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This is why I haven't uploaded anything to flickr recently. I've been working on putting together a color darkroom. I'm super happy with what I ended up with. I really can't imagine a better setup. Almost all of it came from a very kind and generous man. Other bits and pieces I picked up here and there. As you can see it's located in my bedroom. I'll be officially up and running once I finish converting an Ilford Cap-40 to RA-4.
by Yoko Ono
“Fly” is the latest track of the record but it has been made the first just when my last album was finished and was out in the street. It was made in our bedroom in the Regency Hotel in New York on Xmas 1970 on a Nagra operated by John. I was thinking that I must make a soundtrack for my film FLY which was just near completion. The John suggested maybe we should knock it off before the 10 o’clock news that night. It was that casual. We did it in one take, as most of my things are done.
I don’t believe in doing things over. When I was painting one day it suddenly occurred to me that there is no line that you can go over. if you go over a line, the line that you went over is a totally new line.
When you use the correctocopy to correct typing mistakes, you don’t go over the wrong letters with the right letters. With the correctosheet you have to first go over the same line again with the exact wrong letter you typed before. Only then you can erase the mistakes and type over the correct letter. I’m always fascinated by this seemingly illogical fact.
It looks like there is some philosophical connection between these stories but I don’t seem to be able to find the word for it now. But the point is I don’t believe in doing things over, and unless it is a really bad take, I believe in the first take.
Another story: This is about a Japanese painter who was asked by his lord to do a painting. The lord waited a year and nothing has come of it. He sent a messenger to the painter. The painter came out and said “Oh, o.k., just a minute” or something and did a one stroke painting while the messenger was waiting in the next room. The messenger returned the painting and told the lord what had happened. The lord was very angry and arrested the painter. “You insulted me by making me wait for a whole year for the painting and on top of that, you used only a second to finish the painting. What was that!” something to that effect. The painter calmly replied, :Every day of the year that I was not painting, I was preparing for the painting, the painting may have been one stroke and it may have taken only a second to do it, but the whole year of pain and joy were in that stroke. The year was a necessary time.”
I used to do things like fast five days before a concert to prepare my mind for the performance-because the performance was not my skill but the state of mind I was in at the time. Whenever I pick up a mike, I’m aware that every minute if 38 years goes into it, whether I like it or not.
What I did in “Fly” was what I wanted to do for 10 years, so I was very satisfied when I did it. I thought of making an album around this piece. It took almost a whole year after that to finally complete the album, though. Another Xmas is coming very soon. The winter is cold and tough-and you have to crawl a long way before you fly. Winter is age. Cold makes you go slow. Fly I a monologue in three stages.
Section one- monologue
Section two- monologue in a dialogue form:
John played his guitar against the playback
of my voice from section one. The guitar
tape was then reversed and put together
with my voice tape, so that the voice and the
guitar ran in two opposite directions as sepa-
rate monologues.
Section three- monologue in a trialogue form: John played
his guitar against the reversed playback of
tape section two. John’s guitar tape made in
this process was reversed and played while I
did my voice. When the guitar tape was over
and when my voice was still going, John
played the radio against my voice.
Monologue is a reminiscence of my old days. I used to search for musi-
cians who had the same state as I to make musical dialogues with. But I had never met who can really do that with me on the level that I was thinking of. Female artists for some reason, didn’t have enough experience in expressing themselves with instruments-maybe they went for for usage of a more direct instrument which was one’s own body-and the male artists used to be caught in whatever brilliance they had possessed and were not free. So I ended up always in doing a dialogue. John is the first person I met who knows how to be free, and that is why he plays such a very important role in all my pieces. For instance, you see that section 3 of Fly is a guitar solo with voice accompaniment rather than the other way around.
Most of the pieces in this album are centred around a dialogue between my voice and John’s guitar. John and I crawl, roll, and fly together. John brought in musicians that are fine samurais. John, as a rhythm guitarist, leads the rhythm track, he pushes them to fly with me. Listen to Ringo and Jim Keltner’s drumming. Klaus Voormann’s bass, Chris Osborne’s guitar and listen to the intricate conversation that goes between all of us in “Mind Train”. Chris Osborne came from a guitar shop to sell a guitar to John. He stayed and played.
