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I think he'd be a pretty easy fig to make. Custom head and torso, and throw on a pair of Eclipse Grafx combat pants, and he'd be ready to rock!
Single layer stencil with freehand spitting, acrylic and Montana Gold spray paint on 61 x 92 linen canvas
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So, I've been sick recently, and I've been watching twin peaks to pass the time. It's weird as fuck but I'm enjoying it, so I made a lego Agent Cooper.
When no one else can get the job done these are the guys you call. Armed with the most high-tec gear they are ready to tackle any situation.
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.....is on the move, scampering up the leaf, pausing to take in the view and then deciding being on 'top of the world' was looking a little scary and not quite the right place to be just now. Shuffling round was quite a mission as the leaf was only 1cm wide but she manoeuvred it perfectly.
Adalia bipunctata otherwise known as ladybirds or ladybugs, were imported as biological control agents hence her name. The spots range from 2 -16. There are some 40 species in New Zealand, over 50% native and many endemic.
North Canterbury, NZ
I'm not sure that you know this character... He's from very old Soviet cartoon called "Priklyucheniya kapitana Vrungelya".
Stopped by 'Agent des Douane' (Customs) in Calais, France.
A first for us! Slightly nervous to be honest.
Apparently the customs we should have adopted were: long lunches, cheek kissing, being fashionable, always carrying a baguette and many other clichés. We were sent on our way with a leaflet.
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This is my 30th photo to make Explore!
...a bit of abstractionism...
Constructed from brick, gypsum and lime, most of the pigeon towers originated in the Safavid period of the 16th century, and many still punctuate the plains around Esfahan. This one was actually in the city limits, and contained not one but nine towers in one building, where this was the larger centre tower. The open dome at the top allows pigeons to enter easily, while the honey comb like inner structure provides a home for each and everyone. The smell inside unmistakingly betrays the purpose of the building... which is to collect pigeon droppings to be used as a softener in Esfahan's leather tanneries, as well as fertilizer for the rich watermelon fields.
This particular one, the Hezar Jarib tower, is located in the city, on Sheikh Sadoogh street by the Esfahan University, and is about 14 meters high inside. The absence of pigeons in the shot is perhaps an indication that the increasing use of chemical fertilizer and tanning agents has resulted in a lack of demand for the real s***!
* This photo appears on the Dark Roasted Blend site.
Cassandra Cain is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott, Cassandra Cain first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999). The character is one of several who have assumed the role of Batgirl. Over the years, she has also assumed the names of Black Bat and Orphan.
Cassandra's origin story presents her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva. She was deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning to become the world's greatest assassin.
Consequently, Cassandra grew up to become an expert martial artist and developed an incredible ability to interpret body language to the point of reading complex thoughts, while simultaneously developing limited social skills and remaining mute and illiterate.
Cassandra was the first Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series. She was replaced as Batgirl by Stephanie Brown in a 2009 storyline. She returned in late 2010, where she was shown working as an anonymous agent of Batman in Hong Kong before adopting the new moniker of Black Bat.
The character was brought back to mainstream continuity after the company-wide reboot in Batman & Robin Eternal, using the code name Orphan, previously used by her father, David Cain. The character's full history was restored in DC's 2021 Infinite Frontier relaunch.
Fictional character biography
Early history
Cassandra's birth and childhood are revealed in the Batgirl series. While seeking a perfect bodyguard for Ra's al Ghul, David Cain finds a potential mother when he sees Sandra Wu-San fighting her sister Carolyn in a martial arts tournament.
Believing that Sandra is holding back for Carolyn, Cain lures Sandra into a trap, sparing her life. David and Sandra have a child, and Sandra leaves the child for David to raise, setting out to become Lady Shiva.
Cain trains Cassandra from birth to be an assassin. She is not taught to read or write; instead, reading body language is her only language. She is able to read people's movements and predict what they are going to do.
When she is eight, Cain takes her to kill a businessman. As the man dies, Cassandra reads what he is feeling, realizes what she did, and runs away from her father.
After that, her activities are a mystery, until she first appears during the "No Man's Land" story arc.
No Man's Land
During the "No Man's Land" storyline, after Gotham is leveled by an earthquake and isolated, Cassandra Cain saves Commissioner Gordon's life and gains Bruce Wayne's approval, and, eventually, becomes the new Batgirl.
Her father, David Cain, sends a video of Cassandra's first murder to Bruce Wayne (Batman) attempting to disrupt her status. However, Wayne continues to accept Cassandra after she takes several bullets to save the life of a hired assassin, proving her devotion to protecting human life.
Batgirl
Bruce Wayne sends Cassandra to Barbara Gordon, currently functioning as Oracle. Barbara says she prefers to live alone but since Cassandra is never home and doesn't talk, it is just like living alone.
A telepath "rewires" Cassandra's brain so that she can think with words and use language, but these abilities come at some cost to her ability to read people's body language.
As she had relied completely on this ability to fight, she is unable to effectively fight crime. Worried, Bruce Wayne takes away her costume and begins training her in defensive skills.
Cassandra soon discovers that the assassin Lady Shiva can read people like she used to be able to and asks Shiva to reteach her.
