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The original plan over Labor Day weekend was a backpacking trip up and around Broken Top. The night before was beautiful, clear skys full of stars. The next morning started with rain, turn to sleet and then to snow. After hearing that they expected over a foot that day at elevation....we changed our plans a bit.
We still saw all kinds of different weather over the weekend. This storm front followed us out of the mountains and down into the valley near Bend.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
That was what was printed on his shirt and the both of them seemed absolutely confused when they first saw a camera pointed their way.
It had just started to rain slightly - a typical Irish Summer shower - when I took this. Judging by the way this lady had her sunglasses I guess she thought that it might not last and I had to conclude that she was half expecting sunshine!
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Not a holiday, but a journey. This is my definition of 15 days recently spent in Myanmar, a country which moved my most reflective side. Perhaps expecting such an effect, me and Barbara had chosen to visit South-East Asia this year. This was a journey not only to a place, but also in ourselves. I know that introspection is possible in everyday life, but in a country like Myanmar the process is amplified: the differences between our and the culture of its inhabitants, as well as the life style, surely help. Myanmar smells of rain, spices and incense. Myanmar is frequently experienced with bare feet, in the sacred caves as in the houses of people in the villages, touching dirt, mud and grass. Myanmar can be admired from high up, on stupa and hills, or from below, while observing closely the work of artisans, the smiles to kids and of elderly people. Myanmar wishes goodnight through the sounds of crickets, and wishes good morning with the chirping of birds or the singing of roosters. In Myanmar, the “roads” are occupied by cars, “buses”, bicycles, motor scooters, people on foot, oxen, buffalos, chickens, goats and dogs. In Myanmar, the flowerbeds around schools are full of bicycles, used by both teachers and children. In Myanmar, children play with insects, bamboo spheres instead of soccer balls, strands of grass and search for fishes in the streams. The children are wonderful. In many villages there is no electricity, nor water. The inhabitants have to collect and transport water on foot or on oxen over kilometres, two times per day. This water has to be sterilized before use, boiling it and filtering it through calcareous rocks. Most houses in the villages are elevated and made of bamboo or wood, with only two rooms: a kitchen and a bedroom where all family members sleep together. In Myanmar, women and men have similar jobs: sexual discrimination is almost absent, excluding some themes regarding the Buddhist religion. I think that Italy (and not only Italy) is a country where sexual discrimination is present almost as much as in Arabian countries, we just wear a different mask. In Myanmar, you will encounter swarms of dragonflies everywhere, in many colours. The mosquitoes will not make you sleep easily during the night, flies and ants will keep you company at every meal, happy to try the food and drinks; additionally, frogs and insects of many kinds will be easily found in humid areas. Do not think that a spray repellent will be enough to them completely, but it will help to spare you some stings form mosquitos.
In Myanmar, at the end of the day, your feet will be black as the asphalt and your sandals will be cleaner than them: you will just wish a shower. In Myanmar, in the largest cities, you will be assaulted by men, women and children, who will see in you as a wallet with two legs, two hands, two arms and maybe a head. These people are already used to mass tourism and did not represent who we searched for. Who we searched for were the village people, who still show to have a genuine curiosity for different cultures. They, for us, represent Myanmar. In this country, a waiter earns about 60 Euros per month, while a construction worker, who constructs the road by hand from 6:00 to 18:00, earns about 4 Euros per day. In Myanmar, rice fields are never-ending, the pagodas are golden, the people are quiet and smiling. The population of Myanmar is partly represented by monks, who fill roads and monasteries with their red, orange and pink robes, bald heads, the sound of prayers and blessings. Buddhist religion represents the frame of this country, where most people do not believe in a god, but in a philosophy and life style. Overall, visit Myanmar was a wonderful experience. This is MY MYANMAR.
So what can you expect to see from this years 365 Days project? It's hard to tell yet, you might get a well thought out strobist shot, you might get a little "day in the life", or you might get an iPhone photo... This year will be challenging because I've got quite a bit going on and let's face it... having a baby in the house... who has also taken up your old "studio" tends to complicate things a little bit. So let's all go on this adventure together shall we.
Zoe update: she does not have H1N1, just a continuation of her ear infection.
Strobist info: Vivitar 283 bounced against the front wall for key and a Canon 430ex and a Vivitar 285hv at the rear for lensflare and rimlight. All triggered with Pocket Wizards.
death anticipated...when his time is over, stoically bound and dragged into the lake by Lucifer himself
With in a few moments I was knocking on the boy’s apartment door, I wasn’t sure who to expect at the door his mom, his dad? Instead I got quite a surprise it was Michael himself who answered the door.
“Hey Kiddo!”
“You! You’re the Flash!”
“Last I checked! Is it alright if I come in!”
“Yes yes please!”
The boy allows me into his apartment and shuts the door behind him. He ushers me to the couch and begins asking me all sorts of questions. First off he asks me why I’m here, an ample question. I bounce it off quickly and ask him what he’s doing on his own. Apparently his Mom is a nurse and has been doing double shifts for the last week covering for people who are on vacation at the Gotham General. He asks more questions such as what’s it like to hang out with Superman and Wonder Woman, can Hal truly make anything by thinking about it? Is Bruce really a vampire? You name it this kid asked me, but through all of this I couldn’t help but notice the key piece of evidence that proves the boys innocence. His arms were cut less. He wasn’t our criminal. Thank goodness. Now it’s just a case of waiting for Bruce to turn up whenever that bat-mobile of his finally manages to achieve more than third gear, but given how Michael feels about the League I decided I would have a little fun with Bruce….
Five minutes later Bruce arrives and Michael is just as excited to see him as he was to see me.
“Told you he’d come.”
“OH MY GOD IT’S YOU! YOU’RE BATMAN!”
I give Barry a glare. What has he just led me into?
“Yes. I am.”
“Wow no-one is going to believe tomorrow when I tell them! Can I have your autograph?”
“No. Now tell me. Where are they?”
“Where are who?”
“The girls.”
“What girls?”
“The girls you’ve abducted! Where are they!”
“I don’t know any girls!”
Bruce grabs hold of Michael and pins him against the wall. I swiftly race up and grab hold of Bruce’s right arm ready to stop him if I need to.
“Batman put him down.”
“Stay out of this Flash. I’ll show you how you get scum like this to talk.”
“No! Look at his arms!”
I notice Bruce inspecting the arms and it’s clear of his face the moment he recognizes that the boy is injury free. It can’t be him. Almost immediately Bruce puts him down in a very somber tone. Bruce now seems confused by all this.
“But that doesn’t make sense. It has to be you.”
“It isn’t! Look at me! I struggle to hold a baseball bat let alone carry away a sixteen-year-old girl against her own will! Anyone of them would easily walk all over me! In fact they did…”
Hearing those words my face quickly changes. At first I was pulling a smug facial expression that I knew Bruce could see, but upon hearing that Michael was bullied I quickly changed it to a more comforting face.
“What?”
“Those girls. The ones that have been abducted. All of them bullied me at school at some point.”
“How come?”
“My skin is like paper. It cuts easily and thanks to my von Willebrand disease I spurt out a lot more blood than a normal teen would. At each school I’d accidentally get cut and bleed non-stop and I ended up freaking out most of the girls because I wouldn’t’ stop bleeding. “
“Go on.” Bruce says as he moves into a corner of the room, clearly backing away to keep Michael at ease especially after what just happened.
“Well after that the girls took to mocking me because I couldn’t help it. I got called all sorts of names. Blood-river. Aquaman’s period. Super-squirt. You name it I got called it.”
“That’s terrible. How did you deal with it?”
“I didn’t. My Mom ended up just moving me from school to school but it kept happening over and over again.”
“Where is your Mother? I’d of thought she’d of woken up by now.” Bruce again says from the corner, he sure does like to keep himself hidden in the shadows or as best as he can.
“She’s had to work late nights this week. Says she’s covering for someone who’s on vacation at work. She says she blames herself for my von Willebrand disease. Apparently I inherited it from her.”
At the moment Michael said that, I saw headlights pull up in the parking lot of the apartment complex, and there’s no doubt Bruce saw it. Bruce makes sure he sees everything, not to mention the headlight shone on his corner exposing him so it would have been difficult for him to not notice. Sure enough out of the car emerged Michaels Mother who entered the apartment to a big surprise to see myself and Bruce stood before her.
“Michael sweety, what’s going on?”
“Mom this is Batman and the Flash, they’re investigating the disappearance of some of the girls that have been picking on me.”
