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Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
So proud i made it through the MR SL Competition and won the title MR SL 2022. Thankful for all your support, i met so much beautiful souls and made friends. I will never forget these amazing journey. All were so amazing- the MISS SL Organization Team and all the finalists did a great job.
Also congratulations to Zieb Zen and Hasu Valentino for first and second runner up, you both deserve it so well.
I hope we can do some projects in the future together - i see us three as the winners and a team.
Also was so touched of Marcus Wisser‘s speech, it hit my heart. I know what it means to start a project from zero and grow it to a great solid event, which is known all around the grid. You are very special for me. You and the team were always professional, kind and respectful with all of us finalists, your guiding through the challenges i appreciated so much.
It made me grow personally and with my skills and qualities.
I still dont see myself perfect because i am only a human with flaws but i know i can challenge and grow even more confident and professional.
My next journey will be finishing my 6. book of neverending and open the sim soon.
Then next i have lot of projects in my mind, one of it will be to help new pageants, guiding them threw their own experiences in MISS SL and be a positive model for them giving them lots of love and power to be themself and proud of it.
Points to „be themself“ was a big challenge for me and thanks to the experience i reached it and be finally proud of myself, of who i am, where i come from and where i am now. I am not scared anymore to show it and neither voiceless. It’s who i am - a human with a kind big heart for everyone.
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry - Richard P. Feynman
A close up of the yet to open flowers of the hair pin Banksia, Banksia spinulosa. Banksias are a favourite photographic subject of mine.
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Saudi-Arabien ist eines der wenigen Länder der Welt, in dem es Doppelstockcontainerverkehr auf der Schiene gibt. Auf der gut 550 km langen Strecke vom King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam nach Riyadh verkehren am Tage mehrere mit EMD SDL38, SDL50 und GT46 ACS bespannte Züge. Die Strecke und der Güterverkehr wurden bis zum letzten Jahr durch die SRO (Saudi Railway Organization) betrieben und gehören seit 2020 zur SAR (Saudi Arabia Railways). In der Ausweiche Shajah hat am Morgen des 18.11.2021 der von den Loks 2033 (SDL38) und 4314 (GT46 ACS) gezogene Containerzug nach Riyadh einen Gegenzug gekreuzt und beschleunigt nun in die Sandwüste hinein.
Saudi Arabia is one of a few countries in the world with double stack container traffic by railway. Between the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam and the capitol Riyadh you can see several trains a day hauled by EMD SDL38, SDL50 and GT46 ACS on this about 550 km long line. The track and freight service were once owned and operated by the Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) and belong since last year to the SAR (Saudi Arabia Railways).
In the morning of November 18, 2021, loco 2033 (SDL38) and 4314 (GT46 ACS) crossed another container train at Shajah junction and are now running through the desert to Riyadh.
Hello there! I hope all is well! Happy Tuesday my friends! I am here featuring Chez Moi with the Sassy Messy Futon which is new to the Tres Chic Event. It is texture change by hud. I liked the black color and went with it. I love black spaces and adding bold colors! This futon has some clothes and shoes thrown about it. It inspired me to decorate a closet or dressing room. Having clothes on a living room sofa for me would make my OCD go in overdrive. But it's fine in the closet. LOL This Futon can go in any space you choose though. Don't let my weird ways influence you! It would also look cute in a nice foyer entry. The animations in here are really nice and there is something for everyone. I always have to try out animations in furniture. You don't want something you and your guests will look crazy sitting on! LOL Full details are on the blog! Feel free to have a look! Thank you so much for the support and have a blessed day! xoxo <3333 Ebony
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Chassepierre is part of the Belgian town Florenville located in Wallonia in the province of Luxembourg.
The village is a member of the non-profit organization Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie ("The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia"). The name Chassepierre comes from Casa petrea, the Latin for "stone house". Indeed, the houses of the village are mostly made of stones from the 18th and 19th century.
The village, considered one of the most charming of Belgium, is mainly famous for its international festival of street art, more commonly known as la Fête des Artistes (literally "the Artists' Festival"). The Chassepierre Festival takes place every year on the second-to-last weekend of August.
