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When doing the creative process (developing and refining ideas) I never conceptualize what I do. everything flows according to the thoughts and feelings of the moment, After they become new - they think about the finished image and try to describe the object.
For example, if this picture is not given a narrative it will look brutal, horror and cruel like in DARK ART and I try not to get caught on the side of the art.
"... This depicts a PEREMPUAN (woman) who is able to injure herself for the happiness of her beloved children. She will do everything she can for her love for the family to give life and kindness. In the pandemic season, when life goes downhill to Zero, many men are cut off from work. company. It keeps turning and running and the economy at the lower levels is still moving, moving through the COVID -19 storm. The word "PEREMPUAN" comes from the old Javanese word EMPU which means: sir, noble. Because of my tenderness I also melted, because of weakness I also collapsed. ... "
Sometimes narration is needed for imaging (representation or reproduction of an object form) an image to condition positive or negative and lead opinions for the audience.
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A quick microscale build inspired by Moctagon Jone's sweet little Mars Mining Colony. Looking at it now, I realize how much I was inspired by it...
Anyway, it was a fun little build, and it reminded me how long it's been since I built some good ol' microscale :)
Enjoy!
Refining the design of our next 16cm BJD articulations. His/her name will be TRÉBOL, and will be soon available!
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Perfeccionando el diseño de las articulaciones de nuestra próxima BJD de 16cm. Se llamará TRÉBOL y estará disponible muy pronto!!
Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风M3 (jiānghuái ruìfēng M3)
Year of launch: 2014
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
The Refine MPV range currently consists of the Refine M1 (similar to the old Starex), Refine M2 (previously Hojoy RS), Refine M3, Refine M4 (based on the old Starex, but with new body) and M5.
Today I refinanced my home at almost a full percentage point lower than where I was at. It took a lot of work to get the numbers to crunch, but it was worth it.
It's amazing how many people called me to try and get my business, but I am happy with the company I worked with. The bit of financial weight lifted off my shoulders is a great relief, and hopefully soon I will have the ability to finance my dream- to embrace my passion for building and music to start helping others in this world!
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Year Eleven Of My 365 Project
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Nordic ReFinance ME 1508 1515 and 1537 are also nearby being stored by DSB having come back from Sweden for reasons unknown
Needs a few refining touches, but a pretty good sketch to start developing further. There were no reference photos showing the plane from this exact angle (I didn’t find any, if somebody shows me some close approximation, it’d be greatly appreciated), so a 3-view diagram has helped.
The Atlantic Refining Company, Incorporated in 1870 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABNCo)
Number M05188
Shares: 10
Dated: Feb 25 1966
American Bank Note Company
Industrial refining facility. This place makes lubricants. Always amazed that each and every pipe, valve, stack has a purpose. From afar, just a jumble steel pipes.
…refining more and more this fascinating alternative print technique, saltprint
8x10 film printed on Berggercot320 paper
Borace gold toned
Siam, Bangkok, Thailand,
50mm 1.2, Kodak Ultramax 400
Krabi-krabong (Thai: กระบี่กระบอง, Thai pronunciation: [krabìː krabɔ̄ːŋ]) is a weapon-based martial art from Thailand. It is closely related to other Southeast Asian fighting styles such as Malay silat, Burmese banshay and Cambodian kbach kun boran. The royal bodyguard corps of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) are said to be highly trained in krabi-krabong. From Wikipedia
10" ISO 250 F13
a photo like this may not be possible soon as the train line will be raised to remove the level crossing at K creek rd...(saw the workers there tonight (early Sept)..
Place: Foshan, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风A60 (jiānghuái ruìfēng A60)
Year of launch: 2014
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
JAC's largest sedan was launched in 2014 as Refine A6, with a front end resembling the Audi A6 indeed... It received a refreshed front end in 2016, before sales finally commenced in December 2016 as Refine A60. JAC sold 2,427 units between December 2016 and July 2017, when it was already discontinued after a highly unsuccessful career. Note that the car I photographed is actually a pre production version with the old front end, making this one of the rarest cars I've seen in China.
Shell Refining Company No. 8 built by Andrew Barclay, Works No.1952 of 1928. gets loaded onto a low loader at Shell Ardrossan to be transported to the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group's site at Minnivey on 17 May 1986. It is now at the Group's Dunaskin site and is operation at some of the steam open days doonvalleyrailway.co.uk
Place: Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风S3 (jiānghuái ruìfēng S3)
Year of launch: 2013
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
JAC's SUV range consists of the S2, S3, S5 and new S7. The S3 was launched in 2013 and was a huge success for the brand, selling almost 200,000 units in both 2015 and 2016. However, demand has dried up and it has faded away so far this year.
Sales figures: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/jac/jac-refine-s3/
With cloud enveloping Blencathra behind three of the visiting locomotives at Threlkeld stand awaiting duties for the day.
Hudswell Clarke No. 19 of 1914 was built for Colonial Sugar Refining, working at Lautoka Mill in north-western Fiji.
Having travelled the world she now enjoys retirement at Statfold Barn but can regularly be seen visiting other railways.
Behind are Quarry Hunslet pair 'Irish Mail' and 'Statfold'
Some refining or industrial plant in Wilmington, CA. Taken from the Anaheim Street bridge near the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles.
Moments after taking this picture, from a bridge on a major public street, a rent-a-cop from one of the nearby industrial properties repeatedly drove up in his white pickup truck and harassed me, claiming that I could not take photos there and was breaking the law. He claimed there was some sort of federal law, which there isn't. I was shooting from the sidewalk and was perfectly within my rights, but it was clear the security guard either didn't know the law or didn't care.
How do I know I was completely within my rights? Because Thomas Hawk had a much less pleasant experience in exactly the same spot almost exactly to the day 6 years prior. thomashawk.com/2008/12/long-beach-harbor-patrol-says-phot... That's actually why I was there, because I saw that Thomas had taken some cool photos around my hometown of Long Beach. www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/3150488843/
Eventually, as I was walking back to my car after 30 or so minutes on the bridge, two uniformed officers from the Long Beach Harbor Patrol rolled up and asked to speak to me, having said the security guard had called them. They were quite polite, and unlike the bullying security guard, they thankfully didn't try to argue that I was breaking the law. Instead, they said they were required to investigate when someone calls the police about a potentially suspicious person.
