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I ended up at the Golden Ponds Park and Recreation area where I shot the grasses and wondered what to shoot then found this sample of the persistence of nature. Not of memory; Dali was a genius on a level beyond most. I've looked that painting over and over that is incredible and less than the size of a letter. I've also seen the Art in Jewels collection. Fantastic if you ever have a chance.
This view is next to pond #1. It speaks to the persistence of nature not Monsanto. If only the Chinese elm could be eradicated here; that takes persistence of gardener.
In early May the recent snows have increased our snowpack and left us with a greater than !00% sequestered moisture. We have left enough moisture to wring out over the midwest tornado areas. I notice the rightie governor is now talking leftie to FEMA and the rest of the administration. Seems to be weak on stand alone state's rights today. I thought all of them had private insurance and elementary school shelters. Wrong again! Rick Perry still wants to walk with their own Texas money even though he is mute currently. I remember Texas is a net user of federal money that is well over 100% of what they contribute. Perhaps Texas will get theirs soon? Any particular reason to Unite the States in a union for shared protection and benefit? I don't suppose this storm has something to do with that 400 ppm CO2 in the world's atmosphere? That's been debunked by the paid fossil fuel scientists. grin. Back to the future? Hell no, back to the Jurassic! Triassic, anyone!
Camille Marsh Lives Alabama Cheerleader Dream
Dedication, persistence, and skill have brought Camille Marsh a long way in her cheerleading career. Cheering since the age of 9, Marsh dreamed about cheering on the Crimson Tide.
Camille recalls:
“Growing up, I have always been not only an Alabama fan but a huge fan of basketball and football. I always begged my dad to take me to the games and I would be satisfied even sitting in the nosebleed section. Now that I am getting to be on the field/court for games, getting probably the best view in the house is something I still find shocking.”
Camille Marsh is living her dream as a University of Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleader.
She was worked very hard to earn the chance to be on those sidelines. But, it isn’t all fun and games. Schedules are hectic and training is rigorous.
A typical training schedule/week for her during the school year consists of practices on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with workouts at 5 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During football season, she has games on Saturdays, and when basketball begins in late November, random games take place throughout the week.
Trying schedules and strict workouts make scheduling classes challenging. She tries to schedule earlier classes so that she can have time to attend and keep up her grades and fulfill homework requirements in the afternoon.
Not only does cheerleading with the squad consume a large amount of her time, she also dedicates spare time to improving and keeping up with her skills. Every skill requires so much practice that if you skip out on working on it, you might not have that skill anymore. It is absolutely necessary to keep practicing these skills because making the cheerleading team one year does not guarantee that someone will be on the team the next season.
Camille and the Crimson Tide cheerleaders are working hard to prepare for their own competition in January. It’s a National Championship of sorts for the squad. They will compete against other schools like Kentucky, UCF, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and others. It is a big deal for cheerleaders. Since it is in early January, they only had a 6 day Christmas break.
The cheerleaders do two-a-day practices from the end of exams until December 21st, and then come back on the 27th and begin two-a-days again. It’s no joke. Cheerleaders are athletes and they train very hard to be the best that they can be. They are strong and they put a lot of energy and heart into their sport.
“The skills involved in our routine are highly difficult, most people do not realize half of the skills we do because we might not perform them at a game, just the competition,“ Marsh states.
Camille recalls the tryout process. After 9+ years of cheerleading, including cheering on The Cullman High School Bearcats, she entered into an intense series of rounds of eliminations and judging. It was a very stressful time for her. Imagine a two-day process with multiple rounds of cuts. Each round consisted of different skill sets and categories, such as tumbling, cheers, fight song and stunting. She would make it through one round and be able to breathe again and then gear up for the next round and repeat.
By the last round, it was so narrowed down that only a few girls would eventually end up progressing. After the last round, Camille waited around 4 hours at Coleman Coliseum to learn her fate. To say that she was thrilled to learn that she would be a University of Alabama cheerleader would be an understatement!
What Camille enjoys the most is being on the sidelines at the football games. She loves the atmosphere of a college football stadium, especially Bryant-Denny stadium and the sheer elation that it brings. It is still such a surreal experience to her.