The festival currently gathers some 50 professional performance companies with different artists such as actors, musicians, dancers, and acrobats from all over the world. More than 30,000 visitors take part in this festival every year.
Clock in the City of London, with North American spelling. No idea who 'organised' the installation.
I succumbed to a moment of nostalgic weakness and perused my archives. Given my complete lack of organizational know-how, matched only by my supreme hoarding skills (this, by the way, is a recipe for disaster), I was pleasantly surprised to find this little gem languishing there. I was even more impressed by the fact that, apparently, I had already done most of the processing on this. I began to ponder what made me abandon those efforts in favour of whatever else I ended up doing. Was it the Instant Pot and my quest for the perfect Hungarian Goulash recipe? Who knows and who really cares. (It did end up tasting delicious, however).
So, I am sharing with you now the female Downy as she does her best Nuthatch impression. Actually, she needs to rotate some more, but not bad for a first try. Just as a point of interest, I am proud to report that no canoe was involved here to move myself into position to obtain the best possible perspective and light on the iris. The reason I mention a canoe is that I have found that some of the best iris shots I have ever seen were taken from the vantage point of a canoe (Jerome). So I did some research and I found that a canoe can indeed be quite instrumental in navigating to the position required for a perfect iris shot. As my mind drifts off to ponder the possibilities of this, I quickly realize that my circumstances up here differ somewhat drastically from Jerome’s . For one thing, there is no bayou in this area and I do appreciate that a canoe is best used on water. Yes, we do have some lakes that might do the job but I don’t think they would really function as adequate stand-ins for the bayou. I would also have to acquire a trailer and permit to transport the canoe but then I’d need some practice backing up with the trailer … the more I contemplate this, the more I discover the difficulties with this plan. Of course, I could just plant the canoe in the yard and use it as a stationary structure to take my shots from. But the sun does travel during the day which would require me to push/pull/drag the canoe to the most advantageous spot, given the time of day. How likely am I to do that? Right, … not! I could invest in multiple canoes and position them strategically in the yard to solve the placement variation quandary. But wait, wait … wait! I realized quickly when I knew I should I already have something that works quite nicely for me without having to invest in a pelican box. Yes, you got it … The Adirondack. Much more easily positioned in my location of choice – I actually have two, which simplifies matters even further. True, it’s not as exotic as a canoe but really we are after results here and not the actual journey. And another benefit is that it’s much easier to sip a Krombacher in the Adirondack and maintain my balance and a semblance of decorum, especially if it’s more than one during the course of the day. And … I don’t have to leave the premises …
What’s up – 4 Non Blondes Cover by Aleksandra Josic This one blows me away. Certainly not worse than the original.
How the heck do I just find out about this song and Linda Perry now? Oh yeah, not leaving the house …
Meet Lark, the Pied Crow, from the CLAWS wildlife and exotic animal rescue and rehabilitation organization here in the Triangle.
I met Lark on September 24th at Starrlight Mead's 2022 Meadfest in Pittsboro, North Carolina. This was Lark's first public event and he did great.
This is an example of interior patio of Barcelonian “Eixample”.
This is a system of organization of urban growth of the city, based on an orthogonal matrix designed by Ildefonso Cerdà in the late nineteenth.
With this drawing, I have worked over a cotton paper, which I have not had the desired result ... but I'll keep testing with him.
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
New Hampshire
During the winter and non breeding seasons they travel in large groups in search of fruit.
Supposedly the original "Bohemians" were travelers or refuges from central Europe. This species is therefore true to it's name and was in fact well named.
The information below is from a "Cool Green Science" web page and the Nature Conservancy
"Waxwings Really Have Wax Wings" BY Matthew L. Miller
"Waxwings really have wax wing tips. The bright red, visible on the wing feathers of some waxwings, is actually waxy red secretions. The red wax tips are appendages on the bird’s secondary feathers. They’re colored by astaxanthin, a carotenoid pigment.
While it was originally thought that the red tips functioned to protect the feathers from wear and tear, there is little to no evidence for this hypothesis.
Rather, the red secondary tips appear to be status signals that function in mate selection.
Interestingly, the red appendages of both Waxwing species increase in number and size with a bird’s age: individuals with zero to five waxy tips are thought to be more immature birds, while those with greater than nine are thought to be older.
