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Family commitments during my holiday were, wherever possible, made with rail movements in mind.
There were one or two close calls, including this one.
I had originally intended to shoot this working, the 2C51 Exeter St. Davids - Penzance with No.57604 again at the helm, at Dawlish Warren.
The fact that I had to re-jig and do it from the Newton Road, above the Shaldon bridge toll house, meant that the sun was a gnat's todger away from being far enough around.
At least it was out though.
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I took this photo of the barracks at the North Truro Air Force Station last year.
No matter what branch, if you served or are serving in the United States military, thank you for your selfless commitment to our country.
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You have to admire Dan's commitment to creating scenes with compelling visual elements that are not rail-served. The drydock with the scale model of the US Steel ore boat is an example. The Buffington entered service in 1909, broke in two on an island in 1942, was rebuilt and entered the US Steel fleet in 1951, and was laid up in Duluth for good in 1974 and finally scrapped in Spain in 1980.
Olympus OM10/ 50mm f1.8
Fujifilm Superia 200
Evening hangout at Nasi Kandar Haji Ali. The taste of the rice with friend chicken poured with varieties of spicy kuah(soup) just made my evening. Nyum!
Playing host to the rescheduled Foo Fighters concert at Wembley (that was cancelled after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg falling off stage at a show in Gothenburg, Sweden), the National Bowl in Milton Keynes came alive on Sunday, September 6, 2015 with the sound of 65,000 screaming fans. Following sets from rock duo Royal Blood and the eclectic propo-punk icon Iggy Pop, the Foos knew they had to deliver. From the moment the curtain sucked into a black hole vortex to the end of the show, it was obvious it was going to be one hell of a night to remember. Debra, Karl and I had arrived relatively early for the show and, being among the first to enter the MK Bowl, were offered "Inner Pit" passes. Issued on a first-come-first-serve basis, these gave fenced-off access to the stage and were an excellent surprise. We had a great view of the day's action and I was well positioned for photographs. "All My Life" opened the two and a half hour set, with Grohl spending the entire show seated on a most gloriously over-the-top throne, designed by Grohl himself and adorned by guitar necks. It transported the front-man up and down the runway, and was in itself a crowd pleaser! I have wanted to see the Foo Fighters for about two decades - and desperate to do so since "Wasting Light"- and they did not disappoint. A shredding version of "White Limo" alone justified the ticket price, and the rest was a wonderful (and sometimes nostalgic) tour through their back-catalogue. All in all, it was a triumphant, heart-warming singalong set that showed why, for so many, the Foo Fighters have been the soundtrack to the last two decades. Here's the Foo Fighters' set list for the Milton Keynes "Broken Leg" concert.
If I was desperate to see the Foo Fighters, I was absolutely aching to see 69 year old rock legend, Iggy Pop. I narrowly missed one of his gigs in Amsterdam at the end of 1978 and, after this initial disappointment, Iggy stayed on my Bucket List through the late-80's in London, the 90's in Prague and the naughties in the UK. When he was in town, I was always travelling, had other commitments or just had bad luck (i.e. the cancellation of the Foo's concert at Wembley in June where Iggy was on the supporting bill). Well, I finally got to see James Newell Osterberg, Jr. in full, topless, action in Milton Keynes on a fine evening in September 2015! Iggy brought his old school punk snarl to the party, prompting mass singalongs to classic tunes, some of which he penned with his old mate David Bowie in Berlin in the 70's. If I'm still as active as Iggy when I'm almost 70, I'll be more than happy! He made fine use of the runway before him, skipping, kicking, twisting and turning as only Iggy can. He took a breather every now and then, but Iggy still has more energy than any new breed act you care to mention. Fucking hell - he's the man that wrote "Lust for Life"! The snot-noses in the audience didn't know what hit them :-) FYI, here's the Iggy Pop's set list for the night.
A wonderful, sunny day and balmy evening with my family, and a fine way to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of my first date with my future-wife on September 7, 1983.
The Gillard Government made a commitment in 2010 to release all children from immigration detention by June 2011, but still 350 children languish in the harsh environment of immigration camps around Australia. The Refugee Action Collective organised a protest on July 9, 2011 outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit accommodation which is used for the detention of unaccompanied minors.
“Bowen said he would have all children out of detention by June but there are still over 350 kids locked up including just under 100 in Broadmeadows,” said Refugee Action Collective spokesperson Benjamin Solah in a July 8 media release. “It’s now July and there are still children locked up, being driven to attempt suicide and self harm whilst the government congratulates themselves on meeting a promise they didn’t actually meet.”
