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Simple pleasures — sunlight through a foggy, misty morning.
I cannot read about the US president and his family and cohorts debasing everything I believe in and hold dear.
On to tiny joys.
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850mm, f/6.7, 1/800, ISO 400—looking for birds
2020
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. . . 75 YEARS AGO: NAGASAKI
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........ ........ The recorded death: 140,000 of Hiroshima...... and 74,000 people died in Nagasaki...............
The nuclear radiation released by the bombs caused thousands more people to die from radiation sickness in the weeks, months and years that followed.
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On 6 August 1945 at 08:15 Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber plane named Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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It was the first time an atomic bomb had ever been used in a war.
The Hiroshima bomb, known as "Little Boy", contained the equivalent of between 12,000 and 15,000 tons of TNT and devastated an area of 13sq km (5sq miles).
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The recorded death tolls are estimates, but it is thought that about 140,000 of Hiroshima's 350,000 population were killed in the blast, and that at least 74,000 people died in Nagasaki.
The nuclear radiation released by the bombs caused thousands more people to die from radiation sickness in the weeks, months and years that followed.
Those who survived the bombings are known as "hibakusha". Survivors faced a horrifying aftermath in the cities, including psychological trauma.
The bombings brought about an abrupt end to the war in Asia, with Japan surrendering unconditionally to the Allies on 14 August 1945.
But critics have said that Japan was already on the brink of surrender.
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Japan surrendered unconditionally on 14 August.
On the same day, US President Harry Truman gave an address to a crowd gathered outside the White House in which he said:
"This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor. This is the day when fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would."
The following day, Japan's Emperor Hirohito was heard on the radio for the first time ever in a broadcast in which he blamed the use of "a new and most cruel bomb" for Japan's unconditional surrender.
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He added: "Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in the ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but would lead also to the total extinction of human civilisation."
British Prime Minister Clement Atlee said: "The last of our enemies is laid low."
He added that special thanks went to the US "without whose prodigious efforts the war in the East would still have many years to run".
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Following the end of the fighting in Europe on 7 May 1945, the Allies told Japan to surrender by 28 July, but the deadline passed without them doing so.
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Der Große Stern wurde 1698 unter König Friedrich 1. als Jagdstern angelegt. Peter Joseph Leneé baute ihn Mitte des 19.Jahrhunderts zu einem repräsentativen Platz aus. In der Mitte des Platzes steht die Siegessäule mit der vergoldeten Bronzeskulptur „Viktoria mit Lorbeerkranz“, die Berliner*innen nennen sie liebevoll die “Goldelse“. In ihrem Inneren befindet sich eine Treppe auf der Besucher*innen bis zur obersten Plattform hochsteigen können. Von dort hat man einen wunderbaren Rundblick über den Tiergarten einen großen Park.
Der große Stern hat viele besondere Ereignisse erlebt hier möchte ich einige nennen: seit 1987 verläuft der Berlin Marathon über den Platz, die Love Parade ab 1996, 2006 die Fanmeile der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft, dort wurden auf Großbildschirmen Spiele übertragen mit täglich bis zu 700.000 Besucher*innen. Im Juli 2008 haben 200.000 Menschen der Rede des ehemaligen US Präsidenten Barack Obama zu gehört, wir waren dort.
Die Straße des 17.Juni, erhielt seinen Straßennamen nach dem Volksaufstand am 17.Juni 1953 in der damaligen DDR. Der Aufstand wurde gewaltsam und brutal von der Roten Armee der damaligen Sowjetunion niedergeschlagen.
34 Demonstranten und Zuschauer wurden getötet und fünf Angehörige der Sicherheitsorganen. An der Straße des 17.Juni, steht das „Sowjetische Ehrenmal“, und führt uns bis zum Brandenburger Tor und hinter dem Tor wird sie die Straße „Unter den Linden“.
Eine Schicksalsstraße der Geschichte die seine Fortführung 2022 im kriegerischen Überfall des heutigen Russlands auf die Ukraine führt.
Hoffen wir, dass der verlogene Krieg möglichst bald sein Ende findet.
