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Built for durability versus beauty, the old fog alert station beneath the Golden Gate Bridge has stood stoically guarding the entrance to the San Francisco Bay since the 19th century. Still, there is a certain Sheng Fui about it me thinks--as the old stone building has gradually become one with its surrounding environment.
Marin County CA
This ball lasted over 13 years and survived many catches, throws and the occasional chews. Had to place it in the snow in memory of my best friend, who loved trying to find it in the winter, especially.
Shot at Ocean Road, Victoria (Australia) where the Southern ocean is. A beautiful sandstone rock formation with deep caves. The rock formation indeed looks like an 'ocean watcher'.
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, TAMRON 16-300mm
The qualities that I think get underestimated quite often are durability and tenacity and a willingness to just keep at it. Time spent behind the camera is just phenomenally important.
Joe McNally
HMM!!
Loebner magnolia, 'Ballerina', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Bristlecone pines (Pinus aristata), the most durable living entities on this planet, are known to have achieved lifespans of several thousand years. A native of the American Rocky Mountains, these conifers are found at elevations which exceed 8,000 feet and are often found right at the timberline,11,500 feet. Colorado contains the most easterly found environments for bristlecone pines in the United States.
This is taken on Mount Evans Scenic and Historic Byway, the highest paved road in North America, a grove of remarkable trees whose gnarled trunks and knotty branches have stood here since the Roman Empire ended some 1,500 years ago. These trees are known for their ability to survive in very harsh conditions for a very long time; the oldest known specimen, which is located near Craig, is believed to be at least 2,461 years old.
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A close-up framing of an ancient statue depicting Thutmose III with noble facial features, youthful and smiling face, a hallmark of his reign's artistic standard.
The statue is noted for its exceptionally high quality and soft, human-like features, representing a peak in the artistic standards of the mid-18th Dynasty.
Wearing a nemes headdress and a ceremonial beard, stylistic features characteristic of Egyptian pharaohs. The tight centered composition filling the frame with the statue's details allows for an appreciation of the sculptural artistry and the preserved features.
The statue is dramatically lit, with a strong, directional light source from the front and slightly to the left, creating prominent shadows that emphasize the contours of the face, headdress, and beard. The background is dark, isolating the subject and drawing the viewer's attention to the statue.
The figure's face is serene, with distinct eyes, nose, and lips. The shoulders are broad, and the upper part of a broad collar or necklace is visible around the neck and shoulders.
The lighting highlights the smooth, polished surface of the stone, while also revealing subtle textures in the headdress and beard. The intricate details of the headdress stripes and the braided ceremonial beard are clearly visible.
The discovery of this statue in 1904 was part of the Karnak Cachette, one of the largest caches of statues ever found, containing artifacts from Egypt's Dynastic Age.
Crafted from greywacke, a type of sandstone. Greywacke was a commonly used material for sculptures in ancient Egypt due to its durability and fine grain.
A monochromatic or near-monochromatic color scheme, dominated by shades of grey and black, emphasizes the form and texture of the stone sculpture and contributes to a sense of power and serenity.
Taken from the Luxor Museum, a fascinating insight into the history of Luxor and ancient Egyptian civilization.
Established in 1975, it holds a carefully curated selection of wonderful artifacts from the Theban area in excellent preservation state.
Huon pine is an extremely durable wood. That is why it was prized in the 19th century for ship building. It was (and still is) very plentiful on the south west coast of Tasmania. In fact a number of early 19th century sailing ships were constructed in Macquarie Harbour on the west coast. Today, it is better known as a preferred timber for expensive furniture.
This red marker buoy was made in the mid 19th century and spent many years in service in the Tamar Channel. Considering its exposure to all weather conditions, it remains in good knick.
* If you've got a minute here's a great little article on the virtues of this amazing wood:
www.australianwoodwork.com.au/blogs/news/what-is-so-speci...
“Observer est le plus durable des plaisirs de la vie.”
