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The purpose of this Berlin trip was mainly to see Courtney Marie Andrews at the Privatclub in Kreuzberg - I attended a gig at the venue last summer and on both occasions the lighting has been dreadful, but some interesting opportunities presented themselves.
General purpose tractor, crew of two, 1x manipulator arm.
Fixed! Much better with a tighter triangle on the tread shape. Still struggling with inside the tread and mechanism, it's really ugly in there, don't look too closely! But overall the vehicle has that chunky/boxy look I wanted to achieve. I guess irl the treads might be spayed out from the body more, to widen the load on the ice, but it just looks so much cooler having them tucked in tightly :-)
The white cockpit canopy thing was ok but I dunno, it made the vehicle feel a little too comfortable. Too many windows; reducing the viewport and really shrinking it down kinda gives it a squinting vibe, implies the environment is much more hostile. Like a tank feels: no windows = very hostile outside. It was hard to articulate at the start but having finished it I can see why it was bothering me.
Thanks everyone for the advice and comments on this one, much appreciated.
'A Dog's Purpose' Trainers Release Statement On Controversial Video t.co/MiN5H7p0cF (via Twitter twitter.com/Doggy_IQ/status/823882618945081345)
When you know who you are;
when your mission is clear
and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will;
no cold can touch your heart;
no deluge can dampen your purpose.
You know that you are alive.
- Chief Seattle, Duwamish (1780-1866)
Own image 7281 and textures; one Daily Texture
Real People Series ~ Candid Street Portraits
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #49" "Plastic" "Worn and Weathered Thursday"
An old toothbrush re-purposed for cleaning around taps.
in magaluf, a seagull takes a solitary promenade, its plumage a contrast of light and shadow in the monochrome world. while pigeons blur into the background, this seagull stands out with a poised demeanor, a lone wanderer among the flock. the softness of its feathers, the sharpness of its gaze, and the grace of its stance make it a portrait of independence. here, amidst the hustle of scattered breadcrumbs and fluttering wings, it moves with a sense of purpose, undisturbed, its path as certain as the tide.
Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on Dec. 5 deliberately pushed the world’s largest rocket fuel tank beyond its design limits to really understand its breaking point. The test version of the Space Launch System rocket’s liquid hydrogen tank withstood more than 260% of expected flight loads over five hours before engineers detected a buckling point, which then ruptured. Engineers concluded the test at approximately 11 p.m.
The test version of the tank aced earlier tests, withstanding forces expected at engine thrust levels planned for Artemis lunar missions, showing no signs of cracks, buckling or breaking. The test on Dec. 5 -- conducted using a combination of gaseous nitrogen for pressurization and hydraulics for loads -- pushed the tank to the limits by exposing it to higher forces that caused it to break as engineers predicted.
Image credit: NASA/Dennis Olive
The SOO's geep fleet was truly general purpose. They could be found just about anywhere doing anything. One could normally be found at each of the original division points on the line from Shoreham to Soo Yard in the later 70's into the 80's. They were dependable good pullers and quick to load so the made fine yard goats and when it came time to rotate a unit out they could earn there keep pulling freight to or from the place they were assigned unlike the SOO non MU SW fleet. 2408 rests in the rain at Rhinelander near the roundhouse between assignments on September 17, 1987. In less than a month this would be WC property and before long the venerable geep would be headed for other places to work.
Multi purpose automatic rifle chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. It is clear that this weapon tries fulfill multiple roles at once, hence the amount of attachments.
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Credits to the people on the Discord for all the suggestions and feedback and to homesick for the inspiration.
Re-purposed after a desperate fight to escape from a small harsh moon known to very few as New Home, Divulgence is the definition of a one-of-a-kind ship.
Though initially quite behind the times, she has received many upgrades since her so called tour of duty, but perhaps the most noticeable are her red stripes, given her by Ash, which honor those lost on New Home.
Was standing in the checkout line at the local grocery yesterday morning. Stuck behind a shopper with a cart-load of items, I passed the time idly scrolling through my texts and emails. Confident that my digital life could be put on hold for a few minutes, I pocketed the phone and took stock of my surroundings. I noticed an elderly woman in an adjacent checkout lane staring at me. I felt a wave of sympathy for her as my eye took in her frail and trembly stature, and the fact that she seemed utterly alone in the world. The tendency in such situations is to avert my gaze and pretend not to have noticed the other person. But instead I looked her straight in the eye, smiled, and said 'good morning'. The effect on her was remarkable; it almost looked as if she had stepped into bright sunshine as she felt the embrace of a friendly greeting. She smiled and returned my greeting. We exchanged brief small talk, and the moment was over. It felt to me as if she hadn't been greeted in 20 years. Perhaps even fallen into that cloak of invisibility that often greets the elderly in their final years. Younger people see them, but don't really notice them. I was once the same way, preoccupied with my own life, and running on a very narrow track. But the rocket sled ride I'm taking into my own golden years has totally altered my perspective. That woman's face lingers in my mind even now.
