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Alias: Hammer
Real Name: Olga Rasputinovich
Gender: Female
Allegiance: Villain
Powers: Can absorb metal, which she uses to make her hammer, along with being able to leap (20ft vertical, and 40ft horizontally). The metal she absorbs can also be used as a way to enhance her own armour, making her extremely durable to oncoming attacks.
Alias: Sickle
Real Name: Dmitri Rasputinovich
Gender: Male
Allegiance: Villain
Powers: Enhanced Speed, and Leaping
Backstory: Brother and sister, Dmitri and Olga, came from Russia to Sunrise City, looking for the "american dream". They would find themselves on the streets for many years, as they couldn't maintain jobs. Dmitri especially was given a hard time because of his monstrous appearance. Eventually, they would turn to crime, where they would meet Katyusha for the first time. They decided to team up, and now they are trio to be reckoned with. Ivan (Katyusha's real name) has started to develop feelings for Olga, which leads to conflict when on the job, as he'll prioritize her over the mission.
Having been here a few years ago for 148 as seen here: flic.kr/p/2otLTub
I really wanted to get a freight here with sun. Alas timing didn't work out for me to catch the Friday Sebring Turn here as originally planned, but the rail gods favored me thanks to Cane 1 loading way up at Childs, near Lake Placid. This meant I had an opportunity for a train here on Saturday, which I made sure to prioritize.
South Central Florida Express train Cane 1 is rumbling south across the wood pile trestle over alligator filled Fisheating Creek at about MP 918.4 (as measured from Richmond, VA via the old Atlantic Coast Line main) led by USSC 4203, a rebuilt GP40-2 that began life in Oct. 1966 as a straight GP40 built new for the Milwauke Road as their number 193. Childs is the longest distance cane run on the SCFE with the loadout located less than seven miles from the depot in downtown Lake Pacid. The trip back to the Clewiston sugar mill is a bit over 50 miles total which made for a nice long morning chase of which this was by far the highlight.
Unincorporated Palmdale
Glades County, Florida
Saturday March 15, 2025
Manifest traffic rushes along the CN Fort Frances Subdivision mainline east of Stratton, Ontario. The crew is blasting the horn for Sharp Road. About 30-40 miles left until Fort Frances via Barwick, Emo, and Devlin.
I did not get to photograph anything in this section of the Fort Frances Sub. the last time I was in Ontario two years ago, so I prioritized the railroad between Emo and Pinewood. I found this train at Pinewood ad immediately made a U-turn to find a suitable location with an open broadside view. This was the first decent one I could find near Stratton. It would be one-and-done with this train, as I was was betting on westbound traffic facing the sunlight. I am happy to get a new spot photographed.
Stroll along the spring-kissed streets as the sun sets on this magical evening... 💕🌹
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After a long day or week of hard work, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we just need to keep pushing ourselves to achieve more. But in reality, taking care of ourselves is crucial for maintaining our energy, motivation, and overall well-being. We need to give ourselves permission to take a break and indulge in the things that bring us joy and relaxation.
So, don't forget to treat yourself with some much-needed love and care. Whether that means taking a relaxing bath, spending time with loved ones, pursuing a hobby, or simply taking a walk in nature, make sure to find time to do what makes your soul deeply happy.
Enjoy the simple pleasures in life. One way to do this is by stopping to smell the flowers, quite literally! Take a deep breath in and appreciate the beauty and fragrance of the flowers around you.
And if you're feeling like doing some happy ladies' things, go for it! There's no need to worry about what others may think or understand. Whether it's treating yourself to a spa day or shopping for some new clothes, make sure to prioritize your own happiness and well-being.
Remember, if you don't take good care of yourself, no one else will. Prioritizing your own well-being is not a selfish act, but rather a necessary one. So let's all make a commitment to finding balance in our lives and making time for the things that truly matter.
" Wishing you all a happy and rejuvenating upcoming weekend... 💕🌹 "
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Merry Art Deco Christmas featuring La Cocotte Voisin (stylized eagle) Hood Ornament, the very unique French Voisin mascot.
Gabriel Voisin, on 5 November 1906, established the Appareils d'Aviation Les Frères Voisin with his brother Charles [3] (English: Flying Machines of Voisin Brothers). The company, based in the Parisian suburb of Billancourt, was the first commercial aircraft factory in the world.[4] It created Europe's first manned, heavier-than-air powered aircraft capable of a sustained (1 km), circular, controlled flight, including take-off and landing, the Voisin-Farman I.
After Charles died in an automobile accident in 1912; the full official company name then became Société Anonyme des Aéroplanes G. Voisin[1][2][note 1] (English: Aeroplanes Voisin public limited company). During World War I, it was a major producer of military aircraft, notably the Voisin III. After the war Gabriel Voisin abandoned the aviation industry, and set up a company to design and produce luxury automobiles, called Avions Voisin.
In 1919 he started producing cars using Knight-type sleeve valve engines. Former student of the Fine Arts School of Lyon and enthusiast for all things mechanical since his childhood, Voisin's uncompromisingly individual designs made extensive use of light alloys, especially aluminum. One of the company's most striking early designs was the Laboratoire Grand Prix car of 1923; one of the first cars ever to use monocoque chassis construction,[2] and utilising small radiator-mounted propeller to drive the cooling pump. The characteristic Voisin style of 'rational' coachwork he developed in conjunction with his collaborator André Noel. Noel prioritized lightness, central weight distribution, capacious luggage boxes and distinctively angular lines. The 1930s models with underslung chassis were strikingly low.
In the early 1930s, Gabriel Voisin could not pay all of his draftsmen any more and a young creative engineer named André Lefèbvre quit, recommended by Gabriel to Louis Renault. Lefèbvre finally entered Citroën where he led three particularly significant car projects: the Traction Avant, the 2CV and the DS, using a lot of Gabriel's lessons.
Engines
Sleeve valve Knight engines were used exclusively until some later models switched to Graham 3.5 litre engines. The Knight engines included: inline four; inline six; V8 (prototype); V12 - 7.2 liter, 1921 (prototype); inline twelve and a seven-cylinder radial (prototype).
I know you all needed this info for Xmas reading in front of the fire..............Merry Christmas
Just Music at club "h" = Fuchshohl Studio = Centrum Freier Cunst, Frankfurt/Main.
At the age of 15 A23H got this Italian tenorsax in 1965.
Photo by Franz Volhard
Alfred Harth’s early ensemble Just Music was a groundbreaking collective at the forefront of European free improvisation, formed in Frankfurt/Main in 1967. Their releases, beginning with recordings for ECM, captured the radical spontaneity and inventive spirit of the group’s experimental approach to sound and structure.
Ensemble Origins and Philosophy:
Just Music emerged from Harth’s vision of blending avant-garde art, literature, and music, notably at the centrum freier cunst, which became an open workshop for experimental ideas and collaborations. The ensemble was deeply anti-commercial, regularly changing names (e.g., New Thing Orchestra, Free Jazz Orkestra Frankfurt) to fit different situations, always prioritizing creative risk over market trends.
