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This is a stick insect capable of perfectly mimicking its surroundings.
The photo was taken in the Natural Park of Utxesa in Lleida, Spain.
I used an external flash configured manually 1/32 and triggered remotely and also a diffuser panel to avoid the direct sunlight.
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Un insecto palo que se mimetiza perfectamente con su entorno.
La foto está hecha en el Espacio Natural Protegido de Utxesa en Lleida, España.
Usé un flash externor, configurado manualmente a 1/32 y accionado de forma remota. También utilicé un panel difusor para evitar la luz directa del sol.
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There is a large herd of about 50 or more deer on the Lagoon Creek reserve.
Deer – Chital
Scientific name - Cervus axis
Other common names - Chital deer, Axis deer, Indian spotted deer.
Origin - India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Distinctive characteristics - White throat patch and white spots. Dark dorsal stripe and band over muzzle. Noticeably long tail compared with other deer species.
Identification - Feral chital deer are a small-medium sized species. Their coat colour is variable, but is often dark to rusty red with uniformly marked white spots in lines along the body. They have a distinctive white throat patch and a dark muzzle. The coat colour of the inner legs and underside of the belly is white-beige. This species is often found in medium to large groups. Mature males have antlers that are smooth and slender with usually three tines on each, though the number of tines is influenced by animal condition. Antlers may be 70-89 cm in length. Males are larger in size and weight (90 cm and 85 kg) than females (80cm and 60 kg). Chital have a distinctive high-pitch alarm call when disturbed. Scats are small cylindrical pellets sometimes with an indentation at one end.
History and Biology - Chital deer were initially introduced to Australia from Sri Lanka and India in 1802 but did not survive. They were later successfully released into Queensland in the 1860's. Chital deer are herbivores that browse on a variety of grasses, fruit and leaves. They are gregarious and can form groups of more than 100 individuals. They do not have a defined breeding season, and are capable of producing three offspring in two years. Chital deer will eat their shed antlers if their diet is lacking the vitamins and minerals. Females will separate from the herd during birthing and rearing of young.
Distribution - Feral chital deer occur in many areas throughout Queensland, small areas in NSW, Victoria and the south-east of South Australia. They are absent from other regions.
Habitat - They can be found in a variety of habitats, including open grasslands, open and closed woodlands, thick forests and heavily timbered farmland.
Damage - Feral chital deer are a growing pest threat. They can cause significant browsing damage to native vegetation, damage sensitive habitats and compete with livestock for pasture. They can damage forestry plantations and ornamental gardens. They are not often found in close proximity to humans but they do present a serious motorway hazard. Feral chital deer may carry and spread livestock diseases that can cause production losses and increased management costs.
(Source: www.feralscan.org.au/deerscan/pagecontent.aspx?page=deer_...)
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This brightly coloured blue and orange-stiped caterpillar makes its appearance in spring, hatching from eggs deposited by the moth the July to August of the previous year, around the branches of foodplants, such as hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel and fruit trees.
In contrast, the moth, found throughout southern Britain and central Europe, apart from having a parallel bar across its forewing, is a rather dull uniform brownish colour, hence the name, 'lackey', which refers to the clothing worn by mensevants in medieval times.
Apart from its brightly coloured hues, a further reason why the caterpillar is distinctive, is because it spins a silken tent and lives communally, feeding on mass, and as such, is capable of stripping host plant bare, which in an orchard can be a problem.
The tent which faces into the sunshine, enables the caterpillars to regulate temperature. On their feeding trips they leave chemical trails, enables them to follow each other.
So, we finally got to a computer that was capable of running the Spore Creature Creator. We've only used the free trial edition at this point, but, as expected, Sophia and Enzo created a series of interesting creatures. See some of them in this set. My personal favorites are Whale, Human and Pickle (my name for that one).
Balloon is my favorite of all – in no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded our operating system and should have no problem.
Balloon is my favorite of all. In no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded our operating system and should have no problem.
