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Thanks to Leon for the inspiration - must lay off the red wine
This Common Blue butterfly (female) was enjoying the uv rays when I captured her
Or maybe I am just showing my age !!
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
A view looking south-west at the ridge line of the Dragontail from the summit at 8840 feet above sea level. We were in the afternoon so the sun was low in the horizon and glinting off the rocky spires that are so striking. Colchuck and Stuart lay off in the distance.
A rare return to home garage BK for trainer DMS353 sitting adjacent to DMS348 which preceded it as a trainer and sporting the same JVC advert. The other DMS's in view are 1516 and 349 which had only recently re-entered service after a lengthy lay off.
*** 22/12/2023 - Re scanned whole frame and fixed minor scratches etc.
Copyright myself
On the 24th June 2020 I was was walking through Bury St Edmunds . On a Wednesday its market day and thankfully more and more stalls are returning following the Covid 19 Lockdown.
Early morning Romilly was setting up for a busy day on the Burger Van that she helps run in the Buttermarket in Bury St Edmunds. On a hot day it was sure to be a warm kitchen. Romilly was pleased to be back working after a long lay off due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. Its only in the last 2 weeks that the van has been able to be back in business.
Normally her family would head down to Cornwall for their summer holidays but this was cancelled .
More than 15,000 Greek teachers, students and supporters took to the streets of the northern port city of Thessaloniki today in protest against further cuts in jobs and funding for the country's beleagured educational system.
With thousands facing lay off or enforced transfer to other districts, teachers and other public sector employees are now striking for a second days running.
Tensions ran high when riot police units blocked roads so preventing marchers from approaching the local offices of the neonazi Golden Dawn party.
After last night's fatal stabbing of left wing singer and activist Pavlos Fyssas by Golden Dawn member political passions are running high and tonight's nationwide series of anti-fascist demonstrations are likely to see clashes between protesters and the police.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Ipswich 2-1 Preston
Ipswich Town chalked up their eighth successive home win and ended a run of four straight losses against a poor Preston side at Portman Road.
The visitors only mustered one effort on target in the whole match - their dubious 85th minute penalty - while Ipswich created a host of chances, hitting the woodwork three times in addition to their two goals.
Early on, it was Preston keeper Andy Lonergan who denied Ipswich by saving shots from Pablo Counago and Jon Walters, plus a firm header by home skipper Jason De Vos.
Preston threatened for the first time with a 35-yard drive from Callum Davidson which flashed wide, before Billy Clarke wasted a great chance for Ipswich, diving to nod wide from Owen Garvan's free-kick when unmarked.
Town were desperately unlucky on 27 minutes when De Vos nodded Garvan's corner goalwards, Counago's back header went onto the bar and Fabian Wilnis headed the rebound against the post.
Wilnis had two mad moments in front of his own goal before half-time, getting his head onto a Kevin Nicholls free-kick which deflected onto the roof of the net and slicing an attempted clearance over keeper Neil Alexander and narrowly wide.
In between though, Town had taken the lead when Walters crossed from the right and Alan Lee dived low to steer a header past Lonergan despite the goalkeeper getting a decent hand on it on 34 minutes.
After the break, Ipswich continued to look the more lively side, with Walters spearheading a break which ended with Lonergan saving his low shot after a quick exchange of passes with Counago.
Preston wasted a great opportunity just before the hour when a series of corners ended with Nicholls' delivery flashing across goal and Karl Hawley steering it wide from very close range.
Town hit the woodwork for the third time on 63 minutes when Clarke collected a loose ball and thrashed a fierce 25-yard left-footer against Lonergan's left-hand post.
Counago flashed a low drive across goal before his lay-off was drilled home by Tommy Miller from ten yards for his first goal since rejoining Ipswich in the summer.
Preston ensured a nervy finale when substitute Neil Mellor went to ground under challenge from David Wright and Alexander, although the forward looked to be on the way down before any contact was made.
Referee Mike Russell gave the penalty though and Mellor sent Alexander the wrong way from the spot.
But Ipswich held on through five minutes of stoppage time and actually looked the more likely side to score.
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One of two toy-factories of Smart Union in Dongguan, Guangdong-province in China. The factory closed down in October after misinvestments of its management. More than 6000 people lost their jobs.