While they were nice about it, it seemed clear to me they were trying to ascertain who I was and if I was up to no good. I gave the cops my name and let them know I was just a hobbyist photographer visiting from D.C. When they asked for my drivers license after a few minutes of polite yet probing conversation, I instead asked whether I was free to go. They said yes, so I declined to give them my ID and bid them adieu.
It wasn't too long ago that the harbor police treated photographers as if they were criminals, rather than as citizens exercising their rights. I'm glad to see that they seem to be educated much better now about the public's rights. At the end of the day, while the rent-a-cop was unnecessarily obnoxious, both he and the police were just doing their jobs. It seems they may have found a reasonable balance between respecting photographer's rights and keeping the public safe from shady folks lurking around sensitive facilities. At the least, much better than when Thomas was there in 2008.
It's such nice place to walk around', it's a little place but full of history.
that evening there was also a performance of classical music and tango dancers, i will upload that for you in the next days
Comacchio is a town and comune of Emilia Romagna, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, 48 km from the provincial capital Ferrara.
Comacchio is situated in a lagoon just north of the present mouth of the Reno. It is built on more than thirteen different islets, joined by bridges. The most important wealths of these wetlands are the fish farming and the salt ponds. The seaport of Porto Garibaldi lies 7 km to the east. The wetlands south of the town, the Valli di Comacchio, are classified as a Site of Community Importance and a Special Protection Area in Italy.[1] They are also rated internationally important by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands.
After its early occupation by the Etruscans and the Gauls, Comacchio was annexed by Rome. Under Emperor Augustus, who ruled Rome from 27 BCE to 14 CE, a canal was dug to deepen its lagoon.
Comacchio enjoyed prosperity under the Goths and the Lombards, and became the seat of a duchy. When the Franks descended into northern Italy in 756, their king, Pepin the Short, included Comacchio in his famous donation of land to Pope Stephen II, a grant later confirmed by Pepin's son and successor, Charlemagne. In 854 Comacchio was sacked by the Venetians, who destroyed it in 946. The Holy See later acquired the city and presented it to the archbishopric of Ravenna.
In the 13th century, Emperor Rudolph I conferred it on Obizzo IV d'Este of Ferrara. In 1508 it became Venetian, but in 1597 was claimed by Clement VIII as a vacant fief. In 1598 the Papal States again acquired Comacchio and retained it until 1866 when it became a part of the Kingdom of Italy.
Since then, most of the swamp land has disappeared, leaving ground for the expansion of agriculture, and creating new zones for dwellings. Comacchio was once home to a factory for sugar refining, which closed in 1988.
Still refining the frame using the Mixel/Chima joints. This version has double jointed knees and elbows. 100% legal, 100% purist, 100% Batman
The following is an account of Lake Hart published in 1947 -
Although for long it has been deserted, Lake Hart, on the lonely mulga plains, has Australia's Prize Salt Deposit.
Standing beside the transcontinental railway, 137 miles [219 kilometres] from Port Augusta, is a 7,000 tons dump of the best quality salt in Australia. Behind it, stretching far northwards, is Lake Hart, the place from which the salt was taken.
In 1931 this was the scene of a thriving industry. Today, it is forgotten in its isolation amid the mulga plains of the north-west. Lake Hart's importance as a salt deposit first became manifest in 1918 when surveyors investigated its entire area. They estimated the yield as three million tons, and defined the lake's area as 61 square miles.
Following these observations, the Sydney firm which owned the deposit - the Commonwealth Salt Refining Company - began preliminary operations with a few men.
Small quantities of salt were harvested and bagged for testing purposes. At this stage no refining plant had been installed, and the salt was sent to Adelaide for refining. The finished product proved so successful that the CSRC immediately launched large-scale operations. They installed a refining plant, and employed more than 50 men. The employees camped at the site and depended for their stores on the Commonwealth Railway's weekly food train.
Salt was harvested by day and refined continuously by shift workers.
Harvesting methods then were slow and cumbersome compared with present day methods. Sweepers first swept the water forward to the elevated catchment pens, each of which was 300 ft long by 150 ft wide.
When the salt had been deposited on the floor, the water was allowed to flow back into the lake, leaving the salt banked in and around the pens. The salt was then swept up and loaded into carrying carts, which were towed to the nearby refining plant.
Driving power for the plant was supplied by a gas producer engine. At first a Crossley type of 35 hp was used, but as production accelerated, a large Hornsby engine of 50 hp was added. These two engines may still be seen among the skeleton plant which remains at the lake.
The first phase of the salt's refining began when it entered the crushers. For Lake Hart salt, this was a very thorough process, due to the crude product's unusual hardness.
From the crushers it was carried into the washing troughs. Here it was scoured free of all foreign matter and, after a series of swillings was passed into the dehydrator.
When this machine had evaporated all water from the now whitened grain, the salt entered its final process - the drying oven.
This machine dried out all moisture and at the same time killed any remaining germ life, before discharging the finished product.
Such refineries were, of course, greatly inferior to present day establishments, such as those on Yorke Peninsula. Here, the sea water itself passes through several evaporation condensers before the salt is extricated for a complicated refining. But with Lake Hart's pure quality salt extensive refining was not necessary.
Few facilities existed to enable workers to negotiate the obstacles of outback industrial settlement. One employee crossed the lake in a flat-bottomed boat to ascertain the salt content on the opposite shore. He sailed across, but had to row 15 miles on the return trip. Today, people of the north-west give him the honour of being Lake Hart's conqueror.
Extreme difficulty was experienced from the late summer downpours which are prevalent in this area. During these storms the lake often became flooded, rendering harvesting impossible. However, the company had prepared for such emergencies. Huge reserve dumps had been heaped in readiness, and refining was not hampered.
For several years Lake Hart yielded 9,000 tons annually. Most of the salt was shipped to Sydney, where it was distributed for edible and industrial uses.
Commercial users throughout Australia were elated with the quality. Housewives discovered that, in actual saltiness, the Lake Hart product was twice as strong as any other.
The biggest asset that the salt had was its freedom from gypsum. This was, and still is, a very rare credential. All other main Australian sources are handicapped by gypsum content, which not only reduces quality, but enforces excessive work and cost during the refining process.
