New year new spirituality and some great news!
In this vlog I discuss a special event for my and my wife a new spirituality and new fashion.
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New year new spirituality and some great news!
In this vlog I discuss a special event for my and my wife a new spirituality and new fashion.
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Current Astrological Events | 2015-01-14 | Spirituality | Astrology |
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Infusing Spirituality and Fun into your Meals
_The Mystic Cookbook is not a cookbook in the traditional sense. It #39;s a culinary gateway that will open your eyes to the remarkable link between physical sustenance and spiritual awakening._...
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Meditation to Clear Resentments of other people and create Bliss and Spiritual Enlightenment.
To enable you to live in Bliss, we have to clear ourselves of all patterns of resentment towards other people that we may be carrying. This meditation is designed to help you with this task!...
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Meditation to heal rejection by others-Enlightenment How
This meditation is designed to heal the rejection that we can feel when others push us away or do something that they want to do despite us wanting something different. The web site http://www.Enlightenme.
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KSP - Space Station K1 part 7 (battery module 2)
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LEGO Batman 3: Space Station Infestation Walkthrough
The fourth part of my LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham walkthrough where I play through the "Space Station Infestation" level. Here #39;s the link to the first video: http://youtu.be/REGtBSb1TGE ...
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A Boeing CST-100 crew ferry craft blasts off atop an Atlas 5 rocket in this artist's concept. Boeing and SpaceX both expect to be ready for initial piloted test flights in 2017. NASA
Last Updated Jan 26, 2015 9:30 PM EST
NASA expects to spend some $5 billion underwriting development of commercial spacecraft built by Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, officials said Monday, ending sole reliance on the Russians for crew ferry flights and eventually lowering the average cost per seat to around $58 million.
Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, said her company's upgraded Dragon V2 ferry craft should be ready for an initial unpiloted flight to the space station in late 2016 with the first crewed flight, likely carrying a SpaceX test pilot and a NASA astronaut, in early 2017.
John Elbon, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space Exploration, said his company's CST-100 spacecraft is expected to be ready for an uncrewed test flight in April 2017, followed by a crewed flight, with a Boeing pilot and a NASA astronaut, in the July 2017 timeframe.
Both companies must complete the crewed and uncrewed test flights before NASA certification, which will pave the way for the start of operational crew rotation and cargo delivery flights to the International Space Station later in 2017. Until then, NASA will continue to rely on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to carry U.S. and partner crew members to the lab complex.
"Commercial crew is incredibly important to the space station, it's important to reduce the cost of transportation to low-Earth orbit so that NASA has within its budget the capability to develop means to explore beyond low-Earth orbit," Elbon said during a news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. "And importantly, I think, it's beginning a whole new industry. ... We're making great progress on the program."
Said Shotwell: "Our crew Dragon leverages the cargo capability that we've been flying successfully to the International Space Station. However, we understand, and we've been told, that crew is clearly different. So there are a number of upgrades that we've been working for the past few years to assure that this crew version of Dragon is as reliable as it can possibly be. Ultimately, we plan for it to be the most reliable spaceship flying crew ever."
In the wake of the space shuttle's retirement, NASA started a competition to build a commercial crewed spacecraft, with the first in a series of contracts intended to encourage innovative designs for reliable, affordable transportation to and from low-Earth orbit.
Last September, NASA announced that Boeing had won a $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCAP) contract to continue development of the company's CST-100 capsule while SpaceX would receive $2.6 billion to press ahead with work to perfect its futuristic Dragon crew craft.
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Science Education researchers at University of York are to work with leading space scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock to investigate if human spaceflight inspires school students to take science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.
The 348,000 three-year project, funded by the UK Space Agency and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will focus on British astronaut Tim Peake's mission to the International Space Station (ISS), to be launched at the end of November 2015.
Tim Peake is the first British member of the European Space Agency's astronaut corps, and he will become the first Briton to visit the ISS. As well as delivering invaluable scientific research and cutting edge technology, it is hoped that the programme will boost participation and interest in STEM subjects among school children.
