The Austonian held the crown of tallest building in Austin for nine years until The Independent surpassed it by only seven feet in 2019. Located at 200 Congress Ave., the 683-foot tall, 56-story building is a modern architectural icon in this rapidly growing city.

This post modern skyscraper was designed by Ziegler Cooper Architects of Houston. At the time of its completion in 2010, the Austrian was both the tallest building in Austin, and the tallest residential skyscraper in the United States west of the Mississippi River. Both distinctions are now held by The Independent, although another downtown Austin tower, Sixth and Guadalupe and still under construction, has already topped out at its final height of 865-feet and is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2023.

Austin is the capital of the State of Texas, as well as the seat of Travis County. With a population of just under one million residents, Austin is the 11th largest city in the United States. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Area, now with a population of 2.3M, is one of the fastest growing large metropolitan areas in the country having added more than 579,000 residents since 2010.

Peonies at the UC Botanical Garden. Right on schedule for Mother’s Day!

Peonies are important in Chinese herbal medicine. These are blooming in the university's Chinese Medicinal section.

botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/collections/chinese-medicina...

Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking 'snowy' plumages. Males in summer have all white heads and underparts contrasting with a black mantle and wing tips. Females are a more mottled above. In autumn and winter birds develop a sandy/buff wash to their plumage and males have more mottled upperparts.

Globally, they breed around the arctic from Scandinavia to Alaska, Canada and Greenland and migrate south in winter. They are a scarce breeding species in the UK, in Scotland, making them an Amber List species. They are more widespread in winter in the north and east when residents are joined by continental birds.

They are listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act.

What they eat:Seeds and insects (Courtesy RSPB).

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Pigeon ~ Paris ~ France ~ Friday August 26th 2011.

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After yesterdays events in Paris, my thoughts and prayers go out to all those cruelly taken from us, may they rest in peace..:(

I'm scheduled to go to Paris next February to see Ellie Goulding for my Birthday!!

A few moronic monsters won't stop me!!!...Solidarity with Paris...

Wikipedia: The African Renaissance Monument (French: Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine) is a 49 meter tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside Dakar, Senegal. Built overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the Ouakam suburb, the statue was designed by the Senegalese architect Pierre Goudiaby after an idea presented by president Abdoulaye Wade and built by Mansudae Overseas Projects, a company from North Korea. Site preparation on top of the 100-meter high hill began in 2006, and construction of the bronze statue began 3 April 2008.

Originally scheduled for completion in December 2009, delays stretched into early 2010, and the formal dedication occurred on 4 April 2010, Senegal's "National Day", commemorating the 50th anniversary of the country's independence from France. It is the tallest statue in Africa.

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This Grade II*-listed stone packhorse bridge over the River Welland at Deeping St James in south Lincolnshire dates from 1651. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Deeping St James is based around a now lost 12th-century Benedictine Priory, destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The stones from the priory were used to build various 17th-century buildings in the area. The village is one mile east of Market Deeping which is also on the River Welland. This rises near Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire. The Welland is one of the main rivers that helps to drain the Fens. It joins the sea near Fosdike in The Wash.

One of the prettiest spiders--at least in this area. I'll have a similar one to this to post in October for the Arachtober group.

I go back to work tomorrow. Three weeks of teacher meetings and prep, then the students return Sept. 8 for face to face instruction, although on a staggered schedule. I am not quite looking forward to that. Don't get me wrong--I love and miss my kids, but I do want a safe working environment, and I do not think we're safe at all yet.

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Precision Scheduled Railroading in effect, NS Train 224 with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Heritage Locomotive on the point passes over Dry Creek on the NS Kansas City District-BNSF Brookfield Sub.

This train's Moberly crew was over 9 hours old at this point, and at 13,024 with 3 distinct blocks of traffic to get rid of between Voltz and Kansas City, they'll be close to their hog time before they make the first cut.

The Lackawanna's Phoebe Snow and N&W's Herman H. Pevler are both rolling in their graves.

