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Guemes Channel. Dakota Creek Industries. (DCI)
Delivery: November 2017
"This US flagged Amendment 80 replacement vessel designed for Fishermen’s Finest by Skipsteknisk AS (ST-116XL) specifically for catching and producing frozen at sea white fish products, groundfish, including yellow and rock sole species. Operations will be the North Pacific Gulf of Alaska, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea."
dakotacreek.com/project/fishermens-finest-trawler/
"The Vessel joins 6 other ST-116 design trawler (ST116 Class), operating around the world and will be the first ST-116XL, and first to operate in the United States. The Vessel will be powered by a MAN 8L32/44CR diesel engine, utilizing the latest Common Rail technology."
In case you've ever wondered how Santa manages to deliver all these presents in a single night. Well, he's got his squad of little helpers and they can build him SPACE SLEIGH!!! 😉🎅🚀
This powerful machine is 100% bio-fueled as it runs on milk and cookies. Also fitted with chocolate chips afterburner!
born just a few days before our visit! At Buford Wildlife Park. Took us about an hour to get to the place from Buford - just a matter of a few miles - everybody in the world was headed there, and personally, much as I enjoy the place, I would have turned round and headed for home. Impossible to disappoint the children though - and in the end, it was a fabulous day! The little ones get so much pleasure from the animals.
As always, your likes, comments and feedback are much appreciated.
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Soft as snow but warm inside
Penetrate you cannot hide
Feeling lost forever
Really need you
Feeling dark and feeling true
This is all i ever knew
(MBV, As Snow)
Self Portrait as the Apostle Paul 1661
by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 - 1669
SK-A-4050 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 31 March 2016
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This is Rembrandt’s first and only self portrait in the guise of a biblical figure. The manuscript and the sword projecting from his cloak are Paul’s traditional attributes. Like the other apostles Rembrandt painted in the same period, Paul too is a real, everyday person. By using his own likeness here Rembrandt encourages a direct bond with the saint. . ... Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669) was born in Leiden, the son of a miller. After finishing Latin School, his parents enrolled him at Leiden University. Rembrandt soon dropped out and became an apprentice painter under Jacob van Swanenburch in Leiden, and later Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam. Back in Leiden, he set up as an independent artist together with Jan Lievens. At this time, Rembrandt mainly painted biblical scenes in a precise style and with vibrant colours.
In 1631, he moved to Amsterdam where he received numerous commissions for portraits. His many pupils included Ferdinand Bol, Govert Flinck and Carel Fabritius. In this period, Rembrandt develop a more powerful chiaroscuro, a looser brush and a greater sense of drama. He focused more on historical scenes, and made numerous etchings and drawings.
In 1634, Rembrandt married Saskia Uylenburgh. They had a son, Titus, in 1641. Then a year later Saskia died. Later, in 1654, Rembrandt had a daughter with Hendrickje Stoffels. By now, he had accumulated huge debts and was forced to sell his house and property. He died in 1669 and was buried in Amsterdam's Westerkerk. ... Rijksmuseum
Punta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the city had a population of 16,641. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county. Punta Gorda is the principal city of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and is also in the Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda Combined Statistical Area.
Punta Gorda was the scene of massive destruction after Charley, a Category 4 hurricane, came through the city on August 13, 2004. Charley was the strongest tropical system to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the first hurricane since Hurricane Donna in 1960 to make a direct hit on Florida's southwest coast. In the immediate years following the storm, buildings were restored or built to hurricane-resistant building codes. The new buildings, restorations and amenities concurrently preserved the city's past while showcasing newer facilities. During this time, Laishley Park Municipal Marina was built and the Harborwalk, Linear Park and various trails were created throughout the city for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
The name Punta Gorda ("Fat Point") has been on maps at least since 1851, referring to a point of land that juts into Charlotte Harbor, an estuary off the Gulf of Mexico. It was in the late 1800s that early settlers began to arrive in what is the present-day Punta Gorda area.
Frederick and Jarvis Howard, Union Army veterans, homesteaded an area south of the Peace River near present-day Punta Gorda about a decade after the close of the Civil War. In 1876, James and Josephine Lockhart bought land and built a house on property which is now at the center of the city. Approximately two years later Lockhart sold his claim to James Madison Lanier, a hunter and trapper.
