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Versatile dancer of the stage and screen, Ada-May (Ada May Weeks) first headlined on Broadway in the 1924 musical “Lollipop.” A native of Long Island, she danced in public at age 5, and by high school had mastered ballroom, ballet, tap, and “aesthetic” (modern) dance. At age 14, she understudied Marilyn Miller in “Around the World” and worked as a solo dancer for Ziegfeld in the Midnight Frolic. Ada-May discovered a talent for comedy and quickly adapted to speaking parts, playing effectively in minor roles in “Fancy Free,” “Listen Lester,” and “Jim Jam Jems.” In 1927 she played a lead role in “Rio Rita,” the musical hit that opened the new Ziegfeld Theater.
Attribution: Broadway Photographs: Art Photography & the American Stage, 1900-1930. www./broadway.cas.sc.edu
Photography by Alfred Cheney Johnston.
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10X Zoom. Full HD Movie. High Resolution Display.
Product Number: 26219
Key Features
Superior Image Quality
12.1 -megapixel CMOS sensor for high speed operation and exceptional low-light performance.
10x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED Glass Lens. Versatile 30-300mm lens ranges wide to capture
landscapes, zooms in to get close to the action. In the NIKKOR tradition of precision optics, the high-quality
ED glass lens delivers superb color and razor-sharp results.
4-way VR Image Stabilization System
Optical VR Image Stabilization by lens shift minimizes the effects of camera shake.
Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and ISO to
compensate for camera shake and subject movement.
High ISO up to 3200 for optimum results when shooting in low light or photographing fast-moving
subjects.
Nikon’s Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to ten shots while the shutter is pressed,
then selects and saves the sharpest image.
EXPEED C2 continues to expand the possibilities of photography with improved levels of image quality, fine
detail and processing speed. Custom-optimized for each COOLPIX model, Nikon’s renowned digital image
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Advanced Functions
3-inch Ultra-High Resolution (921,000-dot) Clear Color Display for still images and movies that
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coating make it easy to compose, view and share pictures.
Advanced low light shooting capability.
Shoot still images even while recording HD Movie.
Convenient Features
Smart Portrait System
Smile Timer automatically releases the shutter when your subject smiles.
In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically corrects most instances of red-eye as you shoot. You
may never see red-eye again.
Face-Priority AF. Nikon’s face-finding technology automatically detects up to 12 faces.
Skin Softening smoothes skin tones at three different levels for optimal portraits; can be applied
while shooting or during playback.
Blink Warning alerts you if a subject has blinked.
17 Scene modes including Scene Auto Selector
Scene Auto Selector automatically recognizes the scene you're shooting and selects the most
appropriate scene mode; offers six scene modes plus auto.
Macro shooting as close as 0.4 inches.
220 still shots (approx.) with supplied EN-EL12 Li-ion rechargeable battery.
Creative Control
Mode Dial for quick setting of key functions.
ISO can be set as high as 3200.
In-camera editing functions include Quick Retouch, and D-Lighting.
Creative Slider allows adjustment of brightness, saturation and color.
HD Movie Recording
Full HD (1080p) Movie with Stereo and HDMI Output, optical Zoom control and stereo sound
recording. HDMI output allows easy in-camera playback or convenient playback on HD-TV or computer.
In-camera movie editing function also available. One-Touch record button for instant Movie recording.
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High Speed Shooting capture 5 shots in approximately one second at full resolution.
Sport Continuous Shooting to capture fast action (reduced image size)
Shoot Slow Motion Movies up to 240 fps by selecting HS Movie mode (reduced image size)
Subject Tracking automatically tracks a moving subject to ensure sharp focus.
Tech Specs
Type
Compact Digital Camera
Effective Pixels
12.1 million
Image Sensor
CMOS
Sensor Size
1/2.3 in.
Total Pixels
12.75 million (approx.)
Lens
10× optical zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens
Lens Focal Length
5.4-54.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 30-300mm lens in 35mm[135] format)
Lens f/-number
f/3.5-5.6
Lens Construction
10 elements in 8 groups
Lens Zoom
10x
Digital Zoom
Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1200mm lens in 35mm[135] format)
Vibration Reduction
Combination of lens-shift and electronic VR (still pictures)
Lens-shift (movies)
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection
Face priority
Auto (9-area automatic selection)
Center
Manual with 99 focus areas
Subject tracking
Focus Range
[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 3 ft. 4 in. (1 m.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: Approx. 0.4 in. (1 cm.) to infinity
Monitor Size
3 in. diagonal
Monitor Type
Wide viewing angle TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment
Monitor Resolution
921,000-dots
Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode)
97% horizontal (Approx.)
97% vertical (Approx.)
Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode)
100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
Storage Media
SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
102MB internal memory (approx.)
Storage File System
DCF
EXIF 2.2
DPOF compliant
Storage File formats
Still pictures: JPEG
Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV
Movies: MOV (Video:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo)
Movie
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264
Audio file format: AAC stereo
Full HD: 1920 x 1080p / 30fps
Standard TV: 640 x 480 / 30fps
Small Size: 320 x 240 / 30fps
Image Size (pixels)
4000 x 3000 (12M)
3264 x 2448 (8M)
2592 x 1944 (5M)
2048 x 1536 (3M)
1024 x 768 (PC)
640 x 480 (VGA)
3968 x 2232 (16:9)
ISO Sensitivity
160
200
400
800
1600
3200
Auto (auto gain ISO 160-800)
Fixed range auto (ISO 160-400)
Sport continuous (ISO 160-3200)
Exposure Metering
256-segment matrix
Center-weighted
Spot (digital zoom 2X or more)
Exposure Control
Programmed auto exposure with motion detection
Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Exposure Range (auto mode)
[W]: 0.7 to 15.9 EV
[T]:2 to 17.3 EV
(exposure values achieved with automatic ISO sensitivity adjustment converted to ISO 100 values)
Shutter
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
Shutter Speed
1/4000-1/120s (sport continuous mode)
1/2000-2sec.
