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013_GHP_SoireePortraits_2019.jpg -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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131_GHP_SoireeCandids_2019.JPG -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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004_GHP_SoireeCandids_2019.JPG -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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The Immaculate Conception / Purisima Concepcion
Early 17th Century
FILIPINO
Solid ivory
A highly important solid ivory image of the Virgin shown in the avocation of the Immaculate Conception (Purisima Concepcion). The Virgin is depicted covered with a veil which is a very rare imagery in Philippine iconography. The Virgin's wavy, long hair, parted in the middle as is customary in Philippine images of the Purisima, falls in two cascading tresses on the sides of the face terminating at her chest.
The Virgin is shown standing on an ensaimada (brioche) cloud base supported by a single cherubim. Her hands, which would have been folded in an attitude of prayer and pegged-in (you can still see the holes for the pegs), are now missing. The Virgin's robe falls in simple vertical fold allowing the outline of the knees to show and for the Virgin's single foot to peep through. The dress is cinched with a belt tied in a simple bow at the waist. The Virgin's mantle is decoratively folded over both arms of the image. This may have been the original source of the "palikpik" more commonly found on 19th century "over-dressed" type images of the Virgin.
Most interestingly, the Virgin's collar is ornamented with a design of diamond-shaped rhomboid decorative detail. The rhomboid pattern decoration is a feature of Philippine images of the Virgin found only in the earliest examples of the 17th century. A similar decorative detail can be found on an ivory image of the Virgin in the Juan Ignacio Moreno collection in Mexico City (Navarro de Pintado, 1985; pl. 50). The back of the Virgin's robe is tucked into a pursed fold. This "tuck" is callade a suksuk and is found only in 17th and 18th century images of the Virgin.
The most interesting feature of all, however, can be found on top of the Virgin's head. Notice the flat surface rendering of the veil near the Virgin's forehead. This flat surface is known colloquially as the uka. According to Gatbonton (1979, 1982), that "flat surface" recalls -- and in fact maybe a reference to -- the "bump" found on many images of the Buddha called the Usnisha, the symbol of enlightenment. The Usnisha would later evolve into the top knot found on the forehead of images of Christ and other male saints in Philippine iconography.
The condition is fine considering its age. Missing hands and maybe part of the left arm. The image retains a beautiful amber patina. This patina is the effect of oxidation resulting from the fact that the image may have been painted at one time. All traces of polychromy now lost.
High. 21.5 cm or 8.6 in.
Provenance:
Collection of Dr, Porfirio J. and Mrs. Socorro Rodriguez Callo
Purchased from Tajan Auctioneers, Paris
Collection of Madame B
Correctly attributed as Spanish colonial work, may be Philippines, beginning of the 17th century.
References:
Gatbonton, E. B. 1979. A heritage of saints: Colonial santos in the Philippines. Hong Kong: Editorial Associates.
Navarro de Pintado, B. 1985. Marfiles cristianos del Oriente en Mexico [Christian oriental ivories in Mexico]. Mexico City: Fomento Cultural Banamex. pl. 50.
470_GHP_SoireeCandids_2019.JPG -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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168_GHP_SoireeCandids_2019.JPG -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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T23-10 '31-30' Airbus A400M Ala30 AME, on approach for runway 05, arriving with groundcrew and armament for the forthcoming EF2000 deployment. Cloud base was around 200 feet so broke through late on approach.
347_GHP_SoireePortraits_2019.jpg -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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Carrying on from a tradition started by the Search & Rescue Squadrons based at Chivenor, Historic Helicopters former RAF SAR Sea King, XZ597 took Santa on a trip around North Devon and parts of Somerset today.
The flyby was originally scheduled to take place last week, 22nd December, but due to thick fog and a low cloud base the flight was postponed.
Bit of a heavy crop, so apologies in advance for the quality.
Over Tiverton, Mid Devon
Wednesday 30th December 2020
SCE_0366 Dunnet Head Harbour, north east Scotland.
Visited on a very overcast day as can be seen in the cloud base.
Small harbour off the B855 2.4 miles from Dunnet Head.
