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Many years ago, a friend gave me this sculpture designed to hold a square box of tissues that dispensed through the sculpture's open mouth. Since our recent revamping of our backyard, we added more sculptures that were previously indoors. I think it made a nice addition to the garden and glad I captured its image early in its outdoor setting. I shot this using my Canon Powershot SX50.
Wallpaper: i.imgur.com/ztJCpBi.jpg
Clock/Date: Elegance - www.deviantart.com/download/244373054/rainmeter___eleganc...
Sidebars/Taskbar Items: Enigma - github.com/downloads/Kaelri/Enigma/Enigma4Patch1.rmskin
List: Mediterranean Defense - www.mediafire.com/download/jpmgml84diyg1jf/Animus-BlackRo...
Do I Need A Jacket?: DINAJ - www.deviantart.com/download/264544648/do_i_need_a_jacket_...
Hide Taskbar: MagicTaskbar - rocketdock.com/addon/misc/3425
Game Launcher: Launcher - dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11502656/Rainmeter/gamelaunch...
When it comes to the Game Launcher, you'll need to edit to suit your games/images.
Here's some code from the skin for example - i.imgur.com/rxQ9r0p.jpg
Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
This is from mid summer (I finished the car 2 days before I left for college). It gives you an idea of what can be done in 1.5 months when you're really committed to something.
The New Palace built 1763-1769 was more functional for administration of Prussia than the original Schloss Sanssouci.
Knitted with the wool that doesn't felt very good so it's partly felted. It's very coarse and strong. I first hand-dyed the wool and then knitted tha bag. At the end I added the lining and crocheted 2 flowers and added them as embellishment. The closure is a button covered with red felt.
The EOS M3 is a great camera for existing Canon enthusiasts and casual videographers alike. The autofocus performance continues to impress.
This is my first Cuusoo submission, a fully detailed, functional, remote controlled, large scale, classic American hot rod. You can go to the Cuusoo page for a full description: lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/25263
I know running shoes are not designed to be pretty, but I thing I just bought to most ugly pair available! Are your shoes even worse? Prove me, I don't believe a thing about it :)
The somewhat functional structure of Edge Hill Power box taken on 8th September 2017. The box was built in 1961 but now contains a much later 'NX' panel. The BR(M) maroon enamel sign dates from the 1960s. Edge Hill box is scheduled for closure in 2018 under the Liverpool South resignalling scheme. Several of these boxes were built in the 1960s to the same style, Weaver Jn and Manchester Victoria East to name another two. They were designed to have the top operating floor removed and be used as a remote interlocking controlled from elsewhere. To date, only Weaver Jn was re-controlled, into the LNWR box at Winsford!! Photo: Ivan Stewart (with NR permission).
Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
New York's subway system is vast, complex, functional and efficient. It can also be bewildering, fascinating, and scary to some.
While the first iPhone didn't have basic functionality like cut-and-paste, the pin-dropping animation was meticulously crafted for bounce and elasticity.
The User's Journey: Storymapping Projects That People Love, Lichaw, Donna, 2016. New York: Rosenfeld Media rosenfeldmedia.com/books/storymapping/
Showing the hospital through pictures is not easy; sometimes we are too shy to capture moments of suffering, often our consciousness restrains us from capturing the images of subjects who have never been in such a place before. I am aware of that, but I chose to move “Beyond”, by building a path that freezes the pictures through “stolen moments”, unexpected perspectives, and moments that seem eternal. The story unfolding through the exhibition has gradually shaped me. Over my traineeship, my specialization, and my pharmacy career at the hospital of Perugia I have had the chance to meet such extraordinary people and observe such an interesting architectural structure in which the functionality of the spaces conjugates, from time to time, with perspectives of light and harmonies. I desired that every single element could live again through that story. The rest came by itself: the emotion to get my Camera back in my hands. By expressing on paper and delivering the memory and the moments of joy, of waiting, of pain, in other words, the daily bread of every photographer. By proving for each shot the famous quote by Henri Cartier Bresson: “To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart.”
canon ae-1 program +
canon fd 50mm f1.8 s.c. +
fujifilm superia 200 (expired - 1 year)
no post processing or cropping, just as scanned.
taken at shutter priority mode.
makinenin fonksiyonlarını test etmek amacıyla hızlıca çektiğim fotoğraflardan biri.
herhangi bir oynama veya kırpma yok, tarayıcıdan ne çıktıysa o.
enstantane öncelikli modda çekildi.