Musical Approach:
Early Just Music featured written scores and graphic notation by Harth, soon pivoting to pure free improvisation. Their performances integrated elements of jazz, classical, fluxus, dada, and avant-garde happenings, resulting in music that was almost unclassifiable—marked by wild textural variety, extended instrumental techniques, and collective sound exploration. Audience participation was invited, blurring artistic boundaries and reinforcing their process-driven aesthetic.
Line-Up and Collaborations:
The group operated as a rotating collective of classically trained musicians. Key members included Harth (winds), Franz Volhard (cello), Thomas Stöwsand (cello/flute), Johannes Krämer (guitar), Thomas Cremer (percussion), Peter Stock (bass) and others. These musicians’ creative range enabled a range from lyricism to raw abstraction.
Releases and Legacy:
The group’s most prominent album is their self-titled LP "Just Music" (ECM 1002), recorded in 1969 at Nettekoven Studios and released in 1969, later in May 1970 re-released with a different cover — one of the earliest ECM releases. The album remains influential, demonstrating their explosive blend of intensity, humor, sincerity, and boundary-pushing inventiveness. Other notable recordings and collaborations extended into the early 1970s, including appearances at major festivals and projects with ensembles like the Nicole Van den Plas Trio. After disbanding, members went on to influence both European improvised music and experimental forms worldwide.
Conceptual Innovations:
Harth’s early work with Just Music saw a synaesthetic treatment of all sound—incorporating unconventional objects, unorthodox tuning, and conceptual political gestures (as “urKult”), challenging both musical and social conventions of the era. Their performances critiqued the art world’s insularity and linked creative freedom with broader socio-political engagement.
Just Music, under Harth’s visionary leadership, remains a touchstone in the history of free music, exemplifying the radical openness and inventiveness that would become key to European improvisation.
I've been playing around a lot lately with my 70-200 mm lens, since you can both pick thing out in the landscape and exclude others using limited depth of field.
Shooting this desert sunflower close at 200 mm, there's a high risk of losing one or more of the flowers to softness due to depth of field, so I went to f/22. There was a lot of focus a few years back on losing some resolution to diffraction. While true, it's not a huge or noticeable difference, not on the same scale of losing a flower to DOF, and the rest of the photo is soft anyway, so it's better to prioritize depth of field over resolution and get the shot.
Rules and technical knowledge are great, but they're just guidelines, factors to consider, but we can't get caught blindly serving them, because sometimes other considerations should have a higher priority.
VIA 15 rolls part the last of the decent fall colour at Windsor Junction with a trio of F40’s for power. Of course as luck would have it, the sun appeared when I didn’t want it to, and disappeared when Q120 went by after meeting these guys at Kinsac. It’s not too often that CN gets the shaft for VIA in the east, but that’s exactly what happened here, as 120’s crew waited close to an hour for the westbound window train. I rarely post backlit shots, but given the colour and the lack of VIA in this part of the country lately, I figured I could make an exception.
Accelerating over alien terrain against air resistance at a approximately 1,264.8 feet/second squared Northeast.
Just a little something I made a while ago.
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A note to Flickr's administration: Why? Seriously, why?
I'm not stupid, I've noticed over the past couple months before logging in how non-members view the beta version of Flickr while members use the sweet, wonderful original once logged in. Now that EVERYONE sees and has to use the impractical beta version, it begs the question: Is Flickr prioritizing nonmembers over the people who actually use it? I haven't seen any Flickr users who profess to prefer this version over the other. Most hate it, and are being driven away.
We can leave, if that's what you want...
In June 2020, after experiencing a devastating spring due to COVID, New York State announced that certain businesses could begin partially opening again. New York City’s response included a program called Open Restaurants, which allowed restaurants to use sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor, socially distant dining. Owners quickly built temporary enclosures in the streets in front of their businesses to try and recover from months of shutdown. Small stretches of Brooklyn in early 2021 display the variety and feel of these enclosures. Hopefully, the Open Restaurants initiative will help these businesses to survive and may even lead to a more permanent reorienting of streets to prioritize people over cars.
I took this little series of photos when Clare came on one of her visits to us. We lost her in May this year - that's the kindest vocabulary I can use.
I have, and will have, of course, my sorrowful moments, but I recently gave myself a 'talking-to' to try hard to prioritize memories of the joyful and happy times.
This visit was in January 2015 and Clare, in her usual spirit, undertook the challenge of the long journey down from Glasgow to us in the south of England by train, bringing with her one of her former foster dogs, Flo whose owners were on holiday and had asked Clare to dogsit for them.
We all had a lovely few days together. We still had our Cairn terrier, Jinks, and it was funny: not always the friendliest of dogs, he however welcomed Flo who, in return, treated him with great disdain. I remember them sitting on opposite ends of the sofa, backs to each other.
Clare fostered around 20 rescue dogs and found new owners for them. This was in addition to her regular university admin work, her silversmithing in 'rose madder' and, last but not least, living in a 2nd floor tenement flat, house-training dogs using a communal garden down several stairs.
I'll always remember Clare's pro-active attitude to life despite her own personal challenges.
The World's Oldest Subway Tunnel And Its Advocate. Bob Diamond, a local Brooklyn resident, for years talked about finding the "lost" former Brooklyn and Jamaica/Long Island Rail Road (current day MTA LIRR) "Cobble Hill" or "Atlantic Avenue" Tunnel (not the current alignment). The whole story would take up books, but the tunnel carried trains from 1845-1861, itself a realignment from street running, and is considered the World's Oldest Subway Tunnel. From then until Bob rediscovered it in 1980 and crawled through the 2 foot wide passage, is was mostly sealed up and closed. Bob spent untold hours excavating all of the dirt by hand, eventually running his own walking tours. One of those things that we thought would be around forever, I hadn't prioritized it but finally went down for the tour with Bob on December 6, 2009. We entered through a manhole in the middle of the street and as advertised it was old, dark, dirty and gigantic. About a year later, the city pulled the permit for him to run tours and it has not been restored since. Bob died in 2021, and the future of this tunnel is unknown.
Full album and full resolution pics and prints: www.riverrailphoto.com/lirratlanticavenuetunnel
For me, K-2SO is easily the best part about Rogue One. After seeing the many awesome versions of this droid out there I was inspired to build one myself. (The folks pointing out the K2 influences in this bot got me thinking about it as well.)
I'm pretty happy with how this turned out! The shoulder/hip articulation is below my usual standards but for this build I decided to prioritize the shape and look.
I'm even happier I can stop thinking about it; I've been working on this and obsessing about it for weeks so it's nice to let my mind move onto other things (who else does this?). Of course there are still some areas I'd like to improve (*cough*feet*cough*) but what else is new?
I usually let the pieces do all the talking but in this case I couldn't resist dotting the balljoint with some eyes. I may have to relax my "rules" a bit!
75 pcs
I am at last happy to announce to you all my LEGO A-4E Skyhawk MOC – in John S. McCain III’s livery. If anyone reading has been following me for a long time – first off, I thank you sincerely for your support – some may remember the A-4E I built quite some time ago now, also in John McCain’s livery. This one is pretty much a ground up rebuild of my initial Skyhawk and is for the most part entirely a novel design.