Individuals within these two categories tend to associate as mates. Pairs of older birds (those with greater than nine waxy tips) nest earlier and raise more young than do immature birds, suggesting that this plumage characteristic is an important signal in mate choice and social organization.
Most of this information comes from a wonderfully informative article..... By Matt Miller I've enclosed the link below and it's a wonderful read for anyone who has interest in both Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings."
Here is a link if your interested in more...
blog.nature.org/science/2017/02/27/waxwings-really-have-w...
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For over two decades, Tim Murton’s Twilight Zoo has been decorating the streets of Elora with a unique collection of lantern sculptures.
During the month of October, visitors started coming to Elora from all over Southern Ontario to see the display.
In 2007, Julie Denneny and a crew of community volunteers brought the Monster March, a non-motorized parade that encourages families (including pets!) to dress up in their favourite costumes and participate, and it has been a main event during Monster Month ever since.
As popularity grew, local artists, community groups, businesses, and other organizations started adding themed events, leading to the name “Monster Month in Elora.”
In 2017, Sensational Elora, with the support of some generous sponsors, purchased the collection of the monsters, known as The Twilight Zoo, subsequently organizing storage, repair, lighting, and installation of the 100+ wire sculptures. They also accepted responsibility for the Monster March parade. Next, they organized a Monster Month Committee, with representation from all participating organizations, created a website featuring all events and started marketing a coordinated “Monster Month in Elora.” event.
Spooky-themed events and haunted offerings throughout Centre Wellington include a Self-Guided Tour, Spirit and Ghost Walks, Spooky Stables, Lantern Tours, Magicians, “Monster March”, a haunted house, guided tours and theme movies. The list of events continues to grow each year, with over 50 events from more than 20 community partners in 2024.
The Organization of Cape Verdean Women (OMCV) in partnership with the Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG) and other partners announced on Sunday, March 7th in the City of Assomada, the main commemorative event of International Women's Day under the motto Djuntu na Paz, nu kombati violênsia na Cabo Verde (Together in Peace, in the fight against violence in Cape Verde).
The opening ceremony was co-chaired by His Excellency the Prime Minister, Jose Maria Neves and the UN System Resident Coordinator, Mrs. Petra Lantz and was also attended by the US Ambassador, Government representatives, and representatives of local municipalities, among others.
Celebrating International Women's Day we know that we join thousands of people around the world, to celebrate a date that marked the world 100 years ago. It is celebrated worldwide this year under the motto Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All.
At the same time, the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is celebrated. In 1995 during the IV World Conference on Women, world leaders committed themselves to promote equality, development and peace to women around the world.
The Beijing Declaration remains as current as it was 15 years ago: as long as women are not liberated from poverty and injustice all the objectives for which we work – peace, security and sustainable development - will be threatened. There are several examples of progress, although gender stereotyping and discrimination based on gender persist in all cultures and communities.
The International Women's Day is an opportunity to make a critical review of the successes achieved over the past 15 years, which are not few, and to take stock on how to achieve what is missing.
In Cape Verde a lot has been done since the independence in favor of women, allowing to create a favorable environment for increased participation of women, and to contribute to the development of the country. Great results have been achieved with emphasis on education, health, and political participation of women over the last years. Highlighting at the government level, among the ministers, eight are women.
However, it cannot be said that women have achieved the same equality as men, to emphasize the important achievements in favor of women in Cape Verde and thereby stimulate and continue this struggle. Because social ills still persist, such as unemployment, extreme poverty which affects mostly female heads of households, and the violence against women, that are in flagrant contradiction with the promise contained in the Charter of the United Nations "to promote the social progress and better standards of life in a broader concept of freedom".
The consequences of the violence for women and girls as well as to their families, communities and societies are incalculable. Too often the crimes are unpunished and the criminals go free. In this context the States have the responsibility to protect women and punish their aggressors, ensuring a continuing improvement of judicial processes.
With increasing frequency, men manifest themselves against this blot in our society. It is not easy to change mentalities and habits that endure for generations. It is a task for all – individuals, organizations and governments. We should work together to declare, loud and clear at the highest level, that violence against women will not be tolerated, whatever form it takes, the context in which it occurs and the circumstances that surround it.
