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Despite existing in form or another since the early 1980's, Massive Attack's debut 'Blue Lines" wasn't issued until 1991 and although by no means a commercial success it proved what the Bristol music scene had known for the last 8 years; that Massive Attack were the sharp end of a new musical era and sound, the progenitors of the trip-hop sound and pioneers for a score of successful acts to follow including Sneaker Pimps and Portishead. Blue Lines was nonetheless met with major critical acclaim, often dubbed "an instant classic". A personal highlight for me is the sultry "Unfinished Sympathy", combining a killer beat with enigmatic vocals and a wonderful fusion of electronic and wooden instruments that creates a symphony of sound that envelopes the listener like a cotton-candy cloud of sheer delight and aural bliss. It is rare that any artist can create a sound that is so eminently listenable. Blue Lines laid the foundation for a decade that belonged to the boys from Bristol as one of the most innovative and influential electro acts since I Monster alongside fellow 90's chart kings, The Prodigy.
Architectural Significance
Design Features
Significant buildings:
There are no individual significant buildings as such in Finn Slough. The importance of the built form in this area stems from the cluster arrangement of the structures, their history as a group, and their development over time. There are no exact dates available for the construction of the individual homes, only that the majority of them were built between the first settlement of the area and approximately 1940. New additions have continued the pattern of incremental development and have retained the overall vernacular character of the buildings.
Overall built form:
The site has a linear boardwalk spine on Whitworth Island, with houses on either side connected to the boardwalk by gangplanks. The buildings can be accessed by boat from the river or on foot by a wooden footbridge from the dyke to the boardwalk. Buildings on the north side are accessed from Dyke Road. The majority of the buildings are one or two storey wood frame dwellings and fishery-related buildings with fairly steep pitched gable roofs. Many of them are on stilts. They have evolved from the early “scow houses” which were rectangular structures on floating barges, and used as dwellings by local fishermen.
Aesthetic qualities:
Although the structures at Finn Slough are rough and vernacular in nature, they still demonstrate a degree of aesthetic quality through a consistent massing and scale of buildings, their clustering along the slough and along a central corridor, and through a rhythm of rooflines, dock structures, and hydro poles. As well, there is a consistency in building materials, and in the muted natural colours of the buildings and the landscape which makes the area particularly attractive.
Source: www.richmond.ca/plandev/planning2/heritage/HeritageInv/de...
Mixed media/collaged dress form adorned with my new favorite obsession - soldered pendant. 3D pendant with birds nest and charms.
Newly forming cone flower. Handheld so not quite perfect focus and detail. Array of photos from a couple of quick walks at the park. Hadn't been there for a while due to storms. Sorry for so many photos again, no need to comment.
All photos in this gallery are all rights reserved. If you want to use any of them, please send an email before. Thanks for collaboration.
They want this fast and they want a photo that looks like the location they're going. Is this horrible? Obviously, the title just a place holder. Have to print this tomorrow. Thanks.
Hall of Fame and Bavaria at the Theresienwiese
The Hall of Fame and Bavaria form the most famous landmarks on the edge of the Theresienwiese and are well worth a visit.
The Hall of Fame and Bavaria form on the Theresien height an ensemble in style of the ancient Acropolis in Athens, which was commissioned by King Ludwig I there. Together with his architect Leo von Klenze King Ludwig I shaped the cityscape of Munich like no other. He was a friend of the monasteries and the academic spirit, and he turned his attention to painting and poetry.
As crown prince Ludwig after the death of his father in 1825 took over the throne of Bavaria he was already dreaming of his "Athens on the Isar" with monumental squares and buildings. Whereas his childhood and youth was influenced by the French Revolution and the subsequent Napoleonic wars, as crown prince he longed for a "Bavarian of all tribes" and a "bigger German nation." In this phase, Ludwig was planning a patriotic monument in the capital city of Munich and for this purpose he already in 1809 by historian Lorenz Westenrieder he had made a list of famous Bavarian representatives of all classes and professions. Approximately 20 years later this list was on his behalf by his Interior Minister Eduard von Schenk - in the meantime Ludwig was King of Bavaria - renewed and expanded.