Balloon is my favorite of all. In no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded out operating system and should have no problem.
The bow of the Cap San Diego in Hamburg harbor - the world's largest museum ship still capable of sailing and also serving as a hotel.
...and now for something completely different!
Most All Terrain Rovers while very capable, are still unable to travel across some terrains due to the fixed configuration of their frame and limited travel suspension systems...
Removal of the frame and suspension system is the only logical solution.
At this time, Tycho Systems is excited to announce a new evolution in rover technology...
We now present the "ANYWHERE YOU WANNA GO YOU CAN GO THERE ROVER. But you can just call it just call it the "GWYWTG" for short.
No longer will rover pilots worry about deep ruts, unusually rugged terrain, or unexpected methane lakes!
The new GWYWTG can easily traverse even the most inhospitable surfaces.
Gone is the troublesome need to plan your trip around difficult terrains. Our latest NAV system will take you from A to B in the shortest possible distance by simply following a straight line to your destination.
When traction becomes a problem simply flip the Quadrapedal motion button. In this configuration what was impassible becomes easy-peasy. Walk over harsh terrain, and easily power your way across unexpected lakes and frozen ice caps!
Their is even a bipedal mode! Yes, bipedal! Our engineers haven't quite figured out why you would need this configuration, but they sleep well knowing it is their if you decide to use it. We are confident that you will find a purpose for it, and probably when least expected.
Light is capable of touching landscapes in wonderfully subtle ways, rendering painterly hues.
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Matthew 7
The Passion Translation
Do Not Judge
7 “Refuse to be a critic full of bias toward others, and you will not be judged.[a] 2 For you’ll be judged by the same standard that you’ve used to judge others. The measurement you use on them will be used on you.[b] 3 Why would you focus on the flaw in someone else’s life and fail to notice the glaring flaws of your own?[c] 4 How could you say to your friend, ‘Let me show you where you’re wrong,’ when you’re guilty of even more? 5 You’re being hypercritical and a hypocrite! First acknowledge and deal with your own ‘blind spots,’ and then you’ll be capable of dealing with the ‘blind spot’ of your friend.[d]
Ok, let me start by saying, "I'm not a highly knowledgable birder". But I am capable of learning a thing or two about the creatures of nature with whom I spend time with a camera.
I spent over an hour today with this pretty little raptor, an "adult" Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Why do I call it an "adult", rather than a "juvenile"?
Well, according to my "birder" friends and official birding sites on the internet, one key way to tell when a juvenile Sharpie has become an adult Sharpie is when it's eyes become a solid orange or red color. A juvenile Sharpie is pretty sure to have yellow eyes.
Now, my real delimma: in getting Real Up Close with my zoom lens this morning and then cropping the resulting pic, I can now see that the left eyeball of this Sharpie is both yellow and orange/red, so I'm going to go out on a limb here, as follows:
This Is A Crazy Teenage Sharpie, Looking To Find Itself In A Crazily Changing World Amid Increasing Climate Change.
Hah! You never would have guessed where I was headed with that one! Would you?
Anyway, I loved working with this Sharpie today! This bird has quite a character and it was really fun to watch it while it expressed a lot of that character.
Detailed macro photograph of cutting a millimetre small mustard seed with a small sharp scalpel blade.
“cut the mustard” This expression meaning “to succeed; to come up to expectations; reach the required standard”
After establishing air superiority , Blacktron changed tactics and began harassing OrionBlu’s ground operations with ground based guerilla strikes with shock troopers and Harvester Terror Drones. The Harvesters were faster and capable of traversing rocky and hilly terrain better than any ground based vehicle in the OrionBlu arsenal.
In order to counter the strikes, Orion Blu initially believed countering Blacktron assaults could be accomplished with retrofitted Grasshopper with stronger ground clearing weaponry. The modifications were unsuccessful as Blacktron implemented several technologies used to confuse the auto-targeting sensors on the Hoppers. OrionBlu tried a second modification by removing the cargo bay doors and adding gunner station inside the bay. This methodology proved ineffective as the Hopper’s maneuverability was weak and seriously dangerous as the engine pods also produced heat and radiation that could be lethal to the gunners after the radiation shielded cargo doors were removed.