Locomotives: NS 1074, NS 9212, NS 9555, NS 8086, NS 9036

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Missouri City, MO

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Hancock Shaker Village

[From the archives 2015]. hancockshakervillage.org/

Today, the 750-acre Hancock Shaker Village operates as a living-history museum open to the public with 20 authentic Shaker buildings, rich collections of Shaker furniture and artifacts in rotating exhibits, a full schedule of activities and workshops, a mile-long hiking trail and picnic areas, store and cafe, and a working farm with extensive gardens and heritage-breed livestock.

The name Stanton Drew means homestead by the stones. The largest of the stone circles on this site is second largest known in England, after Avebury. The stones featured are part a smaller irregular stone circle adjacent to the large one. This stone circle has a sub-oval plan with a maximum diameter of 35m. It contains seven large standing stones with dimensions of between 1.5m and 2m high and 0.75m-1.5m thick. All together at this complex there are three stone circles, two stone avenues and a cove. (Historic England)

The silence of the mountains is briefly interrupted as the hottest train on the railroad, Santa’s sleigh, rolls into Dante, Virginia. Loaded with tons of Christmas cheer for all of the children along the Clinchfield, Santa and the jolly elves have their work cutout to make sure they stick to the schedule. The North Pole cannot be late for their deliveries! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your families. I hope it’s a wonderful season.

Eén kilometer westelijker en 13 minuten later zien we opnieuw de 628 518 tijdens het halt houden in het stationnetje vn Wasserburg.

Het stel is ondertussen teruggekeerd richting Lindau nadat het in Kressbronn de reizigers heeft opgepikt van de veel te laat rijdende RE uit Stuttgart - op tijd rijdt de RB 22735 echter ook niet: nog steeds staat er plus 10 op de teller.

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With the outskirts of the Pfänder in the background we can see once again the 628 518 making is scheduled stop at the station of Wasserburg whilst returning as local train to Lindau.

Due to the fact that the passengers of the delayed RE from and to Stuttgart had to exchange trains at Kressbronn, this RB still had a delay of 10 minutes.

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Wasserburg, 16/07/2019

DB 628 518

RB 22735 (Friedrichshafen Stadt) - Kressbronn - Lindau Hbf

We'll have a lot of variety in our offerings including Bodie this year, including one weekend with interior access:

- Our typical 3-night workshops with one night in Bodie: July 8-11.

- A peak rising Milky Way session in early June, with 2 nights practice, then TWO nights in Bodie: June 1-5.

- 5 nights peak June Milky Way rising: 2 nights practice, one night in Bodie, extended with 2 additional nights in historic Central Nevada sites: June 10-15.

- We also have a Bodie interiors session one Sunday morning in October, and we'll fill the weekend with some fall colors and night photography (outside of Bodie): October 8-10.

I have them listed them in calendar order with our other workshops and prices. Our 2021 schedule so far: www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/landscape-photograph...

Running only a few minutes behind schedule, the westbound Capitol Limited rolls across the 21st Street Lift Bridge as it navigates the last few miles into Chicago Union Station.

P029 09 (Westbound Capitol Limited)

AMTK P42DC #130

Chicago, IL

June 10th, 2022

Castelluccio is a village in Umbria, in the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. Administratively, it is a frazione of the ca. 28 km distant town Norcia. According to the 2001 census, it had close to 150 inhabitants.

The village dates from the 13th century or slightly earlier, but the area had previously been settled by the Romans.

In 2016 and 2017 Central Italy seismic events hit Castelluccio hard, destroying roughly 60% of the town, forcing the evacuation of all inhabitants and the total closure of all road and/or offroad access. Certain roads were scheduled for partial reopening in July 2017. As of 2018, the village can be reached again, and temporary buildings have been erected housing bars and shops.

Vandaag presenteer ik jullie een goederentrein die ik tijdens mijn uitstap naar Lijn 130a kon vastleggen in de recent vrijgekapte insnijding bij Landelies. Het was een aangename verrassing dat Lineas deze 1337 had ingezet met een lege autowagonstrein vanuit het grensstation Erquelinnes richting Antwerpen-Noord.

Dit kwam evenwel goed uit, aangezien de geplande cargo’s die op dat tijdstip zouden passeren, ofwel waren uitgevallen ofwel extreem vertraagd waren.

