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A slightly different View on our Moon
You won’t see this again so soon
What you admire here is a waxing Gibbous
Not even coined on a historical Solidus
A thin layer of red Clouds passed by
Just when I looked high up at the Sky
(Caren)
😄 HaPpY Sliders Sunday 😄
Handheld Moonshot over West Wales (Ceredigion)
taken 26 August 2020 - 20:09 (GMT)
at a Distance to Earth of 371.355 km and
with an Illumination of 62%
(Tweaked Exposure and Saturation) and uploaded for
ƒ/3.5
108.0 mm
1/125 Sec
ISO 100
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
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Roman Emperor Constantine.
Ruled between 306 and 337 AD
Gold coin, Mérida (Spain).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
Constantino, emperador de Roma.
Gobernó entre 306 y 337.
Moneda de oro, Mérida.
Costantino is a Lagotto Romagnolo dog.
This is the only breed of dog that is officially recognized as specialized in truffle hunting.
He is Italian Beauty Champion.
Constantine the Great is Emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus.
As emperor, Constantine enacted administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. He restructured the government, separating civil and military authorities. To combat inflation he introduced the solidus, a new gold coin that became the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years. The Roman army was reorganised to consist of mobile field units and garrison soldiers capable of countering internal threats and barbarian invasions.
The age of Constantine marked a distinct epoch in the history of the Roman Empire.
He ruled between 306 and 337 AD and built a new imperial residence at Byzantium and renamed the city Constantinople (now Istanbul).
Bronze head of Constantine, from a colossal statue (4th century) at Capitoline Museum, Rome, Italy.
During my stay at the Costa Brava, I visited the beautiful and historical village Pals. This was at the middle of a very bright and hot day, and off course it was very busy (and so was I with two kids jumping around!). So not the right time to get the camera out of the bag. But walking there, I got really inspired and I knew for sure I wanted to go back there on a quiet day. So I did set the alarm very early and went back, to make a small series of this amazing place. I don’t know a lot about the exact history of the town, except for the fact that the buildings are made in a gothic architectural style and by the nature of them it becomes clear that this village needed protection. And that it's a pretty photogenic place😊
Here's some more information I’ve found on the internet:
Situated just a few kilometres inland from the sea, Pals is a well preserved medieval village that traces its origins back to, at least, the 7th century. In fact, its name suggests possible ancient Roman origins as “Pals” derives from “Palus” which meant ‘swampy place’ or ‘marshland’ in Latin. The earliest recorded documentary evidence relating to a castle with a tower dates back to the year 889 so we know that the town is at least 1130 years old. Pals Castle was built on the highest point of the town on a rocky hill called Mont Aspre and so commanded views of the surrounding countryside. In 1293 the town was granted a market - a very big deal in those days - and walls were built around the town around the same period to improve its defences during some local conflicts.
About a century later the walls were further fortified - as they were in many coastal towns - for fear of the dreaded Pirates of the Mediterranean, especially those from North Africa. To this end Pals was given a pretty hefty loan of 40,000 solidus by King Martín of Aragón in 1401 to enlarge its walls and moats. It is worth noting that Pals was quite a bit closer to the coast then than it is now. The town is still in the same place, obviously, but the sea has gradually retreated over 2km since about 1300, and so the pirate threat was very real back then. Pals used to have six towers when the castle was at its biggest, and four of those towers are still standing today.
In 1478, a few years after the Catalan Civil War (1462-72), the castle was dismantled on the orders of King Joan II of Aragón, although he did expressely decree that the original tower be spared. That tower today is the Torre de les Hores (Tower of the Hours), so called because it has had a clock since time immemorial. A 16th century bell rings on every quarter of the hour while a larger bell from exactly 1701 rings on the hour. The views from atop the tower are pretty impressive!
There was an Església de Sant Pere (St. Peter’s Church) also recorded back in the 9th century but this was badly damaged in the aforementioned Catalan Civil War. When the king ordered that the castle be dismantled, the stones were used to rebuild the church that we see today.
Although the medieval part of the town had fallen into some neglect with the passing centuries, in 1973 it was declared a ‘Site of Historical Interest’ and was beautifully restored to the condition you see it in today.
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Campagna di sensibilizzazione per la salvaguardia del patrimonio artistico di Roma, senza scopo di lucro
Awareness campaign for the preservation of the artistic heritage of Rome
Il #PonteSettimiaSpizzichino, anche noto come #CavalcaviaOstiense, passa sopra la linea ferroviaria Roma-Lido e il percorso della linea B della metropolitana. Progettato nel 2009 dalla società #SolidusSrl dell’ #IngFrancescoDelTosto, misura 160 metri di sviluppo longitudinale con luce centrale sospesa di 126 m e disegna una interessante struttura reticolare di tubi bianchi ottenuta utilizzando tecniche di elaborazione grafica e software di modellazione in 3D. Il cantiere è durato tre anni, l'inaugurazione è avvenuta il 20 giugno del 2012, e l'opera è stata dedicata alla memoria di Settimia Spizzichino, unica sopravvissuta fra le donne deportate ad #Auschwitz a seguito della retata del #GhettodiRoma avvenuta il 16 ottobre del 1943.
