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I make this image public in the AVIF format (can be opened in the latest IrfanView, Chrome and Firefox): Link to AVIF in Google Drive
The AVIF image compression (in the HEIF container) is a very promising format as it provides good image quality in a very small package and is (in comparison to HEIC) free of any licenses. I hope Flickr as well as Google and Microsoft products will soon have full support for this innovation.
Besides the high compression efficiency the big advantage over JPEG is that a color depth per channel of 10 and even 12 bit is supported.
The AVIF is after the conversion always a little more saturated and the contrast seems to be higher. If this is a common thin with AVIF or just one of this certain encoder implementation (used in GIMP).
Top loader, front loader, agitator, high efficiency...so many choices.........
New laundry corner set from dust bunny and consignment...i paired it with the previous laundry room release from dust bunny and it worked out perfectly...same color options to make everything match…or not.. whatever floats your boat ….
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . laundry machines
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . shelving . narrow
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . hanging clothing . type b
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . laundry . pile
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . ironing board
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . hamper . filled
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . stacked clothing . type a
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . laundry . type b
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . stacked clothing . type c
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . storage box . towels
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . storage box
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . hoover . laying
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . drying rack
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . cleaning supplies . large
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . hoover . standing
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . laundry . basket
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . detergents . glass bowls
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . detergents . dispensers
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . cleaning supplies . small
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . stacked clothing . towels a
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . detergents . container
dust bunny & con . laundry corner . stacked clothing . towels b
dust bunny . laundry room clutter . detergent bottles
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dust bunny flickr: flic.kr/ps/M1HXF
dust bunny mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dust%20Bunny/118/201/17
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Previous dust bunny laundry room pieces:
dust bunny . laundry room clutter . island
dust bunny . laundry room cabinets
dust bunny . laundry room sink
dust bunny . laundry room clutter . large cloth stack
dust bunny . laundry room clutter . containers
New from North Oak..adorable corgi planters...
[North Oak] + Sleepy Corgi Planter (pewter)
[North Oak] + Sleepy Corgi Planter (cardigan black)
The Cosmopolitan Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Comment/131/61/22
[North Oak] Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ashur/222/89/1001
[North Oak] Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3zEQVH
Misc:
MESHWORX~Phantom Chandelier Worn Steel Black Crystals
(Milk Motion) floral rug
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These are some of my father's WWII service medals. The one that I focused on is his good conduct medal which reads, "fidelity efficiency honor." My father was a Maltese immigrant who gained U.S. citizenship by serving in the army. The medals are made of bronze.
The pale chanting goshawk is an opportunistic raptor and eats a wide variety of prey including small mammals, lizards, birds, large insects and carrion. It has also been recorded predating upon Tent tortoise and Leopard tortoise hatchlings which are swallowed whole while the shell is still soft. There is some evidence of social hunting in breeding groups but solitary hunting is the norm. Pale chanting goshawks commonly associate with foraging Honey badgers and feed on organisms that are flushed by the Honey badger's feeding activity. This association increases the hunting opportunities and prey capture success of the pale chanting goshawk while the honey badger does not suffer any loss of foraging efficiency. (Wikipedia)
I make this image public in the AVIF format (can be opened in the latest IrfanView, Chrome and Firefox): Link to AVIF in Google Drive
The AVIF image compression (in the HEIF container) is a very promising format as it provides good image quality in a very small package and is (in comparison to HEIC) free of any licenses. I hope Flickr as well as Google and Microsoft products will soon have full support for this innovation.
Besides the high compression efficiency the big advantage over JPEG is that a color depth per channel of 10 and even 12 bit is supported.
Cutting and chewing on the front end and waste packaging on the refuse end. Beware Crinum Lilies... you are their favorite meal!
Biscayne Park, FL
As far as I can tell, sea otters have a well-refined process for eating crabs: (1) eat the legs first, so it can't run away (2) snap off and eat the claws second, so they won't pinch your face (3) pop off the carapace to eat all the insides and (4) rinse and repeat with new crabs until naptime. Sea otter and kelp crab, Monterey, California.
History - Farming - Antique Horse Drawn Hay Rake.
The invention of a horse drawn rake in the 1800's made the process of collecting hay much more efficient. The horse drawn rake could collect eight times a much as one hand raker. This efficiency lead to a larger quantity of feed for cattle.
This power plant was originally designed for cogeneration (steam and electrical power). As soon as it was completed, it was converted to utilize the steam to turn a steam generator, so, it is strickly a power plant now.
I know a seasoned artist who would like to have a shirt like this. She has been challenged on the price of her portraits. Her response is "You are also paying for the 40 years it takes to get this good." I can understand the point.
Hmmm...I wish! I saw this parked up at the airport today. I'd love to have one of these. As much as I love the fuel efficiency of my turbo 4 cylinder in my MKV GTI, I really wish I had a VR6. My other GTI is a VR6, and the VW Eurovan I drive all the time for work has a VR6. Plus, All wheel Drive would be quite beneficial!
