Helix Nebula, Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star VIDEO

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High Resolution Image 3.62 MB(6145 x 6623 pixels). Credit:NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), M. Meixner and P. McCullough STScI ABOUT THIS IMAGE: This composite image is a view of the colorful Helix Nebula taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Mosaic II Camera on the 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.

The object is so large that both telescopes were needed to capture a complete view. The Helix is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope expelled by a dying, sun-like star. The Helix resembles a simple doughnut as seen from Earth. But looks can be deceiving. New evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks nearly perpendicular to each other.

One possible scenario for the Helix's complex structure is that the dying star has a companion star. One disk may be perpendicular to the dying star's spin axis, while the other may lie in the orbital plane of the two stars. The Helix, located 690 light-years away, is one of the closest planetary nebulas to Earth.

The Hubble images were taken on November 19, 2002; the Cerro Tololo images on Sept. 17-18, 2003.

Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to celestial objects like galaxies and nebulas. These objects are so far away that astronomers cannot see their three-dimensional structure. The Helix Nebula, for example, resembles a doughnut in colorful images. Earlier images of this complex object — the gaseous envelope ejected by a dying, sun-like star — did not allow astronomers to precisely interpret its structure. One possible interpretation was that the Helix's form resembled a snake-like coil.

Now, a team of astronomers using observations from several observatories, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has established that the Helix's structure is even more perplexing. Their evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks nearly perpendicular to each other.

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Volkswagen Beetle classic "Bug"

The last “classic” Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the production line at VW’s Puebla, Mexico, plant on this day July 30 in 2003. The car, part of the 3,000-unit final edition,

was sent to a museum in Wolfsburg, Germany, where Volkswagen is headquartered. 2003 : Last classic "Bug" rolls off the line

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Volkswagen Beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle, is an economy car produced by the German automaker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003. Although the names "Beetle" and "Bug" were quickly adopted by the public, it was not until August of 1967 that VW itself began using the name Beetle in marketing materials.

It had previously been known only as either the "Type I" or as the 1200 (twelve-hundred), 1300 (thirteen-hundred) or 1500 (fifteen-hundred), which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in Europe prior to 1967; the numbers denoted the vehicle's engine size in cubic centimeters.

In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world (it continued in Mexico and a handful of other countries until 2003) VW introduced the "New Beetle" (built on a Volkswagen Golf platform), bearing a cosmetic resemblance to the original.

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Political Party Symbols Elephant and Donkey

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TITLE: The Third-term Panic. "An ass, having put on the lion's skin, turned about in the forest, and amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he met in his wanderings" - Shakespeare or Bacon. (editor's note below) CALL NUMBER: Illus. in AP2.H32 1874 (Case Y) [P&P]

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SUMMARY: Jackass, wearing "N.Y. Herald" collar and lion skin labelled "Caesariasm:, frightens other newspapers and "temperance" (ostrich with head in sand) while "the Republican vote" (elephant) starts to cross dark pit of "Southern Claims Chaos" bridged by broken planks of "Inflation, Repudiation, Reform, Home Rule, & Reconstruction".

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The Ass in the Lion's Skin

AN ASS, having put on the Lion's skin, roamed about in the forest and amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he met in his wanderings. At last coming upon a Fox, he tried to frighten him also, but the Fox no sooner heard the sound of his voice than he exclaimed, "I might possibly have been frightened myself, if I had not heard your bray." Aesop's Fables - Fables XXV

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NHRA top fuel dragster - Tony Schumacher powers the U.S. Army top fuel dragster off the line during his quarter-final run Monday. Schumacher finished number two on the day, but rose atop the Powerade points standings due to his dominating performance all weekend.

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Indianapolis Raceway Park, Ill. (Army News Service, Sept. 6, 2005) – The Army drag racing team didn’t take home any trophies at this Labor Day weekend’s 51st Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, but their strong performance earned them improved positions in the Powerade championship points battle.

Leading the way was top-fueler Tony “Sarge” Schumacher, whose nitro-powered Army dragster dominated the weekend, smashing track records in both speed and elapsed times.

Schumacher’s poise and focus showed in his superb reaction times, as he beat eight of his nine opponents off the starting line, and blasted to the finish at over 329 miles per hour. His best quarter-mile was timed at just 4.459 seconds, a feat he achieved twice in a row in cooler conditions Friday and Saturday nights.

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and host events all over the United States and Canada.

The National Hot Rod Association was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in the State of California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. The first nationwide NHRA sponsored event was held in 1955, in Great Bend, Kansas. (Typical for the era, this race was held on a World War II-constructed training air field.) The "Nationals", held in the summer and the winter each year, are the premier events in drag racing that brings together the best cars and drivers from across North America. The Nationals are now held at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis in Clermont, Indiana and are officially called the U.S. Nationals. Winners of national events are awarded a trophy statue of Wally Parks. The trophy is commonly called by its nickname, “Wally”.

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Republican Elephant & Democratic Donkey Watch America Decide

Political Party Symbols, Live elephant and donkey welcome guests at U.S. Presidential election watch event, at American Center, New Delhi, November 3, 2004.

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The American Embassy in New Delhi stands as an example of Indian-American collaboration in design and craftsmanship, symbolic of the long friendship between India and the United States.

In designing the Embassy complex, Architect Edward D. Stone, also the designer of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., sought to capture the best architecture of the Orient and blend it with modern Western concepts. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright called it one of the finest buildings in the last hundred years.

Planning of the Embassy complex began in the early 1950’s with allocation of a 28-acre site in the Chanakyapuri (Diplomatic Enclave) area of New Delhi. The Embassy complex includes the Chancery, the Roosevelt House (official residence of the U.S. Ambassador), office space and living accommodations.

In September 1, 1956, the Chief Justice of the United States, Earl Warren, laid the corner stone and he expressed the hope that the structure would become “a temple of peace”.

The building was formally opened in January 5, 1959 in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and other distinguished guests. At the opening ceremony Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker said: “To me this building is symbolic of what can be achieved through the cooperation of our two countries. From beginning to end it has been a joint venture.” The American Embassy

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William Howard Taft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration and staunch advocate of world peace verging on pacifism, and scion of the leading political family in Ohio.

Taft served as the Solicitor General of the United States, a federal judge, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of War before being nominated for President in the 1908 Republican National Convention with the backing of his predecessor and close friend Theodore Roosevelt.

His presidency was characterized by trust-busting, strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission, expanding the civil service, establishing a better postal system, and promoting world peace.

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Ford Model T "Tin Lizzies"

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Ford Model T From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver) was an automobile produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1927. The model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile came into popular usage. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car which "put America on wheels"; some of this was because of Ford's innovations, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting (though the Oldsmobile Curved Dash had done this first), as well as the concept of paying the workers a wage proportionate to the cost of the car, so that they would provide a ready made market. The first production Model T was built on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

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Ford Crown Victoria Police (car) Interceptor

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Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Police Interceptor (often referred to simply as CVPI) is the law enforcement version of the 1999 and later Ford Crown Victoria. Though the name has only been officially in use for the car starting in 1999, the current major design of the car has been the same since the year before, 1998. The 1979–91 full-size LTDs and LTD Crown Victorias and 1992 updated body style prior to 1993 used the P72 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) code for both fleet/taxi and police models (only used for one model year for the newer style body in 1992).

From 1993–1998, the police car models of Crown Victorias were officially known as Crown Victoria P71s. Starting in 1999, the Crown Victoria equipped with the P71 package has been given the official name of Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. It is one of the most widely-used automobiles in North American police departments, and due to the "heavy duty" nature of the vehicle, is also used by many taxi companies. Since Chevrolet dropped the rear-drive Caprice, Ford has had a near-monopoly on the market for police cruisers because of a preference for V8 powered rear-drive cars in North America.

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Political Party Symbols, Democrat donkey, Republican elephant

TITLE: [Elephant and donkey in Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y., prior to race to Washington to decide the bet of Joseph Cannon and Frederic Thompson], CALL NUMBER: SSF - POLITICAL PARTIES [item] [P&P],

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a group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power. Political parties originated in their modern form in Europe and the United States in the 19th century, along with the electoral and parliamentary systems, whose development reflects the evolution of parties. political party

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Emergency Medical Service Vehicles, Ambulance

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Ambulance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An ambulance is a vehicle for transporting sick or injured people, to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury. The term ambulance is used to describe a vehicle used to bring medical care to patients outside of the hospital and when appropriate, to transport the patient to hospital for follow-up care and further testing. In some jurisdictions there is a modified form of the ambulance used, that only carries one member of ambulance crew to the scene to provide care, but is not used to transport the patient. In these cases a patient who requires transportation to hospital will require a patient-carrying ambulance to attend in addition to the fast responder.

