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The Battle of Didgori was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Great Seljuq Empire at the narrow place of Didgori, 40 km west of Tbilisi, on August 12, 1121. The large Muslim army, under the command of Ilghazi ibn Artuq was unable to maneuver, and suffered a devastating defeat due to King David IV of Georgia’s effective military tactics.
The battle at Didgori was the culmination of the entire Georgian-Seljuk wars, and led to the Georgians’ reconquest of Tbilisi in 1122. Soon after that David moved the capital from Kutaisi to Tbilisi. The victory at Didgori inaugurated the medieval Georgian Golden Age and is celebrated in the Georgian chronicles as a (Georgian: ძლევაჲ საკვირველი, dzlevay sakvirveli; lit. the "miraculous victory"). Modern Georgians continue to remember the event as an annual September festival known as Didgoroba ("[the day] of Didgori").
Bokeh Panorama Portrait (BPP)
A7II + Samyang XP 1.2/85
Frames: 40
Equivalent (FF) Lens: 24mm f/0.34
Effective Sensor: 126x84mm
Take a guess as to where I went after this train had passed?
The "original" Norfolk Southern ES44AC was leading train 12R through CP Hip at the west end of Enola Yards.
Fighting for survival • Lamar Valley • Yellowstone National Park
Canon 1DX MKII
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS
Canon EF 2XIII Extender
Effective focal length: 800mm
ISO 800 • f/8 • 1/1000sec
In macro photography the most effective way to achieve high end detailed shots is to use the image stacking technique, where you take several shots at deferent focal distance and combined them together.
I was very impressed seeing some of the images recently, so decided to experience this technique my self, but due to lo-budget I can not afford the expensive digital focus rail that can automatically takes several images at deferent focal distance, so went in search for the similar device and found the digital calliper as a perfect alternative for it.
In this setup I have used digital calliper attached to a macro bellow and a lens reverse mounted. The process is to focus on far end to an object and moving by tacking photos to the near end of an object using bellow by observing the distance on digital calliper and tacking the shots accordingly. Apologies if anything unclear in my explanation!
20 minute exposure taken up at Lucky Peak Reservoir just a few miles from my home.
This is my first time getting back out at night for quite awhile. I was worried about getting chilled and loosing my focus and creativity so I bundled up rather warmly. I ended up shooting from 8pm to 1am. Unfortunately the clouds started to roll in right after this shot, so I had to work with them in my shots. This was my favorite from the night. The crescent moon was at my back and provided the light upon the landscape. I would have liked to bring Polaris into the frame, but that composition was not as interesting.
Photo Details: Single 20min exposure, f/3.5, 200 ISO, 16mm (effective)
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam Zuid, Posthumalaan, RET Works, Track workers (cropped from T&B)
A tram network is one of the most effective modes of public transportation. It’s zero-emission, high density and relatively fast (when the trams can run on independent tracks).
But it’s pretty capital intensive and not very flexible too. When an operator, like the Rotterdam RET here on the City – South line, decides that a tram service will be split in two, for the shortened service a separate return loop (keer lus) has to be created. Because most trams have only one driving cabin and can’t just simply change driving direction. In this case, a loop that uses the Postumalaan and the Veemstraat that connects to the existing tracks on the Laan Op Zuid has to be built.
Shown here are workers who are aligning the newly laid tracks. in the BG is the southern Erasmus bridge ramp.
This number 262 of the People at work album and 223 of Urban Frontiers.
This was my view on my drive to work on the morning of Monday, 20 November 2006 at about 7.15 am. Some things just need to be photographed.
sym‧pho‧ny /ˈsɪmfəni/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sim-fuh-nee]
–noun, plural -nies.
1.Music.
a.an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements.
b.an instrumental passage occurring in a vocal composition, or between vocal movements in a composition.
c.an instrumental piece, often in several movements, forming the overture to an opera or the like.
2.symphony orchestra.
3.a concert performed by a symphony orchestra.
4.anything characterized by a harmonious combination of elements, esp. an effective combination of colors.
5.harmony of sounds.
6.Archaic. agreement; concord.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME symfonye < OF symphonie < L symphōnia concert < Gk symphōnía harmony. See sym-, -phony]
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There is quite a difference in winter versus the warm months in observing the eating habits of pheasants. In the summer time unless you are out very early in the mornings or happen to catch them searching for bits of gravel to serve as grit to help their digestion, pheasants often are more hidden as they seek things to eat. They normally have a menu with more entries on it than they do during the winter.
