Pompeius pompeius (Latreille, [1824])

(Pompeius Skipper)

Pompeius pompeius occurs from Colombia to Brazil and Peru.

There are at least 1038 known species of Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) found in the neotropical region. Many of them are dull brown in colour, and virtually devoid of recognisable markings. Some genera however such as Pompeius are easy to recognise due to strongly patterned undersides, or because they have a distinctive configuration of pale spots at the apex of the forewing.

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Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.

1953 Kaiser Manhattan

In 1951, Frazer debuted a new design that would continue until the company’s end of U.S. passenger car production in 1955. Designed by Howard “Dutch” Darrin, the cars were longer, lower, and swoopier. The top-of-the-line Manhattan cost just over $3,000, and fewer than 300 were produced in all.

For 1952, the Manhattan name was shifted to the Kaiser nameplate, and the car received a markedly different exterior that was consistent with the rest of the brand. Most notably, a pronounced dip adorned the center of the windshield and rear glass, and the grille had a simple top bar that curved around the front fenders. For this model year, body style choices were greatly revised, as the convertible model was removed, a club coupe and a two-door sedan were added, and Traveler configurations could be ordered. List prices dropped considerably, and production numbers were much higher.

The 1953 model year was mostly the same, though the Manhattan could be ordered with “Bambu” interior, and body choices were limited to a two-door club sedan, and four-door sedan, and a Traveler sedan. For 1954, Darrin redesigned the Manhattan’s grille in a new “jet air-scoop” design, supposedly borrowed from the Buick XP-300 show car. More importantly a McCulloch supercharger became standard on the Manhattan’s old flathead six, which boosted output to 140 hp. Even so, sales dropped to 4,325 Manhattans.

By 1955, it was all over. Only 1,231 supercharged Manhattans were built that year, with 1,021 being sent to Argentina. The tooling was sent down to Buenos Aires and the Kaiser Manhattans continued to be sold in South America until 1962 as the Carabella.

Victory Liner Inc.

Victory Liner Inc.

Captain Davie described the configuration of the great banking room. "Before conversion, three sets of four teller stations were placed between the square pillars on the right side. Each station included the main parts of classical architecture in reduced size, the horizontal entablature resting on the two vertical columns and consisting of cornice, frieze, and architrave. Strong structures supported a bronze hinged wicket at each of the 16 positions. Some of these groupings have been rearranged to accommodate hotel design requirements."

Although the use of the San Diego Trust & Savings Bank building changed ten years ago, from a bank and offices to a hotel with 245 guest rooms, the original features of the structure remain remarkably intact. The Courtyard-Marriott Hotel, located in the heart of a vibrant downtown San Diego, is a spectacular example of successful readapted use. The hotel stands proud in the bank's place, as the sentinel of an important piece of San Diego history.

Courtyard by Marriott - This excellent example of adaptive reuse was a 1999 People In Preservation award winner. 143

Airbus A330 - MSN 427

Status : Active

Registration : C-GTSI

Airline Air Transat

Country : Canada

Date : 1986 -

Codes TS TSC

Callsign : Air Transat

Web site : www.airtransat.com

Serial number427

Type330-243

First flight date09/10/2001

Test registrationF-WWYH

Plane age15.1 years

Seat configuration

Engines2 x RR Trent 772B-60

9/11/2001JMC AirlinesG-OJMB

17/01/2002GarudaG-OJMB

27/03/2002JMC AirlinesG-OJMB

01/03/2003Thomas Cook UKG-OJMB

14/11/2007GarudaG-OJMBlsd from Thomas Cook UK

21/01/2008Thomas Cook UKG-OJMBlsd from CIT

Stored 11/2011

21/12/2011Air TransatC-GTSILsd From Cit

Configuration for the L22

Thanks to koigon for the basic idea.

Victory Liner Inc.

VIP Configuration

Victory Liner Inc.

The top of the tennis court net curtain that allows flexibility in court configuration. Closed during play, and open for easy access.

Airbus A320 - MSN 341

Status : Active

Registration : C-FPDN

Airline Air Canada

Country : Canada

Date : 1937 -

Codes AC ACA

Callsign : Air Canada

Web site : www.aircanada.ca

Serial number341

Type320-211

First flight date04/06/1992

Test registrationF-WWBR

Plane age27.3 years

Seat configuration

Engines2 x CFMI CFM56-5A1

16/09/1992Air CanadaC-FPDN

So this is the picture that I've really wanted to take for the past few weeks, and I finally got everything lined up for it!

The vehicle is the same base as my previous picture, but in what I want to call the "Sentinel" configuration with the back changed out for a more armored module and a computer-assisted rocket launcher and machine gun combo on top so multiples of these can pretty much set up in a defensive position and hold their own against the enemy laying down some serious cover fire and firing off four rockets at a time. The rockets can be reloaded manually through the back.

