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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39B, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 29. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
How it looks like in separate parts as a sytems check is done to ensure that there are no missing pieces from the previous show.
Short notice but this will be displayed at the
Goryeb Children's Hospital Benefit
Sunday, June 10th 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Madison YMCA
111 King’s Road
Madison, NJ
BFI Waste Systems of San Jose, CA.
(Fun fact, these where the samer trucks used in the movie ''Men At Work'' BFI Los Angeles had the same type of trucks working as well)
Notre Système Solaire Version 2018 a Lyon
Je vous propose un montage photo de Notre Système Solaire tel que j 'ai pu l observer tout au long de cette année 2018 depuis mon balcon en plein cœur de la pollution lumineuse de Lyon
Je précise que cette représentation n' est pas l' échelle du tout
L 'intégralité des Photos utilisées ont été faites entre Janvier et Novembre 2018
Captures planétaires et Lunaire : Cmos ZWO ASI 178 MM et 120 MM + LRVB ZWO au Foyer du Maksutov SW BD 180/2700
Capture Solaire avec la ZWO 178 MM + Lunette Lunt 60 d' AstroQueyras
Capture photo arrière plan avec Canon EOS 100 D A au foyer de la Lunette Orion EDT 80 CF
This crawler original idea is from a video by master technic builder Akiyuki, posted on Youtube in July 2018.
I've been kind of obessed with this since then, and this is my latest, and I guess final, iteration on this idea.
Everythinkg above the two yellow beams is for motor and gear reduction, everything below is the actual movement system.
I use a third party self powered M motor to keep the size as low as possible and be able to make mocs like the steampunk one
A sharp angle on part of the 69kV loop. Seems this went up in 1962 to overlay the old 23.9kV line that originally served the western portion of the NSP system in SD. A new monopole angle tower now stands on this spot.
While digitising my early work I came across a photograph of my original Pentax system, circa 1980. Medium format color negative was taken with a Mamiya C330 that I had borrowed at the time. My Pentax system was put together in just a couple of years. Definitely my most precious possessions at the time. Funny how my long-term memory is different to reality. I was sure that I had a black MX. However, turns out that it was a black ME, a silver MX and a silver KM. I remember that the KM was later stolen and I'm sure that I then purchased a silver ME super from the insurance - as I remember the 'manual' buttons on the top of the camera.
From left-to-right.
Tamron zoom (70-200mm?)
Pentax KM
Pentax K extension tubes
Sunpac Auto zoom 3400 (still have this and working perfectly)
Pentax MX with Pentax 55mm f1.8
Pentax 100mm f4 Macro
Soligor 400mm f6.3 (still have this lens)
Pentax ME with Pentax 35mm f3.5
Pentax 300mm f4
Pentax 200mm f4
By late 1981 I had added a Pentax 24mm f2.8 - which I still have and then later a Pentax-M 40mm f2.8 pancake.
I've since repurchased all of the above - except for the pancake lens. (Still to get). Well actually a black ME might be difficult to track down.
Other difference is that I have the Pentax-M 35mm f2.8 rather than the 35mm f3.5 (that's close enough).
The hunt to track down these (and others) via eBay, Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace has been quite a thrill.
More importantly I've really enjoyed using the Pentax lenses adapted to my Sony mirrorless. Just feel at home in the way theses lenses operate. Finally, the MX is perfect in my hands and brings back so many memories.
One observation is that I must have decided that I had all that I needed - and didn't add any further lenses or cameras. There is probably a lesson in there somewhere.
MAKA - Sound System Black
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Teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs integrate the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) atop the massive SLS core stage in the agency's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 5, 2021. The ICPS is a liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen-based system that will fire its RL 10 engine to give the Orion spacecraft the big in-space push needed to fly tens of thousands of miles beyond the Moon. The next component to be stacked on top of ICPS will be the Orion stage adapter, which will connect the ICPS with the spacecraft. Through Artemis, NASA will send the first woman and the first person of color to the lunar surface, as well as establish a sustainable presence on and around the Moon. As the first in an increasingly complex set of missions, Artemis I will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Rubbermaid HomeFree series is a fully customizable closet system that offers the unique flexibility of telescoping clothing rods and expanding shelves to make the most of your space.
Not quite the solar system as I only have 4 planets and the moon. These are left to right - Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon. A series of individual photos stacked to show my efforts to date capturing the planets using a 150 mm Maksutov MK67 scope. I am hoping to update as I get better images of the planets, but success is reliant as much on technique as on finding a night with clear seeing.
Blender / Cycles
For 3D effect - look at the center of image then slowly cross your eyes until like objects overlap.
Still experimenting with light, this time at Barrow Hill with Timeline Events.
