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After 3D printers devoted to space projects were shut down amidst the coronavirus pandemic, an idea to protect those fighting the outbreak on the front line was born.
Space innovation and local cooperation in a time of crisis are joining forces in the fight against COVID-19 to keep essential workers safe.
Instead of printing new materials and bricks for future lunar habitats, two 3D printers at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, were set to work on face shields for hospital workers.
The printers are steadily producing headbands and brackets for Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, and will be used in conjunction with a filtering mask. This type of face shield is essential in hospitals to protect staff against virus-carrying droplets.
A strong desire to help prompted the team from the "Advanced Manufacturing" activities of Spaceship EAC to offer their open-source 3D printers for producing face shields components as part of a local MakerVsVirus initiative. The design has been optimised through crowd engineering for an efficient and steady production.
ESA contributes its parts to the final product together with a wider hub of makers. The first batch of 50 holder elements has already been delivered to a local collection point, where all components are assembled before the face shields are distributed to hospitals in need. The team plans to continue printing remotely to solve the pressing demand as long as printing materials are available.
The printers were usually busy printing special items for astronaut training and testing ideas for future spaceflight. ESA is investigating how 3D printing could ease the construction, expansion and maintenance of a lunar base.
Before the lockdown, young minds were working on 3D printing new materials made of plastic and Moon dust simulants that could be used to build bricks for lunar habitats. This technology builds a solid object from a series of layers, each one printed on top of the last – also known as additive manufacturing.
The approach aims towards zero waste production and recycling, and gives astronauts the ability to produce components as they need them, rather than carrying a full suite of spare parts.
Read more about this initiative here.
Credits: MakerVsVirus
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The enchantingly naturally real deal beautiful Rose' 😭:), just flying around, cruising through the wind & hunting for men down below 😭:). Dunno what the men are gonna be used for 😭:). Seriously, I had this idea for Rose' as early as 2021 & started drawing the head profile back in January but due to my heart failure 😭, I almost forgot to finish it. It was meant to be delayed, it seems like the universe wanted it delayed - if I were to be drawing this using the older cintiq24hd/2015mbp combo, it would've hindered me terribly :). Oh, that huge multi-eyed thingy, that's called an Ohm. Nausicaa was an anime movie released back in 1984 😭:) by Hayao Miyazaki, creator of the Studio Ghibli movie series. Oh how did the mac mini m2pro perform with the insane resolution of 22,000pixels? 99% perfect :), the 1%, it hung up lol, due to probably a screen timelapse recorder bug (Screenflick). Painting feels soo natural & responsive 😭:). Anyhoo, thanks for looking. Drawn using ps cc/cintiq32pro. Next drawing is the beautiful Lisaaa 😭:). Enjoy, do sand boarding for once 😭:) & sweat dreams :).
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The temples of Bagan is quite possibly one of the most amazing archeological sites in the world. There are over 4400 temples that remain and one can spend weeks exploring them.
Bagan, formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma. The ruins of Bagan cover an area of 16 square miles (41 km2). The majority of its buildings were built in the 11th century to 13th century, during the time Bagan was the capital of the First Burmese Empire.
Check out the whole set - Magnificient Myanmar.
Bagan, Myanmar
2011
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PNC is the fifth largest bank in the United States (total branches), sixth largest bank by deposits in the United States, ninth largest by total assets, and the third largest bank off-premises ATM provider.PNC is based in Pittsburgh.
Union Central Life Insurance Building located at 9 W. Fourth Street. When completed in 1913, this tower was the fifth tallest building in the world, and the tallest building outside of New York City. In 1928, Union Central Life Insurance Company constructed an Annex, connected at the third and seventh floors to the primary building. This Annex was intended to accommodate projected growth and in the early years was entirely devoted to the insurance company, with the exception of retail spaces on the ground floor. It included facilities for the employee medical department, as well as offices for the legal, policy, and financial departments. The seventh floor housed a cafeteria and dining room, while the basement provided employee parking. Union Central remained in the building until it moved to a new headquarters in the late 1960s. It was then purchased by Central Trust Bank, (today PNC).
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Garyville, Louisiana, USA
Plantation home of a 19th Century forced-labor camp devoted to the commercial production of sugar cane.
The forced labor camp was located abutting the Mississippi River for ease of transporting the product to New Orleans, the major U.S. port for cotton and U.S. sugar. The cotton was shipped to Europe, while the sugar was mostly for domestic consumption.
Louisiana is a subtropical climate with an actual winter. The growing season for sugar cane in Louisiana is much shorter than in fully tropical climates such as that of Cuba. The cane has to be cut before the first freeze, which before the hoax of global warming could come in November. The plant does not flower in Louisiana. With these drawbacks, it was thought originally that one could not commercially produce granulated sugar from Louisiana cane until Etienne de Boré proved otherwise around 1800. Large chunks of southern Louisiana became devoted to sugarcane production using the de Boré method.
While cotton planters were against protective tariffs because they bought significant farm equipment from the U.K., sugar planters were in the opposite situation. They supported a protective tariff to keep our lower cost sugar from Jamaica, Cuba, Brazil and Martinique (and elsewhere). Consequently the Whig Party was strong in Louisiana.
When racist morons argue that the Civil War had nothing to do with slavery, but instead was over high tariffs, remember how flawed that argument is with respect to Louisiana, which couldn't wait to jump on the Confederate bandwagon.
Unfortunately the course of the Mississippi River changed since the site of the house was chosen, coming much closer and cutting off almost all of the front yard. After leaving space for the levee and River Road (La. Hwy. 44), there is a chain-link fence that almost abuts the front entrance into the home. This is the best angle to get a shot of the beautiful front of the home.
Most of plantation (forced labor camp) homes are in the Greek Revival style, San Francisco represents the Creole style that is noted by the Caribbean color scheme and more importantly, the cross ventilation achieved by partition doors and lack of interior hallways.
