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Left to right: President Suk Yeol Yoon (Republic of Korea) with Admiral Rob Bauer (Chair NATO Military Committee)
The face of Metro-North's first numbered West-of-Hudson locomotive is lit up nicely by some nice storm light minutes after a passing thunderstorm ripped through.
MNCW GP40FH-2 4900
The Head of Christ, from a processional tableau of the Fall of Christ. From the Vecin Workshop. (Note: Not its actual wig.)
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This survey of the Harbour of Otago was undertaken in April 1844 by J W Barnicoat and W Davison, Surveyors to the expedition for Selecting the Site of New Edinburgh April 1844.
Early in 1844 at the request of the Chief Surveyor, Frederick Tuckett, John Wallis Barnicoat joined the expedition to explore the east coast of the South Island down to Stewart Island, with the object of selecting a site for the “New Edinburgh” settlement. During the course of the expedition Barnicoat and William Davison surveyed Waikouaiti harbour, part of the Otago Harbour, Molineux Bay and New River harbour, (Invercargill). Crossing to Stewart Island they spent three days there before setting out on the return journey on 1st June. [The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand Part IV Biographical Notes www.surveyors.org.nz/Attachment?Action=Download&Attac...]
Archives New Zealand Reference: DAAK D205/1 R698461
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English:
30 years ago, on the second half of february, the impact of these words cannot be translated. After the reading of these words I entered in some kind of altered state. I was at a book store, downtown of Rio de Janeiro, late afternoon, and decided to walk. I lost my memory. When I finally got at home it was late night. The first thing that I went to see was the weird drawings that I was making since 1981. They were badly packed in a drawer, most of them cut in pieces. For two years those drawings only made me feel an unbelivable strangeness. But now, february of 1983, I could understand the nostalgia I felt when moving my hand to outline those human forms. And I fell to my knees, shamed with myself, and I it was the most painful crying that I ever remember.
I have to say that the emotional experience of remembering Vittoria's death was far beyond my juvenile reality. The comprehension offered by these words could seem foolish today when compared to the ocean of self-discovering that I went through on the following years. But it's not.
Reminding me today of who I was at 22, that young man is like an old friend who I never saw again. And on this 30 years celebration, I really want to say something to him, the 22 year-old Eurico:
DUDE, YOU WERE RIGHT!!! YOU WERE RIGHT ALL THE TIME!!! EVERY SINGLE CONCLUSION THAT YOU CAME UP WITH WERE RIGHT!!! EVERYTHING THAT YOUR FEELING BROUGHT TO YOU WAS PURE SPIRITY LIGHT!!!
TODAY, STEP BY STEP, THE ENTIRE WORLD WILL HAVE TO SWALLOW YOU AND ALL YOUR INNER TRUTH!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, 22 YEAR-OLD EURICO, YOU WON THE SPIRITUAL WAR AGAINST THE OUTER WORLD!!!
YOU WON, DUDE!!! YOU WON!!!
Português:
30 anos atrás, na segunda metade de fevereiro, o impacto destas palavras não podem ser traduzido. Após a leitura destas palavras eu entrei em algum tipo de estado alterado. Eu estava em uma loja de livros, no centro do Rio de Janeiro, no final da tarde, e após ler isto decidi andar. Eu perdi a memória. Quando finalmente cheguei em casa era tarde da noite. A primeira coisa que fui ver eram os desenhos estranhos que eu fazia desde 1981. Eles estavam mal acondicionados em uma gaveta, a maioria deles cortados em pedaços. Por dois anos, esses desenhos só me fizeram sentir uma inacreditável estranheza. Mas agora, fevereiro de 1983, eu podia entender a saudade sentida quando movia a minha mão para delinear formas humanas. E eu caí de joelhos, envergonhado de mim mesmo, e foi o choro mais doloroso de que me lembro.
A experiência emocional de lembrar a morte de Vittoria estava muito além da minha realidade juvenil. A compreensão oferecida por essas palavras pode parecer tola hoje, quando comparada ao oceano de auto-descobertas que enfrentei nos anos seguintes. Mas não é.
Lembrando-me, hoje, de quem eu era aos 22 anos, sinto aquele jovem como um velho amigo que nunca mais vi. E hoje, ao lembrar do que ele passou, eu queria muito dizer algo para aquele garoto de 22 anos. Ao jovem Eurico de 22 anos:
CARA, VOCÊ ESTAVA CERTO!!! VOCÊ ESTAVA CERTO O TEMPO TODO!!! CADA CONCLUSÃO SUA ESTAVA CERTA!!! TUDO O QUE O SEU SENTIMENTO TROUXE PARA VOCÊ ERA, SIM, PURA LUZ DO ESPÍRITO!!!
HOJE, PASSO A PASSO, O MUNDO INTEIRO VAI TER QUE ENGOLIR VOCÊ E TODA A SUA VERDADE INTERIOR!!!
PARABÉNS A VOCÊ, O EURICO DE 22 ANOS, VOCÊ GANHOU A GUERRA ESPIRITUAL CONTRA O MUNDO EXTERIOR!!!
VOCÊ GANHOU, CARA!!! VOCÊ GANHOU!!!
Dates: ca. 1900
Maker: T. H. McAllistar
Place: USA: New York
Donor: Gift of the Estate of Gerard Dallas Jencks
Photographer Credit: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
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The Port of Tórshavn is the largest and busiest of the many harbours dotted throughout the Faroe Islands. Tórshavn enjoys success as a base for North Atlantic fishing fleets, a focus for the nation’s container and ro-ro ferry traffic and a growing summer call for cruise ships.
Most people go to Roswell to check out the UFO Museum (we did too) but on the way we stopped at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art - wow! This museum is fantastic. There are no world famous works here, but a bunch of great art created by local artists or participants in the Artist in Residence Program. The museum is free, the staff was great, and we had it to ourselves on a Sunday afternoon. This is definitely a must see if you are anywhere near Roswell.
We visited the Anderson in March 2014. My only regret is not photographing the titles and artists so if you know any of them, please let me know.
In concert with Happy Birthday: A Celebration of Chance and Listening, an exhibition celebrating the 100th Anniversary of John Cage’s birth, The Philip Feldman Gallery at PNCA presents “A Portland Circus on Cage’s Silence." Created by choreographer Linda Austin and sound artist Seth Nehil, this hour-long dance and music performance draws inspiration from the cacophonous, multifocal happenings of John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham, utilizing chance procedures to spark unexpected simultaneities. A Portland Circus will fill the PNCA Commons with music and movement, dispersing 16 dancers, 10 musicians, recorded sounds and a poet among and around the audience, on balconies and in distant hallways. A score produced through rolls of the die will decide what, where, when and how performers move and play. In true Cage/Cunningham fashion, dance and music are being created separately – the audience will witness the merging of elements for the first time, along with the performers and creators.
Musical fragments derived from Cage’s Melodies of 1950 (dedicated to Josef and Anni Albers), dance phrases structured on a text passage from Silence, field recordings from around Portland, and a “reading-through” of Silence by Lisa Radon will be scattered around PNCA’s resonant Commons space. A larger-than-life, projected stopwatch will coordinate the performers precisely to the score. A Portland Circus will be a chaotic, funny, exciting tribute to one of America’s most important artistic figures.