This person on the beach took a pose that immediately struck me as taking a stand, making firm commitment, and being strong. Qualities I believe are important in life.
Preparing healthy meals is a big commitment in these days when so many unhealthy, low-cost choices surround us. We have meatless meals regularly. Today's healthy choice was a veggie pizza with very little cheese. The basil leaves and tomatoes are from our garden. I also added red onion and kalamata olives. Half of the pizza had a basil pesto sauce, and the other half had only chopped fresh garlic for the sauce. Without a heavy sauce, the flavor of the fresh veggies really stands out.
Artemis I will be the first integrated flight test of NASA’s deep space exploration system: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond. During this flight, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch on the most powerful rocket in the world and travel thousands of miles beyond the Moon, farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown, over the course of about a three-week mission.
Image credit: NASA/Liam Yanulis
GULF OF THAILAND (March 4, 2020) A CV-22 Osprey assigned to Air Force 21st Special Operations Squadron lands on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during night ops in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2020. America Expeditionary Strike Group-31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team are participating in Cobra Gold 20, the largest theater security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent E. Zline)
Before anything can get done in regards to this camera, I first need to get things out of the way, the big one being grad school apps.
That's UP's scanning electron microscope, for failure analysis and metalography research. It also has a Polaroid 545 attachment, which makes it super cool.
Polaroid TLR, FP 100C, f/3.5, 1/30s
Scopri le foto inedite scartate dal progetto “Le Donne Rosse Italiane” 🔥✨
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Il ricavato del progetto sarà interamente donato alla Fondazione Melanoma di Napoli, che da oltre 30 anni combatte contro il cancro della pelle con passione e impegno nella ricerca.
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At 3am last Thursday morning, I suddenly decided that I needed to go & watch the sun come up over the sea, something I used to do with friends back when I was in my late teens/early 20`s, but due to life, I haven't been able to see the sea since I went to the Isle of Wight for an overnight stay at the end of 2001 (with an ex for her work).
So I showered, got a spare set of clothes together (in case I decided to dive in! Wasn't needed though!) & left at 4:15am aiming for Frinton on Sea, which I`d Streetviewed after reading a news article about it & liked the look of (especially the Art Deco architecture & a red white & blue striped Reliant Scimitar I`d seen on the seafront!). The sun was supposed to rise at 5:43 on the east coast, 90 minutes.. Should be ample time, right? I know Google maps says 2hr 07mins, but they don't know my driving style, or that I`m in a Fiat..
My first destination was Sainsburys Enfield to check my tyres & get petrol on the way, but their tyre machine was broken (as usual), so put £30 in, filling it up, & went to Chingford Sainsburys to do the tyres there, but, they were closed.. Sod it, I carried on anyway, going round the North Circular & then out on the A12.
I had left with the intention of cruising at 60 or so to be economical, but in the event it was simply too boring & I ended up (comfortably) cruising at 80-ish. It was more or less an issue free drive, the only time I had to slow was for speed cameras & some roadworks. For some reason my phones sat-nav directed me off the A12 & through Colchester, but not back onto the A12.. No, it took me through the countryside, some of the roads not much wider than the car.. During this excursion, I decided I needed a quick bathroom break, so on an unlit road, I saw a nice grass verge by some trees.. Just as I`m about to come to a stop, I`ve gone into a bloody great dip/drainage gulley which I hadn't noticed, about 8" deep & 12" wide, which I later saw had pushed the bumper upwards, skewering it onto the NS tiedown eyelet that hangs under the chassis leg.. Luckily it didn't damage it, or my fog light, but still, I wasn't impressed that I`d let it happen.
Also during this excursion I managed to get flashed by a speeding camera.. This time it was a built up area, quite a wide road, but obviously deserted at approx 5am, & I was trying to work out where I was rather than concentrating on my speedo.. We`ll see what happens there..
Anyway, I finally got to the coast literally a couple of minutes before the sun came up, when I took this pic! Mission accomplished! And it had taken me 90 minutes even with the 20-ish minute country excursion & Sainsburys fiasco!
I walked around the beach for a bit, taking in the sights, sounds & smells I`d not experienced for the last 15 years, said good morning to a couple of people walking their dogs & wondered what to do next.. So I did what you might expect me to, I got back in the car & went car spotting in the local streets!
