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Pub, former townhall / Pulheim / Rhein-Erft-Kreis / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
Album of Germany (the west): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157713209...
No invites please, I just want you to smile like I did when I saw this and reminded my childhood when we did the same to an opposing team when we play football (soccer)
This Boeing 777 had a very short career with United, being delivered in March 1999 and withdrawn from use in July 2003. It went on to fly with Air India as VT-AIK from 2004-2010 and was then returned to United, following which it went to Transaero as EI-UNV. It was stored at Teruel in 2015.
Daniël Mijtens (Delft, c. 1590 – The Hague, 1647/48), known in England as Daniel Mytens the Elder, was a Dutch portrait painter who spent the central years of his career working in England. He was born in Delft into a family of artists and trained in The Hague, possibly in the studio of Van Mierevelt. No known work survives from his first Dutch period.[1]
By 1618, he had moved to London where his initial patron was the leading art collector Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel. Mijtens painted the Earl and his Countess, and was soon commissioned to paint King James I and his son Charles, Prince of Wales. In 1625 he became painter to Charles I.
After the prince's accession to the throne as Charles I in 1625 Mijtens produced such a large number of full length portraits of Charles I and his courtiers, including duplicates, that it is assumed that he had workshop assistance. Two of his finest portraits are of the same man, James Hamilton later 1st Duke of Hamilton, whom he painted as a seventeen year old in 1623 and again in 1629. Mijtens made visits to the Netherlands in 1626 and 1630, perhaps to study the latest developments in his field, more particularly the works of Rubens and Van Dyck.
Mijtens introduced a new naturalism into the English court portrait, but after the arrival in England of the far more distinguished Anthony Van Dyck in 1632 he was superseded as the leading court portraitist, and around 1634 he appears to have returned to the Netherlands permanently. He subsequently worked primarily as an art dealer in The Hague, acquiring works for the Earl of Arundel among others. Only four paintings survive from this final period.
Some of Mijtens' works are still owned by the Royal Family.
by; after Paul Pontius; Sir Anthony Van Dyck,print,circa 1640
España - Ciudad Real - Viso del Marqués - Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz
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ENGLISH:
It was built at the end of the 16th century by Álvaro de Bazán, first Marquis of Santa Cruz. It is currently the headquarters of the General Archive of the Navy.
It is one of the two palaces built by this sailor, knight of the Order of Santiago, captain of the Ocean Sea and admiral of the Spanish Navy. It is located next to the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, and since 1948 it has been rented by its owners, the Marquises of Santa Cruz, to the Spanish Navy, who first used it as a Museum of the Spanish Navy and later expanded its functions by also establishing the General Archive of the Navy.
The building was frequented by the first marquis thanks to its location, halfway between Madrid, where the Court was, and Seville, whose port he often went to as the Spanish Navy was anchored there, of which he was admiral during the reign of Philip II.
The palace was nearly destroyed by the Austrian troops of Edward Hamilton during the War of the Spanish Succession at the beginning of the 18th century, but was saved by the actions of the Marquis's chaplain, the poet Carlos de Praves, thanks to whom we can admire it today. It suffered some damage due to the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, which collapsed the ceiling of the hall of honour, where the great fresco depicting the Battle of Lepanto had been painted, and toppled the four corner towers, which the chronicles of Philip II described as magnificent.
In it we can find maritime objects from the period. A figurehead belonging to a ship commanded by the Marquis is noteworthy. During the War of Independence, the French razed it, and by the time the Civil War came it had served as a granary, school, stable, prison and hospital, until in 1948 and at the request of Julio Guillén Tato, director of the Naval Museum, Mrs. Casilda de Silva Fdez. de Henestrosa, descendant of Álvaro de Bazán, rented it to the Navy for 90 years as a museum-archive, which is its current function. Also, in the adjoining parish church there is a 4m long stuffed crocodile attached to one of the vaults, which was offered by the Marquis as a votive offering upon his return from one of his voyages.
Between March and April 1823, King Ferdinand VII spent the night there, after leaving Madrid for Seville, before the entry of the French contingent called the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis, about whose stay Ferdinand VII did not write a word in his travel diary. The palace was declared a National Monument in 1931 and was restored from 1948 by the Navy under the direction of Admiral Guillén.
