"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

-- Samuel Butler

I have been doing a little experimenting, just trying to keep my ideas fresh in photography. This photo is adjusted some with a technique called the Winslow effect.

And as usual, I have tried to individualize it to my tastes. I am curious what do you think of this technique? Do you like it, or is it awful?

Germany, Hamburg, Elbphilharmonic Concert House with a laser beam, located at the Hamburg harbour on the way in to the harbours historic warehouse complex & new build harbour city.

The heart of the Elbphilharmonie is the large concert hall, built according to the Weinberg principle. The stage is positioned in the middle of the concert hall & surrounded by terraced public seats for the concert visitors.

Through the vineyard architecture, no spectator sits are more than 30 meters away from the conductor. The wall of the Great Hall, the "White Skin", owes its name to the roughly 10,000 gypsum individual sound measured plasterboards that make up the surface of the walls & ceiling with a large sound reflector installed above the stage. The panels reflecting together with the centre reflector on the ceiling vault the sound in every angle & guarantees optimal listening pleasure on every single seat.

The Façade is covered with 1096 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some each divergently shape, serving as a sunscreen & décor. Each glass element at a cost of 3.000 € average.

Over 4.000 single mouth blown light globs placed at concert house.

👉 One World one Dream,

...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

8 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

While out walking....liked the colors and the individualization.

YES!!

SEATTLE WORKSHOP!!! MAY 1ST!!! AND AMANDA'S COMING WITH ME!!!

I’ll be teaching two 4-hour workshops, from 10am-2pm and 3pm-7pm.

They will cover:

Perfecting Your Vision

-how to hone in and identify your visual language. then craft an individualized style.

How the Tools Shape the Shots

-looking at how different cameras lead to very different results, and how they influence one’s work.

Interacting with Models

-investigating the ways in which to best engage with people, be they professionals or perfect strangers.

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I will explain my techniques, my core interests as a photographer, how specific cameras force me to work differently, how and why I engage with subjects and how I achieve the effects I do with my work.

In addition there will be hands-on shooting and tutoring, we’ll have ourselves some models to work with, it’s like a party but with less booze and more photos and fewer party fouls.

AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE MODELS WILL BE AMANDA!!!!

To book a spot ($75),

please contact me direct via EMAIL!!!!!!!

Tensions on Sylvoria boil over at a remote Imperial loading pad nestled in the forest’s edge. Here, crates of precious Sylvoride are prepared for shipment offworld — a lifeline for the Empire but a symbol of oppression to the Sylvorians.

A small band of rebels, Sylvorians and sympathetic outsiders alike, attempt a daring raid to disrupt the flow of the mineral. But Imperial forces have grown wary. The rebels are caught in the act — surrounded, outnumbered, and forced to fight for every breath in a desperate bid to protect their home.

Though this skirmish is small, it is a spark of defiance. For the Sylvorians, every moment of resistance, no matter how brief or costly, fuels hope that Sylvoria can be saved from imperial greed — and that one day, peace will return to their sacred forests.

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“This year, BobaLUG proudly presents Sylvoria Expanded — an evolution of the original collaboration. With new builders and more individualized stories, this chapter deepens the lore of Sylvoria, building beyond the main world into new frontiers and untold narratives. Thank you for being a part of the journey.“ - BobaLUG

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Part II is brought to you by @lego.pepijn

Pepijn has built insert a small loading pad. This is the first of two builds that has not been shown to the public at brickworld Chicago. The build itself features lots of cool Lego techniques with the iconic layered vignette, for which sylvoria, the collab, is known for. In addition, the planet has lots of fun colored trees, which pepijn tried to bring back in his build.

I hope you guys like it :)

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is one of those things that breathes air so rarefied, one's imagination runs wild. It's not hard to envision a factory perched atop Mount Olympus that's staffed by gods turning solid blocks of unobtanium into these individualized rolling spectacles. Remarkably, the Phantom is actually the work of mere mortals. Some are in Germany, the rest in England at Rolls-Royce's Goodwood factory where these cars are hand-assembled with an incomprehensible attention to detail. Massive in form, decadently appointed, stratospherically priced and absolutely, positively unmistakable, each Rolls-Royce exiting this facility is an event in and of itself.

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Highest position: 124 on Saturday, December 12, 2009

Individualized image.

Hamburg, Harbour, Elb-Philharmonic Concert Hall, located at the Hamburg harbour on the way in to the harbours historic warehouse complex & new build harbour city.

The building will be the tallest inhabited building of Hamburg, with a final height of 110 mtr.

On the left the cargo ship MS Cap San Diego, built in 1961, is still full functioning museum ship can be visited.

On the far right the luxury priced apartment tower “Marco Polo” & the “Unilever Haus” an environmental friendly office building

The Elb-Philharmonic Concert Hall, planed from 2001 till 2006 & since 2007 under construction above a warehouse from 1963, the 110 mtr., 26 floors high new Elb-Philharmonic, includes a large concert hall with a capacity for 2150 guest, a small concert hall with a capacity for 550 guest & a third hall with 170 seats, also a 250 rooms hotel, luxury apartments & restaurants.

The Façade is covered with 1089 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some with each divergently shaped, serving as a sunscreen & décor. An 82 mtr. long, crescent shaped moving staircase will connect the building entrance from the basement to the 37 mtr high plaza above the original warehouse, where the buildings foyer & a visitors platform with view over Hamburg’s harbour is located.

Initial cost estimated in 2005 185 million €, by completion & opening with a concert planed now finally for January 11. 2017, cost will have increased to approximately far over 700 million €.

However, if the construction will be concluded & the concert hall in full operation, it will be an additional fascinating cultural highlight & a new landmark not only for Hamburg.

👉 One World one Dream,

...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

7 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

Europe, Netherlands, Rotterdam, Laan op Zuid, water 25 km replenishment point, Marathon 2018 (cut from T & B)

The zone captured here belongs to the water replenishment station at almost 25 km from the start of the marathon. The first part of the station is for the pro-runners with individualized services, the second part, depicted here, is for the amateur runners. This one is shot at the latter section where an energy dink is offered. The transfer of the carton with fluid needs concentration of both the runner and the volunteers because the runners don’t stop for the transfer.

Various techniques are developed by the replenishers : from just extending the arm and holding it stationary, via moving the arm during the transfer to moving the arm and turning the upper torso with it. But sometimes the transfer fails ;-) A spectacular transfer of water is here.

The station is co-sponsored by our local water company ‘Evides’ and staffed with a hard working crew of replenishment volunteers. Evides, since their modern UV-treatment water purification plant came on line, produces water that tastes as good as bottled mineral water :-)

Tech note: Like the previous post, shot with the cam in shuttertime priority mode, set at 1/30 s. A lower speed would have been nice too, but the little N1 lens has a limited range of aperture values. Oh, and N1 lenses in general run the risk of being visited by the dreaded 'frozen aperture' problem, but that's another story.

Number 36 of the Rotterdam Marathon album and number 60 of The way of the crowd.

Check out Melissa Etheridge – Bring me some water for the soundtrack

Okay, this is a second portrait from the same artist that really jumps out at me. Count me a fan. Artist Robert Henri gave this portrait of Indian Girl the name of the subject, Julianita, albeit her name is in brackets. So in this case it isn't just about culture. It's individualized for Julianita. It's a lovely portrait with a centered subject.

