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The 2013 edition of Qlimax: “Immortal Essence“.
Gelredom Arnhem, November 23rd.
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KPL Code Camp: Teens work together to solve problems while learning basic computer programming skills, www.kpl.gov
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this has got a white painted front . with demonstrator seating and its a memory bus for my best friend gemma who died rip xx
Deets Carroll calls out, "Got company!"
Jaina Lefevre glances back. "Frank...thanks for stoppin' by. Means a lot." She swallows. "Just..be safe..." she watches behind her and her face pales, fingers twining around Rai's leg.
Debra Charron relaxes again, and once again begins softly whistling to pass the time
Deets Carroll continues to look around. Speaks softly. "Kids. If there's any trouble, just in case, I want you to keep low, and run between the hills to the gas station, and then to the church, if you have to. Got that?"
Tres Asbrink just taps his foot as he looks over the small crowd"Where is this whore who thinks she can make threats and call me out of my bunker." he shakes his head for a moment.
Jaina Lefevre nods. "Got it Mom." she whispers and looks at the others.
Remamian Takashi looks up at deets as she says that and turns back to deb "That shall be my leave, i will be just a few steps away Ma'am" she turns and starts to walk up the steep hill, slightly loosing her footing a few times as some of the rocks and rubble skip down to the flat land bellow
Phoebe Scribe cut a wide swath around the UAC people, scowling at the pair of them while she headed for the bridge. Once she past them, she took off on a jog for it. She caught Deets' words before she left, but this kid wouldn't stick around this close. The other side? Perhaps.
Rai Pawpad nods. "Yeah, got it."
Kimani Silvercloud turns whan Deet speaks and the color drains from her face she scoots closer to rai stills reaching for Jais back, she looks up at Deets "yeah"
Deets Carroll nods tersely to Tres. "On the beach."
Debra Charron nods to Taiyou - her face calm, "I appreciate you being here. If I don't see you again here, I'll see you elsewhere."
Tres Asbrink just snaps his finger for the guard at his heels to follow him.
Kimani Silvercloud her eyes narrow when Tres walks down the hill, she growls, but its barely audible
Rai Pawpad growls softly, his fingers tightening on Jaina's.
Debra Charron observes the figures descending the hill and smiles - her green eyes sparkling, "Evening Gentlemen, ready for the event?"
Jaina Lefevre whispers. "Snaps fingers like a puppy. Looks like he got better from where we cut him."
Deets Carroll gives the nearby rooftops a final glance, and follows Tres down,
Nellie Meads's tail twitches. She takes a jar out of her pocket and holds it up in front of her eyes, and then lifts it over her head to show the people on the beach.
Tres Asbrink just lets out a small laugh"Ohh yes the event ohh lovely. I was just thinking of not comeing but i fidgured... Time to collect UAC property in the end."
Nellie Meads looks at Jaina. "Just off hand, I'd say he did get called out of his bunker. "
Debra Charron chuckles in obvious amusement, "No need to worry about them getting their property - I'd always planned to allow them to collect your body after we're done. To do less would be unseemly"
Jaina Lefevre nods to Nellie. "And you got his ear..." She's so nervous, she actually giggles at the jar. "Pee in his ear."
res Asbrink just smiles"Ohh yes seems you think your going to fight me." he snaps his fingers."Ohh no you don;t get that honor.. As i see it i'm a noble in this world. AS such you will fight a proxy in my place i'm to important to get my hands covered in your non-human blood."
Nellie Meads: "I wonder if I pinch this, will his clown ear feel it?"
Jaina Lefevre calls out. "You're a piece of shit, Ass-Brink!"
Remamian Takashi watches on, she rolls her eyes whispering to herself "come on ladies, just kill eachother already so i can go get something to drink" she smirks and her eyes widen as her pants begin to vibrate, she pats around and pulls out a small pda from her back pocket and reads whats on the screen. She quirks her brow and sends back a responce.
Rai Pawpad snarls. "He's a ratbastard chicken, that's why."
Nellie Meads rolls her eyes. "Don't call names, get even, people."
Kimani Silvercloud watches the beach, feeling on edge, if she had fur it would all be on end, her back is raised, the low growl continuing, she looks around, wondering if anyother kids would be comming
Deets Carroll growls, and pull her shotgun. "Then I shoot you down."
Debra Charron snorts and her eyes once again glitter, this time in very frank contempt. Her voice is clear and is intended to reach the onlookers as she states, "Tres, are you really sure you want to pass along your duty to another? It may get you out of a bullet here tonight, but in the long run how will it play for those who have to follow you? Soldiers like to respect their commander after all.......and a commander who hides behind others when presented with physical danger is not one who'll inspire much in the way of respect - and your men deserve better" Deb looks at the person acompanying Tres, "You're here of your own free will?"