In 1921 the company amalgamated with the Australian Salt Company. The firm experienced great difficulties in obtaining water for refining purposes, its only supplies coming from occasional supply trains. Further, the isolated position created problems in the delivery of the refined product. These difficulties were the chief reasons for the cessation of harvesting in 1931.
Yorke Peninsula refineries were supplying more than enough salt for the State's use, and, although the quality was greatly inferior to that of Lake Hart, it was considered unpayable to continue work on the lake. To Australia, its closing meant a decrease in the quality of salt in use: but the quantity remains plentiful.
Salt is in enormous surplus, not only in Australia, but throughout the world. Our own refinery at Price on Yorke Peninsula, for instance, can supply enough salt in six months to last South Australia for five years.
Ever since closing the Lake Hart plant, the Australian Salt Company has employed a caretaker on the premises. The present caretaker has held his lonely job for seven years. His duties are simple. He records the rise and fall of the lake, and is responsible for the maintenance of the depleted plant.
Much of the plant was removed soon after the work ceased, but the catchment pens, crushers and engines remain in readiness for a reopening of the industry.
Last year it was intended to restart the enterprise, but fate ruled otherwise. Heavy rain swelled the lake to such an extent that plans had to be temporarily abandoned.
There is little opportunity for anyone to see Lake Hart. Train tourists can, but as both the East and West bound expresses pass this locality during the night, few see what is Australia's prize salt deposit.
Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 6-9-1947 Article by W J Watkins
Place: Liping, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风S5 (jiānghuái ruìfēng S5)
Year of launch: 2012
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
The Refine MPV range currently consists of the Refine M1 (similar to the old Starex), Refine M2 (previously Hojoy RS), Refine M3, Refine M4 (based on the old Starex, but with new body) and M5.
JAC's SUV range consists of the S2, S3, S5 and new S7. The S5, a copy of the Hyundai ix35/Tucson, succeeded the JAC Rein based on the first generation Santa Fe.
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Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 江淮和悦RS (jiānghuái héyuè RS)
Year of launch: 2009
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched successors have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
JAC's MPV range consists of the Refine M2, its new successor R2, M3, M4, M5 and M6.
Sales figures: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/jac/jac-j6-heyue-rs/
Coming soon! (Hopefully :-P)
Still refining the type. Still adding some extra characters, but it's getting there :-)
PS to everyone: I stated before (I think I removed that part of the text in the previous photo) the fact that I moved to Portland for a job and am currently finding myself having a hard time keeping up to date with my contacts (and adding the rest of those who've added me) due to the workload given. This typeface was actually a work in progress that made its way into some of the stuff I was working on at the job. Once mid August hits the fan, I'll be lurking through your photos to see what you guys have been up to! :-)
Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风 (jiānghuái ruìfēng)
Year of launch: ?
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
The interactions among water, energy and food are numerous and substantial. Water is used for extraction, mining, processing, refining, and residue disposal of fossil fuels, as well as for growing feedstock for biofuels and for generating electricity.[4] Water intensity varies in the energy sector, with oil and gas production requiring much less water than oil from tar sands or biofuels. Choosing biofuels for energy production should require a careful balancing of priorities, since water that has been used to grow feedstock for biofuels could also have been used to grow food.
Many forms of energy production through fossil fuels are highly polluting in addition to being water intensive, especially extraction from tar sands and shale and extraction through hydraulic fracturing. Further, return flows from power plants to rivers are warmer than the water that was taken in and/or are highly polluted and can consequently compromise other downstream usage, including ecosystems. Conversely, energy is needed for extracting, transporting, distributing and treating water. Energy intensity for accessing a cubic meter of water varies: logically, accessing local surface water requires far less energy than pumping groundwater, reclaiming wastewater or desalinating seawater. Irrigation is more energy intensive than rain-fed agriculture, and drip irrigation is more intensive yet since the water must be pressurized.
Food production is by far the largest consumer of global fresh water supplies. Globally, agriculture is responsible for an average of 70% of fresh water consumption by humans; in some countries that figure jumps to 80%-90%. Agriculture is therefore also responsible for much of fresh water over-exploitation. Food production further impacts the water sector through land degradation, changes in runoff, disruption of groundwater discharge, water quality and availability of water and land for other purposes such as natural habitat. The increased yields that have resulted from mechanization and other modern measures have come at a high energy price, as the full food and supply chain claims approximately 30% of total global energy demand. Energy fuels land preparation, fertilizer production, irrigation and the sowing, harvesting and transportation of crops. The links between food and energy have become quite apparent in recent years as increases in the price of oil lead very quickly to increases in the price of food. The energy sector can have other negative impacts on the food sector when mining for fossil fuels and deforestation for biofuels reduce land for agriculture, ecosystems and other uses.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water,_energy_and_food_security_nexus
Due to the fact that the water diet is going to require you to drink more water than you are usually used to drinking, it is highly recommended that you stay away from water containing chlorine such as that which can be found in tap water unless the tap water in the place you live is so good it would be a waist not to not drink it.For those of us not fortunate enough to have a pure supply of clean tap water, using a distiller is that way to go. As low as you have a way to clean your water, then drinking out of the tap should not be a problem as long as it is distilled.In water, there are the concepts of soft water and hard water. The classification difference is based on the mineral content found in 1000mL of water. Soft water, usually what is left water running tap through a water softener has less mineral content and is considered to be more drinkable. In contrast, hard water has more mineral content.On the water diet plan, it is recommended that you drink mineral-rich hard water as much as possible. Drinking hard water said to have more of a filling effect that soft water. This may help prevent overeating allowing you to control your appetite drinking water.
However, in Japan where drinking hard water is seldom an option, most people drink soft water. Most people think that soft water is easier to drink. This may help you get to the 2 liter mark if you are having trouble drinking so much water.
Most important to the water diet is that the water you use is something you don't mind drinking. Since the amount of water you will be drinking is more than a mere cup, the water you drink should be just right for you.
Place: Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Chinese name: 江淮iEV5 (jiānghuái iEV5)
Year of launch: 2013
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
In 2013 JAC launched a new compact sedan as Heyue (Hojoy) A20, which supposedly slotted below the Heyue/Hojoy A30. It was renamed Refine A33 in 2015, but never reached production. However, JAC did launch the compact sedan with electric powertrain only. It was initially named iEV5, then succeeded by the iEV6 and iEV7.
