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Effective wood working tool for shaping. Macro Mondays Eye of the Beholder theme 2019
24-105L with Canon extension tube. Blue gelled strobe beneath for accent lighting.
Effective October 15, Gala Charron will be closing Art Dummy and leaving Second Life. The Second Life arts and design community will be a sadder place without her whimsy.
Goodbye Art Dummy!
[*Art Dummy!] dashing. (art on wood)
[*Art Dummy!] peace. (art on wood)
[*Art Dummy!] all is calm. all is bright. (art on wood)
[*Art Dummy!] we are grounded here. (chair)
[*Art Dummy!] apple picking (chair)
Also:
Trompe Loeil - Apple Cart Set
Zigana - Winter Grass
Orsini's Fortress and the roofs of Sorano (Grosseto)
Sorano nacque come antico possedimento della famiglia Aldobrandeschi, ma il territorio comunale era già abitato sin dal periodo etrusco, come dimostrano i notevoli ritrovamenti di insediamenti e necropoli antiche. Dopo il matrimonio tra Anastasia, ultima erede degli Aldobrandeschi, e Romano Orsini nel 1293, il controllo di Sorano passò alla famiglia Orsini. Il centro seguì le vicissitudini storiche e politiche della vicina Pitigliano, dove era situata la residenza dei conti, e gli Orsini si impegnarono a potenziarlo fornendolo di fortificazioni efficaci, che resero Sorano un rifugio sicuro dagli attacchi nemici: più volte infatti, nel corso del XV secolo, i senesi posero la fortezza di Sorano sotto assedio, senza però mai riuscire ad occuparla. Alla fine del XVI secolo, con la caduta della contea degli Orsini, Sorano passò in mano ai Medici, che lo inglobarono nel Granducato di Toscana agli inizi del secolo successivo assieme alla vicina Pitigliano.
Sorano was founded as an ancient possession of the family Aldobrandeschi, but the municipality was inhabited since Etruscan times, as proved by remarkable findings of ancient settlements and necropolis. After the marriage of Anastasia, the last Aldobrandeschi's heir, and Romano Orsini in 1293, control of Sorano passed to the Orsini family. The municipality followed the historical and political vicissitudes of the nearby Pitigliano, where was located the residence of the counts, and the Orsini pledged to strengthen it by providing it with effective fortifications, which made Sorano a safe haven from enemy attack more often in fact, during the XV century, the Sienese laid the fortress of Sorano under siege, but were never able to occupy it. At the end of the sixteenth century, with the fall of the Orsini's County, Sorano passed under the Medici, who englobed it in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany at the beginning of the next century, together with nearby Pitigliano.
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Explore #314
I took this at a rest area somewhere in the US, I cannot for the life of remember, I can see the place clearly but not that name of it, I will search through my archives after work and find the location. This is an original old settlers cottage that was on display here, I had to go high on the crop to avoid the barbed wire surrounding the building, but I like the effect. This cottage had one door and one window. Simple and effective. Amazing how people lived all that time ago, but in saying that it was certainly build to last.
Have a great day today, and don't forget to look up and see the cloudage ;) Car xx
Today's Carsounds - Avril Lavigne-Complicated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXYAJoDWCk
An update, this was taken at the Fredona Visitors center, Arizona.
Shot of a Star Ferry on a foggy Day.
The Star Ferry operates the following cross-harbour routes (The prices are effective from 15 July 2017):
Central to Tsim Sha Tsui. For lower deck, it costs HK$2.2 on Mondays to Fridays; HK$3.1 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. For upper deck, HK$2.7 on Mondays to Fridays; HK$3.7 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui for HK$2.7 on Mondays to Fridays; HK$3.7 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Harbour Tour: a tourist cruise, making an indirect, circular route to all the stops, namely Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Wan Chai.
Passengers may use Octopus or tokens to pay for the ride. Tokens are available in the vending machines at the piers. Direct payment by coins at turnstile is no longer accepted.
The Tsim Sha Tsui – Central route does not accept cycles, but the Tsim Sha Tsui – Wan Chai route accepts cycles for an extra charge of HK$14, except during the evening peak hour from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui.
Star Ferry has announced to provide sightseeing service between Tsim Sha Tsui and Disneyland Resort Pier, which has been emptied for 11 years since its open. This route consists of 2 departures and the round trip fare is $180. Passengers can enjoy views of Tsing Ma Bridge during the 45 journey on a luxury ferry World Star.
The Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The service is operated by the "Star" Ferry Company, which was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company, and adopted its present name in 1898.
