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Jan. 14 - Feb 5th, 2011 at Roq La Rue Gallery. www.roqlarue.com.
About “Honey and Lightening”
“Honey and Lightening” is a show of installation chambers, sculptures of talismanic birds and a series of staged photographs all revolving around examining the mercurial nature of human desire. The substances honey and lightening both have literary, mythical and archetypal references to the occurrence and evolution of desire and it’s fading. I see one as the slow ooze of pleasure and the other as the dangerous, uncontrollable and inexplicably instant occurrence of magnetism between two bodies.
Sponsored in part by by the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs CityArtist Grant and 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax Revenue.
photo: Mark Woods
So I spoke with my Dad today, Man I know everything will go well, and that I will get my car back...See I have a dilemma I bought a one way ticket, but now that I want to leave all these Job opportunities are approaching, and honestly Im going to need that car, but I think I will have time to get my car and drive right back up..ROAD Trip....
My sister asked me to make her Invitations today, and I told her, no..I Know What a Bro huh...I am going to do her invites and I will do her save the date cards I just want to make sure I do them right, and I don't want anything thrown on me last minute like she tried to do today, and that made me say no..because I told my pops Im not doing anything last minute because your invites are a big part of anything that you do...But I will support her just b/c she is my sister, But im not going to allow myself to be played like a yo-yo...I have rules baby..and if we can't agree then oh well..just like she has rules..I do...I don't know where her brains went I have to search for them somewhere..I can't stand seeing her being toyed with..Okay done venting...
**This is really me inside this bag...I was tied up like a pretzel in this thing, I almost broke my bag, I guess you can say Im that flexible...not a good thing...ahhhhhhh**
Strobist:: sb28 to @ left 1/8 power, and vivitar285hv at right high looking down both with brollys...and it didn't go off...ahhhh
::Tiny Words::
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one's laughing at God
When it's gotten real late and their kid's not back from the party yet
No one laughs at God
When their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughing at God
When they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they're mistaken
No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one's laughing at God
When there's a famine or fire or flood
But God could be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God themed joke or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God could be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they've lost all they've got and they don't know what for
No one laughs at God
On the day they realize that the last sight they'll ever see
Is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughing at God
When they're saying their goodbyes
But God could be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God themed joke or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God could be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in a hospital
No one's laughing at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
We're all laughing with God
After confessing to Sassy that Karl the Karaoke crooner is actually her father, Maxine sobs uncontrollably. Hearing Maxine`s sobs, Karl has flashbacks to the day he left Maxine ...
It was a warm, sunny summer day and Maxine had asked Karl to bring her down to the riverside. She had prepared a picnic lunch with all of Karl`s favorites: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Nuttela on 12 grain bread and for dessert -- pecan pie. She so loved Karl, love to please him, loved being with him, loved talking to him. She did so much for Karl, he was practically treated like a king. Maxine was so blinded by love that she failed to notice that with all of Karl`s beautiful words, his actions didn`t back them up, such as taking Maxine home to meet his mother, something Maxine wanted so much. In reality Karl was only in it for himself and only himself. In fact, in Karl`s arrogance he prided himself in extracting such pleasure, such servitude from a lovely young lady as Maxine. He enslaved her heart and subjugated her to his will. He got a thrill from the power he had over her. "Treat a whore like a lady and a lady like a whore," his pappy would always say -- and the way he treated this beautiful young lady was proof Karl hung onto his Pappy`s every word. Little did Karl nor Maxine know that before that warm, sunny, pastoral day ended that both their lives would be terribly altered for life.
Unfortunately Karl never knew love nor understood it and mistook the loving actions of Maxine as being weak and pathetic. In fact he had become cloy with her constant doting and it was making him angry -- she was passionate in the sack and that was the only thing that kept him there. But there was a feeling that Karl had never felt before when Maxine was around, a feeling that Karl was too much of a coward to introspect on. It was the feeling of love, but for a guy like Karl, love can quickly turn to hatred … And an undeserving Maxine was about to become a target for that hatred.
Although Karl`s memory is vague, he can still hear Maxine`s words ring in his ears "Oh, baby, please, please pull out before you do -- we`re not protected."
Next Karl can hear himself thinking in response, "Hell with you b*tch I`m not pulling out now .. Protection`s your problem not mine!!"
Karl is yanked from his orgasmic fog by Maxine`s protest "Karl!!!! I asked you to pull out!! I said we are not protected -- It `s that time of the month! My God, Karl, I can get pregnant!"
Then Maxine sees the true Karl and becomes the object of Karl`s fury, "F^@k you B*tch you forgot to protect yourself but still want too get laid? I figured whores like you had that all figured out. Oh, don`t look so shocked. I can tell you`re a whore by the way you love it so and do it anyway I say. Puuuuuuhlease like I`m going to bring a slut like you home to my mother -- yeah right. In fact I`m surprised you even kiss your father with that mouth considering where it`s been. Puuuuhlease, you weren`t even that good either …. I can do better … I done with you … you`re disgusting … I`m out of here!"
With her heart broken by the vile words of Karl and his contemptuous selfish actions, rage wells up inside Maxine that makes her lash out at Karl by scratching his face and making it bleed and she screams, "KARL YOU BASTARD HOW CRUEL OF YOU!!!!" With that Karl, shocked that this bitch had the nerve to strike him, fills with such rage that his raw juvenile impulses can`t be controlled and in that instant a poor undeserving Maxine is subjected to something that she has never been subjected to before -- a violent closed fist beating. It was so violent that it left bruises on her eyes, a bloody nose and mouth and even broke her good luck horseshoe necklace. Luck for Maxine would not be around that day ...
As Karl leaves Maxine by the riverside taking his haughty strides back to his pickup truck, Maxine`s blames herself for the facial beating she took from Karl and pleads for him not to leave, pleas for explanations and even forgiveness go unnoticed. For Karl, it is only wailing sobs and cries that become his last memory of Maxine.
Karl can still hear Maxine`s pitiful cries of, "Kaaaaarrrrl! Come back! I`m sorry!!!!! Don`t leave meeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!"
www.medilaw.tv - malpractice videos, Illustrates the surgical technique for performing a cervical interbody fusion. This procedure is used to remove an intervertebral disc that is causing uncontrollable pain or is compressing the adjacent spinal cord or nerve roots. A bone strut is used to replace the excised disc and maintain correct alignment. There are many different techniques to achieve the same end result, a pain-free, stable, anatomically positioned bony fusion. However, the basic procedure illustrated here is common to all cervical interbody fusions.
An Interbody Fusion, also known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, refers to the complete removal of an intervertebral disc, and its replacement with a bone, plastic or metal spacer, and bone graft or bone substitute, to cause fusion of the two adjacent vertebrae into one solid mass. It can be performed at one or more levels. Sometimes an anterior plate or posterior wiring, plates, screws or rods are used to further immobilize the segment while it is fusing.
INDICATIONS
The indications for an interbody fusion are persisting pain, numbness or weakness, that has been shown by physical examination and radiography to be due to a damaged intervertebral disc or to anterior spinal cord compression, and that has not responded to conservative treatment. If there is bowel or bladder dysfunction, severe muscle weakness, or severe pain that is not controlled by strong pain relievers, your clinician may recommend immediate surgery to prevent permanent nerve damage and weakness. Traumatic vertebral fracture or dislocation are other reasons for immediate fusion.
ALTERNATIVES
The non-surgical alternatives to interbody fusion may be
-- activity modification
-- weight loss
-- aerobic exercise, such as walking, cycling, and swimming
-- strength and flexibility exercises
-- physical therapy
-- hydrotherapy
-- heat and cold pads
-- acupuncture
-- pain-relieving medications such as acetaminophen or paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucosamine, chondroitin
The surgical alternatives to interbody fusion may be
-- steroid and local anesthetic injections
- disc replacement surgery, or arthroplasty.
GOALS
The goals of a cervical fusion are to stabilize the spine and remove compression of the adjacent spinal cord. This should lead to improved function and less pain. The metal or plastic hardware provides immediate stability while the bony fusion occurs over the following three to twelve months.