The model itself, in terms of features, has retractable landing gear, space for a minifigure in the cockpit (BARELY), and deployable airbrakes. Due to the construction of the wing and the standards I wanted to prioritize for looks, I did not incorporate working flaps or leading edge slats like I had initially planned. However, like I said, my priority if in doubt was nailing the look and accuracy of the model on display – and I feel I have approximated that to the best of my current abilities… though I know I can always improve! Let me know your thoughts though!
Plan Dog was drawn up by Admiral Harold Stark in 1940 which prioritized the western hemisphere in case of a war against Germany and Japan, defeating Germany would be a top priority. Early plans for invasion of Europe were drawn as a part of plan dog and Russia also pushed for a invasion in Europe to open up a second front. if the plan to invade France in 1943 when through the weapons used would still be early to mid war ranking. The American Light tank is a custom built one, a picture of it will come soon explaining it more in depth. I also didn't have my good camera and I really wanted to post this so please don't count it against the build.
This is the sky after sunset on the summit of "Pedra Partida".
Instead of taking a long exposure photo with a lot of stars, I decided to prioritize the last light of the sun and a very big star that shone brighter than the others.
The man who prioritizes profits over humanitarian initiatives has an unAmerican approach to how the nation interacts with the world. He grew up asking, What's in it for me?" in any action he has ever made. Shame!
The original image was A.I generated using Photoleap.
Au Moyen Âge, il suffisait de se promener dans les rues de Trèves pour découvrir le bon vieux temps. En effet, les gens de cette époque traitaient leur héritage historique de manière très pragmatique : les bâtiments qui ne pouvaient plus être utilisés devaient servir de carrières pour de nouvelles constructions. Et c'est ainsi que nombre des tours résidentielles en forme de forteresse qui ont vu le jour dans le centre-ville aux XIe et XIIe siècles ont souvent été construites avec des antiques matériaux de pierre romains que l'on trouvait encore partout. Seules quelques-unes de ces tours ont survécu jusqu'à aujourd'hui, - la tour des Francs du XIVe siècle, dont l'un de ses habitants se nommait Franco von Senheim, est l'une d'entre elles et aussi la mieux conservée. Dans ses murs aussi, des pierres antiques ont survécu aux âges.
La façade sans ornement et la couronne murale crénelée indiquent déjà que les constructeurs de la tour ont mis en priorité le facteur de sécurité. En fait, alors que la muraille d’enceinte antique de la ville avait été en grande partie détruite, la construction du mur d’enceinte médiéval n'était pas encore terminée. Une raison suffisante, donc, pour prouver leurs propres capacités défensives avec de petites fenêtres et des murs défiants. De plus, la porte d'entrée se trouvait au premier étage du côté est et ne pouvait être atteinte que par un escalier en bois rabattable. En cas d'attaque, les invités non invités se tenaient donc devant un mur solide et ne pouvaient pas entrer. Une porte au rez-de-chaussée n'a été ajoutée qu'au XIXe siècle.
In the Middle Ages, it was enough to walk through the streets of Trier to discover the good old days. Indeed, people of that time treated their historical heritage in a very pragmatic way: buildings that could no longer be used had to be used as quarries for new constructions. And so it is that many of the fortress-like residential towers that sprung up in the city center in the 11th and 12th centuries were often built with ancient Roman stone materials that were still found everywhere. Only a few of these towers have survived to this day - the 14th century Frankish Tower, one of whose inhabitants was named Franco von Senheim, is one of them and also the best preserved. In its walls too, ancient stones have survived the ages.
The unadorned facade and crenellated wall crown already indicate that the builders of the tower prioritized the safety factor. In fact, while the ancient city wall had been largely destroyed, the construction of the medieval city wall was not yet complete. Reason enough, then, to prove their own defensive abilities with small windows and defiant walls. Also, the front door was on the first floor on the east side and could only be reached by a folding wooden staircase. In the event of an attack, uninvited guests therefore stood in front of a solid wall and could not enter. A door on the ground floor was not added until the 19th century.
Did you know that today is International Self Care Day?
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Self Care is so important and a necessity in managing our mental health. Often we look at it like a luxury instead of something we need to prioritize. The idea that we can't pour from an empty cup is a perfect reflection on why self care is important, we can't give to others if we haven't had the chance to give back to ourselves.
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My idea of self care is usually running or cycling or time in nature (plus a good coffee and cinnamon roll).
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In June 2020, after experiencing a devastating spring due to COVID, New York State announced that certain businesses could begin partially opening again. New York City’s response included a program called Open Restaurants, which allowed restaurants to use sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor, socially distant dining. Owners quickly built temporary enclosures in the streets in front of their businesses to try and recover from months of shutdown. Small stretches of Brooklyn in early 2021 display the variety and feel of these enclosures. Hopefully, the Open Restaurants initiative will help these businesses to survive and may even lead to a more permanent reorienting of streets to prioritize people over cars.
I am proud to announce this shot placed 2nd in the photo competition Astronomy Photographer of The Year 2011, category Earth and Space.
www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of...
Also check out my northern lights video where some shots was made from same location and same day as this shot:
The great team from Lonelyleap films also made a short video about me and this shot. It can be viewed here:
Another shot from last friday, march 11th.
I was out on a small arm of rocks outside of Hillesøy with my friend and fellow aurora shooter Frank. As always when you're two out shooting together you try not to climb upon each other, so I was going a few hundred meters away from him to try finding a different location and compo.
The tidal water was on a low, but going up, the rocks were slippery as h**l and I almost slipped and crushed my hip and my gear, including my brand new Nikon 14-24 lens, but luckily I managed to save it, and myself :) - For those who has been out shooting the lights with me know I can get over-excited, and I should have learned from previous trips.
Anyway, it was completely dark, but using my headlights I managed to find a few small ponds for reflections. I did not know how well the ponds would reflect, or how or where the aurora would strike at it's hardest, but luckily she showed up right where I had invited her! :)
I was shooting in bulb mode, several exposures, trying to get one well exposed all over, which is not easy when aurora is as strong as it was this night.
A mesmerising display of light almost blew my on my back yet another time.
There was a crowd of people standing outside the houses on the hills looking up, I bet they were almost as excited as I was! ;)
This one deserves to be viewed large on black!
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Nikon 14-24 2.8G AF S @20mm f/2.8
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PLEASE PLEASE no flashy big group icons!! Real comments are always welcome, positive and constructive negative, but PLEASE spare me of those fancy flickr-idol logos!! Comments with huge pictures/logos in it will be removed. Please don't invite me to groups with the purpose of commenting on 3 pictures etc.
AGAIN! I have been deleting lot's of meaningless comments lately with nothing more than a huge logo inviting me into groups for commenting on pictures. I will comment on the pictures that I like, and I will prioritize the work of the excellent photographers that I follow! PLEASE do not invite me into these groups, spare your energy! Those logos are so impersonal I'd rather you don't post anything. Please respect this!!
Ole
Enjoy your Spring weekend in May 2020. Restrictions are loosening a bit but we must still be careful.