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Benedetto Buffalino – La voiture sur le lampadaire, 2019 - Voiture Peugeot 406 blanche, métal, bois, système d’éclairage

Pour Benedetto Bufalino, chaque œuvre est une nouvelle aventure à imaginer. Ici pour le quartier de Paris La Défense il décide de poser une voiture sur un lampadaire. La voiture, symbole de la modernité du xxe siècle, a été pendant toute une période un élément central des villes, occupant tout l’espace (routes, parkings...). La voiture est un objet essentiel dans l’œuvre de Bufalino.

I just finished reading Kristin Cashore's new book, "Bitterblue", and found it entertaining and thoughtful, with a wide range of interesting characters. This quote stuck with me. It's taken from a scene in which the Queen (Bitterblue), sits down to dinner with a few others, and on her mind is the topic of Po and Katsa's relationship, turbulent as it may be.

Bitterblue stabbed a mystery pie across the table with her fork and was delighted when it turned out to be made of winter squash. She pushed her plate closer and shoveled herself a generous portion. "It's just that while I'm sure I would like the making up, I don't think I have the heart for constant fighting," she said. "I think I might prefer something--more peaceful in execution."

"But people do, you know," said Bann, perhaps a bit slyly. "I wouldn't worry about them, Lady Queen, and I wouldn't worry about what it means. Every configuration of people is an entirely new universe unto itself."

Wise words, I think. Anyway, here's a scene from a recent hike up Silver Star Mountain... the light? Was incredible at this particular point in the trail. And I couldn't stop swooning over the wildflowers.

Image made with my Hasselblad 500 C/M.

Smile, people, it is Friday!

Thank you for staying around and enjoy your weekend!

A robin in our back garden landing on the fork Rachel wasn't at that point using. This is not a Photoshop job!! (Well, beyond a crop, levels, slight sharpen.) I just happened to have the macro lens (f=105mm) on the camera, which helped.

Interesting antennae configuration spotted on top of a tin shed.

Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company

ALMA radio telescope; antennas in compact configuration

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft in cruise configuration, flying past Earth and with the Sun in the background. After launch, BepiColombo will return to Earth two years later to make a gravity-assist flyby, before flying by Venus twice and Mercury six times before entering orbit around the innermost planet.

In this view, the Mercury Transfer Module is at the rear, with its solar wings extended, spanning about 30 m from tip-to-tip. Because the arrays are tilted towards the Sun, the underside of the panels can be seen. The 7.5 m-long solar array of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter in the middle is seen extending to the top, with the high-gain antenna dish to the left, and the magnetometer boom and medium gain antenna to the right. The Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter sits inside the sunshield, its antenna folded inside and visible in this view.

BepiColombo is a joint endeavour between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.

Credits: ESA/ATG medialab

one of my favorite compositions because of the minuscule vibrancy and the natural framing created by the vignette from the long exposure.

I'll be back out here in a month so figured it's time to get in the mood with a few more from last year.

I definitely want to spend a bit more time over on this side of the railroad though I can't imagine ever topping this moment. I shared the money shot long ago here: flic.kr/p/2pa8o2J but here's another frame as the scene began to unfold with CN train U7918203, a load of taconite from Minntac headed to Two Harbors behind a brace of C40-8s led by CN (blt. Jul. 1989 as CNW 8511). One of a large group retired by UP more than 23 years ago they were Citirail lease units for a time until the CN purchased the entire fleet between 2010-2012, and later modified a portion of those with straight air for Iron Range ore train service. Alas their time seems to be about up as a string is already in storage at Proctor and according to knowledgeable locals by this time next year they should all be gone from this service replaced by rebuilt wide nose Dash 9s running in a 1x1 DP configuration.

The heavy train is swinging around the curve to begin the climb up toward the Hwy 44 crossing at MP 22.7 southbound on the Iron Range Subdivision. Modern day CN's designation for the route pays homage to the historic former Duluth and Iron Range Railroad which built this route and saw its first load of ore roll south from the Soudan Mine in 1884 to what was then called Agate Bay. In 1938 the road was merged into the Duluth, Missabe and Northern both long owned by US Steel to officially create the legendary Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway.

Unincorporated Rollins

Ault Township, Minnesota

Wednesday October 4, 2023

Southern Shorthaul Railroad’s 4917 & C506 unusually run long end leading from the result of C507 taking half the rake the night before to Temora. The train was seen powering through Bargo as empty grain train 2343 bound for The Rock for grain loading.

Seating Configuration 45 2x2

Route Cubao - San Carlos City Via Camiling

Firebolt Broom - Run/Fly SpeedBooster

•Two SpeedBost modes, SL Run & Togglable, combined with a large visual effect sphere around you.

•Why go slow when you can go Firebolt Speed?