Bleibt gesund und hoffen wir gemeinsam auf Frieden in Europa
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The Victory Column on Großer Stern Square 🇺🇦💙💛🇪🇺
The Great Star was laid out as a hunting star in 1698 under King Frederick 1. Peter Joseph Leneé turned it into a representative square in the middle of the 19th century. In the middle of the square is the Victory Column with the gilded bronze sculpture "Victoria with Laurel Wreath", which Berliners affectionately call the "Goldelse". Inside is a staircase that visitors can climb to the top platform. From there you have a wonderful panoramic view over the Tiergarten, a large park.
The big star has seen many special events - here I would like to mention a few: since 1987 the Berlin Marathon has run across the square, the Love Parade from 1996, in 2006 the Fan Mile of the Football World Cup, where matches were broadcast on large screens with up to 700,000 visitors daily. In July 2008, 200,000 people listened to the speech of former US President Barack Obama, we were there.
The street of 17 June was named after the popular uprising on 17 June 1953 in the former GDR. The uprising was violently and brutally put down by the Red Army of the then Soviet Union.
34 demonstrators and spectators were killed and five members of the security forces. On the Straße des 17.Juni, stands the "Soviet Memorial", and leads us to the Brandenburg Gate and behind the gate it becomes the street "Unter den Linden".
A fateful street of history that will lead to its continuation in 2022 in the warlike invasion of Ukraine by today's Russia.
Let us hope that the mendacious war will come to an end as soon as possible.
Stay healthy and let us hope together for peace in Europe.
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La colonne de la Victoire sur la place de la Grande Étoile 🇺🇦💙💛🇪🇺
La Grande Étoile a été créée en 1698 sous le roi Frédéric 1er comme étoile de chasse. Peter Joseph Leneé l'a transformée en une place représentative au milieu du 19e siècle. Au centre de la place se trouve la colonne de la Victoire avec la sculpture en bronze doré "Viktoria mit Lorbeerkranz", que les Berlinois* appellent affectueusement la "Goldelse". A l'intérieur se trouve un escalier sur lequel les visiteurs peuvent monter jusqu'à la plate-forme supérieure. De là, on a une vue panoramique magnifique sur le Tiergarten, un grand parc.
La grande étoile a connu de nombreux événements particuliers, j'en citerai quelques-uns : depuis 1987, le marathon de Berlin passe par la place, la Love Parade à partir de 1996, en 2006 le Fanmeile de la Coupe du monde de football, où des matchs ont été retransmis sur des écrans géants et ont attiré jusqu'à 700.000 visiteurs* par jour. En juillet 2008, 200.000 personnes ont écouté le discours de l'ancien président américain Barack Obama, nous y étions.
La rue du 17 juin doit son nom au soulèvement populaire du 17 juin 1953 dans l'ancienne RDA. Le soulèvement a été violemment et brutalement réprimé par l'Armée rouge de l'Union soviétique de l'époque.
Trente-quatre manifestants et spectateurs ont été tués, ainsi que cinq membres des forces de l'ordre. Dans la rue du 17 juin se trouve le "monument aux morts soviétique", qui nous mène jusqu'à la porte de Brandebourg, derrière laquelle se trouve la rue "Unter den Linden".
Une rue du destin de l'histoire qui se poursuivra en 2022 avec l'invasion guerrière de l'Ukraine par la Russie actuelle.
Espérons que cette guerre mensongère prenne fin le plus rapidement possible.
Restez en bonne santé et espérons ensemble la paix en Europe.
