Monday, 2 October 2017

Although This Picture Is A Few Days Old,

I just had to post it,


the picture above is from NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Jason Major, after two decades in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its final plunge into the giant planet on September 15, 2017, above is the final full image of Saturn, made from raw images acquired by Cassini on September 13, 2017, according to Jason Major, "These images are uncalibrated for colour but were acquired in visible-light RGB filters. The mosaic comprises 11 colour composites, each a stack of three images taken in red, green, and blue channels. They were adjusted for brightness and colour to be fairly uniform across the whole view." amazing.


I Enjoyed The Blue Planet So Much,

and here is the good news,


here is Blue Planet II: The Prequel, it features an array of some of the most awe-inspiring shots and highlights from the new series, as well as several exclusive scenes that will not feature in any of the seven episodes which are set for UK broadcast on BBC One later this year, this world-exclusive introduction to the show is narrated by master wordsmith and series presenter Sir David Attenborough and set to an exclusive track developed by Hans Zimmer and Radiohead, the photography is just mind blowing, this video is just under 5 minuets long and was the quickest 5 minuets of My life, I was totally captivated, but here is the thing, should You buy it when it is released in normal bluray or 4K? with 4K just around the corner the 4K is the one to go for, but alas You will need a 4K player to view it, what to do? buy a bluray disc for now then buy a second 4K one when 4K makes it big time, or bite on the bullet and buy a 4K player? decisions, decisions.


I Have To Admit,

I am not into scary or horror movies,


on the other hand Diana just loves them, but one thing I could not fail to notice is the continuing success of It, it is officially the top grossing horror film of all time now, and is expected to the the number one film again this weekend, going into October, it's becoming clear that the It clown character Pennywise will be the most popular Halloween costume of 2017, the look can be easy or difficult depending on how much work you want to put into it, the character will be recognisable with just white face, red hair, and a couple of well-placed red lines, a mouth full of sharp teeth is a bonus, and a red balloon is an easy way to complete the look, but there's so much more you can do with it!

and this make up video tells You how, skip past the introduction and there are a number of easy to follow steps to go through, although not in English there are plenty of subtitles to help along the way, there are also loads of ideas at UPROXX, just remember when You go outside You might get a few people staring at You!



Sunday, 1 October 2017

Diana Cleaned The Cats Pool,

then it was their play time,


 We had bought Three battery operated fish, when in water a LED light flashes and their tails move from side to side, 

 Mariana was intrigued,

 and started playing with one of them,

 as did Cable,

who soon caught and tried to eat one!, strangely enough Hogue was not in the slightest bit interested in what was going on, 

I made a video of the two cats antics,

 then it was My turn, 40% of the water out of the aquarium,

 and replaced, 

next to the market,

 We needed to stock up on a few things,

 and buy some shrimps for our evening bar-b-q,

 fresh fish, all alive, alive-O!

 plenty of garlic here,

 We made our way back to the motorcycle past the grape stall,

 opposite the market there is a shop selling religious items,

 then I had to stop as I saw this beauty, a Triumph Bonneville SE,

 but this one needs a bit of TLC, looking at the blued exhaust pipes,

 on both sides of the machine, the engine is running well too weak in the fuel mixture department, in My day a slight adjustment would soon cure this, but today You would have to plug in a computer to make adjustments and have degree in computer science to remedy the problem, hopefully the owner has already done this, 

 in the evening we were outside for our bar-b-q, a starter of garlic bread,

 then 3 of the kittens arrived, 

 shortly followed by the fourth on the other side of our table, 

 the white male decided to join one of his 3 sisters,

 I think they could smell the prawns we were going to have, 

 in any event they all seemed rather relaxed about the whole thing, 

 on to our next course,

 Diana had used the heads of the shrimps to make a delicious prawn bisque, 

 next, let there be smoke!

 and there was,

 but soon the fire caught,

 and with a shower of sparks, 

 it was on with the prawns,

 and just a baked potato,

 what a lovely way to send Saturday evening,

 Diana had also bought some of the white prawns that She likes,

 the cats had settled down for the night,

 but soon woke up when Diana gave them a bite to eat, 

then a pleasant surprise, Diana unknown to Me had made some sugar coated banana treats, 

with ice cream and fresh cream, what a nice way to round off the meal, We listened to music until the midnight hour, then We were off to bed.


Can Robots Play Music?

I guess it depends on how You program them,

the main thing is, do not let them get out of control!

I have to admit I really enjoyed this video by Musician Nigel Stanford who used AndyRobot‘s Robot Animator for Autodesk Maya to program these KUKA robots to make music together, on Facebook, he said their movements are accurate to 0.3mm, allowing them to precisely pluck a bass guitar string or bang a drum without breaking through the skin, Stanford tells StudioDaily the robot shots are all real; the lasers, explosions, and other elements of destruction were created by Ukrainian VFX firm Digital Axis from a CG toolbox that included ThinkingParticles software from Cebas Visual Technology, the video is available for digital download in HD or 4K, along with Stanford’s full album, Automatica, and no I am not on commission! I just thought the video was so well done, I really enjoyed it,

and if You want to see more a little more, Stanford posted a behind-the-scenes video showing some of his robot tests, absolute magic.


Whilst Reading About Albinism,

defined by having white skin/fur/feathers/scales and pink eyes,


whilst common in many mammals and birds, there never has been or will be an albino horse, it appears that a true albino horse or I should say foal would be dead at birth, a true 'white' horse would already be dead as well, the genes associated for a pure white horse contain fatal flaws, known as Lethal White Syndrome, that cause white foals to either be born dead or die within the first day - usually much less time than that, it sounds pretty dire, from the Reddit thread

LWS can also be carried way back in the lineage of the horses, not strictly limited to the Frame Overo cross (they're just known carriers). As thirdpeppermint said, conscious breeders should test for the gene to make sure they're not accidentally breeding it into their lines. Also, the foals aren't really missing a large section of digestion tract. They do commonly have impaired colon development (so the colon may be severely narrowed or even closed off in places). The mark of this disease is the missing myenteric plexus from the ileum caudally. The myenteric plexus is part of the enteric nervous system in the GI responsible for peristalsis, meaning there's no movement of ingesta through the GI tract, resulting in colic-y clinical signs and eventual death.

well I never knew that, but there it is, no true pink eyed albino horses, ever.


If You Ever See A News Program,

where a weather presenter is outside in a storm,


He or She could be putting their life on the line, if this picture is anything to go by, I found the picture here, but there are no details of where it was taken, but flying debris like this would certainly mess up Your health record if it hit You!