Archive for August 17th, 2008
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We have seen many different types of futuristic watches with strange shapes and design but none so unique as this. Now lets welcome the Nail watch, that can be worn on the thumb. You may have never seen a watch that can be worn on the thumb but times are going to change thanks to Timex. Timex, in collaboration with Core77, held a global design competition called 2154: the future of time design. So what we are seeing here is the TX54 concept which was a runner up there.
Thanks to a translucent body, the design blends seamlessly with the nail while a selection of text color options and a glow feature activating on command make it supremely functional as well. Press the end of your thumbnail, and the watch will light up for you. A perfect blend of appearance, user interface, and technology, the nail watch passes most standards of modern design with flying colors thanks to its functional and minimalist appeal. The watch looks stylish and chic and has a touch of Geeky style as well. The downside of this watch is that it is disposable. So with so many stylish watched being available now, it will be hard for it to survive in the market. Though it is quite innovative with a minimalist design, but it won’t last long on your finger.No details about the availability or the price of this watch has been released by Timex. But since it is tiny and disposable, I don’t expect the price to be high.
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Northrop Grumman engineers in Redondo Beach, Calif., lower the LCROSS spacecraft into a vacuum chamber that simulates conditions in space. It will be destroyed while seeking water ice on the moon.
Astronomers hate the moon.
It’s so bright that it blinds telescopes like the sun in a driver’s eyes. There’s no atmosphere, and the geology is basically dead. Maybe that’s why, decades after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked there, we have clearer maps of Mars than of our nearest neighbor.
But now, NASA needs to know more. The agency plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 12 years as the first step in establishing a permanent outpost. The base could be an ideal location for manufacturing processes best suited for low gravity, or for helium-3 mining to fuel future fusion reactors. The agency also sees the moon as the perfect construction site and launchpad for eventual manned journeys to Mars.
Water is a key ingredient in these grand schemes, because it can be broken down into oxygen for lunar bases and fuel for rockets. In 1998 a probe called Lunar Prospector spotted tantalizing signs of hydrogen in craters at the lunar poles. But no one’s sure if the hydrogen is the chemical signature of water ice, possibly deposited by comets and meteors.
NASA’s first step toward a moon base is the $491 million Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a satellite designed to map the terrain in intimate detail. In January 2006, after several years of development, LRO engineers decided to use a larger Atlas V to launch LRO, creating 2200 pounds of extra cargo capacity. The agency put out the word to its 10 research centers: What can you come up with to make use of that space—before the earliest LRO launch window in October 2008?
The mission to find water ice on the moon is being conducted by a small, six-sided monitoring spacecraft that is attached to an empty 5000-pound rocket-fuel tank called the Centaur. The spacecraft guides the tank through several elongated Earth orbits before heading to the moon, arriving three to four months after launch.
The Final Separation
The spacecraft releases the Centaur, sending it thruster-first toward a crater at the lunar pole, and then slows down. About 4 minutes later, the monitoring craft follows the same kamikaze trajectory. A light-sensitive instrument on the spacecraft helps NASA determine details of the composition of Centaur’s target by measuring any flash from the vaporization of lunar material.
Riding the Plume
The Centaur’s death dive creates a 16-ft.-deep crater and kicks up a 6-mile-high debris cloud. The monitor descends into this plume, using infrared spectrometers and video cameras to determine how much—if any—water ice exists. The spacecraft relays its findings to Earth until it, too, crashes. Researchers in California get results within minutes of the first impact.
Inside NASA’s Plan to Bomb the Moon and Find Water
Short on time and tight on money, a team of NASA engineers aims to solve the mystery of lunar ice in late winter—by crashing its low-budget kamikaze spacecraft into a crater.
Short on time and tight on money, a team of NASA engineers aims to solve the mystery of lunar ice in late winter—by crashing its low-budget kamikaze spacecraft into a crater.
Northrop Grumman engineers in Redondo Beach, Calif., lower the LCROSS spacecraft into a vacuum chamber that simulates conditions in space. It will be destroyed while seeking water ice on the moon.
Astronomers hate the moon.It’s so bright that it blinds telescopes like the sun in a driver’s eyes. There’s no atmosphere, and the geology is basically dead. Maybe that’s why, decades after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked there, we have clearer maps of Mars than of our nearest neighbor.
But now, NASA needs to know more. The agency plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 12 years as the first step in establishing a permanent outpost. The base could be an ideal location for manufacturing processes best suited for low gravity, or for helium-3 mining to fuel future fusion reactors. The agency also sees the moon as the perfect construction site and launchpad for eventual manned journeys to Mars.
Water is a key ingredient in these grand schemes, because it can be broken down into oxygen for lunar bases and fuel for rockets. In 1998 a probe called Lunar Prospector spotted tantalizing signs of hydrogen in craters at the lunar poles. But no one’s sure if the hydrogen is the chemical signature of water ice, possibly deposited by comets and meteors.
NASA’s first step toward a moon base is the $491 million Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a satellite designed to map the terrain in intimate detail. In January 2006, after several years of development, LRO engineers decided to use a larger Atlas V to launch LRO, creating 2200 pounds of extra cargo capacity. The agency put out the word to its 10 research centers: What can you come up with to make use of that space—before the earliest LRO launch window in October 2008?
Moon Crash
Here are some images for you of the moment when the spaceship touches the Moon….
The Bombers Arrive
The mission to find water ice on the moon is being conducted by a small, six-sided monitoring spacecraft that is attached to an empty 5000-pound rocket-fuel tank called the Centaur. The spacecraft guides the tank through several elongated Earth orbits before heading to the moon, arriving three to four months after launch.The Final Separation
The spacecraft releases the Centaur, sending it thruster-first toward a crater at the lunar pole, and then slows down. About 4 minutes later, the monitoring craft follows the same kamikaze trajectory. A light-sensitive instrument on the spacecraft helps NASA determine details of the composition of Centaur’s target by measuring any flash from the vaporization of lunar material.
Riding the Plume
The Centaur’s death dive creates a 16-ft.-deep crater and kicks up a 6-mile-high debris cloud. The monitor descends into this plume, using infrared spectrometers and video cameras to determine how much—if any—water ice exists. The spacecraft relays its findings to Earth until it, too, crashes. Researchers in California get results within minutes of the first impact.Freaky Massive body builder
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Channel surfing reminded me again of the horror that is women body building. TLC has shown numerous times the “Supersize She” show. It is all about a woman’s pursuit to look and sound horrific. I don’t mean to be cruel but I cannot grasp the desire to look like this:
Their heads look so small and they look so manly. I’m not just a woman hater because this frightens me just as much. Please use weights in moderation, avoid steroids and tanning, and go easy on the body oil. It will create a much more visibly friendly world.
Well, I’m pretty sure everybody who reads this has seen the stereotypical beautiful man – muscular, tall, dark, handsome… The list goes on. The same goes for women! We’ve all seen a woman who is slender, thin, tan, etc., but what about those who are the complete opposite?
We rarely ever seem to think about the complete opposites, and when we do come face to face with them, it’s almost scary. I bet most of the guys who read this would cry if they came face to face with the woman on the left; however, there are a striking amount of people who find a woman like this attractive.
It’s all a matter of preference.
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Great boy picking the colors to prepare the PEPSI
Men at work – washing the bottles
Men at work washing the bottles Fully
Boys placing the bottles in the tray
Boy filling the PEPSI Soooooo… Called
Boy filling the PEPSI & checking for the air bubles
Boy filling the Gas in the bottles
Boy searching for the right caps
Great man at capping the bottle
Quality checking and Success