TECHNIQUE
You will be lying on your back. Your neck will be cleaned. An incision will be made and the overlying muscles moved to the side. Your windpipe (trachea) and gullet (esophagus) will be retracted with the muscles to reveal the front of the spine. Any anterior vertebral body bone spurs (lipping, osteophytes) will be trimmed. Your surgeon will confirm the correct intervertebral disc for removal by using x-ray imaging. Pins will be used to open up the collapsed disc space to regain normal spine alignment. The diseased disc will be removed. Then the metal / plastic cage will be inserted. X-rays will be used to check the cage's position. The muscles will be replaced, and the wound closed with sutures.
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I wasn't really feeling like selfportraits Saturday, but I had this idea and since I couldn't come up with any other ideas that didn't include me in the picture, I decided to go for it.
One of the reasons that I don't feel like selfportraits at the moment is that I went to the dentist three weeks ago, and had an old filling replaced. Since then I've had a toothache.
After two weeks, I'd had enough and went to the dentist again - but was sent home again - apparently, it's normal to feel pain a few weeks - and even up to several months.
So I guess I'll just have to endure the pain :-(
Sadly it seems that the life of my camera is coming to an end, certainly for long exposure type shots. Now getting a lot of uncontrollable noise and strange exposure levels. Ah well, it's been good fun while it lasted but right now I don't wish to invest in a new camera so I guess the days of sunsets are numbered. Thanks to Steve for encouraging me away from other things yesterday!
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Are you old enough to know the phrase “going postal?” The term derives from a series of unrelated mass shootings at post offices, starting in 1970. According to Wikipedia, the phrase is “an American English slang phrase referring to becoming extremely and uncontrollably angry, often to the point of violence”. Democrats are going postal about the President and the Post Office, with accusations he is trying to interfere (e.g. "steal") the vote.
In the poker game of national politics, Trump played the wrong card. He griped that mail-in voting would enable Democrats to commit massive voter fraud, which is questionable accusation at best. The more complicated a conspiracy the less likely to enact, or to convince reasonable people to accept. The Dems trumped Trump by shifting the blame of election tampering to him. Clever. Dirty. Likely False.
But there are legitimate concerns that the States and Postal Service are not equipped to process the ballots within logistical and legal constraints. Additionally, the President’s accusations aren’t warrantless, if seemingly well-meaning door-to-door activists or family members help aged grandma or ailing auntie who doesn’t speak English to fill out the ballot the, ah, right way.
As for this photo, protesters in San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood seek to "save the Post Office from Trump". The next photo better explans.
My full analysis on the Trump and Post Office drama: joewilcox.com/2020/08/22/going-postal/
He wakes up; before, or maybe after midday. It's time to raise the dusty sipario on the peripheric avenue.
Interior shot: male studio-bedroom; demode' stiled flat, kind of student house (but he doesn't follow any course. He is a natural born talent).
The uncontrollable disorder of the early years, of the first flats, came slowly under control; surprising... only a pizza order left its pencil signs on the desk.
Flashback: VHS monday on the couch; old school trash italian comedy, sounds of sleepy laughters.
There he stays, lethargic.. Apart from his motherland's hicky movida...
He's no more used.. So long, so far away...
By the way, it's difficult to imagine him in the everyday life, like sweeping the pavement, doing the bed...
A star like him... with his incomprensible aesthetic impact...
How did he start to look like that, nobody knows; he just seems a far relative, a very far one. So impassible, like waterproofed...
Maybe because he was so faraway, so long.. That he even forgot the names of the streets...
Now the bizarre visitors don't pass by so often... Just a few friends are allowed to the backstage. No prive' parties anymore...
Zoom on the faded pictures hanging on the bed, sticked at the wall, close to the desk: hundreds of dancing heads in front of a consolle, some girls with fluo eyes and socks, smiling profile of a spotted bull terrier, blurred face of a guy, with confused hairs and a vague expression; some robotic installations in a dept.
But it's a rule: who climbs up success, remains always a bit isolated...
Everyday he watches the common peolple hurring in the supermarket; his fans wolud pay every price for a stolen imitation of his charm... But he just stays cool and indifferent, so escaping while observing, that sometimes you might want to catch him, and stop him, and force him to look a bit more "normal".. for what this could mean..
Who knows if he's aware, about the judgements that gravitate around his head...
he seems not to care that much.. He seems used to something else. Maybe because he has been far away, so much time, he always looks like distract. Who knows, what kind of eclectic thoughts are occupying his VIP mind, while he turns and returns his masterpieces in the hands...
An artist with his numbers, can just surround to the radicality of his inspiration...
He still hesitates, can't define himself as an "artist"... But it's an irreversible process by now...
The happening of representability leads his whole perception, it' s his only interpretation rule.
The common mortals, with the eyes open wide against his creatures, almost fear the sudden revelation of their mutant character.
Videoframe: his half-lenght is very close to the bathroom's mirror; he's inserting a considerable metal ring in the frenulum under his upper lip. Some blood flows on his tooth.
....Because it's so impressive all this art... It' s a complete revolution...
Maybe because he has been living so far away, so long...
Maybe because he chose to follow with his own hand the changing trail of the imagine of the world,
that left a track in each single wonderful creation of those, that takes the breath away...
To tell about the bursting of the art into the quite human existance, that generates this marvellous hybrid genetics, is maybe a delicate process, as we see, even if it happens in the neighbours of Japigia Allee.
2 the guy that left his post on me forever
(2004)
-11F, 3AM. 45 MPH wind.
The Wind is an unbelievable, uncontrollable force that fills your lungs and makes you feel alive.
www.medilaw.TV - medico-legal animations, Illustrates the surgical technique for performing a cervical interbody fusion. This procedure is used to remove an intervertebral disc that is causing uncontrollable pain or is compressing the adjacent spinal cord or nerve roots. A bone block is used to replace the excised disc and maintain correct alignment. An anterior plate is used to ensure stability while fusion occurs. There are many different techniques to achieve the same end result, a pain-free, stable, anatomically positioned bony fusion. However, the basic procedure illustrated here is common to all cervical interbody fusions. An Interbody Fusion, also known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, refers to the complete removal of an intervertebral disc, and its replacement with a bone, plastic or metal spacer, and bone graft or bone substitute, to cause fusion of the two adjacent vertebrae into one solid mass. It can be performed at one or more levels. Sometimes an anterior plate or posterior wiring, plates, screws or rods are used to further immobilize the segment while it is fusing.
INDICATIONS
The indications for an interbody fusion are persisting pain, numbness or weakness, that has been shown by physical examination and radiography to be due to a damaged intervertebral disc or to anterior spinal cord compression, and that has not responded to conservative treatment. If there is bowel or bladder dysfunction, severe muscle weakness, or severe pain that is not controlled by strong pain relievers, your clinician may recommend immediate surgery to prevent permanent nerve damage and weakness. Traumatic vertebral fracture or dislocation are other reasons for immediate fusion.
ALTERNATIVES
The non-surgical alternatives to interbody fusion may be
-- activity modification
-- weight loss
-- aerobic exercise, such as walking, cycling, and swimming
-- strength and flexibility exercises
-- physical therapy
-- hydrotherapy
-- heat and cold pads
-- acupuncture
-- pain-relieving medications such as acetaminophen or paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucosamine, chondroitin
The surgical alternatives to interbody fusion may be
-- steroid and local anesthetic injections
- disc replacement surgery, or arthroplasty.
GOALS
The goals of a cervical fusion are to stabilize the spine and remove compression of the adjacent spinal cord. This should lead to improved function and less pain. The metal or plastic hardware provides immediate stability while the bony fusion occurs over the following three to twelve months.
TECHNIQUE
You will be lying on your back. Your neck will be cleaned. An incision will be made and the overlying muscles moved to the side. Your windpipe (trachea) and gullet (esophagus) will be retracted with the muscles to reveal the front of the spine. Any anterior vertebral body bone spurs (lipping, osteophytes) will be trimmed. Your surgeon will confirm the correct intervertebral disc for removal by using x-ray imaging. Pins will be used to open up the collapsed disc space to regain normal spine alignment. The diseased disc will be removed. Then the bone block will be inserted. An anterior plate will be screwed into position to assist immobilization of the spine while the bone fuses. X-rays will be used to check the bone block and plate's position. The muscles will be replaced, and the wound closed with sutures.
