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because I was driving...I coached my son through the steps....I decided on a B&W version (Silver Efex Pro) because the orange washed mercury vapour cast was --well ugly.... taken in a tunnel that goes under the Welland Canal
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(l to r) 2019 Youth In Service Middle School Honoree Drew Dorfman, from Berkshire Middle School grade 6, with David R. Walker, Co-Chair of the Youth In Service Committee, at the 9th Annual Youth In Service Appreciation Event, April 17, 2019, sponsored by Birmingham Youth Assistance and the Birmingham Optimists at the Community House, Birmingham, MI.
A Baltimore & Ohio GP40 gets assistance from a Reading Railroad GP39-2 and another B&O unit pulling this train out of the Bay View Yard in Baltimore, MD, in April 1975.
Lancia Rally 037 Gr.B "BASTOS Team" de SNYERS / SYMENS, 4° au scratch, rallye des Garrigues 1985
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I stayed home on Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) and photographed things close at HAND.
Toss me a line, will yah - but please don't leave me dangling. :)
Le Bambole Mk. VIII, "The Pin-Debonair Pinhole Camera". Kodak Ektar 100.
8049 pauses briefly after detaching from the New Intercity Fleet D-Set on Platform 1, Sydney Central Station.
Testing is being carried out on the new trains, certification will then follow before being released for revenue service.
Thursday 30th January 2020.
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(l to r) 2019 Youth In Service High School Honoree Jana Dinkeloo, from Groves HIgh School grade 11, with David R. Walker, Co-Chair of the Youth In Service Committee, at the 9th Annual Youth In Service Appreciation Event, April 17, 2019, sponsored by Birmingham Youth Assistance and the Birmingham Optimists at the Community House, Birmingham, MI.
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Service members unload a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 30, 2014, during Operation United Assistance. The U.S. Africa Command-led operation provides command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to the U.S. government’s efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez/Released)
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Renault C Range 8x4 breakdown with Tyrex recovery gear operated by Garage Venot of Orleans, and seen here in the French city of Chartres.
DB Cargo Class 6400 Number 6432 assists Rail Force One 1830 (Class 1600) loco through Amersfoort Station,after RFO 1830 grinds to a halt on the bank at the west of the station,6432 rushed from the nearby yard to assist,later 6432 was removed from the train at the east of the station,photographed on 17/07/2019
This seems to illustrate something i saw on a wildlife program which showed that birds which follow have a different wingbeat to the one in front. I believe they use the movement of the air from the one in front to help them save energy during flight
Recently obtained from the lessor is this Vauxhall Vivaro, 90709 (FL67 WSZ) a depature from the usual Ford Transit that First have relied upon for such work.
Seen here attending to 10165 at Ashwood.
Last night I found myself making these beamswords. I guess you could say I was inspired by 'Dano's Minifigs and Tekka Croe's Minifigs.
I don't kow what's wrong with me. I don't even like Star Wars. And I also don't like posting just minifigs pretending it's a MOC.
Anyway, I was hoping you guys could help me in choosing minifigs to go with these weapons.
I really like 'Dano's and clba_Memeber's idea of using a Castle Troll head for a character, so I think I'll do that for the dual weilder. This guy might have a reddish-brown hood for headgear, or no headgear at all, even though I don't really feel as though a minifig is "finished" unless he/she had something on his/her head.
This guy's robes/clothing will most likely be predominately reddish-brown.
I really want this head for the scythe chick. Unless, of coure, anyone has a better peachie head. I still can't decide whether or not I want peachies or yellowies...
I was thinking that she would have a brown ponytail or something. Her robes/clothing will probably be predominantely tan, methinks.
What I'm really looking for is bodies. Torsos and legs. Do I want pre-printed Jedi robes (probably not), or do I wanna design my own decals, like Tekka Croe did? I really like the dark reddish-brown look and such.
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AEC Matador breakdown Q761JBW gives Fowler BB/McLaren diesel powered ploughing engine NK1755 'Sally' a helping hand through the mud.
The Full Moon Skinny Dip is a flyer easily recognizable flyer around campus. Many think, very few participate. Naturally Tallahassee invites college students every full moon, of every month to indulge in some nude recreation. As a fashion enthusiast, I consume myself with the latest trends, textiles, and designers. Obviously, I love clothes.
