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My marks aren't real but their's were. And the deepest marks are not in sight. Thousands of sanitarian had to face workdays at risk, without secure and enough material. Some of them had lost their lives.
This is something that cannot be forgotten. Never forget to prioritize what is important as health.
Without health, there's no life, and without life, there's nothing.
Mis marcas no son reales pero las de ellos sí que lo han sido. Y las marcas más profundas son las que no se ven.
Miles de sanitarios se han tenido que enfrentar a jornadas de trabajo en riesgo, sin material suficiente y seguro. Algunos incluso han perdido la vida.
Esto es algo que no se debe olvidar. Que no se olvide nunca priorizar lo verdaderamente importante como es la Sanidad.
Sin salud no hay vida y sin vida no hay nada.
Bloom with the attitude you value... 🌸🌞
It doesn't matter how others are, focus only on what matters to you - ecstasy and happiness... 💕
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" Prioritize what you value over the noise and complaints. Don't trade a rare quality for something ordinary that can easily be replaced.
Dismiss the notion of equality lamentation. Status isn't tailored for equals... it's exclusively reserved for the rare superior who exudes unmatched excellence, ticking all of your checkboxes. "
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My dad gave me $40 for a field trip today, and since I knew I probably wouldn't buy anything at the museum, I went to Target during first block since I was signed out of all my classes for today anyways x) I went to buy a belt, but then I saw that this one had the LITDH dolls out on shelves, so naturally I prioritized and got Talkin' Barbie. The basic Barbie doll is out now too, but IMO, she's not nearly as gorgeous as the talking one, and neither of her dresses are as cute ;p
The field trip was fun! I've been to the museum of fine arts a ton of times already tho x) But yeah, kewal :)
It has been months and months that I have not had the time to do a SP, as the business has been growing more and more I have had to prioritize those shoots (which I like better than photographing myself of course) anyways i missed doing this too! I hope you enjoy these, I had fun taking them :)
PS: Also, i cut my hair about 8 inches, you like?
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This morning, I went over to my cousins house and asked him what ideas he could think of for this topic. After a long debate about shooting a photo of me hanging off a tree (typical), we decided that this topic related to the inability to manage time, and prioritize. I wanted a giant clock (and I intended on setting it alight) but sometimes things don't really turn out as planned.
Nonetheless, this is an unusual step out from my typical shooting style. And I'm glad I've been branching out and trying new things.
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Oostende’s promenade was once lined with grand villas and Art Nouveau buildings, reflecting its status as a luxurious seaside resort during King Leopold II's era. After World War II, most of these historic structures were demolished to make way for modern high-rise apartments. This transformation was driven by the rise of mass tourism, prioritizing functionality over preserving architectural heritage.
Today, the Belgian coastline, including Oostende, is heavily urbanized and often criticized for its lack of charm compared to other European coastal areas. Dense apartment blocks have replaced natural dunes and historic landmarks, permanently altering the landscape. Unlike places such as the French Riviera or Dutch coastal towns, which have preserved their historical appeal, the Belgian coast has lost much of its unique identity.
In this image, I aim to create beauty out of this stark reality, playing with light and shadows to transform the setting.
Ostend, Belgium
East wing of Eutin Castle in the district town of Eutin, seen from the building’s inner courtyard, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Some background information:
Eutin Castle is a palace in the town of Eutin in the north German district of Eastern Holstein. It is both Eutin‘s cultural centre and nucleus. Taken together, this castle, Gottorf Castle and Glücksburg Castle form the most important group of courtly secular buildings in the Northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Eutin Castle traces its origins to the bishop's manor of Gerold of Oldenburg. In 1156, he received these lands as a gift from the Adolf II, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein, who was also the founder of the city of Lübeck. The estate was expanded under Bishop Johannes of Tralau between 1260 and 1275, receiving a larger stone structure that now forms the core of the castle’s east wing. In 1293, the first castle chapel was built.
Little is known about the original design of the castle. It was likely a simple fortification of the time, surrounded by walls, with separate buildings that prioritized functionality over appearance. From 1277 to 1283 and again between 1299 and 1317, Bishop Burkhard of Serkem faced renewed disputes with Lübeck. As a result, the castle was expanded into a small fortress and was reinforced with a moat under his successors around 1350. From 1439 to 1486, additional structures were built in phases, including the core of the present gate tower. By the 16th century, the individual buildings had been joined together to form a modest Renaissance castle, giving rise to today’s irregular floor plan, particularly on the city-facing front side.
With the Reformation, the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf gained control of Eutin in 1586 and provided the Prince-Bishops. During the Thirty Years’ War, the bishopric faced the threat of secularization, but Johann X, at that time prince-bishop of Lübeck, managed to prevent this by securing the prince-bishopric’s connection to the House of Gottorf. This alliance, however, caused ongoing conflicts with the Danish monarchy, culminating in 1705 with a Danish occupation and partial destruction of the castle. However, in 1689, both castle and town had already suffered significant damage due to a fire.
The palace reached its peak in the 18th and 19th centuries. Between the reigns of Christian August and Friedrich August I, it transformed into a Baroque princely court, and Eutin became a social center in the region. During this time, significant extensions were made to the castle, its interiors, and the gardens. Eutin became one of the few grand Baroque residences in Schleswig and Holstein. These works were overseen by the Swedish-Pomeranian court architect Rudolph Matthias Dallin from 1717 to 1727. Plans for an extensive reconstruction of the castle were considered but never realized due to financial constraints.
The castle park was redesigned in the French style, becoming one of the largest Baroque gardens in the region alongside the gardens of Gottorf Castle. It was in this park in 1739 that Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, the niece of Friedrich August I and the future Russian czarina Catherine the Great, first met her unloved husband Karl Peter Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorf, the later Russian short-term czar Peter III.
In 1773, the Lübeck Prince-Bishops gained the rank and title of Duke of Oldenburg due to the unification of their territory with Oldenburg and Delmenhorst under the Treaty of Zarskoje Selo. Friedrich August ruled from Eutin until his death in 1785. Following the secularization of the Bishopric of Lübeck in 1803, his successors moved their residence to Oldenburg Castle. Eutin, now part of an Oldenburg exclave, was used only as a summer residence but retained its prominence. During this time, the outdated Baroque garden was transformed into a modern landscape park.
In the early 19th century, Eutin earned the reputation of being the "Weimar of the North," thanks to the influence of artists like Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, and Franz Anton von Weber, supported by the patronage of Duke Peter I. Around 1820, plans were made to redesign the outer castle courtyard in a Neoclassical style. The old courtyard was demolished, and an open palace square was created in 1828. But also the castle itself was given a Neoclassical interior makeover and an additional floor by 1845.
Until the abdication of Friedrich August II in 1918, Eutin remained a regular summer residence for the ducal family. After the abdication, the castle was no longer inhabited, and a museum was established within its walls. Both the city and the castle survived both World Wars unscathed. Toward the end of World War II, a wave of refugees from the eastern territories of Germany arrived, and the empty castle was repurposed as a refugee camp. At times, hundreds of people lived in the castle under dire conditions, with only four toilets in the entire building.
After extensive restoration, the castle was partially reopened to the public in 1957. It was also used as a filming location for parts of the 1972 movie "Cabaret" starring Liza Minnelli. Further renovations became necessary in the 1980s, with financial support from the state and federal government. In 1992, the ducal family transferred the castle and gardens to the newly established Eutin Castle Foundation. With the mission to preserve, open, and present the castle and its gardens, funded by state grants and self-generated income, the foundation also promotes education, research, and documentation.
Eutin is the capital of the Northern German district of Eastern Holstein in thd German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The town has about 17,300 inhabitants, is located about 40 km (25 miles) north of the city of Lübeck and nestles between three lakes: the Great Eutiner Lake, the Small Eutiner Lake and the Sibbersdorfer Lake. Eutin is the birthplace of the famous composer and pianist Carl Maria von Weber, who was born there in 1786.