Georges Meredith
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I found two old roll films in a shoe box with photos. The box moved more than five times with me and was last in the basement. Now I have developed one of the films, an Ilford HP5.
Caernarfon Castle in Wales was finished 720 years ago!
This is the original building. Guess they didn't use much MDF then.
Happy Fence Friday.
Explored: A million thanks everyone.
Durable L-plug with wire protector and regular plug.
Three black rings divides the plug in four sections : ground, microphone, left and right ( = stereo) and two black rings makes three sections: ground, left and right.
( I learn a lot from my two sons! One of them actually suggested I photograph his headphone plugs for MM)
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Tourcoing | Nord (59) | Hauts-de-France | France
The Upgraded B6 Switcher: A Durable “Yard Goat”
Built: 1916 by Pennsylvania Railroad, Juniata Shops, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Retired: 1957
The addition of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s signature Belpaire firebox, superheaters and power reverse lever made this B6sb switcher one of the most modern, powerful, and efficient 0-6-0’s anywhere. The B6 class as a whole was the most successful of what the Pennsylvania Railroad called their “shifters.” Like most switching engines, No. 1670 led a career of little excitement, but great importance.
Scuttling back and forth, this little “yard goat” spent most of its life breaking down and making up new trains. Its sloped-back tender gave good visibility to the rear – an important feature on a locomotive that would spend half of its life in reverse.
The No. 1670 is one of two surviving Pennsylvania Railroad B6 locomotives and the only B6sb.
"Femme de guerre inconnue" / "Unknown war Woman"
For lasting peace / Pour une paix durable
Gilded bronze
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Always wore these jeans since I was a kid. Always found them comfortable and durable... Wish you a warm and wonderful day...
Le Cyclamen, symbole d'amour sincère et durable
Selon une des nombreuses légendes qui entourent cette fleur délicate, le roi Salomon portait une cou-ronne de boutons de cyclamens. Mais lorsque les Juifs furent déportés à Babylone, les fleurs se cour-bèrent en disant : « Quand un fils de David montera à nouveau sur le trône et que la couronne reviendra à Jérusalem, nous relèverons la tête. » Dans l’Antiquité et au Moyen Âge, cette plante tubéreuse était supposée faciliter les accouchements, et plusieurs superstitions l’accusaient aussi de provoquer des fausses couches. Depuis la Renaissance, cette fleur gracieuse, modeste-ment penchée en avant, est aussi devenue un symbole d’amour sincère et durable.
De nos jours, elle incarne au Japon le sentiment amoureux par excellence, exactement comme la rose en Occident. Graphique, dotée de pétales mauves ou blancs qui se détachent joliment sur d’épaisses feuilles sombres, le cyclamen a aussi beaucoup inspiré les artistes. Dans les scènes religieuses, les peintres flamands en dessinaient pour représenter l’amour durable du Christ. Léonard de Vinci parsemait également les marges de ses manuscrits de ses corolles.
The Cyclamen, a symbol of sincere and lasting love
According to one of the many legends surrounding this delicate flower, King Solomon wore a crown of cyclamen buds. But when the Jews were deported to Babylon, the flowers bowed, saying, "When a son of David ascends the throne again and the crown returns to Jerusalem, we will lift up our heads." In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, this tuberous plant was believed to facilitate childbirth, and several superstitions also accused it of causing miscarriages. Since the Renaissance, this graceful flower, modestly leaning forward, has also become a symbol of sincere and enduring love.
Nowadays, it embodies the quintessential love feeling in Japan, just like the rose in the West. Graphic, with purple or white petals that stand out nicely against thick dark leaves, cyclamen has also been a great inspiration to artists. In religious scenes, Flemish painters drew them to represent the enduring love of Christ. Leonardo da Vinci also dotted the margins of his manuscripts with his corollas.