Thanks to John and the Plastic Ono Band. Thanks to Yoko’s wisdom for allowing it to happen-rather than controlling note by note, to push her ego. Maybe she is a bit too proud about it, but let’s not be too hard on her.
Note on Joe Jones Tone Deaf Music Co.
I was always fascinated by the idea of making special instruments for special emotions-instruments that lead us to emotions arrived by their own motions rather than my our control. With those instruments, I wanted to explore emotions and vibration which have not been explored as yet in music. I thought of building a house on the hill which makes different sounds by the wind that goes through different windows, doors and holes. (Re: Grapefruit: paperback edition out now!!!) Ten years ago I met Joe Jones who’s been making such instruments specially for this album which can play by themselves with minimum manipulation (Turning switches only.)
I’m very happy about what happened with “Airmale” and “You” as a result of my session with Tone Deaf Co. “Airmale” in Yang and “You” is Yin. “Don’t Count The Waves” is the water that connects the two Ying and Yang islands. “Airmale” expresses the delicateness of Male. “You” expresses the aggressiveness of female. “You” has all the feminine resentment, moan and animal satisfaction in it. Finally, there is just a wind blowing over a sand hill over white dried female bones, but still, with emotion. The wind created by tape feedback is what I always wanted to do a rock number with a tape loop of feedback as a riff. But this will do for now.
When I was in Sarah Lawrence, which was before I joined the avant-garde, and in London around 1967-8, which was when I was feeling very miserable, I composed many songs. “Mrs. Lennon” is that category of songs, but unlike “Remember Love” and “Who has seen the Wind”, I felt it was recorded very well. “Mrs Lennon” was meant to be a joke on me, and also an anti-war song. The lyrics were made in 1969 and the music was finished this month in New York during the recording sessions.
“Midsummer New York” is about the deep insecurity I have in me that I associate with my life in New York before I met John. The lyrics were made last year, though I always wanted to make a song that uses the word “shaking” with a double meaning, since I discovered the usage of the word in rock songs in 1968.
This album roughly turned out to be:
1st and 2nd sides: Songs to dance to-Rock and songs with physical
beat
3rd and 4th sides: Songs to listen to-mind music with mind beat
The Mind Music Section has number connectio0ns.
“Fly”-1,2 and 3
“Airmale”-5
“Don’t Count The Waves”-7
“You”-9
It is very important to know about numbers to understand the connections of the pieces, so I will quote the relevant lines form my writing called “On Number” and end this long introduction to the album.
ONE
One is an immobile number. One is found in our bodies often as fixed
parts. We count ourselves as one but it might be better to count as
half a pair or a half when you think of the fact that our reproductive
organs can only function by meeting the other half.
One step is only half a move. Since we have two legs we have to take
two steps or jump in order to move form one position to the next.
One is before the cell splits in tow. It is only mobile in the process of
becoming two. One as a force is a point-which does not extend like
a line. One constantly seeks for states of zero and two.
TWO
Two is a state that is mobile by nature. Like the footstep that goes
one, two. It moves from one position to the next. Two as a force is a
line. It extends and extends and unlike one, does not have to move to
become mobile. Two is a state after splitting of the cell. Two constant-
ly seeks for the state of one and three. We find two in our bodies
quite often as a pair. Two is our heartbeat. After one and two, all the
numbers are combinations of one and two. Therefore, there are actu-
ally only three basic states of numbers in the world: one, two and
three, which is a combination of one and two.
THREE
Three is a number we cannot find in our bodies but we find it in na-
ture around us. I call it a time number because we use it to divide time
and the days. When the heart beats in three, it is when the heart is
moving faster that what is natural. The heart beats one, two, one,
two. And one number out of these repetitions of two gets abbreviat-
ed because of the speed. That is three. That means we set the time to
the number which is one beat faster than our natural heartbeat. No
wonder the culture is suffering from accelerated speed. The world will
slow down if you dispense with clocks and watches and just follow
your heartbeat.
The natural rhythm, when you don’t check or control consciously,
always goes slower (towards four) or faster (towards two) than a
clock. Three is very fast and very mobile. It is running rhythm as op-
posed to the walking rhythm of two, four and eight. Three as a force
is a three dimensional point-an exclamation mark. Three will always
seek for state of two or state of four. In three, two (which is a mobile
number) and one (which is an immobile number) exist together equal-
ly. Paradox makes three extremely active towards inside, but not very
active outside. While two is a travelling number, three is a whirling
number (it moves forward spirally). After three, all numbers are com-
binations of states of one, two and three.
