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I have a controversial opinion about this but hear me out. To me, possibly one of the greatest inventions of mankind. Not because of the destruction they cause but rather the diplomacy that was forced to the table and lives saved in mass.
*Working Towards a Better World
A peaceful solution must be found, nuclear war is world destruction. Diplomacy is not easy but it is far better than force! I pray that this deal works!!
NPR - 6 Things You Should Know About The Iran Nuclear Deal
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/14/422920192/6-th...
New York Times - Iran's Nuclear Program
topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandter...
Aljazeera - Meet the Men Behind Iran
www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/meet-men-iran-nuclear-deal...
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DDG Text 2 Dream Ai work blended in PS Beta 2023.
Three layers in total. Some hand painting.
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Gotta leave town
Got another appointment
Spent all my rent
Girl you know I enjoyed it
Ain't gonna hang around till there's nobody dancing
I don't want to hold hands and talk about our little plans, alright!
Cold hard bitch
Just a kiss on the lips
And I was on my knees
I'm waiting, give me...
Taken at Fourteen Flames
In the Dutch trading cities such as Amsterdam the continuation of war in Europe was deemed senseless and expensive. These gentlemen became advocats for peace, they gave diplomacy a chance for the ratification of the Treaty of Munster, the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648
This is my 3rd entry to the CCCXII - Category: Small Misc
And this is also my first entry to the actual challenge in the Guilds of Historica
The Elves are visting the High King of the Drow in his throne room, to find a solution for their endless hatred.
Argentina attacks resisting government offices in Bolivia and Chile.
The two countries are now fully under Argentina's control.
Diplomacy. A game of rhetoric, intrigue and ferocious backstabs. A game more likely to end friendships than any I've encountered. A game that is quite possibly one of the best board games ever created.
For those who have never had the pleasure of partaking in a good game of diplomacy let me provide you with the best explanation I've found for how it works:
The game is set in pre-WWI Europe, 7 major European powers (Turkey, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France and Britain) battle it out for supremacy. There are 79 regions, 34 of which are supply centers. More supply centers means you can have more armies/navies (units). The aim is to control at least 17 supply centers. Everyone starts off with 3 or 4 units.
With no dice involved, gameplay is all centered on negotiation.
One unit can move into an empty territory to capture it, but to push out an enemy force needs at least 2 units (maybe more if they're defending).
The beauty is that nobody has anything near enough power to work without allies, yet only one person can win. Hence the alliances and betrayals that lace this game.
A hypothetical example of some of the negotiations that could take place one turn: Germany and France have agreed to keep their border demilitarised. BUT Germany has quietly spoken to Britain and agreed to launch a sneak attack on the French coast and sneak a couple of supply centres, catching France off balance. BUT Britain has also spoken to Russia, telling them that German forces will be going Eastwards, and now might be a good time to move into Silesia, and hold Berlin hostage. BUT Russia has guessed Britain might move its fleet to take Sweden when the Russian fleet goes South, and has spoken to France to encourage them to move up North, pillaging the British south coast, and inadvertently messing up the British-German attack which was never going to work, because France had spoken to Austria-Hungary and persuaded them to attack Germany, cutting off support. BUT France had also spoken to Turkey, saying now might be a good time to hit the Austrian-controlled Serbia, and Turkey had then relayed this to Italy, who's now planning a joint attack on Austria-Hungary, as part of their long term plan with Russia to take out both Turkey and Austria-Hungary, unaware than Russia is in league with........
You get the picture. Negotiations can happen anywhere in the house, behind closed doors, with whomever you please. Eavesdropping is allowed and even encouraged, though you better make sure no one catches you doing it. You can manipulate, convince, and betray at a whim. Yet all the while you must be careful not to let your hand slip too quickly and remember that you can get just as much out of an alliance as you can from a stab in the back.
No flapping. No honking.
Just synchronized movement and cold stares.
Black-throated loons — Arctic elegance with surveillance-grade focus.
Shot in Finland. Canon R6 Mark II + RF 100–500mm.
The not-so-subtle feature of international diplomacy.
This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Fuji Reala 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Normally I'm not one for rallies. But, though I've known for months I've wanted to vote for Obama, due to his stance on issues that are near and dear to me and those I love, his diplomacy, his smart choice ov VP, etc, I did feel he was a bit aloof. I admit having gotten a bit more excited about him as the weeks go on, since the opponent's numbers are slipping a bit and I feel like he really could win this! So, I attended the rally, partly because I wanted to see what he would say to my town, to me. And partly because it was just an exciting opportunity. :)
And, it was, in a word, incredible. I am really proud of him. He seems to be a thoughtful, intelligent, diplomatic, well-rounded, totally with it, and still personal man. I like him. I respected him before and wanted him to win, but I didn't necessarily feel much of a connection to him as a person. For some this isn't important, and it certainly wouldn't have been a make or break situation for me, but I am so, so glad I got the chance to see and hear him in person.