Recognizing this fact, the African Union at the Conference of 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that was celebrated in March 2010 in New York, launched the African Women's Decade 2010-2020, reaffirming the commitment assumed since the Dakar and Beijing conferences and the resolutions on gender equality and women empowerment taken by the Assembly of the African Union, to accelerate the achievement of results set out in the Millennium Development Goals.
*Ministry of Youth and President of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Work, Family and Social Unity, Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Resources, Secretary of State Adjunct of Prime Minister.
Overview of Codex Alimentarius
by Rima Laibow, M.D.
At the request of the United Nations (UN) in 1962, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) took on the joint role of running and administering the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC) to establish standards and remove barriers to trade for all food and
food products. Having declared that nutrients are toxins from which we must be protected, the CAC
has been busy establishing enforceable international guidelines for upper limits of nutritional
supplement dosing. Codex has goals that affect every person in the UN’s 170+ member nations,
including the United States. As a tool for furthering these goals, member nations are urged to adopt
Codex standards and guidelines as domestic policy. The United States has already committed itself to
doing so despite U. S. law which prohibits this compliance.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has adopted Codex as a standard for the adjudication of foodrelated
international trade disputes and has the authority to enforce Codex standards through
implementation of harsh economic sanctions on non-Codexcompliant member nations. Pre-existing
international treaty laws dictate that WTO rulings will override the domestic laws already in place in
its member nations and, in fact, the WHO has successfully taken both states and the U. S. government
to court in the U. S. to force changes in our domestic laws eleven times. This means our nation’s hard
won laws that give you access to over-the-counter, natural health supplements will become
meaningless. Codex’s original mandate to remove barriers to trade and assure a clean food supply has,
under the influence of private, economically-driven multinational pharmaceutical, agricultural and
chemical corporations, self-expanded far beyond its original mandate. The result is a body of highly
dangerous and restrictive policies that threaten to become domestic law in the U. S. and, as such, are
a threat to your health and freedom.
The FDA has stated explicitly that its goal is complete "harmonization" with Codex and, in order to
bring that about, international regulations i.e., Codex will be given preference over domestic ones!
(Federal Register, 10/ 11 /95)
If Codex gets its way, as it already has in the EU, we can expect that, ultimately, only 18 or so dietary
supplements will be available over-the-counter in doses which are, by design, far too small to have any
discernible impact on any human being since codex classifies nutrients as toxins. High potency
nutrients will not be available either with or without physician’s prescription since these molecules
and compounds will be forbidden under any circumstances. The big surprise? Once in the hands of
pharmaceutical companies, consumer supplement costs are expected to more than quadruple. This
has, in fact, been the experience in Europe where this process is already underway and micro-dose
nutrient prices have increased 10 to 100 fold or more (e.g., in Norway a bottle of zinc lozenges which
previously cost $2 now costs $54; in France 12 Vitamin C tabs of just10 mg cost $117; while 10 Vitamin
E caps of only 10 IU each cost $110).
Australia and the European Union (EU) are in the process of enacting harmonized Codex policies that
restrict consumer access to nutritional supplements. America is next. Though Americans value
personal freedom, the fact Codex meets infrequently (and almost always offshore) and is bogged
down in highly technical language that is difficult to understand has resulted in many Americans
being unaware of this threat. The nearly total media blackout on Codex and its activities helps to
keep the U. S. uninformed and therefore, pliant.
While there have been rare serious adverse reactions to nutritional supplements during the past
decades, (usually when taken far in excess of the recommended dosing), numerous severe and even
fatal reactions to drugs (usually when taken at the recommended dosing) occur every day and are the
fourth leading cause of death in hospitalized clients in the United States when properly
used. When improperly used, they are, in fact, far and away the leading cause of death in
the United States. Even so, drug deaths are very likely underreported. Drugs are
inherently dangerous; nutrients are not. This fact makes it clear why the drug culture
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needs to eliminate all access to natural health options, including nutritional supplements,
in order to expand and intensify its influence and thus its profitability. Healthy people
take fewer drugs and thus are poor customers.