4 sec. (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show)
Aperture
Electronically-controlled ND filter (-2 AV) selection
Aperture Range
2 steps (f/3.5 and f/7 [W])
Self-timer
Can be selected from 10 and 2 seconds duration
Smile Timer
Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto)
[W]: 0.5 to 4.0m (1 ft. 8 in. to 13ft.)
[T]: 0.5 to 2.5m (1ft. 8in. to 8ft. 2in.)
Built-in Flash Control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
Interface
Hi-speed USB
Interface Data transfer protocol
MTP
PTP
Video Output
NTSC
PAL
HDMI Output
Can be selected from:
Auto
480p
720p
1080i
I/O terminal
Audio/video (A/V) output
Digital I/O (USB)
HDMI mini connector (Type C) (HDMI output)
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Arabic
Czech
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portugese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Power Sources
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied)
AC Adapter EH-62F (available separately)
Charging Time
3 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-68P and when no charge remains)(Approx.)
Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
Battery Life (shots per charge)
Still pictures*: Approx. 210 shots
Movies: Approx. 1 h 20 min (HD 1080p)
*Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life of camera
batteries. Measured at 23(±2)°C (73(±4)°F); zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired with every other shot,
image mode set to 4000 × 3000.
*Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed.
Tripod Socket
¼ (ISO 1222)
Approx. Dimensions
Height: 2.4 in. (59.2mm)
Width: 4.1 in. (104.0mm)
Depth: 1.2 in. (29.9mm)
(excluding projections)
Approx. Weight
7.4 oz. (209.0g)
(including battery and SD memory card)
Operating environment
Temperature: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)
Supplied Accessories
AN-CP19 Strap
EN-EL12 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
EH-68P Charging AC Adapter
UC-E6 USB Cable
EG-CP16 Audio Video Cable
COOLPIX Software Suite CD
It's uniquely designed with versatile styles of various colors, so you can choose randomly any one you like.
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Ophrydium versatile is a colonial protozoa that forms gelatinous balls that float just below the surface of the water. They are found in slightly acidic healthy ponds and lakes. I found my first ones in 2013 in the New Marsh Ponds and again yesterday at the same location (not found in 2014). This one is about the size of a closed fist. New Marsh Pond, Patuxent Research Refuge, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Showing the versatility of the Naiad lens.
Going clockwise from the top. My ol fathers 1980 Fujica STX-1N 35mm film SLR. 2000 Canon v300 35mm film SLR, all plastic with a battery pack on the bottom. Camera cost £10 on eBay the battery pack £25. Ridiculous amount considering the cameras capability. My old favourite the 2002/3 Kodak DCS Pro SLR/N full frame sensor digital camera. Basically a film camera sliced open an a sensor put in. Clunky,slow, awkward, my old girl! Then the new kid on the block the 2017 Fujifilm X-T20 digital APS-C crop sensor. a small camera with an impressive quality and so easy use. And lastly the Olympus E500 I bought for £120, 6 years ago to learn digital camera photography. I was attracted by its Kodak sensor even if it was smaller being 4/3rds. It takes great pictures.
I am horrible with directing models. I realize a lot of that comes with practice and, y'know, actually knowing what you want the models to do, but I haven't gotten the knack of it just yet. So I use a lot of self-deprecating humor and oddly contradictory suggestions, such as, "Look at him but smile at me," or "Smile with your eyes instead of your mouth." It's usually good for a laugh.
I'm testing out the new 70-200 f/2.8 lens for portraits (mainly because I forgot my usual portrait lens, the 105mm), and I have to say, I really, really, really missed autofocus with the 105mm. That, added to the versatility of the zoom, makes the 70-200 a pretty amazing tool for portrait work.
This is probably my favorite shot from the Robby Brown Photography's last headshot studio (and is a cropped composite of two images, though you probably could never tell...).
From the c1940 official handbook to the County of Lancashire, a plainer and slimmer volume that usual but hardly surprising given the wartime date, an advert for the Preston Gas Company. Preston was one of the smaller number of towns and cities that in the Victorian era had not bought out the local gas company and so it continued to trade as a private undertaking until nationalisation in 1949. The company was in fact probably the first provincial company to be formed for the supply of gas lighting in 1815 as the Preston Gas-Lighting Company. Their first gas works, in central Preston, opened in 1816 and by 1839 they had changed the name to the Preston Gas Company.
Expansion was steady, both in terms of production and supply area, and included two additional production works. In 1924 the company acquired a 'greenfield' site at Lostock Hall, south of Preston, and built a complete new gas production plant that allowed closure of the earlier works - an unusual move and comparatively late for the construction of a complete plant, and this opened in 1931.
