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Wasn't expecting to see this in Dover today, and although this vehicle is a bit more modern than your used to from me, this vehicle is Newly aquired by Carr's of Pluckley near Assford in the last few months.
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!!
One wouldn't expect fancy décor at an off-brand/bent and dent discount store, and the Burnsville Dollar Wise certainly doesn't disappoint in that regard! It is however, quite neatly-kept for such a place. The shot is high-cropped due to people being on the aisle. Honestly, the products on this aisle (for the most part) didn't look much worse than some of the other damaged items seen elsewhere in the store, leading me to believe this is where a lot of the slower-moving items eventually end up.
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Dollar-Wise Discount Grocery, 1970's-80's? built, Frontage Rd. at Hwy. 72, Burnsville MS
Chinese were very rude to the ambassador': Queen
An official cameraman recorded the 90-year-old monarch rarely comments publicly on political matters, and media accompanying her are asked not to eavesdrop on private conversations.
Hope i'm not expecting too much but couldn't resist one more image of this amazing little creature !
Taken with Canon 40D & Sigma 150-500mm OS ......... Large frame crop !...strong beams of sunlight thru the branches caused me some problems with exposure ! finding a midtone to meter off when using spot or partial metering on a black & white subject is often difficult and it appears i may have over compensated a touch, but evaluative can get it wrong also !
Well, we're back from a week at WDW, and, as I expected it to be, one of my favorite experiences in the parks was the Boo To You parade. We camped out in Town Square for over an hour to have a prime spot looking straight up Main Street, and it was worth it. Pictured here is my favorite sequence with Haunted Mansion coming to life.
Not only was this a great spot to view the parade, it was also a great spot to catch the Headless Horseman make his ride. Look for that photo later this week!
Walt Disney World | Magic Kingdom | Mickey's "Boo-to-You" Halloween Parade
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Hello and welcome to another edition of "What one could expect to see while meandering around Bill's apartment" (Until Sales and Marketing comes up with a new title, we're going with that one for brand recognition.)
I figured that with the previous post of lobster, I'll keep the food thing going. After all, it does meet the criteria of "....what one could expect..."
As the title suggests, this is a new addition to my (already pretty decent) cooking repertoire. White pizza! This one is half plain and half spinach and mushrooms. I had the whole thing polished off in no short order....I was hungry and I'm oh so happy with the product.
Barring some outlandishly-fantastic-so truly-awesome food item, I hereby swear that this will be (at least for the time being) the end of the food-related posts. There's plenty more to shoot in the rest of my apartment.
One last note:
I will accept orders for delivery. Depending on location, prices start at $149.00.For a limited time, I am offering new customers a 10% off their total order. Hurry! Supplies are limited! (Batteries not included; some assembly required; actual product may differ in size and appearance; some exclusions apply; void where prohibited; see store for details)
"Trade Deficit’s Fall May Mean Higher-Than-Expected G.D.P. " by REUTERS via NYT t.co/FP8LPcnttN (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/659518581701480448)
"A mother's joy begins when new life is stirring inside... when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone."
-- Author Unknown
These are other shots of Shaui, who is 7 months pregnant, during the shoot. These shots show how happy and proud she is to have her baby. Thanks again to Mitch Bautista for tutoring and allowing me to participate in the shoot.
Please click here to view this Large on Black.
Model: Shaui
LIghting: Mitch Bautista
Make-up: Toni Rodriguez
Location: Rogue Studio, Salcedo Village, Makati
Arwork for Elysium Art Fest @InWorldz. March 2013.
"Expected transition" by PralineB.
We have no fear of time passing.
We have always known
That the Birds People take care of trans-humans.
They carries the universe,
The beyond, the unspeakable, in their bellies.
They are the elders of the Watchers.
We are the one,
We are the all.
The transition is occurring always
Under the watchful eyes of the Birds People.
They know the matrix creates the merger,
The merger creates the multicolored, multiple and unique being
Fused in the Birds to the infinite.
The universe and the beyond belong to the Birds People.
PB.
This is one that I was not expecting to see, I was following an Heron when a flash of blue passed my eye ad landed yards away from me on a plastic bag. I did not have time to alter camera settings pointed the camera and pressed the button, the are not the clear or close but I got one for my album.
I hadn't expected this in my yard, so I flushed him when he was about three feet away from me (not on purpose!).
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach so
She ran away in her sleep
and dreamed of
Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
and the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night she'll close her eyes
In the night the stormy night away she'd fly
and dreams of
Para-para-paradise.
What to write about Lydia Lunch, that has not been written? She has been called an American icon. She´s certainly a confrontationalist. A provocateur/multi-talented woman on the highest order who uses her talents to fight against a corrupt system and society. If you ever go to see Lydia and her band Big Sexy Noise or to one of her spoken word performances, expect to be challenged. It is certainly not something for the faint-hearted. You should google Lydia Lunch to go to her amazing website that will give much more details.She has expressed her creativity through her music, books, spoken word performances, film, video, photography, poetry and ... I am sure I am forgetting something else. I would have to write a detailed Lydia Lunch history book to cover it all. I really appreciated her collaboration with Rowland S. Howard on the two albums "Honeymoon in Red" and "Shotgun Wedding". It was a big influence on me and it was because of that, I met Lydia once again. I will write a bit about Lydia and then end with a story of how I met Lydia after all these years because of Rowland S. Howard. It involved a nasty volcano and a happy ending in Vienna. Google any names here to get further information.