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• CF-LPF American Smelting & Refining. Delivered 22-Jun-1959. Canx date currently unknown. • CF-LPF Edward M. Martin, Buchans, NL. Circa 1964-until canx prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 19-Mar-1972 • CF-LPF James R. Hart, Buchans, NL. Regd prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated. 19-Mar-1972. Canx prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 13-Jul-1978. • CF-LPF Wentzells Flying Service, Corner Brook, NL. Regd prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 13-Jul-1978. Canx prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 18-Aug-1979. • CF-LPF Labrador Airways, Corner Brook, NL. Regd prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 18-Aug-1979. Canx date currently unknown. • C-FLPF & CF-LPF Newfoundland & Labrador Air Transport Ltd., (NALAIR), Deer Lake / South Brook, NL. Regd 05-Sep-1979. Canx 08-Jun-1993. Accident: Tessier, Forteau, NL. 14-Feb-1985. Details unknown. • C-FLPF Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC. Regd 23-Jun-1993. Canx 08-Feb-1996. Note: Jun-1993 – Feb-1996. Viking Conversion to Mk III Turbo Beaver. Total time: Approximately 14,851 hours. • C-FLPF Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada, Sidney, BC. Regd 08-Feb-1996. Canx 07-May-1996. • SE-LEV Mission Aviation Fellowship, Hultsfred, Sweden. Regd 06-May-1996 Canx 25-May-1998 as exported to Bangladesh. • S2-ACE (2) Mission Aviation Fellowship, Bangladesh. Regd May-1998. • C-FLPF Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC. Regd 14-Mar-2006. • C-FMPC Government of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Air Services Directorate, Ottawa, ON. Regd 22-Sep-2006. Based Prince George. Canx 25-Sep-2009. Accident: Level Lake, Circa 50 km W of Dease Lake, BC. 13-Sep-2008. At approximately 5:30 p.m, the RCMP aircraft flipped over while attempting to land on Level Lake. The cause appears to be that the wheeled landing gear was in the down position. The RCMP pilot and two BC Conservation Officers on board the plane were all able to get out of the Turbo Beaver aircraft safely with very minor injuries that required no medical treatment. The RCMP and BC Conservation Service were in the area as part of a joint enforcement project. No TSB report found. • C-FMPC North Cariboo Flying Services Ltd., Fort St. John, BC. Regd 24-Jun-2010. Cancelled 21-Apr-2016. Note: Restored by Northern Cariboo Air, Fort St. John, BC. Mid 2010. Total time approximately 15,498 hours. • Hours since converted 637.5 Mods include: New Hartzell three-bladed paddle prop., new P & W PT6A-34 power plant, Wipline 6100 amphibious floats. Viking upgrades include 6,000 lbs. gross weight kit and other engine management and interior fittings. Sealand fuselage extension and AK door, wing tip fuel tanks. Life time wing struts. Lake and Air Gear advisory system. (better late than never. See accident above.). 9-11 place seating. For sale: $1,400,000CDN Total time:15,618 hours. Actual date unknown. • C-FMPC Noted at Harbour Air facilities at Vancouver South (09-May-2016). • C-FMPC Escape Enterprises Inc., Vancouver, BC. Regd 04-Jul-2016. Canx 12-Nov-2021. • C-FMPC Regency Aero Lease Inc., Kelowna, BC. Regd 12-Nov-2021.
Place: Zhaoxing, Liping County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风M5 (jiānghuái ruìfēng M5)
Year of launch: 2010
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
The Refine MPV range currently consists of the Refine M1 (similar to the old Starex), Refine M2 (previously Hojoy RS), Refine M3, Refine M4 (based on the old Starex, but with new body) and M5, the largest people carrier of the bunch.
Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风S2 (jiānghuái ruìfēng S2)
Year of launch: 2015
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
JAC's SUV range consists of the S2, S3, S5 and new S7. The S3 was launched in 2013 and was a huge success for the brand, selling almost 200,000 units in both 2015 and 2016. However, demand has dried up and it has faded away so far this year.
The Refine S2 was launched in 2015 and is JAC's most compact SUV.
Sales figures: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/jac/jac-refine-s2/
Place: Huangyao, Zhaoping County, Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风S3 (jiānghuái ruìfēng S3)
Year of launch: 2013
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
JAC's SUV range consists of the S2, S3, S5 and new S7. The S3 was launched in 2013 and was a huge success for the brand, selling almost 200,000 units in both 2015 and 2016. However, demand has dried up and it has faded away so far this year.
Sales figures: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/jac/jac-refine-s3/
01 Oil Studies, No. 32
Objective: Refine hue-chroma-values in autumn bright daylight.
Painted in 4 sessions: 15 to 23 July 2024
Pigments (Winsor & Newton Artists' oil colour unless otherwise noted): Permalba white (Weber), yellow ochre, Naples yellow, cadmium yellow, French ultramarine, burnt sienna, warm gray (Rembrandt artist), sap green, viridian. Mediums: Gamsol, linseed oil.
Centurion OP DLX oil primed linen, 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)
Process: I expanded on my initial objective above and added many birds with the intent of showing more their motion than their detail.
After Action Evaluation: (1) Pay attention to drying during the process. Sometimes and element needs to dry (such as the blue sky) before working around it. Sometimes elements need to blend; here cadmium yellow was added to tree foliage after it had dried resulting in too much chroma. (2) Given the scale, I was happy with he birds.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MANIFESTO GLEITZEIT 2015
BY STELLY RIESLING
Featured below is another original art work of mine in homage to THE PIONEER OF INVISIBLE ART — PAUL JAISINI. Forget all the copycats that came after him — Master Paul Jaisini was the *FIRST* of a totally original concept and the *BEST*. My favorite thing about him is that he’s a voice, not an echo, which is quite rare.