The palace was built between 1564 and 1586 with subsequent modifications. It is a square-shaped building in the Renaissance style, built around a Renaissance atrium with a recumbent tomb. The walls and ceilings are covered with frescoes with two themes: mythological scenes on the one hand and naval battles and Italian cities related to the military career of the Marquis and his family on the other. The frescoes are by Italian Mannerist painters, the Péroli family. Upon seeing them, Philip II commissioned them to do work for El Escorial and the Alcázar of Toledo.
For its construction, the Marquis hired a team of architects, painters and decorators who worked on the building from 1564 to 1586. For some, the design of the building was due to the Italian Giovanni Battista Castello, known as the Bergamasco, who later worked in El Escorial; for others, it was designed, at least in its original plan, by Enrique Egas el Mozo.
The architecture is perceived as typically Spanish, without Italian arches, with smooth walls and square towers at the corners, influenced by the austerity of El Escorial and the Alcázar of Toledo, within the harmonious relationships characteristic of the Renaissance. The central space is occupied by a porticoed courtyard that, together with the staircase, forms a typically mannerist ensemble understood as an elegant and courtly style that goes beyond the merely architectural framework.
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ESPAÑOL:
Fue construido a finales del siglo XVI por Álvaro de Bazán, primer marqués de Santa Cruz. Actualmente es la sede del Archivo General de la Marina.
Se trata de uno de los dos palacios construidos este marino, caballero de la Orden de Santiago, capitán del Mar Océano y almirante de la Marina española. Está situado al lado de la iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, y desde el año 1948 es alquilado por parte de sus propietarios, los marqueses de Santa Cruz, a la Armada Española, quien primero lo destinó a Museo de la Marina Española y más tarde amplió sus funciones estableciendo también el Archivo General de la Marina.
El edificio era frecuentado por el primer marqués gracias a su ubicación, a medio camino entre Madrid, donde estaba la Corte, y Sevilla, a cuyo puerto acudía a menudo al mantener allí anclada la Armada Española, de la cual fue almirante durante el reinado de Felipe II.
El palacio estuvo a punto de ser destruido por las tropas austracistas de Edward Hamilton durante la Guerra de Sucesión Española a principios del siglo XVIII, salvándose por la actuación del capellán del marqués, el poeta Carlos de Praves, gracias a lo cual hoy podemos admirarlo. Sufrió algunos daños a causa del terremoto de Lisboa en 1755: el cual hundió el techo del salón de honor, donde se había pintado el gran fresco que representaba la batalla de Lepanto, y desmochó las cuatro torres de las esquinas, que las crónicas de Felipe II describían como magníficas.
En él podemos encontrar objetos marineros de la época. Llama la atención un mascarón de proa perteneciente a una nave que dirigió el marqués. Durante la Guerra de la Independencia, los franceses lo arrasaron, y para cuando llegó la Guerra Civil había servido de granero, colegio, establo, cárcel y hospital, hasta que en 1948 y a instancias de Julio Guillén Tato, director del Museo Naval, doña Casilda de Silva Fdez. de Henestrosa, descendiente de Álvaro de Bazán se lo rentó a la Armada por 90 años como museo-archivo, que es en la actualidad su función. Asimismo, en la iglesia parroquial aledaña hay un cocodrilo disecado de 4m de largo adosado a una de las bóvedas, que fue ofrecido por el marqués como exvoto al regreso de uno de sus viajes.
Entre marzo y abril de 1823, el rey Fernando VII pernoctó allí, tras abandonar Madrid rumbo a Sevilla, ante la entrada del contingente francés llamado los Cien Mil Hijos de San Luis, de cuya estancia Fernando VII no escribió ni una palabra en su diario del viaje. El palacio fue declarado Monumento Nacional en 1931 siendo restaurado a partir de 1948 por la Armada bajo la dirección del Almirante Guillén.
