Headache....

Hello you lovely lot

Is it happening?

No headaches here, but I don't feel this 'wool proof' as well -smile-. I was up very early this morning, consequently it looks like a long day and more coffee than usual is needed, what has an advantage, it means as well more cookies, HA!
When I returned home I had a nice phone call, in what some misunderstandings are cleaned up, and now it is time to clean up here, wash in the laundry, clean beds and so more. A household is never finished, right?
Further I did finish my Paintshop creation for the contest, pretty difficult but I am happy with the result, same as for some other 'challenges'. I show them later in the group, when I dont forget it.

Under the picture is one of my very favorite songs, I hope you enjoy it.
And most of all, enjoy your day, see you next time again.

Mars and a Colorful Lunar Fog Bow

Mars and a Colorful Lunar Fog Bow
Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (AstroPics.com, TWAN) Explanation: Even from the top of a volcanic crater, this vista was unusual. For one reason, Mars was dazzlingly bright two weeks ago, when this picture was taken, as it was nearing its brightest time of the entire year. Mars, on the far upper left, is the brightest object in the above picture. The brightness of the red planet peaked last week near when Mars reached opposition, the time when Earth and Mars are closest together in their orbits. Arching across the lower part of the image is a rare lunar fog bow. Unlike a more commonly seen rainbow, which is created by sunlight reflected prismatically by falling rain, this fog bow was created by moonlight reflected by the small water drops that compose fog. Although most fog bows appear white, all of the colors of the rainbow were somehow visible here. The above image was taken from high atop Haleakala, a huge volcano in Hawaii, USA

Published on Monday, February 1, 2010 by Reuters

'Peace Prize' President Submits Largest War Budget Ever

Obama Seeks Record $708 Billion in Defense Budget

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2011, including a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon's base budget and $159 billion to fund U.S. military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The White House budget request also included $33 billion in additional funding for fiscal 2010 to pay for increasing military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq. That comes on top of $129.6 billion already provided for the current fiscal year, which ends September 30.

The Pentagon's base budget request of $549 billion is up $18 billion from $531 billion in fiscal 2010, and will pay for continued reforms of defense acquisitions, development of a ballistic missile defense system and care of wounded soldiers.

The budget also calls for cancellation of several major weapons programs, including Boeing Co's C-17 transport plane, saving $2.5 billion, and a second engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet, saving $465 million in fiscal 2011 and more than $1 billion longer-term. The White House tried to kill both programs last year, but lawmakers revived them during the budget process.

The second engine is being developed by General Electric Co and Britain's Rolls-Royce as an alternate to the main engine built by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

The proposed budget also kills plans for development of a new Navy cruiser, scraps plans to replace the Navy's EP-3 intelligence aircraft and halts work on a missile early-warning satellite, opting instead to upgrade the Space Based Infrared System satellite already being developed by Lockheed.

The budget proposal also calls for a delay in replacing two new Navy command and control shops until after 2015, a move the White House said would save $3.8 billion across the Pentagon's five-year defense plan. The Navy had planned to buy one command ship in 2012, and a second one in 2014.

Procurement of a new amphibious vehicle being built by General Dynamics Corp for the Marine Corps would be delayed by one year, saving $50 million in fiscal 2011 and cutting risk by allowing more time for testing.

The Pentagon also said it would further reduce its use of high-risk contracts in areas that related to time, material and labor hours by 17 percent through the end of 2011.

The budget underscored the administration's commitment to a "robust defense against emerging missile threats," saying it would pay for use of increasingly capable sea- and land-based missile interceptors and a range of sensors in Europe.

The Pentagon's budget continues to fund new weapons already under development, including the F-35 fighter, a new ballistic missile submarine, a new family of ground vehicles and the P-8 surveillance aircraft built by Boeing.

It will also pay for more unmanned planes, helicopters, electronic warfare capabilities and cybersecurity measures.

Overall, the budget includes $112.8 billion for weapons procurement, up from $104.8 billion in fiscal 2010, and $76 billion for research and development, down from $80 billion.

Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn

� 2010 Reuters

Hellooowww

Hello you lovely lot

It is about time for a chat and the cat, and of course a song. I didnt need much time to know what song should fit with this Garfield -smile-, so guess and click to see if it was so obvious.

It is a great day, nothing of what I'd plan did work out so far, but I had very nice and good chats with some people, some of who I had spoken long ago for the last time. Installed the 2nd recorder at our tv, the company tells that it was NOT possible, well that sounded already strange, and indeed... -boy I am smart, once in a while -hahaha-

Okay, time to see that we can get some food tonight, a recipe that was a bit flown away, let's see if I can still make it as delicious as 3 years ago when I made it for the last time

Enjoy your day, peeps, and we talk, sooner, later, anyway anywhere.

joe hoe

Goede middag allemaal.

Zo, eindelijk is het tijd voor de kat, hij is weer erg leuk vandaag, en ik had niet veel moeite een passend liedje erbij te vinden.

Vandaag is het echt een dag om de kontakten aan te halen, ik ben zeer sociaal bezig, al zeg ik het zelf, ach dat vind ik ook leuk en heb ik lange tijd te weinig gedaan!

Een fijne dag wens ik jullie nog en als ze me roepen... dan ben ik.... uhmm...

Shepherd Moon Prometheus from Cassini

a shepperd moon, nice

Let's read when we can collect wool from that

Shepherd Moon Prometheus from Cassini
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA

Explanation: Another moon of Saturn has been imaged in detail by the Cassini spacecraft. Orbiting Saturn since 2004, the robotic Cassini got its closest look yet at Saturn's small moon Prometheus last week. Visible above in an unprocessed image from 36,000 kilometers away, Prometheus' 100-km long surface was revealed to have an interesting system of bulges, ridges, and craters. These features, together with the moon's oblong shape and high reflectivity, are now being studied to help better understand the history of Prometheus and Saturn's rings. Prometheus is one of the few shepherd satellites known, as its gravity, along with its companion moon Pandora, confines many smaller ice chucks into Saturn's F Ring. Cassini's next major targeted flyby is of the moon Rhea on March 2.

Google logo: Tapati Rapa Nui

zondag 31 januari 2010

Logo op de homepage van Google Chili in het teken van het Tapati festival. Dit festival wordt jaarlijks gevierd op Paaseiland, een provincie van Chili. Een week lang wordt door de lokale bevolking feest gevierd met veel zang en dans. Paaseiland, ongeveer evengroot als Texel wordt ook Rapa Nui genoemd. "Rapa Nui", betekent in het Polynesisch letterlijk de Grote Rots. Het eiland werd sinds ongeveer 1863 zo genoemd door Tahitiaanse zeelieden. De aanduiding wordt tegenwoordig door de inwoners gebruikt voor zowel het eiland, de taal als voor hun eigen volk (Rapa Nui).