps on breeding
Nation bleeding, still more feeding economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey, who needs money, monopoly
Nice, well-used R8 with all the original features including Reg Vardy sticker and plates as well as all four wheel trims. Looks a bit faded in places but on the whole a solid looking car. Current owner since 2005.
While briefly visiting Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, we had no firm plans or sights we wanted to explore - the park brochure was our only guide to the features of the park. Not far from the park entrance, just past Atlatl Rock, is a feature known as Arch Rock. Rock arches are normally fairly interesting subject matter, but this proved to be a difficult arch to photograph (due to its small size and inaccessability) but was fortunately surrounded by pretty fascinating eroded sandstone.
This patch of eroded sandstone, almost directly below the unremarkable arch, particularly caught my attention. It was a race to catch this photograph in time (particularly because setting up the large format camera still takes several minutes for me, and my preferred lens was not working properly at the time). Everything here was in the shadow of overhanging rock, but sunlight was just starting to break through, which really spoiled the color and quality of the light. I wanted make my photograph while the primary source of light was reflected sunlight from the red sand below, which gave a generally warm and mostly diffuse light. There is just a subtle feel that it is lit from below, which I rarely encounter in landscape photography.
The abstract character of this and my previous Valley of Fire photograph are a bit of a departure from my usual focus, but the color, light and textures seemed to speak for themselves and I was drawn to them. I suspect I will get back to more conventional landscape photographs next.
Tachihara 4x5 | Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6 | f/22 | 1/8 | Fuji Velvia 50 | Tripod
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Check out the contributions from my fellow travelers John and Suad, or look in our group photo pool.
our living room features part of the brasilia collection by broyhill premier (the collection was shown in the brazilian pavilion at the seattle world's fair!). this photo shows the console, commode (we have two, one is shown), cocktail table, arm and side chairs, and regular table. all were purchased at auction for under two hundred dollars total!
the lamp with the green shade is designer but i am not sure who - we have two.
the cream couch + chair (not shown) are designer unkown also.
The four women in charge of the effort to build and test the 212-foot-tall rocket stage that will enable NASA's first Artemis mission to the Moon watch as the first completed core stage for NASA's Space Launch System Program rolls out from the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Jan. 8, 2020. These key leaders are, from left, Lisa Bates, NASA Stages element deputy manager; Jennifer Boland-Masterson, Boeing Michoud production/operations manager; Julie Bassler, NASA Stages element manager; and, Noelle Zietsman, Boeing chief engineer. Each of these women manage the entire scope of design, development, testing and production of the complex core stage that will power the super heavy-lift rocket and the agency's Artemis lunar missions. Combined, the women have 90 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industries. Bassler and Bates previously held leadership positions within many NASA programs and projects, including International Space Station, space shuttle, microgravity experiments, robotic lunar landers and other launch vehicles. Â Manufacturing of the core stages for the SLS rocket is a multistep, collaborative process for NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor. The first core stage for Artemis I is undergoing the core stage Green Run test series at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, ahead of the program's first launch. Michoud manufacturing teams are currently producing core stages for the second and third Artemis missions.
NASA is working to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. SLS is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration, along with Orion and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon. SLS will be the most powerful rocket in the world and will send astronauts in the Orion spacecraft farther into space than ever before. No other rocket is capable of carrying astronauts in Orion around the Moon.
Image credit: NASA/Jude Guidry
Blocks September 2019 issue features my Pick-up truck instructions in "MOC this" column. You can build the little truck following the instructions. It has been funny taking "step by step" pictures and I love the outcome.
Alternatively you can see the instructions straight by clicking here.
Blocks is one of the most popular magazine about LEGO bricks. Each month it’s full of reviews, hints, how-to features, from LEGO experts. Honored to spot my MOCs on there!
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Some more of the larger lunar features captured just before the full Moon of January 31st, this time from the south western region. The large, dark crater on the terminator (on the left) is Crater Darwin. Below that is Crater Byrgius. Above Crater Byrgius is a row of three crater, these are (from left to right) Crater Fréres, Crater Henry, and Crater Cavendish. On the right of the image is Crater Mersenius and at the bottom is Crater Vieta.
Created from 2 x 1000 frame videos with the best 1000 frames selected.
