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A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find, lucky to have.
Anon
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Khalil Gibran
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau
Friends are the family you choose.
Jess C. Scott
Some people go to priests, others to poetry, I to my friends.
Virginia Woolf
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The little man pauses to take a breath...
Skippy envisioned his universe with help from the following amazing creations:
Soy's Mini Shop in Gas Station, Fuel Tank, Old Gas Pumps and Stand, Cacti, Dessert Weeds, and Barbed Wire Fence, which are all part of the My Long Way Collection!
Soy's Gateway to Waterline Forts Bridge and Gate, and Old Tank House!
In addition, the little warrior wears items created by the talented designers at Remarkable Oblivion, PFC, Contraption, and The Forge!
Keep blazing trails, my friends!
Surely we all have a responsibility to care for our blue planet. The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us.
David Attenborough
Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest.
Charles Moore
The Ocean is a mighty harmonist.
William Wordsworth
No water, no life. No blue, no green.
Sylvia Earle
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Taking responsibility does not mean accepting the consequences.
To bear responsibility means to be self-aware of one's own inner echo. Our own echo that is sent back into the world.
I need to ground myself and listen to my own echo ♥
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Tree from Konoha - Prunus lanie
Background Stone from Konoha - Black Forest Boulder
Common Gallinule incubating 3 eggs. Male and females share incubation responsibilities; this is the male taking his turn while the female was foraging for food. The nest is a particularly sturdy construction. Seen in the Cullinan Park Conservancy, Sugarland, Texas.
"Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited."
Margaret Mead
I want all to be free.
I want all to be like me.
I want all resources in world.
I want no responsibility for my actions.
I do not care what others think of me.
I will do RIGHT as I see it from the LEFT.
by Anonymous
Today's Reflection Areas: Does U.S.A. Government through the years give mixed messages to all? Is that part of the Human process the great Greek philosophers wrote of centuries before JC was born about the year Zero A.D. just after year One B.C.
ANSWER: Can A Government Ever Get It Right and Please All Through Out the World?
Mit einem langen ARS Altmann-Zug aus Regensburg konnte 193 552-7 "Responsibility Driven" (saving CO2 in sustainable, cross-border connections) bei Feldmoching fotografiert werden.
Near Feldmoching I was able to take this picture of TX Logistik's 193 552-7 "Responsibility Driven" (saving CO2 in sustainable, cross-border connections) hauling a long ARS Altmann train from Regensburg to Verona Q. E.
Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve
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The Female Mallard, historically known as a hen, is a large dabbling duck celebrated for its highly effective camouflage, distinctive vocalizations, and sole responsibility for raising offspring. While male mallards flaunt bright green heads, females possess an entirely different, subdued aesthetic designed to protect them from predators while nesting.
Physical Appearance & Identification
Plumage:
Mottled brown and tan feathers provide exceptional camouflage against wetland vegetation.
Head Markings:
Features a dark crown, dark eye-stripes, and buff-coloured cheeks.
Bill:
Distinctly orange with variable black or dark splotches, contrasting with the male's solid yellow bill.
Speculum:
Both sexes share a vibrant, iridescent purple-blue wing patch bordered sharply by white lines.
Tail:
Flat tail feathers without the curled "drake curls" found on males.
Vocalisation:
The True "Quack"
The classic, loud, sharp "quack" commonly associated with ducks belongs exclusively to the female mallard. She uses this powerful call for communication, whereas the male makes a much quieter, raspy, or muffled sound.
Mating, Nesting, and Brood Rearing
Pairing:
Form seasonal bonds with males in autumn or winter, but do not mate for life.
Nest Building:
Handled entirely by the female. She creates a shallow scrape on the ground near water and lines it with down feathers plucked from her own breast.
Egg Laying:
Lays a clutch of 1 to 13 creamy-white or greenish eggs.
Incubation:
Lasts 26 to 30 days. The male departs entirely once all eggs are laid, leaving the female to incubate alone.
Fledgling Care:
Leads precocial ducklings to water within 24 hours of hatching. She protects and teaches them to forage for roughly 50 days until they can fly.
