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Most trains need an extra locomotive going uphill. This diesel electric engine (Alsthom) goes back to Lampang after the duty. Number D-loco unknown but one of the Alstom series.
Floss Silk Tree is often rated among the most beautiful trees in the world. Also called Silk Floss Tree, this deciduous tropical from Brazil and Argentina is a large tree rated to over 40 feet. Floss Silk Tree is also well known for the large spikes protecting the trunk and limbs. It has pale green leaves palmately divided into 5-7 pointed leaflets. The young trees start out growing fast, straight, and narrow, then slowly develop broadly spreading umbrella canopies as they age. Silk floss trees typically drop their leaves just before they put on their spectacular autumn display of large five-petaled flowers. The petals vary from pale pink to rose to purple or burgundy at the tips and grade into ivory with brownish spots or blotches at the base. After blooming, pear shaped fruits appear which have a silky floss on the seeds, hence the name.
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
THE BIG GET-TO-KNOW-YOU
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
This one has an exact date and a location on the back, written with a typewriter. As long as the photographer was going to point out that this photo was taken on August 25, 1946, in Springfield, Massachusetts, he/she might have told me where exactly they are (so I could have geotagged it more accurately.) As aforementioned, I am very fond of the geotagging feature on Flickr. In careful cursive, the names of the people are given: Cheryl, Leon, Pearl, Bernice, Tex & Sonny.
I also wanted to point out that the military man (not sure what branch) is apparently wearing a pinky ring. Also, baseball legend Rollie Fingers was born on August 25, 1946. And Sean Connery turned 16.
One of the photographs I found (and purchased for 50 cents each) at SMUT (So Many Unique Treasures), a small store off of East Burnside in Portland. An old suitcase and plastic boxes contain literally hundreds of vintage photos, "instant relatives" as they put it.
If you're like most people, looking beautiful every single day is central to feeling good concerning your appearance. However, making sense of all products and techniques connected with beauty may be complicated. The current market is flooded with such an overwhelming level of lotions, creams, powders, makeup products along with other beauty care essentials that it is hard to determine which ones are good for you. Below are a few great steps to adopt, to successfully have the things you necessity for an excellent beauty routine.
Put some moisturizer within a sample jar. Keep one in your glove box, purse or desk drawer. A small drop of moisturizer for the face as soon as your skin starts feeling dry is all you need.
The hair follicles remain gonna be open and that will develop a problem. You could experience significant irritation if you wish to tan. Also steer clear of products which use a strong scent when you sugar or wax, they will likely also cause irritation that may be hard to find relief from.
Should your eyes appear red, you will not have the full effect from eye makeup. Always carry eye drops together with you. You can use them for the instant perk up of your own peeps anytime they get tired from sitting while watching computer screen or hanging out in the sun.
Tend not to take hot baths or showers. Your natural oils will escape when there is very hot water on the pores. Afterwards you will likely wash them away. Use lukewarm water to optimize skin beauty and softness. This has an added bonus of reducing your monthly heating bill.
Just before planning to bed, make sure you remove your makeup. Utilize a soft cloth dipped in warm water or even a solution created for makeup removal. After, wash normally. Should you don't remove your make-up, it could clog your pores.
Honey should play an essential role inside your beauty routine. It is possible to benefit greatly from honey inside your beauty routine. When exfoliating your skin layer, mix honey with sugar. Adding honey in your lotion improves moisture retention. Putting some honey inside your shampoo will transform the hair into hair that is certainly shiny and soft.
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most people in Perm, Russia buy their drinking water. things are slowly getting better after the collapse of socialism. Available as a large fine art poster print.
Presenting 'Cheese Grilled Sandwich' as 4th in the series of documenting the best & the most popular 100 food of my city 'Mumbai' be it from Restaurants, Stalls or Street | Humayunn Peerzaada for Humayunn FoodOgraphy
'Lucky Sandwich & Pizza Corner', Vile Parle (W) is hardly a min from Vile Parle station under skywalk.