More general photographs at www.flickr.com/photos/staneastwood/sets
345_GHP_HypeImpact_8nov18.JPG -- Greater Houston Partnership Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs (HYPE) Impact Awards recognizing and rewarding young professionals and entrepreneurs for their contributions to our community November 8, 2018. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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We had some stunning optical effects visible on our way back from Limoges to Stanstead on 25th September 2017. This was the first time I'd ever seen optics reflected on the cloud base below; that was quite a special experience!
Barnard 352 complex
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
The complex system of dark nebulae and molecular clouds north of NGC 7000 also known as Barnard 352 or LDN 941.
In reality, the region is home to a large number of individual compact structures, often only perspectively aligned and backlit against the star fields or plasma that makes up the larger NGC 7000.
PGCC G086.46+00.19 is a molecular cloud home to low mass star formation [A&A 594, A28 (2016)]. PGCC stands for Planck Catalog of Galactic Cold Clumps.
DOBASHI objects are dark nebulae reported in the Atlas and Catalog of Dark Clouds Based on the 2 Micron All Sky Survey compiled by Kazuhito Dobashi [Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Volume 63, Issue sp1, 25 January 2011].
[DBY94] 086.4+00.4 is another molecular cloud occupying a small dense region.
[DB2002b] G86.20+0.00 is the characteristic backlit dark ring over North America and appears to surround NGC 6996, a small OB stellar association, reported by E. Barnard in 1927 in his A photographic Atlas of selected regions of the Milky Way. As a region of recent star formation, there are a number of YSOs, i.e. still shrinking young stellar objects.
E26 is a bubble associated with the young star V2713 Cyg with a clear shock front.
The image is part of a large mosaic obtained with a 300mm telephoto lens array from Piano Visitone in the Pollino National Park.
PLAYHOUSE/SWILLBURGER
bar - burger spot - arcade
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a gargantuan wheatpaste mural, "Bollywood Sugar," on The Playhouse/Swillburger building by Amsterdam-based artist Handiedan. The striking digital collage of bold imagery — which includes many flourishes, flowers, and architectural bits surrounding a large central pin-up figure www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/wonder-walls/Con...
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Wonder walls
WALL\THERAPY 2015
By Rebecca Rafferty @rsrafferty
WALL\THERAPY 2015 informally kicked off over the holiday weekend with the installation of a gargantuan wheatpaste mural, "Bollywood Sugar," on The Playhouse/Swillburger building by Amsterdam-based artist Handiedan. The striking digital collage of bold imagery — which includes many flourishes, flowers, and architectural bits surrounding a large central pin-up figure — earned cheers and honks from people crossing the busy intersection at South Clinton and Meigs.
"It was a great warm up to everything, and really set a nice tone for this year," says Erich Lehman, WALL\THERAPY co-curator and lead organizer. "The response has been pretty overwhelmingly positive.
Amsterdam-based artist Handiedan installed a massive wheatpaste mural for WALL\THERAPY over the holiday weekend at 820 South Clinton Avenue. The 2015 mural festival takes place July 17 through 26, with a theme of surrealism and the fantastic.
Handiedan and her partner, who spent four days painstakingly pasting the precisely-cut paper around the windows of the former church, were this year's early birds, as scheduling conflicts prevented them from joining the rest of the artists during the festival proper later this month (July 17 through July 26).
Though any art exposed to the weather is vulnerable, paper is especially so. But this hardy work has been sealed against the elements, and the artist estimates that the mural will last up to two years.
Earlier this year, WALL\THERAPY organizers announced a partnership with URBAN NATION — a Berlin-based organization that supports street art and aims to create the world's first museum dedicated to the form — for the launch of an international exchange program between Rochester and Berlin. Lehman says the group will be doing a WALL\THERAPY-curated show in Berlin in early 2016.
The connection was made last summer when URBAN NATION director Yasha Young visited Rochester to check out Berlin-based artist Addison Karl's in-progress mural at the Fedder Industrial Complex. After learning more about WALL\THERAPY and its sister project, IMPACT! (IMProving Access to Care by Teleradiology), Young extended an invite for collaboration.
IMPACT! seeks to provide easier access to medical care for people in underdeveloped and underserved regions of the world through cloud-based x-ray services and a network of volunteer radiologists. Both WALL\THERAPY and IMPACT! are projects of The Synthesis Collaborative.