The Settimia Spizzichino bridge, also known as Ostiense flyover, passes over the Roma-Lido railway line and the B metro line. Designed in 2009 by Eng. Francesco Del Tosto and Solidus Company LTD, it measures 160 meters in length with suspended central light of 126 m and draws an interesting reticular structure of white tubes obtained by using digital graphics techniques and 3D modeling software. The yard has lasted three years and the inauguration took place on June 20, 2012. The work was dedicated to the memory of Settimia Spizzichino, the only survivor among the women deported to Auschwitz as a result of the Nazi raid of the Ghetto in Rome on 16 October, 1943.
Testo di Alessandro Loschiavo
Cauterizing carnage.
Built for round one of the MOC League 2022.
Theme: Weapons
More photos in the album.
Boletus edulis Bulliard, 1782 = Agaricus bulbosus (J.C. Schaeffer) Saccardo, 1888 = Boletus betulicola (Vassilkov) Dermek & Pilát, 1974 = Boletus bulbosus J.C. Schaeffer, 1763 = Boletus edulis forma betulicola (Vassilkov) Vassilkov, 1966 = Boletus edulis forma laevipes (Massee) Vassilkov, 1966 = Boletus edulis forma quercicola Vassilkov, 1966 = Boletus edulis ssp. betulicola (Vassilkov) Hlaváček, 1994 = Boletus edulis ssp. euedulis (Maire) Singer, 1947 = Boletus edulis ssp. trisporus Watling, 1974 = Boletus edulis var. arenarius Dermek, H. Engel & G.J. Krieglsteiner, 1983 = Boletus edulis var. betulicola Vassilkov, 1948 = Boletus edulis var. laevipes Massee, 1892 = Boletus edulis var. pusteriensis Ferrarese & Simonini = Boletus edulis var. quercicola Vassilkov, 1948 = Boletus edulis var. subhepaticus Fayod = Boletus esculentus Persoon, 1825 = Boletus filiae Gillet, 1874 = Boletus mutabilis var. bulbosus (J.C. Schaeffer) J.F. Gmelin, 1792 = Boletus quercicola (Vassilkov) Singer, 1977 (1978) = Boletus solidus Sowerby, 1809 = Dictyopus edulis (Bulliard) Forq., 1889 (1890) = Gyrodon filiae (Gillet) Cuboni & Saccardo, 1888 = Leccinum edule (Bulliard) Gray, 1821 = Tubiporus edulis ssp euedulis Maire, 1933, le bolet comestible ou cèpe comestible, cèpe de Bordeaux, cèpe du Périgord, bouchon de champagne, bruguët, cap mol, cep, cep franc, cèpe, cèpe d'automne, cèpe polonais, cépet, ceps, champignon polonais, essalon, fouge, gros pied, grosse queue, gyrole, gyrolle, michotte, miquenot, mol, mouillet, mousser, nissolous, polonais, porchin, potiron, prourse, seixh de Pachera, sequet, tête rousse.
Fabaceae
Ceratonia siliqua L.
Alfarrobeira, Carob tree.
A palavra vem do francês médio Carobe, que foi tomada a partir de árabe خروب (kharrūb, "vagem de alfarroba" ), que deriva de idioma acadiano kharubu.[3] Ceratonia siliqua, o nome científico da alfarrobeira, deriva do grego kerátiοn (κεράτιον), "fruto da alfarrobeira" (de keras [κέρας] "chifre"), e Latim siliqua "pod, alfarroba." O termo "quilates", a unidade por que os metais preciosos e peso de pedra é medida, também é derivado da palavra grega kerátiοn (κεράτιον), aludindo a uma prática antiga de pesar ouro e pedras preciosas com as sementes da árvore de alfarroba por pessoas no Médio Oriente. .......
Existem indícios de que os romanos mastigavam as suas vagens secas, muito apreciadas pelo seu sabor adocicado. Na época romana tardia, a moeda de ouro puro conhecido como o solidus pesava 24 sementes quilates (cerca de 4,5 gramas). Como resultado, o quilate também tornou-se uma medida de pureza para o ouro. Assim, de 24 quilates de ouro significa 100% puro, 12 quilates de ouro significa a liga contém 50% de ouro, etc [7] . O sistema acabou padronizado, e um quilate foi fixada em 0,2 gramas.
Fit young fellows romped ahead up that mountain — retired and grey now.
Behind was the cadre of the gods, keepers of the arcane, among them — the pyrotechnician. He's why I'm in front. He knows his stuff. He also throws lighted fireworks over his shoulder; maintaining attention, creating mischief. I know him, and some of his foibles. Mostly, they're dead now, those gods and even a few of their disciples. Their genius documented is all that remains. All things must pass.
Passage obtained through the cow dung and mud of a farmer's lane is now superseded. A modern pilgrim might run a different gauntlet as mythologies younger than this tale are wrapped around like that sea spray from the heavy waves. Watching the phases evolve is a new experience. The ascent then was imperfect; its purpose served.
Mud-splattered white Kombi vans await the descent, and to repeat a dance with the slithering slime of the farm. This mountain had its gold mine, now worked out, and secrets for the god's revelation. Practically its the root of a Cretaceous volcano, now ⅒ of it former height. Typified, it is a zoned pluton — a monzonite, they say — more mafic on the outside, more quartz-rich in the middle.
The highest ranking of the gods holds court, black marker in hand, and with a Kombi whiteboard to draw his Qz-Ab-Or ternary phase equilibrium diagrams, explains why we should believe that this mountain and its concentric zones were once a partially melted and fractionated alkali basalt. He's very big on partial melting — drawing on his expertise, and cars!
