Captain on the bridge 。;)
Pigeon 238
@ramseyringnecks what kind of pigeon is this?
I *think* that is the horseman/thief pouter.
I’ve never seen a white one though, and there are just a crapton of pouter breeds.
oh, heck, give me some. I’ve never felt so strongly about a pouter before.
Went back and checked.
Marchenero Thief. Not Horseman.
Both thieves, but there are apparently multiple thief pouters.
Remember the breed the catholic church wanted destroyed because of its adulterousness?
This is it. The entire thief pouter family.
The sexiest pigeons alive, bred specifically to seduce other pidge away from mate and eggs and even squeakers.
The entire point of flying them in competition was to see whose bird could bring in the most ladies, and the BEST birds of this breed family could woo away birds from their competitors’ lofts.
a+ DS9 outfits
anything of Julian’s that has one of those asymmetric collarbone windows. he thinks they look nice and meanwhile Garak is tricking him out ike a high class Cardassian rentboy.
eg
In Super Mario Galaxy, collecting 9999 Star Bits turns all the green coconuts in the game into watermelons.
of all the posts ive seen from this blog this is the one im most prepared to dismiss as bullshit
Oh its true
Little fact about French because I just learned that
The accent circonflexe (^) exists in French words to replace the “s” that no longer exists but used to be there in older French.
For example: fenêtre used to be fenestre
It is still possible to see the “s” at times in family words like “défenestrer”.
knowing this, « être » becomes much more regular :
- être → estre (es, est, sommes, ê[s]tes, sont ; ser-)
some French derivations become clearer :
- fenêtre → défenestrer → L. fenestra
- fête → festival
- hôpital → hospitaliser (E. hospital, ise)
- intérêt → intéressant (E. interest, -ing)
- ancêtre → ancestral (E. ancestor, -ral)
- arrêt → arrestation
- épître → épistolaire (E. epistle)
some English cognates become more obvious :
- hôtel → hostel (E. ‘hotel’ borrowed from French)
- forêt → forest (tipp to remember ^ goes on the ‹e›)
- bête → beast
- côte → coast
- honnête → honest
- pâte, pâté → pasta, paste
- quête → quest
- enquête → inquest
- tempête → tempest
- vêtements → vestments (ie. clothes)
- baptême → baptism
sometimes, the acute replaces the circumfex for phonetic reasons :
- ḗcole → escole → L. schola (E. school)
- ḗtranger → estrangier (E. stranger)
- ḗtudier → estudier (E. study)
- dḗgoûtant → desgoustant (E. disgusting)
- dḗbarquer → desembarquer (E. disembark)
- rḗpondre → respondre (E. respond)
- rḗpublique → L. res publica
Also, where « c → ch » (eg. cantare→ chanter) :
- château → castel (E. castle)
- pêcher → L. piscare
and « w → gu » (eg. war→ guerre ; warden→ guardian) :
- guêpe → E. wasp ! (this is my n° 1 favourite cognate)
bonus etymologies :
- tête → L. testa
- fantôme → L. phantasma (E. ‘phantom’ borrowed from French)
- Pâques → Gk. pásxa → Am. pésaḫ (E. Paschal)
Also just be aware that the circumflex has some other uses too, like distinguishing « sur — sûr » or « dû » and the vowel quality in « âge »
Where was this post when I was doing A-Level French! This is actually a really interesting language change called “syncope” (the loss of a medial segment within a word) and what makes it even more interesting to me is that not only was the -s- dropped post vocalically and largely before voiceless stops, but that the circumflex was (unnecessarily but coolly) adopted as an orthographic marker of the lost -s-. Even more interesting is that syncope usually occurs in vowels. I love this.
Counting calories in space
ISS - International Space Station logo.
7 July 2017
Rockets and spacecraft may get us to Mars, but food must nourish us on the journey. Now researchers are using the International Space Station to look at how much food will be needed on a spacecraft heading to the Moon, Mars or beyond. By tracking the energy used by astronauts, we can count the number of calories humans will need for long flights.
Serving size: one Mars crew
Calculating total energy expenditure involves making many measurements over a period of 10 days. ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be the last of the required 10 subjects, following his launch late this month.
How much food will future crews need?
First thing in their morning, Paolo will wear a breathing mask to measure the levels of carbon dioxide he produces and the amount of oxygen consumes. This allows researchers to calculate how much energy the body uses to maintain basic functions in a resting state.
Before breakfast, he will drink a dose of water labelled with trace elements. By tracking how much is eliminated over time in collected urine, total energy use will be calculated.
Paolo will eat a standardised breakfast and use the breathing mask for four hours. This reveals how much energy the body is consuming to digest, process and store the meal.
The last step is to calculate how much energy is used in physical activity. Throughout the 10 days, Paolo will sport a tracker on his arm to record the time and intensity of different activities.
Paolo Nespoli at Star City
Analysing these different measurements allows the researchers to calculate total energy use such that meals can be tailored to the astronauts’ energy levels, ensuring they get no less than they need.
Comparison with measurements made before and after the flight will also provide insights into how weightlessness affects body weight. It is well known that astronauts on longer missions in low orbit lose weight, but the reasons are unclear.
Thomas during Energy experiment
Understanding metabolism as it relates to physical activity in weightlessness can shed light on what is happening and how best to nourish humans on missions into deep space.
But counting calories in space will also go a long way to helping us back on Earth: understanding energy balance in relation to diet and activity will improve the care of bed-ridden patients.
Related links:
International Space Station science reports: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Columbus/ESA_ISS_Science_System_-_Operations_Status_Report_167_Increment_39_12_25_April_2014
International Space Station Benefits for Humanity:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station_Benefits_for_Humanity
Images, Text, Credits: ESA/Stephane Corvaja/NASA.
Best regards, Orbiter.ch
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tinsnip asked:
(can i ask for dd9? because dd9 garak in palette 8 would be quite beautifully terrifying...)
ladyyatexel answered:
(Well, I’m not sure how terrifying he is, but he’s Elim at least!)
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