The Tucker 48 was perhaps one of the most innovative vehicles after World War II. As the public sought newer cars, Preston Tucker stepped in where Detroit's other companies had devoted much of their energies to the war effort.
Tucker started a new car company with the intent to develop the safest and most innovative vehicle of the day. It included shatter-proof windshield panes which popped out instead of breaking and a rear fuel injected engine and the middle headlight swiveled to help the driver see around corners.
After much hype and production delays, Tucker started shipping these cars. However, it was short lived as the SEC started an investigation and brought charges of fraud against Tucker. The public, leery of what may happen, stopped buying the car. Tucker automotive company failed as customer, investors, and lenders all pulled out of business dealings. Eventually the SEC dropped the charges and investigation but the damage was done. Tucker Automotive never recovered. Preston Tucker died six years later.
Francis Ford Coppola created a movie about Preston Tucker in 1988. You can find a listing of the known existing Tucker 48's on line. This one is located adjacent to the tasting room at the Coppola winery in California.
Vermont Route 103 in Shrewsbury, Vermont
October 8, 2021
Info from the Shrewsbury Historical Society:
"John P. Bowman, son of a Clarendon, Vt. farmer, was born at Pierce’s Corner in 1816. At the age of 15 he found employment in a Rutland tannery. He learned the business of turning hides into good leather and after about five years he went to New York State, working in various factories. He came to Shrewsbury, Vt. and established himself in a general tanning and currying business, dealing also in boots and shoes. He occupied the tannery south of Cuttingsville near what is now known as "Tannery Crossing". It was later operated by Huntoon and Son.
In 1849 he married Jennie E. Gates of Warren, N.Y. She was dignified and graceful in manner, self-reliant and courteous. Generous and thoughtful of others, she proved a kindly neighbor as well as a devoted wife and mother.
In 1851 Bowman was honored by election to the State Legislature. He served his Shrewsbury townsmen faithfully and with credit to himself. But business appealed far more to him than politics or public affairs. In 1852 Bowman moved with his family to Stony Creek, N.Y. and bought a tannery at Creek Center and under his management he attained an enviable position in business circles.
A daughter, Addie L., was born in 1854 but died at the age of four months. A second daughter, Ella H., was born in 1860 and grew to be a fine and cultured young woman.
However, in 1879 misfortune brought an end to this pleasant home life. Ella fell ill and died. Less than a year later, Mrs. Bowman passed away, leaving her husband alone to bear his grief and sorrow. Mr. Bowman resolved to build a memorial and last resting place for them in his native Vermont hills.
A plot of land in Cuttingsville adjoining the old burying ground was chosen for the shrine. For over a year, 125 skilled sculptors, granite and marble cutters, masons and laborers were employed in erecting this classic example of Grecian architecture, designed and planned by New York architect and special designer, G. B. Croff hired by Bowman.
A life size statue of Mr. Bowman is posed outside. Bent with grief, and burdened with mourning cloak, silk hat, gloves, a huge funeral wreath, and a key, he is represented in the act of ascending the steps of the tomb.
In his book describing the mausoleum, G. B. Croff expressed his thoughts in the following words: "A most pathetic family history wrought in stone, Laurel Glen Mausoleum will stand for centuries . . . and prove a laurel wreath, a crown of glory to perpetuate the well-rounded, honorable, successful life and name of its most noble founder."
In 1881, the three caskets were placed in the mausoleum. Bowman had the grounds graded, added retaining walls, arranged grass plots, had walks and drives filled with crushed purple slate and set out trees. A greenhouse and conservatory was erected on the grounds where the many plants were propagated and used to decorate the cemetery grounds. Laurel Glen Cemetery was beautifully kept and park-like, it attracted people from the city who enjoyed the trip by horse and buggy to picnic on the grounds.
LAUREL HALL
Across the road, Bowman had G. B. Croff design and build a magnificent Victorian summer residence, and called it Laurel Hall. In the May 20, 1882 edition of the Rutland Daily Herald, it stated that "the grounds of Laurel Hall were treated as an extensive parterre or miniature landscape, with winding walks and drives, swelling terraces and shrubbery of various sorts, and graced with one large allegorical Grecian fountain, in composition, a water nymph mid sweet accessories, with laughing sprays of water singing amid the trees and flowers their songs of parting salutation to their homes high in the mountain side, and lulling one to sleep and pleasant dreams, in hammock swung beneath the shadows of the spacious covered gallery nearby."
As poignantly written in the October 31, 1882 edition of the Rutland Daily Herald, "Laurel Hall’s style is a fresh, bold treatment of Elizabethan and Queen Anne details. An open terrace on the north blends into a covered gallery on the main facade, approached at the entrance by a broad, inviting flight of swelling steps with buttresses of curvilinear form with paneled newels capped with rich bronze urns filled with foliage plants and blooming flowers. Over the entrance rises through the roof a tower with pyramidal termination and spacious balconies at each floor, with shadowy canopies and gables here and there, of heights and inclination varied, given greater character still by several massive chimney stacks with heavy, moulded hoods that rise above them all and stand like sentinels defined in bold relief against the sky.
"But, pleasing as the exterior is, it by no means prepares the visitor for the sweet surprise awaiting him at the entrance to the broad, grand staircase hall that traverses the structure through from front to rear, divided in the centre by a quaint arcade with central passage arch and smaller supplemental arches at each side, in each of which a life-size female figure sweetly draped, in graceful attitude, bear light bronze candelabras o’er their heads, filled with wax candles of soft hues. And still beyond a broad Italian rambling staircase rich in each detail gives access to the floors above. Two lofty stained glass windows on the central landing of the staircase fill the hall with floods of soft, warm ambient light, and at one end a French plate mirror richly framed gives transverse duplication of the staircase at the second flight, and at the end of the second hall another mirror reproduces still again in longitude the hall, with all its forms and shapes.