For the tender for a Hall of Fame above the Theresienwiese with space for 200 busts King Ludwig I invited the best and most prestigious builders of those times:
Friedrich von Gärtner,
Leo von Klenze,
Joseph Daniel Ohlmüller and
Georg Friedrich Ziebland.
Hall of Fame after the scetch of Leo von Klenze
Design by Leo von Klenze
As the court master builder of that time of the king, Leo von Klenze had significant advantages because he on the one hand with the wishes of his client was very familiar and on the other hand also could examine the designs of its competitors in detail. Therefore, it is not surprising that the design of Klenze won the tender of the Hall of Fame in March 1834. He planned the Hall of Fame with a Doric portico in the background and a colossal statue in the foreground.
The construction of the Hall of Fame in the years 1843-1853 actually took place according to the planning of Klenze. After completion of the Hall of Fame, in 1853 the busts of 74 especially venerable Bavarians were set up, in 1868 another 10 were added. The bust of King Ludwig I was only in 1888 in the Hall of Fame erected to commemorate his 100th birthday and supplemented with the following inscription:
"To King Ludwig I to celebrate his 100th birthday, the grateful Munich."
The Hall of Fame itself is 68 meters long, 32 meters wide and stands on a 4.3 meter high pedestal. The roof is supported by the back wall and 48 Doric columns that have a height of about 7 meters and a diameter of 1.25 meters.
Since the Hall of Fame and the in it set up busts in 1944 during an air raid in WW2 were severely damaged, it was not until 1966 when the Bavarian Council of Ministers decided the reconstruction of the Hall of Fame and the continuation of honouring of Bavarian personalities by setting up of their busts. The renovation was completed in 1972 and the Hall of Fame on 26 October 1972 with the preserved and renovated busts could be reopened.
For the selection of the personalities the Bavarian Council of Ministers is responsible, which is advised by a committee of experts from the Bavarian Ministry of Culture, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, the Bavarian Palace Department, the House of Bavarian History, the Bavarian Ministry of Finance and the LMU (Ludwig Maximilian University).
Bavaria © 2009 Bavaria
The colossal statue of Bavaria forms an artistic unity with the Hall of Fame in the background. The first sketches of Bavaria von Klenze already in his design of the whole ensemble on the model of ancient colossal statues of antiquity had produced. It was modeled after the Colossus of Rhodes, the statue of Zeus of Phidias and especially the Athena Parthenos. Theoretically, it is even possible that a part of the bronze for the Bavaria was once part of the Colossus of Rhodes. After Klenze was awarded the contract for the construction of the ensemble consisting of Hall of Fame and Bavaria, he made more sketches on the Greek model.
Since the statue should be cast according to both of Klenze`s ideas and Ludwig`s wishes in bronze, he included the sculptor Ludwig Schwanthaler, the ore caster Johann Baptist Stiglmaier as well as whose nephew Ferdinand von Miller in the further design and manufacture of the Bavaria statue. While Schwanthaler with his first sketches still held to the classical model in the sense of Klenze, he gave the statue in the further course of his designs increasingly a "Germanic" appearance with typical "German" character. The head and the raised hand he adorned with a wreath of oak and at her side appeared the drawn sword as a sign of her ability to defend herself. At her feet placed Schwanthaler a lion, that always have served as heraldic animal of the Wittelsbach.
The manufacturing of the final designs for the Bavaria statue followed in the years 1839 to 1843. Schwanthaler however the beginning of the foundry did not live because he shortly before that died in April 1844. As first thing, the head of Bavaria was cast in September 1844, in January and March 1845 followed the arms, on 11 October 1845, the breast piece. The last major casting for the bottom part took place on 1 December 1849. The erection and unveiling of Bavaria occurred during Oktoberfest (Munich Beer Festival) 1850. The cost for the production of the statue Ludwig after his abdication as king of Bavaria on 20 March 1848 largely paid from private sources. A special feature of Bavaria is the spiral staircase in its interior, where you can climb up into her head to enjoy from there an incomparable view of the Oktoberfest.
bavarianspaces.de/veranstaltungen/oktoberfest/ruhmeshalle code ...
“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those.”
~Michael Nolan.