Composition note as a photographer: I like how the shawl/blanket leads from the two bottom corners to Julianita's face. Lovely!

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Artist: Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929)

Title: Indian Girl (Julianita), c 1917

Material: Oil on canvas

Venue: The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields

A k-12 school with 1:1 class sizes and flexible scheduling options, Fox Wood Academy, is a Free school designed with your child in mind. Fox Wood Academy is committed to providing individualized instruction to assist each student with improving grades with acitive learning in a fun inviorment to ensure academic success. With one-to-one instruction, you can rest assured that your child will succeed and find motivation for learning, along with the confidence and skills to prosper inside and outside of the classroom. We offer a wide verity of classes fit to each grade level at flexible hours. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fox%20Borough/206/142/34

Lust is the initial passionate sexual desire that promotes mating, and involves the increased release of chemicals such as testosterone and estrogen. These effects rarely last more than a few weeks or months. Attraction is the more individualized and romantic desire for a specific candidate for mating, which develops out of lust as commitment to an individual mate forms

Step aside, Pinocchio.

There's a new wooden toy in town.

Brooklyn designer, David Weeks, has given Dunny -- Kidrobot's artist-interpreted vinyl collectible -- its first-ever large scale wooden revamp, christened the Chiseler. Modeled after Weeks' poseable timber toys Hanno the Gorilla and Ursa the Bear, the ultra-exclusive Chiseler (only five were fashioned) is hand-hewn and sanded from zebra-striped hard pine, creating sculpted facets out of Dunny's familiar roundness.

Despite the swivel head and arms, each distinct Chiseler is less a plaything than an individualized artwork, right down to its custom-crafted wooden crate displaying the action figure's laser-etched image.

Each sculptural Chiseler subtly differs from its sibling, resulting in a real Dunny rarity: a one-of-a-kind creation made just for you.

Chiseler Product Information:

Limited Edition of 5

Dimensions: 7" x 5" x 3"

Price: $1,200.00

Materials: Hand-carved hard pine; Laser-etched beechwood case

Date Available: September 22, 2009

Available exclusively at:

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The date of the Brockenbrough-Peyton House is not certain, but it dates before 1768 when Champe Brockenbrough assumed ownership. An updated and more descriptive nomination form from 2020 suggests the date circa 1744, the time of the town's incorporation. I've seen other references to a time between circa 1760-1765. The house in Georgian in style, an American adaptation of the English style; it's characterized by symmetry and simplicity. Two stories high and five bays wide, the wood structure has a hipped roof of standing seam metal and a weatherboard exterior. The cornice is modillioned. An interior brick chimney is at each side of the house. The porch is probably a much later addition to the original. It has a shed roof supported by six wooden Doric posts and two half-posts flush with the building's surface. Windows are boarded on front and side. The entrance, not very visible, is topped with a transom.

The updated nomination form was added to the National Register of Historic Places March 9, 2021 with reference ID 70000786. The pdf file of the form is located at www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/284-0047_...

The original nomination 1970, which did not individualize properties is at

www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/284-0047_Por...

The sign on the front facade of this mid-18th century home reads: "Opportunity to Restore This Historic House Where Presidents and John Wilkes Booth Have Visited". It's indicative of the problem Port Royal has--the survival of its historical and cultural heritage. I don't know if the house has been restored, but there is a community effort to revive this once flourishing colonial Virginia tobacco port on the Rappahannock River. Located in Caroline County, Virginia, the settlement dates from 1652 and became a town in 1744. For a community with a 202 population of 151, there are three museums; it's hoped that the efforts at historical tourism will be enhanced. There are numerous structures in need of restoration. At one time John D. Rockefeller had looked at Port Royal as a community worthy of restoration; however, Williamsburg was selected.

John Wilkes Booth, actor famous for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, had sought refuge at the Brockenbrough-Peyton House but was turned away by Jane Peyton, sister of the owner. She explained to Booth's group that since her brother was away, it wouldn't be proper for the soldiers to stay. Booth was killed by federal troops 12 days later in the Port Royal vicinity.

A variety of links:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal,_Virginia

Historic Port Royal Inc--archived on Wayback Machine at archive.org

web.archive.org/web/20071027164916/http://www.historicpor...

wamu.org/story/15/07/03/endangered_port_royal_va_fights_t...

preservationvirginia.blogspot.com/2015/08/2015-most-endan...

www.historicportroyal.net/project/peyton-brockenbrough/

www.flickr.com/photos/moyersteam/8101889597 (John Wilkes Booth connection)

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Germany, Hamburg, the three historic & restored half-porches cranes on the south side of the Kaispeicher were used until the early 1990th to load the coffee & cocoa bags from the ships into the interior of the former brick stone warehouse before it became the base for the Elbphilharmonic Concert House.

The Elbphilharmonic is situated at the Hamburg harbour on the way in to the harbours historic warehouse complex & new build harbour city.

The heart of the Elbphilharmonie is the large concert hall, built according to the Weinberg principle. The stage is positioned in the middle of the concert hall & surrounded by terraced public seats for the concert visitors.

Through the vineyard architecture, no spectator sits are more than 30 meters away from the conductor. The wall of the Great Hall, the "White Skin", owes its name to the roughly 10,000 gypsum individual sound measured plasterboards that make up the surface of the walls & ceiling with a large sound reflector installed above the stage. The panels reflecting together with the centre reflector on the ceiling vault the sound in every angle & guarantees optimal listening pleasure on every single seat.

The Façade is covered with 1096 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some each divergently shape, serving as a sunscreen & décor. Each glass element at a cost of 3.000 € average.

Over 4.000 single mouth blown light globs placed at concert house.

An 82 mtr long, crescent shaped moving staircase will connect the building entrance from the basement to the plaza above the original warehouse, where the buildings foyer & a visitor platform with view over Hamburg’s harbour is located.

The Elbphilharmonic Plaza at a height of 37 metres above ground level, serves as the junction between the old harbour warehouse & the modern glass structure above it. Wave shaped glass windows & doors on both sides of the plaza can be opened, depending on weather conditions. The public viewing platform is accessible daily from 9 am till midnight to everyone with a magnificent 360° view of the harbour & part of the city, opened with a ceremony on November 4. November 2016.

The three historic & restored half-porches on the south side of the Kaispeicher were used until the early 1990th to load the coffee & cocoa bags from the ships into the interior of the warehouse.

Planed from 2001 till 2006 under construction until 2016 including the completely scoop-out warehouse from 1963. Accomplished in November 2016, the new 110 mtr, 26 floors high Elbphilharmonic, includes a large concert hall with a capacity for 2150 guest, a small concert hall with a capacity for 550 guest, a 244 rooms hotel, restaurants & 44 luxury apartments. Initial cost estimated in 2005 185 million €, by completion estimated cost will have increased to approximately 800 million €.

However, finally the construction with many unusual handcrafted modern features is concluded & the first concerts will be presented on January 17. 2017.

The new “Elphi” will be another impressive asset & an additional fascinating landmark for Hamburg.

👉 One World one Dream,

...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

6,9 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

Germany, Hamburg, Elb-Philharmonic Concert Hall, the “Elbphi” as part of the “Blue Port 2015” event, located at the Hamburg harbour on the way in to the harbours historic warehouse complex & new build harbour city.