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One of the workshops we did in Costa Rica was a "controlled" venomous snake photo shoot. These were wild snakes caught for the purposes of the workshop, and then released afterward. The snakes were put onto naturalistic looking settings, and then we were left to our own devices to photograph them.
This is by far the most venomous and deadly snake I have ever photographed without the benefit of a glass partition.
Meet the Fer-de-lance. This was a baby (about 18 in. long). Adults can reach seven feet, and are about as thick as my lower leg. I saw a full-grown adult at Waterfall Gardens (behind glass) and it looked HUGE! It was described to us that if one is envenomated by this species your blood basically breaks down, and you bleed from from your eyes, mouth, nose, ears - basically everywhere. This is considered the most dangerous snake in Costa Rica, and accounts for more than half of all venomous snake bites.
Needless to say, it should not surprise any of you that several times while photographing this snake, I would feel a gentle push backwards on my elbow from one of the guides. Yep, I kept getting too close. It is very easy to be lulled into a false since of security by a calm snake. Also while looking through the view-finder "objects may be closer then they appear".
I was really hoping for find a wild Fer-de-lance, but I was pretty thrilled when they brought out this one for the workshop. What a deadly beauty!
Take Care and don't let the snakes bite...
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Far Superior moored in Great Yarmouth's outer harbour.
Name: Far Superior
Vessel type: Multi purpose vessel (MPV)
Class: Vard 3 17
Home port: Aalesund
Flag: Norway
IMO: 9766877
MMSI: 257911000
Call sign: LATJ7
Accommodation: 85 persons
Length overall: 98.18 m
Beam: 21.5 m
Max draught: 6.6 m
Gross tonnage: 7,652 tons
Net tonnage: 2,296 tons
Deadweight: 4,200 tons
Propulsion: Diesel-electric
Engines:
3 x Roll Royce Marine Bergen B32 40L8, 8 cylinder
1 x Caterpillar C32, 12 cylinder
Total engine output: 17,192 hp (12,820)
Builder: Vard Vung Tau Shipbuilding, Vung Tau, Vietnam
Year built: 2017
Yard number: 838
Owner: Farstad Shipping, Åalesund, Norway
Male. Ruiz Cortines, Veracruz Mexico.
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"The secret of success is constancy to purpose."
~ Benjamin Disreali
My Dad passed away over 20 years ago (in 1999). However, the last time I visited my Dad and my Step-Mom in the States (on my 44th Birthday in 1998), he gave me this lovely orchid's leaf which was legally prepared for me to carry thru Customs in Japan.
I have been nurturing this Epithelium Angulier orchid cactus and this is the first time to have a flower blossom that opened!
Thank you Daddy for your love and all of the lessons you taught me about growing orchid cactus.
Thanks for stopping by
and God Bless,
hugs, Chris
I've made a lot of changes you cannot see, but it radiates through everything that I do. People ask me "What are your goals for the new year?" But in 2015 and beyond I am trying to tear down my goals and focus on the purpose behind them. Goals are dust -- if all you have are goals then the last thing you should want is to achieve them, because then you have nothing left. What is your purpose?
I've always known the purpose I have for the work I do for my clients -- it is so obvious every time I share and document tears of joy, years of relationships balled up into a single shining, gemlike moment.
But why do I share? Why do I teach? Why do we photographers spend so much time talking to other photographers? To get likes? To go viral? To be a virus? If virality mattered we'd have spent the entire last year talking about our new corporate masters, Dollar Shave Club.
I share and show so that I can see as many of these wonderful moments as I can, but also so I can take part in the conversation, so I can say "Give me a spare corner of a golf course, a couple in love, and the ability to find my angle, and this is what I will do." And it is not what you may have seen, and so I leave something behind … a moment, a way of seeing, a piece of the conversation that I love being a part of.
That is my purpose. It is not the fire that burns but the foundation we build every day we care about what we do.
Inspiration Martha Stewart...