“Getting to attend the upcoming national championship game is something I never thought I would be able to do,” says Marsh.
When we asked Camille about the support base in Cullman, here’s what she had to say:
“For all of the people in Cullman who have supported me and always believed in me, thank you! Especially my high school cheer coach Erica Ball, thank you for being you.”
Cullman Today asked if she had any advice to give to guys and girls interested in trying out to be a cheerleader at The University of Alabama. Her advice was to attend one of the University’s stunt clinics. They hold these randomly throughout the year and the purpose is to teach people the skills they would need to know if they are anticipating trying out in the future. She recalls going to these same clinics her Junior and Senior year of high school and recognizes how much she learned from them. Now, she is cheering for The University of Alabama and representing Cullman proudly in Tuscaloosa.
“I always thought of the chances of me being able to go was like the chances of me being able to go to the super bowl. Now, in just a few short days, I will be able to not only attend, but be on the sidelines and get to cheer on the best team in the nation,” Camille said.
Regardless of what team you choose to cheer for from your couch, we can all agree that we will all be cheering the blonde with a bright smile on from Cullman.
Best of luck to you, Camille!
Full story can be found at: cullmantoday.com/2017/01/03/camille-marsh-lives-alabama-c...
" Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak " .... Thomas Carlyle
persistence ..... keep on growing and blooming where you are planted regardless on the bloke with the chainsaw.
The Persistence of Memory ● La persistencia de la memoria ● Persistance De La Memoire
Salvador Dali, 1931 - Oil on canvas, 24 x 33 cm - The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
“The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.” Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The name "Century Plant" is applied to several agaves. This is Agave utahensis ssp. kaibabensis. It appears to have been hit by a freeze as it was blooming, but since it puts all of its life into this one bloom, it has persisted.
Grand Canyon - Thunder River Trail - Century Plant persistance in blossoming
Do you know what it takes to succeed in life? The answer is – “Courage”. Many people want to start their own venture, but only a few of them take a risk. To run a successful let’s explore a few good business skills that you must develop to succeed in the corporate world with Neil Haboush.
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April 23rd, 2013
April 2013: A Month in 30 Pictures / Day 23
A spring snow covering blue mist spirea flower buds from last year.
Yorkshire Artspace Society
Persistence Works Studios, 21 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS
Persistence Works is our purpose built, award-winning studio complex in Sheffield City Centre. Comprising 53 studios of varying size to accommodate around 80 artists and makers, its six floors are zoned to suit a broad range of making processes, including light industrial work.
Persistence Works, Brown Street, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, 1998–2001
Persistence Works [24, 80], 1998–2001 by Feilden Clegg Bradley is the first purpose-built (as opposed to converted) fine art and crafts studios erected in Britain for many years. Built for the Yorkshire ArtSpace Society, a co-operative which first took over redundant industrial buildings in this area for studios in 1982. Constructed of in situ fair-faced concrete, industrial in scale (fifty-one studios) and austerely dignified in design with minimal surface decoration, a welcome contrast to the Postmodern gimmickry so prevalent elsewhere in the city. Two elements: a long low block facing Brown Street, with cantilevered first floor above a glazed podium, and a parallel six-storey block behind, linked by an impressive glazed atrium [24] through which large art- works can be removed. Angularity is only relaxed in the reception area which has a curved outer wall, bowed like a ship’s prow. Large and noisy activities are restricted to the double-height studios on the ground and first floors, quieter ones such as painting to the upper floors of the rear block. The rear elevation is punctuated by large set-backs at ground and first-floor level to provide balconies to the studios. Artworks integral to the building’s design include a screen of rippling glass panels along the façade by Jeff Bell, the perforated steel gates by Jennie Gill, blue circular lights with steel ‘hairs’ protruding from the façade by Jo Fairfax and the reception area floor by Jasia Szerszynska.
Let the Games begin!
Details from the XXX Olympic Wallpaper
You can see more of the details in XXX Olympic Set
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Climbing the steps to reach Madame Eiffel .. and he did get to the top.
Taken during the Parisian version of Scott Kelby's 3rd Worldwide Photowalk .
Explore 359 - merci & thanks!