The heavenly taste of the sandwiches at Lucky Sandwich Corner is sure to bring out the glutton in you.
Grilled sandwich is a must try, loaded with veggies and butter.
Each bite is a sinful blend of cheese and butter that just melts in your mouth effortlessly.
Pocket-friendly, must visit!
Clarence Pier 08/09/2012 19h40
Saturday night sunset atmosphere on the Clarence Pier.
Clarence Pier
Clarence Pier is an amusement pier in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is located by the Portsmouth Hovercraft terminal. Unlike most seaside piers in the UK, the pier does not extend very far out to sea, instead goes along the coast.
The pier was originally constructed in 1861 and boasted a regular ferry service to the Isle Of Wight. It was damaged by air raids during World War II and opened in its current form in 1961.
The main entrance to the pier from the road is via a striking pavilion building with distinctive yellow and blue cladding and a small tower. This originally housed an amusement arcade and cafe although in more recent years, the upper floor has variously been used for "Pirate Pete's" indoor children's playground, a Wimpy bar and a Prize Bingo hall while the 'Golden Horseshoe' amusement arcade remains on the ground floor.
One ride which lasted the duration and remains to this day is the Skyways roller coaster.
[ Source and much more information: Wikipedia - Clarence Pier ]
Most of the Westcoast Sightseeing 'Big Bus' fleet in Vancouver is made up of former Go Transit (Ontario) Alexander Dennis E500s, this one being originally f/n 8001 new in 2008.
Standing (left to right): Lunie, Kitch, Agnes, Arnout, Claire, Camille, Margot, Caroline, Babs and Saltje
Sitting (left to right): me, Annso and Ine
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The so called 'street of tombs' near the pyramid of Teti contains some of the most remarkable Old Kingdom mastaba tombs at Saqqara.
The tomb of Kagemni is adorned throughout with some of the finest relief carvings in the necropolis (mainly on the lower sections of the walls, most of the upper parts have been lost). We did not explore this tomb fully as certain chambers were occupied by tour groups who are difficult to work around in such confined spaces.
www.osirisnet.net/mastabas/kagemni/e_kagemni_01.htm
Saqqara, the necropolis of Memphis, is one of the most fascinating sites in Egypt, as well as one of its earliest. The major monument here is Djoser's step pyramid, the earliest stone-built architectural monument which dominates the site.
Other pharaohs built pyramids here though most have not survived in such good conditions and some were never even finished. Two of the pyramids (those of Unas and Teti) contain chambers decorated with hieroglyph texts (the so called 'Pyramid Texts') that are amongst the earliest manifestations of ancient Egyptian writing.
The most significant survival from an artistic point of view however are the many early mastaba tombs (built from mud-brick and adorned with fine limestone reliefs within). Most visitors will not have time to do them justice and may have to just choose a couple to focus on if making a first visit. The art is of a very high quality and quite remote stylistically from the more esoteric scenes within the much later tombs of Thebes.
Saqqara can be a bewildering site to explore at first, but a little prior research will reveal the locations and best places to visit.
Garden Wagon Planters and Garden Wheelbarrow Planters
will serve a utilitarian purpose as well as adding style.
Where to put it
The great thing about wagon garden planters and wheelbarrow planters is that they are, by design, mobile. If you get tired of where it is initially place, simply wheel to a different part of the garden. This is a major advantage over stationary planters made of such materials as concrete, fiberglass, and zinc, which are too heavy, especially when filled with plants and soil, to rearrange with throwing out your back in the process. Believe it or not, wagon planters and wheelbarrow planters also can make great additions inside the home as well, depending, of course, on whether you have the room to fit them. A wagon or wheelbarrow garden planter inside the home is sure to make a lasting impression on your guests as well as fill your home with warmth and style.
Other Benefits
Here are some of the major benefits that you will reap from adding garden planter carts or wooden wheelbarrow planters to your design scheme.
They are practical and stylish for both indoor and outdoor usage all season long.