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Incoming students should be aware of the emergency blue light system, which functions as a means of contacting FSUPD for immediate assistance. There are over 400 of these blue light telephones throughout campus, so noting their locations is a way to be ready in case of an emergency.
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I love fried rice not only for its taste and versatility, but also because it’s so easy to make at the last minute. I almost always have most of the core ingredients stocked in my pantry, refrigerator and freezer. If a carton of leftover take-out restaurant rice suddenly appears on a shelf next to the milk, I’m good to go.
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The Miami Herald > Living > Food ... FRIED RICE ...
BY SARA MOULTON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Starchy, crunchy and flavorful, fried rice is a deeply satisfying dish no matter what you add to it. And you can add just about any vegetable or protein you care to name, fresh or left over.
I love fried rice not only for its taste and versatility, but also because it’s so easy to make at the last minute. I almost always have most of the core ingredients stocked in my pantry, refrigerator and freezer. If a carton of leftover take-out restaurant rice suddenly appears on a shelf next to the milk, I’m good to go.
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Shrimp fried rice with pickled radishes MATTHEW MEAD / AP
Main dish
--- Shrimp Fried Rice with Pickled Radishes
... 2 eggs
... Kosher salt and ground pepper
... 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil, divided
... 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
... 1/2 pound peeled and deveined raw shrimp
... 2 garlic cloves, minced
... 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
... 3 cups cooked brown rice
... 2 cups coarsely shredded radishes (about 10 large radishes)
... 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
... 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
... 2 tablespoons sake or dry sherry
... 2 teaspoons sesame oil
... 1 cup blanched fresh or thawed frozen peas
... 1 cup blanched sugar snap peas, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Coat the pan with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add a pinch of salt and some pepper to the eggs, then add them to the pan. Tilt the pan to spread the egg all around to make a flat pancake. Cook for 30 to 45 seconds, or until almost set. Turn over the egg (you can cut it in a few pieces to make it easier, using the side of a nonstick pan-safe spatula) and cook for another 10 seconds. Transfer the egg to a cutting board.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of the oil to the pan. Once the oil is hot, add the onion. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is lightly golden, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until almost cooked through, about another 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and return the skillet to the heat.
Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil to the skillet, then add the rice, pressing it flat with the back of the spatula. Cook until the rice is slightly crispy, turning it over with the spatula, about 8 to 10 minutes.
While the rice is cooking, in a small bowl combine the radishes, vinegar and salt to taste. In a small bowl combine the soy sauce, sake and sesame oil. Chop the egg and add it along with the peas and sugar snap peas to the bowl with the shrimp.
When the rice is nicely crisped, add the contents of the shrimp bowl and the soy sauce mixture to the skillet and cook, stirring, until the mixture is heated through. Transfer the fried rice to 4 bowls and top each portion with some of the radishes. Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 440 calories; 120 calories from fat (27 percent of total calories); 14 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 175 mg cholesterol; 50 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 22 g protein; 670 mg sodium.
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I’ve never been all that great at cooking rice. I just can’t seem to get the ratio and timing right, and I always forget when you’re supposed to leave it alone and when you’re supposed to stir it. I finesse this handicap by leaning on a little trick I learned during my restaurant days: boiling the rice in a big pot of salted water as if it was pasta. That way there’s no rice-to-water ratio to worry about. For brown rice, 45 minutes does the trick.
And if you’re in a particular rush, you can swap in instant brown rice, which is almost as nutritious as regular brown rice and cooks up quicker, as advertised.
This being spring, I made sure that the stars of the recipe were seasonal ingredients, starting with peas. Fresh peas are heavenly, of course, but they start turning to starch as soon as they’re harvested, so be sure to cook them right away. I also incorporated two other spring vegetables— sugar snap peas and radishes, though I left the radishes raw. Saute a radish and this spicy, crispy root vegetable becomes sweet and tender.
But I like the kick of a raw radish, so I simply shredded them, then tossed them with a little seasoned rice vinegar. Sprinkled on top of the finished dish, these raw radishes are similar to a pickle.
Protein-wise, this recipe calls for shrimp, but you can use any protein you choose, or toss in mushrooms instead and call it a vegetarian’s delight.
As is typical in Chinese cuisine, this dish requires little cooking time. But you must have all the ingredients measured and chopped before you toss them in the pan. If you want to streamline the process even further, you can leave out the sauce, simply serving the finished dish with soy sauce and hot sauce on the side. For that matter, you could lose the radish garnish, though even suggesting such a thing makes me sad.
