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Duke Paoa Kahanamoku is called the “father of modern surfing” Bronze statue in Waikiki's Kuhio Beach.
Honolulu, Oahu
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DIE, DUKE, DIE!
I don’t like Duke. I can’t quite put my finger on why.
I mailed away for him as a kid and after waiting an agonizingly long amount of time, when I finally got him I was bit underwhelmed, is that why?
Or maybe it’s the fact that my first exposure to him in GI Joe fiction was in the cartoon series, where his voice, for whatever reason, just rubbed me the wrong way.
Also in the cartoon, he seemed to be trying to steal Scarlett from his buddy Snake Eyes! What a jerk! It would be a few years before I reconciled myself to the fact that the cartoon and comic were 2 different “universes” and that in one Snake Eyes and Scarlett were an item and in the other it was Scarlett and Duke, back in those days I was laboring under the delusion that somehow the cartoon and comic book version of the "Joeniverse" could somehow be reconciled to form one big happy continuity.
I’ve never understood the need for the character, the Joes already had a leader who commanded their respect by” never asking them to do anything he wouldn’t be willing to do himself” and leading from the front lines( all attributes which are frequently associated with Duke) – HAWK! To those of us who’d been following GI Joe RAH since it debuted in 1982, Duke seemed like some sort of weak Hawk clone, hell they even had the same haircut!
And what’s with that code-name? Is it an allusion to “the Duke”, John Wayne? If so, wouldn’t it make more sense to give a code-name like that to a cowboy themed character like Wild Bill? Sure I know the Duke did his share of noteworthy war epics, but admit it – when someone says “John Wayne” you picture him in a 10 gallon hat, dontcha? If it’s not an attempt to co-opt John Wayne’s coolness/”all American”ness, then what is it? Why name a character who is supposed to be the ultimate defender of American democracy after a European noble title? And why give such an “all American” character such a uber Germanic real name (Conrad Hauser), of course there’s no reason why you can’t have an American of Germanic decent leading the Joes ( I myself am of similar decent), but his name seems like Nordic overkill why not “Mike Hauser” or “John Hauser”?
On top of all this add in the fact that Hasbro seems obsessed with giving us an overabundance of Duke action figures (30 as of this writing, and that doesn’t count all his 12 inch , Sigma Six, Mighty Muggs and Combat Heroes incarnations!) and you can see why even many fans who might’ve actually liked Duke at one point are sick of the guy!
And I hear he's the main character/hero of the upcoming Joe movie - oh joy!
Taken on our walk through the 'Trough of Bowland'. A few more pics to follow when I get chance to fire up photoshop.
The Duke of Burgundy is a small, springtime butterfly that frequents scrubby grassland and sunny woodland clearings and is one of the most rapidly declining butterflies in the UK. It was once classified as a Fritillary, but is now the only butterfly in the UK in the subfamily Hamearis lucina, known as the "metalmarks".
This butterfly can be confused with the Burnet Companion moth, a day-flying moth which occurs at the same time of year and is very similar in size. It has dark brown wings patterned with vivid orange spots, with white dots along the fringes of the wings, like a tiny fritillary.
Nice little pub in Chiswick. Cheap beer (by Australian standards), good pub food and great atmosphere
and has been getting lower ever since :-)
Josh Billings
verbena, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
24th Feb 2012, the unique 71000 Duke of Gloucester is seen with the Irish mail headboard on shed at Bury Baron Street on the East Lancashire Railway
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sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Standard Duke (IMO 9499682), a Platform Supply Vessel owned by Fletcher Supply Vessels, built by Rosetti Marino, Italy, in 2012, moored in the outer harbour.
This statue sits in the terrace gardens section of Sarah Duke gardens and depending on what time of year it is surrounded by different plantings.
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17th May 2016 - Another view of Liverpools rooftops as seen from the top of ACL's new office on Duke Street.
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Trip out to wales and decided to shoot this in the freezing cold weather.
Longest stack i think i've ever done, 232 images which is around 2 hours!!
Natural flash on the rocks and no other lighting.
All done in camera
First photo to make Explore
Taken this morning at Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
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"Todo gato siempre buscará, y generalmente encontrará, el sitio más confortable dentro de una habitación seleccionada al azar." - Ondinet
Head: Samurai Jeffery
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Skin: Samurai Default tone with Applier for Signature Body
Hair: Minna Guusje (Light Blonde Pack)
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Surfboard: {what next} Flat Surfboard Prop
On August 10th, 1979, a former Sealink passenger ferry called “The Duke of Lancaster" was beached at Llanerch-y-Mor in North Wales with the intention of turning it into a floating leisure and retail complex called The Fun Ship but the project never achieved it’s full potential due to many long running legal disputes with the local council.
Make no bones about it, until it was converted into a car ferry she was one of the finest vessels afloat at the time. The first class quarters in the late fifties and early sixties were the best around, silver service restaurants, state rooms and luxurious cabins. In fact, the facilities and the accommodation on board Lancaster were so good she was frequently taken out of her usual ferry service and used as a cruise liner with frequent annual cruises around Scotland, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean.
71000 'Duke of Gloucester' at Selside on the Settle and Carlisle Line heading the 1Z79 07:08 London Kings Cross to Carlisle 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' on 19th May 2011.
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One of probably 4 Duke of Burgundy butterflies (Hamearis lucina) that we saw today at Noar Hill.
"Small and orange and brown, like a tiny fritillary. Undersides of hind wings have rows of white spots. Lives in small colonies on grassland or woodland clearings.
This small butterfly frequents scrubby grassland and sunny woodland clearings, typically in very low numbers. The adults rarely visit flowers and most sightings are of the territorial males as they perch on a prominent leaf at the edge of scrub. The females are elusive and spend much of their time resting or flying low to the ground looking for suitable egg-laying sites.
The Duke of Burgundy is found in England only with a stronghold in central-southern areas and more isolated colonies in the southern Lake District and the North York Moors.
It has declined substantially in recent decades, especially in woodlands where it is reduced to fewer than 20 sites."