Adding a mind-bending fourth dimension, his curves become the planes where his hypotheses glissade. Where the containing pressure is exceeded by the volatiles that flux his crystal mush, they breakout and flow stops in an instant as the mobilising flux exits, stage left, creating a solidus for the melt. All things must pass, and so they wait for the next zone to form — I think that's what he said.
There was a notion to re-ascend that mountain; finish the job. Trusted advice said, nah, you're on a short break, it'll break you, and besides the recent view was a bit rubbish. Instead, I'm here contemplating the tail end of an east coast low which dumped 250mm of rain and continues to pile up a heavy surf that's making all of that spray. Tomorrow I head away south to peramble gently between the two end points of a track I have visited and not joined.
All things must pass. This is just one of those phases.
The opposite, Albanian shore of the Lake Ohrid is barely visible, thanks to the lucent haze that hovers over the lake. Might be a reason for the ancient Greeks to give the newly founded city - which is Ohrid - the name Lychnidos, probably meaning ´city of light´.
Trpejca (Macedonian: Трпејца) is a village along the shore of the Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. Traditionally a fishing village, it has recently become an upscale vacation spot. Trpejca is home to around 303 inhabitants and has just one school, two shops, and a church recently built on the exact location of an older one. It is known as the Macedonian Saint-Tropez among locals.
Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро), (Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit), straddles the mountainous border between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem that is of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species. The importance of the lake was further emphasized when it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1979 and when, in 2010, NASA decided to name one of Titan's lakes after Lake Ohrid. The towns situated at the lakeside are Pogradec in Albania, along with Ohrid and Struga in Macedonia.
Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake of the Balkans, with a maximum depth of 288 m (940 ft) and a mean depth of 155 m (508 ft). It covers an area of 358 km² (138 sq mi), containing an estimated 55.4 km³ of water. It is 30.4 km long by 14.8 km wide at its maximum extent with a shoreline length of 87.53 km, shared between Macedonia (56.02 km) and Albania (31.51 km). The Ohrid Lake is divided between Republic of Macedonia and Albania. Of the total surface area, 248 km2 belongs to Republic of Macedonia and 110 km2 belongs to Albania.
The Ohrid and Prespa Lakes belong to a group of Dessaret basins that originated from a geotectonic depression during the Pliocene epoch up to five million years ago on the western side of the Dinaric Alps. Worldwide, there are only a few lakes with similarly remote origins with Lake Baikal and Lake Tanganyika being the most famous. Most other, short-lived lakes have a life span of less than 100,000 years before they are eventually filled up with sediments. It is believed that in the case of Lake Ohrid this process was delayed by its great depth and small sediment input from its filtered spring inflows. Moreover the Ohrid-Korca graben to the south of the lake is still tectonically active and might compensate sedimentation by subduction. In contrast to Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa is likely to have turned dry several times in its history, as a result of its karstic underground. In 2008, Macedonian media reported that international experts will be researching the lake in order to determine its age.
The lake drains an area of around 2600 km² and is fed primarily by underground springs on the eastern shore (about 50% of total inflow), with roughly 25% shares from rivers and direct precipitation. Over 20% of the lake's water comes from nearby Lake Prespa, about 10 km (6.2 mi) to the southeast and at 150 m higher altitude than Lake Ohrid. The water leaves Lake Prespa trickling through underground watercourses in the karstic landscape, where it is joined by mountain range precipitation and eventually emerges in numerous springs along the eastern shore and below the water surface of Lake Ohrid. The water leaves Lake Ohrid by evaporation (~40%) and through its only outlet, the Black Drin River, which flows in a northerly direction into Albania and thus to the Adriatic Sea. The relatively dry, Mediterranean climate and the small drainage basin of 2600 km² (catchment/lake surface ratio of ~7) of Lake Ohrid results in a long hydraulic residence time scale of ~70 yr.
The water at the surface of Lake Ohrid moves predominantly in a counter-clockwise direction along the shore, as a result of wind forcing and earth rotation, similar to the Ekman-phenomenon known from oceans. In terms of vertical water exchange, convective mixing during winter cooling is the dominant process. However in an average winter only the top 150–200 meters of the lake are mixed, whereas the water below is stably stratified by salinity. The stability due to this salinity gradient allows complete convective mixing events only roughly once every 7 years. Both in terms of nutrient concentration (4.5 μg L−1 of phosphorus), as well as biological parameters Lake Ohrid qualifies as oligotrophic. Thanks to this oligotrophy and the filtered spring inflows, the water is exceptionally clear with transparencies to a depth of as much as 22 meters (66 feet). Despite the lack in annual deep water exchange from complete overturn or plunging rivers, dissolved oxygen never drops below ~6 mg L−1.