Dancers:
Linda Austin, Mike Barber, Anne Furfey, Sally Garrido-Spencer, Keyon Gaskin, Tahni Holt, Carla Mann, Tere Mathern, Paige McKinney, Kaj-anne Pepper, Chelsea Petrakis, Kelly Rauer, Danielle Ross, Noelle Stiles, Emily Stone, Robert Tyree, Taka Yamamoto, Lucy Yim
Musicians:
Matt Carlson, Jeff Diteman, Jordan Dykstra, Ben Kates, Phillip Kraft, Catherine Lee, Heather Perkins, Mary Sutton, Tom Thorson, Reed Wallsmith
Field Recordings:
Seth Nehil & PNCA students
Writer/reader:
Lisa Radon -Photography by Micah Fischer 13'
TOKYO – When Army Maj. Gen. James F. Pasquarette assumed command of U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) July 8, 2015, he immediately took initiative to personally meet the troops under his command as well as key leaders from his host nation partners.
Pasquarette's tour of his area of responsibility began in earnest when he and members of his staff boarded a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter July 10 from Camp Zama, Japan. Flying hundreds of feet above the congested highways at sometimes at level with Japan's sea of skyscrapers, Pasquarette acquired a bird's eye view of the American and Japanese military installations scattered among the urban jungle.
“We overflew Sagami General Depot, Yokohama North Dock and Hardy Barracks, said Milton Jackson, garrison manager at Camp Zama. “Our new commander now has clearer picture of the facilities, equipment and watercraft managed by the Army, and he can better understand where and how these individual installations interact with one another.”
According to Jackson, the USARJ primary mission comprises the rapid deployment of troops and materiel from one theater to another. As the Army's largest logistical hub in Asia, the command must maintain a streamlined sustainment system capable of moving thousands of tons of supplies and equipment via land and sea.
“Sagami Depot has rolling stock and Yokohama North Dock has watercraft,” said Jackson. “We must overcome the challenges posed by Japan's dense population centers by developing methods that rapidly move and load stock onto our watercraft so that we may better project our presence in the Pacific. Fortunately, our Japanese allies are willing to support us if a major threat or disaster called for a sudden mass movement.”
After a brief stop at Yokota Air Base to meet with Air Force Gen. John L. Dolan, commanding general, U.S. Force Japan, Pasquarette touched down near the heart of Tokyo where members of America's staunchest allies welcomed him with the pomp and circumstance befitting a general.
“On behalf of the JGSDF (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force), welcome to Japan,” said Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, chief of staff, JGSDF, to Pasquarette after the two commanders sat in a decorative conference room inside Japan's Ministry of Defense. “We look forward to continuing our dialog of bilateral coordination between our two countries as JGSDF pursues its transformation into a dynamic joint defense force.”
The dialog consisted of one-on-one conversations with not only Iwata but also Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of staff, Japan Self-Defense Force, and Hideshi Tokuchi, vice minister of international affairs, Japan Ministry of Defense. The four men discussed previous achievements, current operations and potential challenges facing their respective commands and presented ideas on how to strengthen interoperability among their forces through combined training exercises and expanded service member exchange programs.
“We currently have several dozen JSDF service members embedded with [U.S. military] units,” said Pasquarette. “I believe extending this program so that our Soldiers can work within the JGSDF will further enhance our partnership.”
Pasquarette also ensured his hosts that the United States Army remains committed to its allies in the Pacific despite looming force reductions and ongoing operations in Europe and the Middle East.
“The Army recently announced that it will cut the number of troops in the active component from 450,000 to about 410,000,” said Pasquarette. “This rebalance of the force has no effect on our strength and readiness in the Pacific. Our alliance is more important than ever. That's why we're keeping our best trained and best equipped Soldiers in Japan and Korea.”
After a two-hour visit that started with with a JSDF band playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and ended with a warm exchange of plaques and handshakes, Pasquarette and his team boarded a helicopter bound for Camp Zama.
“I have worked extensively throughout the Pacific during my Army career,” said the former armor officer and chief of staff of U.S. Army Pacific. “The JSDF consists of some of the world's most capable and professional men and women in uniform. I look forward to building stronger relationships with them and become a valuable partner in its transformation."
U.S. Army photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan
Shot of the opening of my current Solo Expo in Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V.
Saturday my Solo Expo started at the cafe 'Van de Buurt' in the west of Amsterdam and it was a great night with lovely people and good music, here is the photo album of the evening. If you missed it, you can still see my pictures at the cafe for the next 3 months, more info on the event page :)
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Top of The Pops 2015. Russia. [final cut]
Лучшие альбомы 2015. Россия.
01. Pinkshinyultrablast – Everything Else Matters [shoegaze, dream pop]
02. Your Friends Polymers – Chudesa EP [dream pop, shoegaze]
03. Daughters Hand – Кольцо Чистоты [garage, noise pop]
04. Kedr Livanskiy – Sgoraet EP [lo–fi]
05. Homeboy In Luv –まだ大好き [lo–fi, indie]
06. Supervitesse – Cheer EP [lo-fi, psychedelic]
07. Theodor Bastard – Vetvi [world, ethnic]
08. Noir For Rachel – Went Missing [shoegaze, drone]
09. Sonic Death – Vecherinka Dlja Lohov EP [post-punk]
10. Bright Falls – Self-Titled EP [psychedelic, rock]
11. Mercurium – Demo [darkwave]
12. Letoymiraet – Cherry Bubblegum EP [indie pop]
13. Gnoomes – Ngan! EP [psychedelic, rock]
14. Honeyfrequency – Culture And Recreation [darkwave, coldwave, lo-fi]
15. Sivyj Yar – Burial Shrouds [post-metal]
16. Bong Rips – Высшая школа кожаных курток [garage]
17. Звёзды – S/T [synth, post-punk]
18. ИЛ – Тени древних культов [doom, sludge]
19. Howye – No Suffocating EP [lo–fi, indie]
20. Below the Sun – Envoy [heavy psych, funeral doom]
21. Moa Pillar – Humanity [electronic]
22. Antethic – New Terrain EP [drone, post-rock]
23. Talking Bush – Ordinary Unusual EP [morrissey]
24. Mindquake – Origin EP [lo-fi, synth]
25. Л.Фёдоров, В.Мартынов, В.Волков, Т.Гринденко, Opus Posth – Элегия [avantgarde]
26. Kirov – Waves and Vibrations [progressive]
27. Кобыла И Трупоглазые Жабы Искали Цезию, Нашли Поздно Утром Свистящего Хна – Великое князьство Литовское, Руское, Жомойтское [avantgarde, synth]
28. Kittypants – Монашка Riot EP [riot grrrl]
29. Gena – Slow Day [doom, sludge]
30. Tikhie Kamni – Zemli [ambient, field]
31. Вхоре – Сжечь EP [post-punk, lo-fi]
32. Angelic Milk – IDK How EP [lo-fi]
33. Verona Boys – Magic Mod [indie pop]
34. Paper Wounds – Paper Wounds EP [shoegaze]
35. Панк Фракция Красных Бригад – Ракеты Красных Землянок [post-punk]
36. Смола – Бизнес по-петербургски [heavy psych]
37. FPRF – 87p chill [electronic]
38. Ruidos – Demo [reverb]
39. Grave Disgrace – The Mystery of the Dead Revive [stoner, doom]
40. Женя Куковеров – Тунеядец [lo-fi, garage]
41. Калинов Мост – Циклон [rock]
42. Wind Along The Coast – Inside Your Mind EP [indie rock]
43. Messer Chups – The Incredible Crocotiger [surf]
44. Motorama – Poverty [post-punk]
45. Kira Lao – Вода EP [indie rock]
46. The Freaks – How to Keep Nothing [indie rock]
47. Jiva – Euphoria EP [heavy psych]
48. Verticals – Grace Of Existence [post-rock]
49. Trna – Pattern of Infinity [atmospheric, black]
50. Буерак – Корни EP [punk]
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Materic – Меж Каменных Плит (2014) [noise, alternative] - вышел в декабре прошлого года и выпал из топов.