Lydia Lunch has been called "One of the 10 most influential performers of the 1990´s. I have always admired her energy and anger and how she throws it all into all of her art. She started singing and playing guitar for her band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks in New York when she was 16, all the way back in 1976! She was one of the major innovators behind what was known in 1978 as No-wave music. Brian Eno attended a series of their shows along with other bands of that time such as The Contortions, Mars and DNA. He produced an anthology album of these bands called No New York on Island Records. A revolutionary album at the time in 1978 and is still somewhat shocking after all this time. Her next band 8 Eyed Spy took off in another intense direction. She went on to make her solo debut influential album "Queen of Siam" in 1980. As Lydia became more involved in a wider range of artistic pursuits, her musical endeavors of the 80's focused on an extended, infamous series of collaborations with the likes of members of Sonic Youth, Birthday Party, Foetus, Einsturzende Neubauten and many others. In the present decade to date, Lydia has undertaken repeated tours of Europe and the U.S., and has giving spoken-word performances and been featured at internationally prestigious events. Her still photography has been exhibited at galleries in Prague, Paris, Eindhoven, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Diego, Melbourne, Australia and England. She went on to make underground films with Richard Kern and Beth and Scott B. In 1998, Lydia had an international retrospective of her photography which culminated in Paris at the Museum of Erotic Art, where 4 of her pieces are now on permanent display. She was the poster-girl for the Whitney Museum of Art's Underground Film Festival (Oct. 96-Jan. 97), Lydia appeared in 8 films in the festival including the gut-wrenching films of director Richard Kern. She shook up people with her performance as the phone-sex worker in Kern´s infamous film "Fingered" which captured Lydia´s and Kern´s vision of sexual violence and desire
She started her own production company Widowspeak which released her spoken word collaborations and her books. Such as the compilation, "Our Fathers Who Aren't in Heaven" (1990) features Lunch and author Hubert Selby Jr (Last Exit to Brooklyn), Henry Rollins and Don Bajema. She has traveled through the world with her bands and doing her intense spoken word performances. She has published quite a few books. Some of the books that come to mind: Her collaborative book of poetry with Exene Cervenka entitled "Adulter´s Anonymous", "Video Hysterie" a retrospective of Lydia´s music collaborations from 1978 to 2006 which comes with a DVD, "The Gun is Loaded" and "Paragoxia: a Predator´s Diary". This book has been described as a gorgeously battering experience, I will have to include a quote here: The unspeakable sexual confessions of underground legend Lydia Lunch. "Paradoxia reveals that Lunch is at her best when she's at her worst . . and gives voice to her sometimes scary, frequently funny, always canny, never sentimental siren song." --Barbara Kruger, ArtForum. Her recent book is out now and is called "Will Work For Drugs".
Lydia devoted still more of her time to writing, spoken-word performances and lecturing at academic institutions at home in the U.S. including teaching a class on Performance Art at the San Francisco Art Institute and even more so abroad with foreign engagements taking up the bulk of her time in recent years.The 2004 release of "Smoke in the Shadows", a full length LP which features Tommy Grenas, Len Del Rio, Nels Cline, Terry Edwards, Carla Bozulich and Adele Bertei, who together have created a jazzy, late night noir masterpiece which twists even further the unique genre she originated with Queen of Siam. Lydia's involvement with cinema was further expanded when she was invited by Asia Argento to operate as official still photographer for Asia's film based on JT Leroy's "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things".
Lydia´s new band is called BIG SEXY NOISE formed with the musicians Terry Edwards, James Johnston & Ian White from the rabble rousing band Gallon Drunk. I saw them play in Prague and the combined intensity of Lydia´s singing vocal assaults and the raw, but hard harmonic sounds of the band blew me away. If you have the chance see them. You won´t forget it. OK, my story: Phil Shoenfelt contacted me last March. He had heard that the Australian filmmaker Richard Lowenstein was making a documentary about Rowland S. Howard. There was going to be a tribute concert in Rowland´s memory and Richard needed to have it filmed. I contacted Richard, one thing led to another and it was agreed that I would put together a film crew and capture the concert and do interviews with the musicians who were performing. The line up was Phil Shoenfelt´s band Southern Cross, Kill The Dandies! and Lydia Lunch´s band BIG SEXY NOISE headlining. The very fact that Lydia was involved in this concert, it was obviously very important to film it and do an interview with her. Lydia had a long and very close creative collaboration with Rowland spanning many years. Lydia had promised to project some film footage of her and Rowland while her band played.
I put together the film crew, arranged the interview with Lydia, we got all of the equipment together, the fateful day was nearing and we were ready. I had met Lydia several times a very long time ago in New York. I never really got to know Lydia. We had a lot of mutual friends. I´ve seen Lydia perform with her bands over the years and went to her spoken word performances. She was an intense person to say the least and I was bit nervous to interview her. Lydia normally does not do interviews and made an exception in this case because it was about Rowland. I did not know what to expect, so I did my best to prepare for the interview and to do my best, but fate intervened. The concert was on Monday night and it was Saturday. I had been in contact with Lydia and the concert organizer Ondrej Sturma from Scrape Sound.There was a problem, an Icelandic volcano called Eyjafjallajokul (I love her name) was spewing ash in the atmosphere and all planes were grounded in Europe. Lydia and her band were in France doing some concerts. They were having trouble getting out of France. On Sunday, Lydia had to cancel playing in Prague. All planes were still grounded. They wanted to take a train, but guess what, there was a train strike in France. Surprise, surprise! No rental cars available, so that was the end of that. Even Lydia Lunch couldn´t win against the force of nature with Eyjafjallajokul! I started to think that there might be something to Lydia´s apocalyptic premonitions. We all felt that Rowland must be laughing at this absurd situation.