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The building with the lit-up top is the Woolworth Tower is located downtown in Manhattan across from City Hall Park on Broadway between Park Place and Barclay Street. Five-and-dime millionaire Frank W. Woolworth commissioned this building named after himself in 1910 a year following the MetLife Tower open its doors as the tallest building in the world. Woolworth wanted his namesake to have that honor, being the tallest building in the world. He worked closely with his architect MIT educated Cass Gilbert to achieve his goal expanding the cost from the originally estimated $5 million to $13.5 million dollars that he financed totally with cash, no loans or help from developers. It was his baby basically his financial input giving him an unusual degree of control over design and construction. When it opened in April 1913, sitting US president Woodrow Wilson pressed a button in the White House that lit up the interior floors and the innovative exterior floodlights, the building was given the moniker “Cathedral of Commerce” by Reverend C. Parkes Cadman which has endured until today. The Woolworth Tower is 792 feet tall, 60 stories tall easily the tallest building in the world at its opening and the second tallest structure after the Eiffel Tower. Cass Gilbert’s granddaughter was giving small groups tours pre COVID 19 pandemic. Next time I’m back east I need to check if she has resumed, would love to tour this classic Art Deco tower which got a new lighting scheme and now is literally getting buried by new taller skyscrapers that surround it. - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera #omd #microfourthirds #micro43 @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot @nybucketlist
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Last night I experienced this breathtaking sunset from the top of Crag Fell in the Lake District, overlooking Ennerdale Water. This lake is the most westerly of all in the National Park and also one of the wildest due to it's remote location and lack of development. After a rushed climb up from Crag Farm, I made it to the summit just in time for this wonderful display of light across the western end of the lake, looking across towards Murton Fell, Blake Fell and Gavel Fell. This side of the hill definitely lives up to it's name, with precipitous crags dropping steeply down to the shore below. I had to take a few shots and later stitch them together in order to include the whole end of the lake as it is such a wide sweeping vista. It definitely felt airy stood on this edge as the brisk breeze was blowing in that direction, but it managed to cool me down after the quick climb up. It was such a fresh and clear evening, with Criffel in Scotland visible in the distance across the Solway Firth. An interesting fact that I stumbled upon online is that former US President Bill Clinton proposed to his wife Hillary on the shore of Ennerdale Water back in 1973.
One of the first wide views of the Yosemite gateway,Half Dome,El Capitan, and Bridalveil Falls can be seen together.Unbeknownest to us,President Obama visited the park the day before we visited.This year is the 100th anniversary of the United States National Park System,so attendance at the parks has been higher than normal.
I have a feeling there would have been a "little" traffic jam that day....
CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC
Diseñado por el arquitecto Bruce Price, el castillo fue uno de una serie de hoteles estilo “château” construidos por la compañía Canadian Pacific Railway a finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX.
Abierto desde 1893.
Los Aliados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial se reunieron durante la Primera y Segunda Conferencia de Quebec (en 1943 y 1944 respectivamente). Durante estas conferencias, funcionarios como el presidente estadounidense Franklin Delano Roosevelt, el primer ministro británico Winston Churchill y el primer ministro canadiense William Lyon Mackenzie King, discutieron la estrategia para la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
En 1953, este hotel fue utilizado como lugar de rodaje de la escena final de la película "I Confess" de Alfred Hitchcock, con Montgomery Clift y Anne Baxter.
Designed by architect Bruce Price, the castle was one of a series of château-style hotels built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Open since 1893.
The Allies of World War II met here during the First and Second Quebec Conferences (in 1943 and 1944 respectively). During these conferences, officials such as US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King discussed strategy for World War II.
In 1953, this hotel was used as a filming location for the final scene of Alfred Hitchcock's film "I Confess," starring Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter.
"Mae Israel wedi treulio mwy na dwy flynedd yn ymosod ar Gasa yn ei rhyfel hil-laddiadol ar y diriogaeth Balesteinaidd. Mae wedi dinistrio'r rhan fwyaf o'i thai a'i hisadeiledd, ac wedi lladd mwy na 70,000 o Balesteiniaid, gan adael y gweddill o drigolion Gasa i wynebu gaeaf caled heb ddigon o fwyd na meddyginiaeth, ac yn byw heb gysgod digonol. -
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Ac eto i gyd, dyma Brif Weinidog Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, gŵr y mae'r Llys Troseddol Rhyngwladol wedi cyhoeddi gwarant i'w arestio am droseddau rhyfel, yn ymuno yr wythnos hon â "Bwrdd Heddwch" yr Arlywydd Donald Trump. 23/01/26
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"Israel has spent more than two years attacking Gaza in its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave. It has destroyed the majority of its housing and infrastructure, and killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, leaving the rest of Gaza’s population facing a harsh winter with inadequate food, medicine, and shelter. -
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And yet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – for whom the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for war crimes committed in Gaza – this week joined US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, established to oversee the reconstruction and governance of Gaza." 23/01/26
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Funicular railway, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Lincoln ist eine US-amerikanische Automarke des Ford-Konzerns in Dearborn, Michigan (USA). Sie steht als globale Marke für die gehobenen Fahrzeugklassen und oftmals auch für Staatskarossen, besonders der US-Präsidenten.