The global pharmaceutical powers -that-be have already purchased a large piece of the
lucrative global nutritional supplement pie but the considerable size of this pie keeps the
hugely profitable pharmaceutical profit -share-pie from reaching its maximum size so the
competing nutrient pie must be destroyed. Though unable to patent a natural substance,
pharmaceutical corporations can hold patents on synthetic versions of vitamins and
minerals that, unfortunately for the consumer, often do not act like their natural vitamin
counterparts in the body and often act in unpredic table and harmful ways. If Codexcompliant
Europe is any guide, the permitted micro-doses of permitted nutrients will be
only synthetic ones.
In addition to regulatory and/or administrative takeover and destruction of the dietary
supplement market and consumer access, Codex also mandates irradiation of food;
mandatory use of antibiotics, hormones and growth stimulants in all animals raised for
food, is expected to legalize the unlabeled inclusion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (whose
safety has never been established while their serious dangers have) into our seed and food supplies and
will increase the allowable maximum tolerated levels of pesticides, herbicides, veterinary drugs and
other dangerous industrial toxins in food, likely driving up degenerative illnesses, including cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration, MS, etc. All of these policies are made under
the guise of free and equal access to trade for all nations and protection of the public.
Some people have “Codex Anesthesia,” a state of overwhelming, numb confusion that occurs just
before people lose their health freedom. Many otherwise well-informed people from the manufacturing
and retailing sectors of natural healthcare believe that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act (DSHEA), passed in 1994 to protect Americans’ access to natural healthcare substances, will still be
in place to protect them. This is not the case: Fundamental health freedoms afforded the American
public by DSHEA, which classifies supplements as food which, as such, can have no upper limit set on
their use, are now under well orchestrated legislative and/or administrative attack. Health nuts and
junk food devotees alike are not immune from this legislative attack on health freedom.
The following is a link to Dr. Laibow's website which gives a self-prompting 5-minute presentation that
tells you about Codex: http: //www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex.shtml
More in-depth information can be found on her website, www.healthfreedomusa.org, and on
the highly informative "Nutricide: the DVD" http: /
/www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex/dvd.shtml
♡ Greetings everyone ♡
The SL Hair Fair event is going on now until the 1st of September. Proceeds from the Hair Fair will go to the Wigs for Kids Organization .
Zibska has created five beautiful hair styles (Cyllene, Kore, Pasiphae, Sponde, and Thelxioe) for the event (Please note, I am wearing Thelxioe). All of the Zibska’s new releases for the Hair Fair are set to automatically donate 100% of sales proceeds to the fund raiser. All of the hair packs include hair and colour change HUD (20 colour options) and Omega (and tattoo) hair base applier. Click the hair to re-size.
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It's funny how, no matter how well you know a person, if you no longer live with them you don't know some of their little habits. Like the way my brother has his shirts color-coordinated to the hangers they are on.
UNESCO declares the DOLOMITES a “Natural World Heritage Site.”
On 26th June 2009, UNESCO included these calcite mountains located in northeastern Italy on its list of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. By this action, the United Nations has officially recognized, through its organization for education, science and culture, the unique nature of the Dolomites. Now the Dolomites, with their famous peaks, including Marmolada (3,342 m), the Three Peaks of Lavaredo (2,999 m), Averau (2,649 m), Sciliar (2,563 m), the Pale di San Martino (3,192 m) and Mount Pelmo (3,169 m) to name just a few, will take their rightful place among the most beautiful mountains in the world.
Artist: Emily Ding "Sustainable Fashion" Mural
The artwork features two people representing the alternatives for sustainable fashion. The woman holds a boat shuttle for handmade loom weaving and there is mending visible on the man's denim jacket. He is smelling marigolds which is a natural dye. Both figures are standing in front of mounds of clothes reminding us to support slow fashion and reduce the amount of textiles going into landfills and reduce fashion waste.
Mural commissioned by the organization Street Art For Mankind
Islamabad, Pakistan
It was incredibly fun photographing this group of kids. I certainly enjoyed it a lot, and from the look of things, they did too. ;-)
*image taken for World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office.
The Vogue Theater in downtown Manistee opened in 1938 and operated until 2005. In 2011 it was acquired by a non-profit organization and a $2.6 million restoration began in 2012.
