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Dear Lord Sluvia,
I am responding your questions concerning the Warhorse Express. Basically this is how it works: There are 30 stations spread out, 25 miles apart, across my Kingdom. The capitol is in the middle of my country, and 15 stations are on one side, and 15 on the other. Each station houses, two archers, a horse-handler, two horses, and a commandant. Once a week a wagon or two under heavily guard travel down the road and deliver food, hay, and supplies to the stations. The archers and commandant take a 8 hour shift, with all of them sharing the Tower Bed. So always two defenders are awake. The Couriers can pull up at the stations with laden with urgent news and be gone on a different horse several minutes later. The horses can travel at full speed, thus making a fast messenger system incase of attack or other urgent things. I hope this answers all your questions.
Sincerely,
King Malvark Of Gerania.
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My first castle! The idea came from the Pony Express, so I thought of making a medieval pony express. This is what I came up with. Enjoy!
Inside pics here: www.flickr.com/photos/56829148@N05/6649533599/in/photostream
And if so what is the question
Since it is 10/10/10 I thought I would do a related post, now the non geeks out there may not get this so let me explain
101010 is binary for 42, which for fans of Douglas Adams books will understand what that is the answer for
I also tried to meet todays dailyshoot.com assignment of "Create a photograph with a distinctly asymmetrical composition today. Pick your subject carefully to go with the theme. "
I am happy with my creativity here but not with the shot, but after a few tries this is the best I could get
Also I included two Nickels as people born on 10/10/55 will have turned 55 today
"The Regiment of Trees (2017-2019)
Carved by Patrick Walls from Hill House Edge sandstone, The Regiment of Trees commemorates Lord Kitchener’s inspection of troops – all from the 2nd London Division of Kitchener’s New Army – on Epsom Downs in January 2015. Twelve figures stand among a mix of native broadleaf trees, evoking stories of the harsh blizzard conditions in which the 20,000 volunteer soldiers waited for Kitchener’s arrival, some not even fully kitted out. Together, the sculptures and trees create a living tribute to the civilian men who answered the call to join Kitchener’s New Army." - The Woodland Trust
as in:
YES, i will marry you
YES, you got the job
YES, you won what is behind door #2
YES, we think that dress looks marvelous on you
YES, you look handsome in that suit
YES, i am coming to visit
ANSH scavenger6
I left Stark Tower in Tony's helicopter. I asked the pilot where the nearest police HQ was, now the collision had screwed everything up. He told me of a place called Bludhaven, apparently there was a police station there.
He dropped me off and gave me directions to the station, and soon enough, I was there.
As I entered, the place was deserted. I walked over to a man behind a glass screen.
"Why's it so quiet here?"
He looked at me solemnly.
"We were attacked by some whack villain. Black Aaron, or something." He sighed "No one comes in here much anymore. They're scared they'll get attacked."
"I'm sorry to hear that." I said, sounding as sad as I could. "But I have a question regarding the attempted assassination of Tony Stark."
"I did hear about that. Do you have info?"
"Technically." I pulled the bullet out. "Tell me everything you know about Sionis."
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Bruce Banner/Hulk moves from #55, by helicopter, to take #98 Bludhaven Police Department from Black Adam/Winter Soldier.
[pinhole photograph] From the series "Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin"
(2011 calendar coming very soon!)
The details are important in this one, so be sure to check out the detail view.
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When does a narrow lane become an interesting and attractive alleyway? Well maybe when it's called a court or a place.
And probably if it's wide enough for some tables, flower planters, and 'A'-boards outside posh shops. With awnings to shelter from any rain.
Plus refurbished Victorian buildings and some old-fashioned gas-lamp-style street lights. Cheerful brightly coloured flowers in window boxes help too.
St Christopher's Place has the huge advantage that it's near a busy and popular part of town with enough money flowing through the businesses to keep everything clean and well maintained.
St Christopher's Place leads to Barrett Street - which is pedestrianised - and then to Gee's Court - another alley. The three together offer what Jane Jacobs called the : "intricacy of sidewalk use". And so attracts some of the thousands of passers-by from Oxford Street and Wigmore Street main roads at either end.
