Just found a video of the Atlantis take-off for those who are interested.
Enjoy
Dave
Friday, 8 July 2011
The End of the World.....
After 168 years, the News of the World (The biggest selling newspaper in the western hemisphere) is being put out of production this Sunday. For those who are un-aware of the circumstances behind this, the paper was caught hacking the phones of celebrities, soldiers who lost their life in duty and victims of crime such as Milly Dowler.
More of the story can be found here, arrests have been made, with the head of the newspaper Rebekah Brooks facing accusations and calls for her resignation. There's more to this story for sure..
Dave
More of the story can be found here, arrests have been made, with the head of the newspaper Rebekah Brooks facing accusations and calls for her resignation. There's more to this story for sure..
Dave
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
F1 2010 on Xbox 360
Just received my copy of F1 2010 from Amazon for a very reasonable £17. For any F1 fans out there this is an exceptional game, you can tailor the experience to your will much like the driver aid's on Forza 3 (be it Assisted Braking, Racing Line etc).
Starting as a rookie for driver for one of three teams, HRT Cosworth, Virgin or Lotus. You pick a name, get a team-mate and get thrown into the deep end on the track in Bahrain. As a racing game fan, I've played games ranging from the excellent Forza and PGR to the ..... questionable Need for Speed series and the game physics and handling in this game are easily one of the best. You feel the car pick up more grip and the tyres get warmer, touching the gravel makes a noticable change in handling and pushing the car too much will enivatably end up with you facing the wrong way.
Here's some gameplay footage to put what I've written into perspective.
You can take part in all 56 laps of a race, or as little as 12. Completing practice sessions to achieve team goals (culminating in more upgrades for your car) , taking part in qualifying to put down your fastest lap to the thrills and spills of racing. Theres no better feeling than overtaking Sebastian Vettel near the end of a race.
Please buy this game F1 fans !
Dave
P.S listening to Fleetwood Mac while playing this really puts the icing on the cake.
Starting as a rookie for driver for one of three teams, HRT Cosworth, Virgin or Lotus. You pick a name, get a team-mate and get thrown into the deep end on the track in Bahrain. As a racing game fan, I've played games ranging from the excellent Forza and PGR to the ..... questionable Need for Speed series and the game physics and handling in this game are easily one of the best. You feel the car pick up more grip and the tyres get warmer, touching the gravel makes a noticable change in handling and pushing the car too much will enivatably end up with you facing the wrong way.
Here's some gameplay footage to put what I've written into perspective.
You can take part in all 56 laps of a race, or as little as 12. Completing practice sessions to achieve team goals (culminating in more upgrades for your car) , taking part in qualifying to put down your fastest lap to the thrills and spills of racing. Theres no better feeling than overtaking Sebastian Vettel near the end of a race.
Please buy this game F1 fans !
Dave
P.S listening to Fleetwood Mac while playing this really puts the icing on the cake.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Caption Competition !
To urmm.... "celebrate?" getting 300 views of my blog i've decided to create a caption competition. Please put your witty humerous anecdote hats on and come up with something for none other than man of the moment, Mr Sepp Blatter ! Put your answers in a comment, and i'll pick a winner this Friday ! Who knows, you may get a prize?
Have fun ! (Don't worry about keeping it clean)
Dave
Have fun ! (Don't worry about keeping it clean)
Dave
The End of an Era..
On July the 8th, at 3.26pm precisely, the Atlantis orbiter will make it's last trip from the Kennedy Space Station to the ISS (International Space Station). After which it will be retired and the next phase of space exploration will take place (unmanned robots and private ventures). It's payload includes a years worth of food, which will help with the next phase of private venture if they struggle to meet their deadlines.
Of course for those of you who know the date today (and yesterday), the shuttle will take off the day after Independence Day, it's a bit like the film. The four lucky astronauts are Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. For those of you who are interested in seeing the launch, NASA will be providing live footage of the event on their website.
I'd just like to finish up with some Space Shuttle related facts,
Of course for those of you who know the date today (and yesterday), the shuttle will take off the day after Independence Day, it's a bit like the film. The four lucky astronauts are Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. For those of you who are interested in seeing the launch, NASA will be providing live footage of the event on their website.
I'd just like to finish up with some Space Shuttle related facts,
"The 8 July ascent will be the 135th shuttle launch and the 33rd of Atlantis.
In total, 355 individuals will have flown 852 times on those 135 missions since the very first shuttle flight on 12 April, 1981.
The five orbiters used over the course of the programme have flown 864,401,200km (537,114,016 miles) - a distance roughly similar to travelling from the Earth to the Sun and back three times.
Atlantis will add a further 6.5 million km (four million miles) to that total."
Enjoy,
Dave
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