![]() ![]() Shortly after liftoff, the rocket wiggled slightly. ![]() When Antares' engines ignited this evening, it took the rocket 3.6 seconds to lift off and about 8 seconds to completely exit its support structure. The updated launch system uses Russian-made RD-181 rocket engines in place of AJ26 engines, which were implicated in the October 2014 accident. Today's launch was the first to use Orbital ATK's new and improved Antares 230 rocket. Among Cygnus' cargo on OA-5 are a number of science experiments, supplies and hardware for spacewalks, as well as food and clothing for the astronauts. (30,000 kg) of cargo to the space station over the course of 10 missions. Under Orbital ATK's $1.9 billion contract with NASA, the private spaceflight company will carry about 66,000 lbs. Therefore, Cygnus will wait its turn, loitering in orbit until Sunday (Oct. 13) planned launch as the Category 1 storm shut down Orbital ATK's tracking station in Bermuda.īecause the Antares launch date slipped several days, the Cygnus spacecraft's planned arrival now conflicts with the arrival of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will be delivering three astronauts to the ISS Friday (Oct. A few days prior, Hurricane Nicole prompted a scrub of Thursday's (Oct. 16) forced NASA and Orbital ATK to postpone the launch by a day. Nash said the OA-5 prelaunch tests went "extremely well," and that they were "two of the cleanest tests we've ever seen."ĭespite the clean bill of health for Antares and the onboard Cygnus, an issue with one of the ground support cables at the launchpad just hours before launch time on Sunday (Oct. Dale Nash, executive director of Virginia's Commercial Space Flight Authority, said the Wallops launchpad - which cost $15 million to rebuild after the 2014 explosion - is in better shape than ever before. ![]() 15), NASA officials and Orbital ATK representatives expressed confidence that OA-5 would go well. (The two missions immediately following the October 2014 accident employed United Launch Alliance Atlas V rockets.)ĭuring a news conference here Saturday (Oct. The current mission, titled OA-5, is Orbital ATK's sixth official cargo resupply mission for NASA, and the fourth using an Antares rocket. Its last attempt at launching an Antares rocket, nearly two years ago, ended in a catastrophic explosion just a few seconds after liftoff from Pad-0A here at Wallops. This is a high-stakes mission for the Virginia-based commercial spaceflight company Orbital ATK. (Image credit: Karl Tate, Infographics Artist) See how Orbital's Cygnus spacecraft and Antares rockets works in this infographic. How Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft service the space station. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() What If.? season 2's trailer provided a first look at the MCU's newest upcoming superhero, Kahhori. A 1980s Avengers team including Hank Pym's Ant-Man and T'Chaka's Black Panther, a version of Nebula working with the Nova Corps, and a version of Tony Stark who traveled to Sakaar will all be featured in What If.? season 2, as well as a brand-new MCU hero. Patting flour off on his jeans, he extended his hand out and exclaimed. A moment later the door opened and a flowery apron-wearing Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool) looked at him smiling. 'Just a second,' a familiar voice from inside the apartment said. While What If.? season 1 introduced audiences to variants such as Peggy Carter's super soldier Captain Carter, T'Challa's Star-Lord, Doctor Strange Supreme, and an only child version of Thor, What If.? season 2 is set to debut more exciting heroes in the animated universes of the MCU. Peter started rapidly knocking on the door, praying Deadpool was home. However, the highly-anticipated What If.? season 2, set to premiere on December 22, 2023, will also introduce a character never seen before in the MCU. The series was in development by Marvel Studios Animation in September 2018, and What If.? season 1 premiered on Disney+ in August 2021, featuring many returning actors and characters from the MCU's live-action stories. ![]() The audience suddenly were surprised by Deadpool looking towards the camera, saying hello and mentioning that this is a movie 'What' All Might said, stunned by Deadpool speaking. Based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name, What If.? explores alternate realities in the MCU's multiverse, investigating what might have happened if pivotal choices in the MCU's history had been made differently. Izuku quickly noticed the wording on Deadpool's speaker, 'his name is Wade,' he muttered, noting it down on his notes. Although a Spider-Man/Deadpool team-up feature or appearance from Wade Wilson has yet to be confirmed, Kraven the Hunter's recently confirmed R-rating is a very good sign for Sony's future overall.Kahhori will be introduced as a new MCU superhero in Marvel Studios' What If.?season 2. Though a hypothetical conflict between Deadpool and the TVA would be the least convoluted way for the fan-favorite anti-hero to make the jump from the 20th Century Fox X-Men film