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*Multiple Penguins?*
Good Morning!
Four penguins in a display case somewhere in downtown Durham.
Cheers,
Wade
Microftalmia y catarata posterior secundaria a artieria hialoidea persistente en cachorro de Bulldog francés
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Art Director: Marietta Albinus
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This morning a hummingbird appeared outside my window, hovered, and then disappeared. Wildlife rocks! It reminded me that at anytime something unexpected can happen that will brighten my day.
Excited for tomorrow, ready for the unexpected.
To recap: On Sunday, July 1st, I completed Cycle 45 Week 1. I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare cancer of the immune system. It is incurable, but treatable. Since February 9th 2015, I have been on Pomalyst and dexamethasone chemo treatment (Pom/dex). On July 16th, my dexamethasone treatment ended, due to eye damage, as reported by my Glaucoma Specialist, from long-term use. On January 9th I began Ninlaro chemo as my cancer levels have been steadily rising.
GB Railfreight Class 73/9, 73963 "Janice" brings up the rear of the overnight 1Q42 18:45 Crewe Carriage Sidings to Derby RTC Infrastructure Monitoring train along the Up Slow at Acton Bridge, prior to heading onto the Mid-Cheshire Line at Hartford Junction.
Kodak 35mm 400
Pentax K1000, SMC Pentax lens
JOBO C-41 color process
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
©2013auxiliofaux, Richard Auxilio
Richard Fordyce, USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and Jared Haagert, USDA Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs, are guided on a tour of Dakota Butcher by owner Randy Gruenwald in Watertown, S.D.
Under Secretary Lindberg and Deputy Administrator Haagert were in South Dakota to discuss current priorities, long-term goals, and the work underway in agricultural production across the U.S. USDA Media by Gail Gullickson.
Excuse the noise as you can probably tell its been a miserable day today, but i had my new bad hide through and couldn't resist giving it a go at the bird feeder. Jays are a first for my bird feeder at home and i also saw a golden crest which popped in but didn't stop to feed. Any tips on what both like to eat?
Thanks to Dan and Carl for the help with the multiple images :).
Also im trying to get into editing more so if you see anything that could be improved please let me know.
In 1987, Reggie Greene suffered multiple gun wounds in a drug-related shooting, just years after his release from prison. Although he survived the attack, Greene’s injuries left him with the most difficult news of his life: his reproductive organs were damaged so severely that he would never be able to have kids, barring some sort of medical phenomenon. 22 years later, Young Riot—slated to elevate Boston hip hop to unprecedented heights— still takes pride in being that phenomenon.
“It was a miracle, if you ask me,” the 21-year old Dorchester native says. “My dad wasn’t supposed to have kids, but I’m here today. Fate put me here for a reason.”
Fate has been instrumental in Riot’s music career as well. As Boston rap label and hip hop’s first genre-specific digital retail store Amalgam Digital’s first previously unsigned artist, the local prodigy first started rapping just a few years ago, after penning a verse to Mobb Deep’s landmark instrumental, “Quiet Storm,” on his dad’s voice recorder.
“I heard the beat and just went off,” Riot recalls. “I always knew I could rap, but once I really got started I knew it was something I had to pursue.”
And pursue it he did. Riot spent the next two years recording new material, in hopes of accumulating enough content to soon record a full album. He eventually caught the attention of an A&R representative at Slip N Slide Records, the Southern imprint home to such artists as Rick Ross, Plies, Trina, and Jagged Edge. At Slip N Slide, Riot began working on a series of “On Da Grind” mixtapes as part of a process administered by the label to develop and evaluate aspiring artists. He purchased a beat package from the label, with hopes that an expanded song catalogue would lead to a record deal with Slip N Slide. But that deal never surfaced, leaving Riot with the difficult challenge of accepting the harsh reality that is the music industry.
“I grew a lot as both an artist and a businessman after what happened with Slip N Slide,” he says. “Everything isn’t what it seems like on TV—nothing comes easy in this world. I was disappointed I didn’t get a deal at the time, but I knew I had to keep grinding. ”
He continued to record in Boston, and even procured a feature in the magazine Hip Hop Weekly’s “Unsigned Hype” section. Still looking for a deal but unable to find one, Riot became heavily interested in Amalgam Digital after hearing one of his favorite artists, Max B, cosign the label in his songs. He registered as a vendor at AmalgamDigital.com, which allowed him to utilize the website’s exclusive user-generated content module to sell his latest mixtape, Studio Sessions, to online consumers through Amalgam Digital’s popular digital store. And then, the power of fate that had followed Riot throughout his life reemerged.
“I started looking for more info on Amalgam, and when I found out they were based in Boston, it was like destiny,” he recalls. “I had just finished Studio Sessions to be distributed on AmalgamDigital.com. Once they heard the music, it was a wrap.”