In the 7th century, a settlement was founded by the Slavic Obotrites tribe that built a wooden castle on Pheasant Island in the Great Eutiner Lake. The Obotrites named their new village "Utin". In the 12th century, the settlement was populated by Dutch settlers and already in 1156, Eutin became a market town. Eutin’s further history is closely related to the one of its castle.
Every year, Eutin hosts two festivals: the Eutiner Festspiele in summer, where operas are performed in an open-air theatre in the gardens of Eutin Castle, and the Blues Fesitival in spring, which takes place in the town centre. Due to its proximity to the Baltic Sea resorts along the Bay of Lübeck, which have seen increased demand partly due to the trend toward domestic tourism, Eutin has also come into focus for the tourism industry in recent years.
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"This is where the fun begins!"
My latest ship from the Prequel Trilogy has arrived, and it surely was a lot of fun to make: here's Obi Wan's Eta-2 Actis Interceptor from Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars.
This small unit consists of 281 pieces (stand included), and has one major feature: true Minifig scale!
There's a handful of beautiful MOCs of this ship out there already, but most of them are based on the huge cockpit piece from the playsets, so they're drastically oversized. So here I am with a, dare I say, more accurately scaled version.
It does come with a drawback, you guessed it: you can't put a fig inside. A bit ironic I know, but I chose to go for a brick-built cockpit in order to get as close to the original design as I could, prioritizing accuracy over playability, as usual.
The wings were pretty challenging given the ridiculously small scale, and my goal was to have them as thin as possible without compromising the SNOT look.
I'm quite happy with the result and I think this makes a nice little display piece. It's also very swooshable despite the intricate wing design.
I'm usually not a fan of stickers, but I thought this one deserved some sweet markings. I used the sticker sheet from the playset - it is included in the parts list. The color scheme can be changed to red with only a few part swaps (see last page in the instructions).
► Instructions for the Eta-2 Actis Interceptor are available at Rebrickable!
Well, Justice League is tonight!! My showcase is going to be pushed off until after The Last Jedi because I'm prioritizing those figs, but here's a quick teaser in the meantime :)
Effective Range: Medium
Classification: Intelligence / Recon
Armaments: (1) SMG-UZ01A, (1) HR-HIBMSU01
One reason why the New Earth Strategic Trust faction is such a dominant force in the Quorus Wars is due to their supreme tactics and efficient strategies and have outfitted specific units like the Eagle EWAC to prioritize recon and intelligence gathering.
The Eagle EWAC is actually based on the NESF-M05E Eagle, a standard combat type reFrame that is deployed in heavy combat areas and serve as a main unit in NEST Special Forces ranks. The EWAC (Early Warning And Control) unit allows for efficient intelligence gathering that is sent to NEST's tactical HQ as data to create up-to-date battle strategies. Extra thrusters were equipped on the Eagle EWAC to give it better mobility in order to move faster to key locations for data scanning as well as avoid enemy units. It is equipped with a light submachine gun (SMG-UZ01A) and a hand cannon mounted on its left arm for emergency combat purposes.
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Build notes:
You can find more about the build in my blog article :D
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More info, WIP details, and other LEGO mechs over at my blog:
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For those interested in LEGO mech building, I put out an eBook over at Amazon Kindle a while back called Mech Wars Instructional Primer. If you’re looking for a resource that could help you start or even improve your mech building skills, you might find this eBook useful :D
One of the few things I clearly remember from when I rushed to catch the light on this lily was the song playing in my head as I looked at its leaves:
“Fill your pockets with the dust and the memories,
That rises from the shoes on my feet.”
Slint - Washer
X-Pro2 • Voigtländer Nokton Classic 40mm f1.4MC
Probably f2 because light was fading and I think I was using the…
Marumi DHG Super polarizer
Pro-Neg Hard
WB: 5600k
Straight out of camera
First post from the new Voigtländer 40mm Nokton. Going with this one not because it’s particularly representative of the character of the lens but because it’s the prettiest shot I’ve gotten of the lilies that sprung up at the beginning of spring, and I want to get the post out of the way so I’m not stuck in the analysis-paralysis of indecision any longer.
But also it is a shot that makes me think about the lens, because the slightly gentle, non-clinical rendering of the details forces me to remind myself: this is exactly why I got the lens! I don’t obsess over sharpness, but even so I find myself zooming in and noticing that it’s not as crisp and clinical as some of my modern Fujis (and maybe a few of my actual vintage lenses)… even though the whole point to me is to have a vintage-character lens with modern coatings. Our relationship with gear can really mess with our minds.
I also have to shake my feeling that I screwed up the focus. I said a long time ago that I think you can tell a lot by someone’s focus selection on a flower: are they showing off how sharply they can render the detailed components, or are they rendering what’s beautiful about a flower in a beautiful way? In this case, I recall thinking that the curling tip with a bit of cobweb would be conspicuous if not sharp, and I also liked the texture of the pollen on the leaves, so those are the things I focused on. Yet in hindsight I find myself wondering if I should have focused on the central spadix (I had to look that up), even though I think that part of it is as ugly as its name and better left out of focus. Why does it concern me? Because I shot it the way I like to see it, but it’s not how I see everyone else shoot it, and that gets at me even though I know better.
In both lens and my own choices, I achieved what I wanted in this shot, yet have to remind myself that it’s ok that my priorities aren’t what most others prioritize. That’s why this feels like it should be the first thing I put up from the Nokton. Hopefully many more to come; I’m enjoying the character of this tiny lens a lot.
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In June 2020, after experiencing a devastating spring due to COVID, New York State announced that certain businesses could begin partially opening again. New York City’s response included a program called Open Restaurants, which allowed restaurants to use sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor, socially distant dining. Owners quickly built temporary enclosures in the streets in front of their businesses to try and recover from months of shutdown. Small stretches of Brooklyn in early 2021 display the variety and feel of these enclosures. Hopefully, the Open Restaurants initiative will help these businesses to survive and may even lead to a more permanent reorienting of streets to prioritize people over cars.
National parks preserve irreplaceable landscapes that represent the enduring natural heritage of Indigenous lands and waters. From the peaks of Glacier to the canyons of Zion, our national parks preserve wonders that must be protected. Help ensure future generations can experience these sacred places and contact your elected officials to have your voices heard.
Photographers all over Flickr visit and document these stunning locations every day. If we want to maintain their beauty as well as protect the biodiversity that these spaces sustain, make sure to let your elected officials know that you want them to prioritize funding and protection for our national park system and preserve these spaces for generations to come.
For a reminder of the spaces we want to preserve, check out these gorgeous landscapes captured and shared in the Flickr for the Planet group.
Check out our National Park inspired gallery today!
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Well, it is time. With many things coming up, especially college in September, I’m afraid that I won’t have much time to devote to Lego as I would have liked. In short, because I have to prioritize what I can devote my free time to, I’m afraid that I’m going to have to put a pause into my Lego hobby. How long is this pause? I honestly do not know. Could be a few months or a few years as I’m beginning a new life in college studying game design, or ‘Computer Game Science’ as the major is named there. Once I have things figured out, as in schedule and the gravity of my classes and other things, I might come back. However, seeing my class schedule ahead of time, the possibility of me going back into Lego within a few months is quite slim.
As some of you guys may have noticed my upload rate has declined, ever since the beginning of Junior year of high school. Honestly there was not much I could do as I had to focus on school and that I have come across new hobbies, specifically 3D modeling with Sketchup. And now with college at my doorstep, I fear that I would have no time, let alone any time for the matter, to devote to building my microscale creations and what-not. As a result, I feel that this pause in my Lego hobby is appropriate since I have to focus on other things and frankly, I have reached a ‘’dark age’’ which began around April of this year.