“What? Why would someone do such a thing?”
I couldn’t help but notice the bandage on the Mothers left arm, it had blood stained on it implying that it was a cut from tonight. As much I hoped it wasn’t what I feared it was painfully clear.
“I think we should be asking you, Mrs Harlot.” I said, breaking the Mother-son conversation.
“What do you mean?”
“Your bandage. You wouldn’t of happened to of cut yourself on a piece of glass from a window by chance?”
Her facial expression takes a quick turn. Originally she had been pulling a smile, a face smile really but a smile all the same, but now her face quickly turned to one of worry. She knew we’d rumbled her. Immediately she made a run for the door but I blocked it before she could make it. Then from out of her handbag she pulls some form of needle and attempts to stab her. Dang she’s crazy, not to mention a bit stupid. I’m not called the fastest man alive for a reason and I dodge every swipe she makes. Before I can retaliate though Bruce pulls her towards him using one of his gadgets and knocks the needle of her hand and restrains both her arms.
I go to comfort Michael, as I know what Bruce is about to do and he’s not going to like it.
“The girls. Where are they?”
“Mom what have you done?”
“I did it for you Michael. To punish them for what they did to you. AHHHHH!”
Evidently Bruce just increased the pressure on her left arm. I feel Michael want to race to his Mom, I choose to restrain him. The last thing you want to do is go in there when Bruce is this angry. It’s not pretty.
“The girls. Where are they.”
“I won’t talk. Those whores deserve to die for what they did to my Michael. ARHHHHH!”
“ARRRRHHHH”
“Mom!”
All this screaming is making Michael cry because of the pain his Mom is feeling. I feel incredibly uncomfortable. What would I do if it were my Mom that Bruce was doing this to?
“Batman. That’s enough.”
“Not until she talks.”
“Mom!”
“ARRRRRHHHHH”
“Stop it please you’re hurting her! Please!”
This is no good, and it’s doing nothing but upsetting the boy. I race in and grab Bruce’s arm.
“Batman that’s enough. You’ve gone too far.”
Bruce doesn’t release her from his grasp but he stops putting pressure on her wound to stop the screaming. This seems to comfort Michael if only slightly.
“Mom please tell it isn’t true.”
There is a long silent pause.
“Mom please!”
“I did it for you Michael.”
“No!”
Michael breaks down into tears again at the realization of what his Mom has done. Poor kid. I’d feel the same way if it were my Mom in that position.
“It’s alright Michael. It’s all going to be ok.” I say as I try to comfort him
“Where are the girls.” Growls Bruce.
Still she chooses remains quiet. Distraught by this Michael stands up and walks towards his Mom and looks her square in the eyes.
“Mom. Where are they.”
“…..”
“Mom please. Where are they?”
“In the hell they deserve to be.”
“Please Mom, I know you’re not like this. Where are they?”
He’s starting to cry, I walk up behind him and put my hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
“Dixon Docks. Warehouse 24. Basement.”
Bruce and I nod at each other. Not a word is spoken but we know what everyone’s role is. Oddly though you would expect that I would have been the one to race to Dixon Docks and find the girls, but in this time it’s the opposite. Bruce races out of the apartment heading for Dixon Docks, clearly even though the League isn’t together some of the Leagues rule are being enforced notably rule number 1.
Rule 1 being that when it comes to comforting someone any Leaguer must do it besides Batman especially when the League was saving residents from a hurricane in North Carolina. People lost their homes in a horrific catastrophe and all Bruce could do was say that if they’d built their houses better this wouldn’t of happened so it was all their fault. Not the image the league wanted to portray.
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Written by - Chris A.K.A. Supremedalekdunn
This is a collab between Chris and I. Please go check out his point of view by clicking that link in the description.
Will Batman be able to save the girls before something happens?
Find out next tomorrow!
Same Bat time.
Same Bat photostream... or you could just look at his stream if you want... or you could look at both... it's your choice really...
Hopefully the Gordon Lightfoot fans will get the song title reference. This image sat around for awhile because I was unsure of what to do with it. I tried to tweak the colours at first but I didn't really like how it came out. Now after mulling over it for awhile I went with the black and white conversion. I knew it would work out well because of how blue the sky was in the original image. Adding adjustments like burning was incredibly easy since the telephone pole has sharp edges. Overall I am quite pleased with how this image came out. Images like this are the reason I never get rid of any photos I take. Even though not many photos are salvageable, when you sit on the image and tweak it over the course of a few months you can get a result that you never expected after taking the image.
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Since it's Super Bowl Sunday, I'll put it out there that I'm going for Denver to win the Super Bowl tonight! Hopefully that doesn't sway your opinion of this image!
The Rosenkavalier (Knight of the Rose) Palais
It stands, as can hardly be expected otherwise, in Vienna, and it is called - just since October 8th, 1777: Palais Auersperg. On that memorable day it was purchased by Prince Johann Adam Auersperg, which had been built around 50 years earlier by the architect Giovanni Christiano Neupauer according to the plans of the famous Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. The builder was a certain Hieronymus Capece de Rofrano and so we are right in Rosenkavalier! Octavian de Rofrano, the gentleman at the court of the great Empress Maria Theresa, the gallant lover with the silver Rose, he really had existed! Because Hugo von Hofmannsthal actually for his opera libretto a Rofrano as a model for Oktavian had bestirred only this one was called Peter and he was the son of that Jerome, who for the property - an old brick factory was standing on it - non-less than 28,000 florins on the table of the house had pinged. He could afford it because he held the office of Postmaster-General of the Habsburg territories in Italy - and in those days there was no deficit with the post office.
The money played no role in this house - even more but the music: but it is the palace itself, in the words of one of its famous visitors "One of the most beautiful chords in the symphony Vienna". If one still adds that concerning this visitor it was no other than the great Robert Stolz, then it must be admitted that this judgment comes from a qualified source. Music also always has been the invisible center of the palace, long before even Richard Strauss wrote the opera, whose title character is a Rofrano. For example, after 1760 when the Field Marshal Friedrich Wilhelm von Sachsen Hildburghausen moved here as a tenant. This subtle and tasteful music connoisseur and music lover committed as head of his famous house concerts none other than Christoph Willibald Gluck. That was certainly a highlight of the musical history of the palace but not the only one. We know the date of another apogee of this kind, namely the March of the year 1786. At this time here takes place a private performance of the opera "Idomeneo". The ensemble is composed solely of members of the great Viennese society, there appear names like Baron Polini and Count Hatzfeld. Mozart, who revised the vocal parts to "suit the vocal chords" of his noble performers, composed a special "scena con rondo" with violin solo for this occasion. Yet another personality of the Austrian nobility participated in this house at an amateur performance as a performer, the Crown Prince Rudolf, four years before his tragic end. At that time the palace had long been in the possession of Prince Auersperg, whose name it still bears today. And not only the building but also the street is called Auerspergstrasse. This in honor of a Prince Adolf from this dynasty, not less than eight years being Prime Minister of Austria. Under the Auersperg the palais became a center of social life, to a venue of glittering parties and gala evenings. So, for example, there took place the wedding of a granddaughter of King Gustav Adolf of Sweden with King Albert of Saxony. Or three years later a dance evening in October 1856, where the then 26-year-old Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth and all members of the imperial family attended.
A dazzling chapter of Austrian history is reflected in the history of the Palais Auersperg. But when the brilliance of that time came to an end forever, the end of the novel of that palace had not yet been written. The equally intimate and proud house initially, however, only accommodated the Bundesdenkmalamt (National Heritage Agency) and seemed such to forget its great social and political past modestly and without attracting attention. That this subsequently was not the case shows a simple plaque on the main front. It says: "In 1945 gathered in this house Austrian patriots, prevented the destruction of Vienna, laid the foundation for a free Austria in memory of the victims, the Austrian resistance movement". This succinct report is nothing to add. Perhaps only that under these patriots known names are to be found such as the later Chancellor Leopold Figl and the ones of the later to become Federal Presidents Theodor Körner and Dr. Adolf Schärf. Thus, the wide arc spans from the Postmaster General Rofrano up to the most important politicians of the present time and the number of the prominent guests continues, no matter how the times and forms of government may have changed.