The festival theme for this year is surrealism and the fantastic. In addition to Handiedan, Young has invited Stockholm-based artist Andreas Englund, Switzerland-based artists Onur and Wes21, Switzerland-based duo NEVERCREW, New York-based Australian artist Vexta, and Brooklyn-based Canadian artist Li Hill.
The other half of the participating artists are curated by Lehman and WALL\THERAPY founder and co-curator Ian Wilson. They have invited old-school graffiti artist Daze, who is based in New York City and returns to Rochester after participating in the 2013 festival; Jeff Soto and Maxx242, who are both based in California; and Eder Muniz, who is based in Brazil but has painted many vibrant murals in Rochester over the years.
This year's local artist selections include Nate Hodge, Brittany Williams, Matthew Roberts, and Joe Guy Allard. New York City-based painter and illustrator, Tara McPherson, was set to participate as well, but due to unexpected circumstances will not be able to attend this year.
WALL\THERAPY 2015 will kick off on July 17, with an art show titled "IMPACT!" held at 1975 Gallery featuring the work of all participating artists. A percentage of all sales from the exhibition will go directly to support the mural fest's philanthropic sister project.
In addition to the opportunity to watch the progress of the murals, the week will feature a movie night hosted by Brooklyn Street Art founders Jaime Rojo and Steve Harrington, and the annual FLOOR THERAPY dance party, hosted by The Lobby at Bug Jar.
Lehman says this year's murals will be clustered around downtown, returning to past areas, such as the Public Market, and adding some new sites as well. But the exact locations won't be revealed until closer to the start of the festival. "It's not so much a targeted neighborhood this year," Lehman says. "With the topic being 'surrealism and the fantastic,' it's better served spread out, so that it's not a concentration of so much of that kind of work."
This is the fourth WALL\THERAPY festival, but the fifth year since the project's birth. "It's really exciting to see that people's enthusiasm for the event is still strong," Lehman says.
An upgraded, and mobile-friendly WALL\THERAPY website launched this week, featuring up-to-date artist bios and photographs from the past years, and an easier to navigate, searchable map of the murals. A printable PDF guide of this year's mural locations is coming soon.
City Newspaper will post more information as it's released. Follow @WallTherapyNY and @roccitynews on Twitter and Instagram for updates, and visit the online version of this article for links to preview the work of this year's artists.
accessed July 13, 2015 www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/wonder-walls/Con...
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Madonna and Child
FILIPINO
17th Century
Solid Ivory with traces of gilding and polychromy.
Heads of Virgin and child replaced. Repair to arm of Nino.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Porfirio J. and Mrs. Socorro Rodriguez Callo
Purchased from Likhâ Antiques.
A solid ivory figure of the Madonna and Child carved during the 17th century. The Madonna stands on an "Ensaymada" (brioche) cloud base typical of early renditions of the Mother and Child. On this image, there is no angel or putti present. The Virgin's gown crosses her body laterally at the knees, folds gracefully backwards and falls in agitated folds at her feet. The Virgin is shown clasping the foot of the child typical of Philippine images of the Virgin and Child carved during the period. This feature shows the influence of the Spanish sculptor Juan Martinez Montanes.
The slight hint of knee, the toes peeping out of the Madonna's voluminous gown and the "suksuk" present in the back are clear indications of this image's Philippine provenance.
Many similar renditions of the Madonna and Child made during the 17th century are published in: Jose, R. T. (1990). Images of faith: Religious ivory carvings from the Philippines. Pacific Asia Museum: Pasadena, CA, pp 65 - 70, 114 - 115.
Took this photo after dressing up as the cloud based private eye - strange looks all round :-)
Here's my little tribute drawing of the fantastic Mr Jonathan Edwards 'INSPECTOR CUMULUS' - scribbled on paper and coloured in photoshop :-)
01. Who Drew This and Where Can people find you?
My name is [rich] and you can find me at:
and of course
02. What is the name of your drawing?
TIME FOR A MURDER.