continuity (otherwise he’d have to rely on a random portal opening courtesy of America Chavez or a universe-threatening miscasting of a spell by Doctor Strange) to the MCU, it should be noted that the whispers. Just like with Spider-Man: No Way Home and the Webslinger's entire franchise within the MCU, both Sony and Marvel Studios would stand to gain plenty of returns if they were to agree and make a crossover happen. The entertainment value behind Deadpool and Spider-Man getting together in the MCU's future is extremely high. His journey to becoming a modern Pro Hero will have its challenges keeping his old heroic identity a secret, facing old and new foes, and learning to let go of the past. Canonically, Spider-Man and Deadpool are soulmates (whether Peter likes it or not). After 150 years in ice, Izuku Midoriya finds himself in a new world where meta-abilities or 'Quirks' are the norm. After all, a magic spell once summoned Deadpool's "heartmate" to his side, and it was revealed to be none other than Peter Parker himself. Much like Deadpool, Twice has a few deeper issues that will be explored as the season goes on. SUBSCRIBE to my channel and access thousands of videos and new tutorials every day Grab your. The Marvel hero he should meet next based on the comics would be Spider-Man. Twice seems contradictory as his actions clearly dont reflect his words. Learn How to Draw a realistic sketch illustration of Deadpool. That said, Deadpool will have already teamed up with Wolverine in Deadpool 3. Once that happens, the possibility for crossovers and team-ups is virtually endless with Marvel's vast library of characters. As it currently stands, it's unclear what Marvel's plans are for Wade Wilson following Deadpool 3, though it's expected that the film will showcase his emergence in the MCU. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() of a song called “FRANCHISE.” Ben Affleck reveals the only request Michael Jordan made about new Air movieĪs the basketball legend isn’t even featured in the movie Air, the only petition he asked for director and star Ben Affleck was that actress Viola Davis should be cast to play his mother.Īffleck started by doubting the request. It has been reported that the Jordan estate was initially listed for $29 million back in 2012, but ever since it has fallen to $14,855,000, as the Hall of Famer hasn’t had any luck to unload the property.Īnother interesting fact is that the mansion was used for the scene of Travis Scott’s recent video featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. It seems it was only missing a personal golf court! The mansion, which has the personalized gate with the legend’s famous #23, comes with nine bedrooms, a total of 19 baths, a tennis court, an infinity pool, an indoor basketball gymnasium, and a cigar room. The reason Jordan was not present in his house is because he hasn’t lived there ever since he placed his Chicago home on the market over 11 years ago. Minutes later Hagedorn was arrested and charged with criminal trespass to an occupied residence with two more counts of criminal damage to property, all considered misdemeanors. MJ was not in the mansion at the time /juNuJ6ieP1Īs the Bulls legend wasn’t in his house, he owes his Point Lane good samaritans some gratitude as the young criminal, identified as Raiden Hagedorn, was still inside the 56,000-square-foot mansion when the police arrived. Michael Jordan’s $15M mansion in Illinois was broken into this week by an 18-year-old, who faces several charges The Highland Park Police Department were to first to the scene, after they responded to a “robbery in progress” call from Jordan’s neighbors at around 4:10pm this past Monday afternoon. ![]() Michael Jordan’s mansion in Chicago, reportedly worth $15 million, has been broken into this week by an 18-year-old burglar who is now facing many charges by the police, including criminal damage to the star’s property. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() China’s LNG imports were up 30pc in October from a year ago.Īt the risk of overtaxing the reader’s appetite for figures, it is worth spelling out the enormity of what China is doing. Putin’s war in Ukraine also led to a surge in coal use after liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices went through the roof. La Niña is now refilling the reservoirs of the Great Snowy Mountains and Tibet. Mr Myllyvirta said the spike in Chinese emissions over the last two years is an anomaly caused by hydropower cuts following droughts. The mining province of Shanxi has a project underway to turn CO2 into ‘gold’ by making carbon nanotubes, which boost the power of lithium-ion batteries in EVs. ![]() The coal that is burned will increasingly come with carbon capture. S&P Global says the capacity usage rate will fall to 25pc over the next two decades. The coal plants will be used to buttress wind and solar rather than as baseload, and to avert a repeat of blackouts that traumatised the Chinese elites in 2021-2022.