The local government agreed to pay-out two months of wages to the laid-off workers, which is written on the large papers at the factory-gate.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Ipswich 2-1 Preston
Ipswich Town chalked up their eighth successive home win and ended a run of four straight losses against a poor Preston side at Portman Road.
The visitors only mustered one effort on target in the whole match - their dubious 85th minute penalty - while Ipswich created a host of chances, hitting the woodwork three times in addition to their two goals.
Early on, it was Preston keeper Andy Lonergan who denied Ipswich by saving shots from Pablo Counago and Jon Walters, plus a firm header by home skipper Jason De Vos.
Preston threatened for the first time with a 35-yard drive from Callum Davidson which flashed wide, before Billy Clarke wasted a great chance for Ipswich, diving to nod wide from Owen Garvan's free-kick when unmarked.
Town were desperately unlucky on 27 minutes when De Vos nodded Garvan's corner goalwards, Counago's back header went onto the bar and Fabian Wilnis headed the rebound against the post.
Wilnis had two mad moments in front of his own goal before half-time, getting his head onto a Kevin Nicholls free-kick which deflected onto the roof of the net and slicing an attempted clearance over keeper Neil Alexander and narrowly wide.
In between though, Town had taken the lead when Walters crossed from the right and Alan Lee dived low to steer a header past Lonergan despite the goalkeeper getting a decent hand on it on 34 minutes.
After the break, Ipswich continued to look the more lively side, with Walters spearheading a break which ended with Lonergan saving his low shot after a quick exchange of passes with Counago.
Preston wasted a great opportunity just before the hour when a series of corners ended with Nicholls' delivery flashing across goal and Karl Hawley steering it wide from very close range.
Town hit the woodwork for the third time on 63 minutes when Clarke collected a loose ball and thrashed a fierce 25-yard left-footer against Lonergan's left-hand post.
Counago flashed a low drive across goal before his lay-off was drilled home by Tommy Miller from ten yards for his first goal since rejoining Ipswich in the summer.
Preston ensured a nervy finale when substitute Neil Mellor went to ground under challenge from David Wright and Alexander, although the forward looked to be on the way down before any contact was made.
Referee Mike Russell gave the penalty though and Mellor sent Alexander the wrong way from the spot.
But Ipswich held on through five minutes of stoppage time and actually looked the more likely side to score.
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The Hardware Ladies
Crescent Springs Hardware Finds Success is All in the Family
If you’ve been to a House Hasson Wholesale Hardware Dealer Market, then you probably know about the four hardware ladies who dress in matching costumes. “We like to have fun at the markets,” explains Liz Hall, who is the one who comes up with the last-minute ideas for costumes that relate to the market theme. Whether they are all decked out in baseball uniforms or cowboy hats, they are hard to miss.
Hall is one of three generations of family members who work at Crescent Springs Hardware in Crescent Springs, Ky., a business that was started by her grandparents in 1972.
Rose Wilson is the matriarch of the business that she operated with her husband, Bill, until he passed away in 2004.
Wilson has kept the store going with a lot of help from four kids and three grandkids who are active in the business. She handles receivables but is also a fixture on the salesfloor, taking time to chat with long-time customers. Her sons Mark and Michael (known as Bubba) work in a related operation that sells and repairs commercial mowers in a separate building that shares a parking lot with the hardware store. Daughter Cathy Croley handles screen and lamp repair, while daughter Pam Holstein oversees the sales and service of residential outdoor power equipment and the daily paperwork. Hall can generally be found helping customers in the lawn and garden department or checking in outdoor power equipment.
The main salesfloor is handled by Wilson, Croley, Holstein, Hall and a female employee, which means customers are most likely to be waited on by a woman. “Some of our customers are impressed that five women work upfront. As women we aren’t afraid to get our hands dirty,” Hall says.
Adds Croley, “It’s not a big deal that the store is run almost entirely by women. A lot of guys come in and say you gals really know your stuff. We still have the occasional guy come in and ask for a man to help them.”
They all know how to provide expert service, which is why the store has so many loyal customers who are willing to pay a premium for that personal touch. “It’s very seldom that we don’t have what the customer wants,” Wilson says. “And we don’t get a lot of customers who say ‘I can get this somewhere else for less.’”
By the same token, they maintain loyalty to House Hasson Wholesale Hardware because of the great service they get from the wholesaler. “Our salesman, Ray Langdon, is the best. He’s very dedicated,” Wilson says. “He helps us put away our order and even waits on customers. House Hasson Wholesale Hardware takes care of everything.”