Lincoln is an American automobile brand owned by the Ford Corporation in Dearborn, Michigan (USA). It is a global brand for luxury vehicles and often also for state cars, especially those of US presidents.
In 1935 Henry Dieselhoerst built built the Old Dutch Hotel with 20 rooms, a casual restaurant and two private dining rooms. In 1940 Harry Truman, later a US president, had dinner there during a presidential campaign. Henry died in the 1960 after operating the hotel for over 30 years. It became a bed and breakfast and went through several owners before becoming Ye Old Dutch Inn and operating as a pub.
Jimi Hendrix is placed here on level with past US presidents. It was not always the case. In 1969 he was arrested on smuggling heroin into Canada. He was found innocent, as the drugs were possibly planted by police into his luggage at the airport. This was his last visit to Toronto, shortly before Woodstock. Jimmy's is Canadian coffee mini-chain. They feature American stars (Hendrix, Page, Buffet, Morrison) as Canada does not have enough of famous people named Jim, James or Jimmy. Jim Galloway (sax) Jim Carrey (actor) James Cameron (film director) and Jim Flaherty (minister of finance) come to my mind. This 'Christiano' mural, is one of 9 Jimi Hendrix murals found on streets of Toronto. There may have been more, but I have only taken photos of the nine one summer.
Jimi HENDRIX, dead for 50 years, is very much alive in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. At least on the city walls.
024. Toronto Taken 2022- May 03, P1240786. Upload 2022-May 017. Lmx -ZS100.
On this day I'm thinking about a roadtrip we took heading south and stopping in Plains, Georgia, a small countryside town and home to Jimmy Carter. This former president passed away December 29, 2024 at the age of 100 - he was known and honored for his unwavering commitment to peace, human rights and democracy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Today, January 20, 2025 is also Martin Luther King Day in the US - observed on the third Monday of January to honor his legacy and life of service. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
This photo was taken during my last visit to the harbour in Havana.
Many years ago there was never cruise ships in the harbour due to the American embargo on the island country! Now things have changed and the ships are allowed, however I can see future problems if the US president Trump is allowed to keep his reign of stupidity of denying countries of open business and trade with his so called " Tariffs "!
This was taken from across the harbour.
Please enjoy ( L)
This is the front façade of the Greater New Hope Baptish Church in Washington DC. Established in 1933 as the New Hope Baptist Mission in Washington DC and congregated at various locations before permanently moving to this historic location on 8th Street Northwest DC near Chinatown in 1953. The beautiful temple had been a temple to the Washington Hebrew Congregation which was Washington DC’s oldest Jewish congregation formed and organized in 1852 associated with Reform Judaism mostly of German descent. This congregation dedicated this Hebrew 8th Street Temple in 1898 with US President William McKinley attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the temple that was loosely fashioned after the Berlin Synagogue (1866) and Dresden Synagogue (1840), the Dresden built by Gottfried Semper where one large central dome is flanked by two smaller pavilion domes flanking the central structure. The 8th Street Temple’s domes are no longer on the building and where central stained-glass with the Star of David was replaced with a beautiful stained-glass window with cross and the inscription “There is Hope” which is what this image has captured. - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotoweek @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot @visitwashingtondc
We went to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, for the graduation ceremony of our son. Congrats all who graduated! After the ceremony we went to the main building, which is the historical Hotel Del Monte. Rutherford B. Hayes and other US Presidents stayed at this resort hotel before it was converted into a university.
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AF1 banking south after a 13R departure. Obama onboard leaving NY after his last attendance to the UN General Assembly as the US President.
US President Donald Trump has suggested some TV networks should have their licences "taken away", as he backed America's broadcast regulator in a row over the suspension of ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
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The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects several fundamental rights, including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. -
Maybe it doesn't stand for anything these days.
Exeter Quay, Exeter, Devon, UK.