El palacio fue construido entre 1564 y 1586 con modificaciones posteriores, y se trata de un edificio de planta cuadrada y estilo renacentista articulado en torno a un atrio renacentista con una tumba yacente. Los muros y techos se hallan cubiertos de frescos de doble temática: por un lado, escenas mitológicas y, por otro, batallas navales y ciudades italianas relacionadas con la trayectoria militar del marqués y de sus familiares. Los frescos se deben a unos pintores manieristas italianos, los Péroli. Al verlos, Felipe II les encargaría trabajos para El Escorial y el Alcázar de Toledo.
Para su construcción, el marqués contrató a un equipo de arquitectos, pintores y decoradores que trabajaron en la obra desde 1564 hasta 1586. Para algunos, el diseño del edificio se debió al italiano Giovanni Battista Castello, conocido como el Bergamasco, que más tarde trabajó en El Escorial; para otros lo trazó, al menos en su plan original, Enrique Egas el Mozo.
La arquitectura se percibe como típica española, sin las arquerías italianas, con paramentos lisos y torres cuadradas en las esquinas, influidos por la austeridad de El Escorial y el Alcázar de Toledo, dentro de las relaciones armónicas características del Renacimiento. El espacio central está ocupado por un patio porticado que junto con la escalera forma un conjunto típicamente manierista entendido como estilo elegante y cortesano que desborda el marco meramente arquitectónico.
Snapped this one on my way out the door, going to work in the morning. New suit and new purse.........I felt absolutely wonderful even though it's a Monday morning. :-)
Located between village Liepa and the primeval valley of River Gauja.
Lode clay deposit was discovered in 1953 by the geologist J.Slienis. Ten years later industrial extraction of clay for brick-making was started. The clay-pit became world famous when the geologist V.Kuršs in 1970 first time in the history of the world discovered well preserved fossils of Upper Devonian armoured fish and Strunius kurshi fish. Still nowhere else fish fossils in such good condition have been discovered; part of the fossils can be viewed in the expositions and funds of Latvian Museum of Natural History. Nowadays clay is extracted by the company „Lode“ which produces finishing, oven-chimney, and construction bricks, as well as other clay items. The Lode armoured fish deposit is a protected nature monument.
Information taken from www.entergauja.com/
Located between village Liepa and the primeval valley of River Gauja.
Lode clay deposit was discovered in 1953 by the geologist J.Slienis. Ten years later industrial extraction of clay for brick-making was started. The clay-pit became world famous when the geologist V.Kuršs in 1970 first time in the history of the world discovered well preserved fossils of Upper Devonian armoured fish and Strunius kurshi fish. Still nowhere else fish fossils in such good condition have been discovered; part of the fossils can be viewed in the expositions and funds of Latvian Museum of Natural History. Nowadays clay is extracted by the company „Lode“ which produces finishing, oven-chimney, and construction bricks, as well as other clay items. The Lode armoured fish deposit is a protected nature monument.
Information taken from www.entergauja.com/
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"All right lads, today we have a very special guest to talk about the exciting career possibilities of being a bounty hunter. Now let's give a warm Stormtrooper High welcome to Mr. Boba Fett!"
(inspired by Mr. 8 Skeins of Danger's photos of Boba!) :D
(Just found out this was explored on April 27, currently ranked at #393! Woo Hoo!
Thanks from me, Boba Fett, and the Stormtroopers!) :D
Alvise Vivarini, c. 1442-c. 1503
Christ Blessing, 1498
Oil on panel
cm 52 x 37
This painting was clearly painted for private devotion. The style represents a later, more advanced stage of Alvise Vivarini’s career. Behind the head of the Redeemer, you see light strokes, which create a kind of halo that characterises the face of Christ.
Some people build careers. Others build bridges. DJ Patil does both. He is one of those rare individuals who move seamlessly between worlds—tech and government, science and storytelling, logic and intuition. I’ve known DJ for over a decade and have photographed him countless times. One particular image comes to mind: a windswept walk along the dunes of Fort Funston, the Pacific crashing below, the light shifting by the second. DJ, as always, was in motion—both physically and mentally.
Most know him as the pioneering data scientist who shaped the role of Chief Data Scientist for the United States under President Obama. His work wasn’t just about numbers; it was about people—using data to improve healthcare, criminal justice, and national security. He’s a mathematician by training, a strategist by experience, and, at his core, a problem-solver who sees patterns where others see chaos.