5 square papers are required to make the 6 puzzle pieces. Normal standard Kami [15cm square] are recommended. Cut the square to the required dimension shown and then fold the puzzle pieces from it. Some puzzle pieces require 2 pieces of papers. Glue is not required.
The rules for Tangrams are simple. All the pieces in the set are to be used to form a puzzle shape. The pieces can be rotated or flipped over but they are not allowed to overlap each other.
Many shapes can be formed from these 6 puzzle pieces but unfortunately there are no puzzle shapes in the site where this Tangram comes from - www.archimedes-lab.org/tangramagicus/pagetang4.html
These diagrams are also posted at my new website, kindly hosted by Nick Robinson - www.nickrobinson.info/clients/owrigami/show_diagram.php?d...
Form 5 Confirmation Mass 2021
English session 1
16 Confirmants
Celebrated by Father Andrew Wong
Universal Prayer
Decore sua casa de forma romântica!
Almofadas formando a palavra L♥VE, em tecido.
Pode-se fazer qualquer palavra.
Altura aprox de cada letra: 31 cm
Contato: bonecosdepano@bonecosdepano.com
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Bonobo Male youngster named VJ
Also called the pygmy chimp, the bonobo is slightly smaller than the common chimpanzee. Sharing more than 98% of its DNA with humans, the bonobo is our closest living relative. Like humans, bonobos live in family groups and are highly intelligent. They often stand upright on two feet as we do. Bonobos are capable of making and using tools, a characteristic that once distinguished humans from other animals.
•Like other non-human apes, bonobos have longer arms than legs to make traveling in the trees easier.
•Bonobos create and maintain social bonds through sexual behavior.
•Breaking and folding branches, bonobos make nests in the trees to sleep in at night.
•Bonobos suffer from the bushmeat trade, the poaching and selling of wildlife as meat.
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Fact File
Pronunciation: buh-NOH-boh
Height: 2.3 to 2.8 ft
Weight: 68 to 86 lbs
Lifespan: Up to 40 yrs
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Diet: Fruit, seeds, leaves, flowers, fungi, eggs, and small animals
Status: Species at Risk (IUCN—Endangered )
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Well it's another week! I have some things to do this morning so I'm hoping I can visit with you all later today. I'm having a lot of trouble with pain from the RSD that I aquired from my hip replacement surgery so it has become hard to sit too long at my computer. I was doing a bit better but now it's acting up for some reason. Maybe it's going to rain. Anyway thanks everyone for stopping by to see my photos. I really appreciate your friendship and support. Have a nice Monday everyone. Hugs ♥♥
P.S.
I couldn't think of a good title so this is it! Lousy isn't it! LOL!
Petit temple dédié à la divinité tantrique Chhinnamasta
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Le temple de Changu Narayan est considéré comme le plus vieux du Népal, il possède un toit en forme de pagode à 2 étages. Il a été reconstruit probablement au XVIIème siècle mais avec des éléments architecturaux et décoratifs beaucoup plus anciens.
Ce temple dédié à Narayan est au sommet d'une montagne considérée comme sacrée depuis 464 après notre ère comme en atteste une référence écrite à ce site qui date du règne du roi Licchavi Mandeva mais le site était probablement sacré depuis le 3ème siècle.
Dans la cosmologie hindoue, Vishnou lorsqu'il repose sur le serpent Ananta (Shesha) est appelé Nârâyana (Narayan) c'est à dire "Reposant sur les eaux" ou "Demeure-de-l'Homme" ou encore "Demeure-du-savoir". Nârâyana, qui signifie aussi "Refuge universel", est une des 24 images de Vishnou d'après le Rupa Mandana.
Article de Wikipedia sur Narayana (Narayan au Népal)
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana
Article de Wikipedia sur Changu Narayan
Forming extensive sheets on the trunks of Beech trees in Drumlanrig Castle Estate, Dumfries and Galloway.
Rapid strata formation in soft sand (field evidence).
Photo of strata formation in soft sand on a beach, created by tidal action of the sea.
Formed in a single, high tidal event. Stunning evidence which displays multiple strata/layers.
Why this is so important ....
It has long been assumed, ever since the 17th century, that layers/strata observed in sedimentary rocks were built up gradually, layer upon layer, over many years. It certainly seemed logical at the time, from just looking at rocks, that lower layers would always be older than the layers above them, i.e. that lower layers were always laid down first followed, in time, by successive layers on top.