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Polska Radio One – Early Broadcasts [heavy psych, space] - компиляция ранних записей.
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Telephone Is Dead – David Dreams [noise, reverd] - сайд-проект Noir For Rachel.
Стили указаны условно, места субъективны, некоторые замечательные артисты неизбежно потерялись /amen.
#totp #totp2015 #bestof2015 #bestofrussia #лучшиеальбомы #bestofyear #russia #россия
A 1940s panorama view of soldiers and the American ship USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118) being loaded at Port Autonome du Havre at the end of World War II - Port of Le Havre, Grand Port Maritime du Havre in the Normandy city of Le Havre, France ca: 1945
"The USS General W. P. Richardson sailed to Le Havre, France in April with 2,500 men and carried over 1,000 liberated American prisoners of war from France, and 2,900 troops and casualties from Southampton, home to New York on 28 April 1945.
Through the summer and fall of 1945 the transport made four round-trip voyages from Boston to France, two to Le Havre and two to Marseilles to help ensure an even flow of men and supplies."
Sergeant Robert A. Kelley, of the 118th Engineer Sapper Companyr receives the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat in Iraq. Specialist Juan Moreno, of Detachment 1, 624th Engineer Company and Specialist David Israel Luviano, 807th Medical Support Commandl take the oath of citizenship June 14.
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department, and the second largest city (in population) only after Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
It is located in the western part of the country on the department of the same name. It is located at an elevation of 3,660 meters above sea level, making it the world's highest "de facto" capital city, or administrative capital. The official capital of Bolivia is Sucre and it is the seat of Justice, La Paz has more government departments, hence the "de facto" qualifier.
The city seats in a "bowl" surrounded by the high mountains of the altiplano. As it grows, La Paz climbs the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 3,000 meters to 4,100 meters. Overlooking the city is towering triple-peaked Illimani, which is always snow-covered and can be seen from several spots of the city, including from the neighbor city, El Alto.
As of the 2001 census, the city had a population of 877,363. La Paz Metropolitan area, formed by the cities of La Paz, El Alto and Viacha, make the most populous urban area of Bolivia, with a population of 2.3 million inhabitants and surpassing the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
(Wikipedia)
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Streets of La Paz close to its old centre form a lively marketplace...
This Hubble image features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first identified as Abell 3192. Like all galaxy clusters, this one is suffused with hot gas that emits powerful X-rays, and it is enveloped in a halo of invisible dark matter. All this unseen material – not to mention the many galaxies visible in this image – comprises such a huge amount of mass that the galaxy cluster noticeably curves spacetime around it, making it into a gravitational lens. Smaller galaxies behind the cluster appear distorted into long, warped arcs around the cluster’s edges.
The galaxy cluster is in the constellation Eridanus, but the question of its distance from Earth is a more complicated one. Abell 3192 was originally documented in the 1989 update of the Abell catalog of galaxy clusters that was first published in 1958. At that time, Abell 3192 was thought to comprise a single cluster of galaxies, concentrated at a single distance. However, further research revealed something surprising: the cluster’s mass seemed to be densest at two distinct points rather than one.
It was subsequently shown that the original Abell cluster is actually comprised of two independent galaxy clusters – a foreground group around 2.3 billion light-years from Earth, and another group at the greater distance of about 5.4 billion light-years from our planet. The more distant galaxy cluster, included in the Massive Cluster Survey as MCS J0358.8-2955, is central in this image. The two galaxy groups are thought to have masses equivalent to around 30 trillion and 120 trillion times the mass of the Sun, respectively. Both of the two largest galaxies at the center of this image are part of MCS J0358.8-2955; the smaller galaxies you see here, however, are a mixture of the two groups within Abell 3192.
Text credit: European Space Agency
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, G. Smith, H. Ebeling, D. Coe
For more information: science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-views-a-double-cl...
Frida Kahlo -
Portrait of Alejandro Gómez Arias [1928]
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This painting is a portrait of Frida's boyfriend Alejandro Arias. It is painted in a conventional portrait style similar to that of a photograph…a sharp contrast to the Renaissance style of her previous portraits.
The legend in the upper right corner of the painting reads: "Alex, with affection I painted your portrait, that he is one of my comrades forever, Frida Kahlo, 30 years later".
In 1922, Frida began classes at the National Prep School in Mexico City. There she met and fell in love with Alejandro Gómez Arias. For three years they were inseparable. Alex, as Frida called him, was with her on that rainy September afternoon in 1925 when the bus they were riding was struck by a trolley. Alejandro was not seriously injured and it was he who convinced the doctors at the Red Cross Hospital to attend to Frida after they had left her thinking she was too seriously injured to ever survive. Without his persistence Frida probably would have died.
While recovering from the accident, Frida wrote countless letters to Alex. In her letters she complained about the pain and about being bedridden, asking him sometimes, "what is going to happen in 30 years", or "how am I going to be when I am 30".
Frida and Alex separated in June of 1928 and Frida quickly turned her attention towards Diego Rivera.
This painting was lost for several years but was supposedly found again in 1994. It was on display at the 2005 Kahlo exhibit in London at the Tate Modern. In 2007 it was displayed again at the Palace of Fine Arts Museum in Mexico City for the 100th anniversary exhibit. Rachel Tibol, a well known Mexican art critic and author of several Kahlo books, viewed the painting at the exhibit in Mexico City and declared it a fake. As of this posting, June 2007, the investigation as to its authenticity continues.
Source:
fridakahlo.fandom.com/wiki/Portrait_of_Alejandro_Gomez_Arias
The fabulous Sir Nigel Gresley designed LNER Class A4 Pacific steam locomotive number 60009 (British Railways number, LNER 4488) 'Union of South Africa' outside Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon in County Durham (UK).
60009 is here for 'The Great Goodbye' event which is the final part of the Mallard 75 celebrations which commemorates the 75th anniversary of sister steam locomotive Mallard's record breaking run of 126mph in 1938. A record that still stands today.
The A4 on the right is 4489 'Dominion of Canada' which is in the UK on its holidays from the Canadian Railway Museum at Delson Saint-Constant, Quebec Canada. So for 4489 just being at the Mallard 75 celebrations alongside its stable mates is an achievement in itself. 'Dominion of Canada' will return back to Canada later in 2014.
All surviving A4's were at the Great Goodbye. They are:
4464 'Bittern'
4468 'Mallard'
60009 (4488) 'Union of South Africa
4489 'Dominion of Canada'
60008 (4496) 'Dwight D Eisenhower
60007 (4498) 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Happy Fourth of July, Everyone! I saved this image taken on a photo stroll in June, for the moment I got it I thought right away that this would be a photo as American as can be. Passing the young couple, I stopped to ask if they'd mind a photo because the light was so right and they said yes. Then as I got my camera up to focus, they suddenly kissed. Woohoo!
