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Year 9 performing Not So Sweet Sixteen from Heartless, choreographed by Matt Nicholson
©2021 The Royal Ballet School. Photographed by Rachel Cherry
Mix together a ½ ton Pickup truck, Baja Racer, sportscar, and family car and you pretty much get the Ford F150 Raptor. I’m not sure who originally came up with the idea, but it has proven popular since its introduction in 2010. The second generation P552 Raptor shown here was introduced as a 2017 model. Gone was the previous V8 engine, replaced by a 450 PS version of the 3.5 GTDi EcoBoost V6 – a group of technologies including direct fuel injection and turbocharging, punching out 591 lb.ft (691 Nm) of torque.
Putting all this power to the ground is a 10-speed automatic transmission, dual-ratio electronic transfer case and AWD with locking front and rear axles. Ford has developed an advanced chassis control technology system that selects ratios, throttle maps, transfer case torque distribution and brake and stability program settings to maximise performance of a large number of different terrains, including tarmac. The goal – to be the fastest pickup truck over any and every track and surface.
As well as all the power and chassis drivetrain technologies, Ford added wider front and rear track, long travel suspension, FOX brand shock absorbers and larger 33 inch tires. Brand imaging for the original 2010 Raptor included a bright orange truck jumping in the air – no doubt accompanied by a bellowing V8 roar. Many YouTube videos show customers attempting to repeat the feat, sometimes heading home in an ambulance, and the car heading back on a flatbed truck. Although capable, driving any vehicle in this manner is not recommended for one’s long term health.
Many Raptor customers buy two cars, one, stock for the road, with a modified trailered 2nd car for offroad racing events such as the Baja series in the US south west.
This Lego miniland-scale 2017 Ford P552 F150 Raptor has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 116th Build Challenge, - "Pickups and Vans", - a challenge to build pickups and vans.
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STEFANIA VISCONTI is an Italian transgendered actress, model, chameleon-like performer, and activist. She is available for a variety of arts and entertainment projects, including theatrical performances, long and short films, TV programs, photo shootings, live performances. She is willing to travel anywhere in Italy and abroad. For further information, write to viscontistefy@libero.it. You will find other links to some of her personal pages below
Singapore National Day Parade
Singapore celebrated its first National Day as an independent nation in 1966, one year after Singapore's separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.
The first National Day Parade started in the morning at 9:00 a.m. that day. People came as early as 7:00 a.m. in order to get good vantage points. Singapore's first President, Mr Yusof bin Ishak and Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, were seated with members of the government at the grandstand on the steps of City Hall. When the parade began, 6 military contingents (including the Singapore Infantry Regiment, SPDF and the then Republic of Singapore Police), a mobile column from the SIR, and various schools and civil contingents marched past City Hall and then into the city streets. Three military bands accompanied the parade inspection and later the march past with military music. The Singapore Fire Brigade also took part in this first parade with its firetrucks included in the mobile column. Rounding it all was a massed lion and dragon dance performance from drum and dragon troupes nationwide.
The following year, the contingents increased to 76, including those of the then established Singapore Armed Forces, the RSP and more cultural groups, with the addition of more civil marching groups. The reason is partly due to the introduction of the National Service program in the military and police forces, and later extended to the Fire Brigade, later called the Singapore Fire Services in the 1970s. Street performances by various groups also debuted in that year's parade. The 1968 edition, although held on a rainy morning that surprised even the marching contingents and the dignitaries, saw the first ground performances on the Padang as the weather improved - a prelude to today's show performances. 1969's parade, the one where the Mobile Column made its first drivepast, commemorated the 150th year of the city's founding and had Princess Alexandra of the UK as principal guest.
On the August 9, 1970 NDP edition, the Flypast of the State Flag and the Republic of Singapore Air Force Flypast debuted. A combat simulation performance by Singapore Army personnel was one of the new highlights for that year.
The 1971 NDP was the first to include the iconic mobile parade floats from various organizations. Choirs also debuted on that year's edition.
The 1973 parade was held from the afternoon to early evening for the first time to attract more attendance from the public. The next year, colour broadcasts of the parade on television began.
The 1975 parades, held to celebrate Singapore's 10th year, were for the first time decentralized into 13 parade venues for more public participation. Almost all of them lasted for an hour and all of them even had route marches on the streets to the participating venues.
By the time the NDP was held at the National Stadium (for the first time) in 1976, the NDP Guard of Honour, composed of officers and personnel of the SAF and the Singapore Police Force made its first appearance, followed after the parade proper by the very first evening presentations by various groups, a prelude to future evening NDPs in 1980 and from 1984 onward. 1977's parade was a decentralized event like two years before (and like 1968's was damped by the rain) while 1978 would see the parade back at the Padang grounds. 1979's parade was yet another decentralized one, held in several high schools and sports stadiums nationwide.