The fleet of twelve ferries operates two routes across the harbour, carrying over 70,000 passengers a day, or 26 million a year. Even though the harbour is crossed by railway and road tunnels, the Star Ferry continues to provide an inexpensive mode of harbour crossing. The company's main route runs between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.
It has been rated first in the “Top 10 Most Exciting Ferry Rides” poll by the Society of American Travel Writers (“SATW”) in February 2009.
Before the steam ferry was first created, people would cross the harbour in sampans. In 1870, a man named Grant Smith brought a twin-screw wooden-hulled boat from England and started running it across the harbour at irregular intervals.
In July 1873, an attempt was made to run steam ferries between Hong Kong and Kowloon. This was stopped at the request of the British consul in Canton, who feared it would enable visits to gambling houses in Kowloon.[4] It is thought that a service to the public was established in the mid-to-late 1870s, after the cession of Kowloon to the British in 1860.
The company was founded by Parsee merchant Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala as the "Kowloon Ferry Company" in 1888. Naorojee bought Smith's boat, and later acquired the steam vessels Morning Star and Evening Star from a Mr Buxoo.[5] The popularity of this means of transport enabled him to increase his fleet to four vessels within 10 years: the Morning Star, Evening Star, Rising Star and Guiding Star. Each boat had a capacity of 100 passengers, and the boats averaged 147 crossings each day. He incorporated the business into the "Star Ferry Co Ltd" in 1898, prior to his retirement to India. The company name was inspired by his love of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar", of which the first line reads "Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me!".[citation needed]
At the time regular service was initiated, ships were moored by having a sailor on the vessel toss the rope to another on the pier, who would then catch it with a long billhook. This is still done today.
On his retirement in 1898, Naorojee sold the company to The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, at that time owned by Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Sir Paul Chater.
A pier constructed on the western end of Salisbury Road opened in 1906, but was destroyed by a typhoon in September 1906. In the early 1950s, construction of the present twin-piered terminal commenced on both sides of Victoria Harbour, designed to handle 55 million passenger trips a year. The structure was completed in 1957, concurrent with the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier built on the island side.
At the turn of the century, Hong Kong currency and Canton currency were both accepted as legal tender in Hong Kong. In the autumn of 1912, following a devaluation, the Star Ferry caused a controversy by insisting, together with the tramways, that payment had to be made in Hong Kong currency only. Canton coinage would no longer be accepted.
In 1924 the Yaumati Ferry operated the route to Kowloon in a duopoly. In 1933 the Star Ferry made history by building the Electric Star, the first diesel electric passenger ferry of its kind.
By 1941, the company had six vessels. During the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, the competing Yaumati Ferry was allowed to continue, while the Japanese commandeered the Star Ferry for their own purposes. The Golden Star and the Meridian Star were used to transport prisoners of war from Sham Shui Po to Kai Tak Airport. In 1943, the Golden Star was bombed and sunk in the Canton River by the Americans, and the Electric Star was sunk in the harbour. After the war, the ferries were recovered and returned to service.
Until the opening of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in 1972, the Star Ferry remained the main means of public transportation between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon side.
The Star Ferry operates on a franchise from the Government. It was last renewed in March 1998, the year of its centenary.
Hit EXPLORE on Friday, July 11, 2008 at position # 337.
Native to North America, this medium sized bee is a beautiful metallic green with a yellow and black striped abdomen. Some females are entirely green, or greenish blue.
Effective Saturday, there is no longer a pool for the CSX Burt Line. Q634/5 have been moved backed to the C&O Columbus subdivision. This is not the first time the Burt Line has gone without mainline traffic (other than 2 locals) but who knows if this is the last the last straw? The lesson here is shoot what you can because the next day is gone. Here is Q634 at WE Delaware (CP 111) on an August evening.
ARMaTech
Effective Range: N/A - Civilian Use
Classification: Racing - MRL Rumbler
Armaments: N/A
A heavily modified version of the Baron Prototype, the DASH Baron was made purely to compete in the Mecha Racing League. Designed to withstand a beating during races while still maintaining high top speeds, the DASH is definitely something you should watch out for in MRL.
Pilot: Baron Ishi
No one knows for certain if Baron Ishi is his real name or if he's even a human being but his patient yet deadly driving style has earned him a reputation in the league. Some say he's actually a cyborg with an advanced AI program designed by ARMaTech to drive their hulking speedster mech while others swear he's just a really cold human being, sick of piloting war machines and opts to drive a humanoid coffin at high speeds instead.
Special Ability: Shell Rush
Using both heavy arm guards, the DASH will charge towards an opposing mech, crushing them with deadly blunt force.