"The mural decorations are extremely rich throughout, with paneled ceilings treated in befitting allegory, differing in design in every room in paneling, frieze and dado. The windows are all margined, top and base, with many hued cathedral glass. The dining hall and library are treated in mahogany, with open fireplaces, with lofty-mirrored chimney pieces, with border tiles of scenes from Shakespeare, with margins, fender rails and andirons of burnished brass, and hearths of inlaid English tiles. The fixtures for illumination are of bright, rich burnished bronze.
" In addition to the artistic features of the establishment, it embraces every feature of utility found in a first class New York City house – hot and cold water, closets, baths, basins, porcelain lined sinks, stationary wash trays, modern range, etc.
"Nearby the villa, as one of its accessories, there is a fine modern stable, capacitated to receive four horses and as many carriages, fitted up with hydrants, washing floors, wardrobes, etc."
The writer ended the article with these words: "A public benefaction this great work has been in stern materiality, and still a greater legacy and benefaction to the intellectual world. It has already borne the honored name of John P. Bowman far and wide o’er this and other lands and will to generations yet unborn a touching story tell and stamp indelible his name on many hearts and lives, a character most truly great and worthy emulation to the last."
Mr. Bowman enjoyed entertaining friends and family in his summer residence and in 1891, passed away and joined his family in the Laurel Glen mausoleum.
The Laurel Glen Cemetery Association, a corporation created in 1894, has full charge of the estate in perpetuity and according to the specific terms of John P. Bowman’s will. Laurel Hall is at present closed to the public due to repair and restoration efforts. During the winter months, the statue of Mr. Bowman is covered to protect it from the elements. The cemetery is still park-like with lilacs in the spring and snowball bushes in the summer and fall."
An image of the side tank engine 'Huaral' ordered in November 1910 for the North Eastern Railway of Peru (TWAM ref. DS.RSH/1/1/3).
Engine nos. 2866-2868.
Built for: North Eastern Railway of Peru.
Date ordered 28 November 1910.
Gauge of Railway: 3 feet.
Principal Dimensions.
Cylinders dia: 12½ inches.
Cylinders stroke: 18 inches.
Wheels (Dia. of coupled): 3 feet ½ inch.
Wheel-base - total: 8 feet 6 inches.
Water capacity: 600 gallons.
Fuel capacity: 45 cubic feet = 1 ton.
Heating surface – total: 456 square feet.
Grate area: 8 square feet.
Working pressure: 165 lbs per square inch.
Total weight in working order: 24.37 tons.
Tractive force taking 90% of the working pressure: 11439 lbs.
Tractive force taking 75% of the working pressure: 9533 lbs.
Approximate shipping space: 2020 cubic feet.
Approximate gross weight packed for shipment: 21.3 tons.
Code Word: HUARAL
This album celebrates the achievements of the Hawthorn Leslie locomotive works at Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne. The works were established by Robert Hawthorn in January 1817 and in 1820 his brother, William Hawthorn joined him as a partner. The firm initially manufactured stationary engines but within a few years diversified into marine engineering and in 1831 produced its first locomotive engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
In 1870 the firm established a separate marine engine works on the River Tyne at St. Peter’s and from 1882 the Forth Banks Works became devoted entirely to the manufacture of locomotives. In 1885 the firm amalgamated with the shipyard of Andrew Leslie at Hebburn, creating the world-famous shipbuilding and engineering company R and W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.
The Forth Banks Works of Hawthorn Leslie produced engines of all types and sizes for railways around the world. The output of the Forth Banks Works included a large number of tank engines for industrial works and collieries and the firm established a speciality in the construction of crane locomotives.
The images in this set date from the early twentieth century and are a reminder of Newcastle upon Tyne’s proud industrial heritage. They are taken from a series of photograph albums produced by Hawthorn Leslie. The albums were kindly donated to Tyne & Wear Archives by Alan C. Baker and T.D. Allen Civil.
(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk.
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The Red Palace is part of the Potala palace that is completely devoted to religious study and Buddhist prayer. It consists of a complicated layout of many different halls, chapels and libraries on many different levels with a complex array of smaller galleries and winding passages:
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The Great West Hall
A Dhvaja on the roof The main central hall of the Red Palace is the Great West Hall which consists of four great chapels that proclaim the glory and power of the builder of the Potala, the Fifth Dalai Lama. The hall is noted for its fine murals reminiscent of Persian miniatures, depicting events in the fifth Dalai Lama's life. The famous scene of his visit to Emperor Shun Zhi in Beijing is located on the east wall outside the entrance. Special cloth from Bhutan wraps the Hall's numerous columns and pillars.
The Saint's Chapel
On the north side of this hall in the Red Palace is the holiest shrine of the Potala. A large blue and gold inscription over the door was written by the 19th century Tongzhi Emperor of China. proclaiming Buddhism a Blessed Field of Wonderful Fruit. This chapel like the Dharma cave below it dates from the seventh century. It contains a small ancient jewel encrusted statue of Avalokiteshvara and two of his attendants. On the floor below, a low, dark passage leads into the Dharma Cave where Songsten Gampo is believed to have studied Buddhism. In the holy cave are images of Songsten Gampo, his wives, his chief minister and Sambhota, the scholar who developed Tibetan writing in the company of his many divinities.
The North Chapel
Snow Lions protect the entrance to the Potala PalaceThe North Chapel centres on a crowned Sakyamuni Buddha on the left and the Fifth Dalai Lama on the right seated on magnificent gold thrones. Their equal height and shared aura implies equal status. On the far left of the chapel is the gold stupa tomb of the Eleventh Dalai Lama who died as a child, with rows of benign Medicine Buddhas who were the heavenly healers. On the right of the chapel are Avalokiteshvara and his historical incarnations including Songsten Gampo and the first four Dalai Lamas. Scriptures covered in silk between wooden covers form a specialized library in a room branching off it.