We all carried on anyway. The Rowland tribute still happened and was filmed without Lydia and her band. The bands were great, good crowd, atmosphere, we filmed the concert, did all the interviews and were pleased with the results, but I was not satisfied. I kept in contact with Lydia hoping that we could hook up and do the interview at a convenient place while she was touring through Europe. Some of the concerts had to be canceled, but it seemed that the volcano threat calmed down. Lydia contacted me that she was doing a special performance in Vienna in June. Vienna is only five hours away from Prague, so it all seemed good to me. I contacted the filmmaker/Lushfilms Andrew C. Standen-Raz in Vienna. I knew I could count on him. I saw his talent through his documentary film about the Vienna music/performance scene called Vinyl. He promised to get a good camera person, he would film with another camera and I would be free to interview Lydia. The time came and Andrew was true to his word. He got the talented cameraman Sako Missirian. Sako had organized a van for us to film in and Andrew put together a music studio to do the second part of the interview in. The day finally came. I was prepared, but a bit nervous not knowing what to expect from Lydia. We picked her up in the van and she didn´t want to waste time and we got right into it. We filmed Lydia in a van that moved through the streets of Vienna. It was perfect, Lydia spoke intensely as I saw see the background of Vienna going by. Sako was crunched in a very uncomfortable position filming with his big camera. The seats were movable and my seat was turned around and I was able to interview Lydia properly, while Andrew was driving the van. Lydia was in good form and spoke intensely about politics, culture and of course Rowland. We continued the second part of the interview in the music studio. While Andrew and Sako set up the equipment, I took this photo in the courtyard of the music studio. I was totally relaxed with Lydia. She was intense, no bullshit and directly to the point. It was one of the best interviews that I did and I was really pleased with the results. I enjoyed the time spent with Lydia. She was very gracious and at times inspiring. We found the right note to the interview concerning Lydia´s work with Rowland and finished, but my work was not finished. I continued to interview people in Berlin that was connected to Rowland. I photographed them as well and have included the portraits in this series: The Rowland S. Howard documentary interview portraits".
Final thoughts about Lydia: The wonderful thing about Lydia is: she has never ever sold out once. The best thing to end this with is this: Do yourself a favor and listen to these Lydia Lunch songs. These are some of my favorite ones at the moment. Dance to these songs and kick in some walls. This is music made by a true passionate artist unlike all the Gaga crap that masquerades itself as being underground and shocking. Have a taste of the real deal! Go to youtube and search for these following songs: "Kill Your Sons " with Lydia´s band Big Sexy Noise, "Some Velvet morning" her demented beautiful ballad with Rowland, "Atomic Bongos" from Queen of Siam, "Touch My Evil" and finally I thought it proper, fitting and showing respect to end this with: "What is Memory" with Rowland´s screeching guitar playing.
Is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the Öresund Bridge in the south.
At 450,295 km², Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union in terms of area, with a total population of about 9.2 million. Sweden has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi) but a considerably higher density in the southern half of the country. About 85% of the population live in urban areas, and it is expected that these numbers will gradually rise as a part of the ongoing urbanization. Sweden's capital is Stockholm, which is also the largest city in the country (population of 1.3 million in the urban area and with 2 million in the metropolitan area).
Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century the country expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire. Most of the conquered territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were lost during the 18th and 19th centuries. The eastern half of Sweden, present-day Finland, was lost to Russia in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814, when Sweden by military means forced Norway into a personal union which lasted until 1905. Since then, Sweden has been at peace, adopting a non-aligned foreign policy in peacetime and neutrality in wartime.
Today, Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and a highly developed economy. It ranks first in the world in The Economist's Democracy Index and seventh in the United Nations' Human Development Index. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and is a member of the OECD.