ꒌ ﹏ Раскрсница мог детињства — Пешачки прелаз на укрштању Деспота Стефана (религиозно поштујем прошлост, али у овом случају баш волим да заборавим старо име булевара) и Џорџа Вашингтона, Београд. Са десне стране, тик ван оквира слике, је доњи крај мање, стрмије улице (Ђуре Даничића) где смо се сањкали када је било довољно снега. На доњи крај улице ставили би мрежу као за тенис, за заустављање да неко од нас не подлети на ову раскрсницу.
► █░▓ — A Rare Scene of this very busy crossroads. Let me clear out first how this was captured: At 4 p.m. sharp this is one of the busiest traffic spots in the central downtown area. Even the traffic lights cannot compete with it :))) –But, on May 23rd, a sultry day, the large opposition rally was called in. The regime doesn't like it, so they use the opportunity to block the incoming traffic for "safety" reasons as to minimise the number of people that would reach the rally. I saw these crossroads with almost no traffic, a rare, so to say surreal scene for sure for that time of day. I went on and stood right on the centre line of the street and documented it. Bingo! But the next moment the lights turned green for the pedestrians crossing the street and I clicked again. No regrets, it turned out more interesting than the totally empty crossroads.
I used to live just around the corner. When Beatles walked over their Abbey Road, I was already five years gone to a new spot, a couple hundred meters down the GW street. As lifelong president of UFI [my ©United Flickr Images], I thank you for your attention, faves and comments ;)
•⌯⌯⌯⌯⌯• Despot Stefan & George Washington literally crossed paths only here (i.e. as the street names) •⌯⌯⌯⌯⌯• Funny to mention. Impossible in reality though, they are divided by over three centuries of turbulent history – The first US president was born 305 years after the last great Serbian leader had passed away. Sadly, the GW's 41st successor chose to be the first ever US president to bomb a European country in peace times. His consequent land grab of the 17% of Serbian territory is still supported by GW's 46th successor.
Equivalent focal length is 28 mm. Cameraphone sooc edited in Snapseed ('Smooth' preset used to counteract the iPhone's excessive oversharpening and presence boost). Unfortunately I had to straighten up the original image too, so I lost some important space on the right side.
—This spot lies exactly at 99,9 m above the sea level (according to the phone's GPS reading). That's high enough to bring the Danube as far as to the Black Sea, some 730 ㎞ (450 miles) further east.
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—1,48° нагнуто :(
"Рік тому світ готувався до падіння Києва. Ну, я щойно приїхав із Києва і можу повідомити, що Київ тримається міцно", - Президент USA Дж. Байден.
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy arriving to the UK after his meeting with the US president
The Bay Bridge, or officially the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, is a set of bridges connecting San Francisco and Oakland with two spans meeting at Yerba Buena Island in the middle. The 10-lane bridge was completed on November 12, 1936 and had a grand opening that was even attended by former US President Herbert Hoover. The western span is dual levels and part of the original design while the eastern span was rebuilt after a section collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The new eastern span earned the Guinness World Record for the widest bridge in the world at 258.33 ft (78.74 m) wide and is built to withstand the largest earthquake expected in San Francisco over a 1500-year period.
This early morning shot was taken on the San Francisco side close to the San Francisco Ferry Building with an exposure of about 2 minutes using Sony’s downloadable ($4.99 USD) in-camera Smooth Reflections application that allows for stacking of multiple pictures in-camera to produce a long exposure raw file. I think the application is wonderful as it works with any lens regardless of filter size, and with control over the number of stacked shots can simulate a wide range of ND stops. For longer exposures though it’s still nice to have a ND filter to reduce the number of exposures needed for stacking. I’ve found the sweet spot to be one 6-stop ND filter that allows me to comfortably cover from 1 to 11 stops without ever needing more than 32 shots. And I can still get up to 14 stops if I wanted to stack 256 shots. This greatly reduces the number of ND filters I need to carry and has allowed me to avoid carrying a big 100mm square ND filter kit as I know I have at least 8 stops with any lens, even 15mm or wider that usually require yet more specialized adapters. Sorry for the tangent, but this application has been a godsend for me when trying to travel light and small. It is also much cheaper and less likely to break than a ND filter kit with different glass filters, holder, and varying adapter rings. One caveat is if you wish to use physical graduated ND filters or polarizers you’ll still probably need a filter kit. I have moved to doing graduated ND work in post (Sony does make an app for that although I haven’t tried it) and don’t really have a strong preference for polarizers so your circumstances may be different.