The advert has a nice wee 'logo' and uses the then familiar "showing" figure that people would have recognised from cinemas. The text tells of both industrial and domestic use of twon gas and lists some of the well known brands of appliances available fromt heir Fishergate HQ and Showrooms. These include New World, High Beam, K.C.U., Ascot water heaters and Electrolux gas refrigerators.
Fresh from helping out elsewhere during the busy Festival weeks, Lothian Trident 628 is seen back on the familiar territory of service 14. This one of the last dual-door buses (for those rear platform lovers the middle door is exit only!), and part of a diminishing fleet of buses still in the harleyquin (or hurleyquin!) livery.
Service 14's origins goes way back to Edinburgh tram days, when routes 13 and 14 served the Granton, Ferry Road, Bonnington and Leith Walk areas. However although the replacement bus route retained number 14, its southern end was altered to serve Newington, Prestonfield, Craigmillar and Niddrie and for a time Newcraighall. Nowadays the route runs between the 'council' estates of Muirhouse and Greendykes and 628 is seen at the latter's leafy terminus.
The harleyquin livery did not quite fit in with traditional 'Edinburghers' - it appeared to offer more identity with a dress design than with an historic city such as Edinburgh!
L'innovazione che nasce da uno sguardo rivolto al passato. Così, dalla sinuosità degli anni '70, muove una ricerca grafica e stilistica fondata su un'attenta analisi strutturale destinata a reinterpretare il concetto di tavolo nella sua classicità. Niente più schemi, spigoli, persino gli angoli si liberano delle gambe. Il percorso creativo si approda a una forma innovativa e versatile: il piano e le gambe possono assumere combinazioni differenti attraverso il mix di colori e materiali. Destinato a un target elitario, attento all'estetica e all'originalità stilistica, ma senza mai trascurare la funzionalità.
Designer: Cristian Sporzon
THE VERSATILITY OF THIS ESCAPE ARTIST, MAGICIAN, ILLUSIONIST, FORMER U.S.M.C. DRILL INSTRUCTOR 2X, RECRUITER FOR U.S.M.C., UNICYCLIST, JUGGLER, GYMNAST, MARATHON RUNNER, COMBAT INSTRUCTOR FOR NAVY SEALS, MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT IN A NUMBER OF ARTS, SURFER, DAREDEVIL, HANDGLIDER, FATHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, 6X WORLD RECORD HOLDER IN ESCAPOLOGY AND 46 MPH HANDSTAND ON SKATEBOARD TIED TO A MOTORCYCLE, TEACHER IN GYMNASTICS, MARTIAL ARTS, CIRCUS PERFORMER HIGH WIRE, PARACHUTIST, SPECIAL FORCES IN MARINES, FASTEST JAIL BREAK IN 22 SECONDS, FASTEST STRAITJACKET ESCAPE LESS THAN 7 SECONDS...IS UNMEASURABLE TO ANY OTHER ESCAPE ARTIST IN THE WORLD AND PERHAPS IN HISTORY. I HAVE SUPPLIED BUT A FEW PHOTOS THAT ARE LEFT FROM HOUDENNY'S EX-WIFE TAKING THEM AND PREVIOUS REPORTERS MISPLACING THEM DURING INTERVIEWS, WHICH IS A SHAME HAVING SO MANY YEARS LOST OF THIS MAN' TALENT.
www.ibmring362.org/WEAR2007.html
www.motiono.com/HOUDENNY/albums/177/
www.motiono.com/HOUDENNY/albums/
www.flickr.com/photos/12421016@N03/?saved=1
URL: myspace.com/houdenny
This montage is a representative selection of the ten themes, and contains at least one image per theme and at least one image per member. This particular canvas showcases 13 photos, selected from the 93 photos (a new record) entered by 10 members, 7 of whom completed all ten themes.
To view the complete challenge and entries, click Here.
Thanks Sharon for this brill Compositionally Challenged Group challenge.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
doors 20h, $10 in advance | $12 at door
O Patro Vys
356 avenue du Mont-Royal est
Montreal, Quebec
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Join us for the eighteenth edition of Artists Against Apartheid taking place as part of Israeli Apartheid Week Montreal 2012, an amazing concert celebrating the interconnections of struggles for freedom from Palestine to Chile. Join us for an incredible night of music and song that expresses solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and the global campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS).
performances by
Rebel Diaz via New York City
Fronted by MC’s Rodstarz and MC/Producer G1, Rebel Diaz shows us the true global power of hip-hop. After first performing in front of a half million people at an immigrant rights march in New York City in 2006, the bilingual duo has taken the international community by storm with their explosive live shows.
Rebel Diaz’s sound includes a wide variety of influences, ranging from Dirty South bounce to South American folk, and combining classic boom-bap tradition with hip-hop’s global impact. The group’s versatility has allowed for them to share the stage with the likes of Common, Martistsos Def, and Public Enemy, while feeling right at home with acts like Rage Against the Machine and Mala Rodriguez. Recent tours in Spain, Germany,Guatemala, Venezuela, and Chile, have only solidified their international appeal.
Based in the South Bronx, Rebel Diaz have also piqued the interest of the academic community with their poignant social commentary and energetic performances. They have spent the last four years visiting dozens of colleges and universities, facilitating workshops, speaking on panels, and performing at national conferences. Building on this growing network of positive young people in hip-hop, the group recently opened a community arts center in the South Bronx, the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective.