And where the Wiener settles delightfully quietly, he also for his ear wants his pleasure and so the intimate Auersperg concerts - as ever - today, once again, count among the musical tidbits. Where, however, the ear indulges itself, the eye must not be neglected. In order that no lack should occure in this regard, since generations artists have made provisions. Whether it's the magnificent building itself, at the same time solid and graceful, or the lovely park with its huge old trees in whose shade the Empress Maria Theresa sat or the elegant library, the preciously paneled loggia or the conservatory, Walter Slezak referred to it as "Schönbrunn in small film format" - everywhere reigns those well-kept, quiet serene harmony that you can not produce, that needs to grow in long years by itself, just like the house has grown, built on an old brick factory on the outskirts of the city and today belonging to the lively centerpiece of this city where still society, art and politics are giving each other their fertile rendezvous.
'Phet' Expect to hit the city after this sunset, but luckily it calm down before hitting. leaving a beautiful sunset behind it.
3 Images Taken with Nikon D60 18-55 MM n stitched together on PS3.
The expected hexagonal symmetry of monocot flowers (photographed at at 7.30 am). The flowers open at night and here are half closed. They will be fully closed in unison for the day by 9.00 am. Formatted for mobile phone wallpaper.
This is my wife a few weeks ago. I'm happy to say that on 3 December we had a little girl, but this is her still in there
As expected 6P01 Bescot to Wellington via Shrewsbury missed the via Shrewsbury section out and ran round at Wellington.
EWS 66 059 is seen here just after arrival at Wellington waiting a path to run round.
Expect to get the darker tone of Grand Lisboa building.
Shot with Canonet QL17 GIII
F16 Speed250
Kodak Vision3
We expected our new Lidl to open in time for Christmas. At this rate we'll do well to get in for Easter! Somebody dug a big trench leading in and then disappeared.
Apenas um expectador, que presencia apenas, não vivencia. Um expectador dos que observam mais um sábado que se finda, que conversam, que namoram, que brincam, que descansam, enfim, que vivem... e eu... um mero expectador.
Phan Thiết ( listen) town is the capital of Binh Thuan province, in southeastern Vietnam. Phan Thiet is a municipality in central, south central sector, however, the development plan to 2025, it would be municipality Southeast Vietnam. The population of Phan Thiết city in 2005 is roughly 350,000 and is expected to increase to about 400,000 in 2015. Phan Thiet is the provincial capital of Binh Thuan province where all government offices for the province are located. There are also seven districts in the province : Hàm Thuận Bắc, Hàm Thuận Nam, Đức Linh, Tánh Linh, Hàm Tân, Bắc Bình and the island district of Phú Quý.
There are several theories about the origin of the name Phan Thiết most of which agree that, "Phan Thiết" is not a pure Vietnamese name:
Before the Vietnamese conquest of the area in the 17th century, the Cham people called this land "Hamu Lithit" - "Hamu": hamlet in the field , "Lithit" :near the sea. With the arrival of the Vietnamese settlers, a new name in Vietnamese was gradually developed. Since the Vietnamese had already changed the Cham city of Panduraga into Phan Rang and another settlement into Phan Rí, they attached the prefix "Phan" into the shortening of "Lithit" to make the name Phan Thiet.
Vietnamese people have been transliterating the Cham names into more Vietnamese sounding names Panduranga or Mang-lang into Phan Rang, Mang-lý into Phan Rí, Hamu Lithit or Mang-thit into Phan Thiết. Those three places are referred to as "Tam Phan" (Triple Phan).
The name of the Cham Prince who was the military governor of the area in the 15th century was Po Thit (brother of the princess Po Inu Sah and son of King Par Ra Cham Chanh or Trà Chanh). The fortification was thus called Camp Po Thit. The Vietnamese people mispronounced the camp name as Phan Thiết.
This area used to belong to the ancient kingdom of Champa and was later absorbed into the Đại Việt Empire (former name of Vietnam). Vietnamese rule was established over the area which has become Binh Thuan province today, but back then the administrative level and the boundaries of the area had not been determined.
1697, Binh Thuan in turn was changed from a fort ("trấn") to the district (phủ), then to the dinh. Later Phan Thiết was officially recognized as a đạo (along with Phan Rang, Phố Hài and Ma Ly of the Tam Tân area).
From 1773 to 1801, there were fierce fighting between the forces of the Nguyễn Dynasty and Tây Sơn Dynasty in the area.
In 1825, during the reign of Emperor Minh Mạng, Binh Thuan officially became a province. A part of Phan Thiết was made into the district of Hàm Thuận (1854, Tự Đức time, the district was named Tuy Lý).
1836 (17th year of Minh Mạng), a cabinet officer named Dao Tri Phu was sent to Binh Thuan to oversee the surveying tasks and establish land boundaries for 307 communes and villages, in fifteen districts of Binh Thuan in order to determine taxation. On the right bank of the river (Cà Ty river today): Duc Thang, Nhuan Duc and Lac Dao village; left bank side: Long Binh, Minh Long.
Even near the end of the 19th century, Phan Thiết was not yet officially recognized as an administrative unit (lower level) under Binh Thuan province.
In 1898 (10th year of the reign of Emperor Thành Thái), Binh Thuan provincial capital was moved to Phu Tai village, a Phan Thiết suburb. On October 20 of that year, Thành Thái signed a degree to make Phan Thiết a City and Binh Thuan provincial capital (on the same day as the establishment of the Cities of Huế, Hội An, Quy Nhon, Thanh Hóa and Vinh).
Wasn't expecting to see this in Winchelsea today, and this vehicle is newly aquired by Ramblers and was on Southern Trains Rail Replacement Services from Rye to Ore and Hastings, and was seen passing the New Inn Pub on its way into Winchelsea, however this is not the best shot due to annoying pedestrians and parked cars that prevented me from being able to stand further back and include the Winchelsea Village sign, like I did on my previous visit in February 2021: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/50964099271/, and a Thank You to both this vehicle's driver and to passenger Harry Powel for the freindly waves.
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
Carolyn didn't want to climb to the top of the ziggurat, so she stayed at the bottom and watched our stuff.
Not sure what is with the one single shoe down there.
We actually made it to the burn this year! We didn't sleep through it.
Carolyn.
looking up, sitting, sitting on ground, smiling.
backpacks, grass, hula hoop, shoe.
Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary, Artemas, Pennsylvania.
June 11, 2016.
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BACKSTORY: Well, that was a crazy burn! So much shit I never expected to do, at WickerMan Burn 2016!
- Damaged Carolyn's car on the way in so that it permanently squeaks, except it got better by the time we left
- Ate a tequila worm (so much more chewing than you would imagine!) when naked-goddess-bartender poured me one, randomly. (I had to check that it wasn't something from the woods)
- Watched fireworks so dangerously close that I needed first aid for a burned eyeball (could this be why the vision in that eye went bad this year?)
- Learned to weave. On a loom. And wove some. Took video of weaving.
- worried about this spleen issue I have that is starting to feel less like a pain, and more like an actual tumor that you can distinctly feel on one side (still hurting as of 2017, CT Scan found nothing)
- controlled huge flamethrowers with laserbeams & buttons
- fun stuff on top of a 20-ft wooden ziggurat art installation (Carolyn was too scared to go up!)
- Watched a firework fireball zoom past Carolyn's head (she didn't even flinch) and catch the ground on fire 1 foot from her feet
- Made out with both members of a couple (beards can be soft?)
- Bounced in a moon bounce
- Saw Carolyn fall off a bounce-house ramp, tumbling in mid air, as onlookers screamed (one massage later, she's fine)
- Played with propane bubbles (cover hand, stick in fire, watch self burn) with zero regard for my safety or even knowing what they were ("other people aren't dying when they do this, so i'll do this, whatever this is. no, i won't ask anybody any questions about it or learn anything safety-related")
- Treated 2nd degree cooking burn with actual aloe leaves someone bundled up, just in case. Only had to walk 20 feet from my camp! No relation to previous bullet point.
- Tried [REDACTED]
- Used logical deduction to guide a damsel in distress to her campsite that she could not find, even though I had never been there. (If you want to flatter me, make me feel like Aragorn. I also accept pints of cherry tomatoes & great conversation)
- Received tons of compliments about my hair & badass cartoon shirt (and about my brain) (but I get that a lot... it's the others I'm not so used to)
- Worried about Andrea in rehab. Did all kinds of crazy things to maintain connectivity to check up on her. A lotta good that did. RIP, Andrea.
- Learned to always great one specific person with "Hi, Clint!" (Her name is not Clint. This is how she prefers greetings.)
