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2010/05

Lighter than air Fill a lightweight material with hot air, helium or hydrogen, and you have a vessel that floats in the air. People around the world use balloons, blimps and airships for transportation, to conduct research, to deliver messages, to protest, and - mostly - for having fun. Collected here are recent photographs of balloons of all shapes, sizes and purposes - ranging from a child's toy to a football-.. 더보기
Argentina's Bicentennial Two hundred years ago, in Buenos Aires (then capital of a Spanish colony), a week-long series of revolutionary events took place, known as the Revolucion de Mayo, which set in motion events that led to Argentina's eventual declaration of independence from Spain in 1816. This week, millions of Argentinians, their neighbors and foreign dignitaries gathered in Buenos Aires to celebrate their bicent.. 더보기
Oil reaches Louisiana shores Over one month after the initial explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, crude oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico, and oil slicks have slowly reached as far as 12 miles into Louisiana's marshes. According to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, more than 65 miles of Louisiana's shoreline has now been oiled. BP said it will be at least Wednesday before they will try using h.. 더보기
Porsche Cayman S - Swissvax - Detailer's Domain What was done - Exterior - Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down - Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Clayed - Dried - Paint inspected and measured - Tires dressed with einszett Vinyl Rubber Care -.. 더보기
Checking in on Saturn While we humans carry on with our daily lives down here on Earth, perhaps stuck in traffic or reading blogs, or just enjoying a Springtime stroll, a school-bus-sized spacecraft called Cassini continues to gather data and images for us - 1.4 billion kilometers (870 million miles) away. Over the past months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has made several close flybys of Saturn's moons, caught the Sun'.. 더보기
Crackdown in Bangkok Earlier today, soldiers from the Thai Army broke down barricades and entered the fortified camp occupied by anti-government Red Shirt protesters for the past several weeks in downtown Bangkok. Several clashes took place, and Red Shirt leaders announced to their followers that they were surrendering to police as the soldiers approached. Many protesters dispersed, but some continued to battle with.. 더보기
BMW 130i - SV Insignis edt This time I thought I'd give the detailing people two versions of the job. One for those who just want to press play, and one for those who want to study the photos closely and reas some more text "behind the scenes." I hope you like both versions:-) Slideshow - for best quality, double click and do the 720p : Some of the equipment/compounds used: Prickbort Scholl Crack 9000 SV Car bath Maxi sud.. 더보기
Mount St. Helens, 30 years ago On May 18th, 1980, thirty years ago today, at 8:32 a.m., the ground shook beneath Mount St. Helens in Washington state as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck, setting off one of the largest landslides in recorded history - the entire north slope of the volcano slid away. As the land moved, it exposed the superheated core of the volcano setting off gigantic explosions and eruptions of steam, ash an.. 더보기
Protests turn deadly in Thailand The Red Shirt political protest in Bangkok, Thailand has been active for nearly two months now, and has entered a new, deadly phase in the past week, with at least 36 of the total 60 deaths occurring in just the last few days. Anti-government protesters have barricaded themselves against government troops and the Thai army has declared certain protest areas to be "Live Fire Zones". A state of em.. 더보기
The new 911 GT2 RS: Awe. The aim: to surpass the 911 GT2. The method: Porsche Intelligent Performance. The result: the new 911 GT2 RS. Not a muscle too few. Not a gram too much. How it feels? As you can see in this video, that's difficult to describe 더보기
First of the last Space Shuttle launches First launched twenty-five years ago in October of 1985, NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for its 32nd and final launch this afternoon (at 2:20pm ET). This launch - one of only three remaining missions left in NASA's Shuttle program - will deliver an Integrated Cargo Carrier and a Russian-built Mini Research Module to the International Space Station. Collected here are a series of phot.. 더보기
Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico In the three weeks since the April 20th explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the start of the subsequent massive (and ongoing) oil leak, many attempts have been made to contain and control the scale of the environmental disaster. Oil dispersants are being sprayed, containment booms erected, protective barriers built, controlled burns undertaken, and d.. 더보기
Animals in the news With the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico still unfolding, concerns over threats to wildlife have brought animals into the news quite a bit lately. From the oil spill, to preservation efforts, to zoo developments, pampered pets, harsh environments, invasive fish, a surfing alpaca and more, collected here are a handful of recent photographs of animals and our interactions with them, as .. 더보기
Vietnam, 35 years later Last Friday, April 30th, was the 35th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, and last Tuesday, May 4th, was the 40th anniversary of the shooting of protesting students at Kent State University. The Vietnam War and America's involvement in it affected the lives of millions for well over a decade, exacting a massive human cost with millions of deaths and countless injuri.. 더보기
What Wax Protection Does! - HeavenlyDetail A short video to show the benefits of protection on a car outside the normal boundaries of depth and reflection etc just simply protection. 더보기
Flooding in Tennessee May 5, 2010 Last weekend,powerful thunderstorms drenched Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi,dumping over 13 inches of rain on the region in two days. Creeks, lakesand rivers swelled with the rainwater, overflowing their banks, washingaway roads, and causing the deaths of at least 24 people so far. TheCumberland River, which winds through downtown Nashville, Tennessee,crested Monday at 51.9 feet, 12 feet ab.. 더보기
Audi R8 vs ChemicalGuys - HeavenlyDetail A chemical Guys full correction detail on a bad condition Audi R8 regularly washed at roadside Carwashes. The paintwork had been severly swirled and the clearcoat was in a poor condition due to this. The Detail is finished with ChemicalGuys Ezyme wax... Time taken just short of 20 hours. 더보기
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BMW E46 M3 Laguna Seca Blue BMW E46 M3 Laguna Seca Blue Wash: Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket Grit Guard Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt Gilmour Foam Gun Clayed: Meguiar’s Medium clay Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer Paint Correction: Flex 3403 rotary 3M Backing Plate Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate Menzerna Powergloss Menzerna Super Intensive Polish Menzerna Nano Polish Menzerna 85rd .. 더보기
Afghanistan, April, 2010 A recent Pentagon report on the situation in Afghanistan over the past 6 months gives the impression that while things aren't necessarily getting any worse, they are far from improving. Afghan citizens, when polled, showed only limited support for their government, and a slight majority placed the blame for instability on Taliban forces. There remains a heavy reliance on international forces to .. 더보기
Oil spill approaches Louisiana coast Late on the night of April 20th, 50 miles from the shore of Louisiana, a fire broke out aboard the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig under lease by BP, with 126 individuals on board. After a massive explosion, all but 11 of the crew managed to escape as the rig was consumed by fire, later collapsing and sinking into the Gulf. Safeguards set in place to automatically cap the oil well in case o.. 더보기