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The Strasburg Railroad's freight extra pulls a substantial cut of loaded freight from the NS interchange into town, passing through the corn maze/Amish tourist trap at Cherry Hill. With a train too big for the end-cab switcher up front, the 475's services were very much needed here.
An enjoyable Friday morning stroll around Bayonne in South West France. It is surprising quite how much of the old defensive hardware is still left in-situ and rusting away slowly. This mechanism appears to be a carefully engineered mechanism to lower and raise a drawbridge or non-existent gate.
Sławosz Uznański, ESA project astronaut from Poland, gives a “thumbs-up” from the heart of the action inside the Columbus training mockup at ESA's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
Sławosz's path to this point started in November 2022 when he was selected as a member of the ESA astronaut reserve after a year-long selection process. The 2022 ESA recruitment campaign received more than 22 500 applications from across its Member States.
As of 1 September 2023, Sławosz joined ESA as a project astronaut. He is currently engaged in an intensive initial training programme, preparing for a future space mission.
Born in Poland in 1984, Sławosz has a background in space systems engineering and has been involved in research related to radiation effects. Before joining ESA, he worked at CERN in Switzerland, overseeing operation Large Hadron Collider.
During his first week at the European Astronaut Centre, Sławosz followed initial International Space Station training, and learned all about the European laboratory module, Columbus. This module serves as the living and working quarters for European astronauts on the International Space Station. Additionally, he received an overview of space systems, vehicles, and operations.
The European Astronaut Centre (EAC) serves as a centre for astronaut selection, training, medical support, and surveillance. It plays a central role in supporting astronauts and their families throughout the preparation and execution of their space missions. EAC serves as a key training centre for astronauts worldwide, preparing them for missions involving European hardware.
Within EAC’s training hall, there are classrooms, payload training booths, an extended reality laboratory, and mockups of European human-rated spacecraft, including the Columbus laboratory. A team of instructors ensures that all astronauts receive training that meets the high standards required for spaceflight.
Ready to embark on his mission duties with the European Astronaut Corps, Sławosz is excited for this adventure to begin.
Credits: ESA
339/365 - 21/52
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find
In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
Everything you think, do, or say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year 4545
Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
You won't find a thing to do
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your sides
Your legs not nothing to do
Some machine is doing that for you
In the year 6565
Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long black tube
In the year 7510
If God's a-comin' he ought to make it by then
Maybe he'll look around himself and say
Guess it's time for the Judgement day
In the year 8510
God's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been
Or tear it down and start again
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now man's reign is through
But through the eternal night
The twinkling of starlight
So very far away
Maybe it's only yesterday
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find
In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
Everything you think, do or say
Is in the pill you took today ....
Sorry for not being around guys, i have been working two jobs and have missed so much i have to catch up with everything. So apologies for not catching up with your messages and work...
I had today free so felt i should catch up with my 52 weeks from missing last weeks theme of Technology. I had originally decided to do something combining man and machine but after thinking about it thought i would try the matrix style portraits i have always wanted to try!
It took a lot of layers to say the least but i think i got a similar effect to what i wanted, only downside it isn't dark enough between the highlights. Anyhoo, i'm pleased with the results despite that and hopefully will improve with practice. Now i have to rush off again and go prepare for more work, i hope i get a break soon! Catch up soon guys and gals! :)
(P.S. this is best viewed large on black! )
The Teleidoscope - (21/52) Technology
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10 people, 10 different ideas for 52 themes, 52 weeks long.
Every week we will post our images on our site and our Flickr group.
You can join us!
Every saturday we will pick a winner whose photo will get a special extra place at our site!
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Say hello to my new camera!
Well, you can't, because it's not in shot, but this is the first Rachel selfie I've done with my new Christmas present. I went up to Sydney yesterday to try it out, and couldn't resist a few shots of myself. It's excellent for selfies, since its built-in wifi alows me to use my phone to control it - set the focus and various other parameters, and then activate the timer.