- Wore My Little Pony boxer-briefs around strangers
- Sent video from the middle of the woods with a phone that only works when plugged in (tricky)
- Met the creator of games I've played for 15 yrs, & found out that the vintage set of game pieces my aunt found me in a thrift store are so rare that he was re-telling people about our set... Even when we weren't even there. So honored! To tell the man who invented Fluxx that you had the original Fluxx back when that was the only Fluxx you could get was awesome, too.
- But to make a reference to a specific episode of 2 Stupid Dogs to the creator of Fluxx, and have him know it and repeat it back... Wow.
- Chastised by Channy for not knowing how to spell my own name on facebook, becuase she wanted pictoral proof of my story that did not believe -- that the deer shit that came out of the deer when my Bonneville was totalled (while driving back from Dirk's) had splattered onto my car in the shape of Pluto the Dog's face. I totally sent her that picture!
- Lost 1 of 2 cameras, resulting in our pictures being quite incomplete (gee, real Burnery of whoever found it to not bother giving it back. If I find someone else's camera, I guess this means I'll have to keep it to break even?)
- Learned I can consistently inhale an entire nitrous oxide cartridge in one lungful
- Randomly given 2 beers by someone, only to ask to see her face, and, after introductions, us all realizing we already know each other already and are FB friends already (wtf?! what are the odds?!)
Saw a truck covered in fire driving down the mountain like nothing was going on. Overheard: "Are youseeing that? Is that real?"
Phew? Did I get everything? I don't know! One night, I never saw my camp during the night time, at all.
"what did you expect?" comme disait une de leur publicité.
Une pin-up dans un style retro-moderne pour cette revisite publicitaire.
"La dame qui fait des bulles" Véro Hzti
Merci à Véronique Koch et Clem pour le backstage
"La dame de l'ombre mais qui fait beaucoup" Sylvia Rothelin
Cette vision publicitaire est personelle et n'engage nullement la marque
A disastrous morning this morning at Lancaster - a 6am start for 3 acceptable shots.
First shot - 5z09, I attempted crossing the river Lune, expecting it to be the coast set tnt which went up last night ECS, turns out it was a single 68 and a single dbso, nothing more the a speck in the distance for that one.
Second shot was 4m27 which I had discovered a new location for and the sun had barely risen high enough for that, also didnt need another old green one up front, plus I was still messing about with where I wanted to get it so I hadnt worked out a spot.
I was moping around the small estate south of the station where I'd seen videos taken and assumed the fence would be low enough to see over - about 6ft 4" solid wooden fence spanned the whole clear section so I had to hold the camera above my head, whilst looking at my non-tilt LCD screen and blindly fire and hope for the best.
After that I was investigating a better spot for 4m25, when I checked and saw the late nukes and tesco were just a few minutes away, with the fence too high and unable to dash back to the station in time I had to pass on them.
Finally, in the end I salvaged something out of the day with 4m25 - I was so frustrated at not being able to see over the fence and getting sh*tty shots all morning, I hopped it and stood on some wasteland instead and even then I pressed the shutter to early, showing a nice big shadow down the side of 90040.
After that I got fed up and went to see the 37 and as these are finishing next month, it wouldve been rude not to have a dig, despite the harsh backlighting.
To top it off, as I was crossing the bridge for my train, the Ex-Scot Rail 158 passed me on the down main. A crap day with lots of effort and very little reward but thats how this hobby goes.
Heres 37424 pulling into Lancaster with 2c47 Preston-Barrow, running 2 late.
Camera: Canon EOS 1100D
Lens: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 HSM DC art
F/Length: 32mm
ISO: 100
F/stop: 5.6
S/speed: 1/640
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This is everything you need to know about red wine. After five years of intense work and study in the wine industry, I am sure of it. When I train someone to be an "expert" wine seller, this is all the info that I expect them to know about red wine by the end of the training. If you were to taste 10,000 red wines in a year (as I do every year), then what is in this infographic would be everything that your tongue would know for certain about red wine. Knowing everything on this infographic is the reason that when I read a wine label, I actually know what I am holding will taste like, and it is the reason that I don't need a second opinion when I look at a wine list.
The full text follows:
IN GENERAL
1.Red wine does not pair with blue cheese, chocolate, or fish, and rarely does it pair with spice.
2. You don't serve it cold, hot, or room temperature; you serve it cool or “air conditioned room temperature.”
3.
All red wine is dry and grapes are the only ingredient no matter how “sweet” the description sounds (i.e., it might smell like cinnamon, berries, & caramel, but it is still dry and made with nothing but grapes).
4. All else equal, the more sunshine on the vine, the fuller and fruitier the resulting wine.
ITALY
1. Italian red wine tastes like cherries. All else equal, Italian red will be lighter-bodied the farther north the vines are grown, fuller-bodied the farther south the vines are grown, and fuller-bodied the more you spend. What grape it's made with rarely changes these trends.
2. Italian wine is all about nuance. Within this ocean of cherries, each appellation, vineyard, and bottle presents its cherries differently. The cherries can be baked, fresh, or raisined... covered in chocolate, herbs, or wood... or even buried under stones, sand, and tar pits! The Zen of Italian red wine is how every bottle simultaneously tastes exactly alike and completely different.
3. Chianti is made from Sangiovese grapes grown in a region of Tuscany called "Chianti." Think sour cherries.
4. Barbera d'Asti v. Barbera d'Alba: Barbera is a grape. Asti and Alba are towns. "d'" means "from.” Barbera grown in either town taste like bright, mouthwatering cherries.
5. Primitivo is how you say Zinfandel in the heel of the boot. It tastes like cherry pie filling.
6. Reds from the “Toe of the Boot” smells like cherry potpourri.
7. Montepulciano is a grape. Abruzzo is a place. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo means both "Montepulciano grapes from Abruzzo" or "I want wine to drink with pizza, and I don't really care if the wine is bad."
8. In Valpolicella, the more you spend the better the wine is and the more it should taste like raisined cherries.
FRANCE
1. French wine tastes horrible until it tastes perfect, and it only tastes “ok” if you spend more than $20.
2. The Cotes-du-Rhone is a huge region that blends Grenache, Syrah, & Mourvedre grapes to make crappy wine that tastes like dark berries sprinkled with topsoil. The more you spend, the darker and fuller it will be. Cotes-du-Rhone wines only get serious if you see "Villages" and/or the name of a specific village on the label, e.g., Valréas or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
3. The Loire: is too good to discuss here. “Good” means light, nuanced, and smells like things you shouldn't put in your mouth. The Loire loves Cabernet Franc, and every Cabernet Franc tastes like a smarmy, monocled grasshopper is swimming in your glass.
4. Burgundy, or if you want to ignore 4 billion years of geological evolution, "French Pinot Noir" is classified acre by acre to help represent how the land affects the wine. Burgundy is unique & compelling if it comes from a single vineyard, and it will generally suck if the grapes come from all over the region and the bottle is labeled as just “Burgundy” or “Bourgogne.” Each village in Burgundy tastes different. Wine from vineyards classified as Premier Cru or “1er” will be great, and wine from Grand Cru vineyards can be life-changing.
5. That being said, all Burgundy sucks because it is light.
6. You get what you pay for in Bordeaux, and it is mostly Merlot grapes with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes incorporated only to make the wine appear fancier.
7. The south and southwest of France are a mashup of the Rhone and Bordeaux in both grape choice and final flavor. Closer to Bordeaux wines tastes more like Bordeaux. Closer to the Rhône wines tastes more like Côtes du Rhône.
8. Beaujolais is secretly a region within Burgundy that uses Gamay grapes to make wine that tastes like pomegranates and cranberries. Beaujolais "Nouveau" is horrible. Otherwise, think of it as Burgundy that doesn't need aging.
SOUTH AFRICA
1. South African red wine tastes smokey, and if it is made from Pinotage grapes, it will taste like a smokey, peaty Scotch.
AUSTRALIA
1. All Australian red wines are fruity, but each great Australian red wine is fruity in its own, intriguing way.
3. The more you pay for it, the greater the depth of flavor it will have, and the deeper the breath you will have to take after tasting it.
4. $17-$25 is the sweet spot for "value." Cheaper and it is party wine. More expensive and it is for braggarts and experts.
5. The farther west and the farther south you go, the more complex the wines get. This includes Tasmania.
NEW ZEALAND
1. In 25 years, New Zealand might make better wine than France, but the vines need time to mature so most New Zealand wine tastes like a fruitier version of its French counterparts.
