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I suppose it's a tiny bit obscure but I've always wanted to make a jet trail into a graph...
This also shows the beaming freezing figures of Jenny, Martin, the Clemmingtons and the poetic Cognavich.
Today, there is considerable doubt that there will even BE a United States of America to celebrate a Tricentennial by 7/4/2075.
That'll buff right out.
The meagre remains of an unidentified steam loco in the storage sidings at Buckfastleigh.
1972 Buick Skylark convertible in the foreground, the new Wade Trim building in the near background, and Genesee Towers in the far background.
Downtown Flint, Michigan.
Second St., near Saginaw St.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
This was one of several large jigsaws I optimistically took to the BCD House Party in February 2020. I bought it in August 2019 for a reasonable sum, probably because it wasn't labelled as Parker Pastime, had no original box, no piece count or dimensions, and had replacements and a chewed piece. The division of the blank into rectangles is uncommon for Parker Pastime (but not without precedent) and the number and shape of the figurals indicated to me that it was American and likely Parker. I had a bit of discussion about it with an American BCD member who came to the event, in our private facebook group, so I was keen to complete this jigsaw first.
The 1500pc board was big enough - I'll add dimensions and piece count later. The figurals are really quite large - this surprised me, but the largest Parker I'd done previously was only about 400pc. The replacements have proved to be rather crude and I would eventually like to get better ones made. One replacement 'corner' (which ended up on the floor, which I picked up and put on the next table because it didn't look like our jigsaw at all then reclaimed and placed later) can be seen on the lower edge.
Name: John Shaw
Program: INDD Ireland Studio Abroad
Location: "Graffiti Hall of Fame", Dublin, Ireland
The smile on this young boy remains optimistic as he looks at the deflated toy on the ground of the abandon parking lot. Stephen, 8, spends his Saturday exploring the city of Dublin, which can be a rare sight today. Rather than be engulfed by popular video games or other electronic devices, he enjoys life beyond the LCD screen. He seemingly takes life in as it happens around him. A sight such as this can beg the viewer to reconsider his or her own priorities.
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
Saying that Delaware has made consistent progress in reducing its infant mortality rate, Governor Carney told the Delaware Maternal and Child Health Summit on April 17 that the goal is that “every child in Delaware is born healthy” and has the opportunity to be successful in his or her life.
“I’m optimistic that we can address all of these challenges,” the Governor said in figuring out new and innovative ways to bring down the state’s infant mortality rate from its current 7.5 deaths per 1,000 live births to match or fall below the national average rate of 5.9. Delaware’s infant mortality rate has declined from a high of 9.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005. The Delaware Healthy Mothers and Infants Consortium was created in 2005 to address Delaware’s high rate of infant deaths.
“The fact that some segments in our state already have birth outcomes that are better than the national average is a clear indication that we can get there together,” DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker said of the state’s white infant mortality rate that is at 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. The black infant mortality rate in Delaware is 12.5. “For the families who experience this terrible nightmare, we can do better,” Secretary Walker said. “That’s what gets me up every day, knowing we can do better.”
Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, a registered nurse, also applauded the progress made to reduce infant mortality in the state, but said the measure is a public health indicator of a state’s overall health.
Attorney General Matt Denn said the increasing number of substance-exposed infants in the state indicates that “the opioid crisis is a healthy infants crisis as well.”
Kenn Harris of New Haven Healthy Start, one of the summit’s keynote speakers, has devoted his career to child and maternal health after he and his wife lost their second son as a baby. “There is no single fix for this issue of infant mortality … It takes innovation,” he said in encouraging the more than 300 attendees at the Chase Center to listen to and engage their communities. “We have to work on our listening.”
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The Farnbacher Loles Porsche during Sunday morning warm-up at Mosport ALMS 2008. The car ended up with its back end up against the tire wall down from turn two.
No great damage, apparently, as this car ended up in second place in its class in the race itself.
Scanned from film.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. ~Elwyn Brooks White, Essays of E.B. White, 1977
A beautiful grey lichen on Hazel.
Still working on the ID.
The West Highlands of Scotland are home to a characteristic type of coastal hazelwood, rarely found elsewhere. Whereas hazel is often a component of mixed woodlands dominated by bigger trees such as ash, on the west coast it can often form almost pure stands, in exposed coastal locations. Outstanding examples of this woodland type in the Sunart Oakwoods area can be found at Drimnin, in Morvern, and Ardslignish and Sonachan in west Ardnamurchan, with smaller areas elsewhere.
These coastal hazelwoods are rich with wild flowers in springtime before the leaves on the trees are out, but less obviously to the untrained eye, also play host to a unique and very diverse lichen flora.
The importance of these woods for lichens is a result of a number of factors: the mild 'oceanic' climate; the special characteristics of hazelbark that make it suitable for a wide range of lichens to grow on; the lack of atmospheric pollution in the area; and finally the particular structure and long-established nature of the woodlands.
more at www.sunartoakwoods.org.uk/woodlands/woodlandhazelwoods.htm
They are tearing down branches that were leaking/falling/making holes in the roof. A step in the right direction.
Weston State Hospital is undoubtedly the jewel in Weston's crown. A Kirkbride Building, construction started in the late 1850s, and patients were first admitted in 1864. It has been expanded many times. The architect was R. Snowden Andrews of Washington DC. Local lore states that it is the largest hand-cut stone building in the country, and one of the largest in the world. It reportedly contains 9 acres of floor space.
There used to be tours here, but the fire marshal shut them down some time ago. The state recently sold the entire property. I am cautiously optimistic about it's future. The current owner seems dedicated to saving it. It was sold for a measly $1.5 million. Rumor has it it will take over $80~$100 million dollars to restore.
The main building is on the National Register alone, however, the many outbuildings, other hospital wings, greenhouses, barns, etc. are not on the register, though they probably should be. It is also a National Historic Landmark.
I have pictures of the interior from the old touring days, I'll post if I can find them. I had to stay off the property this time... this building is unbelievably massive and beautiful. It's tear-inducing, really. It might be my favorite building on the planet. Maybe.
Please do not trespass here, or attempt to break in. The building is sick, and it is one of the only Kirkbride buildings remaining in relatively good condition. I know the proper people to call, and if you trespass and I find out, I will turn you in. :P
National Register ##78002805.