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Let the Honors Begin...
The Kennedy Center is lit up in rainbow colors in advance of the Kennedy Center Honors.
These lifetime awards celebrate great artists in a variety of media. This year's honorees are:
Operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, Motown founder
Songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy
Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels
Legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler
Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams, the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500,000.[1] The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m). The fountain honors the controversial James Scott, who left $200,000 to the City of Detroit for a fountain in tribute to himself. (Wikipedia)
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The Lewis and Clark Community College 33rd Annual Honors Ceremony was held April 30, 2010 in The Commons. Dental Hygiene students receiving honors include from left to right: Jill Traylor, Katy Herbert, Jennifer Rose, Kasey Springman, Brittany Battaglia and Courtney Ringling
The Lewis and Clark Community College 33rd Annual Honors Ceremony was held April 30, 2010 in The Commons. Winners of honors in Dental Hygiene incude from left to right: Jill Traylor, Dental Hygiene Clinical Honors; Courtney Ringling, Dental Hygiene Clincial Honors; Katy Herbert, Dental Hygiene Leadership Honors; Jennifer Rose, Dental Hygiene Academic and Clincal Honors; Dental Hygiene Professor/Coordinator Michelle Singley; Kasey Springman, Dental Hygiene Academic Honors; and Brittany Battaglia, Dental Hygiene Clincial Honors.
Recently CSX painted two GE ES44AH locomotives in commemorative paint schemes. The first, #1776, honors US veterans and features a neat camo-inspired paint job. The second, #911, is painted like a fire truck, honoring firefighters and EMS workers. It's pretty cool to see CSX doing things like this! Here we see 1776 and 911 waiting in CSX's Wyoming, MI yard (under the watchful eye of the yard master in East Tower) to depart on Q328 to Detroit later that evening. The two locomotives came up from Chicago on Q326 trailing the SD40-2 duo they're still coupled to.
Taken on CSX property with permission and proper PPE.
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And now begins the DSLR era of my Diesel Days project. In July 2008, I bought my first DSLR camera, a used Canon Rebel XTi, with a Sigma 18-200 lens. It was another month before I was able to get used to using it, too late for Diesel Days that year. So 2009 marked the first Diesel Days event for that camera. And it really changed the game. Between the camera and zoom lens, not only was I able to take wider angle shots with that Sigma lens, but more importantly, I was able to get the zoom that I had previously only dreamed of due to the limitations of my previous point & shoot cameras.
2009 also marked the 2nd year in the special collaboration between IRM and Union Pacific, which saw at least one of UP's Heritage Units on display during Diesel Weekend. This year, UP really stepped up the game, with not only UP 1995, the Chicago & Northwestern Heritage Unit, but both of the famed "CNW Twins" on display as well, CNW 8646 and CNW 8701, the final two unpatched CNW units.
Most of the photos featured in this series were made into a two-part video. The first video features images of Diesel Days from 2004 to 2014. It was presented at a small gathering of railfans known as Clarkefest 2023, an annual event that honors the legacy of renowned railroad photographer Clarke Renard. That video can be seen here:
Swanage Railway charter arranged by Messrs Tyack and Wilcock on 12 June 2008. It was a one shot event, to get this location from top of East Hill first thing in the morning. M7 30053 doing the honors as she dodges the clouds approaching Corfe Castle station.
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The Fourragere or Honors Cord, Derived from the French Military decoration for distinguished service. "American Beauty Rose Fourragere" is for four semesters on the Dean's List.
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) fold the U.S. flag as part of military funeral honors with a funeral escort for four Marines and one Sailor who died during the Vietnam War in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2018. Those being repatriated were Capt. John House, II; Lance Cpl. John Killen, III; Cpl. Glyn Runnels, Jr.; and Lance Cpl. Merlin Allen, all U.S. Marine Corps, as well as U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Michael Judd.
From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency news release: On June 30, 1967, House was the pilot of a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter, who with three other crew members, was attempting to insert eight members of Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, into hostile territory in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. As the helicopter approached the landing zone, it was struck by enemy fire from the surrounding tree line, causing the aircraft to catch fire and crash. Although three crew member and four of the reconnaissance patrol passengers survived and were later rescued, House, Killen, Runnels, Allen, and Judd died in the crash.
After an initial discovery of wreckage in 1993 by a joint U.S./Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) team, the crash site was excavated in 2012 and recovered human remains, material evidence, life support equipment, and aircraft wreckage from the CH-46A helicopter. Additional recovery efforts in 2013 and 2014 failed to yield any additional human remains.
DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, dental analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence to identify House, Kill and Runnels individually. Allen and Judd were identified in 2013 but the release did not specify by what means.
All 5 service members were buried together in a single casket in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery. Present at the service were Amy House, spouse of Capt. House; Rebecca Bailey, sister of Lance Cpl. Killen; and Sheila Kelly, sister of Lance Cpl. Allen. U.S. flags were presented to both House and Bailey, with Kelly having already received a U.S. flag from previously rendered honors.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, the prospective commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and actor Vincent D'Onofrio render honors as the national anthem is performed during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
ASU's fully comprehensive honors campus, with dorms, faculty offices, classrooms, recreation and dining facilities, is the first and only of its kind in the nation.