In 2018 the world championship in Sandsculpting was held due west of Amsterdam on the Northsea Beach at Zandvoort. Its winner was Sergio Ramírez Pérez (Catalunya, Spain). His inspiration for this sculpture of emotion and expression came from two drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, a Madonna and a horse. The sand sculpture was made durable and now sits on the beach walk to the north of Zandvoort.
Yellow-rumped warblers were fueling up on dogwood berries here in the park a few days ago, but now that the hungry birds have eaten all the dogwood berries, they're switching to the abundant red cedar berry crop in the park. These durable red cedar berries will be an important winter food source for birds in the park too.
acrylic on canvas, 13 x 18 cm
Sustainable Dictatorship is guaranteed by Pandemic Law
Duurzame Dictatuur is verankerd in de Pandemie-wet
La dictature durable est ancrée dans la loi pandémie
The "Lock Step" ( The Rockefeller Foundation ) outlines a scenario of authoritarian control in the wake of a hypothetical novel influenza pandemic similar to COVID-19.(anno 2010)
Lock Step = Een Corona-scenario voor ‘authoritarian leadership’ in reactie op een pandemie, dat de Rockefeller Foundation in 2010 bedacht. De Rockefeller Foundation lanceerde met The Lancet (Elsevier) ook al de nieuwe discipline van globalistisch doktertje spelen genaamd ‘Planetary Health’: alsof ‘het klimaat’ ons allemaal ziek zou maken, zoals via de Klimaatobsessierups. Hun doktersrecept is altijd meer ‘global governance’ en ‘interdependence’, centralisatie van macht. Dat is het zelfde recept dat het World Economic Forum ons nu ook voorschrijft uit naam van ‘Corona’. Wat de klimaatlobby decennia kostte, dat lukt nu via Lockdown in een handomdraai. We concluderen daarom: Samen zweren is pas fijn!
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Researcher and author Niki Friedrich Raapana accidentally stumbled into a pilot programme of the UN's ultimate agenda back in 1999, in Seattle. In her search for answers she found that the consortium of players, stakeholders and prime movers had one thing in common: jargon !
e.g. 'Sustainable Development' is a term we are all familiar with by now and there are many others. Tracing the terminology she was able to find an entire system which had infiltrated our governments and was rewriting state policies and objectives. The European Union was founded upon these principles. Anyone notice what happened to the once nation states that make up the EU? (They're all dead.)
Tracing the terminology to find an entire system which had infiltrated our governments and was rewriting state policies and objectives. Civil and individual rights and freedoms are abolished and the life becomes micromanaged.
The third way is no way - 2004 (logo ACL)
First Propaganda, then Criminalization of Dissent:
As Nazi Germany, now the dictatorship of the corporate globalist technocracy
Een regering die de toelating krijgt om
de wet te breken in een noodsituatie,
gaat blijven proberen om
fictieve noodsituaties te creëren.
(Jeff Hoeyberghs, 26 juni 2021)
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Jan Theuninck has been painting the evolution of Western totalitarianism for 20 years - he saw the evolution within the political spectrum where the socialist parties were lost (Fagospatose, 2001) in the Third Way (The third way is no way, 2004) movement of Clinton , Blair and Schröder with which they gave a face to communitarianism of the New World Order. He has often compared the latter to a new kind of National Socialism. His attention has always been fixed thanks to the more than 50 years of misery with blackmail games of the services and torture practices with chemical and energy weapons (Beyond the limit, 2001, Rinascimento, 2009, The culture of learned helplessness, 2011, Neostasi, 2012, Derailed system , 2012, The banality of Evil, 2013, Zersetzung, 2014, ils nous tiennent, 2015, Submission, 2015, Threat, 2016, Utopia, 2016, Conformity, 2017, Brainwashing, 2018, Warnung, 2019, Dein Kampf, 2019, Censorship, 2020, Post-truth society, 2020 and in 2021: Political Pandemic, New World Order, The Great Reset, Angel Vaccine, Aryan Corona Passport, Cytokine Storm, Back from never been away, Sustainable Dictatorship.