The 1980 parade, held at the National Stadium, almost rained at the start, but the performances went on as planned as the weather improved later. This was the first parade in which the feu de joie of the Guard-of-Honour contingents made its inaugural appearance. 1981's NDP was the very first parade appearance of the then SPF Civil Defense Command, presently the Singapore Civil Defense Force, later combined with the SFS in 1989. (The SCDF of today showed itself for the first time in the 1982 NDP held in the Padang.) They were held in two decentralised venues, Jurong and Queenstown Sports Stadiums for further increase public attendance and participation in the celebrations. 1982's parade, back at the Padang site, featured more contingents and for the first time the mobile column drove past after the marchpast had concluded, thus making it a predecessor to the parades at the Padang from 1995 onward (every 5 years).
1983 would be the final year that the NDP was held in multiple venues.
The 1984 NDP, now back at the Padang, celebrated Singapore's Silver Jubilee of self-governance and included a bigger Mobile Column, the first appearance of the popular Silent Precision Drill Squad from the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command and the first true evening fireworks display (plus the debut of the very first NDP theme song) while NDP 1985 celebrated the nation's 20th year with more participants in the parade segment and in the show proper. The 1986 edition was the first true evening edition of the parade, and the first to use flashlights for audience use. 1987's parade, held at the Padang, was the first ever evening event held there and featured the first appearance of the massed military bands of the SAF. 1988 saw the card stunt feature being used for the first time during the National Stadium event and the 1989 edition, the first National Stadium daytime event, saw the debut of the nationally famous Red Lions parachute team and the daylight fireworks after 1966. The parade returned to the Padang in 1990 to honor the nation's silver jubilee year, which would turn out to be the last afternoon event ever to be held.
In 1997, for the first time, there was a National Education Show, where Primary 5 students watch NDP rehearsals.
The government set up the electronic voting ticketing system in 2003 in order to tackle the problem of overcrowding. Such ticketing system enables citizens to stand a chance at winning the tickets by registering their e-mail addresses or mobile numbers at the NDP website or phonelines.
Starting 2008, the NDP is also aired all over the Asia-Pacific region through Channel NewsAsia.
2009's NDP was the first ever edition to have an integrated show including the parade segment.
In 2014 Third Warrant Officer Shirley Ng became the first female Red Lion parachutist to jump at the NDP.[1][2]
2015's parade, even as all was planned for the parade to be at the Padang, will be the first ever parade to be held both there and at the Float at Marina Bay, breaking a parade tradition in the process. NDP 2015 is the first National Day Parade without the founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, who never missed a single National Day Parade since 1966, for whom he had died on 23 March 2015, within 8 months after attending the 2014 edition.
NDP editions
The venue of the parade is usually at the historical grounds of the Padang, where the declaration of Singapore's independence was held. Since the first parade in 1966, all the way to 1975, the venue was located in this central area to bring the parade closer to the people. In 1976, the parade was held for the first time at the newly completed National Stadium, where the much larger capacity allowed for more to view the parade live.
Although offering about 60,000 seats in the National Stadium, the demand for tickets remained high. Hence there were several attempts to decentralise the venue to bring the celebration closer to more Singaporeans. From 1975 to 1983, celebrations were alternated between a decentralised event and one centered at the Padang or stadium. From 1984, the parade was held twice at the stadium before being brought back to the Padang. This three-year cycle was repeated up to 1994.
From 1995, it was decided that the Padang would be used as the venue every five years. The Padang, although historically important, posed a greater logistical challenge and also offered fewer seats for spectators. The event and rehearsals also required the closing of surrounding roads. There was a need to construct temporary spectator stands around the field. The site remained, however, the only feasible venue for the mobile column, as the heavy vehicles could not be driven onto the stadium track. The Padang was used as the main performance venue for the 2005 parade, with fringe activities decentralised to Marina South, Jurong East, Yishun and Tampines.
Several alternate locations were mooted, including the utilisation of the Padang, which is physically bigger and less likely to disrupt daily functions in the city.
Parade being held at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium in 2007
On 16 October 2005, it was announced that that 2006 NDP would be held at the old stadium for the last time before moving to The Float at Marina Bay [1]. The 130 metre by 100 metre platform would be used for the next five years until the new stadium is completed. Although offering a seating capacity of only 27,000, which is less than National Stadium, there is a vast area for 150,000 extra spectators along the Marina Bay waterfront.
Since the 2000s (decade), every year's parade would revolve around a theme which would guide the planning of the parade and show.
After ten-year hiatus, the 2016 edition of NDP will return back to the new National Stadium
Artst: Despina Zacharopoulou, visual artist,
"Corner Time"
Durance: 39 days, 324 hours.
Benaki Museum, Athens.
This performance explores the mental spaces that open up during control exchange in human relationships. Over the course of seven weeks, for eight hours per day, the artist will “host” the audience in an enclosed space and perform a set of actions combining methods and goals drawn from practices of meditation, discipline and restriction. The goal of this piece is to create potent, experimental situations of control exchange while playing with the multiple functions of the gaze: a mechanism for introspection, surveillance, recognition and communication.
