![]() At the time, NASA repeatedly emphasized it was proceeding swiftly, but safely, in doing key tests to eventually bring astronauts to the moon. ![]() For example, NASA did a large shakeup in leadership in human exploration in 2019, citing cost and schedule concerns with the Artemis moon program, which aims to put astronauts on the moon in 2024 - a timeline that some members of the space community found to be overly ambitious. Conversations continue about safety to this day in all sectors of the space community. Safety concerns do still occur during human missions, which demand a high degree of care because they are so technically complex and carry huge risks. But Columbia eventually spurred the end of the space shuttle program, which ran 135 missions with 2 fatal flights over 30 years before retiring in 2011. The shuttle, after another investigation and more redesigns, returned to flight and astronauts were able to finish constructing the International Space Station (ISS). Another fatal incident in 2003, the Columbia disaster that killed seven astronauts, renewed calls for NASA to focus on safety. Following each launch and test, boosters were thoroughly inspected and joint performance verified," he said.Ĭhallenger's demise prompted many books, documentaries and discussions, including a 2020 Netflix docuseries. "This was proven through rigorous development, validation testing and analysis, and has been demonstrated with the successful operation of over 200 boosters, including 86 successful space shuttle launches and over 40 successful static tests. ![]() Precourt leads the team manufacturing the rocket boosters for NASA's forthcoming Space Launch System, or SLS megarocket, using a design derived from the space shuttle's boosters that has been rigorously tested and flown in the decades since Challenger, Precourt said in an exclusive statement to. Numerous design changes to the rocket boosters (including a different joint design) allowed the space shuttle to continue safely flying the solid rocket boosters following Challenger, recalled Charlie Precourt, a former NASA astronaut and veteran of four space shuttle missions who today is vice president of Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems. ![]()
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![]() So, for now at least, if you are interested in Everspace 2 you should be aware that there are no current plans to add a multiplayer mode to it, and you will be solo adventuring through the inky blackness of space. “Make no mistake, adding online multiplayer would add years to the development cycle, many job descriptions to our fairly small team, and require a significantly bigger budget if done right”, he said. Of major concern for Michel is the fact that they are being realistic about how much work a high-quality multiplayer experience actually takes. So, while Everspace 2 may not support multiplayer, it is certainly something that developer Rockfish hopes to be able to scale up to in their next title. ![]() We should at least have a couple of companions that we can ask to follow us around in their own ships during the open world gameplay. Far from 'companions' that we are used in games like this. They are little more than a passive skill tree. The update is currently slated for this summer, but we don't have an exact release. Companions in this game are rather disappointing. Everspace 2 is the fast-paced spaceship shooter follow up to the original game, dropping the light roguelite elements for a more traditional story-driven structure. Everspace 2 is receiving a new update today which adds several new things like a new boss, companion, story missions, music, and much more.This is the first major update to the game, which is. Everspace 2 s perks can be separated into two broad categories: Adam/Hero Perks, and Companion Perks. Tentatively titled Zharkov: The Vortex, this update brings another new companion, more enemy types, new creatures, and a host of new content including extra missions and activities. Let’s keep the evolution healthy from a single-player roguelike to an open-world space shooter RPG and maybe add online coop-multiplayer in our next game.” Rockfish Games says it's already working on the next major Everspace 2 update. We often discuss it internally, but we are simply not ready for it. According to project manager Caspar Michel in an interview with Segment Next, “There’s always a possibility for a multiplayer Everspace in the future. ![]() As you progress in the game you get a 'Familiar' friend from Everspace 1 that fits the niche. For now, the team seems to be focused on evolving Everspace 2 into a manageable project and growing on the promise of the first title. 