There wasnt an awful lot parked outside, I suspect most of the full blown classics live in garages, a logical thing to do with all that sea air, but I did find some gems, which will follow at some point!
I had **373 miles when I`d left that morning, I had **489 by the time I left to come home from the coast, at around 11am.
Typically I forgot to take a picture of my speedo when I got home, & then forgot again when I went out later, but all in all I did about 230 miles that day without a hiccup from my Uno & used about £25 of petrol, although the exhaust, which has been slightly blowing for months without change, is a bit louder now! I`ll look at it & the bumper tomorrow when I go to my parents, weather permitting.
I feel I need to do it again soon, in fact its made me want to either move to the coast, not viable with my commitments realistically, or, get a campervan, which financially isn't viable at the moment either, but maybe I should sell a few cars & get one.. (There is a nice 1987 petrol *LEZ exempt* Ducato camper I`ve seen for sale), but not my baby Uno, which, as usual, did me proud! :-)
WEEK 27 – College Town Kroger (II)
You may have noticed in the drawn-back view of the front end this cool “Commitment to Education” wall, featuring four area schools – three Oxford-based (or at least Lafayette County-based, anyway), and one (NWCC) Senatobia-based, placing it closer to Hernando actually. Funny side story about Senatobia and Kroger: Northwest students have a discount card many restaurants and retailers accept. Lots of students there tell the freshmen that the card gives you a discount at the Senatobia Kroger, since Hernando's Kroger doesn't accept it. I'm convinced that's a prank, though, considering Senatobia doesn't have a Kroger! :P
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Once a squirrel locates something to eat, it really shows commitment to get it. This is Hazel doing some stretching :) I squeezed a walnut in this crotch. Not very hard - she was able to get it within seconds (Squirrels-2019-6391.jpg)
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Lincoln Memorial Lower Steps in Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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BASICS: Nevada Youth Training Center, Elko, NV. Rated at 110 beds. At time of visit there were 91 kids there, all male. NYTC is a rural facility, with 30-25 acres next to the highway. Average length of stay is 6.5 months. Levels are defined by uniforms. The kids are taken out to clear trails in Lemoille canyon. The director, Joe Payne, says they love it.
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Stegasaurus!! bicycle and Pink Construction worker, right out the door at noon and Environmental Police again with Soul too!....and brain tree. Blood Mobile and with Plaid marker, like this morning at the Channel 4 truck. Ben & Gerry's [Bill Graham], TNT and an abandoned Improper Bostonian Magazine. Orange Marker at Bowdoin and then two people emerge instantly. Bowdoin is from last summer [last in comment]and so special, again and again and again too.
Golf Clubs!! in snow?? orange though. Coffee cup still at juice box and the tall Marker at the JFK Post Office. Abandoned Auto Hunter Magazine at other courthouse!!!! World of Wheels was last weekend!!! and like the cards yesterday. [first in comment].
Engine 2!!!!!!!!!!!! on her jacket,and Southie on the front!!! Engine 2!!! Double Victoryin the alley and a Boot!!!! people near i even commented that there must be a story with that....there is too. Its like a Fireman's boot and see the double decker bus with busy graphics??? I shot it from that courthouse.............and when I got to Scollay Square, it was there with all the walkers too!!! Just like shedid it with the Patriots Concrete Truck on March 23rd, also in collage.I saw it from the bus and when I made my way to Scollay Square it was there for drive by.....and that one spins, and it was right sideup.....and the boot goes with the Evening too, amazing.
Got the tripod with Stoolie too, and a HallaMoore crane!!....and!!! it looks like we are playing a new branch game.
Digital image taken with a Lumix GX7 fronted with an Olympus M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8 lens
Editing done via Photoshop Elements 12 with Topaz Labs plug ins
Found and admired during the All Corvette Car Show at Calvary Church in St. Peters, Missouri, USA
These are my summer commitments. 9 Sketchbooks to fill end to end.
The top four moleskines are already started and just need finishing.
The botttom five, thinner Moleskines on the left and Japanese accordions to the right are still blank.
Sorry work commitments are dominating at present...back soon!!
There's a comforting thought at the close of the day,
When I'm weary and lonely and sad,
That sort of grips hold of my crusty old heart,
And bids it be merry and glad.
It gets in my soul and it drives out the blues,
And finally thrills through and through.
It is just a sweet memory that chants refrain;
I'm glad I touched shoulders with you.
I am glad that I live, that I battle and strive,
For a place that I know I must fill.
I am thankful for sorrows. I'll meet with a grin,
What fortune may send good or ill.