I made this account in 2009 but intensely got into building microscales in 2010 when I had fresh ideas of what I want to build and how to go about doing so. I took inspiration from many sources for my microscale creations, some of which include Real-time strategy games like Command and Conquer (Red Alert 1+2+3, Tib Sun/War, Generals) and Starcraft as I love amassing armies of vehicles and having them fight each other. I remember before ’09 of going onto Flickr everyday to see many amazing microscale scenes with tons of stuff going on in such a small space. It hit me that if I save up some money and make some time, I would be able to replicate those scenes and make armies. After around 3 years of going into this hobby I feel that I have accomplished that goal in Lego form pretty well as I today have made 5 unique microscale factions with different types of units (6 if you count my nanoscale faction; not shown). Honestly, I’m quite happy of where I’m at regarding my goals with Lego but I’m also sad that I won’t have the time to build and share my creations with all of you.
Speaking of you guys, I just want to thank everyone who commented/favorite my creations. It’s because of you guys that I strive to make more and more and to expand my armada. You guys have provided me with tons of inspiration and I learned a lot from observing some techniques not known to me before. The Lego community on Flickr is an amazing one, full of amazing builders. The people I tagged are people who have inspired me the most and who have become great friends. Each and every one of you are amazing builders, specializing in many different aspects of Lego, from mechs to entire minifigure-scale war scenes to fleets of spaceships and everything in between. You guys are awesome and I couldn’t be happier to have known each and every one of you. Seeing creations from you guys pop up in my feed makes me happy to be a part of this amazing community.
In closing, I won’t be uploading anything Lego-related for a while, but I will still be around once in a while uploading my Sketchup creations and commenting/fav’ing creations. Don’t hesitate to keep in touch with me, be it through here or Deviantart!
Milestones:
-Made 100+ different microscale entities out of Lego over the past few years (92 are shown above)
-363 people added me as a contact
-Was blogged many times by Microbricks and once by The Brother’s Brick (www.brothers-brick.com/2012/08/29/a-few-mini-ports/_)
-Won second place in the ‘’Micro Vehicles Mini Faction’’category of the Lego Military Annual Build Competition in 2012. (www.flickr.com/groups/legomilitaryannualbuildcompetition/...)
Multihawk a.k.a ‘’CommanderHawk’’
The color version of my 2nd most faved image on Flickr.
Full set of new old with Marie-Pier
new old: from unused, unexploited, forgotten RAW files from a shoot. Back then I was prioritizing film shots, so I didn't feel like processing extra similar digital versions. However with time it's fun to go back in the vault and look at your unused work from a different eye and go in there with a mindset and mood you feel right now.
To address the critical housing, health, and social justice needs of the downtown eastside, First United Church is partnering with Lu’ma Native Housing Society to redevelop this site at 320 East Hastings.
This is the ninth of a series as the project proceeds. The deconstruction of the existing building started early June 2022.
The four-storey FIRST UNITED facility will serve as the pedestal for an additional seven stories of below-market rental housing for Indigenous Peoples (over 100 studio and one-bedroom units - 35 supportive housing units and 68 rental homes prioritized for Indigenous Peoples.)
The housing complex will be operated by Lu’ma Native Housing Society.
The non-residential portion of the project on floors one through four, will be a purpose-built First United facility offering a range of social services and programming for residents and the surrounding community.
Construction is expected to complete in late 2025. The residential floors will have a separate entrance at 438 Gore Ave.
Here's a picture of a WIP build. It's an excuse to post life updates. :)
1. I’m basically in a dark age now - all I do is look at Brickset a couple times a day. I wanted to finish I Dreamt of Rust this summer, but as a college kid I’ve been working full time instead.
2. This also means I Dreamt of Rust is on hold. I WILL finish it. I'm just a perfectionist so it's taking a while. I have 2 out of 3 sets finished for the next episode. Hopefully it'll be worth the wait.
3. I don’t have many followers to begin with, but sorry if I’m letting anyone down 😬 I do plan on coming back to Lego, but only when I have time. I haven’t lost interest at all - I just don’t have time and have to prioritize other things right now.
Still love Lego, still love the community, just need to focus on other stuff for now and the foreseeable future.
" Steer your thoughts towards a better direction. It's your time to refresh and elevate." ✨
Meva: M&M Gillian Blouse / Exclusive @ 13th Stree Event (Sept)
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5 Signs Your Aura Attracts the Wrong Crowd 🚫
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After you change some personalities
1. You prioritize the quality of their hearts.
2. You don't love animals.
3. You choose yourself.
4. You have your boundaries.
5. You stand up for yourself.
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1. You prioritize the quality of their hearts.
☑ You're not afraid to assess their sincerity early on.
☑ You don't believe matters of the good heart require extended time.
You'd not give them 3-6 months or 1-2 years to change and demonstrate sincerity and a good heart so, you'll check at that point. Because you recognize that sincerity and a good heart don't need time, they should be assessed here and now, whether someone possesses them or not.
2. You don't love animals.
☑ You don't tolerate inhumanity. Anything deserving of a unique love, time, and attention must inherently possess a sense of humanity.
☑ You'll establish boundaries for your pet's demands, ensuring it doesn't expect more than its status permits.
For instance, you won't find yourself constantly changing your pet's food. Take the scenario where you initially bought liver-flavored kibble. When your pet refused it, the next day, you switched to lamb-flavored kibble, giving up on the liver flavor. After consuming only a 1/3 of the box, your pet became bored and started eating less. So, you purchased chicken-flavored kibble. Even after consuming of the half of chicken box, your pet still didn't eat much, leading you to try chicken and rice flavor, then chicken and spinach, and even chicken mixed with pumpkin. You kept changing the food out of fear that your pet wasn't eating enough, wasn't staying healthy, and you were concerned about its well-being, all without considering the cost and what you should reasonably expect in return.
You may eventually give up on pellet food altogether, choosing wet food instead. If that didn't work, you switched to raw meat. You even upgraded to premium raw meat, fueled by concerns that your pet might not enjoy it or that it wouldn't provide enough nutrition.
" Love and kindness should always be balanced with reasonableness, and it's important to set limits and boundaries to prevent them from becoming uncontrollable."
Establish boundaries. If the animal doesn't respond positively to your care, expresses dissatisfaction, or fails to appreciate your efforts, consider releasing it back into its natural habitat. Don't worry about how it will survive without your assistance. In this world, there are always people who cherish and care for animals, they will soon find themselves in a new place. Instead of feeling sorry and pitying them for letting go, prioritize your compassion and empathy toward yourself first.
3. You choose yourself.
☑ Respect yourself and your own needs before others.
4. You have your boundaries.
☑ Set boundaries and be strict about them.
☑ Don't let anyone cross the line.
☑ Don't give space to things that are unfair.
" Always remember that people may take advantage of you or treat you poorly only if you allow them to. Bad people engage in harmful and unfair behavior because good people appear weak and discouraged. Therefore, strive to remain strong and maintain firm boundaries."
5. You stand up for yourself.
☑ You have to be fearless and have the ability to deal with conflict, dislike, and hate from people who disagree with you or won't let you stand up for yourself.
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" What might you lose in this process to embrace these five personas?
You'll find yourself surrounded by positive influences because those with negative intentions will be less likely to be drawn to you and exploit you unfairly. Gradually, they will fade from your life, and you won't encounter new ones with similar intentions.
While you may initially perceive this as a significant loss, remember that there are still good and kind-hearted people in the world waiting to be discovered ."
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♦ Instructions available at Rebrickable ♦
"This is where the fun begins!"
My latest ship from the Prequel Trilogy has arrived, and it surely was a lot of fun to make: here's Obi Wan's Eta-2 Actis Interceptor from Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars.
This small unit consists of 281 pieces (stand included), and has one major feature: true Minifig scale!
There's a handful of beautiful MOCs of this ship out there already, but most of them are based on the huge cockpit piece from the playsets, so they're drastically oversized. So here I am with a, dare I say, more accurately scaled version.
It does come with a drawback, you guessed it: you can't put a fig inside. A bit ironic I know, but I chose to go for a brick-built cockpit in order to get as close to the original design as I could, prioritizing accuracy over playability, as usual.
The wings were pretty challenging given the ridiculously small scale, and my goal was to have them as thin as possible without compromising the SNOT look.
I'm quite happy with the result and I think this makes a nice little display piece. It's also very swooshable despite the intricate wing design.