Adds Croley, “We deal a lot with House Hasson Wholesale Hardware’s customer service department. They’re awesome. It seems like we call them every day for something.”
Croley notes that they have developed a unique niche selling, installing and repairing snowplows and salt spreaders. “It’s opened up another world for us. We don’t have to worry about competing with the big boxes on it and it gives us a way to keep our employees busy in the winter,” she says.
On the retail side, outdoor power equipment is a huge business for them, both for sales and repair work. “Right now we have about 300 mowers that need to be repaired, but that’s actually low for us,” says Holstein, who adds that customers seem more inclined to fix their mowers these days than buy a new one.
Holstein spent 18 years in a management role with a big company, but when they wanted her to transfer to California, she decided to return to the family business. That was 13 years ago. “I wanted to see family members, so that’s why I returned. We all get along so well,” she says.
She put her organizational skills to work in the outdoor power equipment department, assigning people to the right roles and making sure there was a proper paper trail to keep track of jobs. Everything runs smoothly now.
“We all have our niches in the business,” Croley points out. “This is all I’ve known since I was 13 and I consider myself lucky. I get to see my family members every day and we have a lot of fun working together.”
Hall started out doing warranties on power equipment and has been there 11 years. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I just fell in love with the business,” she says, pointing out that for awhile her great-grandmother was involved as the fourth generation of the family.
Greeting every customer that comes in is what separates Crescent Springs Hardware from other retailers, according to Hall. “Customers come back time after time. To them, it’s priceless to be able to get in and out quickly,” she says.
Holstein is especially proud that they have never had to lay off people, even as the economy slowed down. “Taking care of our employees is important to us. We have a unique business and are very proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish with it,” she says.
With a Dealer Market coming up soon, you can be sure the ladies of Crescent Springs Hardware will be coming up with something special. “The markets are so important. We know we need to be smart with our buying to stay competitive and you learn so much,” says Croley. “Plus we have so much fun.”
Shit I look so fat and pissed in this shot. Maybe i should just lay off the beer or maybe I should stop smiling. *_* nah!
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Firefighters walk along a fire line and hose lay off Big Oak Flat Rd Tuesday at the Ferguson Fire.
The Ferguson Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest and Yosemite National Park Tuesday August 7th, 2018. The fire was 94,311 acres and 43% contained as crews worked to improve containment lines and stop the spread of the fire further into the Yosemite Valley. An inversion layer moderated fire behavior and caused poor air quality in the region.
This is the lower falls at Bains Gap. Pray for my job hunt. I got layed off from work Friday because we lost the Mercedes contract. Its okay its an opportunity to do better. Hope to find a good job soon.
Funding dirty coal? Not with our money.
Activists hung a banner on Bank of America's Charlotte, NC headquarters to tell the bank: "Not with our money!" People are fed up with Bank of America putting profits before people and planet. The bank is the largest funder of the US coal industry and the leading foreclosure on Americans' homes. Meanwhile, BoA is laying off 30,000 workers and hiking fees left and right. Enough is enough.
You too can tell Bank of America, "Not with our money!"
Photo Credit: Nell Redmond
In this photo I do not mind the focus, but i do not like the excessive blur in my hair. This photo was taken on my iPhone 12 not the camera I will be using for class because the lighting in my home is not very good as you can see in my second picture. the lighting would not compliment human completion or skin tone well but he iPhone has settings to enhance light settings without out major editing, I have worked 60-100 hrs a week 7 days a week since July and asked for a lay off to try and complete school since December 1st and just got approved for that monday. I would change or have better lighting for a portrait and a better scenery for my back round or have a single color back round. Is Wes really readings out descriptions? lol just testing you professor :)
I'm not a guy who makes New Year's resolutions. Well, if I do, I don't do a very good job of keeping them. But tonight, after wheezing my way up a couple of flights of wooden steps, and a fairly short, but moderately steep trail from the beach to the parking lot, I've decided this might be the year to make and keep one.
So I hereby resolve to do a better job of hitting the gym -- and laying off the second helpings at dinner.
I was hoping the last chance to goodnight to the sun this decade would be a little more colorful, but the sun had other ideas and pulled a bit of a disappearing act. But most Fridays at this time of day, I'd still be at work, so I'll take it.