The North Midland Railway reached Staveley by 1841 when the original Barrow Hill station opened on April 6th. It closed on November 15th 1888 and with the opening of the Clowne and Mansfield branch the new station opened the same date. The station was renamed "Barrow Hill & Staveley Works". An engine shed was built near the station in 1865 with a capacity for four engines.
In 1866 the Midland Railway signed an agreement with Staveley Works whereby they purchased and would operate the works internal private railway for 100 years. The vast increase in traffic created a need for more locomotives and a much larger shed. The result was the present Roundhouse.
The former steam roundhouse located at Barrow Hill near Chesterfield, is a unique example of 19th century railway architecture. It is the last surviving operational roundhouse engine shed in Great Britain.
Construction commenced in July 1869 and it was completed in November 1870. The Midland Railway Company contracted I.E. Hall to build the depot. The final cost being £16,445 4s 9d. It comprises 24 roads of which the longest is 80 feet and the shortest 60 feet. Following the opening in 1870 it was in continuous use until it finally closed its doors in 1991 after a working life of 121 years.
When the Midland Railway introduced their system of shed codes in 1898, Barrow Hill was given the code M24. This was later changed by the LMS to 18D in 1935. In February 1958 it changed again to 41E when the area was taken over by the Eastern region of British Railways. On October 4th 1965 after the depot closed its doors to steam it was given the code letters BH.
Singapore National Day Parade
Singapore celebrated its first National Day as an independent nation in 1966, one year after Singapore's separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.
The first National Day Parade started in the morning at 9:00 a.m. that day. People came as early as 7:00 a.m. in order to get good vantage points. Singapore's first President, Mr Yusof bin Ishak and Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, were seated with members of the government at the grandstand on the steps of City Hall. When the parade began, 6 military contingents (including the Singapore Infantry Regiment, SPDF and the then Republic of Singapore Police), a mobile column from the SIR, and various schools and civil contingents marched past City Hall and then into the city streets. Three military bands accompanied the parade inspection and later the march past with military music. The Singapore Fire Brigade also took part in this first parade with its firetrucks included in the mobile column. Rounding it all was a massed lion and dragon dance performance from drum and dragon troupes nationwide.
The following year, the contingents increased to 76, including those of the then established Singapore Armed Forces, the RSP and more cultural groups, with the addition of more civil marching groups. The reason is partly due to the introduction of the National Service program in the military and police forces, and later extended to the Fire Brigade, later called the Singapore Fire Services in the 1970s. Street performances by various groups also debuted in that year's parade. The 1968 edition, although held on a rainy morning that surprised even the marching contingents and the dignitaries, saw the first ground performances on the Padang as the weather improved - a prelude to today's show performances. 1969's parade, the one where the Mobile Column made its first drivepast, commemorated the 150th year of the city's founding and had Princess Alexandra of the UK as principal guest.
On the August 9, 1970 NDP edition, the Flypast of the State Flag and the Republic of Singapore Air Force Flypast debuted. A combat simulation performance by Singapore Army personnel was one of the new highlights for that year.
The 1971 NDP was the first to include the iconic mobile parade floats from various organizations. Choirs also debuted on that year's edition.
The 1973 parade was held from the afternoon to early evening for the first time to attract more attendance from the public. The next year, colour broadcasts of the parade on television began.
The 1975 parades, held to celebrate Singapore's 10th year, were for the first time decentralized into 13 parade venues for more public participation. Almost all of them lasted for an hour and all of them even had route marches on the streets to the participating venues.
By the time the NDP was held at the National Stadium (for the first time) in 1976, the NDP Guard of Honour, composed of officers and personnel of the SAF and the Singapore Police Force made its first appearance, followed after the parade proper by the very first evening presentations by various groups, a prelude to future evening NDPs in 1980 and from 1984 onward. 1977's parade was a decentralized event like two years before (and like 1968's was damped by the rain) while 1978 would see the parade back at the Padang grounds. 1979's parade was yet another decentralized one, held in several high schools and sports stadiums nationwide.
The 1980 parade, held at the National Stadium, almost rained at the start, but the performances went on as planned as the weather improved later. This was the first parade in which the feu de joie of the Guard-of-Honour contingents made its inaugural appearance. 1981's NDP was the very first parade appearance of the then SPF Civil Defense Command, presently the Singapore Civil Defense Force, later combined with the SFS in 1989. (The SCDF of today showed itself for the first time in the 1982 NDP held in the Padang.) They were held in two decentralised venues, Jurong and Queenstown Sports Stadiums for further increase public attendance and participation in the celebrations. 1982's parade, back at the Padang site, featured more contingents and for the first time the mobile column drove past after the marchpast had concluded, thus making it a predecessor to the parades at the Padang from 1995 onward (every 5 years).