History
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Geography
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Oficial name:
Konungariket Sverige
+ fin: Ruotsin kuningaskunta
rmy: Ťagaripen Svedo / थागारिपेन स्वेदो
sma: Sveerjen gånkarijhke
sme: Ruoŧa gonagasriika
smj: Svieriga gånågisrijkka
yid: קיניגרײַך שװעדן (Kinigrayḫ Švedn)
Unification:
Between 900 and 1200
Area:
449.964 km2
Inhabitants:
9.900.000
Languages:
Dalecarlian [dlc] 1,500 (1996 Oesten Dahl). Upper Dalecarlia (Oevre Dalarna), especially Aelvdalen (Elfdal). Alternate names: Dalska, Dalmaal. Dialects: Quite deviant from other varieties. Various dialects, some of which are reported to be unintelligible to each other's speakers. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish
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Finnish [fin] 200,000 in Sweden (1997 Birger Winsa). 'Swedish-Finns' were 446,134 in 1999, which counts those born in Finland and first generation born in Sweden, but not others, even if the first language is Finnish. Alternate names: Suomi, Suomea. Classification: Uralic, Finnic
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Finnish, Tornedalen [fit] 79,579 in Sweden (2000 WCD). Population includes 40,000 to 70,000 in the main region (1997), and including 20,000 who speak it in the home (1996). Population total all countries: 109,579. Northeast Sweden, County of Norrbotten, municipalities of Gällivare, Kiruna, Pajala, Övertorneä, and Haparanda. Also spoken in Finland. Alternate names: Tornedalen, Meänkieli, Torne Valley Finnish, Tornedalsfinska, North Finnish. Dialects: Torne Valley Finnish, Vittangi Finnish, Gällivare Finnish. Standard Finnish is not entirely intelligible to speakers of Tornedalen, especially abstract and complex discourse. Classification: Uralic, Finnic
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Jamtska [jmk] 30,000 (2000 J. Persson). Jämtland and scattered elsewhere in Sweden. Alternate names: Jamska. Dialects: Perhaps 95% lexical similarity to other Norwegian or Swedish dialects, other loans from German, Danish, and French. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, West Scandinavian
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Romani, Kalo Finnish [rmf] 1,592 in Sweden (2000 WCD). Alternate names: Fíntika Rómma. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern
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Romani, Tavringer [rmu] 25,000 in Sweden (1998 Hallman). Population total all countries: 31,000. Scattered all over Sweden. Also spoken in Norway. Alternate names: Rommani, Svensk Rommani, Traveller Swedish, "Tattare". Dialects: An independent language based on Swedish with heavy lexical borrowing from Northern Romani. Not intelligible with Angloromani. Classification: Mixed Language, Swedish-Romani
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Romani, Vlax [rmy] 1,500 in Sweden. 500 Kalderash, 1,000 Lovari. Alternate names: Zigenare. Dialects: Kalderash, Lovari. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax
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Saami, Lule [smj] 1,500 in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Population total all countries: 2,000. Ethnic population: 6,000 in Sweden. Lapland along the Lule River in Gällivare and Jokkmokk. Also spoken in Norway. Alternate names: Lule, Saami, "Lapp". Dialects: Lule Saami is quite distinct from other Saami. Classification: Uralic, Sami, Western, Northern
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Saami, North [sme] 4,000 in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Sweden (1994 SIL). Karesuando and Jukkasjärvi. Alternate names: Norwegian Saami, "Lapp", Saame, Same, Samic, Northern Lappish, Northern Saami. Dialects: Ruija, Torne, Sea Lappish. Classification: Uralic, Sami, Western, Northern
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Saami, Pite [sje] 20 in Sweden (2000 T. Salminen). Ethnic population: 2,000 in Sweden (1995 M. Krauss). Lapland along Pite River in Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur. Also spoken in Norway. Alternate names: Saami, "Lapp", Pite. Classification: Uralic, Sami, Western, Northern Nearly extinct.
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Saami, South [sma] 300 in Sweden(1995 M. Krauss). Population total all countries: 600. Ethnic population: 600 in Sweden. Vilhelmina in Lapland, in Jämtland, Härjedalen, and Idre in Dalarna. Also spoken in Norway. Alternate names: "Lapp", Southern Lapp. Classification: Uralic, Sami, Western, Southern
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Saami, Ume [sju] 20 (2000 T. Salminen). Ethnic population: 1,000 (1995 M. Krauss). Lycksele, Mala, Tärna, and Sorsele, along the Ume River. Probably no speakers in Norway. Alternate names: "Lapp", Saami, Ume. Classification: Uralic, Sami, Southern Nearly extinct.
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Scanian [scy] 80,000 in Sweden (2002). Blekinge, Halland, Skåne in Sweden. The main regional city is Malmö. Also spoken in Denmark. Alternate names: Skånska, Skånsk, Southern Swedish, Eastern Danish. Dialects: Halländska, Skånska, Blekingska, Bornholmsk. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish
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Swedish [swe] 7,825,000 in Sweden (1986). Population includes 5,000 speakers of Gutniska (1998 Sven Håkansson). Population total all countries: 8,789,835. The Göta dialect group is southern, including parts of Småland, south Swedish provinces, Värmland, Västergvtland; the Svea dialect group is northern, including Hälsingland, parts of Östergötland and Uppland, and the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. Southern Swedish is in Skåne, Blekinge, southern Småland, southern Halland. Northern Swedish is from northern Hälsingland and Jämtland and northwards. Eastern Swedish is in Finland, Estonia, and Gammalsvenskby, Ukraine. Gutnic is in southeastern Isle of Gotland and Fårö. Nearly extinct in Estonia. Also spoken in Canada, Estonia, Finland, Norway, United Arab Emirates, USA. Alternate names: Svenska, Ruotsi. Dialects: Northern Swedish (Norrland), Eastern Swedish (Finland Swedish, Estonian Swedish), Svea, Gutniska (Gutamal, Gotlandic, Gutnic). 'Proper' Swedish is considered to be spoken in Svealand. Dialect investigation is needed of diverse varieties Gutniska, Överkalixmål, Nörpes, Pitemål, provinces around the Bothnic Sea (Västerbotten and Norbotten in Sweden, and Oesterbotten in Finland), and the island of Gotland. Gutniska is descended from Forngutniska (Old Gotlandic), which is ranked as a separate language. A mixed variety, with Turkish influence, Rinkebysvenska, is used among immigrants. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish
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Swedish Sign Language [swl] 8,000 deaf primary users, and the first language of many hearing children of deaf parents (1986 Gallaudet Univ.). Dialects: No origins from other sign languages, but it has influenced Portuguese and Finnish sign languages. Intelligible with Norwegian and Danish sign languages with only moderate difficulty. Not intelligible with Finnish Sign Language. Classification: Deaf sign language
Capital city:
Stockholm
Meaning country name:
An old English plural form of Swede. The exact development of the ethnonym remains uncertain, but it certainly derives from the Old English Sweoðeod, in Old Norse: Sviþjoð. The etymology of the first element, Svi, links to the PIE *suos (one's own, of one's own kin). The last element, þjoð, means "people", cognate with deut in Deutsch and teut in Teutons.
