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101019-N-1531D-092 - OREALLA, Guyana - (Oct. 19, 2010) The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) is currently anchored off the coast of Guyana to conduct a Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked aboard Iwo Jima will work with partner nation teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering assistance to eight different nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis)
Continuing from yesterday...
One of the greatest challenges in making comics is staying true to my style. Right now, I haven't actually sat down and been able to articulate exactly what it is I'm going for.
I can say what I'm not going for. I'm not doing Far Side, I'm not doing Close to Home. This ain't Jerry Seinfeld observational humor or Kevin James 'lolol did you ever notice how men like sports and women like feelings.' I shy away from topical and political humor because there are many people who do that far better than me. And although I go for a minimalistic, simple style, I'm not going for what seems to be typical "stick-figure" type webcomics, which by and large attempt to combine crude drawing with rude punchlines.
I guess if you had to sum up my style, it would be "mustard and hot dog leave a party when ketchup shows up." I aim for plays on words that haven't been played to death, the absurd and oblique jokes that make you think, and sometimes a touch of whimsy.
I'm informed by comics like Mutts, Non Sequitur, and artists like James Thurber and Tom Toles. I try to stay balanced between 10 percenter humor and universal appeal.
I don't think I've quite achieved that yet, but I'll keep trying, and keep working on one comic a day. I hope you keep enjoying, commenting, and posting these on blogs. I'd like to get my own website up and going this year, though I'll continue to post on flickr. (At the very least, that will allow me to maintain an archive, since flickr only displays the 200 most recent images on free accounts) I got some great comics coming up once I can decide what toasters are afraid of, and how to draw someone sneezing, and I already have started on next year's batch of Christmas Cards (juries do not like Santa as a witness!)
Pantropical Spotted Dolphins January 24 , 2014
An entire family of Pantropical Spotted dolphins was obliterated this morning in the killing cove. Despite worldwide media attention on Taiji, the dolphin killers continue to hunt, kidnap and murder dolphins.
The killing is not limited to just one species. After decimating a bottlenose pod over the weekend and a Striped dolphin pod yesterday, they kidnapped 6 captive and brutally slaughtered 40-45 Pantropical Spotted dolphins today.
11 killing boats herded the pod toward the killing cove in less than 3 hours. The Spotted dolphin pod was found far south of Taiji, and was driven for miles.
Exhausted and panicked, the dolphins clung together and adults were seen protecting their young calves. It was a heart breaking visual for those of us documenting the process.
Once the pod was pushed under the tarps, thrashing could be heard as babies were ripped from their family and tossed into the transport skiff. Four dolphins were taken for the first transfer to the Taiji harbor holding pens. The skiff returned filled with bloody water from the injured dolphins. More thrashing echoed above the cove as the slaughter began and 2 more dolphins were taken prisoner and transferred out from the cove to the harbor holding pens. The thrashing continued over 10-15 minutes as the pod was pithed one by one and left to eventually die in the shallow water. An eerie silence and a crimson colored cove indicated that the mass murder had ended. The loud “thumps” we heard were the bodies being hurled into the skiffs for transport to the butcher house. Two skiffs were piled high with dead bodies and of course covered and hidden with tarps, because Taiji is so proud of the their culture and tradition.
Our Live Stream footage is archived at livestream.seashepherd.org/ — at Taiji Japan.
Sites for more information :
Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Page (official)
www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdCoveGuardiansOfficialPage
Cove Guardians
www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians
Photo: Sea Shepherd
This is my cork board. I stick lots of random stuff on it. Some things are important some arnt. I would stick more on, but i have run out of pins.
Continuing the drama being played out at the 2011 Renaissance Faire in Santa Fe Springs, the guy with the red cap is still trying to figure out how he can get as many blocks off without toppling the lot, thus winning the match against the guy with the black tri-cornered hat.
This was a frame capture from video, using the Canon PowerShot A1100 IS Digital Camera, shooting with the cloudy setting, giving the image a warmer tinge.
I see all the blue hoarding has gone... to expose the crappy repro roundels, along with the rest of the shoddy workmanship. You would've thought with all that hoarding up for so long they would've done a decent job, but I guess I was too much of an optimist about it.
Also, the lovely clock from the platform indicator in the centre of the station has gone and has been replaced by cheap looking alternatives. I'm sure it's probably off getting a good clean somewhere, but I don't like the fact that they've decided to throw some blue paint on the temporary clocks and the original metalwork casing of the platform indicator to make it 'blend in'.
