Had to climb up onto a near nonexistent ledge. Insert homosexual joke here.

Maine state capitol in Augusta. The only other time I've seen this building was way back in late summer 1996. The dome was green then. Coppery green, like the Statue of Liberty (as is given away in the collage picture of the capitol made of business cards posted here). It was recently repainted black, within the last few years.

It's a fairly straightforward and understated capitol which makes it enjoyable. The city of Augusta...an unusual place. A town of 20,000, there aren't many amenities here, and public transportation is nonexistent. I was incredibly lucky to get uber drivers, according to the one who drove me back to the bus station. Overall, Maine isn't a place to be if you aren't driving yourself around.

I came across this daft thing while going out to get a view of Dunnydeer. It was snarling and growling at me but its turning circle was nonexistent so it had to look over its shoulder as I went past.

The Cotton Pygmy Goose or the Cotton Teal, Nettapus coromandelianus is a small perching duck which breeds in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, southeast Asia and south to northern Australia.

Small examples are the smallest waterfowl on earth, at as little as 160 g (5.5 oz) and 26 cm (10.5 in). White predominates in this bird's plumage. Bill short, deep at base, and goose-like.

Male in breeding plumage is glossy blackish green crown, with white head, neck, and underparts; a prominent black collar and white wing-bar. Rounded head and short legs. In flight, the wings are green with a white band, making the male conspicuous even amongst the huge flying flocks of the Lesser Whistling Duck, which share the habitat. Female paler, without either black collar and only a narrow or nonexistent strip of white wing-bar. In non-breeding plumage (eclipse) male resembles female except for his white wing-bar. Flocks on water bodies (jheels), etc.

Call: A peculiar clucking, uttered in flight

It is largely resident, apart from dispersion in the wet season, but Chinese birds winter further south. It nests in tree holes, laying 8-15 eggs.

This is an abundant species in Asia, although the slightly larger Australian race appears to be declining in numbers.

Found on all still freshwater lakes (jheels), rain-filled ditches, inundated paddy fields, irrigation tanks, etc. Becomes very tame on village tanks wherever it is unmolested and has become inured to human proximity. Swift on the wing, and can dive creditably on occasion.

Its food is chiefly seeds and vegetable matter, especially water lilies; also insects, crustaceans, etc.

The nesting season is July to September (SW. monsoon). Its nest is a natural hollow in a tree-trunk standing in or near water, sometimes lined with grass, rubbish and feathers. It lays 6 to 12 eggs, which are ivory white.

Aquatic Bird House

Bronx Zoo New York

I'm gobsmacked by several things here. First, the light was nonexistent. Yet the Sony A7RII performed extremely well at incredibly high ISO. Second, using knowledge developed around a digital Zone System, I knew precisely where I wanted the tonal values and was able to place them accordingly. Third, I am happy to confirm the dynamic range of the sensor extends usefully to below Zone 0 (Zone -2!), even at such high ISO settings. Fourth, 1950s German optics can do the trick. These images were made using a triplet wide angle. Who would design such a thing and make it work? Micro-contrast is something to be seen, otherwise you wouldn't believe it.

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Fortune Global Forum 2018

October 16th, 2018

Toronto, Canada

3:30 PM

THE NEW GLOBAL CONSUMER: DOING BUSINESS IN A DIGITAL ECONOMY

The digital economy is no longer part of the economy. It is the economy. How can traditional brick-and-mortar firms reinvent themselves, their supply chains, and their marketplaces to avoid the fate of brands once thought of as everlasting but which are now nonexistent? And how are new platforms – from e-commerce to shared services – rewriting the rules of the game? A conversation on how businesses can manage expectations for digitally empowered customers, and how technology is being used to enhance the customer experience.

Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer, Majid al Futtaim

Andrea Stairs, General Manager, Canada and Latin America, eBay

Ning Tang, Founder and CEO, CreditEase

Moderator: Phil Wahba, Senior Writer, Fortune

Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune

There are several species of Flamingo in the Americas. This large specie (to 1.3 m) is found in most of South America except for the extreme northern regions. While the action of these resting birds was nonexistent, the colors presented are always pleasing. The intensity of the color is dependent on their diet. Young birds are born a light grey.