DISCLAIMER: This is for anyone who is a hater OR wishes to better understand me, what I’m all about, so you can decide whether I’m weird or normal enough for you — a kind of very loose manifesto, rushed and unrevised, full of raw uncut emotion that I don’t like to be evident in my writing as lately I prefer a more professional, formal style, so we can consider this a rough draft of the more polished writing to come when I have extra time. I might return to this text later and clean it up or break it into separate parts. Right now it’s a long-winded hot mess, so if you manage to make any sense of it, BIG PROPS TO YOU. lol …and if you manage to read it ALL, you have my solemn respect!!! in a day when reading has been reduced to just catchy headliners and short captions of images once in a while. The consequence of this one-liner internet culture is non-linear, tunnel thinking, which is baaaaaad.
There lives among us a most enigmatic and charismatic creature named Paul Jaisini who led me into the wonderful world of art, not personally, but through descriptions of his artworks in essays written and published online by his friend, which painted the most fascinating images in my mind. Early on as a kiddo, I experimented with photography, simple point and shoot whatever looked attractive to me. Digital manipulation of my photographs with computer software followed… and somehow I learned useful drawing techniques along the way to combine existing elements with nonexistent ones, which allowed me to elevate the context for my ideas. Later, I started creating my own digital art from scratch for my friends and family as a favorite pastime. They would shower me with praise and repeatedly encouraged me to share my “different” vision with the rest of the world… it took a while and wasn’t easy to overcome the insecurity of not being good enough along with a gripping fear of being harshly criticized, but one day I woman-ed up and started publishing my work on the web, reminding myself that my livelihood didn’t depend on a positive reception.
Paul Jaisini’s role in all this has been to not disgrace myself, even if what I do is just a hobby. And I would never do him and other genius artists the disservice of calling myself a professional because I know I’ll never be as good as any of the GIANTS of pre-modern history. Be the best or be nothing, no middle ground.
People’s jealousy in the past, future and present over my obsessive love of Paul Jaisini, which they are well aware is purely plutonic, has caused them to despise the man and has made many relationships/friendships impossible for me. I refuse to have such people in my life because by harboring any negativity towards Paul, they unknowingly feel that way about me and express it to me. It’s their own problem for not realizing this. Paul’s new art movement, Gleitzeit, shaped me into the allegedly awesome girl I am today, giving my art more edge, more “sexy” because it refined my vision of the world and propelled me to attain the skills necessary to not dishonor my family name through tenacious pursuit of perfection. Since the beginning of my life, I attempted to depict what I saw in visual, musical and literal forms, but continuously failed without adequate training and determination. Paul Jaisini’s Gleitzeit was the answer to my prayers. Who I am today I owe mostly to him and his selfless ideals of the artverse that I’ve given unconditional loyalty to (he has this cool ability for hyper-vision to see whole universes, not itty bitty worlds, hence I call it an artverse instead of art world, with him in mind). So again, anyone who hates Paul Jaisini hates ME because, regardless of what he means to you, he is the most important person in my life for making me ME. The way a famous actor, dancer or singer inspires others to act, dance or sing, Paul inspired me to become a better artist, better writer, better everything. More people would understand if he was a household name because they’re wired to in society. But we’re inspiring each other all the time in our own little communities without being famous, so if someone has the ability to change even ONE person’s life immensely with creativity, it is a massive achievement. And passionate folks like myself are compelled to scream it from the cyber rooftops. So here I am. It’s whatever.
Furthermore, I’d like to address here a few pressing matters in light of some recent drama brought on by both strangers and former friends. To start, I never judge the passions, interests or likes of others, which are often in my face all over the place, so likewise they have no right to judge any of mine. It is quite unfortunate and frustrating how very little understanding and education the majority of people have or want to have. Their logic is as primitive as a chipmunk when it comes to promotion of fine art on the web: “spamming, advertising, report!” It’s their own problem that they fail to understand what it’s about due to the distorted lens through which they see the world or inability to think for themselves; an inherent lack of perception or inquisitiveness. Well, guess what? Every single image, every animation, every video, every post dedicated to Mr. Paul Jaisini and “Gleitziet” (to elaborate: a revolutionary new art movement Paul founded with his partner in crime and personal friend, EYKG, who discovered him and believed in him more than anyone) has an important purpose. Every one of those things you run across is a piece of a puzzle, a move in a game, an inch down a rabbit hole; the deeper you go, the more interesting it gets; the more levels you pass, the more clues unfold, the greater the suspense and nearer the conclusion (yet further). You earn awesome rewards like enlightenment, spiritual revelations, truths, knowledge, wisdom and the most profound reward of all: the drive to improve yourself to the absolute maximum, so an unending, unshakable drive. People often make a wrong turn in this cyber game and go back a few levels or get stuck. Those that keep on pushing, however, will come to find the effort has been worth it. And what awaits you in the end of it all? The greatest challenge to beating the game: YOUR OWN MIND. You will be forced to let go of every belief you held before you had reached the last level, to completely alter your mindset and perception of the world, of life, of yourself. But by the time you’ve gotten to that point, it will be as easy as falling off a cliff! (It is a kind of suicide after all — death and rebirth of spirit.)
Paul Jaisini does NOT, *I repeat* does NOT use mystery and obscurity to his advantage as a clever marketing ploy, no, he’s too next level for that with a consciousness so rich, he should wear a radioactive warning sign (he’ll melt your brain, best wear a tinfoil hat in his presence as I certainly would.) The statement he makes is loud and clear, hidden in plain site for those who take the time to connect the dots and have enough curiosity to fuel their journey into unknown territory (an open mind and flexible perception helps a lot). Actually, anyone with an IQ above 90 is sure to figure it out sooner or later. Hint: You don’t have to SEE an extraordinary thing with your eyes to know it exists, to understand it and realize its greatness — you can only feel it in your bone marrow, your spinal fluid, your heart and soul. The moment you do figure it out, as the skeleton key of the human soul, it will unlock the greatness and massive potential buried deep within, changing the doomed direction humanity is undoubtedly headed. I don’t speak in riddles, I speak in a clear direct way that intelligent humans will understand, so I’m counting on them.