Back to the picture, I spent about 1.5 hours at this location, but this special hue of light only lasted about 5 minutes. I was expecting the city to be quiet at around 6:00am, but there were a surprising number of joggers and also a surprising number of homeless in this area. It’s certainly not as beautiful or well-known as the Golden Gate Bridge, but the Bay Bridge undoubtedly has its own charm.
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Arlington National Cemetery, change of guard at tomb of unknown soldier, one of most solemn ceremony in US. The US President or senior ranking officer will attend this event on Memorial day and Veteran's day
This is the tomb of US president James Monroe. the fifth president of the US, serving from 1817-1825. His tomb is in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia, which is where Anita and I spent the day yesterday. (not in the cemetery... in Richmond!) What a different sort of day from our more usual back road ramblings! :) I thought this tomb was so beautiful and lacy looking especially with the afternoon sun slanting through it. I bought the lens that I was using that same morning and proceeded to carry it around all day. It's performance was very impressive to me! :)
9th December 2000., Dublin Airport, Ireland
Arriving at Dublin in connection with the visit of US President Bill Clinton
okay no I didnt see it first ~ was focused on the colour of the leafes ~ have a good day my folks!!!
Feeling bad about the new
👹US president ~ my son is German/American and not shure if he will choose his american citizenship in 2018... he is 16 now
he is more then shocked about the result😱
Walking past late at night I found Scotty was asleep and not beaming anyone up. Then I remembered he died back in 2005, and when I checked he was Canadian not Scottish and his parents came from Ireland. Did this mean all those Starship adventures were just made up? In the Newspaper this week was an article that a US president was going to win the greatest Noble Peace prize ever because he was going to defuse the war he was trying to provoke. Makes me wonder about reality! I just went to sleep in my airBNB and wondered if I should have been hawking this as about blackholes. Sorry, that's a too soon as my kids tell me.
Departure of Russia First Secretary Mikhaïl Gorbatchov after the summit with US President Ronald Reagan.
At southeast corner of Central Park is famous Plaza Hotel built back in 1905-1907 when the first Plaza Hotel that had been opened in 1890 was demolished to make way for the McKim, Mead and White firm of architects designed French Renaissance chateau style 20 story masterpiece. The name the Plaza is derived from the fact the hotel is adjacent to Grand Army Plaza. It has been featured in so many films that a list would fill a paragraph. People may not realize but current US President Donald Trump owned the Plaza from 1988 until 1995.
God says of Israel: I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. Genesis 12:3
Israel Returns to Her Homeland
That brings us all the way back to May 14, 1948. On this day, the United Nations officially recognized the State of Israel, with US president Harry Truman determining the deciding vote. The Israeli government established the State of Israel, thus fulfilling the twenty-five-hundred-year-old prophecy recorded in the Bible. Great Britain ended its mandate in Palestine and removed its troops, leaving more than 650,000 Jews to govern themselves in their own land.
In 2006, for the first time in nineteen hundred years, Israel became home to the largest Jewish community in the world, surpassing the Jewish population in the United States. From the 650,000 who returned when the Jewish state was founded in 1948, the population of Israel has swelled to over 9 million people in 2021. The significance of Israel’s reemergence in her ancient homeland is that this had to occur in order to set the stage for the final fulfillment of biblical prophecies.
To comprehend what an incredible act of God it is to preserve the beleaguered Jews throughout history and then return them to their land, consider this observation by Gary Frazier: “You cannot find the ancient neighbors of the Jews anywhere. Have you ever met a Moabite? Do you know any Hittites? Are there any tours to visit the Ammonites? Can you fvind the postal code of a single Edomite? No! These ancient peoples disappeared from history and from the face of the earth. Yet the Jews, just as God promised, returned to their land.”
Israel flag outside the Montreal Holocaust Center.