Biological Marvel:
Reproductive Control
According to researchers featured by organizations like the Scottish Wildlife Trust and studied by evolutionary biologists, female mallards possess an intricate, clockwise-spiralling reproductive tract filled with dead ends and false turns. This complex anatomy acts as a physical gatekeeper, allowing the female to redirect unwanted advances and effectively choose which male successfully fertilizes her eggs.
It is extremely sad to witness puffins resorting to using fishing line to construct their nests. This highlights the impact of human activity on the natural world and the dangerous consequences of littering. The use of fishing line puts the birds' lives at risk and has serious consequences for the puffin and its offspring, including entanglement, injury, and death. It is crucial that we all take responsibility for preserving the environment and its inhabitants by disposing of waste properly and reducing our reliance on harmful materials.
Freedom rarely arrives with fanfare. More often, it comes in quiet moments when we forget ourselves for just long enough to feel the world as it is.
We spend so much of life carrying expectations, responsibilities, and the invisible weight of becoming who we think we should be. Then, almost without warning, something as ordinary as a breeze reminds us that joy does not always have to be earned. Sometimes it is simply received.
Perhaps that is why moments like these linger in our memory. They are small reminders that beneath all we carry, there is still a soul made to delight in grace, beauty, and the simple gift of being alive.
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mungo and is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland. There are two St Mungo’s in Scotland, one here in Glasgow and the other in Orkney and are the only medieval cathedrals to have mainly survived the Reformation, some damage caused but no way near the scale of destruction inflicted on many other churches, abbeys and cathedrals.
There was a stone cathedral on the site in 1136. Incidentally St Mungo’s tomb lies in the middle of the cathedral’s lower church. Fragments of this early church have been discovered beneath the present structure. This early church was dedicated in 1197. It is thought that the major part of the construction of the current church took place in the 13th century.
After the reformation it was partitioned into three congregations (Inner High, Outer High and Barony). This partition was still in place until the early 19th century. So in 1835 a major restoration took place after the Outer High and Barony moved to another part of the city.
The Cathedral has been Crown Property since 1587, then, in 1857 it moved in care of the State. Now it is the responsibility of ‘Historic Environment Scotland’.
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mungo and is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland. There are two St Mungo’s in Scotland, one here in Glasgow and the other in Orkney and are the only medieval cathedrals to have mainly survived the Reformation, some damage caused but no way near the scale of destruction inflicted on many other churches, abbeys and cathedrals.
There was a stone cathedral on the site in 1136. Incidentally St Mungo’s tomb lies in the middle of the cathedral’s lower church. Fragments of this early church have been discovered beneath the present structure. This early church was dedicated in 1197. It is thought that the major part of the construction of the current church took place in the 13th century.
After the reformation it was partitioned into three congregations (Inner High, Outer High and Barony). This partition was still in place until the early 19th century. So in 1835 a major restoration took place after the Outer High and Barony moved to another part of the city.
The Cathedral has been Crown Property since 1587, then, in 1857 it moved in care of the State. Now it is the responsibility of ‘Historic Environment Scotland’.
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Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary
Situated at 69 Watling St, London, EC4N 4SJ.
There has been a church on this for about 900 years. The patronage belonged to the Prior and Chapter of Canterbury and was later transferred to the Archbishop in 1400.
Sir Henry Keeble paid for the building of a new church in 1510, but he died in 1518 leaving the tower still to be finished. It wasn’t until 1629 where two legacies enabled the church to be completed by 1632.
Poor Henry Keeble what was supposed to be his resting place, his dream was short-lived. His mortal remains were removed to be replaced by those of Two Lord Mayors, Sir William Laxton and Sir Thomas Lodge. To add insult to injury, his monument was also destroyed.
The church was badly damaged by the Great Fire of London in 1666, the tower and parts of its walls survived. A gentleman called Henry Rogers had left a legacy of £5,000 of which his widow had stipulated that the church should be rebuilt as a replica of the old one.