Captured with FireCapture
Processed in AutoStakkert, Registax and Photoshop
Equipment:
Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Skywatcher EQ5 Mount
ZWO ASI1600 MC Pro camera
x2 Barlow with extension tubes
This image features an interacting galaxy system known as Arp-Madore 2105-332, that lies about 200 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Microscopium. Like other recent Hubble Pictures of the Week, this system belongs to the Arp-Madore catalogue of peculiar galaxies. The wonderful quality of this image also reveals several further galaxies, not associated with this system but fortuitously positioned in such a way that they appear to be forming a line that approaches the leftmost (in this image) component of Arp-Madore 2105-332, which is known individually as 2MASX J21080752-3314337. The rightmost galaxy, meanwhile, is known as 2MASX J21080362-3313196. These hefty names do not lend themselves to easy memorisation, but they do actually contain valuable information: they are coordinates in the right ascension and declination system used widely by astronomers to locate astronomical objects.
Both the galaxies are of a type known as emission-line galaxies. This simply means that, when observed with spectrometers, the spectra of both galaxies exhibit characteristic bright peaks, known as emission lines. This is distinct from, for example, absorption-line galaxies whose spectra contain distinct gaps, known as absorption lines. Emission lines are produced when gases are very hot, and therefore have sufficient energy that the atoms and molecules are ‘excited’ and emit light. In other words, emission-line galaxies are highly energetic places, marking them out as likely hotbeds of star formation.
As with many galaxy types, categorising a galaxy as an emission-line galaxy does not exclude it from having other descriptions that refer to its other properties. Arp-Madore 2105-332, for example, is also a ‘peculiar’ galaxy, reflecting the atypical shapes of its two constituent galaxies.
[Image Description: A pair of interacting galaxies, one smaller than the other. Each has a bright spot at the centre and two loosely-wound spiral arms, with threads of dark dust following the arms. They appear as a broad, soft glow in which individual stars can’t be seen. A number of bright stars and smaller, background galaxies can also be seen — three such galaxies lie in a vertical line below the right-hand galaxy of the pair.]
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; CC BY 4.0
Acknowledgement: L. Shatz
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One of very few ancient landscapes remaining in London, these medieval marshes right next to the River Thames were closed to the public for over 100 years and used as a military firing range.
We managed to acquire the site in 2000 and set about transforming it into an important place for nature and a great place for people to visit. Now you can expect to see breeding wading birds in spring and summer, and large flocks of wild ducks in winter.
Birds of prey and rare birds are regularly seen too. There are also water voles in the ditches and rare dragonflies flit across the boardwalks.
There is an innovative visitor centre, with huge picture-windows that look out across the marshes. It is full of environmentally friendly features and already boasts a handful of prestigious architectural awards.
There is also a shop and café and a new wildlife garden and children's adventure play area too. A full events programme offers something for everyone, and while we still have several years to go to finish all the visitor features out on the reserve, it is already an incredible transformation. Boardwalks throughout the reserve give access for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Opening times
From 1 November to 31 January, we're open from 9.30 am - 4.30 pm. From 1 February to 31 October, it's 9.30 am - 5 pm. We're closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Entrance charges
Car park: voluntary £1 donation. Reserve: Free to RSPB members and residents of Havering and Thurrock. Non-members: £3 adult, £1.50 child, £9 family (two adults and up to four children). There are extra costs for some events - please check when you book.
If you are new to birdwatching...
Birds are easy to see year round. The reserve runs a number of regular events for birdwatchers throughout the year, from novice to expert, including weekly Wednesday guided birding walk with Howard Vaughan, dawn chorus walks, winter spectacle birding event, a new birdwatching club for children, February's flock bird event and spring walks. There are also designated open days and weekends. Please see the events pages for further information.
Information for families
There is an evolving events and walks programme specially designed for families, with activities for all. All the reserve's paths and boardwalks are family and wheelchair friendly. There are also Adventure and Toddler's Playgrounds.
Information for dog owners
No dogs allowed, except registered assistance dogs. However, dogs are allowed on the Thames riverside path - a public footpath and cycleway running adjacent to the reserve.
Star species
Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.
Avocet
The delicate forms and and piping 'kluit' calls of avocets are becoming a more and more frequent site at Rainham throughout the year.
Lapwing
Lapwings from different places visit Rainham Marshes during the year. Wintering birds are replaced by breeding birds in spring and other birds that have bred further north pass through in summer and autumn.
Little egret
Little egrets can now be seen here in large numbers right throughout the year. Dispersing juvenile birds lead to a sudden rise in numbers in late summer and autumn.
Peregrine
The large concentrations of wildfowl and waders regularly attract hunting peregrines - especially in autumn and winter.
Ringed plover
These neatly banded waders can be seen performing their 'run and stop' feeding routine here.
Seasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
Wheatears, stonechats, oystercatchers, hobbies, curlews, swifts, sand martins, house martins, warblers, marsh harriers, reed buntings, water and short-tailed voles, damselflies, marsh frogs, grass snakes, water shrews.
