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A-Z of Budleigh Salterton, Devon:
T is for The Trees - they're in every classic shot of Budleigh Salterton =P
More Transformers goodness that has been sitting there for about 6 months now.
One of the more awesome things to come out of the PotP line was Abominus, the combiner formed from the Terrorcons. This combiner was, as expected, a G1 character that was released to oppose Computron, whose updated set was release during the Combiner Wars line. Unlike Computron, however, Abominus saw zero screen time during the recent animated trilogy, which is a shame because I'd like to have seen him interact with Computron.
I had cracked open Hun-Grr and Rippersnapper last year, but gotten the rest of the team by the Summer. didn't really open anything else up because I was waiting for the one thing to bring them all together - the Transform Dreamwave upgrade kit.
Transform Dreamwave (TDW) is one of the newer 3P companies to come on the scene, and effectively presents itself as better valued Perfect Effects (PE) alternative. I only have one PE upgrade kit - the one for Computron, so I can't really comment on any of their hands and feet options. But the PE stuff I did get was very well made, and Abominus needed some love so I figured why not?
Well, the set finally arrived, and I unpacked everything and did some photos, made some notes, and now present to you my findings, starting with my assessment of the rest of the Terrorcon team.
As with most combiner limbs, regardless of the era, they're generally functional in all modes with no real winner as there is reuse and remoulding of parts as much as possible to reduce production costs. To complicate matters, as it were, the Terrorcons are all monsters of sorts, so even their alt modes are kind of arbitrary. Also, as is the new norm, the accessories they came with are rather meh, though I'm trying to decide which is more boring - the weapons, or the fist/armour bits.
Having said that, some are less boring to look at than others, and my vote for best Terrorcon limb goes to Blot, the black and purple fellow. I love the colour scheme and the "not quite a block with arms and legs" look he's got going for him.
Overall, winner by a large margin.
So back to TDW. They actually came to my attention first with their Volcanicus upgrade kit (soon to be discussed) but when I preordered the Abominus kit the Volcanicus kit had not arrived yet, so I did so with blind faith.
For those who are unfamiliar with TDW and PE, as you suspect, their upgrade kits make the default combiners from Hasbro/Takara into magnificent looking bastards which sadly still have the underlying problems of really crappy loose joints.
Much like the PE set, the TDW set has their combiner fists and feet being able to separate and transform, as applicable, into weapons for the smaller bots and wield. The TDW sets try to one up PE by making EVERYTHING into a weapon or accessory for the smaller bots, thus increasing it's value as it were, but honestly I don't know of many people who would be taking advantage of I'm fairly confident that most folks would stick with the combined mode anyway because lets face it, the individual bots are above average overall.
Unlike PE, however, I've noticed that TDW has parts to increase thigh thickness of the combined mode, as well as in the case of Abominus, additional parts to expand the torso size due to the installation of the chest shield.
Installed, the set does definitely do the job of making the combined mode much more visually appealing, which as mentioned, is limited by the crap joints that are in the base product.
I know there are lots of people who complain about the QC on Hasbro products, but generally it's an issue with poor paint apps. The QC with these sets is all over the place, which I guess is not out of the realm of expectations for a smaller manufacturer, but it really does put the reality of Hasbro and Takara being better at something in perspective.
Between Volcanicus and Abominus, the biggest issues I saw were:
- poor paint apps, most prevalent on the silver guns in the feet
- poor hinge tolerance on the feet, leading them to split apart when weight is applied
- peg tolerances being too large resulting in difficulty inserting into the figures
So yeah, buyer beware, but again if you're not looking too closely you're generally good to go.
This is great-so cute.another one i wish she had not outgrown! it is a pink soft denim overall bib dress poohs ears open and are a pocket (where the snaps are) and it has a onesie type pink and white striped matching shirt. TOO CUTE FOR WORDS size 12 -18 mos
Bisher Hani Al Khasawneh, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum; Mohammad Mustafa, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority; Mostafa Madbouli, Prime Minister of Egypt; Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, United Nations, New York; Speaking in the Briefing on the Gaza Crisis session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development 2024.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 29 April 2024. King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center, Plenary.
Copyright: World Economic Forum/Deepu Das
no one has stolen it from the front yard in the year it has sat there!
The old fibreglass centreboard sailing canoe was repaired and painted a few times..
Core i7 Built for Speed photography competition - Mobile Photo Exhibition (Australia)
Intel Australia is running a mobile photo exhibition in Sydney and Melbourne as the culmination of the Core i7 Built for Speed photography competition. The top three photos illustrating the theme of speed will feature in a unique mobile photography exhibition zipping around behind scooters through the downtown areas of both cities.