I'm usually not a fan of stickers, but I thought this one deserved some sweet markings. I used the sticker sheet from the playset - it is included in the parts list. The color scheme can be changed to red with only a few part swaps (see last page in the instructions).
► Instructions for the Eta-2 Actis Interceptor are available at Rebrickable!
But I'll come back to you, someday.
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Another one from my shoot this afternoon. God, it feels so good to be taking pictures again. I will prioritize this semester: grades are important, but there are things so much more valuable.
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Facebook page. I just put some extras from this shoot up there. :)
Maple Ridge, BC Canada
A Harbour Authority (HA) is a non-profit, locally controlled organization which operates under a head lease with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to operate and maintain a DFO-owned public commercial fishing harbour in the best interests of the commercial fishing fleet.
The harbour facility consists entirely of the property and water lots under the ownership of DFO – Small Craft Harbours (SCH).
An HA must operate the harbour as a public facility in accordance with the terms of the head lease and must at all times prioritize the needs of the commercial fishing industry above all else
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Thank-you for your visit, and any comments or faves are always very much appreciated! ~Sonja.
New Year’s Eve-2024
Ninety-nine percent of good railroad photography is just getting out the door with your camera. Once that’s accomplished, you still have one percent to work with. That was my thought when a FB private message from DC Hammon popped up on my phone. DC allowed that a westbound CSX empty hopper train was enroute from Kingsport to Loyall, with the Clinchfield heritage unit on the point. It was gloomy and misting rain, but after about ten seconds of pondering, I elected to engage the ninety nine percent part of the mission.
I haven’t been on FB much lately. Even though I had a flu vaccine a few weeks ago, on Saturday I was in the Ballad urgent care facility in Norton. I was coughing, congested, chilling, and with all the characteristics of something nasty. It wasn’t COVID, but a strain of flue that must have been a variant not included into blend of vaccines I had received earlier. That’s not unusual, of course, but it doesn’t often happen to me.
Wilma has also been sick, and Walnut has really been having a tough go of it (although in her case I think it’s just her declining age). We haven’t been much, if at all (except for a few runs to pick up essentials). At last, I was feeling more like myself, so this would be a good way to change the afternoon routine. I thought the experience of doing some train photography would be worth the effort, even if I wouldn’t come back home with some masterpiece of imagery worthy of a CRPA award (like that’s ever gonna happen!).
I encountered CSX 1902 West sooner than I had anticipated, at Duffield. I had left the house half thinking of going to Natural Tunnel, but I gave up on that when I realized I had left my wide angle lens at home. I wheeled through a crossover on US 23 and backtracked (no pun intended) until I could crank off a couple of “poke and hope” pacing shots in a short stretch where the highway paralleled the track without major obstructions. I mostly was trying to avoid veering into another lane in front of a semi---but traffic was very light.
Pushing ahead, the unexpected growth of lineside vegetation had erased some earlier “honey hole” spots, but I pulled up to a small clearing and got the train as it passed my spot at the passing track at Jasper. What next?
Photo locations on lines where you’ve photographed trains for decades are like a mental Rolodex, prioritized by train direction, lighting, foreground clutter, backgrounds, and on and on. I decided to drive in to “furnace dip” to get him dropping downgrade from East Stone Gap and across the short South Fork of Powell River Bridge. The weather was going from crummy to extra crummy.
After getting that shot, I drove out and headed home. As I was crossing the East 19th Street crossing, I reflexively looked right to see if the EOT was clear of the distant junction. Instead, I saw the head and ditch lights of an eastbound NS run. Instead of going over the hill toward the house, I drove to the old depot site to get a shot of my buddy Brian Richardson handling an eastbound coal train with three big NS units.
Happy New Year, Brian, and thanks for the tip, DC!
In fact, Happy New Year to everyone!
My first visit to MRL in 2015 I remembered seeing a flame cut whistle post on the mainline somewhere east of Garrison. We (Welch and I) had places to be seeing as we were racing towards Helena to get the local with an SD45 leader and I didn't remember seeing another one. I didn't prioritize it but I didn't forget it. So, since my experience on MRL's branch lines was nonexistent until this spring I had assumed that was a one-off. Imagine my surprise as I arrived at Sappington and saw this beauty!
10 years prior the seeds of this monster were sown when the first orders for a "heavy tank" of 35 tons was ordered under the first stage of Project Hund. This was a huge undertaking for the economically rising nation which had been relatively isolationist for years. When word of the daily atrocities that the nation committed became public knowledge in foreign lands the pressure became great for a change in moral policies. Obviously the threats, and jeering meant nothing to our eldritch overlords who had no intention of ceasing the human sacrifices, dark rituals, cannibalism, and manspreading common in the nation. Lord Nyarlethotep demanded that the development of heavy tanks should commence so Mertha didn't fall behind all the filthy human rivals. However the tanks under project Hund were kept top secret even from the head of the army for matters of security.
The Schwerekriegshund-1 (also known post KH-3 as the Kriegswelpe-1) first entered service in 1935 but was obsolete soon after. The Kriegswelpe-2 was much better but wasn't much more effective in combat then the newer Mittel-4 series, or Schläger tanks. This tank was more of a medium tank, and was made by a nation friendly to Mertha instead of being domestically designed. The designers of the tank were commissioned by the Merthan government with permission from the Belkaustan Confederation to help design a new tank of over 50 tons in cooperation with Mertha's lead scientists under Yog-Sothoth, and the army under Hastur.
In 1941 the third variant of the tank went into development to replace the existing tanks, and was much more expensive. The tank suffered from a bad case of over engineering, and transmission problems. The production was slow, and the nation needed to build a lot of new factories, complexes, and depots to service/store the new vehicles. The tank was armed with an extremely deadly, and accurate 88mm main gun, and could engage targets from up to five kilometers away. The vehicle was mobile, but if pushed too far would usually end up breaking down quickly.
Despite this the tank was much loved by elite crewmen, and feared by it's enemies. For a time the KH-3 could knock out any other known tanks, and it's armor could guard against 75 mm guns. Later most nations began building tanks with long 76mm guns, and better ammunition which could penetrate the KH-3's frontal armor from most angles, however the optics, and 88 made able to cope in terms of offensive capabilities. Very few KH series tanks were made compared to Licht, Mittel, and other series so any loss in resources were less then what the could have been had they been prioritized.
Not as happy with this one (compared to the Mittel-4) but I guess I can't always make a tank perfectly how I want it. Really I think the main issue is just POV-Ray. It looks better in LDD with less shadows. I'm rendering it from other angles, and will post more pictures next, and maybe another Dio like the Mittel-4.
Using the cannon as a barrel was inspired by this, although done differently. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2E2v51VSMQ
Ju-87 is still just sitting half done in my LDD, but I really get overwhelmed by making airplanes so sorry.
Close quarters expert Harper Barron has manifested symptoms of belligerent behavior, perhaps due to an error in her programming or a faulty Hero Core. Reports from her teammates state that her enjoyment of fighting has lead to failures in completing missions, as she prioritizes violence over successfully capturing villains and protecting citizens.
Her current location is unknown, but anonymous witnesses have reported seeing her in the Gladiator Arena of planet Bolawoo III.
Further psychological examinations are necessary in order to accurately estimate how dangerous she is. She is equipped with a lightweight body armor and a Quaza-Powered Ram Gauntlet, engaging at a distance is strongly advised.
Great Mask of Intangibility by @galva_nize_
Gauntlet weapon inspired by @ems_mocs ' Tony Stone and Arcane's Atlas Gauntlets
Entry 1 of 2 today, one of my beloved, overcomposed, secondary composition element riddled shortline wedges.
Although a trip to the G&U had been on my to-do list for years it never got prioritized due to a glut of great paint schemes to shoot elsewhere. Shortly before the spring trip began I saw a nice clean Blazejewski wedge of G&U using a rock wall as a leading element and I was sold!
