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The third component of positive freedom in Timothy Snyder's new book "On Freedom" is Mobility. Originally in America, this was perhaps about moving to the frontier, as the country expanded, and having the ability to build one's own life in new places. After the frontier closed, mobility in America became more about social mobility, the ability to move up the socioeconomic ladder and join the middle class. Increasing wealth inequality leads to less ability to do so; the ability to be mobile is a critical part of positive freedom.
My third entry for Polaroid Week represents Mobility with the addition of a motion blur filter from the Polaroid Spectra family of cameras, part of the Special Effects Filters package. I placed this over the lens of my Mint SLR-670X with I-Type support as I shot a portrait using Polaroid Retinex film.
Snyder's book is available at timothysnyder.org/on-freedom .
Tres componentes en unos tonos que personalmente me encantan y creo que acordes con los gustos de mi As, desde luego hechos con todo mi cariño y pensando en ella. Estan montadas con rocalla de 8,11 y 15 en varios tonos y tupis de 4 y de 3. Muchas gracias a todas. Besitos
The game par excellence of the Italian family is bingo. Components of the game are, a bag in which the numbers from 1 to 90 are placed, a billboard showing the numbers released, participants can buy cards at a predetermined price, who takes the bill pays for 10 pages. Once the money is collected, the prize money is formed by dividing it into 5 parts. Ambo Terno Quaderna Cinquina Tombola.
I wanted to interpret the magic moment that is the bag that contains the numbers
MFW deciding what to post next.
Component elements for a commissioned project. The build itself is finished, but want to bring it back into the shop for some decal work before publishing.
Got a couple other finished builds waiting on similar glow-ups - people on the Mecabricks side know what I'm referencing. ;)
It's been a very arduous year, with few opportunities for personal activity, but made it through to the finish line. No light at the end of the tunnel? Simple solution. Blast your way out.
The Tennessee Theater/Burwell Building is a building complex of three inter-related components under single ownership: the Tennessee Theater, a 1928 presentation of a "Moorish Movie Palace" style theater; the Burwell Building (originally built as the Knoxville Banking and Trust Company Building), a ten story plus mezzanine & basement Second Renaissance Revival office building; and two very small commercial structures sandwiched between a portion of the theater & office building. Located on what has been described for many years as the 100% corner of Downtown Knoxville, the Burwell Building/Tennessee Theater has been a landmark structure since the construction of each portion of the complex. The complex is significant architecturally both for the design of the theater and the office building. The office building, built primarily in 1907, was the tallest building in Downtown Knoxville at the time of its construction, and is both the only building built in Knoxville by the architectural firm of Richards, McCarty, and Bulford (of Columbus, Ohio) and also the only remaining building in this particular mode of Second Renaissance Revival in Knoxville. The theater, built in 1928, is the only movie palace ever built in Knoxville, and is one of only four remaining in the entire state of Tennessee. Designed by the firm of Graven and Mayger of Chicago, Illinois (who were originally with the premier movie palace architects Rapp and Rapp), the theater is also unusual for movie palace architecture due to the oval shape of the auditorium, resulting in a very shallow house for its size. Both the theater and office building were built by the George A. Fuller Construction Company of New York, NY.
On April 1, 1982, the Tennessee Theater/Burwell Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its architecture and history in Knoxville, Tennessee. All the information above (and a lot more) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/afbb2593-bb92-4e8b-82f...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Los Angeles, CA '19
J. Paul Getty Museum
Buried by Vesuvius Exhibition, on loan from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum, 1st Century BC-1st Century AD
Artist: Sophie Smallhorn
Title: 999 - Component Cube 2
Material: aluminium, urethane board, cellulose paint and acrylic
Summer Exhibition 2015
8 June - 16 August 2015
Royal Academy of Arts
Main Galleries, Burlington House
London, England, UK
Villa Cavrois, designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens and completed in 1932, is one of the most remarkable Art Deco residences in France. Built for the Cavrois family, prominent textile industrialists from the region, the villa was intended as a showcase of modern comfort, efficiency, and refined design. After the family's departure, the house gradually fell into disrepair, suffered vandalism, and even faced the threat of demolition. In the late 1990s, the French state acquired the property and launched a major restoration project.