The phrase “scratching out a living” goes all the way back to the 14th-15th centuries when in the older farming communities the farmers “scratched” the land using more primitive tools.
By the 18th-19th centuries, the use of the phrase gained uses beyond that of farming to include anyone who was barely making ends meet in their day to day struggle.
Jump ahead until today and the phrase applies to a broad spectrum of normally physically hard, low paying jobs or an unstable work life.
I grew up in an era when there were only a few government help agencies and can well remember my folks talking about people around them during the Depression and beyond who spent many years on community “poor farms”.
Poor farms were quite prevalent at one time in the US and folks who were unable to work due to age, disability or other factors were housed and fed in exchange for helping to produce food and maintain a farm. Local governments ran the farms as they were considered a cost-effective way to care for the needy rather than simply doling out monies to individuals.
It carried negative connotations for participants, particularly because they were labeled “inmates.”
Poor farms gradually petered out by the middle of last century with many in Minnesota closing in the 1930s due to government programs starting up such as Social Security in 1935 and the growing prevalence of nursing homes.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
A shop window display with products grouped by their colour to been seen against the background of a white circle. It is made even more effective with artful lighting to make interesting shadows. Found on Bank Street, Adelaide.
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
So effective is Harvey as a guard dog... that I had him cloned... again and again. Now I have an army of ferocious collies roaming around the property... but no visitors!
And Helen... this is my submission to the "PHOTOSHOPPED" photo challenge.
Her picture display moved me deeply--so dedicated and effective in using her art for social change. I felt humbled by the power and force of her message. Was an honor to meet her and see her work.
Carolyn Monastra: Brooklyn
SEEING BEYOND realism in landscapes, creating and discovering mystery in the natural world.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Carolyn Monastra received her MFA in photography from The Yale School of Art. For the past fifteen years her work has focused on creating and discovering mystery in the natural world. Artist residencies at The Djerassi Foundation, Blue Mountain Center, and the Saltonstall Foundation have given her inspirational environments in which to create her work. After being on a residency at the Skaftfell Visual Arts Center in Iceland, Carolyn was motivated to begin her current project, The Witness Tree, a project to honor and preserve places affected by climate change. Over the past four years she has visited nineteen US states, seventeen countries and every continent researching and photographing for this project. In 2012, she was selected by The Climate Reality Project to become one of their Climate Leaders. Some of Carolyn’s awards include a production grant from The Puffin Foundation, a travel grant from the English Speaking Union, and a multi-media fellowship from BRIC. Her work is in the Marguiles collection in Miami and has been exhibited in venues across the United States and in China, Northern Ireland, and Switzerland. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
This is another work in a Long Series Of Artists and their Art, Local n Out of Town Artists, Administrative Folks of Museums and Arts Centers, Board Members of SAMA. Fellow Allied Artists in our little tribe.
A collection of my new Friends and Supporters as I learn how to be a Public Artist. Plus, I'm sure, others I'll meet along the way.
I view this collection as a future project to be seen on the walls of museums n art centers a few years from now.
This is my reconstruction of an analog artist using and engaging in the ancient Artistic medium of photo-taking n looking at regular pictures into a 21st.-Century Digital Fractal Painting Visual.
This snap of her took place at The Bottle Works Arts
Five Solo Shows
SEEING BEYOND: New York City in Cambria City
Bottle Works Arts on 3rd Ave.
October 14 – November 17, 2017
Marcia Annenberg • Marcene Glover • Carole Richard Kaufmann • Carolyn Monastra • Matthew Paquette
Five NYC based Artists each take a different approach to the theme of Seeing Beyond, sharing an intriguing array of insights, and thought provoking outlooks, executed in a range of medium, styles, and subject matter. These include emerging, to nationally awarded, established international artists.
California Least Tern
Sternula antillarum browni
Anthropomorphically angry.
Ormond Beach Wetlands
Oxnard, California
An endangered species that seems to be making a significant comeback thanks to public education and active protection provided by dedicated, hard-working volunteers and organizations, birders and birdists.
These guys are tiny and delicate -- an adult's wingspan can be up to 21 inches but their weight tops out at about 1 1/2 ounces. They flutter like butterflies and maneuver like magic, but despite their diminutivity [if it's not a word it should be] they are tenacious and effective predators, Little aquatic raptors -- they plunge-dive for their prey like tiny pelicans. Amazing birds, fun to watch (and to photograph).