In 1879, a charter for a railroad with termini at Charlotte Harbor and Lake City, Florida was established under the name Gainesville, Ocala, and Charlotte Harbor Railroad. It was taken over by the Florida Southern Railroad, which reaffirmed Charlotte Harbor as a terminus in its own charter. Lanier with his wife lived there until 1883, when 30.8 acres (12.5 ha) were sold to Isaac Trabue, who purchased additional land along the harbor and directed the platting of a town (by Kelly B. Harvey) named "Trabue". Harvey recorded the plat on February 24, 1885. At the time, Isaac was in Kentucky, and his cousin, John Trabue, was in charge of selling lots. Kelly, a native of the Peace River area, started referring to the new town as Punta Gorda. He later explained that the Spaniards called the area Punta Gorda, and local businesses included Punta gorda within their companies' names.
Less than ten years after the first settlements in the area, railroads rolled into the town of Trabue in June 1886, and with them came the first land developers and Southwest Florida's first batch of tourists. Punta Gorda became the southernmost stop on the Florida Southern Railroad, until an extension was built to Fort Myers in 1904, attracting the industries that propelled its initial growth.
In 1887, twelve years after the first settlers trekked to Charlotte Harbor, 34 met at Hector's Billiard Parlor to discuss incorporation. Once Punta Gorda was officially incorporated, mayoral elections took place and a council was formed. The first mayor, W. H. Simmons, was elected. The new city was renamed Punta Gorda.
Phosphate was discovered on the banks of the Peace River just above Punta Gorda in 1888. Phosphate mined in the Peace River Valley was barged down the Peace River to Punta Gorda and Port Boca Grande, where it was loaded onto vessels for worldwide shipment. In 1896, the Florida Times-Union reported that phosphate mining was Punta Gorda's chief industry and that Punta Gorda was the greatest phosphate shipping point in the world. By 1907, a railroad was built direct to Port Boca Grande, ending the brief phosphate shipping boom from Punta Gorda.
In 1890, the first postmaster, Robert Meacham, an African American, was appointed by Isaac Trabue as a deliberate affront to Kelly B. Harvey and those who had voted to change the name of the town from Trabue to Punta Gorda.
The Punta Gorda Herald was founded by Robert Kirby Seward in 1893 and published weekly during its early years.The newspaper covered such events as rum running, other smuggling activities, and lawlessness in general. It underwent many changes in both ownership and name over time, and today is known as The Charlotte Sun Herald.
Early Punta Gorda greatly resembled the modern social climate of various classes living together and working together. While the regal Punta Gorda Hotel, at one point partly owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt, reflected the upper class, Punta Gorda was a pretty rough town, as most frontier towns were. Punta Gorda's location at the end of the railway line spiked the crime rate, resulting in approximately 40 murders between 1890 and 1904. This included City Marshal John H. Bowman, who was shot and killed in his front parlor on January 29, 1903, in view of his family.
In 1925, a bungalow was built by Joseph Blanchard, an African American sea captain and fisherman. The Blanchard House Museum still stands as a museum, providing education for the history of middle-class African American life in the area.
Punta Gorda in the 20th century still maintained steady growth. Charlotte County was formed in 1921 after DeSoto County was split. Also in 1921, the first bridge was constructed connecting Punta Gorda and Charlotte Harbor along the brand-new Tamiami Trail. This small bridge was replaced by the original Barron Collier Bridge in 1931, and then by the current Barron Collier Bridge and Gilchrist Bridge crossing the Peace River.
During World War II, a U.S. Army airfield was built in Punta Gorda to train combat air pilots. After the war, the airfield was turned over to Charlotte County.Today the old airfield is the Punta Gorda Airport, providing both commercial and general aviation.
Punta Gorda's next intense growth phase started in 1959 with the creation of a neighborhood of canal-front home sites, Punta Gorda Isles, by a trio of entrepreneurs, Al Johns, Bud Cole and Sam Burchers. They laid out 55 miles of canals 100 feet wide and 17 feet deep using dredged sand to raise the level of the canal front land. This provided dry home sites with access to the Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico. Johns went on to develop several other communities in Punta Gorda, among which were Burnt Store Isles, another waterfront community with golf course, and Seminole Lakes, a golf course community. These communities provided waterfront or golf course homes for retirees with access to a downtown with shopping, restaurants, and parks.
In the early 1980s at the site of the old Maud Street Fishing Docks, a new shopping, restaurant and marina complex, Fishermen's Village, was constructed that continues to be one of Southwest Florida's primary attractions.