Summer
Black-tailed godwits, whimbrels, greenshanks, snipe, little egrets, dunlins, lapwings, teals, swifts, common sandpipers, ruffs, starlings, avocets, yellow wagtails, oystercatchers, yellow-legged gulls, bank and water voles, water shrews, marsh frogs, wasp spiders, red foxes.
Autumn
Marsh harriers, arctic terns, bearded tits, thrushes, finches, skylarks, meadow pipits, jackdaws, stonechats, hen harriers, goshawks, merlins, peregrines, short-eared owls, barn owls, avocets, black-tailed godwits, white fronted geese, pintails, wigeons, crickets, butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, stoats, weasels, red foxes.
Winter
Bullfinches, ringed plovers, oystercatchers, golden plovers, water and rock pipits, little egrets, snipe, chiffchaffs, curlews, lapwings, dunlins, redshanks, shelducks, peregrines, kingfishers, short-eared owls, red foxes, stoats, weasels.
Facilities
Visitor centre
Car park
Toilets
Disabled toilets
Baby-changing facilities
Picnic area
Group bookings accepted
Guided walks available
Good for walking
Pushchair friendly
Viewing points
Currently two bird hides, family orientated Marshland Discovery Zone and several open viewing areas.
Nature trails
There are a network of nature trails currently in place, which are utilised for specific guided walks and events. There are approximately 2.5 miles plus of nature boardwalks, all designed for wheelchair and pushchair access.
Refreshments available
Hot drinks
Cold drinks
Sandwiches
Snacks
Shop
The shop stocks:
Binoculars and telescopes
Books
Bird food
Bird feeders
Nestboxes
Outdoor clothing
Educational facilities
The Education team offer a comprehensive and exciting array of curriculum linked field study visits for all school levels. We have Woodland, Reedbed and Marshland Discovery Zones, an Environment and Education centre, fully equipped classrooms, specific study areas, pond dipping areas and lots more. It's a safe and inspiring environment to get close to nature. A selection of lifelong learning courses on a variety of topics are run throughout the year, along with a range of children's activities, including holiday clubs. Please contact us for further details.
Cafe
Our cafe gives magnificent views not only over the ancient wildlife-filled grazing marsh, but also across Old Father Thames which flows majestically past the window. It is the perfect place to relax after exploring our nature trails or as a respite stop after the hustle and bustle of shopping nearby.
We serve our own exclusive coffee that is grown, imported and roasted by us. It's Fairtrade, organic and certified bird-friendly by the Smithsonian Institute, so now you can help save nature simply by enjoying a great cup of coffee!
Whether you are after a refreshing cuppa and a slice of our fabulous home-made cake, or a filling sandwich, panini or jacket potato, you will find something to tickle your taste buds. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Opening hours
From 1 November-31 March, we're open from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. From 1 April-31 October it's 9.30 am to 5 pm. We're closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Highlights from our menu:-
Fabulous home-made cakes
Locally-made soup
Freshly-prepared jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings
Locally-baked pies and pasties
Made-to-order toasties, paninis and sandwiches
Lovely cafe with warming soup and fantastic cake. Yummy!
Access to the cafe
The cafe is fully wheelchair-friendly.
Children welcome
We're happy to serve smaller portions and we can also warm baby food in the microwave.
We use local ingredients
All produce is sourced locally where possible, including ham, bacon, sausages, soup and pies.
Dietary requirements
Jacket potatoes, sandwiches etc all have veggie options, as well as a veggie pastry. We have vegan meals. The soup and jacket potatoes are wheat-free; some gluten-free cakes are available.
Accessibility
8 August 2013
This is a Summary Access Statement. A full access statement is available to download from the webpage.
Before you visit
Clear print site leaflet available from our reserve reception
Free entry for RSPB members, residents of Havering and Thurrock. For other visitors admission charges apply. Carer or essential companion admitted free with disabled visitor
No dogs. Registered Assistance dogs only
Visitor Centre, car park and reserve trails are open 9.30 am to 4.30 pm from 1 November-31 March and 9.30 am to 5 pm from 1 April-31 October; closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Check accessibility for events and activities.
How to get here
Purfleet Railway Station is a 15 minute walk to reserve
Bus stops near the reserve entrance.
Car parking
110 spaces and seven Blue Badge spaces
Gates locked at 5 pm
Surface is loose gravel
No formal drop-off point
No height restrictions.
Visitor centre and shop
Ground floor shop, slight slope to heavy door with 10 mm lip, normally open. Assistance bell. Non-slip tiles. Reasonable lighting. Some display units tall or deep. Pen and paper available. Bird seed bins are outside the shop.