The Docks are a dominant feature both of Great Grimsby's geography and economic history, and the Dock Tower, rising 309' above the town, looms over Grimsby and Cleethorpes as a stately reminder of this. Perhaps ironically for such a monumental structure it has been redundant for most of it's life, and as such a doubly suitable symbol for a declining industrial town. In the past it has been proposed that it be dismantled, and only the prohibitive cost has prevented it. Though had such a thing been attempted the people of Grimsby would surely have been up in arms, such is the pride held in the tower.
This pride is by no means misplaced. Despite being a functional, industrial building, it was designed and built with an eye for grace and elegance which marries the schools of British Industrial architecture with more classical Renaissance and Moorish influences. The result is tall graceful building, reminiscent of a hugely oversized minaret, but in the red brick of Victorian Railway buildings. The main body of the Tower, which housed the pumping mechanisms for the dock's hydraulic lock gates rises 224', yet at it's base is only 28' square. The main body tapers imperceptible to 26' before flaring out to form a balcony, 200 feet above the town, which held the Tower's huge water tanks. Above this is a second section of the tower, like the first in miniature rising another 57' topped with an octagonal Lantern House a further 37 ft tall. The last 100' of the building are purely decorative.
Though Grimsby is famed for it's fishing the Tower was not part of that industry that made the port a boom town as many people believe. Grimsby was founded upon commerce not fishing, and the Tower formed part of the original commercial dock complex, and both the Tower and Grimsby's thriving commercial traffic have survived the towns meteoric economic expansion and decline.
At the time of it's construction in 1849 it was the highest building in Lincolnshire and the tallest brick built building in the country, while its single cast iron spiral staircase was the longest in the world1. It is a landmark visible as soon as one surmounts the Wolds twenty miles away at Caistor, and one of the first sights for sailors coming into the Humber (though now the nearby Titan Chimney is more of a signpost for sea traffic).
Local legends suggest that the Tower is "Built on cotton wool", that exactly one million bricks went into its construction and that the staircase within has a step for every day of the year. And anyone on the South Bank who lives within sight of the tower can call himself a Grimbarian, even if he lives outside the town limits.
The Docks
Early History
When the first settlers came to Grimsby the town was just boulder clay, rising up at the edges of the salt marshes of the Humber estuary. This was an ideal spot for sea trade, saltmaking and fishing, and on these things the town established itself.
The Haven was Grimsby's original natural dock, a small inlet which ran the length of what is now the Alexandra Dock to the Riverhead and on south towards the Wellow area. During the construction of the Riverhead Shopping Centre in the early 1970's and Freshney Place in the early 90's the original 12th and 14th century waterfronts were uncovered here, though now, sadly, they lay amongst the foundations of these neo-vernacular temples of Mammon.
Trade in the Middle Ages was good, but by the 17th Century had floundered as the Haven began to silt up. To revitalise trade, and the town, the nearby River Freshney was diverted into the Haven in 1697. However ships could still not land in this harbour, so keels were required to transport goods from ships into the Haven. Because of this while Grimsby had gone into decline Hull Docks had thrived, and in order that Grimsby might take the surplus of this trade and Act was passed in 1796 to form the Grimsby Haven Company and Johnathan Pickernal of Whitby was commissioned to draw up plans for the new docks, and the Haven became a six acre locked dock in 1800, and was to prove to be of great use in the Napoleonic Wars.
The Railways and the Cofferdams
The construction of the Dock Tower came with the Amalgamate Act of 1846 and the formation of the Grimsby Dock Company, which formulated the plans for a railway into Grimsby and the construction of a new commercial dock and, for the first time, a fish dock. Designed by J M Rendall the two docks were to be built on land reclaimed from the Humber by the construction of a huge cofferdam one and a half miles long, enclosing some 138 acres of new ground and forming a small peninsula. The cofferdams were built by Messrs Lynn of Liverpool. Starting in the spring of 1846, three dams of fir piles were sunk and infilled with chalk and clay, wharves and embankments constructed so that excavation of foundations could be made.
In 1848 the Railway was completed connecting Grimsby to the industrial centres of the North. And the docks themselves were begun, built this time by Messers Hutching, Brown and Wright. In addition to Rendell's docks the Grimsby Dock Company commissioned a low power hydraulic water tower to power the huge lock gates of the various docks.
On April 18th 1849, with the dams in place and the railway in place, Prince Albert came to lay the foundation stone of the new dock walls. The Prince Consort arrived onto the dockside in a railway carriage pulled not by an engine, but by teams of navvies employed in the docks construction. A public park, Prince Albert gardens, was built at the docks entrance, overlooked by a statue of the Prince himself. With the formalities dispensed with construction of the central pier on which the Dock Tower stand was begun.