To counteract these problems, OrionBlu commissioned Cerberus Systems to develop a new engine with reduced downward heat and low radiation to employ on the modified Hoppers. As part of the requirements, the new engine design was required to fit inside the same engine housing that fit the current Grasshopper engine pods. Based on the parameters, the new engine pods were completed and built to spec, but the reduced thrust in the new engine modules made the Grasshoppers even less maneuverable than before.
As a result, Cerberus designed a fighter specifically designed as a gunship to highlight the benefits of creating a ship with a specific purpose in mind. With its role at the forefront of every design decision, Cerberus created a fast, light, and maneuverable ship with a slight forward rake to keep the gunner always angled for ground view. The engine pods were successful in eliminating nearly all radiation and dangerous levels of heat in the VTOL enegines and a large front mounted search light on the front of the ship was implemented to enhance the ship’s spotting capabilities in poorly light conditions. The ship was idealized as a smaller version of the Grasshopper used to swarm ground based enemies. The ship naturally earned the nickname “Locust” and was quickly approved for production after a porotype cluster of Locusts dispatched an entire squad of Blacktron Harvester Drones with no casualties.
The Locust also proved to be an adequate air-to-air fighter with strong forward mounted medium laser cannons and a heavy chain rail guns matching the fire power of the Blue Jacket, though the Locust’s top air speed and maneuverability were considerably less than the Blue Jacket. The result was a gunship that did not require air to air support, but greatly benefited when included.
The Locust also featured a utility drone mounted in a top cargo bay. The utility drones were common equipment on several OrionBlu vehicles of the time and this one was used primarily as a search and recon to help flush out enemies taking cover in tight spaces.
K: Kart
Dictionary.com: A small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
Don’t drive distracted. You might miss a turn and run down the Emperor.
the trumpeter swan is North America's largest native bird capable of flight weighing up to 30 pounds with wing spans of 6-10 feet. They need a runway of 100 yards to take flight.
They are the largest of the African eagles and incredibly powerful, capable of knocking an adult man off his feet. The largest eagle in Africa, the Martial Eagle weighs in at almost 14 pounds (6.5 Kg.) and has a wingspan of about 6 feet 4 inches. It is 32 inches long. The upper parts are dark brown with a white belly with black streaks; the legs are white and have very large talons. The immature bird looks quite different from the adult.
Nests are built invariably in trees, at any height from 20 to 80 feet above ground, but often in the largest tree in the area, growing on a steep hillside or in a gorge, where the bird has a clear sweep off the nest.
Martial Eagles will soar for hours on up draughts without hunting, and with a full crop, but it does most of its hunting from the soar also, killing or attacking by a long slanting stoop at great speed, or a gentle descent into an opening in the bush, the speed of the descent being controlled by the angle at which the wings are held above the back. It may kill from a perch, but does so seldom, and most of its kills are surprised in the open by the speed of the eagle's attack from a distance. (Source: Siyabona Africa)
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
One of the highlights of my trip to Brazil was seeing a tapir swimming across the river my last night out in the boat. The tapir was standing on shore and then decided to cross. It came very close to the boat and the five us got some great photographs. We were thrilled being the only ones to see it. Another image of the tapir can be seen in the first comment section.
A relative of the rhinoceros, the Brazilian tapir, or lowland tapir, is one of four species of tapir.
Inhabiting the rain forests of South America, Brazilian tapirs live near water and are capable swimmers and divers. In fact, they sometimes run to the water to escape predators. Splayed toes, four on each front foot and three on each hind foot, help the tapir successfully navigate through soggy ground.
Weighing between 150-250 kg (330-550 lb.), Brazilian tapirs measure around 2 m (6 ft.) in length.