A group of Elephants marches in an orderly column toward the waterhole for an afternoon drink in Hwange National Park. Elephants are very social animals and have tight family and group organization.
Hwange is home to a very large number of elephants, estimated to be around 40,000. Unfortunately, it is also home to a large number of poachers. It is estimated that around 500 have been killed by cyanide poisoning of the salt licks and waterholes over the last 5 months. There have been numerous articles in the news about this problem, starting right after I returned home. Here's one link.
N-Z from the general section of my collection. It used to be that only I could find a record in my rack. My wife made dividers for me as a Christmas gift. After spending two weeks sorting it all, now she and others can find what they are looking for a little easier. - If I would have thought about it a bit more I would have included my New Order collection. This starts up at the end of the "N"s.
CP SD70ACu rebuilds 7020 and 7037 bring 473 by the yard office at West Davenport, IA.
CP 7020 wears North Atlantic Treaty Organization green, which the Canadian and U.S. armies apply to fighting vehicles and equipment serving in temperate climates.
July 9, 2020.
These repro cases are awesome. Each one holds 8 Francie/Casey/Twiggy dolls. Between 2 cases, I can store all of my Francie attire.
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Cheerleaders put on show for 2ID Soldiers
Story by: Sgt. Scott Kim 1HBCT PAO
Soldiers were given a little something extra for the Holidays as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders performed their Annual Christmas Concert sponsored by the United Service Organization Dec. 29 at Carey Gym on Camp Casey.
The concert was a Vegas-style dance show with lots of costume changes and music ranging from country to hip hop, all to entertain Soldiers and uplift spirits during the holiday season.
Although the cheerleaders themselves missed the holidays in order to come to Korea, many feel that performing for the troops was well worth the sacrifice.
“This is my very first USO tour and it’s been everything I’ve imagined and more,” said Meagan Sharp, a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. “It’s been great meeting everybody and see them smile knowing that we brought the a little bit of home to them over Christmas and New Years.”
The cheerleaders gave an energizing and spectacular performance which was extremely well received by Soldiers especially during the audience participation parts.
“They pulled me onstage, told me to stand at parade rest and said I couldn’t move no matter what they did, which was to dance around me,” said Pfc. Anthony Thompkins, a food service specialist for Gulf Co. 302nd BSB. “It was the best experience of my life!”
Along with dancing and trivia from the Cowboys Cheerleaders, Family Morale Welfare and Recreation along with Maj. Gen. John W. Morgan III, commanding general of the 2ID and Lt. Col. Donald Meisler, garrison commander for Camp Casey recognized three Soldiers, Capt. Lauren Shaw, operations officer for 2ID Provost Marshal’s office, Staff Sgt. Kathleen Hedges, a health care specialist for HHC 1st BSTB and Spc. Devin Monroe, a fire support specialist for HHC 2-9 Inf.
Shaw and Hedges were recognized for being on the All-Army Softball team as well as the All-Forces Softball team while Monroe was awarded Athlete of the Year for his participation on Camp Casey’s Flag Football Team.
For some of the cheerleaders it was a particularly touching tour as their own loved ones have served at some time or another.
“I had an uncle in the Marines and I always looked up to him but I never really understood did until I came here,” said Nicole Hamilton, a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. “Now I have an even greater respect for the military and I can see his (her uncle’s) aspect on things.”
The Soldiers and cheerleaders alike are grateful for the support and sacrifice each makes to the other in order to help them along with whatever it is they do, whether it’s on the field of battle or at a football game.
“I feel good personally knowing that I did my part to make somebody happy, keep them motivated and keep them going,” Hamilton said. “We love the troops and this is our way of giving back to them for all their sacrifice.”
Photo By: Sgt. Scott Kim, 1st HBCT PAO
Click here to learn more about the U.S. Army in Korea
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders put on their Annual Christmas Variety Show sponsored by United Service Organizations for the Soldiers of 2ID Dec. 29 at Carey Gym on Camp Casey.