Special Ability: DASH Rush
The special Quorus heatsinks at the rear of the DASH activates and grants the reFrame increased speed, mobility, and reaction time although using this ability puts a lot of stress on the machine and can only be used once or twice before having the heatsinks replaced.
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Build notes:
You can find more about the build in my blog article :D
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More info, WIP details, and other LEGO mechs over at my blog:
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For those interested in LEGO mech building, I put out an eBook over at Amazon Kindle a while back called Mech Wars Instructional Primer. If you’re looking for a resource that could help you start or even improve your mech building skills, you might find this eBook useful :D
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Had to delete the previous one since it was too dark and I only noticed when I compared it to another video.
VIDEOS ARE SO NOT MY THING
T___________T .. well not yet
Barn Owls, on the other hand, can be a wonderful help. They are gorgeous creatures with voracious appetites. Installing Barn Owl boxes can be a very cost effective and eco-friendly way to help with a rodent problem. A single Barn Owl family can consume rodent delivery3,000 rodents in a single 4 month breeding cycle. In many areas Barn Owls have multiple clutches a year, raising the total for possible consumed rodents to 6,000 - 9,000 a year! This is in addition to the simple joy of having such amazing creatures as a neighbors!
Barn Owl box rodent control programs work best for larger properties, such as farms, ranches, vineyards & homeowners associations. That's not to say that it's impossible for Barn Owls to help smaller properties, but Barn Owls usually do not hunt directly around their own boxes. More commonly, we've observed them starting to hunt 100'-300' away from their own nests. However, if you have multiple occupied boxes, the owls from one box will readily hunt around other owls' boxes. Thus giving you complete coverage. Barn Owls alone will not completely eliminate all rodents. For the best results, the Hungry Owl Project recommends an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach.
Barn Owls are non-territorial, which unlike many other owls, means that you can install multiple boxes relatively close together. For smaller properties (2 acres and less), we usually recommend starting with around 1 - 3 boxes. For medium properties (3 - 10 acres) we recommend starting with around 2 - 6 boxes. For larger properties we suggest starting with 5 boxes for every 10 acres. However, these are somewhat loose guidelines and every situation is unique. As a general rule of thumb, we always recommend that when your occupancy rate reaches 80%, add more boxes. Boxes can be occupied quite quickly, we've had owls move in in as little as a few days after installing boxes, but there have also been situations where it takes years for boxes to become occupied. A safe and successful installation is the best way to ensure that you're giving your boxes the best chance for occupancy, please view the "Where to Install" items in the menu on the left for more details. If you'd like the us to come to your location to help you find installation locations that will be both safe for the owls and give you the best chances for occupancy and rodent control, consider having a HOP site consultation.
I made this image twice: once with text alone, and once with a section of the typewriter included. I found it to be a much more effective image with more than just text.
in The Four Loves, the full quotation (with context) reads:
“Finally, we must notice that Friendship is very rarely the image under which Scripture represents the love between God and Man. It is not entirely neglected; but far more often, seeking a symbol for the highest love of all, Scripture ignores this seemingly almost angelic relation and plunges into the depth of what is most natural and instinctive. Affection is taken as the image when God is represented as our Father; Eros, when Christ is represented as the Bridegroom of the Church.
Let us begin with the suspicions of those in Authority. I think there is a ground for them and that a consideration of this ground brings something important to light. Friendship, I have said, is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself..." But the common taste or vision or point of view which is thus discovered need not always be a nice one.”
EFFECTIVE SYSTEM TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
EFFICACE SISTEMA PER TENERE LA BOCCA CHIUSA.
FUENTE EN POMPEYA, ITALIA
6" telescope + 2x tele-extender. About 2000mm effective focal length. Hugin panorama of 2 exposures covering N and S halves of the Moon. Cropped and lightly sharpened.
Broccoli doesn't sweat the cold.
DeKalb County (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
7 January 2020.
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Im sexy and she knows it..🔥
The Joy's of being so tall. I have nice long slender legs to prop me up...💜
I love to be your favourite fantasy gurl. 💖
I love this photo. One reason for this is the colour of the water and the crispness of the rocks and the river. A more simpler photo of the collection but definitely effective.
© 2019 Millettarian Photographic Institute
ARMaTech
Effective Range: N/A - Civilian Use
Classification: Racing - MRL Rumbler
Armaments: N/A
A heavily modified version of the Baron Prototype, the DASH Baron was made purely to compete in the Mecha Racing League. Designed to withstand a beating during races while still maintaining high top speeds, the DASH is definitely something you should watch out for in MRL.