The bird in the photo looks angry, probably because he had just dropped a hard-earned fish. I missed the drop shot.
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
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I just got back from my second attempt at the Horsetail Falls after narrowly missing the light for three days in a row last year. Much better luck this year as the sunlight stayed on the falls on both Friday and Sunday night. The only problem we ran into this year was that there has been very little snowfall this year in the Sierras, and there was only a trickle going on Friday night when this shot was taken, and NO water going by Sunday night.
This particular effect can be very elusive as the light only hits this particular section of El Capitan for the last two weeks of February every year. I was speaking to another photographer on Sunday who has been at this for 20 years, and he has yet to get a Horsetail shot that he is happy with.
I was pretty happy with what we were able to get on Friday night, but a bit disappointed in that the sun went behind some high clouds just as it was turning red, and this effect looks more like lava when the red light hits it. It seems that you really need perfect conditions to recreate the effect first photographed by Galen Rowell in 1973. You need a year where there is plenty of snow above and a day where it is melting fast. In addition, you need a cloudless Western sky, and you only have about a two week window to get that rosy sunset color on the water. We came close this year, but it would have been even more effective with a LOT more water and stronger light just before sunset. But there's always next year, right?
One from the archives of some cliffs near Thortonloch.
Ten stop filter used for exposure of 20 seconds
The peregrine's breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This makes it the world's most widespread raptor, and one of the most widely found bird species. In fact, the only land-based bird species found over a larger geographic area is not always naturally occurring, but one widely introduced by humans, the rock pigeon, which in turn now supports many peregrine populations as a prey species. The peregrine is a highly successful example of urban wildlife in much of its range, taking advantage of tall buildings as nest sites and an abundance of prey such as pigeons and ducks. Both the English and scientific names of this species mean "wandering falcon," referring to the migratory habits of many northern populations. Experts recognize 17 to 19 subspecies, which vary in appearance and range; disagreement exists over whether the distinctive Barbary falcon is represented by two subspecies of Falco peregrinus, or is a separate species, F. pelegrinoides. The two species' divergence is relatively recent, during the time of the last ice age, therefore the genetic differential between them (and also the difference in their appearance) is relatively tiny. They are only about 0.6–0.8% genetically differentiated.
While its diet consists almost exclusively of medium-sized birds, the peregrine will occasionally hunt small mammals, small reptiles, or even insects. Reaching sexual maturity at one year, it mates for life and nests in a scrape, normally on cliff edges or, in recent times, on tall human-made structures. The peregrine falcon became an endangered species in many areas because of the widespread use of certain pesticides, especially DDT. Since the ban on DDT from the early 1970s, populations have recovered, supported by large-scale protection of nesting places and releases to the wild.
The peregrine falcon is a well respected falconry bird due to its strong hunting ability, high trainability, versatility, and – in recent years – availability via captive breeding. It is effective on most game bird species, from small to large.
A waning harvest moon slides upward along the main suspension cable of the Bay Bridge. San Francisco, California.
I shot this using a Digital Rebel XTi plus a 600mm lens with stacked 1.4x and 2x teleconverters, and the big ol' tripod setup. 2700mm equivalent focal length, f/16 effective aperture, 1/6 sec, ISO1600. The results were decent, and contain some technical nuggets worthy of discussion.
First, at this extreme focal length, there isn't enough depth of field to get the bridge and the moon both in focus, even though the former is 6000 feet away. You could stop down further and get more DOF, but you risk upsetting the delicate balance of sensitivity, shutter speed, and aperture necessary to capture this scene. Stopping down means less light into the camera, which translates to shooting at higher sensitivity (more noise) or longer shutter speed (more smearing of the moon, which is moving at about 25 pixels per second, four pixels over the duration of this shot). There's some room for improvement, but what would really help me is a brighter moon (on a clear winter night?), or a more sensitive camera (hop to it, Canon!).
Second, you can see atmospheric chromatic aberration, in the form of color fringing on the edges of the moon, red on bottom, and cyan on top (barely visible at the upper left in this photo). Caused by the atmosphere bending the individual wavelengths of light differently as they shine through, it's often visible in these types of shots when the moon is low in the sky.