Planed from 2001 till 2006 & since 2007 under construction above a warehouse from 1963, the 110 mtr, 26 floors high new Elb-Philharmonic, includes a large concert hall with a capacity for 2150 guest, a small concert hall with a capacity for 550 guest & a third hall with 170 seats, also a 250 rooms hotel, luxury apartments & restaurants.

The Façade covered with 1089 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some with each divergently shaped, serving as a sunscreen & décor. A 82 mtr long, crescent shaped moving staircase will connect the building entrance from the basement to the 37 mtr high plaza above the original warehouse, where the buildings foyer & a visitors platform with view over Hamburg’s harbour is located.

Initial cost estimated in 2005 185 million €, basic estimate during planning,…77 million, by completion estimated in October 2016, cost will have increased approximately by close to 800 million €, with an announced opening date of 12 January 2017, after ten years of construction work.

…however, if one day the construction will be concluded & in full operation, it will be an asset, an additional fascinating landmark & music hall not only for Hamburg.

...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

4,5 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

A-10C s/n 79-0152, displaying special art in the stairwell in addition to an illustration of Pappy Yokum from the L'il Abner cartoon strip. The 47th Fighter Squadron has traditionally worn individualized markings with L'il Abner characters since World War II. On the ramp at Davis-Monthan AFB, Hawgsmoke 2012.

New Trésor Necklace and Earrings with multiple texture options to individualize your style! Sold individually, or by the set at at great discount!

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Next door to the old grocery on Main Street sits this abandoned building. I haven't found anything about it, but from appearances, it was a commercial building, perhaps occupied until the late 20th century or beyond.The sometimes whimsical and very often individualized details of buildings in small towns in the desert makes exploring them all the more interesting.

Tanoshi has created these really cute sneaker heels or Sneels! These shoes are made to fit tmp and slink mid feet. They are the perfect shoe to go with your kawaii deco outfit! They hope to make them fit other feet and if so you will get the update (read below)!

“ The shoes have a HUD to change the bow or make it transparent for more casual wear, and the laces, bow, and all the gems have 17 different color options so you can individualize each pair to however you see fit! (All 12 options have the HUDS!!) “

“ 249L a pair for all future updates automatically. (Including the addition of the Kemono/Maitreya/ect rigs being added as we gain access to them) 1000L for a fatpack of 6, or 2000L for all 12 “ -taken from their blog

Get Tanoshi and Lamp Light’s Saige Deco Cutie Sneels at their mainstore today! maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Diamante/138/100/22

Germany, Hamburg, …the stairways to musical heaven,

the concert halls, area of the Plaza, shops, restaurants & the hotel lobby of “The Westin Hamburg”

It takes two & a half minutes to reach with the 82-meter-long escalator, the so-called tube, the public plaza. The two-lane, convex curved escalator is the longest escalator of Western Europe & the world's only one that describes a bow.

The walls are brightly plastered & covered with 7900 glass sequins, which reflect the lighting of the tube. It arches upwards in an arc & the passenger gets closer & closer to the ceiling, until the smallest distance is reached after about half of the way up. The ceiling then moves upwards again.

Although the tube is an elegant arc, the visitors can only see on the last meters that they reach a plateau bounded by a large panorama window at a height of 26 meters, there is a magnificent view of the river Elbe downstream.

The heart of the Elbphilharmonie is the large concert hall, built according to the Weinberg principle. The stage positioned in the middle of the concert hall & surrounded by terraced public seats for the concert visitors.

Through the vineyard architecture, no spectator sits are more than 30 meters away from the conductor. The wall of the Great Hall, the "White Skin", owes its name to the roughly 10,000 gypsum individual sound measured plasterboards that make up the surface of the walls & ceiling with a large sound reflector installed above the stage. The panels reflecting together with the centre reflector on the ceiling vault the sound in every angle & guarantees optimal listening pleasure on every single seat.

The Façade is covered with 1096 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some each divergently shape, serving as a sunscreen & décor. Each glass element at a cost of 3.000 € average.

Over 4.000 single mouth blown light globs placed at concert house.

This are only very few example of perfection & maximum attention given even to the smallest detail.

After all, the whole concept will be successful & it is another highlight & asset to the city of Hamburg.

👉 One World one Dream,

...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

8 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

The figurative frieze painted on the lid was recomposed with some integrations from several fragments. It tells the tragic fate of Troy and the death of Hector's son, Astyanax. The painting shows a tight line of horsemen and hoplites interrupted to make room for the central scene that takes place near an altar: Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, grabs the young Astyanax by the foot with a gesture that fits well with tradition, which says he was thrown from the Troy walls. However, the image of Neoptolemus hitting Priam standing near the altar of Zeus with the body of his youngest grandson, the infant Astyanax, appears mainly to describe a gesture of contempt and of maximum violence against Priam and the female figure at his side, the mother or the grandmother of Astyanax, Hecuba or Andromache, who face him imploring pity for the boy.

Around this central scene the frieze describes the Greek troops taking Troy: the infantrymen arranged in three groups of seven warriors individualized by the designs on their shields, are interspersed with three pairs of horsemen. The sequence opens with a pair of knights who, aiming with their lances, mark the collision of the army with the enemy city.

Source: Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei – Vol. 1 – Cuma

Lekane lid, Attic black-figure

Diameter 34.6 cm; height 9.5 cm

Attributed to Painter C

Ca. 570 BC

Cumae, Northern Necropolis - Incineration tomb (Granata XII))

Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei – Inv. 132615

We are walking to Museo Jumez in Co;nia Polanco. However we are headed in the opposite direction and getting further way from the museo.

Shoeshine service come in unique stands individualized by the shop owner. This is one example at the corner of Calle Copérnico & Mariano Escobedo.

Here are some tips on how to eat to preserve your memory and keep your brain healthy.

Key Points

Limiting candy in your diet may support brain health, as high added sugar intake could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

A brain-healthy lifestyle includes regular exercise, managing chronic diseases, staying socially engaged and following diets like the MIND diet.

Making mindful dietary and lifestyle choices can enhance cognitive health and overall well-being over time.

More than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form, contributing to 60% to 70% of dementia cases. Having Alzheimer’s disease means living with a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate and die, leading to a continuous decline in memory, thinking skills and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Sadly, as the disease progresses, even basic activities and communication become challenging.

Several factors influence the risk of developing dementia, with some being completely beyond your control. Aging is the most significant risk factor, as individuals over the age of 65 are more susceptible. Genetics also play a crucial role, with specific genetic mutations directly linked to Alzheimer’s disease. However, along with unchangeable factors, certain lifestyle choices can help lower the risk of cognitive decline, with diet being a pivotal piece of the puzzle. “Some of the best foods for brain health are antioxidant-rich wild blueberries, salad greens for B vitamins, salmon for its anti-inflammatory fatty acids, fiber-rich black beans, and walnuts, the best source of plant-based omega-3 ALA among nuts,” says Maggie Moon, M.S., RD. There are some foods you should avoid when focusing on brain health support too, with candy being the #1 food on that list.