Ever heard of the movie, "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows?" Matt and I tend to live by that line. If it's not my car alarm going off uncontrollably in the BUSY Multnomah Falls parking lot, it's my car on fire. Yes, fire.
We had left to backpack to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest yesterday morning. After a missed sign for 101 North out of Olympia (by 20 miles), and the longest detour through McCleary for the Rainier to Pacific relay race, we FINALLY made it northbound on HWY 101. I estimated we could be at the trainhead by about 1.30pm. As we started up FS27, only a few miles from the trailhead, white smoke comes spewing out behind the car. Could this be dust from the (paved) road? No, says Matt. As soon as I stop, the smoke is billowing from under the hood. Not knowing what could be wrong (but I'm paranoid about keeping my car in working order), Matt calmly reminds to NOT open up the hood with all the smoke!
Then came the flames. I'm pretty panicky at this point and wishing I had a fire extinguisher. (I own one in my car now!) The flames were down under the car near the oil reservoir and axle. I can still clearly see the reflection of the bright orange flames on the black pavement. Packs, cameras, and valuables were evacuated from the car and were safe.
What could be wrong?? Oil level? high. Coolant? full. Tranny fluid? Can't find it! Subaru makes the worst diagrams, because we could not for the life of us figure out where the dipstick was for the tranny fluid!
This is my worst nightmare come to life. Stuck in the mountains with no cell service! By the time the third car stopped and asked if we needed help, we finally gave in and took their help. Enter Crow and Lisa. I tell you, good karma will come there way for this! Crow deduced it was a cracked transmission line that broke, spewed tranny fluid on the super-hot exhaust manifold, which then caused the leaking tranny fluid to ignite.
I dealt with incompetent phone answerers as I called my insurance company's help line and I was finally able to get a tow truck to meet us at the Quilcene ("Q-U-I-L-C-E-N-E") Ranger station ("There's a huge sign, you can't miss it!"). Crow, Lisa, and their two dogs took us back down the 5-7 miles to Quilcene, then they continued back up the hill to start and finish their hike.
The next few hours consisted of rescuing the car, driving to Silverlake, and finding a shop on a late Saturday afternoon that could fix my car. Kevin, the tow truck driver, went above the call of duty in making sure I could get back on the road the same day. And it all worked out...all that was needed was a new transmission line/tube.
Backpacking elsewhere was out of the question given that it was now after 6pm, so I instead put in a call to my friends in Puyallup. We were fed homemade cheese-filled pasta and delicious red wine, and had a few good hours of conversation at my friend's house before we headed back on our way to PDX. Yea for friends who live out of state!
Needless to say, the day's adventure wasn't exactly as we planned, but at least everything worked out in the end. =)
VAZ-2114 (racer from Novosibirsk city)
Drag-racing "Megafon" Cup. Omsk city, Russia. "Fedorovka" abandoned airport. 2012, September 22.
Кубок Мегафона по дрэг-рейсингу. Омск, аэропорт "Фёдоровка", 22 сентября 2012.
Sometimes you get an uncontrollable urge to make photos... What better than mucking around with some strobes at the Massey Memorial on Halloween night? The full moon started coming up over Eastbourne and I remembered that this place was also a crypt. But I wasn't scared. At least not until a vampire showed up shortly later. Luckily, I had my two flashes, which I dialled up to full power and let off right in the face of the vampire. I didn't have the presence of mind to close my eyes first, but by the time I could see again the vampire had turned to ash and blown away.
There is one bright spot in the Canadian economy: exports of Canadian idiotic celebrities' embarrassments are surging.
Idiotic Toronto mayor Rob Ford and badly-spoiled and uncontrollable brat Justin Bieber. Where the f*** are his parents?
My prediction on Justin Bieber? He'd be dead in the next 10 years due to drug overdose.
I almost didn't post this shot because it isn't a particularly good photo. I did, however, go through great contortions to get it. I went out in my stocking feet, perched my toes up on a very narrow ledge on a block wall and hugged the top of the wall with my elbows while scrunching down to the viewfinder to get the shot. By then I was in pain and my legs and arms were wiggling uncontrollably but I did get the damn photo!
Poor little Mishka has been diagnosed with a severe case of Binotitis! It’s a very rare condition that occurs when living in proximity or coming in constant contact with a small thuggish furry orange creature commonly known as a “Gambino”! The symptoms of this terrible disease include paranoia, obsessive-compulsive grooming, and uncontrollable facial expressions such as twisted tongues and bulging “crazy eyes”. There is currently no known cure for this condition!
p.s. A lovely Flickr friend has captured Mishka’s perfect facial expression in a wonderful drawing that can be seen at
As he looked down on the people as they came and went from the station, which he affectionately referred to as 'The Cage', he gave way to uncontrollable laughter...
Lionfish are a non-native predatory fish whose numbers are expanding uncontrollably in the Carribean region and US coast. This voracious species has no natural predator in the West, reduces young fish populations by as much as 79% in a five week period, and bears 20,000 to 30,000 eggs every four days. Left unchecked, lionfish threaten coral reef ecosystems and local economies based on fishing and tourism.
Even before Pearl Harbor, the US Navy was acutely aware that their carriers lacked an armored flight deck: enemy bombs could penetrate the wood overlay and steel below to detonate in the hangar deck--and if the hangar deck was packed with aircraft being loaded with ordnance, the effects would be devastating. This lesson was brought home during the Battle of Midway, when the Japanese lost four carriers to uncontrollable fires due to bomb hits. The Essex-class carriers were already in production and were direly needed, so the Navy held off on a new design until late 1942, which was named the Midway-class for the recent victory.
The Midways were originally classified as "CVBs"--battlecarriers. This was due to their size, which could accomodate 130 aircraft--50 more than even the long-hull Essex-class--armored flight deck, and planned armament of 8-inch guns. Moreover, the hangar deck was subdivided to avoid fires. The Midway-class was inspired by the British Invincible-class, which were much smaller but used armored flight decks, as the British anticipated using them in the close confines of the Mediterranean. The engineering spaces used the same armored subdivision as the planned Montana-class battleships. To save weight, the 8-inch guns were replaced by single 5-inch mounts. The Midways were certainly impressive, but were so heavy and wide that they rode low in the water and couldn't pass through the Panama Canal; the former made for a "wet" ship that got much more water over the bow in heavy seas.
Had World War II ended with the invasion of Japan, the first of the class--USS Midway (CV-41)--would have seen action. The atomic bombs ended that possibility, and so it was commissioned a week after V-J Day. Two more would be built--USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43)--before production ended in 1946; the other three planned were never built. Though the Midway-class proved to be uncomfortable for the crew, they were the only carriers that could operate nuclear-capable bombers such as the P2V Neptune (which couldn't return once launched) and the AJ-2 Savage, so they were kept out of the Korean War.
In the 1950s, all three were heavily modified with angle decks, Fresnel landing light systems, and steam catapults for better jet operations. The Midways would finally see action during the Vietnam War, where they were heavily utilized. By this time, they were no longer the largest carriers in the Navy: the Forrestal and Kitty Hawk-classes had entered service, as well as the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The Midway was subsequently "jumboized" in an effort to improve heavy sea handling, accomodation, and jet operations, but was so expensive that the Navy could've simply built another carrier for the same cost.
By the late 1970s, the Midway-class was showing its age, and though the Midway was kept in service thanks to the expensive refit, the Coral Sea and Franklin D. Roosevelt were getting too old--they could not operate the F-14 Tomcat, for instance. The Roosevelt was retired in 1977 and scrapped, and the Coral Sea was destined for the same fate (though the British briefly considered buying it). The Reagan administration halted the Navy's attempt to retire the Coral Sea, and modernized it instead, though not to the same extent as the Midway. The Midway itself went through yet another modernization, removing its heavy armor belt, but this actually made things worse--now the carrier had a tendency to pitch and roll in heavy seas. The retirement of the F-4 Phantom II proved not to be an issue for the Midways: its place was taken by the F/A-18 Hornet.