While Lake Ohrid is special as such, by far the most spectacular quality is its impressive endemism. Similar to Lake Baikal or Lake Tanganyika, Lake Ohrid harbors endemic species covering the whole food-chain, from phytoplankton and sestile algae (20 species; e.g., Cyclotella fottii), over plant species (2 species; e.g., Chara ohridana), zooplankton (5 species; e.g., Cyclops ochridanus), cyprinid fish (8 species; e.g., Pachychilon pictus), to predatory fish (two trout species; the Ohrid trout complex Salmo letnica, and "Belvica" Acantholingua ohridana) and finally its diverse endemic bottom fauna (176 species; e.g. Ochridagammarus solidus), with particularly large endemism among crustaceans, molluscs, sponges and planarians. Whereas the endemic species list cited above is based on morphological and ecological characteristics, some recent applications of molecular genetic techniques underline the difference of the fauna from common European taxa, as well as the old age of the lake. Quite remarkably, exotic species do not seem to be a major issue in Lake Ohrid, although they have been recorded in small populations for several decades or exist in nearby rivers or lakes. The reason lies very probably in the ideal adaptation of the endemic species to the specific conditions in the lake, such as low nutrient availability, good living conditions in greater depth thanks to high water transparency and oxygen content, as well as subaquatic spring inflows supplying cool and oxygen-rich water. In total, seven introduced fish species are known from the lake. Despite the exceptionally high level of endemism in Lake Ohrid (for example, a third of the 21 native fish species and as much as 80% of its molluscan fauna is endemic), a significant number of non-endemic species is found in Lake Ohrid. This includes species, which are mobile (e.g., via water birds) or migratory, such as the European eel. The lakeshore reed beds and wetlands provide critical habitat for hundreds of thousands of wintering water birds, including rare and threatened species such as the Dalmatian Pelican, Ferruginous Duck, Swan, Spotted Eagle, and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
DIY signs offering services abound in New York, but this is one of the best examples of the genre I have run across. Simple and clear, centered, stock image, Times New Roman — not a big deal, right? But the sign's author had the knowledge or the eye, or both, to space the caps and also to space the solidus (forward slash). I prefer my slashes spaced, but I rarely do it in emails or online because it makes me feel self-conscious: no one does it. One might call it a peer pressure of the close-set solidus.
Hexagonal pendant set with a double-solidus of Constantine the Great struck at Sirmium in AD 321 to commemorate the second consulship of Constantine's sons Crispus and Constantine II. GR 1984,0501.1British Museum.
Raiden (雷電), real name Jack, was a Liberian-American mercenary and former special forces soldier. Previously a child soldier under Solidus Snake, Raiden was later selected by the Patriots to test the S3 Plan at the Big Shell, as a new recruit to the reformed FOXHOUND unit. He later worked alongside the Paradise Lost Army in their anti-Patriot activities, but was captured and forced to undergo heavy cybernetic experimentation. After successfully escaping, Raiden went on to assist Solid Snake during Liquid Ocelot's Insurrection. He later joined the PMSC Maverick as a means to support his family, but entered the battlefield once more after rival group Desperado ruined one of their missions, leaving him injured.
Enjoy the Lego Minifigure of him!
This will be the last solidus pic for this series and most likely i wont be uploading new pics until next week.
Solidus is an awesome character and play arts kai nailed him. Quite challenging to pose him due to the heavy and bulky armor. I havent use the tentacles arms as it'd be saved for fighting Raiden.
Anyway, Many thanks for those who liking, tuning and commenting my pics!
IG/Flickr: sir_winger
I remember i finished this game within 2 days straight. Too good to stop the game.
Without further ado, this week I'll do the badass Solidus Snake from the Metal Gear series (Play Arts Kai)
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Some of the 234 gold solidi featuring Constans II (ruled 641–668) found buried in a vessel in the Asklepion on the south slope of the Acropolis. They are about 20 mm across and 4.5 g apiece. Constans II passed through Athens on his way to Sicily in 662–663. It was around this time that the hoard was hidden.
This bridge in the Garbatella's neighbor is dedicated to the memory of Settima Spizzichino, the only survived woman of roman jewish ghetto after Auschwitz's deportation.
Gold pendant in the form of an engrailed hexagon. In the center of the pendant is a double solidus (type of coin) of Constantine the Great, his bust facing left, wearing a radiate diadem, military garb (cuirass - leather torso armor - and paludamentum - military cloak), with his right hand raised in blessing. His left hand is held lower and holding his orb of office. In each angle of the hexagon is a bust in high relief, each in its own tondo. Moving clockwise from top left, a female bust with an elaborate coiffure, looking right; a female bust looking to the left; a bearded male looking to the left; a female bust looking to the left; a bust of Attis wearing a Phrygian cap looking to the right; and a female bust looking to the right. Each bust is enclosed in a tondo, framed by a circlet of beaded gold wire and a plain collar of gold sheet. The nterstices between the busts are decorated in opus interrasile, the design comprising a heart-shaped motif in plain reserved gold from which emanate two vegetal scrolls which in turn form a larger open-work heart; running scroll tendrils fill the spaces between the collars and inner and outer borders; the scroll tendril design is less skilfully replicated on the suspension loop.
Coin-set jewellery was popular during the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods. This pendant is one of four or five from the same necklace and is set with a double solidus of Constantine I (306-337) specially minted at Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, in Serbia) in 321 CE.
The beautifully carved heads surrounding the coin are highly individualized, almost portraits. They probably represent mythological figures. Pierced work, opus interrasile, was a technique commonly used in jewellery of the period.
Late Roman, 321 CE, minted in historic Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica), Serbia, Balkans.
British Museum, London (1984,0501.1)
Constantius II caesar, 324 – 327. Medallion of four and a half solidi, Nicomedia July 325, AV 19.89 g. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C Half-length bust diademed, draped and cuirassed l., holding Victory on globe in r. hand and a sword with handle in the shape of an eagle head in l. The cuirass is adorned with medusa head. Rev. PRICIPI – IVVE – NTVTIS Prince standing l., holding in r. hand standard and in l. sceptre; behind, two standards. In exergue, SMN:. C –. Alföldi –, cf. 386 and pl. 19, 242 (Thessalonica and bust r.). RIC –, cf. 139 (Thessalonica and bust r.). Gnecchi –. Toynbee –, cf. pl. XIX, 7 (Thessalonica and bust r.). Depeyrot p. 154 (Thessalonica and bust r.).