In May 2009, Amalgam Digital signed Young Riot as the record company’s first previously unsigned artist, placing him among an impressive group of rappers that includes Grammy-nominee Joe Budden, Saigon, Curren$y, and Max B— the artist who first turned Riot onto the label. But just months after Riot inked his deal, in early September 2009, Max B received a 75-year prison sentence for his role in a fatal 2006 robbery, forcing the burgeoning Boston prodigy to accept the departure of his musical mentor.
“It really hurt me when Max went away,” Riot says. “He was just so cool with me genuinely. We recorded a lot of music together and there was more that we wanted to do but never had the chance to. Seeing his work ethic and focus, that’s something that always keeps me motivated.”
Before his prison sentence, Max had passed on his popular “wave movement“ onto the rising star Young Riot. One of the many songs that they recorded will serve as his debut street single. The track, “Living the Life,” also features Amalgam Digital artist Curren$y and was included on his recent digital release, Jet Files, serving as an introduction to fans and showcasing Riot’s diverse stylistic range. Heralded as a versatile writer who can seamlessly transition from street sagas to party jams to radio hits, Riot has also started a street apparel line called Y.O.M.P. (Yes on My Planet) that is slated to be released in 2010. In the meantime, the young talent is focused on expanding his signature “YES” brand and excited for what the future beholds.
“Me and Amalgam have big plans in store for everyone” he says. “There are a lot of other things I do besides music, and people will get to see that soon enough. Yes at me”
Kodak 35mm 400 Pentax K1000, SMC Pentax FA 320mm Zoom lens
Arista C-41 color process ©2013auxiliofaux
These two beautiful women, Marinela and Nila (both have Multiple Sclerosis) were so proud to have their pictures taken at the Fairview MS Achievement Center.
Siri supports natural language for setting multiple alarms.
Me: "Make an alarm for three PM"
Siri: "OK, I set it for 3 PM"
Me: "Make another for three thirty"
Siri: "OK, I set it for 3:30 PM"
"Now in its eighth edition, Engineering Mathematics is an established textbook that has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams. John Bird's approach is based on worked examples and interactive problems. Mathematical theories are explained in a straightforward manner, being supported by practical engineering examples and applications in order to ensure that readers can relate theory to practice. The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this an ideal text for a range of Level 2 and 3 engineering courses. This title is supported by a companion website with resources for both students and lecturers, including lists of essential formulae and multiple choice tests."
But they need a few more copies otherwise book domino forces will be in effect and time soon.
Strobist Info - SB-26 high left 85mm 1/4power, SB-25 close high left 50mm 1/4power, SB-25 right (which died I think!!) 85mm 1/4power
Bronica SQ-A w/ 150mm PS f/4 - Velvia 100F
Must remember that after I take a Polaroid test shot to flick the ME switch back otherwise this will happen!
Though the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was considered one of the world’s finest fighters in 1937, Germany’s Reich Air Ministry (RLM) called for a complementary design, which would overlap the Bf 109 and preserve Germany’s qualitative edge. While most German companies submitted fighters with inline engines, Focke-Wulf, led by their chief designer, Kurt Tank, submitted a radial-engined design. The RLM initially rejected Tank’s design, as radial engines were thought to cause too much drag; Tank countered that both the US and Japanese Navies routinely operated radial-engined fighters, and that a “tight” cowling design would prevent drag in any case. The RLM relented, and the first Fw 190V-1 prototype flew in June 1939.
Tank had intended his design to be a heavy “warhorse” compared to the thin “pony” of the Bf 109, though it was roughly the same size. While the Fw 190 was indeed heavier than the 109, it actually had better performance below 20,000 feet, with better horizontal speed, higher roll rate, and better visibility, as it used a frameless canopy rather than the heavily-latticed canopy of the Bf 109. Pilots also liked the roomier cockpit and especially the wide-tracked landing gear; unlike the 109, which was highly prone to ground loops and landing gear collapses, the Fw 190’s ground handling was excellent. Tank’s tight cowl idea was somewhat flawed, however: on its first flight, waste heat from the BMW 801 engine raised cockpit temperatures to 131 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat was mitigated by installing a cooling fan behind the propeller and later air scoops behind the cowling, but it was not until field modifications were made on production Fw 190As that it was finally cured; until then, engine temperatures remained a chronic problem and at least one 190 was lost when its machine gun ammunition detonated. Controls were made as light as possible, and used rods rather than pulleys, and along with electrically-boosted controls, this gave the Fw 190 superb responsiveness, though it had a high stall speed and would become unresponsive below 127 mph.