The Tower
Building the Tower
The commission to build the Great Grimsby Hydraulic Tower went to a Mr. J.W. Wild. The design fell to Wild upon his return from his grand tour of Egypt, the Mediterranian and the Middle East; some of his notable public buildings were erected in Alexandria and Tehran, and the mark of his travels can be seen in his design. The Tower is based primarily upon the 'Torre de Mangia' clock tower of the Palazzo Pubblico, in Siena, Italy, but Wild combined the feel of this building with the grand scale of the obelisks of Egypt and the minarettes of the great mosques to produce a building of terrific grace, power and beauty.
The central pier between the locks upon which the Tower now stands was constructed at the same time as the locks themselves. The pier area was excavated to a depth of 10', whereupon 35' long fir piles were sunk as foundation and the excavated area capped with 2 ft of concrete. The pier sides were lined with spiked firs and the stone walls laid against them, the blocks 5 1/2' x 4 1/2' and 2' thick were then faced with 6" thick York stone flags. A hardcore foundation then filled the internal cavity - rubble, clay and concrete and only then was the ground laid for the building's 28' x 28' footings.
As stated earlier, local legend suggests that the tower was built on cotton wool, the origin of this lays in another apocryphal story. During the laying of the foundations for the building problems were incurred when the excavations kept filling with water, no amount of bailing seemed to help, when someone suggested soaking the water up using bails of sheep's wool kept in a dockside warehouse. The bails were employed and found successful, and some say the bails are supposedly there to this day beneath the hardcore footings.
The walls that stood on those footings were 28' long and 4' thick and rose a clear 224' 9" to the top of the main tower, by which time they had tapered to an exterior dimension of 26' square and 3ft thick. At this point the building flares out into the beautiful 'balcony' which gives the building much of it's character. It was here 247' up that reservoir tanks holding 30,000 gallons of water were installed. This amount of water a such a height created 100psi of pressure. Above this was the ornamental second tower (57') and lantern House: (37' 10 1/2") which give the building its archetectural grace and symmetry.
The bricks from which the building is constructed were manufactured on the site, the clay dug from the marshes which are still a major feature of the town. And so the building sprang from the earth on which it stands, it defines Grimsby not only because of it's imposing presence, but because it is built from it's very soil. It is supposed to be the tallest brick built structure in the world.
The building of the Cofferdams, the Tower and the two docks cost a total of £1,050,000.
Using the Tower
The Dock Tower began it's working life in 1852 when the Royal Dock was completed. The Dock Tower provided hydraulic power for both the lock gates and the operation of 15 cranes along the dockside. The lock gates were made from Oak, Teak and Mahogany and were over 30' high, and require two people to operate them during the 2 and a half minutes it took for them to open. The Tower also provided the fresh water for the whole of the dock site. The source of the Tower's water was a well sunk directly down into the chalk bedrock, deep beneath the bolder clay on which Grimsby stands. This fresh water rose up the tower through a cast iron pipe 200 feet, where it was pumped into a tank by two 10" diameter force pumps on a 25 horse power engine. This gave enough constant hydraulic pressure to suit the docks needs back in the 1800's, and the Tower went on to witness the opening of Grimsby's original fish dock (1857), Fish Dock No. 1(1866), Fish Dock No. 2(1878), Union Dock (1879) and the Alexandra Dock (1880) servicing their needs for power.
After two years of operation the Docks and the Tower were officially opened in October 1854 by Queen Victoria. The Queen was accompanied by Prince Albert and the Princess Royal who rode to the top of the tower on the wooden lift inside. Following her visit the Tower became something of a tourist attraction, and visitors could take the 225' lift ride for 6d.
In 1892, with the advent of electricity, a second tower was built. This was a small 78' accumulator tower which was capable of providing 8 times as much power. This small castellated building was built in a sympathetic design on the pier to the east of the Dock Tower, where it still stands. After less than 50 years in service the Dock Tower was redundant.
In the slightly unhinged fashion of working class men, on various occasions men have dived from the Tower into the Dock, for no better reason than public spectacle. This practice has declined in popularity since the days of human flies, but remained an infrequent but memorable act of bravado until recently.
The design and construction of the tower was given a great accolade when it remained structurally unscathed in the 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake the strongest recorded in this country. The tower swayed but did not stray in the quake on the 7th of June 1931 which measured 6.1 on the Richter scale and whose epicentre was 50km off the coast on the Dogger Bank - the ports' neighbouring fishing ground - and some 21km below sea level. A Hull woman died of a heart attack in the quake and Filey Church spire was twisted, and the quake was felt in Ireland, Denmark and France, but this pencil like structure remained intact. Perhaps the cotton wool cushioned the blow.