Montreal, QC
Canada
The 5 vertical slots designed into the fender behind the front wheel well indicates a 1967 model. The 1965 and 1966 models had 3 vertical slots while the 1963 (first year) and 1964 showed two horizontal recesses.
Former US President Joe Biden owns a 1967 Corvette convertible in dark green metallic over tan interior as this one happens to be. I understand that he was not allowed to drive it while presiding in office. Not sure if that practice still applies to him now that he is out.
82-8000 taxis in after arriving to Edinburgh with US President Joe Biden on board for his participation at COP 26 in Glasgow
It is believed this RM boat had been down off Turnberry as part of the intense security for US President Trump's visit to Scotland. The boat is shown heaing up towards the Gare Loch and her home base at Faslane.
Falcon from the Theodore Roosevelt sanctuary center Audubon society,
was at the festival on Sunday, this coming weekend they will have family celebration at Sagamore hill the house of the 25th US president Theodore Roosevelt, (1901-1909) born in New York died in Oyster bay Long Island N.Y. he was involved building the Panama canal.
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This car is the last car President John F. Kennedy exited alive. It was built in 1963 and has got counter-opening "Portal doors". This unique car can bee seen in the new "Nationales Automuseum" in Dietzhoelztal, Germany. For more information visit www.nationalesautomuseum.de/en
Worldwide the generation of our children and grandchildren is demonstrating for immediate political decisions against the rapid climate change. My and his generation have to read and to accept, that it is our responsibility not to have urged our political representatives to make decisions according the scientific facts available since the report of >Global 2000< for US-president Jimmy Carter in 1977.
We went to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, for the graduation ceremony of our son. After the ceremony we went to the main building, which is the historical Hotel Del Monte. Rutherford B. Hayes and other US Presidents stayed at this resort hotel, which has a hedge maze garden.
I took exposures of this garden at a high point, and another ones at a low vantage point. I processed two sets of a photographic and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures each, blended them selectively, combined the low and high vantage point exposures (which introduces this bent perspective), and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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Statue of former US President Ronald Reagan in front of the former US Embassy on Grosvenor Square, Mayfair
United States of America (US Airforce 55thAW - Offut AFB Nebraska) Boeing E-4B 'NightWatch' 73-1677
This NAOC (National Airborne Operations Center) 1973 B747-200B is still going strong transporting the US Secdef and other top ranking officials and acts as presidential support if needed and will usually be near when the US president travels.
Here seen transporting the US secretary of Defense out of Brussels after NATO defense meeting under callsign 'TITAN25'
BRU, April 2021
“A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?”
Ronald Reagan quotes (American 40th US President (1981- 89), 1911-2004)
You should look at this one Ronny :)
The seagulls in my neighbourhood are gathering on rooftop facing south. We can understand why. Because the presidential inauguration was happening south of our border in the US.
I am not sure if they are just watching only or actually protesting like the rest of the world!
Happy weekend!
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Buffalo, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2024
The McKinley Monument is a towering white marble obelisk located in Niagara Square in Downtown Buffalo, New York. It commemorates US President William McKinley (1843–1901), who was assassinated in Buffalo.
The Event: President McKinley was shot in September 1901 while attending the Pan-American Exposition being held in Buffalo. He died a few days later. The event propelled Theodore Roosevelt into the presidency.
Design: The monument was dedicated in 1907. It is designed as a classical obelisk flanked by four bronze sculptures representing allegories such as "Justice," "Strength," and "Peace," reflecting the nation's respect and mourning.
Location: The monument holds a prominent spot in Niagara Square, a major civic centre of Buffalo where the Buffalo City Hall is also located. Its presence underscores Buffalo's role in a pivotal moment of US history.
The Secret Nightlife of Plants :
Purple hyacinth bean plant - Dolichos lablab or Lablab purpurea ( but nobody calss them by that name). These grow within our garden fence annually.
Thomas Jefferson’s favorite nurseryman Bernard McMahon sold hyacinth bean vine plants to Jefferson in 1804. They’re still grown at Monticello, and may sometimes still be called a “Jefferson bean “ .
You could eat them if needed, but there are far better choices than the third US president’s bean .