03. What is it's story? (no more than 100 words please)
I thought I'd do a little something different for this one - took a couple of photos dressed up as Mr Cumulus drew some details in illustrator and added them up in photoshop :-)
Aerial Storm Chasing
Showers and thunderstorms (Convection) are giant waterfalls in the sky when viewed from the air that come out of the base of their parent convective cloud. Usually the base they come out of is bounded by clouds and sometimes these bounding clouds take on an organized almost vault-like look or rugged look and can produce strong winds as the rain cooled air pushes outward and the convection takes in warmer air-creating a gustfront or shelf cloud. Everything you need to know about what is going on with a storm (convective) cell is located at and below its cloud base level. Going to mid levels of a storm and just above the base is good and fun for structure images but has no applications to helping people know what’s going on with the storm because all that is way lower in altitude below its cloud base level. Aerial chasing is something just a few people in the world diligently have pursued, it’s a unique hobby.
#aerial #cloudscience #cloudphysics #meteorology #physics #aerospace #engineering #storm #cumulus #thunderstorm #wx #clouds #otherworld #aboveclouds #air #watervapor #science #cloudscape #cottonball #blanket #meteorology
#kywx #ilwx #mowx #tnwx #aerialstormresearch #aerialstorm #aerialimaging #convection #raincore
This was the last really good shot of the night and it was one of my favorites. This lightning strike was only about 3 miles away and it developed under a new cloud base as the storm pushed south. The only thing that would of made this picture even better is if the right lightning bolt was in the shot...it looked just as great! Picture was taken on August 11, 2011 just before 5am.
169_SoireeWall_11Nov21 - Greater Houston Partnership Soirée annual gala celebrating Houston as a truly global city at Hotel ZaZa chaired by Margaret and Thad Hill November 11, 2021. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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001_GHP_AnnualMeeting_31Jan19.CR2 -- Greater Houston Partnership 30th Anniversary and 2019 Annual Meeting with the Partnership's incoming Chair, Scott McClelland, and President and CEO, Bob Harvey addressing the organization's top priorities January 31, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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Why when the UK and most of Europe was "socked in" did this flight take place?
The Noorduyn Norseman 44-70285
The line between the grey and olive drab was always a wavy line, at least
that was how it left the plant. However it is not believed that the Glenn
Miller Norseman had the O.D. (olive drab) camouflage colour scheme.
The Glenn Miller Norseman, specifically number 44-70285, according to
records, was accepted by USAAF at the Noorduyn plant on June 28, 1944. It
was delivered to New York on July 5th departing the U.S.A. on July 17th and
would not have arrived in England until after the invasion of Europe (June
6th) and therefore would not likely have had any "Invasion Stripes" put on
it. Also, the olive drab or camouflage colour scheme was replaced in
production earlier in March 1944 with overall aluminum.
There is no photo of the Glenn Miller Norseman, but pictures of others of
the same period, would confirm that it probably was just overall aluminum
with blue and white USAAF markings, black tail numbers, and black anti-glare
paint over the nose.
Without an actual photo of the specific aircraft, or any other information,
it is not known if the Glenn Miller Norseman might have been painted again
in the field, which is highly unlikely, or had any other markings.
In conclusion I might add that subsequently in going through files on the
Glenn Miller story I found that others had mentioned that this particular
Norseman was probably all "silver" like some others of the same vintage with
just the basic USAAF markings. They also mentioned the "dropping" by USAAF
of the camouflage colour scheme.
Also, the Norseman was assigned to U.S. Air Station 547 which was a base for
the 35th Depot Repair Squadron and would not have been going into war zones
and needed any invasion stripes anyway.
Credit for above information: Mr. Roy Dishlevoy
The pilot:-Flying Officer John R. S. Morgan who is recorded as being with
the 35th DRS (Depot Repair Squadron), 35th ADG (Air Depot Group). Station
547 (Abbots Ripton) and Station 102 (Alconbury) were one and the same.
The two names were so that there was no confusion between Combat Groups and
Support Groups Bases.
The reason and recorded course:- The 35th ADG , "Squadron: Repair"
;"Detachment: 2nd Strategic Air Depot"; "Place of Departure: Abbotts
Ripton"; "Course: Bordeaux Via A-42" . (not Villacoublay, I wonder if this
was down to poor visibility?)
While it seems most aircraft in the UK and Europe were fog bound, perhaps it
was youthfulness and inexperience, or the chance to show superiors that he
was an "okay" pilot, or the chance to fly Glenn Miller, or just plain orders
to fly that day.
