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Explore #279 - September 22, 2011 (still can't beleive my face got explored lol)
Another year older today... people my age seemed so old when I was younger lol ...I really do like birthdays, I get to celebrate the fact I am still alive, and with all that's going on in the world it seems an accomplishement :)
**Texture by SkeletalMess**
Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 L, Kodak Tri-X
Hand-held: 1/60 sec. at f/1.2 (Tri-X pushed to 1600 asa. in D-76 at 1:1)
Rating Tri-X at iso 1600:
D76 is an incredible all-purpose developer, fine grain, good sharpness, good tonality good stability and shelf life, easy to use. One day I wanted to shoot tri-x at 1600, this is 30 years ago when I was a student at the Univ. Of Texas at Austin. I enrolled for a free elective photography course in the summer. I had photographed a student in a series of photos, and in one of the scenes, we were indoors in a pool bar, inside the exposure of light falling on her face was some thing like 1/60 sec at f1.2 at iso 1600 (measured with an incident meter close to face). I had Tri X film. I under exposed the tri-x from its box rating of iso 400 but knew i would have to over-develop for iso 1600 and researched and checked the tables and compared the options. I decided to go with D76 but straight. I forget the developing time. I developed and to this day am amazed at this combination. So beautiful were the negatives and prints.
I vividly remember the excitement and sense of accomplishement developing negatives and making prints and the science, mixing chemicals, checking and recording time temperatures etc., and the art involved. Yes for me this photo sums it all up and is representative of my teen years.
Here is an example:
Photo and story by John Gunnell at The Burnout.
Link:
www.racingjunk.com/news/2014/02/19/the-cutting-wild-bob-b...
"In 1950, Eldon Eby bought the rear section of a frame, a transmission and some unusual hubcaps while picking up a vintage car body in Jackson, Mich., At that time, Eby knew nothing of race driver “Wild Bob” Burman and the Cutting race car he drove in the 1911-1912 Indy 500s. Today, Eby races a re-creation of the car Burman wrecked in 1912 and wonders if his parts actually came from it.
It was Eby’s later purchase of a Wisconsin engine that perked his interest in Burman. The 599.5-cid four would have been the largest engine used in a 1912 medium-class racing car. The displacement limit in that class was 600 cu. in. “When I got the engine I knew nothing about the car,” Eby explained. “I just knew the engine was unique; I didn’t know what I was going to do with it, but I knew I was going to do something.” Three months later, Eby read an article by historian Jerry Gebby about Burman’s Wisconsin-powered Cutting.
This led Eby to do five years of research on Burman. The more he learned about him, the more fascinated he became. As someone once wrote, “When most people think of the early days of auto racing, they automatically think of Barney Oldfield, however, if you really take the time to investigate factual information, you would come up with an entirely different name—that of Bob Burman.”
“I found out the 1912 Cutting Burman drove in the second Indy 500 had a Wisconsin engine of unique design,” Eby explained. He then read in an early automotive trade publication that the Wisconsin-powered racing car had been built especially for Bob Burman by the Cutting Automobile Co.
In 1912, Burman ran into bad luck during the Indy 500. On the 157th lap his Cutting was in second, averaging 93.4 mph, when both rear tires blew and it crashed. Accounts of the day showed a picture of the wreck and said the car had flipped, but Eby believes this is incorrect; the rear of the car seen in a famous photo has no damage that’s consistent with flipping over. Burman was credited with 12th position in the race after the wreck.
Despite his setbacks, Burman won 33 of the 43 dirt track races he ran in 1912 and placed second eight times. This made him “Driver of the Year.” In 1913, Burman was flagged out of the Indy 500, but still moved up to 11th overall. In 1914, he teamed up with W. A. Thompson of Battle Creek Mich., who owned the Wisconsin Automobile & Machinery Co., of Milwaukee. In 1915, Burman worked with Harry Miller and Fred Offenhauser to improve the engine and reduce displacement to meet a new 5-liter Indy formula. Miller cast a 293-cid block and Offenhauser had his first chance to contribute directly to one of Miller’s designs. The Burman engine was the first known use of Miller’s “Alloyanum.”
On April 8, 1916, Burman was driving a 16-valve double overhead cam Peugeot when a tire blew. The open cockpit car flipped and killed him. “’Wild Bob’ Burman and Chicago Boy Die in Auto Crash,” reported the Chicago Daily Tribune on April 9, 1916. Burman, his riding mechanic Erie Schrader of Chicago, and track policeman W. H. Speer died and five spectators were injured in the tragedy that wound up the third Corona Road Race.
For years, Burman’s racing accomplishments were overshadowed by those of contemporaries like Oldfield and “Terrible Teddy” Tetzloff, but in 2011 Burman was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Enthusiasts like Eby also began to notice Burman’s extensive list of wins and other accomplishements. Eby put together an exhibit featuring all Burman’s racecars.