From one viewpoint it is simply an upmarket shopping & dining mall. Although open to the sky. You can see this more clearly when it widens out into Barrett Street - between Gee's Court and St Christopher's Place. There are even some benches where a few people can rest and watch the world go by. Without paying for a coffee.
But actually there's quite a bit more to it.
Ivor Hoole's website
An unexpected pleasure and treasure of the internet is coming across websites like Ivor Hoole's A Guide to London’s alleys, courtyards and passages.
Not all the alleys are still there. But many are and it's interesting to see changes since he compiled his guide. Probably most of his entries were written in the mid 1990s. It seems that Ivor Hoole himself died in 2005.
Luckily Ivor Hoole's fascinating site was mirrored by Phil Gyford. And by Ian Mansfield who writes his own interesting Ian Visits blog.
Octavia Hill
Here's the link to what the short piece Ivor Hoole wrote about St Christopher's Place. Which you may want to read it if you're curious and enjoy exploring new alleyways.
Just like many alleys, it leads to somewhere else. In my case to the question of what happened to the residents of what Ivor Hoole described as "In the mid-19th century ... a truly filthy place; a typical uncared for back alley, a repository for waste and rubbish".
Hoole wrote that the housing reformer Octavia Hill came across the Court in 1870 and:
"was so shocked at the state of dilapidation that she bought it in readiness for preparing future plans. Renovation work was put into operation in 1874 and at the beginning of 1877 all the newly refurbished shops were let, and Miss Hill commented that it was 'going so beautifully'."
One source suggests an answer to my question. The website "Municipal Dreams" reviewed the book Octavia Hill a life more noble which set out her approach.
As well as refurbishing Victorian buildings:
... "she was adamant that her homes should be affordable to the poorest. Writing of Barrett’s Court (which Hill renamed St Christopher’s Place) off Oxford Street, she argued ‘if we had rebuilt, we must have turned [the existing tenants] out in favour of a higher class, thus compelling them to crowd in courts as bad as Barrett’s Court itself was when we bought it’. This had been precisely the deficiency of contemporary model dwelling schemes and would be the fault of the Boundary Estate, the LCC’s first housing scheme. It remained the case that council housing into the interwar period was beyond the reach of many of the lowest paid workers."
"... her overall stance would acquire a surprising later resonance. Hill opposed the utilitarian (though ‘model’) tenement schemes of her day, the block dwellings, but also rejected their supposed alternative, working-class suburban cottage estates. In that regard, the unfashionable Octavia Hill comes close to the criticisms made after her death of many later municipal developments. Her support for affordable inner-city living for the poor and the street life in which it rested is a cause which echoes to the present."
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§ Click on the blue link for another peek into St Christopher's Place with Google Streetview .
§ St Christopher's Place Christmas lighting has become a London attraction in itself. Here's a link to a 2014 photo by Joyce Dela Paz.
Links to two 2009 photos by Eddie Clarke ( 1 ), ( 2 ).
One more by Jonathan Whiteland in 2013
§ A quotation from Jane Jacobs: Death and Life of Great American Cities.
— "Under the seeming disorder of the old city, wherever the old city is working successfully, is a marvellous order for maintaining the safety of the streets and the freedom of the city. It is a complex order. Its essence is intricacy of sidewalk use, bringing with it a constant succession of eyes. This order is all composed of movement and change, and although it is life, not art, we may fancifully call it the art form of the city and liken it to the dance [....] an intricate ballet in which the individual dancers and ensembles all have distinctive parts which miraculously reinforce each other and compose an orderly whole".
Bella: Look, You gotta give me some answers.
Edward: Yes... No... To get to the other side... 1.77245...
Bella: I don't need the square root of pi.
-from Twilight- :)
Daisy Daisy give me your answer do,
I'm half crazy oh for the love of you!
You're really a stylish carriage,
This will be the perfect marriage,
And I'll look sweet upon the seat,
In my campervan ... lovely you!
Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness?
Watching the sun arise
Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters?
Into the strangers eyes
And who are we to criticize or scorn the things that they do?
For we shall seek and we shall find Ammonia Avenue
If we call for the proof and we question the answers
Only the doubt will grow
Are we blind to the truth or a sign to believe in?