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
Makes 24
* 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
* 1/2 cup cocoa powder
* 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
* 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 1 tablespoon milk
* 2 to 2 1/2 pints strawberry ice cream, slightly softened
Directions
1. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, vanilla, and sugar. Add eggs and milk, and mix until combined. Add reserved flour mixture, and mix on low speed until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula at least once. Divide the dough in half, and shape each half into a flat disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface; use an offset spatula to unstick the dough every few turns of the rolling pin. Roll dough to an 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough using a variety of heart-shaped cookie cutters from 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter, making sure there is a top and bottom cookie for each sandwich. Place hearts on a parchment-lined baking sheet; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator; use a fork to prick holes all over the surface of the cookies. Bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly on baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Using half the cookies, spoon softened strawberry ice cream about 1/2 inch thick on each underside. Place matching cookie on top of ice cream, top-side facing out. Transfer immediately to freezer to harden; repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve directly from the freezer. Sandwiches can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for 3 to 4 days.
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This is a multi-purpose room at the convent, used for meeting, lectures etc.
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Wernberg convent perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking a bend in the Drau River. The building run by the Sisters of the Precious Blood is actually in part a Renaissance castle dating back to the early 13th century. Today it houses a nunnery, education centre and guesthouse with its own farm and a well-stocked shop selling its produce. This was where we had dinner before going to Villach for the night.
Each creature has its own purpose. None is superfluous. The ultimate purpose of other creatures is not to be found in us. Rather, all creatures are moving forward with us and through us towards a common point of arrival, which is God. -- Pope Francis
From the series "INTO AFRICA"
only two more finals, then summer!
can't get enough of this gorgeous weather <3
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated just southwest of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, the stadium was also home to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) played an annual game at the stadium as part of the Bills Toronto Series from 2008 to 2013. While it is primarily a sports venue, it also hosts other large events such as conventions, trade fairs, concerts, travelling carnivals, circuses and monster truck shows.
The stadium was renamed "Rogers Centre" following the 2005 purchase of the stadium by Rogers Communications, which also owns the Toronto Blue Jays. The venue is noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof, as well as for the 348-room hotel attached to it with 70 rooms overlooking the field. It is also the last North American major-league stadium built to accommodate both football and baseball. The stadium served as the site of both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American Games (renamed the Pan-Am Dome or Pan-Am Ceremonies Venue due to sponsorship regulations).
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high (1,815.3 ft) concrete communications and observation tower located in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976. Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets prior to the company's privatization in 1995, it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development.
The CN Tower held the record for the world's tallest free-standing structure for 32 years until 2007 when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa, and was the world's tallest tower until 2009 when it was surpassed by the Canton Tower. It is now the ninth tallest free-standing structure in the world and remains the tallest free-standing structure on land in the Western Hemisphere. In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.
It is a signature icon of Toronto's skyline and attracts more than two million international visitors annually.
"New purposes" "Crazy Tuesday Theme" "7DWF"
I have a big garden and lots of roses, but this year I will pay more attention to small flowers. I already started planting because we have really spring in January.
This is Mini-Pansies, a popular cultivated small viola with flowers in rich colors (winter-flowering varieties)
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Sunset on the Deck 3
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The Origins and Purpose of Street Art and Graffiti — A Historical Essay.
Prehistoric and Ancient Beginnings (40,000 BCE – 500 CE)
Graffiti’s origins stretch back to humanity’s earliest visual culture. Prehistoric cave paintings — including hand stencils created by blowing pigment through tubes — functioned as some of the earliest “tags,” marking presence and identity. These date from 40,000–10,000 years ago.
By the classical era, graffiti was widespread across Ancient Greece and Rome, where people scratched messages, jokes, political commentary, and personal boasts into walls. The oldest known written graffito dates to around 500 BCE.
In Pompeii, graffiti served as advertising, satire, political slogans, and everyday communication, revealing the lives of ordinary people rather than elites.
Purpose in this era:
1. Marking presence (“I was here”)
2. Social commentary
3. Recording daily life
4. Religious or political expression
5. Communication by non‑elites otherwise absent from written history
Medieval to Early Modern Graffiti (500–1800 CE)
Graffiti continued through the medieval period, especially in religious and rural landscapes. In the Middle East, the Safaitic inscriptions — scratched onto rocks across Syria, Jordan, and Arabia — are the only surviving record of an ancient Arabic dialect.
In Europe, travellers, workers, and even antiquarians carved names and messages into castles, churches, and monuments. At Stonehenge, 18th‑century visitors left carved signatures, showing graffiti as a record of presence and identity.