Sverige (native name): derives from the phrase Svia Rike, meaning "the realm of the Swedes" (possibly through Danish, even though a similar linguistic evolution happened within Swedish: mik->mig).
An tSualainn (Irish name): means (literally) Swedeland and is formed from an ethnonym Sua, evidently derived from Svia (see above) and -lann, a common suffix denoting abstract nouns in Irish. The inclusion of an, the singular definite article, as well as the elipsis t is necessary for grammatical purposes.
Ruotsi (Finnish), Rootsi (Estonian), Rūotšmō (Livonian), Ruoŧŧa (Sami): probably from a Varangian people called the Rus', originating from Roslagen in Svealand. Scholars debate the meaning of rus, but it probably originates from the element roþs- ("relating to rowing") which has the same origin as row.
Description Flag:
The flag of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges flagga) is blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag. The design and colors of the Swedish flag are believed to have been inspired by the present Coat of arms of Sweden of 1442, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold, and modeled on the Danish flag. Blue and yellow have been used as Swedish colors at least since king Magnus Birgersson's royal coat of arms of 1275.
According to the mythology, the Swedish 12th century king Eric the Holy saw a yellow cross in the sky as he landed in Finland during the First Swedish Crusade in 1157. Seeing this as a sign from God he adopted the yellow cross against a blue background as his banner.
It has also been suggested that the Swedish flag might have been a resistance flag against the Danish flag, which is red with a white cross, and which has been known since 1219. According to this theory, the Swedish flag was created during the reign of King Charles Knutsson, who also introduced the Coat of arms of Sweden in 1442. The national coat of arms is a combination of King Albert of Mecklenburg's coat of arms of 1364 and King Magnus Birgersson's coat of arms of 1275, and is blue divided quarterly by a golden cross pattée.
Other historians claim that the Swedish flag was blue with a white cross before 1420, and became blue with a golden cross only during the early reign of King Gustaf Vasa, who successfully liberated Sweden from the temporary tyranny of the Danish King Christian II in 1521
Coat of arms:
The greater national coat of arms (stora riksvapnet) and the lesser national coat of arms (lilla riksvapnet) are the official coats of arms of Sweden.
The shield has four elements: The first and fourth fields, top left and bottom right, show the three Royal Crowns of Sweden. They have been a national symbol since the time of King Albert of Mecklenburg. The second and third field, top right and bottom left, are the traditional Lions of the Folkunga Dynasty.
The escutcheon is supported by two lions with forked tails (queue fourchée), facing away from the shield and crowned with Royal Crowns. The lion has for centuries been an important element in Swedish heraldry and especially for the State Coat of Arms.
Motto:
"För Sverige - I tiden"
National Anthem: Du gamla, du fria
Original verses by Richard Dybeck:
1
Du gamla, Du fria, Du fjällhöga nord
Du tysta, Du glädjerika sköna!
Jag hälsar Dig, vänaste land uppå jord,
/: Din sol, Din himmel, Dina ängder gröna.:/
2
Du tronar på minnen från fornstora dar,
då ärat Ditt namn flög över jorden.
Jag vet att Du är och Du bliver vad du var.
/: Ja, jag vill leva jag vill dö i Norden.:/
Louise Ahlén's addition from 1910 (usually not seen as part of the national anthem, and not sung)
3
Jag städs vill dig tjäna mitt älskade land,
din trohet till döden vill jag svära.
Din rätt, skall jag värna, med håg och med hand,
/:din fana, högt den bragderika bära.:/
4
Med Gud skall jag kämpa, för hem och för härd,
för Sverige, den kära fosterjorden.
Jag byter Dig ej, mot allt i en värld
/: Nej, jag vill leva jag vill dö i Norden.:/
Literal translation
Original verses by Richard Dybeck:
1
Thou ancient, thou free, thou mountainous North
Thou quiet, thou joyful beauty!
I greet Thee, most beautiful land upon earth,
/:Thy sun, Thy sky, Thine meadows green.:/
2
Thou throne upon memories of great olden days,
When honoured thy name flew over the world,
I know that thou art and wilt be as thou wert,
/: Yes, I want to live I want to die in the Nordic :/
Louise Ahlén's addition from 1910 (usually not seen as part of the national anthem, and not sung)
3
I forever will serve my beloved country,
your faith until death will I swear,
Your right will I protect with mind and with hand,
/:your banner, great the feats it carries.:/
4
With God shall I struggle (fight), for home and for hearth,
for Sweden, the dear motherland.
I trade You not, for anything in the world
/: No, I want to live I want to die in the Nordic.:/
Royal Anthem: Kungssången
1. Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång
en samfälld och en enkel sång,
som går till kungen fram!
Var honom trofast och hans ätt,
gör kronan på hans hjässa lätt,
och all din tro till honom sätt,
du folk av frejdad stam!
2. O konung, folkets majestät
är även ditt: beskärma det
och värna det från fall!
Stå oss all världens härar mot,
vi blinka ej för deras hot:
vi lägga dem inför din fot -
en kunglig fotapall.
3. Men stundar ock vårt fall en dag,
från dina skuldror purpurn tag,
lyft av dig kronans tvång
och drag de kära färger på,
det gamla gula och det blå,
och med ett svärd i handen gå
till kamp och undergång!
4. Och grip vår sista fana du
och dristeliga för ännu
i döden dina män!
Ditt trogna folk med hjältemod
skall sömma av sitt bästa blod
en kunglig purpur varm och god,
och svepa dig i den.