Stay healthy and hopeful! #BeKind
Front façade of Eutin Castle from brick in the district town of Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Some background information:
Eutin Castle is a palace in the town of Eutin in the north German district of Eastern Holstein. It is both Eutin‘s cultural centre and nucleus. Taken together, this castle, Gottorf Castle and Glücksburg Castle form the most important group of courtly secular buildings in the Northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Eutin Castle traces its origins to the bishop's manor of Gerold of Oldenburg. In 1156, he received these lands as a gift from the Adolf II, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein, who was also the founder of the city of Lübeck. The estate was expanded under Bishop Johannes of Tralau between 1260 and 1275, receiving a larger stone structure that now forms the core of the castle’s east wing. In 1293, the first castle chapel was built.
Little is known about the original design of the castle. It was likely a simple fortification of the time, surrounded by walls, with separate buildings that prioritized functionality over appearance. From 1277 to 1283 and again between 1299 and 1317, Bishop Burkhard of Serkem faced renewed disputes with Lübeck. As a result, the castle was expanded into a small fortress and was reinforced with a moat under his successors around 1350. From 1439 to 1486, additional structures were built in phases, including the core of the present gate tower. By the 16th century, the individual buildings had been joined together to form a modest Renaissance castle, giving rise to today’s irregular floor plan, particularly on the city-facing front side.
With the Reformation, the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf gained control of Eutin in 1586 and provided the Prince-Bishops. During the Thirty Years’ War, the bishopric faced the threat of secularization, but Johann X, at that time prince-bishop of Lübeck, managed to prevent this by securing the prince-bishopric’s connection to the House of Gottorf. This alliance, however, caused ongoing conflicts with the Danish monarchy, culminating in 1705 with a Danish occupation and partial destruction of the castle. However, in 1689, both castle and town had already suffered significant damage due to a fire.
The palace reached its peak in the 18th and 19th centuries. Between the reigns of Christian August and Friedrich August I, it transformed into a Baroque princely court, and Eutin became a social center in the region. During this time, significant extensions were made to the castle, its interiors, and the gardens. Eutin became one of the few grand Baroque residences in Schleswig and Holstein. These works were overseen by the Swedish-Pomeranian court architect Rudolph Matthias Dallin from 1717 to 1727. Plans for an extensive reconstruction of the castle were considered but never realized due to financial constraints.
The castle park was redesigned in the French style, becoming one of the largest Baroque gardens in the region alongside the gardens of Gottorf Castle. It was in this park in 1739 that Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, the niece of Friedrich August I and the future Russian czarina Catherine the Great, first met her unloved husband Karl Peter Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorf, the later Russian short-term czar Peter III.
In 1773, the Lübeck Prince-Bishops gained the rank and title of Duke of Oldenburg due to the unification of their territory with Oldenburg and Delmenhorst under the Treaty of Zarskoje Selo. Friedrich August ruled from Eutin until his death in 1785. Following the secularization of the Bishopric of Lübeck in 1803, his successors moved their residence to Oldenburg Castle. Eutin, now part of an Oldenburg exclave, was used only as a summer residence but retained its prominence. During this time, the outdated Baroque garden was transformed into a modern landscape park.
In the early 19th century, Eutin earned the reputation of being the "Weimar of the North," thanks to the influence of artists like Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, and Franz Anton von Weber, supported by the patronage of Duke Peter I. Around 1820, plans were made to redesign the outer castle courtyard in a Neoclassical style. The old courtyard was demolished, and an open palace square was created in 1828. But also the castle itself was given a Neoclassical interior makeover and an additional floor by 1845.
Until the abdication of Friedrich August II in 1918, Eutin remained a regular summer residence for the ducal family. After the abdication, the castle was no longer inhabited, and a museum was established within its walls. Both the city and the castle survived both World Wars unscathed. Toward the end of World War II, a wave of refugees from the eastern territories of Germany arrived, and the empty castle was repurposed as a refugee camp. At times, hundreds of people lived in the castle under dire conditions, with only four toilets in the entire building.
After extensive restoration, the castle was partially reopened to the public in 1957. It was also used as a filming location for parts of the 1972 movie "Cabaret" starring Liza Minnelli. Further renovations became necessary in the 1980s, with financial support from the state and federal government. In 1992, the ducal family transferred the castle and gardens to the newly established Eutin Castle Foundation. With the mission to preserve, open, and present the castle and its gardens, funded by state grants and self-generated income, the foundation also promotes education, research, and documentation.
Eutin is the capital of the Northern German district of Eastern Holstein in thd German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The town has about 17,300 inhabitants, is located about 40 km (25 miles) north of the city of Lübeck and nestles between three lakes: the Great Eutiner Lake, the Small Eutiner Lake and the Sibbersdorfer Lake. Eutin is the birthplace of the famous composer and pianist Carl Maria von Weber, who was born there in 1786.
In the 7th century, a settlement was founded by the Slavic Obotrites tribe that built a wooden castle on Pheasant Island in the Great Eutiner Lake. The Obotrites named their new village "Utin". In the 12th century, the settlement was populated by Dutch settlers and already in 1156, Eutin became a market town. Eutin’s further history is closely related to the one of its castle.
Every year, Eutin hosts two festivals: the Eutiner Festspiele in summer, where operas are performed in an open-air theatre in the gardens of Eutin Castle, and the Blues Fesitival in spring, which takes place in the town centre. Due to its proximity to the Baltic Sea resorts along the Bay of Lübeck, which have seen increased demand partly due to the trend toward domestic tourism, Eutin has also come into focus for the tourism industry in recent years.
Perched atop the catwalk at Jacksonville’s Main Street Bridge, almost 60 feet above heavy traffic racing below my feet, I spotted an unusual sight; A brand new shiny FEC OCS Train.
This later turned out to be a joint business meeting between CSX and FEC executives. They would pause briefly on the Strauss Trunnion Bascule bridge before returning to the Dufford Transportation Center.
Profiled as Z101, it ran out of Bowden yard first and then west to CSX’s Kenneth C. Dufford Transportation Center off McDuff Ave. Presumably they would discuss financial matters and work to prioritize new projects.
i've been busier than normal and havent really had time to process a lot of my stuff. I have been prioritizing the verticals to go on another platform, so excuse the portrait overload.
Explore # 207 on Thursday, 2 September 2009 - the 374th
Just glad to be slowly back in the mainstream of flickr. Missed my friends here but there was so little that I can do as i was compelled to prioritize work as there were deadlines to meet. Too bad, I only have old pics to share this time.
With CP's North Toronto Searchlights soon to expire with cut-overs expected in the coming years, and BNSF ramping up their deadlines of BN-Executive-Paint SD70MACs, seeing one lead under the Howland cantilevers was a sight I couldn't resist seeing.
