![]() ![]() The story of America’s success in the space race has largely been told through the stories of the men at NASA. For too long, Johnson’s contributions to the space program were unknown by the public. But so is the legacy of her recent celebrity. Johnson’s celebrity came late in life, but it’s also important Today, there’s a computational research facility at NASA’s Langley campus named after her. She later worked on the space shuttle program, as well as satellites, before retiring in 1986. She worked on the Apollo program, which brought humans to the moon for the first time: Her calculations were critical in getting the lunar lander to meet back up with the command module in orbit around the moon. Glenn’s flight, and the math making it happen, was the subject of the 2016 film Hidden Figures, in which Johnson, as well as other African American women working at NASA, are given the spotlight amid a workforce that’s largely white and male.īut Johnson’s work didn’t stop there. Entitled “ Determination of Azimuth Angle at Burnout for Placing a Satellite Over a Selected Earth Position,” the paper - with co-author Ted Skopinski - basically explains where an orbiting spacecraft should fire its reentry rockets to land on a particular portion of the Earth.įamously, before Glenn took off on his first orbital spaceflight, he requested Johnson double-check all the orbital math of the mission by hand - being slightly distrustful of the new-fangled electronic computers that NASA had installed to do the work. In figuring it out, she became the first woman to ever co-author a research paper at NASA. This work meant juggling a lot of different variables: where the rocket took off, where it entered obit, how quickly it was moving in orbit, the rotation of the Earth beneath it, the angle at which it ought to reenter the Earth, and the location of the splashdown. She did this work to prepare for Astronaut John Glenn’s historic 1962 mission when he became the first American to orbit the globe. She had to take a landing zone for an orbiting spacecraft, and calculate backwards: figuring out the math for how the spacecraft would arrive there. In orbit, not only is the spacecraft moving at 17,000 mph, the Earth below is also moving, rotating on its axis. Katherine Johnson at NASA’s Langley Research Center in 1980. Orbit - having the spacecraft encircle the Earth - is harder. Flying, essentially, in a simple parabolic arc. Shepard visited space, but he was not put into orbit around the Earth. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I’ll do it backwards and tell you when to take off.’ That was my forte.”Īnd so, she calculated the trajectory for Alan Shepard’s historic 1961 flight that put the first American in space, and landed him in the Atlantic Ocean.īut greater challenges were to come. She best explained her job in her own words: “Early on, when they said they wanted the capsule to come down at a certain place, they were trying to compute when it should start,” Johnson said in a 2008 NASA interview. Johnson’s math enabled that choreography. The missions to send humans to space and back had to be precise and choreographed. This means that Johnson needed to calculate the entire trajectory of the flight - where it started, how fast it went, and where it would land. Were an astronaut to touch down in a desolate corner of the ocean, without any land in sight, it could presumably take days to be rescued (if rescued at all). ![]() One of the trickiest bits: the spacecraft couldn’t just land anywhere. But equally hard was getting that human to land safely back on Earth. In the 1960s, NASA had figured out how to launch a human being aboard a rocket into space. She figured out how to get spacecraft there. Here’s what she did, and why she’ll be remembered for a long time. As Bill Barry, NASA’s chief historian, told the Washington Post in an obituary: “If we go back to the moon, or to Mars, we’ll be using her math.” ![]() ![]() She was also a pioneer in that her work helped put humans in space, and returned them safely home to Earth.īefore rising to pop-culture fame with the book and movie Hidden Figures, before being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Johnson created and calculated some extremely important equations to make America’s adventures in spaceflight successful. Katherine Johnson, who died Monday at age 101, was a pioneer in many ways: She was an early employee of NASA (and even worked at the agency that predated it), and an African American woman working in a field hugely dominated by white men. ![]()
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![]() He says that the “Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert” (Mk 1:12). Mark expresses this a little differently. ‘Driven’ by the SpiritĪll the three accounts of Jesus’ forty days in the desert tell us that it was the Spirit that led him into the wilderness. During this pandemic, let us find meaning in our identity as God’s sons and daughters, and let us embrace the mission that emerges from our identity. To embrace life like Jesus did to live life generously like Jesus did to love selflessly like Jesus did – this is our mission. ![]() Our life and our mission become the imitation of Christ. The implication of becoming conscious of our identity as God’s sons and daughters is that it begins to affect our daily living. Let us choose to live more intentionally as the children of God. Let us become