CALIFORNIA
1. California Pinot Noir ALWAYS tastes like cooked/stewed/or preserved fruit.
2. Napa Valley makes overpriced wine that tastes like dessert.
OREGON
1. Oregon wines are slightly fuller and fruitier fruitier versions of their European counterparts.
2. Oregon, like New Zealand, could soon overtake France..
3. Oregon's expensive wines are amazing values, but Oregon's cheap wines are a waste of money.
WASHINGTON
1. Washington reds taste like a cross between French wines & Australian wines.
2. Red Mountain has America's best “terroir.”
NEW YORK
1. New York reds taste like fish, and one day will be lauded for this.
IDAHO
1. Woe to the man who underestimates Idaho.
SPAIN
1. Spain is too sunny to make horrible wine.
2. Spain worships oak barrels.
3. These designations indicate how much time a wine spent in an oak barrel: Joven: no oak.Reserva: lots of oak, lots of aging. Gran Reserva: oaked and aged to the point of absurdity. Crianza: just enough oak” to give the wine a scent of roasted vanilla beans and soft earth. Crianza is the sweet spot.
2. Rioja is a place in Spain that uses Tempranillo grapes to make wine that tastes like cherries and beer burp tempered by the aforementioned designations of oak.
3. The Ribera del Duero is a region that tastes like Rioja on steroids.
4. Wine gets weird in Bierzo. Rust, herbs, and smokey flint are not unusual tasting notes in the aroma of wines of Spain's northwest.
5. Wine gets slutty in Catalunya, Jumilla, & La Mancha, etc. It's great, but extremely fruity and fun.
6. The Priorat exudes jammy fruits, hot spices, crushed stones, and graphite. It is expensive, opulent food wine.
7. Terra Alta and Montsant are basically Priorat without the hype.
8. Spain's geologic and geographic circumstances force its vines to produce astoundingly low yields per vine: lower yields mean more concentrated flavors!
PORTUGAL
1. Anything not produced by a cooperative has the possibility of being amazing.
2. Portugese reds often taste like Ports vinified to dry perfection.
AUSTRIA/GERMANY
1. Saint Laurent grapes taste like red fruits and dried meats.
2. Blaufränkisch is fruity, but with notes of herbs, spices, and underbrush.
3. Zweigelt tastes like cherries and spices.
4.Blauburgunder, Spätburgunder: other names for Pinot Noir.
ARGENTINA
1. Bonarda grapes taste like tart red fruits.
2. Malbec grapes are always chuggable, but the longer they spend in oak, the more robust they will be.
CHILE
1. Chocolate, green peppercorns, and roasted vanilla beans .
2. Carmenere: the long-lost grape of Bordeaux. It does the above to the extreme.
ISRAEL
1. Good Israeli reds smell like they were aged under an active volcano.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) — In the flat sunbaked fields north of the Cypriot capital Nicosia, a huge Turkey-funded mosque opening this week has caused a stir in the largely secular Muslim society.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to attend the opening ceremony, expected to take place on Tuesday, of the 3,000-capacity house of worship, with its four minarets and built in classic Ottoman style.
While many have welcomed it, the mosque has fueled concern among some Turkish Cypriots that Ankara is increasing its dominance over the north of the divided island.
“This mosque symbolizes the Islamist mentality, the Sunni Islam mentality and also an imperialist mentality,” Sener Elcil, head of the Turkish Cypriot Teachers Union, told AFP at his Nicosia office.
In this photo taken on June 24, 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Istanbul after initial results in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
“The Turkish Cypriot community is secular. We are not a fundamentalist Islamist community.”
Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus.
Northern Cyprus extends from the tip of the Karpass Peninsula in the northeast to Morphou Bay, Cape Kormakitis and its westernmost point, the Kokkina exclave in the west. Its southernmost point is the village of Louroujina. A buffer zone under the control of the United Nations stretches between Northern Cyprus and the rest of the island and divides Nicosia, the island's largest city and capital of both sides.
A coup d'état in 1974, performed as part of an attempt to annex the island to Greece, prompted the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. This resulted in the eviction of much of the north's Greek Cypriot population, the flight of Turkish Cypriots from the south, and the partitioning of the island, leading to a unilateral declaration of independence by the north in 1983. Due to its lack of recognition, Northern Cyprus is heavily dependent on Turkey for economic, political and military support.
Attempts to reach a solution to the Cyprus dispute have been unsuccessful. The Turkish Army maintains a large force in Northern Cyprus with the support and approval of the TRNC government, while the Republic of Cyprus, the European Union as a whole, and the international community regard it as an occupation force. This military presence has been denounced in several United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Northern Cyprus is a semi-presidential, democratic republic with a cultural heritage incorporating various influences and an economy that is dominated by the services sector. The economy has seen growth through the 2000s and 2010s, with the GNP per capita more than tripling in the 2000s, but is held back by an international embargo due to the official closure of the ports in Northern Cyprus by the Republic of Cyprus. The official language is Turkish, with a distinct local dialect being spoken. The vast majority of the population consists of Sunni Muslims, while religious attitudes are mostly moderate and secular. Northern Cyprus is an observer state of ECO and OIC under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", PACE under the name "Turkish Cypriot Community", and Organization of Turkic States with its own name.
Several distinct periods of Cypriot intercommunal violence involving the two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, marked mid-20th century Cyprus. These included the Cyprus Emergency of 1955–59 during British rule, the post-independence Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, and the Cyprus crisis of 1967. Hostilities culminated in the 1974 de facto division of the island along the Green Line following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The region has been relatively peaceful since then, but the Cyprus dispute has continued, with various attempts to solve it diplomatically having been generally unsuccessful.
Cyprus, an island lying in the eastern Mediterranean, hosted a population of Greeks and Turks (four-fifths and one-fifth, respectively), who lived under British rule in the late nineteenth-century and the first half of the twentieth-century. Christian Orthodox Church of Cyprus played a prominent political role among the Greek Cypriot community, a privilege that it acquired during the Ottoman Empire with the employment of the millet system, which gave the archbishop an unofficial ethnarch status.
The repeated rejections by the British of Greek Cypriot demands for enosis, union with Greece, led to armed resistance, organised by the National Organization of Cypriot Struggle, or EOKA. EOKA, led by the Greek-Cypriot commander George Grivas, systematically targeted British colonial authorities. One of the effects of EOKA's campaign was to alter the Turkish position from demanding full reincorporation into Turkey to a demand for taksim (partition). EOKA's mission and activities caused a "Cretan syndrome" (see Turkish Resistance Organisation) within the Turkish Cypriot community, as its members feared that they would be forced to leave the island in such a case as had been the case with Cretan Turks. As such, they preferred the continuation of British colonial rule and then taksim, the division of the island. Due to the Turkish Cypriots' support for the British, EOKA's leader, Georgios Grivas, declared them to be enemies. The fact that the Turks were a minority was, according to Nihat Erim, to be addressed by the transfer of thousands of Turks from mainland Turkey so that Greek Cypriots would cease to be the majority. When Erim visited Cyprus as the Turkish representative, he was advised by Field Marshal Sir John Harding, the then Governor of Cyprus, that Turkey should send educated Turks to settle in Cyprus.
Turkey actively promoted the idea that on the island of Cyprus two distinctive communities existed, and sidestepped its former claim that "the people of Cyprus were all Turkish subjects". In doing so, Turkey's aim to have self-determination of two to-be equal communities in effect led to de jure partition of the island.[citation needed] This could be justified to the international community against the will of the majority Greek population of the island. Dr. Fazil Küçük in 1954 had already proposed Cyprus be divided in two at the 35° parallel.
Lindley Dan, from Notre Dame University, spotted the roots of intercommunal violence to different visions among the two communities of Cyprus (enosis for Greek Cypriots, taksim for Turkish Cypriots). Also, Lindlay wrote that "the merging of church, schools/education, and politics in divisive and nationalistic ways" had played a crucial role in creation of havoc in Cyprus' history. Attalides Michael also pointed to the opposing nationalisms as the cause of the Cyprus problem.
By the mid-1950's, the "Cyprus is Turkish" party, movement, and slogan gained force in both Cyprus and Turkey. In a 1954 editorial, Turkish Cypriot leader Dr. Fazil Kuchuk expressed the sentiment that the Turkish youth had grown up with the idea that "as soon as Great Britain leaves the island, it will be taken over by the Turks", and that "Turkey cannot tolerate otherwise". This perspective contributed to the willingness of Turkish Cypriots to align themselves with the British, who started recruiting Turkish Cypriots into the police force that patrolled Cyprus to fight EOKA, a Greek Cypriot nationalist organisation that sought to rid the island of British rule.