Ĭoal companies will be paid a subsidy under a capacity price mechanism unveiled earlier this month to keep reserve power. A large number of coal power units will be idle,” says Chinese coal expert Li Ting. “The more renewable energy used, the more the need for coal peaking capacity. China is adding one GW of coal power on average as back-up for every six GW of new renewable power. It does not mean what many in the West think it means. The regime is approving two new coal plants a week. The plan is to enlarge it six-fold within five years. The Golmud Solar Park in Qinghai is already the world’s largest solar project with 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity, drawing on seven million panels stretching across the sands. The electricity will reach the cities of industrial China through ultra-high voltage cables, which cut transition losses to 3.5pc per 1000 kilometres. Solar and wind parks run along an arc from Inner Mongolia to Qinghai on the Tibetan plateau. We’re likely to see a fall in total CO2 emitted in the first half of next year,” he said.Ĭhina is building a gargantuan network of ‘clean energy bases’ in the Gobi, Ordos, and Tengger deserts, and further across the arid wastelands of the northwest. “A drop in power-sector emissions in 2024 is essentially locked in. Lauri Myllyvirta, co-founder of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, says China has reached a structural tipping point where the roll-out of renewables is outpacing the rise in electricity demand. This roll-out has combined with a drastic slowdown in China’s rate of economic trend growth and the exhaustion of its Ponzi style property model. The International Energy Agency says China accounts for 60pc of all new solar and wind power being installed across the world this year and next. Xi Jinping has made a giant strategic and economic bet on clean-tech dominance, aiming to corner the world’s renewable market and to break dependency on sea-borne energy supplies running through the US 7th Fleet. The country’s target of net zero by 2060 is likely to be achieved a decade earlier than previously assumed, and perhaps earlier than in Europe. They may plateau for a year or two but will then go into exponential decline for mechanical and unstoppable reasons. China’s carbon emissions have either peaked already or will do this winter, seven years ahead of schedule. ![]() ![]() ![]() As such, there’s never been a better time to bring Chernobyl to your table. Kickstarter Aftermath Expansion for Nemesis Board Game by Awaken Realms. This release ties in nicely with the 2023 release date given to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Given the amount of flexibility between scenarios, we can expect another big box game such as Tainted Grail or Journeys in Middle Earth. Scenarios will include stealth missions where you quietly move between unaware enemies while scouting new locations, tactical gunfights, retrieval missions, artifact hunting, navigating through dangerous anomalies, fighting mutants, and many more! Each Stalker will be a unique character that will be able to upgrade its gear as well as skills between different scenarios, so there will be something special for everyone! Awaken Realms ![]() Searching what remains of Chernobyl for artefacts of magical power. The Board Game is going to be a story-driven cooperative game that will see players move through a number of scenarios. The next announcement was a new board game based on the popular video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. This time, we’re the aliens! S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? I hardly know her! While some people still haven’t received their Nemesis: Lockdown pledge yet, let alone played it on their table.Īdditionally, with all of these versions of Nemesis arriving in massive boxes, it begs the question, how much, is too much? The surprise, however, is that it’s come so soon. But will they be well-prepared enough to face the unrelenting horde that awaits them? Awaken RealmsĪfter Nemesis: Lockdown, earned over 9 million dollars (AUD) in its Kickstarter campaign, it’s no surprise Awaken Realms is revisiting the alien invested well. This time, players will take on the roles of highly trained marines, entering the alien nest with strict orders and the most advanced tools available. Using the same system as before, you’ll take the fight back to the aliens in their own lair. Starting off, they announced a new version of Nemesis called Nemesis: Retaliation. ![]() Today Awaken Realms, along with Gamefound, gave us a look at some of their upcoming projects in 2023. Both Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin, and Castles of Burgandy Special Edition, made the top two crowd-funded games on the platform. Sold by lmassi1 ( 149) 100.0 Positive feedback Contact seller. See details NEW Nemesis Board Game Void Seeders Expansion Kickstarter Awaken Realms In Hand. In 2022, Awaken Realms solidified its partnership with Gamefound. NEW Nemesis Board Game Void Seeders Expansion Kickstarter Awaken Realms In plastic. ![]() ![]() ![]() For others, only some groups played a significant role, e.g., the Cdelta group of Ile278 or the Cbeta group of Phe280. For some