The research will involve gathering views from pupils and teachers from a sample of 30 primary and 30 secondary schools. In addition, perspectives will be gained from space scientists on areas of the industry that may influence students. Participants will be asked their advice on space science resources for use with school students, leading to the production of an overview of space science resources. The study, starting in January 2015, will also involve the design of a new instrument to assess school students' attitudes to STEM subjects and to space science.
Principal Investigator Professor Judith Bennett, from the Department of Education at the University of York, said: "There is anecdotal evidence to suggest that space and space travel increase the interest of young people in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. We have a golden opportunity to gauge this hypothesis as we prepare to send a British astronaut into space at the end of next year."
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock added: "It is important that we help students to see the correlation between what they are studying in the classroom and what people do outside as scientists. The University of York's study will help to find out more about what inspires young people to participate in and gain a life-long passion in STEM subjects."
David Parker, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency said: "The UK Space Agency is committed to supporting UK space activities. This research will allow us to better understand the ways in which our programmes affect society. The excitement of space gives an excellent context for STEM education, and we're keen to make sure that the benefits of space - for education, for society, for growth - are properly assessed and understood."
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Co-Investigators on the project are Dr Jeremy Airey and Dr Lynda Dunlop from the Department of Education, University of York.
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NASA has awarded Boeing $4.6 billion and SpaceX $2.6 billion to develop and operate the taxis, and thereby reduce U.S. dependence on Russia.
Currently, the Russian Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos, charges NASA about $70 million a seat to send astronauts to the space station. With Boeing and/or SpaceX, the cost will be reduced to around $58 million a seat.
"I don't ever, ever want to write another check to Roscosmos," said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.
Boeing is about to celebrate its first 100 years in business, and its commercial airplane segment brings in nearly $70 billion.
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"I believe firmly that when the company celebrates its second hundred years, there will be a division of Boeing that's building commercial space vehicles, that will be of that magnitude, of that size," said John Elbon, who heads up Boeing's space exploration division. Manufacture of his company's proposed space taxi, called the CST-100, will begin later this year. Boeing plans to have the first uncrewed test flight in April 2017, and the first crewed flight in July 2017.
"Never before in the history of human space flight has there been so much going on all at once," Elbon said.
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell estimated the first crewed flight of her company's capsulecalled the Dragon 2could be sooner, by early 2017. SpaceX is working on a number of upgrades to ensure the Dragon "is as reliable as it could possibly be, and ultimately we plan for it to be the most reliable spaceship flying crew ever."
NASA's Bolden justified funding two separate development programs by pointing to what's happened on the cargo mission side. The agency offered contracts to both SpaceX and Orbital Sciences to shuttle supplies to the space station, a decision which now looks wise after Orbital Sciences' rocket blew up on launch last fall.
"You've heard both of them say they think they'll be flying by 2017," Bolden said of SpaceX and Boeing's taxi efforts. "If we can make that date, I'm a happy camper."
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The Planetary Society announced plans on Monday to test a new means of space travel using beams of sunlight. The aptly-named "LightSail" spacecraft would be launched for a test flight aboard an Atlas V rocket in May -- paving the way for a full-fledged flight in 2016 -- according to a statement released by the U.S.-based space advocacy and exploration group.
The proposed propulsion system, which uses large, reflective surfaces called solar sails, aims to utilize the energy stored in photons -- elementary particles that transmit light -- to set sail on sunlight. Although photons do not have any mass, the momentum transferred when a photon collides with the solar sail could, in theory, propel the spacecraft forward, providing a continuous, albeit small, acceleration.
The idea ultimately is to be able to tack like a sailboat on each orbit, Executive Director of the society William Sanford Nye -- popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy --toldThe New York Times, adding that both LightSails were built for less than $4 million.
In order to harness the energy stored in photons, the LightSail, which, during the launch, will be about the size of a loaf of bread -- 4 inches by 4 inches by 1 foot -- will unfurl four triangular pieces of Mylar, less than 1/5,000th of an inch thick, after it has spent a month in orbit, according to the statement. These solar sails will form a square reflective surface spanning nearly 345 square feet.
