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a short...and VERY rainy visit to a former home of Nelson Mandela, in Soweto, South Africa.
Pictures were rushed, and poor... a big crowd in attendance, besides our tour group. The compact dwelling is furnished as a museum , with many photos and awards on the walls. Mr Mandela lives in a newer home, and one presumes, a much larger and more comfortable one.....he had just returned from a hospital stay when our tour group was in South Africa.
I am currently reading Mandela's autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom", finding it gripping...at the moment I am reading about his long imprisonment in the prison on Robben Island ( near Cape Town.... where we visited on the last day of our tour...I'll post photos later)
an excerpt from Wikipedia, about Soweto :
" Soweto came to the world's attention on 16 June 1976 with the Soweto Uprising, when mass protests erupted over the government's policy to enforce education in Afrikaans rather than English. Police opened fire in Orlando West on 10,000 students marching from Naledi High School to Orlando Stadium, The rioting continued and 200 people died on the first day in Soweto.
The first to be killed was Hector Pieterson, who was 12 years old, when the police began to open fire on the students. Another among the killed was Dr. Melville Edelstein, who had devoted his life to social welfare among blacks. He was stoned to death by the mob and left with a sign around his neck proclaiming "Beware Afrikaaners".
The impact of the Soweto protests reverberated through the country and across the world. In their aftermath, economic and cultural sanctions were introduced from abroad. Political activists left the country to train for guerrilla resistance. Soweto and other townships became the stage for violent state repression. Since 1991 this date and the schoolchildren have been commemorated by the International Day of the African Child.
Aftermath
In response, the apartheid state started providing electricity to more Soweto homes, yet phased out financial support for building additional housing.
Soweto became an independent municipality with elected black councilors in 1983, in line with the Black Local Authorities Act. Previously the townships were governed by the Johannesburg council, but from the 1970s the state took control.
Soweto's black African councilors were not provided by the apartheid state with the finances to address housing and infrastructural problems. Township residents opposed the black councilors as puppet collaborators who personally benefited financially from an oppressive regime. Resistance was spurred by the exclusion of blacks from the newly formed tricameral Parliament (which did include Whites, Asians and Coloreds). Municipal elections in black, coloured, and Indian areas were subsequently widely boycotted, returning extremely low voting figures for years. Popular resistance to state structures dates back to the Advisory Boards (1950) that co-opted black residents to advise whites who managed the townships.
Further popular resistance: incorporation into the City :
In Soweto, popular resistance to apartheid emerged in various forms during the 1980s. Educational and economic boycotts were initiated, and student bodies were organized. Street committees were formed, and civic organizations were established as alternatives to state-imposed structures. One of the most well-known "civics" was Soweto's Committee of Ten, started in 1978 in the offices of The Bantu World newspaper. Such actions were strengthened by the call issued by African National Congress's 1985 Kabwe congress in Zambia to make South Africa ungovernable. As the state forbade public gatherings, church buildings like Regina Mundi were sometimes used for political gatherings.
In 1995, Soweto became part of the Southern Metropolitan Transitional Local Council, and in 2002 was incorporated into the City of Johannesburg.
A series of bomb explosions rocked Soweto in October 2002. The explosions, believed to be the work of the Boeremag, a right wing extremist group, damaged buildings and railway lines, and killed one person.
Demographics
As Soweto was counted as part of Johannesburg in South Africa's 2008 census, recent demographic statistics are not readily available. It has been estimated that 40% of Johannesburg's residents live in Soweto. However, the 2008 Census put its population at 1,3 million (2010) or about one-third of the city's total population.
Soweto's population is predominantly black. All eleven of the country's official languages are spoken, and the main linguistic groups (in descending order of size) are Zulu, Sotho, Tswana, Venda, and Tsonga.
Key statistics (2001)[13]
Area: 106.44 square kilometres (41.10 sq mi)
Population: 858,644: 8,066.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (20,892.9 /sq mi)
Households: 237,567: 2,231.9 per square kilometre (5,781 /sq mi) "
Eep, phoenix girl!
1. Her arrivalllllllllll! She was an unexpected girl, but I fell in love with her blank face. *0*
2. She came back with an amazing, colorful face-up from AngelToast!!!
3. Yellow/orange eyes that were much too big for her and a temporary misty lavender wig. *x*
4. Put her in turquoise and haven't looked back 8D
5. Got a few wigs in from Licht and let her play with the Rain one.
6. Put her in blonde with rainbow highlights for fun~
7. Found out that 'orange peach' is her actual hair color because it's just perfect!
8. Played with a multicolor wig from Monodee that was supposed to be Bambi's.
9. Back to 'orange peach'!! <3
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
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Design, © Japanese Embroidery Centre
At Phase IV, the Japanese Embroidery student learns goldwork.
