It is there in the background...not the star of the show. HFF everyone and a great weekend ahead.

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This panorama is made of 8 pictures. Each picture is taken in 3 exposures.

The HDRs are tone mapped with Photomatix and the panorama is made with PTGui. You should actually see it in full resolution, it is amazing!

Camera: Nikon D300

Lens: Sigma 50mm f/1,4

Settings:

f/7,1

1/250s / 1/125s / 1/60s

ISO 200

50mm

This one is a real proper HDR, although I only use 3 bracketed of 4 seconds exposure. Tone Curve in Photoshop CS2 is a bit tricky to use. I try to be more subtle next time. At least, this time it is less noisy. I like what happened on right bottom side. As a CG artist, I see this HDR technique really makes everything looks like computer graphic artworks. Ambient occlussion could be seen more clearly, especially around edges of buildings.

The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.

The Ashmolean’s collections are extraordinarily diverse, representing most of the world’s great civilisations, with objects dating from 8000 BC to the present day. Among many riches we have the world’s greatest collection of Raphael drawings, the most important collection of Egyptian pre-Dynastic sculpture and ceramics outside Cairo, the only great Minoan collection in Britain, outstanding Anglo-Saxon treasures, and the foremost collection of modern Chinese painting in the Western world.

The IS-7 was a Soviet experimental tank developed at the end of WW2. It had a 130mm naval cannon as its main gun and it is infamous for its ridiculous amount of machine guns(6 to be exact).

It is finally looking like spring again. After a very snowy April, that set us back a few weeks for spring, our tulips are blooming!

Plymouth, Wisconsin

This is my interpretation of the ultimate MidCentury Modern Workspace. 50 plus year old designs that still looks timeless yet modern and contemporary. Dieter Rams would say "Less is More." Don Draper would say, "Make it simple, but make it significant." Yes, it is expensive but it will outlive and outlast any computers I have or will have for the next 40 years. This is a "luxury desk set-up."

George Nelson Swag Leg Desk design by Charles Pollock for Nelson Associates in 1958.

Eames Soft Pad Management Aluminum Group Chair designed in 1969 by the legendary design masters, Charles and Ray Eames. Both manufactured by Herman Miller. Artemide Tolomeo Lamp. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide. 1987. The design classics. All featured and on displays at various Museums of Modern Art like NY MoMA. George Nelson Bench for storage. Everything pictured are authentic, licensed pieces.

BTW, people have been wondering. Yes, you can fit a 27" iMac on a George Nelson Swag Desk. As long as it is under 25 lbs.

I'm pretty much complete except I might swap out the Tolomeo Lamp for an AJ (Arne Jacobsen) Desk Lamp.

Update: Thanks. This was featured on lifehacker.com

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"Courage is contagious" comes from the start of a larger popular quote from the American evangelist Billy Graham, but now the first three words have been adopted/hijacked by several protest organisations over the years, ranging from women's lib, LGBTQ+ rights, press freedoms/whistleblowers, refugee rights to climate/environmental activists.

Hard to know exactly what this one - hidden in plain sight,

underneath one of the Royal Exchange Square's public stone benches, outside of Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art - belongs to, but the reason for the adoption/hijacking is that it fits with the greater struggle ethos that the true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. And that alone is reason to fight, rather than surrender to despair.

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Acros film simulation

...where your heart is.

These are some of the ladies from Yorkshire Life Aquatic and where doing Synchronised swimming on dry land , it was great fun

tomorrow is my birthday. i turn 45. i love every added year. i welcome the insights, experiences, and lessons. life is a beautiful thing. (ps: will you dance with me?)

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La zona, posta a metà strada tra la montagna e la pianura e punto di passaggio per raggiungere il Friuli, fu da sempre un sito strategico. Attorno al X secolo fu eretta una fortezza controllata dai vescovi di Belluno, ma di probabili origini romane. Lo stesso toponimo sembra derivare dal latino cuniculus indicante i passaggi sotterranei del castello[6].

Conegliano "nacque" però nel XII secolo, quando un gruppo di famiglie nobili si organizzò creando un governo di tipo comunale attorno alla bastia, con la conseguente formazione di un borgo. Il Castello di Conegliano rimase sempre il centro del potere, sia civile (con la sede della podesteria) che religioso (con la collegiata di San Leonardo). Le attività artigianali ed agricole furono incentivate dalla fondazione di numerosi monasteri: Santa Maria in Mater Domini (1231), il convento dei Padri Umiliati di San Polo (1316), Sant'Antonio, San Francesco dei Frati Minori (1231), per non parlare degli ospizi e delle congregazioni di laici.

Con il sanguinoso assalto del 1153, Conegliano fu però subito sottomessa al comune di Treviso che ne potenziò le difese, ricostruendo il castello, vista la posizione chiave verso il Friuli con i domini del Patriarcato di Aquileia. La cittadina seguì le sorti della Marca e passò agli Ezzelini e agli Scaligeri, che la munirono di nuove fortificazioni. Anche con la Repubblica di Venezia, a cui Treviso passò nel 1337, e la breve parentesi dei Carraresi (1384-1388) l'opera fu continuata e venne innalzata una cinta muraria che racchiudesse il borgo. I lavori di fortificazione e di ampliamento si protrassero anche nei secoli successivi, nonostante il rovinoso attacco degli Ungari del 1411. Il paese si abbellì anche di palazzi signorili e istituzionali ma la decadenza si fece sentire già dopo la guerra della Lega di Cambrai.

Nel Settecento il castello, già da tempo in rovina, fu in gran parte demolito per fornire materiale di recupero utile alle nuove costruzioni, tra cui il Palazzo Comunale (1744).

Come tutto il Veneto, la città passò a Napoleone e infine agli Austriaci che ne svilupparono l'economia e le infrastrutture. Con la costruzione della Strada Maestra d'Italia e della ferrovia (1858) il centro vitale del paese si spostò più a sud, attorno alla stazione. Nel 1866 passò con tutto il Veneto al Regno d'Italia. Nel 1917, dopo la Disfatta di Caporetto, Conegliano fu occupata dagli Imperi Centrali e subì notevoli danni. La città riuscì successivamente a risollevarsi grazie alle ferventi attività economiche (prodotti caseari, vinicoli, officine meccaniche ecc.).

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A charming, beautiful girl with silky black hair is posing gracefully in an Ao Dai, the white traditional Vietnamese dress, and an Asian conical hat in the temple courtyard.

Central Railway Station, Helsinki - Finland (Suomi) / September 2012

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Helsinki Central railway station (Finnish: Helsingin päärautatieasema, Swedish: Helsingfors centralstation) is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building. It serves as the point of origin for all trains in the local VR commuter rail network, as well as for a large proportion of long-distance trains in Finland. The station also hosts the Rautatientori metro station, which is the busiest station of the Helsinki Metro.

On 7 June 2010, the Helsinki Central railway station was officially renamed Helsingin päärautatieasema-Helsingfors centralstation (Helsinki main railway station, or Helsinki central railway station) in Finnish and Swedish, replacing the previous official name Helsingin rautatieasema-Helsingfors järnvägsstation (Helsinki railway station). The Finnish transport bureau use "Helsinki C" as a shorthand, and there were erroneous news reports that this shorthand would also be taken into official use. The Turku Central railway station was renamed in a similar manner.atieasema, Swedish: Helsingfors centralstation) is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area. The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it Finland's most-visited building. It serves as the point of origin for all trains in the local VR commuter rail network, as well as for a large proportion of long-distance trains in Finland. The station also hosts the Rautatientori metro station, which is the busiest station of the Helsinki Metro.