Naturally however the Tower did, and does, need occasional maintenance - a process not without note. In the past, while maintaining the building, sleeplejacks have had to built scaffolds which would hang down precariously from the tower's viewing stage. Postcards of the nineteen thirties show the repair work of the period, with such a three tier scaffold, in progress. One incident occurred between the wars when one steeplejack collapsed on the scaffold during an inspection of work, the logistics of getting him in off the scaffold and down the tower would these days be the stuff of 999 TV documentaries but at the time were taken in the stride of the dock workers on hand, used to dealing with accidents both on boats, in the graving docks and in the filleting sheds.
As trade in the port grew apace, the role of the tower was essentially as a valuable landmark for those coming into port. And the ornamental lantern house was used as beacon to guide shipping. The Tower continues to guide shipping in it's way, it's only functional use now being the platform for various radio aerial and satellite dishes. While the port became the busiest in the world the role of the tower as a tourist attraction became of much less importance and the lift was removed before the second world war.
Having survived the earthquake, the tower went on to survive the bombing of Grimsby town and docks. During the second world war it survived bombing because of it's usefulness as a sighting post for traffic, this time not maritime but aerial traffic, the Luftwaffe using it as a reference point to fly due west to Liverpool, and so evaided bombing the tower itself. In 1948 a plaque was unveiled by Admiral Holt, dedicated to the crews of the mine sweepers which operated from the port during WWII. Eventually in 19?? the immense water tanks were removed from the top of the tower.
Now the building is once again an attraction, though it's current owners, Associated British Ports, are somewhat reluctant to allow access to the building for safety reasons - the cost of adiquate supervision would be prohibitive. Open days are now organised a couple of days a year by the Grimsby Rotary Club2 and visitors can once again go up the tower - now only to the first level - but after climbing two hundred feet up the single spiral staircase, the first level is enough for most! The view is still marvellous, with Grimsby town spread out beneath and the Lincolnshire Wolds to the south, the Humber Bridge off to the west and Spurn Point and the North Sea off to the North east. For those who wish to emulate the brave divers of ears gone by, visitors are even invited to jump off the Tower - although now attached to an abseil rope.
Over the last twenty years the building has been recognised as one of cultural importance and part of our industrial heritage. Various preservation orders have been placed upon it at both a local and national level, it now being a grade one listed building. A the town as, finally, seen fit to illuminate the building at night. Marvellous.
The tower can be found on the quayside, accessed from the end of Eastside Road, Westside Road or North Quay. 500 yards from New Clee or Grimsby Docks Railway Stations. OS ref TA 278 113.3
Tutorial on Instructables: www.instructables.com/id/Functional-LEGO-Nutcrackers/
With a simple pull of the lever, these decorative figures can open and close their jaws like authentic nutcrackers!
Both of these models were built in the recent weeks leading up to Christmas. The design was pretty straightforward, but two major issues were making the faces look good, and finally getting the hats right. In fact, the green nutcracker's crown took the longest to figure out, and was finally made with hinge plates.
As mentioned in the tutorial, although these can in fact function as real nutcrackers, they're somewhat rickety and best suited for holiday decorations.
Kanazawa, Japan, is a city where history and tradition are beautifully preserved, offering visitors a glimpse into Japan's illustrious past. This particular wooden building in Kanazawa is a quintessential example of Edo-period architecture, characterized by its traditional wooden latticework, known as "koshi," and a tiled roof. The koshi design is not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional, allowing light and air to filter through while maintaining privacy. The weathered wood and intricate latticework highlight the meticulous craftsmanship that is a hallmark of traditional Japanese architecture.
The building's design reflects the era's dedication to both form and function. The exposed wooden beams and the careful arrangement of the tiles on the roof demonstrate the builders' attention to detail and their deep understanding of natural materials. The facade, aged gracefully over time, exudes a rustic charm that transports visitors back to a bygone era. The signboard, adorned with elegant calligraphy, hints at the building's historical significance, possibly indicating its use as a merchant's house or a traditional shop.
Walking through the streets of Kanazawa, one can encounter many such architectural gems, each telling a unique story of the city's past. The preservation of these structures is a testament to Kanazawa's commitment to maintaining its cultural heritage amidst modern development. Whether exploring the samurai and geisha districts or visiting the numerous temples and shrines, visitors are treated to an immersive experience of Japan's rich cultural tapestry. This building, with its timeless beauty and historical significance, is a must-see for anyone visiting Kanazawa, offering a profound connection to the traditions and artistry of ancient Japan.
You can't beat a fully functional $7 electric guitar. I dare you to try.