Why You Should Limit Candy for Brain Health

Taking steps to reduce dementia risk is one positive step for brain health. While there isn’t one food that will cause dementia, high-added-sugar candy tops the list of foods that should be limited on a brain-healthy diet.

“Candies are not your brain’s friend,” Moon says. She points to a study that found that eating too much added sugar more than doubled the risk for dementia. “That includes added sugar from candies, as well as other sweets like pastries, sweetened café drinks and sodas,” she says. Researchers think that high blood sugar and insulin levels are risk factors for Alzheimer’s because insulin resistance may also occur in the brain, which may impact memory.

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Of course, everything can be eaten in moderation in a healthy, balanced eating plan. “While fine once in a while, research has found that a diet that is consistently high in added sugar may increase the amyloid plaque buildup in the brain,” says Laura M. Ali, M.S., RDN. "These plaques disrupt the communication system in our brain, and scientists have found that people with Alzheimer’s disease tend to have more of these plaques.”

In fact, says Ali, one study found that every 10 grams of added sugar consumed per day (equivalent to 2½ teaspoons of sugar or 8 gummy candies) was associated with a 1.3% to 1.4% increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Those with the highest daily added sugar intake had 19% higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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Other Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

Limiting sweetened candy doesn't guarantee that you won't get dementia, but it is a positive step forward. Along with limiting added sugar in your diet, here are some other ways to reduce your dementia risk:

Exercise by participating in both aerobic activity and resistance exercise.

If you smoke cigarettes, take the first steps to quit.

Limit alcohol intake. If you regularly drink alcohol, try to do so in moderation. Excessive drinking is linked to cognitive decline. Moderate drinking means two drinks or less in a day for men and one drink or less in a day for women.

Stay socially engaged. Maintaining social connections builds your cognitive reserve to maintain good brain function with age.

If you have chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, make sure you’re managing these well. Stiffness in arteries and blood vessels can damage the brain. If you need help or individualized advice, reach out to a healthcare professional.

Include brain-healthy foods in your diet. The MIND diet emphasizes foods like whole grains, nuts, berries, vegetables and olive oil, which research shows may help support brain health. “The brain-healthy MIND diet limits foods high in saturated fats and added sugars because both are linked to oxidative stress, inflammation and the brain plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease,” says Moon. She clarifies that this diet limits—but does not eliminate—fried foods, pastries and sweets, red meat, whole-fat cheese and butter.

Our Expert Take

Nothing will guarantee that you will live a life free from dementia. But certain steps may help reduce your risk, with your dietary choices being one factor. And along with eating brain-healthy foods, limiting your candy intake can help keep you cognitively sharp. Enjoying a small handful of candy corn on Halloween or conversation hearts on Valentine’s Day won’t “cause” dementia. “It’s important to remember that no single food eaten once, or even once in a while, is going to make or break your brain health,” Moon adds.

8 Sources:

World Health Organization. Dementia.

Alzheimer’s Association. What is Alzheimer’s Disease?

National Institute on Aging. Thinking about your risk for Alzheimer’s Disease? Five questions to consider.

Dhana K, James BD, Agarwal P, Aggarwal NT, et al. MIND Diet, Common Brain Pathologies, and Cognition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. J Alzheimers Dis.;83(2):683-692. doi: 10.3233/JAD-210107.

Agarwal P, Ford CN, Leurgans SE, Beck T, Desai P, Dhana K, Evans DA, Halloway S, Holland TM, Krueger KR, Liu X, Rajan KB, Bennett DA. Dietary sugar intake associated with a higher risk of dementia in community-dwelling older adults. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;95(4):1417-1425. doi:10.3233/JAD-230013

Liu L, Volpe SL, Ross JA, Grimm JA, Van Bockstaele EJ, Eisen HJ. Dietary sugar intake and risk of Alzheimer's disease in older women. Nutr Neurosci. 2022 Nov;25(11):2302-2313. doi:10.1080/1028415X.2021.1959099

Alzheimer’s Association. Risk reduction.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dietary guidelines for alcohol.

"The John Rowswell Hub Trail is a 25 km multi-use non-motorized trail system that connects many significant points of interest including the waterfront walkway, Bellevue Park, Algoma University, Sault College, the new hospital and Fort Creek Conservation Area.

This trail system provides access to all areas of the City and links together key cultural, historical, and natural areas of the community. In addition, community residents can use the trail as an alternative, environmentally friendly mode of transportation, decreasing auto-dependency within the City.

The Trail provides increased recreational opportunities for residents and visitors to Sault Ste. Marie and attract many trail-using tourists to the City. As well, the trail serves to promote local, provincial and national cross-country running and cycling trials and competitions.

One the main goals of the John Rowswell Hub Trail is to improve recreational and health opportunities in the community. Walking and cycling provide enjoyable, convenient and affordable means of exercise and recreation. The most effective fitness routines are moderate in intensity, individualized and are incorporated into our daily activities. Walking and cycling can accomplish this and at the same time provide mobility.

The development of the John Rowswell Hub Trail also promotes environmental benefits as walking and cycling are energy-efficient, non-polluting modes of travel. Short distance, motor vehicle trips are the least fuel-efficient and generate the most pollution per kilometre. These trips have the greatest potential of being replaced by cycling and walking trips. Shifting to these modes can mitigate exhaust, ground-level air pollution, smog, acid rain, water, land and noise pollution." - info from Sault Ste. Marie website

"Sault Ste. Marie (/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ SOO-seint-ma-REE) is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the Canada–US border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.

The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants of the area, call this area Baawitigong, meaning "place of the rapids." They used this as a regional meeting place during whitefish season in the St. Mary's Rapids. (The anglicized form of this name, Bawating, is used in institutional and geographic names in the area.)

To the south, across the river, is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name. These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary's River. In the 21st century, the two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side, and Huron Street (and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B) on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks, the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it, while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.

French colonists referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste. Marie and the village name was derived from that. The rapids and cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than 6 m (20 ft) from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to "Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". The word sault is pronounced [so] in French, and /suː/ in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called Saultites.

Sault Ste. Marie is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves, and to the west by Prince Township. To the north, the city is bordered by an unincorporated portion of Algoma District, which includes the local services boards of Aweres, Batchawana Bay, Goulais and District, Peace Tree and Searchmont. The city's census agglomeration, including the townships of Laird, Prince and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and the First Nations reserves of Garden River and Rankin, had a total population of 79,800 in 2011.

Native American settlements, mostly of Ojibwe-speaking peoples, existed here for more than 500 years. In the late 17th century, French Jesuit missionaries established a mission at the First Nations village. This was followed by development of a fur trading post and larger settlement, as traders, trappers and Native Americans were attracted to the community. It was considered one community and part of Canada until after the War of 1812 and settlement of the border between Canada and the US at the Ste. Mary's River. At that time, the US prohibited British traders from any longer operating in its territory, and the areas separated by the river began to develop as two communities, both named Sault Ste. Marie." - info from Wikipedia.

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Tree shadows have a particular quality right now, sharp and distinct, highly individualized, and very tender at the same time

Nature spirits made from astral as well as etheric substance have a more elevated level of consciousness than those spirits working just within the etheric. They have a greater awareness of the external world. It is possible for their consciousness to evolve to become individualized so that they become highly aware of their surroundings and of their interaction with the forces around them. These spirits do not have free will as humans do although they have conscious volition. They are able to respond with awareness to their own actions and purpose within the framework of their environment. Their every action is filled with joyful celebration like the beautiful sprouting of a seed.