The bridge over Tempe Town Lake is featured in many previous photos of my stream, and the young man's belt buckle too, ha ha! Couldn't believe that just at that moment the flag furled out so classic, so this was a photo moment meant to be. A set for the images is in "Tempe Time".
One thing that is so cool in the big city, is not just the buildings, but also the reflections of other things in the buildings. Plus, there is nothing like laying back on the chaise lounger and then watching the strange cloud formations float overhead, as the sun breaks through. We usually take the train (VIA Rail) but they were talking about a strike so we decided to drive, and it was very nice. We hit customs on the Canadian side on Sunday morning and the line was very low, and even Saturday afternoon customs going back on the American side was good. If you do not hit this just right, you can wait in customs for hours and hours, on the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. If it looks bad with a long line, take the tunnel. The roads were clean, wide, and smooth, which made for a very nice relaxing trip. I first rode the Toronto Subway at a District Convention in 1966, 44 years ago. It is still a super fast way to travel, although we got to see some very odd things this time. We seen them evacuate an entire train for some unknown reason to all the riders dismay at rush hour, and then later while we were riding they had to shutdown all the trains because they lost the computer showing the trains locations. People went scrambling off the train to catch taxi cabs if they could not wait. The trains come flying in so fast the air flow will almost take the newspaper right out of your hands. Next year they will be adding all new trains, but it still looked very clean to me. We tried to get photos of the buildings, the people, what they call Fresh Wednesday, Tasty Thursday, and the underground city called PATH along with the subway.
Chart of Japanese semaphore signal shapes on the bridge of the Hakkoda-Maru, Aomori, July 2012: The shape of each signal is usually the shape of the corresponding katakana character, rendered in multiple strokes. The katakana are cited in the traditional IROHA order.
This small Book of Hours is especially interesting for its profusion of humorous drolleries. Humans, animals, and hybrids are featured in the margins of each page of the book. The artists rendered in small scenes a variety of actions, like cooking, playing game, climbing, fishing, making music or moving the bodies in a dance. These drolleries amuse the faithful during his prayers, while showing scenes that work as metaphors of the soul fighting the vices. The original female owner seems to have been established in the diocese of Cambrai, judging from the use of the Office of the Dead. Several provenance episodes are evidenced by the book in the signatures on the leaves at the beginning and end of the manuscript. A priest in the sixteenth century wrote a message in code on fol. 1v asking to return to him the book if lost. Members of the ducal house of Savoy owned this book of prayer in the seventeenth century, as evidenced by the gilt armorial shield of Charles Emmanuel II (1634-75), duke of Savoy, stamped on the covers.
To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.
The Blue House (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; Cheong Wa Dae; literally "pavilion of blue tiles")[1][2][3] is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea and located in the capital city of Seoul. The Blue House is in fact a complex of buildings, built largely in the traditional Korean architectural style with some modern elements.
Built upon the site of the royal garden of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897), the Blue House now consists of the Main Office Hall (Korean: 본관; Hanja: 本館), the Presidential Residence, the State Reception House (Korean: 영빈관; Hanja: 迎賓館), the Chunchugwan (Korean: 춘추관; Hanja: 春秋館) Press Hall, and the Secretariat Buildings. The entire complex covers approximately 250,000 square metres or 62 acres.
Grave of Harry “Pete” Pierpont
Holy Cross Cemetery
435 West Troy Avenue
Indianapolis, IN
Born in Muncie in 1902, Harry Pierpont was Dillinger’s right hand man for the final year of his life. In December 1933, the FBI released a “Most Wanted” list. Dillinger was #1, Pierpont was #2. After the arrest in Tucson, he and Charles Makley were transferred to Columbus, OH for the death of Sheriff Jess Sarber, and were both sentenced to death. They tried to escape on September 22nd, 1934, but the police interfered by shooting them. Makley was killed on the spot, but Pierpont survived. The electric chair finished the job on October 17th, 1934. His body was transferred back to Indianapolis, and he was buried here at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Medicinal Rice Formulations of India popular among Senior Traditional BhuiKathal Experts.
Septenary/Octonary/Quinary Ingredients of Important Traditional Herbal Formulations from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database
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Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Amyloidosis. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Anal cancer. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Anal fissure. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Anal fistula. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Anaplastic carcinoma . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Anemia. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Aneurysm . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Angiosarcoma . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
This picture is a part of Compilation of Pankaj Oudhia’s Research Works at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV), Raipur, India (1990-2001),
The original idea behind the "Streets Of Dublin Project" ( www.streetsofdublin.com ) was to document the changes taking place in the City Of Dublin but the scope of the project has been expanded to include other cities, towns and villages throughout Europe. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the city of Belfast. Next week I visit Cork and towards the end of May I hope to visit Limerick.
Belfast is currently experiencing a tourist boom, being one of the most visited cities in the UK, and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. In 2008, 7.1 million tourists visited the city. There are numerous popular tour bus companies and boat tours running throughout the year. To further enhance the tourist industry in Northern Ireland, the Belfast City Council is currently investing into the complete redevelopment of the Titanic Quarter, which is planned to consist of apartments, hotels, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed attraction. They also hope to invest in a new modern transport system for Belfast, with a cost of £250 million.
Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. Because of this, it is less an agglomeration of villages and towns which have expanded into each other, than other comparable cities. The city expanded to the natural barrier of the hills that surround it, overwhelming other settlements. Consequently, the arterial roads along which this expansion took place (such as the Falls Road or the Newtownards Road) are more significant in defining the districts of the city than nucleated settlements. Belfast remains segregated by walls, commonly known as "peace lines", erected by the British Army after August 1969, and which still divide 14 districts in the inner city.
All the international guides report that the people are very friendly and the city is very safe compared to other cities so if you get a chance you must pay a visit.
Bobby Hull's autograph is a thing of beauty. When signing his name, Hull typically stacked his autograph, signing "Bobby" then "Hull" underneath. Most examples of his signature feature this signature trademark. Hull's signature is typically signed with every letter visible, occasionally accompanied by his jersey number (9) and his nickname, "The Golden Jet." A gracious signer (as are most hockey players) Hull's autograph is readily available, but is of major importance. His stature in hockey lore is cemented forever. He retired in 1980 as the second leading goal scorer and his resume includes almost every possible award and trophy given by the league. LINK - www.psacard.com/autographfacts/hockey/bobby-hull/94/
Bobby Hull wore #16 and #7 early in his NHL career before switching to his famous #9, which he wore for the majority of his time with the Chicago Blackhawks. He wore #9 in honor of his childhood hero, Gordie Howe.
Robert Marvin Hull OC (January 3, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blond hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the nickname "the Golden Jet". His talents were such that an opposing player was often assigned just to shadow him.
During his 23-year playing career, from 1957 to 1980, he played in both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association with the Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, and Hartford Whalers. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player twice and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading point scorer three times, while helping the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He also led the WHA's Winnipeg Jets to Avco Cup championships in 1976 and 1978. He led the NHL in goals seven times, the second most of any player in history, and led the WHA in goals one additional time while being the WHA's most valuable player two times; his 77 goals scored in the 1974–75 WHA season was the most in league history.
He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2003. In 2017 Hull was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
LINK to video - Bobby Hull - Amazing Interview - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fkkG2-BMPM
LINK to video - Interview with Bobby Hull - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0jFsxs5I8
LINK to video - The Forgotten Technique That Made Bobby Hull Unstoppable (Even Orr Was Amazed) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bAtatu1pC4
Picture Of New York State Trooper Car (1D66) - 2013 or 2014 Dodge Charger. This Picture Was Taken In Manhattan. This Car 1D66 Is From Sullivan New York In Upper New York State. Photo Taken Tuesday July 21, 2015.
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Portraits of rare and curious birds, with their descriptions :
London :Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., and published for the author by R. Faulder,1794-1799.
Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (27 July 1527 – 13 February 1608), known as Bess of Hardwick, was the third surviving daughter of John Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. She was married four times, firstly to Robert Barlow, who died in his teens; secondly to the courtier Sir William Cavendish; thirdly to Sir William St Loe; and lastly to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, sometime keeper to the captive Mary, Queen of Scots. An accomplished needlewoman, Bess hosted Mary at Chatsworth House for extended periods in 1569, 1570, and 1571, during which time they worked together on the Oxburgh Hangings. In 1601, Bess ordered an inventory of the household furnishings including textiles at her three properties at Chatsworth and Hardwick, which survives, and in her will she bequeathed these items to her heirs to be preserved in perpetuity. The 400-year-old collection, now known as the Hardwick Hall textiles, is the largest collection of tapestry, embroidery, canvaswork, and other textiles to have been preserved by a single private family.
This is my drawer of clouds. It proves that it's possible to reach for the sky and pull one out. All you need to do is believe.
So this is REALLY crappy! But I wanted to try it out. Not perfect or the best but I might try something like this again:) It's waaay easier to do when it's bigger. I did a big cloud against a blue sky and it looks way better then this>.<
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One of three photos of a new Toronto sign that some enterprising artist erected on a spit, close to the Humber Bay Arched Bridge in Humber Bay Shores. Best seen large by clicking on the photo.
CBC reports that "artists Thelia Sanders-Shelton and Julie Ryan used washed up driftwood to create a wooden Toronto sign on the rocks in Humber Bay Park. .... Their work was helped by locals. One man supplied flashlights that helped them work into the evening and another couple helped them collect rocks.....
Sanders-Shelton says she loves that the sculpture shows "the softer side" of Toronto."
"The thing with driftwood is that it's very gestural. It's all bendy and gnarly. That, with the skyline of concrete and all the straight lines, I thought it would be a beautiful contrast." "It’s a total multicultural affair, with people from every background stopping. That’s so Torontonian."
Stay blessed and thanks for visiting.
Reflection of the Venice Beach House by Frank Gehry, which was built in 1986 and has been painted in different colors over the years.
Apollodorus of Damascus(?), Column of Trajan (relief narrative wraps upward 23 times, and would be roughly 200 m long if unwound), 106-113 C.E., marble, 38.4m high, Forum of Trajan, Rome
November 12, 2019 - Syracuse, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the state supported 50-mile unmanned traffic management drone corridor, which runs from Central New York to the Mohawk Valley. The first-in-the-nation corridor is the most advanced drone testing corridor in the nation. With the needed infrastructure now in place, companies will be able to test both unmanned aerial systems platforms and UTM technologies in real world settings, generating data that will inform the industry and regulators and taking us one step closer towards the routine commercial use of drones. The completion of the corridor advances the regions' collective strategy to accelerate and support emerging uses of UAS in key industries, including agriculture and forest management, transportation and logistics, media and film development, utilities and infrastructure and public safety. At the Syracuse International Airport, the Governor today also announced that the home of the innovative GENIUS NY UAS competition, the Tech Garden in Downtown Syracuse, will undergo a major expansion project to include the addition of two floors to the existing facility. The increased visibility and street-scape will serve as the anchor of the Syracuse's City Center Innovation Hub, a core component of the Syracuse Surge strategy, and will serve as the gateway to the "Innovation Alley" on Warren Street in Syracuse. Empire State Development is assisting the expansion project with up to $12.5 million made available through the regionally designed CNY Rising Upstate Revitalization Initiative plan. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
The Shrine of Solmoe
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May 13, 2014
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History of the Vienna Philharmonic
The orchestra of the Vienna Philharmonic was founded on March 28, 1842. It was founded by the German composer Otto Nicolai, whose creations include the opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor". Nearly a century later, the club was dissolved in December 1938 during the Nazi period by the law on the "transfer and incorporation of clubs, organizations and associations" for the time being and the assets fell to the State Theater and the Stage Academy of the City of Vienna. This was, however, a few days later at the urging of the conductor and musicologist Dr. Heinz Drewes largely reversed. Dr. Drewes was the leader of the "entire German musical life" and so he used his influence on the Reich propaganda minister Goebbels. Ultimately, Goebbels decreed in June 1939 that the Vienna Philharmonic as an association should retain their most extensive independence on the condition that the club is subject to his supervision and that the articles of association regarding the National Socialist principles is changed. Thus, the club's assets were released again.
In 1939, the idea of the New Year's Concert, at which time only the music of Johann Strauss was played, was born. This concert series of the New Year's Concert has become one of the cultural highlights of the year and is always broadcast live on television. The magnificent pictures from Vienna are accompanied, among other things, by fantastic flowers and dance performances by the Wiener Ballett. With the end of the Second World War, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra once again became completely independent and the orchestra played two major concert evenings right after the liberation of Vienna in April 1945. A special focus is still the position of the conductor at the Vienna Philharmonic. Because until 1933, the orchestra was directed by a single conductor every season. From 1933 there were only guest conductors. Great merits in the early years had especially the conductors Arturo Toscanini from 1933 to 1937 and intermittently from 1933 to 1954 Wilhelm Furtwängler. Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Paul Hindemith and Daniel Barenboim are among the famous guest conductors. Also as a guest conductor conducted from 1966, the later honorary member Leonard Bernstein repeatedly the orchestra. One of Leonard Bernstein's most outstanding works in collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic is, for example, the adaptation of the works of Gustav Mahler, who himself had directed the orchestra from 1898 to 1901 for three years as a subscription conductor to the Vienna Philharmonic.
Vienna Philharmonic coins
Appropriately to the Vienna Philharmonic, the Austrian Mint, which mints all coins in Austria, has been issuing a bullion every year since 1989, which after the orchestra precisely is called the Vienna Philharmonic. At first, the coins were pure gold. Since 2008 there is also an annual silver version. Their value does not correspond to the nominal value, but the Vienna Philharmonic is a bullion coin whose value depends on the current precious metal value. The motif of the Vienna Philharmonic is always the same. The front of the Vienna Philharmonic Münze designed by Thomas Pesendorfer shows some of the classical orchestral instruments such as bassoon, horn, harp and four violins, as well as a cello in the middle. The reverse shows the organ, which is located in the Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein. Only the respective year is changed. The coin is now available in four sizes. As a special coinage, a 1000-ounce coin, the so-called "Big Phil", was released in 2004 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary, and another coin in 2009 for the 20th anniversary. Both are traded as collectors' items because of the limited edition and are therefore more expensive than the actual precious metal value.
Geschichte der Wiener Philharmoniker
Das Orchester der Wiener Philharmoniker wurde am 28. März 1842 gegründet. Ins Leben gerufen hatte es der deutsche Komponist Otto Nicolai, aus dessen Feder unter anderem die Oper "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" stammt. Knapp ein Jahrhundert später wurde der Verein im Dezember 1938 in der NS-Zeit durch das Gesetz zur "Überleitung und Eingliederung von Vereinen, Organisationen und Verbänden" vorerst aufgelöst und das Vermögen fiel dem Staatstheater und der Bühnenakademie der Stadt Wien zu. Dies wurde jedoch wenige Tage später auf Drängen des Dirigenten und Musikwissenschaftlers Dr. Heinz Drewes größtenteils wieder rückgängig gemacht. Dr. Drewes war der Leiter des "gesamten deutschen Musiklebens" und so nutzte er seinen Einfluss auf den Reichspropagandaminister Goebbels. Letztlich verfügte Goebbels im Juni 1939, dass die Wiener Philharmoniker als Verein ihre weitestgehende Selbständigkeit behalten sollten unter der Bedingung, dass der Verein seiner Aufsicht unterstellt wird dass die Vereinssatzung hinsichtlich der nationalsozialistischen Grundsätze geändert wird. Damit wurde auch das Vereinsvermögen wieder frei gegeben.
Im Jahr 1939 entstand zugleich die Idee des Neujahrskonzerts, bei dem damals ausschließlich die Musik von Johann Strauss gespielt wurde. Diese Konzertreihe des Neujahrskonzerts ist inzwischen einer der kulturellen Höhepunkte des Jahres und wird immer live im Fernsehen übertragen. Die prächtigen Bilder aus Wien werden unter anderem untermalt durch phantastische Blumen und Tanzeinlagen des Wiener Balletts. Mit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde der Verein der Wiener Philharmoniker wieder komplett unabhängig und das Orchester spielte gleich nach der Befreiung von Wien im April 1945 zwei große Konzertabende. Ein ganz besonderer Augenmerk gilt noch der Stelle des Dirigenten bei den Wiener Philharmonikern. Denn bis zum Jahr 1933 wurde das Orchester jede Saison von einem einzigen Dirigenten geleitet. Ab 1933 gab es nur noch Gastdirigenten. Große Verdienste hatten in den Anfangsjahren vor allem die Dirigenten Arturo Toscanini von 1933 bis 1937 und mit Unterbrechungen von 1933 bis 1954 Wilhelm Furtwängler. Zu den berühmten Gastdirigenten zählen unter anderem Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Paul Hindemith oder Daniel Barenboim. Ebenfalls als Gastdirigent leitete ab 1966 das spätere Ehrenmitglied Leonard Bernstein mehrfach das Orchester. Zu den herausragendsten Werken von Leonard Bernstein in Zusammenarbeit mit den Wiener Philharmonikern zählt beispielsweise die Bearbeitung der Werke von Gustav Mahler, der von 1898 bis 1901 selbst drei Jahre lang als Abonnementdirigent der Wiener Philharmoniker das Orchester geleitet hatte.
Wiener Philharmoniker Münzen
Passend zu den Wiener Philharmonikern gibt die Münze Österreich, die alle Münzen in Österreich prägt, seit dem Jahr 1989 jedes Jahr eine Anlagemünze heraus, die nach dem Orchester eben der Wiener Philharmoniker genannt wird. Zunächst waren die Münzen aus reinem Gold. Seit 2008 gibt es auch eine jährliche Silberversion. Ihr Wert entspricht nicht dem reinen Nennwert, sondern der Wiener Philharmoniker ist eine Bullionmünze, deren Wert sich nach dem aktuellen Edelmetallwert richtet. Das Motiv des Wiener Philharmoniker ist immer gleich. Die Vorderseite der von Thomas Pesendorfer gestalteten Wiener Philharmoniker Münze zeigt einige der klassischen Orchesterinstrumente wie Fagott, Horn, Harfe und dazu vier Geigen sowie in der Mitte ein Cello. Die Rückseite zeigt die Orgel, die sich im Goldenen Saal vom Wiener Musikverein befindet. Geändert wird nur das jeweilige Prägejahr. Die Münze gibt es inzwischen in vier Größen zu kaufen. Als Sonderprägungen erschien 2004 zum 15-jährigen Jubiläum eine 1000-Unzen-Münze, der sogenannte "Big Phil", und 2009 zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum eine weitere Münze. Beide werden wegen der limitierten Auflage als Sammlerobjekte gehandelt und sind daher teurer als der eigentliche Edelmetallwert.
www.geschichte-oesterreich.com/musik/wiener_philharmonike...
Receiving the certificate announcing Petra's candidacy as a finalist in the "New Seven Wonders of the World" competition, during a visit to the ancient city.
Petra, Jordan / January 16, 2007
تستلم شهادة اختيار البتراء بين المواقع المتنافسة على عجائب الدنيا السبع
البتراء، الاردن / 16 كانون الثاني 2007
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"He's a quiet person, whether it's practice or the game,'' coach Gary Kubiak said. "He's just a worker. He's kind of like E.F. Hutton: When he speaks, everybody listens."
Johnson quietly has become one of the top receivers in the NFL in his six seasons with the Texans. Johnson has caught passes in 48 consecutive games and he's caught at least one pass in 82 of 83 career games. Johnson surpassed the 100-catch mark for the second time in his career.
Kubiak is always trying to find ways to tap into Johnson's talent.
"I carry a little sheet with me in the back of my pocket, I've done it for years,'' Kubiak said. "How do you get 'X' the ball, how to get 'Z' the ball, how to get 'Y' the ball. Believe me, his list is long."
Kubiak might appreciate Johnson's unselfishness more than his talent.
"The reason he is so special is because I can move him all over the place and it doesn't bother him," Kubiak said. "There are some players that you ask them to play too many spots and they get bogged down. He says, 'Where do you want me to go? I'll play inside, outside. I'll do whatever you want me to do.'"
As the seconds ticked down in the game and it was obvious the Texans had pulled off the upset, Johnson was among the most excited players on the field, jumping up and down and hugging teammates. Quarterback Matt Schaub, in his second season with the Texans, understands Johnson's elation.
"I can understand all the tough years he's been here and he can sense that times are changing and headed in the right direction with him and Chester Pitts and Petey (Faggins) and Kris Brown," Schaub said. "You can sense the excitement."
Johnson was the Texans' first-round pick in 2003. Pitts, Faggins and Brown are original Texans.
Schaub and Johnson have become a lethal pass-catch combination.
"He has that big-play ability, a way to spark us and to get a big catch," Schaub said. "He did that numerous times for us today. He just brings a lot of excitement and energy to our team when he goes up like he did on the go route and catches the ball over 31's (Cortland Finnigan) head.
"He doesn't talk much, but when he does, it's always something important and we always listen. It doesn't happen very often. We're all thankful for the guys on this team. That's the kind of bond that we have."
The season has been big for character building. The Texans lost their first four games after entering the season with hopes of making the playoffs.
"There's been a lot of frustration at the beginning of the season," Johnson said. "I've talked about it. I put that all behind me. I said to myself before that Colts game I'm going out to do whatever I have to do to help this team win.
