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to compensate for stunted recollection whilst drunk.
A Pome:
Home sewn documents, spun I.D.
into a web of deceit
Lies become reality if you insist on them chronic,
Its a question of persistence
To sustain the subterfuge,
Stroll on.
A big BNSF stack train tops out at Goffs Hill westward. The silver device mounted on the ties on the engineer's side of the train is an ATS inductor, a component of the system that permits Amtrak trains to operate at 90 MPH.
These are the keys to my formerly slave thomas‘ chastity device. He was unfaithful, I will not wear them again .
Das sind die Schlüssel zum Keuschheitsgürtel meines ehemaligen subs thomas. Er war sehr böse, Ich werde sie nicht mehr tragen.
My dad’s last couple of months were really quite hard. Much of them were in hospital and many days were dire. He was at his best socially even as he sickened. He was a gentleman to every caregiver, doctor, nurse and auxiliary. He was kind, and patient, and polite to the other patients in the ward. Even as he himself worsened. He had a constant stream of visitors constantly by his bedside – willing him back to us.
He loved having us there, but he didn’t feel the need to constantly talk. He was a quiet man. So we’d sit, and of course left to my own devices I’d draw. I drew for posterity, for his grandchildren and their children, and honestly, for myself. I never shared these sketches with him.
Too late now.
Per favore, una tazza perfetta. Leave it to the Italians to make a device for perfect stove top coffee. Not as sharp as espresso, it renders a very swift gush of deep flavored Moka. With or without milk, a great pick-me-up. They offer directions on YouTube
This display in the National Museum of Scotland is a doomsday device from a Scottish supervillain who used to have a hollowed out base inside the nearby extinct volcano of Arthur's Seat.
Okay, it isn't, it is actually part of the particle accelerator engineering from CERN, used to move particles to almost the speed of light. With the geometrically arranged display of colourful wiring behind it and the large metal sphere shape I thought it looked like a doomsday device from a classic 60s spy movie or comic book.
Possum Kingdom Dam.
This was a scary time as only a couple of flood gates could be opened due to repairs on the others. It was in the middle of a flooding season, full of storms and such. The lake was dangerously high, and the river was very very high. You could look out on the river and only see the tops of trees out there. A small bridge was almost over-topped further down the way. Water was lapping at and sometimes passing briefly through the rails.
New work for my solo show at Rare Device in San Francisco titled: Butterflies and Eskimos, work available here:
Strobist
for the mug shot 580 into orbis ringflash
for the desk 580 bare aiming to the left back wall behind camera
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
British Airways
BA has recently rolled out of five new Molotok remote-controlled electric vehicles that replace the standard diesel tugs so that a single ramp agent can push an aircraft out with a little control device worn on their belt. Demonstrated on Shuttle One Eight Echo (BA1316) from stand 501 Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport for taxi to 27R departure to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ/EGPD)
03-10-2017
This unique piece above is a First Day Cover issued on March 23, 1977, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Thomas Edison's phonograph invention. The envelope features a striking custom Langer cachet, depicting the Statue of Liberty with the inscription "In God We Trust," and the official 13-cent US stamp showing Edison's original device. The cover is personally autographed by the renowned Chinese-American actress Nancy Kwan, celebrated for her iconic roles in films such as The World of Suzie Wong and Flower Drum Song. The official postmark from Washington, D.C., confirms its first day of issue status. This collectible item is a wonderful cross-collectible, appealing to both philatelists and celebrity memorabilia enthusiasts.
A Langer Cachet is a type of cachet (a design or inscription on an envelope) created by Ernest "Ernie" Langer, a notable figure in philately (stamp collecting). These are found on First Day Covers and commemorate a postal or philatelic event.
E. Langer Cachets in Philately:
Definition: In philately, a cachet is a printed or stamped design or inscription, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage, used to commemorate a specific postal event, such as the release of a new stamp. An "E. Langer Cachet" or "Langer Cachet" refers to a cachet produced by Ernest Langer.
Active Period: His work is most commonly seen on United States First Day Covers from the late 1970s and 1980s. His cachets are typically printed designs that provide historical context or thematic illustrations for the specific stamp being issued.
The Centennial of Sound Recording commemorates Thomas Alva Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877, the first practical device capable of recording and playing back sound.
Significance of the Centennial of Sound Recording:
The stamp and FDC were issued on March 23, 1977, to mark the 100th anniversary of this invention.
Invention: While working on improvements to the telegraph and telephone, Edison discovered that a stylus rubbing against a tinfoil-wrapped cylinder could record sound vibrations. His first recorded words were "Mary had a little lamb."