Only the wise will know
And word by word they handed down the light that shines today
And those who came at first to scoff, remained behind to pray
Yes those who came at first to scoff, remained behind to pray
When you can't hear the rhyme and you can't see the reason
Why should the hope remain?
For a man will be tired and his soul will grow weary
Living his life in vain
And who are we to justify the right in all we do?
Until we seek until we find Ammonia Avenue
Through all the doubt somehow they knew
And stone by stone they built it high
Until the sun broke through
A ray of hope, a shining light Ammonia Avenue
(Alan Parsons Project)
Two water-borne leaves, frozen together in early morning ice on Cusheon Lake, Saltspring Island, BC, Canada.
Look to those who you love and who love you in 2008. Welcome to the first day of what I hope will be your best year ever.
Mind Games
We're playing those mind games together,
Pushing barriers, planting seeds,
Playing the mind guerilla,
Chanting the Mantra peace on earth,
We all been playing mind games forever,
Some kinda druid dudes lifting the veil.
Doing the mind guerilla,
Some call it the search for the grail,
Love is the answer and you know that for sure,
Love is flower you got to let it, you got to let it grow,
So keep on playing those mind games together,
Faith in the future outta the now,
You just can't beat on those mind guerillas,
Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind,
Yeah we're playing those mind games forever,
Projecting our images in space and in time,
Yes is the answer and you know that for sure,
Yes is the surrender you got to let it, you got to let it go,
So keep on playing those mind games together,
Doing the ritual dance in the sun,
Millions of mind guerrillas,
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel,
Keep on playing those mind games forever,
Raising the spirit of peace and love, not war,
(I want you to make love, not war, I know you've heard it before)
- John Lennon
Expedition 41 media briefing with Max Surayev and Reid Wiseman, 18 March 2014.
Credit: NASA-B. Stafford
A lot of people talk about climate change. It has implications for our very way of life. But what should be driving all of this care is a concern for the people who are suffering. In many cases, people who deserve it least. These are the people that the Red Cross Red Crescent work with in Bangladesh and around the world.
These children might inherit a world worse than the one we were born into. In twenty years, I do not want to have to face them again, and say I did nothing to try to prevent that.
To see why I was in Bangladesh click here, or look at the previous or next photo. If you are interested, please view the series.
A full interview with the Israeli painter Raphael Perez (in Hebrew Rafi Peretz) about the ideas behind the naive painting, resume, personal biography and CV
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about your work process as a naive painter?
Answer: I choose the most iconic and famous buildings in every city and town that are architecturally interesting and have a special shape and place the iconic buildings on boulevards full of trees, bushes, vegetation, flowers.
Question: How do you give depth in your naive paintings?
Answer: To give depth to the painting, I build the painting with layers of vegetation, after those low famous buildings, followed by a tall avenue of trees, and behind them towers and skyscrapers, in the sky I sometimes put innocent signs of balloons, kites.
A recurring motif in some of my paintings is the figure of the painter who is in the center of the boulevard and paints the entire scene unfolding in front of him, also there are two kindergarten teachers who are walking with the kindergarten children with the state flags that I paint, and loving couples hugging and kissing and family paintings of mother, father and child walking in harmony on the boulevard.
Question: Raphael Perez What characterizes your naive painting?
Answer: Most naive paintings have the same characteristics
(Definition as it appears in Wikipedia)
• Tells a simple story to absorb from everyday life, usually with humans.
• The representation of the painter's idealization to reality - the mapping of reality.
• Failure to maintain perspective - especially details even in distant details.
• Extensive use of repeating patterns - many details.
• Warm and bright colors.
• Sometimes the emphasis is on outlines.
• Most of the characters are flat, lack volume
• No interest in texture, expression, correct proportions
• No interest in anatomy.
• There is not much use of light and shadow, the colors create a three-dimensional effect.
I find these definitions to be valid for all my naive paintings
Question: Raphael Perez Why do you mainly choose the city of Tel Aviv?
