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Non-instrument navigator, Nainoa Thompson, raises his hand to measure the altitude of the sun - enroute from the Tuamotus to Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
The modern instrument navigator inhabits a world of abstractions. To find his place in the world, he reduces a star's altitude to a number, then consults his astronomical tables, does some math, and plots his position on a chart. He then forgets his navigational tasks until it's time for another peek through his sextant.
But the noninstrument navigator never ceases to regard nature. The world all around offers a continual ‘heads up display' – of stars, swells, and wind. Hokule'a's navigator, Nainoa Thompson constantly senses the direction of his vessel - in the soles of his feet, in the feel of wind on his cheek, in the sound of the rushing wake. He is continually, as he describes it, “in the navigation.”
“Navigation is about understanding and watching nature,” Nainoa once told me, “everything you need to guide you is in the ocean, but you need to be skilled enough to see it. It took many years to learn the ocean's many faces, to sense subtle cues - the slight differences in ocean swells, in the colors of the ocean, the shapes of the clouds and in the winds.”
Imagine an ocean of islands spanning ten million square miles. Now imagine you must navigate that world without charts or instruments - without even a compass - to find a tiny island 2500 miles away. If you fail, you will die. Impossible you say? Not at all. Such voyages were accomplished time and again a thousand years ago by ancient Polynesian seafarers. How they accomplished this feat has been a puzzle since Cook first revealed their watery domain in the late 1700s.
In 1974, Nainoa Thompson, began his quest to understand his ancestors' ancient navigational art by apprenticing to Mau Piailug, one of a handful of traditional navigators from Micronesia . He also spent hundreds of hours studying the sky in nature and in a planetarium at Hawaii 's Bishop Museum . Then he navigated Hokule'a – a replica of a Polynesian double hull voyaging canoe – on voyages spanning a quarter century and 100,000 nautical miles. His technique of navigation combines the traditional art taught to him by Micronesian master navigator Mau Piailug with a more scientific and ‘western' view of nature.
Viewed from the vantage point ontop of the Blue Stone bridge at the site of Navigators Station, G528 runs #9157 Cement pot transfer to Mildura with 8 VPCX cement pots. This will be the last time this small transfer would happen as the Fruity [9102] had not been running. All this was prior to the Pacific National Boral contract ceasing in late December. - 14-12-2015
River rafting with some of the students (eyes covered to protect their identity)
Me on the right with the orange cap. After a day on the river I got pretty sick. Probably from swallowing polluted and parasite filled water.
On assignment AEIC West Virginia
Nina Tandon, President and Chief Executive Officer, EpiBone, USA at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People's Republic of China 2015. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, Executive Editor, Foreign Affairs, USA during the Session "Navigating Geopolitics" at the World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
APHA's 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo is being held Nov. 4-8 in Atlanta with a theme of "Building the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health." (Photo by Michele Late, The Nation's Health/APHA)
Participants at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, People's Republic of China 2016. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
A driver carefully makes his way through the crowds of people in the paddocks in a Ferrari Daytona at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017.
Bagan's sea of stupa, pagoda, and temples are one of the most a-typical and stunning things you'll find in Southeast Asia and a powerfully unique sight globally.
I had the pleasure of exploring Bagan about 3 weeks before the August Earthquake of 2016. The chance to walk in, on, and through so many of the structures is captivating and the weather was wonderfully cooperative despite it being the middle of July.
I was shocked at how dry the climate was compared to what I expected and the presence of so many working fields in and around the temple areas.
Learn more about my visit at virtualwayfarer.com and as always, please reach out with questions about licensing photos.
Julie Bishop, Member of Parliament of Australia during the Session "Navigating Geopolitics" at the World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2018. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Antti checking the navigator, while Susanna is anxiously riding around and cannot wait to get on the road.
Bagan's sea of stupa, pagoda, and temples are one of the most a-typical and stunning things you'll find in Southeast Asia and a powerfully unique sight globally.
I had the pleasure of exploring Bagan about 3 weeks before the August Earthquake of 2016. The chance to walk in, on, and through so many of the structures is captivating and the weather was wonderfully cooperative despite it being the middle of July.
I was shocked at how dry the climate was compared to what I expected and the presence of so many working fields in and around the temple areas.
Learn more about my visit at virtualwayfarer.com and as always, please reach out with questions about licensing photos.
APHA's 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo is being held Nov. 4-8 in Atlanta with a theme of "Building the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health." (Photo by Michele Late, The Nation's Health/APHA)
Mike Reynolds, MAGIC co-investigator, studies maps of the route.
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Cadillac offered two different Sedans for 1959: a four side window (Model 6239A) and a six side window (Model 6229K). The six side window was more modern looking (for its time) than the four side window model which had a flat top with a lip over the wrap-around rear window rather than this more elegant arching top with the rear window integrated into the arch.
The Sedan de Ville Series 6300 line offered the same two four-door body styles (Models 6329B & 6329L) as the Sedan Series 6200 line but with a very small trim change. The Sedan has the Cadillac crest under the trim spear on the front fender and no model name on the rear fender. The Sedan de Ville had no front fender crest but does have the "Sedan de Ville" model name on the rear fender. Navigating ones way through the 11 different body/trim levels Cadillac offered in 1959 can be a daunting task!
George Barris’ "Cruisin' Back to the 50s" Culver City Car Show, Culver City, California
I've been on vacation in Florida since Dec.19th...and now the party is over :-( We began the trek home early this morning and have managed to drive the I-95 through Florida, Georgia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina and are over-nighting it in Virginia before pulling the final leg tomorrow. It is getting increasingly colder as we drive north.... but we know the worst is yet to come.
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