In 2004, a major hurricane, Hurricane Charley, moved through Punta Gorda, damaging many buildings, but also creating an opportunity for revitalization of both the historic downtown and the waterfront. During the first part of the twenty-first century, Punta Gorda has continued to grow and improve, adding a new Harborwalk which continues to expand, a linear park which winds through the city, many new restaurants, and neighborhoods.
A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on November 5, 2016. The city also features the Whispering Giant statue, a public art sculpture of the face of a Native American man and a Native American woman.
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que por mayo era por mayo,
cuando hace la calor,
cuando canta la calandria
y responde el ruiseñor
cuando los enamorados
van a servir al amor
sino yo triste, cuitado,
que vivo en esta prisión,
que ni sé cuándo es de día
ni cuando las noches son
si no por una avecilla
que me cantaba al albor.
Matómela un ballestero
dele dios mal galardón.
Romance del prisionero
Be strong as an Ox
Choose the type of cow that is sturdy and has a black and white pattern on its body.
Holstein is also known as a Dutch dairy ox.
Description
The work starts with the pink T-shaped structure of the nose and cheeks
The bridge of the nose extends upward and the sides turn to connect
On both sides are the black pattern distribution and the rolling bull's eyes
Then come big ears, and full cheeks,
90 degree turn to connect the body
Connect the thick chest with the stacked forelimbs
The curve of the back and the slightly warped back
Muscular and strong hind legs
And the most important pink breast of a cow
Finally, the long tail
Continuation of last year’s work in the Year of the Rat, life is Awesome.
The title of the year of the ox this year also uses the same design style.
I hope you all experienced the raging virus of last year.
Can defeat the virus this year and be as strong as a ox.
Be strong as an Ox!
As american as, well… a guy in a pink shirt? Pink just isn't my color unless it's the thin strip of pink in a nice steak or a few other things that are pink… Shirts… no thanks! Anyway… Shawn decided to be Mr. Crocker tonight and make his delicious home made apple pie. He even makes the dough from scratch. Today he experimented with wheat flour and it turned out great!
I had originally planned on doing a very involved photoshop marathon tonight but figured since I need 6-8 hours to complete the type of picture I had in my head I'd better save it for another day. I have a shoot in Palm Beach at 1:30pm and do need a little sleep!
So…. Apple pie! I've yet to taste it but I'm guessing with a little Cheddar Cheese on top it will be amazing!(yes, Cheddar Cheese! I never thought I'd like that but its great) The photo however, was easier to make than the pie! I pulled out the Tokina Wide angle for this one. It has been at least 1 month since I've used that lens and I must say… Its still kicks ass! With the pie close enough to feel the heat, we setup and snapped several shots.
I ended up reducing the size of the picture in order to make the pie larger than life and keep the quality the same. Most people would have just scaled the pie selection up. I opt always to reduce rather than enlarge as adding pixels isn't my favorite thing to do. You won't notice it on the screen but get a little crazy with the free transform tool and you'll be sorry once you print!
So… with the pie cut out and the background reduced I added a little steam and called it a day. Funny thing is, the pie still isn't done and it has been over an hour! Looks like breakfast for me! This morning I had homemade spinach quiche!
So I leave you with this quick bit of info. Did you know that a 10 megapixel cameras native print size is 8x12 inches? However, enlarging is more than acceptable and sizes up to 24x36 can be achieved without a severe reduction in quality. Now, photos can be blown up to sizes larger than 24x36 and still pass as good quality as most of the time you stand back from large prints to take in the whole picture. The guy that gets his nose up to the print is most likely me… to see where the photoshop guy got lazy! I do that at movie theaters all the time! Its funny because I now have Joyce doing it too!
Ok thats it for now…
Lighting:
AB800 Beauty Dish Boomed overhead at 6:00 1/4 Power
AB800 Med Softbox 3:00 full power
Triggered Via Cyber Syncs.
The Grade I Listed Salisbury Cathedral, (formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary), one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body of the cathedral was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and seat of the Bishop of Salisbury. In Salisbury, Wiltshire.
As a response to deteriorating relations between the clergy and the military at Old Sarum Cathedral, the decision was taken to resite the cathedral and the bishopric was moved to Salisbury. The move occurred during the tenure of Bishop Richard Poore, a wealthy man who donated the land on which it was built. The new cathedral was paid for by donations, principally from the canons and vicars of southeast England who were asked to contribute a fixed annual sum until it was completed. A legend tells that the Bishop of Old Sarum shot an arrow in the direction he would build the cathedral but the arrow hit a deer that died in the place where Salisbury Cathedral is now. The cathedral crossing, Old Sarum and Stonehenge are reputed to be aligned on a ley line, though Clive L.N. Ruggles asserts that the site, on marshland, was chosen because a preferred site several miles to the west could not be obtained.