An apparently unrecorded variety of an exceedingly rare type. One of the most impressive
gold medallion of this period in existence. A spectacular portrait and incredibly detailed
reverse composition, work of an incredibly skilled master engraver. An absolutely
unobtrusive mark on obverse field and one on edge. Virtually as struck and Fdc
Born on 7 August A.D. 317, Constantius II was the second of the three sons born to Constantine I and Fausta. At the ripe age of seven, he was appointed to the rank of Caesar at Nicomedia on 13 November A.D. 324. This outstanding multiple-solidus medallion was struck to commemorate his elevation and was probably distributed as a donative while the young Caesar was at Nicomedia with his father. After all, nothing helps to cement the loyalty of the army to a young and inexperienced leader like beautiful gold.
Despite the extreme youth of Constantius II, the stunning obverse portrait represents him as a seasoned warrior, fully prepared for battle. He wears a cuirass and cradles a parazonium in his arm while he carries a globe and Victory in his hand, all of which serve to express the imperial hopes for the young Caesar. The cuirass with small but the prominent gorgoneion on the chest together with the plain diadem that Constantius II wears connect him to Alexander the Great, who was similarly depicted and frequently imitated by Roman emperors as a means of illustrating their own greatness. Other coin portraits also represent Constantine with a plain diadem and an elevated gaze, which also play on the theme of Alexander the Great. The plain diadem on the solidus of Constantius II is a clear departure from the usual laurel wreath used to indicate the portrait of a Caesar on coins of the late third and early fourth centuries. The parazonium also seems to cast Constantius II as a living representation of Virtus, the Roman personification of manliness and martial skill who often appears as a cuirassed figure cradling this sheathed weapon. At the same time, the connection to Virtus also plays on the theme of Alexander the Great. It was a common rhetorical exercise in antiquity to debate whether the greatness of Alexander should be attributed to his fortune (Fortuna) or to his virtue (Virtus). Clearly Constantine (and no doubt all of Alexander’s other Roman imitators) preferred the side of Virtus in this question since it associated greatness with the qualities of the individual rather than uncontrollable external forces.
The reverse legend names Constantius II as “prince of the youth” – a traditional title given to imperial heirs to the throne since the time of Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14). The type depicting the Caesar with standards visually presents him as having the support of the army and illustrates his right to command it. This too is traditional, with similar types used on coins already in the second quarter of the third century
NAC106, 1069
Solid, Liquid, Solidus. The Sons of Big Boss, time to reunite the family? I think I will wait for the Ground Zeroes version of Big Boss for the family portrait~ XD
Ginyu, Solidus, Jaicya,Callie Baker, Stranger Nightfire, Mad Scientist, Android Nebox, Polaterality, Dirlandaa, Stephen Quander,
Plastic collectable figure from one of my all time favorite video games...Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty :)
Raiden: I'm here because I was assigned to this mission, not because I want to. If I could, I'd be out of here in a second. How could you come back to all this? Why keep fighting?
Snake: There's something my best friend said to me once.
Raiden: Wha...?
Snake: We're not tools of the government or anyone else. Fighting was the only thing I was good at, but... At least I always fought for what I believed in...
Raiden: Why would you stick your neck out for something this risky?
Snake: That's the way I used to look at it, four years ago. I was holed up in the middle of nowhere in Alaska, drinking too much.
Otacon: We have a responsibility to the coming generations, to the world.
Raiden: What responsibility?
Otacon: To keep track of the mistakes we've made as a species.
Snake: We need to remember -- to spread the word -- to fight for change. And that's what keeps me alive.
Snake looks a bit fuzzy because of the lighting. Overall, my stuff for MGS 2 is done. Might make Vamp or MGS2 Otacon.
ANGLO-SAXON, Pale Gold Phase. Circa 650-675. AV Thrymsa – Shilling (11mm, 1.30 g, 4h). ‘Two Emperors’ type. Mint in Kent(?). Diademed and draped bust right; pseudo legend around / Two small busts facing, holding two orbs between them; above, Victory with wings enfolding the figures; three pellets to each side of Victory’s head. Sutherland Type II.T.v, unlisted dies; A&W Type V.xxvii; Metcalf 80; SCBI 63 (BM), 23; North 20; SCBC 767. EF, lightly toned, very light scuff on high points. Well struck.
From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Andrew Wayne Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2416.
This thrymsa type reflects the designs used on many late Roman solidi with a helmeted bust right on the obverse and two emperors below winged Victory on the reverse (see, e.g., RIC IX p. 79, 16 - a solidus of Magnus Maximus from Milan).