more conscious of our dignity as God’s children. As Mark reveals Jesus’ identity as the “Beloved Son,” let us too deepen our identity as God’s sons and daughters. Without making this holy season harder than it already has been, I suggest we enter the desert with Jesus and focus on our identity and mission. What does this mean for us? The last year has been like a desert, has it not? Now we enter the forty days of the Lenten wilderness. His focus is on the mission that flows from his identity. For Mark, then, it is not the temptations themselves that is the focal point. He is declared Son of God before he entered the desert and emerging from the desert, he inaugurated the Kingdom of God. ![]() In other words, the desert becomes the link between Jesus’ identity and his mission. Repent, and believe in the gospel” (Mk 1: 14-15). We get to hear Jesus very first words, “The kingdom of God is at hand. After the temptation, emerging from the desert, Mark’s Jesus begins his ministry. Before Jesus entered the desert, he was baptized and a voice from heaven affirmed him as “my beloved Son” (Mk 1:9-11). Marks only tells us what happened before he went into the desert and after he emerged from the desert. While Matthew and Luke describe Jesus’ forty days in the desert in great detail, Mark completely skips it. There is a big difference between Mark’s account of Jesus in the desert, and the Matthean and Lukan accounts. ![]() As hard as life has been the last year, it is the meaning that Christ gives to our lives that becomes our hope. Because when we do so, we will realize life takes on a deeper meaning. ![]() I am inviting you to enter the wilderness with him. Rather, they are meant to help us enter the wilderness with Christ, who took upon himself the task of our redemption. These points are not meant to make life harder than it already is. I would like to offer three points for reflection. As if the last twelve months have not felt like a long Lent! But here we are. And then she winked and said, “I am giving YOU up for Lent.” It was one of those rare times when I did not have a comeback. Honestly, I don’t remember what my response was. After the prayers, she asked me what I was giving up for Lent. I visited her a couple of years back on Ash Wednesday because she had requested ashes. She was a very pious woman and had a great sense of humor. Yesterday, I celebrated the funeral of the woman who gave me my favorite Lent story. A reflection on the Sunday readings for Februthe First Sunday in Lent ![]() 5/18/2023 0 Comments Wiki fatal frame 6![]() Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly / Project Zero: Deep Crimson Butterfly (1988) Image via Nintendo For the rest of the Fatal Frame, gamers will play as his sister, Miku, as she comes to the mansion two weeks later in search of her brother. He decides to explore an alleged haunted mansion along with his “special” camera that can capture images of the dead. Fatal Frame starts with the players controlling Mafuyu Hinasaki. The games are completely unrelated besides the antagonists of the games being ghosts and the use of a camera to uncover secrets. The original Fatal Frame is based in 1986, a few years after the events of Fatal Frame IV. Fatal Frame: Based on a True Story (1986) Image via Koei Tecmo Now, two of them have died in mysterious ways, and the remaining three head over to the mansions where they were kidnapped to solve this mystery, along with the detective that rescued them in the past. Five girls were kidnapped 10 years before the events of this game and managed to escape. In regards to the story, this time we have four protagonists that come to solve the mystery of their friends’ deaths. However, fans of the story can rejoice at the news that a Nintendo Switch remastered version might come in 2023. The first one chronologically speaking, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, is the only game in the series that didn’t have a western release, only being playable in Japanese for the Wii. The Fatal Frame games in chronological order Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (1980) Screenshot by Gamepur To make the story easier to understand, here are all the Fatal Frame games, in their timeline order. ![]() The games can jump around here and there, so a little help with the chronological order is what most of us need. With many plotlines to follow, one can easily get lost if they would follow the games by their release date. A story that spans over two centuries, the Fatal Frame series is full of mysteries, ghosts, and death. ![]() 5/18/2023 0 Comments Contact fun bridge![]() Speak to Jim Edwards who is the creator behind the site a friend of mine going way back from 30+ years from Leeds university. Using zoom and breakout rooms is the way forward if you want to teach more than 4 people at once online if you intend to do any playing that is. BridgePlay – Great site for teaching on – you can do so much more than Bridgebase – watch 20 people at a time. ![]()