Hmph.
It annoys me that the repros they put in at Eastcote look so much more crap than the Uxbridge ones when it comes to the type; here, it seems quite heavy, whereas the station name in the roundels at Eastcote are so much less bold and well-placed in the bar, despite the fact it uses the same amount of characters. There is no consistency in London Underground's conforming to 'design standards' that the half-wits in the team have spent so long preaching about. Don't even get me started on the colour swatches; pages and pages of the 'corporate' colours we're supposed to be using, yet they can't get that consistency themselves with all the refurbishment. So irritating.
101023-N-7680E-095 NEW AMSTERDAM, Guyana (Oct. 23, 2010) Marines embarked on board the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) assemble playground equipment during a Continuing Promise 2010 community relations project. USS Iwo Jima is currently anchored off of the coast of Guyana in support of Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked on board Iwo Jima will work with partner nation's teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary, and engineering assistance to eight different nations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Zane Ecklund)
British and international tour operators have been warned that they will face prosecution if they continue to offer "human safaris" to India.
Three Indian tour operators have already been charged in connection with the Observer's investigation into "human safaris" and two men are facing up to seven years in jail if convicted.
But the tour operators have hit back, accusing independent foreign travellers of breaking rules and giving tour firms a bad name.
Last week's Observer investigation of safaris to see the Bonda tribe of Orissa prompted an immediate response from the state's government, with the chief minister ordering an inquiry and sending a senior official to investigate.
Police in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, raided the offices of Dove Tours – named in the Observer report – and registered a case against the company for "selling products in [an] obscene manner in public". In a statement Orissa police said: "We have registered a case against a city-based tour operator after finding its brochures and website containing certain objectionable material." The company denies the allegations.
Tourists were barred from visiting Bonda villages in 1989 after reports that some had been taking photographs of naked members of the tribe. The Observer investigation found that travel agents were getting around the law by taking tourists to view them at the weekly markets they attend. Some promoted the tours with references to the scanty dress of Bonda women. Several tour companies have since removed offending offers from their websites.
Orissa's culture secretary, Ashok Tripathy, said Orissa welcomed "rich and enlightened" tourists who treated the tribe with respect. "Cheap offers mentioning that Bondas roam naked", and the prospect of photographing, them should not be used to lure tourists, he said. He warned tour operators that they would be prosecuted if they continued to use "obnoxious" methods to promote tribal tourism.
However, Gagan Sarangi, director of Dove Tours, defended local operators, putting the blame on independent travellers. He told the Times of India: "There are foreigners visiting the tribal areas independently. Since visits to Bonda areas are permitted up to the weekly markets, many avoid taking the help of tour operators. Such people are unaware of basic rules, end up hurting the sentiments of people and give a bad name to our profession," he said.
Yet in the Andaman Islands – where the Observer first exposed the scandal of human safaris to see the protected Jarawa tribe, and women being forced to dance in return for food – tourists continue to pour through the jungle, despite promises by the Indian government to crack down on tours.
On Thursday two men – Rajesh Kumar Vyas and Sarjeet Singh Guddu – appeared in court in Port Blair charged with organising a trip into the Jarawa reserve which was highlighted in the Observer investigation. They were remanded in custody for two weeks and could face up to seven years in jail.
Police said that taking a foreigner into the Jarawa reserve amounted to "intentionally insulting with the intent to humiliate a vulnerable primitive tribe of these islands".
Professor Anvita Abbi, a linguist, said the Jarawa were in danger of going the same way as the Great Andamanese tribe, who once numbered 5,000 but are now down to 56 people. Two years ago the last speaker of the Bo language – one of 10 spoken by the tribe– died.
Stephen Corry, director of Survival International, which campaigns on behalf of tribal peoples, said: "At a time when evidence of human safaris has prompted global outrage, it's vital the Indian government closes the Andaman Trunk Road." The road cuts through Jarawa territory making it easier for tourists to contact the tribe.
The Association of British Travel Agents has defended tour operators, insisting that most act responsibly and that tourism can bring economic benefits to indigenous people. Spokesman Sean Tipton said: "It is important that any interaction between tourists and indigenous people happens with the prior consent of the indigenous people."
(from 'The Observer')
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day - Continuing the Conversation. Holocaust survivor Pola Jasphy
Hunger strike protest for amending the referendum law continued at the Legislative Yuan on Sunday. The scene will be somewhat different tomorrow as protesters converge on the area to protest against the arrival of ARATS Chair Chen Yunlin.