The foundation stone was laid on 28 April 1220. Much of the freestone for the cathedral came from Teffont Evias quarries. As a result of the high water table in the new location, the cathedral was built on only four feet of foundations, and by 1258 the nave, transepts and choir were complete. The only major sections built later were the cloisters in 1240, the chapter house in 1263, tower and spire, which at 404 feet (123 m) dominated the skyline from 1320. Because most of the cathedral was built in only 38 years, it has a single consistent architectural style, Early English Gothic.
Although the spire is the cathedral's most impressive feature, it has proved to be troublesome. Together with the tower, it added 6,397 tons (6,500 tonnes) to the weight of the building. Without the addition of buttresses, bracing arches and anchor irons over the succeeding centuries, it would have suffered the fate of spires on later great ecclesiastical buildings (such as Malmesbury Abbey) and fallen down; instead, Salisbury remains the tallest church spire in the UK. The large supporting pillars at the corners of the spire are seen to bend inwards under the stress. The addition of reinforcing tie beams above the crossing, designed by Christopher Wren in 1668, arrested further deformation. The beams were hidden by a false ceiling, installed below the lantern stage of the tower.
Significant changes to the cathedral were made by the architect James Wyatt in 1790, including replacement of the original rood screen and demolition of a bell tower which stood about 320 feet (100 m) north west of the main building. Salisbury is one of only three English cathedrals to lack a ring of bells, the others are Norwich Cathedral and Ely Cathedral. However it does strike the time every 15 minutes with bells. In total, 70,000 tons of stone, 3,000 tons of timber and 450 tons of lead were used in the construction of the cathedral.
As soon as the sun came out today, so did the kits, all full of fun and play. Giving me a completely magical hour of entertainment.
@Tokyo, Japan
They seem to have prepared to bloom while I was playing around with snowy February.
Nikon F2
Nikkor 50mm F1.4
Fujifilm Natura 1600
#244: As of 8/31/19, under Flickr's popularity rankings of my 1800+ pics, this is listed as #244 in "interestingness."
VIDEO AT: youtu.be/VfEMjNw7SPA
As I've described in my Flickr profile page (www.flickr.com/people/99244229@N04/), I had an opportunity to be back in full make-up and out in public en femme not long ago. This pic is the 66th in a new series from public en femme activity in 2019, comes from June 19, and features me in a ladies dressing room at my local Macy's.
As usual, I really enjoy color-coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features:
* a Rbenxia "rose red" fuchsia curly long 32" wig, from amazon;
* Wild Diva Lounge magenta-fuchsia faux-suede 5"-stiletto-heel pointed-toe 7.5"-shaft-height booties, from Forever 21;
* an Adidas pink/multicolor abstract-print skater-style miniskirt, from Bulrlington;
* a Grace strawberry-pink knit button-down blouse, from Burlington;
* fuchsia fishnet tights, from WeLoveColors.com;
* a hot pink faux-leather 1.75"-wide waist belt with pink/gold chain straps, from Forever 21;
* a Liz Claiborne "shocking pink"/gold-tone shoulder bag, from JC Penney;
* a dark pink/multicolor fringed neck scarf;
* dark pink & gold bracelets and necklace;
* rose gold rings & gold earrings; and
* press-on french-tip nails, and full make-up.
This particular pic is a snapshot from a video taken in a ladies changing room at my local Macy's, where I like to utilize their extra mirrors to some effect. The full video (2019-06-19 video2) is now posted on my YouTube channel at youtu.be/VfEMjNw7SPA. Please check it out and comment/fave here if you like what you see.
More about this and other 2017-19 pics has been written up in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr.
Let me know your thoughts... :-)
Eiskristalle an den Stengeln
17/01/2024 - „Tief Gertrud“
Von Südwesten und Süden zieht eine Unwetterfront heran, die teils extreme Bedingungen mit sich bringt, darunter Schnee und Glatteisregen.
"Massive Behinderungen werden im Straßen-, Bahn- und Flugverkehr erwartet."
www.dwd.de/DE/wetter/warnungen_aktuell/warnlagebericht/wa...
FROST:
Heute früh leichter bis mäßiger Frost zwischen -2 Grad im Nordwesten und bis -8 Grad in der Mitte und Süden. Lokal auch strenger Frost bis -10 Grad.