Lady Shiva accepts on the condition that they would have a duel to the death a year later. As Cassandra would rather be "perfect for a year" instead of "mediocre for a lifetime", she accepts the offer.
When the women fight in a year's time, Cassandra dies within minutes. Realizing Cassandra had a death wish, Shiva then restarts her heart, so that they can have a real fight. In the subsequent fight, Cassandra beats Shiva but does not kill her.
Though not known for her private life, Cassandra does have a one-time romance with Conner Kent after meeting him on a cruise ship. He shares her first kiss, and she even visits him at his home in Smallville, though the relationship never becomes serious.
Cassandra then helps Batman control the violence of a gang war in Gotham City.
Later, Batgirl moves to Blüdhaven with Tim Drake (the third Robin) at Batman's suggestion and with his financial support.
There, Deathstroke takes on a contract from the Penguin to kill Batgirl and decides to let his daughter, Rose (the current Ravager), do the job instead. Cassandra beats Rose by playing on her emotions to leave her open for a critical strike, giving Deathstroke no choice but to get her medical attention.
During this time, Cassandra starts developing a friendship with Brenda, the woman who owns the local coffee shop, and even a very short-lived relationship with a boy named Zero. Unfortunately, her friends are all killed in the Blüdhaven disaster.
Cassandra also goes undercover for Batman, as Kasumi, in the Justice League Elite, working under Sister Superior to track and eliminate metahuman threats to the population.
She works with the Batman's old fellow Justice League members Green Arrow and the Flash, and forms a bond with Coldcast, who is the first Leaguer to whom she reveals her identity.
Although he is subsequently accused of murder, she and the rest of the team soon realize that he has been manipulated by renegade Elite member Menagerie, who was himself being manipulated by the spirit of Manchester Black as he tried to drive his sister to destroy London.
As the JLA falls, the Elite, united by the spirit of the deceased Manitou Raven, free Vera and vanquish Black, although the team disbands after this last mission.
Cassandra gathers evidence that indicates that Shiva could be her mother, and seeks her out to confirm this, rejoining the League of Assassins. After she is proclaimed by Nyssa al Ghul as the "One Who Is All", the students of the League are split, half following Shiva, and the others Cassandra.
In the following confrontation, Cassandra is mortally wounded by her "adoptive brother", the Mad Dog, while heroically saving one of the students under her leadership. Shiva revives Cassandra in a Lazarus Pit, then answers Cassandra's questions about her parentage.
When Cassandra asked Shiva whether she was still killing, whether she would ever stop, Shiva says she was, and responds, "It's why I had you", so Cassandra agrees to fight her to the death once more.
After a closely matched battle, Cassandra manages to break Shiva's neck, paralyzing her. She appears ready to place Shiva in the Lazarus Pit, but Shiva pleads with her not to do so. Instead, Cassandra impales Shiva on a hook hanging over the pit, apparently killing her. Cassandra then abandons the identity of Batgirl and returns to her life as a wanderer.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Secret Identity: Cassandra Cain
Publisher: DC
First appearance: Batman #567 (July 1999)
Created by: Kelley Puckett (Writer)
Damion Scott (Artist)
The agent's house acted as both office and residence and was built in 1840. There was also a smithy attached.
The square chimney was built in 1840 by John Taylor, a Cornish miner and was attached to the engine house, which was demolished in 1846. A new winding house was built in 1868 and a horizontal flue put in which then connected to the chimney so that it could be used again. The chimney was restored in 2016.
The earliest known mining here was in 1682 when several families worked different veins of lead. After a number of disputes over rights, and the deaths of 3 miners in 1833, the mines were consolidated in 1840 into Magpie Mine. Lead extraction continued until the 1950s, making it the last working lead mine in Derbyshire.
Still remember the last summer, I knew nothing about street photography, and Ken is the one to show me what is it about.
Name: Navin Khattar
Age: 36
Aliases: N/A, Nav, Agent Khattar, sometimes Agent K
Nationality: American, Emirati
Profile: Born in Dubai to an American father and a Pakistani-British mother, Navin was supposed to have the name “Hensley”, but his parents insisted on using Navin. He gained powers at a young age and the rest is history. He states that once he turned 8, he travelled with his father back to the states in Ohio—where he came from while his mother stayed behind. Upon his high school education, he didn’t have much of a career ahead until going back to Dubai, working around stalls then at the Burj Khalifa.
Navin went for soul searching, knowing had to go somewhere after graduating in Oxford. It struck his head when he found out his powers were best used for something. An agency—Interpol, which he joined. Much to his ability as a polyglot, he traced for criminal activities around. The surge of superhumans grew more as Navin became the team’s valuable consultant, and meeting a woman who became his wife, but before her impeccable betrayal which would make the Navin a different man.
Powers and abilities: Glass manipulation , able to warp shards and make shields.
Equipment: Standard Interpol gear, lined, armored suit except his torso. Necklace given to him by his mother, sidearms worn at chest.
Personality: Prior to his supposed mission, Navin was carefree, happy and a wise cracking man, until his wife’s betrayal spiraled him into demise because he was unable to accept the fact who she became. He is rather hard boiled and hardened his own senses.