I also met the extremely talented and super nice Extra Medium, live in person, whom, I have no doubt, has much better images from here than I do.
I've never been here when the tide was as low as it was tonight -- that was a treat, too.
One other interesting note -- well, to me, anyway, is the fact that this sea stack is usually standing room only to the comorants and pelicans that call El Matador home -- hence the "snow capped" summit.
The only thing I can attribute that to is the old Yogi Berra saying, "it's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore."
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is preparing for the premature end of the Sergio Marchionne era.
The 66-year-old native of Chieti, Italy, out on medical leave for the past several weeks, won’t return to his CEO roles at the Italian-American automaker or at race car manufacturer Ferrari NV, according to people familiar with the matter. The boards of both companies are preparing to name replacements for him on Saturday, said the people, who asked not to be named discussing confidential matters.
Marchionne’s health condition, which the company hasn’t discussed in detail, speeds up the timeline for a succession decision by early next year that was already seen as a crossroads for the company. Marchionne turned around an ailing Fiat when he took over a more than a decade ago, and he’s been closely tied to the company’s success. Who to run the company is just the first of a number of pivotal choices -- like whether to remain independent -- facing Chairman John Elkann.
Elkann, heir of the founding Agnelli family, has said an internal candidate will replace Marchionne at Fiat Chrysler. Chief Financial Officer Richard Palmer, Europe chief Alfredo Altavilla and the head of the Jeep and Ram brands Mike Manley are the top candidates, according to people familiar with the matter. Meetings took place in Turin on Friday to choose his successor, the people said.
Steady Driver
Automotive business taken over by Marchionne in 2004 has gained 10-fold
Marchionne, known for his rumpled sweaters and nonstop work habits, is one of the longest serving CEOs in the auto industry. He was appointed in 2004 as the fifth Fiat chief in a two-year period. He managed to return the carmaker, which had lost more than 6 billion euros in 2003, to profit in 2005 by cutting costs and laying off workers, and then looked for a partner.
With the acquisition of Chrysler in 2014, completing a five-year process, he gave Fiat the global scale needed to survive. Still, as the world’s seventh-largest automaker, the company may lack the size it needs to compete in an industry being reinvented by the emergence of autonomous driving and electrification.
Richard PalmerPhotographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg
New Lineup
Fiat Chrysler has been facing questions about Marchionne’s health for almost a month -- his last public appearance was June 26, when he spoke at an event in Rome. The company said on July 5 that the CEO underwent an operation on his right shoulder and was expected to require “a short period of convalescence.”
The three groups controlled by the Agnelli family are set to name internal successors for Marchionne’s jobs. Louis Camilleri, a former Philip Morris International Inc. chairman and a member of Ferrari’s board, will be named CEO, with Elkann taking the chairman role, the people said. Truck and tractor maker CNH Industrial NV is set to name one of its existing board members as chairman, they said.
Click here for a timeline on Marchionne’s transformative tenure
At Fiat Chrysler, Elkann will likely split Marchionne’s duties between his closest aides, with one taking the CEO role, the people said. Marchionne was also head of Fiat Chrysler’s North American unit.
Filling his shoes won’t be easy. The executive is seen as one of the industry’s most skilled turnaround artists, not only saving Fiat from potential collapse, but later engineering its acquisition of Chrysler, which likely wouldn’t have received U.S. government backing for its 2009 bankruptcy without the involvement of its Italian partner.
Alfredo Altavilla and Sergio Marchionne.Photographer: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg
Overnight Flights
Marchionne is known for seldom taking a break, often sleeping on the couch of his private jet while traveling overnight between Turin, Detroit and London, the three homes of the automotive group. Weekend meetings were an ordinary routine for the executive, who favored black
sweaters to elegant suits so he didn’t have to waste time in the morning deciding what to wear. He drank volumes of espressos daily and was a chain smoker before quitting both about a year ago.
In recent months, he was preparing to slow down but wanted first to complete the five year plan to rid the carmaker of industrial debt, making it financially stronger and able to survive the next downturn. "I am a fixer. Until something is definitively fixed, I can’t stop," he has said.
Shaking Things Up
Marchionne has continued to shake up the industry with controversial moves that haven’t always endeared him to his counterparts. Chrysler stopped making most passenger cars 2016 to focus on SUVs, a decision that has since been followed by Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. In Europe, Marchionne has moved away from mass-car production, transforming the Turin plant that churned out some 500,000 cars a year in the 1960s to what will now be a niche producer of Alfa Romeo and Maserati SUVs.