5. Du himlens Herre, med oss var,
som förr du med oss varit har,
och liva på vår strand
det gamla lynnets art igen
hos sveakungen och hans män.
Och låt din ande vila än
utöver nordanland!
Translation (Highly unofficial)
1. From the depth of Swedish hearts,
a joint and simple song,
which to the King reaches forth!
Be faithful to him and his line,
the crown upon his head, make light,
and all your faith in him invest,
you folk of high renown.
2. Oh King, the majesty of this people
Is also yours - embrace it
And protect it from decline.
Stands all the armies of the world against us,
We fear not their threat
We place them before your foot
As a royal footstool
3. If one day our fall is near
From your shoulders let the mantle fall
Remove the burden of the crown
And put on the beloved colours
The old yellow and the blue,
life the sword by the hilt and go
Towards war and doom
4. Raise our last banner in your hand
And lead your men yet
To the end and into death
Your faithful people of heroes stock,
Of their best blood, they shall sew
A royal robe, warm and pure
And shroud you in it
5. You Lord of heaven, stay with us
Just like you did in the olden days
And live on our shores
the old life and spirit
Of the Svea king and his men
And let your spirit rest
Above the Northern Land
Internet Page: www.sweden.gov.se
Sweden in diferent languages
eng | cym | fry: Sweden
cos | ita | lld | roh-enb | roh-eno | roh-gri: Svezia
ast | glg | spa: Suecia
dan | nor | swe: Sverige
eus | ron | sqi: Suedia
fra | frp | jnf: Suède
arg | roh-srs: Suezia
cat | oci: Suècia
ces | slk: Švédsko
deu | ltz: Schweden / Schweden
hrv | slv: Švedska
kaa | uzb: Shvetsiya / Швеция
kin | run: Ubusuwedi
afr: Swede
aze: İsveç / Исвеч
bam: Suwɛdi
bos: Švedska / Шведска
bre: Sveden
cor: Swedherwyk; Sweden
crh: İsveçiya / Исвечия
csb: Szwedzkô
dsb: Šwedska; Šwedojska
epo: Svedujo; Svedio
est: Rootsi
fao: Svøríki
fin: Ruotsi
fur: Svezie
gag: Şveţiya / Швеция
gla: An t-Suain
gle: An tSualainn / An tSualainn
glv: Yn Toolynn
hat: Syèd
hau: Sweeden; Sweden
hsb: Šwedska
hun: Svédország
ibo: Swiden
ina: Svedia; Sveda
ind: Swedia / سويديا
isl: Svíþjóð
jav: Swedia
kal: Svenskit Nunaat; Sverige
kmr: Sûêd / Суед / سووئێد; Siwêç / Сьwеч / سوێچ; Şvêsî / Швеси / شڤێسی
kur: Swêd; Siwêd / سوێد; Svêçistan / سڤێچستان
lat: Suecia; Suetia
lav: Zviedrija
lim: Zwaede; Zwede
lin: Swési
lit: Švedija
liv: Rūotšmō
mfe: Laswed
mlg: Soeda
mlt: Svezja
mol: Suedia / Суедия
mri: Huitene
msa: Sweden / سويدن
nds: Sweden / Sweden
nld: Zweden
non: Svíþjóð; Svíaríki
nrm: Suêde
pol: Szwecja
por: Suécia
que: Suysya
rmy: Svedo / स्वेदो
rup: Suidia
sag: Süîdi
scn: Svezzia
sco: Swaden
slo: Sxvedia / Шведиа
sma: Sveerje
sme: Ruoŧŧa
smg: Švedėjė
smj: Svierik
smo: Suetena
som: Iswidhan
srd: Isvétzia
swa: Uswidi
szl: Šwecyjo
tet: Suésia
tgl: Suwesya
ton: Sueteni
tpi: Swidan
tuk: Şwesiýa / Швеция
tur: İsveç
vie: Thụy Điển
vol: Svedän
vor: Roodsi
wln: Suwede
wol: Suweed
zul: iSwidi
zza: İsweç
chu: Свеньско (Svenĭsko)
abq | alt | bul | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm: Швеция (Švecija)
che | chv | oss: Швеци (Šveci)
mon | xal: Швед (Šved)
bak: Швеция / Şveciya
bel: Швецыя / Šviecyja; Швэцыя / Švecyja
chm: Швеций (Švecij)
kaz: Швеция / Şvecïya / شۆەتسيا
kbd: Швецие (Švecie)
mkd: Шведска (Švedska)
srp: Шведска / Švedska
tat: Исвәҗ / İsväc; Швеция / Şvetsiä
tgk: Шветсия / شوتسیه / Şvetsija
ukr: Швеція (Švecija)
ara: السويد (as-Suwīd); أسوج (Asūǧ)
ckb: سوید / S(i)wîd; سوێد / S(i)wêd
fas: سوئد / Sued; سود / Soved
prs: سویدن (Svīden)
pus: سويډن (Swīḋən); سويدن (Swīdən)
uig: شىۋېتسىيە / Shiwétsiye / Швеция
urd: سویڈن (Savīḋan); سویڈین (Savīḋen)
div: ސްވިޑްން (Sviḋn)
syr: ܣܘܝܕ (Swīd)
heb: שודיה / שוודיה (Švedyah); שבדיה (Šṿedyah)
lad: סואיסיה / Suesia
yid: שװעדן (Švedn)
amh: ስዊድን (Swidən)
ell: Σουηδία (Soyīdía)
hye: Շվեդիա (Švedia)
kat: შვედეთი (Švedeṭi); შვეცია (Švec̣ia)
hin: स्वीडन (Svīḍan); स्वीडेन (Svīḍen)
ben: সুইডেন (Suiḍen)
pan: ਸਵੀਡਨ (Svīḍan)
kan: ಸ್ವೀಡನ್ (Svīḍan)
mal: സ്വീഡന് (Svīḍan)
tam: சுவீடன் (Čuvīṭaṉ); ஸ்வீடன் (Svīṭaṉ)
tel: స్వీడన్ (Svīḍan)
zho: 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn)
yue: 瑞典 (Seuihdín)
jpn: スウェーデン (Suwēden)
kor: 스웨덴 (Seuweden)
bod: སི་ཝེ་དེན་ (Si.we.den.); རུའེ་དེན་ (Ru'e.den.); རོས་ཏེན་ (Ros.ten.); སུའེ་རྡན་ (Su'e.rdan.)