Sir Christopher Wren did the majority of the rebuilding in the ‘Gothic’ style. Pevsner writes ‘It is the chief surviving monument of 17th century Gothic revival in the City’.
Another church that was destroyed in the Great Fire ‘St Thomas the Apostle’ was now united with St Mary’s. St Thomas’s was not rebuilt.
A new organ was installed, built by George England and Hugh Russell in 1781. There were major restorations between 1876-77. A new Oak Screen was added, pews and stalls were replaced. The organ was moved from the Western Gallery to the Chancel, new glass to windows and a new Reredos installed.
The church was damaged in the Second World War but the damage was minor when set against the destruction to other churches in the vicinity.
The church was designated a Grade 1 listed building in 1950
April 2005 was the last major restorations, particular attention to plaster ceilings, memorials on the North Wall.
There are many famous people buried here but many are forgotten to us. Past Lord Mayors, Military figures and members of the Clergy glorified at the time but now not remembered in the mists of time. I found one reference to Richard Chaucer, a vintner, said to be the father of Geoffrey Chaucer of Canterbury Tales fame.
Since 2007 St Mary’s has been the Regimental Church of the Royal Tank Regiment. Also if you look at the many stained glass windows you will see many emblems of the London Guilds (Trades).
Definition of guild church. : an English metropolitan church that has been freed from parish responsibilities in order to minister full time to nonresident city workers during their hours in the city. This provided by Merriam-Webster.
Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary
Situated at 69 Watling St, London, EC4N 4SJ.
There has been a church on this for about 900 years. The patronage belonged to the Prior and Chapter of Canterbury and was later transferred to the Archbishop in 1400.
Sir Henry Keeble paid for the building of a new church in 1510, but he died in 1518 leaving the tower still to be finished. It wasn’t until 1629 where two legacies enabled the church to be completed by 1632.
Poor Henry Keeble what was supposed to be his resting place, his dream was short-lived. His mortal remains were removed to be replaced by those of Two Lord Mayors, Sir William Laxton and Sir Thomas Lodge. To add insult to injury, his monument was also destroyed.
The church was badly damaged by the Great Fire of London in 1666, the tower and parts of its walls survived. A gentleman called Henry Rogers had left a legacy of £5,000 of which his widow had stipulated that the church should be rebuilt as a replica of the old one.
Sir Christopher Wren did the majority of the rebuilding in the ‘Gothic’ style. Pevsner writes ‘It is the chief surviving monument of 17th century Gothic revival in the City’.
Another church that was destroyed in the Great Fire ‘St Thomas the Apostle’ was now united with St Mary’s. St Thomas’s was not rebuilt.
A new organ was installed, built by George England and Hugh Russell in 1781. There were major restorations between 1876-77. A new Oak Screen was added, pews and stalls were replaced. The organ was moved from the Western Gallery to the Chancel, new glass to windows and a new Reredos installed.
The church was damaged in the Second World War but the damage was minor when set against the destruction to other churches in the vicinity.
The church was designated a Grade 1 listed building in 1950
April 2005 was the last major restorations, particular attention to plaster ceilings, memorials on the North Wall.
There are many famous people buried here but many are forgotten to us. Past Lord Mayors, Military figures and members of the Clergy glorified at the time but now not remembered in the mists of time. I found one reference to Richard Chaucer, a vintner, said to be the father of Geoffrey Chaucer of Canterbury Tales fame.
Since 2007 St Mary’s has been the Regimental Church of the Royal Tank Regiment. Also if you look at the many stained glass windows you will see many emblems of the London Guilds (Trades).
Definition of guild church. : an English metropolitan church that has been freed from parish responsibilities in order to minister full time to nonresident city workers during their hours in the city. This provided by Merriam-Webster.
Excerpt from www.thetreemuseum.ca/pages/history.php:
The Tree Museum was established in 1997 and is a site set on the pre Cambrian shield amidst the cottage county-side of Muskoka. It is located on Ryde Lake near the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario. The site is undeveloped and includes both waterfront and forest. For the participating artists, this opportunity represents a rare occasion to realize major outdoor artworks in an uncultivated environment.