To learn more about the US Army in Korea visit us online at imcom.korea.army.mil
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This photo really has no redeeming qualities as far as being of photographic value or significance to my trip. My sister pointed this scene out in the parking lot at Sand Beach, making a remark about this being what she looks like on one of her backpacking trips. I find that hard to believe. She is NOT me! She plans, she organizes, she makes lists, she pares down the list and repacks. I wait until half an hour before it's time to get in the car and drive away and then I start chucking everything I can think of in my car. If you know me, you know I speak the truth. And, quite frequently, I end up looking like.... well... looking like THIS!!
Hope you found what you were looking for buddy! I know the feeling! All too well!!
It is the Distinguished Company at the Bijou Planks!
Today we see Clara Barton. An educator and humanitarian, Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton helped distribute needed supplies to the Union Army during the Civil War and later founded the disaster relief organization, the American Red Cross.
Born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts, Barton was the youngest of Stephen and Sarah Barton’s five children. Her father was a prosperous farmer. As a teenager, Barton helped care for her seriously ill brother David—her first experience as a nurse.
Barton’s family directed their painfully shy daughter to become a teacher. She began teaching at age 18, founded a school for workers’ children at her brother’s mill when she was 24, and after moving to Bordentown, New Jersey, established the first free school there in 1852.
In 1854 she was hired as a recording clerk at the US Patent Office in Washington, DC, the first woman appointed to such a post.
When the Civil War began in 1861, Barton quit her job and made it her mission to bring supplies to Union soldiers in need—among them, men of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry. This started a life-long career of aiding people in times of conflict and disaster. In 1862, she received official permission to transport supplies to battlefields and was at every major battle in Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina, where she also tended to the wounded and became known as the “angel of the battlefield.” She was officially named head nurse for one of General Benjamin Butler’s units in 1864, even though she had no formal medical training. She joined Frances Gage in helping to prepare slaves for their lives in freedom. After the war, Barton helped locate missing soldiers, mark thousands of graves, and testified in Congress about her wartime experiences.
In 1869, Barton traveled through Europe to regain her health. While in Switzerland, she learned about the International Red Cross, established in Geneva in 1864. Returning to the US, Barton built support for the creation of an American society of the Red Cross by writing pamphlets, lecturing, and meeting with President Rutherford B. Hayes. On May 21, 1881, the American Association of the Red Cross was formed; Barton was elected president in June. In 1882, the US joined the International Red Cross.
Barton remained with the Red Cross until 1904, attending national and international meetings, aiding with disasters, helping the homeless and poor, and writing about her life and the Red Cross. In 1904, she established the National First Aid Association of America, an organization that emphasized emergency preparedness and developed first aid kits.
Clara Barton, a distinguished individual!
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
An obsolete slides holder turned into the perfect art and office supplies organizer for a desk...or on the go :)
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The City Of The Umbrella Man - World Refugee Day
20 June by Daniel Arrhakis (2019)
Many of the "Umbrella Men" individually or through non-state organizations trying to help refugees are now subject to legal proceedings in several European countries and accused of aiding illegal immigration as in the past they are being the scapegoat of incompetence and the lack of political will of many governments to solve the problem.
With the worsening of regional conflicts, the increasing consequences of climate change and the rise of political extremism throughout the world, the number of refugees increases ...
The World needs more than ever "Men With A Umbrella" ready to help others in these days of the storm we live in!
An unprecedented 70.8 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 25.9 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18.
There are also millions of stateless people who have been denied a nationality and access to basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment and freedom of movement.
In a world where nearly 1 person is forcibly displaced every two seconds as a result of conflict or persecution ...
United Nations
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Work made with images of mine and stock images from Pexels. Art Collage, Textured layered techniques, color saturation techniques and creative digital painting processes.
The Refugee on the right of the image based in a photo of a Somali man with two children in Dadaab refugee camp by Roberto Schmidt L’Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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A Portuguese Miguel Duarte was 24 years old when he decided to join a maritime rescue crew in the central Mediterranean aboard a rescue vessel, the Iuventa.
With about 14,000 lives saved by himself and the other nine crew members of the IUVENTA rescue and rescue ship, Miguel Duarte faces a 20-year prison sentence and thousands of euros in fines for helping save thousands of drowning migrants in the Mediterranean.
Lisbon, June 18, 2019 (Ecclesia) - The European confederation of Caritas, which includes the Catholic organization in Portugal, defended those who welcomed migrants and refugees on the continent, urging that these populations be treated with "dignity and solidarity."