GIG is an international group of artists and writers that support Paul Jaisini’s Gleitzeit. We started off as an unofficial fan club of Jaisini in 1996, comprised of only 6 individuals spanning 3 countries, and eventually escalated in status to an official fan group across the entire globe. A decade later it had grown to hundreds of fans. Nearly another decade later, there are thousands. Let’s not leave out another delightful group of vicious haters that have been around for nearly as long as us since the late 90s and have also grown in impressive numbers. Now, for the record (and please write this one down because I’m sick of repeating myself), Paul Jaisini himself is not part of our group and has nothing to do with us. He loves and hates us equally for butchering his name and making him appear as a narcissistic nut-job in his own words. He casts hexes on us for the blinding flash we layer over the art that members contribute to GIG — “disgusting-police-lights, seizure-inducing-laser-lightshow, bourgeois-myspace-effects retarded-raver shit” in Paul’s words. Ahh, how we love his sweet-talking us. In a desperate attempt to please him, those among us who make the art and animations have spent countless hours and sleepless nights trying to solve a crazy-complex quantum-physics type of equation = how to not create tacky or tasteless content. He does fancy some of it now, we got better, that’s something! In the reason stated below, our mission just got out of hand at some point.
What little is known about Paul Jaisini, even in all this time, is he’s a horrible perfectionist who slaughtered hundreds of innocent babies — I mean — artworks of remarkable beauty created by his own right hand (mostly paintings, some watercolors and drawings). He’s a fierce recluse who wants nothing to do with anyone or anything in life. But those few of us who know of an incredible talent he possesses (one could go as far as calling it a superpower), could not allow him to live his life without the recognition he FUCKING DESERVES more than any artist out there living today and, arguably, yesterday. We use whatever means necessary to reach more people, lots of flash and razzle-dazzle to lure them into our sinister trap of a higher awareness. Mwahaha! The visual boom you’ve witnessed in both cyber and real worlds, that is GIG’s doing — two damn decades of spreading an art virus — IVA. InVisibleArtitis… or a drug as in Intravenous Art. It’s whatever you want it to be, honey.
Our Gleitzeit International Group (GIG) started off innocently enough and gradually spiraled out of control to fight the haters, annoying the hell out of them as much as humanly possible. They don’t like what we do? WE DO MORE AND MORE OF IT. But never without purpose, without a carefully executed plan in mind collectively. If we have to tolerate an endless tidal wave of everyone’s vomit — e.g., idiotic memes and comics; dumbed-down one-liner quotes; selfies; so-called “art photography” passed through one-click app filters; mindless scribbles or random splatters by regular folks who have the nerve to call themselves serious/pro artists; primitive images of pets, babies, landscapes, random objects, etc… then people sure as shit are gonna tolerate what we put out, our animated and non-animated visual art designed for our beloved master, Paul Jaisini, who has shown us the light, the right path to follow, taught us great things and done so much for us — and so in our appreciation of him, we stamp his name on everything, for the sacrifices he has made in the name of art, to save our art verse, he’s a goddamn hero. There’s a book being written in his dedication where little will be left to the imagination about him.
If Paul Jaisini was as famous as Koons or Hirst, for example, people would know it’s not him posting stuff online with his name on it but fans creating fanart like myself among others. But noooooo, such a thing is unfathomable to most people - the promotion of another artist. Like, what’s in it for us? Uhh, nothing?? This is all NON-PROFIT bitches, the way art should be. It’s a passion FIRST, a commodity/commercial product/marketable item LAST and least. Its been that way for us since the early 90s to this day. Not a single member of GIG has sold an art work (neither has Paul Jaisini who’s a true professional) and we want to keep it that way. We do it for reasons far beyond ego. So advertising? Really? How the hell do you advertise or sell thin air, you know, invisible paintings, invisible anything? Ha ha, very funny indeed. The idea here is so simple, your neighbor’s dog can grasp it. Our motives: replace fast food for the mind with fine art, actual fine art. You know, creativity? Conscious thought? Talent? Skill? Knowledge? All that good stuff rolled into one to bring viewers more than a momentary ooohand aaahh reaction. Replace the recycled images ad nauseum; repetitious, worn-out ideas; disposable, gimmicky, money-driven fast art for simpletons. Stick with the highest of ideals and save the whole bloody planet.
Fine art is often confused with craft-making. This often creates bad blood between classically trained artists who put out paintings that leave a lasting impression, that make strong conversation pieces, that are thought-provoking and deep… and trained craftspeople whose skills are adequate to create decorative pieces for homely environments — landscapes, still lifes, animals, pretty fairies, common things of fantasy, and other simplicity. Skills alone are not enough for high art, you need a vision, a purpose, the ability to tell a story with every stroke of your brush that will both fascinate and terrify the viewers, arousing powerful emotions, illuminating. I have yet to see a visible painting in my generation that does anything at all for me, other than evoke sheer outrage and disgust. What a terrible waste of space and valuable resources it all is.
Paul Jaisini leads, we follow. He wishes to remain unknown - so do most of us. I’m next in line, slipping into recluse mode, no longer wanting to attach my face, my human image to my art stuff. I wish to be a nameless, faceless artist as well, invisible like P.J., and in his footsteps I too have destroyed thousands of my own artistic photography and digital art made with tedious, labor-intensive handwork. The whole point of this destruction is achieving the finest results possible by letting go of the imperfect, purging it on a regular basis, to make way for the perfect. I love what I do so it doesn’t matter, I know I’ll keep producing as much as I’m discarding, keeping the balance. Hoarding is an enemy of progress, especially the digital kind as there’s absolutely no limit to it. It’s like carrying a load of bricks on your back you’ll never use or need.
The watering down of creativity that digital pack ratting has caused as observed over the years is most tragic. For the creative individual, relying on terabytes of stock photos or OSFAP as I call them (Once Size Fits All Photos) instead of making your own as you used to when you had no choice, being 100% original, is a splinter in the conscience. It’s not evil to use stock of, say, things you don’t have access to (outer space, deep sea, Antarctica, etc.), but many digital artists I know today can’t take their own shot of a pencil ‘cause they “ain’t got no time for that!” How did they have time before? Did time get so compressed in only a decade?
Ohhhhh, and the edits, textures, filters, plug-ins and what-have-you available out there to everyone and their cats… are responsible for the tidal wave of rubbish that eclipses the magnificent light of the real talents.
I can tell you with utmost sincerity there is no better feeling on earth than knowing your creation is ALL yours, every pixel and dot, from the first to the last. It’s not always possible to make it so, but definitely the most rewarding endeavor. I’m most proud of myself when I can accomplish that.