Impact: This led to the development of the entire recording industry. The stamp itself Scott (#1705) depicts a later model tinfoil phonograph and honors the broader development of the recording industry.
Controversy: The official issue date was chosen to coincide with an award dinner for the Recording Industries Association of America, rather than the exact date of Edison's discovery in December 1877, which caused some philatelic discussion at the time.
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Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) is a pioneering Chinese-American actress, filmmaker and activist who was instrumental in breaking racial barriers in Hollywood and increasing the acceptance of actors of Asian descent in major film roles.
Career Highlights:
Breakthrough Role: Kwan's career launched when producer Ray Stark cast her in the lead role of the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong, where she played a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute opposite William Holden. For this role, she won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
Major Films: She followed this success with a starring role in the 1961 musical film Flower Drum Song, notable for being one of the first major Hollywood films with an all-Asian cast. Other significant films include Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966) with Dick Van Dyke and The Wrecking Crew (1969) alongside Dean Martin.
Versatility: While often typecast in "Oriental" roles early in her career, she also took on non-Asian characters, playing Italian, French, and even Native American roles in various films produced in America and Europe.
The "Kwan Cut": In 1963, her iconic, sharp bob haircut for the film The Wild Affair, created by hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, became widely famous and was known as "the Kwan cut".
Later Work and Activism:
Behind the Camera: In the 1970s, Kwan returned to Hong Kong to care for her ailing father and founded her own production company, Nancy Kwan Films, which produced and directed numerous commercials.
Advocacy: Kwan is a political activist and serves as a spokeswoman for the Asian American Voters Coalition, a political organization established to support Asian actors and promote better representation in the media industry. She has received recognition for her advocacy and contributions to cinema, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian Hall of Fame.
Memoir: In recent years, she has written and produced films with her husband, Norbert Meisel, focusing on Asian-American characters, and has also penned a memoir about her life and career.
LINK to video - The Truth About What Really Happened To "Chinese Bardot" NANCY KWAN - www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTkeSaBFwFs
LINK to video - The World of Suzie Wong' actress Nancy Kwan on Asian representation in Hollywood - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usrcybr3bhk
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Thomas Edison: The Architect of Modern Progress
Thomas Edison remains one of the most towering figures in global history, often described as the man who "invented the modern world." Beyond his technical achievements, he was a cultural icon whose tireless work ethic and optimism captured the heart of the American public.
Key Contributions to Society
The Gift of Light: Edison developed the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb and the electrical grid system to power it.
Preserving Sound and Motion: Through the phonograph and motion picture camera, he laid the foundation for the global entertainment industry.
The Invention Factory: He established the industrial research laboratory at Menlo Park, proving that innovation could be a collaborative, disciplined process.
A Folk Hero Loved by the Public
During his lifetime, Edison was a national hero known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park". The public loved him because he personified the American Dream—a self-taught man who rose to fame through "1% inspiration and 99% perspiration". His optimism and resilience made him a symbol of grit; even after his lab burned down, he remained undeterred.
"I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it." — Thomas Edison
Freightliner 66952 at Berkley Marsh on a Reading to Taunton and return move.The loco is fitted with some kind of measuring device on the front.
Taken 24.6.20.
Elephants in the San Diego Zoo have a huge enclosure.
Today, seven elephants live in the Zoo’s Elephant Odyssey habitat. Its features include a state-of-the-art Elephant Care Center, helpful, as the herd is made up of older, non-breeding elephants at this time.
They’re enormous and intelligent, strong and sociable. Humans have been impressed by elephants for centuries, simply because they are so big—a male African elephant can weigh up to 7.5 tons (6.8 metric tons)! They also amaze us with their long and flexible noses, large and flapping ears, and loose, wrinkly skin. There are many stories about elephants—you’ve probably heard of Horton, Babar, and Dumbo. Elephants are one of the best-known animals in the world.
Elephants are large and gray and have big ears and long trunks, right? If all elephants seem the same to you, take a closer look. There are two elephant species that are usually recognized: the African elephant and the Asian elephant. There is some ongoing debate about how many subspecies may exist, or whether some of these might, in fact, be species in their own right. Here are a few ways to tell them apart:
- African elephants have large ears that are shaped like the continent of Africa, both males and females have visible tusks, their skin is very wrinkly, their back is swayed, and the end of their trunk works as if they have two fingers there to help them pick things up. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.
- Asian elephants have smaller ears, usually only the males have visible tusks, their skin is not as wrinkly as African elephants’, they only have one "finger" at the ends of their trunk, and their back is dome-shaped.