The walls of the Red Palace.
The South Chapel
The South Chapel centres on Padmasambhava, the 8th century Indian magician and saint. His consort Yeshe Tsogyal, a gift from the King is by his left knee and his other wife from his native land of Swat is by his right. On his left, eight of his holy manifestations meditate with an inturned gaze. On his right, eight wrathful manifestations wield instruments of magic powers to subdue the demons of the Bön faith.
The East Chapel
The East chapel is dedicated to Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug tradition. His central figure is surrounded by lamas from Sakya Monastery who had briefly ruled Tibet and formed their own tradition until converted by Tsong Khapa. Other statues are displayed made of various different materials and display noble expressions.
The West Chapel
This is the chapel that contains the five golden stupas. The enormous central stupa, 14.85 metres (49 ft) high, contains the mummified body of the Fifth Dalai Lama. This stupa is built of sandalwood and is remarkably coated in 3,727 kg (8,200 lb) of solid gold and studded with 18,680 pearls and semi-precious jewels. On the left is the funeral stupa for the Twelfth Dalai Lama and on the right that of the Tenth Dalai Lama. The nearby stupa for the 13th Dalai Lama is 22 metres (72 ft) high. The stupas on both ends contain important scriptures.
The First Gallery
The quiet and peaceful park, pond, and chapel behind the PotalaThe first gallery is on the floor above the West chapel and has a number of large windows that give light and ventilation to the Great West Hall and its chapels below. Between the windows, superb murals show the Potala's construction is fine detail.
The Second Gallery
The Second Gallery gives access to the central pavilion which is used for visitors to the palace for refreshments and to buy souvenirs.
The Third Gallery
The Third Gallery besides fine murals has a number of dark rooms branching off it containing enormous collections of bronze statues and miniature figures made of copper and gold worth a fortune. The chanting hall of the Seventh Dalai Lama is on the south side and on the east an entrance connects the section to the Saints chapel and the Deyangshar between the two palaces.
The Tomb of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama
The tomb of the 13th Dalai Lama is located west of the Great West Hall and it can only be reached from an upper floor and with the company of a monk or a guide of the Potala. Built in 1933, the giant stupa contains priceless jewels and one ton of solid gold. It is 14 metres (46 ft) high. Devotional offerings include elephant tusks from India, porcelain lions and vases and a pagoda made from over 200,000 pearls. Elaborate murals in traditional Tibetan styles depict many events of the life of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama during the early 20th century.
Today the Potala Palace has been converted into a dead museum by the Chinese.
More masks of the brazilian musical tradition of folk "Folia de Reis" or 'Folly of the Kings".
> They are "Alferes Bento" Group, from Paraibuna city, São Paulo state,
at the Festival of the Traditional São Paulo Culture, realized by
Abaçaí Cultura e Arte - Social Organization Of Culture.
Copyright © 2006 Tatiana Cardeal. All rights reserved.
Most of the tall ships are non-profit and devoted to teaching early American history and training future sailors. Many offer passage between ports as they sail to festivals. The Festival returns to Chicago in July 2016.
Chicago Tall Ships Festival
Navy Pier
Chicago, IL
August 2013
Gospel Photos
"As one who believes in God, you should understand that, today, in receiving the work of God in the last days and all the work of God’s plan in you, you have really received great exaltation and salvation from God. All of God’s work in the entire universe has focused on this group of people. He has devoted all His efforts to you and sacrificed all for you; He has reclaimed and given to you all the work of the Spirit throughout the universe. That is why God says, you are the fortunate." from The Word Appears in the Flesh
Name: DCBronze
The details: DC d'R Clone 0202 Studio edition doll
Fashion: Devoted Heart (OOAK Superdoll, 2005), Colourshop wig
Macey will only sit in my wife's lap if I'm not in the room. When I enter, she reports for lap-warming duty. It's a two-way thing: my obligation is to stroke her ears and belly.
My prospective shots, starting with this one, are devoted to one of the most picturesque, photo-inviting territories on earth, the United Kingdom and one of its most famous University cities ... Cambridge !!!
It was my second visit to Great Britain and particularly to Cambridge but this time me and my Nikon D90 actually had adequate time to move around a lot and take extremely elegant photographs, under amazing looking "British like" afternoon skies !!! This time the pictures I took actually managed to push my HDR digital processing capability to its limits !!!
In any case I enjoyed it !!! As a matter of fact I'm still enjoying processing them !!! Bear with me my friends !!! I'm going to show you a Cambridge city full of HDR aura !!!
EXIF: NIKON D90 with Nikon Nikkor 18-55 lens, Manual mode, f 7,1, ISO 100, focal length 22 mm, manual exposure selection and white balance, centre weighted average metering mode, shutter speed 1/100 s s, HDR processing was made out of only one RAW capture, exact lighting conditions are successfully conveyed to the viewer, no tripod, no flash, original RAW image dimensions 4288 X 2848 pixels ....
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After three years of devoted fiddling (one annual pruning if I happened to remember) with my found and neglected grapevine and losing only one bunch to critters this year, I am proud to present a portion of what amounted to a rather sizable harvest, now sitting in my refrigerator awaiting a determination of what to do with all these grapes. Having identified them as a concord, and not seedless, I can manage about four per sitting before deciding I wasn't that hungry. I reckon that's where the expression "sour grapes" originated. Looking in the phone book for someone named Manischewitz was fruitless (get it?), and no one has volunteered their feet to help in the process. Jelly would be the logical solution, but I have no jars and am fresh out of pectin. So I'm left to my own devices and certainly open to suggestions.
Like any dedicated vintner, I have recorded the progress of this year's bounty (somewhat romantically shown below), including a small but unhappy spider in the final shot who was not at all pleased to see the framework of his snare being disassembled, his attacks on my finger resulting in much flinching and withdrawal on my part, despite my distinct size advantage.