EOKA targeted colonial authorities, including police, but Georgios Grivas, the leader of EOKA, did not initially wish to open up a new front by fighting Turkish Cypriots and reassured them that EOKA would not harm their people. In 1956, some Turkish Cypriot policemen were killed by EOKA members and this provoked some intercommunal violence in the spring and summer, but these attacks on policemen were not motivated by the fact that they were Turkish Cypriots.
However, in January 1957, Grivas changed his policy as his forces in the mountains became increasingly pressured by the British Crown forces. In order to divert the attention of the Crown forces, EOKA members started to target Turkish Cypriot policemen intentionally in the towns, so that Turkish Cypriots would riot against the Greek Cypriots and the security forces would have to be diverted to the towns to restore order. The killing of a Turkish Cypriot policeman on 19 January, when a power station was bombed, and the injury of three others, provoked three days of intercommunal violence in Nicosia. The two communities targeted each other in reprisals, at least one Greek Cypriot was killed and the British Army was deployed in the streets. Greek Cypriot stores were burned and their neighbourhoods attacked. Following the events, the Greek Cypriot leadership spread the propaganda that the riots had merely been an act of Turkish Cypriot aggression. Such events created chaos and drove the communities apart both in Cyprus and in Turkey.
On 22 October 1957 Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot replaced Sir John Harding as the British Governor of Cyprus. Foot suggested five to seven years of self-government before any final decision. His plan rejected both enosis and taksim. The Turkish Cypriot response to this plan was a series of anti-British demonstrations in Nicosia on 27 and 28 January 1958 rejecting the proposed plan because the plan did not include partition. The British then withdrew the plan.
In 1957, Black Gang, a Turkish Cypriot pro-taksim paramilitary organisation, was formed to patrol a Turkish Cypriot enclave, the Tahtakale district of Nicosia, against activities of EOKA. The organisation later attempted to grow into a national scale, but failed to gain public support.
By 1958, signs of dissatisfaction with the British increased on both sides, with a group of Turkish Cypriots forming Volkan (later renamed to the Turkish Resistance Organisation) paramilitary group to promote partition and the annexation of Cyprus to Turkey as dictated by the Menderes plan. Volkan initially consisted of roughly 100 members, with the stated aim of raising awareness in Turkey of the Cyprus issue and courting military training and support for Turkish Cypriot fighters from the Turkish government.
In June 1958, the British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, was expected to propose a plan to resolve the Cyprus issue. In light of the new development, the Turks rioted in Nicosia to promote the idea that Greek and Turkish Cypriots could not live together and therefore any plan that did not include partition would not be viable. This violence was soon followed by bombing, Greek Cypriot deaths and looting of Greek Cypriot-owned shops and houses. Greek and Turkish Cypriots started to flee mixed population villages where they were a minority in search of safety. This was effectively the beginning of the segregation of the two communities. On 7 June 1958, a bomb exploded at the entrance of the Turkish Embassy in Cyprus. Following the bombing, Turkish Cypriots looted Greek Cypriot properties. On 26 June 1984, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktaş, admitted on British channel ITV that the bomb was placed by the Turks themselves in order to create tension. On 9 January 1995, Rauf Denktaş repeated his claim to the famous Turkish newspaper Milliyet in Turkey.
The crisis reached a climax on 12 June 1958, when eight Greeks, out of an armed group of thirty five arrested by soldiers of the Royal Horse Guards on suspicion of preparing an attack on the Turkish quarter of Skylloura, were killed in a suspected attack by Turkish Cypriot locals, near the village of Geunyeli, having been ordered to walk back to their village of Kondemenos.
After the EOKA campaign had begun, the British government successfully began to turn the Cyprus issue from a British colonial problem into a Greek-Turkish issue. British diplomacy exerted backstage influence on the Adnan Menderes government, with the aim of making Turkey active in Cyprus. For the British, the attempt had a twofold objective. The EOKA campaign would be silenced as quickly as possible, and Turkish Cypriots would not side with Greek Cypriots against the British colonial claims over the island, which would thus remain under the British. The Turkish Cypriot leadership visited Menderes to discuss the Cyprus issue. When asked how the Turkish Cypriots should respond to the Greek Cypriot claim of enosis, Menderes replied: "You should go to the British foreign minister and request the status quo be prolonged, Cyprus to remain as a British colony". When the Turkish Cypriots visited the British Foreign Secretary and requested for Cyprus to remain a colony, he replied: "You should not be asking for colonialism at this day and age, you should be asking for Cyprus be returned to Turkey, its former owner".
As Turkish Cypriots began to look to Turkey for protection, Greek Cypriots soon understood that enosis was extremely unlikely. The Greek Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios III, now set independence for the island as his objective.
Britain resolved to solve the dispute by creating an independent Cyprus. In 1959, all involved parties signed the Zurich Agreements: Britain, Turkey, Greece, and the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, Makarios and Dr. Fazil Kucuk, respectively. The new constitution drew heavily on the ethnic composition of the island. The President would be a Greek Cypriot, and the Vice-President a Turkish Cypriot with an equal veto. The contribution to the public service would be set at a ratio of 70:30, and the Supreme Court would consist of an equal number of judges from both communities as well as an independent judge who was not Greek, Turkish or British. The Zurich Agreements were supplemented by a number of treaties. The Treaty of Guarantee stated that secession or union with any state was forbidden, and that Greece, Turkey and Britain would be given guarantor status to intervene if that was violated. The Treaty of Alliance allowed for two small Greek and Turkish military contingents to be stationed on the island, and the Treaty of Establishment gave Britain sovereignty over two bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
On 15 August 1960, the Colony of Cyprus became fully independent as the Republic of Cyprus. The new republic remained within the Commonwealth of Nations.
The new constitution brought dissatisfaction to Greek Cypriots, who felt it to be highly unjust for them for historical, demographic and contributional reasons. Although 80% of the island's population were Greek Cypriots and these indigenous people had lived on the island for thousands of years and paid 94% of taxes, the new constitution was giving the 17% of the population that was Turkish Cypriots, who paid 6% of taxes, around 30% of government jobs and 40% of national security jobs.
Within three years tensions between the two communities in administrative affairs began to show. In particular disputes over separate municipalities and taxation created a deadlock in government. A constitutional court ruled in 1963 Makarios had failed to uphold article 173 of the constitution which called for the establishment of separate municipalities for Turkish Cypriots. Makarios subsequently declared his intention to ignore the judgement, resulting in the West German judge resigning from his position. Makarios proposed thirteen amendments to the constitution, which would have had the effect of resolving most of the issues in the Greek Cypriot favour. Under the proposals, the President and Vice-President would lose their veto, the separate municipalities as sought after by the Turkish Cypriots would be abandoned, the need for separate majorities by both communities in passing legislation would be discarded and the civil service contribution would be set at actual population ratios (82:18) instead of the slightly higher figure for Turkish Cypriots.
The intention behind the amendments has long been called into question. The Akritas plan, written in the height of the constitutional dispute by the Greek Cypriot interior minister Polycarpos Georkadjis, called for the removal of undesirable elements of the constitution so as to allow power-sharing to work. The plan envisaged a swift retaliatory attack on Turkish Cypriot strongholds should Turkish Cypriots resort to violence to resist the measures, stating "In the event of a planned or staged Turkish attack, it is imperative to overcome it by force in the shortest possible time, because if we succeed in gaining command of the situation (in one or two days), no outside, intervention would be either justified or possible." Whether Makarios's proposals were part of the Akritas plan is unclear, however it remains that sentiment towards enosis had not completely disappeared with independence. Makarios described independence as "a step on the road to enosis".[31] Preparations for conflict were not entirely absent from Turkish Cypriots either, with right wing elements still believing taksim (partition) the best safeguard against enosis.
Greek Cypriots however believe the amendments were a necessity stemming from a perceived attempt by Turkish Cypriots to frustrate the working of government. Turkish Cypriots saw it as a means to reduce their status within the state from one of co-founder to that of minority, seeing it as a first step towards enosis. The security situation deteriorated rapidly.
