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Happy Veterans Day!
For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V. The CDR provided a final look at the design and development of the integrated launch vehicle before full-scale fabrication begins.
Also as part of the CDR, the program concluded the core stage of the rocket and Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter will remain orange, the natural color of the insulation that will cover those elements, instead of painted white.
Image Credit: NASA/MSFC
(Artist concept updated Nov 12, 2015)
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The spiritual successor to the first-generation HADES units from the first Greco-Roman war, the Venatio was built by the Neo-GRF to combat the growing number of Aardwolf IIs and experimental types deployed on the field. The Venatio's frame is built using a state-of-the-art carbon-titanium mesh. Armor plates made of biocarbon-laminate armor are layed on top of the frame, allowing for maximum agility while still retaining some amount of protection. Jump jets on the Venatio's back allow it to easily get in and out of sticky situations. Additionally, it features a brand new jamming system in its torso, which not only removes its signature from all types of sensors, but modifies the signals received by other VCS cameras, making the Venatio invisible to everything save the naked eye.
When it comes to armament, the Venatio does not dissapoint. Its primary weapons consist of a beam tanto and two high-caliber pistols. It also carries a vibrotech knife on its left leg. However, the Venatio has multiple weapons hidden away, used for surprising enemy units in close combat to gain the upper hand. It features a small-caliber machine gun and flip-out virbrotech knife on the inside of each arm. Additionally, its thigh armor lifts up to reveal two vibrotech claws, along with smoke grenade dispensers for a quick getaway. The thigh armor is attached via small manipulators so they can be used as an extra set of arms as well. Finally, the Venatio's faceplate can lift up to reveal its primary sensor, used for high-detail scans of the surrounding area and enemy VCS.
Had this guy sitting around for a few days, waiting for me to fix proportions and build a head. Luckily I managed to get both done last night, and I'm rather pleased with the result. I was originally going for a more traditional ninja-like feel, but I think I managed to put my own twist on it. I'm pretty proud of all the hidden weapons, and those guns are a heck of a lot of fun to pose with. Speaking of poseability, this guy has a decent amount, although the knee joints are kinda lacking. Also the cockpit opens in a unique way, which worked out better than I thought it would.
Anyway, enough rambling. I don't even know if people read the descriptions anymore, I know I would have tired of it long ago :P
Cara skin is back in the Mainstore! Here a video so you can see exactly how beautiful she looks inworld, with no editing, no alterations.
Daily demonstrations of the mothers of handicapped children under the motto “System kills”. The demonstrations were going on for a month till one of the vice-premiers of the government was not forced to resign due to his impudent and unacceptable behavior. This ocured before ‘yellow wests’ demonstrations got started in France. The kids on the image are handicapped. At the background of the image is the Party house of the Bulgarian Communist Party. (Sofia, Nov.2018)
Yes! he was absolutely furious with great Carolus Linneus was José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez (1737-1799). Alzate was a great partisan of everything New Spanish, that is in his case particularly Spanish Mexican. He'd been trained for the priesthood and turned into a mapmaker, geographer, naturalist, ethnographer, linguist of Mexico. And was also a great partisan of Nahuatl, an Aztec language.
He was entirely opposed to the 'new' classification system invented by Linnaeus. He claimed that it had no eye for the particulars and the unique individuality of Mexican nature. Moreover, he was utterly angry that Linnaeus and his followers used words derived from Latin and Greek to name plants thus suggesting the Mexican ones were mere variations of European plants. And finally he was livid because Linnaeus emphasised the sexuality of plants in his classification thereby 'demoralising' or even 'immoralising' nature.
Linnaeus did, however, give this Ipomoea the specific name 'quamoclit', which is said to derive from the Nahuatl, so much on Alzate's mind.
Our Bright Morning Glory is all over the Tropical World, and I've seen it in Southeast Asia, in Australia and in many other hot places. Now on a morning stroll in northern Paramaribo it was furiously wild along the Anton Dragtenweg.
These desert trees have long root systems that seek out any available water. With erosion taking away the soil cover, this tree will not survive much longer.
© Saira Bhatti
“If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system” ~Marie Lu
The Vancouver downtown from the highest structure of the city. There were dark clouds approaching that day and I was keen to see the cityscape at sunset. A bit disappointed I still continued to head up the building. The guide at the location however told me how people misjudge the cloudy weather and that it covers up the sunset. She told me to continue and I will be left impressed. She was right. The view with all the nature's elements was amazing. The clouds and the sunset peeking through them illuminated the sky and the city. I was not carrying the tripod. I had to capture the scene at a high ISO which created noise in the output. Nevertheless the results were pretty satisfying #Urbanscape #Canon
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat +51.542 Long -3.593
Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Tal 2x Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI 120MC Imager. Captured using Firecapture.
Processed with Registax 6 & G.I.M.P.
Seeing Conditions Good to Very Good.
A reasonable outcome considering the planet's low elevation from the horizon at the time of capture.
I was unable to capture Europa's impending shadow transit as the Earth's rotation obscured the target with some trees.
The second and final qualification motor (QM-2) test for the Space Launch System’s booster is seen, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory, Utah. During the Space Launch System flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth. via NASA ift.tt/291UFD7
Body: Maitreya Lara
Head: Catwa Queen HDPro
Skin: Velour - Raquel
Left Eye: Pumec - Velocity
Right Eye: Madame Noir - Ophra
Hair: Adonness - Valasca
Hairbase: Wild Roots - The Romantic Dead Head Tattoo
Bottom Eyeshadow: Zibska - SaroDK
Top Eyeshadow: Pout! - Monster Shadow
Lipstick: Ives - Perfecto Lips
Ears: Pumec - Rebel
Tattoo: Tivoli Inc - Spell
Face Piercings: Artificial Hallucination - Casual Goth
Top: Meva - Peyton
Gloves: LeiMotiv - Kye Armwarmers
Pants: Blueberry - Unbothered
Necklace: Secrets - Stars
Rings & Nails: RAWR! - Trinity
Boots: Moda - Taylor Thigh Boots
Belly Ring: Ysoral - Luxe Piercing Anita
*Photo unedited - Windlights/EEP only
A swirling Eastern Pacific Ocean storm system headed for California was spotted by NOAA's GOES-West satellite on February 28. According to the National Weather Service, this storm system has the potential to bring heavy rainfall to the drought-stricken state.
