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Description Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII. Gemini VIII successfully launched at 11:41 a.m. EST, March 16, 1966. The mission conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit and landed safely back on Earth after an emergency abort.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: s66-24478
Date: March 16, 1966
Description: Great Pyramid, Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Menkaure
Location: Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt
Date: 1890 - 1899
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/179
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Description: German Graf Zeppelin flies over St. Paul's Cathedral while on a press visit to London.
Date: 1930
Our Catalogue Reference: AIR 11/237
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Purple Fountain Grass is named for the arcing spikes of nodding purplish flowers that gracefully spray out of its mass of long, slender, burgundy-colored leaves. It has a fast growth rate and is best planted in spring. This perennial plant is very sensitive to cold weather and is usually found in more temperate areas year-round, such as Texas, California, Nevada, and Florida. It's great for backyards and is one of the more common plants. It's also one of my favorite plants to see on our hikes.
It's time you people know a little bit more about me.
Everyone has their own passions. For example my brother likes to write and draw. My passions are basketball, photography and videography. I have been playing basketball since I was 6 years old. Taking photos since I was 9 and got really interested in videography when I was about 11. I have been reading comics for about 4 years now. I have been looking on Flickr for about 6 years or so. I tested in what other people are doing. Until this year, I finally decided to make a Flickr account myself! I'm glad I did! Thank you all for following and supporting me! Follow me on PicsArt @comixboy. Also planning on making a YouTube account soon! I will let you know when!
Description des plantes rares cultivees a Malmaison et a Navarre
Paris :De l'Impr. de P. Didot l'aîné,1813 [i.e., 1812-1817]
Description: In Chandra's X-ray image (blue) of RCW 108, over 400 sources of X-ray light are seen. Many of these X-ray sources are young stars undergoing massive flaring just as our Sun did billions of years ago. The infrared Spitzer image (red and orange) shows the clouds of dust and gas of this region. The bright knot just to the left of center is where a cluster of young stars is hidden behind a dense cloud of molecular hydrogen. Intense radiation from massive stars in another nearby cluster, just out of view to the left of this image, is destroying the cloud that contains this cluster. Ultimately, this will trigger a new generation of stars to form in RCW 108.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2008
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/rcw108/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Gift line: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/S.Wolk et al.
Accession number: rcw108
I know not everyone reads descriptions (myself included sometimes) but for those that do, tell me what you think other using LEGO SETS AS A PICTURE BACKGROUND. A 'spooky' castle is used here as it is halloween but what about using a STAR FIGHTER for a JEDI or HOGWARTS for HARRY POTTER. Of course the sets won't always be this large but PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.
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Description: 'What the British soldier bears to the firing line': a feature in the Illustrated London News, depicting the kit a soldier carried.
Our Catalogue Reference: ZPER 34/146s9
Date: 1914- 1918
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Description: Chandra's image of M83 shows numerous point-like neutron star and black hole X-ray sources scattered throughout the disk of the galaxy. The bright nuclear region glows prominently due to a cloud of hot gas and a high concentration of neutron stars and black holes that were created during a burst of star formation that is estimated to have begun about 20 million years ago in the galaxy's time frame.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2003
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2003/1154/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Gift line: NASA/CXC/U.Leicester/U.London/R.
Accession number: m83_03
Description This astronaut photograph provides a panoramic view of most of the length of the Red Sea. The northernmost end, the Gulf of Suez, is just visible at the top center of the image and is fully 1,900 kilometers (1,200 miles) in ground distance from the International Space Station (ISS). The Nile River snakes its way northward through the Sahara Desert on the left.
Much closer to the camera—but still more than 550 kilometers (340 miles) from the ISS—is a dust plume surging out over the Red Sea and reaching most of the way to Saudi Arabia. The point source of this plume is the delta of the southern Egyptian river Khor Baraka. Astronaut images have shown that this delta is a common source for dust plumes, mainly because it is a relatively large area of exposed, loose sand and clay that can be easily lofted into the air. The river also cuts a narrow valley through a high range of hills that channels the wind, making it blow faster.