TRITONXXI, 1312
In Assyrian religion, the palm is one of the trees identified as the Sacred Tree connecting heaven, represented by the crown of the tree, and earth, the base of the trunk. Reliefs from the 9th century BC show winged genii holding palm fronds in the presence of the Sacred Tree.[3] It is associated with the goddess Ishtar and is found on the Ishtar Gate. In ancient Mesopotamia, the date palm may have represented fertility in humans. The Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, who had a part in the sacred marriage ritual, was believed to make the dates abundant. Palm stems represented long life to the Ancient Egyptians, and the god Huh was often shown holding a palm stem in one or both hands. The palm was carried in Egyptian funeral processions to represent eternal life.The Kingdom of Nri (Igbo) used the omu, a tender palm frond, to sacralize and restrain. The palm was a symbol of Phoenicia and appeared on Punic coins. In ancient Greek, the word for palm, phoinix, was thought to be related to the ethnonym. In Archaic Greece, the palm tree was a sacred sign of Apollo, who had been born under a palm on the island of Delos. The palm thus became an icon of the Delian League. In recognition of the alliance, Cimon of Athens erected a bronze statue of a palm tree at Delphi as part of a victory monument commemorating the Battle of the Eurymedon (469/466 BC). In addition to representing the victorious League, the bronze palm (phoinix) was a visual pun on the defeated Phoenician fleet.[9] From 400 BC onward, a palm branch was awarded to the victor in athletic contests, and the practice was brought to Rome around 293 BC. Solidus (335-336 AD) of Constantine I, the first Christian emperor, with Victory holding a palm and a military trophy next to a christogram The palm became so closely associated with victory in ancient Roman culture that the Latin word palma could be used as a metonym for "victory", and was a sign of any kind of victory. A lawyer who won his case in the forum would decorate his front door with palm leaves. The palm branch or tree became a regular attribute of the goddess Victory, and when Julius Caesar secured his rise to sole power with a victory at Pharsalus, a palm tree was supposed to have sprung up miraculously at the Temple of Nike, the Greek counterpart of Victory, in Tralles, later known as Caesarea, in Asia Minor. The toga palmata was a toga ornamented with a palm motif; it was worn to celebrate a military triumph only by those who had a previous triumph. The toga itself was the garment of the civilian at peace, and was worn by the triumphator to mark his laying down of arms and the cessation of war. The use of the palm in this setting indicates how the original meaning of "victory" shaded into "peace" as the aftermath of victory. Coins issued under Constantine I, the first Christian emperor, and his successors continue to display the traditional iconography of Victory, but often combined with Christian symbolism such as christograms. The Roman senator Symmachus, who tried to preserve Rome's religious traditions under Christian domination, is pictured on an ivory diptych bearing a palm branch in an allegorical triumph over death.In Judaism, the date palm (Lulav) is one of the Four Species used in the daily prayers on the feast of Sukkot. It is bound together with the hadass (myrtle), and aravah (willow). The Midrash notes that the binding of the Four Species symbolizes the desire to unite the four "types" of Jews in service of God. During the Roman Empire, the date palm represented Judaea and its fecundity to both Romans and Jews. Roman sources praise the date as the produce of the province. The date palm was a frequent image for Judaea on Imperial coinage, most notably on the Iudaea Capta series, when the typical military trophy is replaced by the palm. The palm appears also on at least one Hasmonean coin and on coinage issued in 38–39 AD by Herod Antipas. Palm ornaments are found also on Jewish ossuaries. In 1965, Judean date palm seeds dated at around 2000 years old were recovered during excavations at Herod the Great's palace on Masada in Israel. In 2005, some of the seeds were planted. One grew and has been nicknamed "Methuselah".In contemporary Christianity, the palm branches carried on Palm Sunday originate in the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Early Christians used the palm branch to symbolize the victory of the faithful over enemies of the soul, as in the Palm Sunday festival celebrating the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. In western Christian art, martyrs were often shown holding a palm frond as an attribute, representing the victory of spirit over flesh, and it was widely believed that a picture of a palm on a tomb meant that a martyr was buried there. Origen calls the palm (In Joan, XXXI) the symbol of victory in that war waged by the spirit against the flesh. In this sense it was especially applicable to martyrs, the victors par excellence over the spiritual foes of mankind; hence the frequent occurrence in the Acts of the martyrs of such expressions as "he received the palm of martyrdom." On 10 April 1688 it was decided by the Congregation of Rites that the palm when found depicted on catacomb tombs was to be regarded as a proof that a martyr had been interred there. Subsequently this opinion was acknowledged by Mabillon, Muratori, Benedict XIV and others to be untenable; further investigation showed that the palm was represented not only on tombs of the post-persecution era, but even on tombs of those who did not practice Christianity. Palms carried on Palm Sunday, 2011, at Sanok, Poland The general significance of the palm on early Christian monuments is slightly modified according to its association with other symbols (e.g., with the monogram of Christ, the Ichthus (Fish), or the Good Shepherd). On some later monuments the palm was represented merely as an ornament separating two scenes. Palms also represented heaven, evidenced by ancient art often depicting Jesus in heaven among palms.The palm is richly significant in Islamic culture, and the palm symbolizes rest and hospitality in many cultures of the Middle East. The presence of palm trees around an oasis showed that water was the gift of Allah. In the Quran, the palm appears in the paradisical imagery of the Garden (Jannah). In one prophetic tradition, the Dome of the Rock will stand on a palm tree issuing from one of the rivers of Paradise. Muhammad is said to have built his home out of palm,[citation needed] to have leaned against a palm while speaking,and to have raised the first mosque as a roof placed on palm trees. The first muezzin climbed palm trees to call the faithful to prayer, from which the minaret developed.