I just so happened to be visiting Blaze this trip so on a mostly beautiful morning following a night of drinking we went up to North Grafton. The scanner was crackling as we got to town (Dave's, not mine. I run deaf) and after a couple hours of switch the train went south. We decided to forego the iconic church shot at Grafton to leave enough time to set up in this field a couple miles south. Satisfied after combing through the field for angles (there are many to choose from) I settled in to wait, and wait we did! What in the fuck! It's hot, there are gnats and we're pretty clearly standing somewhere that we're obviously not supposed to be. Now there's clouds moving in from the northeast and I'm holding it together but I'm starting to freak out a little because this is the only real nice wedge LOCATION on the railroad and we're gonna lose it because they stop and switch for an hour everywh....HORN! Fucking finally a fucking horn and everything is beautiful and it's sunny and I have puffy little clouds in the sky and Erie is happy and I'm standing in a beautiful New England hay field strewn with rock walls and everything is fuckin perfect!
I'm definitely coming back here again.
Thanks Blaze!
Bus with Christmas Lights in São José dos Campos - SP.
Some buses in this city are decorated with lights especially for the Christmas season. In this photo, I prioritized the lights and left the background black, thus focusing on the lights that outline the bus.
Ônibus com luzes de Natal em São José dos Campos - SP.
Alguns ônibus nessa cidade são enfeitadas com luzes especialmente para a época Natalina. Nessa foto, priorizei as luzes e deixei o fundo preto, focando assim nas luzes que contornam o ônibus.
As long as the Capital planet as a whole is well defended and any outside treats are prioritized… the local sector police forces can rule their “thiefdoms” as they see fit, which is usually by corruption and coercion with criminal gangs and local triads, mafias and rich “mercenaries”
This especially applies to the lower levels, the deeper down towards the planet core you come the less rule-based the justicium and law enforcement get…
As no one really know how many levels down the urban network reaches and frankly where it ends being urban structures and architecture and where ancient sewers, natural cavities or mutant handdigged dens stop being urban, very few actually know how the system works down there…
Since the capital planet governmental system works a bit like an old feudal state, where a system of servitude where an overlord is only in contact with the underlings directly below him and at lower levels this underling is the overlord of lesser thiefdoms and so on…
Internal battle among the legal branches is common, border disputes, illegal economic revenues or sometimes even personal feuds can start a local war, most often between on sector block and another of the same…
But often these escalate by the nature of the informal system in place, i.e. a “feudal lord” calls up on his allies when under attack from an enemy law enforcement, in turn its opponent calls up on his allies and all the sudden a flurry of different armies partake in this Block sector conflict, Police forces and mutant bands supported by triads and mafia fights openly on the street…
Sometimes bands or gangers in their own turn are at a local conflict and end up on the same side, which in its turn can be uneasy and sometimes result in minor street feuds…
When a block fight turns so major that a larger number of blocks are involved, then local production falls and at such times the companies that rule the planet will negotiate a peace… since too much conflict is bad for the economy of the federation as a whole…
Since the board is made up of the largest companies, they are often not objective in the negotiation and sometimes it will result in company wars, this happens quite seldom, since all companies know this is really bad for business, so they have a complicated system where wealth and property decides how many votes they get and if a company war has started, then the Capital High lord businessman is awoken from his self-induced slumber in a cryostate…
Why the companies abide to his law no one knows? Perhaps he has some sort unknown power that can cause the companies much harm, this is only guesses, since all this happens far away from where any common person has ever been close to set his/her/its propulsion mechanism…
Here is a picture that shows the start of the 03335a-55577b Megablock War, where elite Police from Block 03335 and city law mercenaries 55577 fight with an allied Mega-police Robot…
The conflict started because the 55577 Police governor was beaten by the 03335 superintendent in a (at the start) friendly game of poker…
I'm still alive.... :) This is a vertorama of the Puyallup, WA fairgrounds. I took it early in the morning, and was hoping for some crazy colors. That didn't happen, but I still thought it was a cool shot so I decided to process and post it. The final product is a manually blended DRI using three different exposures (One for the sky, one for the roller coaster, and one for the foreground).
I've been out and about taking photos lately, so hopefully it won't be 1-2 months before I post another shot. Kudos to those of you that are able to take and process so many shots in such a short period of time. I suppose it's just a matter of prioritizing...
Perspective gives us the ability to accurately contrast the large with the small, and the important with the less important. Without it we are lost in a world where all ideas, news and information look the same. We cannot differentiate, we cannot prioritize as we cannot make good choices without perspective.
Parámetros :: Parameters :: Paramètres: Canon EOS 7D; ISO 100; 0 ev; f 5; 1/160 s; 70 mm Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS.
Título :: Title :: Titre ::: Fecha (Date): Priorizando :: Prioritizing :: Prioriser ::: 2015/03/15 12:07
(Es). Historia: San Juan de la Arena. Asturias. España. La playa es la de San Juan de la Arena - Bayas. La marea está comenzando a bajar. El día está nublado. Aquello de la derecha es una Canon EOS 7D en un trípode, con un objetivo Canon, donde todo ello viene a sumar unos 2.500 € a fecha de hoy. Miguel se entusiasma con una toma concreta de rocas y espuma, así que aprovecha la retirada de la ola para entrar lo máximo posible hacia el agua; confiaba en que la siguiente ola tardaría en volver. Pero al mar hay que respetarlo incluso más allá de los límites que creemos que tiene… y ese día estaba juguetón. Hacía una media hora que habíamos pasado por una zona donde apenas había espacio en la arena para pasar y sólo quedaba un paso estrecho por las rocas; más allá estaba una pared muy inclinada y plagada de arbustos bajos con abundantes espinas de unos 2 o 3 cm; una zona poco recomendable en la que introducirse. Yo pasaba por las rocas y Fray iba tranquilamente con sus pensamiento por la poca arena que había entre el agua y esas rocas. De pronto vino esa séptima ola y Fray se encontró súbitamente entre las rocas y la ola que se le acercaba muy deprisa. Corrió hacia atrás y le perdí de vista. Subió el agua hasta más allá de las primeras rocas y Yo ya estaba dejando la mochila en lugar seguro esperando a la retirada del agua. Sospechaba que Fray aparecería arrastrado por el retorno de las olas y que tendría que salir corriendo a por Él; pero las olas volvieron solas. Luego apreció Fray, pero ahora nada de paso tranquilo, volvía corriendo por el mismo estrecho margen de arena buscando la zona segura, a unos 20 metros más adelante. Cuando me acerqué a Él estaba lleno de arena por la espalda y cabeza. Estuvo sacudiéndose un largo rato… creo que le entró agua hasta por las orejas. Pues eso, que el Mar es el Mar… con su macabro carácter juguetón.
Toma: Yo estaba alejado unos metros, y Fray, después del susto que se llevó, por supuesto que también. De pronto veo a Miguel totalmente decidido comportarse como Alfonsina, directo hacia el mar y a paso ligero. Observa las olas, se detiene, fija el trípode y mira por el visor hacia las rocas del fondo. Enfoca, encuadra y de pronto, dejando la cámara sola, sale corriendo hacia el interior de la playa. Mientras se alejaba miraba más al agua que a la cámara. Luego, ya en zona segura, su vista no se quitaba del trípode. Yo no podía dejar de sonreír mientras hacía las fotos pensando en: ¿se caerá?, ¿no se caerá?, y si comienza a caerse ¿irá a por ella?, ¿por que no la cogió cuando se retiró hacia la playa?, ¿lo está haciendo intencionadamente?… ¿necesitaba Miguel una subida de adrenalina?. Luego vi las fotos; muy bonitas (y un tanto arriesgadas si sabes cómo se hicieron)
Tratamiento: Con Aperture. Original en RAW. Aplico una subida de contraste y definición. Luego recorte en los extremos del histograma para dejar detalle de lo que creo importante: el rostro y las estelas de agua en los apoyos del trípode; el resto lo dejo como accesorio. La vibración de color la reduzco ligeramente.
¡Eso es todo amigos!