This dramatic view of the Red Sea shows the generally parallel margins of the opposing coastlines. The rift, or depression, that now holds the Red Sea has been opening slowly for about 30 million years and is nearly 300 kilometers (200 miles) wide in the region of the dust plume. The depression only began filling with seawater within the past five million years. The satisfyingly good fit between the coastlines allows the viewer to easily visualize how Africa and Arabia were once a single landmass before the Red Sea rift formed.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81566
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ISS036-E-11050
Date: June 22, 2013
Mi lugar preferido en la ciudad de NY city
My favorite place in NY city
Description and history
The black granite memorial commemorates social worker Josephine Shaw Lowell, who founded the Charity Organization Society.According to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Shaw was the first female member of the New York State Board of Charities; the fountain marks the "first woman to be honored by a major monument" in the city. It is made of Stony Creek granite and bronze. The fountain was dedicated on May 21, 1912, and installed at the east side of Bryant Park in 1913. It was relocated to the west side of the park in 1936.
In 2009 the fountain was winterized with the installation of an internal electric heating system, enabling it to be left on in subzero temperatures and gather icicles. The fountain is switched off during extended cold spells to prevent enough ice gathering to cause structural damage.
El monumento de granito negro conmemora a la trabajadora social Josephine Shaw Lowell, quien fundó la Charity Organization Society. Según el Departamento de Parques y Recreación de la Ciudad de Nueva York, Shaw fue la primera mujer miembro de la Junta de Caridades del Estado de Nueva York; la fuente marca la "primera mujer honrada por un monumento importante" en la ciudad. Está hecho de granito y bronce Stony Creek. La fuente se dedicó el 21 de mayo de 1912 y se instaló en el lado este de Bryant Park en 1913. Se trasladó al lado oeste del parque en 1936.
En 2009, la fuente se acondicionó para el invierno con la instalación de un sistema de calefacción eléctrico interno, lo que permite dejarla encendida a temperaturas bajo cero y recoger carámbanos. La fuente se apaga durante períodos prolongados de frío para evitar que se acumule suficiente hielo como para causar daños estructurales.
DESCRIPTION FROM ROADSIDE AMERICA
Two-Story Outhouse
Gays, Illinois
In England they have urinals
In Paris bidets
But nowhere on earth
Has an outhouse like Gays
This ditty, posted on a billboard in Gays, Illinois, is not strictly true -- there are other multi-story privies on the planet. But there may be nowhere on earth with as much local pride in an outhouse as here.
This celebrity biffy even has its own official blue highway sign out on the county blacktop: "TOURIST ACTIVITIES: Historical Two Story Outhouse 1872." It's the toast of Moultrie County.
A double decker outhouse sounds absurd to a generation weaned on indoor plumbing. (Hah hah, peepul on floor 1 get poop on hed.) But this "skyscrapper" is no joke. Its upper- and lower-floor holes are discreetly placed on opposite sides, and a second, inset wall on the ground floor forms an invisible chute. Droppings from above plummet unobstructed and out of sight, although not out of earshot.
Samuel Gammill built the outhouse at the rear of his general store. There were apartments upstairs, and the second floor of the building connected to the second floor of the outhouse across a short ramp, giving 19th century tenants a private bathroom. The store was torn down in 1984, but the outhouse was carefully spared. Gays had been promoting it as a tourist attraction since the 1960s.
The outhouse stands today, on a patch of green grass in a little park. It's in fine shape, thanks to the late Gene Goodwin, president of Gays' village board, who championed its preservation. The park is named after Gene, according to its sign, "in memory of a devoted promoter of the Historical Two Story Outhouse." He reportedly wanted to build a stairway so that visitors could admire the view from the second floor, but that hasn't happened. The outhouse is padlocked to keep out vandals and those who might be tempted to fully experience this interactive structure.