[citation needed] In the Quran , Mary is said to have given birth to Jesus under a date palm.'Tis true, sun symbols are predominantly masculine in their energetic tone. However, the palm shares its symbolic gender with succulent female qualities found in the fruit it bears. And so, we see this scenario with symbolic eyes: The erect, towering trunk representing the phallus - male power rising into action - followed by a flowering, expansive fireworks display of long supple leaves nestling an offspring of rich, nutritious fruits. Beautiful symbolism, isn't it? This is a snapshot of how our forbears viewed the palm, and why it is an icon for fertility and unification. In alchemical traditions, the palm tree is a symbol of androgyny as it possesses the perfect integration of both male and female attributes. This is an alchemical achievement - to be wholly, pristinely balanced - equally united with polarity. This androgynous concept plays out in the esoteric archetype of the High Priestess found in the Tarot. Indeed, the palm tree is depicted in this card and here demonstrates the intent of the Priestess to amalgamate the realms of seen and unseen - mixing them into a whole vision with a goal to dispense for the betterment of humanity. To Assyrians and Egyptians the palm is considered a tree of life. It was sacred to Ishtar and Ashtarte as well as to Nut and Hathor. These deities utilized the palm tree nectars to keep the dead in a semi-animated state while they awaited their fate in the Underworld. Sometimes the fruit of the palm would keep these souls in this state of undead forever. The date palm is also associated with the sun god Ra, as a resurrection figurehead. These aspects bring to mind themes of victory related to palm tree symbolism. Not only victory over the conflict between dualities, but victory over death as well. Indeed, Christians adapted the palms as a symbol of resurrection (victory over death through the union with Christ). Palm fronds were lain on the path walked by Christ as he entered Jerusalem. Palms were also strewn out as a red carpet welcoming returning Roman warriors from battle. They are also laid out to welcome returning pilgrims to the Holy Land. In these examples, the palm tree symbolism conjures elements of attainment, welcoming, and all the wonderful qualities we associate with the soul's return to its Source. As dream symbols, palm trees symbolize our ability to rise above conflict and spread our light brilliantly - letting it shine over the din of petty concerns - rising above disillusionment like the sun itself. Palms in dreams may also be a message for us to resurrect aspects of ourselves. In resurrecting these parts, we become a more whole entity. In northern Sudan, the doum palm is the symbol of endurance (doum), and particularly of the Muslim saint who gave his name to Wad Hamid.]The Garden of Eden Imagine living in a place where everything's perfect. There are fruit trees , cool breezes , and rivers . People walk around naked without shame , and God just hangs out, speaks directly to mortals, and enjoys evening strolls through the garden . Just imagine…YOU CAN'T GO THERE. Sorry to be so forceful, but that's kind of the point. After Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , mortals were forever banished from Eden. And you know what? Eden is used as a symbol in literature and art not only to represent paradise but also—and maybe more often—a symbol of paradise lost, of the all-elusive nature of happiness and peace, and of the end of innocence. Writing Eden Upon their exit from Eden mortals have to deal. Their lives are like ours. They die , endlessly toil , feel shame , are aware of their nudity , and endure the pain of childbirth . Soon Cain will introduce violence into the world when he slays his brother Abel, and with this comes an overdose of jealousy and sibling rivalry (4:1-15). And eventually Cain will settle "away from the presence of the Lord" .Poets just love this kind of stuff, and Eden ranks high in their toolbox of images. Everyone from Robert Frost to Emily Dickinson to Ina Rousseau has taken their turn to remind us that we can never go back. Speaking of depressing, how about John Steinbeck's East of Eden? Its title is taken from Genesis 4:16, and it's chock full of Genesis-esque themes, especially sibling rivalry. Genesis Owns Eden Eden is such a powerful symbol that the authors of Genesis capitalize on it right after they've presented the image. Remember Lot? When Abraham tells him to take first pick at the land he wants, Lot does some recon:
Lot looked about him, and saw that the plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar […]. So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastwards; thus they separated from each other. Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the Plain and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. "The plain of the Jordan" is "like the garden of the Lord," eh? In the Talmud and the Jewish Kabbalah, the scholars agree that there are two types of spiritual places called "Garden in Eden". The first is rather terrestrial, of abundant fertility and luxuriant vegetation, known as the "lower Gan Eden". The second is envisioned as being celestial, the habitation of righteous, Jewish and non-Jewish, immortal souls, known as the "higher Gan Eden". The Rabbanim differentiate between Gan and Eden. Adam is said to have dwelt only in the Gan, whereas Eden is said never to be witnessed by any mortal eye. According to Jewish eschatology, the higher Gan Eden is called the "Garden of Righteousness". It has been created since the beginning of the world, and will appear gloriously at the end of time. The righteous dwelling there will enjoy the sight of the heavenly chayot carrying the throne of God. Each of the righteous will walk with God, who will lead them in a dance. Its Jewish and non-Jewish inhabitants are "clothed with garments of light and eternal life, and eat of the tree of life" (Enoch 58,3) near to God and His anointed ones. This Jewish rabbinical concept of a higher Gan Eden is opposed by the Hebrew terms gehinnom and sheol, figurative names for the place of spiritual purification for the wicked dead in Judaism, a place envisioned as being at the greatest possible distance from heaven. In modern Jewish eschatology, it is believed that history will complete itself and the ultimate destination will be when all mankind returns to the Garden of Eden.
