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The most fundamental characteristic of human existence is that we seek the fulfillment, the end or telos, of our nature. Any nature has potentialities or powers that demand to be actualized, and when those potentialities are actualized with excellence when they are brought to perfection, we say that the nature in question flourishes as it was meant to flourish.
-Beauty and Imitation
A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts, Daniel McInerny
celebrating Pride month:
LGBT pride (also known as gay pride or simply pride) is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as a social group. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that bolsters most LGBT rights movements.
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celebrating Pride month:
LGBT pride (also known as gay pride or simply pride) is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as a social group. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that bolsters most LGBT rights movements.
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Quadruped Combative Support Drone
Made this little beauty with the help of Ironsniper and his HAU Vr-002 "Leopard". I've got to admit I'm quite fond of it and am planning on keeping it a while.
These two American Coots battled for several minutes while other coots disregarded them. At times one of them appeared to be drowning the other but the submerged one simply dove deeper and surfaced several feet away.
Another coot then chose to battle the presumed victor and the process repeated.
This is not breeding season, it's too early for courting, so what's going on?
Plain chachalacas are fun birds. Even though their plumage is drab, their personalities are not. The male chachalacas were raucous and very combative with each other at this time. It was their time to show off to the ladies.
Las chachalacas orientales son una especie de ave muy graciosa. A pesar de que su plumaje parduzco es bastante aburrido, sus personalidades no lo son. Las chachalacas machos eran muy vocíferas y estrepitosas en este momento. Los machos luchaban entre si mismos para ganar la afección de una hembra.
British postcard by Athena International, London, no. 9244. Illustration: Oscar da Costa.
American film star Bette Davis (1908-1989) was one of the greatest actors in world cinema history. She dared to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies. Her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930. Her early films for Universal were unsuccessful or she only had a small role, such as in James Whale's Waterloo Bridge (1931). Davis was preparing to return to New York when actor George Arliss chose Davis for the female lead in the Warner Brothers picture The Man Who Played God (John G. Adolfi, 1932), which would be her 'break' in Hollywood. Warner Bros. signed her a five-year contract. The role of the vicious and slatternly Mildred Rogers inOf Human Bondage (John Cromwell, 1934) earned Davis her first major critical acclaim. She established her career with several other critically acclaimed performances. For her role as a troubled actress in Dangerous (Alfred E. Green, 1935), she won her first Oscar. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. In Marked Woman (Lloyd Bacon, 1937), she played a prostitute in a contemporary gangster drama inspired by the case of Lucky Luciano. For her role she was awarded the Volpi Cup at the 1937 Venice Film Festival. Her next picture was Jezebel (William Wyler, 1938), and during production Davis entered a relationship with director William Wyler. The film was a success, and Davis' performance as a spoiled Southern belle earned her a second Academy Award. Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding, 1939) became one of the highest grossing films of the year, and the role of Judith Traherne brought her an Academy Award nomination. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Michael Curtiz, 1939) with Errol Flynn, was her first colour film. To play the elderly Elizabeth I of England, Davis shaved her hairline and eyebrows. Davis was now Warner Bros.' most profitable star, and she was given the most important of their female leading roles. Her image was considered with care; she was often filmed in close-ups that emphasized her distinctive eyes.
Until the late 1940s, Bette Davis was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and co-stars were often reported. After The Letter (William Wyler, 1940), William Wyler directed Davis for the third time in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1941), but they clashed over the character of Regina Giddens. Taking a role originally played on stage by Tallulah Bankhead, Davis felt Bankhead's original interpretation was appropriate and followed Hellman's intent, but Wyler wanted her to soften the character. Davis refused to compromise. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized. In 1941, she became the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a year later, she was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen. Her best films include the women's picture Now Voyager (Irving Rapper, 1942) and Watch on the Rhine (Herman Shumlin, 1943). In 1947, at the age of 39, Davis gave birth to a daughter, Barbara Davis Sherry (known as B.D.) At the end of the 1940s, her box office appeal had noticeably dropped and she was labelled 'Box Office Poison'. Then producer Darryl F. Zanuck offered her the role of the aging theatrical actress Margo Channing in All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950). During production, she had a romantic relationship with her leading man, Gary Merrill, which led to marriage. Her career went through several of such periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Later successes include the Grand Guignol horror film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Robert Aldrich, 1962) with Joan Crawford, and the follow-up Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Robert Aldrich, 1964) with Olivia de Havilland. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theatre roles to her credit. She was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and in 1977, she was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. One of her last films was Lindsay Anderson's film The Whales of August (1987), in which she played the blind sister of Lillian Gish.
Source: Wikipedia.