For a sense of Rebel Diaz’s on-the-ground involvement in struggles for social justice in New York City, check-out this clip of Rebel Diaz performing at an Occupy Wall Street demonstration, recorded by Democracy Now! info www.rebeldiaz.com
Vox Sambou
Vox Sambou is a celebrated Montreal hip-hop artist originally from Limbé on the northern coast of Haiti, a key figure in the celebrated Montreal ensemble Nomadic Massive. Vox Sambou’s launched a solo album, Lakay, in 2008 to critical acclaim. Currently Vox is working toward releasing a second solo album while in 2009 Vox launched DiscriminaSida a video single on the struggle against AIDS in Haiti which went live on World AIDS Day.
Vox Sambou has been critically involved in building solidarity between artists in Montreal and grassroots community projects in Haiti, particularly in the Haitian city Limbé and was involved in launching Solid’Ayiti initiative in response to the earthquake in 2010. Vox join Artists Against Apartheid with a full band playing new track from his upcoming second album Humano Universal. www.voxsambou.com
Ensemble Acalanto
Acalanto is a Latin American music ensemble which plays popular original and classic songs bound to resistance movements in the Americas. Acalanto performs music that is rooted in revolutionary culture and international social justice movements, specifically struggles in Chile against dictatorship in recent decades, as well as social justice today on a local level. www.acalanto.org
This is the eighteenth edition of Artists Against Apartheid in Montreal, unfolding in the context of the international campaign for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid.
co-presented by / co-présenté par
Art Threat
Chilean Association of Montreal
CKUT Radio, 90.3fm in Montreal
Cineam Politica
Imaging Apartheid collective
Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill University
Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at Concordia University
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McGill University
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at Concordia University
Tadamon! collective
for more information / pour plus d’information
Tadamon! Montreal
tel: 514 664 1036
e-mail: info[at]tadamon.ca
@tadamonmontreal | facebook.com/tadamonmontreal
Mr. Tempelman of the large Dutch recumbent shop Ligfiets Shop Tempelman rode this Versatile velomobile in the uphill race at the 2005 International Velomobile Meeting in Giessen, Germany
Versatile leggings outfit for comfortable wear and smart appearance that seems an everyday look for females these days. The leggings give a nice leggy look worn with heels .
I can't decide if I love this house or if I hate it. Pasting from the real estate listing:
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Techbuilt model home by architect Carl Koch defines mid-century modernism. One of 12 homes featured on the Lexington Historical Society modernism tour. Versatile design w/ option for expansion/change. Upstairs family room was 2 additional bedrooms and can easily be restored back. Set high on a knoll, 3/4 acre wooded/private lot in area of more expensive homes. Deep 1 car garage w/ loft has heater. Neighborhood pool, Estabrook school, Lexpress @ driveway.
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I like the design, but it looks like it would be hard to make any changes without ruining the character of it. I like the setting (no lawn to mow!) but I don't like that it's about 100 meters from a major Interstate highway. I like that it's cheaper than other houses in the neighborhood, but that isn't saying much (and, bleh, suburbs).
Pasting from the Wikipedia entry on Carl Koch:
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Carl Koch ( May 11, 1912- 03 July 3, 1998) was a noted American architect. He was most associated with the design of prefabricated homes and development of the Techcrete building system.
Education
He was born Albert Carl Koch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was educated at Harvard College and received his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He completed his studies in 1937. The time he spent at Harvard overlapped with arrival of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus in Germany.[1]
Career
After completing his education, he moved to Sweden where he worked for Sven Markelius for six months.[2] There he blended what he had learned in his formal education with clean Scandinavian design. These influences were evident in his work, especially the Techbuilt homes.
Work
Koch believed that the American lifestyle would be best served by a housing system which could be easily assembled, disassembled and reconfigured. This passion led him to pioneer prefabrication technologies. His Techbuilt series of homes was designed to be built with prefabricated panels for the walls, floor and roof. [3]
Buildings
His prime legacy is the Techbuilt system of home construction. In the Techbuilt house, the master bedroom is upstairs while the other bedrooms, kitchen and living space are all on the first floor. [4]
Projects
• Snake Hill, Massachusetts group of eight houses (1942) [5]
• Acorn House (1948)
• Staff housing for the US Embassy, Belgrade (1956)
• The Techcrete Academy Homes (1962)
• Eliot House, Mount Holyoke College (1962)
Legacy
Carl Koch is known for his successful early designs for prefabricated housing. He created the Techbuilt System of home construction. Progressive Architecture magazine gave him the unofficial title "The Grandfather of Prefab" in 1994. [6] In total, over 3,000 Techbuilt homes were sold. [7] He outlined his thoughts and experiences on prefabrication in a book which he wrote with Andy Lewis entitled At Home With Tomorrow (NYC: Rinehart Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1958.)[8]
Awards
• First Award American Institute of Architects (1954)
References
1. ^ "Carl Koch". National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/northeast-region/new-canaan-ct/architects/carl-koch.html. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
2. ^ McCallum, Ian (1959), Architecture U. S. A., New York: Reinhold Pub. Corp., pp. 170–174, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015009424741
3. ^ Ford, Katherine (1955), Designs for living; 175 examples of quality home interiors., New York: Reinhold Pub. Corp., pp. 22–23, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015006327749
4. ^ Ford, Katherine (1955), Designs for living; 175 examples of quality home interiors., New York: Reinhold Pub. Corp., pp. 22–23, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015006327749
5. ^ Gutheim, Frederick (1957), One hundred years of architecture in America, 1857-1957, celebrating the centennial of the American Institute of Architects., New York: Reinhold Pub. Corp., http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015006723400
6. ^ Long, Tom (1998). "Carl Koch, 86; noted architect". The Boston Globe. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-8498009.html. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
7. ^ "Carl Koch". National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/northeast-region/new-canaan-ct/architects/carl-koch.html. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
8. ^ Modernism 101: Architecture [1]
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Koch_(architect)"
Categories: American architects | Harvard University alumni | Modernist architects | 1998 deaths | 1912 births
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Willow is a Soulkid Fafner hybrid on a Mnf Body. She was my first doll and I did her faceup myself. I love her to bits...