The weather for the route looks to be gradually worse from Twinwood to
Paris. The Norseman would have been almost heading into wind for the whole
route, while visibility may have improved slightly, over the Channel it
would have remained at 500yds - 2,000yds worsening considerably nearer
Paris. Cloud was thickening and getting lower towards the Channel while
France had a cloud base of 800ft and poor ground visibility of around 500yds
- 1,000yds .
Weather information: H.M. Meteorological Office, Ref: AF/ML074/69/Met 0 7a
Pilot Flying Officer John R.S. Morgan flew into Twinwood, Bedfordshire, UK
to collect Lt. Col. Norman F. Baessell and by invitation Maj. Alton Glenn
Miller who both boarded the aircraft at the end of the runway after being
driven from the officer's mess in a Humber Snipe along with Miller's manager
Don Haynes. The weather was foggy (visibility 500yds - 2,000yds) and a
temperature of 24F or -4C, cloud base was at 2,000ft. Wind was 180 degrees
at 12 knots. The plane was recorded as "wheels left ground" at 1:55pm (12:55
GMT - the USAAF used local time and this was still British Summer Time) and
headed to Villacoublay (near Paris). The route most likely to have been
taken (SHAEF Route) would have been to the west of London then out over
Beachy Head. The pilot who gained his wings around 16 weeks before, carrying
aboard "The" Glenn Miller and a Lt. Col. (I feel) would not have dared
deviate from the SHAEF Route. Personally I would have thought that he would
not have had the confidence to fly off route............ but would he have
had the experience to stay on route?
We will never know what happened
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Salvador Prieto uses his front loader to pick up a load of mulch for his Hass avocado and Meyer lemon orchards, in Somis, CA, on Nov 15, 2018.
Salvador Prieto grew up watching and helping his father grow corn and beans on a small farm in Mexico. The journey from bean fields to 20-acre orchard owner with his wife Martha Romero was not a straight and narrow path to Somis, Calif. In fact, it was music that brought him to the United States. Today the passion is agriculture.
Similarly, Romero didn’t follow a career in agriculture to her beautiful and healthy avocado and lemon orchard. Romero grew up a city girl in the heart of Los Angeles. Now sharing this farm with her husband and two children, she quickly credits her success to the support and assistance from her family to navigate the learning curve.
Constantly seeking improvement on the family’s orchard, Romero discovered the local Farm Bureau and the Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Land Group (VCAILG) coalition. VCAILG put Romero in touch with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Ventura Resource Conservation District, for technical and financial assistance to implement conservation and management practices.
NRCS California District Conservationist Dawn Afman, Soil Conservationist Elizabeth Keith, and Resource Conservationist Brooks Engelhardt, have all provided technical assistance and invested their time and expertise in helping Prieto and Romero incorporate conservation practices in their orchard. Prieto and Romero were immediately intrigued by NRCS’s efforts to improve soil health.
“At first it was overwhelming, but many other farmers I know are members, so it is comforting to know that I am not alone,” said Romero. “We need to make a profit, obviously, but, for me, I want to do it while protecting mother nature and precious resources like water. I am able to do this with NRCS’s help.”
Prieto and Romero learned a lot from trial and error. Romero admits that she even bought her trees before the land was ready. But learning opportunities, like an early community garden project, gave them critical knowledge and experience.
A big first conservation practice they learned was mulching to save water and reduce weeds. NRCS helped Prieto and Romero with this, through an Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contract, to apply mulch to their orchard floor to conserve soil moisture and improve soil health in the Fall of 2018.
“Every time we have a question or need assistance, NRCS has been nothing but helpful,” added Romero. “They let us know about other programs out in the community and invited us to their annual Latino Farmer Conference, where my husband and I learned about other helpful resources.”
Recently, Prieto and Romero entered into a new NRCS contract to implement Irrigation Water Management (IWM) to their orchard. The IWM plan includes installing moisture sensors into the ground, which transmit continuous data to cloud-based storage, and accessed through a smart device app on their phones. The information lets them know when, where and how long to irrigate. This knowledge will help them toward their goal of producing 6,000 pounds of produce per acre.
Looking toward the future, Romero expressed that knowledge is key. “Before we plant further, we need to get educated on how to do it best,” concluded Romero. “From the planting of a seed or planting of a tree, we need the entire process to be profitable. It's not just about planting it. It's about preparing the land and using the resources wisely.”