Anyway, all that explains the rather strange expression; it's the look of a girl trying something out for the first time :)
Past technology From one of the locomotives at the railroad museum near Golden Colorado. A lever that I am assuming controlled steam pressure in the cab of the locomotive, It's handle smoothed through years of handling,
The bbmf avro lancaster flying past the Avro Vulcan which was in the static display at Waddington.The lancaster was designed in the 1940`s and was powered by 4 piston engines driving propellers, the vulcan designed in the mid 1950`s was a great leap with powerful jet engines and modern technology of the time .
I wonder if you guys have ever heard of this fighter plane project.
This is one of the many variants of the IAR-95 Spey, a Romanian fighter/Ground Attack Aircraft project developed during the 80s.
During the Cold War, Romania followed a Strategy of non-alignment, receiving weapons, funds and technology from both the Western and Eastern Blocks. To equip their Air Force, they started the development of this aircraft. A number of configurations were experimented, some with two engines and dual fins, some with a design more focused for Aerial Superiority than Multi-role/Ground Attack.
Eventually, with the end of the Cold War, funds to develop this aircraft vanished and the Aircraft was never built. Today, the Romanian Air Force operates a Squadron of ex-Portuguese F-16s and some Mig-21s.
About the model:
The aircraft features retractable landing gear, 9 external supports for bombs and missiles, access to the cockpit and many other details.
On the leading edge of the wings, I had the option of putting some green tiles but this gave a “dented” look that I didn´t like and I´m happy with how it looks (more streamlined). I also had to compromise a little due to the small quantity of Medium Dark Flesh parts that I have.
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We lived in Dubai, UAE from 1991 to 1996 and I worked at a campus of the Higher Colleges of Technology. These pictures include college functions as well as staff get togethers.
These images are directly from the scanner and rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Tactical military transport idea, arguably well before the C-17A that we know and love these days.
McDonnell Douglas YC-15A N15YC (72-1875) now preserved at the Edwards AFB West Gate by the Mojave Desert, California.
Only two of these beasts were produced and sadly the other one N215YC/72-1876 was scrapped at one of the Davis-Monthan yards.
Technology invades this beautiful sunset !! See the Airplane in the sunset !! john hoellerich photo. fotogjohnh! no special effects on this photo !!
This came 1st out of 69 entries.
This shot is to credit Daniel Cheong Thru his pages I saw places in Singapore I had'nt been to before. Thank You
Text entered for the challenge : This one is in memory of, and to pay homage & respect to those who passed away in the collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W Bridge, across the Mississippi. This is a modern bridge finished in 1997. You see into a length of 260m, cast over 7 spans.
Some web snippets on Bridges and Technology; words that go together...
Bridge construction technology - In the 1950s Ulrich Finsterwalder introduced cast-in-place segmental balanced canti-lever prestressed concrete construction , and the structures built with the introduction of this technology : - ) have been labeled as the first generation of modern bridge development; e-BRIDGE Technology ; Bridge Technology; 'Smart-bridge' technology ; Construction Design Technology
I have been personally seriously injured by the exceedingly poor and dangerous design quality of a piece of modern high technology.
I have needed five weeks so far of intense medical attention.
This experience has somewhat soured my respect for the Company responsible and I have revisited and revised my multiple exposure creation from 2017 to reflect my situation.
This one from me depicts the evolution of technology in computers and telecommunication.
A vision for the future of Technology.
Near Future Technology is our first foray into the slightly daunting world of NFT's and just like us she's unsure of what happens next. Blockchain here we come...
Near Future Technology is available on Opensea here
Barbara was technically just a sophisticated computer program with access to an android body although her programming didn't allow her the luxury of knowing that. She also felt completely heartbroken at the demise of her tamagotchi and her programming definitely wasn't supposed to allow that either. She didn't really have a heart after all.
It was all very confusing both for her and for the scientists who were studying her. She was the first of her kind and was currently confounding all expectations. She would gaze out of the window for hours at a time and would lament at length about her deceased digital friend. How would she cope in this brave new world...
Cheers
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