After the end of the Cold War, the Coral Sea was retired in 1990; the Midway would see service during the First Gulf War, then was also retired in 1992. While the Coral Sea followed the Franklin D. Roosevelt to the scrapyard, the Midway was saved as a museum ship--the largest in the world--and was moored in San Diego harbor.
I'd always wanted to visit the Midway with my dad, but his passing in 2013 unfortunately ended that hope. I did finally get to go aboard her in May 2021, so at least part of the dream was fulfilled. It's beautifully maintained, and I was stunned at just how big it was--I've been aboard Dad's carrier, the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) in Charleston, South Carolina, but the Midway dwarfs the Yorktown. It's so large that I couldn't get a good shot of the entire ship, so I settled for this picture of the island structure.
Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok. Children who are given the food stuffs experience incredible growth – and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These "giants," with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families.
“The Food of the Gods” has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. It is a riveting, newly relevant tale as we consider the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
www.medilaw.tv - Illustrates the surgical technique for performing a cervical corpectomy, also known as a cervical vertebrectomy. This procedure is used to remove one or more vertebral bodies and the adjacent intervertebral discs that are causing uncontrollable pain or are compressing the adjacent spinal cord or nerve roots. A bony strut is used to replace the excised tissue and maintain correct alignment. An anterior plate is used to ensure stability while fusion occurs. There are many different techniques to achieve the same end result, a pain-free, stable, anatomically positioned bony fusion. However, the basic procedure illustrated here is common to all cervical corpectomies. Also shown are the removal of the pathological vertebral body and discs, the bone strut insertion, the anterior plate fixation, bone graft chip insertion, x-ray position checks and finally wound closure.
Corpectomy, or vertebrectomy, refers to the removal and replacement of a vertebra and the intervertebral discs above and below it. This is usually done because they are compressing the spinal cord in the neck. A length of bone or a synthetic cage containing bone fragments or artificial bone replaces the vertebra and discs to form a strut to maintain the normal height and alignment of the neck. The bone graft will fuse with the vertebra above and below, to form a solid, stable mass. A corpectomy can be used to replace a number of adjacent vertebrae, in which case an additional posterior fusion with metal screws and rods may be required to maintain stability of the graft while it fuses.
INDICATIONS
If a vertebra is damaged and needs replacing, or the front of the spinal cord is being compressed, causing pain, weakness or numbness in the arms or legs, then a corpectomy may be required. The structures that can compress the anterior spinal cord include the vertebral body, the intervertebral disc and the posterior longitudinal ligament. The diseases that can cause this compression include infected, malignant or fractured vertebral bodies, degenerative disc disease, ossified posterior longitudinal ligament and other diseases causing spinal instability.
ALTERNATIVES
The non-surgical alternatives to corpectomy may be
-- activity modification
-- weight loss
-- aerobic exercise, such as walking, cycling, and swimming
-- strength and flexibility exercises
-- physical therapy
-- hydrotherapy
-- heat and cold pads
-- acupuncture
-- pain-relieving medications such as acetaminophen or paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucosamine, chondroitin
The surgical alternatives to corpectomy may be
-- steroid and local anesthetic injections
-- surgical fusion
-- disc replacement surgery, or arthroplasty.
GOALS
The goals of a corpectomy are to remove any pressure from the adjacent spinal cord, and to stabilize the spine in a pain-free, normal alignment.
TECHNIQUE
You will be lying on your back. Your neck will be cleaned. An incision will be made and the overlying muscles moved to the side. Your windpipe (trachea) and gullet (esophagus) will be retracted with the muscles to reveal the front of the spine. Any anterior vertebral body bone spurs (lipping, osteophytes) will be trimmed. Your surgeon will confirm the correct vertebra for removal by using x-ray imaging. Pins will be used to open up the collapsed disc spaces to regain normal spine alignment. The discs will be removed. Then the vertebral body will be channeled and a bone strut inserted. An anterior plate will be screwed into position to assist immobilization of the spine, and bone chips will be added to assist fusion. X-rays will be used to check the bone strut and plate's position. The muscles will be replaced, and the wound closed with sutures. A drainage tube will be left in the wound. attorney 3D animations
Taken in my mother's laundry room. Poor lighting hides epic milkmaid braids. Worn for: Greek food festival, mall trip, dinner with mom, Star Wars night. This outfit was really flattering until the shirt starting stretching uncontrollably, for some reason.
Shirt: Chelsea & Violet, Dillards
Skirt: Old Navy
Sliders: UO, remixed
Hairpins: American Eagle
Earrings: F21
Ring: Charlotte Russe
www.medilaw.tv - Illustrates the surgical technique for performing a cervical disc replacement, also known as a cervical arthroplasty or total disc replacement. This procedure is used to remove an intervertebral disc that is causing uncontrollable pain or is compressing the adjacent spinal cord or nerve root. The damaged disc is replaced with an artificial disc made of various metals and plastics. There are a number of artificial discs, also known as prostheses, on the market. Each one looks different and has different insertion techniques and tools. However, the basic procedure illustrated here is common to all cervical arthroplasties. Also shown is the removal of the pathological disc, the preparation of the intervertebral space for the artificial disc, the insertion of the artificial disc, x-ray position checks and finally wound closure.
Spinal arthroplasty refers to the replacement of an intervertebral disc with an artificial prosthesis. It is also known as a total disc replacement. The prosthesis allows motion between the vertebrae to be maintained.
The prosthesis is initially held in place by screws, fins or press fitting. Over time, bone will grow into the porous ends of the prosthesis to lock it into position. Sometimes, the prosthesis can not be inserted during the operation, in which case an intervertebral fusion will be done.
When compared with other cervical disc disease operations, the arthroplasty has the advantages of not requiring painful bone graft harvesting or foreign bone substitutes with infection risks, requires less post-operative immobilization, no risk of post-operative spinal deformity, and less wear on the joints immediately above and below the arthroplasty. However an arthroplasty is no more effective at relieving back pain than a spinal fusion procedure.
INDICATIONS
The indications for arthroplasty are diseased intervertebral discs in the neck causing neck pain, with normal adjacent facet joints, that has not improved with six months of conservative treatments.
ALTERNATIVES
The non-surgical alternatives to arthroplasty may be
-- activity modification
-- weight loss
-- aerobic exercise, such as walking, cycling, and swimming
-- strength and flexibility exercises
-- physical therapy
-- hydrotherapy
-- heat and cold pads
-- acupuncture
pain-relieving medications such as acetaminophen or paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucosamine, chondroitin
The surgical alternatives to arthroplasty may be
-- steroid and local anesthetic injections
- surgical fusion.
GOALS
The goals of an arthroplasty are to provide significant, long-term pain and neurological symptom relief by replacing a degenerate painful disc, by restoring the disc height to protect the spinal cord and spinal nerves and prevent further facet joint degeneration, and by preserving motion to prevent accelerated degeneration of the adjacent healthy discs.
TECHNIQUE
You will be lying on your back. Your neck will be cleaned. An incision will be made and the overlying muscles moved to the side. Your windpipe (trachea) and gullet (esophagus) will be retracted with the muscles to reveal the front of the spine. Any anterior vertebral body bone spurs (lipping, osteophytes) will be trimmed. Your surgeon will confirm the correct disc for removal by using x-ray imaging. Pins will be used to open up the collapsed disc space to regain normal spine alignment. The disc will be removed. The vertebral surfaces will be prepared, and the artificial disc inserted. X-rays will be used to check the prosthesis' position. The muscles will be replaced, and the wound closed with sutures. attorney animations
The fie was uncontrollable because of the bursting of gas cylinders.
This is the third major fire in this slum pocket.
But no lessons learnt more illegal shanties keep coming up.
This is a massive vote bank nurtured by all politicians.
I normally don't ever shoot disasters but this was across my house in a lane crawling with illegal slums.
It was when I heard several explosions that I went down to check it out.
Hard time for the people that lost everything ..