Pyros Zenovka nods at the woman"My duty is to sever the UAC and the company i follow my orders to the letter." he taps the gun at his side."So my orders are to kill you what else is there to do."
Deets Carroll sighs and steps sideways, out of Deb's line of fire. It gives her a better line on Tres, which isn't much of a coincidence.
Tres Asbrink just titls his head as he looks at Deb"There are reasons why i have brought commisinars to the city." he just smiles"To carry out my will. Cold ruthless type who do as the uac wills it." he looks to Pyros." Which Pyros is one of them."
Esha Rajal arrived rather fashionably late for the evening's festivities. At least she had a good excuse, having run ragged across Apoc and the southwestern side of Midian. She stood far enough back from the gathered crowd that she could have a good view of the area in general. She was just there in case anything went wrong, as per orders, and she'd follow them. She shifted her wait from side to side as she waited patiently, her eyes roaming over the children in front of her, and off to the little bit of action she could see down on the beach below.
Debra Charron smiles at Tres, "Really? Or have you brought them because you doubt your ability to command the respect of the troops who have served you to this point? For acts just such as this one........" Deb looks at the uniformed man, "I am Debra Charron, and I appreciate your dedication to your duty. I don't think i've had the privilige of your name soldier?""
Tres Asbrink just lets out a small snort"There only job is to do what the company says nothing more.. If not then liquadation is in order i would say." he just lets out a small laugh looking at pyros to see what his reply would be.
Jaina Lefevre watches and listens. She's so proud of her Mom down there. And she so desperately wants to slice that fucker with his own scalpel again.
Pyros Zenovka just looks at the woman for a moment and titls his head"I can care less what a dog of war has to say.... I have my duty i do what i have to do. You do not the curse of mercs like yourself." his hand moves to the large luger at his leg taping it for a moment.
Jaina Lefevre holds Rai's hand tight, watching. She's chewing the crap out of her lip too.
Kimani Silvercloud listens to the conversation below and shakes her head and wispers to the group of kids "He's probaly scared, makin up excuses why he cant fight"
Jaina Lefevre: "Probably because he's a pansy. Rai and I took him. He has to get someone else to fight 'cause he'd pee his pants if he had'ta do it his ownself."
Nellie Meads: "Pixis, come over with us."
Deets Carroll shakes her head. "This is crap. She levels her gun at Tres. Your flunky drops his guns, or I shoot you now."
Kimani Silvercloud looks over and smiles "hey sister, come on over" she pats the ground next to her
Belldandy Ghost looks over to Kimani, at first she wasnt planning on moving, but since Kimi had motioned to a spot she couldnt help but to go over and sit by her, to watch the two fight like gladiators in a colleseum or arena
Debra Charron chuckles, "Commisar, last time I checked - you worked for Union Aerospace Corporation..........not some government. That means I'm not the only mercenary on this beach, i'm just the only *Professional* mercenary here." Deb grins wolfishly at Tres, "If you insist on sacrificing another to save yourself, the consequences be upon your head. No matter who walks away from this, in the eyes of those who serve you - the folks down in the ranks - I win." Deb fixes her gaze on Pyros, "Well Commisar - if you're ready to defend his right to make war on children - find myself suitably attired." Deb cuts her gaze to Deets, "Deets - let him have his fun. if this fellow is Tres' substitute, then i'll trade shots with him. If tres himself or anyone else attempts to fire at me, drop Tres."
Rai Pawpad smiles. "Hey there, Knight."
Belldandy Ghost nods "Good Morning, Your Majesty."
Jaina Lefevre glances over at Pix but is really kinda focused on hoping her Mom doesn't die.
Deets Carroll scowls, "Understood." Begrudgingly. Her shotgun aim never wavers from Tres' back.
Kimani Silvercloud clasps her hands together nevously fidgeting with them she tries to smile at the group reassuringly but it just comes out as a grimace
Pyros Zenovka just smiles as the woman"Just so you know i'm the top in with my group for this kind of work miss." he just smiles as he steps forward>"No worrys there will be no one to bother you... Childeren from this city are just like the adults things that need to be beaten."
Tres Asbrink just steps back from the fight and lets his man do his job.
Jaina Lefevre: "Yeah! But HE was the one that got his ass beat!" She points to Tres. "BY TWO KIDS! PANSY!"
Rai Pawpad growls in his chest, and murmurs, "yeah? bring it assbag."