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Germany, Hamburg, Elbphilharmonic Concert House, located at the Hamburg harbour on the way in to the harbours historic warehouse complex & new build harbour city.

The Elbphilharmonic Plaza at a height of 37 metres above ground level, serves as the junction between the old harbour warehouse & the modern glass structure above it. Wave shaped glass windows & doors on both sides of the plaza can be opened, depending on weather conditions. The public viewing platform is accessible daily from 9 am till midnight to everyone with a magnificent 360° view of the harbour & part of the city, opened with a ceremony on November 4. November 2016.

82 mtr long, crescent shaped moving staircase will connect the building entrance from the basement to the plaza above the original warehouse, where the buildings foyer & a visitor platform with view over Hamburg’s harbour is located.

Elevators & an 82 mtr long, crescent shaped moving staircase will connect the building entrance from the basement to the plaza above the original warehouse, where the buildings foyer & a visitor platform with view over Hamburg’s harbour is located.

Planed from 2001 till 2006 under construction until 2016 including the completely scoop-out warehouse from 1963. Accomplished in November 2016, the new 110 mtr, 26 floors high Elbphilharmonic, includes a large concert hall with a capacity for 2150 guest, a small concert hall with a capacity for 550 guest, a 244 rooms hotel, restaurants & 44 luxury apartments. Initial cost estimated in 2005 185 million €, by completion estimated cost will have increased to approximately 800 million €.

The Façade is covered with 1096 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some each divergently shape, serving as a sunscreen & décor. Each glass element at a cost of 3.000 € average.

Initial cost estimated in 2005 185 million €, by completion estimated cost will have increased to approximately 800 million €.

However, finally the construction with many unusual handcrafted modern features is concluded & the first concerts will be presented on January 17. 2017.

The new “Elphi” will be another impressive asset & an additional fascinating landmark for Hamburg.

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The date of the Brockenbrough-Peyton House is not certain, but it dates before 1768 when Champe Brockenbrough assumed ownership. An updated and more descriptive nomination form from 2020 suggests the date circa 1744, the time of the town's incorporation. I've seen other references to a time between circa 1760-1765. The house in Georgian in style, an American adaptation of the English style; it's characterized by symmetry and simplicity. Two stories high and five bays wide, the wood structure has a hipped roof of standing seam metal and a weatherboard exterior. The cornice is modillioned. An interior brick chimney is at each side of the house. The porch is probably a much later addition to the original. It has a shed roof supported by six wooden Doric posts and two half-posts flush with the building's surface. Windows are boarded on front and side. The entrance, not very visible, is topped with a transom.

The updated nomination form was added to the National Register of Historic Places March 9, 2021 with reference ID 70000786. The pdf file of the form is located at www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/284-0047_...

The original nomination 1970, which did not individualize properties is at

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The sign on the front facade of this mid-18th century home reads: "Opportunity to Restore This Historic House Where Presidents and John Wilkes Booth Have Visited". It's indicative of the problem Port Royal has--the survival of its historical and cultural heritage. I don't know if the house has been restored, but there is a community effort to revive this once flourishing colonial Virginia tobacco port on the Rappahannock River. Located in Caroline County, Virginia, the settlement dates from 1652 and became a town in 1744. For a community with a 202 population of 151, there are three museums; it's hoped that the efforts at historical tourism will be enhanced. There are numerous structures in need of restoration. At one time John D. Rockefeller had looked at Port Royal as a community worthy of restoration; however, Williamsburg was selected.

John Wilkes Booth, actor famous for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, had sought refuge at the Brockenbrough-Peyton House but was turned away by Jane Peyton, sister of the owner. She explained to Booth's group that since her brother was away, it wouldn't be proper for the soldiers to stay. Booth was killed by federal troops 12 days later in the Port Royal vicinity.

A variety of links:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal,_Virginia

Historic Port Royal Inc--archived on Wayback Machine at archive.org

web.archive.org/web/20071027164916/http://www.historicpor...

wamu.org/story/15/07/03/endangered_port_royal_va_fights_t...

preservationvirginia.blogspot.com/2015/08/2015-most-endan...

www.historicportroyal.net/project/peyton-brockenbrough/

www.flickr.com/photos/moyersteam/8101889597 (John Wilkes Booth connection)

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Alpaca - Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England - Monday 26th January 2009.

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Anybody who watched Zoo days on Channel 5, here in the UK yesterday, will have seen this lil guy getting a hair cut..:O))

They are used to being in a cold climate, but a Hmmmmm, "HOT" summer in Colchester, makes them uncomfortable, so they are grateful for the close shave...They look a lot different naked..lol

The Cheetahs in the Zoo were happy about the hair cut though, because they got to play with the cuttings....The progamme is on again in an hour for anybody who's interested..:O))

Anyhoo West Ham are playing live on Sky Sports 2 again this evening, at Home to Hull City...it's a real 6 pointer as we are only 8 points off, of going down..all prayers gratefully received...lol..:O)))

I hope everybody is having a great Hump Day Wednesday..:O))

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in superficial appearance.

Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,483 ft) to 5,000 m (16,404 ft) meters above sea-level, throughout the year.[citation needed] Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, alpacas are not used as beasts of burden but are valued only for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, much as sheep's wool is. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world. The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia and 16 as classified in the United States. Alpacas and llamas differ in that alpacas have straight ears and llamas have banana-shaped ears. Aside from these differences, llamas are on average 1-2 feet taller and proportionally bigger than alpacas.

In the textile industry, "alpaca" primarily refers to the hair of Peruvian alpacas, but more broadly it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair but now often made from similar fibers, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality English wool. In trade, distinctions are made between alpacas and the several styles of mohair and luster.

Behavior ~ Alpacas are social herd animals that live in family groups consisting of a territorial alpha male, females and their young. They are gentle, elegant, inquisitive, intelligent and observant. As they are a prey animal, they are cautious and nervous if they feel threatened. They like having their own space and may not like an unfamiliar alpaca or human getting close, especially from behind. They warn the herd about intruders by making sharp, noisy inhalations that sound like a high pitch burro bray. The herd may attack smaller predators with their front feet, and can spit and kick. Due to the soft pads on their feet, the impact of a kick is not as dangerous as that of a hoofed animal, yet it still can give quite a bruise, and the pointed nails can inflict cuts.

Spitting ~ Not all alpacas spit, but all are capable of doing so. "Spit" is somewhat euphemistic; occasionally the projectile contains only air and a little saliva but alpacas commonly bring up acidic stomach contents (generally a green grassy mix) and project it onto their chosen target. Spitting is mostly reserved for other alpacas, but an alpaca will occasionally spit at humans that, for example, take away food.

For alpacas, spitting results in what is called "sour mouth." Sour mouth is characterized by a loose-hanging lower lip and a gaping mouth. This is caused by the stomach acids and unpleasant taste of the contents as they pass out of the mouth.

Some alpacas will spit when looked at, others will never spit—their personalities are very individualized and there is no hard and fast rule in terms of social behavior, although there is often a group leader, and a group trailer/runt that is picked on by others.