In the end, I can pretty much guarantee that if you try this recipe even once, you’ll be inspired to make it again and again, changing it slightly every time to make room for whichever delicious seasonal ingredients happen to be at hand or whichever leftovers are crying out to be used up.
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Be in the know with FSU Guardian, the Night Nole and more protection from FSUPD
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img code photo ... The Blue Light Trail
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The Blue Light Trail is one of the numerous precautions Florida State has implemented to increase campus safety. / Zachary Goldstein / FSView
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May 22, 2013
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Brittany Lyons
Staff Writer @Bhl11Lyons
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FSU News Life
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With so much else to focus on when students move in and get settled for the school year, safety may be the last thing that Seminoles are thinking about. The good news is that FSU already has several measures in place that maintain safety on campus.
Incoming students should be aware of the emergency blue light system, which functions as a means of contacting FSUPD for immediate assistance. There are over 400 of these blue light telephones throughout campus, so noting their locations is a way to be ready in case of an emergency. In addition, students that provide their cell phone numbers will be able to receive emergency notifications through FSU Alert, and university police offer a free new service called FSU Guardian—if you sign up, an emergency call from your cell phone would allow FSUPD to have quick access to your information as well as GPS coordinates of your location in order to help them respond more quickly.
FSUPD also allows students to register their personal and valuable property online in case of theft or loss. Lieutenant Hank Jacob of FSUPD’s Support Services Division advises students to record the serial numbers of their valuables. According to Jacob, this information is especially valuable if property ends up at a pawn shop or advertised on Craigslist. Of course, taking caution with your belongings is important as well.
“A lot of it is common sense,” Jacob said. “One of the biggest things we get is people leaving their stuff around. You can’t expect it to be there when you get back. You can’t leave your residence hall unlocked or your car unlocked. You have to do the most you can to secure and safeguard your property.”
Common sense also applies to keeping safe at night. Students have several night-time transportation options. The S.A.F.E. Connection—a project by the Student Government Association in affiliation with FSUPD—offers free transportation to any location on-campus and several off-campus locations as well. It is available from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. nearly every night during the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
During the fall and spring, the Night Nole also provides transportation to even more off-campus locations but does not operate on Sunday or Monday nights. It is designed to transport students from the Tennessee Strip to over 32 apartment complexes.
For those students living in residence halls on campus, University Housing provides Night Staff for safety concerns that may arise between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. In addition, female students can take a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) program that is free if not taken for credit.
There are many ways to prevent crime and maintain safety while at FSU, but students who are conscious of their habits and their surroundings will be able to decrease their risk even further. Common sense knowledge like letting a friend know your whereabouts and not walking alone at night is essential to abide by at college because of the unique and riskier environment. It is essential for incoming students to exercise caution as they adjust to college life.
Finally, Jacob offered advice on how to stay safe and be responsible at FSU.
“Don’t break the law,” Jacob said. “Don’t drink. Don’t do pot. Don’t be so trusting or naïve.”
Important Phone Numbers:
FSUPD Emergency Situation: 911
FSUPD Urgent Situation: 311
S.A.F.E. Connection: 644-7233
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Taking minimalism to the extreme, Custom Content Editor Tammy Noel throws fashion, and her clothes, to the wind in favor of nude naturism. / Tammy Noel and Katie Dolciato / FSView
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So we’re supposed to just take our clothes off now? Cool.
My comrades and I jumped out of my Jetta and walked on the dirt beaten path toward the lake. Our first sight: Chuck from Pensacola, standing in bare flesh with a brewski waving hey.
The Full Moon Skinny Dip is a flyer easily recognizable flyer around campus. Many think, very few participate. Naturally Tallahassee invites college students every full moon, of every month to indulge in some nude recreation. As a fashion enthusiast, I consume myself with the latest trends, textiles, and designers. Obviously, I love clothes.
What I appreciate most about clothing is the actual textile. My favorite is leather. Whether its pebbled, saffiano, or patent leather, authentic animal hide maintains a caliber that is unmatched to the over popularized poly-cotton blends, most college students are accustomed to it. It’s tough. It’s durable. Yet, it’s restrictive. And no matter how much I enjoy my leather trousers, what’s even better than putting it on, is taking it off.