1998-2019, artists, both National and International, have created unique projects relating to the site of the Tree Museum. These works engage the complex reality of the relationship between man and nature; adoration, reliance, and exploitation. Collectively, the projects explore concepts of identity, memory and territory in respect to nature and natural processes, while underscoring the imbalance that characterizes our current relationship to the environment.
We are also cognisant of our responsibility as conservators of the land where the work is created. Eighty percent of the pathways are temporary and as the work disappears, or is removed, so too is all evidence of its presence. Some of the works are permanent and others are of a transitory nature, with the elements and nature determining their life span. We tread very lightly on the land.
It's cold, I'm bored so here's one from four years ago, can't wait for the sea holly to flower again and await the buzzers.
"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity" - ~ K. Gibran
This is my last picture of the year, and the title says it all. No matter what tradition it is made in, it is the togetherness and love that counts! Please keep the love going for our children's sake in 2025. Please don't lose it; it is the most important thing in our life.
This photo was taken on my cell phone by one of my family members. I don't know who to give credit to, but BRAVO to whoever took it, you created a photo of the year. Thank you, and thank you, my family, for everything!
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
This was the home of attorney John M. Hamilton (1847-1905), who served as Illinois Governor from 1883 to 1885. The house was built in 1872 by James Clark, a trader in hides. pelts, wools, and furs. Clark the property to Hamilton in 1873.
Hamilton's state political service began while he lived in the house. In 1876, he was elected to the Illinois State Senate where he four years, becoming president pro tempore in 1879. In 1881, Hamilton was elected lieutenant governor under Shelby Moore Cullon. When Cullom, just two years into his term, ran for and won a seat in the United States Senate, Hamilton assumed the governorship.
While Hamilton was governor, the state legislature thrashed out the details of Harber high-license law which probably attracted more attention than any other single issue of the 1880s. This bitterly contested act imposed license fees of not less than $500 per year on taverns and greatly reduced the number of such establishments operating in larger cities.
In May of 1883, Hamilton sent the state militia to Madison and St. Clair counties to quell labor troubles. A year later while the governor was working in his office in Springfield, a bullet came crashing through the window narrowly missing him. Some blamed anarchists or miners hot for revenge, while other put the responsibility on boys shooting pigeons in the street below.
Hamilton sought support to secure his own nomination for governor in 1884, but withdrew when he failed to gain the endorsement of key party officials. After his tenure in office, Hamilton never returned to live in Bloomington. In his post-governor years, Hamilton became a prosperous and respected lawyer in Chicago, where he died in 1905.
For its political significance, the John M. Hamilton House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Chhath Puja is a four-day elaborate celebration in honour of the Sun, which involves a long fast without water, and making offerings to Usha and Pratyusha, the light of the rising and the setting Sun, while standing in a water body.
The males of the home generally carry the bamboo basket full of household necessities to the Ghat on their heads
Taken @ Witherwood Thicket
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Do you know me?
Really know me?
You have opinions about my opinions
About my music
About my clothes
About my body
Some people hate what I wear
Some people praise it
Some people use it to shame others
Some people use it to shame me
If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman
If I shed the layers, I'm a slut
Though you've never seen my body, you still judge it
And judge me for it
Why?
We make assumptions about people based on their size
We decide who they are
We decide what they're worth
If I wear more, if I wear less
Who decides what that makes me?
Is my value based only on your perception?
Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?
Am Morgen des 9. Juni wurde kurz nach Sonnenaufgang Stellung bei Wernfeld bezogen - und der erste coole Zug lies auch nicht lang auf sich warten: Um 7:45 rumpelte Alpha-Trains/TXL 193 553 mit dem überpünktlichen - sogar etwas verfrühten - Kölner KLV durch die Kulisse, die zu der Zeit noch sehr von Morgenstimmung geprägt war. Nachdem die Lokomotiven mit Italien-Zulassung von TXLogistik Nördlich von München-Laim bzw. sogar von Kufstein relativ selten geworden sind, freute ich mich entsprechend über das Bild.
