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The Bell project was an anti-gravity device. Scientist who worked on the project say the craft was powered by a circular plane of rotating blades 49ft. in diameter. It was said to climb 40,700ft in 3 mins and reach 1,400mph in flight. The war ended before this super weapon could be used.
The Vocoder - A most important feature of Bell Telephone's "Hall of Communications" is this device called a "Vocoder," which can be used to teach speech to deaf person. It does tricks, too. Visitors are invited to participate in frequent demonstrations which turn their voices inside-out and upside-down.
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Bronze relief made of hammered sheet in the shape of a cock. The wings are indicated by engraving. The cock was a favorite subject for a shield device because of its fighting spirit. It was common on Argive round shields.
Bronze Shield Device
6th century BC.
Olympia, Archaeological Museum
Occupying a prominent position overlooking the Solent at the entrance to Southampton Water, Calshot Castle is an artillery fort
(a Device Fort) constructed by Henry VIII on Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540, suspected to have been constructed using stone from the recently dissolved Beaulieu and Netley Abbeys.
The castle finally closed in 1961 after a variety of uses, and is now cared for by English Heritage.
The window openings give an idea of the thickness of the walls.
2Jan2025
- Why does our giant god place us on a piece of paper, what is that device in his hand?
- Oh I think it is a modern camera obscura, but a high-tech one, I have seen the wizard use a similar tool, a box with a pinhole that captures light and our image.
- So it is true, our god is gonna sell us, I guess we didn’t please him well enough!
History: A product of the pride of the Predecessors, Project: Avalon is the first successful attempt at creating a synthetic life form. Unit-7 was built by the Predecessors to wield the Distortion Engine, a device that can bend the fabric of reality. Avalon, as she prefers to be called, was programmed to serve Diaa in the Predecessor-Conduit war on Okoto. Following Diaa's fall, Avalon was temporarily deactivated, but Diaa reactivated her once he returned to Okoto. Now, she works for Diaa as he seeks revenge on Okoto.
Personality:
Although she was programmed to be an emotionless killing machine, Avalon possesses a pure soul. Even after years of being used as a living weapon, she is naive and innocent at heart. She is not particularly evil; she has merely been misguided by Diaa. She has even showed the capacity to care for eithers, as is exemplified by her friendship with her partner, Ryylem. The disparity between her soul and her intended nature and her inability to fully tap into the Distortion Engine's power led her creators to build her siblings, Unit-8 Echelon and Unit-9 Paragon.
Abilities: Avalon is an incredibly capable fighter, able to defeat even Ahi and Gaxello in combat. Her synthetic body is quite strong, and her programming gives her a proprensity for tactics and strategy. Her levitation gear gear grants her great mobility and agility on the ground and in the air. The Caliburn blades are versatile weapons that can be mounted on her shoulders as guns, or can be used as katanas. Her most useful tool is her Distortion Engine which she carries on her back. She can use this device to bend reality around her, allowing her to deflect attacks. She can also use her engine offensively by combining it with her Caliburn blades to form Excalibur, the Distortion Blade.
Note: The only known individual to defeat Avalon is Krona.
the growth and development of technology is phenomenal and its users are getting younger. instead of toys, children nowadays are given tablets or phones for presents. since gadget prices have dropped, it has become accessible for anyone to buy no matter what their status in life is. when they wake up in the morning , most of these kids will simply reach out for their gadgets. and for for majority of these users , games are the most popular usage for these devices.
Epcot's Spaceship Earth.
In the mid fifteenth-century, Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press. His new device now makes information available to the masses. In the background of this scene we see pressmen sorting paper and setting type while in the foreground, Gutenberg examines a page from the bible he is currently printing. This sheet is an exact replica from the Gutenberg Bible on display at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
allears.net/2010/01/17/spaceship-earth-epcots-icon-part-2/
Gutenberg in 1439 was the first European to use movable type. Among his many contributions to printing are: the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink for printing books; adjustable molds; mechanical movable type; and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period. His truly epochal invention was the combination of these elements into a practical system that allowed the mass production of printed books and was economically viable for printers and readers alike. Gutenberg's method for making type is traditionally considered to have included a type metal alloy and a hand mould for casting type. The alloy was a mixture of lead, tin, and antimony that melted at a relatively low temperature for faster and more economical casting, cast well, and created a durable type.