As recently as March, at the Geneva car show, Marchionne was among the executives who refused to go along with a proposal by German rivals to issue a statement reiterating the industry’s commitment to diesel technology. “They didn’t get support from the others and were left by themselves,” he said then.
He’s also focused on brand building, spinning off Ferrari into a separate trading company, a move that’s built enormous value for the Agnelli family and other shareholders. Jeep, which produced about 300,000 cars in 2009, is now a global brand that will sell about 2 million vehicles this year after expanding in Europe, China, India and South America.
Ferrari, CNH
Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari share a controlling shareholder in Exor NV, the holding company run by Elkann. Exor also controls CNH Industrial NV, the truck and tractor maker where Marchionne is chairman.
CNH Industrial’s board is also expected to meet Saturday to name a replacement for Marchionne, the people said. Representatives for Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari declined to comment, while a representative for CNH Industrial wasn’t immediately available.
Ferrari will name Louis Camilleri, a board member and former chairman of Philip Morris International Inc., its CEO, Automotive News reported on Friday, citing a source familiar with the decision.
Fiat Chrysler earlier Friday denied a report by the website Lettera43.it that Elkann would convene top managers in Turin on Saturday to discuss how to temporarily redistribute his powers. The company’s Milan-listed shares finished down 2.3 percent.
Earnings Loom
The Italian-American automaker is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on July 25. Palmer -- seen by some investors as the top contender for the CEO job -- probably will lead the conference call, people familiar with the matter said earlier.
Marchionne has been vocal for years on the industry’s need for more consolidation. His plan to create with General Motors the world biggest carmaker was rebuffed in 2015. Since then, He and Elkann decided to concentrate on the more lucrative SUVs and higher-margin brands.
“This business, if you really want to do it well, is all-consuming,” the CEO said in an interview with Bloomberg News in Detroit in January. “I am tired. I want to do something else.”
‘No Script’
On June 1, Marchionne presented his last plan for the carmaker. His closing remarks were directed to his successor.
“The origins of FCA are a group of people from Fiat and Chrysler who faced the most difficult situations in the last 10 to 15 years. They confronted the threat of losing their dignity by losing their work," Marchionne said. "Can Marchionne leave a script or instruction? The answer is that there is no script or instruction. FCA is a culture of leaders and employees that were born out of adversity and who operate without sheet music,
that is the only way we know.”
Princeton Domo trying to convince BamBam Domo that he needs to lay off the coffee. He's a bit too hyper as it is!
Ipswich 2-1 Preston
Ipswich Town chalked up their eighth successive home win and ended a run of four straight losses against a poor Preston side at Portman Road.
The visitors only mustered one effort on target in the whole match - their dubious 85th minute penalty - while Ipswich created a host of chances, hitting the woodwork three times in addition to their two goals.
Early on, it was Preston keeper Andy Lonergan who denied Ipswich by saving shots from Pablo Counago and Jon Walters, plus a firm header by home skipper Jason De Vos.
Preston threatened for the first time with a 35-yard drive from Callum Davidson which flashed wide, before Billy Clarke wasted a great chance for Ipswich, diving to nod wide from Owen Garvan's free-kick when unmarked.
Town were desperately unlucky on 27 minutes when De Vos nodded Garvan's corner goalwards, Counago's back header went onto the bar and Fabian Wilnis headed the rebound against the post.
Wilnis had two mad moments in front of his own goal before half-time, getting his head onto a Kevin Nicholls free-kick which deflected onto the roof of the net and slicing an attempted clearance over keeper Neil Alexander and narrowly wide.
In between though, Town had taken the lead when Walters crossed from the right and Alan Lee dived low to steer a header past Lonergan despite the goalkeeper getting a decent hand on it on 34 minutes.
After the break, Ipswich continued to look the more lively side, with Walters spearheading a break which ended with Lonergan saving his low shot after a quick exchange of passes with Counago.
Preston wasted a great opportunity just before the hour when a series of corners ended with Nicholls' delivery flashing across goal and Karl Hawley steering it wide from very close range.
Town hit the woodwork for the third time on 63 minutes when Clarke collected a loose ball and thrashed a fierce 25-yard left-footer against Lonergan's left-hand post.
Counago flashed a low drive across goal before his lay-off was drilled home by Tommy Miller from ten yards for his first goal since rejoining Ipswich in the summer.
Preston ensured a nervy finale when substitute Neil Mellor went to ground under challenge from David Wright and Alexander, although the forward looked to be on the way down before any contact was made.
Referee Mike Russell gave the penalty though and Mellor sent Alexander the wrong way from the spot.
But Ipswich held on through five minutes of stoppage time and actually looked the more likely side to score.
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This is just stupid.
Can't we all just be peaceful?
Think about what your fighting over.
Look, I've had my share of drama, believe me.
But the last time it happened... that was it for me. That was the last.
It sickens me that the people were supposed to be able to relate to and care about are the ones we end up hurting.
Sure, the drama can end, but you can't take back the hurt you put people through.
Just, even if you can't resolve it, just lay off of each other.
Talk maturely, and for goodness sakes,
eat a bagel.
No Kidding. These are real Generals and Senior NCOs wearing uniforms that are under serious consideration by U.S. Air Force leaders managers for adoption.
The USAF is laying off hard working war fighters for budget reasons, but they have enough crack-smoking Generals to put on this horrible fashion show.
I've been in the Air Force one way or the other since 1970. Every new class of generals almost without fail changes the uniforms. Every change is always a pathetic imitation of some other service. We've had Army, Navy, Marine and U.S. Airways imitations. Now add Star Fleet to the list of services that can mock us for being their groupies.
This just makes me sick.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Taj-ul-Masajid is a mosque situated in Bhopal, India. It is one of the largest mosques in Asia. The mosque is also used as a madrasah (Islamic school) during the day.
"Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "The Crown of Mosques". The construction of the mosque was started by Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (1868-1901). However, the mosque was not completed due to lack of money, and after a long lay-off, construction was resumed in 1971.
.... cuzz Ellie the moose has returned for yet another season... this is last years calf that Ellie my doggie and i walked up upon down by the river.... and often this is how you see the game around here.... no great opportunity for that national geographic shot but on the other hand lots of up close and personal experiences.... on this day Ellie the momma moose is laying off camera left no doubt thinking yup.... thars that funny looking human with that dog again.... This mother moose has been around the lodge for seven years and has produced a calf each year.... we know her well and it is indeed a happy day to know she has survived yet one more season.... cbc
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Last seen here.
I've had these two Jade plants for a long time (at least 2004, maybe longer) but they have always been sickly. Last spring I restarted them in new soil and they are loving it. Here they are showing signs of excess salts being express through the leaves. I'll lay off the fertilizer for the winter.
...because I'm worried he will look like a Dante clone if I get the C faceup, which I really like.
If I get this guy in this faceup, maybe October will lay off of everyone else's boyfriends (since we know Karsh is doomed to October's affections when he gets here, too). Maybe this guy can be her man!
And he can be either blondish or ginger, and I won't have a whole cabinet of dark haired, vibrant eyed boys (which is my male BJD beauty fixation).
And Iplehouse is just a joy to deal with! Their customer service is so attentive, and their turn around times are very prompt...Dante was ready to ship before I even paid him off (and I was making payments every other week)!
I'm delightfully doomed! JID Boris added to my wishlist!
Edited to add: I am *so disappointed* because Iplehouse changed the B faceup to something different, something less unique. I'm moping now...I could really see this guy as October's boyfriend. Now I have to rethink my plans...again!
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
rtc on a one way road bath the truck is in the wrong direction and should not be there and the blond driving the Mondeo took the corner far to fast and wide its a good job no one was stood in front of the truck or they would be well and truly dead now another thing i have noticed is that all 3 police officers are PCSO s not a traffic officer in sight baths real police officers are few and far between now adays with the government preferring to use free hands and lay off real trained police officers
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
Killer Whales of the west coast of Whalsay, weather conditions were low cloud and mostly calm dry conditions. The Killer Whales (Orcas) were first spotted on the east side of the calf of Linga an Island which is situated of Symbister Harbour. The whales then proceeded into the north west traveling between islands Bruceholm and Hunderholm headed to a bight which lays off mainland Shetland called Bunnydale, here the whales frolicked around breaching and playing swimming upside down etc. Here as you will see in one of the photos the whale also grabbed a tystie for a snack. They then left this location and headed south again around the island of Hunderholm and carried on proceeding south towards nesting and Lerwick area. In the pod there were 2 large Killer Whales and three smaller cubs. The whales travelled at a speed around 6-7 knots into the south.
Taj-ul-Masajid is a Mosque situated in Bhopal, India. The name is also spelt as Taj-ul-Masjid. However the correct Name is Taj-ul-Masajid and not Taj-ul-Masjid. "Masajid" means "Mosques" (Plural of "Masjid") and "Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "Crown Among Mosques". It is the largest Mosque in India.
HISTORY
The construction of the Mosque was initiated during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar by Nawab Shah Jahan Begum (1844–1860 and 1868–1901) of Bhopal (Wife of Baqi Mohammad Khan) and continued to be built by her daughter Sultan Jahan Begum, till her lifetime. The mosque was not completed due to lack of funds, and after a long lay-off after the War of 1857, construction was resumed in 1971 by great efforts of Allama Mohammad Imran Khan Nadwi Azhari and Maulana Sayed Hashmat Ali Sahab of Bhopal. The construction was completed by 1985 and the entrance (eastern) gate was renovated grandly using ancient motifs from circa 1250 Syrian mosques by the contribution of the Emir of Kuwait to commemorate the memory of his departed wife.
ARCHITECTURE
The Mosque has a pink facade topped by two 18-storey high octagonal minarets with marble domes. The Mosque also has three huge bulbous domes, an impressive main hallway with attractive pillars and marble flooring resembling Mughal architecture the likes of Jama Masjid in Delhi and the huge Badshahi Mosque of Lahore. It has a courtyard with a large tank in the centre. It has a double-storeyed gateway with four recessed archways and nine cusped multifold openings in the main prayer hall. The Quibla wall in the prayer hall is carved with eleven recessed arches and has fine screens of trellis work. The massive pillars in the hall hold 27 ceilings through squinted arches of which 16 ceilings are decorated with ornate petaled designs.
ANNUAL CONGREGATION
Aalmi Tablighi Ijtima is an annual three-day congregation that draws people from all over the world. It was held at Taj-ul-Masajid until it was shifted to Islam Nagar outside the city due to shortage of space.
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No big deal? Heck... last time I cleaned this was sprint '06. I know, because I carbon dated (read the pencil etchings) the papers stacked on it, and in the closet. I also checked out my House Loan to see if I was part of the sub-prime lending crisis. I am. Thank goodness I'm also part of the upper-middle class.
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
I think all of this post-lockdown walking I’ve been doing is finally starting to pay off - this delightful maxi and the ‘Cranberry tartan’ VoH number just before it are both slightly too big for me. Well, we can all dream, can’t we? However, I’m laying off the pies until I get back to a UK size 12…
Chasewater ParkRun January 22nd 2022. Back again after a lay-off due to Avian Influenza at Chasewater Country Park. First batch of images here and plenty more to follow.
On Thursday, May 8th 2025, early morning, we see a driver of this 1991 Ford F-250 just barely escaping being hit by Inter County Railway ( ICR ) mixed freight at Bella Ave Crossing in Conway. Season ICR Engineer Tom Jayle, after clearing the crossing and laying off the horn that most neighbors will be complaining about once again, to the Conway city council. Tom tells his conductor/brakeman, Eric Sulvan, that this is a normal thing since this crossing was installed a few years ago, so most have been lucky, but a few have hit, and luckily no deaths yet
They are on the “Conway line “ one of the few lines ICR owns since buying many small spurs and trackage rights from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, now BNSF, in 1991-92. The line was built in 1918 to reach magnesium mines and was used heavily from WW1 through Kora by the US military to reach White Sands Missile Range. The line saw use up to the mid-1970s for Military and livestock shipments. Today's line is still there, but only half is in use to area called Rose Pens ( old stockyard ), a few miles southwest of Conway, is Big Dog ammunition, Y and Half fuel distributor and along with a warehouse are the only industries keeping the line active, but the rising cost of maintenance and near 110 year old bridge over Rio Grande days might be number or new chapter just around the bend
Conway small city of around 3,000 population is 5 miles southeast of Apache the county seat of Apache County and with a population of 90,000 + it outgrew Conway over 100 years ago, but was Apache County's first seat and but after the railroad came through in the 1880s things moved west across the Rio Grande and Conway did not grow, but not really shrunk either.