Cheers!
АВГУСТ фон БРАНДИС, начало 20 в. - Женщина у окна (Осеннее солнце)
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Location: Simferopol Art Museum, Simferopol, Ukraine.
Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_von_Brandis
August von Brandis is a German impressionist painter and one of the outstanding masters of depicting interiors in paintings. He devoted a considerable part of his life to traveling in search of monumental historical halls, which he could capture in his paintings.
The artist was born on May 12, 1859 in the Baltics. However, his parents wanted the boy to be educated in Germany, so August moved first to relatives in Hanover, and spent his last school years in his brother’s family in Berlin.
After graduating from high school, August von Brandis entered the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in the German capital. As a student, he passed an exam for the position of a drawing teacher and got a job in one of Berlin gymnasiums. At the same time he began to paint portraits on private orders. During that period the artist worked in the academic manner. In 1890 he won an academy competition with a painting on a religious theme, and then he took part in several exhibitions with paintings dedicated to biblical subjects.
While working in school, August von Brandis developed his own methods of teaching drawing techniques, which did not go unnoticed. The Prussian Ministry of Education invited him to lead the training of drawing teachers and appointed him to supervise several exhibitions.
Being in that post, the painter visited the settlement of artists, which had formed in the city of Dachau in 1897. During the visit he became fascinated with the works of Parisian impressionists, which had a strong influence on his work. Three years later August von Brandis joined the Noe-Dachau association and became close to the leading masters of Germany who worked in that area of art.
The main theme of his paintings was interiors, the artist painted portraits only in exceptional cases. The painter masterfully worked with light and created impressive spatial images of museum halls that he found in Italy, France and the Netherlands.
The work is typical of the artist’s early period of fascination with impressionism. Here the interior is not given so much attention, as in his later works. The person and her life are not the central objects, the real center of the picture coincides with the reflection of light falling from the window onto the mirror and reflected to the opposite wall.
It is possible to draw a parallel between this painting and works of Dutch painters of the 16th-17th centuries, where the play of light in the ordinary interior was the main content of the works.
The influence of impressionism is manifested in the fleetingness of the plot, devoid of narrative, in the manner of painting, conveying an immediate impression of reality, in which the main role is played by the light-air environment.
Acts 2:42 (ESV)
The Fellowship of the Believers
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Fellowship.
The essence of the Christian life—fellowship with God and fellowship with other believers in Christ.
In the beginning, Adam was placed in the garden to enjoy friendship and communion with God. When the creature chose to assert his own autonomy rather than live under the Creator’s gracious care, fellowship was broken. Hence Adam and Eve hid themselves from the Lord’s presence (Gn 3:8). Yet God immediately sought them out (v 9) and revealed his plan for the ultimate restoration of sinners through the work of the Redeemer (v 15).
The OT tells how God began to draw a special people into fellowship with himself. Enoch is described as a man who walked with God (Gn 5:22, 24). Noah, likewise, walked in communion with the Lord (6:9). And Abraham, the father of Israel, is called “the friend of God” (Jas 2:23). No OT saint had deeper fellowship with God than did Moses during his 40-day encounter with the Lord on Mt Sinai (Ex 24). Later in Israel’s history David wrote psalms that reflect a heart vitally in tune with the living God (Pss 16, 34, 40, 63)
As a result of Christ’s finished work on the cross, God now makes his permanent abode in the believer’s heart (Jn 14:23). Hence the fellowship which now prevails under the new covenant is nothing less than the vital, spiritual union of the believer with Christ (Jn 14:20, 21). Fellowship with God is the goal of the Christian life (1 Jn 1:3), and this relationship will be perfected forever when we see our Savior “face to face” (1 Cor 13:12), when God dwells with his people in the heavenly kingdom (Rv 21:3).
The gospel restores fellowship not only with God, but among believers as well. Jesus’ last supper with his disciples illustrates the relationship between the vertical and horizontal dimensions of fellowship (Mk 14:22–25). In the upper room Jesus shared with his disciples a sacred love feast. The hearts of the Lord and his followers were knit together by a deep sense of love and commitment. Later the disciples discovered that their own hearts were strongly united out of their common loyalty to Jesus. Following the cross and the outpouring of the Spirit the church was born, that new society of people in fellowship with God and with one another.
The depth of comraderie among the first Christians is portrayed in the early chapters of Acts. Daily the believers met together in house groups for teaching, fellowship, the Lord’s Supper, and prayer (Acts 2:42, 46). So profound was their sense of togetherness that the Christians pooled their possessions and distributed them to brethren in need (vv 44, 45; 4:32–35). Perhaps the dominant characteristic of this early Christian fellowship was “love of the brethren” (1 Thes 4:9; 1 Pt 1:22). Constrained by love, Paul organized among the gentile churches a collection for poor believers in Jerusalem. In Romans 15:26, which speaks of the gifts of the churches in Macedonia and Achaia, the word translated “contribution” is the common Greek word for “fellowship.” Similarly, the fellowship which the Philippian church shared with Paul assumed the form of gifts to support the apostle’s ministry (Phil 1:5; 4:14, 15).
Scripture uses several images to describe the spirit of togetherness which characterized the early church. The first is “the household of God” (Eph 2:19; 1 Tm 3:15), or “the household of faith” (Gal 6:10). In God’s household, love and hospitality are to be the rule (Heb 13:1, 2). Further, the church is depicted as the family of God on earth (Eph 3:15). God is the Father and believers are his faithful sons and daughters. The life of God’s family is to be governed by love, tenderness, compassion, and humility (Phil 2:1–4). Finally, the Christian fellowship is represented as the “one new man” or the “one body” (Eph 2:15, 16). In spite of great natural diversity, the Holy Spirit binds believers together into a single organism (4:4–6). In this fellowship of love, no believer is insignificant. Each member has been endowed with gifts for the spiritual edification of the entire body.