On 7 June 2010, the Helsinki Central railway station was officially renamed Helsingin päärautatieasema-Helsingfors centralstation (Helsinki main railway station, or Helsinki central railway station) in Finnish and Swedish, replacing the previous official name Helsingin rautatieasema-Helsingfors järnvägsstation (Helsinki railway station). The Finnish transport bureau use "Helsinki C" as a shorthand, and there were erroneous news reports that this shorthand would also be taken into official use. The Turku Central railway station was renamed in a similar manner.

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And nothing is sure anymore

Except all that you are and stand for

Guide me toward your portal

Portal, Lights

And as usual, Aphra took her annual photos with these little flowers ^^ <3 Here are the ones from past years:

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What is lovely never dies, But passes into other loveliness, Star-dust, or sea-foam, flower or winged air.

Author: Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Love is blind / L'amour est aveugle

Serie... See the world

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Just received news that my father-in-law passed away this morning so I'll be flying off with my kids to my husband's hometown on the earliest flight tomorrow...

Take care my friends, I'll be offline for some time....

Picture taken last Nov on my Japan trip, two old best friend having a nice chat with each other..cherish all your family and friends!

Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun c. 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular seventeenth-century stable court (1675), situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England. It was the first house acquired by the National Trust, in 1907, on the recommendation of the antiquarian Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley.

Barrington Court, once dated 1514 and considered an early example of a symmetrical front, was completed in the late 1550s for William Clifton, a London merchant who had been assembling a Somerset estate. Its central entry porch leads into a screens passage with the Hall on the left and, an innovation, a service passage leading to the kitchen wing that occupies the right wing. A symmetrically sited gatehouse (rebuilt) was set far forward of the house, to permit a full view of its symmetrical facade.

The interior of the house suffered from its demotion to a tenant farm, and from a fire in the early nineteenth century; after being almost derelict it was repaired under the supervision of Alfred Hoare Powell. Barrington Court was acquired by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty in 1907 and was leased to Col. Lyle of Tate & Lyle in the 1920s. He and his wife turned the house around and refurbished the court house and renovated Strode House (built by William Strode in the 1600s) which was originally a stable and coach block. It was at this time that the Lyles contracted Gertrude Jekyll to design the three formal gardens on the property that are kept in beautiful condition by the head gardener.

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Grunge Chocolate:

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"What is soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light up a room."

Ray Charles

"It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light."

Mary Dunbar

"Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers."

May Sarton

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This is my face. No matter how much I hate it, or no matter how much makeup I wear, or don't wear, this is what I look like.

My name is Amanda. My favorite thing in the morning is almond milk with blueberries and granola. I run on impulse. I like the way muffled voices sound when I cover my hears. I love salty and spicy foods. I've fallen in love with a man 1500 miles away on the other side of the country(he has beautiful music). I've never met him. I tell myself i don't want children(but I secretly do). I like floral designs and my favorite color is paprika. I play the ukulele and I want to own my own used book store/coffee shop. Releasing an EP is on my bucket list. I could drown in the fog that settled in town today.Spicy black bean soup is favourite food. I want to major in art history. Music is the only way I understand how to feel. I am head over heels for all of you. I either think everything is funny, or I find sarcasm in places it isn't. I like dreary days as much as I love bright ones. I have no close friends anymore. I miss you. And I'm tired.

Here I go.

Summer is where the girls go barefoot and their hearts are just as free as their toes.

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Ke'e is one of my favorite Kauai beaches when you're NOT looking for solitude (except at night, when you often have the beach all to yourself). For several reasons. First, snorkeling is really fun here, with lots of tropical fish as you swim near the reef, but also very safe, so you can take your kids there and have a great snorkeling family session (which we of course did - during the day of course!). Second, the landscape is, as it is often in Kauai, lush and breathtaking. And last, it's the beginning of the famous Kalalau trail that takes you through the one-of-a-kind Na Pali coast. Here's a photo taken during my last night in Kauai, at Ke'e, looking towards the first hill to climb if you dare to do the Kalalau trail. Shortly after you start the trail, there's a nice view of Ke'e from above, but unfortunately I didn't take any photos of it when I ventured in this strenuous hike at night. This photo is a simple view at first, perhaps, but those of you who have been there know how amazing this place actually it.

The Blue Tit is a popular and easy to recognise garden favourite. With its small size and distinctive blue and yellow plumage , the Blue tit is a regular garden visitor that’s wide spread throughout the British Isles and mainland Europe. The Blue Tit is a member of the Tit family of birds , Paridae . Usually resident , the bird does not migrate and in fact most stay within a short distance from where they hatch , typically less than 20 miles.

The Blue Tit is around 12 cm long with a wingspan of 18 cm and weighs between 11- 20 g . With a blue crown and dark line passing through the eye, with white cheeks to the chin. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue and the back is yellowish green. The underparts is mostly yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. Both male and female adult birds have a similar appearance.

The Blue tit will nest in any suitable hole in a tree, wall, or stump, or an artificial nest box, competing with Great Tits and House Sparrows for nesting sites. The same hole ( nesting site ) is returned to every year, and when one pair dies another pair will takes possession of the nesting site. It is estimated that there are 3,300,000 breeding pairs in the UK.

The successful breeding of chicks is dependent on sufficient supply of green caterpillars as well as satisfactory weather. Breeding seasons may be affected badly if the weather is cold and wet between May and July, particularly if this coincides with the emergence of the caterpillars on which the nestlings are fed.

Eggs are small in size, 14–18 mm in diameter. The egg size does vary, depending mostly on the size of individual females and habitat . The nesting material is usually moss, wool, hair and feathers, and the eggs are laid in April or May. The number in the clutch can be very large with seven or eight eggs laid by a single female. During the incubation period, female blue tits perform all of the incubation, however the male feeds the female during this time.

The Blue Tits diet is made up of small insects and spiders during the summer months supplemented by fruit , nuts and the young buds of trees and plants. The bird has adapted and evolved the ability to digest milk and cream and is an acrobatic favourite on bird feeders up and down the country.

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It is October 1942 and the location is Long Beach California USA and in an aircraft manufacturing plant a US Army Air Corps C-47 is under construction and it would be registered and No. 6021 and would later be allocated 41-18660 which was its US serial number.

Arriving at Archerfield (QLD) in January 1943 the C-47 was assigned to the Fifth Air Force which at time was operating in Australia.

With the war rapidly coming to an end it became obvious that a large number of aircraft would be surplus to needs and to counter this loss the Australian Government gained permission from the Far East Air Services Command to immediately release three aircraft and a further nine aircraft on conclusion of hostilities.

In June 1946 the three aircraft were officially transferred to the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) from the newly formed Australian National Airline Commission (ANAC).

The now named “Hawdon” VH-AES flew the first passenger flight for Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) from Melbourne to Sydney on 9th September 1946 departing at 6.00am.

From September 1946 – June 1959 the “Hawdon” serviced TAA predominately in Queensland until 26th June 1959 when it was withdrawn from service.

Following an extensive restoration to flying condition and refurbishment the aircraft flew from Melbourne to Lae on 12th August 1960 to become the first TAA aircraft to fly to New Guinea.

It was whilst it was in New Guinea that the aircraft was given a new livery in Sunbird colours and a new registration VH-SBA.

On 7th June 1970 the aircraft was yet again withdrawn from service when in Brisbane between June 1971 – August 1971 it was again restored to flying condition.

The aircraft was flown to Melbourne on 9th September 1971 where it once again flew the Melbourne Sydney Melbourne route to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the inaugural flight.

On 19th July 1973 the aircraft was again withdrawn from service from Air Nuigini who were loaned the aircraft in October 1971.