A terrible, terrible black cloud has come over my life. A tragedy. An accident. A fault which sits completely on my shoulders, and weighs on me every day.
My lens - my beautiful, original, cooperative, 18-55mm, day-to-day lens is... is... [sobs uncontrollably].
Yes, my friends. Broken.
Tomorrow we shall see how bad the damage is. But I am in the midst of the grieving process, a harsh phase in which I must work through my pain in order to find a replacement (not in my heart, but in my camera bag) for my regular lens.
I don't know how, or if, I will ever be able to forgive myself.
Happy February. And screw stone floors.
Sometimes when we watch TV, Carolyn's true colors come out. She starts laughing uncontrollably at some random thing that might not be as funny as her uncontrollable laughter makes it out to be. It's hard to realize this is happening soon enough to both get the camera, and have enough time of the laughing fit remaining to constitute a substantive video. But it happened yet again tonight :)
Carolyn, Jimmy Pesto Jr, Linda Belcher, Tina Belcher.
TV, imitating, laughing, laying, smiling, trying not to laugh, watching TV, waving.
blanket, couch.
cartoon: Bob's Burgers. movie: The Exorcist. movie: The Grudge.
can't stop laughing. embarrassing. video.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 3, 2017.
A cute little coloring book page seems so innocent for kids to draw. Look how cute they look and boy those feathers are neat. Who knew that the Indian’s were uncontrollable savages who would rape, mame and kill just for fun! What happened, did the pilgrims burn the turkey? The cranberry sauce too punchy and made the Indians pow-wow in their pants? – The real problem that bugs me is how history is being taught in our schools, what I remember learning as I grew up.
Another idea I had was the guy hosting the Indians at thanksgiving was a relative of Gorden Ramsay, I can see that panning out as to why the Indian’s attacked. O wait they are just animals right. It’s not like we invaded their country and started taking it over for resources. (kinda of like Iraq huh?) It’s not like they had lived there for millennia or anything, Pff no way. God told us to take the land and the devil will deal with the Indians. Even giving them a name is a disgrace to our one true God!
Do Indian’s call themselves Indians? - Don’t you see the humor in that statement? What do they call themselves, do we ever ask? In 2014 we can’t say nigger. We can’t say nigga unless it’s in a rap song. O damn I just said the dreaded “n” word!!! Are you asking if I said the word Nazi? That’s a “N” word. If any word should be called the “n” word that would be the clear winner. Its politically correct to say Nazi, a group of people who tried to eliminate a group of people off the planet, but we can’t say nigger cause us white folks feel guilty for having slaves. Or more likely them there blacks can now votes and read damn it!
We can shout, yell and crame down people’s throats the name Jesus like its water. But that’s a fictional character so I suppose its ok. Plus that whole billion dollar industry of power churches – that leads to votes people! I hate to burst people’s bubbles but calling them Native Americans is wrong as well. They are native in the sense they were here before others in recording history but ‘Americans is a word created by us and the Spanish, not them. A never ending debate which is only won by the influences of political corruption not in how people really feel or think.
In 2014 we still have The Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins teams. So why not just bring back the Negro leagues in baseball. Why are we discriminating against discriminating? Do you hear what I am saying – it will ruin holiday shopping sales if the real story is let out. (angry business man here) It’s all a bunch of hog wash, we are all the same race – the Human race! Same species, descendent from the same species, the same place originally. Let’s just get along!
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The ink drawing was nice to color because it had nice thick lines. Years have passed so I’ve forgotten where I got the picture from. Sometimes it’s tricky to fill in pictures with small lines on the computer. If I had a tablet I could draw thicker lines in my drawings, maybe one day. I like the shading on this piece, its quick and simple yet unfinished – just the way I like it - wink,wink.
She was under the diningroom table, naked, giggling uncontrollably. Grandpa was on the roof blowing bubbles. It appeared that the turkey, which was lying uncooked on the bed, had been been through quite an ordeal. When I asked it what had happened, it took a drag off a Camel, exhaled, and said, "Kid, you don't wanna know."
I'm pleased to say that he liked his gift. When we fired it for the first time, he giggled uncontrollably like a little girl.
The consequences of the explosion, arising April 20, 2010 on the platform of drilling Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, will have done 11 death, injured and induced the collapse of the platform (April 22 2010), followed by a rupture of the well of drilling to three levels and of an uncontrollable oil spill for the time being, who mobilize today about 7,000 persons, of which 2,500 volunteers…
Here useful links to understand and to be informed of evolution of the rescuers to attempt to stop this leak and its heavy consequences:
What is the latest news on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? - from USA.gov
answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.p...
Oil Leak from Damaged Well in Gulf of Mexico - from Earth Observatory of NASA
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43768
Salazar Launches Full Review of Offshore Drilling Safety Issues during Visit to Oil Spill Command Centers on Gulf Coast - from U.S. Department of the Interior
www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Launches-Full-Revi...
About the Minerals Management Service – from U.S. Department of the Interior
www.mms.gov/aboutmms/ocsdef.htm
U.S. Department of the Interior - Our Mission: Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future
EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill / EPA
yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/324e040292e1e51f8525735...
Federal Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – from EPA
Oil Spills by Emergency Management – from EPA
Additional information on the broader response from the U.S. Coast Guard
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP)
As a trustee for coastal resources, NOAA protects and restores habitats injured by hazardous waste sites, oil spills and vessel groundings.
Oil and Chemical Spills by National Ocean Service – from NOAA
oceanservice.noaa.gov/topics/oceans/spills/
Oil Spill Preparation and Response – From U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov/contaminants/Issues/OilSpill.cfm
Préparation et réponse de flaque d'huile - Programme Environnemental de Contaminants par U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
w4.systranlinks.com/trans?lp=en_fr&url=http://www.fws...
Secretary Napolitano and Secretary Salazar Launch Full Investigation of Deepwater Horizon Incident in the Gulf of Mexico
www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1272395702575.shtm
Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon Incident
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/
= French version
Les conséquences de l’explosion, survenue le 20 avril 2010 sur la plate-forme de forage Deepwater Horizon dans le Golf du Mexique, aura fait 11 victimes, des blessés et entraîné l’effondrement de la plate-forme (le 22 avril 2010), suivi d’une rupture du puits de forage à trois niveaux et d’une marée noire incontrôlable dans l’immédiat, qui mobilisent aujourd’hui environ 7.000 personnes, dont 2.500 bénévoles…
Voici des liens utiles pour comprendre et être informé de l’évolution des sauveteurs pour tenter de stopper cette fuite et ses lourdes conséquences:
What is the latest news on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? - from USA.gov
answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.p...
Oil Leak from Damaged Well in Gulf of Mexico - from Earth Observatory of NASA
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43768
Salazar Launches Full Review of Offshore Drilling Safety Issues during Visit to Oil Spill Command Centers on Gulf Coast - from U.S. Department of the Interior
www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Launches-Full-Revi...
About the Minerals Management Service – from U.S. Department of the Interior
www.mms.gov/aboutmms/ocsdef.htm
U.S. Department of the Interior - Our Mission: Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future
EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill / EPA
yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/324e040292e1e51f8525735...
Federal Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – from EPA
Oil Spills by Emergency Management – from EPA
Additional information on the broader response from the U.S. Coast Guard
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP)
As a trustee for coastal resources, NOAA protects and restores habitats injured by hazardous waste sites, oil spills and vessel groundings.
Oil and Chemical Spills by National Ocean Service – from NOAA
oceanservice.noaa.gov/topics/oceans/spills/
Oil Spill Preparation and Response – From U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov/contaminants/Issues/OilSpill.cfm
Préparation et réponse de flaque d'huile - Programme Environnemental de Contaminants par U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
w4.systranlinks.com/trans?lp=en_fr&url=http://www.fws...
Secretary Napolitano and Secretary Salazar Launch Full Investigation of Deepwater Horizon Incident in the Gulf of Mexico
www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1272395702575.shtm
Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon Incident
The first of the flock, this Rover 800 rolled off the production line as a premier for what could have been the new age of Rover. But no...