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Since oil has proven to be an effective weapon against the Algus, the Council of Barqa has decided to set fire to a number of tar pits despite the economic implications. The black oily smoke proves effective in deterring the Algus and reverse the effects of their weather manipulation, of which one effects are that it has been snowing in Kaliphlin. Together with the other measures used throughout Historica to fight the Algus, the hopes and prayers of the people of Kaliphlin is that these frosty invaders will retreat to their frozen hell in the north once again.
The lighting of the fires was accomplished by using a blacklight and a long exposure time. Since using only the blacklight makes all the other colors strange, I also mixed it with a bit of flash illuminating the other parts. The hard part was to find a suitable mix between enough blacklight to light the fires and enough flash to not make all the other bricks too purple or blue.
Built for the Frozen Beyond challenge in Guilds of Historica at Eurobricks, and inspired by scenes on TV in my childhood of burning oil wells in the desert...
It is da dedication of its use to da pursuit of da Divine ......
.......which renders it a catalyst to worship
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"Da inherent imagination and spiritual receptivity is definitely influenced by dis differential chemical endowment.".
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meditation philosophy chakra dimension cosmic divine future ascension transcendence Maya calendar Change Consciousness Ascension Spirituality Light new old ways Livin in Balance
great mass awakening Spiritual Love n Light
Quantum Change
Harmonic Symmetry Multidimensional Sacred Geometry
Positive Vibrations n Energy Planetary Awakening
Quantum Resonance
Maya Long Count Healing Light Workers
A very simple but effective insect model. I enjoyed folding it, but the end result is very thick and the final fold requires folding all of the layers (I suppose you could get past that by doing a sink fold there, but I'm sure not going to be the one to give that a shot on the last fold of a model). Regardless, it was fun!
Pattern: is "Rhinoceros Beetle" from the book "Origami Animals" by Hector Rojas.
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
Sony's BIOS cripples the Sigma 500mm F4.5 into not accepting teleconverters, yet the same lens in L mount (Leica/Lumix) can accept teleconverters. Shame on Sony. So with the A1 I've been popping into crop mode for an effective 750mm......could do the same in post if you want. At least there's no additional glass in the pathway when in crop mode.
Where there is awareness there is hope .
When I was 17 years old my whole world was shattered because my
dear Mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Doctor told her
she had come just in time and that if she had waited just 6 more months
it could have been too late to help her. My Mother endured chemotherapy,
and radiotherapy. She lost her hair, self-confidence and her left breast.
It is because of this very traumatic chapter in my life that I am today a nurse
at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway.
Cancer is a heavy and huge diagnosis for a patient and their family to accept.
There are a couple of big problems, in my opinion, that largely affect many people adversely. The first, as I see it, is the small number of Prevention Campaigns there are. More of these campaigns could educate and push people to use the methods and take the time to self-check themselves routinely. In many cases patients with various types of cancer the time and experience of the treatments can be fairly easy and effective if they are diagnosed in time. Another problem area I see is that
people wait too long to seek medical attention and then they must face the trauma when it's too late. I would also like to point out that it is a misconception that men do not develop breast cancer when in fact, men are equally confronted with it. It is unclear why this subject remains somewhat "taboo" still to today.
I am representing 2 organizations with this challenge. They are Breast Cancer Prevention (www.cancer.org) and Cherries On Top (shop.cherriesontop.org/). Cherries On Top is a globally targeted fund raising organization for research support and information campaigns in all types of cancer that affects Kids, Men and Women. I would like to plan an event to benefit both of these great causes. My plan on how to make this happen would involve friends of mine that are Second Life Voice Entertainers,
DJs, Designers, Agency Owners, Bloggers, and Models. Anyone and everyone I can ask to help I would try to secure for to make charity concerts, shows and other ideas that may come to mind. If these things can save someone's life it's worth whatever it takes to make it happen.
Sir William Bruce of Kinross, 1st Baronet (circa 1630 – 1 January 1710) was a Scottish gentleman-architect, "the effective founder of classical architecture in Scotland," as Howard Colvin observes.[1] As a key figure in introducing the Palladian style into Scotland, he has been compared to the pioneering English architects Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren,[2] and to the contemporaneous introducers of French style in English domestic architecture, Hugh May and Sir Roger Pratt.[1]
Bruce was a merchant in Rotterdam during the 1650s, and played a role in the Restoration of Charles II in 1659. He carried messages between the exiled king and General Monck, and his loyalty to the king was rewarded with lucrative official appointments, including that of Surveyor General of the King's Works in Scotland, effectively the "king's architect". His patrons included John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, the most powerful man in Scotland at the time, and Bruce rose to become a member of Parliament, and briefly sat on the Scottish Privy Council.