Hohner Rockwood guitar.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 16, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)
$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)
$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)
$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)
$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)
$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)
$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.
$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)
$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)
$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)
$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)
$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)
$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)
$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19)
$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19±)
$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)
$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.
$2.00: Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)
$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)
$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)
$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)
$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)
$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)
$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php
$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, Blended Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )
$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)
$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3)
$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$2.99)
$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper scythe, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$5.40)
$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04±)
$0.50: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$.50)
$0.50: action figure, Avatar, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$±3.33±)
$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94±)
$0.50: action figure, ±Shrek±, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$8.11)
$0.50: action figure, Fantastic Four, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$±4.99±)
$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)
$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)
$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)
$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)
$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)
$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00)
$FREE: coloring book, G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)
$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)
$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)
$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when ±Carolyn± tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.
$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)
$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)
$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)
Trendy? Or too early for boots?
Doll: MS Roller Skate(?) Chelsea (?)
Outfit: SIS Pasrty Kara 2 Wave(?)
Shoes: MS random(?)
Do not try this at home. I have tested this sword on ballistic gellatine and it CAN IN FACT KILL A HUMAN.
From the first rolls testing out an Olympus SPn with some dust in the lens.
Camera: Olympus 35 SPn
Lens: Fixed 42mm f1.7 G.Zukio
Film: Delta 100
Developer: Xtol
Scanner: Epson V600
This double row of white metal fences is designed to keep animals, cars, and people off the tracks as Amtrak trains zoom through the tiny village of Galien, Michigan, several times a day. The building in the background is currently the home of the storefront Galien Missionary Church. When I was growing up in the 50s & 60s it housed the Swem General Store. The store was on the first floor and the proprieters, Encell and Violet Swem, lived on the second floor.
The Alhambra ("The Red One"), the complete Arabic form of which was Calat Alhamra, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-13th century by the Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada, who built its current palace and walls. It was converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the conclusion of the Christian Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand and Isabella (where Christopher Columbus received royal endorsement for his expedition) and the palaces were partially altered to Renaissance tastes. In 1526 Charles I & V commissioned a new Renaissance palace better befitting of the Holy Roman Emperor in the revolutionary Mannerist style influenced by Humanist philosophy in direct juxtaposition with the Nasrid Andalusian architecture, but which was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada.
Alhambra's late flowering of Islamic palaces were built for the last Muslim emirs in Spain during the decline of the Nasrid dynasty who were increasingly subject to the Christian Kings of Castile. After being allowed to fall into disrepair for centuries, the buildings occupied by squatters, Alhambra was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site, first by British intellectuals and then by other north European Romantic travelers. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions, exhibiting the country's most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with 16th-century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The Alhambra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the inspiration for many songs and stories.
Moorish poets described it as "a pearl set in emeralds," an allusion to the colour of its buildings and the woods around them. The palace complex was designed with the mountainous site in mind and many forms of technology were considered. The park (Alameda de la Alhambra), which is overgrown with wildflowers and grass in the spring, was planted by the Moors with roses, oranges, and myrtles; its most characteristic feature, however, is the dense wood of English elms brought by the Duke of Wellington in 1812. The park has a multitude of nightingales and is usually filled with the sound of running water from several fountains and cascades. These are supplied through a conduit 8 km (5.0 mi) long, which is connected with the Darro at the monastery of Jesus del Valle above Granada.
Despite long neglect, willful vandalism, and some ill-judged restoration, the Alhambra endures as an atypical example of Muslim art in its final European stages, relatively uninfluenced by the direct Byzantine influences found in the Mezquita of Córdoba. The majority of the palace buildings are quadrangular in plan, with all the rooms opening on to a central court, and the whole reached its present size simply by the gradual addition of new quadrangles, designed on the same principle, though varying in dimensions, and connected with each other by smaller rooms and passages. Alhambra was extended by the different Muslim rulers who lived in the complex. However, each new section that was added followed the consistent theme of "paradise on earth". Column arcades, fountains with running water, and reflecting pools were used to add to the aesthetic and functional complexity. In every case, the exterior was left plain and austere. Sun and wind were freely admitted. Blue, red, and a golden yellow, all somewhat faded through lapse of time and exposure, are the colors chiefly employed.
The decoration consists, as a rule, of Arabic inscriptions that are manipulated into geometrical patterns set onto an arabesque setting. Painted tiles are largely used as panelling for the walls. Much of the architectural ornament is carved stucco (plaster) rather than stone. The palace complex is designed in the Mudéjar style, which is characteristic of western elements reinterpreted into Islamic forms and widely popular during the Reconquista, the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims by the Christian kingdoms.