versatile rail motor car АМ140 was used as the base for the АМ-140-01 ПК (АМ140ПК), new rail motor car of higher comfort www.flickr.com/photos/cetus13/54475933087/in/dateposted/
Both rail motor cars of АМ140 family are produced by Sinara-Transport Machines Holding (part of the Sinara Group) on the Sverdlovsk Track Repair and Mechanical Plant (ОАО "Свердловский путевой ремонтно-механический завод "Ремпутьмаш", код 1598).
Speed, 140 km/h
Twin diesel generator 540kW,
electric transmission
Number of drive/brake axles 4/4
Earth Designs Garden Design and Build were asked to created a landscape and propose garden design in Acton, London*. Here are the details of the project
Brief: The plot for this design was a mid-size family garden, which had recently benefited from the addition of a large sunroom on the back of the property. It was a fairly blank canvas, with nothing of note to be retained in the re-design. The garden had side access and worn boundary fences which required replacing. There was no clear brief other than that the design include a seating area and some lawn, and that the transition from sunroom to garden be fairly seamless.
Solution: The focus of this design was to create an exterior space that serves as an extension to the interior, featuring several distinct and versatile areas that can be adapted to a variety of uses.
The garden's boundaries were replaced with new fencing to provide a uniform and attractive backdrop to the transformation within, while the long sideway down the right of the house was renovated with the addition of attractive 'bamboo' slate tile flooring in a random lay pattern.
The first section of the space comprises a large area of Western Red Cedar decking adjoining the house, and offers ample room for entertaining, with a long L-shaped fixed-bench seat stretching width-ways across the space from the left-hand side to the centre. This was backed with a rendered block raised bed, planted with fragrant lavender and capped with 'bamboo' slate tile, to provide a sense of enclosure and separation from the rest of the garden.
A decked walkway running down the right hand side of the space provides access to a 'spa' area, featuring a large square hot tub housed upon a reinforced paved hard-standing and nestled between existing and additional trees, shrubs and foliage to provide a secluded and intimate area for bathing throughout the seasons. Hidden behind mature and new planting in the bottom left corner, a large shed provides ample storage for the client's garden accessories. The middle of the space has been given over to a large lawn edges with slate.
A purple and yellow planting scheme of soft, cottage-style evergreen shrubs and flowering perennials will help to bring year round lightness and subtle colouring to the space.
After-dark hot tub bathing is enhanced by several strings of pea-lights woven through the existing shrubbery. Deck lights demark the main area of decking and guide one's journey along the decked walkway. Finally, spot lights in the beds highlight certain area while providing a gentle wash throughout the space.
Testimonial: "After months of planning and a full year of having builders everywhere, we had finally got the house into good shape but the garden was a nightmare. It had been somewhat overgrown before the builders moved in, but after a year of being used as a builders yard, it needed shock treatment.
We needed help fast so we searched the web. We were looking for garden designers with creative ideas for smaller London gardens. We didn't want anything too traditional but at the same time, nothing too extreme.
Earth Designs fitted the bill and after a design session with Katrina, we engaged them for the project. They had offered us a design service only, but as we only had a 4 week window in which to complete the job, we gave them the whole project.
We had built a new extension with wide glass doors that opened out into the garden, so the brief to Earth Designs was to "bring the outside, inside" and create a strong link between the new room and the garden beyond. The actual garden space was not large so we wanted to use the space as an extension of the living space - to be an "outside room".
Monday 18th April and three very charming men arrived on our doorstep at 8.0am sharp. Arlo was the project manager, ably aided and abetted by Paul and Phillip. They worked brilliantly as a team and always hit all the deadlines. In particular they did a great job in working with our neighbours to ensure the whole project ran smoothly.
The first week involved clearing the site - no mean feat with 30-year-old ivy stems that looked more like tree trunks.
The second week involved levelling the garden, putting up new fencing, building the corner seating base and planters, plus marking out the garden shape. It was good to be able to make minor changes to the design on the ground at this stage. The hot tub arrived too and was winched into place for connection later.
Week 3 saw the decking and seating built.
Then in week four the turf arrived, the lawn went down and on the last day, Katrina arrived with a truckload of wonderful specimens (and Matt) and we had a wonderful time planting. Ground Force Mk II - a complete garden from start to finish in just 4 weeks!
There were a few things that needed to be sorted out after the main work was complete. Earth Designs were great about coming back until all was complete and finished.
Our thanks to Katrina, Matt, Arlo, Paul and Phillip for a great job, completed on time and on budget with a great looking result."