Back to Paul Jaisini, from the start there have been a number of theories floating around on what his real story is. One of my own theories is that he stands for the unknowns of the world who can’t get representation, can’t get exhibited at a decent gallery because highly gifted/trained artists aren’t good enough - those kind of establishments prefer bananas, balloon dogs, feces, gigantic dicks/cunts, and all kinds of what-the-fucks…
So again, you don’t get the Paul Jaisini thing? That’s your problem. Don’t hate others for getting it. People are good, very good, at making baseless assumptions and impulsively spewing it as truth. They criticize and judge as if they’re high authorities on the subject yet they clearly lack education in fine art or art history and possess little to no talent or skill to back up their bullshit. My little “credibility radar” never fails. When they say I know this or I know that, I reply don’t say “I know” or state things as fact as a general rule of thumb - instead say “I assume/believe” and state the reasons you feel thus to appear less immature, especially about a controversial topic like invisible art. I have zero respect or tolerance for egomaniacs who think they know it all and act accordingly like arrogant pricks. Who can stand those, right? Once again, a good example would be: I, Stelly Riesling, believe everything I’ve written in this little manifesto to be correct based on personal experience and observation from multiple angles, thorough research and sufficient data collected from verifiable sources (and don’t go copying-pasting my own words back at me, be original). Just because you or I say so doesn’t make it so. Just because you or me think or believe so doesn’t make it true or right. I only ask that my opinions are regarded respectfully and whoever opposes them does so in a mature, civilized manner. We should only be entitled to opinions that don’t bring out the worst in us.
I don’t normally take such a position, but the time has come to stand up for what I believe in! It’s quite amusing and comical how haters think calling me names, attacking me or my interests or members of the project I’m part of for years is going to change something. It only makes more evident the importance of what I’m doing so I push on harder still.
Words of advise to those who can identify with me, with my frustrations over people’s reluctance to change their miserable ways, with our declining art world…
DON’T waste time on people who sweat the small stuff, whose actions are consistently inconsistent with their words. DO waste time on people who always keep their eye on the ball—the bigger picture of life.
Paul Jaisini’s invisible paintings are more than hype, more than your lame assumptions. Here’s one I got that’s pure gold: a cult! It started out as A JOKE OF MINE that was used against me. I told a then-good friend that he should come join our little “art cult” in a clearly lighthearted manner, and later he takes this idea I put in his head first and accuses me of being in an (imaginary) cult—the jokes on me eh?. But wait, aren’t cults religious? Our group consists of people around the world of different faiths (or none at all) so how could that ever work? If religion was about making fine (non-pop) art mainstream and bringing awesome, fresh, futuristic concepts to the collective consciousness, the world would not be so fucked up today because talent, creativity, originality and individuality would be the main focus, not superficial poppycock; those things would be praised and encouraged and supported in society by all institutions, not demonized and stigmatized.
Here is one thing I CAN state as solid fact: only one person close to Paul Jaisini knows the TRUE story, or at least some of it: EYKG. Everything else that has ever been said about him is myth, legend, gossip, speculation, the worst of which is said by jealous non-artists (wannabes, clones, posers, hang-ons, unoriginal ppl in general) and anti-artists (religious psychos, squares, losers and -duh- stupid ppl). Sadly, people are unable to see the bigger picture by letting their egos run their lives or repeating after others as parrots.
Commercial art, consumerism, and ignorance of the masses truly makes me want to curl up in a ball, not eat or drink or move until I die, just die in my sleep while dreaming of a better world, a world where real fine artists rule it with real fine art as they used to and life is beautiful once again….
Well I hope that settled THAT for now, or perhaps inadvertently made matters worse. I hope I didn’t sound too pissed from all these issues that keep popping up like penises on ChatRoulette… just got to me already! Can you tell? I had to put my foot down, stomp ‘em all!
To be continued, still lots more ignorance and pettiness to battle… Till then peace out my bambini. MWAH!
Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 江淮瑞风S3 (jiānghuái ruìfēng S3)
Year of launch: 2013
JAC Motors (Jianghuai Automobile) is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle producer and was established in 1964. JAC started producing the Starex in cooperation with Hyundai in the early 2000s (JAC Refine), but their relationship was soon terminated. Another company, Huatai (later renamed Hawtai in English translation) made the Terracan and Santa Fe under license, but in 2007 JAC came up with their own Santa Fe, the Rein, featuring a (not so) unique front and rear end (in Lexus RX-fashion). In the same year JAC finally gained rights to produce passenger cars. Its first car was the large and unsuccessful Binjoy (Binyue) sedan, which was immediately launched in 2007. It was followed by a couple of impressive new models: the Tojoy (Tongyue) in 2008 and Hojoy sedan (Heyue), Hojoy RS (Heyue RS) MPV and Joyjoy (Yueyue) small car in 2009. Their later launched have never quite reached this level anymore. The Hojoy RS was refreshed in 2013 and renamed Refine M2 in 2015.
JAC's SUV range consists of the S2, S3, S5 and new S7. The S3 was launched in 2013 and was a huge success for the brand, selling almost 200,000 units in both 2015 and 2016. However, demand has dried up since last year.
Sales figures: carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-data/jac/jac-refine-s3/
The following is an account of Lake Hart published in 1947 -
Although for long it has been deserted, Lake Hart, on the lonely mulga plains, has Australia's Prize Salt Deposit.
Standing beside the transcontinental railway, 137 miles [219 kilometres] from Port Augusta, is a 7,000 tons dump of the best quality salt in Australia. Behind it, stretching far northwards, is Lake Hart, the place from which the salt was taken.
In 1931 this was the scene of a thriving industry. Today, it is forgotten in its isolation amid the mulga plains of the north-west. Lake Hart's importance as a salt deposit first became manifest in 1918 when surveyors investigated its entire area. They estimated the yield as three million tons, and defined the lake's area as 61 square miles.
Following these observations, the Sydney firm which owned the deposit - the Commonwealth Salt Refining Company - began preliminary operations with a few men.
Small quantities of salt were harvested and bagged for testing purposes. At this stage no refining plant had been installed, and the salt was sent to Adelaide for refining. The finished product proved so successful that the CSRC immediately launched large-scale operations. They installed a refining plant, and employed more than 50 men. The employees camped at the site and depended for their stores on the Commonwealth Railway's weekly food train.
