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Friday 30 August 2019

This supercomputer simulation shows one of the most violent events in the universe. #FridaysinSpace #neutronstar #NASA



Simulation frames from this NASA Goddard neutron star merger animation: <a href="http://bit.ly/1jolBYY" rel="nofollow">bit.ly/1jolBYY</a> Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center This supercomputer simulation shows one of the most violent events in the universe: a pair of neutron stars colliding, merging and forming a black hole. A neutron star is the compressed core left behind when a star born with between eight and 30 times the sun's mass explodes as a supernova. Neutron stars pack about 1.5 times the mass of the sun — equivalent to about half a million Earths — into a ball just 12 miles (20 km) across. As the simulation begins, we view an unequally matched pair of neutron stars weighing 1.4 and 1.7 solar masses. They are separated by only about 11 miles, slightly less distance than their own diameters. Redder colors show regions of progressively lower density. As the stars spiral toward each other, intense tides begin to deform them, possibly cracking their crusts. Neutron stars possess incredible density, but their surfaces are comparatively thin, with densities about a million times greater than gold. Their interiors crush matter to a much greater degree densities rise by 100 million times in their centers. To begin to imagine such mind-boggling densities, consider that a cubic centimeter of neutron star matter outweighs Mount Everest. By 7 milliseconds, tidal forces overwhelm and shatter the lesser star. Its superdense contents erupt into the system and curl a spiral arm of incredibly hot material. At 13 milliseconds, the more massive star has accumulated too much mass to support it against gravity and collapses, and a new black hole is born. The black hole's event horizon — its point of no return — is shown by the gray sphere. While most of the matter from both neutron stars will fall into the black hole, some of the less dense, faster moving matter manages to orbit around it, quickly forming a large and rapidly rotating torus. This torus extends for about 124 miles (200 km) and contains the equivalent of 1/5th the mass of our sun. Scientists think neutron star mergers like this produce short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Short GRBs last less than two seconds yet unleash as much energy as all the stars in our galaxy produce over one year. The rapidly fading afterglow of these explosions presents a challenge to astronomers. A key element in understanding GRBs is getting instruments on large ground-based telescopes to capture afterglows as soon as possible after the burst. The rapid notification and accurate positions provided by NASA's Swift mission creates a vibrant synergy with ground-based observatories that has led to dramatically improved understanding of GRBs, especially for short bursts. This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: <a href="http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011500/a011530/index.html" rel="nofollow">svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011500/a011530/index.html</a> <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html" rel="nofollow">NASA image use policy.</a></b> <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html" rel="nofollow">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</a></b> enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. <b>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/NASAGoddardPix" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></b> <b>Like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenbelt-MD/NASA-Goddard/395013845897?ref=tsd" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></b> <b>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/nasagoddard?vm=grid" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></b>

Thursday 29 August 2019

Thursday 22 August 2019

Such a simple but powerful thought and an interesting way to look at life. #yoga #yogathoughts


I really like this one.



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24 – SPOTLIGHT – Kim Iverson Headlee - Liberty
25 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Author Spotlight – Tina Donahue - Sensual Stranger
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu

Friday 16 August 2019

Are brown dwarfs born like stars, as in this rendering, or do they form like planets orbiting another star? #FridaysinSpace #Spitzer #Space #Telescope


Are brown dwarfs born like stars, as in this rendering, or do they form like planets orbiting another star? A study by researchers using data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has led to the preliminary conclusion that they are formed much like a star.



What's happening in August on Romance -  Sweet to Heat
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Author Spotlight – Tina Donahue - Sensual Stranger
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu

Thursday 15 August 2019

Something my yoga teacher says all the time. #yoga #yogathoughts


But in all honestly - I don't think I've learned anything. Maybe, with time.


What's happening in August on Romance -  Sweet to Heat
16 – Fridays in Space
17 – SPOTLIGHT – Ella Wilde – Lion Shifters
18 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
19 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – Alyssa Bailey – Forever Molly
20 – Critters on Tour – Sage MacGowan - Through Fire
21 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
22 - Thursday #Yoga
23 – SPOTLIGHT – Janet Lane Walters – Forgotten Dreams
24 – SPOTLIGHT – Kim Iverson Headlee - Liberty
25 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Author Spotlight – Tina Donahue - Sensual Stranger
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu

Friday 9 August 2019

A colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this picture from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. #FridaysinSpace #Spitzer #Space #Telescope

  • NASA ID: PIA13005
  • Center: JPL
  • Secondary Creator Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
  • Date Created: 2010-04-01
  • Visit JPL Website
A colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this new picture from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The image shows the Orion nebula, a happening place where stars are born.

 
What's happening in August on Romance -  Sweet to Heat
10 – SPOTLIGHT –Dahlia Donovan – Here Comes the Son
11-  Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
12 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – BJ Wane – Submitting to the Lawyer
13 – Critters on Tour – Valerie Ullmer - Kai
14 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
15 - Thursday #Yoga
16 – Fridays in Space
17 – SPOTLIGHT – Ella Wilde – Lion Shifters
18 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
19 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – Alyssa Bailey – Forever Molly
20 – Critters on Tour – Sage MacGowan - Through Fire
21 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
22 - Thursday #Yoga
23 – SPOTLIGHT – Janet Lane Walters – Forgotten Dreams
24 – SPOTLIGHT – Kim Iverson Headlee - Liberty
25 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Author Spotlight – Tina Donahue - Sensual Stranger
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu

Thursday 8 August 2019

It doesn't matter if things aren't perfect. Honestly - it doesn't matter. #Yoga #Thoughts #ThursdayThoughts


There are yoga classes, where in total honestly, I am only there for the savasana. Those are the really crappy days and I need that bliss of me time and giving up control and being told to lie there and do nothing but breathe.
I didn't try my hardest at my warriors and my down dog was meh - but I knew the instructor was there for me and we would get to the moment I needed. And there have been a couple of classes where she was so there for me that she played my favourite song for savasana.



