text:
stories in my pocket :: david hitt
Check out my work on the iHeartHsv blog!
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." — Martin Luther King Jr. #MLK #MLKDay https://t.co/fXafj6lZrO 4 hours ago
This is a shoebox-size spaceship that will deploy a solar sail the area of the broadside of like three or four scho… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6 hours ago
Nineteen years ago today, the Space Shuttle Columbia left Earth for the final time. "Mankind is led into the darkn… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
RT @Go2HuntsvilleAL: Here are 5 things we are looking forward to this year? What would you add? huntsville.org/blog/list/post… 1 day ago
RT @EmilyLCarney: I think this is Ed! One of the best 1 day ago
I'm getting a bigger boat this year! twitter.com/awards_watch/s… 2 days ago
I just got a (scam) call from the Social Security Administration saying if they didn't hear from me, my SSN "will b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
"You mean I gave up *this* just to walk on the Moon!?" (Pretty sure that men's room sign was still there when they… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
DIY LEGO Rocket Garden
Magic And Cobbler -- Pampered Chef's Covered Baker
"For Hate's Sake" -- Angry Birds Fanfic
David, Online
Bold They Rise
Comic Science Improv
davidhitt.net
Homesteading Space
My about.me
Wikipedia: David Hitt
Links To Friends
Idle Ramblings
no matter where u go, there u r
One Way Strider Photography
Rhetoric & Rockets
Rocket City Bloggers
Thinking With A Southern Accent
WendyHMorgan
You get used to it…
30 Day Song Challenge Apple art blog Bold They Rise book books Christianity Christmas church comics computers country david hitt design Face2Face Improv family food friends games God hiking history Homesteading Space humor huntsville Huntsville Alabama Improv Improvisational theatre International Space Station iphone jewel journey LoriMckenna lori mckenna Lorraine love lyrics Macintosh Marshall Space Flight Center mississippi movies music NASA newspapers nostalgia Not-Daddy Blogging Ole Miss outdoors owen garriott paul simon photography Plinky postaday2011 quotes reconstruction Religion and Spirituality reviews scripture Search skylab SLS space Space Launch System space shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery sports star wars technology travel twilight University of Mississippi weather work writing
Editorial (539)
huntsville (4)
Improv (63)
From Tiny Space-Acorns, Might Space-Oaks Grow
Posted on 28 December 2021 by David Hitt
When I was in the VAB, I took a picture with this pin, and was going to make the joke that It turns out if you plant enough of these little SLS seeds, you can grow a full-size NASA's Space Launch System.
I was struck, though, by how true that really is. We handed out a lot of those little pins when I was part of the SLS Strategic Communications team, to industry leaders and political stakeholders and pop culture convention attendees and fifth-grade teachers and so so many more.
An effort like SLS takes not only engineering expertise, it requires the will of a nation to make it happen, and the SLS comm team, under the leadership of Kimberly Robinson and Marcia Lindstrom and Trey Cate, deserves a huge amount of respect for their part in stirring imaginations and excitement to make this game-changing rocket – and all the Artemis efforts it's inspired – a reality.
They've planted a lot of seeds, and it's amazing to see what's grown from them.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Artemis, NASA, SLS, space, Space Launch System, Strategic Communications |	Leave a comment »
Metal and Might and Magic
Somewhere twixt the pages of Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story, Skylab was in the VAB at Kennedy Space Center. In Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986, there's mention of Columbia undergoing testing at the VAB. When the latter happened, I was about five years ago. For the former, I was a few years from being born.
How amazing, then, to witness that history this time? How incredible to have been a part of it?
I got to see the rocket.
I got to stand across the transfer aisle of the VAB and look over at this skyscraper-size vehicle I got to work on, whose height and breadth and thrust were defined by friends of mine, this tower of metal and might and magic that will return humanity to the Moon.
It's a beautiful creation. It was an amazing experience.
I can't wait to see it fly.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: space, NASA, history, Space Launch System, SLS, Artemis, Artemis I |	Leave a comment »
The Work of a Planet
Posted on 19 October 2021 by David Hitt
To say all roads led to this is understatement:
From Utah came the solid rocket boosters.
The engines came from Mississippi, and, before that, from California via outer space.
The core stage came from New Orleans, as did the crew module; the former stopping in Mississippi for a hot-fire test on the way to Florida.
From North Alabama came the upper stage and its adapters, one of which now carries payloads from California and Italy and Japan and Kentucky and Colorado and Texas and Alabama and Florida and Arizona.
The service module was born in Italy and grew up in Germany before coming to America.
They came by airplane, by boat, by train.
And now, for the first time, they are all in the room together, to finally be assembled into one.
The work of a nation – the work of a planet – come together, to leave that planet and set sail for another world.
Filed under: space | Tagged: Artemis, Kennedy Space Center, orion, SLS, Space Launch System |	Leave a comment »
"Same Six Columns"
Posted on 1 October 2021 by David Hitt
Fifty-nine years ago today, James Meredith integrated The University of Mississippi.
I had the opportunity to meet Meredith in 1996, the first time he returned to Ole Miss, more than 30 years after he graduated. There was no big event; he just wanted to visit the campus. Hardly anyone knew he was there.
It was weird just being in his presence. At the time, he seemed like the sort of person everybody knew about but almost too legendary to be real. Not the sort of person you'd actually meet.
I stood with him in front of Ole Miss's iconic Lyceum, still marked with bullet scars from his admission. There were maybe five of us there. I asked him what he saw, looking at that building, all these years later.
"Same six columns," was all he said.
That answer's stuck with me. I think I appreciate it more now than I did then. It was a good answer.
(The column I wrote about the visit is still online, sort of. It would have been better if 20-year-old David didn't think he could write. So it goes.)
On Oct 1, 1958, NASA began operations.
On Oct 1, 1962, James Meredith integrated Ole Miss.
Half a century later, I was working at NASA for James Meredith's daughter-in-law.
The world is weird sometimes.
Filed under: Editorial | Tagged: Civil Rights, history, Integration, James Meredith, Ole Miss, University of Mississippi |	Leave a comment »
Not-So-"Deadly Engineering"
Posted on 24 September 2021 by David Hitt
I might have chosen a name other than "Deadly Engineering" for the series, but I'm nonetheless honored to be on the Science Channel talking about Skylab again.
The Skylab segment in the first episode of the third season of this series and my previous SCI appearance on "Engineering Catastrophes" take a little more sensationalist approach than the "Searching for Skylab" and "Saving Skylab" documentaries I've appeared on, but I'm also far more likely to have people stop me randomly in public to say they saw on my TV from these.
:The Telly-award-winning and Emmy-nominated "Deadly Engineering" series is taking Skylab to the masses, and I'm glad to be able to be a part of it saying nice things about one of history's greatest human spaceflight programs. You can watch it here – https://www.sciencechannel.com/…/deadly-engineering… – or if you're a cable-cutter like me, you can purchase the episode on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and other fine places.
Filed under: Uncategorized |	Leave a comment »
A Couple of Julys and a Space Race
Posted on 4 July 2021 by David Hitt
Ever have that experience when you have dinner with two inspirational women one July and then two Julys later they're racing each other into space?
You may have seen the news about the billionaire space race, with Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each planning to fly on their companies' respective suborbital spaceships within the next three weeks.
Honestly, while I'm hugely in favor of increased access to space, I'm utterly uncaptivated by the billionaire bragging rights part of the story.
But Thursday, it became a bit more interesting –
Bezos will be flying with aeronautics pioneer Wally Funk, famed as one of the "Mercury 13" women who passed medical tests like those taken by the Mercury 7 astronauts 60ish years ago.
Branson will be flying with Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut trainer and the first woman to earn commercial astronaut wings.
One thing Wally Funk and Beth Moses have in common is that I got to MC their inductions into the Space Camp Hall of Fame two years ago this month.
I've long hoped that Wally Funk would get to go into space, and it's sort of surreal to me that two years to the month after I was having dinner with them, they're making spaceflight history (again).
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Beth Moses, Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, New Shepard, Richard Branson, Space Camp, Space Race, SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic, VSS Unity, Wally Funk |	Leave a comment »
Review: "The Mission," by David W Brown
Watch enough space movies, read enough space books, whether science fact or science fiction, and there's a moment you'll see play out time and time again – And Then A Rocket Appears On The Pad.
Maybe it's not a rocket. Maybe it's a starship or a science probe. But the moment plays out the same. An incredibly complex piece of machine appears out of nowhere – machina ex deus – having and needing no origin, and then the "real story" begins.
But rockets and starships and science probes don't appear out of nowhere. They do have origins. For every rocket that appears on a pad, there's a story of toil and ingenuity that explains how it got there.
David W. Brown's "The Mission" is not that story. "The Mission" is the story before that story.
Before a rocket appears on a pad, before a space probe appears in a payload fairing, before a starship appears in the stars, there is an official program, a concerted effort of the aforementioned toil and ingenuity, and multiple flavors of engineering and probably some science.
But before that official program, there's an idea. A dream.
"The Mission" is that story. The titular Mission is a mission to Europa, a moon of Jupiter, a smallish orb of rock and water and ice that looms far larger than its physical size in the landscape of solar system science because of that water. On Earth, where there's water, there's life. And Europa not only has twice as much water as the pale blue dot where we live, it's conveniently spewing that water into space, right out there for a visiting spacecraft to taste.
"The Mission" is not a story of flying a yet-unflown Europa mission, nor a story of building a yet-unbuilt yet-unflown Europa mission. It's the story of an idea, a dream dreamt over decades to explore this strange new world, and perhaps to seek out new life in its ocean.
It is still, most definitely, a story of toil and ingenuity. It is also a very human story, and it is there that Brown elevates his subject from interesting to captivating.
As an experienced journalist, Brown has a portfolio packed with well-told space stories. He has a demonstrated knack for taking "rocket science" and not only making it accessible, not only conveying Why It Matters, but also capturing Why It's Awesome, finding amidst the data the things that stir souls.
That talent is brought fully to bear in "The Mission," and impressively so – it's one thing to bring that level of creativity to short-form non-fiction, but here Brown sprints a marathon, maintaining the same engaging style over hundreds of pages he delivers on the first.
The heart of "The Mission," however, is a very human heart. It's a story laden with science spacecraft and alien worlds and trajectory comparisons, but it's a story about people. Brown's tapestry here weaves the story of its Europa mission through the lives of the people who have touched, and been touched by, the dream of that mission, interlacing space science with chicken farms and car wrecks and former NSYNC member Lance Bass.
At the end of "The Mission" the call of Europa is still calling. Its mysteries are still mysterious. But Brown has pulled back the veil on another little-seen world – a world of men and women with dogged determination to clad a dream in metal and propel it toward the stars.
Filed under: Reviews, space | Tagged: Clipper, David W Brown, europa, JPL, Jupiter, NASA, science, space, The Mission |	Leave a comment »
The Story of Amos, a Good Dog
Posted on 19 July 2020 by David Hitt
Over the years there have been stories that I have known, when the time came to tell the story of Amos, would be the stories that I tell.
How he barked at me the first time he saw me because he was in Becky's car and it was his job to protect it. It was his job to protect her, to take care of her. And he did.
How amused Becky was the first time we all went to a dog park and played. I was never a dog person, but I made a valiant effort at playing with Amos. Maybe partially to impress her, but I guess I thought he was OK, too.
How one day early into dating Rebecca, the three of us went to a state park in Mississippi. We'd been hiking for a while and he was hot and thirsty and there was a fountain, but he wouldn't drink from it because he didn't trust it. So I got some of the water in my hands, and he drank that, because he did trust me, and that made it OK to drink from the fountain.
How the day came when he could be in Becky's car and not bark at me when I approached it. Her mom got barked at, but I didn't. I'd never been a dog person, but I sort of became an Amos person. I would tell people I tolerate him. I loved that dog a lot.
How Becky would have to be careful, when she was living with her mom in Decatur, about saying my name, because Amos would get excited and look for me. I think he loved me a little, too. One day I went over to visit, and he was hiding because his paw was sore and it hurt to walk, but when he heard me, he made his way out to see me, step by painful step.
There are other stories I could tell, about how excited I was the first time I taught him a trick or how he unscrewed a jar to eat our wedding candy and it gave him superpowers or how he became a blogger or or how he convinced my mother-in-law to let him knock everything off her table and stand on it and how he bulked out into Tank Dog because he took me too literally one time. There are so so many other stories I could tell.
But the story, more than any story, that was my favorite Amos story was the first time Rebecca got sick after we were married.
It was his job to protect her, to take care of her. And he did. If Becky was sick, nobody was allowed near her. Even if her mom was there, Amos would lovingly try to distract her and herd her away, and then go back to Rebecca's side to watch one her.
But one day after Rebecca and I got married, she was sick, and she stayed home from work, and he stayed there by her side the whole day while I was at work.
And then, when I got off work and came home, this dog, who'd spent his entire life staying by Becky's side when she was sick and making sure nobody came near her, got up, came and met me in the hall, gave me this look that let me know she was my problem now, and went to the other end of the house.
His shift was done, he left her in my hands, and he went to get some rest.
Amos turned 13 in April, and he'd been an old man for the last two or three of those.
But he saw the woman he'd protected, that he'd taken care of, grow up and get married and have a baby of her own.
He loved that baby, and that baby loved him.
But he was old, and he was tired, and he hurt, and he'd seen that she was taken care of.
Today, his shift was done, he left her in my hands.
And he went to get some very very well-earned rest.
Filed under: Editorial | Tagged: Amos, Dog |	Leave a comment »
Review: "The Mars Challenge" by Wilgus and Yates
Mars is hard.
In fact, just the prospect of humans missions to Mars is so hard that even talking about why Mars is hard can be hard because, well, it's hard.
Alison Wilgus and Wyeth Yates' The Mars Challenge is a shockingly good book on this topic.
To say The Mars Challenge gets it right is an understatement.
The prospect of sending humans to Mars is daunting, and the reasons for that get very technical very quickly. Try to explain it, and you start talking about things like the rocket equation and orbital mechanics and EDL, and the specter of complex mathematical formulas starts quickly drawing near like a gathering storm.
It becomes very easy to let the technical become so technical that the average person, or, for that matter, a decent number of fairly technical people who haven't immersed themselves in this particular deep dive, get overwhelmed.
On the other end of the spectrum, there can be a temptation to try to make the topic accessible by watering down the technical to the point where you're not really doing it justice.
The Mars Challenge does neither of these. It lunges bravely directly into the very real technical challenges of a human mission to Mars and then deftly unpacks them so that a lay reader can understand.
Oh, and did I mention The Mars Challenge is a graphic novel?
The framework for the book is a conversation between a teenager with dreams of dirtying her boots with Martian regolith, and her space professional mentor all too aware of the hurdles that must be overcome to make that happen.
In Wilgus' hands, that mentor speaks the language of spaceflight with a realism worthy of an insider, but lovingly translates it into human in a way a teenager could believably understand.
Ably assisted by Yates, the creators overcome another substantial challenge to tell the story – keeping what is essentially a 200-page comic book consisting solely of two people having a conversation from becoming tedious. Both the writing and the artwork, replete with visions of the past, present and future of space exploration, are lively and engaging.
The Mars Challenge takes an admirably even-handed approach devoid of agenda – unlike many books on the subject, it eschews "all you have to do is" editorializing in favor of an honest analysis.
The book is a perfect primer for teens who feel the call to boldly go – or build the ships for those who do – and is a quick and accessible read for adults who'd like an overview of how space exploration works.
Mars is hard, but it's doable, and The Mars Challenge is an inspirational tool for equipping the next generation of explorers for the challenges ahead.
Filed under: space | Tagged: Alison Wilgus, Humans To Mars, Mars, The Mars Challenge, Wyeth Yates |	Leave a comment »
Posted on 10 June 2020 by David Hitt
(Updated June 22 with Ares I-X.)
(Updated July 4 with scale converter and STS mod.)
(Updated July 7 with Sputnik R-7 and more STS info.)
(Updated July 15 with Vostok and Voskhod.)
(Updated July 28 with Soyuz and Long March 2F.)
(Updated August 31 with SLS, X-15, SpaceShipOne and Dream Chaser.)
(Updated September 24 with SpaceShipTwo and GSLV Mark III.)
It started with the Saturn V, combined with a love of Skylab.
Like many people, I bought the original LEGO Saturn V kit. And that was going to be the end of it.
But then I happened to see that there were instructions online to convert it into a LEGO Skylab Saturn V. And, obviously, I need to have a LEGO Skylab Saturn V. So I bought a second LEGO Saturn V set. And that was going to be the end of it.
But then I built my two Saturn Vs. And because I replaced the top part of the second Saturn V with the Skylab mod, I had a Saturn V third-stage-and-Apollo stack left over. And the site where I got the instructions for modifying the Saturn V to Skylab configuration also had instructions on how to build a first stage for that S-IVB-and-Apollo stack to make a Saturn IB. So I did. And by that point, I knew it wasn't going to be the end of it.
And that's how I ended up with a LEGO rocket garden, all built to the same 1:110 scale as the LEGO Saturn V.
When I've posted pictures of my LEGO rocket garden, I frequently get questions about how I built it, so I thought I'd put together a "guide" based on my experiences. So here's pretty much all I know about building a LEGO rocket garden.
Basically, all you need are pieces and instructions. (If you're cleverer than I, you can do it without instructions, of course; but I'm writing for this for folks who, like me, aren't cleverer than me.)
I buy my pieces at Bricklink. There are other places you can buy them, including Brickowl. Different people use different sites, so while I prefer Bricklink, you may prefer something else. Bricklink is a portal to individual vendors; it's not so much a store as a storefront for sellers. When you make a purchase, you'll frequently be placing multiple orders split between different stores that have different parts you need. Particularly with the bigger builds, the parts can get pricy over time, so I'll spread my piece purchases out. Bricklink lets you set up multiple want lists, so I'll have want lists set up for multiple projects at once. When I buy pieces I need for the thing I'm working on, I'll add a few bucks extra for a future project, so it doesn't hit all at once.
I haven't done this yet personally, but someone more experienced than I read this post and pointed out you can also buy pieces directly from LEGO. Their shop doesn't have the variety you can find on Bricklink, but it can be good if you need a large quantities of specific pieces.
Here's where I found the instructions for the different builds, along with any hints I have from building them:
V2 – The instructions for this one are here. The site they're on is a Google Drive with instructions for an incredibly wide collection of space vehicles. I was late finding it, so haven't used it much. I thought I was going to be clever and make mine narrower because I didn't like the way it narrows, but it looked bad. In the process, though, I replaced the nose with a simple 2x2x3 cone, and I do like that mode. You'll need to add, I think three more 3024 pieces to go between the 4733 and the cone.
(Quick update, since I mentioned the Google Drive here. Another experienced builder, reading this, pointed me toward this Gitlab site with a very comprehensive collection of designs, which I had not seen before but will be revisiting. Update update: The creator of bricksin.space rightfully reminded me it's a good resource. I have downloaded his books, but haven't had a chance to use them yet.)
Juno – The instructions for this one are here. LEGO Ideas is a good, but inconsistent place to find instructions. The site's primary purpose is for designers to post their ideas for people to vote on them so that they might become official sets. A few, but far from all, designers will share the instructions for their builds. The site will do nothing to help you find them, and in fact hides old ideas after they've expired. The designer, Eiffleman, includes decal or wrap designs here; I prefer to stick to just bricks. Also included here are the instructions for versions of the next three builds I did. I didn't do the Juno until I'd done the other three, so I used instructions from elsewhere. (As a result, my Juno and Redstone fins don't match, even though they're the same in real life.)
Mercury Redstone – Instructions are here. In fact, it's from a source where I got the designs for a good chunk of the collection. I mentioned Bricklink as a place to buy bricks; it also has a "Studio" section where you can find or share designs. A benefit to finding designs in the Gallery at Bricklink is that it's very simple from there to create Wanted Lists for the parts and order them. There's a designer in the gallery named legorockets who is based in my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, and whose collection of designs includes my Mercury Redstone, Mercury Atlas, Gemini Titan and Falcon 9. This (or the Eiffleman version mentioned above) is a good one to start with; it and the Juno are probably the easiest and cheapest, and of the two the Mercury Redstone is arguably more iconic.
Mercury Atlas – I believe these are the instructions I used for this one. All all note here is the importance of paying attention to version numbers. legorockets has at least four versions of the Mercury Redstone, and they're all still on the site. At least once I realized I'd ordered pieces using a different design version than the instructions I was using.
Gemini Titan – I think this is the version of the instructions I used for this one. Side note here: Remember at the beginning where I said all you need to create your own rocket garden is pieces and instructions, and you don't actually need the instructions if you're creative. Well, technically, you don't actually need the pieces, either. There's a branch of the hobby where, rather than building physical models, you just design them virtually, using LEGO Digital Designer or Studio. Designing virtually lets you figure out what you need before you start ordering parts, and creating a digital rocket garden has two advantages over a physical one – it's a whole lot cheaper, and you can do things virtually you can't do in real life. A model that would collapse under its own weight in real life works beautifully virtually. And, in the case of this Gemini Titan, you can use a piece that doesn't exist in real life – a white barrel piece, shown at the base of the Gemini capsule. This same piece, or lack thereof, also shows up in my shuttle model at the base of the boosters. Some people will paint the pieces to the color they need; I find limiting yourself to the limits of LEGO is part of the charm of the hobby.
Saturn V – I built the official LEGO kit. Unfortunately, it's discontinued now. (Update: It looks like this is being rereleased, at least temporarily. If you can buy one new when you read this, that's your best route; I'm leaving the following alternative instructions in in case you can't.) You can still find them for sale on places like eBay, but be prepared to spend a lot more than the original cost. (It looks like some folks have reverse-engineered the set so you can order the parts and build it yourself; this may be one.)
Skylab Saturn V – I found the instructions here (design by Eiffleman, who did the Juno above) to modify the official LEGO Saturn V kit to the Skylab configuration. Unfortunately, that requires an official LEGO Saturn V kit, and, as noted above, it may be discontinued. If you don't want to buy one second-hand, I noticed in working on this that legorockets has a Bricklink Gallery design for the full-up Skylab Saturn V, engines to shroud. It looks like you can probably source the parts cheaper than buying a secondhand Saturn V.
Saturn IB – I found the instructions here. As mentioned above, this was a mod using the pieces leftover from the Saturn V kit when I built the Skylab Saturn V, so it has the same issue with needing the discontinued set (See note above). If you want to build it from scratch, here are instructions from legorockets. I'll throw in another side note here – Most of the bigger rockets have a lot of internal structure that you don't see. Generally, when you get the part lists, they'll have a color assigned to the pieces for that structure. If the pieces isn't going to be visible, Bricklink will let you change the color to "(Not Applicable)" so that you can order the piece in the cheapest color, rather than paying extra to match a color that doesn't matter. Many designers make this easy by picking an obviously weird color, like blue cylinders on a rocket that's all black and white.
Space Shuttle – Since I originally posted this, KingsKnight has created an improved version; the instructions for which are on sale at Rebrickable for $15. You can probably still find the old instructions for free, but I endorse buying the new ones both because KingsKnight has put a lot of time into this design and its worth the money, and because I'm pretty sure the new design can save you more than $15 in parts versus the old one.)
I found the instructions here for this design by KingsKnight. I used a part list from Bricklink Gallery to create an easy Wanted List. You can also find the instructions on the Google Drive mentioned in the V2 section, but I figured this would be a good time to mention the Bricks In Space group on Facebook, which is a great resource for general information. There's also an r/legorockets subreddit on Reddit. Since I built built my Saturns using official kits, this was the biggest project for which I had to source all the pieces. I started buying parts several projects ahead, and broke it into chunks – I did the Orbiter first, and then got serious about the boosters and then got serious about the ET. As designed, it's a phenomenally expensive build because of some rare dark orange parts for the external tank. Some people buy other colors and paint them; some go with a "close enough" orange. I went with white, the way the tank looked for the first two launches, which not only matches the way the tank looks on the cover of my shuttle history book, Bold They Rise, but saved me maybe a couple of hundred dollars. Bricklink's Wanted List makes it easy to filter the parts for a particular color (i.e. dark orange) and then bulk change them to a different color (i.e. white)
Update: At the suggestion of KingsKnight, I made a slight mod to my orbiter, replacing the front end of the wings with the distinctive black appearance of Columbia, making it more true to the STS-1 or -2 white external tank. (It's a pretty simple change, and much more simple if you make it was your building instead of after you're finished.)
Update Update: I recently came across a post where someone gave instructions for modding KingsKnight's build to the exact appearance of any orbiter for *any shuttle launch.*
Falcon 9 – Instructions found here. Another one by legorockets. Side note here: Relying on other people's instructions and parts lists, and letting Bricklink's automated system find sellers for you, it's easy to sink money into things you don't care about. Case in point: My rocket garden centers around the history of human spaceflight, so I wanted to build the Crew Dragon configuration of Falcon 9. This design includes that, so I went with it. When I was buying the parts, I noticed that one order had a small number of parts and a big price tag. Upon inspecting it, I found it was because one of the fairing configurations used a rare, expensive part. I have no interest in building a fairing for the rocket, so I removed the part from my order, and saved about $18. My Atlas V had flames for the Starliner that were like $4 each. I'm displaying it as a full-up stack, so you'd never see the flames. Gone. This was the first build where I really noticed that; if I'd paid more attention, I could have saved even more. There were other fairing parts I could have struck, and this design has legs that are interchangeable for either a launch pad or drone ship configuration; I only needed the former. (I recently had met the designer online behind this version that has folding legs, but no Dragon, if you'd prefer to go that way.)
Atlas V – Instructions are here. This is the only one so far that I've paid for instructions for; it was the only one I could find that was proper Saturn V scale and included Starliner. They were on Rebrickable, where people can sell designs. I paid just over two bucks for the instructions, and it was totally worth it. I'll take free instructions where they're offered, of course, but people put real time and effort into coming up with these, and I don't begrudge them at all making some money off that. A bit of jargon – Bricklink has a Gallery; Rebrickable has "MOCs." MOCs? My Own Creations, as opposed to official LEGO designs. (Back when I was a kid, making your own creations was what you did with LEGOs, before they started becoming more like model kits. That said, I'm not really building my own creations now, so I can't say anything.) A MOC is just a custom design; it's still a MOC even if it's someone else's creation that you're just building. More jargon – you'll occasionally see AFOL. If you do, it's Adult Fan of LEGO. Now you know.
Ares I-X – Design files are on the Google Drive site here, and on Facebook Bricks in Space. The design for the Ares I is by Sebastian Schoen, aka Moppe Stone. While the Studio files were available, instructions weren't included, so I contacted the creator through the Bricks in Space FB group. I modified it to Ares I-X since I attended that launch and work with some team members; the mod mainly involved replacing orange pieces with white like with the Shuttle; but it also meant I could simplify things a little at the bottom of the upper stage.
Sputnik, Vostok, Voskhod and Soyuz – Instructions are here. LEGO Ideas designer tech_niek submitted a Soyuz design for consideration to become a real set (which wasn't chosen), and as a bonus included versions for an entire fleet of Soviet vehicles using the same approach – the launchers for Sputnik, Vostok and Voskhod, in addition to Soyuz. (The post also has instructions to mod them to the whitish appearance at launch caused by ice collecting on the rocket.) The upside is, it's a great all-in-one approach to the highlights of Soviet launcher history, (Though I'd be lying if I said I didn't hear the siren call of building N1 and Buran someday, designs for both of which exist.) The downside is, it's a design optimized for being created as an official set, versus sourcing parts on your own, particularly if you're doing the entire fleet. The Sputnik R-7 uses six of this part; the others use even more. Currently, no Bricklink seller in the US has more than five in stock, which means shipping is going to drive the price up; and the Soyuz uses an orange version that is even more rare. (The design also leaves a gap between the boosters and the core that is very visible at some angles, FWIW.)
Long March 2F – Instructions are here. Like the Ares I-X, this one is by Sebastian Schön. If I recall correctly, if you use the .io file for ordering from Bricklink, you'll need to reduce the part counts in half – his instructions show the elements assembled and in separate close-ups, so the file includes parts for both versions. This is a good intermediate build, since the .io file doesn't include step-by-step instructions, but it's relatively easy to figure out, particularly if you've built a few rockets before this.
SLS – Instructions are here. (I used the v29 .io and .pdf files for mine.) Yet another Sebastian Schön design; you'll note that the Orion matches the one on the Ares I-X. I made a mod to mine – the original plans require 40 of this piece, which on Bricklink would have increased the cost by about $200 or much more. As you can see in that picture, I took an approach to the core stage intertank that made it slightly less rounded but made the grid pattern more consistent and avoided needing that part.
X-15 – Instructions are here. Design by Kevin Huang, with a version that works from originals by Dan Favell and Nico Daams and adds a bit more scale accuracy. Kevin's .io file doesn't include step-by-step instructions, so to get a little better idea what was going on inside it I referred to the instructions for the Favell version. It's not exactly the same, but it made it a little easier.
Dream Chaser – Instructions are here. Another Sebastian Schön design.
SpaceShipOne – Design is by Rudi Landmann. I don't see the .io file publicly; Rudi was kind enough to let me try out a work-in-progress. Pictures are here, if it helps.
SpaceShipTwo – Design is here, by Simon Paul.
GLSV Mark III – Design by me, my first full-up 1:110 rocket design. I haven't learned to create in Stud.io or LDD, so I don't have files, but if anyone would be interested in building it, I'd be glad to help. (Alternately, there's a Sebastian Schön version of the Chandrayaan uncrewed version of the rocket here.)
Space Stations and Other Things
In addition to my 1:110-scale rocket garden, I've also built a couple of builds to accompany the official LEGO Space Station kit, which is roughly 1:220 scale, about half the Saturn V. I started with a 1:220 Skylab found in the Facebook Bricks in Space files; it was fascinating to see the two stations in scale with each other. The visiting vehicles that come with the Space Station kit are out of scale with the ISS, and people have designed replacements for those. The space shuttle, in particular, struck me as bad, so I used a design from those Files for a properly-scaled 1:220 Space Shuttle. Like the Long March 2F, I didn't have step-by-step instructions; I had exterior pictures and a list of parts and had to figure out how it went together from there, but this one was more challenging than the Long March was. It took a while, but it was rewarding. (As an added bonus, it meant that I could create in LEGO the planned-but-never-flown Shuttle-Skylab rendezvous mission.)
I've done one other true "MOC" – my own creation – the upper stage of NASA's new SLS rocket deploying a CubeSat. It's not as accurate to scale or as elegant, but I did it, and it was a good first step, before I did the GSLV Mark III. If you're interested in creating your own design to Saturn V or ISS (or any other scale), here's a useful tool for converting real-world measurements to LEGO measurements.
If you have any questions, leave a comment or find me on Twitter. Or, better yet, look up the Facebook or Reddit groups and join the conversation!
I hope this helps, and happy building!
Filed under: Entertainment, space | Tagged: Atlas V, Bricklink, Dream Chaser, Falcon 9, Gemini Titan, GSLV Mark III, Instructions, Juno, Lego, Legos, Mercury Atlas, Mercury Redstone, MOC, Rocket Garden, Saturn IB, saturn v, Scale, skylab, SLS, Soyuz, Space Launch System, space shuttle, SpaceShipOne, SpaceShipTwo, Sputnik, V2, Voskhod, Vostok, X-15 |	4 Comments »
Jeff Owens on Happy Birthday, Hubble!
A Couple of Julys an… on From Mercury 13 to Virgin Gala…
Jacqueline Haller on Multiple Sclerosis Awareness M…
Bette Cox on Just Like Heaven
David Hitt on DIY LEGO Rocket Garden
Opinions on this blog are purely those of the author, and do not represent the beliefs or policy of any organization with which I am involved. Or, for that matter, likely anyone else.
Stories In My Pocket
God, writing, entertainment
Recent Movie:
Rifftrax Live Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
Current Read:
When Giraffes Flew -- Jeff Weddle
Song In My Head:
O Holy Night -- Mahalia Jackson
Recent Notable:
Star Wars!
One-Word Prayer Request:
Quote of the Whatever:
"I am learning from myself ways I can be awesome!" -- Rebecca Hitt