dzo: སུའི་ཌན་ (Su'i.ḍan.)
mya: ဆ္ဝီဒင္ (Sʰwidĩ)
tha: สวีเดน (Sawīdēn)
lao: ຊຸຍແອດ (Suy'ǣt)
khm: ស៊ុយអែត (Suy'æt)
Wasn't expecting to see these in Rye today, and these vehicles were on Southern Trains Rail Replacement Services from Rye to and from Assford, Hastings and Bexhill.
So yeah I left Dover again, and these 10 shots were taken during the just 2 hours I spent in the "Ghost Town" that passed for Rye today, with very few people around enabling me to "Social Distance", and although there was also some stuff to see in Hastings today too, I decided not go that far as Hastings is a bigger place with more people.
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!!
I must admit, I wasn't expecting to find anything like this at 11.30PM on a Sunday night in an airport Departures building!
Pictured is a 2000 Arrows-Supertec (Renault) A21 Grand Prix car. It was driven in 2000 by Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa and Dutchman Jos Verstappen.
After a couple of lacklustre seasons using their own in-house engines Arrows went into 2000 with a supply of Supertec-badged Renault V10 engines.
From being stuck at the tail of the field the team suddenly found itself catapulted into the midfield and was usually amongst the quickest cars through the speed traps.
Although quick, the cars were also unreliable. Both drivers would score points on two occasions, Verstappen finishing fifth in a wet Canadian Grand Prix and a season's best fourth in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
De la Rosa finished sixth in the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring and matched that result in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim later in the season, scoring a solitary point on each occasion.
The car pictured above is Chassis 2 and acted as the spare car for the first twelve rounds but was raced during the final three races of the season.
Chassis 2 was due to be raced in the Monaco Grand Prix following an accident during qualifying for de la Rosa's race car. However, the Spaniard crashed the car during the Sunday morning warm-up session and had to revert to the repaired race car, leaving the team without a spare for the race.
Unfortunately, the Spaniard was involved in a first lap collision and his day's work was over there and then due to a lack of a spare car!
The car was rested after the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend but a first lap accident for de la Rosa in Italy saw a race chassis written off.
Chassis 2 was dusted off and appeared at the United States Grand Prix as the race car for de la Rosa. The car qualified eighteenth but retired after half-distance with gearbox failure.
De la Rosa qualified the car thirteenth for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka and would finish the race a lapped twelfth.
The final race of the season didn't last long for car or driver with de la Rosa being involved in a first lap collision at the second corner.
Verstappen and de la Rosa would finish twelfth and equal-fifteenth, respectively, in the Drivers Championship with Arrows seventh in the Constructors standings.
Pictured in September 2019 at Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Belgium.
Expected to be withdrawn on the 14th of December, 60035 still in EWS livery passes Barnby Dun with 6E32 the 0855 Preston Docks Lanfina to Lindsey on 11th December 2014
Wasn't expecting to see this in Assford today!, and this vehicle is newly aquired by Crosskeys Coaches of Cheriton in Folkestone in late 2019, and was on SouthEastern Trains Rail Replacement Service to and from Canterbury West.
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!!
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!
In every one of our Cutting Edge Die Sets, each die comes with its matching cut-out. The die is the framed 'negative space' shape, and the cut-out is the actual shape that used to be part of the die before it was cut out.
The dies were designed for silhouette dieforming – pushing flat sheets of polymer clay through an opening to make 3D forms with a specific silhouette – as explained in our book, Relief Beyond Belief. Since we released that book almost two years ago, the dies have become the more famous half of these two-part tools. But cut-outs on their own were in my studio long before I made dies or developed dieforming for polymer clay. They've always been an indispensable tool when cutting shapes out of flat veneers, blends, textures, mokume, whatever...
It's possible to cut out shapes using the opening within a single template or in a template sheet (like those green plastic geometric templates sold in art supply stores that many of us own). The opening is like a window and you can easily and exactly frame the area you want. But when you cut within a window, you're cutting on the inside edge of the template, which is awkward, and you have to be careful not to slip. If you do, the only way for your blade to go is in, and then you mar the good clay you've carefully prepared and chosen to feature within your shape. That's why I use cut-outs, to cut outside the edge of a shape instead of within it: the cut-out protects the swatch as I cut; I can see the cut line easier; I don't have to get into small spaces and tight corners; and if I do slip, I'm only cutting the part of the veneer that I wasn't going to use anyway. It's a trick I picked up in art school years ago (back when cutting and pasting actually involved X-ACTO knives and glue). It's carried over into my work in polymer clay and fits so perfectly for this application.