This was assumed to be true and became known as the superposition principle.
It was also assumed that a layer comprising a different material from a previous layer, represented a change in environmental conditions/factors.
These changes in composition of layers or strata were considered to represent different, geological eras on a global scale, spanning millions of years. This formed the basis for the Geologic Column, which is used to date rocks and also fossils. The evolutionary, 'fossil record' was based on the vast ages and assumed geological eras of the Geologic Column.
There was also circular reasoning applied with the assumed age of 'index' fossils (based on evolutionary beliefs & preconceptions) used to date strata in the Geologic Column. Dating strata from the assumed age of (index) fossils is known as Biostratigraphy.
We now know that, although these assumptions seemed logical, they are not supported by the evidence.
At the time, the mechanics of stratification were not properly known or studied.
An additional factor was that this assumed superposition and uniformitarian model became essential, with the wide acceptance of Darwinism, for the long ages required for progressive microbes-to-human evolution. There was no incentive to question or challenge the superposition, uniformitarian model, because the presumed, fossil 'record' had become dependant on it, and any change in the accepted model would present devastating implications for Darwinism.
This had the unfortunate effect of linking the study of geology so closely to Darwinism, that any study independent of Darwinian considerations was effectively stymied. This link of geology with Darwinian preconceptions is known as biostratigraphy.
Some other field evidence, in various situations, can be observed here: www.flickr.com/photos/101536517@N06/sets/72157635944904973/
and also in the links to stunning, experimental evidence, carried out by sedimentologists, given later.
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GEOLOGIC PRINCIPLES (established by Nicholas Steno in the 17th Century):
What Nicolas Steno believed about strata formation is the basis of the principle of Superposition and the principle of Original Horizontality.
dictionary.sensagent.com/Law_of_superposition/en-en/
“Assuming that all rocks and minerals had once been fluid, Nicolas Steno reasoned that rock strata were formed when particles in a fluid such as water fell to the bottom. This process would leave horizontal layers. Thus Steno's principle of original horizontality states that rock layers form in the horizontal position, and any deviations from this horizontal position are due to the rocks being disturbed later.”)
BEDDING PLANES.
'Bedding plane' describes the surface in between each stratum which are formed during sediment deposition.
science.jrank.org/pages/6533/Strata.html
“Strata form during sediment deposition, that is, the laying down of sediment. Meanwhile, if a change in current speed or sediment grain size occurs or perhaps the sediment supply is cut off, a bedding plane forms. Bedding planes are surfaces that separate one stratum from another. Bedding planes can also form when the upper part of a sediment layer is eroded away before the next episode of deposition. Strata separated by a bedding plane may have different grain sizes, grain compositions, or colours. Sometimes these other traits are better indicators of stratification as bedding planes may be very subtle.”
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Several catastrophic events, flash floods, volcanic eruptions etc. have forced Darwinian, influenced geologists to admit to rapid stratification in some instances. However they claim it is a rare phenomenon, which they have known about for many years, and which does nothing to invalidate the Geologic Column, the fossil record, evolutionary timescale, or any of the old assumptions regarding strata formation, sedimentation and the superposition principle. They fail to face up to the fact that rapid stratification is not an extraordinary phenonemon, but rather the prevailing and normal mechanism of sedimentary deposition whenever and wherever there is moving, sediment-laden water. The experimental evidence demonstrates the mechanism and a mass of field evidence in normal (non-catastrophic) conditions shows it is a normal everyday occurrence.
It is clear from the experimental evidence that the usual process of stratification is - that strata are not formed by horizontal layers being laid on top of each other in succession, as was assumed. But by sediment being sorted in the flowing water and laid down diagonally in the direction of flow. See diagram:
www.flickr.com/photos/truth-in-science/39821536092/in/dat...
The field evidence (in the image) presented here - of rapid, simultaneous stratification refutes the Superposition Principle and the Principle of Lateral Continuity.
We now know, the Superposition Principle only applies on a rare occasion where sedimentary deposits are laid down in still water.