Within today's organisations, Microsoft Office is ubiquitous. It's the global standard for communications, text documents, spreadsheets, presentations and databases. Although Microsoft Office is powerful, many organisations fail to fully benefit from its rich feature set or its potential productivity gains. Microsoft Office training, from Southside Technology, can provide your teams with the skills needed to tap into the power of Microsoft Office - making people more productive and efficient.
We have a comprehensive range of Microsoft Office desktop training courses, incorporating the standard Microsoft Office suites as well as Microsoft Project, FrontPage, Publisher and Visio programmes.
We train many delegates each year in how to be more productive with Microsoft Office. Whether you need classroom-based training, 'floor walking', a customised solution organisation, or flash cards, we have the experience and skills to help you. Floor-walking is becoming an increasingly popular solution for our clients and is ideal for onsite Microsoft Office training environments, where clients will have many different questions that are quick and easy to answer by someone on the spot.
Our trainers literally walk around your offices so they are always available to answer questions at your users' desks. This system can help to reduce the day-to-day requests of a company's IT helpdesk, as the trainer solves the problems directly.
We also offer extensive TNA (Training Needs Analysis) services ensuring that delegates are attending exactly the right Microsoft Office training course for their skill level and requirements. Contact us for further details.
Our courses cover every level, from beginners to experienced users, on the following Microsoft Office applications.
SharePoint is becoming an increasingly important tool for sharing information throughout many organisations.
End-user courses will focus on accessing SharePoint both from within Microsoft Office and browsers, using SharePoint for collaboration, site creation and data searching.
Excel is an excellent tool for working with data lists, financial sheets and charts.
Our courses will help you develop skills such as macros, Pivot Tables and formulas to analyse, share and manage data with ease.
Microsoft Project is the world-leading tool for project management.
Our Microsoft Office desktop training courses will take you from creating simple task lists to advanced resource and time scheduling.
Microsoft PowerPoint is THE tool for creating dynamic and persuasive presentations.
Our courses cover design tools such as SmartArt and Themes, allowing you to create consistently professional looking presentations with just a few mouse clicks.
Microsoft Word is an application that many users are familiar with, but are probably not using to its full potential.
Our courses will take you from the fundamentals of creating short letters to generating lengthy reports using advanced tools such as styles, cross-referencing and automated tables of contents.
Microsoft Outlook is one of the applications that people use every day.
Our Microsoft Office training courses can help to improve efficiency by training you in email organisation and effective use of calendars and tasks.
Microsoft Access allows you to manage large lists of information that can either be related to other data tables, or stand alone.
Our desktop courses will take you from the fundamentals of good database design through to advanced querying and reporting of data.
Microsoft Visio allows you to create a huge array of diagrams using built-in shapes and templates, ranging from house plans to network diagrams to organisation charts.