Met de imposante rotswanden, de Calcaires de Sambre en de beboste heuvels op de achtergrond vormde deze oranjerood gekleurde trein een prachtig geheel. Tevreden verliet ik de weide (let op: de boer vraagt om vooraf toestemming te vragen om deze te betreden) en reed ik verder naar het Panorama de Lobbes.

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Today, I present to you a freight train I captured during my trip to Line 130a, in the recently cleared cutting near Landelies. It was a pleasant surprise to see Lineas 1337 pulling an empty car transporter train from the Erquelinnes border station towards Antwerp North.

With the impressive Calcaires de Sambre, the rock formations and forested hills in the background, the orange-red train formed a stunning sight. Satisfied, I left the meadow (note: the farmer asks that you request permission before entering) and continued to the Panorama de Lobbes.

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Landelies, 08/03/2025

LINΞΛS 1337

41895 Erquelinnes - Antwerpen Noord

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 N235WN taxis at Salt Lake City (SLC/KSLC) June 16, 2023. Diversion aircraft, scheduled as SWA 3256 Bozeman to Denver, due to thunderstorms diverted to Salt Lake City.

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Cause when that morning sun comes beating down

You're going to wake up in your town

But we'll be scheduled to appear

A thousand miles away from here

People stay just a little bit longer

We want to play, just a little bit longer

Now the promoter don't mind

And the union don't mind

If we take a little time

And we leave it all behind and sing

One more song.

Excerpt from Jackson Browne's song Stay

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Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Warkworth in the English county of Northumberland. The village and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east coast. When the castle was founded is uncertain: traditionally its construction has been ascribed to Prince Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria, in the mid-12th century, but it may have been built by King Henry II of England when he took control of England's northern counties. Warkworth Castle was first documented in a charter of 1157–1164 when Henry II granted it to Roger fitz Richard. The timber castle was considered "feeble", and was left undefended when the Scots invaded in 1173.

Roger's son Robert inherited and improved the castle. Robert was a favourite of King John, and hosted him at Warkworth Castle in 1213. The castle remained in the family line, with periods of guardianship when heirs were too young to control their estates. King Edward I stayed overnight in 1292 and John de Clavering, descendant of Roger fitz Richard, made the Crown his inheritor. With the outbreak of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, Edward II invested in castles, including Warkworth, where he funded the strengthening of the garrison in 1319. Twice in 1327 the Scots besieged the castle without success.

John de Clavering died in 1332 and his widow in 1345, at which point The 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick took control of Warkworth Castle, having been promised Clavering's property by Edward III. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, added the imposing keep overlooking the village of Warkworth in the late 14th century. The fourth earl remodelled the buildings in the bailey and began the construction of a collegiate church within the castle, but work on the latter was abandoned after his death. Although The 10th Earl of Northumberland supported Parliament during the English Civil War, the castle was damaged during the conflict. The last Percy earl died in 1670. In the mid-18th century the castle found its way into the hands of Hugh Smithson, who married the indirect Percy heiress. He adopted the surname "Percy" and founded the dynasty of the Dukes of Northumberland, through whom possession of the castle descended.

In the late 19th century, the dukes refurbished Warkworth Castle and Anthony Salvin was commissioned to restore the keep. The 8th Duke of Northumberland gave custody of the castle to the Office of Works in 1922. Since 1984 English Heritage has cared for the site, which is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Four and a half years ago, I took a train to Nagasaki from Shimabara.The train passed a tiny seaside station which named Omisaki. It was amazing the hanging handkerchiefs on platform were written wishes by people in various of languages. Due to my tour schedule I had no time to get off to shoot, so I just catched the moment the door opening. Maybe the composition is not good in a rush, but I love this picture. Now I'm wondering so many years passed, have the wishes came true? I really hope so!

Running about four hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 slows to make its scheduled stop at the Rio Grande depot in Helper on Nov. 15, 1987. I had to include the old gas pump in the photo, used to fuel D&RGW company vehicles.

HDR image.

National Trust property.

I really enjoyed my visit here.

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Little Moreton Hall, also known as Old Moreton Hall, is a moated half-timbered manor house in Cheshire, England.[The earliest parts of the house were built for the prosperous Cheshire landowner William Moreton in about 1504–08, and the remainder was constructed in stages by successive generations of the family until about 1610. The building is highly irregular, with three asymmetrical ranges forming a small, rectangular cobbled courtyard. A National Trust guidebook describes Little Moreton Hall as being "lifted straight from a fairy story, a gingerbread house".] The house's top-heavy appearance, "like a stranded Noah's Ark", is due to the Long Gallery that runs the length of the south range's upper floor.