Prisma, ArtStudio / iPhone Proximity image mix. Three or more layers/images.....chosen primarily by their close proximity to one another on my camera roll
It was the feeling of cold, metallic chains being placed around his wrists that awoke Tim. Burt Weston stood several feet away while his second in command, Jaret Row, stepped away from Tim’s side slowly. Just then realizing that Tim was awake, after chaining him up, Jaret raised his pistol to the Robin’s head, saying,
“Don’t even try it.” More disgruntled than defeated, Tim replied,
“Wasn’t planning on it.” He then took in his surroundings, realizing he was no longer at the studio where the set had burned down. Instead, he was chained to an ornately crafted wall, with columns lining the sides. The celebrity in the Flash suit was lying unconscious underneath another camera, and Weston stood above him, adjusting the settings on the device.
“You know, Robin, now would be an excellent time to monologue about how I’ve defeated you and what I’ll do next. But, alas, I’m not some blockbuster super criminal. I’ve always wanted to be more of that ‘shadow of yourself’ type of character.” Tim chuckled to himself as Weston finished this.
“Seriously Weston, you’re even terrible at that. I’d say you weren’t a villain, but seeing as I’m certain about how this night will play out I unfortunately have to call you the villain.” This statement from Tim caused Weston to hold up the device he had been carrying around in between adjusting the cameras.
“This is what’s been doing it. Injecting the devices into those celebrities heads. All I have to do is…” Weston held the barrel to Tim’s head and pretended to pull the trigger, “…boop! The device gets inserted into their brain then we just need to cover it and then it’s showtime.” Expecting fear from the Robin, Weston was surprised as Tim answered,
“It’s stuff like that…c’mon man, that’s as cheesy as it gets,” Storming away into the shadows behind Row, Weston heard Tim continue, “Let me guess, you have another celebrity hostage and you’re going to make me make a choice that decides if they live or die.” Sure enough, the Film Freak reemerged from the shadows moments later, his device pointed at the back of a young woman dressed in fine clothing.
“This is the climax of our film, Robin, as you remember the typical Hollywood screenplay has-” Weston placed the young woman in front of the camera, with both his device and Row’s gun aimed at her, as he said this. However, once again Tim cut him off,
“Please just explain who this is so I can figure out a way to save her.” Weston looked angrily from Tim to Row as he continued through gritted teeth,
“Our beautiful, young actress for tonight is Ms. Gisele L. Carlyle, author of the hit nonfiction book Murder for the Weak. In said work, Ms. Carlyle denounces so-called super criminals as weak by being unable to express their emotions in a productive way. As you all know, that is not the case for me: I have several finished films…” The room fell silent, “…Alright they’re on the internet, BUT, I think the perfect ironic conclusion to our film is to have our final celebrity appearance denounce her own work. It’ll say a lot about her character: the arc she’s been through, her hardships, and the man who drove her to be this way,” Weston aimed his device at the woman’s head as she nearly made a break by the door but was stopped by one of Row’s bullets whizzing past her head. Turning his attention to Tim, he asked, “Have you ever seen King Kong? Because beauty’s about to kill the beast, bird boy.” Rolling his eyes, Tim replied,
“How about this: I tell you a story instead. It’s about how this situation’s about to go…starting with this-” Tim dug his boots into the set behind him to propel himself into a flip that broke what he had deduced were prop chains. As the fake metal fell to the ground, he landed perfectly in front of both Row and Weston’s line of fire, forcing him to leap into action to evade shots from both weapons.
Caliper -
Caliper is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object. A caliper can be as simple as a compass with inward or outward-facing points. The tips of the caliper are adjusted to fit across the points to be measured, the caliper is then removed and the distance read by measuring between the tips with a measuring tool, such as a ruler.
“A 70mm handheld camera was used by the STS-46 crewmembers to capture closeup view of early operations with the Tethered Satellite System (TSS). The sphere can be seen moving away from the ring structure on the boom device in Atlantis’ cargo bay.”
From the STS-46 press kit:
“An exciting new capability for probing the space environment and conducting experiments will be demonstrated for the first time when the NASA/Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1) is deployed during the STS-46 Space Shuttle flight. The reusable Tethered Satellite System is made up of a
satellite attached to the Shuttle orbiter by a super strong cord which will be reeled into space from the Shuttle's cargo bay. When the satellite on its cord, or tether, is deployed to about 12 miles above the orbiter, TSS-1 will be the longest structure ever flown in space.