The billboard with the outhouse poem stands at the center of the park, displaying press clippings and town notices under glass. These give voice to those who are not here to speak for the outhouse. "The young people," reads one, "hardly know anything about these little structures and have no understanding of the lifestyle that went with them." "Outhouses," asserts another, "were once an important part of everyday life and their historical contribution should be recorded for prosperity.[sic]"
An American flag on a pole flaps impressively, but it's part of a memorial for 21-year-old Cole Spencer, "American by Birth, Patriot by Choice," who died in Iraq.
A miniature version of the outhouse, designed to hold address cards to be filled out by visitors, is attached to the billboard. There were no cards left uncollected during our visit -- denying us access to what must be interesting outhouse mail, but proof of the continued fame of this beloved double dumper.
Description in English
About shooting location:
Passenger train №425 from Chelyabinsk to Kaliningrad is on the stretch Tupik - Kozel'sk of Moscow Railway (the branch of JSC "Russian Railways"). Historically this stretch is a part of the railway line from Ranenburg to Smolensk, which was completed in 1899, was part of the Ryazan-Ural Railway. This railway line from the time of construction and to this day its entire length is single track and not electrified. The movement here is not very rich: some freight trains passes a day, 2 pair (two trains in one direction and two in the opposite) of suburban trains, as well as two passenger trains (pictured in the photo Chelyabinsk - Kaliningrad and Baranovichi - Karaganda), each which runs once a week in both directions. The train The train goes inside the notches within the boundaries of the ancient Russian city of Kozel’sk, founded in 1146 (a year older than Moscow), which in 1238 earned it the nickname "Angry City" because the Mongol-Tatar troops seven weeks could not take it by assault.
About locomotive:
2M62U is Soviet and Ukrainian two-piece twelve-axles mainline freight diesel-electric locomotive maximum power of 4000 hp and a maximum speed of 100 km/h, manufactured by Voroshilovogradsky named the October Revolution plant (later - "Luganskteplovoz") from 1987 to 2001. It is one of the modifications of the diesel locomotive M62, exported in the socialist countries of Europe. M62 was designed for 1435 mm gauge and for the European dimensions (smaller than in the Soviet Union), but caught on Soviet railways, but because of the need to drive heavier trains than in Europe, have been developed to the two- and three-section modification. Originally designed as a cargo and passenger locomotive is turned out to be universal: this line of locomotives using with freight and passenger trains, as well as with repairing trains or sometimes as a shunter. 2M62U is a minor upgrade of 2M62 (two-section modification of M62), which is to install a high-capacity fuel tank and jawless carts.
It is necessary to decipher the notation 2M62U. 2 means two-section, M means the Hungarian «motormozdony» (diesel locomotive), 6 means six-axle and 2 means type 2 (before Hungary was purchased from Sweden locomotive M61, which was the last case of purchase of locomotives from capitalist countries). The fact that the diesel locomotive M62 was originally delivered to Hungary and the Hungarian designation the Soviet its designation sounds like TE112, but found no use. 2M62U were built 394 units, and now most of them are in operation. Diesel locomotive 2M62U is spread in Central Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and in the Baltic states, and separate locomotives can occur anywhere in the former Soviet Union, including in the property industry.
Railwaymen and railway enthusiasts giving to the locomotive 2M62U for example the following nicknames: "Mashka", ‘Double Mashka”, ’"Smart Mashka", "The Fly", "Maroussia", "Moped".
In this photo represented 2M62U- 0168, built in 1989 home depot TCHE-36 Novomoskovsk of Moscow railway. The locomotive and cars are painted in a corporate color of JSC "Russian Railways".
Описание на русском
О месте съемки:
Пассажирский поезд №425 Челябинск – Калининград идет по перегону Тупик – Козельск Московской железной дороги (филиала ОАО «РЖД»). Исторически этот перегон является частью железнодорожной линии Раненбург – Смоленск, строительство которой было завершено в 1899 г., входившей в состав Рязано-Уральской железной дороги. Эта железнодорожная линия с момента постройки и по сей день на всем своем протяжении является однопутной и неэлектрифицированной. Движение здесь не очень насыщенное: за сутки проходит несколько грузовых поездов, 2 пары (два поезда в одном направлении и два – в противоположном) пригородных поездов, а также два пассажирских поезда (запечатленный на фото Челябинск – Калининград и Барановичи – Караганды), каждый из которых ходит один раз в неделю в обоих направлениях. Поезд идет внутри выемки в черте древнего русского города Козельск, основанного в 1146 г. (на год старше Москвы), который в 1238 г. получил прозвище «Злой город» за то, что монголо-татарские войска семь недель не могли взять его штурмом.