Eby describes his 1912 Cutting as “A tribute to Bob Burman that I built because practically nothing survived of his career and very few people knew about him.” Eby discovered that Burman traveled the country in 1912 with both cars on a railroad car. He ran the Cutting in the under 600-cid class, while the Blitzen Benz raced in the Unlimted class for 600+ cid cars. Eby has driven the Cutting recreation at Indianapolis and at Michigan International Raceway, where he got it up to 91 mph. The car has appeared at the Harry A. Miller Meet at the Milwaukee Mile, in Milwaukee, Wis., for each of the past eight years.
While researching Burman, Eby ran across an advertisement in the July 16, 1914 issue of Motor Age magazine in which a race car was offered for sale in Jackson, Mich. The ad suggested that the car could be used to “make big money barnstorming” and described it as a 100-mph racecar. “If the ad was for the Cutting that Burman wrecked at Indy, it was actually a 120-mph car and probably wound up a barnstormer,” Eby told RacingJunk. “There are reports that Burman tested both the Blitzen Benz and the Cutting on country roads in the Jackson area and on trips to visit his parents, who continued to live in Imlay City.”
Eby points out that Burman’s car was originally designed to be aerodynamic. It was the first racing car to have a tapered tail. “At Indy, they found the car’s aerodynamic design did not let heat out, so they cut holes in the hood and put screens in,” says the long-time car collector. “They also took the wheel covers off the front wheels because they discovered that wind coming around the grandstand affected the steering; they also put a bump in the hood to allow airflow, but it wasn’t sufficient and they eventually removed the belly pan, too.”
After much research, the car was built to resemble Burman’s Cutting when it raced at Indy. It has spoke wheels up front and covered rear rims. The screened hood openings were made and there is no belly pan. Until he safety-wired them, Eby had problems with bolts and clips on the rear wheels loosening. He may have found why the wheels came off at Indy in 1912. “I’ve been collecting cars for over 60 years,” said Eby. “I started when I was a kid and I always wanted a 2-man Indy car. When I found out my parts might have been from Burman’s car, I had to do this.”
Photos by HMC
Photo and story by John Gunnell at The Burnout.
Link:
www.racingjunk.com/news/2014/02/19/the-cutting-wild-bob-b...
"In 1950, Eldon Eby bought the rear section of a frame, a transmission and some unusual hubcaps while picking up a vintage car body in Jackson, Mich., At that time, Eby knew nothing of race driver “Wild Bob” Burman and the Cutting race car he drove in the 1911-1912 Indy 500s. Today, Eby races a re-creation of the car Burman wrecked in 1912 and wonders if his parts actually came from it.
It was Eby’s later purchase of a Wisconsin engine that perked his interest in Burman. The 599.5-cid four would have been the largest engine used in a 1912 medium-class racing car. The displacement limit in that class was 600 cu. in. “When I got the engine I knew nothing about the car,” Eby explained. “I just knew the engine was unique; I didn’t know what I was going to do with it, but I knew I was going to do something.” Three months later, Eby read an article by historian Jerry Gebby about Burman’s Wisconsin-powered Cutting.
This led Eby to do five years of research on Burman. The more he learned about him, the more fascinated he became. As someone once wrote, “When most people think of the early days of auto racing, they automatically think of Barney Oldfield, however, if you really take the time to investigate factual information, you would come up with an entirely different name—that of Bob Burman.”
“I found out the 1912 Cutting Burman drove in the second Indy 500 had a Wisconsin engine of unique design,” Eby explained. He then read in an early automotive trade publication that the Wisconsin-powered racing car had been built especially for Bob Burman by the Cutting Automobile Co.
In 1912, Burman ran into bad luck during the Indy 500. On the 157th lap his Cutting was in second, averaging 93.4 mph, when both rear tires blew and it crashed. Accounts of the day showed a picture of the wreck and said the car had flipped, but Eby believes this is incorrect; the rear of the car seen in a famous photo has no damage that’s consistent with flipping over. Burman was credited with 12th position in the race after the wreck.
Despite his setbacks, Burman won 33 of the 43 dirt track races he ran in 1912 and placed second eight times. This made him “Driver of the Year.” In 1913, Burman was flagged out of the Indy 500, but still moved up to 11th overall. In 1914, he teamed up with W. A. Thompson of Battle Creek Mich., who owned the Wisconsin Automobile & Machinery Co., of Milwaukee. In 1915, Burman worked with Harry Miller and Fred Offenhauser to improve the engine and reduce displacement to meet a new 5-liter Indy formula. Miller cast a 293-cid block and Offenhauser had his first chance to contribute directly to one of Miller’s designs. The Burman engine was the first known use of Miller’s “Alloyanum.”
