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She still looks about 14 to me.

@nudge @Bluewolf Just listening to the Martian Winds and the noise of the Robotic Arm sent shivers down my spine. The vibrations picked up by InSight's sensors are made audible in this video, and record three different types of signal. (1) The wind on Mars; (2) the reported 6 April event; and (3) the movement of the probe's robot arm as it takes photos.

Nasa's InSight lander 'detects first Marsquake' The American space agency's InSight lander appears to have detected its first seismic event on Mars. The faint rumble was picked up by the probe's sensors on 6 April - the 128th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. It is the first seismic signal detected on the surface of a planetary body other than the Earth and its Moon. Scientists say the source for this "Marsquake" could either be movement in a crack inside the planet or the shaking from a meteorite impact. Nasa's InSight probe touched down on the Red Planet in November last year. It aims to identify multiple quakes, to help build a clearer picture of Mars' interior structure. Researchers can then compare this with Earth's internal rock layering, to learn something new about the different ways in which these two worlds have evolved through the aeons. Interestingly, InSight's scientists say the character of the rumble reminds them very much of the type of data the Apollo sensors gathered on the lunar surface. The vibrations picked up by InSight's sensors are made audible in this video, and record three different types of signal. (1) The wind on Mars; (2) the reported 6 April event; and (3) the movement of the probe's robot arm as it takes photos. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Astronauts installed five seismometers that measured thousands of quakes while operating on the Moon between 1969 and 1977. InSight's seismometer system incorporates French (low-frequency) and British (high-frequency) sensors. Known as the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS), the instrument was lifted on to the Martian surface by the probe's robotic arm on 19 December. Both parts of the system observed the 6 April signal, although it wasn't possible to extract any information to make a more definitive statement about the likely source or the distance from the probe to the event. "It's probably only a Magnitude 1 to 2 event, perhaps within 100km or so. There are a lot of uncertainties on that, but that's what it's looking like," said Prof Tom Pike, who leads the British side of the seismometer package. Dr Bruce Banerdt is Nasa's chief scientist on the InSight mission. He added: "This particular Marsquake - the first one we've seen - is a very, very small one. In fact, if you live in Southern California like I do, you wouldn't even notice this one in your day-to-life. But since Mars is so quiet, this is something that we're able to pick up with our instrument." The team is investigating three other signals picked up only by the low-frequency sensors - on 14 March (Sol 105), 10 April (Sol 132) and 11 April (Sol 133). However, these were even smaller than the Sol 128 event, and the InSight scientists do not have the confidence yet to claim them as real seismic events. The probe's prime mission is set to run for two Earth years - a little more than one Martian year. Given the time taken to make this first detection, it might suggest InSight should record another dozen or so seismic signals in the initial operating period, explained Prof Pike. "When you've got one, you don't know whether you were just lucky, but when we see two or three we will have a better idea," the Imperial College London researcher told BBC News. "Of course, if the other three are confirmed then we could be looking at quite a large number of detections over the next two years." SEIS was developed and provided for InSight by the French space agency (CNES). The UK Space Agency funded the £5m British involvement. Sue Horne, the UKSA's head of space exploration, commented: "Thanks to the Apollo missions of the 1960s we know that Moonquakes exist. So, it's exciting to see the Mars results coming in, now indicating the existence of Marsquakes which will lead to a better understanding of what's below the surface of the Red Planet." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48031975

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What's the limit? Did you know that Beer wasn't considered an alcoholic beverage in Russia until 2014 (I believe), because of it's relatively low alcohol content?

A proper Schwarzbier is class... I also love good dark lagers. Actually found a great one here today; I usually buy their regular lager as it's easily the best beer in SE Asia but went to a bigger city today and found this dark one so bought a few bottles to try and I was so impressed I'm actually going back tomorrow to get a few crates. Not a big fan of Belgian style dark/brown beers like Dubbel etc because there's just too many aromas and tastes there for my liking. Can't stand caramel taste in beer especially.

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Parrot Trapped On Roof Keeps Telling Fire Crew To "F**k Off" Tom Wood in FUNNY I think we can all agree that firefighters do a pretty good job. They're out there risking their lives to keep people alive, keep people safe, and they'll even tip out to rescue an animal if it gets in danger too - that's one of the benefits of having huge ladders lying around. Well, whilst we're all massively grateful for the sacrifices and risks that they take, it seems as if not all the animals are so thankful. Jessie, a yellow and blue Macaw parrot, told the fire team that came to rescue her exactly what she thought of them, using some language as colourful as the tropical bird's plumage. You see, Jessie had been stuck on the roof of a house in Edmonton, North London, for around three days. Eventually, the London Fire Brigade attended the scene with the intention of getting the bird down from them, however, all they got was an earful after the birds started hurling expletives at the crew. Despite the fire volunteer bringing up a lovely bowl of food and a fluffy towel to try and coax her down, she just kept telling him to "fuck off". That's not very nice, is it? It's also a bit rich coming from an animal that can actually fly but has still found itself stuck on a roof. LFB Watch Manager Chris Swallow said: "Jessie had been on the same roof for three days and there were concerns that she may be injured which is why she hadn't come down. "We then discovered that she had a bit of a foul mouth and kept swearing, much to our amusement." https://www.ladbible.com/funny/animals-parrot-trapped-on-roof-keeps-telling-fire-crew-to-fk-off-20180814?fbclid=IwAR2aorQrRxqNe1X2DyEIytJyrkP3aepQd60YU-m9qvHfU-4sWFf9eeaIim8

It's past 5 am, I'm still furious after the match so can't sleep and only have one beer left. Help.

Not sure, but I am from the south which is known as the "Bible Belt" so its lower than others.