IMG_7325; Chilean Flamingos

Though personalized art appeared during World War I, and occasionally grew to incorporate the entire aircraft, most pilots carried a saying or a slogan, or a family crest, or squadron symbol. Some were named, but nose art was not common. During World War II, nose art not only saw its true beginnings, but its heyday.

No one knows exactly who started nose art first--it appeared with both the British and the Germans around the first time, with RAF pilots painting Hitler being kicked or skulls and crossbones on their aircraft, while German nose art was usually a personal symbol, named for a girlfriend or adopting a mascot (such as Adolf Galland using Mickey Mouse, something Walt Disney likely didn't approve of). It would be with the Americans, and a lesser extent the Canadians, that nose art truly became common--and started including its most famous forms, which was usually half-naked or completely naked women. This was not always true, but it often was.

The quality of nose art depended on the squadron or wing artist. Some of it was rather crude, while others were equal to the finest pinup artists in the United States, such as Alberto Vargas. For men thousands of miles away from home and lonely, a curvaceous blonde on a B-17 or a P-51 made that loneliness a bit easier. Others thought naked women were a little crude, and just limited themselves to names, or depicted animals, cartoon characters, or patriotic emblems, or caricatures of the Axis dictators they were fighting.

Generally speaking, there was little censorship, with squadron and group commanders rarely intervening on names or pictures; the pilots themselves practiced self-censorship, with profanity almost unknown, and full-frontal nudity nearly nonexistent. After the loss of a B-17 named "Murder Inc.," which the Germans captured and used to make propaganda, the 8th Air Force, at least, set up a nose art committee that reviewed the nose art of aircraft--but even it rarely wielded its veto. For the most part, nose art was limited only by the crew's imagination and the artist's ability. The British tended to stay away from the lurid nudes of the Americans, though the Canadians adopted them as well. (The Axis also did not use nose art in this fashion, and neither did the Soviets, who usually confined themselves to patriotic slogans on their aircraft, such as "For Stalin!" or "In the Spirit of the Motherland!")

When World War II ended, so did nose art, for the most part. In the peacetime, postwar armed forces, the idea of having naked women were wives and children could see it was not something the postwar USAF or Navy wanted, and when it wasn't scrapped, it was painted over. A few units (especially those away from home and family) still allowed it, but it would take Korea to begin a renaissance of nose art.

This is not the real "Memphis Belle," as the little notation to the right of the name shows--this it "The Movie" Belle. This aircraft is actually 44-83546, a B-17G delivered just too late to see World War II service. After serving in the postwar USAF as a VB-17G executive aircraft and for several decades as a firefighting aircraft, 44-83546 was restored to a wartime B-17F in 1984 and painted as the Belle in 1989 for the movie, "Memphis Belle." It has worn these colors ever since.

Because the real Belle's name (which was in block letters) would be too small for a camera aircraft to see, for the movie, the name was larger and used a more fanciful script. Other than that, the markings are identical to the real Belle. The original pilot, Captain Robert Morgan, named the aircraft for his girlfriend back home, and got the permission of the original pinup artist, George Petty, to use one of his pinup girls as the Belle's nose art. (Her dress is different colors on the port and starboard side of the aircraft on both the real Belle and this one--red for port, blue for starboard.)

44-83546 currently calls the Palm Springs Air Museum home, as it is getting some maintenance done. As a result, I was finally able to see one of my favorite movie aircraft in 2025.

Kirwin inspects the level of his almost nonexistent beer.

BOX DATE: 2013

MANUFACTURER: Mattel

DOLLS IN LINE: Frankie; Toralei; Abbey

BODY TYPE: 2008; molded dot panties; articulated elbows, wrists, & knees

HEAD MOLD: 2010 "Abbey"

PERSONAL FUN FACT: Every so often there is a rather ordinary, unremarkable doll who randomly captures my attention. For some reason, this Abbey doll always stood out to me. I fell in love with her the very first time I saw her at a Big Lots. The Coffin Bean line wasn't widely available in my area, so I was surprised the first time I encountered it. Sometime later, my sister and I discovered an amazing 50% off sale, when we went to pick up a book my sister wanted. All the Monster High dolls at Barnes and Noble were part of the offer, during the summer of 2014. We ended up returning there the next day, because my sister had messed up the release date of the aforementioned book. I believe we made a total of three trips to that particular store around that time frame. We dubbed this shopping excursion the "Barnes and Noble Bonanza." I think I got Abbey on the last trip...my sister did not know why I wanted her. But, after taking Abbey home, Colleen realized just how special she is! I can't quite pinpoint it, but something about this doll is fantastic. She may be a basic/slim box lady, but she is SO enchanting. She's one of our favorite Abbey dolls in my collection, even after ten years together. I love her almost nonexistent makeup and her wavy hair. She looks adorable in all sorts of different outfits. I have such a weakness and strong attachment for this doll, and I'm so glad I was able to get her, especially since she was on sale!!!