A long, flexible proboscis, or snout, helps tapirs grasp leaves, shoots, buds, fruit, and small branches to eat. They generally feed only at night, hiding in the cool forest during the day.
For 2 days every 2-3 months, the female Brazilian tapir is able to conceive. Once pregnant, she will carry the baby for over a year before giving birth!
The Brazilian tapir is more abundant than the other three species of tapir, but it is still considered vulnerable of extinction by the IUCN Red List. - From Wikipedia
I love this innovative idea taking people on a bike ride in the valley who are no long capable of doing so.
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Nou aru taka ha tsume wo kakusu
(能ある鷹は爪を隠す).
Nou aru (能ある) means "capable," taka (鷹) means "hawk," tsume (爪) means "nail/claw," and kakusu (隠す) means "to hide something."
That is to say, the literal meaning of this proverb is "A capable hawk hides the claws."
In fact, a capable hawk hides the sharp claws so that prey doesn't understand the situation.
On the other hand, a capable person doesn't brag or brandish the ability lightly.
This proverb is a kind of compliments, which likens such a capable person to a capable hawk.
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Nou aru taka ha tsume wo kakusu
(能ある鷹は爪を隠す).
Il falcone con la capacità nasconde le sue unghie.
Questo proverbio sta a significare che il falcone (dotato di potenza, abilità, intelligenza), prima di attaccare, nasconde le unghie.
All' occorrenza, però, tira fuori gli artigli e cattura la sua preda.
To be capable
of steady friendship
or lasting love
are the two greatest proofs,
not only of goodness of heart,
but of strength of mind.
Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War; the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates.
Belief is perhaps the strongest emotion humans are capable of producing and the more people that share a single belief the stronger that belief. Religion is really just a collection of belief focused towards a single source or multiple sources depending on the faith. The gods behind the religion are no different, perhaps the embodiment of belief itself. When a religion is formed so is their god or gods, given form and shape based upon the people who worship them. Anubis was once a principle god among one of the strongest peoples in history, his power over life and death knowing nearly no limits as he walked about in the underworld his followers constructed in their minds. With the fall of Egypt and the advent of Greek society on his lands his powers and form faded away only surviving in the texts that had been filed away in history. However as time and the world moved on things called museums were constructed and men seeking out history brought the ancient religions back to the light of the world. It was not belief but the knowledge of him was more than an accepted substitute, his form brought back as wings of museums where filled with people learning about him and the other gods. So much time had passed and he wished to walk among the mortals once more like he had. As he wandered he found his face everywhere, in schools, in movies, in restored temples that he once blessed priests in and performed old ceremonies. Though none believed in him any longer, this power of knowledge was wide spread and his power was returning to him bit by bit as well as his god like outlook over the mortals who supported his immortal existence by just knowing his name.
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'Plants are capable of lucid dreaming, a phenomenon that has been studied extensively by biologists over the years. Through their research, scientists have learned that plants are capable of dreaming about both their current environment and possible future scenarios.'
From: Plants in a Box, January 10, 2023.
plantsinabox.com.au/blogs/news/what-do-plants-dream-about....
And with the rising early morning sun she begins to sing a song - 'Angel' by Alice Phoebe Lou:
Nothing that I see is real
It’s all floating unpredictable
Reality became strange and I
wanted to share it with you
And the cacti begin to sway and quietly hum, vibrating with pleasure. It is the most beautiful song they have ever heard! She is an angel, there can be no doubt about that! And one prickly individual at a time, venom green and green snake green and purple and what not are uniformly and empathetically transformed into HER color. All citizens of Cactus City are in total agreement! It has never happened before! It's an electoral landslide!
It’s another lonely night without you
Is it safe to go outside
I’ve been hiding for quite some time
I don’t have to have a purpose
I just wanna play
She pauses, in deep emotion, and bows.
'I just want to play and I also want to run barefoot through your garden,' she says. 'Can we be friends? Will you shelter me? Will you allow me to sing beautiful songs with you? Please.'