"Acts of solidarity that ensure respect for the rights and dignity of migrants and refugees should be applauded and encouraged rather than criminalized," said a statement released by the Catholic Solidarity and Humanitarian Action organization.
Link to Jan O. Seibel`s flickr stream "yanomano"
Link to yanomano`s set "water-film"
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Im Dienstzimmer E1 Inspizienten Souffleusen:
R.: "Jetzt muß man sich die Zeit einteilen" Ich: "Ist ja noch genug Zeit" R.: "Ob man vorher noch aufs Klo geht." I.: "Arbeitest du gerne unter Druck, dann gehst erst nachher" R. lacht, dann: "Man muß ja auch müssen" I.: "Gleich is` viertl" R. geht Durchsage machen "Es ist 19:15 Zweites Zeichen...." Ich gehe auf die Toilette um die Arizona Granatapfel-Grüntee-Flasche mit Wasser zu füllen und das Handwaschvideo für den Welttage der Handhygiene zu machen.
Handhygiene: sinnvolle Gesundheitsvorsorge.
Extreme: am einen Ende Waschphobie (Ablutophobie) am anderen Ende Zwangsneurose Waschzwang - Ritual Fetisch
ungeschminkt, Nagellack blau, gelb,
Uhr: "Normalzeit" (Lichterloh, Design Fredi Brodmann), eine Hommage an die Wiener Würfeluhren.
Part of the sets: "aquarius water wasser" aggregate states solid liquid gaseous fest flüssig gasförmig: flüssig - wasser ist durchsichtig, die Donau so blau ist nicht blau, Schnee ist nicht weiß // "00 Abort Toilet WC Bedürfnisanstalt Toilette Klo Latrine bathroom closet klosett Pissoir Plumpsklo Trockentoilette Komposttoilette stilles Örtchen" das stille Örtchen ist nicht still // - // "Empty Padded ~ LeerGefüllt - Waiting Time at Work" - vor der Vorstellung (Zinnober) // - // "res noscenda note notiz sketch skizze material sammlung collection entwurf überlegung gedanke brainstorming musterbogen schnittmuster zwischenbilanz bestandsaufnahme rückschau vorschau" Kreativität ist keine Phase - üben üben üben hat nichts mit Ideenwerkstatt zu tun
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This was the first time I had gone to a wannaGoFast event. I went on a Saturday, September 17th, 2016 to the Heaven's Landing Airstrip located in Clayton, Georgia. I want to thank the wannaGoFast organization for providing me a media pass to this event. I would certainly go again in the future. If you never been to such an event, you should go at least once and see what it's really like to see cars going their fastest. This was the first time I had ever seen a Lamborghini go over 200mph in person !
The wannaGoFast organization was founded in order to fill a niche in the motorsports marketplace. Our goal was to create a safe and controlled environment for fellow car enthusiasts to pursue their “Need For Speed” without the restrictions of the standard 1/8 or 1/4 mile drag strip. See what it’s like to hit speeds you’ve only dreamed of without the risk of law enforcement or causing injury to others, while being surrounded by on-site safety personnel.
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A big pile of sea lions try to get a little rest during a big swell. La Jolla Cove, CA.
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The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress on March 15, 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.
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"I set up here because the police look the other way. My organization has respect and, around here, you can't buy it. You need to earn it, however you can.
What can I say? We're not just providing a product - we're changing the world. I tripping doesn't shut you off like some people say. I drugs connect you. The part of you that goes in, well, you don't really get it back. Instead, you get a little of everyone else. Me? I have a lot of everyone else. We all go in deeper every day. That means we control it. The Net is ours. It's the overmind, the higher intelligence."
'A-JAX' Synth Drug Dealer
With the ability to interface directly with the Net came the synthetic narcotics. They can do almost anything in the mind. They can move a person anywhere through the Net. They can seek out patterns in the information, real or imagined. They make people see the world differently. There are even claims that some people have left their bodies entirely, but there's no proof.
A few slices of life from Cyber City.
Look for it at BrickFair Virginia in August.
Photos courtesy of Brian Schwenk.
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