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Fire Engine Ladder Truck

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Fire apparatus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The turntable ladder, sometimes abbreviated to simply TL is the best-known form of specialised fire appliance (sometimes known as a fire truck), and is used to gain access to fires occurring at height, where conventional ladders carried on other appliances might not reach.Also known as an Aerial Ladder.

The name is derived from the fact that the large ladder is mounted on a turntable on the back of a truck or lorry, allowing it to pivot around a stable base, which in turn allows a much greater ladder length to be achieved). In order to increase its length, the ladder is telescopic. Almost all modern turntable ladders are hydraulic or pneumatic in operation. A ladder also can be mounted behind the cab. This is called "mid ship". This arangement allows a shorter wheel base for truck, and also can be more stable in certain conditions.

The turntable ladder units replaced the stand alone wheel mounted long ladders which were prevalent on fire engines before the widespread use of hydraulics.

While the traditional division of a 'fire truck' was a lack of water pumping or storage, many modern turntable ladders have a water pumping function to them (and some have their own on board supply reservoir or tank), and may have a pre-piped waterway running the length of the ladder, to allow the firefighters at the top a stream of water. In some cases, there may also be a monitor at the top of the ladder for ease of use. Other appliances may simply have a trackway which will hold a manually run hose reel securely, and prevent it from falling to the ground.

Some turntable ladders may have a basket or bucket mounted at the top of the ladder, as on a hydraulic platform, and these are called tower ladders. These can provide a secure place for a firefighter to operate equipment from, and alow multible rescues of people.

The turntable ladder may be known as a quad or quint, and is capable of performing multiple tasks.These trucks have an aerial device and ground ladders, but also have a pump and a water tank.

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1989 3.2 litre Ferrari 328 GTS Targa at a car rally at Aust Services, Bristol, England. Taken by Adrian Pingstone in October 2004 and released to the public domain.

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Ferrari 328 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ferrari 328 GTB/GTS was the successor to the Ferrari 308. While largely based on the 308, small modifications were made to the body style and engine. The engine displacement bumped up to 3.2 L (3185 cc). 7,400 328 Ferraris were produced by the time the model was replaced in 1989 by the new 348, bringing the total for the 308/328 generation to nearly 20,000.

In 1985, the 328 retailed from $58,400-$62,500 ($110,916 in 2005 dollars) in the United States. This price included a gas-guzzler tax.

The Ferrari 328 uses a 3.2 litre V8, 4 Valve per cylinder layout. It has 270 HorsePower and 231 lbs/ft of torque. Its top speed is 166 mph and reaches 60 mph in 5.5 seconds and 100 in 13.00 making it a very fast car.

The front and rear suspension are independent, double wishbones, with coil springs, telescopic dampers, and anti-roll bars. The steering is rack and pinion. The transmission is a 5-speed manual.

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060216_N-5862D-158 Daytona, Fla. (Feb 15, 2006) - Mark McFarland drives the NASCAR Busch No. 88 “Navy - Accelerate Your life” Chevrolet Monte Carlo during a practice session at the Daytona International Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. owns the No. 88 car and is making its debut at the Hershey's Kissable 300 on Feb. 18, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Chris Desmond (RELEASED) High Resolution Image

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In 1998, he ran select NASCAR Busch Series events, along with 15 late model races throughout the east coast. He qualified for several Busch Series events. In 1999, he did not run any NASCAR events, but finished fourth in points at Old Dominion, and set a new track record. He continued to run late model and off and on Busch Series events during the 2000 season. He then moved into the USAR Hooters Pro Cup series.

Mark McFarland, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In 2006, McFarland was hired to drive the number 88 United States Navy Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the NASCAR Busch Series. He got injured while running in the top 10 at the Milwaukee Mile and missed the next two races at Daytona International Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway. He had dislocated his shoulder and also injured some of the muscles around it.

Following the Kroger 200 Mark was released from his driving duties of the #88 U.S. Navy Chevrolet. Martin Truex Jr. would drive the car in the next race at Watkins Glen International and Robby Gordon drove it in subsequent races at Michigan International Speedway and California Speedway. Shane Huffman, also from the Hooters Pro Cup series, drove the remaining races in the #88 and is slated for a full Busch Series schedule in the car for 2007.

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The Chevrolet Corvette is the sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. It has been proclaimed as "America's Sports Car". It is built today exclusively at a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, but in the past it was built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri. It was the first all-American sports car built by an American car manufacturer. The National Corvette Museum is also located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

For 54 years, Corvettes have combined very powerful engines with relative affordability. Examples of engine power include the 400 hp (298 kW) LS2 or 505 hp (377 kW) LS7. Older generations of the Corvette have been criticized for being crude and lacking in refinement by European sports car standards, and their on-limit handling is a divisive issue garnering both praise and reproach. Recent generations of the Corvette, however, are widely seen as being much improved in these areas.