US origin CPKC trains forbid PTC-free power from leading, and often Toronto will prioritize crew-favourites for power over anything else. Fortunately, Toronto has been power-hungry lately (case-in-point: CP 5936 is leading the autorack local in the foreground) as BNSF 9783 was originally destined for Montreal on a 132, but was promptly taken off and put trailing on a Detroit-bound 135 behind CP 9753. Usually Detroit's access to a wye guarantees the use of such prior to the power returning on 134, and I, among many other railfans, was 90% sure they would keep the AC4400 leading especially considering 9783 is PTC-less. An update shortly after midnight of 9783's leading position on 134 was posted with only 7 hours of notice to those in Toronto. This time-frame would've been much smaller, had 134 been a faster train, and perhaps a higher hp/ton ratio. These guys had 508 axles powered by only 8400 horsepower, so the slow-sailing train allowed a suckerhole to finally contact the south track after about 35 minutes of daylight, and 10 minutes to spare prior to 134's arrival.
Basically as she arrived from Barry scrapyard over six months earlier.
To this day in 2022 the loco has yet to be restored and has spent most of its time on the Bluebell Railway under a tarpaulin as the railway also has 80064 and 80151 from the same class, so they are prioritized over this loco.
A scan from a print of unknown origins.
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" It's okay to see facts and nature through diverse lenses.. 🌿🔍"
It's fascinating how many individuals prioritize their beliefs and personal feelings when it comes to understanding the world.. Instead of carefully analyzing facts, they rely on intuition and emotions to guide them. In our everyday lives, we naturally gravitate towards people who share our beliefs, values, and preferences. It's comfortable and reassuring to be with those who think like us.
However, things take a thrilling twist in the BDSM community. Here, relationships involve two individuals with wildly different backgrounds and interests, coming together to explore their deepest desires and live a BDSM lifestyle. It's a world where opposites attract and passion ignites. Yet, this stark contrast in personalities and preferences can also give rise to numerous challenges, making it difficult to sustain a healthy and fulfilling relationship.
In the realm of exploration and indulgence, where boundaries are pushed and fantasies are embraced, the journey to a harmonious and lasting connection is both exhilarating and complex. Only a few can navigate the contrasting personas between partners and successfully save the relationship.
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Each person has their own unique perspective and way of interpreting the world.
Alphas tend to seek and perceive everything based on facts and the harsh realities, even if they are unpleasant. They value truth above all else, and their vision is bold and strong.
On the other hand, Betas prefer to perceive the world based on their emotions and personal comfort, even if it deviates from objective facts. Their visions are often idealistic and more fragile in nature.
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Tale : Tree and Lens 🌳🌿🔍👓
☑️ When love and BDSM principles are compared to a TREE, their biases and visions can be likened to colored GLASSES they wear to view things.
The divergent ways of thinking between Alphas and Betas create challenges in finding common ground and reaching solutions through discussion.
Alphas tend to perceive the world through a red-pill lens, emphasizing objective facts even if they are harsh or unpleasant. Meanwhile, most Betas view the world through a blue-pill lens, prioritizing subjective feelings and personal comfort, often straying from factual reality. This fundamental difference in perspective leads to disagreements, as Alphas might assert that a tree is red, while Betas argue that it is blue.
Most Alphas advocate for removing bias (take off the red glasses) to see the true color of the tree, embracing fearlessness in discovering reality through scientific analysis and observation. They believe that the color of a natural object SHOULD NOT be determined solely by social consensus or majority opinions.
Betas, however, may be inclined to rely on social norms, public opinion, and democratic processes to define truth. They argue that if the majority says the tree is blue and it brings happiness to most people, it must be accepted. The tree should be blue.
The clash of logics between Alphas and Betas revolves around the different criteria for determining right and wrong. Betas often defer to the majority's perception and societal consensus, while Alphas prioritize understanding the natural world through scientific investigation and analysis.
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" That's why I refrain from discussing and arguing with betas about what is right and wrong. Our different ways of critical thinking often lead to unproductive and heated arguments. Avoiding some discussions and contentious debates doesn't mean a person is closed-minded or lacking in broad perspective. Instead, it acknowledges the inherent differences between us that hinder meaningful discourse. We possess varying levels of analytical thinking and the courage to remove our biased perspectives and see things as they truly are, in their authentic nature.
Instead, focusing on fetishes and nurturing affection can foster stronger relationships, rather than fixating on debates about right and wrong and how things should be.
For two people who cannot perceive the tree as the same color, it's alright. In the context of BDSM, it is not a significant issue. Instead, we should concentrate on what truly matters and engage in discussions on those topics! "
___________ Scarlett Saphira
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Dress: Belle Epoque - Alba - Menta / @ The Fantasy Room
Belle Epoque - Mainstore
my desk....
For Jule's photo challenge group, something that needs organized...2/17/14
it's not so much messy...it really needs prioritized...lol...but it is all boring so where to start? lol
Plan Dog was drawn up by Admiral Harold Stark in 1940 which prioritized the western hemisphere in case of a war against Germany and Japan, defeating Germany would be a top priority. Early plans for invasion of Europe were drawn as a part of plan dog and Russia also pushed for a invasion in Europe to open up a second front. if the plan to invade France in 1943 when through the weapons used would still be early to mid war ranking. The American Light tank is a custom built one, a picture of it will come soon explaining it more in depth. I also didn't have my good camera and I really wanted to post this so please don't count it against the build.
there have been some very pretty skies at sunset this week ... and the weather almost warm for the middle of May here :-)
3rd evening I had a chance and prioritized getting Saxon out somewhere we could appreciate it :-)
eta: I totally missed the challenge for this week, will make amends next week, I promise
♦ Instructions available at Rebrickable ♦
"This is where the fun begins!"
My latest ship from the Prequel Trilogy has arrived, and it surely was a lot of fun to make: here's Obi Wan's Eta-2 Actis Interceptor from Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars.
This small unit consists of 281 pieces (stand included), and has one major feature: true Minifig scale!
There's a handful of beautiful MOCs of this ship out there already, but most of them are based on the huge cockpit piece from the playsets, so they're drastically oversized. So here I am with a, dare I say, more accurately scaled version.
It does come with a drawback, you guessed it: you can't put a fig inside. A bit ironic I know, but I chose to go for a brick-built cockpit in order to get as close to the original design as I could, prioritizing accuracy over playability, as usual.
The wings were pretty challenging given the ridiculously small scale, and my goal was to have them as thin as possible without compromising the SNOT look.
I'm quite happy with the result and I think this makes a nice little display piece. It's also very swooshable despite the intricate wing design.
I'm usually not a fan of stickers, but I thought this one deserved some sweet markings. I used the sticker sheet from the playset - it is included in the parts list. The color scheme can be changed to red with only a few part swaps (see last page in the instructions).
► Instructions for the Eta-2 Actis Interceptor are available at Rebrickable!
"But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns
Don't bother they're here..."
Yes, they are.... right here.
My day off....
My "To Do" list is pages and pages long. I never cross anything off it, I only add to the bottom of the list. So when I got up today.... my first thought.... I think I will go back to this location and pull those weeds to the right of the doorway because I might need this location again. Yup... and there you have it... my thought process, my inability to prioritize, and the reason nothing gets crossed off of my to do list (although.... if I add.... "pull the weeds at an abandoned building" to the list... I WILL have something to cross off! OK, works for me!)