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Your health care provider will test your cancer for an abnormal "PIK3CA" gene to make sure that PIQRAY is right for you. whose disease has progressed on or after endocrine therapy.who have hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), with an abnormal phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) gene, and. ![]() ![]() ![]() A consensual pupillary reflex is response of a pupil to light that enters the contralateral (opposite) eye. A direct pupillary reflex is pupillary response to light that enters the ipsilateral (same) eye. The terms direct and consensual refers to the side where the light source comes from, relative to the side of the reacting pupil. When light is shone into only one eye and not the other, it is normal for both pupils to constrict simultaneously. Right pupillary reflex means reaction of the right pupil, whether light is shone into the left eye, right eye, or both eyes. Left pupillary reflex refers to the response of the left pupil to light, regardless of which eye is exposed to a light source. Pupillary reflex is conceptually linked to the side (left or right) of the reacting pupil, and not to the side from which light stimulation originates. Pupillary reflex is synonymous with pupillary response, which may be pupillary constriction or dilation. Whereas, the pupil is the passive opening formed by the active iris. It may be helpful to consider the Pupillary reflex as an ' Iris' reflex, as the iris sphincter and dilator muscles are what can be seen responding to ambient light. By analogy with a camera, the pupil is equivalent to aperture, whereas the iris is equivalent to the diaphragm. The pupil is the dark circular opening in the center of the iris and is where light enters the eye. Light shone into one eye will cause both pupils to constrict. Thus, the pupillary light reflex regulates the intensity of light entering the eye. A greater intensity of light causes the pupil to constrict ( miosis/myosis thereby allowing less light in), whereas a lower intensity of light causes the pupil to dilate ( mydriasis, expansion thereby allowing more light in). The pupillary light reflex ( PLR) or photopupillary reflex is a reflex that controls the diameter of the pupil, in response to the intensity ( luminance) of light that falls on the retinal ganglion cells of the retina in the back of the eye, thereby assisting in adaptation of vision to various levels of lightness/darkness. The W-shaped pupil of the cuttlefish dilating when the lights are turned off ![]() ![]() ![]() To get even more precision as you’re tracing objects and placing paths, use ALT or OPTN Now, it can be tedious to go through and redo all of your hard work if it wasn’t quite as accurate as you wanted it be. Moving these control points will adjust the shape of the connected paths and curves. Hold CTRL or CMD and click and drag a point on any direction line. The Direct Selection Tool can also help us to further refine any curves that might be a little of target. Note that the cursor will change when the Direct Selection Tool is toggled. By holding CTRL or CMD and clicking on an anchor point, we can move that anchor point to adjust the position of the path. That’s where our handy keyboard shortcuts come in!įor example, take this portion of the path where we missed the edge of the dolphin. But as you trace around the dolphin, you’ll likely run into situations where you missed the edge, or a curve isn’t perfectly smooth. Then, create the second point, but instead of just clicking, click and drag to create a curve and then adjust it until it fits the contours of the edge.Īnd that’s it! That’s the basics of the Pen Tool. So how do we get a curve instead of a straight line? Create the first point of the path again. In our example image, there aren’t many straight lines around our subject, so we’ll be relying heavily on creating curves to get an accurate selection. Photoshop will automatically create a straight line connecting those two points. Then click along the edge a little further down to create a second point. Simply click anywhere around the edge of the object you’re tracing to create the first point of the path. The basics of the Pen Tool are pretty easy to grasp. Now let’s look at how you can use these shortcuts to create an accurate path around an object in a photo. ALT / OPTN Use the Convert Anchor Point Tool.CTRL / CMD Use the Direct Selection Tool.Here’s a quick summary of the main Pen Tool keyboard shortcuts: This will toggle a preview of any paths before you create them. We also recommend checking the Rubber Band option. This will make it much easier to see your path as you trace around objects in a photo. We suggest using a thickness of 3 pixels. You can customize the thickness and color of the paths you create. With the Pen Tool active, click on the gear icon on the right side of the top toolbar. We recommend adjusting a couple of settings to make the overall experience of using the Pen Tool a little bit smoother. You can select the Pen Tool by hitting the P key. This allows you to create a selection that can continue to refine as you edit. From editing portraits, to product photography, to graphic design, the applications are limitless.