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At Fitness Connection you'll find all of the latest cardio and strength training equipment along with a dynamic group exercise program that includes classes like yoga, group cycling, mixed martial arts, muscle endurance training and pilates.
We have the largest gym in Raleigh with 65,000 square feet containing a junior Olympic size pool, sauna and steam rooms, over 150 pieces of cardio equipment, over 120 weight machines, a cardio cinema, free weights, kids club, full court basketball, and a personal training staff. Most importantly, you'll find an energetic, supportive environment full of all kinds of people who are committed to helping you achieve your goals.
Student Mentor in the Freshman Connection program Jade Maxwell on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on August 16, 2022. (Jay Grabiec)
Sculpture :
Growing Connections
Artist :
Kaarina Kaikkonen
Finland
Location : The Lath House, VanDusen Botanical Garden
Media : Recycled Clothing
As with many of her other works, Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen installed this piece as a site-specific installation. Working in unusual spaces both indoors and out, these in-situ works are made by assembling recycled clothing in new configurations. The garments suggest their human shape and former use, now transcending their use as fashion or protection.
A bit tone mapped by HDR, just to bring up the colors as the clothes colors are fading a bit.
Delta Connection (Operated by Republic Airways) flight 5805 on final approach into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Embraer E175LR.
Lighting connecting the clouds in the sky and the sea. Few minutes later I was running inside a storm...
Tempe Town Lake's newly opened Pedestrian Bridge and the Tempe Center for the Arts light up the night during a fun Saturday evening meet-up.
The word takes on a new significance when you're travelling! Thank goodness my connections worked OK on my way back to Houston!
While I don't think anyone riding the Empire Builder, Amtrak train #8, missed there connections in Chicago upon their arrival, my shot of train #8 just about became my missed connection and the end of the first day before it even began.
As I have alluded to a few times, now in my photographic journey of CP 2816, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. After eating supper and walking back to my hotel room in Red Wing, MN. I set about making the plan for the next days chase down the CPKC River Subdivision.
I had already mostly made my mind up earlier in the day after finding what I had convinced myself was the "money shot", even more than a shot along the Mississippi River, that I was going to just start the morning in Red Wing and not try to head farther north. Partially due to the fear of getting stuck in traffic in a major city, even on a Sunday morning, and partially due to fear of if I did not arrive at my "money shot" early, I might not have a seat at the table.
Sitting in the bed I went over test shots and locations stopping to cross check against the SunCalc app, to where the sun would be for what time I guessed the train would be a each location. As I went through the locations, the "chosen" ones were marked on Google maps with a point and name for quick directions, mileages, and times to aid in the chase. With a quick check of the CPKC schedule that was published and the Amtrak timetable, it was fairly obvious that Final Spike Steam Tour would follow the Empire Builder out of St. Paul. With that my mind was made up that Red Wing was the right choice, and I headed to bed for 5 A.M. CST departure from the hotel for food and head to the first spot, or so I thought.
Well as soon as I woke up, the wheels started turning in my brain, and that's when things started to go awry. I had visited a spot in Cottage Grove the day before not far south of CPKC's St. Paul Pig's Eye Yard where the 2816 spent the past few days. While it was a ok shot I had dismissed it for reasons mentioned above, but as I got dressed, packed the bags, and checked out I couldn't help but think that one more shot would be nice. So then and there "the plan" was ditched and I raced north US-61 for Cottage Grove.
After arriving into town, I was a little more relieved to see traffic was relatively light. A quick stop to grab breakfast and off to the spot I had located to wait the arrival of 2816. As I got close to my chosen location along West Point Douglas Rd. South, the shortest way in was blocked by a westbound CPKC train with a pair of CSX ES40DC's stopped at a red signal at the north end of the siding on number one main. Being forced to take the long way around I arrived to find no one else around in the paved driveway leading to nowhere and shortly after the westbound departed.
As I sat and waited for the next few hours other railfans arrived all looking for the same thing CP 2816. The day before a friend mentioned to me as I was driving around St. Paul, that while CPKC owned one of the two tracks between St. Croix and Hoffman St. it was all dispatched and controlled as two main track between the two points by BNSF. Now chalk it up to my lack of knowledge of the area, my brain just not paying attention or just, the fact that I was sure BNSF would not let CP 2816 run down the track they owned, I did not give the info much thought.
As time pressed on and grew near, a BNSF westbound passed heading to the city, and another westbound CPKC pulled up and paused briefly before heading for Pig's Eye Yard. All the while conservations were started and continued with other railfans as we all waited. During this entire time I thought it odd that all we were seeing were westbounds and in the distance I could hear numerous eastbounds could be heard on the BNSF owned number two main.
As time went on conservations started to change to are we in the right place? No one in our group could really answer that question, as none were from the immediate area. A quick call to my friend that pointed out the day before the operations on the double track, but split line, finally opened my eyes to the real possibility that, we might be in the wrong spot. Other checks on Facebook groups, did not yield and suggestions as to what track CP 2816 would take. Knowing we had not yet seen the Empire Builder I decided to stay put, but things were about to take the now obvious turn south. Oh where are you mice and men?