Main articles: Bloody Christmas (1963) and Battle of Tillyria
An armed conflict was triggered after December 21, 1963, a period remembered by Turkish Cypriots as Bloody Christmas, when a Greek Cypriot policemen that had been called to help deal with a taxi driver refusing officers already on the scene access to check the identification documents of his customers, took out his gun upon arrival and shot and killed the taxi driver and his partner. Eric Solsten summarised the events as follows: "a Greek Cypriot police patrol, ostensibly checking identification documents, stopped a Turkish Cypriot couple on the edge of the Turkish quarter. A hostile crowd gathered, shots were fired, and two Turkish Cypriots were killed."
In the morning after the shooting, crowds gathered in protest in Northern Nicosia, likely encouraged by the TMT, without incident. On the evening of the 22nd, gunfire broke out, communication lines to the Turkish neighbourhoods were cut, and the Greek Cypriot police occupied the nearby airport. On the 23rd, a ceasefire was negotiated, but did not hold. Fighting, including automatic weapons fire, between Greek and Turkish Cypriots and militias increased in Nicosia and Larnaca. A force of Greek Cypriot irregulars led by Nikos Sampson entered the Nicosia suburb of Omorphita and engaged in heavy firing on armed, as well as by some accounts unarmed, Turkish Cypriots. The Omorphita clash has been described by Turkish Cypriots as a massacre, while this view has generally not been acknowledged by Greek Cypriots.
Further ceasefires were arranged between the two sides, but also failed. By Christmas Eve, the 24th, Britain, Greece, and Turkey had joined talks, with all sides calling for a truce. On Christmas day, Turkish fighter jets overflew Nicosia in a show of support. Finally it was agreed to allow a force of 2,700 British soldiers to help enforce a ceasefire. In the next days, a "buffer zone" was created in Nicosia, and a British officer marked a line on a map with green ink, separating the two sides of the city, which was the beginning of the "Green Line". Fighting continued across the island for the next several weeks.
In total 364 Turkish Cypriots and 174 Greek Cypriots were killed during the violence. 25,000 Turkish Cypriots from 103-109 villages fled and were displaced into enclaves and thousands of Turkish Cypriot houses were ransacked or completely destroyed.
Contemporary newspapers also reported on the forceful exodus of the Turkish Cypriots from their homes. According to The Times in 1964, threats, shootings and attempts of arson were committed against the Turkish Cypriots to force them out of their homes. The Daily Express wrote that "25,000 Turks have already been forced to leave their homes". The Guardian reported a massacre of Turks at Limassol on 16 February 1964.
Turkey had by now readied its fleet and its fighter jets appeared over Nicosia. Turkey was dissuaded from direct involvement by the creation of a United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in 1964. Despite the negotiated ceasefire in Nicosia, attacks on the Turkish Cypriot persisted, particularly in Limassol. Concerned about the possibility of a Turkish invasion, Makarios undertook the creation of a Greek Cypriot conscript-based army called the "National Guard". A general from Greece took charge of the army, whilst a further 20,000 well-equipped officers and men were smuggled from Greece into Cyprus. Turkey threatened to intervene once more, but was prevented by a strongly worded letter from the American President Lyndon B. Johnson, anxious to avoid a conflict between NATO allies Greece and Turkey at the height of the Cold War.
Turkish Cypriots had by now established an important bridgehead at Kokkina, provided with arms, volunteers and materials from Turkey and abroad. Seeing this incursion of foreign weapons and troops as a major threat, the Cypriot government invited George Grivas to return from Greece as commander of the Greek troops on the island and launch a major attack on the bridgehead. Turkey retaliated by dispatching its fighter jets to bomb Greek positions, causing Makarios to threaten an attack on every Turkish Cypriot village on the island if the bombings did not cease. The conflict had now drawn in Greece and Turkey, with both countries amassing troops on their Thracian borders. Efforts at mediation by Dean Acheson, a former U.S. Secretary of State, and UN-appointed mediator Galo Plaza had failed, all the while the division of the two communities becoming more apparent. Greek Cypriot forces were estimated at some 30,000, including the National Guard and the large contingent from Greece. Defending the Turkish Cypriot enclaves was a force of approximately 5,000 irregulars, led by a Turkish colonel, but lacking the equipment and organisation of the Greek forces.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1964, U Thant, reported the damage during the conflicts:
UNFICYP carried out a detailed survey of all damage to properties throughout the island during the disturbances; it shows that in 109 villages, most of them Turkish-Cypriot or mixed villages, 527 houses have been destroyed while 2,000 others have suffered damage from looting.
The situation worsened in 1967, when a military junta overthrew the democratically elected government of Greece, and began applying pressure on Makarios to achieve enosis. Makarios, not wishing to become part of a military dictatorship or trigger a Turkish invasion, began to distance himself from the goal of enosis. This caused tensions with the junta in Greece as well as George Grivas in Cyprus. Grivas's control over the National Guard and Greek contingent was seen as a threat to Makarios's position, who now feared a possible coup.[citation needed] The National Guard and Cyprus Police began patrolling the Turkish Cypriot enclaves of Ayios Theodoros and Kophinou, and on November 15 engaged in heavy fighting with the Turkish Cypriots.
By the time of his withdrawal 26 Turkish Cypriots had been killed. Turkey replied with an ultimatum demanding that Grivas be removed from the island, that the troops smuggled from Greece in excess of the limits of the Treaty of Alliance be removed, and that the economic blockades on the Turkish Cypriot enclaves be lifted. Grivas was recalled by the Athens Junta and the 12,000 Greek troops were withdrawn. Makarios now attempted to consolidate his position by reducing the number of National Guard troops, and by creating a paramilitary force loyal to Cypriot independence. In 1968, acknowledging that enosis was now all but impossible, Makarios stated, "A solution by necessity must be sought within the limits of what is feasible which does not always coincide with the limits of what is desirable."
After 1967 tensions between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots subsided. Instead, the main source of tension on the island came from factions within the Greek Cypriot community. Although Makarios had effectively abandoned enosis in favour of an 'attainable solution', many others continued to believe that the only legitimate political aspiration for Greek Cypriots was union with Greece.
On his arrival, Grivas began by establishing a nationalist paramilitary group known as the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston B or EOKA-B), drawing comparisons with the EOKA struggle for enosis under the British colonial administration of the 1950s.
The military junta in Athens saw Makarios as an obstacle. Makarios's failure to disband the National Guard, whose officer class was dominated by mainland Greeks, had meant the junta had practical control over the Cypriot military establishment, leaving Makarios isolated and a vulnerable target.
During the first Turkish invasion, Turkish troops invaded Cyprus territory on 20 July 1974, invoking its rights under the Treaty of Guarantee. This expansion of Turkish-occupied zone violated International Law as well as the Charter of the United Nations. Turkish troops managed to capture 3% of the island which was accompanied by the burning of the Turkish Cypriot quarter, as well as the raping and killing of women and children. A temporary cease-fire followed which was mitigated by the UN Security Council. Subsequently, the Greek military Junta collapsed on July 23, 1974, and peace talks commenced in which a democratic government was installed. The Resolution 353 was broken after Turkey attacked a second time and managed to get a hold of 37% of Cyprus territory. The Island of Cyprus was appointed a Buffer Zone by the United Nations, which divided the island into two zones through the 'Green Line' and put an end to the Turkish invasion. Although Turkey announced that the occupied areas of Cyprus to be called the Federated Turkish State in 1975, it is not legitimised on a worldwide political scale. The United Nations called for the international recognition of independence for the Republic of Cyprus in the Security Council Resolution 367.
In the years after the Turkish invasion of northern Cyprus one can observe a history of failed talks between the two parties. The 1983 declaration of the independent Turkish Republic of Cyprus resulted in a rise of inter-communal tensions and made it increasingly hard to find mutual understanding. With Cyprus' interest of a possible EU membership and a new UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1997 new hopes arose for a fresh start. International involvement from sides of the US and UK, wanting a solution to the Cyprus dispute prior to the EU accession led to political pressures for new talks. The believe that an accession without a solution would threaten Greek-Turkish relations and acknowledge the partition of the island would direct the coming negotiations.