Deets Carroll glares and keeps Tres in her sights, stepping back slightly to maintain her distance.
Simon Netizen just...watches. Seeing, hearing...watching quietly as he converses in whispers with Esha.
Taken at the Tune by Tuna Car Show at the Smith & Wesson Corporate Headquarters in Springfield, MA on 8/12/12.
The handmade QR code of the painting Palermo by Fabrice de Nola. QR code size: cm 120 x 120.
To see the full painting go to: flic.kr/p/8WxM1o
Cite as: Fabrice de Nola, 2010. Palermo, detail on painted QR code.
This work is part or the Palermu Project.
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+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Lavochkin La-7 (Russian: Лавочкин Ла-7) was a piston-engine Soviet fighter developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau (OKB). It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La-5, and the last in a family of aircraft that had begun with the LaGG-1 in 1938.
By 1943, the La-5 had become a mainstay of the Soviet Air Forces, yet both its head designer, Semyon Lavochkin, as well as the engineers at the Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (Russian: TsAGI), felt that it could be improved upon. TsAGI refined earlier studies of aerodynamic improvements to the La-5 airframe in mid-1943 and modified La-5FN to evaluate the changes between December 1943 and February 1944 and proved to have exceptional performance.
Using the same engine as the standard La-5FN the modified aircraft had a top speed of 684 kilometers per hour (425 mph) at a height of 6,150 meters (20,180 ft), some 64 kilometers per hour (40 mph) faster than the production La-5FN. It took 5.2 minutes to climb to 5,000 meters (16,404 ft). Main change was the use of more lighter but stronger metal wing spars to save weight.
The La-5, as well as its predecessors, had been built mostly of wood to conserve strategic materials such as aircraft alloys. With Soviet strategists now confident that supplies of these alloys were unlikely to become a problem, Lavochkin was now able to replace some wooden parts with alloy components.
Combat trials began in mid-September 1944 and were generally very positive.
However four aircraft were lost to engine failures and the engines suffered from numerous lesser problems, despite its satisfactory service in the La-5FN. One cause was the lower position of the engine air intakes in the wing roots of the La-7 which caused the engine to ingest sand and dust. One batch of flawed wings was built and caused six accidents, four of them fatal, in October which caused the fighter to be grounded until the cause was determined to be a defect in the wing spar.
Production of the first aircraft fitted with three B-20 cannon began in January 1945 when 74 were delivered. More than 2000 La-7 aircraft were delivered before the war's end, and a total of 5753 aircraft until production ceded in 1946.
Still, the basic concept had more development potential, and as soon as March 1945 work on further improvements for the La-7 started, while in parallel a new type was under development - the La-9, which would enter prototype stage in 1946. An interim type was needed - and this became the La-7bis. It was based on the proven La-7, but already incorporated crucial elements of the future La-9, e. g. its laminar flow wing shape as well as an increased share of light alloy in the construction.
Overall, the La-7bis was tailored to higher operation altitudes than the standard La-7 and was intended to intercept high flying bombers and reconnaissance aircraft like the Ju 388. Therefore the interim type incorporated many small refinements and changes, most notably a bigger wing and fin area, a four-bladed propeller and a pair of new 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannons which considerably improved firepower and weapon range.
The La-7bis was built in parallel to the standard La-7, but only at Zavod Nr. 99 in Ulan-Ude, where 433 aircraft were built until 1946. Only a few La-7bis reached the front units during WWII in time, and in Soviet service the type was quickly superseded by the La-9. Many aircraft were used in flying schools and training regiments, though, or quickly handed over to allies like China and Korea.
With these operators the La-7bis actively took part in the Korean War and remained in service until the mid-Sixties, when piston fighters were finally replaced by the highly successful MiG-15.
Even though a sub version of the La-7, the type received the separate Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC) code "Flake" as it was initially mistaken as a new Lavochkin type.
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.89 m (29 ft 1 1/2 in)
Wingspan: 10,16 m (33 ft 3 in)
Height: 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 19.59 m2 (210.2 sq ft)
Gross weight: 3,315 kg (7,308 lb)
Powerplant:
1× Shvetsov ASh-82FN air-cooled 14 cylinder radial engine with a two-stage supercharger and
fuel injection, 1.380 kW (1.850 hp), driving a 4-bladed VISh-110V propeller
Performance:
Maximum speed: 680 km/h (422 mph; 367 kn) at 6.000 meters (19.685 ft)
Range: 665 km (413 mi; 359 nmi)
Service ceiling: 11.500 m (37.667 ft)
Rate of climb: 17.25 m/s (3.410 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 4.8 minutes to 5.000 meters (16.404 ft)
Armament:
2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannons, 150 RPG, plus 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs
The kit and its assembly:
This whif was a bit of a spontaneous use of a Hobby Boss La-7 kit, part of a kit lot, for which I lacked any good idea. Anyway, I always had an eye on kits for the more streamlined La-9/11s – and then the idea was born to convert the leftover La-7 into something that would come close to the later types.