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Explanatory notes:
Professor Mickey Mickelstein, MIT, Department of Plant Psychology: "Cacti, at their core, are soft, light-green, and have a kind heart. Please go and talk to them."
The song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYiOCVcy1cE
The Lady in Red: Kangsom
Cacti: played by themselves
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From our series 'Island Story' - the story of a shipwreck. "Alone and stranded on tropical shores that time forgot, a beautiful Lady from Shanghai struggles for survival, with humor, charm and style. Storms, cannibals and witches - she will encounter them all!"
A medic on the DART (Deployable Aeromedical Response Team) from the Tactical Medical Wing radios for support as a 47 Squadron Hercules C130J returns to the Deployed Operating Base at RAF Leeming with ‘refugees’ during Exercise CAPABLE EAGLE. This exercise is the latest in a series designed to further improve the interoperability and effectiveness of Anglo-French military co-operation and includes RAF Typhoons from 1(F) Sqn and Mirage 2000N aircraft from the Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette.Sgt Ralph Merry is an RAF Photographer on the RAF Mobile News Team and deploys with the RAF all over the world to capture images of current events. He is currently based at RAF High Wycombe.
This year, for the first time, the RAF is asking the public to vote for their favourite image in one of the categories. The judges have selected a shortlist of 9 of the best photographs from the whole competition and the public can now vote for their favourite image. This will become the ‘People’s Choice: Image of the Year’. Voting is at: www.raf.mod.uk/photo-of-the-year-2014. Voters will be entered into a free prize draw when they tweet their vote for a chance to win an iPad Mini with a Red Arrows 50th Anniversary universal cover and an iPhone 5S cover. Voting opens today and closes at midnight on 27th August. The winning Photo will be announced at the Presentation Ceremony on 2nd September.
Winning Images from the RAF Photo Competition:
Each year, stunning photographs are published following the RAF Photographic Competition and the winning military and civilian photographers are named.
The Royal Air Force Photographic Competition judging has recently taken place at the RAF Museum, Hendon. The judges were; Alan Sparrow, Chairman of the Picture Editors Guild and Executive Picture Editor of the Metro; David Clapp the renowned landscape and travel photographer; and Paul Hudson from the RAF Museum.
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Photographer: Sgt Ralph Merry ABIPP RAF
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The 493d FS is a combat-ready F-15 Eagle squadron capable of executing air superiority and air defense missions in support of United States Air Forces in Europe, United States European Command, and NATO operations. It employs air-to-air weapons and electronic identification systems. The squadron has the ability to rapidly generate, deploy, and sustain operations to execute wartime and peacetime taskings in any theater of operations in the world
So, we finally got to a computer that was capable of running the Spore Creature Creator. We've only used the free trial edition at this point, but, as expected, Sophia and Enzo created a series of interesting creatures. See some of them in this set. My personal favorites are Whale, Human and Pickle (my name for that one).
Balloon is my favorite of all – in no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded our operating system and should have no problem.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
The giraffe as her eye on some of the vegetation in front of her.
The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, or the Kilimanjaro giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
The Masai giraffe has jagged spots on its body. It also has a short tassel of hair on its tail. The bony outgrowths of the male's skull superficially provide the appearance of up to five ossicones. The dominant male's spots tend to be darker in colour than those of other members of its herd.
Adult males usually reach around 5.5 m in height—although they have been recorded at reaching heights of up to 6 m—and females tend to be a bit shorter at around 5–5.5 m (16–18 ft) tall. Their legs and necks are both about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, and their heart has a mass of roughly 12 kg (26 lb).
No breeding season is noted for the Masai giraffe. Females typically can breed from the age of 4. They give birth standing up. Giraffes give birth after 2–6 hours of labor. About 50–75% of the calves die in their first few months due to predation. Though many calves die, the mothers stab predators such as hyenas or lions with their sharp hooves. This can critically injure or kill a predator quickly; the Masai giraffe's kick is strong and is capable of crushing a lion's skull or shattering its spine. – Wikipedia
The CRG-492, operated by ALC Cargo Division.