Purpose in this era:
1. Recording travel or pilgrimage
2. Personal memorialisation
3. Folk expression by ordinary people
4. Documentation of labourers and craftsmen
The Birth of Modern Graffiti (1950s–1970s)
Modern graffiti culture emerged in Philadelphia in the 1950s, led by figures like Cornbread, who pioneered tagging as a form of self‑promotion and identity.
By the late 1960s and early 1970s, graffiti exploded in New York City, especially on subway trains. Writers such as TAKI 183 and others transformed tagging into a competitive, stylised art form.
This era marks the shift from simple inscriptions to complex lettering, murals, and large-scale public visibility.
Purpose in this era:
1. Personal identity and fame (“getting up”)
2. Reclaiming public space
3. Youth expression in marginalised communities
4. Resistance to social and economic exclusion
The Rise of Street Art (1980s–2000s)
Street art evolved from graffiti but expanded into stencils, wheat‑paste posters, stickers, installations, and murals. Artists like Keith Haring, Jean‑Michel Basquiat, and later Banksy brought street art into global consciousness.
Street art differed from graffiti by focusing less on lettering and more on imagery, political messages, and public commentary.
According to The Art Story, street art grew from the belief that art should be:
1. Accessible to everyone
2. Outside traditional institutions
3. Democratic and empowering
4. A counter‑attack against advertising and corporate messaging
5. Purpose in this era:
6. Political protest
7. Social commentary
8. Challenging authority and capitalism
9. Beautification and community identity
Artistic experimentation outside galleries
Contemporary Street Art and Graffiti (2000s–Present)
Today, graffiti and street art occupy a complex space between vandalism, public art, activism, and cultural heritage.
Graffiti remains illegal in many contexts, yet it is also recognised as a vital form of urban storytelling, especially for marginalised voices.
Street art, meanwhile, is often commissioned by cities, festivals, and cultural institutions, blurring the line between rebellion and acceptance.
Current purposes:
1. Urban regeneration
2. Tourism and cultural branding
3. Community identity
4. Political resistance
5. Artistic innovation
Street art and graffiti are not modern inventions — they are part of a 40,000‑year human tradition of marking presence, expressing identity, and challenging power. From Roman jokes to New York subway tags to global street murals, they remain one of the most democratic and immediate forms of public expression.
Not what you would call fine craftmanship, but it worked. In the humid atmosphere of southern Louisiana, that's saying a lot!!
The pride of lions at Yorkshire Wildlife Park were rehomed from Oradea Zoo in Romania where due to lack of funds and expertise they were kept in very poor conditions. At the time, Lion Rescue was the largest big cat rescue in Europe. They now live happily, roaming their seven acre reserve at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
At the time, YWP was a new park and did not have the funds to rehome and care for the lions but with the help of the News of the World launched a massive campaign `Lion Rescue’. The public rallied for the cause and raised £150,000 which helped bring the lions back to Yorkshire. A team of big cat experts from zoos around the UK travelled to Romania to help load the 13 lions. The snow did not help! The lions arrived in February 2010 – Jet2.com donated the use of a plane and with special permission, they were allowed to land at Doncaster Airport. The pilot began his descent from Amsterdam in order to mitigate the effect of the pressure on the lions’ ears! The world’s media was watching and the lions became world famous overnight.
The 13 lions included two cubs, Dani and Simba who were then aged just eight months old, and Jonny Senior who was 27 years old. All the lions rediscovered their health and have been a favourite with visitors here at YWP in the purpose built Lion Country Six years on, there are 8 lions in Lion Country: Simba, Maria, Carla, Crystal, Julie, Allis, Adel and Ares.
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Before Railtrack Plc opted for modern track machine based MPV's (Multi-Purpose Vehicles) to lay sandite and de-icing fluid on the former BR Southern Region Railtrack Plc inherited the 11 former class 405 4-SUB conversion class 930/0 units. Carrying the second Railtrack livery of green and blue are sets 930 010 and 930 011 stood infront of the Heavy Repair shed at Selhurst Depot. Set 930 011 was Selhurst allocated so at its home depot but sister unit 930 010 alongside was Brighton allocated at the time. in 2002 the former South Central Division had four of these class 930/0 sets while the South Eastern and South Western divisions had three each with one spare set kept at Chart Leacon Works.
During the German Occupation of Jersey in the Second World War, three huge observation towers were built as part of Hitlers Atlantic Wall defences, Their purpose was to direct artillery fire against targets out to sea. The wall defences, comprising 15,000 structures stretched from Norway to the Loire in France. Today one of these towers , La Corbiere Radio Tower, is available as holiday accommodation.