Despite his lack of technical expertise, Bruce became the most prominent architect of his time in Scotland. He worked with competent masons and professional builders, to whom he imparted a classical vocabulary; thus his influence was carried far beyond his own aristocratic circle. Beginning in the 1660s he built and remodelled a number of country houses, including Thirlestane Castle for the Duke of Lauderdale, and Hopetoun House. Among his most significant work was his own Palladian mansion at Kinross, built on the Loch Leven estate which he had purchased in 1675. As the king's architect he undertook the rebuilding of the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in the 1670s, which gave the palace its present appearance. After the death of Charles II Bruce lost political favour, and later, following the accession of William and Mary, he was imprisoned more than once as a suspected Jacobite. However, he managed to continue his architectural work, often providing his services to others with Jacobite sympathies.
Little is known of Bruce's youth, and his date of birth is unrecorded. He was probably born at Blairhall in western Fife, in around 1630, the second son of Robert Bruce of Blairhall and Katherine Preston. He may have attended St Andrews University in 1637-1638, which would suggest that his birth date was as early as 1625.[3] The Bruces were a well-connected Episcopalian family, strongly loyal to the king, and descended from Thomas Bruce a cousin of King Robert II, who had been granted lands in Clackmannan and Fife.[4] Bruce's first cousin Edward Bruce was created Earl of Kincardine in 1643.
Letters in the Earl of Kincardine's papers show that William Bruce was in exile in Rotterdam during the 1650s with his cousin, Alexander Bruce, brother of the Earl of Kincardine. As Episcopalians, William and Alexander would have sought refuge from the Puritan Commonwealth established by Oliver Cromwell. In Rotterdam, they were in contact with Sir Robert Moray, a soldier and natural philosopher close to Charles II, who then resided at Maastricht. William Bruce was a merchant, based in the Scottish community in Rotterdam, but travelling widely. He owned a ship with Alexander Bruce and John Hamilton of Grange, and was involved in the trade of wine, coal and timber between Norway, France, England, Scotland and the Low Countries. He is recorded as having a house and a mistress in La Rochelle. In 1658, William and Alexander travelled together from Bremen overland to Maastricht to meet Moray. Alexander Bruce and Moray were founder members of the Royal Society in 1660, and it is likely that architecture featured in their discussions, particularly the new town hall in Maastricht that Moray had recently advised on.
In 1659 Bruce acted as a messenger between General Monck, Cromwell's commander-in-chief in Scotland and the exiled King Charles II. A passport survives, issued to Bruce by Monck in September 1659, and giving him permission to remain in Scotland until his "returne to Holland,"[6] and it appears that the messages he brought from Charles persuaded Monck to march his army to London, a decisive event in the Restoration.[7] The nature of their communications is not known, although it would appear that Moray selected him for the task.[5] Sir Robert Douglas stated that Bruce "painted the distress and distractions" of Scotland before the General, and suggested to him "the glory that would be acquired in restoring the royal family."
