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“Wish you happiness” part 2.

Part 1 link: https://ichliebeludwig.tumblr.com/post/169400673502/fan-art-for-aph-gerbel-the-story-occurred-in-2013

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World Cup!!!!

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Solar System: 10 Things to Know This Week

January 8: Images for Your Computer or Phone Wallpaper

Need some fresh perspective? Here are 10 vision-stretching images for your computer desktop or phone wallpaper. These are all real pictures, sent recently by our planetary missions throughout the solar system. You’ll find more of our images at solarsystem.nasa.gov/galleries, images.nasa.gov and www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages.

Applying Wallpaper: 1. Click on the screen resolution you would like to use. 2. Right-click on the image (control-click on a Mac) and select the option ‘Set the Background’ or 'Set as Wallpaper’ (or similar).

1. The Fault in Our Mars

This image from our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) of northern Meridiani Planum shows faults that have disrupted layered deposits. Some of the faults produced a clean break along the layers, displacing and offsetting individual beds.

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2. Jupiter Blues

Our Juno spacecraft captured this image when the spacecraft was only 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) from the tops of Jupiter’s clouds – that’s roughly as far as the distance between New York City and Perth, Australia. The color-enhanced image, which captures a cloud system in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere, was taken on Oct. 24, 2017, when Juno was at a latitude of 57.57 degrees (nearly three-fifths of the way from Jupiter’s equator to its north pole) and performing its ninth close flyby of the gas giant planet.

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3. A Farewell to Saturn

After more than 13 years at Saturn, and with its fate sealed, our Cassini spacecraft bid farewell to the Saturnian system by firing the shutters of its wide-angle camera and capturing this last, full mosaic of Saturn and its rings two days before the spacecraft’s dramatic plunge into the planet’s atmosphere on Sept. 15, 2017.

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4. All Aglow

Saturn’s moon Enceladus drifts before the rings, which glow brightly in the sunlight. Beneath its icy exterior shell, Enceladus hides a global ocean of liquid water. Just visible at the moon’s south pole (at bottom here) is the plume of water ice particles and other material that constantly spews from that ocean via fractures in the ice. The bright speck to the right of Enceladus is a distant star. This image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Nov. 6, 2011.

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5. Rare Encircling Filament

Our Solar Dynamics Observatory came across an oddity this week that the spacecraft has rarely observed before: a dark filament encircling an active region (Oct. 29-31, 2017). Solar filaments are clouds of charged particles that float above the Sun, tethered to it by magnetic forces. They are usually elongated and uneven strands. Only a handful of times before have we seen one shaped like a circle. (The black area to the left of the brighter active region is a coronal hole, a magnetically open region of the Sun).

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6. Jupiter’s Stunning Southern Hemisphere

See Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in beautiful detail in this image taken by our Juno spacecraft. The color-enhanced view captures one of the white ovals in the “String of Pearls,” one of eight massive rotating storms at 40 degrees south latitude on the gas giant planet. The image was taken on Oct. 24, 2017, as Juno performed its ninth close flyby of Jupiter. At the time the image was taken, the spacecraft was 20,577 miles (33,115 kilometers) from the tops of the clouds of the planet.

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7. Saturn’s Rings: View from Beneath

Our Cassini spacecraft obtained this panoramic view of Saturn’s rings on Sept. 9, 2017, just minutes after it passed through the ring plane. The view looks upward at the southern face of the rings from a vantage point above Saturn’s southern hemisphere.

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8. From Hot to Hottest

This sequence of images from our Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the Sun from its surface to its upper atmosphere all taken at about the same time (Oct. 27, 2017). The first shows the surface of the sun in filtered white light; the other seven images were taken in different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. Note that each wavelength reveals somewhat different features. They are shown in order of temperature, from the first one at about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit (6,000 degrees Celsius) on the surface, out to about 10 million degrees in the upper atmosphere. Yes, the sun’s outer atmosphere is much, much hotter than the surface. Scientists are getting closer to solving the processes that generate this phenomenon.

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9. High Resolution View of Ceres

This orthographic projection shows dwarf planet Ceres as seen by our Dawn spacecraft. The projection is centered on Occator Crater, home to the brightest area on Ceres. Occator is centered at 20 degrees north latitude, 239 degrees east longitude.

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10. In the Chasm

This image from our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a small portion of the floor of Coprates Chasma, a large trough within the Valles Marineris system of canyons. Although the exact sequence of events that formed Coprates Chasma is unknown, the ripples, mesas, and craters visible throughout the terrain point to a complex history involving multiple mechanisms of erosion and deposition. The main trough of Coprates Chasma ranges from 37 miles (60 kilometers) to 62 miles (100 kilometers) in width.