The aircraft would remained parked at Melbourne Airport unceremoniously beside a fence until it was once again refurbished but this time it was used as a static display where it was suspended from an arch in the Melbourne Airport car park on 13th December 1979.

It would be removed on 29th April 1987 where it was once again parked against the fence.

Volunteers from Australian Airlines staff began to restore the aircraft to flying condition in January 1988 and on 9th September 1988 6 of the original 21 passengers from the original flight flew a commemorative flight celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the first flight.

Today the “Hawdon” is in its new and more permanent home at HARS located at Albion Park and it represents a fascinating insight into Australia’s aviation history.

Albion Park

New South Wales.

Australia.

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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!

Some background:

The OV-10 Bronco was initially conceived in the early 1960s through an informal collaboration between W. H. Beckett and Colonel K. P. Rice, U.S. Marine Corps, who met at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, and who also happened to live near each other. The original concept was for a rugged, simple, close air support aircraft integrated with forward ground operations. At the time, the U.S. Army was still experimenting with armed helicopters, and the U.S. Air Force was not interested in close air support.

The concept aircraft was to operate from expedient forward air bases using roads as runways. Speed was to be from very slow to medium subsonic, with much longer loiter times than a pure jet. Efficient turboprop engines would give better performance than piston engines. Weapons were to be mounted on the centerline to get efficient aiming. The inventors favored strafing weapons such as self-loading recoilless rifles, which could deliver aimed explosive shells with less recoil than cannons, and a lower per-round weight than rockets. The airframe was to be designed to avoid the back blast.

The MV-10Hs are expected to provide support for these ground units in the form of all-weather reconnaissance and observation, close air support and also forward air control duties for supporting ground units. Precision ground strikes and protection from enemy helicopters and low-flying aircraft were other, secondary missions for the modernized Broncos, which are expected to serve well into the 2040s. Exports or conversions of foreign OV-10s to the Black Pony standard are not planned, though.

General characteristics:

Crew: 2

Length: 42 ft 2½ in (12,88 m) incl. pitot

Wingspan: 45 ft 10½ in(14 m) incl. tip sails

Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)

Wing area: 290.95 sq ft (27.03 m²)

Airfoil: NACA 64A315

Empty weight: 9,090 lb (4,127 kg)

Gross weight: 13,068 lb (5,931 kg)

Max. takeoff weight: 17,318 lb (7,862 kg)

Powerplant:

2× General Electric CT7-9D turboprop engines, 1,305 kW (1,750 hp) each,

driving 8-bladed Hamilton Standard 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter constant-speed,

fully feathering, reversible contra-rotating propellers with metal hub and composite blades

Performance:

Maximum speed: 390 mph (340 kn, 625 km/h)

Combat range: 198 nmi (228 mi, 367 km)

Ferry range: 1,200 nmi (1,400 mi, 2,200 km) with auxiliary fuel

Maximum loiter time: 5.5 h with auxiliary fuel

Service ceiling: 32.750 ft (10,000 m)

13,500 ft (4.210 m) on one engine

Rate of climb: 17.400 ft/min (48 m/s) at sea level

Take-off run: 480 ft (150 m)

740 ft (227 m) to 50 ft (15 m)

1,870 ft (570 m) to 50 ft (15 m) at MTOW

Landing run: 490 ft (150 m)

785 ft (240 m) at MTOW

1,015 ft (310 m) from 50 ft (15 m)

Armament:

1x M197 3-barreled 20 mm Gatling cannon in a chin turret with 750 rounds ammo capacity

7x hardpoints for a total load of 5.000 lb (2,270 kg)

2x wingtip launch rails for AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs

The kit and its assembly:

This fictional Bronco update/conversion was simply spawned by the idea: could it be possible to replace the original cockpit section with one from an AH-1 Cobra, for a kind of gunship version?

The basis is the Academy OV-10D kit, mated with the cockpit section from a Fujimi AH-1S TOW Cobra (Revell re-boxing, though), chosen because of its “boxy” cockpit section with flat glass panels – I think that it conveys the idea of an armored cockpit section best. Combining these parts was not easy, though, even though the plan sound simple. Initially, the Bronco’s twin booms, wings and stabilizer were built separately, because this made PSR on these sections easier than trying the same on a completed airframe. One of the initial challenges: the different engines. I wanted something uprated, and a different look, and I had a pair of (excellent!) 1:144 resin engines from the Russian company Kompakt Zip for a Tu-95 bomber at hand, which come together with movable(!) eight-blade contraprops that were an almost perfect size match for the original three-blade props. Biggest problem: the Tu-95 nacelles have a perfectly circular diameter, while the OV-10’s booms are square and rectangular. Combining these parts and shapes was already a messy PST affair, but it worked out quite well – even though the result rather reminds of some Chinese upgrade measure (anyone know the Tu-4 copies with turboprops? This here looks similar!). But while not pretty, I think that the beafier look works well and adds to the idea of a “revived” aircraft. And you can hardly beat the menacing look of contraprops on anything...

The exotic, so-called “tip sails” on the wings, mounted on short booms, are a detail borrowed from the Shijiazhuang Y-5B-100, an updated Chinese variant/copy of the Antonov An-2 biplane transporter. The booms are simple pieces of sprue from the Bronco kit, the winglets were cut from 0.5mm styrene sheet.

For the cockpit donor, the AH-1’s front section was roughly built, including the engine section (which is a separate module, so that the basic kit can be sold with different engine sections), and then the helicopter hull was cut and trimmed down to match the original Bronco pod and to fit under the wing. This became more complicated than expected, because a) the AH-1 cockpit and the nose are considerably shorter than the OV-10s, b) the AH-1 fuselage is markedly taller than the Bronco’s and c) the engine section, which would end up in the area of the wing, features major recesses, making the surface very uneven – calling for massive PSR to even this out. PSR was also necessary to hide the openings for the Fujimi AH-1’s stub wings. Other issues: the front landing gear (and its well) had to be added, as well as the OV-10 wing stubs. Furthermore, the new cockpit pod’s rear section needed an aerodynamical end/fairing, but I found a leftover Academy OV-10 section from a build/kitbashing many moons ago. Perfect match!

All these challenges could be tackled, even though the AH-1 cockpit looks surprisingly stout and massive on the Bronco’s airframe - the result looks stockier than expected, but it works well for the "Gunship" theme. Lots of PSR went into the new central fuselage section, though, even before it was mated with the OV-10 wing and the rest of the model.

Once cockpit and wing were finally mated, the seams had to disappear under even more PSR and a spinal extension of the canopy had to be sculpted across the upper wing surface, which would meld with the pod’s tail in a (more or less) harmonious shape. Not an easy task, and the fairing was eventually sculpted with 2C putty, plus even more PSR… Looks quite homogenous, though.

After this massive body work, other hardware challenges appeared like small distractions. The landing gear was another major issue because the deeper AH-1 section lowered the ground clearance, also because of the chin turret. To counter this, I raised the OV-10’s main landing gear by ~2mm – not much, but it was enough to create a credible stance, together with the front landing gear transplant under the cockpit, which received an internal console to match the main landing gear’s length. Due to the chin turret and the shorter nose, the front wheel retracts backwards now. But this looks quite plausible, thanks to the additional space under the cockpit tub, which also made a belt feed for the gun’s ammunition supply believable.

To enhance the menacing look I gave the model a fixed refueling boom, made from 1mm steel wire and a receptor adapter sculpted with white glue. The latter stuff was also used add some antenna fairings around the hull. Some antennae, chaff dispensers and an IR decoy were taken from the Academy kit.