The visitor centre and cafe are on first floor, accessed by a long ramp left of Blue Badge parking. Entry by two sets of double heavy doors opening outwards. No threshold. NOTE JUNE 2012, power assistance is out of order so an alternative bell is provided.
Step-free, level access throughout and non-slip tiles. Lowered counter section. Good lighting. Pen and paper available. Binocular hire. Staff available to assist.
Nature trails
Three signposted trails, a mix of flat gravel surface paths and boardwalks. Information boards in large print. Trails start at the visitor centre across a short section of non slip grill with a short steep section. You can leave the reserve part way round and along the River Thames. Use the one way turnstile or gate (Gate key code available from reception)
Viewing facilities
Four hides on the circular walk. None on the Woodland walk. All level entry either adapted for wheelchair spaces or designed for everyone to gain the same great views. Marshland Discovery Zone has touch interpretation. Shooting Butts Hide has 14 stairs and a lift.
Toilets and baby changing facilities
Accessible toilet on ground and first floors (Baby changing in first floor)
Catering
Café on first floor. Good lighting. Non slip tile flooring. Self-service. Menus are clear print. Staff available to assist.
Picnic area
Eleven tables with wheelchair spaces, on soft and hard surfaces, level ground behind visitor centre. Alternatively, a table in the adventure playground and toddler's play area. Visitors are welcome to consume their own food and drink here.
Education facilities
Education team offer a wide and exciting array of curriculum linked field study visits at our Environment and Education centre, fully equipped classrooms, specific study areas, pond dipping areas.
Help us improve accessibility by sending feedback to the Site Manager.
For more information
Rainham Marshes
E-mail: rainham.marshes@rspb.org.uk
Telephone:01708 899840
RM19 1SZ
How to get here
By train
The nearest railway station to this reserve is Purfleet. Purfleet train station is on the C2C line from Fenchurch Street. The reserve is a 15 minute walk from the station following the brown pedestrian signs along the riverside path. Turn right out of the station and then join the path at the Royal Pub. Follow the Riverside path and then cross the Mardyke Bridge to the Visitor Centre.
By bus
The ensignbus 44 bus route which runs between Lakeside and Orsett Hospital, Grays, stops near the reserve entrance on New Tank Hill Road. This bus runs every hour and up to 30 minutes during peak periods. The service is operated by Ensignbus (01708 865656).
By road
The reserve is located off New Tank Hill Road (A1090) in Purfleet which is just off the A1306 between Rainham and Lakeside. This is accessible from the Aveley, Wennington and Purfleet junction off the A13 and J30/31 of the M25.
Cycling at Rainham Marshes
RSPB Rainham Marshes is just a stone's throw from London, easily accessible by public transport, on foot and by bike. Located on ancient marshland nestled beside the river Thames, it really is a special place to enjoy the great outdoors.
The reserve itself offers a leisurely amble in a superb setting with fantastic facilities such as an award-winning, eco-friendly visitor centre with cafe and shop.
If cycling is your thing, a brand new cycle route links the villages of Purfleet and Rainham. This runs beside the reserve, following the Thames, looping round and passing the stone barges.
Both on the reserve and along the riverside path, you will see a variety of interesting, sometimes rare, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians as well as bugs and beasties of all kinds. You will also be able to learn so much of the history and importance of this area.
Our work here
Rainham Marshes protects an ancient, low-lying grazing marsh in the Thames Estuary. Its complex of wet grassland and ditches, together with rank grassland and scrub, supports many breeding and wintering birds.
Wildlife also includes scarce wetland plants and insects, and a key population of the nationally declining water vole.
The site has a history of neglect, but the RSPB is working to restore important habitats and improve their biodiversity. This will transform a former wasteland into an important natural asset, and help raise public awareness of local conservation issues.
Managing the marsh
Birdlife on the marsh includes breeding waders, such as lapwing, redshank and snipe, as well as important numbers of wintering wildfowl, waders, finches and birds of prey.
We plan to enhance the habitat for these birds by creating a mosaic of unflooded tussocky grassland, flooded short grassland and semi-permanent pools. This will also benefit important plant species, such as golden dock.
Meanwhile we will improve the ditch system for the benefit of water voles, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates and breeding birds.
Leaving well alone
We will leave the areas of tall rank grass and scattered scrub unmanaged in order to retain their existing conservation value. Wildlife in these habitats includes small mammals, reptiles and invertebrates, and birds such as wintering short-eared owls and breeding stonechats.
We will also look after sandy areas for their specialist insect life.