May 25, 2011, Utica - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continues his "People First Campaign" at Mohawk Valley Community College, where he outlines his legislative priorities and tells Oneida County residents that their voices must be heard in order to get Albany to act on these key reforms.
Construction continues on Washington University's new Neuroscience Research Facility in St. Louis' Cortex tech district.
Legends of Et cetera, my daughter's band, finish up their last bits—some keys and a couple of vocal tracks. Here, the drummer, Jakob, and the bassist, Graham (my nephew), wait for their turn.
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Staff members of Continuing Education at Penn State at the Fall 2012 Penn State World Campus and Continuing Education Graduation Celebration held on December 21, 2012. (Photo by Bill Wallace)
101025-N-4153W-002, SKELDON, Guyana (Oct. 25 2010) NGO's leave the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in Skeldon, Guyana, October 25, 2010. Iwo Jima is currently anchored off the shore of Guyana in support of Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked onboard Iwo Jima will work with partner nation's teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering assistance to eight different nations to improve mutual understanding of current medical issues. (US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Weyers/Released)
The tour continues.
Each day now has the same structure: Get up at about seven, breakfast at half eight, meet at the vans at half nine for the drive to the first site, stay there two hours, drive to next site, have lunch before another two hours searching, and on the drive back to the hotel, one last stop of an hour or so, go to the square for a beer, debrief at seven fifteen before going for dinner at eight.
Rinse and repeat.
Monday was the same as above. Each day the sites and butterflies are different, of course, and we never know if we will see what we hope to see at each site.
Breakfast is simple: a roll or two, yogurt, coffee, then back to the room to prepare to leave.
Unlike the previous tour, we try to rotate which bus we sit in each day, so not to create cliques, I sit in Dave's bus, though Gillian in the front seat talks all say, all day about nothing really, just to fill the silence, and is certain she is right about everything.
Again through the mountains, poor villages, and bright green lush fields before we turn down a track through a forest to come to a wide grass area, which had a small bog at the bottom, too muddy for much exploring, and anyway these early season butterflies don't frequent the bog. Our target was the Spring Ringlet.
We wander off, and despite it being warmer than the day previous, butterflies were slow to wake up, so it was an hour really before we saw any. Two tattered Iberian Scare Swallowtails delighted us all, as they fed on fresh Blackthorn blossom, and the usual suspects of Orange Tips, Provence Orange Tips, Queen of Spains all flew through.
Up on the wooded slope, news came that the Ringlets had been found, so we go off to explore, with only a couple of folks getting shots. We did find the first orchid of the trip, a tiny Early Purple growing in the shelter of a hollow.
Back down to the vans for a short drive to the lunch site, near a waterfall.
It was already very warm, so I sat on the tailgate while the others went off, however I would be rewarded with fine views of a newly emerged European Swallowtail, an Iberian Sooty Copper and a Green Underside Blue.
Which was all nice.
On the road again to the final site, a narrow country lane leading to a ravine, where in an abandoned field, we had hoped to see the rarest of the lot, a Sooty Orange Tip.
In fact the site was rich in butterflies, with many Blues, and the other Two Orange Tips, a Provencal Fritillary.
A shout went out, and news that a Sooty Orange Tip had been seen, and indeed it had. The flighty butterfly was speeding round the field with half the group in pursuit, it likes only Hoary Mustard to feed on, and it did pause twice, but I wasn't fast enough to get shots. It flew off and was last seen disappearing into the afternoon haze.
We wrote our own stories in the stars.
We found solace in each other's arms.
We penned our own ending, and we wrote our happily ever after.
(Calliope Kharg & Cyrus Felwood's Story).
BARACCHI ESTATE
The Baracchi Winery is located inside of the property of Il Falconiere. Riccardo strongly desired to continue the family tradition of grape growing and wine-making, which began on the 1860 adding now a modern and high quality character. Riccardo’s philosophy is : to make a great and outstanding wine it means to work hardly in the vineyards.