FIVE
Five is a number that very rarely exists on earth but exists very much in
the sky (such as points of stars-but you know that even the five
points of stars actually do not exist.) Unlike one (0 & 2), TWO (4 & 8)
and three (6 & 9), five has no corresponding numbers in the series. In
this sense it is very similar to 7
In our bodies, it exists only on our hands and feet-as if that is the
sign from the sky in us. The parts of our bodies where 5 exist are the
only parts that have something to do with our physical connections to
things outside our bodies. Our hands reach to other things and our
feet take us to other places with the help of a travelling number 2.
5 is a connection number-and just as the fingers do not work unless
the thumb moves in an opposite direction from the rest of the fingers,
five will be immobile unless it has different or opposite elements
(one, two, and three) in it.
SEVEN
Seven is a conceptual number. Seven, like five, is a number you cannot
find in our bodies (more so than five), or in the nature around us. I call
it a conceptual number or number of music because we divide the mu-
sical scale into seven. (In time we can only see it in the division of the
week), and like five, it has no corresponding numbers.
NINE
Nine is a corresponding number of 3 and 6. Nine is superactive.
Spatially, it is the closest of the numbers to circle. As a force it has a
spirally forward movement as does three.
But despite all the work, music itself exists somewhere else and was
made by pure instinct (that goes for me, too J.L) and nothing else.
Flashes of imagery and emotions.
Yoko Ono
Fall, ‘71
St. Regis Hotel, New York
For Crawdaddy
Finally she is nearing completion! I made this fantasy warrior outfit for her today. The bottoms are just scraps I threw together leftover from her waist part, but I like it anyway. Still need to make her arm/leg armors and weapons plus paint her scorpion tail, and she will be done!
Also have an exact copy of this wig that I plan to cut into a short choppy boyish haircut for her, but I do like long hair too, so I will have both! yay!
When I get finished with her, and have time, I'll get an assistant to help me take some more awesome photos of her~ <3
still needs some finishing work, oh and a coat of powder. This mod will allow the rider to use handlebars on her bike.
Well, this was our last course day and it went quite well. We had the most attentive, interested and bright young residents and surgeons, and teaching them was a pure delight. We had five hours of intense courses today which were well attended, and both the professor and the students were content that the whole week was a success. This course was worthwhile as it will spawn at least one (if not more) hand surgeons. Alas, the work is finished. But now we can go to the wild animal preserves of South Luangwa and spend 3 days relaxing and reveling in their amazing display of African flora and fauna. Both Rita and I are looking forward to it. It is the end of a fulfilling trip. Tonight we have a reception for our hosts, dean of the faculty and the students who will be awarded a certificate of attendance. Goran and his wife did an exceptional hosting job, and we will be sad to leave them.
Catedral Basilica de Guadalajara ";La Asunción de María"
Av Alcalde No 10
Centro Historico
Sector Hidalgo
C.P.44100
Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Tel: 01-333-614-3058
Tel: 01-333-614-3232
La primera catedral fue construida en 1541 en lo que hoy es el templo de Santa María de Gracia. Esta primitiva iglesia estaba construida con adobe y techos de paja. Hasta el día 30 de mayo de 1574 todo había transcurrido con normalidad, sin embargo, mientras se celebraba una misa, unos vecinos lanzaron unos disparos al aire en el corral contiguo, algunos cayeron en la iglesia y esta se incendió. La iglesia quedó semidestruída. Por cédula real se obtuvo el dinero para la nueva catedral. La obra avanzó muy despacio, pues escasearon los fondos, mas para febrero de 1618 el maestro arquitecto Martín Casillas había llevado los trabajos a su término. Por fin en abril del mismo año se trasladó el Santísimo Sacramento, de la antigua iglesia a la nueva. En el año de 1818,un fuerte terremoto sacudió a la ciudad, y cuando este terminó había ocurrido una nueva tragedia: las torres y la cúpula se habían derrumbado. Fueron sustituidas por unas nuevas, mismas que también se derrumbaron por un posterior terremoto en el año de 1849. Las nuevas torres fueron construidas por el Ing, Arq. Manuel Gómez Ibarra, costando 33,521 pesos, se tardaron tres años en ser construidas y fueron terminadas en 1854. El Papa Pío XII la elevó al rango de basílica menor, dedicándola a la Asunción de María Santísima.