(En). The History: San Juan de la Arena. Asturias. Spain. The beach is San Juan de la Arena - Bayas. The tide begins to go down. The day is cloudy. That one of the right is a Canon EOS 7D in a tripod, with an objective Canon, where all this comes to add approximately 2.500 € to date of today. Michael gets enthusiastic with a concrete capture of rocks and foam, so he takes advantage of the retreat of the wave to enter the possible maximum area towards the water; he was trusting that the following wave would be late in returning. But to the sea it is necessary to respect it even beyond the limits that we think that it has … and this day it was playful. It was doing a half hour that we had spent for a zone where scarcely there was space in the sand to walk and only a narrow step along the rocks was staying; beyond there was a wall very sloping and riddled with low shrubs with abundant thorns of approximately 2 or 3 cm; a slightly advisable zone in which to get. I was happening for the rocks and Fray was going calmly with his thought for small sand that existed between the water and these rocks. Suddenly this seventh wave came and Fray was suddenly between the rocks and the wave that was approaching him very fast. It ran backward and I lost him of sight. It raised the water up to beyond the first rocks and I already was leaving the rucksack in sure place waiting to the retreat of the water. He was suspecting that Fray would turn out to be dragged by the return of the waves and that it would have to go out running for Him; but the waves returned alone. Then Fray appears, but now nothing of calm step, it was returning running for the same narrow margin of sand looking for the sure zone, to approximately 20 meters hereinafter. When I approached Him it was full of sand for the back and head. A long moment was shaken … I think that it entered water up to for the ears. So it, that the Sea is the Sea … with his macabre playful character.
Taking up: I was removed a few meters, and Fray, after the fright that removed, certainly that also. Suddenly I see totally determined Michael to behave as Alfonsina, directly towards the sea and light step. It observes the waves, stops, fixes the tripod and gun-sight for the visor towards the rocks of the bottom. It focuses, fits and suddenly, leaving the alone camera, goes out running towards the interior of the beach. While it was moving away was looking more at the water than at the camera. Then, already in sure zone, his sight was not removing itself of the tripod. I could not stop smiling while I was doing the photos thinking in: will it fall?, will not it fall?, and if it begins to fall: will it go for her?, for that it did not take her when he moved back towards the beach?, is it doing it meaningfully? … did Michael needed a raise of adrenaline?. Then I saw the photos; very nice (and rather risky if you know how they were done)
Treatment: With Aperture. Original RAW. I apply a raise of contrast and definition. Then cut away in the ends of the histogram to leave detail of what I believe importantly: the face and the water stelas in the supports of the tripod; the rest I leave it as accessory. I reduce the vibration of color lightly.
That's all folks !!
(Fr). Histoire: San Juan de la Arena. Asturias. L'Espagne. La plage est celle-là du San Juan de la Arena - Bayas. La marée commence à baisser. Le jour est nuageux. Cela de la droite est un Canon EOS 7D dans un trépied, avec un Canon objectif, où tout cela vient à additionner environ 2.500 € à une date d'aujourd'hui. Miguel s'enthousiasme pour une prise concrète de roches et écume, ainsi que la retirée de la vague met à profit pour entrer le maximal possible vers l'eau; il espérait que la vague suivante tarderait à revenir. Mais à la mer il faut le respecter même au-delà des limites que nous croyons qu'il a … et ce jour il était joueur. Il faisait une demi-heure que j'avais passé pour une zone où à peine il y avait un espace dans le sable pour marcher et seulement un pas étroit restait par les roches; plus loin un mur très incliné et était, couvert de bas arbustes avec épines abondantes d'environ 2 ou 3 cm; une zone peu recommandable à laquelle s'introduire. Je passais pour les roches et Fray allait tranquillement avec son une pensée par le peu de sable qui existait entre l'eau et ces roches. D'un vin prompt cette septième vague et Fray s'est subitement trouvé entre les roches et la vague qui le s'approchait très vite. Il a couru en arrière et je l'ai perdu d'une vue. Il a monté l'eau même au-delà des premières roches et Je laissais déjà le sac à dos dans un lieu sûr en attendant la retirée de l'eau. Il soupçonnait que Fray apparaîtrait traîné par le retour des vagues et qu'il aurait à sortir en courant par Lui; mais les vagues sont revenues seules. Tout de suite Fray a apprécié, mais maintenant rien d'un pas tranquille, il revenait en courant par la même marge étroite en sable en cherchant la zone sûre, à environ 20 mètres plus loin. Quand je me suis approché j'étais plein d'un sable par le dos et la tête. Un long moment se secoua … je crois qu'il a entré de l'eau même par les oreilles. Puisque cela, que la Mer est la Mer … avec son caractère macabre joueur.
Prendre: J'étais éloigné quelques mètres, et Fray, après la frayeur qu'il a emportée, bien entendu qu'aussi. De tôt je vois Miguel totalement décidé se comporter comme Alphonsin, direct vers la mer et un léger pas. Il observe les vagues, s'arrête, fixe le trépied et regarde par le viseur vers les roches du fond. Il met au point, encadre et de tôt, en laissant la chambre seule, il sort en courant vers l'intérieur de la plage. En attendant il s'éloignait regardait plus à l'eau qu'à la chambre. Tout de suite, déjà dans une zone sûre, sa vue ne retirait pas du trépied. Je ne pouvais pas cesser de sourire tandis que je faisais les photos en pensant dans : tombera-t-il ?: ne tombera-t-il {elle} pas ?, et s'il commence à tomber : ira-t-il par elle ?: pourquoi ne l'a-t-il pas prise quand il s'est retiré vers la plage ?: il le fait intentionnellement ? … : Miguel avait-il besoin d'une montée d'adrénaline ?. Tout de suite j'ai vu les photos; très jolies (et un peu á risque si tu sais comment ils ont été faits)
Traitement: Avec Aperture. Origine RAW. J'applique une montée de contraste et de définition. Tout de suite découpez dans les extrémités de l'histogramme pour laisser un détail de ce que je crois important: le visage et les sillages d'eau dans les appuis du trépied; le reste l'a laissé comme accessoire. Je réduis légèrement la vibration de couleur.
Voilà, c'est tout!
14.03.16
So at this point I have to admit my 52 project has turned from "creating bigger and better pieces" into "just staying active". Which isn't bad at all. I still have the potential to create something awesome. I just have to make sure I'm prioritizing school this semester. The last few weeks I've just been scraping by. Today I just caught the last glimpse of any light on a foggy evening. And you know what, I'm still learning new ways to edit. Which is why I like doing projects like this. So what if the quality isn't as good as the last, or conceptual as the first. I'm doing it to improve.
Also I've been listing to a lot of Hasley recently. Thought I'd share.
thanks.
stop deterioration of perceptions of the other
accommodate differences in style
avoid unnecessary economic dilemmas
manage the relationship with minimal emotionalism
prioritize short-term and long-term goals carefully
Hope you're all well rested and ready for another exciting week!
I always try to remember the following quotes as my weekend is about to end:
- give your best and be passionate in everything you do but don't over do and keep your limits.
- however good or bad the situation is, it will change
- spend time with your family and keep in touch with your friends. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick, your family and friends will.
- prioritize and maximize the use of your time and learn the art of saying no
- be happy and believe the best is yet to come.
- be thankful to God when you're awake alive every morning.
- create peace and do something good each day
- dream more while you're awake
Have a wonderful and productive week everyone!! :)
Each year, the Tonle Sap lake, fed by monsoon rains and the Mekong River system, spills onto a vast floodplain, that covers a number of provinces in Cambodia. Some of the villages close to the lake are permanently flooded, and are literally floating villages. Others further away from the lake's edge are flooded only seasonally, and houses are linked to the ground, but raised on stilts by as much as 5 meters, as is the case in this image. Here people are more fortunate than those who have been pushed off the land, since both fishing and dry season agriculture are possible. Yet, with diminishing fish stocks and small farm sizes (about half a hectare per family), most families survive on little more than a few dollars a day. The floods are both a blessing and an added problem. While it brings the fish closer to the villages, the declining fish stocks have halved the quantity of fish a household is able to catch if they do not use fishing methods prohibited by the government. Consequently, the amount of nutrition and income a family can get from the floods has declined by as mush as 50%, with no option to engage in agriculture as their fields lie under 4-5 meters of water. The water also transforms simple day to day activities. Something as simple as visiting one's neighbor involves getting into and out of a boat, even though the destination is only across what was the village road. On our first night in one of these villages, my colleague was woken in the night by a boatman from another village in search of a midwife, as his wife was giving birth on the boat. Hardly any services are available to these communities, as many government departments are understaffed in the first place, and in any case do not prioritize these villages. Despite this myriad of hardships and inconveniences that are the hallmarks of marginalization, these people have not forgotten that some joys need nothing but each other.