Operating the tethered system is a bit like trolling for fish in a lake or the ocean. But the potential "catch" is valuable data that may yield scientific insights from the vast sea of space. For the TSS-1 mission, the tether -- which looks like a 12-mile-long white bootlace -- will have electrically-conducting metal strands in its core. The conducting tether will generate electrical currents at a high voltage by the same basic principle as a standard electrical generator -- by converting mechanical energy (the Shuttle's more than 17,000-mile-an hour orbital motion) into electrical energy by passing a conductor through a magnetic field (the Earth's magnetic field lines).
TSS-1 scientific instruments, mounted in the Shuttle cargo bay, the middeck and on the satellite, will allow scientists to examine the electrodynamics of the conducting tether system, as well as clarify their understanding of physical processes in the ionized plasma of the near-Earth space environment.
Once the investigations are concluded, it is planned to reel the satellite back into the cargo bay and stow it until after the Shuttle lands.
The TSS-1 mission will be the first step toward several potential future uses for tethers in space now being evaluated by scientists and engineers. One possible application is using long conducting tethers to generate electrical power for Space Station Freedom or other orbiting bodies. Conversely, by expending electrical power to reverse the current flow into a tether, the system can be placed in an "electric motor" mode to generate thrust for orbit maintenance. Tethers also may be used to raise or lower spacecraft orbits. This could be achieved by releasing a tethered body from a primary spacecraft, thereby transferring momentum (and imparting motion) to the spacecraft. Another potential application is the creation of artificial gravity by rotating two or more masses on a tether, much like a set of bolas.
Downward deployment (toward Earth) could place a satellite in regions of the atmosphere that have been difficult to study because they lie above the range of high-altitude balloons and below the minimum altitude of free-flying satellites. Deploying a tethered satellite downward from the Shuttle also could make possible aerodynamic and wind tunnel type testing in the region 50 to 75 nautical miles above the Earth.”
At:
spacepresskit.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/sts-46.pdf
Credit: spacepresskit/wordpress website
Reality:
“TSS deployment was also delayed one day because of EURECA. During TSS deployment, the satellite reached a maximum distance of only 840 feet (256 meters) from orbiter instead of planned 12.5 miles (20 kilometers) because of a jammed tether line. After numerous attempts over several days to free the tether, TSS operations were curtailed and satellite was stowed for return to Earth.”
Above from/at:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv...
XC device 170108 on some Nottingham to Brum move and 66955 on Felixstowe bound boxes wait for the premium motive power to back it's 30 loaded TEA's into Kingsbury Oil Terminal, 8 December 2012.
The perfect illustration of the capacity crunch facing Britain's 21st century railway?
60092 on 6M57 from Humber during the period where DBS literally threw out anything it could to combat a motive power shortage, including overhauled but not repainted 60's.
"Imperial Shows, Incorporated. Frank Payne, general representative, permanent address, Reid Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Amusement attractions, modern riding devices."
"Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design" by NATASHA SINGER via NYT t.co/RAuEDVUbOT (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/673192609179901954)
Left to his own devices Blacktron Agent Goose quickly commandeers Beverage Bot for his own mischievous needs and decides to point out who is charge of Trans-Yellow pieces in the LEGO Space universe!
Thought For Food: Leveraging 3 Of The Few Cooking Devices I Use - IMRAN®
Microwave Oven. Air Fryer. Slow Cooker. Rice Cooker. Toaster Oven. Barbecue Grill. I use one or two of these on the rare occasion I “cook” something. This time I put three to use in parallel.
Philips Air Fryer, Chicken Parmesan. Toshiba Rice Cooker, pasta. Panasonic Microwave heated pasta sauce. Around 15-20 minutes total with maybe 3-5 minutes total prep time. Anything reaching 10 minutes of prep or cleanup time is not for me!
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One of the funnest things about the Harley Photo Mob shoot is that we get some fun "drive-bys" of other cosplayers popping in for a couple of pics with the Harleys.
A fine trade publication issued by the German colour ink manufacturers Gebr. Hartmann of Ammendorf - Chemische Fabrik Halle-Ammendorf, Druckfarbenfabrike, who were based in Ammendorf bei Halle, Saale. The publication, that is not dated but appears to be an edition from around 1930, gives detailed information on the company's products and the various specialist inks for numerous printing processes along with many illustrations as examples. It is entitled "Vom Drucken und von Druckfarben" - "Of printing and printing inks".