Although the LightSail will not fly high enough to escape Earth's atmospheric drag during the first test flight in May, the second test flight, scheduled for 2016, will take the spacecraft 450 miles above the Earth before deploying its sails.
We strongly believe this could be a big part of the future of interplanetary missions it will ultimately eventually take a lot of missions a long, long way, Nye told the Times.
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A full-scale version of the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, is ready to fire for a major ground test and is paving the way on NASA's journey to Mars.
When completed, two five-segment boosters and four RS-25 engines will power the SLS to orbit and enable astronauts to explore destinations in deep space, including an asteroid and the Red Planet.
The two-minute, full-duration static test -- scheduled for March 11 at booster prime contractor ATK's test facility in Promontory, Utah -- is a huge milestone for the program and will qualify the booster design for high temperature conditions.
This type of test typically only comes after multiple years of development and signifies major progress being made on the rocket. Once this test and a second, low-temperature test planned for early 2016 are complete, the hardware is qualified and ready for the first flight of SLS.
"With RS-25 engine testing underway, and this qualification booster firing coming up, we are taking big steps toward building this rocket and fulfilling NASA's mission of Mars and beyond," said SLS Program Manager Todd May. "This is the most advanced propulsion system ever built and will power this rocket to places we've never reached in the history of human spaceflight."
Some 103 design objectives will be measured through more than 534 instrumentation channels on the booster. It will be heated to 90 degrees Fahrenheit to measure solid rocket booster performance at high temperatures, as well as to demonstrate that it meets applicable structural and ballistic requirements.
Other objectives include data gathering on vital motor upgrades, such as the new insulation and booster case liner and the redesigned nozzle, which increases the robustness of the design.
The improvements we've made to the SLS boosters, like new insulation materials, will make them more environmentally friendly, safe and affordable," said Bruce Tiller, deputy manager of the SLS Boosters Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Marshall manages the SLS Program for the agency.
So, What's a Booster? Solid rocket boosters operate in parallel with the main engines for the first two minutes of flight to provide the thrust needed for the launch vehicle to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth.
The SLS boosters will be used for the first two, 70-metric-ton flights of the SLS. One SLS booster is approximately 177 feet long, 12 feet in diameter and weighs 801 tons. Each booster produces 3.6 million pounds of thrust.
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Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has admitted his team hasn't completed the build on its 2015 F1 challenger just days before it is set to hit the track in Jerez for pre-season testing.
The team, which is seeking to reclaim its F1 crown after being comprehensively beaten by the dominant Mercedes in 2014, has spent the winter attempting to bring itself up to speed, but has left the build of its Renault-powered car very late.
With just four days before the car will be rolled out for the first day of testing in Spain, though Horner acknowledges the team is cutting it fine, he insists it will be ready on time.
The car is not ready yet, he said. The car is flat out into car build at the moment, so it is probably the shortest production and assembly in ten seasons. It is unbelievable what the factory has turned around so far [but there is] till plenty to do before Sunday.
Despite the tight turnaround, Horner is confident Red Bull will avoid a repeat of last year's disastrous opening test, which saw it complete only a handful of laps due to persistent technical gremlins
This one can't be any worse than that, he continued. I think we managed four laps over four days and the car would either stop of track or catch fire. I think it has been a far more positive winter compared to last year.
We know where the benchmark is and what we need to achieve. As the team continues to evolve and grow, I think it has been the most impressive winter we have had as a team in terms of everything coming together. From that perspective it has been a positive winter.
Red Bull Racing heads into 2015 with renewed optimism, led by a revised driver line-up which sees Daniel Ricciardo replace Ferrari-bound Sebastian Vettel as team leader and Daniil Kvyat step up from Toro Rosso.
Furthermore, Red Bull and Toro Rosso will become the sole focus of engine suppliers Renault, with Horner saying the French firm has been busy chasing an 'aggressive' development process to bring its much maligned hybrid power unit up to speed.
This year strategically you can upgrade during the year. Renault are taking an aggressive development approach to this year and strategically we just need to decide when to use those tokens in the four engines you have available to you.