Clothing dictates opinions. They do. That blonde who sits in the front row with her Tory Brunch flats and Michael Kors tote, what do you really know of her? Or that hipster that wears tight skinnies with a graphic tee, what do you really know of him? Nothing. You actually think you know more than you do. Clothing protects us, but always restricts our frame of judgment. Shedding free of that restrictive material may allow us to witness a clarity that we wouldn’t normally see. Well, I needed some clarity.
But wait—the closest thing to being “natural” is the Nature Valley bars I snag from the vending machine. I hate the outdoors so much my dream home resides in the heart of metropolitan city with the rooftop garden.
I was predictably nervous. Was I going to be hit on? I mean how could they possibly resist themselves. Or at least I’d like to believe that to be the case. But, quite possibly, this wasn’t about me, maybe it was something deeper than the stereotypical notions we all cling to. “Now you start asking people why and everybody will give you a different reason, high on most peoples’ list is the freedom of it,” LeValley said. “To me, it’s a way of getting in touch with ancestral roots. This is the way people were for thousands and thousands of years—connected with all of history.”
A frequent guest lecturer at FSU and FAMU, over a warm fire and s’mores, LeValley, amongst others, dissected the reason why. However, in order to understand why, I needed to understand how. “Back in the early 80s a whole lot of students got to skinny dipping at [Sam Allen Lake] off Springhill Road. There might have been 100 students there,” LeValley shared. “Then one day the police did a very stupid thing. They raided the place and arrested seven people. One of them demanded a jury trial, went to court and won.”
Seriousness overcame everyone standing around the fire. Like a Kanye interview, LeValley had our attention. All that could be heard was the crunch of graham crackers and the crackle of the fire. “The jury said, ‘well everyone knows that’s a skinny dipping place. Why are you surprised?’ It became totally unenforceable.”
After being displaced, the unclad crusaders decided to find another lake. Yet again, the police raided that pond and left the nudists…well, naked.
“Then finally three of us got to together and developed a strategy of finding so many lakes and sinkholes, and rivers that we could meet in the parking lot Sunday morning and decided then and there which one we were going to. We didn’t have to worry about the police stalking the place out,” said LeValley. “So we did that for 4 years. Rob had just joined us and he started looking for some places in this area and he went to a lake. There was an old man fishing and Rob decided to be honest and tell him what he was looking for.”
Luck struck. That old man fishing had a brother with a lake and for a small rental fee the unclad crusaders had a haven to call their own—equipped with trees, a lake, a hiking trail and campfire. Perseverance created the retreat that I was sitting in the heart of smacking on s’mores and sharing stories.
To my left, stood Monty. A decorated retired pilot, who chose to not reveal his last name, but his reason for becoming a nudist was simple—he wanted freedom from judgment.
“That’s one of the things that I’ve always thought was really beautiful about nudism. It destroys the textile classes that our society sets up because I’m not wearing K-Mart and you’re not wearing Gucci,” Monty said. “We’re wearing nothing.”
As the night aged, in the midst of the rainy weather, I bonded with complete strangers. We swam together in the lake and talk about everything: Blackboard, tattoos, and careers—normal topics. The water was perfect, as if the temperature was set to stimulate conversation. Though it was pitch black, the full moon illuminated their faces. When the mosquitoes decided it was feeding time, I witness the grimaces—a normal expression. I observed as the vets coyly smiled at the rookies’ pain—a normal expression. Around the campfire, in between light rain showers, we discussed politics, music and sports. Well, I didn’t really participate in the latter.
During the NBA finals, I caught up on Project Runway. Anyhow, I had normal conversation, about normal topics, with normal people.
It made me wonder why, though, isn’t this considered normal? “I find it interesting that everyone laughs and pokes fun at nudists’ resorts, which is not a sexually thing, yet sex with a lot of different people is so accepted in our society,” Monty said.
“You’re just sitting around with friends nude and just enjoying the elements. I didn’t feel like it was a brilliant brainchild that I came up with. I just felt like it’s a question that begs to be asked, since I’ve become a nudist.”
Nudity may be subculture, though it’s a factor that connects humans. Clothing is a necessity. Hell, I would be without a passion without them but at times clothing is somewhat of a necessary evil.
“When a girl is in clothes, whether she’s dressed provocatively or just in business clothes, there are people that are always looking at your attire to see how you present yourself,” Naturally FSU chapter president Nina Vallad said. “Here you are completely nude, so you don’t have to worry about ‘is this popping out or makes me look fat.’ You’re just here and you’re experiencing what it feels like to be completely beautiful. Everyone is basically accepted at face value.”