Cait's Cozy Corner : What Is $160 Worth?
It's been such a hectic last few weeks with family and friends in town, moving into our new home and now getting prepared for the upcoming holiday season. Our kids have been bouncing off walls with all the excitement that is to come and we couldn't wait to join in on the fun. We decided to enjoy a day just the four us without distractions of guests, moving boxes or just general errands and bring the kids out for a fun day date as a family.
My children have a lot of energy so taking them to a place where they can run around get rid of some of that built up steam was the perfect plan in our eyes. The Ball Factory was exactly what our toddler and pre-schooler needed to run, jump, swing, dance and dive into fun! This place offered so much for our kids to do, explore and have fun with including even a small matted area for Landon, whose still getting used to large crowds and can't keep up with his older sister.
His personal play area included a small ball bit, lots of big blocks to learn to put things together, matts to roll around and climb up on ( this kid was in heaven ) and even bug tunnels to crawl around under. He couldn't have had a bigger small on his face! As for my daughter, she loved the trucks and cars that she could ride around over a bridge, collect logs and travel with them to drop off with someone else or pretend she was filling up her car for another long road trip.
After a few hours, we decided to treat our kids with pizza and dessert because who doesn't enjoy some greasy food after hours of running and jumping?! All in all, the kids both said it was one of their favorite days ever and for us, it was such a special time to see them living their best life and truly being in the moment with them.
Now, you may be wondering how much all this cost? It was around $160. What is that really worth you might ask and that's a great question. For us, you can't really put a price on experience and we want to share as many as we can with our kids together as a family but we also want to know that our money is being spent the way we see fit, and the importance of being smart about where and how we are spending our money.
*This illustration uses 1.69% average yield for money market mutual funds and 0.09%national average yield for bank savings, both as of 9/30/2018, according tocranedata.com and bankrate.com. These rates are not guaranteed.
What an interesting way to approach this. I think more people should look at their spending this way; they might make wiser decisions.
The Ball Factory look like so much fun! But this is really interesting. A easy way to think about money and my future!
I love having experiences with my kids over items. And thinking about the future is a wise decision.
I don't know very much about investing so this post is a helpful start! Amazing to see how a little money can grow.
That sounds like such a great day! You're right, that can add up, but it can be so worth it to use that money wisely!
Very different post from what I expected. You make a great point in looking at this topic from this perspective.
This place looks like a blast and the family would totally have fun there. I wish I more into saving money, but I'm not even in a place where I have extra money to save, but still none the less, good information to have.
In a day and age of spontaneity, it's important to be purposeful. This applies not only to our time, but our money as well. Thank you for the investment advice.