О локомотиве:
2М62У - советский и украинский двухсекционный двенадцатиосный грузовой магистральный тепловоз с электрической передачей максимальной мощностью 4000 л.с. и максимальной конструкционной скоростью 100 км/ч, выпускавшийся Ворошиловоградским заводом Октябрьской революции (позднее – «Лугансктепловоз») с 1987 по 2001 гг. Является одной из модификаций тепловоза М62, поставлявшегося в соцстраны Европы. М62 разрабатывался для колеи 1435 мм и для европейского габарита (меньших, чем в СССР), однако прижился и на советских железных дорогах, но в связи с необходимостью водить более тяжелые поезда, нежели в Европе, были разработаны двух- и трехсекционные модификации. Тепловоз, изначально разрабатывавшийся в качестве грузопассажирского, оказался универсальным: локомотивы данного семейства используются и в грузовом, и в пассажирском движении, а также с хозяйственными поездами и иногда на маневрах. 2М62У является незначительной модернизацией 2М62 (двухсекционной модификации тепловоза, предназначенного для Европы), которая заключается в установке топливного бака повышенной емкости и бесчелюстных тележек.
Стоит расшифровать обозначение 2М62У. 2 - двухсекционный, М – от венгерского «motormozdony» (тепловоз), 6 – шестиосный, 2 – тип 2 (до этого Венгрией был закуплен у Швеции тепловоз М61, что являлось последним случаем закупки локомотивов у капиталистических стран). Дело в том, что тепловоз М62 изначально поставлялся в Венгрию, а венгерское его обозначение впоследствии прижилось и в СССР, советское же его обозначение звучит как ТЭ112, однако не нашло применения. Что же касается 2М62У, то их было построено 394 единицы, и в настоящее время большинство из них находится в работе. Тепловоз 2М62У распространен в Центральной России, Беларуси, Украине и Прибалтике, а отдельные экземпляры могут встречаться в любой точке бывшего СССР, в том числе в собственности промышленных предприятий.
Железнодорожники и любители железной дороги за наименование наделяют тепловоз 2М62У например следующими прозвищами: «Машка», «Двойная Машка», «Умная Машка», «Муха», «Маруся», «Мопед».
На данном фото представлен тепловоз 2М62У-0168, построенный в 1989 г. Депо приписки – ТЧЭ-36 Новомосковск Московской железной дороги. Тепловоз и вагоны окрашены в корпоративный окрас ОАО «РЖД».
DESCRIPTION
The main role of the Starwolf Tactical Fighter is 'First Attack Wave Suppression (FAWS)'. An attacking force will typically launch multiple fighters to engage the capital ships offensive and defensive weapon systems. Starwolves are launched to prevent this 'first wave' of attacking fighters to reach the capital ships by greatly reducing their numbers before coming into in range. The remaining enemy fighters are more easily handled by the capital ships defense network.
As a secondary, attack role, the Starwolf can use it's Hedgehog system to overwhelm the shields of enemy capital class ships with a single burst of 16 missiles with a synchronized impact on a specific point. Only when friendly capital ships have trouble engaging enemy capital ships will Starwolves be deployed for this role. The problem with this tactic is that Starwolves will need to be heavily supported by fighters when attacking enemy ships head on.
Starwolves have atmospheric flight capabilities, however this uses considerably more fuel than spaceflight. A Starwolf is incapable of landing on a planet surface.