A pansy from my neighbor's yard across the street. She always has something blooming year round. Of course she hires people to be out there in the cold and heat to do it! LOL....Hope everyone has a fabulous day. I am waiting for a repair/handyman to come to replace some wood that the obsessed boxers have eaten and to hang some blinds and shades for me. I will try to jump on and off flickr as I can.
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Esterio Segura ‘Santo de paseo por el trópico’ (Saint for a Walk in the Tropics), 1991, Museo de Bellas Artes / Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
Electrofringe 2008 - Going Green: Solar Power for Electronic Arts - Greg Simmons. Photo: Narinda Reeders
This Gradall 534D-9 forklift is for sale by Big Iron, Inc.
Detailed pictures are provided in this set.
Funding for this Carnegie library was granted on October 4, 1901 in the form of $100,000. It was erected in 1915 using the Classical Revival designs of architect Henry D. Whitfield. Ramon Carbia was the contractor responsible for its construction. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is a also contributing property to the Puerta de Tierra Historic District, listed in 2019.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Carnegie
San Juan is the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico. Today the city surrounds Bahía de San Juan (San Juan Bay) and extends far into the interior of the Island of Puerto Rico, but historically was situated primarily on the fortified islet of San Juan. Located in the eastern Greater Antilles on the Atlantic Ocean, San Juan is one of the largest and most economically important cities in the Caribbean region. The historic city is the oldest European-established community in the United States, founded by Spanish colonists in 1521. It is home to roughly 340,000 residents and some of the foremost institutions of the island commonwealth.
Source: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
HD organized a workshop entitled "Inclusion and negotiation process – The gender approach of negotiation in Mali", which was held in Dakar, Senegal from the 25th to 27th June 2013.
The objective of the workshop was to enable and support Malian women to contribute to the reflection on the post-conflict reconstruction phase, as well as to ensure their active participation based on the experiences of other women from the region.
Read more about HD's work in Mali here: www.hdcentre.org/activities/mali/
And on HD's work on gender and mediation here: www.hdcentre.org/activities/gender/
For an upcoming episode John provided the gang with some fourth-party M42 lenses to test out to see how well they actually worked. I'm rather impressed at how well the lens I ended up with, the Sun Auto 85-210mm f/4.8 turned out. I'm sure it would do better in a camera that could actually stop it down and I ended up shooting this wide open the whole time because Zenit E. Over all there's little to no fall off on the corners, a bit of flare if I wasn't careful. But lovely sharp lens.
Vilejka Zenit E - Sun Auto Zoom 1:4.8 85-210mm - Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-50
FA-1027 (1+14) 8:30 @ 20C
Meter: ReveniLabs LM-1.5
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
For anyone not familiar with the area, this solitary Red Kite is fairly unique, as at feeding time there are usually " bucket fulls " of them!!
From an endangered creature , the Red Kite has been supported , encouraged, to it's current status.
( Feeding Time is currently at 3pm - British Summer Time , 2pm for Winter )
Held June 2-3, 2018, at Bill Fluke Field in E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Proceeds from the airshow benefit the Just for Kids Transport Team at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. More than $45,000 was raised during the 2018 event.
Photos by Jenni Alderman.
Medicinal Rice Formulations of India popular among Senior Traditional BhuiKendu Experts.
Septenary/Octonary/Quinary Ingredients of Important Traditional Herbal Formulations from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database
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Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Voice Disorders. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Vulvar cancer. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Wet macular degeneration. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for White matter diseases. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Wilms' Tumor. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Wilson's Disease. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Women's cancers. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Writer's cramp. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Abnormal prostate . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Achalasia. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
This picture is a part of Compilation of Pankaj Oudhia’s Research Works at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV), Raipur, India (1990-2001),
Students at Arts for Learning at Goodnow begin their days with yoga and spend mornings learning the art of DJ'ing, spoken word poetry, and Afro Brazilian dance. Through arts-integrated instruction, the students develop math and literacy skills while fostering an appreciation for the arts.
i would like to be your peterpan and protect you..if u mind to be my tinkerbell^^ "Exo-hana에빌":http://me2day.net/hannaneh (ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ...mushy sehun for u~)posted by 2nd_ㅇㅅㅇ드림스
cows, cows, everywhere...waiting patiently for the sacrifice on saturday
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littlehen: :( *hides* please don't take any photos on Saturday. Meep
superchon: @littlehen pretty sure I will be too busy hiding on my hotel room to be taking photos...I am far too western to shrug off this festival...
masroormoin: Is this Bangladesh or the us
superchon: @masroormoin Bangladesh
For unknown reasons Kenny decided to whip out all his minifigs and arrange them in military procession. It caused quite a stir.
This page was folded open. In the case were many unfinished knittings. I couldn't tell wether one was ment for a dear prisoner.
What would be the knitting woman's story behind this?
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Cycle for Survival in New York City at Equinox Bryant Park on March 8, 2015. JOIN THE BATTLE. www.cycleforsurvival.org