Quality is everyone's responsibility.
W. Edwards Deming
Replacing the trench drain apron at our garage door entrance.
In the Vast Distance between what is and what could be, the gap between ideal and reality , lays our responsibility to overcome evil with good .. Quote Mrs Happy Face
SWELL Sculpture Festival. 'Stacked Chairs' by Alexander Piperides (Qld)
Stacked Chairs is an assembly of found chairs, portraying a column like structure. Although each chair has its own individual memory and function, they have become dependent on one another; the failure of one chair could result in the failure of the whole system. I would like to think of this similar to our current lives; where we are all at some stage or another, in the midst of various responsibilities, whether intentional or not. (the artist)
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wear and take, especially in these times, distinguishes people with attitude.
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin
First of all, I need to apologize for being absent from Flickr for the past 6 months. My final concerts and responsibilities at the college took up more time than anticipated as my last semester turned out to be one of my most challenging. June was a big month for me in that I retired on the day I turned 60 after 34 years of teaching. Shortly after the last handshakes and hugs, I jumped into my Sienna and set off across the country with my sister. After dropping my sister off at her house in Arkansas, I made a beeline for South Dakota with hopes of catching up on some storm chasing. After 2 days of dodging tornados in the Dakotas, the storms disappeared and I had to come up with a new plan.
Since I was already pretty far North, I decided to head up to the Canadian Rockies and spent the next week or so chasing stormy skies from Jasper down to Kananaskis. On this particular morning, I was cursing under my breath as I had just missed some spectacular light after showing up 5 minutes too late even after getting up at 3:45 AM in Calgary and making the drive in. (Turns out that the sun rises pretty freaking early in Canada during the Summer.)
After a few minutes of yelling at myself for missing the best light of the morning I began to notice small shafts of light were beginning to break through from the East. As thunder rolled across the valley and the ridge lit up, it suddenly hit me: This is what it feels like to be retired with no set agenda enjoying a quiet morning alone on a river bank with my camera in the Canadian Rockies.
I spent the next two hours shooting while getting soaked from the rain and from walking across the river in search of better comps. I may not have gotten the best light of the day, but I was smiling broadly as I sloshed back to my van, freezing, but very grateful to finally be a full time landscape photographer.
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A peaceful Friday out here today by the sea in a very challenging time!
Stay safe and wash your hands often! Keep distance from others around you! We are in a very tough time right now! Take responsibility now!
Am 30.Juli 2022 bespannte die ATLU 193 553 (Werbelok Responsibility Driven) den DGS 43151 von Köln Eifeltor nach Verona Quadrante Europa in Italien für ihren Mieter TXL.
Die Aufnahme enstand südlich St.Goarshausen an der rechten Rheinstrecke (KBS 466).
Der Zug hatte mit ca 1,5 Stunden Verspätung den Loreleytunnel durch fahren und passiert nun die markanten Felsen mit dem Aussichtstempel Leiselfeld nördlich dem Betriebsbahnhof Loreley.
Die schon lange anhaltenden Trockenheit hatte die Natur schon früh im Jahr ausgedöört und sorgt schon viel zu früh für eine fast herbstliche Laubfärbung.
The Foss Dyke, or Fossdyke, connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, and may be the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It is usually thought to have been built around AD 120 by the Romans, but there is no consensus among authors. It was refurbished in 1121, during the reign of King Henry I, and responsibility for its maintenance was transferred to the city of Lincoln by King James I. Improvements made in 1671 included a navigable sluice or lock at Torksey, and warehousing and wharves were built at Brayford Pool in the centre of Lincoln.
Connection to the River Witham at Brayford was hampered by the small bore and depth of High Bridge, a medieval structure just below the pool. The channel through it was made deeper in 1795, but John Rennie's plans to demolish it in 1803 were not adopted. The canal was leased to several generations of the Ellison family, who profited from the tolls but failed to maintain it. Although cargoes of coal and wool moved to the railway, the carriage of grain continued, and the last commercial operation was in 1972. The Brayford Mere Trust have turned Brayford Pool into a marina, and the Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership are opening a footpath and cycleway from Lincoln to Torksey; the section to Saxilby was officially opened on 26 July 2011.