The ordnance came from various sources. The Sidewinders under the wing tips were taken from an Italeri F-16C/D kit, they look better than the missiles from the Academy Bronco kit. Their launch rails came from an Italeri Bae Hawk 200. The quadruple Hellfire launchers on the underwing hardpoints were left over from an Italeri AH-1W, and they are a perfect load for this aircraft and its role. The LAU-10 and -19 missile pods on the stub wings were taken from the OV-10 kit.

Painting and markings:

Finding a suitable and somewhat interesting – but still plausible – paint scheme was not easy. Taking the A-10 as benchmark, an overall light grey livery (with focus on low contrast against the sky as protection against ground fire) would have been a likely choice – and in fact the last operational American OV-10s were painted in this fashion. But in order to provide a different look I used the contemporary USAF V-22Bs and Special Operations MC-130s as benchmark, which typically carry a darker paint scheme consisting of FS 36118 (suitably “Gunship Gray” :D) from above, FS 36375 underneath, with a low, wavy waterline, plus low-viz markings. Not spectacular, but plausible – and very similar to the late r/w Colombian OV-10s.

The cockpit tub became Dark Gull Grey (FS 36231, Humbrol 140) and the landing gear white (Revell 301).

The model received an overall black ink washing and some post-panel-shading, to liven up the dull all-grey livery. The decals were gathered from various sources, and I settled for black USAF low-viz markings. The “stars and bars” come from a late USAF F-4, the “IP” tail code was tailored from F-16 markings and the shark mouth was taken from an Academy AH-64. Most stencils came from another Academy OV-10 sheet and some other sources.

Decals were also used to create the trim on the propeller blades and markings on the ordnance.

Finally, the model was sealed with a coat of matt acrylic varnish (Italeri) and some exhaust soot stains were added with graphite along the tail boom flanks.

A successful transplantation – but is this still a modified Bronco or already a kitbashing? The result looks quite plausible and menacing, even though the TOW Cobra front section appears relatively massive. But thanks to the bigger engines and extended wing tips the proportions still work. The large low-pressure tires look a bit goofy under the aircraft, but they are original. The grey livery works IMHO well, too – a more colorful or garish scheme would certainly have distracted from the modified technical basis.

It is part of an exhibition of dinner arrangements... it is NOT a painting... may 2017 be as "exuberant" for us all as this table :-)

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His name really is Leonard.

He is an artist.

He is a former educator here in New Mexico.

And he delights in educating about the Leonardo of the exhibition. I stood around for quite some time listening as he informed folks about Leonardo's detailed anatomical studies and sketches. While Leonardo hadn't flaunted his study of anatomy, it wasn't prohibited either as he had special dispensation. This was a bit surprising to me as even the text under which Leonard is sitting suggests what I had always thought. But since Leonardo was working with physicians, apparently restrictions weren't as tight.

When asked if it would be alright to photograph him, he posed himself like this.

We talked a bit about anatomy. We talked a bit about drawing, especially using the quill of the goose. Leonard himself had drawn this anatomy detail we see. The storm of ink lines on the page by his left hand are where he rids the quill of excess ink.

He educated me about the friction between the older Leonardo and the younger upstart Michelangelo. Leonard didn't have a lot of nice things to say about Michelangelo's cursory anatomical studies compared to Leonardo's.

Leonard was one of the highlights of my day at the exhibition.

Edell's dream is to have a large and peaceful family.

Edell is currently doing chores in a field with her little brother and little sister. She is the oldest and the only one that smiles when I ask if I can help carry the wood back to their home.

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This is part of the What they Dream and What they Do set.

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.

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The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826.It was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time. Its narrative flaws were criticized from the start, and its length and elaborately formal prose style have reduced its appeal to later readers. Regardless, The Last of the Mohicans is widely read in American literature courses. This second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy is the best known. The Pathfinder, written 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel.

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Oorlog tegen de indianen

16 november 2017

Het beeld dat wij van de indianen hebben is nog altijd dat van James Fenimore Coopers roman De laatste der Mohikanen uit 1826. Deze stichtingsmythe van de VS is hardnekkig gebleken, en werd in 1893 versterkt door Frederick Jackson Turner met zijn ‘these van het grensgebied’ (the frontier): uit de confrontatie tussen Europeanen en oerinwoners zou een uniek Amerikaans menstype voortgekomen zijn. De indiaanse werkelijkheid was een geheel andere.

De kolonisten van puriteinse snit, zij die de Bijbel letterlijk wilden nemen, moesten al snel na aankomst vaststellen dat dit in het nieuwe land niet functioneerde. De centrale boodschap van Coopers ‘lederkous’-serie luidt dat er weinig kans op een lang leven is voor wie zich houdt aan het gebod ‘gij zult niet doden’ of wie Jezus’ aansporing uit de Bergrede om ook de andere wang toe te keren ter harte neemt. Wie er ook grond verwierf aan de frontier – de zachtmoedigen waren het niet.

Beloning voor scalperen

De christelijke kolonisten stonden voor de paradox dat ze hun geloof en beschaving alleen met bruut geweld konden verbreiden. Hierdoor moesten ze echter de pretentie laten varen ‘beter’ te zijn dan de ‘onbeschaafde’ indianen. Het sprekendste voorbeeld daarvan is het scalperen, dat velen als het ultieme bewijs voor de ‘barbaarse’ wreedheid van de indianen beschouwden, maar dat in werkelijkheid gestimuleerd werd door de Engelse regering die een beloning uitloofde voor scalpen van oerinwoners. Opmerkelijk genoeg draagt Coopers indianenpersonage Chingachgook een in Engeland gefabriceerd scalpeermes …

Uitroeiing

‘De laatste der Mohikanen’ is met de nodige dichterlijke vrijheden gesitueerd in de tijd van de Zevenjarige Oorlog. Cooper maakt de Irokezenliga, een verbond van vijf en later zes indianenvolken, tot bondgenoten van de Fransen, hoewel de meeste van deze Six Nations zich neutraal opstelden. Hij verdoezelt de verschillen tussen deze volken, de Huronen, Mohawks en Mingo’s, die hij als één volk lijkt te beschouwen, en tussen de Mohegans (de Mohikanen uit zijn roman) en Delawaren. Zo kan hij zijn ‘goede indiaan’ Uncas tot nazaat van Delaware-opperhoofd Tamanend (ca. 1625-1701) maken, grondlegger van de vreedzame betrekkingen tussen kolonisten en indianen. De historische Uncas was echter een Mohegan, die aan Europese zijde tegen de Pequots streed. Het uitroeien van de Pequots tijdens de slachting aan de Mystic-rivier in 1637 bracht een ommekeer in de betrekkingen tussen kolonisten en indianen. Nadat eerstgenoemden een dorp vol ouderen, vrouwen en kinderen in brand staken en erop toezagen dat niemand dit overleefde, onderwierp een aantal indianenvolken zich om een vergelijkbaar lot te ontgaan.

Six Nations

Maar de figuur van Uncas was niet de voornaamste reden waarop Cooper de bondgenootschappen in de Zevenjarige Oorlog omkeert. Zijn eigen land was de Irokezen in 1768 afhandig gemaakt met een van de frauduleuze verdragen waarmee de kolonisten hun gebied vergrootten. Door de Irokezenliga als pro-Frans voor te stellen zal hij geprobeerd hebben zijn schuldgevoelens te sussen. Tevens projecteert hij zo een vijand uit de Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog op een eerdere oorlog en trekt een scherpe grens tussen goed en kwaad, winnaars en verliezers van de geschiedenis. Immers, tijdens de Amerikaanse revolutie streden vier van de Six Nations aan Britse zijde en slechts twee aan Amerikaanse. Liever vreemde overheersing vanuit het verre Engeland, dan vanuit eigen land, leken de meesten te denken.