Running to over 250 pages this was obviously seen both as a publicity tool as well as a technical handbook. It is, needless to say, very professionally designed and produced and although the printer is not mentioned the typographical and graphic designer responsible for the book's layout is : W Biering of Frankfurt a. Main. The cover has a striking trade 'logo' or devices and some fine lettering.
Original Caption: Operator's console for the "whole body counter" radiation detection device at EPA's Las Vegas National Environmental Research Center, May 1972
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-5252
Photographer: O'Rear, Charles, 1941-
Subjects:
Las Vegas (Nevada)
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/547739
Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.
For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html
Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html
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Use Restrictions: Unrestricted
#smalltowninertia Shared a few hours with David this morning. I’d purchased and taken with me a memo recording device, designed for use by people enduring blindness, a device, I hoped, that might aid in lessening the immense strain and stress of having to memorise one hundred percent of every element of David’s day to day life, now, when a thought, a need, an item or chore was thought of, David could record it, save it and replay it, at will. Another step towards greater independence.
Introducing new equipment to David takes time, patience and empathy. It’s a scary, frustrating endeavour, learning, memorising and understanding anything that you can’t see. Especially electronic devices. It’s a necessarily slow process of explaining, informing, describing and cannot be rushed.
After many attempts and learning, tracing the buttons, making a visual map within his mind, David began to understand the memo recorder and was able to use it to record his voice. The first ten messages recorded, face etched with concentration, self doubt and tension, he whispered ‘Help’ into the recorder, played it back, heard his voice, then erased.
Carefully, as we progressed, I suggested he try a longer list of items, as though making a shopping list, which he did and then learned to scroll through the recordings, erasing them, re-recording, playing them, listening, learning, gaining confidence every time.
Then, without prompting, David launched into a song, then another and another. Playing them back, a broad smile awoke upon David’s face “I don’t mean to sound big headed but I sound better than I expected, don’t I?”, “Yes!” I encouraged, truthfully, as David has a beautiful singing voice.
Together in his kitchen, cold, dark but now both singing along to the recordings he had made, we smiled, laughed, together.
As I write this, now, I am amazed at David’s memory, singing songs he’d heard as a child, from cinema and radio, recalling every lyric and phrase, melody and timing, never missing a beat nor forsaking a word. I am equally aware of the great privilege it was and is, to hear David sing.
Music, it has transpired, is a key to happiness for David, a momentary escape and joy, non reliant upon sight, transporting him out of the blackness, into the light of song, of singing and of being alive.
Today, was a good day.
* Also, a chance to try some more out of date Kodak BW400CN, developed at the local Boots. Looking forwards, in January, to finally start developing TriX and Tmax, myself.
#film #Kodak #leicaM6 #BW400CN
..... "this is the church
this is the steeple
open the doors and .........."
............ here is another piece of his artwork in Vancouver ..........
The meandros, meander line, or Greek key is a symbol of eternity, unity, victory and long life. It's also been thought it represented the interlock img of hands during wrestling. Not just a fashion device after all.
“Women are strange and incomprehensible, a device invented by Providence to keep the wit of man well sharpened by constant employment.”
(Arnold Bennett)
Model: Cátia Mayettes
I named this one 'The Device' because that's what they call the mysterious Egyptian contraption in the movie 'Stargate' before they find out what it actually is.
I kind of feel the same about this weird gizmo that lives outside Glasgow Science Centre. If anyone has any ideas about what this is, what it does or who designed it, I would love to hear more.
It may well be a covert transmitter to Science Centre security who appeared on the scene right after I took this shot and said I couldn't take photos. When I questioned this he made some lame excuse about the management of the Science Centre chasing me because they don't like people taking photos so close to the BBC TV studios.....eh?
Maybe 'The Device' was actually his spaceship.....
The Tower of Babel is a high-tech communications device of Atlantean origin. Essentially a large particle accelerator, it fires a powerful beam of energy at a satellite in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite further focusses and aims the beam, allowing for interstellar messages to be sent to nearby star systems. The satellite can also aim the beam back down to Earth, wiith enough power to level whole cities.
Inspired by the anime series "Nadia - Secret of Blue Water". There is a scene in the series which I love. The Neo-Atlanteans test fire their reconstructed Tower of Babel, destroying an island in the process. Gargoyle, the leader of Neo-Atlantis, looks at the burning island and says: This is the light of God that shall once more rule the Earth. Captain Nemo, out on the sea and looking at the same scene, has a different viewpoint: This is the light of the devil that will once more destroy the world.
I had some fun with this build, basically just stacking bricks upon each other.