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Time now, ladies and gentlemen, for The Real Story of Thanksgiving---->
On August 1, 1620, the Mayflower set sail. It carried a total of 102 passengers, including forty Pilgrims led by William Bradford. On the journey, Bradford set up an agreement, a contract, that established just and equal laws for all members of the new community, irrespective of their religious beliefs. Where did the revolutionary ideas expressed in the Mayflower Compact come from? From the Bible. The Pilgrims were a people completely steeped in the lessons of the Old and New Testaments. They looked to the ancient Israelites for their example. And, because of the biblical precedents set forth in Scripture, they never doubted that their experiment would work.
Now, you know the usual story of Thanksgiving: They landed. They had no clue where they were, no idea how to feed themselves. The Indians came out, showed 'em how to pop popcorn, fed 'em turkey, saved 'em basically -- and then white European settlers after that basically wiped out the Indian population. It's a horrible example. Not only is that not true, here is the part that's been omitted from what is still today taught as the traditional Thanksgiving story in many schools. "The original contract the Pilgrims had entered into with their merchant-sponsors in London called for everything they produced to go into a common store,' when they got here, 'and each member of the community was entitled to one common share. All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belong to the community as well.
"They were going to distribute it equally. All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belonged to the community as well. ... [William] Bradford, who had become the new governor of the colony, recognized that this form of collectivism was as costly and destructive to the Pilgrims as that first harsh winter, which had taken so many lives. He decided to take bold action. Bradford assigned a plot of land to each family to work and manage, thus turning loose the power of the marketplace. ... Long before Karl Marx was even born, the Pilgrims had discovered and experimented with what could only be described as socialism,' and it had failed" miserably because when every put things in the common store, some people didn't have to put things in for there to be, people that didn't produce anything were taking things out, and it caused resentment just as it does today. So Bradford had to change it.
"What Bradford and his community found was that the most creative and industrious people had no incentive to work any harder than anyone else, unless they could utilize the power of personal motivation! But while most of the rest of the world has been experimenting with socialism for well over a hundred years – trying to refine it, perfect it, and re-invent it – the Pilgrims decided early on to scrap it permanently. What Bradford wrote about this social experiment should be in every schoolchild's history lesson. If it were, we might prevent much needless suffering," that happens today and will happen "in the future. 'The experience that we had in this common course and condition, tried sundry years...that by taking away property, and bringing community into a common wealth, would make them happy and flourishing – as if they were wiser than God,' Bradford wrote.
"'For this community (so far as it was) was found to breed much confusion and discontent, and retard much employment that would have been to their benefit and comfort. For young men that were most able and fit for labor and service did repine that they should spend their time and strength to work for other men's wives and children without [being paid] that was thought injustice.' ... The Pilgrims found that people could not be expected to do their best work without incentive. So what did Bradford's community try next? They unharnessed the power of good old free enterprise by invoking the undergirding capitalistic principle of private property. Every family was assigned its own plot of land to work and permitted to market its own crops and products. And what was the result?"
Here's what Bradford wrote, the governor of the Massachusetts colony. "'This had very good success,' wrote Bradford, 'for it made all hands industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been.' Bradford doesn't sound like much of a Clintonite, does he?" or an Obamaite, if I can update it. "Is it possible that supply-side economics could have existed before the 1980s? ... Anyway, the pilgrims found "In no time, the Pilgrims found they had more food than they could eat themselves. ... So they set up trading posts and exchanged goods with the Indians. The profits allowed them to pay off their debts to the merchants in London. And the success and prosperity of the Plymouth settlement attracted more Europeans and began what came to be known as the 'Great Puritan Migration.'"
Very few people have heard this story or have had it taught to them -- and the "thanks" was to God for showing them the way. John Adams and George Washington wrote about their reminisces and their thoughts on the first Thanksgiving and the notion it was thanks to God. It was an entirely different story than is being taught in the schools. It's been muddied down, watered down all these years -- and now it's been hijacked by the multicultural community -- to the point that the story of Thanksgiving is the Pilgrims were a bunch of incompetents and were saved only by the goodness of the Indians, who then were wiped out. And that's what kids are being taught today -- 'cause, of course, you can't mention the Bible in school, and that's fundamental to the real story of Thanksgiving.
Union activists participate in a lunch and learn event with AFGE Coast Guard Local 1495, as well as attend the signing of the new master labor agreement.
Contract Magazine's November 2013 issue highlights the bleach cleanable fabrics in Brentano's Rhythm collection.