"It's been a long road. I didn't think it would take this long when I first got here. We've grown and learned a lot about ourselves and now we're starting to see that we're starting to find our niche."
Andre Johnson was amazing enough on the field Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. He did something even more astounding in the postgame locker room: He spoke.
Johnson, the quiet leader of the team, caught 11 passes for a club-record 207 yards, scored one touchdown and was the driving force in the Texans' 13-12 victory that snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Titans.
Then, he reminded his teammates how far they'd come this season to win four games in a row for the first time in franchise history, and just how thankful they are to have each other and how far they've come together.
"The week after Thanksgiving everyone was talking about what they were thankful for in the chapel service," Johnson said. "It was shocking to me because other than the guys' kids or family, the first thing that came out of their mouths was this team."
That's what Johnson wanted to remind his teammates Sunday.
"I was just telling everybody about that, even the ones who weren't there (at the chapel service), I was letting them know that the guys here are thankful for their teammates," Johnson said. "I think it's been shown over the past month that guys are giving it up for the team. It's not about one guy. It's about everybody. We've been able to go out and get the job done."
The Texans' closeness proved a winning formula again on Sunday. After a frustrating loss to Indianapolis that could have pulled the team apart, the Texans beat Cleveland on the road, Jacksonville on Monday Night Football, the Packers in frigid Lambeau Field and now they've whipped the team with the best record in the NFL.
And no one gets more credit for the Texans' surge than Johnson.
Andre Johnson was amazing enough on the field Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. He did something even more astounding in the postgame locker room: He spoke.
Johnson, the quiet leader of the team, caught 11 passes for a club-record 207 yards, scored one touchdown and was the driving force in the Texans' 13-12 victory that snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Titans.
Then, he reminded his teammates how far they'd come this season to win four games in a row for the first time in franchise history, and just how thankful they are to have each other and how far they've come together.
"The week after Thanksgiving everyone was talking about what they were thankful for in the chapel service," Johnson said. "It was shocking to me because other than the guys' kids or family, the first thing that came out of their mouths was this team."
That's what Johnson wanted to remind his teammates Sunday.
"I was just telling everybody about that, even the ones who weren't there (at the chapel service), I was letting them know that the guys here are thankful for their teammates," Johnson said. "I think it's been shown over the past month that guys are giving it up for the team. It's not about one guy. It's about everybody. We've been able to go out and get the job done."
The Texans' closeness proved a winning formula again on Sunday. After a frustrating loss to Indianapolis that could have pulled the team apart, the Texans beat Cleveland on the road, Jacksonville on Monday Night Football, the Packers in frigid Lambeau Field and now they've whipped the team with the best record in the NFL.
And no one gets more credit for the Texans' surge than Johnson.
"He's a quiet person, whether it's practice or the game,'' coach Gary Kubiak said. "He's just a worker. He's kind of like E.F. Hutton: When he speaks, everybody listens."
Johnson quietly has become one of the top receivers in the NFL in his six seasons with the Texans. Johnson has caught passes in 48 consecutive games and he's caught at least one pass in 82 of 83 career games. Johnson surpassed the 100-catch mark for the second time in his career.
Kubiak is always trying to find ways to tap into Johnson's talent.
"I carry a little sheet with me in the back of my pocket, I've done it for years,'' Kubiak said. "How do you get 'X' the ball, how to get 'Z' the ball, how to get 'Y' the ball. Believe me, his list is long."
Kubiak might appreciate Johnson's unselfishness more than his talent.
"The reason he is so special is because I can move him all over the place and it doesn't bother him," Kubiak said. "There are some players that you ask them to play too many spots and they get bogged down. He says, 'Where do you want me to go? I'll play inside, outside. I'll do whatever you want me to do.'"
As the seconds ticked down in the game and it was obvious the Texans had pulled off the upset, Johnson was among the most excited players on the field, jumping up and down and hugging teammates. Quarterback Matt Schaub, in his second season with the Texans, understands Johnson's elation.
"I can understand all the tough years he's been here and he can sense that times are changing and headed in the right direction with him and Chester Pitts and Petey (Faggins) and Kris Brown," Schaub said. "You can sense the excitement."
Johnson was the Texans' first-round pick in 2003. Pitts, Faggins and Brown are original Texans.
Schaub and Johnson have become a lethal pass-catch combination.
"He has that big-play ability, a way to spark us and to get a big catch," Schaub said. "He did that numerous times for us today. He just brings a lot of excitement and energy to our team when he goes up like he did on the go route and catches the ball over 31's (Cortland Finnigan) head.
"He doesn't talk much, but when he does, it's always something important and we always listen. It doesn't happen very often. We're all thankful for the guys on this team. That's the kind of bond that we have."
The season has been big for character building. The Texans lost their first four games after entering the season with hopes of making the playoffs.
"There's been a lot of frustration at the beginning of the season," Johnson said. "I've talked about it. I put that all behind me. I said to myself before that Colts game I'm going out to do whatever I have to do to help this team win.
"It's been a long road. I didn't think it would take this long when I first got here. We've grown and learned a lot about ourselves and now we're starting to see that we're starting to find our niche."
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Fans appear in the audience at the League of Legends World Championship Groups Stage on October 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Lance Skundrich/Riot Games)
I’ve been wanting to take a city break in summer, rather than in the cold months for a while, so rather than heading for the Lake District for a week of toil on the fells when Jayne could get a week off, we took off from Liverpool for Paris. Flight times were nice and sociable but it meant we were on the M62 car park at a busy time in both directions – it’s a shambles! I’ve stopped over in Paris a dozen times – on my way to cycling in the Etape du Tour in the Alps or Pyrenees – and had a few nights out there. Come to think about it and we’ve spent the day on the Champs Elysees watching the final day of the Tour de France with Mark Cavendish winning. We hadn’t been for a holiday there though and it was a bit of a spur of the moment decision. Six nights gave us five and a half days to explore Paris on foot. I had a good selection of (heavy) kit with me, not wanting to make the usual mistake of leaving something behind and regretting it. In the end I carried the kit in my backpack – an ordinary rucksack – to keep the weight down, for 103 miles, all recorded on the cycling Garmin – and took 3500 photos. The little Garmin is light and will do about 15 hours, it expired towards the end of a couple of 16 hour days but I had the info I wanted by then. This also keeps the phone battery free for research and route finding – I managed to flatten that once though.
What can I say – Paris was fantastic! The weather varied from OK to fantastic, windy for a few days, the dreaded grey white dullness for a while but I couldn’t complain really. We were out around 8.30 in shorts and tee shirt, which I would swap for a vest when it warmed up, hitting 30 degrees at times, we stayed out until around midnight most nights. It was a pretty full on trip. The security at some destinations could have been a problem as there is a bag size limit to save room in the lifts etc. I found the French to be very pragmatic about it, a bag search was a cursory glance, accepting that I was lugging camera gear, not bombs around, and they weren’t going to stop a paying customer from passing because his bag was a bit over size.