(In 2014 he already painted Virus Attack without believing that this would become a climax of the Davos counter-revolution years later)
ils parviennent à tout subordonner à une cause absolutée, quite à lui nuire en outrepassant les limites du sens
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Dentro Magistratura democratica, insomma, ci sono magistrati che ritengono che i decreti che hanno permesso e permetteranno di fronteggiare la pandemia siano un vulnus inaccettabile alla Costituzione.
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Jan Theuninck is a Belgian painter
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www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.be/wiki/index.php/Yperite-Jan...
www.graphiste-webdesigner.fr/blog/2013/04/la-peinture-bel... (année 2016)
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My durable, trusty old Pentax died today during this final drop shoot. It far exceeded the 100k shutter actuations guaranteed by the manufacturer. Thank you, my friend. Thankfully, the 50mm f/1.4 is fine and will go on another camera eventually.
1960 Mack B-61 Truck
This 1960 Mack is one of 137,000 B-model Mack trucks that were made between 1953 and 1966. Modern and aerodynamic in appearance, the B-series was developed in the late 1940s as the successor to the L-series, which was made from 1940 to 1956. The B-series was then replaced by the R-series, which was made for 40 years until it was discontinued in 2002 and replaced by the D-series. Some B-series Macks had five-speed transmissions, which was only possible because Mack engines have a wide RPM operating range.
Mack would always build whatever you wanted; they were and still are a custom manufacturer. The engine, transmission, and rear axle were all made by Mack. They were one of a few manufacturers to make all of their own parts. If, however, you wanted another brand of engine or transmission, they would put it in for you. The B-series was made into a variety of configurations; in addition to heavy trucks, there were fire trucks and school buses. These trucks were extremely durable and serviceable, and well regarded by truck buyers and operators.
A durable selective-fire rifle built for operations in forested and mountainous regions.
Credit goes to Beck for the Magazine, Wezzy for the optic, and SPW for the colors and logo.
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
-- C. S. Lewis
Annual M.O.T tomorrow so:-
New oil and filter, check nothing has worked loose. Check lights indicators, tyres, horn. A quick wipe over with a damp sponge.
All done for the nest year.
Honda's XRV750 Africa twin is a tough bike, doesn't need much in the way of maintenance certainly nothing "High tech".
It starts every time and just runs, nothing fancy not high powered but durable. Mine is now 22 years old and still going strong.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongdaemun_Design_Plaza:
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is a major urban development landmark in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Zaha Hadid and Samoo, with a distinctively neo-futuristic design characterized by the "powerful, curving forms of elongated structures." The landmark is the centerpiece of South Korea's fashion hub and popular tourist destination, Dongdaemun, featuring a walkable park on its roofs, large global exhibition spaces, futuristic retail stores, and restored parts of the Seoul fortress.
The DDP has been one of the main reasons for Seoul's designation as the World Design Capital in 2010. Construction started in 2009, and it was officially inaugurated on March 21, 2014. It is physically connected to Seoul Subway via Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Line 2, 4, and 5.
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) was designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, with the concept of "Metonymic Landscape". Metonymy refers to a method of describing a specific object indirectly, and Hadid integrated historical, cultural, urban, social, and economic aspects of Seoul deduced from this method in order to create a scene of the landscape. Designed as a cultural hub in the historical district of Seoul, South Korea's largest fashion district, the DDP is composed of undulating surfaces that resemble the flow of liquid and allow flexibility in space. The state-of-the-art BIM (Building Information Modeling), mega-truss (extra-large roof truss) system, and space frame system are the key features in terms of creating grand-scale spaces. According to Hadid, the fundamental features of her design were "transparency, porousness, and durability." Many ecological features, including a double-skin facade, solar panels, and a water recycling system, are included in the building.