Physical contact ~ Once they know their owners and feel confident around them, alpacas may allow their backs and necks to be touched. They do not like being grabbed. Once socialized well, some alpacas tolerate being stroked or petted anywhere on their bodies, although many do not like their feet, lower legs, and especially their abdomen touched or handled. If an owner needs to catch an alpaca, the neck offers a good handle—holding the neck firmly between the arms is the best way to restrain the animal. Holding the neck from the rear with the animal's head under one's arm is also very effective.

Hygiene ~ To help alpacas control their internal parasites they have a communal dung pile, where they do not graze. Generally, males have much tidier, and fewer dung piles than females who tend to stand in a line and all go at once. One female approaches the dung pile and begins to urinate and/or defecate, and the rest of the herd often follows.

Because of their preference for using a dung pile, some alpacas have been successfully house-trained.

Hollywood Cemetery is a historic, private, suburban cemetery established in 1886. Situated slightly over one mile due west of the Madison County Courthouse in Jackson, Tennessee, Hollywood Cemetery occupies thirty acres, of which approximately twenty-five acres are included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The main cemetery entrance (seen in the photograph above) is at the "five-points" intersection at the corner of Hollywood Drive and Williams Street. Circa 1920, dry-laid stone walls grace the entry, flanking each side of Main Avenue, the cemetery's internal road leading from the city street into the cemetery. The sunset-hued stone entrance provides a pleasant contrast with the gray-toned tombstones inside the cemetery. On each side of Main Avenue, a square stone post, approximately fifteen inches square, rises to approximately five feet and is surmounted by a concrete bowl of fruit. Joining the posts slightly higher than midway, the stone wall undulates in a graceful curve for approximately eight feet. The wall ends at about one foot from ground level and joins a square, two-foot-high end post, also topped by a bowl of fruit. A capstone course lies along the top of the curved wall. On each large post, facing Hollywood Drive, a concrete dedication plaque contains the inscribed cemetery name.

Hollywood Cemetery was determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (added on May 22, 2003) under criteria A because it reflects the community's social history in the latter half of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries. It holds graves of numerous citizens who contributed to Jackson's commercial, civic, and political prominence in the region and state during its period of significance. The accumulated wealth of such people is responsible for most of the noteworthy sculpture & markers at Hollywood and testifies to the cemetery's status as the premier burial ground for whites from its establishment in 1886 through 1952. The cemetery reflects the social stratification in response to the post-reconstruction racial segregation laws known as Jim Crow. The cemetery was created in 1886 as a whites only burial ground, in marked contrast to the city's earlier primary cemetery - Riverside Cemetery - that allowed the burial of African Americans. Hollywood Cemetery was also determined to be eligible under criteria C for its variety of funerary art, its sepulchral statuary, tombstone carvings, and decorative elements as well as the layout of its grounds. This cemetery is a fine example of the highly individualized, artistic phase of cemetery evolution between the initial "frontier" city cemetery (such as nearby Riverside Cemetery) for all residents and the later, modern stage of perpetual care, corporate-owned, memorial garden concept. Although the cemetery continues to accept burials, the majority of new markers are concentrated in three sections on the north end that together comprise less than one-fourth of the site; thus, the cemetery retains its overall historic integrity.

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In addition to the facts laid out above about the historical value of Hollywood Cemetery, this is also the final resting place for my grandfather (who passed away in 1985, 18 years prior to the cemetery's listing on the NRHP) and my grandmother who just passed away last year (in 2022, 19 years after the NRHP listing). While I do not live in Jackson anymore, I do visit several times a year and always try to make at least one pass through this area to check on them.

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Old Growth Redwood Bark. © Copyright 2021 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Detail of a section of the bark of an old-growth coast redwood tree.

As I have posted photographs from our recent visit to the Northern California coast redwood groves I have commented at times about the various ways of seeing the redwood forest and its famous trees. In a place with a primary subject of such stupendous size it is important to remind myself to also look away from the obvious things and keep my eyes open for smaller details. (The notion that smaller details of a subject often characterize it as much as the larger things is an important idea in much of my photography.) Yes, there is a really (really!) big tree in this photograph, but you only get to see this small section.

Redwood trees, especially the ancient old-growth trees — can exhibit all kinds of individual quirks. Some lean, occasionally on other trees. Some split into more than one trunk. Some have missing crowns. Other plants infiltrate some of them. The bark patterns are among the individualizing features. While some trees have rather regular patterns, others have all kinds of unusual shapes and patterns and deformities. The patterns of this tree, which almost have a grotesque quality, caught my attention as I photographed in a quiet grove of big trees. At first I thought to include a fern growing at the base of the tree, almost treating the bark as background, but in the end I decide to exclude everything but the bark. If you are so inclined, you might have some fun making associations with some of the shapes.

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Design used for the trees (and potted plants) around Odense Banegård.

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Even though the tree-design is symmetric, it is also very scalable and adjustable thus making it very easy to individualize every tree.

The trunk can easily be extended or shortend, branches can be angled up and down independent of each other and each smaller plant leaves & every level of attachment part for the branches can be individually swiveled.

And finally, it is not extremely part-intensive with the tree shown only consisting of 109 parts, mostly technic.

The length of the rigged hose inside the trunk depends on the numbers of attachment levels and can be cut to fit perfectly.

The tree shown has 4 levels and the rigged hose inside is exactly 9L.

The upside-down round plate 1 x 1 on top of the trunk must be with open stud.

Very high setting rendering using stud.io

Does only numbers mean, that it is always an individualized number plate or one for officials?

Seen in Leipzig/Germany.

Location: Berlin - 865km from home.

Freely individualizable license plates.

Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio), Mailand 1571? - Porto Ercole 1610

Die Musikanten - The Musicians (1597)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

While Cupid confirms Caravaggio’s allegorical frame for representing Music, the artist equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including a self-portrait in the second boy from the right. Caravaggio’s contemporary, Giovanni Baglione, recorded that the artist painted "a concert, with some youths portrayed from nature very well" immediately after joining the household of his first great patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Most likely, this is the same painting and is one of several employing the half-length, earthy yet sensual figures with which Caravaggio made his name upon arriving in Rome.

Source: MET

Location: Berlin - 762km from home.

Back in march 2019 when I was out spotting with GTRJacko, we both managed to capture this individualized Lithuanian plate. It's interesting to see a plate with only numbers that's rather short.

Adriatica-Trieste (Romanian Building).

Also known as Cladirea Romaneasca, (Romanian House), the building dates from the mid-1920s and sits at a prime location on United Nations Square.

With a splendid facade it makes a grand sight at the end of Calea Victoriei and overlooking Dambovita River.

Built for an insurance company, it was much admired at the time and remains so today.

The Romanian Building and Agricola-Fonciera (to the right) were built according to plans of architects Paul Smărăndescu and Petre Antonescu as the the headquarters of some insurance companies.

They are also are representative of buildings with glories, according to the architectural details that individualize them, namely the glories with columns on the upper terraces - copula like. Many buildings in Bucharest sport similar adornments on their upper floors.

Its now an apartment building and vulnerable to collapse when the next major earthquake occurs. Many buildings in the city are rated as not inhabitable and consequently the rent is cheaper so renters hedge their bets.