Experience the amazing Run/Fly SpeedBooster, with 9 Bento Animations, SFX, Particle and Visual Effects with Colour Picker to personalize to your colour of choice.

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•••Setting / Configuration Guide:

•Always ON: ON

- When this button shows GREEN, the Firebolt Broom will always be ON so that you can stay sitting in your Broom (in this mode, you can go SLOW [Walk Speed] with your Broom, and to go fast, simply double tap on the forward walk button).

•Always ON: Off

- When this button shows White, the Firebolt Broom will only appear when you RUN (by double-tapping the forward walk button), so if your avatar is walking, jumping, flying, the Firebolt won't be visible.

•Resize:

- By Clicking on the resize button, you can change the size of your Firebolt Broom to fit your Avatar Size better.

•Speed:

- From slow to Very Fast, select the Broom fly speed

•Effects:

- Particles: Turn Off to remove the particles that tray behind the Broom when in BOOST Mode

- Visual: Turn Off to remove the Large visual effect that appears around the Broom when in BOOST Mode

•Special Effects: Colour Changer:

- Use the selector to change the colour of your Particles and Visual Effects; after selected, click on the Apply this Colour button to have your selected colour applied

•BOOST MODE:

- WARNING: To activate this mode, you need to start the included Gesture "[Chris Two Designs] Broom Boost Gesture [Space Bar]".

- The Gesture is set to use the SPACE BAR as a trigger for the BOOST MODE; if you would like to change the trigger/hotkey, please do so.

- Wearing your Firebolt Broom, you press SPACE BAR to trigger the BOOST MODE, which goes on the highest Speed.

•••User / Navigation Guide:

- For better experience flying, go to the Preferences menu (Ctrl + P or Avatar>Preferences), then go to Move & View tab/ them go to Movement and activate the option "Pressing letter keys affects movement (i.e. WASD) instead of starting nearby chat". With that option on, you can now walk with WASD.

- By Pressing E/PageUP + SPACE BAR, you will fly Up to the skies without stop. Press the Space bar again to Stop. Press them C/PageDown, and after 2 seconds, press SPACE BAR again to fly without stopping DOWN.

- When flying forward pressing W/UP Arrow, at any time press the SPACE BAR to activate the BOOST MODE, them together with W/UP Arrow press E/PageUP to fly Forward + Upwards.

- When flying forward pressing W/UP Arrow, at any time press the SPACE BAR to activate the BOOST MODE, them together with W/UP Arrow press C/PageDOWN to fly Forward + DOWNwards.'

- SAFETY BREAKS: The S/Down Arrow will be your break, so whenever you need to stop, press them.

Jee, got a Harry Potter look after a use of my portrait in photolab.

Have a nice week everybody and thanks for passing by.

So, here is what’s happening. I was going to show a different equipment configuration because I am planning on using the EOS70D next time round for another go at the gyrfalcon. That would eliminate the need for the 1.4 extender and possibly speed up autofocus a bit. To that purpose, I was diligently testing at home getting some encouraging results even up to ISO 3200. A bit softer but still quite useable and I actually liked that effect. So, since the light turned dark and miserable today, I abandoned that trip and focused on showing my result with this configuration on a female red crossbill. And then of course, I got sidetracked and came across this little beauty (yes, also the female Red Crossbill) in some wonderful lighting conditions that I was unable to resist. The cool thing here is that the water in the birdbath is releasing some steam that is clearly visible in the early morning sun and the light on the bird itself is something that I could not turn a blind eye to. (yes, bad grammar I know). She is obviously quite captivated by the steam as well. No need to talk about her beak or her non-red color. And even though I suspect that she’s an adult female, just on the off-chance she’s not, she will be one soon.

Girl, you’ll be a woman soon – Urge Overkill

An artwork by the artist Jean Arp (1886-1966), a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. Jean Arp was broadly known as a Dadaist and abstract artist.

Seen in Museo Casorella, Locarno, Switzerland.

Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!

A brilliant songbird in a striking red and yellow configuration. WBC. SPI.

Deers

Fleeting glimpse

Dynamic flow

Interconnected events

LeitzWetzlarGermany Elmaron 120mmf2.8

"Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay.

The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855, when it was determined that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. In 1855, the U.S. Congress appropriated $5,000 for construction of the lighthouse. In 1876, construction was completed on a fog bell and tower, since removed. A much larger 4,000-pound (1,800 kg) bell was placed inside the tower in 1898. The house of the lightkeeper remains in its original configuration with the exception of a 10-foot (3.0 m) addition that was added in 1900. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273.

In 1902, an oil storage house constructed of brick was built 205 feet (62 m) northwest of the lighthouse.

Bass Harbor's fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1902 with a larger fourth order. This lens was manufactured by the French company Henry-Lepaute. This lens remains in service today.