Rhythm link: bit.ly/B-rhythm
I seem to have started a week late, but that's OK. I read the introduction and BASIC TOOLS which is really important. The two tools are the daily morning writings, and the weekly artist's date.
The first is writing 3 pages first thing in te morning (probably after a trip to the toilet for me, but before walking the dogs). That's it - you just write 3 pages, every morning. No restrictions, but don't read it again for a while. Doesn't have to be greate prose or infact make sense at all. But write it every morning.The second is to do something just for my inner child at least once a week, like a film, or trip to an art gallery or some such. But nothing that I "ought" to do, but what I want to do!
And this photo is a contract the author wanted me to sign (my scanner's not working so I took a photo instead). I have.
East Kent 7739 (GJG 739D) beautifully restored to Sealink contract livery is seen here on display at the South East Bus Festival which was held at Detling on April 1st 2017.
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Aircraft: Israeli F-21 Kfir (N402AX)
Unit: Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC)
Base: Newport News, VA
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After months of negotiations and, well, years of dreaming, I finally have it. Off to the post office now.
(Note to old girlfriends: So how do you like me now?)
(Note to Karmic Boomerang: Ignore that last bit, will you? Thanks, buddy.)
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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
On November 12th 2015 GETTY IMAGES unveiled plans for a new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal', and on November 13th I was invited to Beta test the new system prior to it being officially rolled out in December. ESP went live on Tuesday December 15th 2015 and has smoothed out the upload process considerably.
These days I take a far more leisurely approach to my photographic exploits, a Nikon D850 FX Pro body as my trusted companion, I travel light with less constraints and more emphasis on the pure capture of the beauty that I see, more akin to my original persuits and goals some five decades previously when starting out. I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to GETTY IMAGES, and the 32.177+ Million visitors to my FLICKR site.
***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on September 9th 2018
CREATIVE RF gty.im/ 1030836188 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**
This photograph became my 3,628th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Thirty four metres at 14:04pm on Wednesday 22nd August 2018, off Place Joffre and Avenue Emile Acollas, in the grounds of Champ de Mars, looking towards the Tour Eiffel located at Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 in Paris, France.
The Champ de Mars (Field of Mars), is a large park located in the Seventh arrondissement between the Eiffel Tower to the Northwest and Ecole Militaire to the Southeast. It was named after Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. It originally measured 42 hectares, but was reduced by architect Jeran-Camille Fromige for the 1890 World Exposition.
The Eiffel Tower was originally designed by Gustave Eiffel and constructed between 1887-1889 as the entrance to the worlds fair in that year. It is now the worlds most visited paid monument, standing 324 metres tall (1,063ft) with three floors and eight lifts and was the tallest building in the world from 1889 to 1930.
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Nikon D850 66mm. Hand held with Nikkor VR vibration reduction enabled on Normal mode. Shutter speed 1/50s f/14.0 iso64 RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L 8256 x 5504 FX). Colour space. Adobe RGB. AF-C focus 51 point with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto 0 white balance (8030K). Nikon Distortion control on. Vignette control Normal.
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Phot-R ultra slim 77mm UV filter. Nikon EN-EL15a battery. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module.
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LATITUDE: N 48d 51m 11.10s
LONGITUDE: E 2d 18m 6.60s
ALTITUDE: 34.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.6MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 21.20MB
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PROCESSING POWER:
Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.01 (16/01/2018) LD Distortion Data 2.017 (20/3/18)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB DATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit (Version 1.2.11 15/03/2018). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit (Version 1.4.7 15/03/2018). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 1.3.2 15/03/2018). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.
This bus is one of many "hand me down" 2002/03 International's the district got during it's time being contract with Laidlaw Transit and later on First Student. This bus has been removed from service. This particular bus came to the district from Groveport - Madison Local School District.
Amey explained the study to reporters and answered questions. pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2011/09/by-dana-liebelson-the-u...
This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)
SuperJet International (SJI) - a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica,
a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding - signed a contract today with Mexico’s Interjet airline for the purchase of 15 long range Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft in the 98 seat configuration, plus 5 options. Based on the list price, the value of the order is USD 650 million.
Alternative rock band DIE MANNEQUIN from Toronto, Ontario performed a sold out show at RIOT FEST 2015 Music Festival in Toronto. In picture: CAROLINE "CARE FAILURE" KAWA,KEVVY MENTAL,KEITH HEPPLER,J.C. SANDOVAL
Part of a marriage contract entered into in 1806 between John Button, my 3rd great-grandfather and Harriet Skipper.