Length: 165 studs
Crew: 3 human, 2 robotic humanoids plus other automated helpers.
Hyper jump rated with upgraded Jitlov-derived jump drive; capable of landing planet-side in a variety of atmospheres, both benign or hostile
Features:
- Minifig scale
- Decks: 2
- Full interior: Large cargo hold, engine room, med bay, living quarters, galley, bridge
- Escape pod
- Retractable landing gear
- Defensive turret cannon
Design inspired by the concept art of the "Small cargo spaceship" by Tinnenmannetje, found here:
“Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.” ~Hermann Hesse
Thank you for stopping by and viewing. This one's a tribute to Aurelia, a true sliding Rock Star!
Inspiration – Courage – Daring! HSS
The Heerema Sleipnir is the world's largest and most durable semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) from Heerema Marine Contractors, equipped with two 10,000 ton cranes for unprecedented lifting capacity, and is named after Odin's eight-legged horse. The LNG-capable vessel is 220 meters long, 102 meters wide, and can lift 20,000 tonnes in tandem, essential for heavy offshore construction and decommissioning, with impressive records in both the wind and oil and gas industries.
The Cetățuia Monastery in Iași is an Orthodox monastery of monks, founded in the 17th century by the voivode Gheorghe Duca (1665-1666, 1668-1672 and 1678-1683). It was built from the beginning as a medieval fortified complex capable of giving the ruler and the boyars a foothold for armed resistance against the invaders. A ruin arrived at the end of the 19th century, the monastery was restored in the interwar period at the initiative of the historian Nicolae Iorga.
The ensemble of the Cetățuia Monastery is composed of the following elements:
* The Church of “St. Apostles Peter and Paul” dating from 1669-1672
* The Gothic Hall dating from 1669-1672,
* The Royal House dating from 1669-1672,
* The body of cells dating from 1928,
* The bell tower dating from 1670,
* The enclosure wall dating from 1670,
Females may be able to retain sperm, and females held in confinement have been able to lay fertile eggs. Varanus niloticus has been demonstrated to be capable of parthenogenesis. The main breeding season is June to September. Males, however, begin to show combat behaviour in April. Females dig a nest hole in level ground or a vertical bank and lay the eggs inside, filling it up and using their snouts to compact the soil. The females often dig false nests nearby and shovel soil around the area. They sometimes make use of a termite mound to nest. A single clutch of about 20 eggs are laid. The eggs hatch in 168 to nearly as long as 254 days.[18] About 40 to 80% of the eggs may hatch
Day two of the open hanger and fly in at New Century Air Center in Gardner Kansas. Doc show here preparing to taxi down to the runway and get ready for clearance from the tower.
In late 1939, the Army Air Corps issued a formal specification for a "superbomber", capable of delivering 20,000 lbs of bombs to a target 2,600 miles away at 400 mph.
The B-29 Superfortress was one of the most advanced bombers of the time, with innovations such as a pressurized cabin, a central fire-control system, and remote-controlled machine gun turrets.
In wartime, the B-29 was capable of flight up to 31,850 feet at speeds of 350 mph. Designed as a high-altitude daytime bomber, the B-29 flew more low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing missions.
As part of the World War II military buildup, 3,970 B-29s were built during production at four assembly plants across the United States.
Doc is a B-29 Superfortress and one of 1,644 manufactured in Wichita during World War II. Since 1987 when Tony Mazzolini found Doc on sitting and rotting away in the Mojave Desert, plans have been in the works to restore the historic warbird to flying status to serve as a flying museum.
Over the past 15+ years, hundreds of volunteers have worked on Doc and the restoration project. Skilled workers and retirees from Wichita’s aviation industry, veterans, active duty military and others wanting to honor those who served, have spent tens of thousands of hours on Doc’s restoration. Countless individuals and organizations also made financial and in-kind contributions to keep the project going. Below is a brief timeline of Doc’s military service, the restoration effort and Doc’s current mission.