Superposition is required for the long evolutionary timescale, but the evidence shows it is not the general rule, as was once believed. Most sediment is laid down in moving water, where particle segregation is the general rule, resulting in the simultaneous deposition of strata/layers as shown in the photo.
See many other examples of rapid stratification (with geological features): www.flickr.com/photos/101536517@N06/sets/72157635944904973/
Rapid, simultaneous formation of layers/strata, through particle segregation in moving water, is so easily created it has even been described by sedimentologists (working on flume experiments) as a law ...
"Upon filling the tank with water and pouring in sediments, we immediately saw what was to become the rule: The sediments sorted themselves out in very clear layers. This became so common that by the end of two weeks, we jokingly referred to Andrew's law as "It's difficult not to make layers," and Clark's law as "It's easy to make layers." Later on, I proposed the "law" that liquefaction destroys layers, as much to my surprise as that was." Ian Juby, www.ianjuby.org/sedimentation/
The example in the photo is the result of normal, everyday tidal action in a single incident. Where the water current or movement is more turbulent, violent, or catastrophic, great depths (many metres) of stratified sediment can be laid down in a short time. Certainly not the many millions of years assumed by evolutionists.
The composition of strata formed in any deposition event. is related to whatever materials are in the sediment mix, not to any particular timescale. Whatever is in the mix will be automatically sorted into strata/layers. It could be sand, or other material added from mud slides, erosion of chalk deposits, coastal erosion, volcanic ash etc. Any organic material (potential fossils), alive or dead, engulfed by, or swept into, a turbulent sediment mix, will also be sorted and buried within the rapidly, forming layers.
See many other examples of rapid stratification with geological features: www.flickr.com/photos/101536517@N06/sets/72157635944904973/
Stratified, soft sand deposit. demonstrates the rapid, stratification principle.
Important, field evidence which supports the work of the eminent, sedimentologist Dr Guy Berthault MIAS - Member of the International Association of Sedimentologists.
(Dr Berthault's experiments (www.sedimentology.fr/)
And also the experimental work of Dr M.E. Clark (Professor Emeritus, U of Illinois @ Urbana), Andrew Rodenbeck and Dr. Henry Voss, (www.ianjuby.org/sedimentation/)
Location: Sandown, Isle of Wight. Formed 18/01/2018 This field evidence demonstrates that multiple strata in sedimentary deposits do not need millions of years to form and can be formed rapidly. This natural example confirms the principle demonstrated by the sedimentation experiments carried out by Dr Guy Berthault and other sedimentologists. It calls into question the standard, multi-million year dating of sedimentary rocks, and the dating of fossils by depth of burial or position in the strata.
Mulltiple strata/layers are evident in this example.
Dr Berthault's experiments (www.sedimentology.fr/) and other experiments (www.ianjuby.org/sedimentation/) and field studies of floods and volcanic action show that, rather than being formed by gradual, slow deposition of sucessive layers superimposed upon previous layers, with the strata or layers representing a particular timescale, particle segregation in moving water or airborne particles can form strata or layers very quickly, frequently, in a single event.
And, most importantly, lower strata are not older than upper strata, they are the same age, having been created in the same sedimentary episode.
Such field studies confirm experiments which have shown that there is no longer any reason to conclude that strata/layers in sedimentary rocks relate to different geological eras and/or a multi-million year timescale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PVnBaqqQw8&feature=share&.... they also show that the relative position of fossils in rocks is not indicative of an order of evolutionary succession. Obviously, the uniformitarian principle, on which the geologic column is based, can no longer be considered valid. And the multi-million, year dating of sedimentary rocks and fossils needs to be reassessed. Rapid deposition of stratified sediments also explains the enigma of polystrate fossils, i.e. large fossils that intersect several strata. In some cases, tree trunk fossils are found which intersect the strata of sedimentary rock up to forty feet in depth. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Lycopsi... They must have been buried in stratified sediment in a short time (certainly not millions, thousands, or even hundreds of years), or they would have rotted away. youtu.be/vnzHU9VsliQ
In fact, the vast majority of fossils are found in good, intact condition, which is testament to their rapid burial. You don't get good fossils from gradual burial, because they would be damaged or destroyed by decay, predation or erosion. The existence of so many fossils in sedimentary rock on a global scale is stunning evidence for the rapid depostion of sedimentary rock as the general rule. It is obvious that all rock containing good intact fossils was formed from sediment laid down in a very short time, not millions, or even thousands of years.