Empress and Queenie were the San Diego Zoo’s first elephants, arriving here in 1923 via train from San Francisco. After being led off the train, the two Asian elephants refused to move another step, no matter how much encouragement they received. The Zoo’s founder, Harry Wegeforth, M.D., was there to greet them, and it occurred to him that they were probably used to being ridden, so he climbed up on Empress and another staff member did the same with Queenie, and off they walked from the train station to the Zoo, gathering many astonished looks along the way!
Peaches was the San Diego Zoo’s first African elephant—and she made sure to be a memorable one too. When she arrived in 1953, she was three years old, smart, curious, and, as then ZOONOOZ editor Ken Stott described her, “playful as a quarter-ton kitten.” She had made the journey from Africa to San Diego with keeper Ralph “Gabe” Davis, and they got along famously—at least most of the time. When Gabe gave her breakfast, she would grumble and trumpet at him until he left her alone to eat—apparently, she was not sociable in the morning. She also showed a marked preference for men, even pushing away Zoo Executive Director Belle Benchley when she tried to say hello. Peaches did become more mellow as she grew up, but even as an adult, she still had a way of “flirting” with men while more often than not giving women a cool stare.
Since that time, we've had numerous elephants at our two facilities, and our first elephant birth occurred in 1981. In 1971, Asian elephant Carol became famous by appearing on The Tonight Show with the Zoo’s animal ambassador Joan Embery, to meet Johnny Carson and paint for him while millions watched nationwide!
Elephants have been hunted relentlessly for their tusks (even though they’re made of dentine, the same as our teeth). Elephants are now protected, but poachers still hunt them, and they face other problems, too. Because they are so big and need so much food, they can eat themselves out of “house and home.” Elephants and people often come into conflict as elephant habitats undergo dramatic reductions in size. Asian and African forest elephants are listed as endangered, primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation. African bush elephants are threatened, primarily due to habitat loss and being poached for their tusks.
Elephants Without Borders has been deploying satellite-monitoring collars on elephants throughout northern Botswana since 2000, having tracked over 90 individual elephants; this is one of the longest and largest elephant movement studies in Africa. Every individual pachyderm has its unique character and intriguing story to his or her own seasonal march, preferred routes, and favored places. Each new elephant fitted with a tracking device provides new information to understand the ecology of these animals. Unpredictable individual ranging behavior coupled with a dynamic, ever-changing environment in Botswana underscore the need for long-term elephant studies. The elephants are tracked from a fixed-wing plane, which allows a visual assessment of collared elephants to determine herd structure and habitat use.
Conservation farming project
In collaboration with San Diego Zoo Global, Elephants Without Borders has established a conservation farming project in the Chobe Enclave in Botswana. This project is developing experimental plots with various methods of keeping elephants away from crops, including farming of specific chili species that are thought to be unpalatable to elephants and may deter them from invading crop areas. Along with aerial survey wildlife counts and satellite-collared elephant data, these projects are essential for developing community-based conservation programs to reduce human-elephant conflict and make better-informed conservation decisions for all.
- See more at: animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/elephant#sthash.uFZnr8tJ....
THE GLOBE AND MAIL 05 MARCH 2015
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show’s iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision.
The Individual Research and Combat Device is designed to help the operator get the most from the environment serving not only as a weapon but as an extension of the user's own body.
The IRCD features the J-Tac's TAT-5 (Telemetry Aiming Tool). Inspired by technology made for space probes, this small computer makes readings of the surrounding area, indicating levels of H2O, O2, C and other elements. This way, the operators can find not only hostile individuals but important resources for the exploration mission. The readings are constantly updated and the data is sent to the main research center, contributing for further reconnaissance of the ambient. The TAT-5 also works as a red dot sight unit and has a built in compass.
Due to concerns with ammo, J-Tac installed an ultra sonic repellent in the stock, similar to the one used against bats but with more efficiency. It's able to stun the creatures living in the forest due to their enhanced hearing, allowing an emergency escape if ammo runs out. It's battery lasts for 2 hours, leaving the soldiers with plenty of time for a back-up plan.
The IRCD can be used for a great number of roles from Assault Squads to Security Teams due to its folding and collapsible stock and barrel extension.
Sorry for any mistakes. I'm not used to a more formal and technical language.
I found out that all animals are related to the primal Zodiac so
Mantises have the Sun sign of " Aries " and are born during the Chinese Zodiac´s year of the Snake.
Have a look at the first comment if interested ,,,
Due to the lack of time to go out for shooting this theme´s week, I used this one taken on september /11.