Imperialistische kolonisering

In beide oorlogen was een groot deel van de vijandelijkheden tegen indianen gericht. Wie de machtigste indianenvolken aan zijn zijde kreeg, had een beslissend voordeel. Vandaar dat zowel Engeland als de koloniën probeerden hen over te halen – of te vernietigen, mocht het eerste niet lukken. In het Amerika van nu wint de term ‘genocide’ voor wat er toen gebeurde steeds meer terrein. Historici als Dunbar-Ortiz demystificeren de nationale geschiedenis en schetsen die als een klassiek geval van imperialistische kolonialisering-door-volksplanting, waarbij ondernemingen en regeringen eendrachtig samenwerken in het onteigenen en uitbuiten van de oorspronkelijke bevolking. Ook voor de regering in Washington was de voornaamste inkomstenbron de verkoop van geconfisqueerd land.

Akkers verwoesten

Veel Amerikanen geloven dat hun land een ongerepte wildernis was, waarin kleine, nomadische indianenstammen nauwelijks een spoor achterlieten. In werkelijkheid leefden er op het huidige grondgebied van de VS ongeveer zeven miljoen indianen, hoofdzakelijk van de landbouw. Zij bouwden dorpen en steden, vormden stadstaten en andere politieke organisaties, onderhielden wegen voor handels- en diplomatieke betrekkingen. Honderd jaar na het eerste contact met de Europeanen was hun aantal met negentig procent afgenomen, hoofdzakelijk door gerichte uitroeiing, zoals blijkt uit documenten, waaronder ook brieven van George Washington. Het doden van indianen werd een deel van de Amerikaanse identiteit, een ervaring die onder de eerste generaties van kolonisten een band schiep. Zij die erin uitblonken, werden de eerste nationale helden. Ook de aanduiding ‘ranger’, voor iemand die rondtrekt om indianen op te sporen en te doden, stamt uit dit tijdsgewricht. Krijgskundige John Gernier schrijft hierover: ‘In de eerste tweehonderd jaar van onze militaire geschiedenis bedienden de Amerikanen zich van een tactiek die de beroepssoldaten van tegenwoordig zeggen te verafschuwen: vijandige dorpen met de grond gelijkmaken, akkers verwoesten; vijandelijke vrouwen en kinderen doden; nederzettingen overvallen om de bewoners gevangen te nemen; vijandelijke non-combattanten intimideren en mishandelen; vijandelijke aanvoerders vermoorden.’

Een volk dat zich niet bewust is van zijn mythen, zo waarschuwt historicus Richard Slotkin, zet ze voort. Na het lezen van ‘De laatste der Mohikanen’ stelde de Engelse schrijver D.H. Lawrence vast dat de Amerikaanse ziel ‘hard, eenzelvig, stoïcijns en moorddadig’ was en dat altijd gebleven is. Bestseller-auteur T. C. Boyle koos dit citaat als motto voor zijn nieuwste roman ‘The Harder They Come’. De gewelddadige hoofdpersoon uit dat boek is idolaat van John Coulter, een idianenverachtende houwdegen die een voorname plaats inneemt in de eregalerij van het militante 19de-eeuwse VS-kolonialisme. Het waren figuren als deze Coulter die model stonden voor Fenimore Coopers Lederkous.

(Sabine Anders)

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Silence is rewarding . . .

So I indulge in it as often as I possibly can . . .

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This build was created as a retirement gift for my current colleague and former teacher David Derbes.

David has taught at The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, an nursery through 12th grade school, for 33 years. He won the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching in 2007.

I was lucky enough to have David as my teacher for AP Physics, Electronics, and Cosmology. While I was not the best physics student, David found a way to reach me by explaining many concepts through Star Trek: The Next Generation analogies. Lectures and lessons would often be stopped as David took a sidebar with me: "Mr. Kaleta, do you remember the episode where..."

The respect for the intelligence of his students, the way is able to differentiate learning, and create dynamic lessons inspired me to be a teacher. For the past 19 years I have been his colleague. This past year our class was interested in simple machines and he allowed us to come over to the the historic campus where he gave an amazing lecture on Archemeaies that captivated a group of 5 and 6 year olds for 45 minutes.

Hopefully we will have many more beers and Star Trek discussions now that he is retired!

Vintage postcard, no. 1030.

Delicate American actress Winona Ryder (1971) is known for her dark hair, brown eyes and pale skin. She starred in films such as Beetlejuice Heathers, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Edward Scissorhands, and the television series Stranger Things. In 1994, she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in the film The Age of Innocence (1993), and Ryder was nominated twice for an Oscar.

Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz in Winona (Olmsted County), Minnesota, in 1971. Yes, her name is very much the same as her birthplace. Her parents, Cindy Horowitz (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller, were part of the hippie movement. She has a brother named Uri Horowitz (1976), who got his first name after Yuri Gagarin, a half-sister named Sunyata Palmer (1968), and a half-brother named Jubal Palmer (1970) from her mother Cindy's first marriage. From 1978, Winona grew up in a commune near Mendocino in California, which had no electricity. When Winona was seven, her mother began to manage an old cinema in a nearby barn and would screen films all day. She allowed Winona to miss school to watch movies with her. In 1981, the family moved to Petaluma, California. Since Winona was considered an outsider in public school, she was sent to a public school and later to the American Conservatory Theater acting school. She was discovered at the age of thirteen by a talent scout at a theatre performance at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. In 1985, she applied for a role in the film Desert Bloom (David Seltzer, 1986) with a video in which she performed a monologue from the book 'Franny and Zooey' by J. D. Salinger. Although the casting choice was fellow actress Annabeth Gish, director and writer David Seltzer recognised her talent and cast her as Rina in his film Lucas (David Seltzer, 1986) about a teenager (Corey Haim) and his life in high school. When telephoned to ask what name she wanted to be called in the credits, she chose Ryder as her stage name because her father's Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels album was playing in the background. Her real hair colour is blonde but when she made Lucas (1986), her hair color was dyed black. She was told to keep it that colour and with the exception of Edward Scissorhands (1990), it has stayed that color since. Her next film was Square Dance (Daniel Petrie, 1987), in which the protagonist she portrays lives a life between two worlds: on a traditional farm and in a big city. Ryder's performance received good reviews, although neither film was a commercial success. Her acting in Lucas led director Tim Burton to cast her in his film Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988). In this comedy, she played Lydia Deetz, who moves with her family into a house inhabited by ghosts (played by Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Michael Keaton). Ryder, as well as the film, received positive reviews, and Beetlejuice was also successful at the box office. In 1989, she starred as Veronica Sawyer in the independent film Heathers (Michael Lehmann, 1989) about a couple (Ryder and Christian Slater) who kill popular schoolgirls. Ryder's agent had previously advised her against the role. The film was a financial failure, but Ryder received positive reviews. The Jerry Lee Lewis biopic Great Balls of Fire! (Jim McBride, 1989) was also a flop. That same year, Ryder appeared in Mojo Nixon's music video 'Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child'. At the premiere of Great Balls of Fire (1989), Ryder met fellow actor and later film partner Johnny Depp. The couple became engaged a few months later, but their relationship ended in 1993. He had a tattoo of her name and after they broke up, he had this reduced to "Wino forever".