Pilot: Baron Ishi
No one knows for certain if Baron Ishi is his real name or if he's even a human being but his patient yet deadly driving style has earned him a reputation in the league. Some say he's actually a cyborg with an advanced AI program designed by ARMaTech to drive their hulking speedster mech while others swear he's just a really cold human being, sick of piloting war machines and opts to drive a humanoid coffin at high speeds instead.
Special Ability: Shell Rush
Using both heavy arm guards, the DASH will charge towards an opposing mech, crushing them with deadly blunt force.
Special Ability: DASH Rush
The special Quorus heatsinks at the rear of the DASH activates and grants the reFrame increased speed, mobility, and reaction time although using this ability puts a lot of stress on the machine and can only be used once or twice before having the heatsinks replaced.
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Build notes:
You can find more about the build in my blog article :D
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More info, WIP details, and other LEGO mechs over at my blog:
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For those interested in LEGO mech building, I put out an eBook over at Amazon Kindle a while back called Mech Wars Instructional Primer. If you’re looking for a resource that could help you start or even improve your mech building skills, you might find this eBook useful :D
Effective Barbaric Improvements.
Brazen vamale întunecate văi furtuni vânturi abandonate nopți aripi încântați inimă de durată favorizează poet sacrificare imperii țărmuri,
katasztrófák nagy hatalmas sírok őrjöngő könnyek implorálás vitorlák pánik városok félelmetes ígéretek remegő pofa nyögés vezetők,
under døde fiendish skygger beskidte regler forkerte fester groveling savages splattering guts oppustede sange frygtelige sten,
Sneaky aut commixtos dolis vestigia multarum disciplinam tonitruo levaret iter oraque primi ordines ebrius aliqua memoratu digna culinae ad non parcendum animarum,
Correndo miséria enegrecida maneiras perturbadoras zombando de torres lamentando ferimentos raiva inconstante aterroriza as necessidades da cidade,
勇敢なパイプテンペストマインド高い船が厚くなった港緑の喜び鉄の階段ガントレット勇気勝者スリムにチャンピオン無駄な賞品驚いた旅の報酬報酬.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Effective magnification 100x. Was super excited to find this one.
Thanks for your comments and faves, they are truly appreciated.
July 22, 2019
A simple gold spoon is a very effective lure for pond fish like largemouth bass.
(a "Macro Mondays" submission, theme "Gone Fishing" HMM!)
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2019
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Medium reFrame
Effective Range: Close
Classification: Melee / Close Combat
Armaments: (1) SW-SKALSO, (1) SH-SKALRO
Ragnarsdóttir holds the reputation of being one of the most ruthless military organizations in the region that was previously known in old history as Northern Europe. Their most known trait though is having all female members in their ranks. Practicing strict military code accompanied by superior tactics and skilled warriors, these battle maidens or Valkyries ride highly customized reFrames that excel in close quarter combat skirmishes.
The Skalmöld model in particular is equipped with the SW-SKALSO, a cleaving heat sword that penetrates the toughest of armors, and the SH-SKALRO, a shield that offers superior deflection and blocking given its compact size.
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Build notes:
You can find more about the build in my blog article :D
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More info, WIP details, and other LEGO mechs over at my blog:
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For those interested in LEGO mech building, I put out an eBook over at Amazon Kindle a while back called Mech Wars Instructional Primer. If you’re looking for a resource that could help you start or even improve your mech building skills, you might find this eBook useful :D
'will the f-word for shoes' this way of communication is wrong, but effective... X)
I was inspired by this wonderful girl, Nicole.
Just watched Scott Kelby's latest on architectural fine art. How effective is that then? Suddenly my vast library of "buildings in boring light to be shot again later" have a new lease of life :)
Late afternoon storm clouds over grain bins.A car is driving up the lane. Farm, Wauchope, Saskatchewan, Canada. 11 July 2015
2024-25: Honorable Mention and a score of 24.5/30 in Regina Photo Club 'scapes- Advanced in October 2024. Judge: 1: 8.50 wonderful sky and lighting; image is nice and sharp Judge: 2: 8.00 Great impact with the extraordinary sky and silo. They go together well. All the impact is on the left two thirds of the image, so it lacks visual balance. Placing the silos more to the centre would have helped the balance. Judge: 3 : 8.00 Good capture of the storm clouds. They take up a lot of canvas space but the silos piercing the clouds is very effective. The light on the implied horizon is quite bright but that is offset by our being able to see what is on the horizon line. Good story. Scored 23/30 in CAPA Fine Arts competition in January2025.