Salt was harvested by day and refined continuously by shift workers.
Harvesting methods then were slow and cumbersome compared with present day methods. Sweepers first swept the water forward to the elevated catchment pens, each of which was 300 ft long by 150 ft wide.
When the salt had been deposited on the floor, the water was allowed to flow back into the lake, leaving the salt banked in and around the pens. The salt was then swept up and loaded into carrying carts, which were towed to the nearby refining plant.
Driving power for the plant was supplied by a gas producer engine. At first a Crossley type of 35 hp was used, but as production accelerated, a large Hornsby engine of 50 hp was added. These two engines may still be seen among the skeleton plant which remains at the lake.
The first phase of the salt's refining began when it entered the crushers. For Lake Hart salt, this was a very thorough process, due to the crude product's unusual hardness.
From the crushers it was carried into the washing troughs. Here it was scoured free of all foreign matter and, after a series of swillings was passed into the dehydrator.
When this machine had evaporated all water from the now whitened grain, the salt entered its final process - the drying oven.
This machine dried out all moisture and at the same time killed any remaining germ life, before discharging the finished product.
Such refineries were, of course, greatly inferior to present day establishments, such as those on Yorke Peninsula. Here, the sea water itself passes through several evaporation condensers before the salt is extricated for a complicated refining. But with Lake Hart's pure quality salt extensive refining was not necessary.
Few facilities existed to enable workers to negotiate the obstacles of outback industrial settlement. One employee crossed the lake in a flat-bottomed boat to ascertain the salt content on the opposite shore. He sailed across, but had to row 15 miles on the return trip. Today, people of the north-west give him the honour of being Lake Hart's conqueror.
Extreme difficulty was experienced from the late summer downpours which are prevalent in this area. During these storms the lake often became flooded, rendering harvesting impossible. However, the company had prepared for such emergencies. Huge reserve dumps had been heaped in readiness, and refining was not hampered.
For several years Lake Hart yielded 9,000 tons annually. Most of the salt was shipped to Sydney, where it was distributed for edible and industrial uses.
Commercial users throughout Australia were elated with the quality. Housewives discovered that, in actual saltiness, the Lake Hart product was twice as strong as any other.
The biggest asset that the salt had was its freedom from gypsum. This was, and still is, a very rare credential. All other main Australian sources are handicapped by gypsum content, which not only reduces quality, but enforces excessive work and cost during the refining process.
In 1921 the company amalgamated with the Australian Salt Company. The firm experienced great difficulties in obtaining water for refining purposes, its only supplies coming from occasional supply trains. Further, the isolated position created problems in the delivery of the refined product. These difficulties were the chief reasons for the cessation of harvesting in 1931.
Yorke Peninsula refineries were supplying more than enough salt for the State's use, and, although the quality was greatly inferior to that of Lake Hart, it was considered unpayable to continue work on the lake. To Australia, its closing meant a decrease in the quality of salt in use: but the quantity remains plentiful.
Salt is in enormous surplus, not only in Australia, but throughout the world. Our own refinery at Price on Yorke Peninsula, for instance, can supply enough salt in six months to last South Australia for five years.
Ever since closing the Lake Hart plant, the Australian Salt Company has employed a caretaker on the premises. The present caretaker has held his lonely job for seven years. His duties are simple. He records the rise and fall of the lake, and is responsible for the maintenance of the depleted plant.
Much of the plant was removed soon after the work ceased, but the catchment pens, crushers and engines remain in readiness for a reopening of the industry.
Last year it was intended to restart the enterprise, but fate ruled otherwise. Heavy rain swelled the lake to such an extent that plans had to be temporarily abandoned.
There is little opportunity for anyone to see Lake Hart. Train tourists can, but as both the East and West bound expresses pass this locality during the night, few see what is Australia's prize salt deposit.
Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 6-9-1947 Article by W J Watkins
I've been refining joints and limbs over the past two years and this guy is like a greatest hits so far. I'll make some instructions so if you want to give it a go, add guns etc I'd love to see it. Tried LDD but some of my link techniques confused it so I'll do some pics like the breakdown ones but more detailed.
Still refining my setup for copying my slides with a Canon 5DII
I misplaced my written notes so I will try to keep them here instead...
All advice and suggestions are appreciated =)
TBD: ISO, Jpeg settings...
CAMERA:
Canon 5D MkII
Best digital camera I have.
AWB seems to work fine
It is possible higher ISO settings pull more details out of shadows... more testing is needed to solve this...
Av (aperture priority) mode is used since the camera cannot control the lens iris. This way the camera selects the shutter speed automatically... 1/50 is common...
I sometimes re shoot with an adjustment to exposure compensation of +/- 1 before moving on to the next slide
JPG is preferred since the majority of the slides wont need further processing nor do they rate it.
JPG Settings: TBD...
For the best slides perhaps RAW would be better to get a fuller dynamic range...
SOFTWARE:
Canon EOS Utility
To tether the camera to my MacBook Pro.
Focusing can be done on the computer screen far more accurately than I can do it looking through the cameras prism viewfinder.
PROJECTOR:
Kodak Ektagraphic III
Replaced the original 4200 with an Ektagraphic III which has a brighter bulb, this helps with shadow details.
Like the later model Kodak Carousel projectors little to no heat reaches the slide so it retains a flat shape.
Older Kodak models generated enough heat to "pop" the slide curving it slightly. ( In fact earlier models came with lenses which took this curve into account and corrected for it.)
LENS:
Fuji Fujinon-EP 105mm 5.6 Enlarging Lens @ f8
f5.6 is not as sharp as f8 for the small details. f11 adds noise, probably from the back guts of the projector which are covered by a white piece of plastic...
This piece of plastic is from the local TAP plastics shop. I used the thinnest piece that was completely opaque, and had no visible grain or texture in it....
The 105mm lens is the best I have found for 1:1 copying at this distance. 75mm was too short and 135mm too long.
BELLOWS:
Leica R Bellows
A large and rugged bellows system it has the tripod mount on an adjustable rail so it can be refocused without adjusting the actual bellows extension.
A M39 --> Leica R adapter on the front to mount the enlarger lens, and a Leica R to EOS mount on the back for the 5DII