Today, the house is a private residence for a local Coast Guard member and his family. Tourists can get close to the bell and light via a concrete path, but most of the grounds remain private. There is a short walk which takes one to a series of wooden steps that lead down onto the many granite boulders that provide a great view of the harbor side of the lighthouse." (Wikipedia)

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KLAX (Los Angeles International Airport) - 21 JAN 2023

"Nippon Cargo 101 Heavy" departing RWY 25L en route to Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA).

Production Site: Everett (PAE)

First Flight: 08 JAN 2013

Test Registrations: N5511Z, N772BA

Delivery to Nippon Cargo Airlines: 18 NOV 2013 as JA14KZ

Ferried PAE-NRT on 20-21 NOV 2013 on delivery

Hex Code: 846A5B

Configuration: Cargo

Engines: 4x General Electric GEnx-2B67

Parang mag-isa lang ang driver nito..

Bus No: n/a

Year released: 1992

Capacity: 49; 2x2 seating configuration

Route: Any point of Luzon

Body: Fuji Heavy Industries Japan

Engine: Nissan Diesel PE6H

Fare: School bus

Aircon System: sub-engine a/c

Transmission System: M/T

Taken on: October 5, 2008; 4:36pm

Location: McArthur Highway, Brgy. San Sebastian, Tarlac City, Tarlac

The Claymore heavy fighter is designed to engage capital ships. It is typically deployed from carriers where it is transported in a folded configuration, stacked in racks of eight.

It is armed with two dual plasma projectile cannons. The cannons can be configured to shoot short salvos where the four cannons fire in succession, or they can fire a single coordinated shot with devastating power.

Because of it's thin profile the Claymore is hard to hit from forward and behind. A capital ship without escort will not last many minutes against a wing of these.

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Built for SHIPtember 2021!

Length: 44 studs

Width: 64 studs

Height: 106 studs

With only a few days left before september 1, I decided to build my verison of a concept by Theo Stylianides:

I've wanted to build it for some time but didn't really know if I could pull of the delicate design.

I had to rebuild it many times during the month. Because I wanted it so thin, it was hard to assemble all the parts. At one point the whole ship just broke apart and I had to rebuild everything. The vertical body of the ship is only 1 stud thick, but built with SNOT-bricks so I can attach plates on the sides. The black stripe on the side on the ship plus the engines are what's keeping it together. The upper and lower part are held together with a technic tructure that also contains the mechanism for folding the wings.

There is a small doodle on the original concept art that suggests the "wings" can be folded. I didn't know if I should bother with it, but I thought it would make the ship a bit more interesting if I could manage that feature. So after much experimentation I was able to build a mechanism that folds one wing up and the other one down.

An other thing that gave me problems during the build process was gravity. Again. The design makes it very tail heavy. My original plan was to just make it stand on the cannons, but that would have made the whole ship tip over backwards. The solution was to build a stand for it. It's not really that pretty. I might have to redesign the stand later.

I've spent many late nights on this. Sacrificing sleep. It was fun, but now I'm fed up with it! 😄

Thanks to everyone who helped me and gave me feedback!

Swoosh: youtu.be/HzVBos--tQM

Folding wings: youtu.be/wNyWjHF0wzU

Stairs of la Defense, near Big Arche

Different configurations of collected steel sculptural forms. Two being magnetic allowing for reconfiguration at the whim of the owner/curator. The diameter of the round base is about 200mm.

Editor's note: HUGE positive announcement about SLS today. Read all about it here! www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/

Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton Block 1 configuration. SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars. The first SLS mission -- Exploration Mission 1 -- will launch an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to a stable orbit beyond the moon and bring it back to Earth to demonstrate the integrated system performance of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft’s re-entry and landing prior to a crewed flight.

Image credit: NASA/MSFC

More about SLS:

www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

More SLS Artist Concepts:

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Space Launch System Flickr photoset:

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With a 1x2 AC unit configuration, Ferromex's Rapido Torreon-Mexico is in full dynamics as it negotiates one of several horseshoe curves and snakes it's way south towards the Valle de Mexico railroad terminal.

Tepetitlan, Hidalgo.

Hi there, Jack here again. This time I’m here to present my custom LEGO rendition of a US Army Air Forces GMC 353 CCKW Refueler truck.

The GMC CCKW 2 and a half ton truck was a workhorse of the US military throughout the Second World War and the Korean War, seeing action in a variety of theaters within each conflict. Around 518,000 CCKWs were produced between 1941 and 1945, encompassing a broad multitude of configurations. The configuration I chose was an airfield fuel truck, perhaps to go with my airplanes I’ve made. The model features working steering and even space for a minifigure in the cab. Constructive criticism, as always, is highly appreciated.

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Some configurations somehow turn surreal....... At Goðafoss, a bizarre pattern of constantly moving clouds, periodically changing, diffused, dusk light and a beautiful fall together made a hypnotic configuration.