Silt lagoons
Lagoons on the reserves are currently used for commercial silt dredging. We will work around this in order re-create and maintain a complex of brackish lagoons and reed-swamp for important wildlife, including breeding, wintering and passage waterfowl.
While some lagoons will remain operational, we will manage others rotationally and keep the rest permanently open.
Access for all
We aim to make the site accessible to everyone, without impinging on the dredging operation or compromising our conservation priorities. We will develop and promote the reserve as a major visitor attraction and centre for environmental education. We aim to encourage interest in local and general conservation, and create a broader understanding of the work of the RSPB.
Funding
Current work is being funded by the EU’s Interreg IVA Two Seas Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013, Homes and Communities Agency’s Parklands Funding administered by Essex County Council, and Biffa Award and Veolia Cleanaway Havering Riverside Trust, both through the Landfill Communities Fund.
Thanks to help on the reserve from employees of Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Earthwatch, Barclays, Royal Mail, Family Mosaic, Ipsos Media we have been able to deliver more for wildlife and people at Rainham Marshes.
The robin features prominently in British folklore, and that of northwestern France, but much less so in other parts of Europe. It was held to be a storm-cloud bird and sacred to Thor, the god of thunder, in Norse mythology. Robins feature in the traditional children's tale, Babes in the Wood; the birds cover the dead bodies of the children.
More recently, the robin has become strongly associated with Christmas, taking a starring role on many Christmas cards since the mid 19th century. The robin has appeared on many Christmas postage stamps. An old British folk tale seeks to explain the robin's distinctive breast. Legend has it that when Jesus was dying on the cross, the robin, then simply brown in colour, flew to his side and sang into his ear in order to comfort him in his pain. The blood from his wounds stained the robin's breast, and thereafter all robins got the mark of Christ's blood upon them.
An alternative legend has it that its breast was scorched fetching water for souls in Purgatory. The association with Christmas more probably arises from the fact that postmen in Victorian Britain wore red jackets and were nicknamed "Robins"; the robin featured on the Christmas card is an emblem of the postman delivering the card.
In the 1960s, in a vote publicised by The Times, the robin was adopted as the unofficial national bird of the UK. In 2015, the robin was again voted Britain's national bird in a poll organised by birdwatcher David Lindo, taking 34% of the final vote
Stoneborough, set in the Eagle's Eye pass in the Dragonscale mountains of Central Lenfald, is a naturally a well defensible city. It is protected by steep rock cliffs which form natural walls. The surrounding landscape is broken and rocky, crossed by swift mountain streams and ravines, and covered in dense pine forest.
However, the man-made walls which protect the city had fallen into disrepair over the years, particularly during the period of the Queen's rule.
When the the ambitious new Duke, Eberhard Strong, rose to power after the queen's overthrow, he began a massive project to rebuild and strengthen the walls. Funded by investments in the new colonies and money from the high Lord, the skilled Stoneborough masons have replaced damaged portions of the wall, and added new towers, as well as several feet to the entire height of the wall.
This scene shows a typical section of the wall on the southwest of the city. It shows the addition to the wall, the new battlements and one of the towers. It also shows one of the several mountain streams which run through the city, providing fresh water.
Duke Eberhard Strong is riding out to hunt along a wooden causeway which leads down from one of the city gates, smoothly crossing ravines and streams.
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This is only my third attempt at proper medieval fortifications, and I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
The basic inspiration came from this large and impressive build. I liked but he did with the rock cliffs around the city, but I didn't want to simply copy what had already been done, and I had my own ideas about how the wall should look. Therefore, in keeping with the theme of the LC, I had the idea of showing later additions to the wall. The lower mostly light gray section is meant to represent the original wall, and the dark bluish gray the additions.
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A build for Lands of Rowia, a LEGO castle group in which members create a character and then use Lego builds to tell their in a shared LEGO castle world. LoR also features motivational contests and challenges. We are currently looking for new members, so come on over, pick a faction and join the fun!
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Comments and critique welcome.
Though fragile comet nuclei have been seen falling apart as they near the Sun, nothing like the slow breakup of an asteroid has ever before been observed in the asteroid belt. A series of Hubble Space Telescope images shows that the fragments are drifting away from each other at a leisurely one mile per hour. This makes it unlikely that the asteroid is disintegrating because of a collision with another asteroid. A plausible explanation is that the asteroid is crumbling due to a subtle effect of sunlight. This causes the rotation rate to slowly increase until centrifugal force pulls the asteroid apart. The asteroid's remnant debris, weighing in at 200,000 tons, will in the future provide a rich source of meteoroids.
Hubble Observation of P/2013 R3 - November 15, 2013
Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (University of California, Los Angeles)
Read more: 1.usa.gov/1ig2E0x
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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