One of my attempts at the "Crazy Tuesday" theme "Silhouettes in BW".
Shot with a "Tomioka-Copal 82 mm F 4" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
February 26th, 2022 marked the second to last day of normal operation on the Chicago South Shore’s famous 1.8 mile stretch of street running on 10th and 11th streets in Michigan City Indiana. The railroad and the community have shared this stretch of roadway since 1908, and over the past 114 years much has changed. Michigan City and the surrounding areas have changed, the railroad has changed and modernized with the times, but one of the things that, for the most part, has stayed relatively the same is the presence of the Chicago South Shore & South Bend railroad and its interurban and freight trains running down the middle of the streets. The community and railroad have coexisted fairly well over the past 114 years considering trains and motorists share the same piece of roadway and the proximity of homes and businesses to the railroad.
However, change is inevitable whether we like it or not I guess, and soon the famous street running will be significantly altered. The streets will close and vehicle traffic will be detoured onto alternate routes. Interurban passenger service will use buses to bridge this stretch of railroad, and freight traffic will mostly run at night. Once the $500 million project is complete the vehicle traffic will return to a new one-way road, the interurban passenger and freight trains will once again run on a more normal schedule but will return to a new double track main through town. The project is designed to help with congestion, efficiency, and safety through Michigan City. But at the same time it comes at a loss of the famous street running that was a time capsule glimpse back into a forgotten era of railroading over 100 years ago.
As the sun dips down close to the horizon on this late February day, a pair of CSS SD38-2s run light down 10th street, as people from all over flocked to Michigan City to document the final moves of normal operations down what could be the most famous stretch of street running left in North America.
For my video; youtu.be/hbZfA9q_AGY?si=wM5jmyn3WgLXhTyh,
Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia, Vancouver International Airport, YVR, Canada
Cessna 525 Citation Jet
Southern Efficiency
Shaw, Washington, DC
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Given the number of these floating around my yard, I don't even want to consider what the dandelion population in my grass will be next year!
The really wonderful version of this subject is over in Cerstin's stream.
Kingsburg, Ca.
Friday evening, as if on cue for the Labor Day Weekend, several fires have broken out within 60 miles of Kingsburg in the Sierras. Our air quality is crappy on a normal basis. Then the numerous fires started by lightening in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz and Monterey areas, brought more smoke and particulates to our valley. The Monterey fires started when we were over there for five days trying to get away and hoping for cooler temperatures and better air quality. That didn't work out (except for the cooler air part).
Back home we watch as a small fire starting Friday night grows to consume huge amounts of Sierra forests. Areas that were packed with Labor Day weekend campers, boaters, hikers and whatever, were shut down and evacuated. More ash and particulates now pouring into the valley.
Each morning when I wake up, I have an internal debate about whether I'm better off not to go for a walk and become more sedentary, or go for a walk and breathe in all manner of toxins. Some days I go, some not. This morning I was up at 4:30 A.M., and out the door around five. As I backed the car out of the driveway, I realized I forgot my hat, so stopped and went inside to get one. As I passed the headlights, I could see lots of small particles of smoke, ash, or whatever, dancing around. Needless to say, I didn't have much trouble imagining that stuff lodging itself deep into my breathing apparati. Deflated, I drove to the donut shop and got a cup of coffee and two donuts to soothe my feelings of hopelessness. And, what better way to lift your spirits than a sugar and caffeine high? I then went to the place where I usually park the car and commence the walk, but today, I sat there in darkness eating my donuts, drinking the coffee, and listening to the news on NPR.
After that, I chose to cruise in the hopes that I might find an image for my camera as the sunrise appeared. Nothing found. Just as I was giving up and headed home, I did see this. Seemed kind of fitting for the day.
Villa Cavrois, Croix, France, 1932
Architect Robert Mallet Stevens (1886-1945)
Built between 1929 and 1932, the villa was the result of an order placed by Paul Cavrois with the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens to house his family of seven children and his domestic servants. Covered in yellow facing bricks set on a concrete frame and double brick walls, the villa was thought out as a total work of art comprising an exemplary case of homogenous construction between architecture, decoration and furniture. It is the architect’s technical and aesthetic manifesto in terms of the care given to its materials and equipment. Clear guidelines governed the design of the building: “air, light, work, sports, hygiene, comfort and efficiency”.