In 1990, Winona Ryder had her breakthrough performance alongside her boyfriend Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990). The fantasy film was an international box-office success. Ryder was selected for the role of Mary Corleone in The Godfather: Part III (Francis Ford Coppola, 1990) but had to drop out of the role after catching the flu from the strain of doing the films Welcome Home Roxy (Jim Abrahams, 1990) and Mermaids (Richard Benjamin, 1990) back-to-back. Ryder's performance alongside Cher and Christina Ricci in the family comedy Mermaids (1990) was praised by critics and she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Supporting Actress category. Ryder also appeared with Cher and Ricci in the music video for 'The Shoop Shoop Song', the film's theme song. Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch wrote a role specifically for her in Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch, 1991), as a tattooed, chain-smoking cabdriver who dreams of becoming a mechanic. Ryder was cast in a dual role as Mina Murray and Elisabeta in Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992). In 1993, she starred as Blanca in the drama The House of the Spirits (Bille August, 1993) alongside Antonio Banderas, Meryl Streep, and Glenn Close. It is the film adaptation of Isabel Allende's bestseller of the same name. Together with Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis, she starred in Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese, 1993), the film adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel. She was Martin Scorsese's first and only choice for the role of May Welland. For years, she kept the message he left on her voicemail, informing her she got the role. Her part earned her a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and an Oscar nomination. She also earned positive reviews for her role in the comedy Reality Bites (Ben Stiller, 1994). She received critical acclaim and another Oscar nomination the same year as Jo in the drama Little Women (Gillian Armstrong, 1994). In 1996, she starred alongside Daniel Day-Lewis and Joan Allen in The Crucible (Nicholas Hytner, 1996), an adaptation of Arthur Miller's stage play about the Puritan witch hunt in Salem. The film was not a success; however, Ryder's performance was favourably reviewed. A year later she portrayed an android in the successful horror film Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997) alongside Sigourney Weaver's Ripley. In 1998 she starred in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998). after Drew Barrymore turned down the role. In 1999 she starred as a psychiatric patient with borderline syndrome in the drama Girl, Interrupted (James Mangold, 1999), based on Susanna Kaysen's autobiographical novel. Girl, Interrupted, the first film on which she served as executive producer, was supposed to be Ryder's comeback in Hollywood after the flops of the past years. However, the film became the breakthrough for her colleague Angelina Jolie, who won an Oscar for her role. In this decade, she was involved with Dave Pirner, the lead singer of the group Soul Asylum, from 1993 to 1996 and with Matt Damon from December 1997 to April 2000.

Winona Ryder appeared alongside Richard Gere in Autumn in New York (Joan Chen, 2000), a romance about an older man's love for a younger woman. She also made a cameo appearance in the comedy Zoolander (Ben Stiller, 2000). The comedy Mr. Deeds (Steven Brill, 2002) with Adam Sandler became her biggest financial success to date. The film failed with critics and Ryder was nominated for the Golden Raspberry award. Also in 2002, she was sentenced to three years probation and 480 hours of work for repeatedly shoplifting $5,000 worth of clothes. The incident caused a career setback. She withdrew from the public eye in the following years and did not appear in front of the camera again until 2006. In that year, she appeared in the novel adaptation A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006) alongside Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., and Woody Harrelson. In 2009, she made an appearance in Star Trek: The Future Begins (J. J. Abrams, 2009) as Spock (Zachary Quinto)'s mother Amanda Grayson. The prequel became a huge success at the box office and Ryder earned a Scream Award for Best Guest Appearance. She also appeared alongside Robin Wright and Julianne Moore in Rebecca Miller's Pippa Lee (2009), and alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010). Ryder starred in the television film When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (John Kent Harrison, 2010), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She starred in the comedy The Dilemma (Ron Howard, 2011), and the thrillers The Iceman (Ariel Vromen, 2012), and The Letter (Jay Anania, 2012) opposite James Franco. In Tim Burton's Frankenweenie (2012) she lent her voice to the character Elsa Van Helsing. Since 2016, she has embodied the main character, Joyce Byers, in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016-2022), for which she received positive responses. Her role in the series has been described by many as a comeback. Since 2011 Winona Ryder is in a relationship with Scott MacKinlay Hahn.

Sources: Pedro Borges (IMDb), Wikipedia (Dutch and German), and IMDb.

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Poor old Felicity is suffering from some scars. She sure has been through a lot. I have been considering sending her to the hospital lately, because she could really use a new head. I am just not sure if I can bring myself to do it. I have made so many memories with this doll, and replacing her head is almost like getting a new doll. I think I would miss the old, battered, bruised Felicity if I were to get a "new" one!

pictured among the frames of the famous...

EXPLORE #49, Sept 28/08

These two Mute Swans were so much fun to watch I can't tell you how beautiful they looked in the glint of the autumn sun..........I hope you enjoy this moment that I was fortunate enough to capture..........I could hardly tear myself away.........I used my tele-conversion lens for this shot..Enjoy!!

"The phrase swan song refers to this swan and to the legend that it is utterly silent until the last moment of its life, and then sings one achingly beautiful song just before dying; in reality, the Mute Swan is not completely silent, but has a kind of guttural warning call it will give when approached."

"Mute swans have keen vision and hearing. Mute swans are usually silent, as the name suggests. Adults sometimes snort and make hissing noises or puppy-like barking notes or whistles, though the sounds are not far-reaching due to their straight trachea. Also, the sound of the wings during flight, which has been described as a musical throbbing or humming, is very audible. They also use visual displays as a form of communication, such as postures. For example, in an aggressive posture, males often arch their secondary wing feathers over the back."

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Lily is the newest member to the family. I was actually searching on craigslist for some cheap carriers when I saw a post for a rabbit. Lilly sounded so sweet in the description they had of him that I just couldn't handle thinking of him going to a bad home. I replied right away. We had to drive for about an hour to get to where he was. The owners told me that he was a female named Lily. He was very well taken care of, however they said that they couldn't give him enough attention anymore. Once I brought Lily home I checked him over. That's When I noticed he was a male.

You must read to be able to understand:

for awhile I thought this would be better

I could play happy and twist my smile,

paint my face, look generally okay.

But I am rotten, as the dead root of a tree,

that will soon cause the whole thing to collapse.

And for some reason I thought you'd fix me.

But the truth is, it is better to remove the root,

then to attempt to fix it.

Which is what you did,

you used me to grow your tree,

your tree of lies, of lust,

it grew and grew and I struggled,

I wanted to help you grow.

And when I did,

when you were grown,

you tore me out, discarded me.

Threw me away, the rotten root.

Guess the joke was always

on me.

edit// I'm putting an outtake in the comments just because I couldn't choose.

. . . when it is practically impossible to take a bad picture.

Life is for deep kisses, strange adventures, midnight swims, and rambling conversations.

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triggered with Pocket Wizards

Gojżewskich tomb is located in the Old Cemetery in Lodz lies on the border between the Orthodox and Catholic part. It is the resting place of a mixed Catholic-Orthodox marriage.

Her husband was probably an officer in the tsarist army and a follower of the Orthodox Church, his wife - Alexander the Sztachów - Catholic. As part of the Catholic tomb is modest, in part resembles the Orthodox Byzantine temple.

Spouses lie in a common crypt, but the two sides of the border.

On the tombstone of Alexandra is the inscription in Polish: "Dearest Wife, Mother and Grandmother - sorrowful husband."

After decades of destruction for renewal tombstone took the authorities of Lodz. Thanks to this built with white and brown brick tomb regained its former glory. Were reconstructed vegetable ornaments, dark dome in the middle and gilded inscription "Tomb Gojżewskich family."

I wanna love you and treat you right;

I wanna love you every day and every night...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHekNnySAfM

Is this love - is this love - is this love -

Is this love that I'm feelin'?

Yes, I know; yes, I know - yes, I know now!