Working wheels make them easily mobile inside or outside your home for those times when you feel like rearranging.
The planter box itself is glued and nailed to add sturdiness once it is filled with soil and plants.
Most garden wagons and wheelbarrow garden planters are manufactured from sturdy, durable woods such as cedar, oak and fir to ensure long lasting usage and dependability during the harsh winter season months.
No Shave November
There's a lot of mustache madness going on this month. Most call it 'Movember, but it has always been "No Shave November" for me. Similar to "March Mustache Madness," wherein men grow beards all month long, only to shave them off at the end, leaving an awesome mustache.
So, I present you with The Sailor. This shot is not as cool as I wanted it to be. I'm thinking of leaving Of the Air Studios (my studio apartment, that is) for the Han River banks and doing a reprise of this shoot later on. Does anyone in Korea know where to get sweet pipes? I need one for Cap'n White here. Oh yeah, and maybe a spyglass.
Totally alt, relevant, and bloggable blog.
Strobist:
SB-600 through umbrella, low
SB-26 gelled blue into the backdrop
Triggered with Flashwaves
Ta statuetka „Most Kolejowy” natychmiast przyciąga uwagę charakterystyczną sylwetką kratownicowego przęsła, precyzyjnie odwzorowaną w lśniącym mosiądzu
. Metalowy most został osadzony na solidnej, olejowanej podstawie z litego drewna, co podkreśla techniczny charakter nagrody, a jednocześnie dodaje jej ciepła i elegancji
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Dzięki połączeniu szlachetnego mosiądzu i naturalnego drewna trofeum świetnie sprawdzi się jako:
• wyróżnienie dla firm z branży kolejowej lub infrastrukturalnej,
• nagroda upamiętniająca oddanie nowej inwestycji (np. mostu, estakady, linii kolejowej),
• prestiżowy upominek jubileuszowy dla partnerów biznesowych związanych z transportem i logistyką
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Każda statuetka jest wykonywana na zamówienie, z możliwością personalizacji grawerem, doborem gatunku drewna czy wielkości mostu. Standardowy termin realizacji to maksymalnie 2 tygodnie
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Szukasz równie charakterystycznej nagrody? Sprawdź wszystkie nasze realizacje:
Musicians on Charles Bridge (Karlův most), Prague (Praha), Czech Republic.
Charles Bridge (formerly called Stone Bridge or just Prague Bridge) crosses the Vltava river and connects the quarters Old Town (Staré Město) and Lesser Town (Malá Strana). It is protected by three bridge towers (one on the Old Town side, the others on the Lesser Town side) and is decorated by an alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them in baroque style. Charles Bridge is one of the most famous sites of Prague.
Seen from the Old Town Bridge Tower (Staroměstská mostecká věž), Old Town (Staré Město).
The Historic Centre of Prague is inscribed in the World Heritage List of the UNESCO.
Citation from whc.unesco.org/en/list/616
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Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great architectural and cultural influence enjoyed by this city since the Middle Ages. The many magnificent monuments, such as Hradcani Castle, St Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge and numerous churches and palaces, built mostly in the 14th century under the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV.
Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe in terms of its setting on both banks of the Vltava River, its townscape of burger houses and palaces punctuated by towers, and its individual buildings.
The Historic Centre represents a supreme manifestation of Medieval urbanism (the New Town of Emperor Charles IV built as the New Jerusalem). The Prague architectural works of the Gothic Period (14th and 15th centuries), of the High Baroque of the 1st half of the 18th century and of the rising modernism after the year 1900, influenced the development of Central Europe, perhaps even all European architecture. Prague represents one of the most prominent world centres of creative life in the field of urbanism and architecture across generations, human mentality and beliefs.
Prague belongs to the group of historic cities which have preserved the structure of their development until the present times. Within the core of Prague, successive stages of growth and changes have respected the original grand-scale urban structure of the Early Middle Ages. This structure was essentially and greatly enlarged with urban activities in the High Gothic period with more additions during the High Baroque period and in the 19th century. It has been saved from any large-scale urban renewal or massive demolitions and thus preserves its overall configuration, pattern and spatial composition.
