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MESA/Boogie is the original boutique Home of Tone, hand-crafting amplifiers of uncompromising quality from the world’s finest materials in California, USA. Founder Randall Smith instilled basic principles into MESA, such as passion, drive, integrity, and excellence, and his insistence on making the best amplifiers has guided half a century of breakthrough innovations, elevating the amplifier into an instrument in its own right, one with the power to shape and create musical genres. Today, in celebration of a partnership that has spanned over 40 years, MESA/Boogie and John Petrucci guitarist, lyricist and founding member of the GRAMMY® Award-winning progressive metal band Dream Theater, are proud to announce the new JP-2C™ 1x12 Combo. The MESA/Boogie JP-2C 1x12 Combo is available now in a limited edition run at authorized MESA/Boogie dealers, and on www.mesaboogie.com. "When designing the JP-2C with the team at MESA/Boogie, the goal was to build an amp that covers everything while
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Get in the Automata and launch into combat against eldritch horrors, visually-perfect angelic alien beings, and your own psyche in the fully-funded Backerkit campaign for Eldritch Automata. Eldritch Automata is the first-of-its-kind cosmic horror/mecha tabletop roleplaying game from Gehenna Gaming. Developed using the Year Zero Engine Open Gaming License from Free League Publishing, the game puts players in the pilot seat of giant mecha – humanity’s last defense against the creatures looking to enthrall and destroy them. From battling ever-evolving horrors to coping with the new reality that their world is ending and their only choice is to sacrifice their very being to fuel the giant mecha that protects their friends, players enter a new type of tabletop roleplaying game with Eldritch Automata. Will you face down the apocalypse with pride, rally with your fellow pilots, and hope you survive to celebrate the victory? Or cower, terrified of the very machine that can save you, knowing wh
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As a child learning about basic engineering, you probably tried and failed to join a square-shaped toy with a circular-shaped toy: you needed a third shape to act as an adapter and connect them both together. On a much larger scale, integration of NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for the agency’s Artemis campaign would not be possible without the adapters being built, tested, and refined at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Marshall is currently home to six adapters designed to connect SLS’s upper stages with the core stages and propulsion systems for future Artemis flights to the Moon. Preparing Block 1 Adapters for Upcoming Crewed Flights The first three Artemis flights use the SLS Block 1 rocket variant, which can send more than 27 metric tons (59,500 pounds) to the Moon in a single launch with the assistance of the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. The propulsion stage is sandwiched between two adapters: the launc
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Jake Cupani, a data science specialist, focuses on the intersection between data visualization and user experience — UX — design. Name: Jake CupaniTitle: Financial analytics support specialistOrganization: Financial Analytics and Systems Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Code 156) Jake Cupani is a financial analytics support specialist at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo courtesy of Jake Cupani What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? I create data visualizations and dashboards to help visualize some of the key metrics including demographics, budgeting, and forecasting. I enjoy helping our office modernize and automate their processes. What is your educational background? In 2020, I got a B.S. in information science with a minor in astronomy from the University of Maryland. In 2022, I got a master’s in information management and data analytics also from the University of Maryland. How did you come to Goddard? After gra
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Johan Nohr is a Swedish visual artist and graphic designer probably best known for his vibrant work in the tabletop roleplaying game scene. The ink-dripping brick of a coffee table art book Art by Nohr is now available from Free League Publishing. Art By Nohr collects some of his finest pieces from between 2006 and 2023, from the blood-drenched neon demons of MÖRK BORG and CY_BORG, to various zines and illustrations from unreleased game modules, abandoned projects and quick doodles. A lot of the artwork is annotated with thoughts and comments, as well as in-progress sketches, scrapped versions, and more. A peek into the workshop, if you will. Descend into a world of over-the-top, heavy-metal horror and screaming colors with this behemoth of a book. You have been warned.  What is Art by Nohr? - Big! 270×340mm. You could use this as a weapon (don’t). - Heavy! 232 high-quality pages adding up to over 2 kilos.  - Packed! Nearly 400 illustrations of weird, fantastic horror. Check out Art by
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AT&T and Cricket Wireless are excited to announce they will offer the new motorola razr+ and motorola razr. Pre-orders begin for the motorola razr+ at AT&T starting July 10 and available to purchase in-stores and online at att.com July 24. The motorola razr will be available to purchase at Cricket on July 25 in-stores and online at cricketwireless.com. Stay tuned to discover how you can elevate your mobile experience with the latest motorola razr+ and AT&T’s exciting offer starting July 10. https://cerebral-overload.com/2024/06/att-and-cricket-add-the-reimagined-motorola-razr-series-to-its-android-lineup/
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This one-of-a-kind test field provides a globally unique environment for lunar payload flights aboard Astrobotic's Xodiac. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8mfWhshX0Q Astrobotic announced the unveiling of its Lunar Surface Proving Ground (LSPG) at its facility in Mojave, CA. The approximately 100mx100m high-fidelity 3D test field mimics the topography and optical properties of the Moon's surface.  The LSPG's terrain is modeled after an actual map of the Moon's South Pole, scanned by Astrobotic's LunaRay system. The LSPG test site will be used for a variety of test campaigns, from precise lunar landing technologies like LiDAR scanners and navigation algorithms to lunar rovers and other robotic systems. In addition to providing a realistic lunar topography for spacecraft and rover sensors and systems, this test field can simulate the extreme lighting conditions encountered at the lunar poles.  "Our Lunar Surface Proving Ground stands out as the most realistic tes