But numbers only tell part of his story. There’s a warmth to DJ that’s rare in the corridors of power and influence. He has a big heart, always willing to help—whether advising a fledgling entrepreneur, tackling an intractable policy issue, or simply offering a kind word. Conversations with him are an exploration, full of unexpected detours and insights. He listens as much as he speaks, a trait that makes him both a great collaborator and a formidable thinker.
Lately, he’s added another skill to his arsenal: photography. What began as curiosity has become an art, a way of seeing the world beyond data and algorithms. He approaches photography as he does everything else—with intention, precision, and an openness to discovery. The eye of the scientist meets the soul of the artist.
It’s easy to list DJ’s accomplishments—his leadership in Silicon Valley, his work shaping national policy, his role in defining what modern data science could be. But what truly sets him apart is something deeper: his ability to connect, to synthesize, to humanize the abstract. In an age where technology often feels impersonal, DJ reminds us that at the heart of every data point is a human being.
And that may be his greatest talent of all.
This little Gordini had an impressive career, notably holding a series of records including one for 48 hours at an average speed of 103 km/h.
570 cc
4 In-line
23 hp
Vmax : 125 km/h
Cité de l'Automobile - National Museum
Schlumpf Collection
17 rue de la Mertzau
Mulhouse - France
July 2013
Swedish postcard by Förlag Torsten G. Ericson, Helsingborg, no. 3038. Photo: RKO Radio Films. Sent by mail in 1958.
Ella Raines (1920-1988) was an American film and television actress with green eyes and high cheekbones. She appeared in many A-pictures very quickly. In the early 1950s, she had her own TV series, Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954), and also had a short-lived recording career during that period.
Ella Raines was born Ella Wallace Raubes in 1920 near Snoqualmie Falls, Washington. She was the youngest of eight children, and her parents, Ernest N. Raines and Bird Zachary Raines owned a general store in the small town. Raines was interested in acting from a young age and appeared in school plays and local theatre productions. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at the University of Washington as a drama student and participated in many plays. In 1942, a few days after her graduation from the University of Washington, Raines married her high school sweetheart, United States Army Air Forces Major Kenneth William Trout. The couple divorced in 1945. Ella was appearing in a play when she was seen by film director Howard Hawks. She achieved stardom almost overnight in Hollywood when she was made the sole contract star of a $1-million new production company director Howard Hawks had formed in 1943 with the actor Charles Boyer, B-H Productions. She made her film debut in Corvette K-225 (Richard Rosson, Howard Hawks, 1943) as the love interest of Randolph Scott. Immediately following her debut, Raines was cast in the all-female war film Cry "Havoc" (Richard Thorpe, 1943) with Margaret Sullavan and Ann Sothern. Raines received critical acclaim for her work in Phantom Lady (Robert Siodmak,1944), which is now considered a classic Film Noir. Next, she played in another classic, the Preston Sturges satire Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) with Eddie Bracken. Very quickly, she appeared in more A pictures including the Western Tall in the Saddle (Edwin L. Marin, 1944) opposite John Wayne. Raines was now known for her talent, beauty, and versatility as an actress. She went on to star in two more thrillers with Siodmak, The Suspect (Robert Siodmak, 1944) starring Charles Laughton, and The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (Robert Siodmak, 1945) with George Sanders.