Īny time you use the Pen Tool, it will save your points as a new Path which you can always return to to make any changes. It’s ideal for any situation where you need to follow or recreate the contours of any object with a solid edge. The Pen Tool is hands-down the most accurate way to make selections in Photoshop. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, Undercover Colors didn't demonstrate they had anything more tangible than a concept: we saw no evidence that the start-up had produced an effective prototype, and some critics maintained that the concept of such a drug-detecting fingernail polish wasn't even a feasible one: If her nail polish changes color, she'll know that something is wrong. With our nail polish, any woman will be empowered to discreetly ensure her safety by simply stirring her drink with her finger. Our goal is to invent technologies that empower women to protect themselves from this heinous and quietly pervasive crime.įor our first product, we are developing a nail polish that changes color when it comes in contact with date rape drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB. While date rape drugs are often used to facilitate sexual assault, very little science exists for their detection. Undercover Colors maintained a Facebook page, on which the company's social media team explained why the product was conceived and how it would work: According to the students who hatched the idea behind Undercover Colors, this nail polish formula would work to detect the presence of drugs commonly used to facilitate date rape. Broom St.In August 2014, interest in an in-development product called "Undercover Colors" swept the social web. WHAT: "Evil Dead The Musical" at Bootless Stageworks Holly Quinn is a Wilmington freelance writer. “Evil Dead, The Musical” might not be for every taste, but for fans of offbeat musicals and horror, it’s a must-see. Yes, even with buckets of blood flowing, the band – Joe Eigenbrot on keyboard, Ben Uniack on guitar and Coley Morris on drums, under the direction of James W. The clever musical numbers are backed up by a live band. ![]() Standout songs include “Cabin in the Woods,” “Look Who’s Evil Now,” “Good Ol’ Reliable Jake,” “Bit Part Demon” and “Do The Necronomicon.” The other leads are characters from the first two films: Linda (Karina Balfour), Cheryl (Colleen McGinnis), Scott (Justin Walsh), and Shelly (Meg Falasco) from “The Evil Dead” and Annie (Katey O’Connor), Ed (Shaun Yates) and Jake (Jason Webb) from “Evil Dead 2.” There really are no weak spots in the cast, and everyone gets their moment to steal the show. Bootless is keeping him for a while – he has also been cast as Han Solo in this fall’s “Star Wars: A New Musical Hope.” Mulholland’s Ash is just as brash and charismatic as his screen counterpart, and he can sing. Mulholland, whose eerie resemblance to a young Bruce Campbell, star of the original movie, might lead you to wonder if they sacrificed talent for the look. It’s campy, creepy and lots of fun, with live special effects and a simple yet complex set design by DellAversano. The story is your basic tale of college kids in an empty cabin in the woods battling demon zombies (known as deadites) until there’s one left standing. If it sounds like something that requires you to be a member of the cult of Evil Dead, the trio of films Sam Raimi film that made Bruce Campbell an obsession, it really isn’t.Ĭertainly, if you are a fan it’s a blast to see it (actually a combination of “The Evil Dead” and “Evil Dead 2”) in musical form, but it stands alone as an entertaining show with great music, no prior knowledge required.Ī show like this one, with slick, multi-part musical numbers in Broadway style (with more profanity) is really only as good as its cast, and once again, Bootless steps up with talent big enough to pull off the juxtaposition of low-budget horror-comedy and shiny vocals. If it sounds weird and over-the-top, it is. It’s a show that always fills seats, many of them in the famous splatter zone – the area front and center that gets drenched in fake blood. Stephen’s theater’s inaugural summer splatter show would be George Reinblatt’s “Evil Dead,” directed by Rosanne DellAversano. Stephen’s Church on North Broom Street in Trolley Square, has mixed it up with the East Coast premiere of “Musical of the Living Dead” and “The Texas Chainsaw Musical.”įun, gory shows (“Living Dead” returns next summer), but when “Evil Dead, The Musical” comes back around, it feels like the real deal, the splatter show to ends all splatter shows. In the past few years the small professional theater, now permanently located at St. Bootless Stageworks’ summer splatter shows have become a tradition in Wilmington. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The technology has realizedthat a complex shape part can be produced with short cycle time. 4, mixed resin isinjected into a carbon fiber chopped tape preform in the mold and cured using HP-RTM machine. 3.We also have collaborated with Tecone on the study of thermoset random sheet. This need - to design a preform fibre architecture which will not distort detrimentally during the consolidation process and which will produce a composite. Furthermore, the mechanical properties of random sheet have been studied in detail based on the experiments with tailored lay-upsin terms of thickness and fiber orientationusing a special machine shown in Fig. 2, we are studying the thermoforming process where the random sheet transforms to a complex shape part utilizinga heater, handling robot and press. ![]() ![]() The nanoporous structures increased the reaction area, and speeded up the consumption of the low-melting-point phase. This improves the mechanical properties of the composite parts. All parts made via RTM, HP-RTM or compression molding benefit from the use of preforms. Composite Preforms vdi-admin T15:24:58-04:00 Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites, Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GPRF) Composites, and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs) are used in a wide variety of industries, including aeronautics and the automotive sector. 1, unique continuous molding technology of random sheet has been achieved using double belt press. To form solder joints with high melting point, the Cu-foam/Sn composite preform with nanoporous structures was prepared. Making a preform requires a polymeric material called a binder, which holds the fibers. Processes for Composites Preforming Preforming In the preforming process, a dry 3D shape is created from fibers and inserted in a mold prior to impregnation with a liquid resin system. Therefore, it can deform in every directionandthemechanical property showshigh isotropic and low variation.We have developedthe composite sheet with high strength, high productivity and high formability by collaboration with industries.We have collaborated with Suncorona Odaon the study of thermoplastic random sheet. When infused with resin the composite block can be machined to produce composite small parts with complex shapes.Random sheet is made of multi-layers of discontinuous carbon fiber thin tapes. In this paper, a method based on Faster R-CNN is proposed to measure the two parameters. Monoblock is a monolithic block with reinforcing fibres in the X, Y and Z directions. Pitch length and surface braiding angle are two important parameters of braided composite preforms.Every 5-8 plies, a heated debulk is completed to compact the preform. A robot places cut plies on the heated preform tool. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with weft fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking of fibers within each layer. After a 90-minute cure, the stringer is demolded and resin flash is trimmed for a complete part cycle of 4.5 hours. The final shape may be a flat tape, a constant section shape or a true near nett shaped 3 dimensional preform. A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. 3D preforms have 3 dimensional fibre architecture with reinforcing fibres in the X, Y and Z directions.The fabric is then opened out into a constant section shape such as a T, I or Pi. 2❝ fabrics are similarly woven flat and have 2-dimensional fibre architecture.2D reinforcement tapes have 2-dimensional fibre architecture, the reinforcement fibres lie in the X and Y directions only and the fabric shape remains 2 dimensional.To appreciate our manufacturing capability it is necessary to understand the definitions of the structures we offer. The global composite preforms market was valued at 239.3 million in 2021, and is projected to reach 433. Three-dimensional composite preform is the main structure of fiber-reinforced composites. Its key distinction is superior structural efficiency. It offers similar performance characteristics as SMC, and similar cost and volume benefits. PRIME (Prepositioned-Reinforcement-Ensuring-Manufacturing-Excellence) is our proprietary LCM process with pre-placed reinforcement. The weaving activity of the Advanced Composites Division of M Wright & Sons Ltd manufactures products which occupy distinct categories. Composite Preforms Market Research, 2031. 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Later, several different voice actresses performed the role, including Kate Wright, Bonnie Poe, Ann Rothschild (also known as Little Ann Little), and especially Mae Questel, who began voicing Betty Boop in Bimbo's Silly Scandals (1931), and continued with the role until 1939, returning nearly 50 years later in Disney's Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Her floppy poodle ears became hoop earrings, and her black poodle nose became a girl's button-like nose.