TORRINGTON – The last day of school before Christmas break at Torringford School typically involves singing Christmas carols and having books read aloud to the students, who get to wear their pajamas to school.
The annual tradition offered a new twist this year when Torrington firefighters and a dispatcher from Litchfield County Dispatch showed up to surprise an 8-year-old boy who knew what to do when his mother became too ill to speak following a severe asthma attack on Oct. 4.
Third-grade student Nathan Gryniuk was honored not only for being calm under pressure, but for also knowing how to assist firefighters by turning on the light outside and walking out far enough from his mother's condominium to flag down responding firefighters. Once firefighters arrived, he was able to answer questions about his mother and remembered his father's cellphone number.
Doyle said Lt. Jay Dixon, who responded to the call, was impressed that a boy Gryniuk's age was able to handle the situation so well. George Norton, a dispatcher with Litchfield County Dispatcher, was stunned when he was told how young Gryniuk was, Doyle added.
Together, the firefighters and dispatchers wanted to recognize Gryniuk since what he did is what they would like to see happen from children if they are ever in a similar situation. The plaque recognizes Gryniuk's "exceptional courage and composure" during the emergency call.
Jeff, his ex-wife and Nathan's mother Sue, and Jeff's parents, Richard and former Torrington Mayor Mary Jane Gryniuk were all in attendance to watch Nathan accept the plaque.