COTTON TEAL / COTTON PYGMY GOOSE :

Cotton Pygmy Goose or Cotton Teal (Nettapus coromandelianus) is a small perching duck which breeds in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia and south to northern Australia. Small examples are the smallest waterfowl on earth, at as little as 160 g (5.5 oz) and 26 cm (10.5 in). White predominates in this bird's plumage. Bill short, deep at base, and goose-like.

Male in breeding plumage is glossy blackish green crown, with white head, neck, and under parts; a prominent black collar and white wing-bar. Rounded head and short legs. In flight, the wings are green with a white band, making the male conspicuous even amongst the huge flying flocks of the Lesser Whistling Duck, which share the habitat. Female paler, without either black collar and only a narrow or nonexistent strip of white wing-bar. In non-breeding plumage (eclipse) male resembles female except for his white wing-bar. Flocks on water bodies (jheels), etc.

Photography : Aditya roy

There's a fine for pushing this nonexistent button.

artefacts from the Spanish presence in the Philippines (the Spanish East Indies) and engagement in trade with China.

Spanish interest in the (Spanish East Indies) region was primarily focused on its use as a base for trade with East Asia, and large parts of the territory were under loose or nonexistent Spanish control.

Museo Naval, Madrid

29 November 2012

camera Panasonic DMC ZS8

P1140799

Here's another paring chisel, this time from the small and nowadays nonexistent Finnish maker Billnäs Bruk. It was a very nice find, not because the steel is so special but because Billnäs chisels are very seldom seen. This one is a good performer and works well enough but the steel is clearly not on par with the Berg chisels.

Vintage West Bend metal salt and pepper shakers. Pre-owned, well used and vintage 1950's. The graphics are faded on the pepper and almost nonexistent on the salt. There are lots of scratches and scuffs. The top is missing paint. The bottom reads West Bend Made in the USA. They measure approximately 4 inches high and 2.5 inches in diameter.

Eastlake stenciled woodwork in the Reading and Writing Room of the former Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida.

Bigger, grainier, more Eastlakier

My embroidery skills are nonexistent. Next time, buttons or safety eyes or something.

This may be kind of interesting, but it's not actually the effect I was looking for. That effect, however, is doing a fine job of eluding this photographer! What I've been seeking is this: big snowflakes, in profusion, gently floating down, illuminated by the new lighting on the 'hospital trail' (with a section of the trail itself clearly visible). The PROBLEM is, that kind of snowflake has been virtually nonexistent around here this winter. We've had one minor snowfall after another, but der flakes have consistently been small, fast-falling (or whirling about all over the place), and relatively sparse. What's that old song . . . you can't always get what you want . . . ?

Bottom Line: It ain't my fault if the weather refuses to cooperate!

Historic marker for the old 1912 Bee County Courthouse in Beeville, Texas. The plaque reads:

"Bee County was created in 1857 from parts of five neighboring counties. The first county seat was located seven miles east of this site, and the first commissioners court was held on the banks of Medio Creek in February 1858. The city's earliest courthouse consisted of a box frame structure. In 1912, local architect W. C. Stephenson designed this, the county's fourth courthouse. A native of Buffalo, New York, Stephenson aided in the design of the death mask of President William McKinley. He was the architect of several Beeville buildings, including the Rialto Theater, two churches and several houses, and later designed the Classical Revival McMullen County courthouse. W. C. Whitney, builder of three other Texas courthouses, contracted to build the Bee County courthouse for $72,050. Whitney died during construction and W. C. Stephenson's partner, Fritz Heldenfels, completed the project. Stephenson drew upon the strong contemporary influence of the French Beaux Arts School with a level of grandeur previously nonexistent in Bee County. Some original Beaux Arts features such as the cast stone balustrade originally outlining the roof were later removed, and the 1943 addition partially obscured the symmetrical plan and façade of the edifice. The Bee County courthouse is a fine example of the Classical Revival style. Of particular significance are the grand portico and projecting pediment entry with Corinthian columns and dentils along the roofline. The Chicago-style windows, comprised of one glass pane flanked by two narrower ones, with transoms above, are noteworthy. Also unusual is Stephenson's lady of justice; unlike most such symbols, she is not depicted as blind. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2000"