Answer: I was born in Jerusalem, the capital city which I love very much and also paint,
I love the special Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv, the ornamental buildings that were built a century ago in the 1920s and 1930s, the beautiful boulevards, towers and modern skyscrapers give you the feeling of the hustle and bustle of a large metropolis and there are quite a few low and tall buildings that are architecturally fascinating in their form the special one
Also, the move to Tel Aviv, which is the capital of culture, freedom, and secularism, allowed me to live my life as I chose, to live in a relationship with a man, Jerusalem, which is a traditional city, it is more complicated to live a homosexual life, also, the art world takes place mainly in the city of Tel Aviv, and it is possible that from a professional point of view, this allows I can support myself better in Tel Aviv than in any other city in Israel.
Question: raphael perez are the paintings of the city of Tel Aviv different from the paintings of the city of Jerusalem
Answer: Most of the paintings of Jerusalem have an emphasis on the color yellow, gold, the color of the old city walls, the subjects I painted in Jerusalem are mainly a type of idealization of a peaceful life between Jews and Arabs and paintings that deal with the Jewish religious world, a number of paintings depict all shades of the currents of Judaism of today
In contrast, the Tel Aviv paintings are more colorful, with skyscrapers, the sea, balloons and more secular motifs
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about which buildings and their architects you usually choose in your city paintings
Answer: My favorite buildings are those that have a special shape that anyone can recognize and are the symbols of the city and you will give several examples:
In the city of Tel Aviv, my favorite buildings are: the opera building with its unusual geometric shape, the Yisrotel tower with its special head, the Hail Bo Shalom tower that for years was the symbol of the tallest building in Tel Aviv, the Levin house that looks like a Japanese pagoda, the burgundy-colored Nordeau hotel with the special dome at the end of the building, A pair of Alon towers with the special structure of the sea, Bauhaus buildings typical of Tel Aviv with the special balconies and the special staircase, the Yaakov Agam fountain in Dizengoff square appears in a large part of the paintings, many towers that are in the stock exchange complex, the Aviv towers and other tall buildings on Ayalon, in some of the paintings I took plans An outline of future buildings that need to be built in the city and I drew them even before they were built in reality,
In the paintings of Jerusalem, I mainly chose the area of the Old City and East Jerusalem, a painting of the walls of the Old City, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the El Akchea Mosque, the Tower of David, most of the famous churches in the city, the right hand of Moses, in most of the paintings the Jew is wearing a blue shirt with a red male cord I was in the youth movement and the Arab with a galabia, and in the paintings of the religious public then, Jews with black suits and white shirts, tallitas, kippahs, special hats, synagogues and more
I also created three paintings of the city of Haifa and one painting of Safed
In the Haifa paintings I drew the university, the Technion, the famous Egged Tower, the Sail Tower, well-known hotels, of course the Baha'i Gardens and the Baha'i Temple, Haifa Port and the boats and other famous buildings in the city
Question: Have you created series of other cities from around the world?
Answer: I created series of New York City with all the iconic and famous buildings such as: the Guggenheim Museum, the famous skyscrapers - the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center, the famous synagogue in the city, the Statue of Liberty, the flags of the United States and other famous buildings
Two paintings of London and all its famous sites, Big Ben, famous monuments, the Ferris wheel, Queen Elizabeth and her family, the double bus, the famous public telephone, palaces, famous churches, well-known monuments
I created 4 naive paintings of cities in China, a painting of Shanghai, two paintings of the city of Suzhou and a painting of the World Park in the city of Beijing... I chose the famous skyline of Shanghai with all the famous towers, the famous promenade, temples and old buildings, two Paintings of the city of Suzhou with the famous canals, bridges, special gardens, towers and skyscrapers of the city
Levi has had a hard decision to make with all the lovely proposals......So he thanks all the ladies! (he kinda got a little bit of an ego from it too!) But he has one true love - He has been waiting for an answer from his best friend......will today be the day?
...to the question : " DO you ever feel like just jumping in the pools as you clean those patios outside in your pantyhose and dress and slip and makeup?"
A: Yes. But... when the water is steaming because the air is that much colder - it is VERY hard to get back out if you choose that ill advised option.
Addison, A. (editor). "The Children's Book of Questions & Answers". London: Berkeley Publishers Limited, 1974.
Photograph by Keystone Press.
One of the many beautiful Art Deco buildings along Ocean Drive in South Beach.
Different perspective: flickr.com/photos/ohadby/84574434/
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