text:
INTERVIEW: Astrid
Can I start by asking about the origin and beginning of the bands history for those who may not know, I assumed you were native Glaswegians but that doesn't seem to be the case?
Willie and I grew up on the Isle of Lewis and have been best pals since we were up at 10 at 11 years old. We both moved to Glasgow relatively young and we both moved to Glasgow relatively young and Astrid was formed when we were about 18 years old with Gareth Russell (also from Lewis) on bass and Gary Thom on drums. We became friendly with the Belle & Sebastian crew around the Tigermilk time and used to perform at The Halt Bar's open stage every Saturday. When B&S released 'If You're Feeling Sinister' they took us on their first British tour.
Over a decade between the band being disbanded and a reformation a couple of years ago, what is the story and inspiration behind Astrid to start making new music again?
Willie and I have always remained friends and been very supportive of one another with individual music projects. We'd never talked about doing Astrid again but knew we wanted to do a record together. I was living in Los Angeles at this point. We started sending demos to one another and pretty soon realized that what we had really felt like the follow up to strange weather lately, the first Astrid album. It was clear we'd written an Astrid record. Willie flew out to LA and we recorded the album live, in 5 days at Canyon Hut studios in Laurel Canyon.
As well as the Shiiine On performance you have a few gigs in a venue & with a person inextricably linked with the Astrid history, I am referring to the famous King Tuts Wah Wah Hut and the genius Edwyn Collins, can you tell us about the bands association with Edwyn?
Edwyn and his wife Grace have known us since we were kids. They are some of the most wonderful people we've been fortunate enough to have met along the way. In terms of Astrid I personally think the most memorable era of the band was recording our first few singles, EPs and debut album at West Heath Yard with Edwyn producing. We learned so much from them both and honestly they've been so good to us over the years. They put out my solo record in 2013. And it seems like the most natural thing in the world to release this record with their label because we totally trust them and we're all friends first and foremost. We all share the same sense of humor and the same pop sensibilities.
One album back in together the recently released and marvellous "Fall,Stand,Dance", is this the start of a new chapter in the band that may continue with more new music & albums in the future?
Willie and I have already written the next record. It would be great to get Edwyn to produce the next one. We were still really young when we broke up. I have to say since we've reformed we've played some of the best shows we've ever played, have a great band and are way less mental!!
The Shiiine On weekender in November, a few familiar names and faces on the line up, anyone you are hoping to catch while you are there?
The lineup is absolutely amazing. Can't wait to see Swervedriver, Baby Bird, Idlewild, Cast and Bob Mould.
5 Astrid tracks that would make a ideal introduction for anybody who may not be familiar with the band & is heading to the weekender?
1. Distance
2. Modes of Transport
3. Kitchen TV
4. Poison Reaction
5. Danger Signals