Now, did I look? Yes, at times maybe too long. Bodies are different shapes, shades and sizes. Many of those shapes I’ve never seen prior to that night. Yet the hippie weirdo scene I thought I was getting myself into wasn’t so weird after all.
Am I now a self-proclaimed nudist? No and I have the bug bites to prove why.
However, at the end of the night, it suddenly dawned on me that I was just like them—bare; stripped of clothes and judgment, yet undoubtedly myself.
My new friend Monty agrees: “You find that when you’re down to absolutely nothing but just your body than you get to know people for who they really are.”
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Soldiers from 17th Fires Brigade, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, arrive by air and convoy to assist the Iraqi army with distributing urgent humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Faddaqhryah and Bahar in Basra province, Iraq, Aug. 18.
17th Fires Brigade
Photo by Spc. Maurice Galloway
Date: 08.18.2009
Location: Faddaqhryah and Bahar, IQ
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As I was up and the sun was shining I decided to pop out to catch the main line steam through the area this morning. The only viable location was this one at Suttons Business Park - I was just glad that the train came on the relief line rather than the main line as timetabled... Gresley A4 Pacific 60009 "Union of South Africa" approaches Reading with the London Paddington to Minehead "West Somerset Steam Express". West Coast Railways Class 47/7 47760 is tucked in behind to ensure that the steam locomotive doesn't work too hard given the fire risk as a result of the recent hot and dry spell of weather.
Sparrow recovery's 8x4 Volvo FM12 tows First Bradford Volvo B7 Alexander ALX 400, 30911 back to Bowling Back Lane depot 24-7-15. I think the bus had a compressor fault.
Operator: ANWB Medical Air Assistance
Aircraft: Airbus Helicopters EC135P3H
Registration: PH-DOC
C/n: 2095
Location: Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM/EHRD)
Date: 16-11-2020
Previouly: D-HECN
Ex Isle of Man Transport FMN503T - thanks to Danny for assistance identifying this vehicle. See tags.
The October War Panoroma was built with the assistance of artists from North Korea and opened in 1998. Many of the paintings and sculpture is in the socialist realist style common in North Korea and the former Soviet Union.
The October War Panorama commemorates the Yom Kippur War war with Israel in 1973. Syria lost territory during the war but it's a very different account presented here.
Hafez Al-Assad ruled Syria with an iron grip from 1970 until his death in 2000. Like the North Korean leaders he encouraged a personality cult during his lifetime and his image can be seen everywhere in Syria.
You people looking for a holiday then you have got to support the super friendly nation of Vanuatu. This place has all the trappings of Bali without the hassles of being pestered by any people selling you anything.
Back in March they suffered a tremendous cyclone and need all the assistance you can give them by touring there.
Just bring your sun screen! I got burnt today snorkelling. Youch!
I used those this weekend, at my 3rd official photo shoot. It's really nice to be able to go up to people, ask to take their picture, and when they inevitably ask why I take photos, or what I'm taking these photos for, to say "oh, I'm a photographer, I'm putting together an art show" even though I've really no intention of using most of the photos for the show. It creates a pleasing aura of respectability. Forget saving lives, I wanna take pretty pictures of pretty people!
Maybe, if you're all good, I'll put up a shot or two from the shoots.
If you're all bad, then it's more shots of my carpet.
Water provision in Ali Addeh camp in Djibouti. The priority of EU humanitarian aid in Djibouti is to provide life-saving assistance to refugees and look for durable solutions to their plight.
Djibouti hosts over 18 000 long-term refugees and asylum seekers mainly from Somalia whose basic needs such as shelter, water and protection need to be catered for.
Since the start of the Yemen crisis in March 2015, close to 80 000 people have fled to countries in the Horn of Africa including nearly 40 000 to Djibouti. This new influx is putting pressure on the country’s limited natural resources and services.
Djibouti imports 95% of its food. The number of people at risk of hunger has increased since the 2011 drought, accelerating the rural exodus to urban areas. A combination of high food prices, water scarcity, climate change and reduced pasture has increased food insecurity. This year’s El Niño has led to even dryer weather.
Humanitarian funding from the European Commission provides refugees with access to clean water and sanitation as well as shelter, protection, nutrition and health care. Food assistance is given in the form of cash transfers as a way of promoting refugees’ self-reliance. ©EU/ECHO/Massimo La Rosa