The construction project for replacing Dongdaemun Stadium with a public park has been discussed in the media since 2000, and the city of Seoul established a basic master plan for alternating the function of Dongdaemun Stadium in 2005. Upon the advice of architects, and in order to secure a high-quality design for the new landmark of Seoul, the city invited architects in February 2007 to participate in a design competition. The city requested that the architects include a design plaza, underground spaces, a history park, and a culture park in the project, according to the guidelines. Zaha Hadid's Metonymic Landscape won the competition.
The exterior envelope of the DDP, a smooth and giant mushroom-like structure floating above ground level, is made of concrete, aluminum, steel, and stone. The interior of the building is finished with plaster reinforced with synthetic fiber, acoustic tiles, acrylic resin, stainless steel, and polished stone in the interior.
Carhartt is an American apparel company best known for its durable, heavy-duty workwear. (I've owned a couple of their winter hats and caps, so I know!) This was shot on East 22nd Street, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan.
Antique sample of "Ebonized Asbestos Lumber" from Ambler Asbestos Shingle & Sheathing Co. of Ambler, PA.
Touting many advantages useful in industry, such as being electrically non-conductive, durable, fireproof, etc., this particular material was often used as support panels for electrical control apparatuses, wiring, equipment switches, breaker units, arc insulators, among a multitude of other uses.
Taken on 14 April 2016 and uploaded 6 December 2024.
A brick with, for British viewers at least, a familiar name. There is a helpful article, published by the Northern Echo, giving a little history of the brick, made by Stanley Brothers and identifying other users of the "trademark" (a manufacturer of bitumen roofing felt and, from 1929, the London Rubber Company). Warning; the Northern Echo page is hopelessly infected with advertisements, all meaningless.
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Alter Ego: Captain Cube
Name: Quentin Bique
Allegiance: Hero
Powers:
* Super Strength and durability
* Enhanced speed, stamina and reflexes
* The ability of flight
Weapons:
* His costume is filled with LED lights allowing it to change colour like a disco light, which often distracts his opponents.
Key Weakness: His Cube shaped helmet can kind of muffle noises outside so he's a bit hard of hearing, but he can see perfectly fine through the one way glass helmet.
Origin:
Quentin grew up in New Blok City, he always idolised the silver age heroes known as the, "Blok City Protectors" which fought valiantly to defend the city from dastardly super villains like Obscura, who attempted to capture the whole population of the city's minds in his oversized camera strapped to an air ballon. Of course the team foiled his plans but at a cost, unfortunately the silver aged hero called "Captain Cuboid" was killed when he destroyed the camera and it blew up. It was soon after that the heroes of Blok City decided to hang up their capes and retire, but not until they recruited some "new blood" to become the New Blok City Protectors! That's why when Quentin discovered his abilities he decided to tryout for the new team and became the new age version of the deceased Captain Cuboid, calling himself "Captain Cube".
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Hand-knotted Sadraa designer rug made from natural wool and glossy bamboo silk or viscose. Combining Scandinavian modern design with traditional Oriental craftsmanship, this rug is durable, luxurious, and a timeless statement piece for any room.
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An attractive and durable plant, Tradescantia pallida ’Purpurea' (Purple Heart) is a popular trailing evergreen perennial noted for its remarkable foliage of narrow, pointed, purple leaves, 2-5 in. long (5-12 cm). Arranged alternately along thick, but fragile, purple stems, the leaves are deep royal purple above, and bright violet underneath. Blooming constantly during warm weather with small clusters of bright pink, 3-petalled, pale orchid-pink flowers. 1 in. (2.5 cm), emerge at the stem tips. Tradescantia pallida is a tender perennial which makes a beautiful groundcover. Its sprawling stems root in the moist soil, to create a carpet of ground-hugging foliage. Evergreen in frost-free areas, it dies back with mild freezes, but sprouts back in spring. In colder areas, it may be grown as a bedding annual, in a container or hanging basket, or as a houseplant.