WIND/STURM:
Im Schwarzwald oberhalb etwa 800 m stürmische Böen bis 70, in den Gipfellagen Sturmböen bis 85 km/h aus Süd bis Südwest. Auf dem Feldberg auch orkanartige Böen um 110 km/h.
Eine markante Luftmassengrenze über der Mitte Deutschlands ist die Ursache für diese Wetterentwicklung. Sie führt zu starken Schneefällen und Glatteis, die besonders im Südwesten und Süden des Landes zu spüren sind.
Gefahr für Leib und Leben durch schlagartig gefrierenden Regen. Handlungsempfehlungen: Aufenthalt im Freien und Fahrten vermeiden bzw. Verhalten im Straßenverkehr anpassen; auf Beeinträchtigungen auf allen Verkehrswegen bis hin zu Sperrungen/Schließungen einstellen, notfalls Fahrweise anpassen, möglichst volltanken, Decken und warme Getränke mitführen
© 2024 Deutschen Wetterdienst
Bayern
„Tief Gertrud“ - Blitzeis legt Schulen lahm:
Hier entfällt heute der Unterricht
Das bayerische Kultusministerium hat über das Portal für Unterrichtsausfall mitgeteilt, dass am 17. Januar in bestimmten Regionen aufgrund von Glatteisgefahr kein Präsenzunterricht stattfinden wird.
Besonders betroffen ist das obere Pegnitztal im Nürnberger Land.
A bullfrog I spotted while I took a little hike last week..We actually had a 75 degree day(it's back in the 40s now)..This guy seemed to be enjoying the warm sun as much as I was..
As it is Juneteenth, a federal holiday, ACE is running a modified schedule and ACE 06 is the last train of the day. That typically means two engines (two engines are the power of the last ACE train). Today that was a mix of a Charger and a good old MPI F40PH-3C; ACEX 3111 & 3102
A quick visit to College Park, before going to a nearby store.
San Jose, College Park - 2026-06-19
Cabinet card.
Studio of Johann Anton Martin Kleiner, Photographisches Atelier, Hamburg, Steindamm 50/52, St. Georg.
Bought from an eBay seller in Winsen, Germany.
Medal for 1889 on reverse.
* as I imagine it to be in 2015; divided into separate waiting rooms depending on one's sins; this can now take an eternity if not well connected.
In the Catholic theology, Limbo refers to the "edge of hell" a condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to Hell of the damned.
#428: As of 9/3/19, under Flickr's popularity rankings of my 1800+ pics, this is listed as #428 in "interestingness."
For an interlude, this is a close-up/headshot image based off one of my more popular pics posted here on flickr in the last couple years. This particular image was generated with the help of the FaceApp application, where I started with a close-up of the "2018-09-26 pic-01" pic I've posted here. Then I just applied the FA "spark" filter to help with the graininess of this close-up.
Let me know what you think... :-)
.....the air is brisk, 4C, quiet with just the odd call from gulls and oyster catchers - a moment to savour.
Ashley Rakahuri Estuary, Waikuku, NorthCanterbury, NZ
As I was just walking around, I saw these tiny purple flowers in my yard, and I thought they were perfect for pullips!
So, Kumiko gives you all flowers! ^u^
As the rising sun clears away the shadows of the previous night over the island of Camiguin, an imposing silhouette of a large cross stands guard over the location of the old capital of the island. Due to a fatal volcanic eruption of Mount Vulcan, the sea now hides the old capital, which was founded during the Spanish era.
According to local historians, Mount Vulcan had four historic eruptions. The first one was in 1827 but records of this eruption were nil. The second one was in 1862 when thick ashes from the crater flowed and overtook people who were fleeing towards the sea, resulting in 326 fatalities. The third one started in 1871. Previous experience had taught some of the Camiguin people of the dangerous whims of Mount Vulcan. Thus, when earthquakes were felt, they fled as far away as possible from the volcano, but some stayed behind. There were spasmodic eruptions and the people who fled decided to stay away until the time when the volcano finally subsided in 1875. But when they returned, they have lost their land and their friends.
The whole capital of Camiguin, with its cemetery, sunk under the sea. In the following years, the sunken land and the gravestones can still be seen when the tide is low. But in 1948 until 1953, Mount Vulcan erupted again, sinking the whole area deeper, to around twenty feet. In 1982, a large cross was built on the solidified lava to mark the site that became the graves of the ancestors of the Camiguin people. It has become a sunken cemetery. Now, it is one of the worlds most unique diving sites.