U.S. Army Reserve Command Soldier of the Year Spc. Ryan Barger attempts a choke on U.S. Army National Guard Soldier of the Year Spc. Ryan Lindberg during their bout at the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition combatives tournament on Ft. Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2011. The double-elimination combatives tournament was the final event in the week-long Best Warrior competition.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released)
Please me baby tease me
And I Love your Giggy Smile
Lot's of naked Germans
Where At last we used to cry
Better touch me before you go down
Kill me but don't kill me baby
Naked Lunch was fun
God it's crazy I'm so lazy
In the rising sun
In a rocky patch of desert, a four-man G.I. Joe rifle team comes under fire from Cobra's forces. Throughout the crossfire, a Joe infantryman is struck by a stray round. Crumpling downward behind a dusty barrier, the squad's SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner lays down a bed of suppressive fire to sustain a wall of lead between them and the insurgents. While Franklin "Airborne" Talltree - the G.I. Joe team's expert helicopter assault trooper - reloads his submachine gun, the wounded soldier finds himself quickly tended to by the one Joe every operative hopes to see when the cry for "medic" is heard: Doc.
After earning his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Carl "Doc" Greer joined the Army as an officer in the hopes of serving as a combat medic on the G.I. Joe team. The Joe team has never been one to accept new members so early in their careers, and so Doc found himself performing at an exceptionally-high level in Airborne School, Mountaineering School, and the Desert Training Unit, all in the hopes of earning a place among those he had held in such high regard for so long. Shortly after attaining the rank of Captain, Doc was finally accepted into G.I. Joe, and has since served as the team's expert medic, providing aid to those in combat, while also instructing prospective medics as they come along.
October 27, 2010 U.S. Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mosely from the 16th Sustainment Brigade teaches Latvian soldiers hand-to hand fighting techniques during Excercise Saber Strike 11. Saber Strike is a multi-national training event featuring U.S. and Baltic States training together.(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens)Approved for Public Release
Col. Neil Hersey and Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Vance, the 21st Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat) command team, take on Col. Maria Zumwalt and Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Graham, the 48th Chemical Brigade command team, in a one-minute exhibition bout during the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Spc. Clint Carrol, Team 5-95 Civil Affairs, a light heavy-weight competitor, stretches following the registration at Kieschnick Physical Fitness Center July 20 for the 2011 Army Combatives Championship at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Sgt. Jesse Hertzog [red] from Fort Bragg, N.C. defeats Spc. Blaze Schubert [blue] from Fort Campbell, Ky. by technical knock-out for the 3rd place finish in the lightweight category at Fort Hood, Texas during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Spc. Eric Capel (red), 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and Spc. Manuel Herrera (blue), 615th Aviation Support Battalion, grapple on the mats during preliminary rounds in the light-heavyweight division of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 21 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Capel won the match and moved on to the next round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
By Pvt. Kim, Jun Sub, 8th Army Public Affairs Office
The second Annual Modern Army Combatives Invitational, hosted by the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, took place in Osan Air Base Saturday, April 4.
A total of 120 fighters including 8 female fighters turned up for the competition, which made many in the audience excited from the very first match.
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SSG Williams demonstrates the proper wear of the MOPP suit during CBRN training. On September 8, 2011 the BN conducted
Soldiers conduct Combatives Level I training at Camp Frettered Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., on Aug. 8th, 2016. The class is physically demanding and pushes the limits of every participant. By the last day everyone knows what it feels like to be choked, kicked, punched in the face, body slammed and how to prevent those things to gain control and finish the fight. The students receive a Combatives Level I certificate after passing a written exam and a test on technique. The course teaches basic self-defense and fighting skills that better prepares soldiers for survival in hostile environments. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Nyia Patton)
Spc. Viktoriya Varpakhovich from Fort Wadsworth, N.Y. grapples with Amy Whitley, Fort Story, July 21 during the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship at Abrams Physical Fitness Center, Fort Hood, Texas. Varpakhovich defeated Whitley by submission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Sgt. Donald St. Aubin (blue), 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and Sgt. Jonathan Sablan (red), 4th Brigade Combat Team, fight in the tactical enclosure in the championship bout of the flyweight division during the finals of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. St. Aubin won the match by referee stoppage in the first round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Sgt. Donald St. Aubin (blue), 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and Sgt. Jonathan Sablan (red), 4th Brigade Combat Team, fight in the tactical enclosure in the championship bout of the flyweight division during the finals of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. St. Aubin won the match by referee stoppage in the first round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Spc. Reed Jaracz, 66th Military Intelligence, does a rear naked choke on U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Karoki (red belt), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, at the Combatives tournament during the United States Army Europe's Best Warrior Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, 01 August 2012. The Best Warrior Competition is an intense contest that challenges competitors, all of who have previously competed to be named the best in their units, to prove their skills in military knowledge, leadership, and endurance. USAREUR’s winning pair will go on to compete for honors at the Department of the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Pablo N. Piedra/ Released)
U.S Army Soldiers compete during a combatives event during Marne Week at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov 17, 2021. Competition events are a test of grit and toughness, foster readiness and esprit de corps and are fundamental part of the division's Marne week celebration. (U.S Army Photo by SPC. Josue Mayorga)