The house remained in the possession of the Moreton family for almost 450 years, until ownership was transferred to the National Trust in 1938. Little Moreton Hall and its sandstone bridge across the moat are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and the ground on which Little Moreton Hall stands is protected as a Scheduled Monument.] The house has been fully restored and is open to the public .

At its greatest extent, in the mid-16th century, the Little Moreton Hall estate occupied an area of 1,360 acres (550 ha) and contained a cornmill, orchards, gardens, and an iron bloomery with water-powered hammers. The gardens lay abandoned until their 20th-century re-creation. As there were no surviving records of the layout of the original knot garden it was replanted according to a pattern published in the 17th century.

busy schedule today and the next days. So kick under my own bum to rise and shine, to wake up the best version of Emily, to ... ok i do need coffee!!

- www.kevin-palmer.com - It was supposed to hit the previous night. But the aurora runs on its own schedule. Only after the solar storm watch was cancelled, most skywatchers had written it off as a bust, did the northern lights show. The late arrival ended up being a good thing because this night was crystal clear in Wyoming. Temperatures below zero and a bitter breeze brought frosted eyelashes and numb fingers. But I've been waiting 3 months for a night like this one. Geomagnetic storms are less frequent in the winter and often hidden behind clouds when they do happen. So when conditions are perfect I have to take advantage. Pillars appeared briefly at 11:00 and faded, then the real show started after 1AM. This is a location I found while exploring the local backroads. After marking it on a map, I waited until the time was right to return and capture the northerly view. In recent months more sunspots have been appearing on the Sun. As we head towards the maximum of the 11-year solar cycle, views like this will only become more common.

The day before our blizzard hit was a balmy springlike afternoon. I went searching to see what Mother Nature might have lined up for us in a few weeks. Sure enough, the reliable Lenten Rose (Hellebore) was right on schedule and nearly ready to bloom. In mild winters or with some protection the leaves are evergreen. Today's snow will slow them down a little but won't hurt the leaves or buds.

Inle Lake fishermen

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I may schedule a trip to travel abt 20 days to New Zealand for the most captivating scenic landscape in the December coming summer to Southern Island photography project.

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BUSIEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR AT AIRPORTS

BEE4BD to Edinburgh departing around 90 minutes behind schedule

Both sandhill crane eggs hatched and out popped two precocious, healthy orangey-gold chicks, endearingly known as "colts" almost immediately ready to follow their parents out of the nest on their diligent foraging for worms and insects to feed the colts.

Interesting to note that these photos were taken exactly one year to the day from my images of the 2019 hatchlings. These guys really keep to a tight schedule!

hello guys last release at access

we will also have an update on it with more colors and belt color options in the fatpack scheduled for the 16th

Its works very well with Belleza jake \ Legacy Classic \ Signature

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I think this is stunning architecture! The station was designed by the architect John McAslan + Partners, and the renovation of the station, which to their credit, was completed in 2005, was done on schedule.

To read more about the remarkable redesign of the station, see the Arch Daily article posted online at www.archdaily.com/219082/kings-cross-station-john-mcaslan....

*** “Great European train stations stir my wanderlust.” – Rick Steves (on his website “European Train Stations”)

2022MAR16 SLYNNLEE-2730

TWB305 from Seoul Incheon arriving 25 minutes ahead of schedule

This charming little house has been scheduled for demolition, guess they're going to put a parking garage or something there.

Tigger on the table after dinner tonight. She (like Bonkers and probably all cats) has her routines and scheduled she must follow. For Tigger, that means jumping on the table after dinner for attention and affection.

Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.

One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.

The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.

With its scheduled maintenance complete, Arcturus Outpost’s LL-928 Galaxy Explorer takes flight, to explore strange new worlds and seek out new life and new civilizations.

--- For this shot, I was trying to take the vibe from the box artwork with the ship zipping across a starry skied tan colored, planetoid surface and just give it a 2020’s sci-fi cinematic look and feel.