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SN/NC: Syagrus romanzoffiana, Arecaceae Family

This is a palm with an identity crisis! A few decades ago the queen palm was assigned the name Cocos plumosa. During the late sixties and seventies most experts began referring to it as Arecastrum romanzoffianum. Now this queen has been placed in the genus Syagrus, the species name became romanzoffiana - hopefully Syagrus romanzoffiana will stick! The Queen palm is mostly found in Subtropical areas. It was once very popular as a garden tree; but in areas like Southern California where the climate is considerably dryer, it has since been taken over by other palms, such as Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, and other Archontophoenix as well, it is still the dominate pinnate palm, in places like Central Florida, where it thrives on the humidity, and tolerates the occasional 25 degree F. nights. Its fruit is edible to wildlife, often being sought after by birds. It was originally classified in the Coconut or Cocos genus, was moved to Arecastrum, then Syagrus. As a result of this, they often retain a previous name in retail trade. Usually called the "Cocos plumosa palm". (Palmpedia.net)

Esta é uma palmeira com crise de identidade! Há algumas décadas, a palmeira rainha recebeu o nome de Cocos plumosa. Durante o final dos anos sessenta e setenta, a maioria dos especialistas começou a referir-se a ele como Arecastrum romanzoffianum. Agora que esta rainha foi colocada no gênero Syagrus, o nome da espécie passou a ser romanzoffiana - espero que Syagrus romanzoffiana permaneça! A palmeira rainha é encontrada principalmente em áreas subtropicais. Já foi muito popular como árvore de jardim; mas em áreas como o sul da Califórnia, onde o clima é consideravelmente mais seco, desde então foi assumido por outras palmeiras, como Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, e outras Archontophoenix também, ainda é a palmeira pinada dominante, em lugares como a Flórida Central, onde é prospera com a umidade e tolera noites ocasionais de 25 graus F. Seu fruto é comestível para a vida selvagem, sendo frequentemente procurado por pássaros. Foi originalmente classificado no gênero Coco ou Cocos, foi transferido para Arecastrum, depois Syagrus. Como resultado disso, muitas vezes mantêm um nome anterior no comércio varejista. Geralmente chamada de "palmeira Cocos plumosa". (Palmpedia.net)

Dit is een palm met een identiteitscrisis! Enkele decennia geleden kreeg de koninginnenpalm de naam Cocos plumosa. Eind jaren zestig en zeventig begonnen de meeste experts het Arecastrum romanzoffianum te noemen. Nu deze koningin in het geslacht Syagrus is geplaatst, is de soortnaam romanzoffiana geworden - hopelijk blijft Syagrus romanzoffiana behouden! De Koninginnenpalm komt vooral voor in subtropische gebieden. Ooit was hij erg populair als tuinboom; maar in gebieden als Zuid-Californië, waar het klimaat aanzienlijk droger is, is het sindsdien overgenomen door andere palmen, zoals Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, en ook andere Archontophoenix. Het is nog steeds de dominante geveerde palm, in plaatsen als Centraal-Florida, waar hij voorkomt. gedijt op de luchtvochtigheid en tolereert af en toe nachten van 25 graden F. De vrucht is eetbaar voor dieren in het wild en wordt vaak gezocht door vogels. Het werd oorspronkelijk geclassificeerd in het geslacht Coconut of Cocos en werd verplaatst naar Arecastrum en vervolgens naar Syagrus. Als gevolg hiervan behouden ze vaak een oude naam in de detailhandel. Meestal de "Cocos plumosapalm" genoemd. (Palampedia.net)

Questa è una palma con una crisi d'identità! Alcuni decenni fa alla palma regina venne assegnato il nome Cocos plumosa. Tra la fine degli anni Sessanta e gli anni Settanta la maggior parte degli esperti cominciò a chiamarlo Arecastrum romanzoffianum. Ora questa regina è stata inserita nel genere Syagrus, il nome della specie è diventato romanzoffiana - speriamo che Syagrus romanzoffiana rimanga! La palma regina si trova principalmente nelle aree subtropicali. Un tempo era molto apprezzato come albero da giardino; ma in aree come la California meridionale, dove il clima è notevolmente più secco, da allora è stata sostituita da altre palme, come Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, e anche da altri Archontophoenix, è ancora la palma pennata dominante, in luoghi come la Florida centrale, dove è prospera sull'umidità e tollera le notti occasionali di 25 gradi F.. Il suo frutto è commestibile per la fauna selvatica, spesso ricercato dagli uccelli. Originariamente classificato nel genere Coconut o Cocos, fu spostato in Arecastrum, poi Syagrus. Di conseguenza, nel commercio al dettaglio spesso mantengono il nome precedente. Solitamente chiamata "palma Cocos plumosa". (Palmpedia.net)

Esta es una palma con una crisis de identidad! Hace unas décadas a la palmera reina se le asignó el nombre de Cocos plumosa. A finales de los años sesenta y setenta la mayoría de los expertos empezaron a referirse a él como Arecastrum romanzoffianum. Ahora que esta reina ha sido incluida en el género Syagrus, el nombre de la especie pasó a ser romanzoffiana. ¡Ojalá Syagrus romanzoffiana se mantenga! La palma reina se encuentra principalmente en zonas subtropicales. Alguna vez fue muy popular como árbol de jardín; pero en áreas como el sur de California, donde el clima es considerablemente más seco, desde entonces ha sido reemplazada por otras palmeras, como Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, y también otras Archontophoenix, sigue siendo la palmera pinnada dominante, en lugares como Florida central, donde prospera con la humedad y tolera noches ocasionales de 25 grados F. Su fruto es comestible para la vida silvestre y, a menudo, lo buscan las aves. Originalmente se clasificó en el género Coconut o Cocos, se trasladó a Arecastrum y luego a Syagrus. Por ello, en el comercio minorista suelen conservar su nombre anterior. Generalmente llamada "palma Cocos plumosa". (Palmpedia.net)

C'est un palmier en crise d'identité ! Il y a quelques décennies, le palmier royal a reçu le nom de Cocos plumosa. À la fin des années soixante et soixante-dix, la plupart des experts ont commencé à l'appeler Arecastrum romanzoffianum. Maintenant que cette reine a été placée dans le genre Syagrus, le nom de l'espèce est devenu romanzoffiana - j'espère que Syagrus romanzoffiana restera ! Le palmier royal se trouve principalement dans les zones subtropicales. Il était autrefois très populaire comme arbre de jardin ; mais dans des régions comme la Californie du Sud où le climat est considérablement plus sec, il a depuis été remplacé par d'autres palmiers, comme l'Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, et d'autres Archontophoenix également, il est toujours le palmier penné dominant, dans des endroits comme la Floride centrale, où il se développe grâce à l'humidité et tolère les nuits occasionnelles à 25 degrés F. Ses fruits sont comestibles pour la faune sauvage et sont souvent recherchés par les oiseaux. Classé à l'origine dans le genre Coconut ou Cocos, il a été déplacé vers Arecastrum, puis Syagrus. De ce fait, ils conservent souvent un ancien nom dans le commerce de détail. Généralement appelé « palmier Cocos plumosa ». (Palmpedia.net)

Dies ist eine Palme mit einer Identitätskrise! Vor einigen Jahrzehnten erhielt die Königinpalme den Namen Cocos plumosa. In den späten sechziger und siebziger Jahren begannen die meisten Experten, sie als Arecastrum romanzoffianum zu bezeichnen. Jetzt wurde diese Königin in die Gattung Syagrus eingeordnet, der Artname wurde romanzoffiana – hoffentlich bleibt Syagrus romanzoffiana bestehen! Die Königinpalme kommt hauptsächlich in subtropischen Gebieten vor. Einst war er als Gartenbaum sehr beliebt; Aber in Gegenden wie Südkalifornien, wo das Klima deutlich trockener ist, wurde sie inzwischen von anderen Palmen wie Archontophoenix cunninghamiana und anderen Archontophoenix-Palmen übernommen und ist immer noch die dominierende gefiederte Palme, beispielsweise in Zentralflorida lebt von der Luftfeuchtigkeit und verträgt gelegentliche 25-Grad-F-Nächte. Seine Früchte sind für Wildtiere essbar und werden oft von Vögeln gesucht. Es wurde ursprünglich in die Gattung Coconut oder Cocos eingeordnet, dann nach Arecastrum und dann nach Syagrus verschoben. Dadurch behalten sie im Einzelhandel häufig einen früheren Namen. Wird normalerweise als „Cocos plumosa-Palme“ bezeichnet. (Palmpedia.net)