Actualmente de la iglesia catedral continúa en peligro: ha sido dañada por los sismos de 1932, 1957, 1979, 1985, 1995 y 2003. Entre las amenazas que sufre se encuentran: la ligera inclinación de la torre norte, su ligero hundimiento y el daño estructural que ha sufrido la cúpula, entre otras.
La catedral ocupa un área de 77.8 x 72.75 metros. Contiene altares dedicados a Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, la Virgen de Zapopan (patrona de Guadalajara), Santo Domingo de Guzmán, San Nicolás de Bari, Santo Tomás de Aquino, San Cristóbal, San Juan de Dios.
Hay 52 asientos de madera tallada además de la silla cardenalicia. La mesa de consagración es de mármol y plata. Los vitrales de colores son importados de Francia.
También se encuentran imágenes de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Del Cristo de las Aguas, entre otras. Asimismo, la catedral alberga reliquias de la mártir romana Santa Inocencia.
Tres cardenales están sepultados en la catedral, así como varios obispos de la diócesis e incluso el corazón de un presidente de la república mexicana.
The first cathedral was built in 1541 in what is now the church of Santa María de Gracia. The original church was built with adobe and thatched roofs. Until May 30, 1574 everything had gone smoothly, however, while celebrating Mass, neighbors threw a few shots in the air in the yard next door, some fell in the church and it caught fire. The church was partially destroyed. By royal decree gave the money to the new cathedral. The work proceeded very slowly, for scarce funds, but by February 1618 the master architect Martin Casillas had brought the work to completion. Finally in April of that year he moved the Blessed Sacrament, of the old church to the new. In 1818, a strong earthquake shook the city, and when this had happened ended another tragedy: the towers and the dome had collapsed. Were replaced by new ones, same as also collapsed from a subsequent earthquake in 1849. The new towers were built by the engineer, architect Manuel Gomez Ibarra, costing 33.521 pesos, it took three years to be built and was completed in 1854. Pope Pius XII elevated to the rank of minor basilica, dedicating it to the Assumption of Mary.
Today the cathedral remains in danger has been damaged by the earthquakes of 1932, 1957, 1979, 1985, 1995 and 2003. Among the threats to include: the slight inclination of the north tower, his slight subsidence and structural damage suffered by the dome, among others.
The cathedral occupies an area of 77.8 x 72.75 meters. Contains altars dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Sorrows, the Virgin of Zapopan (patron saint of Guadalajara), Santo Domingo, San Nicolás de Bari, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Juan de Dios.
There are 52 seats carved wooden chair in addition to the Cardinal. The consecration table is marble and silver. The stained glass windows imported from France.
There are also images of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Christ of the Waters, among others. Also, the cathedral houses relics of the Roman martyr St. Innocent.
Three cardinals are buried in the cathedral, and several bishops of the diocese and even the heart of a president of the Mexican Republic.
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By Catedrales e Iglesias
By Cathedrals and Churches
Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara
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The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the completion of new platforms and other transformative upgrades at the Long Island Rail Road’s Lynbrook station on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. The four-track elevated station features two new island platforms, platform canopies and other customer-friendly amenities. The $17.9 million dollar enhancement initiative was funded through the 2015-19 MTA Capital Plan. Work on the station began May 2019 and has been completed one month ahead of schedule.
'Shoreline Development' This series of photos is of the first part of the development to be nearing completion. Ultimately the complex will occupy the foreshore from here to Folkestone Harbour with similar blocks of apartments. They may be described as luxury - the website indicates that a 1 bedroom apartment will be on sale at nearly half a million £s. This does include parking space in the basement. Current locals have a Marmite attitude to the development.
Undergoing final completion works. A much better view than this one I took six days earlier.
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1
LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm / F4.0-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S.
175mm, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 160.