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Fan Art for APH GerBel. The story occurred in 2013 Valentine’s Day. The Title is “Wish You Happiness”. To be continued

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[blog update] Tulip Fever

ORIGINAL

So what did he do with the tulip bulbs after the bubble in tulip prices burst? Did he plant them in his own garden?

Answer:

He found people who’s likely to buy them and sold them.

[Tulip Fever]

17th century Netherlands. There was a growing demand among the aristocracy for tulips.

Merchants unanimously thought “This is a good business opportunity!” and bought so many tulip bulbs that prices were driven up, causing a bubble economy. And when the bubble burst, it affected many Dutch cities  greatly and the economy was thrown into chaos ….

↑There are probably some of you who have heard this story before. What really happened was that tulip bulb prices went back down to normal, and those with foresight benefited greatly from it while those who didn’t have a good sense of business or pricing did incur losses, but not to the point where the entire country’s economy was affected.

“Damn! The prices of tulips has crashed!” “The Tulip superpower country, the Netherlands, has been defeated by tulips!!”

These types of jokes became so widespread that it was assumed that historically the decline of the Netherland’s power was due to tulips.

Although this kind of thing happens often in history, this was on a much bigger scale.※

Incidentally, the extra tulips that were left over because of the bubble were sold to other countries,

“Tulips are really popular lately?! I should buy them too, so I don’t miss out on the trend!!”

and by selling tulips to these tulip fad enthusiasts, it became a very good way to acquire foreign currency.

Though of course there were also rare types, new varieties, and high class tulips that continued to be sold to the real deal at a reasonable price. That’s to be expected of the Netherlands.

…so does that mean that the only people who really lost money in the whole tulip price drop ordeal were those tulip fad fans? Not exactly.

The Netherlands sold the tulips in the most efficient places, and successfully spread the tulip culture. True fans of tulips were able to acquire many new species of tulips during the craze, and those merchants who lost money during the crash were able to sell their leftover tulip bulbs at a slightly higher price abroad to those fad-loving fans. And those foreign fans who bought such expensive tulips were very satisfied with their purchases, “There’s nobody else in this country but me who has such a new species! Such a great deal! Hehe!”

It was a win-win situation! And so, that’s the tulip bubble for you. For those caught up in it, it wasn’t as bad as everyone thinks.

I’m excited for the upcoming tulip season!

※There’s been new research on the tulip bubble, but it’s very very recent, so there have been new discoveries little by little in the 21st century.

It is fact that there was a sudden tulip mania, but the idea that the sudden drop in prices caused the Dutch economy to hit rock bottom, paralyzing all the cities and caused so much unemployment that they were engulfed in darkness… was very questionable.

Ah, but it does seem that there were records of some people who were engulfed in darkness like: “Tu~lips? Not really sure what that is exactly, but it’s popular so might as well give it a try!”

and were sold lots of non-tulip bulbs or fake bulbs, and lost all their money and assets that way. It’s like trying to defeat the Final Boss when you are unequipped (level 1), that’s so reckless…!

Speaking of which, coins from the Roman times are also sold abroad at rip-off prices.

For example, a coin that you can buy at 120 euros may be selling for 8000 euros, depending on the store. Prices can differ a lot depending on the condition of the coin, but even if it’s a coin with good condition, if a coin of that particular emperor is commonly found, it shouldn’t cost that much…! That kinda thing happens… Take Nero-chan, you can get your hands on his coin at a relatively cheap price.

Emperors that were famous and ruled for a long time produced lots of coins during their reign, so you can often acquire them cheaply. If their reign was very short, even if they weren’t a famous emperor, the coins are surprisingly expensive.

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[blog update] Luxembourg and Belgium

ORIGINAL

A mere 100 years ago, Luxembourg was leading a modest life, ploughing his fields while being tossed around by his neighbours. However, at some point he had a revelation, remodeled various parts and developed his business skills, so that today he is one of Europe’s most economically wealthy countries. He has good relations with many other countries, and is a prominent figure within the EU as well.

Doesn’t get much of what her brothers are talking about.

[Announcement] I’m sorry.

Something came up and I had to postpone the event to the 24th. Feel free to send me your requests via the email form!

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As many of you requested Sam being in the ballet dancer au I drew yesterday, here you go! :)  someone please write something about this (sobs

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dayummmmm Taron

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history aesthetics: marie antoinette

born maria antonia josepha johanna von habsburg-lothringen and child of the holy roman emperor francis I, it is her painting that holds more influence than the woman, representing to the people of france all that was corrupt with the second estate.

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I’m gonna regret this. Go.

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tag yourself (#teamcap version!) i’m mom holy fuck

(CATWS version)

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tag yourself (#teamironman version!) i’m masterchef

(#teamCap version) (CATWS version)

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Dramione❤

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Selfie Fables by Simona Bonafrini

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