STANDARD OFFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEMS LOADOUT
Two 'Muger MK7' 20 mm caliber chain guns
The guns fire a mix of armor piercing incendiary tracers and high explosive rounds at a rate of 2400 rounds per minute with a spool-up time of 0.5 seconds.
Two 'Kurstroski-S30' 30 mm caliber cannons
The cannons fire High Explosive Dual Purpose rounds at a rate of 350 rounds per minute.
Four 'Spagin HE5' High Explosive Missiles
Standard multi purpose fire-and-forget missiles with proximity detection systems.
HAAM16 'Hedgehog' Multimissile System
Multiple 'SPIKE' missiles fired simultaneously at up to 16 targets. The missiles are guided by the Hedgehog radar system. The high maneuverability of the missiles makes them capable of evading most countermeasures while guided by the Hedgehog. The system can also be used to overwhelm the shields of capital-class vessels.
DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS
Electronic warfare pod
The pod integrated in the lower wing is outfitted with many types of electronic warfare capabilities that include field jamming (producing a stealth bubble around the ship), ghosting (projecting false data) and tactical hacking (taking control of enemy ship systems, as well as some reconnaissance abilities.
Starburst
The starburst system ejects multiple decoys in different directions to confuse enemy guided weapon systems.
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NOTES
This was originally planned as a more standard shaped fighter. But once I started work on the engines the ship grew more in width than it did in length. Also, the placeholder dual wings looked kind of cool, so I build on that. The problem was getting it to be stable enough to be handled, and sturdy enough to hold up the cockpit section. I had a blast building it because it turned out so different than I had initially planned. Please check out the other views in the Starwolf set as they explain more than I can tell you (especially the front view).
Content description: A medium shot of four couples dancing together and embracing. The couple on the right are kissing.
Local identifier: 045_02_05_008
Type of resource: still image
Genre/form: black-and-white prints (photographs)
Date: 1982
Physical description: 1 photograph : print, black and white fiber print; 27.94 x 35.56 cm
Digital origin: reformatted digital
General notes: Original print was digitized in 2016 as a TIFF image.
Date notes: Date from item
Acquisition notes: Donated by Olive Pierce in August 2014.
Description standard: dcrmg
Subject headings:
Cambridge (Mass.)
Cambridge & Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, Mass.)
High school students -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Attitudes
Pierce, Olive
Urban schools -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Host collection: Olive Pierce Photographs, 1963-2014
Physical location: Cambridge Public Library
Rights: Copyright Olive Pierce
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My description is somewhat incorrect. The Teanaway River is in Kittitas County as is more than half of the trail to Ingalls Lake but Ingalls Lake is in Chelan County and drains towards the Wenatchee River.
I left home about 5 am Wednesday morning (Oct. 21) for a day hike to Ingalls Lake located in the Teanaway River drainage, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Kittitas County, Washington. I drove through fog off and on from Ellensburg to Cle Elum but got out of the fog a short distance from Cle Elum as I headed for Teanaway. I passed many deer hunting camps while driving up the Teanaway and North Fork Teanway Rivers. There were 8 vehicles at the Esmeralda Basin Trailhead (#1394) when I arrived at a little after 7 am. The sky was partly cloudy and the temperature was a little above freezing. I made the climb (about 2500 feet elevation gain) and 3 miles to Ingalls Pass on Ingalls Way Trail (#1390) in good time. Although I was a little disappointed that the larch trees were bare of their golden needles and that there was cloud cover the views from the pass were superb. Rainier, Adams, Stuart, Esmeralda Peaks and more are visible from the pass. The rest of the trip down the hill and back up to Ingalls Lake offered a number of opportunities for photos so my pace was much slower stopping frequently to enjoy the views and take photos. The reflections at the lake were nice but not as good as they are in better light. The sun was mostly behind clouds. I sat and enjoyed the views, had a snack, took many photos and hiked out, arriving at my vehicle about 3 pm. Round trip to Ingalls Lake and back is about 9 miles. I stopped along the North Fork Teanaway River for some short walks to photograph the golden autumn trees and leaves and arrived home about 7 pm. IMG_7822