Biggest surgery concerned the aerodynamic surface; everything was modified:
• Outer wings from a Matchbox P-51D
• Stabilizers from a Heller P-51D
• Fin tip from an Academy Fw 190A
Wings were cut just outboard of the landing gear wells, while the Mustang wings were cut at the 2nd machine gun. Depth fits surprisingly well, only the La-7’s trailing edge had to be adapted, but that only a small effort.
Another mod is the new, for-bladed propeller, scratched from the spares box, and I added some cockpit details and a pilot torso (the canopy was to remain closed). I also removed the original tunnel oil cooler and moved this device into the wings’ leading edges, for a cleaner fuselage.
For the same clean look I left away any ordnance. Actually, when all major parts were in place, I even considered to make a race aircraft (Reno Unlimited?) from the kit, since the Lavochkin looks really fast, but then I reverted to the military use option. A North Korean whif was still missing!
Painting and markings:
When I started building there was no clear idea which country should use the La-7bis – I did not want Soviet markings, though. After some search in the decal stack I found spare North Korean markings, and from there things unfolded naturally.
The odd paint scheme was derived from real Korean La-11 fighters – a kind of tiger stripe pattern, dull green over a grey background with pale blue undersides. I used Humbrol 64 (light Sea Grey) and FS 34096 from Modelmaster, and FS 35414 from Modelmaster, too, for the undersides. Later, these colors were shaded with lighter tones. A yellow fin tip is the only color marking.
North Korean roundels come from a Print Scale MiG-15 decal sheet, the tactical code comes from the scrap box; the fine silver trim around the cowling and the black stripe under the yellow fin tip are decals, too, from generic TL Modellbau sheets.
All interior surfaces were painted with Humbrol 240 (RLM 02, plus a black ink wash), and to add some Soviet style the wheel discs were painted in dark green. The panels on the fuselage flanks were painted in a Metallizer Mix of Steel and Titanium.
The kit received a light black ink wash, plus some soot stains around the cannons and the exhaust shields. Finally, all was sealed with Revell’s acrylic matt varnish.
In the end, the La-7bis looks like less work than it actually was - one can argue if the effort has been worth it? The major transplantations are hard to discern and you have to look at least twice to recognize the differences between a La-7 and the later La-9 and -11. But that was intended – subtle and unspectacular.
Photo by @matylda
The Fall 2011 Hackathon brought in hundreds of students from nearly 50 universities in the U.S. and Canada to NYU's Courant Institute for 24 hours of creative hacking on New York City startups' APIs.
Selected startups presented their technologies at the beginning of the event, and students formed groups to brainstorm and begin coding on their ideas. Many students worked into the night, foregoing sleep to fulfill their visions.
On Sunday afternoon students presented their projects to an audience including a judging panel, which selected the final winners.
hackNY hosts hackathons one each semester, as well as a Summer Fellows Program, which pairs quantitative and computational students with startups which can demonstrate a strong mentoring environment, a problem for a student to work on, a person to mentor them, and a place for them to work. Startups selected to host a student are expected to compensate student Fellows. Students enjoy free housing together and a pedagogical lecture series to introduce them to the ins and outs of joining and founding a startup.
For more information on hackNY's initiatives, please visit www.hackNY.org and follow us on twitter @hackNY
Photo credit: Elena Olivo
Copyright: NYU Photo Bureau
The Fall 2010 Student Hackathon brought in hundreds of students from 30 universities to NYU's Courant Institute for 24 hours of creative hacking on New York City startups' APIs.
Selected startups presented their technologies at the beginning of the event, and students formed groups to brainstorm and begin coding on their ideas. Many students worked into the night, foregoing sleep to fulfill their visions.
On Sunday afternoon students presented their projects to an audience including a judging panel, which selected the final winners.
hackNY hosts hackathons one each semester, as well as a Summer Fellows Program, which pairs quantitative and computational students with startups which can demonstrate a strong mentoring environment, a problem for a student to work on, a person to mentor them, and a place for them to work. Startups selected to host a student are expected to compensate student Fellows. Students enjoy free housing together and a pedagogical lecture series to introduce them to the ins and outs of joining and founding a startup.
For more information on hackNY's initiatives, please visit www.hackNY.org and follow us on twitter @hackNY