The Villa Cavrois is a masterpiece of modern architecture and a unique example in the North of France. The villa is 60 meters long, it has 3.800 m² including 1.840 m² habitables and 830 m² of terraces and a garden of 17.600 m² (originally 5 ha). The Villa Cavrois is a testimony to the modernist vision of the 1920s as it was conceived by designers such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Chareau and the Bauhaus school. Luminosity, hygiene and comfort are the keywords that underlie such buildings. Villa Cavrois illustrates this concept with simplicity and elegance. The large modern mansion was organized to offer the best possible lifestyle to the nine members of the family and to facilitate the daily work of the household staff. Mallet-Stevens' work was not limited to the design of the building. He also designed the interior decoration and the gardens which surround the house. The choice of materials, concrete ceiling, metal, steel, glass, green Swedish marble in the main dining room, yellow Sienna marble in the fireplace alcove of the hall-salon, parquets of oak, iroko, zebrawood, Cuban mahogany, and the furniture of the rooms echoed the hierarchy of space: everything was conceived and adapted for use in place. Simplicity and functionality of the furniture prevail in all parts. The luxury of this house does not lie in carved detailing or gilding, it unfolds in the richness of the materials used, such as unadorned marble, metal and wood. The Villa Cavrois provided for its occupants a large number of amenities especially rare for the time, even in luxury houses. Use of the latest modern technology, especially electricity meant each room was provided with electric lighting, a radio loudspeaker, an electric clock and telephones enabled people to communicate between rooms or with the outside world. The villa was equipped with a modern boiler room and a wine cellar. The water system provided hot and cold water, as well as softened water for cooking and drinking. Lighting was the object of special care. The lighting, both direct and indirect, is very delicate and elegant. In collaboration with the lighting engineer André Salomon, Mallet-Stevens conceived an indirect lighting which fit in the architecture and he has provided most of the rooms of the villa of a lighting device system which direct the light towards the ceiling to obtain an unchanging light closer at the natural one. Hygiene was very important in the conception of the Villa Cavrois, as it is shown by the clinical aspect of the kitchen of metal and white paint and also by the presence of a swimming pool of 27 metres long and 4 metres depth at the diving boards.
The villa was occupied by German troops between 1940 and 1944 and was damaged at the end of the war. When he returned in 1947, Paul Cavrois called upon architect Pierre Barbe to add two apartments for his elder sons. The family lived in the villa until 1985. The following year, it was sold to a real estate firm that wanted to subdivide the park. Despite its automatic classification as a historic monument in 1990, the villa was no longer maintained by its owner. The State bought the property, which was in serious danger, in 2001, and undertook a major restoration project to its original historic condition as when it was inaugurated in 1932. The lighting, the furnishings attached to the decorations, as well as the bookcases and benches have all been restored using the original materials. The parquet floorings, metal doorframes and marbles have been restored or returned. The restoration of the park has returned it to the original land’s very subtle gradient with the precise layout of the alleyways, while replanting plant species identified from old photographs. The reflecting pool, which had been filled in during the war, and the swimming pool have been restored to their original state. The restoration was carried out between 2009 and 2015. Since 2012, the villa has been part of a worldwide conservation programme for emblematic houses of the 20th century, “Iconic Houses”.
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Less than a week ago, one of my good friends picked up a Brand New 2012 Honda CR-Z.
Thing is pretty awesome!
-Quick AND fuel efficient!
Wouldn't mind picking one up myself if I didn't have to lug around equipment all the time /sadface
Pretty decent gas mileage - 32+MPG
And it's a 6-Speed Manual Transmission with Eco-Saving Technology
The press of a button and you are ZOOM ZOOM
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We will be doing rolling shots within the next couple of weeks! Be on the lookout!
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Recently repainted 4807 trundles through Canterbury in Sydney's Inner West on an ARHS ACT transfer run returning 3801 Limited's Water Gin to Eveleigh.
Efficiency is all the rage these days. Here, KLM 282, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, heads out via Mike 2 for Spot 2, bound for Amsterdam, while Cathay 892 and Asiana 212, Airbus A350-900s in from Hong Kong and Incheon, respectively, hold on the Mike 1 line.
Marked appropriately with '94th FS' titles, US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 10-4194/FF based at JB Langley-Eustis, Virginia, lines up for recovery on RAF Lakenheath's Runway 06
These visiting stealth machines had been out that morning dicing with based 48th F-15's and the visiting US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet's
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A Plaxton "President" bodied Dennis Trident rests in the lanes at Lillyhall in the sort of weather that it will be hoping to make the most of this Summer.
X702JVV was new in 2000 to Cambus. In May 2014, whilst being driven "out of service", it was decapitated by a low bridge in Kempston whilst operating for Stagecoach Bedford.
Lillyhall is the one-stop shop for open-top conversions, both planned & unplanned, so it was no surprise that it arrived here.
It has been converted over the last few months and has just returned from Carlisle's Willowholme depot where it has received a full repaint into "Lakeland" livery.
It now awaits final fitting out of the interior before being redeployed elsewhere.
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Efficiency and progress is ours once more
Now that we have the Neutron bomb
It's nice and quick and clean and gets things done
Away with excess enemy
But no less value to property
No sense in war but perfect sense at home
The sun beams down on a brand new day
No more welfare tax to pay
Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light
Jobless millions whisked away
At last we have more room to play
All systems go to kill the poor tonight