33428 Harbour Ave.
Mission, BC Canada
This fishing vessel is sitting in frozen ice on the Fraser River.
A Harbour Authority (HA) is a non-profit, locally controlled organization which operates under a head lease with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to operate and maintain a DFO-owned public commercial fishing harbour in the best interests of the commercial fishing fleet.
The harbour facility consists entirely of the property and water lots under the ownership of DFO – Small Craft Harbours (SCH).
An HA must operate the harbour as a public facility in accordance with the terms of the head lease and must at all times prioritize the needs of the commercial fishing industry above all else
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I think that the modern obsession with pets is a sign of a lonely generation of men and women, desperate to nurture a creature that gives them the love that is not forthcoming from more traditional sources. I often ask the most obsessive pet owners why they are so attached to their pets. I usually hear the same response. The pet gives them more love than any person. More than a spouse, a sibling, or even parents. The dog loves you just the way you are. But the boyfriend tells you that your butt looks fat and you should go to the gym. As my friend Roger explained, “When I come home after a long day’s work, my wife is usually on the phone and the kids are watching TV. Almost no one even notices that I walked through the door. But Laraby, my golden retriever, goes nuts. He runs up to me and almost knocks me down. He wags his tail. It’s like he’s been the waiting the whole day for me. And it makes me feel incredibly special.”
We can never make ourselves feel special. Someone else has to do it for us. And that’s what human love is all about. It’s about someone prioritizing you, focusing on you, pampering you all because you’re special. But in an age that is as self-absorbed and as narcissistic as ours, we’re finding it incredibly difficult to make others feel special. We don’t love ourselves enough to love others.
This as close to “unobtainium” as I have found on Earth.
An exceptionally unusual shiny black meteorite find was recovered in 2011 in Morocco by Aziz Habibi (I bought it from him). Officially named NWA 7034, it was nicknamed “Black Beauty” by Dr. Carl Agee, Director of the Institute of Meteoritics. A team of scientists led by Agee found a number of marvels in this oldest and rarest of Martian meteorites: it contains the oldest Martian minerals ever dated (formed 4.48 billion years ago), it contains ~ 20x more water than any other Martian samples previously encountered (perhaps formed under an early Martian ocean), it is among the very few martian basalts that do not contain maskelynite (impact-melted plagioclase glass), and it is the only brecciated Martian (i.e., they are composed of angular fragments of different rock types fused together). Carl Agee did an hour-long talk on NWA 7034 here, with a short summary here: "this is a once in a career discovery."
These rocks were so novel they were provided a new subtype "Martian (polymict breccia)" in the Met Bull. Moreover, in July 2022, it was determined that Black Beauty most likely originated from the Karratha Crater in Mars’s southern hemisphere; approximately 10 million years ago, the asteroid impact which formed the crater also ejected a large volume of Mars rock into space, some of which perturbed into an Earth-crossing orbit — and it took the long route, a journey of ~15,000 orbits around the Sun before penetrating Earth’s atmosphere.
Black Beauty contains relatively large crystals of plagioclase (a calcium-aluminum silicate) and pyroxene (a calcium-magnesium-iron silicate). These large mineral grains are surrounded by fine-grained material that formed from rapidly cooling lava, most likely following a volcanic eruption. Rock and mineral fragments were incorporated into the flow during the eruption, giving the rock its brecciated appearance. Accessory minerals include chlorapatite, chromite, goethite, ilmenite, magnetite, maghemite, alkali feldspar and pyrite.
A lay summary of the location news from Physical Org:
"Scientists announced Tuesday they had found the crater from which the oldest known Martian meteorite was originally blasted towards Earth, a discovery that could provide clues into how our own planet was formed. The meteorite NWA 7034, nicknamed Black Beauty, has fascinated geologists since it was discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2011.
It contains a mix of materials including zircons, which date back nearly 4.5 billion years. "That makes it one of the oldest rocks studied in the history of geology," Sylvain Bouley, a planetary scientist at France's Paris-Saclay University, told AFP.
Its journey dates back to the solar system's infancy, "about 80 million years after the planets began forming", said Bouley, who co-authored a new study on the meteorite. Tectonic plates long ago covered up Earth's ancient crust, meaning that "we have lost this primitive history of our planet", Bouley said.
But Black Beauty could offer "an open book on a planet's first moments", he added. By measuring Black Beauty's exposure to cosmic rays, they knew it was dislodged from its first home around five million years ago.
"So, we were looking for a crater that was very young and large," Lagain said. Another clue was that its composition showed it had suddenly heated up around 1.5 million years ago—likely by the impact of a second asteroid.
The team then created an algorithm and used a supercomputer to trawl through images of 90 million craters taken by a NASA satellite. That narrowed it down to 19 craters, allowing the researchers to rule out the remaining suspects.
They found that Black Beauty was dug up from its first home by an asteroid that struck around 1.5 billion years ago, forming the 40-kilometer Khujirt crater.
Then a few million years ago, another asteroid hit not far away, creating the 10-kilometer Karratha crater and shooting the Black Beauty towards Earth.
The region in Mars' southern hemisphere is rich in the elements potassium and thorium, just like Black Beauty. Another factor was that Black Beauty is the only Martian meteorite that is highly magnetized. "The region where Karratha was found is the most magnetized on Mars," Lagain said.
Known as the Terra Cimmeria—Sirenum province, it is "a relic of the early crustal processes on Mars, and thus, a region of high interest for future missions," the study said."
and Space,com summarized how the findings can prioritize the destination for future Mars landings:
"The origin of Martian meteorites was an old enigma," Lagain said. Discovering the birthplace of one "is pretty much equivalent to a free sample-return mission," he noted.
"Now we know that the rock comes from the Terra Cimmeria-Sirenum province," Lagain said. "This region hosts the clues to understand[ing] the first stage of evolution and differentiation of the planet. If one wants to understand how Mars formed and evolved, then we need to analyze this province much more than we do right now."
The findings suggest that sending a rover or drone to this region "would help us understand what happened 4.5 billion years ago on Mars," soon after the Red Planet, Earth and the solar system's other rocky worlds were born, Lagain said. This information, in turn, may help "fill the gap in knowledge for the same period of time on Earth."
This black beauty is 61 x 33 x 19mm and 55 grams.
"To be truly transformative, the post-2015 development agenda must prioritize gender equality and women’s empowerment. The world will never realize 100 per cent of its goals if 50 per cent of its people cannot realize their full potential."
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on International Women's Day
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Elida V is a top-modern performance 45m long megayacht, and with the launching of this ketch-rigged beauty, a new epoch began in the history of Elida.
The old schooner model, which had followed us since the start of the organization in 1963, was then replaced by more modern sailing yacht features, even though there is still some resemblance with Elida I.
With the new model, the maintenance and running costs are lowered significantly, and environmental issues are prioritized. Thanks to modern materials and construction principles, the performance of the new ship is of the class of sail racing yachts.
With its 45 meter (148 feet) tall mast, Elida V raises curiosity and attention wherever she comes, and many are drawn to the ship to learn more about her construction and purpose.