Ī colorful Betty Boop in Poor Cinderella, 1934īetty was first voiced by Margie Hines. By the release of Any Rags, Betty Boop was forever established as a human character. While much credit has been given to Grim Natwick for helping to transform Max Fleischer's creation, her transition into the cute cartoon girl was also in part due to the work of Berny Wolf, Otto Feuer, Seymour Kneitel, "Doc" Crandall, Willard Bowsky, and James "Shamus" Culhane. Within a year, Betty made the transition from an incidental human-canine breed to a completely human female character. In individual cartoons, she was called "Nancy Lee" or "Nan McGrew"-derived from the Helen Kane film Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)-usually serving as a girlfriend to studio star Bimbo. Betty Boop appeared as a supporting character in ten cartoons as a flapper girl with more heart than brains. ![]() Clara Bow is often given credit as being the inspiration for Boop, though Fleischer told his artists that he wanted a caricature of singer Helen Kane, who performed in a style shared by many performers of the day–Kane was also the one who sued Fleischer over the signature "Boop Oop a Doop" line. Inspired by a popular performing style, but not by any one specific person, the character was originally created as an anthropomorphic French poodle. Although she was toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the Hays Code to appear more demure, she became one of the world's best-known and most popular cartoon characters.īetty Boop made her first appearance in the cartoon Dizzy Dishes, released on August 9, 1930, the seventh installment in Fleischer's Talkartoon series. She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.Ī caricature of a Jazz Age flapper, Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as "combin in appearance the childish with the sophisticated-a large round baby face with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful coiffure, with a very small body of which perhaps the leading characteristic is the most self-confident little bust imaginable". She was featured in 90 theatrical cartoons between 19. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. ![]() ![]() ![]() The latter was, by far, my favorite: it correctly imported all valid RSS feeds, and it displayed those who had outdated URLs (I had a few). There are three main ways to add feeds in Feed Wrangler: you can manually paste a website’s URL you can upload an OPML file with your feed list or, the best option, you can grant Feed Wrangler access to your Google Reader account so it’ll fetch all your subscriptions and starred items for you. I’m always a little scared to lose the set of subscriptions I’ve been building over the years, or, worse, my thousands of starred items that contain precious links and posts I’d like to always keep handy. After having tried Feed Wrangler for a month, I agree: while similar to Google Reader (there’s a list of Unread, All, and Starred feeds), Feed Wrangler is unique in the way it lets you organize subscriptions and sift through items published on a daily basis.Īs a Google Reader refugee, I was curious to see how Feed Wrangler would handle the migration process. “My personal use of RSS is based around quickly triaging the news into things I either want to send to Instapaper, skim quickly, or ignore”, Smith added in our email conversation, “and Feed Wrangler is built to make this workflow as frictionless as possible”. I want to build a relationship with them and make something they really, really love.įeed Wrangler, open to the public today, comes with a website, a suite of native apps, and a $19 annual subscription. I want my customers to feel confident that they can expect this to be around long into the future. ![]() I want to instead build something that is sustainable from Day 1. I’m not interested in building a platform designed to attract as many users as possible and then work out how to sustain it later. I believe the reason that Google turned its back on Reader and left its users hanging is that they were users not customers. Instead, David Smith did something different: he announced he’d be launching an entirely new RSS syncing service, called Feed Wrangler, for an annual fee: This is what apps and services like Flipboard, Zite, Digg, and Feedly are doing. Soon after Google revealed they would discontinue their RSS service Reader this July, a slew of companies were quick to announce their existing news reading apps would either support “importing” features to let Google Reader users quickly migrate or, in some cases, be updated with APIs cloning the unofficial Reader one, allowing other developers to tweak their RSS clients for new API endpoints. “I wanted to take a slightly different take on the concept of what an RSS platform should do”, David Smith, independent developer and podcaster, told me about his new product, Feed Wrangler. ![]() |