Saturday, July 16, 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger

In 1942, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is deemed physically unfit to enlist in the U.S. Army and fight the Nazis in World War II.
Volunteering instead for Project: Rebirth, a secret military operation, he is physically transformed into a super-soldier dubbed Captain America.
With sidekick Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), he fights the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), Hitler’s treacherous head of advanced weaponry, whose own plan for world domination involves a seemingly magical object known as the Tesseract.
More detail:
* Captain America: The First Avenger takes place between the years 1939 and 1945, although the beginning and ending of the movie are both set in present day.
* The first scene shows a team discovering a fighter plane buried underneath the Arctic. We then flash back to an attack of a Norwegian village with Skull searching for an object.
* Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers is said to be a “puny” man in Brooklyn who is constantly tormented by street thugs.
* Tony Stark’s father, Howard Stark, appears at an exhibit in New York that Steve Rogers and his friend Bucky Barnes visit. Howard Stark will also create the shield for Captain America.
* A sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger may feature more of an equal mixture to the past and present story lines

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Funny Pic of the Day

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Optimus Prime

Here is a review that i read that explains a great perspective on how i feel about Optimus Prime.

Optimus Prime: The greatest leader for the darkest world.

He is the ultimate leader. The ultimate conqueror. The ultimate father. He is Optimus Prime.

One of the greatest characters in any medial history would have to be Optimus Prime. If we had leaders more with his personality, the world would be in safer hands entirely. He is the pinnacle of all things that define a strong, caring leader. He has the deepest compassion that would've made Abe Lincoln's

head spin. All this, and he was just a simple character created for entertainment. Looking farther than just the fiction of the character, I began to evaluate the personality of this fascinating robot.

Everything I have noticed about Transformers was that everything that would happen, Prime always had an answer for. It was as if everyone would run to Prime whenever the Decepticons where running amok. The Decepticons always feared him for what he was, and he always seemed to be that immovable thorn in the side of those evil machines. Whenever Optimus spoke, every one listened, humans and robots alike. His powerful and wise voice could always seem to be heard from miles away, with words so passionate, that no real leader today could compare even in his/her greatest speech.
See, with Prime, not only does he put the speeches of the greatest past, present, and future leaders to shame, but he gives the word "fight" a completely new name. He can take down any amateur Decepticon and give the toughest ones a hell-ride for their money. In the first Transformers, I noticed that Bonecrusher had attacked Prime, and without a second's hesitation, before Bonecrusher could even realize his mistake, his head was instantly ripped off by our own Optimus Prime, with my jaw dropping to the floor.
The only thing that hit me hard in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, was when Optimus died. It was as if everyone else had lost all hope, and had no one to go to or watch over them. At that very moment, it was as if the world had lost its sun. It was as if, at that one moment, the Decepticons had prevailed. I could tell that everyone that had seen this wanted to atleast shed one tear if not more and honestly, if a fictional character can have that effect on people, something is being done right somewhere.
With Optimus Prime being one of my fictional heroes, there is always something about him that just gives that overwhelming sense of power, justice, and a sense of wise and leadership. With Prime, there is always more than meets the eye.

WesleyGibson
6/17/2011

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Castle/news/?a=39737

Oakley C-Six Elite

C SIX Sunglasses

This premier eyewear design in the new Elite collection blends carbon fiber with customized mechanics and the world’s best optical technologies. Called Oakley Elite C SIX, its moniker comes from the fact that carbon (the “C” in the name) is the 6th element in the periodic table, hence “C SIX.” This invention was inspired by more than just the passion to create the ultimate sunglasses. “We took examples from segmented creatures in the animal kingdom,” said Senior Design Director Peter Yee. “We looked at animals like the armadillo and studied how parts move and slide. It’s the same idea with armored suits – you have flexibility and function that remains protective.“
Auto racing was another inspiration. “We were looking at cams that move valves,” said Global Eyewear Development Manager Steve Ogren. “That’s when we came up with the concept of radial cams for the frame mechanics.” The connection to racecars didn’t stop there. “Some of the contours of C SIX take cues from speed machines,” said Oakley President Colin Baden. “When we decided to use carbon fiber, we went to the guys who have been building Formula One racecars for decades, Crosby Composites of England. They’re the absolute best on the planet with this technology.”
C SIX
The C SIX premier frame in this exclusive eyewear family takes aesthetics to an entirely new arena, and it would not be possible without the world’s most advanced structural technologies. Oakley Elite C SIX utilizes pure carbon fiber, a material thinner than human hair yet stronger than high tensile steel. This breakthrough innovation from the aerospace industry is blended with resins and assembled into structures more than 40 layers thick. Five-axis Computer Numeric Control machining carves and shapes the composite with a process that requires more than 24 hours of continuous tooling.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Weight 42 g
Frame Material Carbon fiber composite
Substructure Beta Titanium spine
Lens Curvature 8.75 base
Optical Precision ANSI Z87.1 rated clarity and performance
Impact Protection ANSI Z87.1 rated for high mass and high velocity
UV Elimination 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light up to 400nm
Glare Reduction 99% filtering plus anti-reflective (AR) coating on backside of lens

SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

Computer Numeric Controlled machining with 0.002" precision
24 hours of continuous tooling
Hand assembly
Hexalobular bolts for improved impact protection
Oakley Hydrophobic/Oleophobic lens coating
Oakley HDPolarized lenses
HIGH DEFINITION OPTICS® (HDO®)
IRIDIUM® lens coating for balanced light transmission

C SIX ALUMINUM
This unique rendition of C SIX Aluminum has two components of carbon fiber with the remainder comprised of aluminum. With production technologies originally developed for the manufacture of premium wristwatches, aluminum is sculptured in custom-engineered tooling processes including precise 20,000 rpm cutting by Computer Numeric Controlled robotics. The aluminum structures are anodized with electricity then combined with the carbon fiber components and a flexible titanium spine. Hand assembly is followed by hand finishing and hand polishing.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Weight 54 g
Frame Material Aluminum plus carbon fiber composite
Substructure Beta Titanium spine
Lens Curvature 8.75 base
Optical Precision ANSI Z87.1 rated clarity and performance
Impact Protection ANSI Z87.1 rated for high mass and high velocity
UV Elimination 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light up to 400nm
Glare Reduction 99% filtering plus anti-reflective (AR) coating on backside of lens