In the meantime, Romero enjoys the weekends because she does not need to be worried about picking up the kids from school or rushing around. She just wants to be out in the orchard, making it better From mulching to pruning or irrigating and weeding. The family’s goal is to make the farm “better tomorrow than it was today.”
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is the Department’s focal point for the nation’s farmers and ranchers and other stewards of private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest lands. FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance services, conservation programs, and technical assistance, and commodity, lending, and disaster programs.
The agencies and services supporting FPAC are Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Risk Management Agency (RMA).
NRCS has a proud history of supporting America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners for more than 80 years. USDA helps people make investments in their operations and local communities to keep working lands working, boost rural economies, increase the competitiveness of American agriculture, and improve the quality of our air, water, soil, and habitat.
From weather to pests, and from a lack of time to markets, each American farmer faces a unique set of challenges. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) helps agricultural producers confront those challenges – all while conserving natural resources like soil, water, and air.
This voluntary conservation program helps producers make conservation work for them. Together, NRCS and producers invest in solutions that conserve natural resources for the future while also improving agricultural operations.
Through EQIP, NRCS provides agricultural producers with financial resources and one-on-one help to plan and implement improvements, or what NRCS calls conservation practices. Using these practices can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving agricultural operations. Through EQIP, you can voluntarily implement conservation practices and NRCS co-invests in these practices with you.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
For more information, please see:
USDA
FPAC
www.usda.gov/our-agency/about-usda/mission-areas
NRCS
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/
EQIP
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/program...
270_GHP_SoireePortraits_2019.jpg -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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PT 2. This was one of those magic moments right at the end of the day as the sun, sneaked under a low cloud base and lit up the rocks opposite Cathedral Rocks
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These were picked up at Phoenix Comics & Games at Capitol Hill during Free Comic Book Day.
Assassin's Creed
Great cover, this had two short stories that are fun since I haven't played an Assassin’s Creed game in a while and the stories each had different art styles.
Grumpy Cat
Two complete stories which is nice. It has Grumpy cat and a tuxedo cat that looks like Oreo - sold.
One Punch Man
I think One Punch Man is one of the best deconstruction of over-powered characters like Superman and the fighting genre in general, but only half the comic was related to the story. The content is exceeded by a single online update from the author and artist One and is worth getting only for the cover. The animated series covers a small part of the ongoing story and can be viewed directly from distributor Daisuki.
www.daisuki.net/us/en/anime/detail.ONEPUNCHMAN.html
Suicide Squad
A nice short exposition of the squad's first mission puppeteered by Amanda Waller. Great cover and it made me look into the Harley Quinn trades. Seeing Harley arriving at Coney Island sealed the deal for me. Edit: just looked at the issue again and the Amanda Waller redesign is just visually wrong-headed pandering. If that is Amanda Waller.
Aftermath
A bit disappointed that these are actually samplers but the comic book industry's dastardly scheme worked on this 90's refugee. That era had some iffy stuff and was when most people I knew were moving from DC and Marvel to Image and Dark Horse. Since then the only US super hero comic book I bought is Superman: Earth One which as angst-filled as it was is still better than the movie that was based off of it (which wasn't bad but missed what Superman was about).
For those getting back into comics like me it might help to see this as modern Greek mythology where there are different takes of the same characters and different universes. It's easier to concentrate on favorite characters or recommended stories than worry about which version of Earth everything takes place for now.
Links
Comics Explained does what it says. Rob puts up short lectures with lots of comic panels focusing on characters, teams, story arcs, and more that will get anyone up to speed. His channel made me find new characters to read up on and even reconsidered old characters.
www.youtube.com/user/fluidicbeats/videos
Kevin Smith's Fat Man on Batman is always an entertaining profanity-laced discussion about comics, movies, and their respective industry.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDoPEgiYTMmraXj8HS7s4g
io9 comics related articles:
Kotaku comics related articles:
I haven't tried ComiXology but it's a cloud-base platform for comic books and manga whose distribution method is similar to other services such as Amazon's Kindle. It also offers a monthly flat fee library access:
Marvel Unlimited uses a Netflix model of a flat monthly rate for library access that I've only used to look at some free issues:
197_GHP_EconomicOutlook2018.JPG - Greater Houston Partnership Houston Region Economic Outlook featuring Ellen Zentner, Managing Director and Chief U.S. Economist with Morgan Stanley Research, on the national economy. In addition, the following panel of local experts will share their perspectives on the region's economyDecember 5, 2018. (Photo by Donna Carson)
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658_GHP_SoireePortraits_2019.jpg -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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Horses, thunder cloud, Mammatus clouds, Jackson Hole Wyoming. I have only got to see clouds like this a few times, I'm glad I had a camera with me and I'm glad this paint horse was there to add extra elements to the image.