This was meant to take on the world this was, but sadly it didn’t get very far! The Rover 800 had so many possibilities, so many variants could have been derived from it, but unfortunately the management was once again very quick to nip this beautiful car in the bud, and the Rover 800 would join that long line of ‘what-could-have-been’ motors that seem to pave British motoring history.
The origin of the Rover 800 goes back to the late 1970’s, when nationalised British car manufacturer and all around general failure British Leyland was absolutely desperate to fix its seemingly endless list of problems. The company had now garnered a reputation for creating some of the worst, most outdated cars of all time, the likes of the Morris Marina, the Austin Allegro and the Triumph TR7 being derided in both critical and customer reviews. A mixture of strike action by uncontrollable Trade Unions led by the infamous Red Robbo had meant that cars were only put together for a few hours per day on a three day week. As such, reliability was atrocious on a biblical scale, be it mechanical, cosmetic or electrical.
As such, in 1979, British Leyland began talks with Japanese car manufacturer Honda to try and help improve the reliability of their machines. The pioneer of this brave new deal was the Triumph Acclaim of 1980, BL’s first reliable car and not a bad little runabout. Basically a rebadged Honda Ballade, the Acclaim wasn’t meant to set the world ablaze, but it certainly helped get the company back onto people’s driveways, selling reasonably well thanks to its reliable mechanics (even if rust was something of an issue). As such, BL decided that from now on it would give its fleet a complete overhaul, basing their new models on Japanese equivalents. From 1984, the Rover 200 arrived on the scene, again, a rebadged Honda Ballade, while the Maestro and the Montego ranges also took on several tips from their Japanese counterparts, though they were primarily based on British underpinnings.
The Rover 800 however spawned quite early on, in 1981 to be exact. Following the catastrophic failure of the Rover SD1 in the American market, which only sold 774 cars before Rover removed itself from the USA altogether, the company was desperate to get another foothold across the pond. As such, the new project, dubbed project XX, would be the icing on the cake in terms of British Leyland’s fleet overhaul, a smooth and sophisticated executive saloon to conquer the world. However, plans were pushed back after the launch of the Montego and the Maestro, and thus project XX wouldn’t see the light of day again until about 1984.
Still in production and suffering from being long-in-the-tooth, the Rover SD1 was now coming up on 10 years old, and though a sublime car in terms of style and performance, it was now struggling in sales. Rover really needed to replace this golden oldie, and thus project XX was back on. In the usual fashion, Honda was consulted, and it was decided that the car would be based on that company’s own executive saloon, the Honda Legend. Jointly developed at Rover’s Cowley plant and Honda’s Tochigi development centre, both cars shared the same core structure and floorplan, but they each had their own unique exterior bodywork and interior. Under the agreement, Honda would supply the V6 petrol engine, both automatic and manual transmissions and the chassis design, whilst BL would provide the 4-cylinder petrol engine and much of the electrical systems. The agreement also included that UK-market Honda Legends would be built at the Cowley Plant, and the presence of the Legend in the UK would be smaller than that of the Rover 800, with profits from the 800 shared between the two companies.
Launched on July 10th, 1986, the Rover 800 was welcomed with warm reviews regarding its style, its performance and its reliability. Though driving performance was pretty much the same as the Honda Legend, what put the Rover above its Japanese counterpart was its sheer internal elegance and beauty, combined with a differing external design that borrowed cues from the outgoing SD1. The 800 also provided the company with some much-needed optimism, especially following the gradual breakup of British Leyland by the Thatcher Government between 1980 and 1986.
Following her election in 1979, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took a no nonsense attitude to the striking unions, and the best form of defence was attack. To shave millions from the deficit, she reduced government spending on nationalised companies such as British Airways, British Coal Board, British Steel and British Leyland by selling them to private ownership. For British Leyland, the slow breakup of the company started with the sale of Leyland Trucks and Buses to DAF of Holland and Volvo, respectively. 1984 saw Jaguar made independent and later bought by Ford, but when rumours circulated that the remains of British Leyland would be sold to foreign ownership, share prices crashed, and the company was privatised and put into the hands of British Aerospace on the strict understanding that the company could not be sold again for four years. With this move, British Leyland was renamed Rover Group, the Austin badge being dropped, and the only remaining brands left being the eponymous Rover and sporty MG.
In the light of this tumultuous period, many of Rover and MG’s projects had to be scrapped in light of turbulent share prices and income, these projects including the Austin AR16 family car range (based largely off the Rover 800) and the MG EX-E supercar. The Rover 800 however was the first model to be released by the company following privatisation, and doing well initially in terms of sales, hopes were high that the Rover 800 would herald the end of the company’s troubled spell under British Leyland. The Rover 800 was planned to spearhead multiple Rover ventures, including a return to the US-market in the form of the Sterling, and a coupe concept to beat the world, the sublime Rover CCV.
However, British Leyland may have been gone, but their management and its incompetence remained. Rather than taking the formation of Rover Group as a golden opportunity to clean up the company’s act, to the management it was business as usual, and the Rover 800 began to suffer as a consequence. A lack of proper quality control and a cost-cutting attitude meant that despite all the Japanese reliability that had been layered on these machines in the design stage, the cars were still highly unreliable when they left the factory.
Perhaps the biggest sentiment to the 800’s failure was the Sterling in America. The Sterling had been named as such due to Rover’s reputation being tarnished by the failure of the unreliable SD1. Initial sales were very promising with the Sterling, a simple design with oodles of luxury that was price competitive with family sedan’s such as the Ford LTD and the Chevy Caprice. However, once the problems with reliability and quality began to rear their heads, sales plummeted and the Sterling very quickly fell short of its sales quota, only selling 14,000 of the forecast 30,000 cars per annum. Sales dropped year by year until eventually the Sterling brand was axed in 1991.
With the death of the Sterling came the death of the CCV, a luxury motor that had already won over investors in both Europe and the USA. The fantastic design that had wooed the American market and was ready to go on sale across the States was axed unceremoniously in 1987, and with it any attempt to try and capture the American market ever again.
In 1991, Rover Group, seeing their sales were still tumbling, and with unreliable callbacks to British Leyland like the Maestro and Montego still on sale, the company decided to have yet another shakeup to try and refresh its image. The project, dubbed R17, went back to the company’s roots of grand old England, and the Rover 800 was the first to feel its touch. The R17 facelift saw the 800’s angular lines smoothed with revised light-clusters, a low-smooth body, and the addition of a grille, attempting to harp back to the likes of the luxurious Rover P5 of the 1960’s. Engines were also updated, with the previous M16 Honda engine being replaced by a crisp 2.0L T16, which gave the car some good performance. The car was also made available in a set of additional ranges, including a coupe and the sport Vitesse, complete with a higher performance engine.
Early reviews of the R17 800 were favourable, many critics lauding its design changes and luxurious interior, especially given its price competitiveness against comparable machines such as the Vauxhall Omega and the Ford Mondeo. Even Jeremy Clarkson, a man who fervently hated Rover and everything it stood for, couldn’t help but give it a good review on Top Gear. However, motoring critics were quick to point out the fact that by this time Honda was really starting to sell heavily in the UK and Europe, and people now asked themselves why they’d want to buy the Rover 800, a near carbon-copy of the Honda Legend, for twice the price but equal performance. Wood and leather furnishings are very nice, but not all motorists are interested in that, some are just interested in a reliable and practical machine to run around in.
As such, the Rover 800’s sales domestically were very good, it becoming the best-selling car in the UK for 1992, but in Europe not so much. Though Rover 800’s did make it across the Channel, the BMW 5-Series and other contemporary European models had the market sown up clean, and the Rover 800 never truly made an impact internationally. On average, the car sold well in the early 1990’s, but as time went on the car’s place in the market fell to just over 10,000 per year by 1995. Rover needed another shake-up, and the Rover 75 did just that.
In 1994, Rover Group was sold to BMW, and their brave new star to get the company back in the good books of the motoring public was the Rover 75, an executive saloon to beat the world. With this new face in the company’s showrooms, the Rover 800 and its 10 year old design was put out to grass following its launch in 1998. Selling only around 6,500 cars in its final full year of production, the Rover 800 finished sales in 1999 and disappeared, the last relic of the British Leyland/Honda tie up from the 1980’s.