In the course of the 1100 years of its existence, Prague’s development can be documented in the architectural expression of many historical periods and their styles. The city is rich in outstanding monuments from all periods of its history. Of particular importance are Prague Castle, the Cathedral of St Vitus, Hradćany Square in front of the Castle, the Valdgtejn Palace on the left bank of the river, the Gothic Charles Bridge, the Romanesque Rotunda of the Holy Rood, the Gothic arcaded houses round the Old Town Square, the High Gothic Minorite Church of St James in the Stark Mĕsto, the late 19th century buildings and town plan of the Nave Mĕsto.
As early as the Middle Ages, Prague became one of the leading cultural centres of Christian Europe. The Prague University, founded in 1348, is one of the earliest in Europe. The milieu of the University in the last quarter of the 14th century and the first years of the 15th century contributed among other things to the formation of ideas of the Hussite Movement which represented in fact the first steps of the European Reformation. As a metropolis of culture, Prague is connected with prominent names in art, science and politics, such as Charles IV, Petr Parléř, Jan Hus, Johannes Kepler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Kafka, Antonín Dvořák, Albert Einstein, Edvard Beneš (co-founder of the League of Nations) and Václav Havel.
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Gurupurnima is the most important day in the year where we praise our Gurudev and thank him from the bottom of our hearts for everything that He is giving to us.
Devotees from all around the world gathered to celebrate this special day at the Shree Peetha Nilaya, Bhakti Marga Centre and Ashram, in Germany.
The Day started with Pada Puja followed by Guruji performing puja to His personal Deities. During the day we celebrated with Bhajan Mala, with all devotees from around the world singing 108 Bhajans devoted to Guruji.
In the evening there was Pada Abhishek to Gurujis feet where devotees could come and offer their love for Him.
Guruji ended the day with blessings and thanks, and a special request to all that the life of all living creatures is to be respected by living and promoting a life of pure vegetarianism.
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most fun day/ shoot ever! Went to the beach with a couple of friends and snacked on taffy all day... even stopped for some scarf shopping ( :
The front entrance to the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. This is a most impressive church. I know it is off center, but I kind of liked it this way. The cornerstone said that this church was built in 1913 and it is luckily not an abandoned church.....services were going on while I was here.
RAK records was the outlet for mega-producer Mickie Most. The man could do very little wrong for me. In the 60s he had produced The Animals, Herman's Hermits and Lulu. In the 70s he brought us many acts including the wonderful Suzi Quatro, Mud, Smokie and even super-drummer Cozy Powell' s singles were on RAK.
Hot Chocolate, led by the charismatic Errol Brown, was another huge success achieving the record for charting at least once in successive years, in this case every year between 1970 and 1984. "Man To Man", a Brown composition, made #14 in 1976. Hot Chocolate split up in 1986, by which time Mickie Most had already brought us another success with the lovely Kim Wilde. Sadly Mickie died in 2003 aged 64, but left us a great legacy. RAK? Its reputedly an abbreviation of "rackjobbing" a term used in the industry to describe record sales outlets other than record shops and department stores.
Most of the stuff I carry on a regular basis.
Things missing:
Laptop - Its at the apple store being repaired.
iPod - It was stolen
Most images of this iconic building in Sydney are OF the building. I thought it would be interesting to have an image FROM the Opera House.
"Explored" June 20th #374
Wednesday October 3
Growth and Innovation: Your company's talent
Susan Chambers
Lori Goler
Jessi Hempel
Presented by Gap International
Photograph by Heidi Laughton
Fortune Most Powerful Women 2012
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
CONVERSATION: LESSONS FROM THE STORM
Speakers:
Barbara Byrne, Vice Chairman, Investment Banking, Barclays
Sallie Krawcheck, Former President, Global Wealth and Investment Management, Bank of America
Moderator: Carol Loomis, Fortune
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
It's now become part of our travelling calendar - we go on a city break for Jayne’s birthday in January - no presents for birthday's and Christmas, we travel instead. This year it was Seville. We had to drive 180 miles south to Stansted to fly there though, Friday afternoon on the A1, such fun... It was a really good drive down in actual fact, the best day for months, glorious blue sky and a fantastic sunset- and I was in a car. We got stung for tea and drinks in the Radison Blu but we were overnighting and leaving the car so we didn't have much choice. Ryanair aagh! Again no choice. To be fair to the abrasive Irish man O Leary things are better than they used to be and it was an acceptable flight.
We were hoping for better weather than we got- don't you always? It was. cold, windy and after some initial beautiful sun on our first afternoon, it was mostly grey. The wind died but so did the sun. The other little problem was that it was my turn for the awful cold that Jayne had been trying to get over. I was under the weather in more ways than one all week, it was only a cold but it was the worst I've had for ages and it didn't help my mood, particularly when the sun was absent. We had a few hours of really nice light here and there and I made the most of it - I think!
Seville has miles and miles of narrow cobbled streets, they seem to go on for ever. They are almost random in layout and it is extremely difficult to find your way around, it's easier to just keep walking and see what you find. So we did! The architecture is stunning and the history is fascinating. Aside from the ancient history the two events that seem to have had a massive recent influence are the Expo's of 1929 and 1992. The incredible buildings or 'Pavilions' that were built for a one off event are now part of the reason that people visit the city. The 1929 pavilions are fantastic, each one is a story in itself and a destination in its own right but there are a lot of them in Parque Maria Luisa. Plaza Espana, built by the hosts of course, is the biggest and I would imagine that you could make a project out of photographing the individual ceramic tile displays around it on their own. These incredible buildings really need the light to be right to get images that people want to see, flat bright light from bright grey skies is good for certain things but dramatic architecture deserves better - or maybe I'm looking for the easy way option. The other discovery that we made, we found just down the road from the hotel, about an hour into the trip – The Metropol Parasol. A giant lattice work parasol, apparently called ‘The Mushrooms’ locally and apparently the world’s largest wooden structure. You have to look twice, having discovered that it is wood. Only later did we discover that we could get to the top and there is an extensive walkway around the top of it. It is built on top of ancient ruins, ( still intact and viewable) a food market and bars etc. and has a plaza around it and on it, that is buzzing on weekend evenings. Walking around the top, the first people up it one day and being back to watch the sunset later was one of the highlights of the trip for me.
The 1992 Expo also covered a massive area but left behind lots of modern - and some very strange - buildings and arenas. Some are of a temporary nature and get dismantled others find a new use. The land used was on an island between two branches of the River Guadalquivir – Isla de la Cartuja. The branch that goes through the city is now a canal, blocked at its northern end by a barrier with a motorway on it, and is used extensively for water sports, mainly rowing. Many of the buildings are now used by private companies as headquarters , others have a very derelict look. The whole area- even though it is home to the theme park- which was shut for the winter, has a neglected air about it. There are weeds growing everywhere but fountains are switched on, which seemed odd. Unlike the city a short distance away, there are no cafes or bars or other people around for that matter, just us meandering through. The car park that was created for the event is massive, it stretches for miles, and I really mean miles. Totally derelict, just the odd person or dog walker around. There is even a railway line terminating here, in the middle of nowhere a modern and apparently unmanned station, like a ghost station. At this point, across the river proper is open countryside, much flatter than I expected and very easy for local walkers and cyclists to get to - also very calm and quiet, a place to linger and enjoy the peace.
As usual I researched and discovered as we walked, we averaged around 13 miles a day and tried to get off the beaten track. We were out around 8.15, before sunrise, and had orange juice, coffee and Tostada with the locals for breakfast. The trouble is that there are many miles of walking in a relatively small area, some streets are only a few feet wide so there are a lot of them to explore. Incredible ancient churches and squares are around every corner- it's a very religious place - Catholicism rules in Spain. Unfortunately many are only a few feet away from the building next to it and it is difficult to get a decent shot of them. Seville is also famous, historically, as a producer of ceramic tiles. A building isn’t complete without a tile display of some sort and it would be very easy to make a project out of tiles alone. It may be a little boring for any companions though!