Ella Raines often played strong-willed and intelligent women, and her performances were praised for their depth and complexity. After the war, she starred in a series of interesting Film Noirs, including Time Out of Mind (Robert Siodmak, 1947), The Web (Michael Gordon, 1947), Brute Force (Jules Dassin, 1947) starring Burt Lancaster, and the underrated Impact (Arthur Lubin, 1948) with Brian Donlevy and Charles Coburn. In 1948, Raines married Robin Olds, a famous fighter pilot, who eventually became promoted to United States Air Force Brigadier General. The couple had three children - their son, Robert Ernest Olds, was stillborn in 1958. Raines continued to work in film and television throughout the 1950s, appearing in several popular TV shows, including Climax! and Wagon Train. In 1954 and 1955, Ella Raines starred in the television series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse. None of her later pictures was nearly as successful as her earlier movies and her film career began to decline. She retired in 1956 after filming the British-made thriller The Man in the Road (Lance Comfort, 1956). She focused on her family and philanthropy work. She was actively involved in numerous charitable organisations, including the National Mental Health Association and the March of Dimes. She and her husband separated in 1975 and were divorced in 1976. In the mid-1970s, she returned to her alma mater to teach drama at the University of Washington in Seattle. Ella moved back to Hollywood and lived in Sherman Oaks until her death. She returned once to the screen for a guest role in the crime television series Matt Houston in 1984. Ella Raines passed away in 1988, in Sherman Oaks, California, from throat cancer. She was 67 years old. She was survived by two daughters, Christina Eloise Olds and Susan Olds Scott-Risner, and a granddaughter, Jennifer Newman. Raines left behind a legacy as a talented and versatile actress who made a significant contribution to the film industry during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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My Career Path
When I graduated from high school in 2003 I was a very confused young man. I did not know much about life but I knew few things about Jesus Christ. I did not have street smarts—I matured very late!--but I knew few Biblical principles. One of the things I knew was that God has a plan for my life and being a new high school graduate I wanted to know His will for my career. So I decided after high school I would work wherever until I discern my God-given talents, and once I know His will for my career then I would pursue getting an education that prepares me for that career path. My high school teachers did not understand why would a student whose overall average never dropped below 90% would want to be a general labourer.
Anyway, after graduating I went to few temporary work agencies to find work. I had to buy steel toed safety shoes because most general labour jobs require them. Pretty soon I found myself working in the warehouse of a clothing company. My boss was a Chinese man who had spent 30 years working there, and my supervisor was an older Chinese man who been working there for many years too. They soon liked me and hired me after 6 months, while temporary workers who have been working there for years were still working for the agency. Two months after being hired the company had their annual wages raise and I did not qualify for it because I had to be working as a full-timer for a full year to qualify for it. But my boss called me into his office and told me that he liked the work I did and wanted to help me and so he gave me a 6% raise which I really appreciated. When I left the office the senior full time workers asked me how much I had gotten for a raise so I told them 6% and suddenly they disliked me! I did not know why their attitude changed toward me until the next day when I found out that the reason was becausethat all full-time workers had gotten only a 3% raise. Like I said, I was very naive and I did not know better as not to disclose this information. Anyway, in the next 3 years my boss had given me about 45% raise, while they had gotten anywhere between 1-3% annual raise.
The reason my boss liked me is that I did every and anything without complaining—I simply did whatever they asked me no matter how menial it was. The Bible says in Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” And my mottos were, “I get paid by hour so I work by hour”, and, “There is a reason why it is called ‘general labour’”—so I never complained about the type of work I had to do or the pay because when I accepted a general labour position I understood two things: I will get paid little, and I will have to do a physical and dirty work.
Anyway, my boss realized I loved to fix mechanical things: paper shredder, lift truck, a table, a cart. So over 3 years he kept asking me to fix broken things around the warehouse, and I realized how much I loved working with gears and mechanical things in general. These experiences brought back memories of how in my teenage years in Iraq I spent all my summer breaks building remote controlled cars, airplanes, and making toy guns and foosball tables, and so on! So I knew I wanted to become a mechanical engineer and therefore 4 years after working in the warehouse I started studying mechanical engineer at UofT.
What I really want to draw attention to is God’s goodness. See, I did not choose the warehouse I worked at but our heavenly Father put me in the right place working for the right boss. People told me that I was working in the wrong place because of their limited wisdom, but God in His infinite wisdom knew what He was doing. God knew what I needed, and so He put me where I needed to be. Being a stubborn person I knew better than listening to people—no matter how well intended their intentions were—because I knew few things:
1) God is real—He exists! (Hebrews 11:6)
2) He is the God of the Bible and I know Him because He revealed Himself in the person of Jesus Christ. Whenever I wondered, “Who is this God I am waiting for?” I realized I knew who He is because I knew who Jesus Christ is. (John 14:9)
3) He is a good, loving, faithful, wise and powerful God, and He is my heavenly Father.
4) He has His own timing and ways of doing things.