Cementery in the periphery of Lima. Each small niche is individualized either by colour or flowers, which contrasts with the strict regularity of the grid.

"Prince of Wales Hotel, Niagara-on-the-Lake is an historic Victorian hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. It is located at King Street and Picton Street along the historic main street of Niagara-on-the-Lake, in its historic district.

Built in 1864, the three storey 110 room hotel went by several names (Long's Hotel, Arcade Hotel, The Niagara House) and was renamed with the current name in 1901 after royal guests The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (afterwards known as The Prince and Princess of Wales until 1910) stayed.

Queen Elizabeth II stayed at the hotel during her visit to the area in 1973.

Built and owned by the Long family, the current building was acquired by Si Wan Lai. Lai renovated the hotel, now managed by Lais Hotel Properties Limited." - info from Wikipedia.

"Niagara-On-The-Lake National Historic Site of Canada is an early-19th century Loyalist town located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, near the United States border. The historic district covers 25 city blocks and includes more than 90 residential, commercial, ecclesiastical and institutional buildings constructed between 1815 and 1859. The majority of the buildings are constructed in the British Classical Tradition, producing similarities in design, materials and scale. The wide, tree-lined streets within the district follow a late-18th century grid plan. The district also includes a city park and two early-19th-century cemeteries. The landscape is gently rolling in places, with a creek running through part of the district. The official recognition refers to the approximately 41 hectares of related buildings and landscapes within the district boundaries.

Niagara-on-the-Lake was established in 1779 as a supply depot for British Loyalist forces. By the end of the 18th century it had developed into a major military and cultural centre and served briefly as the capital of Upper Canada. The town’s grid plan, laid out in 1794, was based on the Imperial model plan for new colonial towns. Niagara-on-the-Lake was destroyed by fire in 1813, and then rebuilt by Loyalist settlers. The streets retain their original arrangement, proportions and edge treatments. Between 1831 and 1859, the town prospered as a major shipping and shipbuilding port, and residents built or enlarged their houses and commercial buildings.

The district is dominated by the classically-designed buildings erected during the period from1815 to 1859. Most buildings retain their original siting close to the road and are of similar design, materials and scale, and the majority of buildings have been restored to resemble their original appearance. The commercial section of Queen Street, largely built between 1813 and 1840, illustrates the informal features of commercial streets characteristic of that period. The historic district is distinguished from later 19th-century streetscapes by the individualized façades and the clear differentiation between buildings.

The residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake were among the earliest citizen’s groups in Canada to make a strong commitment to the restoration of their built heritage. The Niagara Historical Society, established by residents in 1896, collected artifacts and documents relating to local history and published local histories. Beginning in the mid-1950s, individuals began to restore private properties to their 19th-century appearance and to promote conservation. In 1962 they formed the Niagara Foundation, a local advocacy and fundraising group dedicated to preserving the town’s landmarks. The Niagara Foundation was instrumental in restoring several major buildings in the town. Niagara-on-the-Lake was one of the first Ontario municipalities to appoint a Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee to advise on local heritage. The town was designated as a provincial Heritage Conservation District in 1986." - info from Historic Places.

"Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of Ontario and is the only town in Canada that has a lord mayor. It had a population of 19,088 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

Niagara-on-the-Lake is important in the history of Canada: it served as the first capital of the province of Upper Canada, the predecessor of Ontario. It was called Newark from 1792 to 1797. During the War of 1812, the town, the two former villages of St. David's and Queenston, and Fort George were the sites of numerous battles following the American invasion of Upper Canada, and the town was razed. Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to the oldest Catholic church, the second-oldest Anglican church in Ontario, and the oldest surviving golf course in North America.

Today, Niagara-on-the-Lake draws tourists with its colonial-style buildings, the Shaw Festival, Fort George, wineries, an outlet mall on the highway, and its proximity to Niagara Falls. The Niagara Region has the second-highest percentage of seniors in Ontario." - info from Wikipedia.

Late June to early July, 2024 I did my 4th major cycling tour. I cycled from Ottawa to London, Ontario on a convoluted route that passed by Niagara Falls. During this journey I cycled 1,876.26 km and took 21,413 photos. As with my other tours a major focus was old architecture.

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"The John Rowswell Hub Trail is a 25 km multi-use non-motorized trail system that connects many significant points of interest including the waterfront walkway, Bellevue Park, Algoma University, Sault College, the new hospital and Fort Creek Conservation Area.

This trail system provides access to all areas of the City and links together key cultural, historical, and natural areas of the community. In addition, community residents can use the trail as an alternative, environmentally friendly mode of transportation, decreasing auto-dependency within the City.

The Trail provides increased recreational opportunities for residents and visitors to Sault Ste. Marie and attract many trail-using tourists to the City. As well, the trail serves to promote local, provincial and national cross-country running and cycling trials and competitions.

One the main goals of the John Rowswell Hub Trail is to improve recreational and health opportunities in the community. Walking and cycling provide enjoyable, convenient and affordable means of exercise and recreation. The most effective fitness routines are moderate in intensity, individualized and are incorporated into our daily activities. Walking and cycling can accomplish this and at the same time provide mobility.

The development of the John Rowswell Hub Trail also promotes environmental benefits as walking and cycling are energy-efficient, non-polluting modes of travel. Short distance, motor vehicle trips are the least fuel-efficient and generate the most pollution per kilometre. These trips have the greatest potential of being replaced by cycling and walking trips. Shifting to these modes can mitigate exhaust, ground-level air pollution, smog, acid rain, water, land and noise pollution." - info from Sault Ste. Marie website

"Sault Ste. Marie (/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ SOO-seint-ma-REE) is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the Canada–US border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.

The Ojibwe, the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants of the area, call this area Baawitigong, meaning "place of the rapids." They used this as a regional meeting place during whitefish season in the St. Mary's Rapids. (The anglicized form of this name, Bawating, is used in institutional and geographic names in the area.)

To the south, across the river, is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name. These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary's River. In the 21st century, the two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side, and Huron Street (and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B) on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks, the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it, while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.

French colonists referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste. Marie and the village name was derived from that. The rapids and cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than 6 m (20 ft) from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to "Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". The word sault is pronounced [so] in French, and /suː/ in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called Saultites.

Sault Ste. Marie is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves, and to the west by Prince Township. To the north, the city is bordered by an unincorporated portion of Algoma District, which includes the local services boards of Aweres, Batchawana Bay, Goulais and District, Peace Tree and Searchmont. The city's census agglomeration, including the townships of Laird, Prince and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and the First Nations reserves of Garden River and Rankin, had a total population of 79,800 in 2011.

Native American settlements, mostly of Ojibwe-speaking peoples, existed here for more than 500 years. In the late 17th century, French Jesuit missionaries established a mission at the First Nations village. This was followed by development of a fur trading post and larger settlement, as traders, trappers and Native Americans were attracted to the community. It was considered one community and part of Canada until after the War of 1812 and settlement of the border between Canada and the US at the Ste. Mary's River. At that time, the US prohibited British traders from any longer operating in its territory, and the areas separated by the river began to develop as two communities, both named Sault Ste. Marie." - info from Wikipedia.

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Qin Shi Huang was buried in his mausoleum, with the famous Terracotta Army, near modern day Xi'an (Shaanxi province).