For well-placed patterns and perfect shapes every time, I use both the die and its matching cut-out. First, I use the die window to find and define the area of pattern I want to use. Once it's in place on my veneer, I drop in the cut-out and swap out the die, masking the area I know I want, and revealing the rest to be trimmed away with my X-ACTO knife and #11 blade. Once trimmed, I remove the cut-out, and reveal my cut-out shape, exactly as I expected.
When we designed our Die Sets, we did so with dieforming in mind. But we also knew the matching cut-outs were an important 'other half' to these tools. For dieforming, I use dies. But if I want to cut out a shape, I use a cut-out.
Borrowing step-outs from our book, and following the numbered sequence in the diptic here, here are the basic steps for cutting shapes with cut-outs...
1. frame your veneer within the window of your die and set it in place
2. grab the matching cut-out
3. place the cut-out into the die window
4. gently hold the cut-out in place and lift the die off the veneer
5. your cut-out is now in postion and your veneer is ready to trim into a shape
BTW, the only time you wouldn't want to use a cut-out is if you wanted to create a 'negative space' shape within a larger veneer. In other words, if you want to cut out a window, you use the window to cut it out (after you've used the cut-out to place your window where you want it..). But hey, that's a lesson for another day.
If you're interested, you can see the complete collection of Geometric, Organic, Polygon, and Long Trio Die Sets (each with dies and their matching cut-outs) in The Cutting Edge Store.
Alfa Romeo 4C TBi (2015-20) Engine 1742cc S4 Turbo
Registration Number S 77 RRL (Cherished number first allocated for Truro)
ALFA ROMEO SET
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The 4C concept was debuted at the 2011 Geneva motor Show. Designed as a small lightweight, two seater mid engine rear wheel drive sports car. Slightly smaller than the Mito.
Designed by Lorenzo Ramaciotti at Alfa Romeo Centro Stile, using a carbon fibre tub, front rear crash box, and hybrid rear frame composed primaryly of aluminium with a weight of around 850kg. The 4C has a high quadrilateral suspension at the front and MacPherson struts in the rear.
Powered by an new all aluminium 1750cc S4 turbo petrol engine of 230bhp with a capacity to produce 300bhp. The engine will probably be used in the new Guilia. The 4C is equipped with six speed Alfa TCT Dual Dry Clutch Transmission, and can be operated via gearshift paddles on steering wheel. It also has an Alfa DNA dynamic control selector which controls the behaviour of engine, brakes, steering, throttle response, suspension and gearbox
The production car was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor
Show followed by the Essen Classica , the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the 2013 Frankfurt Autoshow, Production of 4C began May 2013 at Maserati's plant in Modena, with an expected production of up to 2500 units per year, with an upper limit of 3500 units per year, depending on the quantity of carbon fiber chassis that can be built by the supplier Adler Plastic
The car was designed by Centro Stile Alfa Romeo (Style Centre) and developed by Alfa Romeo. The chassis is composed of a central carbon fiber tub, with aluminium subframes front and rear. The carbon fiber tub is produced by TTA (Tecno Tessile Adler) in Airola, The entire carbon-fiber monocoque chassis ("tub") of the car weighs a mere 143 lb (65 kg). Front and rear aluminum subrames combine with the tub, roof reinforcements and engine mounting to comprise the 4C chassis giving the vehicle a total chassis weight of 236 lb (107 kg) and a total vehicle curb weight of just 2,465 lb
The production 4C uses a new all-aluminium 1.75 L (1,742 cc) inline 4 cylinder turbocharged engine producing 240 bhp with a combined fuel consuption of 42 mpg a 0-62mph time of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 160mph
The 4C Launch Edition was a limited and numbered edition, unveiled at the vehicle's launch at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle came in a choice of four paint colours (Rosso Alfa, Rosso Competizione tri-coat, Madreperla White tri-coat or Carrara White matt). 400 examples were reserved for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, 500 for North America and 100 for the rest of the world (88 delivered to Australia—in Rosso Alfa and Madreperla White only). Distinguishing features of the Launch Edition were carbon fiber trim (including headlight housings, spoiler and door mirror caps), rear aluminium extractor with dark finishing, Bi-LED headlights, dark painted 18-inch front and 19-inch rear alloy wheels, additional air intakes on the front fascia, red brake calipers, racing exhaust system, BMC air cleaner, specific calibration for shock absorbers and rear anti-roll bar, leather/fabric sports seats with parts in Alcantara and a numbered plaque. Alfa Red coloured cars got matching red stitching on the steering wheel, handbrake, mats, handles and sports seats
In Europe the vehicle went on sale for 60,000 euros including VAT
The North American bound versions debuted at the 2014 New York Motorshow differing from their European siblings, with new head lights similar to those seen before in the 4C Spider version.. The cars also require extra bracing and strengthening required to meet U.S. crash regulations (including aluminium inserts in the carbon fiber chassis), resulting in 100 kilograms (220 lb) of weight increase.
The Spider version of the 4C was previewed showing a pre-production prototype at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show twelve monthe after the launch of the Coupe. Sharing its engine with the Coupé version, the 4C Spider has different external parts such as the headlights, exhaust and engine hood, as well as a different roof section that features a removable roof panel. The extra bracing required for strengthening the open top version and the hood mechanism itself increased net weight by 45 kg (99 lb) Top speed is quoted at 257 km/h (160 mph) and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) at 4.5 seconds.
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Shot 30-07-2017 exiting the 2017 Silverstone Classic REF 129-035