Me invitaron a esto dos amigas, Lunalunita (Marion) y Conejo Aureo (Aly).
Aquí les voy….
Here I go….
16 Cosas acerca de mí:
1) Apasionado del trabajo y las responsabilidades.
2) Amante de la vida
3) Lector ávido.
4) Curioso insaciable.
5) Romántico incurable.
6) Hubiera querido haber nacido en 1800.
7) Capaz de llorar fácilmente, con alguna pieza musical o algún poema.
8) Amo los deportes al aire libre, y dicen mis amigos que los llevo al extremo.
9) Me encantan los niños, los perros y los Jeeps.
10) Escritor y fotógrafo frustrado.
11) Creo que la lealtad, el honor y mantener nuestra palabra, son las mayores virtudes que tenemos.
12) Tengo dos carreras, Medico Cirujano y Licenciado en Enfermería, y me siento igual de orgulloso de las dos.
13) Soy cinta negra en Taekwondo….y me encanta el golf.
14) Me da miedo lo que le estamos haciendo a nuestro planeta.
15) Procuro nunca molestar o hacer sentirse mal a nadie.
16) Soy rico. Tengo esposa, un hijo, mis padres, hermanos, un montón de amigos…. y dos perros.
1) Workaholic, passionate about responsibilities.
2) Life lover.
3) Avid reader.
4) Insatiably curious.
5) Incurably romantic.
6) Wish had been born in 1800.
7) May cry with a musical piece or poem.
8) Love outdoor sports, my friends say I took them to extremes.
9) Love kids, dogs and Jeeps.
10) Frustrated writer and photojournalist.
11) I believe loyalty, honor and to keep our word, are our greatest virtues.
12) I have two careers, Medical Doctor, and Registered Nurse. I am equally proud of both.
13) I am a black belt in Taekwondo….. and love golf.
14) I am afraid of what we are doing to our planet.
15) I always try no to bother, or make anybody, unhappy.
16) I am rich. I have a wife, a son, my parents, brothers, lots of friends….. and two dogs.
It is painful for me to think that within a year this fox, and others on Island Beach State Park, were exterminated by gun-slinging, hunt-happy authorities who don’t deserve their positions. There is no excuse but there should be responsibility and accountability. When our natural places are mismanaged, those responsible should pay financially and with jail time. Sitting pretty in their government backed positions should not provide them with protection from prosecution. #RedFoxes
Free people of a free country!
The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine.
As before, the enemy is confused. They did not expect such resistance. They believed in their propaganda, which has been lying about us for decades.They still can't recollect themselves. But they have already begun to understand that they will not achieve anything by war.
Their soldiers know this. Their officers are aware of this. They flee the battlefield. They abandon equipment.
We take trophies and use them to protect Ukraine. Today, Russian troops are, in fact, one of the suppliers of equipment to our army. They could not imagine such a thing in a nightmare.
And I want to tell the Russian soldiers. Those who have already entered our land. And who are just about to be sent to fight against us.
Russian conscripts! Listen to me very carefully. Russian officers! You’ve already understood everything. You will not take anything from Ukraine. You will take lives. There are a lot of you. But your life will also be taken.
But why should you die? What for? I know that you want to survive. We hear your conversations in the intercepts, we hear what you really think about this senseless war, about this disgrace and about your state. Your conversations with each other. Your calls home to your family. We hear it all. We draw conclusions. We know who you are.
Therefore, I offer you a choice. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I give you a chance. Chance to survive. If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you the way people are supposed to be treated. As people, decently. In a way you were not treated in your army. And in a way your army does not treat ours. Choose!
Our brave defenders continue to inflict devastating losses on Russian troops.
Soon the number of downed helicopters of Russia will reach hundreds of units. They have already lost 80 warplanes. Hundreds of tanks and thousands of other units of equipment.
In 19 days, the Russian army has lost more in Ukraine than in two bloody and years-long wars in Chechnya. For what?