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Monster Recruiter: SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Afterburner, the Air Force's new monster truck, flies toward the finish line at the San Antonio Monster Jam.

This is only the second race in which the truck, one of the newest Air Force recruiting tools, has competed. Afterburner, driven by Paul Cohen, made the finals Jan. 14, but was edged out by Grave Digger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson) High Resolution Image

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Monster Jam is a series of live events and television show created by Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment). The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the USHRA and takes place primarily in the United States. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "intermission" entertainment, the marque entertainment is always the racing and freestyle competitions by monster trucks.

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Joe Nemechek leads a pack of cars into a turn during Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. by David Ferroni. March 13, 2006

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The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCAR's top racing series.

Formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series (1949), Grand National Series (1950-1971) and then the Winston Cup Series (1972-2003), the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is going to change its name beginning at the 2008 season to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, to reflect the 2005 merger of NEXTEL Communications with Sprint Corporation

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) complex of four different tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The complex is home to several race teams. Currently, March, 2005, the track is open two nights a week for locals to drag race. This is an effort to get this activity off of local streets and into a safer environment.

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Storming of the Bastille, 1789 Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Houel (1735-1813 French) Watercolor Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France.

Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July) - CIA Factbook

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TITLE: La Bastille. CALL NUMBER: PGA - Morin--Bastille (A size) [P and P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-10187 (b and w film copy neg.) No known restrictions on publication.

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Storming of the Bastille and arrest of the Governor M. de Launay, July 14, 1789. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Lallemand (1716–1803). Date: 1790. Medium: oil on canvas. Current location: Institution: Château de Vizille. Accession number: MRF 1985-445.

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Happy Bastille Day July 14, 1790. Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is formally called Fête nationale (The National Celebration) and commonly Le quatorze Juillet (the fourteenth of July).

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Seven Wonders of the World Lighthouse of Alexandria

A drawing of the lighthouse by German archaeologist Prof. H. Thiersch (1909), later used as an illustration in The House of Ptolemy by E. R. Bevan published by Methuen Publishing, London, 1927. Some of which is quoted below. High Resolution Image

"On the island of Pharos, the famous lighthouse, reckoned one of the wonders of the world, was built by the architect Sostratus of Cnidos, begun, no doubt, under Ptolemy I and finished early in the reign of Ptolemy II. "The material used in its construction was chiefly nummulitic limestone. The sculptural decoration as well as other accessory ornamentation was partly in marble and partly in bronze. The innumerable columns were for the most part of Aswan granite.

The lantern was formed of eight columns, surmounted by a cupola above which was raised a bronze statue (probably of Poseidon) about seven metres high. The flame was obtained by burning resinous wood. It is believed that convex mirrors made of metal were used to give a longer p96range to the light."31 This huge building has perished so utterly that we can now guess what it looked like only by incidental inscriptions in ancient books, by coins, and by the analogy of ancient remains in other places. Putting all the available material together, Professor Thiersch has made a conjectural restoration of it, which is reproduced on page 95.

The dedicatory inscription ran "Sostratus son Dexiphanes of Cnidos to the Saviour Gods on behalf of sea-farers." It is questionable who are meant by the "Saviour Gods" (Sotēres Theoi). That was the way in which Ptolemy I and Berenice were described officially after their deification, and one would naturally suppose that in a work of this kind, done by the king's order at Alexandria, Ptolemy I and Berenice were meant. On the other hand, "Saviour Gods" was also the way in which Castor and Pollux, the special gods of sailors, were regularly described, and it may be that the dedication was inscribed on the lighthouse before the official deification of Ptolemy I and Berenice. It may be again that there was an ambiguity which was intentional.

It is certainly remarkable that the architect was allowed by the king to dedicate a work of this kind in his own name. A story was afterwards invented to account for the dedication. Sostratus, it was said, had covered his own name (sunk, like the rest of the inscription, into the stone in huge letters of lead) with a thin layer of plaster, which looked like the stone, and had inscribed on this plaster the name of Ptolemy. He had counted on the plaster scaling off after his death." The House of Ptolemy by E. R. Bevan

A fanciful 16th century interpretation is depicted in this hand-coloured engraving of the Pharos by Martin Heemskerck.

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