In March of 1945, B-29 No. 44-69972 (now known as Doc) was delivered to the U.S. Army. About five months later another B-29 was used to drop two atomic bombs on Japan, eventually leading to Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.
In July of 1951, Doc was assigned to radar calibration duty, along with a few other B-29s. The squadron was known as the Seven Dwarfs. In May of 1955, Doc was assigned to target-towing duty and in March a year later, Doc and the rest of its squadron became targets for bomb training at China Lake, California.
For 42 years, Doc sat in the Mojave Desert serving as a target for the U.S. Navy. In 1987, Tony Mazzolini found Doc and began plans to remove and eventually restore the B-29 warbird to flying status. It would take another 12 years before Mazzolini and his team would be able to take possession of the airplane from the U.S. government.
After more than a decade of contacting multiple government agencies and working with volunteers in the China Lake area, Tony took possession of the once target practice plane. A few months later in April of 1998, Tony and his team of volunteers towed Doc out of its 42 year resting place on the floor of the Mojave Desert.
After arranging for an inspection by an expert on aging Boeing aircraft, Mazzolini realized it would take extensive resources and specific expertise to return the Doc to flying condition. So the B-29 returned to Wichita in sections on flatbed trailers in May of 2000. Volunteers began the process of reassembling the B-29 and drew up plans to restore the historic warbird which was now sitting a few hundred feet from where it first rolled off the Boeing-Wichita assembly line some 50+ years before. Dedicated volunteers spent countless hours in the early stages of restoring the historic plane.
In February of 2013, a group of Wichita aviation enthusiasts & business leaders led by retired Spirit AeroSystems CEO Jeff Turner formed Doc’s Friends, a 501c3 non-profit board to manage the restoration project and help see it through to completion.
Doc's first flight after the restoration process was 2016.
Sources: www.b29doc.com/docs-story/
www.airplanes-online.com/b29-superfortress-airplane-nose-...
Important to know: Iguanas are capable of severely injuring people, other animals and themselves when their body language signals are not recognized. Most iguanas clearly sign that trouble is ahead. They nod their head and wave their dewlap side to side. The dewlap is a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, such as a cow.
Iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. First, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting, away to say hello to another creature during mating but most generally as a territorial sign. Second, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Third, an extended dewlap may be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Parts of an iguana... www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Up3IVbC...
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
We have been extraordinarily fortunate with sparrow hawks who until last month we thought were kill and eat merchants but no, they will feed on carrion as earlier uploads and these will support.
We were treated to visits by both the female and the male but obviously not together.
He being much smaller than his female friend who is capable of killing larger prey.
He on the other hand makes up for this short coming by sporting fantastic plumage.
Hope you enjoy looking at these images as I did sitting with my husband clicking away although again patience in considerable quantities was required.
The smallest vehicle capable of transporting a module (here a hospitalized medical module) over distances. It is a bit bigger than the tracer and its myriad of variants, but still is considered a light vehicle. Even if the Ox is designed with standardized modul transprt in mind, it is also capable once the module is removed, to transport a pair of mobile turrets or engineering mobile units.
The modules themselves are easily assembled together, making temporary settlement a very easy task, provided you have a lifter to take the module of the Ox. Defenceless, they usually rely on Tracers to escort them, or are housed aboard bigger vehicles for fast deployment in hostile territory.
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The continuation of my Homeworld: Shipbreakers inspired series of small vehicles. This is one in particular is also heavily inspired by Legolize It's Dakar style Monster truck www.flickr.com/photos/lego_robots_7/9416903288/in/faves-4... (at least the cabin is)
So, we finally got to a computer that was capable of running the Spore Creature Creator. We've only used the free trial edition at this point, but, as expected, Sophia and Enzo created a series of interesting creatures. See some of them in this set. My personal favorites are Whale, Human and Pickle (my name for that one).