See set of photos of other examples of rapid stratification: www.flickr.com/photos/101536517@N06/sets/72157635944904973/
Carbon dating of coal should not be possible if it is millions of years old, yet significant amounts of Carbon 14 have been detected in coal and other fossil material, which indicates that it is less than 50,000 years old. www.ldolphin.org/sewell/c14dating.html
www.grisda.org/origins/51006.htm
Evolutionists confidently cite multi-million year ages for rocks and fossils, but what most people don't realise is that no one actually knows the age of sedimentary rocks or the fossils found within them. So how are evolutionists so sure of the ages they so confidently quote? The astonishing thing is they aren't. Sedimentary rocks cannot be dated by radiometric methods*, and fossils can only be dated to less than 50,000 years with Carbon 14 dating. The method evolutionists use is based entirely on assumptions. Unbelievably, fossils are dated by the assumed age of rocks, and rocks are dated by the assumed age of fossils, that's right ... it is known as circular reasoning.
* Regarding the radiometric dating of igneous rocks, which is claimed to be relevant to the dating of sedimentary rocks, in an occasional instance there is an igneous intrusion associated with a sedimentary deposit -
Prof. Aubouin says in his Précis de Géologie: "Each radioactive element disintegrates in a characteristic and constant manner, which depends neither on the physical state (no variation with pressure or temperature or any other external constraint) nor on the chemical state (identical for an oxide or a phosphate)."
"Rocks form when magma crystallizes. Crystallisation depends on pressure and temperature, from which radioactivity is independent. So, there is no relationship between radioactivity and crystallisation.
Consequently, radioactivity doesn't date the formation of rocks. Moreover, daughter elements contained in rocks result mainly from radioactivity in magma where gravity separates the heavier parent element, from the lighter daughter element. Thus radiometric dating has no chronological signification." Dr. Guy Berthault www.sciencevsevolution.org/Berthault.htm
Visit the fossil museum:
www.flickr.com/photos/101536517@N06/sets/72157641367196613/
Just how good are peer reviews of scientific papers?
www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60.full
www.examiner.com/article/want-to-publish-science-paper-ju...
The neo-Darwinian idea that the human genome consists entirely of an accumulation of billions of mutations is, quite obviously, completely bonkers. Nevertheless, it is compulsorily taught in schools and universities as 'science'.
Take two awesome transformers and combine them to form and even more awesome custom: ULTIMATE JETWING PRIME!
I used DMK01 and Takara's Jetwing Optimus Prime to make a movie accurate leader sized version of the Autobot leader.
For obvious reasons, the figure is not transformable.
I took the best parts from the DMK kit and blended them with the toy. Optimus now sports more accurate feet, legs, chest, shoulders, forearms and the most articulated and accurate hands for a Prime figure ever!
I also added chromed side mirrors taken from a truck model, and the tetris-like parts on the inside of the windshields.
The head was somewhat resculpted. I shaved off the "neck" from the original mold, for a more streamlined and accurate look, and I sculpted new eyes. They are now 2 tiny holes, instead of the original triangular shade-like eyes. I also mounted the head on a ball joint and added 2 powerful blue LEDs that even show in daylight. This is the part where the tiny holes become really important for the overall look. The LEDs glow look just like in the movie!
As cool as the original chainguns from the toy may look, they aren't movie accurate at all. So I scratch built new ones that ressemble a little better the look they got on screen and at the same time, keeping them removable. (the new guns alone are a true work of art. I just can't remember how many parts I used there!)
Last but not least, I added a few parts to the lower wings for a more accurate look. The engines also have new parts, but they will be rarely seen.. it's still good to know they are there, though!
*The smokestacks are removable so that the back pack can be attached properly.
The Lincoln Tower in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is an Art-Deco highrise building. Construction started in late 1929 with the building's opening in 1930. For decades, it was the tallest building in the state.
The building is constructed of 1 774 tons of structural steel, faced with 21 250 cubic feet of cut Indiana limestone and granite with gold highlights. It features lead spandrel panels, a 58-ton terra-cotta crown, and 500 tons of marble. At the top of the building is a slender observation tower topped by a flagpole.