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Glastonbury Festival: So More Than Just Guitars
Fatima Yamaha
DJ Deeon
Mr G
Sub Luna City
Clash profiles five electronic artists to watch out for...
ClashMusic
ClashMusic /
Glastonbury is a festival that needs little introduction. Since it's humble beginnings in 1970, it has hosted some the world's most iconic musicians, from Bowie to Beyoncé and everyone in between. And although entry is sadly not still £1 (free milk included), every year the Eavis' manage to curate an unparalleled line-up to whet the appetite of its 180,000 punters.
Nowhere else is this statement more true than for Glastonbury's electronic acts, and this year is no different (Even Peep Show's Super Hans is DJing). With a multitude of areas dedicated to just this genre, you're certainly not short on options. To help you decide your course of action for each day, we at Clash have picked out five names we think are worth checking out, so save the date/time in that cheap Nokia phone of yours.
Fatima Yamaha – Friday, WOW Stage, 18:00-19:00
Holland's illusive man is now not so much of a secret, with Glastonbury being one of his many stop offs during the summer. And there's a reason why the Dekmantel signee is so in demand. Yamaha followed up his celebrated 2004 EP, 'What's A Girl To Do', with the equally striking 'Imaginary Lines', an album that already emits the feeling of being a timeless classic, jumping between dancefloor stompers and serene ambient soundscapes with ease.
His live performances are equally invigorating, venturing down the playful avenues of dance music, fusing euphoric synths melodies with bass-heavy beats that are equally fun to stand and admire as they are to groove to.
Floating Points (Live) – Saturday, Park Stage, 20:00-21:00
Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points' live shows are a sensory onslaught. Of course, this makes perfect sense when considering 'Elaenia', his technicolour debut LP that captured the hearts of many in 2015, and not just those who were into electronic music. To bring this album to life, the DJ/Producer has enlisted a vast orchestra of strings, brass and drums to back his electronic nuances, though your attention will probably be on the hypnotic, geometric visuals pulsating behind him. It's probably the finest example of an electronic artist creating a 'live' experience - and it's at the brilliant Park Stage too.
DJ Deeon – Sunday, Genosys, 22:30-00:00
Deeon is probably your DJ's favourite DJ. He's so good, £460 was raised via a Crowdfunder to get him to Bloc Festival – something he happily obliged, providing one of the stand out sets at the dance festival, packed with rare cuts from him and his Dance Mania label compatriots. Indeed, despite his illustrious career, the Ghetto House king's first ever UK show was just the other month, so it's a pretty big deal to have the Chicago man playing in Glastonbury for the first ever time, and he will not doubt rise to the occasion.
Mr G (Live) – Saturday, Genosys, 00:30-01:30M
Performing at the highest level for more than two decades, Mr G has become something of an underground king, displaying an intoxicating passion behind the decks and always offering up an unparalleled selection of hard-hitting House numbers, packed with rich vocal samples and fierce kick-drums. His latest album, 'G's Flashback 10', released via his own Phoenix G imprint, is a perfect example of why he is worth a visit on Saturday night.
Sub Luna City – Saturday, The Blues, 16:00-17:00
Sub Luna City is the hip-hop group headed up by multiple moniker man Archy Marshall, also known as King Krule, and although their music falls more into the category of the aforementioned genre, it's certainly worth checking them out. Combining blunted, hazy instrumentals with raw lyricism, the London collective, made up of Rago Foot, Jadasea, Black Mack and Archy Marshall will no doubt put on a lively show if their Boiler Room set is anything to go by.
Words: Nat Diamond
Glastonbury Festival
12 Things You Never Knew About... Alex Turner
Influences: Crumb
Spotlight Special: Sigur Rós - 'Ágætis byrjun'
One of post-rock's most essential records...
spotlight special
Culture Clash: JAY1
Soul Clap Present... Modern Funk


Should of added before and after prices with that email to compare. Also, wheres the fast track pricing?
Heres the 1:1000, the 1 in 2000 is a b&w version.
"THEE" modern variant king? I can think of 1 or 2 books that can fight this one. ?
Non variants moderns that are heating up? hulk 92 should see some heat.
For a 1:50 variant this one is selling and selling fast, if you can find this one at your LCS, might want to secure it if priced well.
Santos208 posted a topic in Comics Market - Want To Buy!
Ahhh comic drama. Book destroyed, case closed. Move on to the next topic.
Def hotter than last year, was getting this book for <$30 Sweet cover.
Santos208 replied to BatmanRiddlez's topic in Comics Market - Want To Buy!
Got an unpressed 9.6 if it strikes your fancy.
Thanks, super excited to add it to my venom collection. Here are the other 2 sketches i got at eccc. The ivy is 11x17 from Mirka, love it! My gotham city sirena trifecta is nearly complete, just neee a catwoman. The batman is from scott snyder.
Picked up one of my sketches today, extremely happy!! JG Jones.


Are 'small' stories the key to making sense of big data?
Last month, on the sidelines of the ICT4D conference in Nairobi, I met with Making All Voices Count partners and got to know more about their exciting projects in Africa and Asia.
Meeting with the team from This is My Backyard (TIMBY), I was enthralled by how they use technology to create powerful stories for development - they sparked my attention, taking me on an imaginary journey to the forests of Liberia, where their citizen monitors report on the mis-management of natural resources, and the real cost of corruption.
Most civic tech initiatives collect and visualise data for governments or other stakeholders to see, understand and use. But what's the context around the points on a map or the numbers we see on an infographic poster? And most importantly, what happens next? How do we see change through?
Is taking a step 'backwards', to the stories of individual people, the next step in tech for development?
Once upon a time…. In Liberia, a Forestry Development Authority (FDA) official handed out an illegal logging permit to a large oil palm company operating in the remote Sinoe County.
The official was eventually exposed by activists, who did real-time investigations using the TIMBY suite of digital tools.
By investigating the paper trail and putting pressure on FDA management over a series of months, activists, from the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), were able to have the logging permit rescinded, in what was considered a victory for the rule of law in Liberian forestry.
TIMBY helped tell the story behind the statistics.
So, in rural Liberia, TIMBY is supporting civil society monitors who use smartphones (supplied by TIMBY) to take pictures and make recordings of events as they monitor illegal logging.
The technology of the project has seen a lot of change and adaptation.
The whole system was built and adjusted with users in mind. This co-creation was key to buy-in and use by citizen monitors in the community.
There was a security overhaul of the TIMBY app, which was supported be mentors from Ushahidi.
The platform is based heavily on colours and symbols, for the illiterate users.
How TIMBY reporters are trained has changed too - instead of sending their own trainers out to communities, the team started training TIMBY trainers in Monrovia, who then trained local citizen monitors.
They found that cascading knowledge – rather than trying to bridge this communication gap - was extremely effective, because trainers and trainees interpreted the technology in the same way, and felt freer to use it in the ways that they wanted to.
People initially understand arguments emotionally, not rationally – or at least most of us do I hope. Big data sets tell us that we should care… but they don't often tell us why.
Human stories make a difference in development because it is easier to connect and engage with the individual behind the story – not just for people reading those stories online, but for someone working in a local government office, someone who is thinking about the real cost of 'doing business'.
An old journalist colleague of mine used to shout 'bring me numbers and stories!' and she wasn't wrong. We need the statistics to contextualise how big or serious the problem is, but we also need the stories to contextualise it to us, as human beings.
There are many stories out there that remain untold. Combining the power of a digital tool with that of a human story is creating real impact in Liberia. Who will be next to follow?
Anastasia-Areti Gavrili is Communication Officer for Making All Voices Count, based at Hivos International in the Hague.