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Earth Designs is located in East London, but has built gardens in Essex , gardens in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire and all over the South East. Earth Designs was formed by Katrina Wells in Spring 2003 and has since gone from strength to strength to develop a considerable portfolio of garden projects. Katrina, who is our Senior Garden Designer, has travelled all over the UK designing gardens. However we can design worldwide either through our postal garden design service or by consultation with our senior garden designer. Recent worldwide projects have included garden designs in Romania. Katrina’s husband. Matt, heads up the build side of the company, creating a unique service for all our clients.
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THE VERSATILITY OF THIS ESCAPE ARTIST, MAGICIAN, ILLUSIONIST, FORMER U.S.M.C. DRILL INSTRUCTOR 2X, RECRUITER FOR U.S.M.C., UNICYCLIST, JUGGLER, GYMNAST, MARATHON RUNNER, COMBAT INSTRUCTOR FOR NAVY SEALS, MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT IN A NUMBER OF ARTS, SURFER, DAREDEVIL, HANDGLIDER, FATHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, 6X WORLD RECORD HOLDER IN ESCAPOLOGY AND 46 MPH HANDSTAND ON SKATEBOARD TIED TO A MOTORCYCLE, TEACHER IN GYMNASTICS, MARTIAL ARTS, CIRCUS PERFORMER HIGH WIRE, PARACHUTIST, SPECIAL FORCES IN MARINES, FASTEST JAIL BREAK IN 22 SECONDS, FASTEST STRAITJACKET ESCAPE LESS THAN 7 SECONDS...IS UNMEASURABLE TO ANY OTHER ESCAPE ARTIST IN THE WORLD AND PERHAPS IN HISTORY. I HAVE SUPPLIED BUT A FEW PHOTOS THAT ARE LEFT FROM HOUDENNY'S EX-WIFE TAKING THEM AND PREVIOUS REPORTERS MISPLACING THEM DURING INTERVIEWS, WHICH IS A SHAME HAVING SO MANY YEARS LOST OF THIS MAN' TALENT.
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News flash! I am going live on CL yet again tomorrow in Chicago. Insane response on those two chairs last week.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Fiat G.91Y was an Italian ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft that first flew in 1966. Resembling its predecessor, the Fiat G.91, the aircraft was a complete redesign, a major difference being its twin-turbojet engines for a considerably increased performance.
Funded by the Italian government, the G.91Y prototype was based on the G.91T two-seat trainer variant with a single Bristol Orpheus turbojet engine. This was replaced with two afterburning General Electric J85 turbojets which increased thrust by 60%. Structural modifications to reduce airframe weight increased performance further and an additional fuel tank occupying the space of the G.91T's rear seat provided extra range. Combat manoeuvrability was improved with the addition of automatic leading edge slats.
The avionics equipment of the G.91Y was considerably upgraded with many of the American, British and Canadian systems being license-manufactured in Italy.
Flight testing of three pre-production aircraft was successful with one aircraft reaching a maximum speed of Mach 0.98. Airframe buffeting was noted and was rectified in production aircraft by raising the position of the tailplane slightly.
An initial order of 55 aircraft for the Italian Air Force was completed by Fiat in March 1971, by which time the company had changed its name to Aeritalia (from 1969, when Fiat aviazione joined the Aerfer). The order was increased to 75 aircraft with 67 eventually being delivered. In fact, the development of the new G.91Y was quite long, and the first order was for about 20 pre-series examples that followed the two prototypes.
Like the G.91 before, the G.91Y attained much interest as it was a versatile light fighter bomber. One of the countries that ahd an eye on the upgraded Gina was Switzerland, looking for a dedicated support or even replacement for the Hawker Hunters, which were primarily used in the interceptor role, as well as the outdated D. H. Venom fighter bombers.
Fiat's answer was the G.91YS, a version tailored to Swiss needs. A first prototype with enhanced avionics, a strengthened structure for higher external loads as well as for typical operations on short runways with steep climbs and extra hardpoints to carry AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles for evaluation by Switzerland.
The first G.91YS flew on 16 October 1970, but at that time it was already clear that the machine was to carry smart weapons, primarily the AGM-65 'Maverick', which was also earmarked as new, additional Hawker Hunter ordnance.
In order to get things moving the Swiss Air Force ordered in 1972 an initial batch of 22 G.91YS, knowing that an upgrade would become necessary soon. It was a kind of stopgap purchase, though, because the original types for that role, Vought A-7 or the Mirage III derivative Milan S, were rejected after long negotiations. The G.91YS was a more simple and cost effective option, and also as a better option than a short-notice offer for second hand A-4Bs in late 1972.
The new machines were delivered until summer 1974 and allocated to Fliegerstaffel 22 which exclusively operated the fighter bomber. This came just in time because by 1975 plans were laid to replace the Hunter in the air-to-air role with a more modern fighter aircraft, the Northrop F-5E Tiger II (which became operational in 1978). The Hunter remained in a key role within the Swiss Air Force, though. Like the RAF's Hunter fleet, the type transitioned to become the country's primary ground attack platform, completely replacing the Venom, while the G.91YS was regarded as more sophisticated attack aircraft against small, single targets, including tanks (with Soviet mobile tactical missile launch platforms in mind), relying on the AGM-65 as its main armament. Four of these missiles could be carried under the wings, plus a pair of AIM-9 for self-defense. Alternative loads included unguided missiles of various sizes (incl. podded launchers), iron bombs or napalm tanks of up to 1.000 lb caliber, or drop tanks on the inner pylons.