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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
On November 12th 2015 GETTY IMAGES unveiled plans for a new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal', and on November 13th I was invited to Beta test the new system prior to it being officially rolled out in December. (ESP went live on Tuesday December 15th 2015 and has smoothed out the upload process considerably).
With visits now in excess of 18.043 Million to my FLICKR site, used primarily these days as a fun platform to reach friends and family as I have now sold my professional gear and now take a more leisurely approach to my photographic exploits, I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to FLICKR, GETTY IMAGES and everyone who drops by.
***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on January 3rd 2017
CREATIVE RF gty.im/635675466 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**
This photograph became my 2,390th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.
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This photograph was taken in the magic of The Golden Hour around Sunrise, at 07:37am at an altitude of Two metres on Thursday January 28th 2016 off Botany Road and Marine Drive, on the sandy shoreline of Botany Bay in Broadstairs, Kent, England.
I set off at 04:00am on a clear morning, the moon and the stars out to dazzle in temperatures around five degrees, on a pleanst hour and half long journey to enjoy a lovely sunrise. The seven bays in Broadstairs consist of: (From south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay.
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Nikon D800 200mm 1/2500s f/5.6 iso1250 RAW (14Bit) Nikon back focus button enabled. AF-C Continuous point focus with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto white balance. Nikon AF Fine tune set to +6.
Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR. Power UP 95mm HD UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto MT057C3 057 Carbon Fiber Tripod 3 Sections (Payload 18kgs). Manfrotto MH057M0-RC4 057 Magnesium Ball Head with RC4 Quick Release (Payload 15kgs). Manfrotto quick release plate 410PL-14.Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap.Digi-Chip 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDXC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.
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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 18.60s
LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 19.30s
ALTITUDE: 2.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 103.00MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) SIZE: 35.30MB
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PROCESSING POWER:
Nikon D800 Firmware versions A 1.10 B 1.10 L 2.009 (Lens distortion control version 2)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit (Version 1.2.4 24/11/2016). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.
While it may look like BNSF has left a loco to be worked on by the local auto-body repair outfit, it is not what it appears to be. Instead, it is something major that they would never be able to handle. The 4828 had a traction motor seize-up on it and the train set out the GE on an adjacent spur next to the autobody shop until mechanical forces could inspect it. But considering how many techo-toasters I've seen with varying degrees of scorch on the BNSF, this wasn't so far fetched. Feel free to add your own caption. Hughson, CA on March 10, 2000.
“What inspired you to be a bodybuilder?”
“Mostly Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Rock init, coz when I was little, we didn’t have, like, well there was PlayStations and that, but like my family weren’t as good with other things init, so we’d get everything like a year or two late. So everything for us was, we see stuff on the TV, we watch that, and at that time The Rock and Arnold Schwarzenegger were the guys like the rock was, as the, remember the peoples champion. Arnold Schwarzenegger was Terminator, Conan the barbarian, all those things there you know what I mean. And these man had, the biggest, baddest bodies, but it didn’t look ugly. Like they they just had that that look to them like, not that they looked like their were strong, they just looked… they just looked like I don’t even know. Reminded me of like, when you looked at them, you was like, it was like you was looking at the old, old, like er statues of like Greek gods init, coz that’s how they use to dictate that, perf, like the body was perfectly chiselled out in every way. And when you saw it, saw that, when I use to listen to these guys, coz I never use to just watch like wrestling or just watched the films. I was done read about them, watch stuff about their life like. Stuff about how erm, Arnold grew up in Austria and that. And the rock coming from an Hawaiian and Samoan background, Like where he is, but its deep, deep in traditions both of them init. Like Arnolds parents wanted him to be, er, er a policeman like, but he had his own dreams as well. Same with the rock, like his whole family was wrestlers, but he wanted to be more than a wrestler. And it made me know that, like bodybuilding starts a lot of things coz, when you think about it you can start of as just a bodybuilder, but progressing to so much stuff. Coz it teaches you a lot like I was saying, it teaches you about discipline, commitment, like perseverance. All these things come from bodybuilding man.”
-Jamell Baker
Russian political activist and member of the anti-Putin punk rock group PUSSY RIOT, MARIA VLADIMIROVNA ALYOKHINA aka MASHA and MediaZona collaborator and reporter, ALEXANDRA BOGINO aka SASHA in Toronto as part of their conversation series. In picture: MARIA VLADIMIROVNA ALYOKHINA, ALEXANDRA BOGINO, DAMIAN ABRAHAM