We walked the length of the embankment a couple of times, it has graffiti from end to end, several miles of massive concrete walls covered in everything imaginable, from marker pen scribbling to works of art. It was suggested to me that allowing people to paint here might prevent them from daubing property and monuments in the city- it hasn't! Most alleyways and shutters have been attacked to a greater or lesser degree. Spain has very high youth unemployment and maybe this plays a role. To be truthful though we haven't seen a city that's free of graffiti. The other problem is dogs- or what they produce, it's everywhere, absolutely everywhere, in a week we saw only one person remove his dogs mess. Fortunately the city streets are cleaned exceptionally well, some of the cleanest we have come across, men (and a lot of women) and machines are washing and sweeping endlessly.
Having had the wettest winter on record at home - almost three months of rain - we didn't want more rain but we got it. The upside was the water and the reflections that it created made photography on the cobbled streets more interesting, particularly at night. I usually find that it takes me a while to get into the groove on a trip and this one was no different, I didn't start shooting with total disregard - street shots- for a couple of days. Whilst the locals wore quilted jackets and scarves we got down to tee shirts at times, the warmer afternoons would be welcome in summer, never mind January, in Huddersfield. I envied the cyclists, being able to train in temperatures like this in winter - I wish! You need a lot less willpower to get out there and train hard in pleasant weather.
From a photography point of view I had a frustrating time, I never felt to get to grips with the place- other than on the streets at night. Writing this on my phone on the flight home, I haven't a clue what I've got to work with when I get back. I usually edit first and write later. Generally I have a first look, I'm disillusioned, I then revisit and see things differently- thankfully! Architectural shots with a grey sky could be destined for the monochrome treatment, we'll soon see. I'm still editing stuff from our London trip before Christmas, it's getting decent views in black and white and I quite enjoy looking at them myself.
We visited most of the notable tourist destinations, and went up anything that we could. Seville doesn't have a high point-it's flat! Nothing really stands head and shoulders above the city. The Cathedral tower is over 300 feet but the Cathedral itself fills a lot of the view on some aspects. Being square and having to look through bars in recesses you don't really get a completely open aspect. A new 600 foot tower is close to being finished, it's an office block and I couldn't find any mention of it being a viewing point in the future.
Oranges were the last thing on my mind when I suggested going to Seville. There are 25000 orange trees in Seville and now is the time that they are laden with big-and sour- Seville oranges, they are everywhere, apparently they are the property of the city authorities and will be harvested and sent to the UK to be made in to marmalade at some point in the near future. These trees will soon be covered in fragrant blossom, the city will smell beautiful for a couple of months. Studying the surrounding area it would be good to tour in March or April I would think, the scents, longer days and better weather would make for a fantastic trip. One for the future. The sunrise on our final morning was the best of the week, this was what we had looked forward to, we had to leave for the airport at 9.00...... Needless to say it was raining hard as we drove the last twenty miles home. Nothing new there then.
As usual I have aimed to present a pretty extensive collection of photographs of our chosen destination, some, at first glance will be pretty mundane shots of everyday life on the streets, often though, close inspection will reveal something humorous, something that needs a bit of thought. Others are definitely just people going about their holiday or work. Travelling with someone else it wouldn’t be fair to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to nail the perfect long exposure or HDR image of a cathedral or similar in perfect light – the one stunning shot to add to the portfolio- it’s not really my thing, I go for an overview of the place in the time available. Looking at the postcards locally it becomes obvious that stunning shots of some of these buildings are hard to come by. Heavily corrected converging verticals were quite obvious – and most likely will be in my own shots. As the owner of tilt and shift lenses I never travel with one – ever! My knees are already creaking from the weight of the bag.