5/18/2023 0 Comments Electroweb caterpie![]() It’s like someone walked outside, caught a Caterpillar, and turned it into a Pokemon.īut only because I don’t want to set a precedence by doing a 0/5. That snake-like body is awful and ruins it. I wouldn’t recommend it.Ĭaterpie is cute. You’ll lose STAB this way though, and weaken Caterpie even further. Or an Electro Web if you want to surprise people by wearing Choice Specs instead of a band. If you touch the feeler on top of its head, it will release a horrible stink to protect itself. If you absolutely insist on using Caterpie, it can be used to great hilarity by finishing off a Paralyzed, weakened Pokemon with a Choice Banded Bug Bite. There are no recommended movesets for Caterpie, because you can fit all but one of its moves in its entire move pool at once. That’s not all though, we also need to discuss Caterpie’s amazing move pool. Not even Eviolite can save Caterpie from a swift death. Those aren’t just random numbers, those are Caterpie’s base stats. Hope that Ghost likes going last because String Shot does hit!Ĥ5. Caterpie’s not even good at being a metaphor for how bad it is! Far too big to step on without a huge mess. Okay, I’d feel a little bad, but only because that big pink horn supposedly emits an awful stench. If Caterpie was a real bug, I wouldn’t feel bad about stepping on it. It’s not the number of legs that bothers me, it’s the fact that Caterpie is essentially a snake with legs posing as a caterpillar.Īt least he’s got some nice yellow rings on every segment of his body. And they’re all at the very front of its body, not spread all the way down. Caterpie: Metapod: Butterfree: Grubbin: Charjabug: Vikavolt: Joltik: Galvantula: Pichu: Pikachu: Raichu: Helioptile: Heliolisk: Passimian: Morpeko: Togedemaru: Rotom. ![]() Look at it! Four circles for legs, 2 huge eyes, a weird pink horn, and a what I can only pray is not a phallus sticking out the end of its body. Read this info on TM82 Electroweb in Pokemon Sword Shield: Isle of Armor Check out where to get it, and what Pokemon can learn Electroweb Read this info on TM82. Now we’re into the rest of the dex, where things are gonna range from amazing, to awful.Ĭaterpie falls into the latter category. ![]() They need to be appealing, and be at least average in battle otherwise any players who picked them won’t be enjoying the game as much as the developers would like.īut now we’re out of starter territory. Starter Pokemon are given extra attention, because they’re meant to be with you throughout your entire journey. I don’t particularly extremely like, or dislike many of them, and for good reason. So, all of my reviews so far have been fairly moderate. ![]() 5/18/2023 0 Comments 2005 thunderbird![]() ![]() The chassis structure, as limp as boiled broccoli without its roof, is restrained from jiggling mainly by three crude, weight-enhancing underbody braces resembling the final projects from a high-school shop class. To some eyes, the sheet-molded composite panels (a fancy term for plastic) of the prototypes lacked visual tension and interesting detail when viewed in the sterile backdrop of the auto shows. After all, Ford has basically just reskinned the rear-drive luxury-car platform that underpins the Lincoln LS and Jaguar S-type with suspension and drivetrain changes geared toward making the car softer.Įven the drab dashboard from the Lincoln carries over with only ornamental changes. Ford suits sum up the mission of the new T-Bird as "relaxed sportiness," two words we heard here at Hogback Road with the same relish as "stale doughnuts." Cynicism was our first reaction. The company has dusted off its old blueprint for a sports car and delivered a 2002 model that is more evocative of the original than any of the 4.2 million built in the 44 years since the last two-seater. Now Ford believes the market climate is similar enough to 1955's to initiate a reboot of the Thunderbird. The first big alteration - the notorious addition of a back seat for 1958 - helped Thunderbird sales jump 77 percent in one year.įrom then on, the T-Bird chased sales in whatever unsavory direction the shifting tastes of American buyers led it. Its main tenets were elegant styling with room for two and an obvious lineage to the Ford gene pool, driving manners akin to those of a balanced touring car, limited production, and liberal plundering of the corporate parts bin. ![]() And yet Ford never hesitated to tamper with the original formula. The Thunderbird established itself by outselling its rival, the Chevrolet Corvette, by four to one in those first three heady years of 1955-57. Had they known about the welded-on roof, the fake landau bars, the faux-leather trunk straps, or the 5000-pound curb weight that lay in the car's future, things might have been different. In 1955, Ford planners winnowing down the list of proposed names for a certain forthcoming two-seater figured Cruisejet, Wheelaway, and Roadocrat didn't quite fit the image they were seeking to create. ![]() 5/17/2023 0 Comments Alone with you alina baraz![]() ![]() Follow Alina Baraz on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.Alina derives inspiration from colors and has said in an interview that she always writes songs with color-changing lights near her.Her tracks attracted a lot of attention including Galimatias’ himself and the two came in contact through Facebook and stayed in touch for 2 years before finally releasing an EP together, titled Urban Flora, in 2015. So, she created her tracks on his beats and posted them on SoundCloud. Later, she stumbled upon the beats of Galimatias on SoundCloud which she loved. ![]() With the support of her mother, Alina moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in singing.The Alone With You Tour kicks off September 29th at Boston’s House Of Blues Back Bay and extends through November before wrapping up for good in Cleveland. Volume loop 100 tempo capo transpose midi print guitar ukulele piano Animated Summary Enjoy your free song You have one free song remaining today. Alina Baraz, the R&B songstress who stole hearts in 2018 with her debut album It Was Divine, is back and ready to take you on a tour of America. Alina’s singing talent was so secretive that even her mother did not know that she could sing. Alina Baraz - Alone With You (Official Lyric Video) Diagrams Overview Improve Problem with the chords 3, 2, 1.While in college, a friend gave her a very striking advice, saying, ‘If you’re not going to do this now, you’re never going to make it.’ Alone with you That's all that it take I'm home with you No matter the place I've grown with you Yet our love stays the same Alone with you (Why don't we, why don't we, why don't we) Why don't we Look at you and I see versions of me that I need Places that I never seen, take my hand, relief Alone with you Alone with you Alone with, alone with. ![]()
5/17/2023 0 Comments Used honda odyssey![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the interior is any parent's dream. On the exterior, 19-inch alloy grip wheels, LED headlights, and darkened rear windows that hide the sliding door track all come together to make a bold statement. ![]() The Honda Odyssey is also a master of disguise. Available CabinWatch and CabinTalk make sure none of your little ones' antics get past you, while the Magic Slide second-row seats either keep newborns within reach of the driver or keep angry threenagers out of reach from one another. Let our team of friendly service technicians take care of your Honda and keep it running like new.Thanks to the Honda Odyssey, you can now finally have eyes on the back of your head. You can even book your next scheduled service online, saving you time and making the job easier. We use genuine Honda parts and fluids for all service work and continuously offer a range of specials designed to help you save money. From the latest models to those several years old or older, we offer a full range of services at very competitive prices. All work is done right the first time and in an expedient manner, from routine oil changes to complete overhauls. We offer a state-of-the-art service facility staffed by fully certified and factory-trained technicians who are here to keep your vehicle in optimum running condition for as long as you own it. Of course we are always happy to take your old vehicle in trade to help make your Honda purchase hassle-free! Honda Service and PartsĪt Brandon Honda our commitment to our customers does not stop the minute you drive away in your new or new-to-you vehicle. We have access to a number of lenders, many of whom are more than willing to work with those with little or poor credit. You will find that our team of financing experts here at Brandon Honda is here to help you navigate your way around the many financing options available to you. While we offer a wide number of specials and fantastic low prices on all of our Honda vehicles, we know that most of our customers will need to arrange financing. When you combine these specials with our great car loans, you will always get the best possible deal on your next vehicle. You will find that Honda offers a number of financing options that can be used in conjunction with our specials to help you get the best deal possible on your next vehicle from Brandon Honda. Use these articles to help you see why we believe our Honda vehicles are among the best on the market, and then ask your salesperson for any other information you need.īefore you come in to see us at Brandon Honda, take a moment to look at the many special offers and incentives available to our customers. We offer a number of vehicle comparison articles that let you see what each Honda model has to offer in comparison to the most popular models from our competition. If you are not sure which of the many fantastic Honda vehicles might be best for you or how they stack up against the competition, we are here to help. You can use our online trade-in calculator to see how much your current vehicle may be worth. Of course we are always happy to take your trade-in. The goal of this inspection is to allow us to offer a like-new vehicle at an affordable price. Our selection of certified pre-owned vehicles undergoes an intense inspection before being offered for sale. We carry a selection of vehicles in all classes, including everything from compact cars to luxury SUVs. They are chosen to offer you a range of choices that are sure to fit your budget. Used Cars for SaleĪlong with a great selection of new cars, Brandon Honda offers you a wide selection of top quality used vehicles. You will find our showroom stocked with the latest Honda models, including the all-new Ridgeline, Civic, Pilot, and CR-V. Whether you are in the market for a new or gently used vehicle, we are here to help you find what you are looking for. Every member of our friendly team is here to provide the answers you need in your search for the perfect vehicle to fit your needs, desires, and of course budget. One of the most important goals we have is to provide you with the information needed to make the right choice for your next vehicle. Here at Brandon Honda we believe our extensive selection, combined with highly competitive pricing on all of our vehicles, lets us make you a great deal on your next Honda vehicle. Tampa Honda