So working at the warehouse was His way of helping me find my God-given talent. When I applied to UofT I was told that it was a good thing I had applied then because any high school diplomas older than 4 years old would not be accepted; I did not know that but God did and that was His timing.
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I worked at the warehouse for 2 summer breaks while I was a student at university. In the third summer, in 2010, the clothing company was going through bankruptcy and so they did not have work for me. I needed work because I needed money for the next school year so I applied to some summer engineering internship. I got an interview so I went to it. The interview lasted 2.5 hours and it was by far the worst interview I had ever heard of! It was so bad that it did not matter what I answered to the questions of the engineer who was interviewing me, the answers were wrong! I mean, he even criticized the font size I used in my resume—which was 11 points instead of 12! I wanted to be out of there so bad, and I hoped he would not hire me because I was too embarrassed to see him again! At the end of the interview he told me that his career was delayed 4 years also because when he graduated, some 30 years earlier, Canada was going through a recession and he could not find a job for 4 years.
After the interview my sister asked, “How did the interview go?” And I told her, “Don’t even ask. If he hired me it would truly be a miracle!” And she said, “That’s right. We have a God who works on our behave.” Two weeks later he called me offering the job alongside one of my classmates. He initially just wanted to hire one student—which was my classmate--but decided to hire me anyway. My boss (the interviewer) turned out to be a very cool and nice man who I learned a lot from. I think I did a good job there and I was offered a full-year internship but I really wanted to go back to school and finish it as soon as possible. Of course this 4 months long engineering experience helped me a lot to include an actual engineering experience on my resume.
For some reason I never felt qualified to do that job, even though I believe I did a good job. I think it is because the engineer who hired me did so more because he felt sorry for me than needed my services. (I think he also hired me because he was able to associate with the experience of having your career delayed 4 years.) I want you to keep this in mind because I will touch back on this point later.
After graduating in 2011 I was desperate for a job, any job, and after few months I found myself working at a government company. I worked there for 6 months and I did not like the job even though the people were nice and the pay was good. My task in the last 2 weeks was so boring that on the last day I was afraid my boss would extend my contract! I so wanted to be out of there even though I knew that would mean I would be unemployed and without money!
After a couple of weeks and getting bored of staying at home I prayed a short and simple prayer asking for two things:
1) I told God that the point of studying mechanical engineering was not to become any engineer or to make money, but to put the talents He had given me into practice. That means I want a design position, and engineering is such a broad field that you can do so many things that are not related to your God-given talents.
2) I told God that I wanted to work at a company that wants to hire. A company that believes I am valuable to it. A company where I feel appreciated.
Few weeks ago I saw this job advertisement on the internet seeking a mechanical designer at an office furniture company. The job required the candidate to have 2-3 years experience and knowledge of sheet metal and a design software called AutoCAD. I did not have any of the requirements so I did not apply to that position, and I can still remember thinking, “This sounds like the job I want, but too bad I don’t qualify otherwise I would’ve applied to it!” Next day a staffing agency called me and told me to come see them about that same position. I was very surprised and so I went to the agency. I was so surprised by the whole ordeal that at the end of the interview with the agency personnel I asked him, “How did you get my resume?” He looked surprise and said, “What do you mean? You sent it to me!” I am sure I sent him my resume and I don’t remember it because I applied to quite few jobs, but the strange thing is that I only remember not sending the resume!
I told the agency that I have no experience in design and I have no knowledge with sheet metal or AutoCAD, but they told me it is ok because the company wants to interview me. So I went to the interview and half way through the interview the senior engineer and hiring manager asked me, “When can you start?” And I was taken aback by his question because they usually ask that question after the interview is over and they usually ask it very casually like, “If you are the successful candidate, what date are you available to start?” So I asked, “Me?” And he laughed and said, “Yes!” And his expression was like, “Who else?!” And I felt like the senior engineer really wanted to hire me, not because he felt sorry for me, but because he believed I can be a valuable member of his team.
The week after I was interview by a human resources lady and half way through the interview she said, “That’s impressive.” And again I felt like I was being valued at this company. That is when I remembered the request in my prayer.