..i've been doing a lot of thinking, and prioritizing (much needed) and well~ as embarrassed as i am to say this..i don't have a car.. so i pretty much have no life~
..a few years ago (even more embarrassing) i let someone drive my car without a valid license...long story short..i don't have my car any more! i can't tell you how much this has changed me...i feel like a different person..in a VERY bad way. i'm desperate to get out..i hate that i let my self get to this place..... so the things i LOVE like photography and art...i can't afford to do....not now at least....(not the way i want to) i just can't justify spending 500 bucks on a camera when i still don't have a car.... i'm not being picky ...but when you live paycheck to paycheck ..saving for a car, camera, etc. just doesn't happen! let's hope i can step it up a bit...it would mean less here time ...but i need to find myself again out there!! ...i could hide here forever...but ..my heart and mind are suffering. this is the time in my life...i'm thinking ...BALANCE..
I am not sure how I’ll proceed with my Flickr account. Not being able to add photos for friends/family anymore is an enormous limitation, and super annoying. I understand the limit on uploads for free accounts, but not this.
I was a Pro user for *many* years, but this makes me salty as to become one again. Most of my friends moved on from Flickr, so unless I’m part of a community again, I’m not sure if I should prioritize Flickr for my photos. I miss the sense of community and interaction I had here (so many comments and discussions lost when we had to delete older photos!).
This large canvas is signed by one Addie Diefenbach in the lower and has a partially visible date in the 1880s.
It is one of several marine paintings that complement the nautical decor at a newly reopened and redecorated restaurant in the seaside community of Long Beach, Washington.
I'd say whoever selected them prioritized genre and availability over quality.
The only online reference to an artist named Addie Diefenbach I was able to find was the auction listing for this very piece. It said it was the first of Ms. Diefenbach's works to come up for auction. www.mutualart.com/Artist/Addie-Diefenbach/B25C1C959DD2ADA9
Some time between when the painting was photographed for the auction catalogue and when I saw it hanging on the wall of the restaurant earlier this week several holes, two of which were fairly large, were punched into the canvas. I healed them with Photo Shop.
New Year’s Eve-2024
Ninety-nine percent of good railroad photography is just getting out the door with your camera. Once that’s accomplished, you still have one percent to work with. That was my thought when a FB private message from DC Hammon popped up on my phone. DC allowed that a westbound CSX empty hopper train was enroute from Kingsport to Loyall, with the Clinchfield heritage unit on the point. It was gloomy and misting rain, but after about ten seconds of pondering, I elected to engage the ninety nine percent part of the mission.
I haven’t been on FB much lately. Even though I had a flu vaccine a few weeks ago, on Saturday I was in the Ballad urgent care facility in Norton. I was coughing, congested, chilling, and with all the characteristics of something nasty. It wasn’t COVID, but a strain of flue that must have been a variant not included into blend of vaccines I had received earlier. That’s not unusual, of course, but it doesn’t often happen to me.
Wilma has also been sick, and Walnut has really been having a tough go of it (although in her case I think it’s just her declining age). We haven’t been much, if at all (except for a few runs to pick up essentials). At last, I was feeling more like myself, so this would be a good way to change the afternoon routine. I thought the experience of doing some train photography would be worth the effort, even if I wouldn’t come back home with some masterpiece of imagery worthy of a CRPA award (like that’s ever gonna happen!).
I encountered CSX 1902 West sooner than I had anticipated, at Duffield. I had left the house half thinking of going to Natural Tunnel, but I gave up on that when I realized I had left my wide angle lens at home. I wheeled through a crossover on US 23 and backtracked (no pun intended) until I could crank off a couple of “poke and hope” pacing shots in a short stretch where the highway paralleled the track without major obstructions. I mostly was trying to avoid veering into another lane in front of a semi---but traffic was very light.
Pushing ahead, the unexpected growth of lineside vegetation had erased some earlier “honey hole” spots, but I pulled up to a small clearing and got the train as it passed my spot at the passing track at Jasper. What next?
Photo locations on lines where you’ve photographed trains for decades are like a mental Rolodex, prioritized by train direction, lighting, foreground clutter, backgrounds, and on and on. I decided to drive in to “furnace dip” to get him dropping downgrade from East Stone Gap and across the short South Fork of Powell River Bridge. The weather was going from crummy to extra crummy.
After getting that shot, I drove out and headed home. As I was crossing the East 19th Street crossing, I reflexively looked right to see if the EOT was clear of the distant junction. Instead, I saw the head and ditch lights of an eastbound NS run. Instead of going over the hill toward the house, I drove to the old depot site to get a shot of my buddy Brian Richardson handling an eastbound coal train with three big NS units.
Happy New Year, Brian, and thanks for the tip, DC!
In fact, Happy New Year to everyone!
23250 McKay Avenue
Maple Ridge, BC Canada
A Harbour Authority (HA) is a non-profit, locally controlled organization which operates under a head lease with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to operate and maintain a DFO-owned public commercial fishing harbour in the best interests of the commercial fishing fleet.
The harbour facility consists entirely of the property and water lots under the ownership of DFO – Small Craft Harbours (SCH).
An HA must operate the harbour as a public facility in accordance with the terms of the head lease and must at all times prioritize the needs of the commercial fishing industry above all else.
This image is best viewed in Large screen.
Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always greatly appreciated.
Sonja
Ahhhh! I'm so busy today, tomorrow, this whole month!! 😱
Cousins sleeping over tonight so burger and pizza party (and tons of preparation before that).
Anywayss~
New week, new series!
Since it's Holy Week and it'll be Easter this Sunday...a hunt for the eggs?
I don't know how this will turn out.
I'm prioritizing work right now and things at home.
But my idea for this is hunting for eggs with the guide of "magical" beings. e.g. birds, hands...illustrated (cause magical?)
I've always been fascinated with mixed media stuff and somehow after my first try , I've been wanting to try it again.
Talk to you later.
May your week be wonderful and full of magical blessings too! <3
Re-arranged and prioritized Star Wars IKEA Billy Bookcases
Kenner - Return of the Jedi and Hasbro - non-Original Trilogy Black Series re-arranged and prioritized
Whence and whither... one of those is easier to define than the other. I'll give the short(er) version of it.
I think I am going to de-prioritize social media a tad for a little bit. I have been doing some thoughtful consideration behind the scenes for a bit. There is much I love about being on here and writing my posts but in the brutal mathematics that is daily life, it feels like this has reached the point where it is taking up an inordinate amount of time, even though the actual measure of that time really isn't that much. But I want divert even that relatively small amount to a couple of other projects for a bit, photo projects mind you.
And no, I will not leave completely. I will still post, it will just likely be less frequent. Who knows, maybe it will still be almost once a day but probably not. If I feel incredibly motivated this will likely be the first place that I turn to.
I admit though that I think about the mass amount of thought and writing I have put into Flickr over the past 10 years and while I never considered Flickr to be a permanent repository for all that effort I have still sunk an ungodly amount of time and words into this site and in the end I will have essentially no say in the continued existence of all that work. When one day Yahoo (or Verizon I guess now) shutters this, all that will be gone in a puff and a poof. I both accept that and don't. And so it is time for me to create something based off that work or maybe to transition to something that is more under my control. What will this be? Shrugging. It could be a few things. A blog on my own site seems the obvious answer. A book would be a better one. I like books.... I like tangibles. I still want to spend time and invest passion into Flickr probably for as long as it lives, but I also want to seriously think about putting more of that effort into something I own... I think... mostly.
Anyway, I will still be here. New photos will still show up. I still plan on using Instagram too, and that will likely continue close to a daily pace as I have to be on there for my work anyway. But if absences come up, I am still working away and when those other efforts bear fruit I will be sure to let you all know.
As far as this image goes, my old friend the Hasselblad helped me make this one up on the Olympic Peninsula.
23250 McKay Avenue
Maple Ridge, BC Canada
A Harbour Authority (HA) is a non-profit, locally controlled organization which operates under a head lease with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to operate and maintain a DFO-owned public commercial fishing harbour in the best interests of the commercial fishing fleet.
The harbour facility consists entirely of the property and water lots under the ownership of DFO – Small Craft Harbours (SCH).
An HA must operate the harbour as a public facility in accordance with the terms of the head lease and must at all times prioritize the needs of the commercial fishing industry above all else
Image best viewed in large screen.
Thank-you for your visit, and any comments or faves are always very much appreciated! ~Sonja.