Problems with the engine led to the Fw 190 not entering significant strength until mid-1941, but when it did enter service, it came as a rude shock to Allied fighter pilots: the Fw 190 could outmanuever the Spitfire, it was faster, and it had a much heavier armament of 20mm cannon and 13mm machine guns. Moreover, due to its radial engine, it was more durable. As 190s began to rack up kills, Supermarine launched a crash program to produce the Spitfire IX, which at least was equal to the 190, but it was not until the introduction of later marks of the Spitfire, the Tempest, and the P-47 and P-51 that the Western Allies had a fighter that could match the 190. Soviet pilots also had difficulty fighting the 190 in much lighter Yak-1s, and even radial-engined Lavochkin La-5s and 7s only offered parity. Though Focke-Wulf hoped it would replace the 109—an opinion shared by many Luftwaffe pilots—the 190’s performance fell off dramatically above 20,000 feet, where the 109 was still effective. Still, the duo seemed well-matched, with 190s attacking targets below that altitude, and 109s above it.
The Fw 190’s heavy armament also made it ideally suited to attacking the bomber boxes of American B-17s and B-24s, which were heavily defended. Head-on attacks were effective, but could not always be done. As a result, the Luftwaffe formed specialized Sturmbocke (Battering Ram) units flying Fw 190s, which were uparmored to be able to survive multiple hits from American .50 caliber machine guns. Performance was adversely affected, but the Luftwaffe felt that Bf 109s could hold off American fighters while the 190s hit the bombers. Results were mixed—a B-17 could take incredible amounts of punishment from the rear, and as more and more P-47s and P-51s reached the 8th Air Force, Sturmbocke units had to fight their way through them—but the 190 was clearly a more effective bomber-killer. Fw 190s operating in Defense of the Reich were often equipped with Werfergranate 21 rocket-boosted mortars or R4M rockets to attack heavy bombers. Some Sturmbocke units were switched to Wilde Sau (Wild Boar) visual nightfighters against British bombers, while the uparmored Fw 190A served as the basis for the successful Fw 190F/G fighter bombers, which could defend themselves—unlike the Junkers Ju 87 Stukas and Henschel Hs 129s they supplemented.
The Focke-Wulf 190 was doomed, however: despite its performance, it could not be produced quickly enough in a nation being continously bombed. Luftwaffe pilot quality declined throughout 1944 as well. When Germany was overrun in May 1945 and World War II in Europe ended, the Fw 190 had turned in an admirable performance, but most of the over 18,000 produced either were shot down, burned by their pilots to avoid capture, or scrapped by the Allies. Only 26 survive in museums today, though in 1997, Flugwerk of Germany began limited production of new-build Fw 190As; ironically, these are powered by the same Russian engines that powered the La-7.
Another 21st Century Toys model, this Fw 190A-8 "Anton" was flown by Oberst Wilhelm Krebs of Jagdgeschwader 1 at Dortmund, Germany in early 1944. Since I already have two long-nosed Fw 190D "Doras," I figured it was time to get a radial-engined Anton for my collection. This was another pickup from the Pueblo Weisbrod Museum--I cut another swath through the toys they had for sale!
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I believe I'm never fighting cancer alone.
I believe this new chemo will work.
I believe in a positive attitude.
I believe!
Saturday morning I went to Kits Beach and as I saw the logs on the beach, I though about how trying something or making a significant change in one's life can bring challenges.
However, I know I overcome any challenge put before me, by drawing strength from those that believe in me and by continuing to believe in myself.
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After consultation with my Myeloma Specialist/Hematologist, I've made the choice to add an additional chemo to my Pomalyst chemo treatment. My December blood test results show that my cancer levels have increased from 8 in November to between 10 and 11 now. It should be more effective to have 2 chemos fighting my multiple myeloma now, before my cancer levels get too high. Multiple myeloma has severe symptoms that hopefully I can minimize with lower cancer levels.
M protein (g/L) (0 = cancer undetectable)
Dec = between 10 and 11
Nov = 8
Late Oct = 9
Early Oct = between 5 and 6
Sept = under 7.7
Aug = value missing
July = 3.0 (ended Dexamethasone)
Feb 2015 (began chemo) = 36.1
The details are still being worked out, although I hope to start soon. I'm staying positive that my cancer levels will drop - and stay down for a long time.
To recap: On Sunday, December 31st, I completed Cycle 38 Week 3. I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare cancer of the immune system. It is incurable, but treatable. Since February 9th 2015, I have been on Pomalyst and dexamethasone chemo treatment (Pom/dex). On July 16th, my dexamethasone treatment ended, due to eye damage, as reported by my Glaucoma Specialist, from long-term use.
One of the cool tricks the Canon 6D can do is in-camera multiple. Now, this is not a feature you regularly use obviously. But I was covering our local Blues Fest Saturday night and thought, heck why not? The singer is Nellie Travis. She has a fabulous blues voice!
Read more about this on my dress diary journal: www.morgandonner.com/2012/03/lucy-locket-lost-her-pocket/
At top: Gye Nyame (importance of God), Nyame Biribi Wo Soro (hope); row across: Hye Won Hye (imperishability), Nkyinkyim (dynamism), Eban (security); can't identify the two at the bottom.
Scanned and cleaned by Melora of historyofhyrule.com from the Japanese artbook, Hyrule Historia (Now published in multiple languages)