I may not have wealth. I may not be great,
But you know I shall always be true.
For I have in my life that courage you gave,
When I once rubbed shoulders with you.
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The Bronze is of Alan Turing:
The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in the Sackville Park in Manchester, England, is in memory of Alan Turing, a father of modern computing. Turing committed suicide in 1954 after being prosecuted by the police because of his (then illegal) homosexuality. As such he is as much a gay icon as an icon of computing, and it is no coincidence that this memorial is situated near Canal Street, Manchester's gay village.
He is sitting on a bench situated in a central position in the park. On Turing's left is the University of Manchester and on his right is Manchester's gay village.
I made a COMMITMENT to this man and I love him to the moon and back. We made a PROMISE to each other 30 years ago and I can GUARANTEE it hasn't been easy but our GOAL was to live our lives loving God and loving one another and we have had a blast doing just that. Thank you God!! Here's to 30 more! from 1 Corinthians 13
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Monsignor Sal Criscuolo, Chaplain, MPDC
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Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
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Bogotá, Colombia (AP) – In a landmark television interview, the rarely-seen leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) reaffirmed the commitment of Latin America's oldest insurgency to abandon the battlefield even while shying from a six-month deadline to sign a final peace accord.
Rodrigo Londoño said he has always considered himself an "enemy" of putting artificial dates on negotiations, fearing it could backfire against the rebels if a target is missed. But he said he eventually was persuaded to put aside those objections and join Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos in making a pledge to reach a final deal by March because he trusts the president, whom he called an "ally of peace."
"If there's political will, we can do it earlier, but six months may also be too short," Londoño said in his first interview since peace talks began in Cuba three years ago.
The interview aired Tuesday night was as significant for its very existence as for any revelations made by the normally secretive Londoño, who is better known by the alias Timochenko.
Until last week, when he shook hands with President Santos in Havana to announce a breakthrough agreement on the thorny issue of punishment for war crimes during a half-century of fighting, the veteran guerrilla commander had been something of a sphinx to Colombians. When he was seen at all, it was only in videotaped messages from the jungle battlefield dressed in military fatigues and railing against Colombia's U.S.-backed "oligarchy."
But in a speech alongside Santos and again in the interview aired Tuesday with Venezuelan-based network Telesur, Londoño tired to cast a softer image, wearing a white guayabera shirt and sporting his trademark salt-and-pepper beard neatly groomed.
In a heavily edited conversation with a leftist former Colombian senator, Piedad Cordoba, Londoño reminisced about his decision to run off with the rebels while still a teenager 40 years ago. And he spoke of a desire to one day return to the coffee-growing town where he was raised by a peasant communist father and devout Catholic mother.
Asked if he would ask the FARC's many victims for forgiveness, Londoño said tactical "errors" in the heat of battle were made on all sides, but that he had nothing to apologize for.
"Whoever asks for forgiveness it's because they regret something, and I don't regret anything," he said.
Without presenting any proof or details, he said the FARC early in the peace process had had the opportunity to assassinate Santos but desisted from carrying out an attack because the group's then-leader, alias Alfonso Cano, was against provoking more bloodshed while dialogue was underway. Cano was later killed in a military air attack.
Londoño said he is no longer dedicating energy to warfare and in the spirit of reconciliation would even meet with former President Alvaro Uribe, a harsh critic of the talks whose U.S.-backed military offensive last decade decimated the FARC's ranks.
The rebel leader also played down speculation that some of the FARC's estimated 6,500 troops would not adhere to a peace accord. Critics say many former fighters will dedicate themselves to drug trafficking and extortion, lucrative activities the group uses to fund its insurgency, instead of handing over their weapons for an uncertain future in which they'll be required to confess their abuses to special tribunals.
"I give you my full assurances, that there's not a single guerrilla, neither commander or combatant, that's in disagreement," said Londoño.
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To me commitment is being with someone and trusting that no matter what happens they will be there for you. You must trust them unconditionally, and believe that no matter what path they take you on, you'll always be safe and have each other.
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We have a small suburban back yard, but it still takes somewhat of a commitment to maintain it as a pleasant place to spend time. I have 8 rose bushes, a small lemon tree, vines, succulents, azaleas, camellias, lavender, lilies, hanging flower bowls, asparagus ferns, bower vines, star jasmine, 3 planter boxes with vegetables and herbs, one very tall pittosporum tree, one bird feeder and 2 hummingbird feeders. And thank goodness no lawn !