Between the entrance and the lobby, there is a snack shop with the original 1930 soda fountain still in use. The main banking lobby itself is 85 feet (26 m) wide, 110 feet (34 m) long, and two stories tall. There are large art deco murals depicting the industries and the seasons, using elemental symbolism from Greek and Egyptian traditions, such as a female form to represent fecundity and the sun to represent energy. Materials include hand-wrought bronze, Milford granite, Italian Travertine marble, several rate types of green Vermont marble, and Indiana limestone.
Taken inside Harpa, a new concert hall and conference center in Reykjavík. The house opens officially tomorrow with an opening concert. Iceland Symphony Orchestra along with a big choir (which I am part of) will perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony under Vladimir Ashkenazy's direction.
This is our current design request form. This is revision four or so. I'm looking to redesign it so it includes the right questiions
Forms for a new concrete floor in the west end of the basement/garage , May 30, 2019. (Smithsonian photo by Jim Preston)
This photo is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use: si.edu/termsofuse.
Mesopotamia—the land between rivers—lay cradled by the Tigris and Euphrates, in what is today Iraq, and parts of Syria, Iran and Turkey. It is here, over 5000 years ago, that humanity began to write, to measure, to shape the world with thought made material.
Often called the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia gave rise to the first known cities, legal codes, poetry, and trade networks. But perhaps most quietly revolutionary: it was here that time was made. The division of hours into 60 minutes, of days into structured ritual and celestial rhythm, stems from the Sumerians’ sexagesimal system. They watched the stars and counted the breath between shadow and light.
It was not a single civilisation, but many: Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians—each layering knowledge upon the next. And though temples and empires rose and fell, it was the everyday—the shaping of clay, the weaving of linen, the counting of grain—that endured. Culture, here, was not a luxury. It was a way of surviving beautifully.
In Mesopotamia, humans became makers of meaning.
Not through conquest. But through pattern. Through form. Through time.
“Kiln Songs”
They did not know
they were building the spine
of centuries.
A kiln in a courtyard—
a cracked bowl resting
like a sleeping moon.
Laughter braided through fingers
as slip met skin.
Clothes not tailored, but grown—
colours whispered
from plants, ash, and river bones.
They spun stories not in language,
but in glaze,
in fringe,
in the swing of a hip
on market mornings.
Their world had no history yet—
just movement.
Just clay that remembered the hand
that touched it.
River bends her mouth—
hands shape bowls from silt and song.
Dust listens, still warm.
Fringes catch the breeze—
girls in linen, laughing light.
Time forgets their names.
Before stone knew form,
before breath turned into text,
she danced, shaping flame.
Formed 1915.
Nickname. The Taffs.
Motto. Cymru Am Byth. Wales Forever.
Quick March The Rising of the Lark.
Slow March. Men of Harlech.
Anniv. Saint Davids Day March the 1st
The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) is a materiel solution meeting the requirements of the DOD Chief Information Officer for a Software Communications Architecture (SCA) compliant hardware system hosting SCA-compliant software waveforms (applications). HMS is an Acquisition Category ID program that encompasses specific requirements to support Special Operations Command, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy communication needs. It provides the warfighter with a software re-programmable, networkable, multi-mode system-of-systems capable of simultaneous voice, data, and video communications, and meets the radio requirements for Soldiers and small platforms, such as missiles and
ground sensors. The JTRS HMS is a product of Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical.
Read more on page 200 of the 2013 U.S. Army Weapon Systems Handbook: armyalt.va.newsmemory.com/wsh.php
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Set 011, formed of R stock, is bound for Wimbledon and is displaying the appropriate headcode. Judging by the number of people on the platform at Becontree there hasn't been a London-bound train for some while - not uncommon at the time... - so almost inevitably it'll mean standing, which is why the people on the right look to be letting this one go (and why I'm taking the photo).
1977/8.
We use these giant rolls of pre-printed invoice forms at work for invoicing customers. They are 5 feet in diameter and are mounted onto laser printers to print invoices for mailing out to customers. The laser printer will finish with one roll in about 20 minutes and we run these nearly around the clock. Very impressive!