To learn more about Nova Team's other adventures visit their album: flic.kr/s/aHskpavQh5

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In September 2015, I was scouting out and photographing numerous sites around Lake Tahoe, California and many sites in the Eastern Sierras for a short 5 days.

One the night of September 17, I took the Bonsai Rock Milky Way shot with the moon just above the distant mountain peaks.

The next day we moved down into the Eastern Sierras where I had been planning to photograph the iconic bristlecone pine tree with the Milky Way. Little did I know on the way down how well the moon would come into play with my night sky photography work there.

I used a long established technique to get the moon rays in this shoot while I light painted the bristlecone pine tree with my special light.

In 2017, I will have two 5 day Milky Way photography workshop in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, one over the 3rd week in March and one over the 3rd week in April.

During each of the two workshops, I will conduct 3 4+ hour Milky Way Photoshop post processing session where I teach all the techniques I used to create this final photo but this time it will be more of what is called a "Deep Dive" PS post processing session and workshop participants will need a laptop with Photoshop CS 2017. Lightroom will work but lacks some functionality used in what I will teach.

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My Milky Way night sky photography workshops

In 2017, I will be leading two 4 day photography workshops in Jackson Hole. During both workshops, I will take my group out for 3 nights of my Milky Way night sky workshop.

My 2017 4-5 day photography workshop schedule:

ANP, Canyonlands & Monument Valley - March 24-29

Icons of the Southwest w/Ryan Smith - April 23-28

Jackson Hole, Wyoming spring - June 21-25

Jackson Hole, Wyoming fall - September 19-23

The great part is that in 2017 I will return to Jackson Hole for the incredible wildflowers throughout the valley and the surrounding mountains.

Do you shoot the Milky Way but need a little help in getting the Milky Way to jump out of your photos ? If so, take a look at my ebook A Photographer's Milky Way Processing Guide - A Photoshop HowTo

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Time to chill out to Adele's song ... Hello.

Thanks for stopping by.

With 258's new schedule, the morning Orrick shot is now constantly available. Getting an eastbound here in morning light used to be a rarity after 120's schedule change several years ago.

The CTC siding here is on its deathbed as the turnout at Curry (east end) has been removed. It's no surprise given it's condition and seldom use. I've only seen MOW equipment parked here. I wonder what that will mean for the west end and the nice signal bridge.

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37608 'Andromeda' opens up nicely through Kirby Bellars on 29th March 2025, working the 5Q58 10:00 Derby Chaddesden Sidings to Asfordby RIDC. In the formation were LNW units 730217 and 730212, which were scheduled to be moved from Bletchley the previous day but ended up going to Chaddesden instead due to issues with 37501.

The stunning St Peter's church in the background was once the Kirby Bellars Priory, built somewhere in the period between 1319 and 1359.

As the military space vessel, IRC Agatha Christie leaves Stonehenge Spacefort in pursuit of the Frigus Iustitia, that ship is dropping out of tach speed near a distant IRC outpost, Septem Caelum.

Septem Caelum Comm Tech: (his image appears on the forward holoscreen) Frigus Iustitia, welcome to Outpost Septem Caelum.

MSS: (on the bridge, in the command chair) Thank you. This is Major Sky. We are rendezvousing with another ship -- soon.

SCCT: Understood. Which ship are you meeting?

MSS: I don't know, but Captain Jetsam will be aboard.

SCCT: Do you plan to vee over?

MSS: No. We're on a tight schedule.

SCCT: Understood. Let us know if you need anything. (his image is replaced by one of the outpost)

MSS: (leans back in the command chair) Now, we wait.

Aboard the IRC Agatha Christie, Cpt Jetsam is leaning back in the command seat, appearing calm. A low tone from the Pilot's station draws her eyes.

Pilot: Captain Jetsam, that signal you had me scanning for; it just appeared at Outpost Septem Caelum.

CDL: (leans forward in the chair with a small smile) Take us there. Tach five.

CMOLB: (moves to stand by CDL's seat) I hope we make it in time.

Cpt Jetsam says nothing to this vocalized concern she shares, she simply gazes at the holo projection of stars and planets they pass until the screen glows purple as they drop out of tach speed, replaced by an image of the Frigus Iustitia orbiting Outpost Septem Caelum.