Dealer Serving Brandon, Lakeland, Clearwater and Riverview, FL. ![]() 5/17/2023 0 Comments Southwest airlines vacations![]() ![]() I booked a vacation 4 months before my departure date but two months before I was to leave I had to cancel my vacation. They need to be held accountable because they are considered to me fraudulent entity connected to Southwest Airlines. If this is not resolved soon, I will be contacting my local news station and advise them of what I have been experiencing. My flight credit is perfectly fine as I will continue to fly southwest maybe, however I want the hotel (land portion) refunded. I received a message from them today telling me they listened, and I said to cancel …A lie! I want a full refund of the land part of the trip simply because I will never book a vacation package again having to deal with these people in Columbia. They advised they had to listen to the recording of the conversation of myself and the agent. For three weeks they kept telling me they are trying to work on it and have not provided any results except have me on long holds at a time. Later that evening I received an email they cancelled my trip in which I had not confirmed a cancellation yet. I informed them I would call Southwest Airlines to see if I can receive a full refund$1675.74. I explained to them I was considering canceling my trip due to Covid concerns and the person I was flying with had Covid and relapsed twice. I booked a package deal with Southwest Airlines for Air #4297BN and land Reservation #2EW84204 for Las Vegas. They are in Columbia, and I have requested numerous times to speak with someone local in CA and they refuse to allow me too. Run around and terrible customer service with the vacation package for land dept I have received. Photos of views from my balcony, photos of the bedroom with a window of a wall that was my view from my room.įair warning do not book southwest vacations ….This has been very frustrating with the I have emailed corporate, BB Bureau, Federal Trade commission and getting ready to email the Attorney General before i get my attorney involved. Please if you book from SW Vacations look at the reviews before buying. Looks like i will probably have to get my attorney involved in this matter SW Vacations After Travel customer service leaves it up to the resort to resolve our matter so in this case i till probably never see any compensation of any type for false advertisment. The all inclusive was a joke, service was bad i have been trying to get this resolved with SW Vacations and they are putting me on the backburner no resolution. ![]() ![]() We spent over $4000 and our vacation was ruined. I tried calling SW and no luck just be careful of what you are buying. When we went to the front desk to complain they blamed it all on SW vacations stating that they use false pics. Our bedroom was way in the back with no view so disappointing. We were suppose to have a balcony from the living room and bedroom that was a lie. The view from our balcony was no ocean but of a dirt lot. Upon arrival checking in heading to our room we walked in and our jaw dropped when we saw our room and view. We purchase a JR Ocean view Suite all Inclusive package from SW Vacations staying at Dreams Resort Spa In Los Cabos Mexico. We experienced the worst trip ever with our resort stay. Buyer beware of false advertising from SW Vacations. ![]() 5/17/2023 0 Comments Nvidia g force 310m![]() ![]() Therefore, the shaders have been reworked compared to the old GeForce G110M for an improved performance and battery runtime.ģDM Vant. The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.Īs the 310M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 210M (as it should be based on the same GT218 core). Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 625 MHz, memory is running at 800 MHz. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. NVIDIA has paired 512 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 310M, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. NVIDIA consiglia di controllare il sito Web dellOEM del notebook per verificare la presenza di aggiornamenti raccomandati. video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. 55 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in. Before upgrade to window 8 64 bits home premium I could connect it to Samsung ES5500 TV like plug and play. The performance of the 310M is similar to the GeForce G 210M and therefore located in the entry level class. NVIDIA GeForce 310M Hi my Laptop: Acer aspire 5745PG came with Window 7 64 bits, i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and NVidia GeForce 310M graphic card. Therefore, the 310M is an entry level dedicated graphics card for small laptops. GeForce 310M is an Entry-Level Mobile Graphics Card based on the Second Revision of the Tesla Architecture. Nvidia states that the raw performance is 73 Gigaflops compared to the 72 Gigaflops of the G210M. However, there are also newer versions that are clocked at 606 MHz and therefore slightly slower. Based on 29,129 user benchmarks for the Nvidia GeForce 310M and the GeForce 9600 GT, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 698 GPUs. The Nvidia GeForce 310M is an entry level laptop graphics card and the successor of the G 210M and therefore based on the same GT218 core with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz). 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