Over the course of 15 years, the villa was carefully reconstructed using original plans, archival photographs, and historically accurate materials. It reopened to the public in 2015, restored to the standard envisioned by Mallet-Stevens.
Walking through the villa today feels like stepping inside a study of Art Deco architecture at its most precise. The staircase is one of the highlights — a curved wall of glass that fills the space with soft, even light. It shows how Mallet-Stevens used structure and geometry to create atmosphere rather than just function.
The dining rooms are equally striking. Warm wood veneers, graphic wall panels, and custom furniture form a consistent visual rhythm. The rooms feel calm, orderly, and carefully balanced, yet they remain practical and straightforward in layout.
Other parts of the villa reveal different aspects of its design language: colourful bedrooms, a stark tiled kitchen, chrome details, and technical elements such as built-in clocks and instruments. Each component plays a clear role without overwhelming the space.
Villa Cavrois is more than an architectural monument — it is a complete Art Deco environment. Light, materials, proportions, and circulation all work together with an almost mathematical clarity.
Photographing the villa is less about finding dramatic moments and more about observing the harmony between design and everyday living.
Searching the shelves in our basement laundry/storage room, I came upon a little box of plastic, multicolored board game pegs. The game board that they belonged to was nowhere in site. Still, I instantly recognized them as pieces from a board game. While my wife and I both had vague recollections of playing a game with these pieces, neither of us could immediately dredge up the name of the game. Fortunately, with the help of a little internet sleuthing, we were finally able to pin it down to MASTERMIND.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_(board_game)
Taken exclusively for the "Smile on Saturday!" theme of 9/17/2022: TABLETOP GAME COMPONENTS.
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An idea inspired by Codey K.'s excellent BrickArms mods.
All components use a 1/16" pin and socket system and are held by friction.
The AK receiver has 5 holes to accommodate a butt stock, fore stock, mag, and two holes for scopes.
Proto parts have been injected, and parts will be available to hold and configure at BrickFair VA. See Codey for further details at the show.
Underground copper mine was operated by Phelps Dodge 1885-1985 - site is now a museum
DSC_0313 Anx2 1600h Q90
An idea inspired by Codey K.'s excellent BrickArms mods.
All components use a 1/16" pin and socket system and are held by friction.
The M4 receiver has 5 holes to accommodate a butt stock, fore stock, mag, and two holes for scopes.
Proto parts have been injected, and parts will be available to hold and configure at BrickFair VA. See Codey for further details at the show.
WAJAX Industrial Components on Riverside Drive in Mountjoy Township in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
Bagging the BAF Falcons at low level in Wales last month after 2015's washout was pretty sweet.
This was the lead jet of a pair - 3 more were to follow 4 mins later, all heading out towards the coast before joining up as a five-ship for 2 cheeky circuits. Brilliant!
Belgian Air Component F-16AM Fighting Falcon, 1st Sqn "Stingers"
© Ben Stacey All Rights Reserved - Unauthorized use of this photo is strictly prohibited
Belgian Solo Display F-16 in "Dream Viper" scheme during its practice above RAF Fairford at the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo.
Aircraft: Belgian Air Component General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-87.
Location: RAF Fairford (FFD/EGVA), Gloucestershire, UK.
Two or more forces , Velocities or other vectors acting in different directions which are together equivalent to a given vector
"He resolved the motion into horizontal and vertical components "
The Chessie System component roads of B&O, C&O, and WM danced the line between North and South, covering territory from coal country to tidewater to big Northeastern cities. The farthest north they got on the eastern part of the system was the B&O's ex-BR&P lines to Buffalo and Rochester, which touched the shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
Here on 27 July 1985, a crew marks off for the day at Tifft Street Yard in Buffalo, as the setting sun illuminates GP9s 6251 and 6442, plus wide vision caboose 903224. This picture was taken from a Norfolk Southern excursion train running on the NKP behind J-class No. 611.
Instax mini with KiiPix (not a camera). The KiiPix is basically a toy that uses Instax mini film to capture an image from a phone (So they think). In this case i basically squeezed my head into the device and added a lot of light :)
“An outbreak of a pandemic disease.”
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+ Components Details +
♦️Shape: Kidorable – Lean Bento Shape – Youth / BABY FACE
♦️Body:Bebe – Youth Fitted Mesh Body (For 5-12 years look)
♦️Head: GENUS Project- Genus Head – Baby Face
♦️Skin:Bf. Face BAILEE 500 ( Purchased Body Applier Separate: BF Body Slim – Bebe) Available in Tones 300-600 Don’t forget to Try demo.
♦️Hair: Unorthodox– Afriloc Hair (with option to dye the tips / Rigged and unrigged versions)
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+Apparel Details +
♦️Outfit:{Feral Youth}– Chino Roll-Ups Collection – Daydream
( Roll - Ups Outfit comes with an extra pair not attached to wear Separately-Alone / Tshirt from the Chinos Outfit can't be worn alone. / Sporty Stripes Texture change Sneaks and texture change Socks - Earthy Stripes & Pastel Stripes / Tshirt Hud: Earthy Basics - Earthy Soft Stripes - Graphics 1 - Graphics 2 - Cammo - Heart Sleeves - Pastel Soft Stripes - Pastel - Rainbow Special / Pant Hud: Lights - Darks)
On picture:
TShirt & Roll-Ups (Graphics 1 - Pandemic Top / Dark - Navy Blue Pants) / Sneaks & Socks
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♦️ Chairs & Blanket: Breaux Willow - Darling Chair & Rugs (2 Color chairs: Pink & White
Each come with a HUD for 7 styles of blanket or no blanket -
7 Floor Throw options!) - Pretty by Flair
♦️ Panda: SEmotion Libellune - Panda Bear #6 - Arcade Event
English Electric Canberra tail and engines on the ground, showing the components that powered the iconic post-war jet bomber.
Belgian Air Force / Component Solo Demo Team F-16C piloted by CDT. V.L 'GIZMO' de Moortel at the Royal international Air Tattoo 2016, RAF Fairford.
Torcecuello euroasiático
(Jynx torquilla)
El más atípico representante de la familia de los pícidos en Europa es un ave de pequeño tamaño y críptico plumaje que poco tiene que ver con los verdaderos pájaros carpinteros. En efecto, el extraño torcecuello es incapaz de taladrar la madera, carece de algunas de las adaptaciones de los piciformes típicos y se comporta más como un paseriforme cuando se posa en las ramas o corretea por el suelo; sin embargo, conserva los hábitos
trogloditas y una larga lengua con la que asalta los hormigueros.
Descripción y Clasificación
Orden Piciformes; familia Picidae
Longitud 16-17 cm. Envergadura 25-27 cm.
Identificación
Este pícido de pequeño tamaño posee un aspecto característico y notables singularidades morfológicas que lo diferencian de los restantes componentes de la familia, dentro de la cual constituye una subfamilia independiente. En contraposición a los contrastados coloridos de otros pájaros carpinteros, el torcecuello luce una librea muy críptica, de color pardo grisáceo y profusamente manchada de punteados y barrados, que recuerda inmediatamente a la de los chotacabras o las rapaces
nocturnas. La especie no presenta apenas dimorfismo sexual y su aspecto general resulta bastante diferente del de otros pícidos, pues recuerda en ocasiones al de un paseriforme, ya que suele deambular a saltos por el suelo, prefiere posarse en ramas horizontales (en lugar de hacerlo por los troncos) y carece de algunas de las características propias del grupo, como las rígidas rectrices (sustituidas en su caso por largas plumas blandas) y el fornido pico para perforar la madera, algo que el torcecuello jamás intenta .
Canto
Produce un sonido nasal y lastimero —ki, ki, ki, ki—, que puede parecerse al de otros pícidos e incluso al de ciertas rapaces.
This is the stripped down model without accessories.
This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Wright Brothers
1903-The First Flight
Since 1899, Wilbur and Orville Wright had been scientifically experimenting with the concepts of flight. They labored in relative obscurity, while the experiments of Samuel Langley of the Smithsonian were followed in the press and underwritten by the War Department. Yet Langley, as others before him, had failed to achieve powered flight. They relied on brute power to keep their theoretically stable machines aloft, sending along a hapless passenger and hoping for the best. It was the Wrights' genius and vision to see that humans would have to fly their machines, that the problems of flight could not be solved from the ground. In Wilbur's words, "It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill." With over a thousand glides from atop Big Kill Devil Hill, the Wrights made themselves the first true pilots. These flying skills were a crucial component of their invention. Before they ever attempted powered flight, the Wright brothers were masters of the air.