The G.91YS’s primary mission as precision strike aircraft was further emphasized through a massive upgrade program in 1982, including improved sensors, a modernized radio system, a nose-mounted laser tracker/range finder (replacing the former Vinten cameras and greatly improving single pass attack capability and accuracy) and the integration of electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems. The upgraded machines were easily recognizable through their more rounded nose shape with a pitot tube mounted on top, a characteristic spine fairing and a radar warning system housing at the top of the fin.
In this form the G.91YS was kept in operational service until 1994, when it was retired together with the Swiss Hunter fleet. Six aircraft had been lost through accidents during the type’s career. Author Fiona Lombardi stated of the retirement of the Hunter and the G.91YS, the Swiss Air Force "definitively lost the capability to carry out air-to-ground operations". With the retirement of the G.91YS fleet Fliegerstaffel 22 was disbanded, too.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length (incl. pitot): 12.29 m (40 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 9.01 m (29 ft 6.5 in)
Height: 4.43 m (14 ft 6.3 in)
Wing area: 18.13 m² (195.149 ft²)
Empty weight: 4.000 kg (8.810 lb)
Loaded weight: 8.000 kg (17.621 lb)
Max. take-off weight: 9.000 kg (19.825 lb)
Powerplant:
2× General Electric J85-GE-13A turbojets with afterburners, 18.15 kN (4,080 lbf) each
Performance:
Maximum speed: 1.110 km/h (600 kn, 690 mph,
Mach 0.95 at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Range: 3,400 km (ferry range with droptanks) (2,110 mls)
Service ceiling: 12,500 m (41,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 86.36 m/s (17,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 480 kg/m² (98.3 lb/ft² (maximum)
Thrust/weight: 0.47 at maximum loading
Armament:
2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons
6× under-wing pylon stations holding up to maximum of 2.270 kg (5.000 lb) of payload.
The kit and its assembly:
A classic whif – the G.91YS for the Swiss Air Force actually existed, and I just spun the idea further. The compact fighter would have been a suitable addition to the small nation’s air force, and I interpreted it as an addition to the big Hawker Hunter fleet with a dedicated role and with suitable special equipment.
The basis is the Matchbox G.91Y kit with some minor changes:
• A new nose from a Fujimi Harrier GR.3
• The jet exhausts were opened and some interior added
• Flaps were lowered
• Some added detail to the ejection seat
• The spine extension, a simple piece of sprue
• The radar warning fairing is a square piece of styrene sheet
• Replacement of the cast-on guns with hollow steel needles
• The Sidewinder hardpoints come from a Revell F-16A
• The AGM-65s and their launch rails come from a Hasegawa weapon set
Painting and markings:
The bigger challenge, because I did not want to use the typical “Hunter livery” in Extra Dark Sea Grey/SlateGrey/Aluminum – even if it would have been the natural choice for a Swiss aircraft. Choice for alternative yet authentic schemes is narrow, though – late Mirage III or the F-5Es carry a two-tone grey air superiority scheme, and I found this rather unsuitable for an attack aircraft.
So I developed my own design: a mix of the original Italian grey/green scheme and a two-tone pattern that late Turkish RF-4E/TMs carried - but with different colors and all mashed up into a modern, disruptive scheme. Experimental schemes of the German Luftwaffe in the late 70ies for their Alpha Jets and the F-4F fleet (leading to the complex Norm ’81 patterns) also had an influence.
As basic tones I used RAL 6007 (Grüngrau, Revell 67) and Dark Gull Grey (FS36231, Modelmaster, turned out to be a bit too pale for what I wanted to achieve), with added fields of RAL 7000 (Fehgrau, Revell 57) on the upper surfaces and on the mid-waterline flanks – lighter and softer than the original NATO tones and with disruptive lighter blotches that break up the silhouette.
The underside was simply painted in uniform FS36375 (Humbrol 127), which was also carried onto the fin. After a thin black ink wash panels were lightened through dry-brushing.
Cockpit interior was painted with Humbrol 140, the landing gear with a mix of White and Aluminum, trying to emulate look of real aircraft. In order not to make them stand out too much I painted the AGM-65s in olive drab, even though I think all Swiss missiles of that type were white. Artistic freedom…
Decals were puzzled together, e. g. from a Mirage III Carpena sheet and an Italieri Bae Hawk sheet, most stencils come from the OOB sheet (despite being slightly yellowed...).
A simple whif, done in a week, and based on an obscure real-life project. And the G.91 bears more whiffing potential, at least one more is to come!
DADA kamikaze freeform
multi versatile
top wrap tunic shawl tunic
for self-aware individuals
who love to express
who they truly are
intuitive
knitting & crochet fusion
with integrated 3-ply Navajo knitting
using colorful recycled cone material
from flea-markets
I turned up at at the University of Adelaide to shoot an amazing specimen box today. This was gong to be about a 2 hour shoot and one I had been looking forward to for some time. I love photographing old things with a bit of history.
When I arrived the client asked if I could shoot a few more items while I was there. There ended up being 10 items in total, all of varying sizes, one a 1metre wide fossil!. I certainly had not prepared for these. I had a good look around and found some paper and boxes to rig up a little seamless setup which worked great.
I had parked quite a distance from the university, but had taken a full lighting setup with me "just in case". What started out as a quick easy shoot became a pretty elaborate one that required tricky lighting and positioning. The results were fantastic, and the client will be receiving a great set of images with no hassle because I was prepared and made do with what I had at hand to pull it off.