What's happening in August on Romance -  Sweet to Heat
9 – Fridays in Space
10 – SPOTLIGHT –Dahlia Donovan – Here Comes the Son
11-  Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
12 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – BJ Wane – Submitting to the Lawyer
13 – Critters on Tour – Valerie Ullmer
14 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
15 - Thursday #Yoga
16 – Fridays in Space
17 – SPOTLIGHT – Ella Wilde – Lion Shifters
18 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
19 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – Alyssa Bailey – Forever Molly
20 – Critters on Tour – Sage McGowan
21 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
22 - Thursday #Yoga
23 – SPOTLIGHT – Janet Lane Walters – Forgotten Dreams
24 – SPOTLIGHT – Kim Iverson Headlee - Liberty
25 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Critters on Tour
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu

Wednesday 7 August 2019

The Fifty Shades trilogy opened the doors for erotic romance writers and readers - Cass Ford's Prince of Sin #erotic #romance


A NOTE FROM AUTHOR CASS FORD

The Fifty Shades trilogy opened the doors for erotic romance writers and readers like me, but there’s still plenty of shame surrounding women and sex and porn. With Prince of Sin, I wanted to continue the momentum. So I investigated the adult entertainment industry to learn more. What did I discover?

·        Awe-inspiring, sex-positive, passionate performers
·        Feminist and couple’s porn
·        Grimmer aspects, like inequality or the prevalence of scammers
·        Above all, porn is a business

Using my research, I created a fictional porn world to tell a playful, sultry love story. If you’ve ever viewed or read porn, I think you’ll enjoy it and hope you’ll check it out. But above all, instead of shame, I want women to feel pride. Sex is natural. Porn can be beautiful and pleasurable. So let’s discuss it! I definitely don’t have all the answers. But instead of suppressing or hiding our primal desires, let’s talk about sex (baby).

LET’S PROMOTE SEX-POSITIVITY AND SHAME-FREE SEX. ARE YOU WITH ME?

PRINCE OF SIN – BOOK BLURB

When savvy gossip vlogger Morgan Sidney gets assigned the breakup of porn’s most illustrious couple, she strikes a deal with her boss—if she scores an exclusive, she’ll get promoted. So when the famous and flirtatious Prince of Sin offers to fulfill her three wildest sex fantasies, Morgan must decide whether she’ll keep things professional or surrender and explore her sensual side.

As someone who despises the media, why is Chase Prince spending time with a reporter? Clearly, he’s intrigued. But can a scorched sinner—and the biggest smut star around—let a fierce civilian enter his domain?

Prince of Sin takes readers beyond Tinseltown’s glossy Hollywood Hills to Silicone Valley—for a behind-the-scenes look at a sometimes bleak, always risqué world.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON AUSTRALIA - https://tinyurl.com/princeaus


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cass Ford began creating smoldering male protagonists when she was five years old and convinced her aunt that she had a hot and heavy kindergarten boyfriend. In grade school, she penned tales on her parents' typewriter and by middle school sold her own love and gossip magazines to friends. As a preteen at sleepover camp, Cass often told playful, steamy bedtime stories to her bunkmates.

After earning her Bachelor of Journalism degree and several TV/film certificates, Cass continued to hone her passion for storytelling as a television development producer. Born and raised in Canada, she now resides in California.

CONTACT CASS FORD

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11-  Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
12 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – BJ Wane – Submitting to the Lawyer
13 – Critters on Tour – Valerie Ullmer - Kai
14 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
15 - Thursday #Yoga
16 – Fridays in Space
17 – SPOTLIGHT – Ella Wilde – Lion Shifters
18 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
19 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – Alyssa Bailey – Forever Molly
20 – Critters on Tour – Sage MacGowan - Through Fire
21 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
22 - Thursday #Yoga
23 – SPOTLIGHT – Janet Lane Walters – Forgotten Dreams
24 – SPOTLIGHT – Kim Iverson Headlee - Liberty
25 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Author Spotlight – Tina Donahue - Sensual Stranger
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu

Friday 2 August 2019

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:01 p.m #SpaceX #FridaysinSpace

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:01 p.m. EDT on July 25, 2019, carrying the Dragon spacecraft on the company's 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Dragon spacecraft will deliver about 5,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbiting laboratory. 

 

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5- NEBT - Author Spotlight – Alyssa Bailey - Camille’s Second Chance
6 - Critters on Tour – CeeRee Fields
7 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
8 - Thursday #Yoga
9 – Fridays in Space
10 – SPOTLIGHT –Dahlia Donovan – Here Comes the Son
11-  Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
12 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – BJ Wane – Submitting to the Lawyer
13 – Critters on Tour – Valerie Ullmer
14 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
15 - Thursday #Yoga
16 – Fridays in Space
17 – SPOTLIGHT – Ella Wilde – Lion Shifters
18 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
19 – NEBT - Author Spotlight – Alyssa Bailey – Forever Molly
20 – Critters on Tour – Sage McGowan
21 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
22 - Thursday #Yoga
23 – SPOTLIGHT – Janet Lane Walters – Forgotten Dreams
24 – SPOTLIGHT – Kim Iverson Headlee - Liberty
25 – Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
26 - NEBT - Author Spotlight –
27 – Critters on Tour
28 – Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
29 - Thursday #Yoga
30 - Fridays in Space
31 - SPOTLIGHT – Kaitlynzq – Ancient Script of Lovecontenu