residues, e.g., Tyr279, most groups of the side chain contributed to the interaction. Four hydrophobic residues of P11, Val276, Ile278, Tyr279, and Phe280, were predominant in the interaction. The changes of the P11 residues into progressively shorter residues, the comparison of changes into Pro and Ala, and the study of double mutants showed the following. The affinities between mAb164 and the MalE-P11 hybrids were measured by competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). P11 was fused with a carrier protein, MalE, to facilitate its manipulation. It recognizes a synthetic peptide, P11, constituted of residues 273-HGRVGIYFGMK-283 of TrpB with high affinity. Antibody mAb164 is directed against the native form of the TrpB2 subunit of Escherichia coli tryptophan synthase. We have analyzed the recognition between an antigenic undecapeptide and a monoclonal antibody through a mutational approach. The present study shows the molecular basis of the specificity of 4D12 for the peptide-HLA class I complex. These results together suggest that the conformation of the A-pocket and its hydrogen bound network with the P1 residue is also critical for the binding of mAb 4D12. This was confirmed by testing the binding of mAb 4D12 to HLA-B*3501 mutant molecules at residue 171 carrying these peptides. On the other hand, 4D12 bound only to HLA-B*5101 molecules carrying peptides with Asn or Asp at P1, suggesting that the 4D12 epitope formed by Glu, Ser, or Val at P1 and the A-pocket was changed by the substitution of His for Tyr at residue 171 of HLA-B*3501 molecules. Analysis using an HLA-B*3501 crystallographic model suggested that 4D12 may recognize the side chain of the P1 residue that is pointing to the solvent. The 4D12 mAb bound only to HLA-B*3501 molecules carrying peptides with Asn, Asp, Glu, Ser, and Val at P1. Analysis of the binding of mAb 4D12 to HLA-B*3501 and -B*5101 molecules pulsed with chemically synthesized peptides revealed that this mAb recognizes a restricted number of peptides and that P1 of the bound peptides critically influences its binding. Real-time analysis of antibody binding by surface plasmon resonance is a powerful method for studying such changes in the time domain of a few seconds to a few minutes.The monoclonal antibody (mAb) 4D12 specific for the HLA-B5, -B35 cross-reacting group (CREG) bound to a fraction of HLA-B*3501 and HLA-B*5101 molecules carrying self-peptides. A simple model that provides a quantitative description of this process could not be found. Slow conformational changes of p24 seem to be the most probable explanation. Intermediate steps with faster time constants must be involved. Experiments suggest a reversible change of binding properties in the epitope region with an overall time constant of about 100 s at room temperature. Biphasic association was also found in solution. shortly after dissociation of Fab-antigen complex the fast association phase is enhanced. At high concentration of CB-4/1 Fab the association of the antigen-antibody complex proceeds in two phases, while dissociation is mono-exponential. Recombinant p24 was immobilised in a hydrophilic carboxymethyldextran matrix. The interaction between HIV core protein p24 and the murine monoclonal antibody CB-4/1 or its Fab fragment showed unusual kinetics. ![]() ![]() BEST EXTENDED RANGE TERMINAL PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE: Upon low velocity, 400+ yard impacts, the Heat Shield tip drives backward into the bullet to initiate expansion.The thick shank of the jacket and high InterLock ring keep the core and jacket together providing 50-60% weight retention. 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Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of Hornady ® Precision Hunter ® factory loaded ammunition. ![]() ![]() ![]() Grab a towel, have a player shield you from a possible camera, and start spraying that grimy juice on your gloves. Plus, it's all over the sidelines during the game. It isn't as strong as "stickum," and it wears off pretty quickly, but it still adds a little more than the standard receiver glove can provide. For many players, that's the pre-tape spray, the stuff trainers coat your ankles with before they start taping. "Stickum" has been out of the league for decades and really exists only in movies now, but there are still ways to coat your gloves (or hands) with a substance that gives you a little more grip to catch the football. There's holding on every play in a pro game, so why not look for a little edge? The new Nike digs have made the jerseys fit much better than back in the day, but the guys I talk to in the league are still relying on double-sided tape. This stuff is a must for the big boys up front, linebackers that are asked to defeat blocks and even for defensive backs. The result? It acts like glue for the jersey, and there isn't much to latch onto unless you want to lose a couple of finger nails in the process. The equipment managers layer the shoulder pads with this double-sided tape and squeeze the jersey on top. Here's a quick guide to how players skirt the rules - and a reminder that they will do just about anything if they think it gives them an edge on Sundays. Now, uniform tech in the NFL gets better every year, so rigging jerseys or pads isn't as essential as it used to be. You lost yards because of a flapping sleeve. There was no escape for Bradford, no way to spin free, with a massive defensive lineman holding on to an oversized jersey that would be better suited for a Halloween costume. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĮarlier this season, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford was sacked when a defender grabbed his jersey sleeves and yanked him to the ground. ![]() ![]() ![]() The debugger supports Continue and Edit, which means if you put a mouse pointer to a variable, it will display the current value in a tooltip, and then you can modify it. It allows breakpoint setting (which means you can stop execution wherever you want) and watches (to monitor the value of variables). ![]() Additionally, it supports bookmark settings within the code that helps in quick navigation. 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Next time I'll try hand feeding them gold/gobblers, swapping them out for other workers, or using the "brainwash" spell to keep them going. They eventually go on strike if locking them up leads them to not having their needs fulfilled, but it's great for short bursts of productivity. This caused them to start brewing beer non-stop without distraction! I made 200 beer barrels in about 2-3 minutes after that. I had a situation where I was running out of beer and no one was making it, so I threw some units in the brewery room and locked the door behind them. To increase it back up to 100%, make sure your rooms reach from wall to wall and you place a doorway at every entrance!ĪLSO MAKE SURE TO SPANK YOUR UNITS ALL THE TIME SO THAT THEY WORK FASTER. Every tile that is empty appears to reduce a room's effectiveness by 10%, down to 20%. Every empty tile must have a path to the Dungeonheart, so you can't create airlocks or block enemy heroes from reaching your core entirely.Įfficiency seems to be largely based on how well you've walled in your rooms. The general rule of refilling tiles appears to be that you can't fill in a tile if it would create a room with no way out. Very useful for those maps where you have multiple entry routes that are a bit too tricky to defend! You can fill in empty tiles you've already dug out! The button for this is located in the Rooms menu, and even extends to allowing you to repath enemy heroes from the default route. Filling in empty tiles / Redirecting hero units to your Dungeonheart Will update with confirmation after a few more attempts! EDIT: Yes, it does wipe their pay demand. They will lose all rage, sleep and food requirements - and quite possibly all wage demands as well. Just place them all into a tiny room (2x2) and lock the door, then cast a fully-charged Brainwash on all of them. ![]() I need to do more testing on this, but it appears you can brainwash your whole army into not getting paid any wages. Note this might be a bug, as it seems rather easy to exploit. Please share if you have any other useful tips to add :) Or let me know if I'm wrong about something! I also apologize if my English is poor, it's my first and only language (unless you count programming languages!) so I didn't actually learn it properly. I learned a lot of these either by accident, in a random tooltip, or by browsing the Almanac searching for clarity. I apologize in advance if any of these tips seemed obvious to everyone else. ![]() Bear in mind that I'm still going through the campaign, so maybe I'm just not up to these parts yet! Here's a quick list of all the tips and tricks I've picked up since I've started playing, I thought people might find them helpful considering the game doesn't seem to teach you everything you need to know before throwing you in the deep end. If anyone feels like taking over (if that's even a thing), then go right ahead. Just finished looting and raiding a couple of dungeons in Elemental Dungeons, and looking for something else to play? If you need a hand with other popular Roblox games, then head to our pages on Blade Ball codes, Blox Fruits codes, Untitled Boxing Game codes, Peroxide codes and King Legacy codes.I've been looking for Dungeons 3 tips unsuccessfully on/off for the last week now, so I thought it would be nice to create a subreddit for anyone else who comes looking for help after me. You'll also see a notification appear just above the codes menu letting you know what goodies you've earned for free. If the code you entered is active, then the text in the textbox will change to 'Code redeemed'. Type a code into the textbox and then press the 'Redeem' button.This will bring up a 'Codes' menu with a textbox.Then, on the 'Premium Shop' menu select 'Codes' once again.On the main menu select the 'Codes' option to bring up the Shop screen.Here's a step-by-step guide on how to redeem codes in Elemental Dungeons: To see this content please enable targeting cookies. ![]() |
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