QDPN: Assume orbit.

Pilot: Aye, sir.

QDPN: Comm Officer, contact the Frigus Iustitia.

CommO: Aye, sir. IRC Agatha Christie to Frigus Iustitia, please respond.

MSS: (her holo image fills the forward screen) Frigus Iustitia, welcome to Outpost Septem Caelum.

CDJ: Major Sky, you have my ship.

MSS: On the contrary, Captain Jetsam. I have your ship, and I have Major Sky.

CDJ: You have? Who are you?

MSS: First, please allow me to apologize for what has happened, but the circumstances are dire, and there was no time to explain.

CDJ: Oh, then apology accepted. Give me back my friend, and my ship.

MSS: (smiles) Scrummy's told me about your sense of humor.

CDJ: You may call her, Major Sky. Has she told you about my overdeveloped protective instincts?

MSS: She has, which is why the two of you were chosen, actually.

CDJ: Chosen? Look, who the red nova are you?

MSS: My name is, Koe Ghitatio, Tech Mentalist to her Highness Princess Bhonumm Durus of the planet, Vhipernhal.

CDJ: Vhipernhal? (looks around the bridge) Anyone know the name? (the entire bridge crew shakes their heads, no) Never heard of it.

MSS-KG: Our planet lies beyond your current exploration.

CDJ: Why have you attacked Major Sky? Why did you kill Dr. Litefful? And why did you steal my ship?

MSS-KG: You misunderstand, Pips.

CDJ: (raises a hand) No. Oh, no, no no.

MSS-KG: Apologies, Captain. I did not kill Dr. Litefful. I was unable to properly express myself to her. My mentalist tech is experimental. She assumed I was trying to seize control of her mind. She killed herself.

CDJ: It appears she was correct. You HAVE seized control of Major Sky, AND my SHIP.

CMOLB: (quietly, to CDJ) Careful, Captain.

MSS-KG: This merging with Scr--Major Sky was consensual. We took your ship, knowing you would follow. Captain Jetsam, the people of Vhipernhal, all of us, are dying! We desperately need your help!

CDJ: Consensual? Then let me talk to Major Sky.

MSS-KG: I'm sorry, Captain. If I sever the connection, I might not be able to reconnect. I barely managed to communicate with her after Dr. Litefful killed herself.

CDJ: I just call that, convenient.

MSS-KG: Captain, we don't have time for this verbal sparring. The people of my planet are dying. That is why our king took your scientists--

CDJ: (interrupts) YOU kidnapped the scientists?

MSS-KG: No, King Durus did. He's desperate to save our people, but his desperation verges on madness. He will do anything to save us, even risk going to war.

CMOLB: What are your people dying from?

MSS-KG: You are the chief medical officer of this ship. Good, I'm glad you chose to accompany the Captain. We don't know what is killing us, but we do know the source. A great, stellar cloud of unknown properties is slowly engulfing our world. There is nowhere for our people to hide. As our world rotates, all points ultimately come into contact with the phenomenon.

CDJ: How are the scientists supposed to help you with that? They aren't medical scientists.

MSS-KG: Plicare.

CDJ: (tenses, pretty sure this crew didn't know the secret of Plicare) You clearly have ships that can traverse space, if you need to move your people.

MSS-KG: King Durus doesn't want to move ships, Captain. He wants to move the world.

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Major Scrumptious Sky/Koe Ghitatio: Bailey

Captain Debris Jetsam: Teddi

Quartermaster DeiPhi Ngravity:

Chief Medical Officer Lance Boyle: Seth

Comm Officer:

Pilot: Seth

Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.

One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.

The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.

Although the MAX Orange Line doesn't open until next Thursday September 12th they are testing a full schedule of light rail, street car, and buses until then; which together with street, bike, and pedestrian traffic all crisscross at this wonderfully busy intersection. NB37227-39

Due to a crazy schedule of meetings, a lunch break seemed unlikely today. So, my wife told me to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, then cram it down whenever. But, some things changed and the plan didn't work out. As a result, my wife told me the leftover sandwich would be my dinner tonight –– plus a small salad. Yes, I eat like a king. #classicnegative