Islamic view Spanish-Arabic world map from 1109 AD with Eden in east (at top)
The Garden of Eden is spoken about prominently in the Quran and the tafsir (interpretation). This includes surat Sad, which features 21 verses on the subject, surat al-Baqarah, surat al-A'raf, and surat al-Hijr. The narrative mainly surrounds the expulsion of Iblis from the garden and his subsequent tempting of Adam and Eve. After Iblis refuses to follow God's command to bow down to Adam for being his greatest creation, Allah transforms him into Satan as a punishment. Unlike the Biblical account, the Quran mentions only one tree in Eden, the tree of immortality, which Allah specifically forbade to Adam and Eve. Satan, disguised as a serpent, repeatedly told Adam to eat from the tree, and eventually both Adam and Eve did so, thus disobeying Allah. These stories are also featured in the Islamic hadith collections, including al-Tabari. We've already been told that it's impossible to go back to Eden, so it's no surprise that Lot ends up in Sodom. And as we know, Sodom ain't no Eden. Return to Eden; The Christian Bible begins with the image Eden in Genesis, but get this—it also ends with a vision of a future Eden. The Apocalypse of John (a.k.a. Revelation) foresees a God-induced utopia that clearly echoes the paradise of Genesis 2-3.
For the author of the Apocalypse, Eden will return complete with a river and the tree of life bearing fruit and leaves that will heal the nations. And sure enough, mortals will again dwell with God, whose throne will be right there in the middle (Revelation 22:1-5). So in the vision of the Christian Bible, the story of mortals will end where it began, in Eden.The Garden of Eden (Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן, Gan ʿEdhen) is the biblical "garden of God", described most notably in the Book of Genesis chapters 2 and 3, and also in the book of Ezekiel.[2] The "garden of God", not called Eden, is mentioned in Genesis 14, and the "trees of the garden" are mentioned in Ezekiel 31. The Book of Zechariah and the Book of Psalms also refer to trees and water in relation to the temple without explicitly mentioning Eden. Traditionally, the favoured derivation of the name "Eden" was from the Akkadian edinnu, derived from a Sumerian word meaning "plain" or "steppe". Eden is now believed to be more closely related to an Aramaic root word meaning "fruitful, well-watered." The Hebrew term is translated "pleasure" in Sarah's secret saying in Genesis 18:12. The story of Eden echoes the Mesopotamian myth of a king, as a primordial man, who is placed in a divine garden to guard the tree of life. In the Hebrew Bible, Adam and Eve are depicted as walking around the Garden of Eden naked due to their innocence. Eden and its rivers may signify the real Jerusalem, the Temple of Solomon, or the Promised Land. It may also represent the divine garden on Zion, and the mountain of God, which was also Jerusalem. The imagery of the Garden, with its serpent and cherubs, has been compared to the images of the Solomonic Temple with its copper serpent, the nehushtan, and guardian cherubs.
Very nice Cyborg Ninja figure... but I love Mcfarlane version much more..... XD
The figure's lower legs are unusually bended in shape and the upper body is very heavy, so Ninja is little bit hard to stand well... XD and I prefer the eye comes with LED light... may be I'm ask for too much...XD
Anyway, Play Arts Kai is done a great job in MGS line, is way too better than the 12" MGS figure. Waiting for Solidus and Raiden!!
Cave of melodies. Fingal's Cave. Stafa.
An early sequence of the volcanics of the Palaeogene Mull Lava Field, the Staffa type lavas are among the most (crustal) contaminated in the British Tertiary Igneous Province.
The cooling structures here show a colonnade overlain by a more chaotic entablature.
Within the colonnade, as the solidus moved towards the centre of the flow, there came a point at which contraction could no longer be taken up by flow, resulting in the establishment of a stress field. It is believed that in such an isotropic stress field a hexagonal pattern in two dimensions permits the maximal release of stress per unit fracture length, thus minimising the energy of the system.
One widespread assertion is that the entablature layer was formed by high cooling rates near the surface owing to infiltration of water into the lava hence resulting in its more chaotic nature.
I know I said no more MGS figs for now, but I was finally able to get Solidus finished. Figuring out the tentacles bothered me, but now I got it down, and the tentacles are removable (I would have used glue, but Solidus does appear without them too).
Anyways Solidus Snake as he appears in Metal Gear Solid 2.
"We're losing our place in a world that no longer needs us. A world that now spurns our very existence. You should know that as well as I do. After I launch this weapon and get our billion dollars, we'll be able to bring chaos and honor back to this world gone soft."
— Liquid Snake
Liquid Snake, commonly referred to as Liquid, was the former squad commander of High-Tech Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND, and the twin brother of Solid Snake.
Liquid was one of the "Sons of Big Boss," created as part of the Les Enfants Terribles project, along with his clone brothers, Solid Snake and Solidus Snake. Liquid was led to believe that he was created in order to express Big Boss's recessive genetic traits, and as such, was "inferior" to Solid Snake. Because of this, he held a strong resentment towards his twin brother, who supposedly expressed "superior" genes, and wished to defeat him in combat, reclaiming what he felt was his birthright, and thus proving his superiority.
Possessing an IQ of 180, Liquid spoke seven languages fluently, including English, Spanish, French, Malay, and Arabic, the last of which he spoke like a native. His main language, English, was also spoken with an English accent of the Received Pronunciation dialect. He was almost an exact double of Solid Snake in terms of appearance, with the only distinguishable feature being his darker skin tone and fair hair color. He also had a tattoo on his left arm, which resembled the Rod of Asclepius, but with a sword in its place and with the words "Temptation Revelation."