For 2000 years, a secret army of clay soldiers protected the hidden tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Until 1974 none knew of its existence; now Chinese archaeologists are gradually unfolding the mystery.

The site measures some three miles across and took 700,000 conscripts to construct it. Many wonders of the tomb were described by a Chinese historian, Sima Qian, writing less than a century after the emperor's death. He wrote of rare jewels, a map of the heavens with stars represented by pearls, and, on the floor of the tomb, a panorama map of China with the rivers and seas represented by flowing mercury. The mound itself was said to have been coated with molten copper to protect it, with crossbows lined up to shoot anyone who tried to break in.

Sima Qian never mentioned, however, the terracotta army - which was discovered by a team of well diggers. It is the detail of the terracotta armies that makes it so valuable. The soldiers were created with a series of mix-and-match clay molds and then further individualized by the artists' hand.

All the standing warriors were attached to clay plinths that rested on the tiled floor, which still resembles a modern pavement. Chinese archaeologists have been meticulous and patient in their work. The main tomb (located at 34°22′52.75″N, 109°15′13.06″E) containing the emperor has yet to be opened and there is still hope that it remains intact.

A magnetic scan of the site has revealed that a large number of coins are lying in the unopened tomb, occasioning speculation that the royal treasury was interred with the emperor. Scans of the earth atop the tomb have revealed unusually high concentrations of mercury in the shape of China's waters, adding further to the credibility of Sima Qian's description.

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Los geógrafos que han estudiado Tierra de Campos siempre han destacado su inconfundible, significativa e individualizada personalidad, apreciable tanto en sus rasgos fisiográficos, como en sus caracteres económicos, que la diferencian de forma nítida de otros espacios de la Península Ibérica. Pero no todos han coincidido en aplicarle el mismo apelativo genérico. Algunos utilizan el calificativo región natural, al fijarse esencialmente en su configuración externa, modelada por el relieve, el clima y la vegetación, justificando el empleo de este término por la homogeneidad de su aspecto, de su relieve pronunciadamente nivelado, por la uniformidad de su paisaje, de sus producciones y condición de vida, ya que que el concepto de región natural implica una porción de territorio determinada por circunstancias especiales de relieve, suelo, clima, paisaje y vegetación que guardan entre sí una relación y que merced a sus recíprocas influencias vienen a presentar un aspecto de unidad geográfica, con fisonomía y caracteres propios que la individualizan y diferencian de los países que la rodean.

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Unrestrained by traditional boundaries, the digital artist possesses more license to express and has more control over the development of the work. This can allow for a more spontaneous and individualized poetic art.

Casa Batlló is a renowned building located in the center of Barcelona (Spain) and is one of Antonio Gaudí’s masterpieces.

Antonio Gaudí was a Spanish architect. Gaudí's works reflect an individualized and distinctive style.

This building is enormous and not far from where I live. I suspect it's some sort of business, but I've yet to find out what it is.

Update: This is Broome DDSO. It is residential services include family care homes in Tompkins and Tioga Counties and Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRA) in Tompkins County. It is basically for adults with developmental disabilities.

Washington, DC’s Dupont Circle Metro Station offers more than just a way to get around—it’s a study in minimalist design and brutalist architecture. Captured in this photograph is the heart of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system, showcasing the vaulted concrete waffle ceiling, distinctive lighting, and cavernous depth that define so many of DC’s underground transit hubs.

Located beneath the vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood—known for its embassies, bookstores, art galleries, and nightlife—the station sits on the Red Line, one of the oldest and most heavily used in the DC Metro network. The platform in this image hums with quiet energy, occupied only by a lone commuter. The light glances off concrete panels and burnished steel stair railings, giving the space a serene, almost sacred atmosphere.

Designed by Harry Weese, the DC Metro’s architectural style is internationally recognized for its futuristic, mid-20th-century brutalism, where exposed concrete and modular geometry are celebrated rather than hidden. This station is a textbook example of that vision: stark, geometric, and consistent from station to station, yet somehow individualized by its place and rhythm.

The photo composition emphasizes clean lines and symmetry. The vaulted coffered ceiling casts repeating shadows, while the escalator and stairwell structures bisect the upper half of the frame like a sculptural element. The platform, framed with glowing track-edge tiles, seems to float beneath it all. Even the walking commuter feels composed—placed by design rather than chance.

Dupont Circle isn’t just a place to wait for a train—it’s a space where urban infrastructure becomes monumental art. The architecture honors the flow of bodies and movement without compromising on aesthetic power. The strong horizontal and vertical lines offer photographers a rewarding subject, and for transit enthusiasts or architecture buffs, this station stands as one of WMATA’s crown jewels.

Whether you’re commuting from work, exploring DC, or photographing the visual poetry of urban systems, Dupont Circle Metro has a unique role in shaping the underground experience of Washington, DC. It’s timeless, unchanging, and yet entirely modern—a silent sculpture that facilitates millions of lives in motion.

Germany, Hamburg, on left building side the entrances to the Elbphilharmonic Concert House, located at the Hamburg harbour on the way in to the harbours historic warehouse complex & new build harbour city.

The heart of the Elbphilharmonie is the large concert hall, built according to the Weinberg principle. The stage is positioned in the middle of the concert hall & surrounded by terraced public seats for the concert visitors.

Through the vineyard architecture, no spectator sits are more than 30 meters away from the conductor. The wall of the Great Hall, the "White Skin", owes its name to the roughly 10,000 gypsum individual sound measured plasterboards that make up the surface of the walls & ceiling with a large sound reflector installed above the stage. The panels reflecting together with the centre reflector on the ceiling vault the sound in every angle & guarantees optimal listening pleasure on every single seat.

The Façade is covered with 1096 individual fabricated glass elements; each one features an individualized raster print & some each divergently shape, serving as a sunscreen & décor. Each glass element at a cost of 3.000 € average.

Over 4.000 single mouth blown light globs placed at concert house.

An 82 mtr long, crescent shaped moving staircase will connect the building entrance from the basement to the plaza above the original warehouse, where the buildings foyer & a visitor platform with view over Hamburg’s harbour is located.

The Elbphilharmonic Plaza at a height of 37 metres above ground level, serves as the junction between the old harbour warehouse & the modern glass structure above it. Wave shaped glass windows & doors on both sides of the plaza can be opened, depending on weather conditions. The public viewing platform is accessible daily from 9 am till midnight to everyone with a magnificent 360° view of the harbour & part of the city, opened with a ceremony on November 4. November 2016.

The three historic & restored half-porches on the south side of the Kaispeicher were used until the early 1990th to load the coffee & cocoa bags from the ships into the interior of the warehouse

Planed from 2001 till 2006 under construction until 2016 including the completely scoop-out warehouse from 1963. Accomplished in November 2016, the new 110 mtr, 26 floors high Elbphilharmonic, includes a large concert hall with a capacity for 2150 guest, a small concert hall with a capacity for 550 guest, a 244 rooms hotel, restaurants & 44 luxury apartments. Initial cost estimated in 2005 185 million €, by completion estimated cost will have increased to approximately 800 million €.

However, finally the construction with many unusual handcrafted modern features is concluded & the first concerts will be presented on January 17. 2017.

The new “Elphi” will be another impressive asset & an additional fascinating landmark for Hamburg.

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