Following the restoration, William Bruce was appointed Clerk to the Bills in 1660,[9] and Clerk of Supply to the Lords in Council in 1665. Both were lucrative positions, involving collection of fees, from Parliament in the first case, and from petitioners to the Court of Session in the latter. Meanwhile, Sir Robert Moray had established himself as a courtier and scientist at Whitehall, London, and employed Bruce as a trusted messenger between Whitehall and the Duke of Lauderdale, Secretary for Scotland.[5]
Moray later served on the Treasury Commission for Scotland, as did Alexander Bruce, now Earl of Kincardine. Bruce reported to this Commission as a revenue collector, and benefited from the patronage of its members.[5] The Commission had responsibility for the King's Works, and in 1667 Bruce was appointed Superintendent and Overseer of the Royal Palaces in Scotland. Four years later he was made Surveyor General of the King's Works in Scotland, with a salary of £3600 Scots (£300 Sterling), for the purpose of rebuilding Holyroodhouse.[1] In March 1671, Bruce was part of a syndicate which bought the rights to collect taxes over a five-year period, paying £26,000 Sterling for the privilege. As such, it would appear that Bruce was not only the architect of Holyroodhouse, but one of the principal financiers of the £21,000 project.[5]
As a key figure of the Restoration administration, he became close to other Stuart loyalists, who included such powerful patrons as the Duke of Lauderdale, Lord Haltoun, and the Earl of Rothes.[10] In 1667 he undertook his first building work for Lord Rothes, overseeing the extensions to Leslie House, and later worked on several of Lauderdale's properties, concurrently with Holyroodhouse.[5] In 1668 he was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia.[1]
From 1669 to 1674 Bruce sat in the Scottish Parliament as shire commissioner for Fife, and from 1681 to 1682 as a shire commissioner for Kinross.[11] From April 1685 to May 1686 he reached the peak of his political career, as a member of the Privy Council of Scotland.[11] But, in 1674, he became embroiled in factional rivalry between his patron Lauderdale, and his rivals the Duke of Hamilton and the Earl of Tweeddale. His actions, which apparently included passing information to Hamilton, invoked the fury of the Duchess of Lauderdale, who tried to persuade her husband to deprive Bruce of his offices. Bruce survived, although his relationship with his patron was damaged.[5] Lauderdale described him as "the bitterest factionalist partie man of his quality in all Scotland".[12] This breakdown resulted in Bruce's eventual dismissal as Surveyor General of the King's Works, on the false pretext that Holyroodhouse was finished.[5]
Bruce's earnings from his offices had made him a wealthy man, even by the standards of his patrons.[13] This wealth allowed him to purchase the Balcaskie estate in 1665, and to extend the house and gardens. In 1675 he purchased the larger estate of Loch Leven, Kinross, from the Earl of Morton, which brought him the hereditary sheriffdom of Kinross-shire.[11] In the late 1670s Bruce took on his first architectural projects for entirely new houses.[5]
Following the accession of James VII in 1685, Bruce gradually fell from favour, and was distrusted by the new regime.[1] After the Revolution of 1688, and the accession of William of Orange as King, he was once again at odds with his Protestant rulers, and he refused to take up his seat in Parliament. As a staunch Episcopalian, Bruce was considered a potential Jacobite threat.[14] In 1693 he was briefly imprisoned in Stirling Castle for refusing to appear before the Privy Council. He was incarcerated again at Stirling in 1694, and from 1696 in Edinburgh Castle.[15] Bruce was expelled from parliament in 1702, his seat passing to his son John Bruce. Despite these imprisonments, he continued his architectural work, indeed the 1690s and 1700s were his most prolific years.[3] Bruce was imprisoned at Edinburgh Castle again in 1708 and was only released a short time before his death, at the beginning of 1710.[15] He was buried in the family plot at Kinross Kirk, the ruins of which still stand beside Kinross House.[1]
Bruce's surviving account books show purchases of books on music, painting and horticulture, as well as numerous foreign-language works, suggesting that Bruce was a learned man. He studied horticulture extensively, and applied his knowledge of the subject in his own gardens at Kinross. He was a friend of James Sutherland of the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, and may have known John Evelyn and other English horticulturalists.
Around 1660 William Bruce married Mary Halkett, daughter of Sir James Halkett of Pitfirrane, Bt. They had two surviving children:
* Sir John Bruce, 2nd Baronet of Kinross, (before 1671 – 19 March 1710) married Christian Leslie, widow of the Marquess of Montrose and daughter of the Duke of Rothes. He left no issue.
* Anne, upon whom Sir William had entailed his estates if her brother failed to leave issue. She married twice, with issue to both husbands.[16]
After the death of his first wife, Sir William Bruce married Magdalen Scott, widow of an Edinburgh merchant called George Clerk, in 1700. They had no issue. Magdalen lived until 1752, and gained a reputation as a Jacobite, establishing a Jacobite cell at her home in Leith Citadel.
Flowers and Fruit
Huijsum, Jan van.
Oil on panel. 80x60.5 cm
Holland. 1723
Source of Entry: Collection of Sir Robert Walpole, Houghton Hall. 1779
Dutch painter and draftsman, Jan van Heysum (1682-1749).
The artist worked mainly in Amsterdam and gained fame as
the author of idealized landscapes, but most of all - as
the creator of prescription laboriously detailed still
life with flowers and fruits.
The popularity of floral still life in Dutch art of the XVII century.
was associated with a hobby gardening and tyulpanomaniey.
In still life Heysuma always emphasized the quality of ornamental
flowers - An effective form of dress and color.
Looks pretty but don't touch it.
This fence shall protect people not to fall into the river behind it, but smaller gaps might have been more effective than barbed wire...