Scripture lays down the basis of fellowship in 1 John 1:7: “If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another.” Jesus Christ, then, is the source and fount of all spiritual communion. Only when rightly related to the Lord do we experience true fellowship with another Christian. Just as light and darkness are incompatible, so a believer can have no real fellowship with an unbeliever. Neither can the Christian be in fellowship with one who walks contrary to the teaching of Christ (2 Jn 9–11), or a professing brother who is immoral, idolatrous, a drunkard, or a thief (1 Cor 5:11).
Scripture lays down several guidelines for enhancing the communion of believers in the body. (1) Love one another with the same compassion that Christ displayed to his own (Jn 13:34, 35; 15:12). The law of the fellowship should be the rule of love (Heb 13:1). (2) Cultivate that spirit of humility that seeks the other person’s honor (Phil 2:3–5). (3) Lighten fellow believers’ load by bearing one another’s burdens (Gal 6:2). (4) Share material blessings with brothers and sisters in need (2 Cor 9:13). (5) Tenderly correct a sinner while helping to find solutions to the problems (Gal 6:1). (6) Succor a fellow believer in times of suffering (1 Cor 12:26). And (7) Pray for one another in the Spirit without ceasing (Eph 6:18).
The Christian will want to seriously regard the saying of an anonymous saint, “You cannot draw nigh to God if you are at a distance from your brother.”
Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 789–790.
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The Abandoned Pennhurst Asylum
May 25th, 2014
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“Pennhurst is the scariest place I have ever seen. Period. I have traveled all over the country visiting haunted places and attractions and nothing compares to this incredible, dilapidated campus. Last October, I was approached by the owners of Pennhurst Associates, and asked if I would like to be a partner in their haunted attraction. At first I was skeptical because everyone thinks this industry is easy, with a “get rich quick” attitude, and we all know how much work is involved and how hard it is to be successful. I was really skeptical…until I visited Pennhurst. The day I drove into this huge complex of brick structures, I was hooked. I knew this place had the potential to be the greatest haunted attraction ever. With a ton of money, corporate sponsors, the right build crew, and a great plan, Pennhurst Asylum could come to life and entertain the hard core haunters. Not only does this place have an incredible ambiance, a built in cult following, and a treasure trove of unique props, it has a history; a history riddled with accusations of torture, abuse and neglect. A history of mental patients chained to the walls in dark tunnels, children left for years in cribs, sexual abuse by the staff and even murder. All this happened behind the walls of Pennhurst State School, Spring City, Pennsylvania.
Pennhurst was constructed and opened in 1908 as a state school for the mentally and physically disabled. Pennhurst's property was vast, covering 120 acres. Created to house over 10,000 patients at a point in time, Pennhurst was one of the largest institutions of its kind in Pennsylvania. Half of Pennhurst's residents were committed by court order and the other half were brought by a parent or other guardian. It was devoted strictly to the care, treatment and education of the disabled. Originally named Pennhurst Home for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic, it finally was just called Pennhurst State School. Pennhurst employed a large number of staff to help assist in maintaining the facility. This staff included a board of trustees, medical staff, dental staff, and specialists in psychology, social services, accounting, and various fields of education. The grounds of Pennhurst included a 300-bed hospital, which had a full nursing staff and two surgeons on call at all times. Others at Pennhurst included members of the clergy and farming experts who grew most of Pennhurst's food . Pennhurst was an essentially self-sufficient community, its 1,400-acre site containing a firehouse, general store, barber shop, movie theatre, auditorium and even a greenhouse. The buildings of Pennhurst were named after towns in Pennsylvania such as Chester and Devon. The original buildings were designed by architect Phillip H. Johnson. All of Pennhurst's electricity was generated by an on-site power plant. A cemetery lay on the property, as well as baseball and recreational fields for the residents. Many of Pennhurst's buildings were strictly for storage; however, the majority were dormitory and hospital-style living quarters for the residents. Many of the buildings had security screens that were accessed on the inside, to prevent patients from escaping, or jumping to their deaths. Most of the stairwells had security fences to keep patients from jumping over the railings. Many of the buildings are linked by an underground tunnel system designed for transportation of handicapped patients to and from the dormitory, recreational buildings and dietary.
Pennhurst was often accused of dehuminazitation and was said to have provided no help to the mentally challenged. The institution had a long history of staff difficulties and negative public image, for example, a 1968 report by NBC called "Suffer the Little Children". Pennhurst State School was closed in 1986 following several allegations of abuse. These allegations led to the first lawsuit of its kind in the United States, Pennhurst State School and Hospital vs. Halderman, which asserted that the mentally retarded have a constitutional right to living quarters and an education. Terry Lee Halderman had been a resident of the school, and upon release she filed suit in the district court on behalf of herself and all other residents of Pennhurst. The complaint alleged that conditions at Pennhurst were unsanitary, inhumane and dangerous, that these living conditions violated the fourteenth amendment, and that Pennhurst used cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth and fourteenth amendments. After a 32-day trial and an immense investigation, prosecutors concluded that the conditions at Pennhurst were not only dangerous, with physical and mental abuse of its patients, but also inadequate for the care and habilitation for the mentally retarded. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania also concluded that the physical, mental, and intellectual skills of most patients had deteriorated while in Pennhurst.
In 1986, Pennhurst was ordered closed, and began a program of de-institutionalism that lasted several years. Once the buildings were closed, they began to rapidly deteriorate from lack of heating, moisture invasion and vandalism. Thousands of people began to illegally tour the property spray painting everything in sight and breaking all the glass in the place. Theft was rampant and the destruction of the property was in full swing. Patients were thrown out and a large homeless contingent developed in the area.