I am grateful to those Russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth. To those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts to their friends and loved ones. And personally to the woman who entered the studio of Channel One with a poster against the war. To those who are not afraid to protest. As long as your country has not completely closed itself off from the whole world, turning into a very large North Korea, you must fight. You must not lose your chance.
The European Union has approved the fourth package of sanctions against Russia. The fourth - and I'm sure not the last.
We are working with partners on new restrictions that will be applied against the Russian state. Everyone who is responsible for the war. Everyone who is responsible for the destruction of democracy. Everyone who is responsible for repression against people. Everyone will get an answer. The answer of the world. And this is just the beginning.
Responsibility for war crimes of the Russian military is inevitable. Responsibility for a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe in Ukrainian cities is inevitable. The whole world sees what is happening in Mariupol. Kharkiv. Chernihiv. Sumy. Okhtyrka. Hostomel. Irpin. In all our cities.
All our partners are informed of the crimes of the invaders against civilians and local self-government in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. In the temporarily occupied areas. There will be an answer for that. Necessarily. For the disrupted humanitarian corridors. Necessarily.
During the day of March 14, 3,806 Ukrainians were evacuated from the cities and towns of the Kyiv and Luhansk regions.
Our convoy with one hundred tons of what is most necessary for Mariupol is still kept in Berdyansk. For three days already. But we will try. We will do everything to ensure that Mariupol residents receive food, water and medicine.
I provided full information about the actions of the invaders on the Ukrainian land in conversations with friends and partners of our state. Every aggressive action of the invaders only pushes the world to new sanctions.
I spoke with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. With President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. We have 100% mutual understanding.
The conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Bennett was also important. As part of a negotiation effort to end this war as soon as possible. With a fair peace.
Our delegation also worked on this in negotiations with the Russian party. Pretty good, as I was told. But let's see. They will continue tomorrow.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has agreed on a package of decisions to support our economy.
So that business works. So that people have jobs. Where security allows. Where people are ready for it.
First, we are starting tax reform. Instead of VAT and income tax we give a rate of 2 percent of turnover and simplified accounting. For small businesses - this is the first and second group of sole proprietors - we set a voluntary payment of a single tax. That is, if you can - pay. You can't - no questions asked.
The second is maximum business deregulation. We cancel all inspections for all businesses. So that everyone works normally. So that the cities come to life. So that life continues wherever there is no hostilities.
The only condition is that you ensure the normal operation of your business in the framework of Ukrainian law.
These are just the first two steps of our tax reform. To be continued.
And finally.
I have just signed a decree on awarding state awards of Ukraine to 234 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who showed personal courage and heroism in the fight for our land. For our independence. 59 of them posthumously.
May the memory of everyone who gave life for our state live forever!
Eternal gratitude to all our heroes!
Glory to Ukraine!
Herzogenaurach / Franconia / Bavaria / Germany
Album of Germany (the south): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157712099...
As a response to the devastating assault launched by the infected Blacktron forces in 2020, the IDC were prompted to develop a new class of Mecha weaponry.
The R&D department was given only one instruction: *** ALL THE GUNS! ***
And thus, the T-REX was born.
T-REX: Tactical Response to Extreme Xenophobia
Technical Specs:
2 main laser cannons, 2 detachable rocket pods, 2 rotary guns, 2 heavy artillery, 2 mixed-use launchers, anti-infantry undercarriage system, and detachable anti-air defenses. Seating two pilots to share the responsibility of driving and destruction, this beast is a FORCE to be reckoned with!
More photos available on Instagram @LEGO_Stud :)
I am honored to have already earned a Committee's Choice Award at our local Bricks Cascade BrickNic for this MOC, and look forward to sharing it in full-action-glory at the next in-person convention in 2022!
Dragon Age: Inquisition
• WBG for custom resolution
• HattiWatti's Cinematic Tools for free camera, FOV, DOF, Tonemap, fog, hide HUD and Resolution Scale 2
• ReShade (Realistic config by Erika Tschinkel)
• Images stitched together with Image Composite Editor