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As an update.... my co-worker loved his Clown Birthday card. My favorite part of all of it... when he looked at me... and asked me.... so, tell me how you did this. Where is that clown from? (meaning,,, where did you copy and paste him from).... oh.... THAT'S ME!!... coworker's jaw drops, he stutters.... and finally spits out the words.... "ohhhhh, Torrie.... that just takes that to a whole other level." (I will never forget that look on his face) So.... there you go.... I have achieved a whole new level of craziness (Let's be serious... I probably would have gotten there, eventually, anyway). And the photo.... three weeks later... sits on his desk.... with a sad deflated red balloon hanging from it and a vase full of very dead flowers. And he says he likes it that way.... I'm not exactly sure what his clients must think of HIM at this point...and that kind of takes HIM to a whole other level, too...
...and the saddesr part is that I doubt if I will EVER be able to top this birthday card (but it's not like I won't at least try....afterall... I DO have PRIORITIES!!)
(and on a side note... this clown costume just might be the best $5 I have ever spent... I really love it! Have I just achieved another level?!)
Slussen is and will continue to be an important hub for all types of traffic. Now Slussen is being rebuilt to become a safer and more attractive place to stay. At the same time, drinking water is being secured for two million people.
After over 80 years, Slussen was worn out and therefore needed to be demolished and rebuilt from scratch. For example, the concrete was not saltwater resistant and weathered in many places, and as a result of inadequate foundations, settlements of up to 25 cm have occurred.
Slussen also needs to be rebuilt to reduce flood risks and secure drinking water. The new Slussen enables the tapping of almost five times as much water from Lake Mälaren as before.
At the same time, the area is being adapted to meet the needs of today's and tomorrow's Stockholmers with a new traffic solution that prioritizes cycling and walking. But Slussen is not only to be a traffic solution, but also a meeting place where people can meet and socialize, which is made possible by the new plans.
Handheld shot with Olympus 75mm f1.8, my fav lens for shooting flowers.
Nothing has been done to the background, it is purely a result of this lens’ natural bokeh rendering.
Yet regardless of lens quality, bokeh can be badly messed up or even mangled in shot and in particular by atrociously poor post-processing!
Bokeh will get messed up when shooting in electronic front curtain shutter mode above 1/1,000s.
Even worse is bad post-processing, just look at those gear forum image threads on kilo class 50mm f1.2 lenses, yet these same lens owners with images showing badly mangled bokeh keep waxing lyrical about their behemoth f1.2 boat anchors!
Conversely, some hobbyists like to complain about lenses being overly contrasty hence affecting bokeh quality. Fact is, contrast in bokeh can be handled via post-processing if required but it’s onion-rings and all kinds of structures within bokeh balls that cannot be easily dealt with in post-processing.
There’s just way too much fallacies being propagated in gear forums. The worse of which are those from certain Nikon “Z”-ealot fanbois shills, no other brands’ fanboism ever reach such ridiculous levels of obnoxiousness and delusion, this is likely a consequence of extreme insecurity over their brand totem!
Some crazy “Z”-ealot fallacies;
1. “Z”-ealots loved to claim that the wider Z mount will lead to more efficient lens designs but what actually happened are Z lenses being bulkier, heavier and more expensive than equivalent lenses from other brands. The “Z”-ealots have largely stopped beating this widest mount drum these days for obvious reasons and have instead pivoted to suggesting that Nikon prioritized lens quality over size but doesn’t this mean that Nikon Z is the new Sigma of old!? Nikon F mount was way narrower than Canon EF but that didn’t preclude Nikon from making the class leading AF-S 14-24mm f2.8 G which Canon had no answer for a long time but yet Nikon “Z”-ealots will poke fun at other brands with smaller mounts.
2. The oft quote that you buy into the Z system mainly for the lenses when “Z”-ealots shills try to convince others (especially Nikon DSLR F mount users) to switch is obvious acknowledgement that the Z bodies are not competitive in terms of features and price. The Z7 series is not pro-spec unlike the D850 which is pro-spec, Nikon said so themselves. Then you have reality being laid bare with irrational exuberance over adapting lenses from other systems per below. If the Z lenses are as great as these shills claimed, why bother to adapt lenses from other mounts!?
3. A rampant Nikon “Z”-ealot fanbois shill with multiple user names on various gear forums was seen hyperventilating over the new version 2 of the Megadap E to Z adaptor recently. Shows how limited Nikon’s Z lens choices actually is and how slow Nikon is at bringing out new needed and interesting lenses. This notorious shill even suggested that “it makes sense to built a system based on a Nikon Z with some Sony lenses”. No surprise here since this was the exact same situation back in DSLR days when Nikon had a noticeably inferior lens lineup, this was Nikon at a much stronger no.2 behind Canon but Z’s current market share is a lot smaller with the Z mount being even more closed off to 3rd party lens makers than F mount ever was! This ridiculous Nikon Z shill even postulated that adapting Sony lenses on Nikon Z bodies will make Canon less relevant as a system when factually Nikon has a long and notorious history of crippling 3rd party lenses via firmware updates! As it is, Nikon already crippled their own FTZ adapter such that their own F-mount lenses get only 3 out of a possible 5 axis of stabilization. There’s no mention of IBIS effectiveness with the Megadap ETZ21 adapter.
As a multiple system user, I would rather acquire E-mount or even M-mount Voigtlander lenses which can be used on both E and Z mount than limiting myself with the same Voigtlander lenses released specifically for Z mount since these cannot be used on any other mounts. I can even get to use an AF adapter for M or E-mount Voigtlander lenses on the Z if I really wanted to.
This is the insiduous nature of these “Z”-ealot shills, always trying to distort reality to mislead others in favor of the brand they worship, have to wonder if these are in fact paid influencers! Nikon “Z”-ealot fanbois shills are truly the worst as no other brand users are anywhere near as obnoxious and delusional in belittling all other brands, such insecurity over just a camera brand, their constant propagation of fallacies are a real disservice to other users!
For beginners, take what you read in gear forums with a sackful of salt especially those forumers who seemed to practically live only in the gear forums and have no decent photo galleries to showcase. More often than not on gear forums, ability and words not only don’t match but the gulf can be really wide, beware of internet hot air!
Residing in the Underground Caves and over the Black Market Hour bi weekly on sundays
Our guild employs intelligence and covert tactics in a continuous battle against celestial beings. We specialize in monitoring angels and other factions, providing critical information to the highest bidders. Additionally, we're dedicated to retrieving wayward angels and errant mortals, reminding them of their purpose. We tirelessly patrol the infernal regions, ensuring the skies remain free from avian interlopers and looking for the next one to be sold in the black market
Most importantly, we prioritize unity and mutual support within our guild, standing by one another when the need arises. We launch strategic raids and perform rescue operations as necessary, adapting our actions to the prevailing circumstances.
Many Different types of Roles available for Demons and Mortals
Ask for Notecard for more info of guild and roles
Dhanbad (Inde) - Au début, je pensais que les glaneurs ramassaient tout le charbon qui passait à portée de main. Pas du tout. Ils privilégient en priorité des morceaux de minerai qui ont un calibrage précis. Pas trop gros, pas trop petit, pour prendre place dans les paniers sans le déstabiliser.