Οι νοητικοί χώροι που διανοίγονται κατά τη διάρκεια της ανταλλαγής ελέγχου στις ανθρώπινες σχέσεις είναι το αντικείμενο διερεύνησης στο έργο της Δέσποινας Ζαχαροπούλου. Για 7 εβδομάδες, 8 ώρες την ημέρα, η καλλιτέχνης «φιλοξενεί» το κοινό σε έναν κλειστό χώρο, όπου εκτελεί μια σειρά από δράσεις συνδυάζοντας μεθόδους και πρακτικές που σχετίζονται με το διαλογισμό, την πειθαρχία, τον περιορισμό. Στόχος του έργου είναι η δημιουργία δυνητικών, πειραματικών καταστάσεων ανταλλαγής ελέγχου μέσα από το παιχνίδι των πολλαπλών λειτουργιών του βλέμματος: ως μηχανισμού ενδοσκόπησης, επιτήρησης, αναγνώρισης και επικοινωνίας.
Performance’, Original Soundtrack, 1970. I love this film directed by Nic Roeg. Starring James Fox and Mick Jagger, it was shot in 1968 when the Stones were at the height of meaningful Satanic Majesty-ness. The film was delayed until 1970 because Warner Brothers hated it. Famously at a pre-screening an Executive’s wife threw up, so soiled and nasty were the images on screen.
There have been umpteen books written about the film and lots of tales, which I won’t bother to go into here. Oh alright, just one. Co-star James Fox had a breakdown after filming, left acting and became a Christian missionary for 10 years. Suffice to say it’s one of the best British films of the Sixties or any decade. It captures the zeitgeist better than anything else from that period. The ultimate sex, drugs, rock n roll experience.
The soundtrack works on its own. Some rockers like ‘Gone Dead Train, moody atmospheric slide guitar by Ry Cooder on ‘Powis Square’, jaw harp, tablas and sitar on ‘The Hashishin’, eerie early synth drones, scary vocals from Merry Clayton (who sang on the Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’), trippy flute and strings on Jack Nitzche produced tracks, a lush MOR instrumental in ‘Harry Flowers’, proto-rap in The Last Poets ‘Wake Up, Niggers’ and a solo Jagger tune in ‘Memo to Turner’. This is not ‘The Sound of Music’…
If you’ve never seen the film, do.
3rd Year students rehearsing Three Preludes choreographed by Ben Stevenson.
©2021 The Royal Ballet School. Photographed by Rachel Cherry.
As inspired by Mr. Internet himself!!
to see more about this car, head over to King's Performance
Tech:
Canon 60D
Canon 24-70L
ridiculously huge super secret light
Piano performance by Marymount Convent School Music Ensemble at the Esplanade Concourse during In Youthful Company.
G. F. Handel(Arr. J. Halvorsen) - Passacaglia
This is my piano performance with the pictures from traveling. The locations of the pictures taken are below.
1. Toronto, Canada
2. Collioure, France
3. Collioure, France
4. Frigiliana, Spain
5. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
6. Zagreb, Croatia
7. Segovia, Spain
8. Toronto, Canada
9. Niagara, Canada
10. Šibenik, Croatia
11. Córdoba, Spain
12. Ontario, Canada
13. Lagos, Portugal
14. Toronto, Canada
15. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
16. Toronto, Canada
17. Lagos, Portugal
18. Toledo, Spain
19. Seville, Spain
20. Seville, Spain
21. Óbidos, Portugal
22. Honolulu, Hawaii
23. Fraser Island, Australia
24. WA, Australia
25. Toronto, Canada
26. Alhambra, Granada, Spain
27. Seoul, Korea
28. Seoul, Korea
29. Milford Sound, New Zealand
30. South Island, New Zealand
31. Toronto, Canada
32. Phi Phi, Thailand
33. Toronto, Canada
34. Lagos, Portugal
This impressive theatre was designed by the same architect who designed the Bird’s Nest Stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
When we were there, the theatre was showing the "Encore Melaka" performance, a fly through the history of Malacca from the days of the Prince of Palembang, Parameswara, to the arrival of the Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho, to the days of the Peranakans who contributed so much to the culture and ethos of Malacca.
...its like the story of the tree that fell in the forest, the one that nobody could say that they had seen falling, but it was there.....
Indian Kathak Dance Performance at Alliance Francaise during Attendance Awards 24 in Bengaluru City.
The Performance Direct Girls .. feat miss Hayley G and Michaela Louise Richards (Mickey Lou). pose with a ford escort mk2
Katya warming up in game two of the round robin, 2015 Canadian Junior Team Handball National Championships in Quebec City.
Hand held with VR turned on, this was an extremely low percentage shot. During this warm up, the player runs at full speed towards the goal, jumps and shoots. There is only a small windows at the peak of the jump where there is no vertical movement and only horizontal movement, which hopefully you have panned at the correct speed.
Nikon D3s | Nikon AFS 70-200mm 2.8G VR1 @ 125mm | ISO400 | 1/50 sec @ f2.8, VR on.
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