We didn’t have a plan, as usual we made it up as we went along, a loose itinerary for the day would always end up changing owing to discoveries along the way. Many times we would visit something a few times, weighing the crowds and light etc. up and deciding to come back later. I waited patiently to go up the Eiffel Tower, we arrived on Tuesday and finally went up on Friday evening. It was a late decision but the weather was good, the light was good and importantly I reckoned that we would get a sunset. Previous evenings the sun had just slid behind distant westerly clouds without any golden glory. It was a good choice. We went up the steps at 7.30 pm, short queue and cheaper – and just to say that we had. The steps are at an easy angle and were nowhere near as bad as expected, even with the heavy pack. We stayed up there, on a mad and busy Friday night, until 11.30, the light changed a lot and once we had stayed a couple of hours we decided to wait for the lights to come on. This was a downside to travelling at this time of year, to do any night photography we had to stay out late as it was light until 10.30. The Eiffel Tower is incredible and very well run, they are quite efficient at moving people around it from level to level. It was still buzzing at midnight with thousands of people around. The sunset on Saturday was probably better but we spent the evening around the base of the Tower, watching the light change, people watching and soaking the party atmosphere up.
Some days our first destination was five miles away, this is a lot of road junctions in a city, the roads in Paris are wide so you generally have to wait for the green man to cross. This made progress steady but when you are on holiday it doesn’t matter too much. Needless to say we walked through some dodgy places, with graffiti on anything that stays still long enough. We were ultra-cautious with our belongings having heard the pickpocket horror stories. At every Café/bar stop the bags were clipped to the table leg out of sight and never left alone. I carried the camera in my hand all day and everywhere I went, I only popped it in my bag to eat. I would guess that there were easier people to rob than us, some people were openly careless with phones and wallets.
We didn’t enter the big attractions, it was too nice to be in a museum or church and quite a few have a photography ban. These bans make me laugh, they are totally ignored by many ( Japanese particularly) people. Having travelled around the world to see something, no one is going to stop them getting their selfies. Selfies? Everywhere people pointed their cameras at their own face, walking around videoing – their self! I do like to have a few photos of us for posterity but these people are self-obsessed.
Paris has obviously got a problem with homeless (mostly) migrants. Walk a distance along the River Seine and you will find tented villages, there is a powerful smell of urine in every corner, with the no alcohol restrictions ignored, empty cans and bottles stacked around the bins as evidence. There are families, woman living on mattresses with as many as four small children, on the main boulevards. They beg by day and at midnight they are all huddled asleep on the pavement. The men in the tents seem to be selling plastic Eiffel Tower models to the tourists or bottled water – even bottles of wine. Love locks and selfy sticks were also top sellers. There must be millions of locks fastened to railings around the city, mostly brass, so removing them will be self-funding as brass is £2.20 a kilo.
As for the sights we saw, well if it was on the map we tried to walk to it. We crossed the Periphique ring road to get to the outer reaches of Paris. La Defense – the financial area with dozens of modern office blocks – was impressive, and still expanding. The Bois de Boulogne park, with the horse racing track and the Louis Vuitton Centre was part of a 20 mile loop that day. Another day saw us in the north east. We had the dome of the Sacre Couer to ourselves, with thousands of tourists wandering below us oblivious of the entrance and ticket office under the church. Again the light was fantastic for us. We read that Pere Lachaise Cemetery or Cimitiere du Pere Lachaise was one of the most visited destinations, a five mile walk but we went. It is massive, you need a map, but for me one massive tomb is much the same as another, it does have highlights but we didn’t stay long. Fortunately we were now closer to the Canal St Martin which would lead us to Parc de la Villette. This was a Sunday and everywhere was both buzzing and chilled at the same time. Where ever we went people were sat watching the world go by, socializing and picnicking, soaking the sun up. As ever I wanted to go up on the roof of anything I could as I love taking cityscapes. Most of these were expensive compared with many places we’ve been to before but up we went. The Tour Montparnasse, a single tower block with 59 floors, 690 foot high and extremely fast lifts has incredible views although it was a touch hazy on our ascent. The Arc de Triomphe was just up the road from our hotel, we went up it within hours of arriving, well worth the visit.
At the time of writing I have no idea how many images will make the cut but it will be a lot. If I have ten subtly different shots of something, I find it hard to consign nine to the dark depths of my hard drive never to be seen again – and I’m not very good at ruthless selection – so if the photo is OK it will get uploaded. My view is that it’s my photostream, I like to be able to browse my own work at my leisure at a later date, it’s more or less free and stats tell me these images will get looked at. I’m not aiming for single stunning shots, more of a comprehensive overview of an interesting place, presented to the best of my current capabilities. I am my own biggest critic, another reason for looking at my older stuff is to critique it and look to improve on previous mistakes. I do get regular requests from both individuals and organisations to use images and I’m obliging unless someone is taking the piss. I’m not bothered about work being published (with my permission) but it is reassuringly nice to be asked. The manipulation of Flickr favourites and views through adding thousands of contacts doesn’t interest me and I do sometimes question the whole point of the Flickr exercise. I do like having access to my own back catalogue though and it gives family and friends the chance to read about the trip and view the photos at their leisure so for the time being I’m sticking with it. I do have over 15 million views at the moment which is a far cry from showing a few people an album, let’s face it, there’s an oversupply of images, many of them superb but all being devalued by the sheer quantity available.
Don’t think that it was all walking and photography, we had a great break and spent plenty of time in pavement bistros having a glass of wine and people watching. I can certainly understand why Paris is top of the travellers list of destinations
Here Mr. Sludden demonstrates the practical process behind the manufacture of a simple thermoplastic clock.
He starts by cuting out the template from stiff card. He then transfers the design onto the back of the acrylic that has had a layer of masking tape applied. A biro or black pencil can be used. It is important that the line is clearly visable.
Next he demonstrates cutting methods using the coping saw and fret or scroll saws. Note his position in relation to the workpiece in these examples.
Next, edge finishing techniques. Start by selecting the appropriate file. Flat, half-round or round are appropriate here. Begin by cross filing then use drew filing to complete this stage. Then choose coarse [180 grit] then fine [400 grit] silicon carbide or wet & dry abrasive papers to smooth the edges further. Complete by applying a metal[!] polish like Brasso or T-Cut to really polish the edge.
Next assembly. We used double sided tape here because the surfaces are not load bearing. In other designs we would recommend Acrylic Cement or sometimes Super Glue. These are fraught with difficulty and need careful masking for best results.
Next drill a 10mm hole to accomodate the clock mechanism. Use a step drill for best results. Clamp the workpiece to the drill table to avoid slippage.
Assemble clock mechanism using the array of components provided.
If necessary create a stand. Mr. Sludden demonstrates the use of the Strip Heater and Plastics Oven towards the end of this sequence. Attach to back of clock using cement. Mask first. Thermoplastic properties evident from photos provided.
This is a brand new City of Brooksville, Florida, Department Public Works, Solid Waste Division, recycling truck. The cab/chassis is a Ford F-750 Superduty and it was converted by Monroe Modifications into a dual drive configuration (standing drive on the right hand side). The body is a Kann Up and Over (an improved version of the Dempster Recycle-One body). This truck also has a Kann Side Dump Plastics Compactor.
If you would like to know specifics about this vehicle you will need to contact Waste Equipment and Parts LLC at 866-288-2411 or visit their website: www.waste-equip.com
If you would like to see a "detailed tour" of this truck, please watch my video on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPhRSyrU-E8
If you want to use this image, ask permission PRIOR to use. Don't be a thief - under most circumstances, I'm quite reasonable.
Copyright 2012 - Alan B.