Mammatus clouds are distinct cloud formations hanging down from a cloud base appearing either as smooth or bumpy pouches. The cloud got its name from the Latin word mammatus which means “having breasts” as they bear a resemblance to the breasts of a woman. Mammatus clouds are found in a wide range of cloud genera or types. However, the most striking examples of these clouds occur at the base of anvil clouds that spread on the summit of well-developed cumulonimbus clouds and which extend all over the sky.
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"Come and see the unseen"
This is a promotional video displaying what is on show @ the "Exploring The Expired" exhibition....
From the 27th of September ( the open day ) to the 30th September, 11.00 am to 5:00pm, over 300 images will be available to view for free, at Poltimore House, near Exeter (EX4 0AU)
For more info please visit the exhibitions page on my website -
or join the official Facebook events page here -
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127_GHP_SoireePortraits_2019.jpg -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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170_GHP_Diversity_25Oct22 - The Greater Houston Partnership Houston DiverseCity Summit, an inspiring one-day convening to advance equity and inclusion in the greater Houston region held at the Marriott Marquis October 25, 2022. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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A great walk/climb yesterday on St Sunday Crag where not only was I lucky enough to see a temperature inversion but also a Brocken Spectre. I don't quite understand the physics behind their occurrence but it has something to do with the sun shining ontop the top of the cloud base which was really low yesterday. You can see my legs in the foreground and my head in the middle of the spectre. Quite a surreal experience. The spectre was a first for me yesterday.
176_GHP_SoireePortraits_2019.jpg -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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303_SoireeWall_11Nov21 - Greater Houston Partnership Soirée annual gala celebrating Houston as a truly global city at Hotel ZaZa chaired by Margaret and Thad Hill November 11, 2021. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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155_GHP_EcoOutlook_1Dec21 — 2021 Houston Region Economic Outlook shares perspectives on the region’s economy and future outlook. Speakers include Northern Trust Chief Economist Carl R. Tannenbaum,
and Partnership Senior VP of Research, Patrick Jankowski, December 1, 2021 at the Royal Sonesta in Houston. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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The low sun angle provided for nice shadows and highlights along the cloud base. Taken at 6:09PM (22 minutes before sunset).
019_GHP_SoireeCandids_2019.JPG -- Greater Houston Partnership “Emerald City” Soiree 2019 with photography sponsored by Conoco Phillips at Hotel ZaZa August 24, 2019. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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096_GHP_Airports_5Oct22 - Greater Houston Partnership State of the Airports with Mario C. Diaz, Director of Aviation, Houston Airports held at the Marriott Marquis October 5, 2022. (Photo by Richard Carson)
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On the ProRev Crosshair: XGenPlus
XGenPlus is an E-mail server at its core, but it is efficiency and integration-oriented. It has a giant list of features, including Scheduling Integration (Reminders and Scheduled Mailing), Categorization (Folders, Categories), Group Emailing, Delivery Report, Read Receipt, IM, Blocking of Mail addresses, Advance Forwarding, Public-Private key cryptography system, Calendar and Meeting Manager with SMS integration, over and above the features offered by the other mail servers.
XGenPlus also gives you “Rights” management; a sender can define whether the recipient can Delete/Forward/Reply or Print the email or not! Yes, XgenPlus gives you mind control – you can finally rule the e-mail world and people will bend to your will!
It scores exceptionally well on performance, usability, features and the overall objective of making your inbox a peaceful place to live. The anti-spam is widely recognized and the server is more robust than any. The CPU license with unlimited users costs 2.5 Lacs, and the per user license costs Rs. 500 per annum, which is fine.
What does the Verdict Say? Watch to find out!
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