The storm was captured using visible data from NOAA's GOES-West or GOES-15 satellite on Feb. 28 at 1915 UTC/11:15 a.m. PST was made into an image by NASA/NOAA's GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The storm's center appeared as a tight swirl, with bands of clouds and showers already sweeping over the state extending from northern California to Baja California, Mexico.
At 11:30 a.m. PST on February 28, Bill Patzert, climatologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. said, "Right now from northern to southern California we are being battered by very heavy rain, strong winds and our coastal communities are being battered by high surf. Through the weekend we are bracing for mud and rock slides in areas that recently burned [from wildfires]. Flooding is looming up and down the state."
The National Weather Service (NWS) serving Los Angeles posted a Flood Watch for the region on Friday, February 28. The Flood Watch notes the "potential for flash flooding and debris flows for some 2013 and 2014 burn areas in Los Angeles County from this morning through Saturday evening (March 1).”
The NWS Flood Watch also noted "a very strong and dynamic storm will bring a significant amount of rain to much of southwestern California through Saturday evening. A flash flood watch has been issued for several recent burn areas in Los Angeles County due to the abundant rainfall expected. Rain rates at times are expected to range from a half inch to one inch per hour which could cause significant mud and debris flows. There will be a chance of thunderstorms with locally higher rainfall rates."
"Californians haven't seen rain and wind this powerful in 3 years," Patzert said. "By early next week, as this system moves east, this powerful system will wreak havoc causing snow and ice storms through the Midwest into the Northeast."
GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. Geostationary describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth. This allows GOES to hover continuously over one position on Earth's surface, appearing stationary. As a result, GOES provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms and hurricanes.
On a positive note, Patzert noted, "This is a nice down payment on drought recovery in the parched Western U.S."
For updated information about the storm system, visit NOAA's National Weather Service website: www.weather.gov
For more information about GOES satellites, visit: www.goes.noaa.gov/ or goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Rob Gutro
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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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Saint Petersburg Municipal Transit System Car Barn Yard with the Service Car seen in Saint Petersburg, Florida, ca late 1940's. In the background on the left side you can see some boxcars in a portion of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad yard.
This photo came from my collection of Saint Petersburg Municipal Transit System photos.
Short-range starfighter thing, I suppose. Couldn't decide on a color scheme.
arm bracer from arealight customs
pistol from Brickarms
Farmrail System, Incorporated Empty Rock Train heads for Martin Marietta Rock Quarry in Snyder, OK. from Elk City, OK. to be loaded.
This photo shows the difference between GE and EMD locomotives. On the Left is a GE U30B # 8228. On the right is a EMD GP40-2 # 4262. GE locomotives were great units up until the dash 8 series. Dash 7 and earlier were great units.. They looked good and they CHUGGED like a motha Fukr! Today, GE units are ugly and way too quiet. EMD units were outstanding up until the GP60/SD50 series. It was in 1986 when EMD units began to run in what we call SILENT mode. Too quiet! Damn EPA and GREEN freak advocates ruined the sport!
Artist concept of SLS launching.
Image credit: NASA
Original image:
www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/gallery/s...
More about SLS:
www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html
Space Launch System Flickr photoset:
www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157627559536895/
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My second AG-Systems build. I based this MOC off the AG-Systems that appeared in Wipeout HD/Omega collection (PS3/PS4) .
Made a little one of (FLAVIO) little wiffys, love these guys! I do not take credit for the design!
Check out my Youtube Channel for reviews, stop motions, and slideshow!:
Visited some marvellous cave systems in Sardinia. Wow! Truly underground wonderlands! One of these cave systems was “La Grotta di Su Marmuri” (the Marble Cave) near the town of Ulassai, in Ogliastra on the eastern side of Sardinia. Su Marmuri is a mammoth cave complex festooned with curiously shaped and marble-like cave phenomenons. The cave’s name refers this particular marble-like colouration and aspect of the calcareous rock. The cavity of the cave is carved into the “Tacco di Ulassai” (the Heel of Ulassai), the limestone massif that dominates the island and overlooks the village. Su Marmuri is an alive cave, which means that concretions still continue to take shape. The cave system is considered among the most impressive in Europe thanks to its length and average height of 35 meters.
The cave’s entrance opens at 880 meter above sea level onto a steep scree slope, traversable thanks to a flight of 200 steps. The part of the cave system that can be visited stretches for some 850 metres. After descending, the cave tour takes you along an easy, though sometimes slippery, walkway that passes along small underground ponds fed by the incessant dripping, spectacular small basins, groups of stalactites, enormous stalagmites and columns, beautiful draperies hanging from the wall, and other spectacular concretions. The cave system consists of several impressive chambers with high ceilings. Among these chambers is the rectangular shaped ‘Great Hall’ (72x30 meters, the largest chamber), the ‘Organ Chamber’, whose concretions look like the pipes of the musical instrument, the ‘Cactus Chamber’ with two tall stalagmites similar to cactus plants, the ‘Bats’ Chamber’, the ‘Tunnel of the Small Basins’ (drip trays) and the ‘Terminal Chamber’. The temperature within the cave is constantly around 10°C.
Security lock console background.
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