As I said in the last set I posted, I know I’ve posted this before but it’s a museum that I visit regularly and did again on November 26 of 23. Greatest invention of mankind, not because of the destruction they cause but because of the diplomacy and lives saved from fear of their use.
what's up, fern?
can't talk, leroy. I'm busy.
busy doing what?
on twitter. a lot of morons out there needin' to be set straight.
that a fact? rest of your shit is in order then?
sure it is! well, I spose I could maybe use another mattress.
really? is that all?
somethin' you're tryin' to say, leroy?
no no. just glad I don't tweet is all. don't wanna get on the bad side of a heavy hitter like you.
you got that right.
Sometimes it's best to be far away from a possible confrontation. At this point I'm a long long way away.
Hand-held & filter-free on a cliff-top in Pembrokeshire; paradise... ;-)
A casual encounter on territory shared requires the utmost of diplomacy or it can get nasty quickly, especially when it comes to ice cream.
Taken @ Summer Trace
A purpose built 'super carrier' (houses two mobile frame squads) designed for the Terran Expeditionary Marines of the Solar Union. Diplomacy class ships are intended as the flag ship at the heart of an offensive task force, launching its frames deep into the heart of enemy formations from the forward mounted catapults, or directly from the side mounted hangar bays. An extensive network of comms arrays, radars, and antenna allows for the Diplomacy Class to carefully monitor the battlespace and coordinate allied actions for maximum effectiveness.
The Diplomacy class is designed to inspire cooler heads to prevail when it transits in-system, and more than one unruly colony has laid down its arms at the sight of 16 of the most advanced mobile frames, with the Solar Union's most veteran pilots in the cockpits, dropping down the gravity well to politely but firmly inquire why the colony is behind on its tithes.
LISTEN: Hell Broke Luce - Tom Waits
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I had a good home but I left
I had a good home but I left, right, left
That big fucking bomb made me deaf, deaf
A Humvee mechanic put his Kevlar on wrong
I guarantee you'll meet up with a suicide bomb
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Big fucking ditches in the middle of the road
You pay a hundred dollars just for fillin' in the hole
Listen to the general every goddamn word
How many ways can you polish up a turd
Left, right, left, left, right
Left, right
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
How is it that the only ones responsible for making this mess
Got their sorry asses stapled to a goddamn desk
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Left, right, left
What did you do before the war?
I was a chef, I was a chef
What was your name?
It was Geoff, Geoff
I lost my buddy and I wept, wept
I come down from the meth
So I slept, slept
I had a good home but I left, left
Pantsed at the wind for a joke
I pranced right in with the dope
Glanced at her shin she said nope
Left, right, left
Nimrod Bodfish have you any wool
Get me another body bag, the body bag's full
My face was scorched, scorched
I miss my home I miss my porch, porch
Left, right, left
Can I go home in March? March
My stanch was a chin full of soap
That rancid dinner with the Pope
Left, right, left
Kelly Presutto got his thumbs blown off
Sergio's developing a real bad cough
Sergio's developing a real bad cough
And hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Boom went his head away
And boom went Valerie huh
What the hell was it that the president said?
Give him a beautiful parade instead
Left, right, left
When I was over here I never got to vote
I left my arm in my coat
My mom she died and never wrote
We sat by the fire and ate a goat
Just before he died he had a toke
Now I'm home and I'm blind
And I'm broke
What is next
To Killybegs Bay in Donegal today and a welcome return to the Tynan Collection! A corvette of the Irish Naval Service lies at anchor in the bay while the photographer kindly ensures that the loom of the oar that helped propel him out to take the shot is in view. What was the occasion for the visit and which of the corvettes was captured by Mr. Tynan?
With thanks to inputs from John Spooner and others, the suggestion is that this image was taken in the 1950s. Possibly during one of the Killybegs Regatta festivals - an event which LÉ Macha seems to have attended almost annually between 1950 and at least the mid-1950s. The photo was certainly taken before 1970 (ship decommissioned), and very likely before 1960 (background of other images in series)....
Photographers: Denis Tynan 1923 - 2010
Collection: Tynan Photographic Collection
Date: Certainly before 1970 (ship scrapped). Probably 1950s (see notes)
NLI Ref: NPA TYN1028
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Persuasion . . .
This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Rollei RPX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
This is my 3rd entry to the CCCXII - Category: Small Misc
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