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The actress definitely turned some heads on the red carpet for the 21st Annual SAG Awards! Naomi looked flawless, sporting a warm glow, full lashes, and a nude lip! This subtle makeup look is PERFECT for her off-the-shoulder gown that she rocked for this red carpet event! Find outhow to get her EXACT look!
Naomi Watts, 46, looked absolutely amazing for the 2015 SAG Awards! The British actress looked so beautiful for the event, wearing a long, navy bluegown, soft curls, and a gorgeous glow! We are loving her simple yet stunning makeup her long lashes and flushed cheeks looked flawless! We have her exact makeup look down below!
Her makeup artist, Pati Dubroff, was inspired by Julie Christie, saying the hair had volume and structure and the eye was elongated with a strong lash and a pale lip.
The dress is a beautiful shade of midnight almost aubergine blue so I went with shades of indigo, deep grey and purple to shade and shape the eye. On the lid is a wash of soft pink so the whole look is very femme fatal.
A soft wash of pink on the cheek is to keep her looking soft and delicate. Wow, no wonder Naomi looked amazing! Keep reading to find out from Pati how to recreate this look!
First I prepped Naomis skin with PrevageAnti-Aging Moisture Cream for a dewy glow, and then prepped her lips with Elizabeth Arden Eight HourCream.
I evened out Naomis skin with Elizabeth Arden Perfectly Nude Makeup in Vanilla Shell, focusing on the tone. Next, I applied Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Cream Blush in Pink on the apples of her cheeks with my fingertips.
Now, how to recreate her gorgeous eye makeup!
For the eyes, I wanted the depth and structure to be focused at the outer corners. To elongate Naomis eyes, I used a combination of three different pencils.
First, I used Elizabeth Arden Precision Glide Eyeliner in Slate to define the lash line at the outer corner.
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Kate Hudson wowed in not one, but two dazzling outfits as the attended the Atelier Versace show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week on Sunday night. The 35-year-old actress stunned in a short and sparkly LBD at the after party, but it was her red-hot Versace gown, which featured risqu cut-out detailing, that stole the show.
Mother Goldie Hawn, 69, proved that style does run in the family as she joined her daughter for a night out in a sheer black blouse teamed with a pencil miniskirt, keeping out the winter chill with a fluffy black jacket.
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The pair were joined by the iconic brand's designer Donatella Versace talking and laughing with her before heading to the front row for the catwalk presentation.
Supermodels Karlie Kloss, Eva Herzigova, Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn and Amber Valletta strutted their stuff on the runway in showstopping gowns, rocking dishevelled hair and dramatic black winged eyeliner.
Singer Ellie Goulding also made an appearance to perform at the glitzy bash, showing off her toned body in a black crop top paired with a matching floor-length skirt which featured a daring thigh-high split.
The 28-year-old was joined by boyfriend Dougie Poynter for the evening, and the couple looked loved-up as they mingled with fashion's elite.
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Red Hill is essentially a somewhat diffuse rural borough located in the Mornington Peninsula's hinterland which is in fact an entirely different world to the calm foreshores of Port Phillip Bay and the rugged coastline on the southern side of the peninsula. As you head into the middle of the peninsula, from either side, there is a major change in the natural environment as you climb up into virtual high country which is characterised by gum trees, quiet lanes, hilly terrain, dirt roads, farms, orchards, small general stores and, tucked away amidst the trees and hills, some cafes and restaurants and plenty of galleries and vineyards. There has been a profusion of the latter in recent years as the terrain, temperate climate and fertile soil have proved ideal for oenology. The area is noted for its pinot noir, shiraz and chardonnay. Land here is quite expensive and so an air of exclusivity hangs in the air. Former prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, has recently taken up residence in the area.
Red Hill was first settled in 1862 and became known for its fruit orchards. With a 1996 population of 960, it is located 73 km south of Melbourne and about five kilometres east ofDromana. To get there head out of Dromana via McCulloch Rd which passes under the freeway then take a right turn onto Arthurs Seat Rd which becomes the Red Hill toShorehamRd.
Middens on the peninsula indicate that Aborigines used the area on a seasonal basis for hundreds if not thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The first white settlers at what is now Red Hill were James Wideman and John Arkwell who arrived in 1862.
