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Ilford Hp5 Plus developed in Kodak T-Max Professional developer. Minolta SRT 101. Constitution Center Philadelphia PA. August 2018.
Roadwork in Edinburgh is a nightmare - beautiful artwork to remind people that local businesses are still open.
Vessel: Van Dieman
Registration: 912
Operator: Tasmania Police
Location: Constitution Dock, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date: 24/02/2006
Notes: Powered by Caterpillar engines and build for open ocean rescue, patrol and law enforcement tasks.
Thank you for your service.
I suspect many of the millions of visitors that come to the National Mall every year do not realize there is a scenic park and lake called Constitution Gardens. It's bounded by Constitution Avenue and the Reflecting Pool near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I go by every time I'm near to see what wildlife is there. I've seen the ubiquitous Mallards and Canada Geese of course, but also Northern Shovelers, Ring-necked Ducks, Pie-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, Egrets and Night Herons.
This is an early morning shot from Easter morning looking northwest. The high-rise buildings in the distance are in Rosslyn, VA across the Potomac River from DC.
View LARGE to see the pink reflections from the flowering Magnolias (posted previously).
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg
Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is the second-largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital of Munich, and its 511,628 (2016) inhabitants make it the 14th largest city of Germany. On the Pegnitz River (from its confluence with the Rednitz in Fürth onwards: Regnitz, a tributary of the River Main) and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it lies in the Bavarian administrative region of Middle Franconia, and is the largest city and the unofficial capital of Franconia. Nuremberg forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach with a total population of 787,976 (2016), while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has approximately 3.5 million inhabitants. The city lies about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Munich. It is the largest city in the East Franconian dialect area (colloquially: "Franconian"; German: Fränkisch).
There are many institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), with 39,780 students (2017) Bavaria's third and Germany's 11th largest university with campuses in Erlangen and Nuremberg and a university hospital in Erlangen (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen); Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm; and Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg. Nuremberg Airport (Flughafen Nürnberg „Albrecht Dürer“) is the second-busiest airport of Bavaria after Munich Airport, and the tenth-busiest airport of Germany.
Staatstheater Nürnberg is one of the five Bavarian state theatres, showing operas, operettas, musicals, and ballets (main venue: Nuremberg Opera House), plays (main venue: Schauspielhaus Nürnberg), as well as concerts (main venue: Meistersingerhalle). Its orchestra, Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg, is Bavaria's second-largest opera orchestra after the Bavarian State Opera's Bavarian State Orchestra in Munich. Nuremberg is the birthplace of Albrecht Dürer and Johann Pachelbel.
Nuremberg was the site of major Nazi rallies, and it provided the site for the Nuremberg trials, which held to account many major Nazi officials.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Justice,_Nuremberg
The Nuremberg Palace of Justice (German Justizpalast) is a building complex in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. It was constructed from 1909 to 1916 and houses the appellate court (Oberlandesgericht), the regional court (Landgericht), the local court (Amtsgericht) and the public prosecutor's office (Staatsanwaltschaft). The Nuremberg Trials Memorial (Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse) is located on the top floor of the courthouse.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials
The Nuremberg trials (German: Die Nürnberger Prozesse) were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II. The trials were most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, judicial and economic leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, and their decisions marked a turning point between classical and contemporary international law.
The first and best known of these trials was that of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal (IMT). It was described as "the greatest trial in history" by Sir Norman Birkett, one of the British judges who presided over them. Held between 20 November 1945 and 1 October 1946, the Tribunal was given the task of trying 24 of the most important political and military leaders of the Third Reich – though the proceeding against Martin Bormann was tried in absentia, while another defendant, Robert Ley, committed suicide within a week of the trial's commencement.
Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Hans Krebs and Joseph Goebbels had all committed suicide in the spring of 1945 to avoid capture. Heinrich Himmler attempted to commit suicide, but was captured before he could succeed; he committed suicide one day after being arrested by British forces. Krebs and Burgdorf committed suicide two days after Hitler in the same place. Reinhard Heydrich had been assassinated by Czech partisans in 1942. Josef Terboven killed himself with dynamite in Norway in 1945. Adolf Eichmann fled to Argentina to avoid Allied capture, but was apprehended by Israel's intelligence service (Mossad) and hanged in 1962. Hermann Göring was sentenced to death, but committed suicide by consuming cyanide the night before his execution in defiance of his captors. Miklós Horthy appeared as a witness at the Ministries trial held in Nuremberg in 1948.
This article primarily deals with the first trial, which was conducted by the IMT. Further trials of lesser war criminals were conducted under Control Council Law No. 10 at the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunal (NMT), which included the Doctors' trial and the Judges' Trial.
The categorization of the crimes and the constitution of the court represented a juridical advance that would be used afterwards by the United Nations for the development of a specific international jurisprudence in matters of war crime, crimes against humanity, war of aggression, as well as for the creation of the International Criminal Court. The Nuremberg indictment also mentions genocide for the first time in international law (Count three, war crimes : "the extermination of racial and national groups, against the civilian populations of certain occupied territories in order to destroy particular races and classes of people and national, racial, or religious groups, particularly Jews, Poles, and Gypsies and others.")
USS Constitution, first launched in 1797 is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. The ships greatest glory came during the war of 1812 when she defeated four British frigates which earned her the nickname "Old Ironsides," because cannon balls simply glanced off her thick hull.
Construction began November 1794 at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in Boston, materials used in her construction consisted of pine and oak, including southern live oak, which was cut and milled near St. Simons, Georgia. Constitution's hull was built 21 inches thick making her impenetrable by cannon fire. Overall size is 204 ft by 43 ft..
This isn’t the photo that I originally planned on presenting to observe the Veterans Day holiday. But a day or so ago I saw this beautifully restored and customized 1966/67 Chevy II Nova parked at a supermarket lot so I approached the car for photos. I noticed the word ‘Veteran’ on the State-issued plate. Simply the word’s appearance on the plate caused me to consider and appreciate their service.
After returning to my vehicle, I saw a man approach that car and then put a couple of bags of groceries behind the front passenger seat. He looked to be in his 40s, trim and neatly dressed. Perhaps a Desert Storm era vet? As he drove off I gave him the ‘thumbs up’. He smiled and waved back. I was happy that he is able to live and enjoy what appears to be a fine lifestyle that he had had a hand in preserving.
On Veterans Day we gratefully acknowledge all who have served to protect our rights, freedoms and way of life. We Americans have been given a priceless gift by our forebears by means of our Constitution, upheld by those who protect it, protect us and protect our sovereignty as a nation. I hope and pray that we don’t destroy that priceless endowment by damaging actions from within.
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. In the 220 Years of her history she became a national symbol of the United States of america. This model shows her in scale 1:200. It ist around 40 cm long and weight around 750 g. It contains 1272 parts.
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This picture was taken at Constitution Ave and 7th Street in downtown Washington DC. I was trying to capture the lights streams of the traffic at street level.
Constitution Hill from the promenade in Aberystwyth, the sightline extends as far as Snowdonia National Park and north Pembrokeshire.
Since 1896, the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway has ascended to the hill's summit, and the summit features a camera obscura, which is a 1980s rebuild of a Victorian era building which was erected as part of the "Luna Park" recreation area.
At its peak runs the Clarach Footpath on the Wales Coast Path, which connects the town of Aberystwyth with Clarach Bay. Nearby is the Borth – Clarach Site of Special Scientific Interest. The hill itself is often referred to as "Consti" by locals.
Aberystwyth Wales.
Went on the "Hopon-Hopoff" bus tour and whilst at Constitution Hill saw this wonderful sculpture. Even thought there are harsh shadows I do like the people passing by.
USS Constitution on a rainy evening.
USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. It was first launched in 1797. Constitution is one of six ships ordered for construction by George Washington to protect America's growing maritime interests. The ships greatest glory came during the war of 1812 when she defeated four British frigates which earned her the nickname "Old Ironsides"; because cannon balls glanced off her thick hull. The ship was restored in 1927 with contributions from the nation's school children.
The Charlestown Navy Yard was built on what was once Mouton's or Morton's Point, the landing place of the British army prior to the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was one of the first shipyards built in the United States. During its 174 year history, hundreds of ships were built, repaired and modernized, including the World War II destroyer USS Cassin Young. Today, thirty acres of the Navy Yard are preserved by the National Park Service as part of Boston National Historical Park.
Source: www.cityofboston.gov/
September 7, 2012, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, taken here.
Constitution Week is the commemoration of America's most important document. This celebration of the Constitution was started by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1955, the DAR petitioned Congress to set aside September 17-23 annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution was later adopted and signed into public law on 2 August 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The airplane version of the Constitution is the Lockheed XR6O-1 large cargo and passenger transport. The first Constitution was completed 15 months after the end of World War II and the second followed several months later. With a wingspan of nearly 190 feet and a length of 156 feet, the Constitution could carry up to 204 passengers. The first XR6O was delivered to the U.S. Navy on 2 February 1949 (which may be what this picture shows, as the file photo didn’t have a caption) and the second followed about six months later. The two Constitutions were flown by Navy Transport Squadron 44 (VR-44) at NAS Alameda, California, and would serve until 1953. Both aircraft were eventually scrapped, one in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the other in Florida. www.lockheedmartin.com/codeonemagazine