Même les blocs très lourds posés directement sur la tête des porteurs, seront acheminés à un endroit précis pour être cassés au marteau afin de faciliter le transport dans les paniers tressés, sur de plus longues distances.
Dhanbad (India) - At first I thought that the gleaners collected all the coal that came within reach. Not at all. They prioritize pieces of ore that have a precise calibration. Not too big, not too small, to fit in the baskets without destabilizing it.
Even very heavy blocks placed directly on the heads of the carriers will be transported to a place where they can be broken with a hammer in order to facilitate transport in woven baskets, over longer distances.
64-0989-5, fabricație 1973 Electroputere Craiova, reparație capitală cu remotorizare și recarosare în anul 2005, în serviciu comercial cu trenul InterRegio Night 1942 Mangalia - Satu Mare.
La nici măcar o oră distanță în spatele acestui tren circulă și trenul 1641 în relația București Nord - Satu Mare.
In stația Baia Mare pasagerii din trenul 1942 așteaptă 50 minute pentru atașarea vagoanelor celuilalt tren și continuarea călătoriei până în stația finală.
Dacă s-ar ține cont de interesele călătorilor, și nu de cele meschine a unor șefi de sindicat, orarele celor două trenuri ar fi corelate și cuplarea acestora s-ar face mai repede, fără a cauza disconfort pentru călători.
Locomotive 64-0989-5, built in 1973 by Electroputere Craiova, underwent a general overhaul with engine replacement and bodywork reconstruction in 2005. It is currently in commercial service hauling InterRegio Night train 1942, Mangalia – Satu Mare.
Less than an hour behind this train runs train 1641, Bucharest North – Satu Mare.
At Baia Mare station, passengers from train 1942 must wait 50 minutes for the coupling of coaches from the other train before continuing the journey to the final destination.
If passenger interests were prioritized over the petty concerns of certain union leaders, the timetables of the two trains would be coordinated, and the coupling operation would take place more promptly—avoiding unnecessary inconvenience for travelers.
Jibou, Sălaj (RO)
Another Friday spent along the rails of Cape Cod did not disappoint.
My main goal was to photograph newly repainted FL9 2011 which I did and then I had planned to again photograph the meet and swap with the northbound energy train. But those plans got changed when Mass Coastal train MC2 was unexpectedly thrown into the mix. They came down from Rochester with a string of empty C&D gons for Cassova at Otis which they were going to swap out with loads before heading back north to Rochester and on to Wareham.
They had to hold the main here at Taylor for a bit waiting for Cape Cod Central passenger train to finish up their station work and clear up the single track there. With the excursion train safely tucked in the siding here at MP 54.9 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Cape Mainline, MC2 is pulling south.
Leading the way is MC 2008, a GP9RM blt. Apr. 1956 as CN 2020. On the south end of the passenger train is MC2009, a rare model GP28 built by EMD in Nov. 1964 for the Illinois Central as their #9439. Only 31 of the 1800 hp units were built and only 16 of those were for US roads.
Once the bridge is lowered the 2008 will head south toward the Falmouth Branch and on to Otis meeting the waiting energy train at Canal Jct. The latter will use the same bridge closing to scoot back here and hold the main for a meet and crew swap with the passenger consist before they each then head on their respective ways to Seamass and back down to the station.
For a small little shortline it sure got busy here for a moment requiring some decisions on what I wanted to prioritizing shooting. Not a bad problem to have!
Wareham, Massachusetts
Friday September 15, 2023
Rovingian Council - Reading Ancient Sources by Daniel Arrhakis (2025)
Reading and the Importance of Consulting Ancient Sources in Mystical Development
Consulting a variety of sources is fundamental to mystical research, but also because it expands and deepens our knowledge, perspectives, and methods for understanding the spiritual world and the universe.
By combining diverse sources—such as religious texts, sacred diagrams and geometries, personal experiences, scientific findings, and sociological studies of communal practices—researchers can form a more complete and nuanced picture of the spiritual realm than they could from any single source.
Nowadays, the internet and Artificial Intelligence end up summarizing and making available part of the knowledge about the mystical world.
Search algorithms and AI models often prioritize the most popular, widely available, or easily digestible information. This can mean that common or "surface-level" knowledge becomes dominant, while niche, esoteric, or culturally specific wisdom might be less visible.
Many writings, texts and books were never digitized, others remained hidden or prohibited over the centuries and their memory was lost in time.
Hence the importance of consulting other sources in libraries, or in the repositories of former convents or monasteries.
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A Leitura e a Importância da Consulta de Fontes Antigas no Desenvolvimento Místico
Consultar uma variedade de fontes é fundamental para a investigação mística, não só porque expande e aprofunda o nosso conhecimento, como abre perspetivas e métodos para compreender o mundo espiritual e o universo.
Ao combinar diversas fontes — como textos religiosos, diagramas e geometrias sagradas, experiências pessoais, descobertas científicas e estudos sociológicos de práticas comunitárias — os investigadores podem formar uma imagem mais completa e matizada do reino espiritual do que seria possível com uma única fonte.
Atualmente, a internet e a Inteligência Artificial acabam por resumir e disponibilizar parte do conhecimento sobre o mundo místico.
Os algoritmos de pesquisa e os modelos de IA priorizam frequentemente as informações mais populares, amplamente disponíveis ou facilmente assimiláveis. Isto pode significar que o conhecimento comum ou "superficial" se torna dominante, enquanto a sabedoria de nicho, esotérica ou culturalmente específica pode ser menos visível.
Muitos escritos, textos e livros nunca foram digitalizados, outros permaneceram ocultos ou proibidos ao longo dos séculos e a sua memória perdeu-se no tempo.
Daí a importância de consultar outras fontes nas bibliotecas, ou nos arquivos dos antigos conventos ou mosteiros.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kananaskis_Country
Kananaskis Country (also known as K-Country) is a multi-use area located west of Calgary in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada. Its western edge borders Banff National Park and the Alberta-British Columbia border. The region owes its name to the Kananaskis River, which was named by John Palliser in 1858 after a legendary Cree Native. Covering an area of approximately 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi), Kananaskis Country was established by the Alberta Government in 1978 to provide a variety of land uses and designations. Land uses include resource extraction activities (such as forestry, cattle grazing, water, oil and gas), recreation, power generation, and residential communities. Land designations include public land and protected areas
The late 19th century and early 20th century saw the development of commercial use such as lumbering, hydroelectric developments, and coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rockies, which included what is now the Kananaskis region. When control over natural resources and Crown land was transferred from federal responsibility to Alberta in 1930, the province’s natural resources were considered to be a source of considerable wealth that would stay within the province. This led to more commercial use and the establishing of a provincial park system. Tourism and recreational demand also increased after the Second World War.[
Increased recreational use, especially after the completion of industrial access roads, led to serious environmental problems in the eastern slopes area. The environmental effects of the petroleum industry and coal mining were also causing problems that needed to be minimized. Environmental protection, including the importance of protecting and regulating stream flow, became a concern, which led to the establishment of Kananaskis Country, whose main intent was to provide recreational opportunities that were balanced with resource protection and commercial interests.