November 12, 2019 - Syracuse, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the state supported 50-mile unmanned traffic management drone corridor, which runs from Central New York to the Mohawk Valley. The first-in-the-nation corridor is the most advanced drone testing corridor in the nation. With the needed infrastructure now in place, companies will be able to test both unmanned aerial systems platforms and UTM technologies in real world settings, generating data that will inform the industry and regulators and taking us one step closer towards the routine commercial use of drones. The completion of the corridor advances the regions' collective strategy to accelerate and support emerging uses of UAS in key industries, including agriculture and forest management, transportation and logistics, media and film development, utilities and infrastructure and public safety. At the Syracuse International Airport, the Governor today also announced that the home of the innovative GENIUS NY UAS competition, the Tech Garden in Downtown Syracuse, will undergo a major expansion project to include the addition of two floors to the existing facility. The increased visibility and street-scape will serve as the anchor of the Syracuse's City Center Innovation Hub, a core component of the Syracuse Surge strategy, and will serve as the gateway to the "Innovation Alley" on Warren Street in Syracuse. Empire State Development is assisting the expansion project with up to $12.5 million made available through the regionally designed CNY Rising Upstate Revitalization Initiative plan. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
Yay! The combined efforts of everyone in the office over the last month finally paid off to reveal Brock in all his glory! :-)
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The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.
For enquiry email: jintan@realtyagent.com
The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.
Students celebrating the completion of their Bridge experience. Our convocation took place Wednesday, November 19, 2014, where we were joined by family, friends, and supporters of our 2013 Residential Bridge students.
“From its 1913 completion until it was converted to apartments in 1965, these three grey towers were the Vanderbilt Hotel, one of the city’s most fashionable in the early 20th Century. Singer Enrico Caruso lived here in 1920 and 1921, his last U.S. home. Underneath this building is Vanderbilt Station, a restaurant that used to be the Della Robbia Bar, aka The Crypt. The vaulted Gaustavino ceiling is the big claim to fame.” – nysonglines.com
The exterior of the mill draws closer to completion, just a few windows and doors left to go in, the hard landscaping is progressing, and it's not beyond belief that this could be finished in the next month or so, the interior .....
Castletown Mill, Castletown, Caithness, Scotland.
Interestingly, the original building dated from 1981 which was the 'Chinese Year of the Rooster'. Now this one is also dating from the 'Chinese Year of the Rooster' too!
1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 and so on are the Chinese Years of the Rooster.
This picture shows where I-485 currently ends near N.C. 115 in northeast Charlotte. Contractor Blythe Construction is working to build the final 5.7 mile segment of the Outer Loop between N.C. 115 and I-85.
To celebrate the completion of the Iowa Assessments, Callanan Middle School held an assembly on April 10th. The school watched a student vs. faculty basketball game. Then two instructors from Farrell's performed martial arts. The event ended with three names drawn for prizes.
As a PTA fundraiser for Callanan, Farrell's will offer four martial arts classes to students for $20 later in April.
Rejoice! The S.H. Figuarts Super Sailor Mars figure not only marks the completion of my Inner Senshi (sort of cheating, but meh.. whatever.. it's a Mars) as well as the first time I've ever actually bought such high end goods from Amazon - good times.
Sailor Mars, aka Rei Hino is a Shrine Priestess, and is the third Sailor Senshi to join the group. She's not my favourite (not that I hate any of them per se), but she's definitely got personality and is always at odds with Usagi, something that isn't really played on in the Crystal series.
Jupiter FTW all day.
Guardian of Love and Passion, Sailor Mars controls the element of Fire, and of all the Inner Senshi, definitely has some of the flashiest techniques. It was these attack effects that are the reason why I opted to go Super for her rather than vanilla.
Let's dig in.
Super Sailor Mars, like Super Sailor Jupiter, comes with much more than her vanilla incarnation.. so much so I'm going to point form this for you.
You get:
- the figure
- five total face plates (neutral, chanting, winking, smiling, and attacking)
- 13 extra hands for posing and holding accessories
- one dedicated clasped hand for her Fire Soul attack
- her signature talisman (single and bunch)
- her Crystal Change Rod
- the actual Fire Soul effect
- a Mars Flame Sniper effect (including a dedicated hand)
- a Burning Mandala effect
- the standard Sailor Moon series Figuarts stand
Sailor Mars of course comes decked out in her Super upgraded uniform, including the translucent sleeves and bow on her back. She also features a more pliable skirt, something that now that I have two Super Senshi, seems to be a design change for this line, allowing for greater range of motion and better posing. She also has the wonky proportions that plagued the entire line, being too slender and tall, along with a tiny head.