Pennhurst fell into complete ruin as the complex was shut down. Buildings were abandoned as they were, with patient’s clothes and belonging strewn about. Furniture, cabinets and medical equipment were left to decay as if someone had just got up and walked out the front door. This is the place that will eventually resurrect into one of the most studied properties in the ghost hunter media, and will become an amazing haunted attraction.
As I research the history of this place, I begin to realize the potential of Pennhurst as an intriguing location for a haunted attraction. This place is really haunted. Several reputable Ghost Hunter groups have documented audible recordings, temperature changes, and unexplained movement of objects in the buildings of Pennhurst. This is the kind of environment I want to build the next generation of haunted house; a proven haunted location.
My team, headed by John Brady, Shawn Sieger, Jim Souflous, Todd Beringer, Rob Sieger and others search the complex for valuable props. We wander deep into the tunnels that stitch the complex. We move into the basements of maintenance buildings, storage areas, dormitories and dietary in search of unique items that will set this haunt apart from all other. We find a huge electro-mechanical device that has to be the control for the electrotherapy department. It is so old that it used electrical tube circuits developed in the 30’s. Insulators and other unrecognizable devices are strewn about the room. This is a huge find. As we cruise through the old abandoned hospital, we harvest giant 48” surgical lights that are suspended from the rotting ceilings. They are mounted on tracks that allow the lights to be moved to focus on the unsuspecting patients. These will be perfect in the rooms for our haunt. We find medical cabinets, drawers, storage lockers, operating tables are everywhere. This is a veritable treasure trove of props for our attraction. As we move through the dark corridors, with flashlights moving side to side, I can’t keep the feelings of growing anticipation from my mind. I know there is something out there but can’t put my finger on it. I come around the corner and enter a small room to the right, and there it is; the morgue. I recognize it because it has two drawer slides and a refrigeration unit on top. This is what we came here to find. This will be one of the most unique features of our attraction; a real morgue scene. Stainless steel tables with large drains, stainless steel cabinets, lab equipment and a real, 1930’s autopsy table! I am blown away by this scene. I can picture the thousands of customers coming through our attraction knowing that everything in here is REAL. My arms have gooseflesh!
Back at the Administration building, construction is moving forward. All the asbestos has been abated, the floors have been repaired, roof repaired, windows replaced, and structural inspections have been completed. The building is safe for use as an amusement building. Now the hard work of turning this into one of the most complex haunted houses is under way. A full electrical upgrade needs to be completed. Smart lighting, imbedded audio systems and fiber optical controls will be installed. Pneumatic infrastructure will be run throughout the building so props can be installed in any room. A lot of work must be completed in a few short months in preparation for the 2010 season.
We want this attraction to be a full experience of Pennhurst, but we need to work the audience up slowly so they won’t chicken out right away. This place is so creepy, that we need to get the ticket sales completed before they see the complex. A state of the art POS system will be installed by Interactive Ticketing, and can handle the thousands of expected customers. This system will track every ticket sold, and with the aid of digital scanners that are integrated with the internet, and keep track of each customer. Once the customer has bought their ticket, they will be guided to the walkway that surrounds the complex. This walkway will act as a huge queue line to the main entrance of the haunt, but will take them on a tour around several other buildings before entering the Administration building. As the customers walk the 800’ long walkway, they will experience the vastness of Pennhurst. With over 10 buildings in view, most in bad condition, they will be able to witness the downfall of this once beautiful campus. The once beautiful courtyards are now overgrown and the children’s playground equipment lay rotting all around. As the people approach the Admin building, they will be diverted to the side and then around to the front and into the main entrance. A large stone portico greets the crowd as they are ushered into the attraction. A unique feature of Pennhurst will be the museum. Many local residents have a strong feeling that the memories of the atrocities that occurred here should be preserved in some way so that they will not re-occur in the future. With this in mind, we felt that the construction of a Pennhurst Museum was in order. We have reconstructed four rooms on the first floor that will act as an indoor queue line and, at the same time, teach the public about the history of this magnificent place. With high tech videos, historical photos and artifacts from the past, the customers will be able to go back in time and witness the rise and fall of Pennhurst, as it happened. As they move slowly through the museum, they will notice that the rooms are beginning to decay. By the time they enter the great corridor the building has fallen into disrepair. This is when they will enter the scariest haunted house imaginable.
With an asylum theme in mind, and real, antique hospital equipment on hand, we began to build our attraction. We painted the entire interior with a special barrier sealant that encapsulates any lead paint and is also 100% flameproof. Rotted flooring has been replaced, and roof leaks have been plugged. We install MDF board as a wainscote and paint it to look like the marble that was part of the original building, but stolen long ago. We want an old time feeling to envelope the customers; a feeling of going back in time. The first room you enter is the intake office, complete with a psychiatrist giving you the Rorschach test, otherwise known as the ink blot test. As the Dr. engages the crowd, slides flip by on a large screen. After the intake, you enter the de-lousing showers, where shower heads spew out a combination of fog, air and CO2, giving it a cold feel. Other rooms include the dietary unit with copious use of existing cafeteria items like tray holders, rolling carts, plastic ware, cups, plates, tables and ovens. Pneumatic and actor scares abound in this haunt as there are a large number of great setups and hiding spots throughout the building. Moving upstairs, we have a large room with the ceiling removed. It shows the expansive architecture of the building, and the roofline looms over 35’ above your head. The focus in this room is the old, female actor in the corner, who is sitting in a vintage wheelchair. She is spot lighted with down lighting that also shows beds, furniture and other belongings. As she distracts the crowd, a switch is flipped and flood lights reveal the height of the ceiling, filled with another animatronic surprise.
Another part of the building is an area that has suffered a moderate fire. Door frames and headers are charred, and the smell of burnt wood is still perceptible. The area that was burned housed two sound proof cells; small rooms where patients could be locked away and their screams could be totally muffled. The floors, walls and ceilings are 6” thick with heavy insulation stuffed between the studs. The interiors are lined with sound proof tiles, and the exterior is sheathed in another layer of sound proofing. Even the doors are 8” thick and insulated. As you walk into these rooms, you can feel the air get heavy, the sounds deaden and you can imagine how the patients felt being locked up in the pitch dark with no one hearing your screams.