Kananaskis Country was officially dedicated by Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed in September 1978. Although Kananaskis Country is often mistaken to be a single park, it comprises several provincial parks, wildland provincial parks, provincial recreation areas, an ecological reserve and Crown Land, and provides for various uses that include recreation, tourism, industry and preservation. The primary reason for Kananaskis Country's establishment, however, was to accommodate recreational pursuits. The Kananaskis Country subregional Integrated Resource Plan ensures that all activities are planned and facilities are developed to prioritize conservation and environmental protection. Not all areas of Kananaskis Country are covered by the same measure of protection and each area has its own permitted activities.The main (regional) Kananaskis parks office is located in Canmore.
Improvement District No. 5 (Kananaskis), which shares most of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country, is the municipal region that provides local government and municipal services including fire protection, ambulance service, garbage handling, water, sewer, collecting taxes, and business licensing. Kananaskis Improvement District's municipal office is located in Kananaskis Village.
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On the ferry heading back from Coronado.
I've been busy lately. I'm quite naughty to be posting here and not writing my advertising paper. So I ought to get back to that, really. But I have built myself a 'working' route for my rail trip, and thought I'd look for a little feedback. It's still too dense, and I don't think I can manage all of this in the timeframe I've allotted. I'd love your input on what places I should prioritize and what places I should save for another time:
START Toronto
01 Montreal – 2 nights
02 Boston – 1 night
03 NewYork – 2 nights
04 Philadelphia – 2 nights
05 DC – 2 nights
06 Richmond – 2 nights
07 Charleston – 1 night
08 Savannah – 1 night
09 New Orleans – 1 day [I've been here before]
10 Memphis – 2 nights
11 Chicago – 2 nights
12 St Louis – 1 day
13 Kansas City – 1 day
14 Albuquerque – 2 nights
15 Flagstaff – 1 day
16 LA – 1 day
END San Diego
Q: charleston or savannah?
Q: is it even worth stopping in flagstaff?
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From Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kananaskis_Country
Kananaskis Country (also known as K-Country) is a multi-use area located west of Calgary in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada. Its western edge borders Banff National Park and the Alberta-British Columbia border. The region owes its name to the Kananaskis River, which was named by John Palliser in 1858 after a legendary Cree Native. Covering an area of approximately 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi), Kananaskis Country was established by the Alberta Government in 1978 to provide a variety of land uses and designations. Land uses include resource extraction activities (such as forestry, cattle grazing, water, oil and gas), recreation, power generation, and residential communities. Land designations include public land and protected areas
The late 19th century and early 20th century saw the development of commercial use such as lumbering, hydroelectric developments, and coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rockies, which included what is now the Kananaskis region. When control over natural resources and Crown land was transferred from federal responsibility to Alberta in 1930, the province’s natural resources were considered to be a source of considerable wealth that would stay within the province. This led to more commercial use and the establishing of a provincial park system. Tourism and recreational demand also increased after the Second World War.[
Increased recreational use, especially after the completion of industrial access roads, led to serious environmental problems in the eastern slopes area. The environmental effects of the petroleum industry and coal mining were also causing problems that needed to be minimized. Environmental protection, including the importance of protecting and regulating stream flow, became a concern, which led to the establishment of Kananaskis Country, whose main intent was to provide recreational opportunities that were balanced with resource protection and commercial interests.
Kananaskis Country was officially dedicated by Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed in September 1978. Although Kananaskis Country is often mistaken to be a single park, it comprises several provincial parks, wildland provincial parks, provincial recreation areas, an ecological reserve and Crown Land, and provides for various uses that include recreation, tourism, industry and preservation. The primary reason for Kananaskis Country's establishment, however, was to accommodate recreational pursuits. The Kananaskis Country subregional Integrated Resource Plan ensures that all activities are planned and facilities are developed to prioritize conservation and environmental protection. Not all areas of Kananaskis Country are covered by the same measure of protection and each area has its own permitted activities. The main (regional) Kananaskis parks office is located in Canmore.
Improvement District No. 5 (Kananaskis), which shares most of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country, is the municipal region that provides local government and municipal services including fire protection, ambulance service, garbage handling, water, sewer, collecting taxes, and business licensing. Kananaskis Improvement District's municipal office is located in Kananaskis Village.
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The Buick Super is a full-sized automobile produced by Buick from 1940 through the 1958 model years, with a brief hiatus from 1943 through 1945. The first generation shared the longer wheelbase with the top level Roadmaster while offering the smaller displacement engine from the Buick Special. The Super prioritized passenger comfort over engine performance. For several years, it was called the "Buick Eight" or "Super Eight" due to the engravement on the grille while all Buick's since 1931 were all installed with the Buick Straight-8 engine with varying engine displacement.
Super returned as a performance trim level on V8-powered LaCrosse and Lucerne sedans from 2008 until 2011.
The 1942 Super coupes adopted the appealing Sedanet fastback style that had been the sensation of 1941 on Century and Special. New wider and lower bodies were offered and "Airfoil" front fenders that flowed into the lines of the rear fenders were introduced on convertibles and sedanet models. The Super had new front fender trim featuring parallel chrome strips. Also featured for 1942 was a handsome new grille with a lower outline and thin vertical strips. A feature shared with other Buicks was a new interior air intake positioned near the front center grille that eliminated the old cowl-level ventilator. The number of body styles was reduced to three with the elimination of the one year only Business coupe.[1]
After the government prohibited the use of chrome on January 1, 1942 a number of body styles were dropped and most trim was now painted. Cast iron pistons were used in the 248 cu in (4.1 L) Fireball straight-eight engine. The last of the 1942 Buicks were completed on February 4, 1942. Only 33,034 Supers were built in the abbreviated model year.[1]
In 1946 Buick once again combined the large Series 70 Roadmaster body with the economical Series 40 Special powerplant to create the Series 50 Super line. Basic styling was continued from 1942 now sedans had the front fender sweep across the doors to the rear fenders as did the Sedanet and convertible styles. A stamped grille with vertical bars dominated the frontal ensemble. Single stainless body trim lines began on the front fenders and ended at the rear edge of the standard rear wheelhouse shields. Standard equipment included an automatic choke, clock, ash receiver, turn signals and a painted woodgrain instrument panels.[5] Exterior series identification was found on the crossbar between the bumper guards front and rear. Cloisonne emblems carried the Super emblem. Compound Carburetion was eliminated and the compression ratio was reduced to 6.30:1. As a consequence the 1946 Super's horsepower fell from 125 to 110. Torque on the other hand was hardly affected. The number of body styles increased to four with the return of the Estate wagon after a six year absence. A total of 119,334 units were sold. The front suspension was independent with coil springs.[6] 76.98% of Buick sales this year were Supers. Wikipedia
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A Harbour Authority (HA) is a non-profit, locally controlled organization which operates under a head lease with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to operate and maintain a DFO-owned public commercial fishing harbour in the best interests of the commercial fishing fleet.
The harbour facility consists entirely of the property and water lots under the ownership of DFO – Small Craft Harbours (SCH).
An HA must operate the harbour as a public facility in accordance with the terms of the head lease and must at all times prioritize the needs of the commercial fishing industry above all else
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