これはアイデンティティクライシスを抱えたヤシです！ 数十年前、この女王ヤシにはココス・プルモーサという名前が付けられました。 60 年代後半から 70 年代にかけて、ほとんどの専門家がそれを Arecastrum romanzoffianum と呼び始めました。 現在、この女王は Syagrus 属に属し、種名は romanzoffiana になりました。Syagrus romanzoffiana が定着することを願っています。 クイーンヤシは主に亜熱帯地域で見られます。 かつては庭木として非常に人気がありました。 しかし、気候がかなり乾燥している南カリフォルニアのような地域では、その後、アルコントフェニックス・カニンガミアナや他のアルコントフェニックスなどの他のヤシに引き継がれていますが、中央フロリダのような場所では、依然として優勢な羽状ヤシです。 湿気で生育し、時折25℃の夜にも耐えます。 その果実は野生動物に食用とされ、鳥がそれを求めて訪れることもよくあります。 元々はココナッツ属またはココス属に分類されていましたが、アレカストルム、次にシャグルスに移されました。 この結果、小売業界では以前の名前が残ることがよくあります。 通常は「ココス・プルモサ・ヤシ」と呼ばれています。 (Palmpedia.net)

هذا كف يعاني من أزمة هوية! منذ بضعة عقود مضت، أُطلق على نخلة الملكة اسم كوكوس بلوموسا. خلال أواخر الستينيات والسبعينيات، بدأ معظم الخبراء يشيرون إليها باسم Arecastrum romanzoffianum. الآن تم وضع هذه الملكة في جنس Syagrus، وأصبح اسم النوع romanzoffiana - نأمل أن يظل Syagrus romanzoffiana موجودًا! تم العثور على نخلة الملكة في الغالب في المناطق شبه الاستوائية. كانت ذات يوم تحظى بشعبية كبيرة كشجرة حديقة؛ ولكن في مناطق مثل جنوب كاليفورنيا حيث يكون المناخ أكثر جفافًا إلى حد كبير، فقد تم الاستيلاء عليها منذ ذلك الحين من قبل أشجار النخيل الأخرى، مثل أرتشونتوفونيكس كننغهاميانا، وغيرها من أرتشونتوفونيكس أيضًا، ولا تزال هي النخلة المهيمنة، في أماكن مثل وسط فلوريدا، حيث يزدهر على الرطوبة ويتحمل أحيانًا 25 درجة فهرنهايت في الليل. ثمارها صالحة للأكل للحياة البرية، وغالبًا ما تبحث عنها الطيور. تم تصنيفها في الأصل ضمن جنس جوز الهند أو جوز الهند، وتم نقلها إلى Arecastrum، ثم Syagrus. ونتيجة لذلك، غالبا ما يحتفظون باسمهم السابق في تجارة التجزئة. يُطلق عليها عادةً اسم "نخيل

كوكوس بلوموسا". (بالمبيديا.نت)

SN/NC: Agapanthus Africanus, Fam. Amarylidaceae

The great majority is purple-blue. This one is a bit intermediate between white, purple and blue. Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ is the only genus in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae. The family is in the monocot order Asparagales. The name is derived from scientific Greek: αγάπη (agape) = love, άνθος (anthos) = flower.

Some species of Agapanthus are commonly known as lily of the Nile (or African lily in the UK), although they are not lilies and all of the species are native to Southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique) though some have become naturalized in scattered places around the world (Australia, Great Britain, Mexico, Ethiopia, Jamaica, etc.) (Wikipedia)

A grande maioria é azul-roxo. Este é um pouco intermediário entre branco, roxo e azul. Agapanthus /יæəəəənφəs/ é o único gênero na subfamília Agapanthoideae da família de plantas em floração Amaryllidaceae. Algumas espécies de Agapanthus são comumente conhecidas como lírio do Nilo (ou lírio africano no Reino Unido), embora não sejam lírios e todas as espécies sejam nativas do sul da África. (Wikipedia)

De overgrote meerderheid is paarsblauw. Deze is een beetje intermediair tussen wit, paars en blauw. Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ is het enige geslacht in de onderfamilie Agapanthoideae van de bloeiende plantenfamilie (Amaryllidaceae). Sommige soorten Agapanthus zijn algemeen bekend als lelie van de Nijl (of Afrikaanse lelie in het Verenigd Koninkrijk), hoewel het geen lelies zijn en alle soorten inheems zijn in Zuidelijk Afrika. (Wikipedia)

La grande majorité est violet-bleu. Celui-ci est un peu intermédiaire entre le blanc, le violet et le bleu. Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ est le seul genre de la sous-famille des Agapanthoideae de la famille des Amaryllidaceae. Certaines espèces d’agapanthes sont communément connues sous le nom de lys du Nil (ou lys africain au Royaume-Uni), bien qu’elles ne soient pas des lys et que toutes les espèces soient originaires d’Afrique australe. (Wikipédia)

La gran mayoría es de color azul púrpura. Este es un poco intermedio entre blanco, púrpura y azul. Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ es el único género de la subfamilia Agapanthoideae de la familia Amaryllidaceae. Algunas especies de Agapanthus se conocen comúnmente como lirio del Nilo (o lirio africano en el Reino Unido), aunque no son lirios y todas las especies son nativas del sur de África. (Wikipedia)

La grande maggioranza è viola-blu. Questo è un po 'intermedio tra bianco, viola e blu. Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ è l'unico genere della sottofamiglia Agapanthoideae della famiglia delle Amaryllidaceae. Alcune specie di Agapanthus sono comunemente conosciute come giglio del Nilo (o giglio africano nel Regno Unito), anche se non sono gigli e tutte le specie sono originarie dell'Africa meridionale. (Wikipedia)

Die große Mehrheit ist lila-blau. Dieser ist ein bisschen zwischen Weiß, Lila und Blau. Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ ist die einzige Gattung in der Unterfamilie Agapanthoideae der Blütenpflanzenfamilie Amaryllidaceae. Einige Arten von Agapanthus sind allgemein als Lilie des Nils (oder afrikanische Lilie in Großbritannien) bekannt, obwohl sie keine Lilien sind und alle Arten im südlichen Afrika beheimatet sind. (Wikipedia)

大部分は紫がかった青です。これは白、紫、青の間の色です。アガパンサス /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ は、顕花植物科ヒガンバナ科のアガパンサス亜科の唯一の属です。アガパンサスの一部の種は一般にナイルユリ（英国ではアフリカユリ）として知られていますが、それらはユリではなく、すべての種がアフリカ南部原産です。 (ウィキペディア)

الغالبية العظمى من الأرجواني والأزرق. هذا هو واحد قليلا وسيطة بين الأبيض والأرجواني والأزرق. أغابانثوس / ˌæɡəˈpænθəs / هو الجنس الوحيد في Agapanthoideae subfamily من عائلة النبات المزهرة Amaryllidaceae. بعض أنواع أغابانثوس معروفة باسم زنبق النيل (أو زنبق الأفريقية في المملكة المتحدة)، على الرغم من أنها ليست الزنابق وجميع الأنواع هي أصلية في الجنوب الأفريقي. (ويكيبيديا)