As you can imagine, the really cool rooms are left for last. With tons of great, original props, we build out sets that appear to be real operating rooms. One room is set up to be themed as a lobotomy operating room. Steel tables, medical cabinets and surgical equipment are everywhere. Actors bring off the scare and make this scene believable. The next room is our autopsy chamber. This room is decorated with the original equipment we found in the old hospital. The cabinets mounted to the walls are stainless steel, and look brand new, even after 50 or more years. The large sink structure, with an industrial size in-sinkerator, and long overflow drain, is up against the far wall. On the right is the original two drawer morgue unit, moved here from the hospital basement, and restored to its original form. The drawers roll out as easily as they did when first installed, and the refrigeration unit above the drawers adds to the realism of the scene. To top it off, an antique autopsy table stands in the center of the room. I bought the table at a funeral home auction 15 years ago and it has now found a new home. Overhead is a huge surgical style lamp, measuring over 40” across, and fitted with a friction gear that allows one to direct the light in any direction.
Another great room design we are using is the shock therapy room. This room has tile walls and floor, large overhead lights (harvested from the depths of building c) and the original electroconvulsive shock therapy machine retrieved from the hospital. Most modern ECT machines deliver a brief-pulse current, which is thought to cause fewer cognitive effects than the sine-wave currents which were originally used in ECT. Our machine is of the sine wave type, and caused unconsciousness and convulsions for 15 to 30 seconds. It is a large stainless steel console with dials and meters, and long electrode leads still attached. Our shock table is hinged in the center, and can tilt down for easy loading and unloading of the patient. The table has a latch where the actor can drop the foot of the table and attack the audience. This coupled with bang sticks, strobe lights, fog machines and a blistering 400 watt soundtrack make this one of the premier rooms at Pennhurst. In all, Pennhurst Asylum will have 18 complete rooms, not including the 4 room used in the museum. All of these rooms are highly detailed to be realistic in every way.
We have really strived to mix fact with fiction, folklore with fear, to come up with some of our unique room designs. There have been accounts of an old dentist chair that was located in the deep recesses of Mayflower, one of the more notorious dorms at Pennhurst. This chair is a little different than the ones you and I are used too; it has restraining straps attached to the arms, legs and headrest. This chair was reportedly used to remove the teeth of patients that were prone to biting the staff here. Imagine yourself being strapped into this device and having all your teeth ripped out without any kind of medication. This is just one more example of how unique this location is.
The most intriguing part of Pennhurst is their tunnel complex. All of the buildings on the campus are connected by above ground walkways with tunnels under them. These tunnels are 10 feet high, 8 feet wide and thousands of feet long. Concrete floors, tile walls and concrete ceilings create an incredible echo effect at certain intersections. In fact, I have looked behind myself several times to see if there is someone following me a few feet back. The echoes are so distinct you can hear whispers from hundreds of feet away.
As the guests are scared out of the last room in the Asylum, they find themselves in a large foyer with paintings and photographs on the walls. This is the queue line for the tunnels. Once through the lines, the guests are ushered down a long set of stairs and into the basement. Once there, with a temperature drop of at least 20 degrees, they are let through the double doors that lead to the exit…900 feet away. Scenes and actors appear at intersections along the way. Glass jars with cages around them contain the only lighting down here, and they are all connected to commercial lighting controls that are programmed to flicker, dim and occasionally go completely dark. We also added several subsonic bass tubes that cannot be heard, only felt. This will induce an uneasy feeling in all who enter the tunnels. Special chicken exits have been designed into the tunnel system and I’m sure will be used many times. This will be the scariest part of this attraction. The best part of the tunnel system is that it will contain our guests on their way back to the main entrance. People coming into the show along the walkways above will hear the screams emanating from the tunnels below them. They will hear the reactions to our show before they even enter the walkways leading to our haunt. What better way to elevate the anticipation and fear level than to hear, first hand, how scary this place is. If this place is scary to seasoned haunters, imagine how the general public will feel.
Another unique feature of Pennhurst is that it is really haunted. Featured on the Travel Channel, the Ghost Adventures crew have recorded many strange voices, noises and unexplained movement and documented this in their shows. The Pennhurst Ghost Tours, open to professional and amateur ghost hunters, has been a huge success, with recordings, photos and accounts of physical contact throughout the Pennhurst complex. So, if you want to get scared, come to Pennhurst Asylum. You may even witness the supernatural… whether you want to or not.”
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A female Hyena showing her two siblings how to relax and have fun.
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Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
[Romans 12:9-13 NIV]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
This is Ella. We aren't sure of her pedigree, but it's apparent she has some American or British bulldog in her.
Ella is absolutely devoted to Charlie. She is normally playful, full of life, and will lick and love you to death. . . . as long as Charlie is around.
Recently, I dog sat, Ella when Charlie was away. That Ella was sad, is an understatement. She followed me with her head hung low and even scratching and petting her massive head didn't alleviate the sadness in her eyes.
I'm going to have some more pictures of Ella. I think her reaction to Charlie's absence was so truly human and the first time I've seen so clearly, a dog's sadness at the absence of it's owner.
The unusually heavy fall did not stop the devoted Catholics from celebrating the Santo Nino Procession in urban Los Angeles, through the streets! Representing the Holy Child the Infant Prince of Peace!
In a gallery devoted to presenting the work of indigenous Australian artists, we find a beautiful video presentation. Unfortunately, I can't tell you who made the video, but the scenes from Central Australia are quite breathtaking. It is an immersive experience with a three screen wrap-around presentation like you see here. I have shown you three still shots from the film.
Photos taken with the Leica D-Lux 7.