On April 8, 1916, Burman was driving a 16-valve double overhead cam Peugeot when a tire blew. The open cockpit car flipped and killed him. “’Wild Bob’ Burman and Chicago Boy Die in Auto Crash,” reported the Chicago Daily Tribune on April 9, 1916. Burman, his riding mechanic Erie Schrader of Chicago, and track policeman W. H. Speer died and five spectators were injured in the tragedy that wound up the third Corona Road Race.
For years, Burman’s racing accomplishments were overshadowed by those of contemporaries like Oldfield and “Terrible Teddy” Tetzloff, but in 2011 Burman was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Enthusiasts like Eby also began to notice Burman’s extensive list of wins and other accomplishements. Eby put together an exhibit featuring all Burman’s racecars.
Eby describes his 1912 Cutting as “A tribute to Bob Burman that I built because practically nothing survived of his career and very few people knew about him.” Eby discovered that Burman traveled the country in 1912 with both cars on a railroad car. He ran the Cutting in the under 600-cid class, while the Blitzen Benz raced in the Unlimted class for 600+ cid cars. Eby has driven the Cutting recreation at Indianapolis and at Michigan International Raceway, where he got it up to 91 mph. The car has appeared at the Harry A. Miller Meet at the Milwaukee Mile, in Milwaukee, Wis., for each of the past eight years.
While researching Burman, Eby ran across an advertisement in the July 16, 1914 issue of Motor Age magazine in which a race car was offered for sale in Jackson, Mich. The ad suggested that the car could be used to “make big money barnstorming” and described it as a 100-mph racecar. “If the ad was for the Cutting that Burman wrecked at Indy, it was actually a 120-mph car and probably wound up a barnstormer,” Eby told RacingJunk. “There are reports that Burman tested both the Blitzen Benz and the Cutting on country roads in the Jackson area and on trips to visit his parents, who continued to live in Imlay City.”
Eby points out that Burman’s car was originally designed to be aerodynamic. It was the first racing car to have a tapered tail. “At Indy, they found the car’s aerodynamic design did not let heat out, so they cut holes in the hood and put screens in,” says the long-time car collector. “They also took the wheel covers off the front wheels because they discovered that wind coming around the grandstand affected the steering; they also put a bump in the hood to allow airflow, but it wasn’t sufficient and they eventually removed the belly pan, too.”
After much research, the car was built to resemble Burman’s Cutting when it raced at Indy. It has spoke wheels up front and covered rear rims. The screened hood openings were made and there is no belly pan. Until he safety-wired them, Eby had problems with bolts and clips on the rear wheels loosening. He may have found why the wheels came off at Indy in 1912. “I’ve been collecting cars for over 60 years,” said Eby. “I started when I was a kid and I always wanted a 2-man Indy car. When I found out my parts might have been from Burman’s car, I had to do this.”
The foremost symbol of U.P. is the Oblation. This is a figure of a naked man, arms outstretched and face pointed upwards, symbolizing selfless dedication and service to the nation. It also depicts the desire of new students for knowledge ("clothe me with knowledge"). - wikipedia...
The original Oblation Monument was made by Professor Guillermo Tolentino with the help of his assistant Anastacio T. Caedo who was his student apprentice at that time the original Oblation was being built and he was the model of the Oblation, and not Fernando Poe Jr., Anastacio T. Caedo later became the professor of Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines. The book tribute to Professor Guillermo Tolentino mentions that it was Anastacio Caedo who modeled the oblation which is the fact. Anastacio T. Caedo became the successor of deceased Prof. Guillermo Tolentino. Acquiring great skills and talents from his guro. Prof. Anastacio Caedo have acquired great accomplishement not only in the Philippines but worldwide. He has built a monument of Dr. Jose Rizal for the German government that was Installed in famous Jose Rizal Park in Idelstien, Germany. This is just one of his accomplishment. Several replica of the Oblation was made for branches of the University of the Philippines . The current Oblation located at the end of University Avenue in the U.P. Diliman campus is not the original sculpture. The original Oblation is now being kept in U.P. Diliman's Main Library.
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proud student in graduation gown outside
I thought friends were supposed to be those people in one's life that provided support and encouragement. Well, evidently not. Ever since I changed my lifestyle and eating habits, the people around me seem to be trying to sabotage my best efforts.
I am very proud of my modest accomplishements which include losing 20 or more pounds and lowering my blood glucose levels. One would think that those around me would be cheering me onward. Instead, I hear things like:
"If you've lost wait, I can't tell it!"