Their glider experiments on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, though frustrating at times, had led them down the path of discovery. Through those experiments, they had solved the problem of sustained lift and more importantly they could now control an aircraft while in flight. The brothers felt they were now ready to truly fly. But first, the Wrights had to power their aircraft. Gasoline engine technology had recently advanced to where its use in airplanes was feasible. Unable to find a suitable lightweight commercial engine, the brothers designed their own. It was cruder and less powerful than Samuel Langley's, but the Wrights understood that relatively little power was needed with efficient lifting surfaces and propellers. Such propellers were not available, however. Scant relevant data could be derived from marine propeller theory. Using their air tunnel data, they designed the first efficient airplane propeller, one of their most original and purely scientific achievements.
Returning to their camp at the Kill Devil Hills, they mounted the engine on the new 40-foot, 605-pound Flyer with double tails and elevators. The engine drove two pusher propellers with chains, one crossed to make the props rotate in opposite directions to counteract a twisting tendency in flight. A balky engine and broken propeller shaft slowed them, until they were finally ready on December 14th. In order to decide who would fly first, the brother tossed a coin. Wilbur won the coin toss, but lost his chance to be the first to fly when he oversteered with the elevator after leaving the launching rail. The flyer, climbed too steeply, stalled, and dove into the sand. The first flight would have to wait on repairs.
December 17, 1903
Three days later, they were ready for the second attempt. The 27-mph wind was harder than they would have liked, since their predicted cruising speed was only 30-35 mph. The headwind would slow their groundspeed to a crawl, but they proceeded anyway. With a sheet, they signaled the volunteers from the nearby lifesaving station that they were about to try again. Now it was Orville's turn.
Remembering Wilbur's experience, he positioned himself and tested the controls. The stick that moved the horizontal elevator controlled climb and descent. The cradle that he swung with his hips warped the wings and swung the vertical tails, which in combination turned the machine. A lever controlled the gas flow and airspeed recorder. The controls were simple and few, but Orville knew it would take all his finesse to handle the new and heavier aircraft.
The first flight
At 10:35, he released the restraining wire. The flyer moved down the rail as Wilbur steadied the wings. Just as Orville left the ground, John Daniels from the lifesaving station snapped the shutter on a preset camera, capturing the historic image of the airborne aircraft with Wilbur running alongside. Again, the flyer was unruly, pitching up and down as Orville overcompensated with the controls. But he kept it aloft until it hit the sand about 120 feet from the rail. Into the 27-mph wind, the groundspeed had been 6.8 mph, for a total airspeed of 34 mph. The brothers took turns flying three more times that day, getting a feel for the controls and increasing their distance with each flight. Wilbur's second flight - the fourth and last of the day – was an impressive 852 feet in 59 seconds.
This was the real thing, transcending the powered hops and glides others had achieved. The Wright machine had flown. But it would not fly again; after the last flight it was caught by a gust of wind, rolled over, and damaged beyond easy repair. With their flying season over, the Wrights sent their father a matter-of-fact telegram reporting the modest numbers behind their epochal achievement.
Source: www.nps.gov/wrbr/learn/historyculture/thefirstflight.htm
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Operator: Belgian Air Component 2 Wing, Sole Demo team
Type: F-16 AM (FA101) Fighting Falcon "Vador"
Event/ Location: 2019 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
FB-24 - cn.6J-24 - OCU - 10th Wing - Belgian Air Component - Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium
One of three specially painted F-16s currently based at Kleine Brogel is FB24 carries a special tail celebrating 25 years of the Belgian F16 Operation Conversion Unit (OCU).
© Nicholas Thompson - All Rights Reserved
Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium - 19 Sep 15
The final UK public appearance by the Belgian Air Component's Alpha Jets. Belgium ceased its participation in the Franco-Belgian Avanced Jet Training School (AJetS) at Cazaux with Belgian jet training is to transfer to the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Training Scheme at Sheppard Air Force Base. This example, AT33 caries the 100 year tail of SPA 78 "Panthère noire" belonging to ETO 02.008, the parent unit of AJetS.