Today the Rover 800 finds itself under a mixed reception. While some argue that it was the last true Rover before the BMW buyout, others will fervently deride it as a Honda with a Rover badge, a humiliation of a Rover, and truly the point where the company lost its identity. I personally believe it to be a magnificent car, a car with purpose, a car with promise, but none of those promises fulfilled. It could have truly been the face of a new Rover in the late 1980’s, and could have returned the company to the front line of the motoring world, at least in Britain. But sadly, management incompetence won again for the British motor industry, and the Rover 800 ended its days a lukewarm reminder that we really didn’t know a good thing until it was gone.
The first noticeable flower I've seen show up outside my house so far this year. I smiled for about 3 seconds until I started sneezing uncontrollably.
You are isolated and small
You are never tall
You struggle just to breathe
Pinch, Pull, Count, Straighten up
Pinch, Pull, Count, Straighten up
Pinch, Pull, Count, Straighten up
Whatever helps.
You are panicking because you are small.
Inhale, exhale.
You can not breathe.
Push and pull
Push and pull
Push and pull
Whatever helps.
What a day it turned out to be today! I left the car in bright sunshine and an hour later as I arrived at the ‘Hare spot’ it was lashing down with sleet/snow, after Mondays long trek I had decided to travel light today, camera, lens, monopod and beanbag, my biggest mistake though was to wear summer walking trousers and in no time I was soaked to the skin and freezing cold, that will teach me to underestimate the Highland weather!
I saw lots of hares but they were in full ‘sprint mode’ and weren’t hanging round, I was on the point of giving up when I thought I’d see if one of my 'old faithful' hares was in its usual place, this is the same hare that I photographed in the summer www.flickr.com/photos/andyhoward1/7204292640/in/set-72157... In the end I spent well over an hour with it until the uncontrollable shivering (me not the hare) forced me off the hill.
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I had been a blood donor for years, but never had I been an apheresis donor of platelets. I had lots of excuses for not doing so, including, "It takes too long," and "It looks uncomfortable."
But then I lost two good friends to cancer. They were both named Mary, they were both in their forties, and they both died within months of each other. It was heartrending for me.
While grieving my losses one day, it dawned on me that their lives had probably been prolonged by the generosity of total strangers; people who had willingly taken time to donate their platelets, and who had not caved in to any excuses.
As the days went by, I couldn't get my mind off apheresis. I finally realized that donating platelets was something I had to do.
When I called the Red Cross to make my appointment, the receptionist patiently answered my myriad questions, assuring me I'd be fine.
But when I arrived at the donor site I still had to fight the butterflies fluttering in my stomach. I really didn't want to do this, but I couldn't seem to make myself leave the building, either. So, during the screening process, in hopes of calming my fears, I asked even more questions.
Finally, after feeling somewhat at ease about the entire process, the assistant asked me some questions and then said, "Follow me."
When we got to the back of the room, I was impressed with the sophisticated apheresis machine and quickly became mesmerized by the way it so effortlessly separated blood.
Before long, it was my turn to be hooked up to it. Within minutes I was snuggled under a blanket in a comfortable recliner, a needle in each arm, and to my surprise, contentedly watching television. The rest of the prep work had gone without a hitch; I had almost forgotten where I was and what I was doing.
Then it happened. My nose began to itch.
Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, I'd simply scratch it. But when I remembered that I had to keep both arms straight and was unable to bend them, for some reason I began to panic. My eyes wildly searched the room for a nurse, but the only staff member present in the room at the time was busy with another patient.
The panic worsened and I began trembling uncontrollably. A paralyzing fear swept over me as I struggled to fight an overwhelming desire to yank the needles from my arms and dash out the door.
Not usually prone to panic attacks, this was a new experience for me, and I had no idea how to handle it. All I knew was that the more I thought about my situation, the worse it got.
Finally, I shot up an emergency prayer: God, I'm scared. Please help me.
As if on cue, a nurse appeared. Assuming she had seen my distress and would immediately unhook me, I was taken aback when she very calmly asked if I would like some information about the recipient.
What? But what about me?
I collected myself and managed to stammer, "I… I… I can know that information? I can know who my platelets are going to?"
"Well," the nurse quietly continued while monitoring the machine, "we don't usually have any information on the recipients, and we cannot give out any private information on anyone, but in this case I do have a little of his history."
"Oh," was all I could respond, still struggling to get my bearings.
"He is a man from this area, about forty years old," the nurse continued. "With a wife and two kids, and… he has leukemia."
If she said more, I didn't hear her.
I froze, unable to even breathe, as I struggled to comprehend what she had just told me: there was a man right here in town, about my age and, like me, married with two children; but he was waiting for my platelets… in hopes of staying alive?
Finally, I looked up at the plastic bag that was gradually filling with my cream-colored platelets — and swallowed hard.
God, please forgive me for whining about being a little uncomfortable.
As the nurse walked away, the plight of my situation suddenly seemed extremely trivial. For, unlike my recipient, in less than two hours I would be able to get up from this bed and leave. I would go home and cook dinner for my family as normal. I would feel good, think clearly, and have energy to clean, work in the garden, or just take a walk with my husband while watching a panoramic sunset.
Ever so slowly I came to grips with what had just happened, and realized that not only had my nose stopped itching, but compassion had replaced the panic I had experienced just moments ago. No longer uncomfortable, I was completely at peace.
When the whole process was finally finished and I was gathering my things to go home, I stopped by the receptionist's desk and humbly signed up for another appointment.
As I walked outside and felt the warmth of the sunshine on my face, and deeply inhaled the fresh air, I couldn't help but be consumed with the thought: but for the grace of God, go I.
C. C.
BOB TAYLOR goes to Germany, Summer 2006
Ludwigsburg/ Berlin, Deutschland
Bob Taylor had his internship following Producer Kristine Knudsen on the shoot of the feature film REINE GESCHMACKSACHE.
What do I do? Kristine Knudsen describes her job
I am a filmproducer based in Berlin. This summer I had the great chance of shooting the first selfproduced feature film.
A filmproducer is resposible for the financing, planning and execution of a filmproject. As the person responsible for the development and/or choice of sujets and scripts, for the aquisition of the necessary financial means, putting together the organising, the artistic and technical team and doing the marketingplans and distribution strategy, the producer makes decisions fundamental for the success or failure of a movie.
My interest for films started growing in my homecountry Norway. Being curious on another country I decided to study Filmproducing in Germany- at the Filmakademie Baden- Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. During the 4 years- study we learned filmmaking the real way - learning by doing. On no-budget & lowbudget experimenting with other filmmakers, learning to tell stories in pictures and sound.
The strange thing about filmmaking is the long periods where one develops and finances a project. It takes only few persons but loads of time, normally between 1-3 years.
And then, within the 2 months of preparation and most drastically the 5 weeks of shooting a whole circus is on the road. An uncontrollable mass of artist, technicians and helpers who by some wonder work harmonically towards one goal.
Our first film has the working title REINE GESCHMACKSACHE, translates PURELY A MATTER OF TASTE.
It is a lowbudget feature film of ca 100min.
45 persons im team, 5 main actores, 20 smalles roles,
It is shot on ca 13.000 meter S- 16 mm Kodak filmmaterial, in 25 days on ca 35 locations.
Facts about the Film
The Team:
Producers: Kristine Knudsen & Boris Michalski, Director: Ingo Rasper, Screenplay: Tom Streuber & Ingo Rasper, Director of Photography (DOP): Marc Achenbach, Editor: Patricia Rommel, Music: Martina Eisenreich, Production Design: Christian Strang, Costume Design: Bettina Marx.
The Principal Cast:
Edgar Selge, Florian Bartholomaei, Franziska Walser, Roman Knizka, Traute Hoess.
The Story:
First-time feature director and co-author Ingo Rasper hits the road with Reine Geschmackssache (translation: Purely A Matter Of Taste), a buddy comedy about a father and son who are no longer able to avoid each other and really get into trouble.
This is the story of Wolfgang, an `old school´ sales agent, who sells clothing to `Best Ager´-boutiques, catering for women aged thirty-five and above. When he loses his driving licence he commandeers his son, Karsten, to drive him around the province with a car loaded with next year’s fashions.
What nobody except Wolfgang knows, is that he’s both bankrupt and under threat from a younger and increasingly successful rival. What nobody knows is that Karsten is not only desperate to leave the family home and party in Spain, but he also has a very big secret of his own. Things come, as they must, to a head.
INTERVIEW - what Bob wanted to know about Kristine Knudsen and her professional life
- Why are you the best Ð If you are?
Because I love my job. When I have a mission and a vision, it gives me energy to push the project a little bit further every day.
Being a filmproducer is like being a big fat mama for a audiovisual project. Embracing the vision, planting ideas, help them grow and finally let them go - into the world, to the audience.
I truly enjoy my profession when a project is financed. Only problem is it takes so long for a filmproject to be ready for shooting.
Most problems that then arrive are solvable, either through persuation and motivation or compromises. When the train is rolling there is no way to stop it, just to do the maximun possible with the means one have.
Im am good at being a producer because I am a generalist. I know something about many areas, but let other people do the specialization.
It is my job to keep the overview and stay true to the underlying vision.
Combined with a strong attitude of knowing what I want and a gut feeling. Often it is hard to make so many decitions, and one must trust the own instincts.
- What is your special spirit Ð if you have one?
Being positive and believing that everyone is the architect of ones on fortune.
- What drives you professionally Ð if you are?
Curiousity.
On life, on people, on film handcraft and film form.
Search.
Film can be a treasure search in human nature, there are no borders for what stories to tell. The own imagination is the only limit.
An out-of daily routine searching for cast and locations for a film.
Being on the search for something makes one sensible for the environment, makes one see more than in daily routine.
Sometimes life is more exiting than fiction. Letting fiction and real life inspire each other.
The creative urge
and want to tell a story to an audience.
Pulling the Threads
Enjoying the role of being a thread- puller, achieving the best resulats by giving the partners creative freedom within the frames of time and budget.
Setting the frames, then letting the heads of department play withing those frames. Like watching children play in the sandbox.
- When do you get most inspired Ð if you get that?
From a idea, story, theme, moment that moves me emotionally, either makes me laugh or cry.
From people. The fine, sensible machinery of a cast and a crew of ca 50 people coming together for some months, working under hard circumstances, trying to achive something remarkable. When actors give life to the written charcters we only know from the paper over 1-2 year of script development. When the crew push each other further and solve problems as they pop up.
- What is most important to you Ð if anything is?
Passion for ones job. Going for the maximun, but not at all costs.
Doing business with style. Staying grounded. Beeing a “ maximum” person.
- Why is your product better than othersÕ Ð if it is?
We want to entertain and move people, also stimulate to think about their lives.
I like the humour in our project, it is very german but not so often seen in cinema here.
- How do you use knowledge Ð If you do?
The best way can. Listening to the knowledge of the old masters and trying to learn from my own mistakes as I go along.
- Why are you different from others Ð If you are?
Here I am a little bit different because I am a foreigner from a neighbour country.
- Why are you more innovative than others Ð If you are?
I don’t know if I am, but I should be in the distribution.
Our film hopes to be classical good, intelligent entertainment.
- Why is it you and not others that receive and INturn Ð because it is?
Because Bob just really wanted to go to Germany since it is so wunderful in the summer and German films are starting to kick ass again!
be-loved.
this project definitely has me thinking about body/self-image.
i'm a woman. we deal with this question on a very deep, almost self-defining level most of our lives: am i beautiful? if no one is telling us we are, sometimes we do not believe it. sometimes even when people are telling us we are, we still don't believe it. our point of view on this matter can be very skewed to what one person did or didn't say. often the images we allow into our lives also begin to be used in comparison against ourselves. role models become idols that we want so much to be like that we forget how to be ourselves. i think a lot of women agree, this is a hard thing to shut down; it feels like an uncontrollable part of our brain at times.
i've been through a lot of stages with this. i think the hardest times were when i could not see past that one part or another of my body, my face, my hair that i didn't like. every way that things did not look exactly how i thought they should made self-acceptance impossible. at times, especially as a teen, this overriding sense of imperfection meant i couldn't recognize who i was in the mirror. and it's not just about weight. it occured when i was both too skinny and at a different time when i was heavier than i could stand. it happened when i was a teenager and again later when i was in my twenties. it doesn't matter where you are in life. if you are constantly noticing the small defects that you don't like and pointing them out to yourself, there's a level of self-acceptance that is hard to achieve. when those defects become more important to you than your assets, even the people chanting their love for your beauty or personality won't mean a thing.
eating disorders of all kinds are based on a disjointed sense of the reality of your body. you can't love yourself with what you eat because you don't care about what is happening in your body. you'd rather forget it, or harm it, and that's why it seems like an o.k. idea to starve yourself or binge and purge or over-exercise. you can't feel good in your body if you are not loving it with the way you eat.
as i've grown up into an adult and to a more stable place in my self-image, my perception on this has become more simple. i am woman. i am an image bearer of God. that means God created me with the Imago Dei (image of God) and my beauty, my body, my self, was made to be exactly the way it is. if i don't love the way i am and nourish the body as it has needs, i will consistently feel incomplete and unhappy with my appearance. i've found that, perhaps especially for women, unhappiness with appearance can correlate with unhappiness overall. and i'm not saying we should base our joy on our happiness with our appearance, but i am saying that it's important to take note of that within yourself and do something about it. love yourself by nourishing, tending to, and appreciating exactly what you are.
you don't have to deny the fact that you want to feel beautiful. everyone does. that's not vanity, exactly. i think it's a part of the joy of experiencing life to feel beautiful and appreciated for the way you are, and usually that comes along with a healthy appearance and personal style. it's part of grace; we get to see each other and love that seeing. we can even love seeing ourselves, although of course we ought to be cautious there too because vanity is also a disjointed self-image problem. but i do believe it's ok, perhaps especially in the bond of marriage, to see yourself as beautiful in another's eyes and to accept that for yourself. beautiful women who are loved by good men often appear even more beautiful - why? because they have been loved deeply and see themselves as loved. it's that glow. when we know God's love, there can be a yet deeper understanding of our belovedness that can make our hearts softer. we can appreciate and sense our body's beauty; the house of the beloved soul.
the other day in a meeting at work, i noticed that one of the women there - in her fifties - had caught sight of her image reflecting in one of the windows across from where she was sitting. every time she spoke, she watched herself instead of looking at us. it was clear that she was interested in what she saw. she liked herself. she fixed her hair and looked into her own eyes. lovely. and she is a beautiful woman, not exactly because of some cookie cutter image or weight or symmetrical face. just because she is clearly loved in her life and has come to love herself just as she is. that's beauty.
song of the day:
"Just the Way you Are"
by Bruno Mars
John Noble and I during a break of filming Fringe ep 3x08
Funny moment, there was this other fan standing near me and when she met John she just started crying uncontrollably. I offered to take a photo of them and email her the photo. John has his arm around her waiting for the shot, she keeps crying, waiting for her to stop crying and look and smile and the camera, he's waiting for the shot still....then asks me "Is she crying?" haha
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry, that is, apprehensive expectation about events or activities. This excessive worry often interferes with daily functioning, as individuals with GAD typically anticipate disaster, and are overly concerned about everyday matters such as health issues, money, death, family problems, friendship problems, interpersonal relationship problems, or work difficulties. Individuals often exhibit a variety of physical symptoms, including fatigue, fidgeting, headaches, nausea, numbness in hands and feet, muscle tension, muscle aches, difficulty swallowing, bouts of breathing difficulty, difficulty concentrating, trembling, twitching, irritability, agitation, sweating, restlessness, insomnia, hot flashes, rashes, and inability to fully control the anxiety (ICD-10). These symptoms must be consistent and ongoing, persisting at least six months, for a formal diagnosis of GAD. (Wikipedia source)
In a given year 3-5% people experience GAD