The Red Hill Community markets are held in Red Hill Rd on the first Saturday of each month from 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., September to May. The Red Hill Agricultural Show is held each year in March, the Cool Climate Wine Show in April, Art Red Hill in May, the Queen's Birthday Winter Wine Weekend in June, the Red Hill Garden Festival in October and the Red Hill Country Music and Truck Festival in December.
Tourist Information The Dromana Visitor Information Centre is located on Point Nepean Rd atDromana, tel: (03) 5987 3078 or (1800) 804 009.
Walking Track The Red Hill to Merricks Walking Track (8 km return) starts from the car park at Blue Moon Junction in Red Hill, near the shops. It follows the old railway line through forest and farmland and past wineries to Merricks Station Reserve on Merricks Rd.
Eldridge Estate Eldridge Estate, established in 1986, is located in Arthurs Seat Rd (formerly Red Hill Rd), 100 m east of Andrews Lane. They specialise in chardonnay and pinot noir but also produce a fruity gamay and a sparkling pf. The cellar door is open from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on weekends but every day in January and most school holidays or by appointment, tel and fax: (03) 5989 2644. The email address is fizz@ eldridge-estate.com.au
Darling Park Vineyard Darling Park Vineyard, established in 1987, is a boutique vineyard located in Red Hill Rd, between McIlroys Rd and Stanleys Rd. It is open weekends, public holidays and every day in January from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., tel: (03) 5989 2324, or fax: (03) 5989 2254. They produce a range of wines - merlot, cabernet merlot, querida (dry rose), pinot gris, shiraz, chardonnay (dry and late-picked), pinot noir and 'Decadence' (desert rose). Tartes flambees are served from a wood-fired oven on weekends, public holidays and by special request.
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NASAs Dawn spacecraft has returned the sharpest images ever seen of the dwarf planet Ceres. The images were taken 147,000 miles (237,000 kilometers) from Ceres on Jan. 25, and represent a new milestone for a spacecraft that soon will become the first human-made probe to visit a dwarf planet.
"We know so little about our vast solar system, but thanks to economical missions like Dawn, those mysteries are being solved," said Jim Green, Planetary Science Division Director at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
At 43 pixels wide, the new images are more than 30 percent higher in resolution than those taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2003 and 2004 at a distance of over 150 million miles. The resolution is higher because Dawn is traveling through the solar system to Ceres, while Hubble remains fixed in Earth orbit. The new Dawn images come on the heels of initial navigation images taken Jan. 13 that reveal a white spot on the dwarf planet and the suggestion of craters. Hubble images also had glimpsed a white spot on the dwarf planet, but its nature is still unknown. [image-69]
"Ceres is a 'planet' that you've probably never heard of, said Robert Mase, Dawn project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. We're excited to learn all about it with Dawn and share our discoveries with the world."
As the spacecraft gets closer to Ceres, its camera will return even better images. On March 6, Dawn will enter into orbit around Ceres to capture detailed images and measure variations in light reflected from Ceres, which should reveal the planets surface composition.
"We are already seeing areas and details on Ceres popping out that had not been seen before. For instance, there are several dark features in the southern hemisphere that might be craters within a region that is darker overall," said Carol Raymond, deputy principal investigator of the Dawn mission at JPL. "Data from this mission will revolutionize our understanding of this unique body. Ceres is showing us tantalizing features that are whetting our appetite for the detailed exploration to come."
Ceres, the largest body between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt, has a diameter of about 590 miles (950 kilometers). Some scientists believe the dwarf planet harbored a subsurface ocean in the past and liquid water may still be lurking under its icy mantle.
Originally described as a planet, Ceres was later categorized as an asteroid, and then reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The mysterious world was discovered in 1801 by astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, who named the object for the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships
You may not realize that the word cereal comes from the name Ceres. Perhaps you already connected with the dwarf planet at breakfast today," said JPL's Marc Rayman, Mission Director and Chief Engineer of the Dawn mission.
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STS 119 - ISS Fly Around Sped Up : NASA HD Space Shuttle - International Space Station
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