So what are these items here? These are crampons used by Sir Douglas Mawson. What a buzz to handle and photograph these pieces. What an amazing man Mawson was, and I felt honoured to be responsible for recording some of his items today.
Peace, Denis
Armory Center for the Arts is pleased to present DANCE, OPERA, DRAW, a performance and exhibition by artist Jocelyn Foye, located in Mezzanine East at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena. The exhibition, organized by curator Sinéad Finnerty-Pyne, will commence with a live performance at the opening reception on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8:30pm. A subsequent exhibition of work created during the performance will be on display from February 12 – May 13, 2012. In conjunction with the opening of exhibitions by Richard Jackson, Dawn Kasper, and Nicolas Grider, a reception, free and open to the public, will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 7-9pm.
Jocelyn Foye’s works are defined by an interest in capturing and illustrating how the reoccurrence of every day actions - derived from labor - produce fundamental visual patterns. Many of her performances, in which she acts as producer rather than participant, have combined a sport or action not usually seen in a gallery that results in a static work - a record of the event - cast in clay. Her private and public performances are often heavy with spectacle, and the resulting objects carry the aura of the performance, but function as complete artworks to contemplate unto themselves. Unlike many performance artists who view the spectacle along with the resulting detritus as the work itself, Foye places significance on the end product standing on its own.
In her upcoming performance, DANCE, OPERA, DRAW, Foye has chosen to explore the arena of opera, dance, and art; seeking to create a conversation between the genres. As soprano opera singer Sonia Kazarova robustly resounds Strauss' modern opera Salome, two flanking dancers, Mecca Andrews and Lora Ivanova, will physically interpret the duality of spatial dramatics on a canvas of charcoal. The resulting "drawings" created by the imprints of the dancer's hands, bodies, and feet, will be mounted and displayed for the duration of the exhibition along with audio documentation from the event. For Foye, this performance is not only an opportunity to challenge the stereotype of what an operatic recital is, but also a chance to respond to the conversation that exists between the arts in our current political climate – one that is disconnected and under-supported but ripe for cross pollination.
About the Artist
Jocelyn Foye received her MFA from California State University, Long Beach. She has shown her work nationally and internationally, more prominently throughout Southern California, including the Torrance Art Museum and in a recent solo exhibition at Kristi Engle Gallery. In 2011 she was granted a California Community Fund Fellowship for Visual Artists. She lives and works in Long Beach, CA.
About the Performers
Mecca Vazie Andrews is a Los Angeles based dancer whose credits include American Apparel, Bedtime Stories, Rent, "MTV Movie Awards," Hysterica Dance Company, and VH1's "Showgirl Bootcamp." Some of her most recent artistic partnerships have involved Lady Gaga, The Slits, LA Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group, and the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Andrews currently teaches for Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company and Edge Performing Arts Center. Her company mecca v.a and the MOVEMENT movement will be performing at the Armory Center for the Arts in summer 2012.
Lora Ivanova is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis’ schools of Theatre and Film with an independent focus in Directing. She spent the earlier part of her career in Europe as part of the experimental physical theatre ensemble Naked Snail. She is a founding member of the Art Players ensemble in Hollywood and SKIN collaborative. Ivanova is a versatile artist whose work explores issues of identity, behavior patterns, habitual perceptions, conformism, and reality.
Sonia Kazarova is a native of Colorado, who has made her home in Manhattan, and now Los Angeles. Credits include Ensemble Studio Theatre’s production of Strippers, Snakes, and Elvis, Kate in Kiss Me Kate, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, and Camelot. Her stage combat and martial arts skills led her to pieces like Cola Wars, the action short Fifteen Minutes to Two, and Kabuki theater. Other projects include the feature length film Darling XX (kiss kiss), filming in Tribeca. Kazarova has a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Illinois.
A fleet of 60 C40-8W locomotives built for LMS (Locomotive Management Services) were painted in Conrail blue with "LMS" reporting marks, and were designed for versatile service across Conrail, CN, and other roads. One leads an eastbound freight, perhaps SENS out of the yard in Selkirk, NY at CP SK in the summer of 1997.
using parts sourced from KAPshop.com. Peter Bults kindly modified a Ricoh CA-1 USB switch to remotely trigger the camera, although it also has a versatile interval trigger built into its software.
The image is transmitted to the ground via a Blackwidow AV tx (which also does sound, in case you wonder what it sounds like up there!)
Test Roll of my newly acquired Olympus XA with Kodak Max Versatility 400 film. What I love about the XA is the ability to focus properly and it's portability. :)
is a pair of maxipad slippers. So versatile, so chic, so absorbant! Notes from the creator:
Instructions on how to DIY:
You need four maxi pads to make a pair.
Two of them get laid out flat, for the foot part.
The other two wrap around the toe area to form the top.
Tape or glue each side of the top pieces to the bottom of the foot part.
Decorate the tops with whatever you desire, silk flowers (this is most
aesthetically appealing), etc.
These slippers are:
* Soft and Hygienic
* Non-slip grip strips on the soles
* Built in deodorant feature keeps feet smelling fresh
* No more bending over to mop up spills
* Disposable and biodegradable
* Environmentally safe
* Three convenient sizes: (1.) Regular, (2.) Light and (3.) Get out the
Sand Bags.