Lionel Messi scored in injury time to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Brazil on Wednesday night in an exhibition between South American rivals.
Messi scored his 15th goal in 53 international appearances, sidestepping two defenders before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Victor. The reigning FIFA player of the year has 19 goals in 16 games for Barcelona and 66 in his last 65 games for his club.
Brazil's best chance came in the 16th minute when Daniel Alves, Messi's Barcelona teammate, hit the crossbar from inside the penalty area. Ronaldinho, in his first Brazil appearance since April 2009. had several shots on goal.
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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.”
Garden growth.
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Koi’s idea with the ray shield did prove to be more effective than any amount of ammunition could have been. With the civilians safely tucked in within the GAR complex, sweeping the droids off the streets was an easy feat. A few EMP grenades and blaster bolts were enough to clear our quadrant and we were called in to regroup with our regiment. Apparently the Seps had managed to place some droid dispensers inside critical GAR facilities, namely a foundry and assembly complex. It was time for more housekeeping.
The LAAT brought us to the entrance of the facility, which was basically a big metal cube with a labyrinth inside. „Just like the Killing House on Kamino.“ I muttered to myself. Koi glanced at me, but said nothing. The other squads advanced into the labyrinth and we followed, blasters raised and ready. You never knew what was waiting behind the next corner. Every few minutes explosions shattered the ground and blaster shots could be heard, all framed by the rhythmic humming of working machines. „100 meters to the first dispenser.“ We entered a large hall. „Awfully hot in here.“, Koi groaned. We could see huge barrels filled with molten steel move along the middle of the hall. „Careful now, you don’t want to end up as Venator alloy.“, I said, as we tip toed our war along the narrow catwalk towards what seemed to be the first droid dispenser. „Contact, 20 meters…“. I raised my DC. „..friendly.“ Koi ended the sentence. A pice of white armor was visible among the different containers. We approached. „Don’t come closer!“ The trooper was still alive, though his leg was spread out in an awkward angle and he was clenching a bit of railing to hold himself up. „It’s alright, Brother, we’re here…“ „Minefield!“ He exclaimed as I set my foot on the ladder to climb down to him. I stopped and switched my visor to infrared. There were in fact dozens of mines placed all over the floor around the droid dispenser and dangerously close to the barrels filled with molten steel. The injured Trooper had squeezed himself right into the little gap between a mine and the wall. „Don’t bother with me. Get out of here. I broke my leg and can’t stand up properly. I’ll trigger a mine, if I do. At least I can take that dispenser with me then.“ „No time for useless heroics! Koi, take care of that dispenser. I’ll call in the medics.“ „I guess no fireworks again?“ „You got it.“ „Shame.“ Koi jumped onto the dispenser. I minimized my energy shield and reached out to the trooper. He grabbed my hand and I pulled him up carefully, as to not trigger any mines nearby. „Medics are on their way. What’s your name?“ „Mag’ro.“ „What happened to your squad?“ „Lost them to a crab droid in quadrant H. That beast chased me all the way to here until I fell from the catwalk and broke my leg. It couldn’t follow me into the minefield, though.“ „You outran a crab droid? Impressive.“ „Not going to do that any time again soon, am I?“ „Your leg’s going to be fine. Koi, status on the dispenser?“ „Fried and steaming.“ The dispenser was indeed sizzling and smoking as Koi was jabbing his energy pike into it repeatedly. „This is really turning into housework.“ „Let’s hope there’s something good for dinner, when we get back.“
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A quick build for mission 17.3 of the 253rd Elite Legion. I probably should have tried at a bigger scale, to get more out of the foundry setting. However, I think the action comes across. Also, do I spot a future squad member there?
The Buxton branch had been blocked for two days after the recent snowfall and Network Rail finally got around to sending out the ploughs from Crewe with 56105 & 56087. They worked from Stockport to Buxton via Chinley and then came down the branch to Hazel Grove before returning to Buxton and ploughing the Hindlow line. I assume that they then returned via Chinley. I caught them at Norbury Crossing on the way down to Hazel Grove as the light was fading.
In years gone by there were two large ploughs at Buxton and the branch was kept open by running them all night if necessary. These days there seems to be no appetite for keeping the line open when it snows. This is probably due to the beancounters telling them it is not cost effective. That's not much of a consolation to those trapped and unable to get to or from home/work. Whatever happened to the concept of public service?