1983 would be the final year that the NDP was held in multiple venues.
The 1984 NDP, now back at the Padang, celebrated Singapore's Silver Jubilee of self-governance and included a bigger Mobile Column, the first appearance of the popular Silent Precision Drill Squad from the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command and the first true evening fireworks display (plus the debut of the very first NDP theme song) while NDP 1985 celebrated the nation's 20th year with more participants in the parade segment and in the show proper. The 1986 edition was the first true evening edition of the parade, and the first to use flashlights for audience use. 1987's parade, held at the Padang, was the first ever evening event held there and featured the first appearance of the massed military bands of the SAF. 1988 saw the card stunt feature being used for the first time during the National Stadium event and the 1989 edition, the first National Stadium daytime event, saw the debut of the nationally famous Red Lions parachute team and the daylight fireworks after 1966. The parade returned to the Padang in 1990 to honor the nation's silver jubilee year, which would turn out to be the last afternoon event ever to be held.
In 1997, for the first time, there was a National Education Show, where Primary 5 students watch NDP rehearsals.
The government set up the electronic voting ticketing system in 2003 in order to tackle the problem of overcrowding. Such ticketing system enables citizens to stand a chance at winning the tickets by registering their e-mail addresses or mobile numbers at the NDP website or phonelines.
Starting 2008, the NDP is also aired all over the Asia-Pacific region through Channel NewsAsia.
2009's NDP was the first ever edition to have an integrated show including the parade segment.
In 2014 Third Warrant Officer Shirley Ng became the first female Red Lion parachutist to jump at the NDP.[1][2]
2015's parade, even as all was planned for the parade to be at the Padang, will be the first ever parade to be held both there and at the Float at Marina Bay, breaking a parade tradition in the process. NDP 2015 is the first National Day Parade without the founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, who never missed a single National Day Parade since 1966, for whom he had died on 23 March 2015, within 8 months after attending the 2014 edition.
NDP editions
The venue of the parade is usually at the historical grounds of the Padang, where the declaration of Singapore's independence was held. Since the first parade in 1966, all the way to 1975, the venue was located in this central area to bring the parade closer to the people. In 1976, the parade was held for the first time at the newly completed National Stadium, where the much larger capacity allowed for more to view the parade live.
Although offering about 60,000 seats in the National Stadium, the demand for tickets remained high. Hence there were several attempts to decentralise the venue to bring the celebration closer to more Singaporeans. From 1975 to 1983, celebrations were alternated between a decentralised event and one centered at the Padang or stadium. From 1984, the parade was held twice at the stadium before being brought back to the Padang. This three-year cycle was repeated up to 1994.
From 1995, it was decided that the Padang would be used as the venue every five years. The Padang, although historically important, posed a greater logistical challenge and also offered fewer seats for spectators. The event and rehearsals also required the closing of surrounding roads. There was a need to construct temporary spectator stands around the field. The site remained, however, the only feasible venue for the mobile column, as the heavy vehicles could not be driven onto the stadium track. The Padang was used as the main performance venue for the 2005 parade, with fringe activities decentralised to Marina South, Jurong East, Yishun and Tampines.
Several alternate locations were mooted, including the utilisation of the Padang, which is physically bigger and less likely to disrupt daily functions in the city.
Parade being held at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium in 2007
On 16 October 2005, it was announced that that 2006 NDP would be held at the old stadium for the last time before moving to The Float at Marina Bay [1]. The 130 metre by 100 metre platform would be used for the next five years until the new stadium is completed. Although offering a seating capacity of only 27,000, which is less than National Stadium, there is a vast area for 150,000 extra spectators along the Marina Bay waterfront.
Since the 2000s (decade), every year's parade would revolve around a theme which would guide the planning of the parade and show.
After ten-year hiatus, the 2016 edition of NDP will return back to the new National Stadium
Ex-Key System electric loco 1001 with ex-Salt Lake and Utah car 751, at the (then) California Railway Museum, at Rio Vista Junction..
1001 is still in faded Key System / National City Lines 'fruit salad' livery, and is missing its bell.. Car 751 is still in Sacramento Northern livery.
The museum later changed its name to the Western Railway Museum to avoid confusion with the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento..
Today (2015) 1001 is in its original San Francisco - Oakland Terminal orange livery, and Car 751 is in its original SL&U red livery..
Original slide - photographer unknown
Überbauung Brunnenhof in Zürich - Wohnungen für kinderreiche Familien
Architects: Annette Gigon / Mike Guyer Dipl. Architekten ETH BSA SIA AG
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