Barrett students benefit from the new residential facilities with comfortable, adjustable furnishings and the ability to personalize their space. First- and second-year honors students (about 1,700) live on campus.
Barrett faculty and administrative offices are located within ASU's honors campus, opened in 2009, making impromptu conversations with students and faculty common.
Lewis and Clark Community College’s Honors College held an exposition, during which HC students showcased their culminating humanities research projects in the form of interactive exhibits and demonstrations.
Guests had the opportunity to meet the students and learn about their experiences one-on-one.
Treasure Shields Redmond, who is a poet, educator and entrepreneur, presented a keynote address about African American civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Redmond infused poetry with southern dialect, spirituals and gospel to tell the story of the oft-forgotten co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
L&C Honors College provides an opportunity for students with the outstanding potential to enhance their college experience through honors courses, service and social opportunities, and undergraduate research. Learn more at www.lc.edu/honorscollege.
The Honors College at Lewis and Clark provides an opportunity for students with outstanding potential to complete their first two years of a four-year degree while saving thousands of dollars and taking advantage of other benefits offered by a community college, including small class sizes and faculty mentorship opportunities. Learn More: www.lc.edu/honorscollege/
www.stvincent.edu | On April 26, 2017, Saint Vincent College honored the seniors as a class but more particularly recognized individual students for outstanding academic accomplishments and service to the College community.
HONORS MSU Student Portraits 2022-08-25 © 2022 Photography by Steve Jessmore, Steve Jessmore Photography
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard); and the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own;” conduct modified military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, October 27, 2020.
Shurer was awarded the Medal of Honor October 1, 2018, for his actions as a Green Beret medic with 3rd Special Forces Group during the Battle of Shok Valley in northeastern Afghanistan April 6, 2008. He was part of a team sent to capture or kill several high-value members of the Hezb-e Islami al Gulbadin militant group.
Shurer received his bachelor’s degree in business economics from Washington State University where he stayed on to work towards a master’s degree. However, after the Sept. 11th attacks happened, Shurer (inspired by his parents who were both in the Air Force) joined the Army on Nov. 21, 2002.
Two years after enlisting, Shurer began Special Forces training to become a Green Beret. He passed the qualification course in June 2006 and was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group.
Shurer deployed to Afghanistan from August 2006 to March 2007, then again from October 2007 to May 2008. It was during that second deployment that he earned his Medal of Honor.
Shurer passed away May 14, 2020, at the age of 41. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
The biannual Honors Convocation was held Jan. 23 to celebrate the WCC students who achieved high academic grades. Addresses were given by WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca, trustee chair Christina Fleming, dean Scott Britten and student David Seaman.
To see the collection of photos from Honors & Alumni Speaker Series, please visit flic.kr/s/aHskz7hdLi
www.stvincent.edu | On April 25, 2018, Saint Vincent College honored the seniors as a class but more particularly recognized individual students for outstanding academic accomplishments and service to the College community.
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These illustrations are meant to represent the elements of the periodic table. The drawings are influenced by the Art Deco friezes seen on buildings of the 1920s and 30s - deities were used to represent the essence of the ideas being represented; such as industries, scientific ideas, civic ideals etc...
While the Art Deco style is an influence I did not want to directly copy what has been already been done or hang slavishly onto examples of Art Deco. I am endeavoring to work in the style, imagining creating something new in that moment when Art Deco was current.
Each element is represented by a goddess embedded in a representational background. The deities are purposely done in a sketchy manner - opposite to the solid background - to represent the quantum mechanical nature of atoms and particles. In quantum mechanics particles have no meaning as solid defined units of matter but are statistical entities described by complex (literally and mathematically) wave functions that provide us with the probable positions and energies of particles and systems of particles - an unsettling prospect for many people.
I represent the essence of the elements by goddesses for several reasons. One, they are more interesting, complex, beautiful to draw than males. Secondly it is more challenging to represent the essence of the elements in a feminine rather than a male manner. Unfortunately, science and chemistry has been male dominated and as such so has the naming and descriptions of the elements. These are meant to somewhat challenge the viewer by juxtaposing the female essence with male dominance in science. It would be too simple and cliche to represent iron, for example, as a Mars-like God. Some of the elements are quite dangerous to living creatures and it is far more challenging to express that in a feminine manner.
I was asked if people would get past the nudity. The answer is "No". But that is OK. I want the beauty and vulnerability to attract attention. Science is after all quite beautiful if one takes the time to stop fighting the math and difficulties in understanding, and immerse themselves in it to appreciate just how weird and strange nature really is be - far beyond anything humans could come up with. The nudity somewhat represents the primal, elemental nature of the different atoms. Clothing, such as suit of armor for iron, is a distraction and again too simple and cliche.
But all in all the representation is not direct. Some influence comes from the elements' names - often from properties of the elements, literary references, where they were isolated, political rivalries, honors for discoverers etc... Some influence comes from the bulk properties of the elements such as harness, conductivity, toxicity, density, etc.... Some of the pieces are inspired by the major uses for the element - in industrial processes, in natural biological processes, nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, in everyday objects, and so on.
This is a work in progress and my second go at it. I have been tinkering at this for some time and I think these are closer to the vision in my head than what I have done earlier. Enjoy.
Soldiers participate in a full honors funeral for retired Air Force Lt. Col. William Hellkamp, a veteran of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 1, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard.”