A tribute to the land of Cortona and to the pleasure of the good wine:
Wine Spectator Ardito’06 scored 95 points – Smeriglio ’07 Sangiovese 90 points - Smeriglio ’07 Merlot 89 points
LA CANTINA BARACCHI
è situata all’interno della proprietà e segue una filosofia semplice e antica: per fare grandi vini bisogna partire dalla cura dei vigneti, una grande tecnica in cantina e pazienza nell’affinamento. Il risultato sono vini di grande eleganza e struttura che rispecchiano al massimo il terroir . Per Wine Spectator 95 punti Ardito ’06 – 90 punti Smeriglio Sangiovese ’07 - 89 punti Smeriglio Merlot ’07 ( sono soltanto gli ultimi successi)
As Genesis continues to expand its EV lineup, I must pay homage to the electrified 2023 GV60 crossover, the company’s first dedicated EV model. The Korean automaker’s e-mobility goal is to shift towards an all-electric lineup by 2030. The AWD GV60 has an EPA-estimated electric driving range of 248 miles for the Advanced model and 235 miles for the Performance model I’m testing (255 miles during my observations). Both utilize a 77.4 kWh battery and feature 1-pedal driving, various driving modes, and Boost Mode to send the vehicle into hyper speeds. Inside, the cockpit is forward-thinking and innovative such as the globe gear selector that rotates and shines bright when the ignition is turned on and off. The 2023 Genesis GV60 SUV starts at $59,290 for the Advanced model and $68,290 for the Performance variant and is currently sold at limited dealerships in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah, and Washington.
Full review = AutomotiveRhythms.com
Continuing the theme of me running into lots of Hertiage 2 Dash 9s this year, a pair of them are in command of a Laurel-Spokane manifest as it waits for pushers at Livingston. Also like most of these I've shot this year, the paint is still pretty good on duo as well.
101019-N-1531D-026 - OREALLA, Guyana - (Oct. 19, 2010) Army Spc. James Wood, of 352nd Combat Support Hospital, from Mountain View, Calif., embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), educates locals about hygiene during a Continuing Promise 2010 medical civic event in Orealla, Guyana. Iwo Jima is currently anchored off the coast of Guyana to conduct a Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked aboard Iwo Jima will work with partner nation teams to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering assistance to eight different nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis)
Took the picture just to show that I'm actually working ;)
I'm still paring through the parts of my unsorted purchases, divvying up the parts into groups (minifig, two-by bricks/tiles, one-by bricks/tiles, SNOT bricks, etc.). Of course, groups like Technic have sub-groups upon sub-groups that will be a living nightmare to sort.
After all the purchases are sorted, they will be separated further by piece type, and then separated further by color.
I just took some Advil, so I'm good to go.
Continue to do the image experimentation through the overlayering skill, aim to express different kinds of lonely mood & atmosphere.
Celebrating its 110th year, the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show continues its legacy as the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the nation. This year’s theme, 'Growing a Nation,' highlights Pennsylvania’s vital role in American history and its future as a powerhouse of innovation. Spanning nearly one million square feet at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, the event showcases more than 6,000 animals, 12,000 competitive entries, and the diversity of an industry that supports 600,000 jobs and contributes $132.5 billion annually to the Commonwealth’s economy. As the official kickoff for the America250PA celebrations, the 110th Farm Show honors the generations of farm families who provide the food, fiber, and fuel that power our nation. USDA photos by Brien Aho.
Leading on all scorecards, the challenger continues to exude confidence and a tireless work rate, hunting down his prey with an assiduous, bloodthirsty perseverence. In a moment of folly Lawrence swings wildly at the stalwart champion and trainer Marsh can be heard from the corner urging his apprentice to stick to his boxing. The jab continues to work well for Lawrence and the champion begins to dance around the ring with his hands boldly down by his side even though both athletes are appearing fatigued during this final round.
The champion smiles at the challenger repeatedly in an attempt to show the onlookers that he is still the champion but reality shows that the challenger controlled the fight from the opening bell with a greater work rate and a busier and more organised gameplan.
The final 20 seconds sees Lawrence avoid a trademark left hand from Stuart that would undoubtedly have caused devastation if it had connected cleanly but it's too little too late from the champion and the crowd shriek in delight to hear the final bell and what must be an inevitable conclusion.
Continuing with my interest in night photography, here's a 30 second exposure from a few months back. I went to the stone circle for the rise of the full moon which came up right between the stones from where I was standing. In less than an hour it was rising nicely as the sun set behind me and the street lights lit up the stones.
I had an underexposed shot to reduce the intensity of the blown out moon, but I think it looks good as it is. This has to be one of the few times an aircraft trail adds something good to a photo, a rare thing indeed!