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better on L.
This is my entry to the Life Sized Accessory category of Space Jam 2019.
The Echo 3 is an item in Borderlands 3 that the Vault Hunter(playable character) always has with them. In the game, this device provides the HUD and menu system for the Vault Hunter, allowing them to keep track of their inventory, view their location on different maps, and document their missions.
The Echo device also has a slot to insert an Echo Cartridge, which the VH often finds scattered around the various worlds, containing valuable information on missions and characters.
I tried to replicate the Echo 3 as accurately as possible, and I think I did a good job. The only details I think I missed were the printed-on parts(like the Dahl logo) and the random bits of tape, which I have no way of producing in lego parts.
I hope you like it!
Today people spending too much time with their high technology devices so it seems like they live not with but "in" their devices.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour rests atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in the Mate-Demate Device MDD at the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility—later redesignated the Armstrong Flight Research Center—in Edwards, California, shortly before being ferried back to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Endeavour landed at 1:57 p.m. PDT May 16, 1992, marking the completion of the new orbiter's first mission in space, STS-49, during which the crew of seven rendezvoused with the Intelsat VI satellite, attached a booster motor, and redeployed it into a high geosynchronous orbit. Endeavour and its crew were launched on a planned 7-day mission May 7, 1992, but the landing was delayed two days to allow extra time to rescue Intelsat and complete space station assembly techniques originally planned.
Credit: NASA/Les Teal
Image Number: EC92-5211-1
Date: May 1992
Nestled in the Balkans and draped in a fine powder of snow, the sovereign nation of Modora has survived for nearly four hundred years. It survived the great ravages of a Vandal Savage on the warpath, stood strong through innumerable winters, and joined the resistance when it was taken by Nazi forces during World War Two.
And although it had seen better days, the small nation still managed to crawl along. It’s inhabitants were content, and its economy stabilizing.
It would be astounding however, it Modora survived what happened next.
The green light we’ve all come to expect tears through the atmosphere, and dissipates in the cobblestone Modora streets. In its wake stands six figures in outlandish costumes. Their presence causes confused glances from the passerby.
Sonar: Ah, what is the expression? Home is the sweetest home?
Answer, behind him, still struggles in the grips of the Multiplexes.
Answer: Sure, if you’re an invalid.
Sonar turns and smiles. He takes a few steps towards Answer.
Sonar: Ah, our delightful Mister Answer. Welcome to my home. What do you think?
Answer spits: Looks like every other stick-built pile of mud the Europeans are so well known for.
Angle-Man: Who’s being racist now, eh?
Sonar: Quiet please, Bend.
Answer: You may as well just kill me now metalfingers, otherwise I promise to you I’ll be nothing but hell in a handbasket.
Sonar laughs: No, no. For now you remain alive. It is not that I need you, it is that you shall serve as the first public execution under my new rule. Mister Black, please release him. He can do no harm here. However, If he tries anything, do tear him limb from limb.
At this he ascends, rising up into the air above the ancient, shingled rooves. Below, Angle-Man, Agent Orange, and Multiplex watch him rise. The Answer however, glances briefly at Hypnota, and strokes his chin once. Hypnota strokes her own false beard once in return.
Above the rooftops, Sonar takes in the crisp mountain air, extends his arms, smiles, then releases a resounding shriek from the devices in his fingertips. The sound rattles beams, shatters windows, and causes ears to bleed. Somewhere in the distance, an avalanche plummets down a cliffside and crushes an old man’s cabin, sweeping him into sharp rocks.
In the throne room of the Modoran palace, a stained glass window, as old as the nation itself, depicting the great hero Sir Sheldrake slaying the great elder dragon shatters into infinitesimal pieces over Lord Fando’s head.
Fando brushes the glass from his hair. He knows exactly what this means. He’s been keeping up with American news. He knows exactly who’s here. And he does not want him living. Fando calls for his captain of the guard, and waits a full three minutes for him to clomp into the throne room. Madly, wildly, Fando begins to shout orders at him, until finally, the captain obliges and clomps back out. Steaming, Fando returns to his quarters and readies for battle.
On the streets, passerby have begun to flee in panic. Sonar descends again.
Sonar: Now, we are here to retake the throne of Modora. The throne that rightfully belongs to me. You will do as I say, and go where I point. Any disobedience, and you will be without head. And Mister Answer, do try and keep alive.
Answer grimaces under his mask, but uncharacteristically, says nothing. His silence throws Sonar off for a second, but the sounds of gunfire and the soft pat of bullets embedding themselves in the nearby building brings him back around.