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Christians we often say, “Trust and obey.” In my life I noticed that is not the complete picture because it is more like, “Trust, obey and trust.” See our obedience is not the end of the story because our obedience is not what gets things done. Our obedience is only an expression of our faith; you say you trust God? Ok then act on this trust by obeying Him. But it is God who gets things done—God’s work is the end of the story. That is why after obedience we still need to trust again to see Him complete His work. For example Gideon trusted God will bring victory though him so he obeyed by downsizing his army to mere 300 men, and then he trusted again as he saw God defeating the enemy—trust, obey, and trust again.
There are few things I want to draw your attention to:
1) We must pray according to God’s will. Supposed that I had prayed for God to make me a successful singer, do you think He will honour my request? The answer is no, because singing is not my talent. When you pray according to God’s will then you do not have to beg and you can pray with confidence. You cannot disobey God and expect Him to fix your deliberate mistakes by simply praying about it.
See, I like classical music but that does not mean I have to become a musician—I can simply enjoy the music of others. I like tennis but that does not mean I have to become a tennis player—I can simply enjoy the game of others. I like cars but that does not mean I have to build my own car—I can simply enjoy the cars made by others. It is wonderful and freeing to know and accept God’s will for our lives. If we do then we can accept ourselves and others, appreciate our talents and the talents of others, and be confident of the path we are to take.
2) Focus on God’s goodness. When I was a new Christian I thought that I was saved by grace but I am to live by works, but we are both saved and are to live the Christian life by God’s grace. If I told you how imperfect and sinless I am then you would say, “Fadi, there is no way God was involved in answering your prayers or your career path!” But this is not about me but about God’s goodness. I have come to the point if life when I do not worry much because I trust in the goodness of God. I am not saying this to encourage you to sin but to free you from worry and the false teaching of living by works.
See, our God is a good God. We are His children not because of our works but because of the Cross of Jesus Christ. For example, suppose that you are Christian and you are an alcoholic and you are struggling with quitting drinking and suppose that your marriage is in trouble and your family needs a healing. Do you think God is going to say, “Gee! Look at this Christian! He can’t stop getting drunk and now He needs my help to heal his marriage! There is no way I am doing that for him! Let him fix himself first then come asking for My help! I am so going to destroy his marriage in the meantime!” No, of course not! At least that is not how the God of the Bible operate and He is the only real God.
Suppose if I am holding the hand of my nephew and we are walking on the side walk but he really wants to run into the busy street to play, do you think I will let him do so just because he wants to? Of course not! I won’t act based on his attitude or actions, but based on my goodness and the fact that I am his uncle and he is my nephew and that I love him! For you this may not be big news but to me it is because I grew up in a Middle Eastern culture where there is no Biblical understanding of who God is. That is why I want to stress the goodness and love of God to you.
3) We are not ruled by the ways this world rule. We are God’s children born by the power of the Holy Spirit, and therefore we do not belong to this world. The principles of this world do not apply to us because we are governed by spiritual principles such as God’s goodness, obedience, and glorifying our heavenly Father. The way God works in our lives is not the same way the world strive to achieve their dreams. Recently I offered to help a Christian facebook friend with her resume because she did not have one and she was about to give up applying to better jobs because she had no resume. The first thing she told me is that people have told her that she needs a really good resume to get a job as a hospital pharmacist. And that made me reflect on my career path and I answered her saying that if God wants her to work somewhere He can do it even if she had no resume at all! That is what He did to me: I got a job I am so unqualified for! He made me find favour in the eyes of the engineers who interviewed me; they knew I was not qualified for the original job posting so maybe they created a junior job position for me.
4) Do not worry. My mom says it is not good that I am worry free (I do worry, of course, but much less than the average person) because she wants me to hurry and get married, and have kids, and buy a house, etc. But why should I worry? If, motivated by love, God sent His only and beloved Son to die for my sins before I was even born, then what can separate me from the love of my heavenly Father? See, my attitude toward life does not come from self-confident (if you had read my older writings you will realize I grew up with no self-confidence), nor my careless attitude toward life as some people think I am, but from my trust “that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his.” (Romans 8:28) It is good to read the Bible and understand it, but a time must come when we start living it.