"Your butts as big as it ever was"
"Give it up! You never stick to these diets you start"
Additionally, coworkers and others critique every bite of food that I eat. It makes me want to withdraw and enjoy my lunch alone. Conversely, people keep presenting me with sweets as gifts, even though they know that I'm diabetic.
I think maybe people are resentful of my success, because I'm accomplishing something that they can't or won't attempt.
Yet, the other day, I received some unexpected encouragement. I coworker whom I haven't seen in a while, and barely know, met me in the hallway. When she saw me, she exclaimed, "Wow, David, you've lost weight!"
I can't put into words how good this made me feel. That one person's kind words erased all the negative crap that I had been hearing up to that point. It gave me the encouragement that I needed to keep going.
CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan (May 8, 2010)--NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan Chief of Staff Col. Joseph Buche presents the Staff Superhero Certificate of Achievement to Commander Jason Carter, of the Assistant Commanding General-International Security Cooperation, for his accomplishements while deployed and working for NTM-A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Nevison)
David in Cap and Gown. The caption reads: Majored in Economics and Business Administration. Accomplishements are: Pep club; Halftime commitee chairman; Admissions committee; Homecoming co-chairman; Beta Theta Pi sgt. at arms Fraternity; house manager; Varsity Football and Whitman Club President.
U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger prior to the House Army Caucus Breakfast at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C., June 18, 2015. Ruppersberger and Congressman John "Judge" Carter later presented Odierno with a Congressional Record honoring him for his accomplishements during his many years of service in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Burden/Released)
I realize this is a very boring photograph -- but the fact that this bookshelf (in my office) is FINALLY empty -- is a HUGE accomplishement! It's no longer empty -- but it's somewhat ORGANIZED right now!!
U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, listen to Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger speak during to the House Army Caucus Breakfast at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C., June 18, 2015. Ruppersberger and Congressman John "Judge" Carter later presented Odierno with a Congressional Record honoring him for his many accomplishements during his years of service in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Burden/Released)
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger speaks about the service of U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, during the House Army Caucus Breakfast at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C., June 18, 2015. Ruppersberger and Congressman John "Judge" Carter later presented Odierno with a Congressional Record honoring him for his many accomplishements during his years of service in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Burden/Released)
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger speaks about the service of U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, during the House Army Caucus Breakfast at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C., June 18, 2015. Ruppersberger and Congressman John "Judge" Carter later presented Odierno with a Congressional Record honoring him for his many accomplishements during his years of service in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Burden/Released)
Also this evening we did a 4-H Achievement night, which recognizes the accomplishements of the 4-H members during the past year.
Matthew gives a tour of Fort Bingo, named for its ability to give the builders another square on the summer "to do" list. Completing a "bingo" on the chart awards the owner a prize. "Build a fort" was on at least one summer accomplishement list.
page dump : Spark London website featuring this month the podcast of my story told in October: listen! How I got from Paris to London, how I moved, changed my life, again, at almost 75 age
Finally, of all my 2009th accomplishements, telling a personal story for 12 minutes seems to my the biggest, more challenging and rewaarding too. Because I was up to the challenge to speak before a live real audience listening in dark to me on the stage - speaking in English, too.
The woman is perfected.
Her dead
Body wears the smile of accomplishement,
The illusion of a Greek necessity
Flows in the scrolls of her toga,
Her bare
Feet seem to be saying:
We have come so far it is over.
Each dead child coiled, a white serpent,
One at each little Pitcher of milk, now empty.
Sylvia Plath.
Our most recent accomplishement in our workarea! still needs a second coat but looks beautiful already!
We took the kids out for a romp on the farm. You can see the brush piles from our work this spring. Some days I feel like I measure my accomplishement by how big the pile is!
but he had to wait until later the next day to get his IV cath out. He wasn't too happy about it.
His biggest accomplishement was that he took 4 car rides, and never puked. Yay Murphy!
Dr. Burrows was a man of many and diverse accomplishements. Born in South Africa, he chose to be buried in Chilworth, Hampshire UK.
At this point, this is by far the most physically demanding accomplishement of my life. And I'm only half done - still have to go down.
Our most recent accomplishement in our workarea! still needs a second coat but looks beautiful already!
I am a detail and task oriented individual. When I need the feeling of accomplishement, I pick up my needles and knit. It is my emotional homework.
Abigail von Goat, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, July 13th, 2009... she will be very missed. As probably the most famous goat in history, Abigail's accomplishements are many compared to most.
With the right motivation and work ethic, you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to. Rather than fear what can go wrong, get excited about everything that can go right!
Undoubtedly, our past experiences may have shaped us in a way that we’re not always proud of, but that’s what makes us all unique. It’s okay to reflect on the past, but we can’t get stuck there.
Remember that progress comes in many different forms and it’s important to always take pride in the small victories of life.
Learn from your mistakes and accomplish great things!
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