Over the course of two years a concrete plan, the Annan plan was formulated. In 2004 the fifth version agreed upon from both sides and with the endorsement of Turkey, US, UK and EU then was presented to the public and was given a referendum in both Cypriot communities to assure the legitimisation of the resolution. The Turkish Cypriots voted with 65% for the plan, however the Greek Cypriots voted with a 76% majority against. The Annan plan contained multiple important topics. Firstly it established a confederation of two separate states called the United Cyprus Republic. Both communities would have autonomous states combined under one unified government. The members of parliament would be chosen according to the percentage in population numbers to ensure a just involvement from both communities. The paper proposed a demilitarisation of the island over the next years. Furthermore it agreed upon a number of 45000 Turkish settlers that could remain on the island. These settlers became a very important issue concerning peace talks. Originally the Turkish government encouraged Turks to settle in Cyprus providing transfer and property, to establish a counterpart to the Greek Cypriot population due to their 1 to 5 minority. With the economic situation many Turkish-Cypriot decided to leave the island, however their departure is made up by incoming Turkish settlers leaving the population ratio between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots stable. However all these points where criticised and as seen in the vote rejected mainly by the Greek Cypriots. These name the dissolution of the „Republic of Cyprus", economic consequences of a reunion and the remaining Turkish settlers as reason. Many claim that the plan was indeed drawing more from Turkish-Cypriot demands then Greek-Cypriot interests. Taking in consideration that the US wanted to keep Turkey as a strategic partner in future Middle Eastern conflicts.
A week after the failed referendum the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU. In multiple instances the EU tried to promote trade with Northern Cyprus but without internationally recognised ports this spiked a grand debate. Both side endure their intention of negotiations, however without the prospect of any new compromises or agreements the UN is unwilling to start the process again. Since 2004 negotiations took place in numbers but without any results, both sides are strongly holding on to their position without an agreeable solution in sight that would suit both parties.
Coronavirus update, 8 March 2020: it has reached Alberta, with four cases in four days. Located in both Calgary and Edmonton. Three of these four cases are linked to a single cruise ship. All four patients are expected to make a full recovery and no one has needed hospitalization.
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Happy International Women's Day!
"The International Women's Day date was moved to March 8 in 1913. ... The day aimed to help nations worldwide eliminate discrimination against women. It also focused on helping women gain full and equal participation in global development. International Men's Day is also celebrated on November 19 each year."
Coronavirus update, 8 March 2020: it has reached Alberta, with four cases in four days. Located in both Calgary and Edmonton. Three of these four cases are linked to a single cruise ship. All four patients are expected to make a full recovery and no one has needed hospitalization.
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Sunday, 8 March 2020: our temperature this morning, just before noon, is -13C (windchill -18C). Sun and cloud. Thanks to clocks jumping forward an hour very early this morning, sunrise is now at 8:03 am, and sunset is at 7:30 pm. A little more snow yesterday, and snow is forecast for Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.
Two days ago, 6 March, I was able to get out for a few hours, the first time since 29 February. Finally, this week, I completed a book of all the photos (422?) I have ever posted on my Facebook timeline. This book was created through PastBook, a company that I had used once before, for a Facebook Yearbook for 2016 (?). I was happy with the resulting book, so thought I would create another one. I stopped printing out my photos many years ago, but thought it would be nice to see and keep a few of them actually in print. PastBook lays out all the photos for you and gives you a link so that you can view all the book pages online. Any changes can easily be made. The book has now been ordered and I will receive it in 7-10 days.
The sun was shining the day before yesterday, so I decided to go for a drive before yesterday's snow arrived. Heading south, I drove various backroads, including new ones, hoping to see something - anything! New barns are always welcome and I did find a couple. Just like on my last drive in the same area, the first two birds I saw were two Gray Partridge that flew across the road.
Driving further than I drove last time, I again came across two Snowy Owls - a male and a female. I need to check on how much distance these Owls tend to cover for their hunting, as I'm not sure if this could be the same two that I photographed last time. They were both distant this time, especially the male who was extremely distant. Funny how spotting a tiny white speck the far side of a huge white field can be so thrilling.
Another bird came as a complete surprise. I had stopped the car to check on a bird that kept flying along the road, then landing on the road. I was pretty sure that it would be a Horned Lark, and I was right. I also took a couple of shots of a second bird that was behaving in a similar way, but landed in the stubble in a field. When my photos had been downloaded later, I got a huge surprise, as this "Horned Lark" turned out to be a beautiful Western Meadowlark.
After a few hours of driving, there was still plenty of time to call in at the Saskatoon Farm for a very late lunch. Not many people around and it felt so peaceful. Yet more new things to see, including an African Spurred Tortoise, whose mate was hiding out of sight. The farm is hoping that these two will breed. Then, when I was in the greenhouse enclosure where the Potbellied (?) pigs live with the pair of Flemish Giant Rabbits, turkeys, chickens and the domestic Helmeted Guineafowl, I spotted a little bunny. Unsure just who this was, I checked with a staff member and she told me that the Flemish Giant pair had surprised them all by having babies just recently. Will be posting a few photos next time.
The final thing I did at the Farm was to buy one of their small teapots, of which they have many, thanks to a mixed up order a few years ago. Hopefully, I will get round to taking a photo or two of it, filled with daffodils that I bought when food shopping back in the city. A few of you might just remember seeing photos of the 'teapot wall' that I have posted over the years. This was creatively built in an effort to use up a few of the many spare teapots. I'll add one of my photos of it in a comment box below. Two more jars of their new and delicious Pickled Beets were another purchase : )
An enjoyable and fun day, for sure!
There were no major events planned for today so I expected a nice, relaxing day, sipping on a Spritz or two, and just watching the world go by. I should know better by now! I was out wandering and stumbled on several groups shooting and the photographers graciously let me join them (note - these photographers are excellent and great to shadow). I was also able to shoot with some new masks. I am always impressed by the creativity of so many people. Wow. Not a bad day after all.
I took these photos on 25.02.2022 in Venice, Italy.
Although I personally believe we shall pass this way again, unless we have grown spiritually to that point where we have reached our spiritual goals.....this is still a wonderful way to live our lives. I still have far to go before I am so living in the moment , so focussed on being the person I want to be, that I no longer find myself wishing I hadn't said this, or felt that, or that I had done something I didn't do. But I can still find joy in the little things, and God everywhere. Wishing you well, my friends, and wishing I had time to visit your streams more often than I do.
Normally one would expect this froglet to quickly fall prey to this snake. However, under the circumstances, the act of taking the photo modified the natural behaviour and caused sufficient stress that normal predatory response was disrupted. As a photographer, it's always worth questioning one's own impact upon the scene. As a viewer it's also incumbent to ask oneself if the scene is truly natural, or whether it has been physically or digitally manipulated.
Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu NP, Peru.
The Argiope spider I found at school a few days ago made a golf ball sized egg sac last night or early this morning. The eggs will hatch later this fall, but the little spiders won't emerge from the sac until spring.
Wasn't expecting to see these in Rainham today!, and these vehicles were on SouthEastern Trains Rail Replacement Service to and from Rochester, and this was the best I could do of these vehicles due to Rainham's crampt Station and traffic problems, infact I think that Ranham is possibly one of the most depressing places I've ever been for photography second only to Tunbridge and Gravesend.
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
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A collection of shots of Pittsburgh from the end of winter 2014 and the beginning of spring, when Pirates baseball starts and the fountain at Point State Park is turned back on.
"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds."
~Theodore Roosevelt
An indoor photography day. The weather's really bad and we're expecting 90km/h winds on the ground on 4 April, which will be much worse here up on the 36th floor. I've had to move everything inside. The last time we got winds like that, a lot of people's balconies got damaged and lots of windows were smashed. This area's just skyscrapers, so you can imagine the amount of stuff that ends up flying in the air and hitting the ground at speed! The debris on the ground after the last really bad storm was incredible.
365: Day 239.
Active Assignment Weekly: Dark/black background assignment.
I have made this as dramatic as I can, as per the brief. I upped the saturation and contrast and cropped the photo. I used a black cardboard background. We don't have any movable lights apart from the flashlights on our phones, so for this photo, I used the flash and I had every single light on in the area - 4 in the kitchen area, 2 in the lounge area and 1 in the hall.
I let the water boil in our smallest saucepan until it was shaking the lid. Water started flowing out around the sides and it was messy, but it's only water, so it was easy to clean up! I 1/500 sec. f/8, 29.59 mm, ISO 640.
Really wasn't expecting to see this in Dover today!, and this vehicle had brought School Groups to Dover Castle, which in winter still opens on Tuesdays and Thursdays for School Groups, and a thank you to Regents Coaches Bus Driver Mark Smith for the tip off that this was up here.
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Last Week!
Yes I'm back again.
However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.
I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.
So make the most of me before they delete my acount: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/?details=1, to stop me complaining!!