Riggs Hill, Grand Junction, CO 4/30/08

I think of the brownish-purple crescent or chevron shapes toward the base of the petals as diagnostic of Calochortus nuttallii. Many of the plants around Grand Junction that I'm tempted to call nuttallii have crescents or chevrons that are fainter than ones I've seen elsewhere. Often much fainter, or nonexistent.

These three young girls were eating by themselves in a bar. In Poland it's very common for young people to take of themselves and no problem for them to be in a bar. They split the pizza and a soda and seemed very casual. Kids in Eastern Europe are very polite and crime is almost nonexistent so there are no worries with kids out on their own. No problem even hitchhiking at night.

N88TH

From EAA Website:

Tom Hamilton, EAA 111356, designed the Glasair to be an efficient airplane; it was fast yet fuel-efficient and had a practical building time. The prototype, called the Ham2, was an all-composite, female molded, side-by-side two place aircraft. It was conventional in design as far as aerodynamics go with a good-looking appearance.

Originally, Tom had designed his airplane with tandem seating, but he ran into a few problems. The biggest problem was center of gravity travel, especially when soloed from the front seat. Flying from the rear seat proved to be awkward, cramped, and blind, especially forward through the other person’s head. Baggage space was almost nonexistent and passenger’s weight became an issue.

Tom decided to switch to side-by-side seating, which eliminated many of these problems. He saved weight by not having to duplicate instruments and controls, gaining plenty of room for IFR avionics without going to very costly miniature instruments. The Ham2 could handle a pilot up to 6 feet 2 inches in height, while all the succeeding Glasairs had an additional three inches in the canopy. Side-by-side seating can make an airplane less aerodynamically efficient, but it didn’t affect the Ham2 at all in the speed department.

The Ham2 was the prototype for the Glasair, which became an airplane that many consider ideal for cruising around in with a friend. The Glasair is able to carry two full-sized people in comfort, operate out of short fields, and throw in a roll or a loop every once in a while.

Utility and efficiency were at the heart of the Glasair design, and Ham2 was what started it all. Tom wrote a feature story about the airplane in the August 1980 issue of Sport Aviation, and then donated the Glasair prototype Ham2 to the EAA Aviation Museum in 1986.

Length: 19 feet

Wingspan: 23 feet, 3 inches

Empty Weight: 835 pounds

Gross Weight: 1,400 pounds

Maximum Speed: 230 mph

Cruise Speed: 206 mph

Seats: 2

Powerplant: Lycoming O-235

Horsepower: 150 hp

implied nonexistent narrative

Canon EOS Elan IIe

135mm f/2L

Expired 35 film ISO 400

I had the greatest time with Abby and Ericka today, creating art by trespassing into an abandoned horse farm. It actually started when I found 15 year old expired ISO 400 film around the house, and decided to experiment with it. We live in a digital age that has grown so much so fast. It astounds me that the same film cameras my dad used for my childhood birthday parties are now collecting dusk. I’m lucky to say that I might be the last generation that lived in time when digital photography was nonexistent, and now it is everywhere. Look around your house, you’d be surprised at the photography gear you would find.

www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202209/08/P2022090800841.htm

Hong Kong once again ranked as the world's freest economy

The Fraser Institute continued to rank Hong Kong as the world's freest economy in the Economic Freedom of the World 2022 Annual Report. Hong Kong has gained the top rank since the inception of the report. Among the five areas of assessment, Hong Kong continued to rank top in "Freedom to Trade Internationally" and "Regulation". Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today welcomed (September 8) the recognition.

"We have been striving to improve the business environment and enhance market efficiency and support, thereby allowing the economy to display flexibility and resilience and leverage the advantages of the free market. Our commitment to maintaining an efficient, free, open and fair business environment is once again affirmed," a Government spokesman said.

In relation to Fraser Institute's unfair comments regarding Hong Kong’s rule of law, the implementation of the National Security Law and the so-called interference by the Mainland, the spokesman said, "Since the return to the motherland, the HKSAR has been implementing the 'one country, two systems' principle in strict accordance with the Basic Law, and various rights and freedoms are fully protected. The success of 'one country, two systems' has won recognition throughout the world. In his important speech on July 1, President Xi Jinping stressed that 'one country, two systems' must be adhered to in the long run, and Hong Kong's distinctive status and advantages must be maintained. This serves the fundamental interests of the country, meets the interests of the residents of Hong Kong, and is conducive to maintaining Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability."

"The fundamental purpose of 'one country, two systems' is to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests and to maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao. The black-clad violence that emerged in the second half of 2019 flagrantly challenged the 'one country, two systems' principle, and seriously damaged Hong Kong's economy and harmed our business and investment environment. Those living in Hong Kong and running their businesses in Hong Kong all had first-hand experience and strong feelings. With the implementation of the National Security Law, stability and security have been swiftly and effectively restored in the society of Hong Kong, and the prestigious business environment has returned. The Hong Kong community and residents generally felt relieved and were pleased with the restoration of peace. The National Security Law safeguards national security and prevents, suppresses and imposes punishment for offences endangering national security, thereby maintaining prosperity and stability of the HKSAR and protecting the lawful rights and interests of HKSAR residents. Law enforcement actions must be taken to prevent and suppress acts and activities that endanger national security. We should emphasise that any law enforcement actions taken by Hong Kong law enforcement agencies are based on evidence, strictly according to the law, for the acts of the persons or entities concerned, and that Article 4 of the National Security Law already clearly stipulates that human rights shall be respected and protected in safeguarding national security in the HKSAR."

As a matter of fact, after more than two years of implementation of the National Security Law, data and facts have indicated that investors' confidence has been reinforced following the stabilisation of the society. For example, the value of Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management business reached HK$35.5 trillion at the end of 2021, with an increase of more than 20 per cent when compared to that at the end of 2019. The amount of deposits in the banking system stood at more than HK$15 trillion in July 2022, 8.5 per cent higher than that prior to the implementation of the National Security Law in June 2020. In the latest Global Financial Centres Index published in March this year, the status of Hong Kong as a leading global financial centre has been reaffirmed, ranking first in Asia and third in the world.

"We reiterate that the rule of law is a fundamental core value of the HKSAR and the bedrock for its success, which is widely accepted and respected by the community. Under 'one country, two systems', HKSAR has maintained and kept developing its original legal system including the common law. In his address on July 1, President Xi recognised the unique strength of Hong Kong's common law system, and indicated that the autonomy bestowed by the law is fully respected and resolutely safeguarded by the Central Government. The HKSAR Government remains fully committed to upholding Hong Kong’s fine tradition of the rule of law and judicial independence."

The spokesman supplemented, "Hong Kong's distinctive status and edges are clear: including the rule of law and judicial independence, free flow of capital, a free trade and investment regime, a simple and low tax system, a favourable business environment and an efficient and clean government. The HKSAR Government will continue to consolidate these strengths and provide a conducive environment for businesses to thrive and to strengthen their competiveness, thereby enabling our economy to prosper."

"Looking forward, Hong Kong, under 'one country, two systems', will leverage on the motherland's strong support and connection with the world market, and continue to play our unique roles as a gateway, a springboard and an intermediary. We will create strong impetus for growth, and actively integrate into the overall development of our country, dovetail with national strategies such as the National 14th Five-Year Plan, the Greater Bay Area development and high-quality Belt and Road co-operation, and seize the opportunities ahead."

"We have every confidence in Hong Kong's long-term economic development."

www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-free-econo...

Hong Kong ranked the world’s freest economy by Canadian think tank for the 26th time in a row

Think-tank says it was difficult to assess how much impact China’s ‘economic and political crackdown’ or coronavirus had on the rankings

fee.org/articles/the-man-behind-the-hong-kong-miracle/

Three cheers for Hong Kong, that tiny chunk of Southeast Asian rock. For the twentieth consecutive year, the Index of Economic Freedom—compiled by The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation—ranks Hong Kong (HK) as the freest economy in the world.

Though part of mainland China since the British ceded it in 1997, HK is governed locally on a daily basis. So far, the Chinese have remained reasonably faithful to their promise to leave the HK economy alone. What makes it so free is music to the ears of everyone who loves liberty: Relatively little corruption. An efficient and independent judiciary. Respect for the rule of law and property rights. An uncomplicated tax system with low rates on both individuals and business and an overall tax burden that’s a mere 14 percent of GDP (half the U.S. rate). No taxes on capital gains or interest income or even on earnings from outside of HK. No sales tax or VAT either. A very light regulatory touch. No government budget deficit and almost nonexistent public debt. Oh, and don’t forget its average tariff rate of near zero. That’s right—zero!

This latest ranking in the WSJ/Heritage report confirms what Canada’s Fraser Institute found in its latest Economic Freedom of the World Index, which also ranked HK as the world’s freest. The World Bank rates the “ease of doing business” in HK as just about the best on the planet.

To say that an economy is “the freest” is to say that it’s “the most capitalist.” Capitalism is what happens when you leave peaceful people alone. It doesn’t require some elaborate and artificial, Rube Goldberg contrivance cooked up by tenured central planners in their insular ivory towers. But if we are to believe the critics of capitalism, HK must also be a veritable Hell’s Kitchen of greed, poverty, exploitation and despair.

Not so. Not even close.

Maybe this is why socialists don’t like to talk about Hong Kong: It’s not only the freest economy, it’s also one of the richest. Its per capita income, at 264 percent of the world’s average, has more than doubled in the past 15 years. People don’t flee from HK; they flock to it. At the close of World War II, the population numbered 750,000. Today it’s nearly ten times that, at 7.1 million.

He haaaaaates having his picture taken - as shown by the fact that his ears are pretty much nonexistent at the moment this was taken. But - this is literally the first picture I've ever gotten of Chili looking into the camera - and we've had him for five years. (And it's definitely not for lack of trying.) Erin, 1. Chili 5,672.

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Fortune Global Forum 2018

October 16th, 2018

Toronto, Canada

3:30 PM

THE NEW GLOBAL CONSUMER: DOING BUSINESS IN A DIGITAL ECONOMY

The digital economy is no longer part of the economy. It is the economy. How can traditional brick-and-mortar firms reinvent themselves, their supply chains, and their marketplaces to avoid the fate of brands once thought of as everlasting but which are now nonexistent? And how are new platforms – from e-commerce to shared services – rewriting the rules of the game? A conversation on how businesses can manage expectations for digitally empowered customers, and how technology is being used to enhance the customer experience.

Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer, Majid al Futtaim

Andrea Stairs, General Manager, Canada and Latin America, eBay

Ning Tang, Founder and CEO, CreditEase

Moderator: Phil Wahba, Senior Writer, Fortune

Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune

024

Fortune Global Forum 2018

October 16th, 2018

Toronto, Canada

3:30 PM

THE NEW GLOBAL CONSUMER: DOING BUSINESS IN A DIGITAL ECONOMY

The digital economy is no longer part of the economy. It is the economy. How can traditional brick-and-mortar firms reinvent themselves, their supply chains, and their marketplaces to avoid the fate of brands once thought of as everlasting but which are now nonexistent? And how are new platforms – from e-commerce to shared services – rewriting the rules of the game? A conversation on how businesses can manage expectations for digitally empowered customers, and how technology is being used to enhance the customer experience.

Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer, Majid al Futtaim

Andrea Stairs, General Manager, Canada and Latin America, eBay

Ning Tang, Founder and CEO, CreditEase

Moderator: Phil Wahba, Senior Writer, Fortune

Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune

Mendon Ponds Park is owned and very poorly maintained by the County of Monroe, NY.

Unfortunately, this extraordinary property is rapidly deteriorating due to an egregious lack of care. Trails are not cleared of debris... signs are useless. Park maintenance is essentially nonexistent. They do have a marketing department. Seriously, the taxpayers are paying the salaries of a county parks marketing department.

Email Mendon Ponds Park complaints to: countyexecutive@monroecounty.gov

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”

A headlining performance by Looming at Black Sheep Cafe in Springfield, IL on January 17, 2014. Openers included Meredosia, Bad Catman, Bookmobile, and The Flips.

Words cannot describe how good it felt to be shooting another show at Black Sheep after so long. It doesn't have the greatest lighting and the photo pit is nonexistent, but I just feel so at home there because that community of people is just incredible. They all support each other so much and it's amazing to be a part of that and to get to photograph it every so often. And then getting to be the guest photographer for Harm House's "Record of the Night" was absolutely awesome. Honestly, when I look back, I can't even begin to describe how thankful I am to the Black Sheep venue and community for everything they've done for me. This was my training ground when I was really getting started, and these are the people who took me in and accepted me without question and without reservation. That, and they put on some kick-ass shows =)

These ants are nonexistent in most natural wooded habitat across the Houston area, but quite abundant in the sandy soils of parks and fields in recreational areas.

Harris County, TX.

well it was supposed to be a suggestive nudge...except it just looks like shes checking the time on her nonexistent watch

A headlining performance by Looming at Black Sheep Cafe in Springfield, IL on January 17, 2014. Openers included Meredosia, Bad Catman, Bookmobile, and The Flips.

Words cannot describe how good it felt to be shooting another show at Black Sheep after so long. It doesn't have the greatest lighting and the photo pit is nonexistent, but I just feel so at home there because that community of people is just incredible. They all support each other so much and it's amazing to be a part of that and to get to photograph it every so often. And then getting to be the guest photographer for Harm House's "Record of the Night" was absolutely awesome. Honestly, when I look back, I can't even begin to describe how thankful I am to the Black Sheep venue and community for everything they've done for me. This was my training ground when I was really getting started, and these are the people who took me in and accepted me without question and without reservation. That, and they put on some kick-ass shows =)

Dinner Suggestion

“Roasted Asian style salmon”

Here is one of my favorite low carb taste through the roof in taste dinners meals. If you are looking for something lighter or if you are training to lose weight this is a fantastic way to have the salmon as the star along with some healthy veg and salad. Takes 20 min to put together easy stuff and the marinade you make will be good for many recipe applications. If anyone says healthy food is boring try this!

Ingredients:

Benny’s Asian marinade

2 cup light soy sauce

¾ cup brown sugar

¼ cup miram

¼ cup rice wine vinegar

One tablespoon dark sesame oil

5 cloves of garlic finely chopped

2 tablespoons grated ginger

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Mix all ingredients together and adjust the flavors to what you like keep in a bottle in the fridge for 2 weeks

4 oz skinless salmon filets

Handful fresh green beans

Olive oil

Unsalted butter

Kosher salt

Mixed greens for salad of your choice

Method:

Start by coating your salmon filets with the marinade and let sit at room temp for 15 min you can do this in the same pan that you will roast them turning every 5 min to make sure its coating all side. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and add a little canola oil to the pan and now roast the salmon with all the marinade until you start to see the fats coming out of the fish and the marinade starting to get rich and caramelized between 15-20 min depends on the oven and cut of the fish. Make sure to baste it every few min this will keep the fish moist and develop the marinade on the salmon in layers. While the salmon is finishing add some butter to a sauté pan and add your beans and a touch of kosher salt. Sauté until the beans are a little soft, take off the heat and keep warm. Now to bring it all together add a touch of olive oil to your salad greens and about 1 teaspoon of the salmon marinade from the bottle and mix this should be a very light coating almost nonexistent but it will work. Plate the salmon drizzle any of the marinade from the pan on top, add some toasted sesame seeds and finish with the beans on the side. This is an amazingly healthy light dish that is one of my go to meals when I am working out or even losing weight for a tour as this is virtually no carbs and very little fats.

Healthy eating!

Benny

Roads in Ghana are often in bad shape- this is especially the case for the Northern Regions where road infrastructures are often inadequate or nonexistent, hindering the effective distribution of produce. Poor road networks limit the access of rural farmers to marketing centres.

Matthew attempts, again, to get a can to crush itself . . . with the same nonexistent results.

My beautiful roommate, who lets me practice my nonexistent photography skills on her.

Not surprisingly there are at least half a dozen waterfalls in Letchworth State Park, including Inspiration Falls, the tallest waterfall in the state of New York. Measuring at over 100 metres in height, it was nonexistent during this hot and dry period.

In celebration of Uncle Herbert Day, May 10. Originally posted to a now-nonexistent group dedicated to "Uncle Herbert". People were encouraged to take the original image (from a painting) and do creative things with it, with quite remarkable results.

Long live Uncle Herbert!

"In the illusion she created, she lay... that world was all her own, nonexistent to the reality around her.. though she believed she saw joy in her thoughts, she found herself living in their shadow"

-Me

When I first saw this area in the 70s, crowds like this were unknown and shops like these were nonexistent. It was already called Soho -- the name was coined in 1968 but had little cachet before the 80s. I remember once coming down here from midtown, eating at a restaurant on Spring Street (a block from here) that I'd read about in the Times, and then walking down to a photo exhibit at a gallery on White Street in Tribeca. There was nothing to see along the way.

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Leeville, Louisiana

on Bayou LaFourche

LaFourche Parish

Some of the greatest fishing is right here.

Leeville was settled by flood victims. On October 1, 1893, a hurricane wiped out the area's main settlement, Caminadaville, which sat on a spit of land bordered on three sides by the Gulf and on the fourth by swamp. Nearly half of Caminadaville's inhabitants perished in the storm, most by drowning, some when the buildings they had taken refuge in collapsed.

Survivors sailed up the bayou in their damaged canots and began buying land from an orange-grower named Peter Lee, who was selling plots for $12.50 each. For sixteen years, they fished, planted rice, and held fais do-do dancing parties in homes with covered verandas.

Then, in 1909, the Leeville Hurricane struck. (A contemporary newspaper account described survivors of that storm subsisting on drowned rabbit.) Six years later, a third hurricane forced residents to flee north once more. According to local legend, the storm surge carried one house from Leeville nine miles inland. The owner simply bought the plot underneath it and moved back in.

In the nineteen-thirties, Leeville rebounded briefly. Oil was discovered in the area, and by the end of the decade there were ninety-eight producing wells in town. The pay was good and regulation nonexistent. Blowouts routinely rained sulfur and brine onto the houses, into the cisterns, over the trees. Tin roofs corroded and vegetable gardens shrivelled up. When the wells ran dry, oil production moved offshore and Leeville was again deserted.

There were no more jobs, and the town itself had begun to wash away. Where once men in straw hats picked oranges and harvested rice, today there is mostly open water.

from: www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15339115_ITM

ucmmuseum.com/leesville.htm

Yup. 5.56. Im not sure what I was thinking.

Officially, there are no Serbs in Prizren. They were chased out by Albanians during the March, 2004 riots. This guy claims to belong to that nonexistent group.

The striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, is an omnivorous mammal.

Its diet consists mostly of insects such as beetles, grasshoppers and crickets as well as earthworms, snails, crayfish, wasps and ants. It preys on vertebrates like frogs and small mammals including voles, mice, moles, rats and squirrels.It also eats bird eggs. Plant matter the skunk eats include blackberries, raspberries, black cherries, blueberries, grains, corn and nuts. Skunks eat mostly insects and mammals during the spring and summer. During the fall and winter, more plant matter is consumed. In settled areas, skunks also seek human garbage. Less often, skunks may be found acting as scavengers, eating bird and rodent carcasses left by cats or other animals.

Skunks are one of the primary predators of the honeybee, relying on their thick fur to protect them from stings. The skunk scratches at the front of the beehive and eats the guard bees that come out to investigate. Mother skunks are known to teach this to their young.

Most predatory animals of the Americas, such as wolves, foxes and badgers, seldom attack skunks – presumably out of fear of being sprayed. The exception is the great horned owl – the animal's only serious predator – which, like most birds, has a poor-to-nonexistent sense of smell.

Crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight, that is during dawn and dusk.

The young are born in May or early. Skunks tend to have litters of 4 to 8 with 2 and 10 being extremes.

After an eight week nursing , the litter then hunt with their mothers and eventually they disperse.

A Japanese rock garden (枯山水, karesansui), sometimes called a Zen garden, is an enclosed shallow sandpit containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass and/or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand raked in patterns that suggest rippling water. Plants are much less important (and sometimes nonexistent) in many karesansui gardens. To maintain such gardens means that the plants, rocks, or other focal points are on occasion moved, turned or removed altogether. The gravel is occasionally raked smooth and re-raked to create new lines if weather or human elements disturb the lines. Rock garden creation and maintenance is considered to be an art form. Karesansui gardens are often, but not always, meant to be viewed from a single, seated position.