Oil on canvas
9 1/2 x 13" (24.1 x 33 cm)
The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dalí 1931
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA
11 West 53 Street - New York, NY 10019-5497
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(Poem inspired by Salvador Dali painting Persistence of Memory)
"Chained to the hands of time,
faded memories burn to dust,
swarming ants creep along decayed
branches
Insomniacs depict a striking mind,
in the midst of picturesque beauty―
battling through day and night
I lose myself to the calm seashore,
astray on the edge of a cliff,
unmoved between space and time
A desperate strive for normality,
this persistence will live on,
to diminish the warped recollection
of an unknown vision"
- Kavita Trivedi
[পরিশিষ্টঃ ছবিটি তোলা অবশ্য অন্য প্রেক্ষিতে। প্রদর্শিত ঘড়িটি প্রায় শ বছর পুরানো। রামুতে এক ঐতিহ্যবাহী মন্দিরে সংরক্ষিত ছিল ওটা। সম্প্রতি ২৯ সেপ্টেম্বর বৌদ্ধ বিহারে দুর্বৃত্তদের ন্যাক্কারজনক হামলায় ক্ষতিগ্রস্থ হয় মন্দিরটি। সাথে ঘড়িটিও...]
Abir Shaqran Photography
Ramu, Cox' Bazar,
Bangladesh.
31 October, 2012
~ James Whitcomb Riley
A small desert life climbing the dune and probably trying to reach home before night fall. What amazed me is the thin trail it left all along and the persistence it was showing when climbing this "mighty" dune. Above all, this creature is doing the journey all alone. I now wonder how long it must have traveled to get here and be "captured" forever.
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area(NRA), located on the Oregon Coast, stretches approximately 40 miles north from the Coos River in North Bend, to the Siuslaw River, in Florence. The park is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United States Forest Service (USFS).
These Wind-sculpted sand dunes some of them towering to 500 feet above sea level were formed by the ancient forces of sun, wind, water and time. These sand dunes are like no others in the world and are the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.
August 1, 2010, Oregon dunes, Oregon, this one taken here.
I ran across this little guy while take more light photos now that it's finally snowed and cool enough to stick. I like his "never say die" attitude.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories staff photo, featuring an alphanumeric persistence of vision display. Exposure time: 2.5 s.
Another Demotivational poster created with fd's Flickr Toys, & inspired by the wickedly sarcastic "despair" series ( www.despair.com ) which is, itself, inspired by the famous Motivation posters.
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if you have an original de-motivational creation of your own, please consider adding it to the 'De-Motivational' group: flickr.com/groups/22061676@N00/
Norio and Argent enjoying the heater in the kitchen of our house in Yubari in October of 2017. Argent is in almost the exact same position as she was in a picture exactly one year earlier.
This took some balls...literally.
This is the woman at the dunking booth at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. It took me several tries to work up the courage to ask her for her photo. It also took many, many softballs.
I encountered her first on the morning of August 18. My son had a go with 11 balls with no luck, so I took my chances with 11.
On my 9th throw, I hit the target with enough force to drop the platform. She was holding onto a bar, so she didn't go all the way in. I think she was really surprised and didn't want to get dunked, so I didn't throw the last two because I didn't want to be rude by sinking her again. I was too chicken to ask for her photo, though.
In the afternoon, we came back to the booth. No one else was there, so I mustered the gusto to try again. I hit the target a couple of times, but not with enough force to drop her. I thought about asking for her photo, but a large crowd had gathered to watch me throw. The next fellow up got close a couple of times, but never hit the target square. I had stayed to watch, and I think he though I might be able to do it, so he dropped $10 for 22 balls.
This time, I hit the target at least four, if not six times, but couldn't get her to drop. I was emboldened enough to ask for her photo, but an even larger crowd had gathered. Either she wanted to keep business going or was a bit perturbed that I had returned that she didn't come down off the platform when I asked for her photo. I was a bit devastated.
On August 25, my friend Chris came to town and wanted to go to the festival. After wandering for a while, we came to her booth. This time I asked for her photo up front. I gave her $5 to throw, but told her she or her partner didn't need to sit in the tank. By golly, I missed every time, but she did pose for a photo. It made my entire weekend and was well worth the time and cost.