The exotic flower, Karahana, teaches several different techniques.
When Veolia began its phased withdrawal from local bus operations in South and Mid Wales in 2011, it held a large number of Powys County Council contracts awarded in 2007 for five years, and which could not be reliquinshed. Therefore, Crossgates Coaches Ltd was formed (as a renaming of Veolia Transport Cymru Ltd) in 2011 to mange the operation from the Crossgates (near Llandrindod Wells) and Abercraf depots for the final nine months or so.
In those days, the service between Brecon and Swansea was numbered X63 and was an an Abercraf operation. An eclectic range of vehicles were used including this anonymous 12m 'classic shape' Alexander Dennis Enviro300 with paper destination displays, which had been new to Bodmans of Worton in Wiltshire.
I captured her during the last month of the contract in August 2012 on the A4067 between the Crai Reservoir and Tafarn-y-Garreg when returning to Swansea.
By the following month, she had transferred to Worcestershire-based Aston Coaches, also a former Veolia company, and was still in service earlier this year.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
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Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
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Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Showing final phases of construction during the 1980's. Scanned from 35mm negatives at 4000dpi. Available for use commercially for a fee, please contact me through Flickr Mail if you wish to use any of these pictures.
The Amtrak Phase I unit, #156 leads the westbound Lake Shore Limted under the aging PRR era signal bridge in the pouring rain which in effect made this shot possible, otherwise I'd be shooting directly into the sun.
Whiting, IN
3/22/11
The two Phase III heritage engines are resting at the Amtrak station of Jacksonville, FL, while they are refueled and a crew change occurs.
my first attempt at a video of my work in the last 6 months...
Theres plenty of more still to come...
if you want to see it in FULL....
"Ci sono solo due errori che si possono fare nel cammino verso il vero: non andare fino in fondo e non iniziare."
Buddha
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Testing Leaf Credo at ISO 400, 110mm handheld wide open at 2.8. So far ISO 400 seems ok, 200 may use with beautiful results. The back seems sharper than my CMOS IQ250 & IQ100.
In studio lights for product or portraits it will shine no doubts.
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Marina World is Kuwait's second largest shopping and entertainment complex, located on the beachfront in the exclusive shopping district of Salmiya. Opening its first phase to international acclaim in November 2002, the second phase of the complex followed in early 2004, with the third and final phase opening towards the end of 2005. Marina World is home to many restaurants, shops, a convention hall, promenade areas, and a five-star hotel. The Marina Crescent opened in early 2004 in the same design as its Marina Mall counterpart, and is located directly across the highway from Marina Mall. The Crescent is composed entirely of restaurants and some gift shops. It is directly linked to the Mall by a panoramic, 100-meter long, air-conditioned bridge.
This might not be such a special shot for someone from Europe or other countries where you get changeable weather conditions, but it is rather special shot for Kuwait where we have cloudless sky most of the time.
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm Focal length: 20.00 mm; Aperture: 9.0, Exposure time: 32.0 s, ISO: 200
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All images are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Almost done. Need some small trim pieces and some LED lighting. The back cover is in place. There is a 5" gap between the back piece and the back of the upper hutch. This allows for cable management, and easy access to the power bricks that are mounted on the back side. The unit has 2" of clearance on all sides to allow easy cable access.
Future plans call for 2 more 32" displays flanking the center display on top. The outer displays will be on tilting and extending arms to allow them to tilt at an angle in towards the user. They will sit over the top of the Dayton B652's on each side when tilted outwards.
I am also planning on putting a rack mount setup in the upper portion and building a secondary shelf setup with a 19" rackmount to mount my future server and will hold the case that is now sitting under the desk.
The smaller display on the top will be moved to the future server rack as it's currently now devoted to the dev server.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Labor Day's Amtrak 383 has a special leader in Phase II heritage unit 66. Thanks to MH Tower for the timely heads up!
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
Parceria com o way novamente denovo again aushaushaushaushaush
baseada numa foto da belinda!
super complicada de fazer no PFS essa manipulação O.O
axo q é pq manipulação não é minha praia :T
mas ta ai e comentem ^^
Phase 2 (part 1) Gigi's journey with her white slides/slippers. Just a few weeks old after taking her first steps in them.
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC
️ SPQR - Phase I ️
▶️ Watch the Model Film in 4K on YouTube:
▶️ Intro to SPQR Project:
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
Parts: 104,000+ (~1,700 unique)
Scale: 1:650
Dimensions: 57in x 289in (143cm x 231cm)
Research Time: 2,000+ hours since 2019
Design Time: 1,000+ hours in 200 days
Build Time: 600+ hours in 90 days
Photography: EClarke Photo 📷
© MMXXIII - Rocco Buttliere, LLC