Then there are those attack effects. I can see why they included so many.. the don't take that much plastic to make, unlike the Oak Evolution of Super Jupiter. The variety makes for many different display options and I think for that reason alone it's well worth ignoring the vanilla release.
Sailor Mars comes with the standard suite of Sailor Moon line articulation - ankles, single jointed knees, hips, waist, mid torso, shoulders with some chest compress and bicep swivel, single jointed elbows, wrists, and head.
She also has similar hair to Sailor Venus, in that it's long. As such, there two points of articulation in the hair that allows for it to spread out for scenes where she shows more volume. However, it's sculpted such that it is perpetually at an angle, blowing backs. Great for dynamic looks... not so much for poses where you want her standing still. On the other hand, if they hadn't done that, you wouldn't be able to turn her head (I'm looking at you, Wonder Woman). Furthermore, as you can imagine, the weight of the hair makes standing the figure without support somewhat of a challenge.
From a paint perspective, gain, solid by Figuarts and line standards, featuring predominately pearl finish white and red. There's nothing to write home about in a good way - solid work in general, some muddy detailing and paint masking. Decal work is sharp on all applicable spots, which include the face plates and of course the talisman. Printing and forming work on the Burning Mandala are quite nice.
Build quality is again what I expect, so hopefully the weaknesses observed in Mercury are a one and done thing. No issues with limb length, strength of joints, or overly rough finishes. The translucent plastics uses for the Fire Soul and Mars Flame Sniper effects are quite nice, with no noticeable bubbles or other blemishes that would not only affect the visual quality, but also, the brittleness of these parts.
So yeah.. the Inner Senshi are done. It's definitely a price jump between vanilla and Super, but honestly if it's like an extra $10 - $15, you might as well go Super if you're going to have only one Mars in your collection. If you're insisting on being a purist, I think the vanilla Sailor Mars figure comes with the talisman in terms of effects, as well as the clasped hand for Fire Soul and posing hands.
Hopefully soon, I'll find a Pluto and complete it all.
MTA officials announced the completion of work to install a platform-to-mezzanine escalator on the L platform at Union Square. Part of the broader L Project, the the addition of the new escalator is expected to reduce crowding and improve circulation at the Union Square Station once ridership levels return to pre-COVID levels.
(Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)
Today I was invited to the Canary Wharf Development company offices on the 30th Floor of One Canada Square, formerly the tallest building in the United Kingdom from its topping-out in 1990 until the completion of the Shard in 2010.
In this view, from left to right we see the infamous 20 Fenchurch Street 'Walkie Talkie' (known for melting people's cars when the sun is in a certain position due to the angle of the structure's southern façade), a small glimpse of St Paul's Cathedral, the BT Tower in the far distance, 122 Leadenhall Street, also known as the 'Cheesegrater', 30 St Mary Axe, also known as the 'Gherkin' (don't you just love these names?), Tower 42, and the Heron Tower to the far right.
One Canada Square stands at 800ft and consists of 50 floors. The structure was built between 1988 and 1990, opening in 1991 and claiming the title of tallest building in the UK from Tower 42 (formerly known as the Natwest Tower), which had held the distinction from 1980.
The building does not regularly allow for the public to visit the upper floors as the entire structure is strictly office space, although it has probably boasted the shortest lived observation floor ever in a tall building, the 50th floor observation deck opening on October 12th 1992, and closing on December 15th of the same year due to threats of attack by the IRA, who had previously bombed the revolving restaurant atop the BT Tower.
Today however was certainly a special treat for me, being both an enlightening meeting, but also a fantastic opportunity to see London from a totally different angle!