Polished aluminum remote reservoir features threaded cap and two machined billet brackets for secure attractive mounting. Sleek, radiused design for a beautiful engine compartment.
Recommended for use with Flaming River power rack system - it can also be used with other stage II pumps. Similar style availabe for Radiator Overflow and Master Cylinder Remote Reservoirs.


text:
Rosemont – wieś w Stanach Zjednoczonych, w hrabstwie Cook, w stanie Illinois.

Założono ją w 1956, w tym samym roku urząd burmistrza objął Donald E. Stephens, którą sprawował przez 51 lat.

 Powierzchnia: 4,5 km²
 Ludność: 4 202 (2010)

Miasta w stanie Illinois

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Composition:Phone pocket,Documents pocket,hidden zipper pocket(Outside);Front poctet and back of backpack's hidden zipper pocket.
Cute rabbit ear is the source of inspiration for this series of bags, three-dimensional metal ear and shiny sequins, super cute.
Fashion litchi pattern, the surface of fine, leather luster, health and environmental protection.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized by Perfect Vacation. Bookmark the permalink.


The most popular car rental brands in Lithuania are Admita, Green Motion, Alamo, Thrifty and Hertz.
The cheapest months to pick up your car hire in Lithuania are January and March.
A hidden gem waiting to be discovered, Lithuania combines exquisite nature with urban exploration.
Lithuania is the southernmost Baltic state. It is also small enough for a road trip that allows you to truly experience every corner of diversity. Immerse yourself in the history of Vilnius or dine with sand between your toes at the Curonian Spit. Stand in awe at the Hill of Crosses before hopping in the car and driving on to discover a mesmerising castle on the lake at Trakai.
In Lithuania you are obliged to carry the following items in your vehicle: first aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle and reflective jacket/vest.
You must have your headlights switched on both day and night. You are also required to use headlamp beam deflector stickers or have adjusted the headlamp beam by hand.
Often a hard-shoulder is available. If you are the slower vehicle, it is your responsibility to pull over to allow faster vehicles to pass.
Speed limits vary on motorways and dual carriageway according to season. From April to October the speed limit is 130 km/h on motorways and 110 km/h on dual carriageways. From November to March the speed limit is 110 km/h on motorways and 100 km/h on dual carriageways. Winter tyres must be fitted on all cars between 10 November and 1 April.
Spritely Vilnius is large by Lithuanian standards, yet, is a small city for exploring. The seat of power over centuries, Vilnius has been influenced by Poles, Russians and Jews. This is a cosmopolitan offering compared to most other Lithuanian cities.
Don't let Vilnius' small size deceive you though. Packed inside this city is an overwhelming number of sights worthy of your attention. Expect a large dose of history as you amble down inviting alleyways lined with bright Baroque architecture. Each church is a museum itself while the lively restaurants and bars provide plenty of entertainment.
You won't have time to stash your camera here. Around every corner is a picture-perfect shot awaiting your attention. Expect a haunting sense of WWII and communist history nestled alongside a strong modern atmopshere.
Explore Lithuania by car starting in the compact capital of Vilnius. Take time to delve into its heart-breaking history. Visit the Hill of Crosses and taste a zeppelin.
Just a short drive from Vilnius you'll find yourself in the Trakai Historical National Park. Here you will see a mix of history and nature. The impressive castle on the lake draws you in. Walk the trail of antiquity over the drawbridge before embarking on a thoroughly modern pedalo excursion.
Drive to the coast and dip your toes in the cool Baltic Sea before taking a stroll on the 60km sandbar. The dunes are interspersed with tiny villages making it the perfect place for relaxation and enjoying natural beauty.
Relax on the shores of the majestic Lake Plateliai or get active enjoying hiking trails, cycling or water sports. Head off the beaten track in search of cultural trails or on the hunt for smaller lakes.


text:
Video Downloading and Video Converting Free Zone
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Information Roundup: 5.5-inch Screen, A15 Dual-core Processor
Filed under: Technology News — Tags: Convert DVD to Galaxy Note 2, Download YouTube Video for Galaxy Note, Samsung Exynos 5, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the official release of Samsung Galaxy 2 — video @ 09:35
There is a short period of time before the official release of Samsung Galaxy 2 in Berlin, and until then the world will focus on the largest smartphone manufacturer: Samsung. Today, I have rounded up some information on Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Let's see what can we expect for in the following:
1. Adopt Samsung Exynos 5 Series Chip
The Exynos chip which is developed exclusively by Samsung has become a powerful assurance for the hot selling of Galaxy series products. In July, the technical white paper of the latest Exynos 5250 chip has been released. The information shows that Samsung Exynos 5250 is the first dual-core processor based on Cortex-A15 core design, taking the lead in supporting dual-channel 800MHz DDR3 memory. The new processor will employ Cortex-A15 HKMG process, supporting WQXGA resolution. More powerful processing performance and lower power consumption will be brought by this new processor. Although the flagship Samsung Galaxy S3 does not adopt this new processor, the popularity of Samsung Galaxy Note makes it possible that this powerful processor will be applied to the device.
2. 5.5-inch Screen
Because of the large screen, the first generation Samsung Galaxy Note has won great popularity. The previous 5-inch display has met with the visual requirements of users. And now it is speculated that Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will be enlarged to 5.5 inches.
Seen from the screen leaked, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen is up 5.5 inches. And also the appearance will also adopt the water droplet model that is similar to Galaxy S3. Although the size has been enlarged, there is no obvious change when holding the device for Samsung has adopted the advanced narrow border design to enhance the user experience.
3. Up to 2GB RAM
The upgrade on hardware is always the motivation users buy the device. Smartphones in the current market are with 1GB RAM, including the international edition of Samsung Galaxy S3. It is for certain that Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is with 2GB RAM, which is used to compete with the next generation iPhone device.
4. S-Pen Upgrade
Besides the 5-inch screen, the S-Pen contributes a lot to the success of Samsung Galaxy Note. So we can expect that new functions will be added to S-Pen.
5. Enhanced Camera
All photography professionals know that there is no absolute relationship between the picture quality and the resolution. Sensor, graphics chip and processor are all the important elements in photography experience. If more powerful CPU is put to Galaxy Note 2, there is an absolute upgrade in image quality.
6. The First Samsung Android 4.1 Phone
There have been two months since the release of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but almost no mobile phone supports this new OS in the current market. Barring accidents, Galaxy Note 2 will be the first Samsung phone that is running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean system.
Tips you may need:
Download YouTube Video for Galaxy Note
Convert DVD to Galaxy Note 2 for DVD Movie Enjoyment
Trackback by brett — July 29, 2014 @ 22:34
Big Deals of Software
DVD & Blu-ray Tools
PowerPoint Converters
powerpoint Tips & Guides
Video/HD Video Tools
free video to dvd creator
Hottest Current Affairs
Hot Topics Online
Promotion Activity


Administering Address Templates - Documentation - OpenMRS Wiki for your Wiki!
It is possible to configure the fields that appear in the UI and their names, the text box sizes as well as the order they appear in. The configuration instructions on this page tell how to do it.
To get to the address configuration page in OpenMRS you can go to Administration (or System Administration --> Advanced Administration in the Reference Application) --> Manage Address Template.
Some example OpenMRS address templates are provided here. You can copy a preferred Address Template from this page and paste into the "Manage Address Template" text box. Feel free to customize to your liking as seen in the screenshot above.
You can also build your own templates.
Next, design the layout for your Address Template.


We are a solutions oriented company here to assist you technically, to define and resolve your project issues in Belting, Power Transmission, Conveying, Automation, and Industrial Equipment Repair.
No other company will pick up, repair and deliver such a wide variety of high tech equipment and components. At Reliable Belting & Transmission we take pride in our highly experienced factory trained technicians, making a commitment to testing repairs that carry a warranty, and all work is price quoted for your approval before work is started.


As its name suggests, Word List Duplicate Remover provides you with an easy to use application for removing the duplicate items from within a list of words that are already in your Anki deck.
Word List Duplicate Remover is designed for dealing with lists of Japanese words and Kanji characters, but you can also use it to delete duplicate. Free download of Word List Duplicate Remover 1.0, size 0 b.
Basic French Word List 1.0.0004 Image Intelligence Software Ltd.
Basic French Word List is an easy to use educational application that can help you test your French skills and improve your vocabulary.
The application comes with several questions, most that ask you to translate words from English to French. It is written in Java, so it can be run on any platform that provides support for this. Free download of Basic French Word List 1.0.0004, size 0 b.
Looking for a customized software solution?
let us know and we will create a solution for you that does at no additional cost.
Let your imagination be the limit!
Enhilex Medical Transcription Software is a great word list tool built specifically for MTs. Increase your productivity and easily manage patient names, doctor names, medications, medical abbreviations, lab tests and more!
Your word list and the folder list are sorted automatically for you while you're typing (no need to press a shortcut. Free download of Enhilex Medical Transcription Software 3.0, size 3.97 Mb.
This is a simple Java program that randomically choose a word in a word list and spell it, so we can practice our english alphabet.. Free download of English spelling 0.1a, size 3.31 Mb.
To help you learn, remember, review study English words.
2 Every time you open random word list, you can manually select a random. Free download of English PubMed Vocabulary 2013.9.25, size 9.02 Mb.
SmartDict Free is an advance Chinese English dictionary that is intuitively designed, fun and easy to use. SmartDict Free includes word list and flashcard functions to help you quickly look-up and master new words.
- 99,000 plus entries from the popular CC-CEDICT dictionary.
- Create custom word lists.. Freeware download of SmartDict - Chinese English Dictionary With Flashcard 1.0, size 14.58 Mb.
SmartDict Plus is an advance Chinese English dictionary that is intuitively designed, fun and easy to use. SmartDict Plus includes word list and flashcard functions to help you quickly look-up and master new words.
- Create custom word lists.
Sight Words (often called the Dolch Word List) are some of the most frequently used words in the English language. Even though they number only about 200, Sight Words comprise approximately 50 to 70 percent of general, non-technical reading material. Therefore, teaching Sight Words as early as possible is considered a crucial part of elementary. Freeware download of Sight Words Buddy 1 1, size 3.34 Mb.
Personal Best Spelling is an educational software designed to enable users to correct frequent spelling mistakes and to learn English in a pleasant manner.
Personal Best Spelling enables you to learn new words via the word list module. It also includes several other modules that aim to assist you in speaking and writing correctly in. Free download of Personal Best Spelling 2.0.3, size 0 b.
Written by a former university teacher, this app provides developmental practice exercises for the first 300 words of the academic word list. It is suitable for anyone planning to study at university in the English language.. Free download of AWL1 1.1, size 3.77 Mb.
Create word lists from web sites on the fly. Sort lists by word frequency to immediately discover which words are most common. This is a great tool for making vocabulary lists for children to learn and thereby increase their reading abilities. Use this tool to help you discover and understand the different writting fingerprints and styles that. Free download of Word List Maker 1, size 1.88 Mb.
Advanced word frequency counter. Create a word list from any given body of text and translate or look up for words at on line dictionary. Language learning Tool. Improve your vocabulary and learn a foreign language faster. Letter frequency and word frequency counter. Make word list with 1 click and export to Excel, clipboard or text file. Seek for. Free download of Word List Expert 3.2.1, size 916.80 Kb.
Arabic word list for spell checkers (e.g. Aspell).. Freeware download of Arabic Spellchecker Word Lists 1.2, size 9.18 Kb.
First graders will have a terrific time looking for words from a first grade word list. This app is excellent for learning grade appropriate words, reading skills and sight word recognition.. Free download of 1st Grade Word Search 1.0, size 4.09 Mb.
Third graders will have a terrific time looking for words from a third grade word list. This app is excellent for learning grade appropriate words, reading skills and sight word recognition.. Free download of 3rd Grade Word Search 1.0, size 2.62 Mb.
Learning Print word tracing with validation. Create your own words to learn to trace and reinforce it with other activities (Spelling, Matching, and Word Search). Great for weekly word list for teachers in the classroom or parents at home.
Abby Explorer Word Factory brings 4 great apps into 1! Children can learn how to write and spell. Freeware download of Abby Explorer Word Factory - Print Tracing 1.1, size 56.20 Mb.
Learning Cursive word tracing with validation. Create your own words to learn to trace and reinforce it with other activities (Spelling, Matching, and Word Search). Great for weekly word list for teachers in the classroom or parents at home.
Abby Explorer Word Factory brings 4 great apps into 1! Children can learn how to write and spell. Freeware download of Abby Explorer Word Factory - Cursive Tracing 1.1, size 56.20 Mb.
Abby Explorer Word Factory brings 4 great apps into 1! Children can learn how to write and spell. Freeware download of Abby Explorer Word Factory - Print Tracing for Kids 1.0, size 56.31 Mb.
You can by simply complete the spelling of frequently used words (Dolch Sight Words and Word Family Phonetics List) - Featuring over 800+ words to learn from.
Vocabulary and translations into English and French collected in 1847.
Proposal to unite English spoken word with the written with sample translations of various materials into this system.


Looking for new bikes - been reading the forum.
DM front derailleur, compatible to all crank set?
First bike build - compatibilty advise please!
Tubeless Inflate/Repair: What do I do?
Good price for a Kona?
1st Timer. Need lots of info!
How to check, exam used bikes??
Price check/recommendation on this bike?
Could use some advice on my first bike purchase!
2014: Giant Trance vs. Kona Precept DL?
Yup another one of these: Is This CL Bike Any Good?
Shoulder/deltoids sore/ache: Is it normal?
Hans Damf & Nobby Nic - PSI rec.
Took my new bike for her first ride!!
Chain sound - normal or problemo?
Gravity 29point3 the one for me?
Better components or better ride?
First bike! Need help!! Trek xcal 8 vs 9!!
First bike narrowed down to 2?
Bike tune up: do it myself or pay someone else?
At what price point do FS bikes stop being "cheap"
Used Carbon or new alloy Scalpel??
Can anybody identify this bike and model (probably 80's)?
HELP PLEASE- IM NEW- what should I go with??
What bike is this ? Should i buy it for £85?
NEED HELP- which bike should I go with? Before making a bad decision.
How to get back on the bike, damaged 08 Specialized Rockhopper- What would you do?
why is my suspension too soft?
Newbie looking for upgrade advice.
Which pedal for my application?
What would it be like to run a solid front fork?
Can I adapt my fork to use a 15mm axle instead of a 20mm one.
First post and My first moutain bike.
First experience with chain slap!
Which route if wanting to go 1x9?
What can I do with an Univega HT-C 29.6? What should I not do with it?
Put a deposit on my new bike.
Is this bike worth buying?
Fuji and Kona bikes any good?
Did any of you go clipless IMMEDIATELY on techy terrain?
Can platform pedals be TOO grippy?
Is a Raleigh too esoteric for a beginner?
Help fixing lumpy and discs scraping?
Worried that I might have damaged my headset bearings, how would I know?
2nd year rider in need of upgrade path assistance.
thoughts on LX M-581 front deraiileur?
Cannondale M800-Beast of the east - Is this bike good for $200?
Rockshox xc30 - Lock out - Should the fork move at all when locked out?
She told me I couldn't buy a new bike, She didn't say I couldn't rebuild my old one!
First ride in the books!
Upgrade 29er XC wheels on a budget?
Questions *FOR* the newbies about your first bikes.
Probably the worst 1st post ever... I'll ask anyways.
First Mtn Bike. Down to two..
29 or 26 for newbie racing?
Buying first full suspension mountain bike, need some advice!
Advice - which of these is a better deal? Been out too long!
MTB fork - rare / low cost maintenance or very long maintenance period.
How often does SURLY Change colors?
Sorry for another What bike should i get thread but....what bike should i get?
went trail riding for the first time, now i cant wait to go again!
Help with used purchase for an old guy who has been out of it for a long time!
On the market for a new bike!
How much tire wobble allowed on a brand new mtn bike?
Looking to buy a bike via Criagslist, complete newbie here.
Is it wise to buy a bike Online? like say Performancebikes or will it come damaged?