Balloon is my favorite of all – in no small part because The Red Balloon was one of my favorite films while growing up and is still in my top ten. I haven't seen this one yet though.
Spore Creature Creator is now highly recommended by us and we are all looking forward to playing the game Spore (more here) when it is released in September. By then we will have upgraded our operating system and should have no problem.
I think they are capable of hypnotism.
Also I think sheep are very underestimated. I mean, look at the legs...and look at what they carry around.
Please no multiple invitations and no invitations of a group I'm not a member of (especially the award 3+ groups)
Capable of carrying six soldiers, as well as a gunner and driver crew.
Made for the Freedonian Military in DA3!
And if you have a mocpages account and want to support Freedonia in Decisive Action 3, come here to like my builds! (Please and thank you!)
This week in 1971, Apollo 15 became the first mission to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The LRV was a lightweight, electric vehicle designed to operate in the low-gravity vacuum of the Moon. It was capable of traversing the lunar surface, allowing Apollo astronauts to extend the range of their extravehicular activities. Here, the LRV is photographed alone against the desolate lunar background following the third Apollo 15 EVA. For more pictures, and to connect to NASA’s remarkable history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
The smart and very capable ex Danish Army MAN Kat1 4x4 powered by a V8 Deutz engine, and fitted with a Holmes 750 twin-boom wrecker set by owners R&S Recovery of Berkshire.
Seen here near Henley on Thames, Oxon on the HCVS Ridgeway Run.
“You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it time, it’s time that rules, time is our gambling partner on the other side of the table and it holds all the cards of the deck in its hand, we have to guess the winning cards of life, our lives.” ~ José Saramago
Here we have the front of the pocket watch open showing you all its glory.
One of the many incredible aspects I really enjoy is the sense of liberation that each of the characters go though in Fury Road. Those freedoms and ideologies really shine particularly through in the supporting characters, like Imortan's Wives or Nux for example. I could go on for hours on end about the emotional beats and the ingenious writing and how well that damn George Miller can film a movie, but I'll keep this final upload to a minimum.
There's a great podcast that goes extremely indepth into the themes, ideologies, and practicality's of Fury Road. It's called “You Are Awaited” and if you enjoyed even a fraction of the film, you'll find that it's worth a listen... plus I'm sure anything I type over here has already been said over there anyway so I'll just stop here :P
On a different note, I feel like I'd be pulling a fast one on you guys if I had only built The Interceptor, so here's a few of the Fury Road side characters I've been tinkering with for a while. I contemplated hiding this for just my Patron's, but what the hell, they get plenty of exclusive stuff anyway! Perhaps I'll even try tackling some other characters in the future... ;)
L-R: Max Rockatansky, The Dag, Cheedo The Fragile, The Splendid Angharad, Toast The Knowing, Capable, Nux, and of course The Imperator Furiosa!
On a side note, a friend reminded me that Citizen Brick had recently released some Mad Max figs! Support me on Patreon and perhaps I can pick up one of those packs and photograph them!
Wow! What a cool and supportive idea and not a ploy at all! ;)
Aaaaannd in case you forgot which you probably didn't because I'm constantly reminding you.... Patreon's got all those other crazy BTS photos with the work in progress lighting, the interceptor build in clear/clean lighting, and another exclusive car photographed only for Patrons! :)
...Okay okay okay I promise this is the last Mad Max photo for real this time! We'll get back to Superheroes next week, I promise!
I just really love these ridiculous beautiful movies okay?!
Geez leave me alone! Gosh!
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By the gates of Valhalla may you never be addicted to aquacola! Witness early photography, behind the scenes images, and WIPs of upcoming projects, and take haste in your journey to die immortal upon the fury road!
(Info for The Bridges of Multnomah County group:
St. Johns Bridge
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: Digital
Aperture: Not Available
Exposure: Not Available
ISO: 100
Date and Time: September 2006, dusk)
We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing. ~Maria Mitchell
(St. John's Bridge - a composite of six images.)