November 12, 2019 - Syracuse, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the state supported 50-mile unmanned traffic management drone corridor, which runs from Central New York to the Mohawk Valley. The first-in-the-nation corridor is the most advanced drone testing corridor in the nation. With the needed infrastructure now in place, companies will be able to test both unmanned aerial systems platforms and UTM technologies in real world settings, generating data that will inform the industry and regulators and taking us one step closer towards the routine commercial use of drones. The completion of the corridor advances the regions' collective strategy to accelerate and support emerging uses of UAS in key industries, including agriculture and forest management, transportation and logistics, media and film development, utilities and infrastructure and public safety. At the Syracuse International Airport, the Governor today also announced that the home of the innovative GENIUS NY UAS competition, the Tech Garden in Downtown Syracuse, will undergo a major expansion project to include the addition of two floors to the existing facility. The increased visibility and street-scape will serve as the anchor of the Syracuse's City Center Innovation Hub, a core component of the Syracuse Surge strategy, and will serve as the gateway to the "Innovation Alley" on Warren Street in Syracuse. Empire State Development is assisting the expansion project with up to $12.5 million made available through the regionally designed CNY Rising Upstate Revitalization Initiative plan. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
Celebrating the completion are, left to right, Sam Schuchat, executive officer, California Coastal Conservancy; Steve Castaneda, Chula Vista city councilmember; Ann Moore, Port Commissioner; Scott Peters, Chairman, Board of Port Commissioners; Dr. Cindy Lin, scientist and liaison for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Wayne Darbeau, President/CEO, Port of San Diego; Michael Woiwode, councilmember, city of Coronado; and Bob Hoffman, assistant regional administrator for habitat conservation for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
I was home most of the day getting rid of stuff via Craigslist, cleaning/reorganizing, and getting ready for a job tonight. A long-time client is proposing to his girlfriend and he asked me to photograph it. It's been an on again/off again/on again thing as it was nearly trashed because both had been exposed to Covid-19 last week. Both checked out negative, but she ran a fever the other day of 100 or something. She perked up yesterday and so it was back on, although not as planned, at a restaurant in Capitola, near Santa Cruz. Tonight, we'll be down near the Bay Bridge, and well, it won't be the surprise as initially planned. She pretty much knows what's coming.
So, this is my last picture of the year. I managed to yet again complete 365 days of at least one photo a day. I'm probably not going to go with much of a theme for the coming new year, but I probably will get out each day for at least one photo. While my standards aren't exactly sky high with what I post, I have a feeling that they'll be a tad lower next year. We'll see.
I'm not much of a holiday person. I pretty much hate them. All of them. But... I do hope somehow that 2022 is better for everyone because I don't know that many of us can take another full year that even resembles the last two.
So... press on, everyone... press on.
The flower beds in the rose garden at Tyntesfield.
A work in progress 150 years after its original completion, Tyntesfield is a spectacular example of the National Trust in action.
Built around 1813-20 as a country house with a sizeable estate near the city of Bristol, it was acquired by the wealthy Gibbs family and family head Walter in 1843. The family undertook much work on expanding the main house, completing the construction in 1865, and the house and its gardens stayed in the family for four generations.
The death of the last member of the Gibbs family, George Richard Lawley Gibbs, the 2nd Lord Wraxall, in 2001 saw the house put up for auction and bought by the National Trust, who opened it to the public within 10 weeks.
In the eight years since, the National Trust have carried out preservation, conservation and restoration work to the grand house and gardens while visitors have been invited to see the work as it goes on.
Many original features – carpets, wallpapers and fabrics – have survived remarkably well, due to the care and diligence of the Gibbs family.
As well as the main house, the land now owned by the Trust includes a sawmill, stables, extensive kitchen gardens and lodges – all of which are accessible to visitors.
During my visit, work was almost complete on the roof of the main house, with people able to climb the scaffolding to the top and see the house and the patterned roof tiles from a unique perspective. The house itself was shrouded in a giant tarpaulin sheet, hiding many of the exterior features, though the gardens and the outer buildings were complete in many areas.
even in the ever changing flow of life there are moments when we come to a point of completion..In these moments we are able to perceive the whole picture, the composite of all the small pieces that have occupied our attention for so long. In the finishing, we can either be in despair because we don't want the situation to come to an end, or we can be grateful and accepting of the fact that life is full of endings and new beginnings...
this was a osho zen tarot card that i pulled today for inspiration...and this is the image that i was inspired to create.. (perhaps a bit over-edited)
double inspiration-
"and all my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside"