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At 135m, The London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. It was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects and was launched in 2000. It has already won over 85 awards for national and international tourism, outstanding architectural quality and engineering achievement.
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“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” —Helen Keller
[AK Evox] - Sally Head, [AK Skin] - Cassie skin, DOUX - Babymonster, ::GB:: Zip down jacket.
Vala Real. Benavente, Portugal
Texture by Jerry Jones
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
Buddha
Koizumu Yagumo (小泉八雲) is a pseudonym of Patric Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) who was born in Lafcada island, Greece to an Irish father and a greek mother. He emigrated to the USA and worked as journalist. He came to Japan as correspondent, visited Matsue, had a Japanese wife from a Samurai family in Matsue, and lived in this Samurai house. Koizumi is the family name of his wife. Yagumo means Izumo province.
He cancelled the correspondent contract, worked as writer and English lecturer, naturalised to Japan and died in Tokyo.
He was a pioneer Japanologist who developed a deep understanding of Japanese cultures. His best known work is "Kwaidan (怪談 spooky stories)" which is a collection of Japanese folk tales on ghosts and spectres.
His former residence is now converted to a museum for his achievements.
A morning at the garden centre, looking for my Valentine present..., well dropping a few subtle hints ..LOL.....produced some nice pictures, starting with this one.
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"Experience tranquility and empowerment at We Orange the World, a serene Zen-inspired destination bathed in an inspiring orange atmosphere for Women’s Month. Explore the peaceful landscapes, art gallery, reflective spaces, and community events celebrating women’s strength, achievements, and gender equality. Visit this March to honor women in a calming and immersive virtual space."
Second episode of the Photo Manipulation Series. In this piece, I tried to express myself lost, staring at the moon, as I was thinking of life in general. Why we all exist? What is your purpose of living? Why we are all inserted in this world? Do you have any objective? Any goals established? Achievements? Well, there are plenty of questions that if we keep thinking deep, we will get to no answer. That is the main idea I tried to express in this piece, the abstraction if our daily thoughts. I hope you all enjoy this manipulation in which I was inspired by rafy.
In the 11th century, William de Volpiano, the Italian architect who had built the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, was chosen by Richard II of Normandy to be the building contractor of the new Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. He designed the Romanesque church of the abbey, daringly placing the transept crossing at the top of the mount. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight; these formed the basis for the supportive upward structure that can be seen today. Today Mont Saint-Michel is seen as a building of Romanesque architecture.
Robert de Thorigny, a great supporter of Henry II of England (who was also Duke of Normandy), reinforced the structure of the buildings and built the main façade of the church in the 12th century. In 1204, Guy de Thouars, regent for the Duchess of Brittany, as vassal of the King of France, undertook a siege of the Mount. After having set fire to the village and having massacred the population, he was obliged to beat a retreat under the powerful walls of the abbey. Unfortunately, the fire which he himself lit extended to the buildings, and the roofs fell prey to the flames. Horrified by the cruelty and the exactions of his Breton ally, Philip Augustus offered Abbot Jordan a grant for the construction of a new Gothic architectural set which included the addition of the refectory and cloister.
Charles VI is credited with adding major fortifications to the abbey-mount, building towers, successive courtyards, and strengthening the ramparts.
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From the JIAN Pee-wee Puffs Collection
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Tea Cup White
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Blankey Puffs
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Flower Pot Bi-Color
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Teddy Puff Companion
From the JIAN Silly Shibes II FATPACK
JIAN Silly Shibes II 19. Rope Chew
All landscaping and the tiny boat are at the location below
Location
Tiny Isle of Mist, Intrepide (194, 115, 21)
"Knowledge is an achievement sublime.
A learning experience, one day at a time.
Knowledge is power...even if we
choose not to use it, imperatively.
From the day we are born,
we are blessed with the right
to study our world, to give our minds flight.
To hunger for more, to expand our potential.
Knowledge is something truly essential.
Answers to questions the mind can impart,
nurtures the hunger for knowledge, to start
the process of learning, the beginning of growth,
a personal quest and a personal oath,
to become the very best one can be.
Yes, that is the road I have chosen for me!
It's all up to us...that desire to learn.
An impression within our hearts, it should burn,
and daily, the blessings, upon us will shower.
Always hold to the truth,
that...Knowledge Is Power!"
(Knowledge is Power - Poem by Patricia Ann Brazee, source:
www.voicesnet.com/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=65026)
~~The Look~~
Shoes: Stiletto Moody Bare - Ava Gold (Black) - my fave shoes from 2010 {oldie but goodie :-)};
Earrings: Sn@tch - Fierce earrings Silver {Designer Circle Anniversary Gift 2017};
Mini dress: *Dafnis Clothes - Creative Studio - Corset dress Lara with HUD (fitted and standard mesh);
Tattoo: Cyberstar Bodyart [CBAT] -- Animal Art {gift};
Headpiece: Sentinus - Tiara;
Pose: {NanTra};
Mesh body: Slink Physique;
Taken at: Penumbra, Sunshine Coast
The Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge links the east and west sides of Des Moines at the northern edge of the Principal Riverwalk loop. The bridge features two separate pathways - one for walkers or joggers and one for bicyclists. The bridge is lit by colorful lights that reflect onto the water and truly make it a beautiful site to see in Des Moines.
The 1st EXCLUSIVE Unlimited prize is here! This cute bunny shelf has 3 compartments to fill with your Easter decor. It comes in four pastel colors that will look amazing anywhere in your home! Look for the gold egg!
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Head on over to the Farm to play! maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MadPea/120/53/3603
Love the MadPea Games and events. This one was so much fun, and even better then the spy hunter game. I left it late to start but still managed to squeze in all the achievement. Thank you Madpea for another awesome adventure.
Those pesky Cupids are back to cause lovey-dovey havoc across the SL grid. Get ready to slay them by smashing, smooshing, and squishing them before they infect you with love! 💘
The MadPea Cupid Catastrophe 2022, a two-week grid-wide hunt, is coming soon! Stay tuned for more info!
In celebration of man's modern achievement. During Earth Hour 2009, I turned on every light in my house. Both of my cars are idle. A ball of 6 strains of 100 professional outdoor Christmas lights hooked together with 6 balls of 100 lights each surrounding it. To top it off, a 600 watt halogen light pointing at the front door.
Sorry, it isn't as good as I want. I should have exposed another .5 or 1 stop.
Boom. After 8 years of missed opportunities, being in the wrong location, being at work, being away, I finally have captured a full on shelf cloud. A monster storm with so many lightning strikes, a dozen captured with my Pluto trigger including this one. #sydneystorms D810 & 14-24mm with Pluto trigger.
Developed during World War II for the U.S. Navy, the Douglas AD Skyraider almost disappeared before having the chance to excel during the Vietnam War, where the aircraft proved well suited for close air support (CAS) to ground forces.
Nevertheless support of search and rescue (SAR) missions had been the Skyraider’s crowning achievement during the conflict. In fact it became dramatically apparent early in the war that lone helicopters were too vulnerable to conduct combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions. For this reason in 1965 a SAR task force decided that rescue helicopters would work in pairs, and that Skyraiders would provide rescue escort.
The callsign “Sandy” was founded in late 1965 by Capt. J.W. “Doc” George during an A-1 replacement flight to one of the several A-1 groups that rotated through Udorn. Actually it was George’s Bine Hoa departure callsign. After having landed at Udorn he was asked what call sign he would like to use while there. George answer was “Sandy.” Not only the callsign was retained by George’s replacement, but also became the callsign of any Skyraider assigned the SAR mission.
This Skyraider was built in California in 1951 with the c/n 7802 and after the US Navy serial number 127002.
In 1961, he was first assigned to the 3/20 "Oranie" Fighter Squadron with the callsign 20-FP then to the 1/21 Support Aircraft Squadron with the callsign 21-LN and finally to EAA 2/21 “Oranie” with callsign 21-ZH.
It was quite an achievement to get these bowls to cooperate and not break for this shot! New treat bowls for summer!
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Sally B is the name of an airworthy 1945-built Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, the only one remaining airworthy in Europe. Based at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, Sally B flies at airshows in the UK and across Europe as well as serving as an airborne memorial to the United States Army Air Forces airmen who lost their lives in the European theatre during World War II. The aircraft was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on 19 June 1945 as 44-85784, too late to see active service in the war. After being converted to both a TB-17G training variant and then an EB-17G it was struck off charge in 1954. In 1954 the Institut Géographique National in France bought the plane for use as a survey aircraft. In 1975 it moved to England and was registered with the CAA as G-BEDF to be restored to wartime condition. The Sally B was first fitted with accurate gun turrets and other much needed additions for her role as Ginger Rogers, a B-17 bomber of the fictitious bomber unit featured in the 1981 LWT series We'll Meet Again. During the winter of 1983–84, Sally B was painted in an olive drab and neutral grey colour scheme, in place of the bare metal scheme she had worn since construction, in order to protect the airframe from the damp UK weather. At the same time, she received the markings of the 447th Bomb Group. The Sally B was used in the 1990 film Memphis Belle as one of 5 flying B-17s needed for various film scenes, and it was used to replicate the real Memphis Belle in one scene. Half of the aircraft is still in the Memphis Belle livery, following restoration of the Sally B nose art and the black and yellow checkerboard pattern on the cowling of the starboard inner (no 3) engine, carried as a tribute to Elly Sallingboe's companion Ted White, whose Harvard aircraft had the same pattern on its cowling. Sally B was reworked to B-17F configuration for filming. Since 1985, Sally B has been operated by Elly Sallingboe's 'B-17 Preservation Ltd and maintained by Chief Engineer Peter Brown and a team of volunteers. The aircraft is flown by volunteer experienced professional pilots. The B17 Charitable Trust exists to raise funds to keep the plane flying. In 2008, Elly Sallingboe was awarded the Transport Trust 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in recognition of over thirty years of dedication to the preservation and operation of Britain's only airworthy Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as a flying memorial to the tens of thousands of American aircrew who lost their lives in her sister aircraft during the Second World War. One of the key events in the flying calendar for Sally B is an annual tribute flypast following the Memorial Day service at the American Military Cemetery at Madingley, Cambridge. This takes place over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Flypasts over former Eighth Air Force bases are also carried out whenever possible during the summer months.
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