The time was quickly approaching 08:00 and Amtrak time, and the scheduled time for the Final Spike Steam Tour, to pass. More frequent checks of Facebook groups, finally revealed that CP 2816 had permission to leave the yard and was already past Newport. Again maybe it was my lack of knowing the area, or just I was 100% convinced that the steam train was going to head east on the CPKC owned track, I knew that if it was past Newport, it was on the move, but did not realize how close Newport was to Cottage Grove.
Finally at 09:05 CST someone yelled "Headlight" followed by "Amtrak", and we all headed for the edge of the road and took our positions for a shot. Wasting no time Amtrak train #8 The Empire Builder flew past the three story Norris Square Senior living community in the background with a pair of new ALC-42 locomotives lead by AMTK 338 & 331.
The joy of being able to photograph another pair of Amtrak's new locomotives in there classy paint, and brilliant bright sun, very, very quickly disappeared as i dropped the camera down from my eye, and to my horror noticed that before the last Superliner passed, the BNSF East Hump dispatcher had already lined a westbound train in the minute or less than #8 had cleared the westend of the siding. It was at that moment, I knew my last second decision might have just cost me the entire chase down the River Sub. along the Mississippi River.
I quickly told the other railfans of what was happening and we all scattered like cockroaches when a light is turned on in a dark room. As I speed along the road, Google maps told me the fastest way to Red Wing was on the east side of the Mississippi River on along WI St. Rt. 35. Taking advantage of every available MPH I could without getting too crazy, as I approached the Diamond Bluff area I heard train #8 call into the station at Red Wing. Phewwwwww, I managed to almost beat #8, but more importantly the steam train was still behind Amtrak. As I started across the east side of the Mississippi the Empire Builder called out departing Red Wing, and within another ten minutes, I arrived to my "money shot" and to my relief, I was the only one there.
The wait was not long standing across from the G.A. Carlson lime kiln, before CP 2816 came along (flic.kr/p/2pRfQfz) and the chase was on.
Celtic Connections 2014 International Burns Concert - Donald Shaw, Capercaillie.
Credit: James Carney
At Fitness Connection you'll find all of the latest cardio and strength training equipment along with a dynamic group exercise program that includes classes like yoga, group cycling, mixed martial arts, muscle endurance training and pilates.
We have the largest gym in Raleigh with 65,000 square feet containing a junior Olympic size pool, sauna and steam rooms, over 150 pieces of cardio equipment, over 120 weight machines, a cardio cinema, free weights, kids club, full court basketball, and a personal training staff. Most importantly, you'll find an energetic, supportive environment full of all kinds of people who are committed to helping you achieve your goals.
Positive social connections are important for our physical and mental wellbeing. Examples of human connection are things such as the below: having a personal conversation about what is important to you with someone and feeling listened to and understood taking the time to listen to someone else and feeling real empathy for them helping someone else out of unconditional goodwill offering sincere gratitude to another and receiving gratitude from others catching a strangers eye and both smiling a shared experience with others that involves laughter and goodwill.
A new (May, 2011) sculpture at the intersection of 15th Street and Arapaho in Denver. At the lecturn is Denver Mayor Bill Vidal.
Coffee Connection in Amsterdam, NL. First two floors of the tall buildind, nice little shop, stop in for a drink... when in Amsterdam search out cafe and not coffeehouse.
Each of these sensor wires needs to make a specific connection. The wires are a jumble, but resolving one connection at a time completes the circuit.
In general, success can be achieved when we look beyond the clutter and solve one issue at a time.
At Work, It Was 10:35 PM, When One Of My Bros Broke The Silence Of Nearly 1 n Half Hour. No Music, No Talks, Our Fingers On Keyboard & Eyes On Monitor. He Suddenly Stood, Turned To Me & Asked:
Him: Bro, Do You Ever Get Inspired ?
Me: Nodded My Head To Say Yes.
Him: By Which Type Of People ?
Me: (Jokingly) By Real Bad People :P
He Thought For A While & Again Said, "You Know, In Life We Can Get Inspired From Everyone - Each 1 Of Us. Just See The Good Sides Of Them, Praise Them & Get Inspired." Little Later, He Added, "Let Me Again Think On This Topic Tonight & We Shall Discuss Some Other Day Again."
The Time He Was Saying All This, I Was Cropping The Above PIc.
Special Connection About This Pic & The Above Conversation Is That I Alwasy Have to Pass This Giant Naked (Since It's Winter) Tree, Which is Somewhat 20 Ft. Above From The Roadside & The Tree Itself Is 20 Feet High. Now, Imagine How Do I have To Look At Its Tip (20+20=40 ft) From The Road. This Tall Tree & Sky At The Background, They Always Inspire Me ! :)
Welcome Reception for Mentors, Vassar’s sixth annual Sophomore Career Connections, a program of networking and professional self-discovery. January 2020
Photo credit: Karl Rabe/Vassar College
The 4th annual Missed Connections event took place on Valentine’s Day (Thursday) 2014 at the New York Transit Museum. Guests got to spin Craigslist postings about those “lost subway love matches” into poetry and music. There was also art, local Brooklyn tastings, valentine-making, and a photo booth. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin