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It’s difficult to close the door on the things that once made us happy, that offered bright promise during dark times. Things that helped us find love or hope or happiness.
But the hard truth is that not everything can last forever and things end; sometimes abruptly, sometimes fading away slowly until they’re just a speck disappearing in the distance. We can’t hold onto things forever, no matter how firmly we fix our grasp upon them. We can’t force people to stay and seldom can we control the situations we find ourselves in.
But what we can do is remember one simple, undeniable reality. And that is that new prospects will always arise from the end of something else. That it’s okay to let go of something that ends, even when it’s devastatingly painful. Even when it’s something that seems like it’s being yanked away from you before you’re ready. The ending of things will sometimes feel excruciating, even when we deep down know that it’s the right thing, the only thing.
Who has ever started something new, something exciting, without finishing something first? It’s only when we’re defeated by the prospect of something ending that we think to pull ourselves up and move forward. Life is a process, a series of ups and downs. A sequence of unpredictable happenings. It’s not black and white and most of the events that fill up the timeline of our lives are very rarely planned or expected.
But isn’t that the whole point? Isn’t that what life is meant to be about? The things that end and the new opportunities that come out of them. The ways in which we fight and struggle and conquer and overcome.
One day you will wake up and it won’t hurt so bad. That you’ll go through entire days without playing out that ending in your mind. That soon there will be whole stretches of time when it never even crosses your mind, until one day it’s just an uncomfortable memory.
Know that one day you will look back and see that event not as the end, but as a starting point. As the pivot that turned everything around. As the thing that gave you the courage to try something new, something that would come to a beautiful fruition.
Let yourself realize that every wonderful thing that you’ve experienced is so because something else ended, not in spite of it.
Things will end, while others are just beginning.
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Relaxation offers a multitude of benefits that contribute to overall well-being and quality of life. Taking time to relax allows the body to unwind, reducing stress and anxiety levels. It promotes mental clarity, creativity, and improved focus by giving the mind a chance to recharge.
Honiton, Devon, UK.
Offer to giants in the courtyard of the university library
The art project ‘Chair – Empty Chair’ by Hermann Bigelmayr (1958–2024) consists of nine roughly hewn solid oak trunks and weighs 20 tonnes.
Zuse Media House at the Bauhaus University Weimar
Thuringia, Germany 11.11.2018
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Das Kunstprojekt "Lehrstuhl - leerer Stuhl" von Hermann Bigelmayr (1958-2024) besteht aus 9 grobbehauenen massiven Eichenstämmen und wiegt 20 Tonnen.
Zuse-Medienhaus der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Thüringen, Deutschland 11.11.2018
The area around Fort Madison offers alot of neat things to shoot from the ground and air. The Chillicothe Sub takes off from the BNSF depot and runs along the Mississippi River for a few miles before crossing it into Illinois. In those few miles the railroad passes the ATSF old depot and the city park full of interesting items. Here a Northtown to Kansas City freight slowly makes its way off the river bridge and west towards KC. Crews on Galesburg type trains will run thru Fort Madison to KC and not change crews, like this NTWKCK will do.
Tamblingan Lake, Bali - Indonesia
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Stony Batter on Waiheke Island offers a good view to the outer limits of the Hauraki Gulf, a semi enclosed part of the Pacific that is Auckland's maritime playground. It is largely protected from the Pacific by Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Island to the north, and by the Coromandel Peninsula to the east. Cape Rodney on the left and the Coromandel Peninsula on the right are part of the mainland. A line connecting them with Little Barrier Island and Great Barrier Island (left and right centre) forms the limit between the Hauraki Gulf and the Pacific Ocean beyond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauraki_Gulf_/_Tīkapa_Moana#/map/0 The environmental integrity of the gulf has suffered through the introduction of industrialised fishing peaking in the 1970s. This severe overfishing, which unbalanced the marine environment by the removal of a main predator in the food chain, led to a widespread disappearance of kelp beds and their substitution by kina barrens. Kinas are sea urchins which flourish in the absence of the New Zealand snapper and lobsters, their main predators. Dredging of the mussel beds of the Firth of Thames reached a peak in 1961 shortly before collapse of the industry. Particularly damaging are the results of nitrogen carried into the gulf from surrounding agricultural land, with almost 90% coming from the dairy-farming runoff into the Firth of Thames. In 2000 New Zealand established the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. So far the park has failed to prevent overfishing and reverse the ecosystem collapse. Much more needs to be done to clean up the environmental degradation created by commercial interests in the past and present.
I offered to take their picture with their cellphone and they said thanks so I did, and I asked if I could take their picture and they said sure so I did. We didn't exchange names. Happy New Year to all three of you.
#Untitled158 by Scottish artist Aeneas Wilder.
A doughnut-shaped pavilion of wooden slats on stilts, #Untitled158 offers a different perspective on the surrounding countryside. Light filtered inside, the quiet of the Limburg countryside interrupted by the creaking sound of your feet on the wood. Standing next to the vertical slats, the outside world becomes a natural slideshow as you look at the hamlet of Kerniel. “It’s a place that invites you to meditate on life,” they say.
#Untitled158 is part of the “Pit” project; a series of nine outdoor artworks designed to make visitors look at the landscape differently, an initiative started in 2011 by Z33, the House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, about 17km north of Borgloon. The project, which covers 20km, was designed as a half-day bike tour,or a full day for those travelling on foot.
Source text: www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/may/07/sculpture-from-the...
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Een donutvormig paviljoen van houten latten op palen, #Untitled158 biedt een ander perspectief op het omliggende platteland. Licht filterde naar binnen, de rust van het Limburgse platteland onderbroken door het kraken van je voeten op het bos. Als je naast de verticale lamellen staat, wordt de buitenwereld een natuurlijke diavoorstelling als je naar het gehucht Kerniel kijkt. "Het is een plek die je uitnodigt om over het leven te mediteren", zeggen ze.
#Untitled158 maakt deel uit van het "Pit" -project; een serie van negen buitenkunstwerken ontworpen om bezoekers op een andere manier naar het landschap te laten kijken, een initiatief dat in 2011 werd gestart door Z33, het Huis voor Hedendaagse Kunst in Hasselt. Het project, dat 20 km beslaat, was bedoeld als een fietstocht van een halve dag of een volledige dag voor mensen die te voet reizen.
The Mirador Ferrier Lookout offers views with a unique perspective of Lake Grey, the Paine River, the massifs and their snow-capped peaks, and everything that Torres del Paine has to offer. Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region, is known for its soaring mountains, bright blue icebergs that cleave from glaciers and golden pampas (grasslands) that shelter rare wildlife such as llama-like guanacos. Some of its most iconic sites are the 3 granite towers from which the park takes its name and the horn-shaped peaks called Cuernos del Paine.
Darwen Tower, also known as Jubilee Tower, of Darwen Hill i was built to commemorate both the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria and the rights of freedom of access to the moors above Darwen.
tower and surrounding moors are free to access and offer fantastic walks and views of the beautiful Lancashire countryside.
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Jatiluwih ricefield, Bali - Indonesia
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Wise Lake offers a good destination if you'd like a sample of the Congaree Wilderness. Congress designated the Congaree Wilderness in the Congaree Swamp National Monument Expansion and Wilderness Act of 1988; the Congaree Swamp did not become Congaree National Park until 2003.
The Eastern Wilderness Act of 1975 allows "restored" wilderness areas east of the Mississippi, in contrast to the Wilderness Act of 1964. The Congaree has a mix of old-growth and second-growth forest. (The water tupelo across the lake may be "original" or may have succeeded a bald cypress cut.)
Offered once again as a comparison to the preceding image of Amtrak 662 which was captured at nearly the same angle over 23 years later. Amtrak 916 leads a regional consist east through Edison, NJ. Based on the time of day and consist, this may have been train 95, the Old Dominion. Back then trains still carried names, although the "Northeast Direct" designation (a precursor to today's Northeast Regional service) did appear in the timetable as well.
AMTK 916 AEM-7
Located in the wooded hills of the Wood Mountain Uplands, the community of Rockglen is central to an area rich in Indigenous and archeological history. It is a full-service community that offers a variety of businesses and facilities to its residents and visitors alike. The town and surrounding area provide endless choices for recreational activities including boating, hiking, touring, photography, hunting and a variety of local events.
Vestiges from before the last ice age, a land of hidden treasures, petrified wood and fossils, hammers and arrows of the Assiniboine, Plains Cree, and Blackfoot peoples. But it is the followers of Sitting Bull who left one of the strongest impressions. Following the Battle of Little Bighorn 5,000 Lakota Sioux Lakota fled to the Wood Mountain Uplands where they were under the jurisdiction of the North-West Mounted Police under the command of Major James Morrow Walsh. The hills, first surveyed by the Henry Youle Hind expedition in 1858, were used for hunting by day, and at night fires could be seen of meat being smoked. In 1879 the U.S. Cavalry set fires in Montana that spread and burned the grasslands of Rockglen, causing the ensuing famine and leading to the toponym "The Burning Hills".
It is in these Burning Hills where the Ferbane ranch was located. By 1910 the homestead became a post office, soon German and Austro-Hungarian settlers built homesteads out of tar paper shacks and sod huts. Wood building were built for businesses, such as the pool hall, which also contained the Wesley Methodist church, which became the Wesley United Church of Canada in 1925; Valley City became an unofficial community.
To the north the Kent homestead became a post office in 1915. Soon thereafter Beromé Prefontaine built a store and by 1917 Joeville, named for Joseph Prefontaine, was founded as a village. In 1926 Joeville was a prosperous community when the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed a rail line south from Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Alberta Pacific both built elevators along the line. Joeville split into the French community of Liseux near the new elevators and 26 buildings were moved south to the new CPR junction near Valley City. Valley City was relocated north of the tracks and incorporated as the Village of Rockglen in 1927.
Services were soon established in the tiny village. Mr. Sproul ran a school out of the Pinking Hotel on Centre Street. It was a community effort with desks and blackboards furnished by local carpenters and fundraising organized by Mr. Sproul. To the relief of Centre Street commerce a proper school house was built in 1928. It had three rooms: Mr. Preston as principal and two classes instructed by Miss Campbell and Miss Jarvis. In 1929 the Red Cross built a hospital, and a permanent post office was built, as was a branch of the Imperial Bank of Canada, and Charlie Switallo’s hardware store, which was the longest running Rockglen business to date.
Electric lighting was provided from 1929–1950 by the Rockglen Power Company, which ran every day from dusk to midnight, when three flashes indicated shut down. It wasn’t until 1950 when the Saskatchewan Power Corporation came to Rockglen that full 24-hour 120- and 240-volt electric service came to Rockglen.
The depression caused rural decline which was furthered by mechanization of agriculture during the later stages and in the time following the Second World War. Nearby Constance and Strathcona were dissolved and the one-room rural school houses were replaced by a system of buses and Bombardier tracked vehicles for winter use. Rockglen grew to a population of 500 persons when incorporated as a town with L. J. Bolster elected the first mayor. During the 1960s a new school was constructed, as well as a new post office, school office, Imperial Bank of Canada, and hotel.
The late 1970s saw a rise of inflation, combined with exceptionally high grain prices; many farmers retired and moved into Rockglen. In 1975 construction began on the Poplar River Power Station in nearby Coronach commissioned in 1981. 1981 also saw the construction of a new Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator. This is currently the last elevator in Rockglen and is owned by Poplar Valley Producers Co-operative. The resulting population influx had led to development of homes along Second Avenue and construction of Hillcrest Drive. To date, these are the newest housing developments in Rockglen. In 1988, Rockglen resident Jack Wolfe was elected as a Progressive Conservative Member of Legislative Assembly a position in which he served until 1991.
33029 passes along the Chester station reception line with 1Z86 Crewe to West Kirby. This was a re-run of the ill fated tour from November 2018 which came to grief at Dee Marsh, thankfully some glorious weather conditions were on offer for most of the day.
Offered from 1999 to 2009, it was Honda’s front engine/rear drive sports car of that era.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_S2000
I wish that they still offered some equivalent sports car today. Sure, they have the Civic Type R for higher performance but it’s a bit too garish for my taste whereas the S2000 was elegant.
Seen parked at our local supermarket.
D: Nachdem ich im April 2017 den "Mythos Tempelhof" erkundete, habe ich nun die zweite THF- Tour "Verborgene Orte" im und unter dem Fluhafengebäude absolviert.
Die beiden angeboten Touren (Link siehe unten) sind ganz klar eine Empfehlung wert, wenn Ihr beide mitmachen wollt, beginnt -so mein Rat- mit dem "Mythos":
ENG: Berlin Tempelhof Airport THF
To continue my album fom the abandoned airport/ airbase Berlin THF on feb 2nd 2018 I startet a second visit to hidden places in and under building and airfield. There are also tours in english offered:
www.thf-berlin.de/fuehrungen/english-guided-tours/
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flughafen_Berlin-Tempelhof
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Tempelhof_Airport
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroporto_di_Berlino-Tempelhof
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeropuerto_de_Berlín-Tempelhof
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aéroport_de_Berlin-Tempelhof
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ベルリン・テンペルホー
zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/柏林-滕珀尔霍夫机场
Hier der Link zu meinem Album:
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I'll not lie, I'm struggling at the moment.
All I can offer right now is this rare example of a photo taken by myself in the summertime (the Scottish Highlands are best avoided in summer, I find).
I "slept" out on Cárn Mór Dearg's summit on this particular night; having the company of several million midges justified my reservations about the season!
The Hetet School of Maori art kindly offered free online tuition on how to weave a kono (4 sided basket) and rourou (5 sided basket). I watched the first one before going outside and to my delight the flax I bought about 15 years ago was the perfect one for weaving.
Chose a few leaves for my first basket ensuring there was no rain forecast and made sure I left the middle 3 leaves (else the flax may not survive). I followed the instructions and cut the leaves into 10mm wide strips which are known as whenu. Then to strip out the moisture each piece is run over a knife 3 times on each side. Once all 16 were done the weaving began.
I really enjoyed the whole process and was pretty stoked how well they turned out. I've made 4 more since these ones including 2 in cardboard which is rather different to work with. The feathers on the kono are from a kereru fight I witnessed above my driveway. A small poof of feathers parachuted to the ground. They were of course all collected for future decorating.
New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet’s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds. The results highlight the inner workings of the belts and zones of clouds encircling Jupiter, as well as its polar cyclones and even the Great Red Spot.
Jupiter's banded appearance is created by the cloud-forming weather layer. This composite image shows views of Jupiter in infrared and visible light taken by the Gemini North telescope and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/NASA/ESA, M.H. Wong and I. de Pater (UC Berkeley) et al.
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"Date: 1887. Era: 19th century. Type: Commemorative architecture.. Commissioned by: Pierre-Amédée Pichot.. The Amédée Pichot fountain offers up its elegant form to the curiosity of visitors entering the town centre from the north.
An expression of filial piety, the structure also evokes the memory of a brilliant line of artists, the Balzes, who originated in Avignon." Source: provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/things-to-do/culture-and-...
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The hilltop offers an unrivalled view of Gyantse town, and there is a small museum documenting the excesses of the British Younhusband expedition, which severely damaged the fortress in 1904. Restoration work at the fortress has taken place in recent years, but visitors have still occasinally found it difficult to gain acces.
The original fortress of Gyel-khar-tse (རྒྱལ་ཁར་ རྩེ་ rgyal khar rtse) is attributed to Pelkhor-tsen, son of the anti-Buddhist king Langdarma, who vainly sought to perpetuate the Yarlung Dynasty from West Tibet following the assassination of his father.
The walls of the present structure were reputedly built in 1268, following the rise to power of the Sakyapas, and in 1365 a palatial castle was founded on the hilltop by the local prince, Phakpa Pelzangpo (1318-1370), who had acquired influence at the court in Sakya through his reputation as a brave general in the southern military campaigns conducted by his Sakyapa overlords, and at Zhalu, where in 1350 he entered into a marriage alliance with the lords of Zhalu. As dowry he was granted the fiefdom of Changra, west of Gyantse, and he invited the great Buddhist master Buton Rinchendrub of Zhalu to reside in a temple which he had constructed there. In 1365, in addition to the Gyantse Castle, he also founded the Tsechen Chode (Shambu Tsegu) castle and temple complex at the entrance to the Gyantse valley and adopted it as his principal seat. The incarnation of Buton, Drubchen Kunga Lodro, also resided there.
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The Chinese Cemetery in Nevada City, California. The earliest Chinese pioneers came to California during the Gold Rush of 1849-50. During the early 1860's they began returning the remains of their deceased to China for traditional burials. There are no human remains left on this site.
Built in a somewhat horseshoe shape, this design is frequently seen in permanent tombs in Chinese cemeteries in San Francisco and China. In front of the tablet is a small raised area with holes for candles, incense, and ornaments used during burials and festivals. The main inscription reads: "Tablet where one offers sacrificial food and pays one's respects"
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Il Bikini è un complesso turistico che sorge nel comune di Vico Equense, incastonato come un diamante in una delle baie più suggestive dell’intera Penisola Sorrentina.
Da oltre cinquant’anni la storia della famiglia Scarselli si identifica con la baia del Bikini, all’insegna del continuo miglioramento e rinnovamento delle strutture, nonchè dell’ampliamento dei servizi, sempre finalizzati alla cura compiuta ed affettuosa degli ospiti.
Dal piccolo accogliente stabilimento originario organizzato per un gruppo di amici, e subito segnalato da una immagine divenuta poi nota in tutto il mondo - le due palme sull’atollo che segna il confine della rada - si è via via affermata quella che è oggi una forte e dinamica tradizione familiare. In modi e livelli di sempre maggiore professionalità, la vocazione innata all’ospitalità ha sviluppato infatti il gusto antico dello stare-bene-insieme, entro lo sfondo di una natura splendida, amorevolmente protetta e messa in luce, di un parco arboreo all’italiana e di un paesaggio marino che configurano un’isola di agio e serenità.
Nato più di cinquant’anni fa come semplice stabilimento balneare, oggi Il Bikini presenta un’offerta completa di relax e divertimento, che parte dal mattino e può spingersi fino a notte inoltrata. Il complesso, infatti, mette a disposizione della clientela una spiaggia attrezzata con tutti i servizi necessari, con uno scenario paesaggistico unico al mondo a fare da cornice e un mare cristallino in cui immergersi piacevolmente.
Nel ristorante, inoltre, si possono gustare le specialità tipiche del Golfo di Napoli e della Costiera Amalfitana, nonché organizzare eventi e cerimonie per le occasioni speciali. Infine, per gli amanti della movida e del by night, la discoteca sarà il luogo ideale per farsi travolgere dal fascino seducente di una notte all’insegna del divertimento, fino alle prime luci dell’alba.
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Translation performed by the translator of google. I apologize for the imperfections
The Bikini is a tourist complex is located in the town of Vico Equense, set like a diamond in one of the most beautiful bays in the whole of Sorrento.
For over fifty years the family history Scarselli is identified with the Bay of Bikini, dedicated to continuous improvement and upgrading of facilities, as well as enlargement of services, always aiming to complete and loving care of the guests.
Originating from small friendly establishment for a group of friends, and now reported from an image that became known around the world - the two palm trees on the atoll, which marks the boundary of the harbor - has gradually established what is now a strong and dynamic family tradition. In various ways and increasing levels of professionalism and innate vocation of hospitality it has developed a taste of being old-well-set within the backdrop of a beautiful nature, lovingly protected and brought to light, a park tree Italian and a seascape that constitute an island of comfort and serenity.
Born more than fifty years ago as a simple bathhouse, today The Bikini has a full range of relaxation and fun, which starts in the morning and can go up into the night. The complex, in fact, offers guest a beach with all the necessary services with a unique scenery in the world as a frame and clear blue sea to immerse nicely.
In restaurant, also you can taste the specialties of the Gulf of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and to organize events and ceremonies for special occasions. Finally, for lovers of nightlife and by night, our club will be the place to be overwhelmed by the seductive charm of a night of fun until dawn.
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was introduced in 1954 as a two-seat, closed sports car with distinctive gull-wing doors. Later it was offered as an open roadster. It was the fastest production car of its day.
Built by Daimler-Benz AG and internally numbered W198, the fuel-injected road version was based (somewhat loosely) on the company's highly successful competition-only sports car of 1952, the somewhat less powerful carbureted Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194).
The road model was suggested by Max Hoffman. Being intended for customers in the booming post-war American market it was introduced at the 1954 New York Auto Show, unlike previous models introduced at either the Frankfurt or Geneva shows. In Mercedes-Benz fashion, the "300" referred to the engine's three litre cylinder displacement. The "SL" stood for "Sport Leicht" (Sport Light).
The 300SL was best known for both its distinctive gull wing doors and being the first-ever four-stroke car equipped with a Gasoline direct injection. The gull wing version was available from March 1955 to 1957. Production of the roadster ended in 1963 with the introduction of the 230SL.
New York Mercedes distributor Max Hoffman, Daimler-Benz's official importer in the USA, suggested to DBAG management in Stuttgart that a street version of the 300SL would be a commercial success, especially in America.
The racing W194 300SL was built around a tubular chassis to offset its relatively underpowered carbureted engine. Designed by DBAG's chief developing engineer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the metal skeleton saved weight while still providing a high level of strength. Its unique architecture gave birth to the model's distinctive gull wing doors, as part of the chassis passed through what would be the lower half of a standard door. Even with the upward opening doors, the 300SL had an unusually high sill, making entry and exit from the car's cockpit problematic. A steering wheel with a tilt-away column was added to improve driver access.
The 300SL's body was mainly steel, except for the aluminum hood, doors and trunk lid. It could also be ordered with an all-aluminium outer skin at tremendous added cost, saving 80 kg (176 lb).
More than 80% of the vehicle's total production of approximately 1400 units were sold in the US, making the Gull wing the first Mercedes-Benz which sold in bulk outside its home market and confirming the validity of Hoffman's suggestion. The 300SL is credited for changing the company's image in America from a manufacturer of solid, but staid, automobiles to that of a producer of sporty cars.
The 300SL's engine, canted at a fifty-degree angle to the left to allow for a lower hoodline, was the same 3.0 litre straight-6 as the regular four-door 300. Fitted with a Bosch mechanical Gasoline direct injection system it had almost double the power of the original 86 kW (115 hp) carbureted version.
While not the first fuel-injected car - Mercedes engineers who had developed the principle for the DB 601 fighter aircraft engine had used fuel injection in the tiny 2-stroke Gutbrod they had designed after the War - it was the first to inject fuel directly into the cylinders. This innovation allowed a top speed of up to 260 km/h (161 mph) depending on gear ratio and drag, making the 300SL the fastest production car of its time.
The engine's maintenance requirements were high. Unlike the current electrically-powered fuel injection systems, the mechanical fuel pump would continue to inject gasoline into the engine during the interval between shutting off the ignition and the engine's coming to a stop; this gasoline was of course not burned, and washed the oil from the cylinder walls and ended up diluting the engine's lubricating oil, particularly if the engine was not driven hard enough nor long enough to reach a temperature high enough to evaporate it out of the oil.
Exacerbating the problem were the large oil cooler as well as the large volume of oil (10 liters), both oriented more to racing than to street driving, which virtually guaranteed that the oil would not reach a high enough temperature. In practice, many street drivers would block off airflow through the oil cooler, and the recommended oil change interval was 1,000 miles (1,600 km). Operation of the clutch was initially very heavy, later roadsters having an improved clutch arm helper spring which reduced the pedal force. From March 1963 to the end of production, a light alloy crankcase was used on a total of 209 vehicles.[2]
Aerodynamics played an important role in the car's speed, Mercedes-Benz engineers even placing horizontal "eyebrows" over the wheel openings to reduce drag. Unlike many cars of the 1950s, the steering was relatively precise and the four-wheel independent suspension allowed for a reasonably comfortable ride and markedly better overall handling. However, the rear swing axle, jointed only at the differential, not at the wheels themselves, could be treacherous at high speeds or on imperfect roads due to extreme changes in camber.
In 1952, the original 300SL (model Mercedes-Benz W194) [3] scored overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in Bern-Bremgarten, in the sportscar race of the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, and in Mexico's Carrera Panamericana. It also managed second and fourth places at its first outing, the Mille Miglia in 1952.
These successes, especially those on the high speed open road races, were rather surprising as the engine then was fitted only with carburetors, producing 175 hp (130 kW), which was not only less than the competing cars by Ferrari and Jaguar, but also less than the road car of 1954. Low weight and low aerodynamic drag made the 300SL fast enough to be competitive in endurance races.
We offer 10-week programs during the fall and spring seasons. Volunteer coaches engage the girls in games and running-based workouts that encourage emotional, social, psychological and physical development.
"Wise is who enjoys the show offered by the world." Fernando Pessoa.
Minutes before taking my photograph "Lisbon Soul, we spent several hours walking through the streets of Alfama. In this artistic Portuguese neighborhood, there are many possibilities to photograph the city's famous trams next to somewhat deteriorated but charming historical buildings. Going down the alleys from the Church of San Vicente you can get some compositions including part of the temple in the image.
As I have explained in detail in other images, it is not an easy task to photograph the trams, but even so I really enjoyed the challenge of including these traditional vehicles in my photographs. We could not limit ourselves just to observe them, in some of our images and videos we had to add the Lisbon trams. Although this time I got some photos of the famous yellow tram 28 again, I have opted in this image for the red tram, an option only for tourists, much more expensive, but also safer than the yellow trams (used by local people, but also for many pickpockets due to the large number of people who use them for their cheap price). Whether you choose one or the other option, a tram ride is a unique experience that cannot be missed on a trip to Lisbon.
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"Sabio es quien disfruta el espectáculo ofrecido por el mundo." Fernando Pessoa.
Minutos antes de realizar mi fotografía "Alma Lisboeta", pasamos varias horas caminando por las calles de Alfama. En este artístico barrio portugués, son muchas las posibilidades de fotografiar los famosos tranvías de la ciudad junto a edificios históricos algo deteriorados pero llenos de encanto. Bajando por las callejuelas desde la Iglesia de San Vicente se pueden conseguir algunas composiciones incluyendo también parte del templo en la imagen.
Como ya he explicado con detalle en otras imágenes, no resulta tarea fácil fotografiar los tranvías, pero aún así disfruté muchísimo con el desafío de incluir estos vehículos tradicionales en mis fotografías. No podíamos limitarnos solo a observarlos, en algunas de nuestras imágenes y vídeos teníamos que añadir los tranvías lisboetas. Aunque en esta ocasión conseguí de nuevo algunas fotos del famoso tranvía 28 de color amarillo, he optado en esta imagen por el tranvía rojo, una opción solo para turistas, mucho más cara, pero también más segura que los tranvías amarillos (llenos de locales, pero también reclamo para muchos carteristas debido a la gran cantidad de personas que los usan por su económico precio). Se elija una u otra opción, una vuelta en tranvía es una experiencia única que no puede faltar en un viaje a Lisboa.
Amtrak offers my preferred way to commute between Sacramento and Oakland. It is nearly as fast as driving, but I can get some work done on the way.
Twin Peaks offers an exceptional view of San Francisco but it can be crowded near the parking areas. Do yourself a favor and take the short hike up the hill and stand on the peak itself. The view of San Francisco's downtown is actually a little better, you'll be all alone, and if you turn around you'll find this cool scene waiting for you in between the Peaks.
You can see the temple at the edge of the cliff. People are not allowed to enter the temple. It is beautiful to visit this place on sunset time.
This Balinese Hindu sea temple is built in 11th century and is one of nine directional temples meant to protect Bali from evil spirits. 'Ulu' means the ‘top’ or the ‘tip’ and 'watu' means a ‘stone’ or a ‘rock’ in Balinese. There are a lot of monkeys at the temple compound and they are believed to guard the temple from bad influences. For the visitors they are dangerous as they may snatch their belongings. The temple is popular for its unique position and offers a wonderful vantage point to view a spectacular sunset.
Sunset into early twilight offers the best balance between the very bright station lights and an evening sky, with some traffic light trails for added interest; but to get them all together I ended up taking 120 exposures over 46 minutes. First the post sunset but still sunlit clouds at top were captured with just a regular polarizer, at that time most of the station lights were still off. Then some long exposures of the sunset sky were done using neutral density filters and the polarizer. As the station lights came on the neutral density filter was substituted with a Gold-N-Blue polarizer to add/keep some color in the then darkening sky (most visible in the upper right third of the image above); in between which a number of exposures were made of passing vehicles to capture some light trails. From those 6 light trail exposures were selected and combined using lighten layer mode, to which 2 earlier exposures of the sky - one short and one long exposure - were blended together with the sky and light trail images using layer modes and masks yielding the sunset with station light image I came hoping to capture. The 8 exposures used spanned 13 minutes of the sunset; most of the other exposures taken were of various vehicle light trails that were ultimately not used… see tags for additional details. Really looking forward to when the Orange Line opens next month and there'll be some bus and light rail cross traffic light trails to capture and play with, on some future evening with a great sunset/twilight sky again. NB36137,45,90-95 - Happy Sliders Sunday!
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I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.
- Mahatma Gandhi.
Most of the cars offered were in a relatively good shape. But some 15 cars were in a terrible condition, mostly caused by corrosion. I wonder what the value could be for the potential buyer. Spare parts? Garden object?
This Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato was one of them.
The Fulvia Sport Zagato was technically based on the Fulvia Coupé. The Series I was presented in 1965. Series II was launched in 1970.
The Fulvia Sport Zagato was designed by Ercole Spada (It, 1937-2025) at coachbuilding company Zagato.
Seen at the viewing days of the Palmen Barnfind Collection Auction initiated by Gallery Aaldering, Brummen and provided by Classic Car Auctions, location Dordrecht.
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1298 cc V4 engine.
Ca. 915 kg.
Production Lancia Fulvia series: 1963-1976.
Production Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato series: 1965-1973.
Production Fulvia Sport Zagato this Series II: 1970-1973.
No documents or reg. number present.
For sale since May 24, 2023.
Dordrecht, Einsteinstraat, May 29, 2023.
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The sacred flower jaba is offered to goddess kali, the symbol of mahamaya or mahashakti. Basic color of the jaba is deep red. There are numbers of color jabas. Here it is pink color. An example of white color jaba: www.flickr.com/photos/aapon/667897801/
173:2 Galitachikurām. The Devī in this and other forms, as Kālī, Tārā and Chinnamastā is so represented. The epithet is a common one in Tantra (cf. Karpūrādistotra, verse 3).
173:3 Jaba, v. ante. So also the Lalitā (verse 147), "whose body is like the China rose."
With heavy, high, and close-set breasts,
Dark of colour, and with dishevelled hair.
At time of recitation I remember the Mother,
Lustrous as the scarlet hibiscus,
Her body pasted with saffron and sandal,
Her hair kissed by musk;
The Mother with smiling eyes,
With red garland, ornaments, and raiment,
Who holds the arrow, bow, noose, and goad;
The charmer of countless men.
www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/htg/htg27.htm#fr_1088
PHOTO: SANJIB GANGULY