I talked about God’s goodness toward me and my career path, but His goodness extends to all areas of our lives: spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, relationships, and so on. He wants to take care of you whether it is in regard to your career, marriage, big decisions such as buying expensive things like a house or a car, or planning a career move or even finding the right mechanic for your car!
Few years ago I asked, “How can I get to know God as my heavenly Father since I do not have an idea what a good father is?” I asked that question because I rarely saw my earthly father while growing up because he had to spend most of his time in the army. I learned about what is it like to have a good father from God Himself; God did not need someone to go ahead of Him to show the way—He showed the way! He set the pattern of love, goodness, generosity, and serving and He set the pattern of how to be a good Father.
(Toronto, ON; summer 2012.)
My write up on photographing the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas here
On the weekend of November 20-21, 2010, I was invited to photograph the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas prior to their opening December 15, 2010 in Las Vegas NV.
This set of images represents my efforts that weekend to showcase this newest resort property opening up on the Las Vegas Strip. Thanks to David Scherer from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for showing me around, to Miiko Mentz at Katalyst Films for helping to arrange the shoot, and to my wife for modeling for me.
To learn more about The Cosmpolitan of Las Vegas, check out their website here or their Facebook page here.
Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio. These Ford Crown Victoria's are training cars and have been worn from years of sitting outside.
I made my barbie a career girl outfit!:) I love the outfit, but I'm not about to pay big cash for something I can make!lol I made it specifically for my childhood bubblecut:) she's inlove with her new treds! She's ready to get a job!lol I wish!lol
50321+51427 stand in the platform at Quorn with the station staff waiting for departure time before giving the “right away to Loughborough, Great Central Railway, 17th January 2015.
Unit History
The first Class 101 Metro-Cammell vehicles were ordered early in 1955, seven hundred and sixty vehicles were built in total, four hundred and sixty five vehicles were for the Eastern Region and North Eastern Region, one hundred and fifty nine vehicles for the Scottish Region and one hundred and thirty nine vehicles for the London Midland Region. They were formed into two/three or four vehicle sets. Almost identical in external design but with many more variations in vehicle type these units were destined to become the longest serving first generation diesel multiple unit vehicles ever built, outlasting British Rail itself. Driving Motor Composite Lavatory (DMCL) 50321 was built in 1958 as part of a three car set (M50303 + M59114+M50321) for London Midland Region duties and spent most of its career allocated to Tyseley. Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) 51427 was built in 1959 as part of a two car power twin set (E51427+E51497) for North Eastern Region duties and spent the first part of its career on West Yorkshire duties around Leeds and Bradford. In the 1980’s it spent spells at Heaton and Norwich moving to Longsight at the end of its career. Following withdrawal from passenger service in the late 1990’s these two vehicles were converted for Departmental use as a sandite unit and renumbered 977900+977899. Finally withdrawn they arrived on the Great Central Railway in 2003 and restored to passenger service in 2004/05.
Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio. These Ford Crown Victoria's are training cars and have been worn from years of sitting outside.
The aftermath of the 11th June 2019 fire at Greatrex House on Marsh Street, Walsall.
My grandfather worked for this company during his career in the leather industry. The following two photographs show him working leather in Walsall:
Apollo Career Center in Lima, Ohio. These Ford Crown Victoria's are training cars and have been worn from years of sitting outside.
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 21: Working Mother Media and Flex-Time Lawyers hosted the Career Accelerator Summit for Women in Law and the Best Law Firms for Women Gala Awards on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at The Peninsula Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo credit: Randy Belice)
I got the Barbie Careers Scientist doll and was pleasantly surprised to see that her coat was a separate piece and the pattern on her top goes all the way around. Oh and this one didn't have glue in her head! See, Mattel you can do it!
BCOL 4607, my first leading BCOL C40-8M, leads a southbound sand train over Spaulding on the CN Leithon Sub. This guy was getting held for every train under the sun, so we took a risk and bagged him here instead of at JB, which was getting shadowed to no end by this time. Right when we arrived, he got the light over the diamond, and all was well.
Career in your crosshairs
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Akihabara back then. No moe, no maids, some eroge but no figures.
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