Sonar: Please, for the sake of myself and your own health, try not to damage the buildings.
At that, Multiplex expands into six more of himself, three of which catch bullets. The Squad behind him bolts in all directions, and before he knows it, he’s diving into an alley. He knew he shouldn’t have tried to swipe those diamonds, he just couldn’t help himself, and now, thanks to Firestorm and his own lack of impulse control, he had an arm with a third degree burn, a bomb in his neck, and he was here in this random micro-town in the middle of nowhere. He hadn’t even checked to see if that permanent brand old hot-head had gave him extended to his dupes, and frankly, he was afraid to find out. Instead, he just sat in the corner, pumping out dupes after dupe as Sonar shouted overhead for more manpower. Danton Black’s life was one long string of regrets, and being here was certainly one of them. He shuddered every time another of him died.
Agent Orange’s eyes light up in fire. He watches has the thatch and bamboo huts go up in flame. Screaming children, thick little fists covering their eyes, roll in the steaming mud as women weep and bawl, and men shriek in pain, their limbs burned off by liquid heat. Behind him, the apaches strafe the tree line, causing the palm trees to go up in a molten ball of chemical death. He grins and clicks his flamethrower to life. Casually, he lights a wounded Vietcong on fire, and sighs contentedly as the man shrieks and his skin sizzles. Somewhere, someone is shouting for more water, more whiskey, more water, and another man wants to go surfing. Agent Orange does not miss California, and does not miss his friends. The coast life was never for him. But this stage, this theater of war, was everything he’d ever need.
Angle-Man ports forward, glad he at least brought a knife which rapidly finds itself embedded in the blue-uniformed chest of a Modoran solider. He ports just to the left so another is riddled with his own comrades’ bullets. He’s thrilled, honestly. Thrilled that he’s made it this long. That he never lost more than those two fingers. Thrilled that finally, finally his time served on this godforsaken outfit payed off. When Wladon had offered him this deal after that mess with that Witch woman, he was all too eager to accept. He expected it to happen sooner, but he understood why Wladon didn’t want Lawton or Harkness along. The bastards. Bend for one was glad to be rid of them. Two soldiers are sliced in half by his angle, and another gets the bullet treatment himself. It’s an old method, but tried and true. Yes, Bend was thrilled to be rid of Lawton and Harkness. Thrilled to be released from Waller’s iron grasp. Bend was looking forward to ruling this country.
The shells and bullets, and the one tank the Modoran Soldiers employed, were not unfamiliar to Hypnota. She was surprised that a nation of this size only had one tank, but she was also thankful. Another shell imploded to the right of her, and snapped her back to that crackling, resounding sound that took her brother. She touched her fingers to her head briefly, and sent a pulsating force through it quickly to move the memories past. She had to stop doing that, she noted, or the damage would be irreparable. Behind her, The Answer was cursing violently and creatively and nursing a bullet wound to the left shoulder. It was not the worst she had seen. As loud as he was, he would be all right. They nodded to each other, then Hypnota darted from her hiding place, blasting psychic waves towards a few nearby soldiers. She grimaced as the soldiers all turned and shot each other in the head. When oh when, she wondered, would all the violence end.
Sonar laughs aloud has he bursts the eardrums and shatters the brain matter of all the gunmen around him. He feels a hint of remorse, these were his subjects, his personal guard after all, and it was a shame to spill Modoran blood, but they were traitors, lapdogs of Fando, and thus, they had to be put down. Out of the corner of his eye, he catches Hypnota leap onto the army’s tank, and suggest the soldiers open the hatch, to which they oblige. To his left, Bend and Aparo burn and slash through the guards, and all around him, Multiplex surges through the streets. He breathes in the harsh smoke of battle, then rises towards the remains of a once magnificent stained-glass window. A hail of bullets explodes towards him, but he bats them away with pure sound. Gently, he lands on his tip-toes, then begins to strut forward, and with a horrid set of screeches, explodes the heads of Fando’s guards with pure shockwaves of sound.
Fando: не не! Познавам те, семейството ти е мъртво! немилост!
Sonar blasts the weapons from his hands, then grabs Fando’s head between his own.
Sonar: изглежда, че грешите
With one last resounding sound, Fando’s head is crushed by solid sound waves., his final terrified scream drowned out by Sonar’s exhausted apparatuses.
Sonar takes a deep, exhausted breath as Fando’s near-headless body crumples to the floor. He is Sonar no longer as he approaches the throne. He is Bito Wladon, ruler of Modora.
And now none would stand in the way of his rule.