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Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G, 2-104th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) – along with Cpl. Vanessa O’Gorman (back left), a medical technician with the 1 Canadian Field Hospital – help transport a simulated wounded patient from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a medical evacuation training mission exercise, May 14, to ambulances and crews from Canada’s 5 Field Ambulance for transport to a Unit Medical Station. O’Gorman spent the majority of the two-week exercise training with Sgt. Jason Dillon (far right), a flight medic from Seward, Nebraska, and Sgt. Raymond Smith, a crew chief from Lincoln, Nebraska, learning how American forces conduct air medical evacuations. More than 150 Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-376th Aviation Regiment traveled to Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 8-24, for Exercise Maple Resolve 2018, the Canadian Army’s most comprehensive annual training event designed for any contingency operation. This year’s Maple Resolve included approximately 6,000 service members from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and France. Working with Canadian Armed Forces, primarily from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), Nebraska’s aviation battalion served two primary missions, including 24-hour medical evacuation training and support, and air support to all ground defenses. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
More than 150 Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-376th Aviation Regiment traveled to Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 8-24, for Exercise Maple Resolve 2018, the Canadian Army’s most comprehensive annual training event designed for any contingency operation. This year’s Maple Resolve included approximately 6,000 service members from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and France. Working with Canadian Armed Forces, primarily from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), Nebraska’s aviation battalion served two primary missions, including 24-hour medical evacuation training and support, and air support to all ground defenses. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
...portrait of a young teacher, in a small village school in rural Madhya Pradesh, Central India
(© Handheld Films 2013)
The Beginning:
In the year 1920, immediately after the first World War, there was a great influx into Masonry and a group of Masons from the Willys Overland plant (a pioneer and manufacturer of the Jeep 4 wheel drive vehicle) situated in West Toronto, feeling there was a need for a new Lodge in this area, formed themselves into a committee for that purpose.
This group was headed up by W. Bro. W.L. Abernathy of Stanley Lodge # 426, Toronto and ably assisted by W. Bro. W.L. Clark and Bro. J.G. Bruce, both of Victoria Lodge, Toronto.
Having fulfilled all the necessary requirements, the Institutional Meeting of King Hiram Lodge, U.D., G.R.C., was held in the Annette Street Temple on April 29th, 1920.
After the dispensation, the Most Worshipful,The Grand Master, M.W. Bro. F.W. Harcourt authorized W. Bro. W.L. Abernathy and Charter Members to meet as a Lodge to be known as “King Hiram”.
On the 15th day of November, 1920, the Lodge was duly instituted and consecrated. W. Bro. W.L. Abernathy was installed in the Chair of King Solomon and the Officers were invested to their several stations in King Hiram Lodge #566, on the register of Grand Lodge.
The name “King Hiram” was selected as being the most suitable to fulfill the hopes of the petitioners which was to build a strong Lodge appropriately named after King Hiram Abif the chief architect and overseer of the building of King Solomon’s Temple.
It was resolved that the Initiation Fee be set at $ 75.00, the Affiliation Fee at $15.00 and the Annual Dues at $6.00. The Tyler’s salary was set at $100.00 per year.
The Worshipful Master appointed a Visiting the Sick Committee, a Musical and an Entertainment Committee. A committee to set up the by-laws, a committee to arrange for a Ladie’s Night and a committee to arrange for and provide Christmas Entertainment.
The first candidate to be initiated was Mr. John Rutherford on June 4th, 1920.
The Work for the year consisted of 42 – E.A. Degrees, 32 – F.C. Degrees and 19 – M.M. Degrees.
The Twenties:
The first King Hiram Ladie’s Night was held in the form of a reception in the banquet room. An honorarium was established to pay the Secretary $150.00 per year for his services. A special emergent meeting was held on Saturday, February 8th, 1922 to conduct 15 Master Mason Degrees which beat the previous record by one Degree. The Worshipful Master and brethren attended at the laying of the foundation stone at the Weston Masonic Temple. On March 19th, 1924, W.M. B.H. Capsey had the pleasure of initiating his son, Vincent Bertram Capsey into the First Degree of Masonry. It was adopted that the Lodge present to each candidate the Volume of the Sacred Law on which his obligation was sealed. An annual picnic was held at High Park. A committee was appointed to request the Temple Board to install a pipe organ in the Lodge Room and a piano in the Banquet Hall. King Hiram visited Niagara River Lodge in Niagara Falls, New York and on a return visit the Worshipful Master of Niagara River Lodge presented our Lodge with a gavel which had been made from a piece of oak from the Old Fort Niagara.
The Thirties:
A new Lodge was instituted in the Annette Street Temple, named Memorial Lodge, in which many of the members of King Hiram were involved. W. Bro. Gordon James is installed as Worshipful Master being the first Master of King Hiram who was initiated into the Lodge, all others being Charter Members. Grand Lodge institutes an “Unemployment Bureau” under the Masonic Board of Relief due to the economic circumstances. In May 1935, we celebrated our 15th Anniversary. The creation of a Members Night was established and the ruling Master and W. Bro. Gately of Memorial Lodge conducted the Ceremony. In 1936, Ladies Night was postponed due to the death of King George V and the Grand Master requested a three month mourning period be observed. In 1938, with deep regret we recorded the death of W. Bro. W.L. Abernathy one of the founders and the first Master of King Hiram Lodge.
The Forties:
It was resolved that the dues of all members enlisting in the Armed Forces be waived.
To support the war effort, Grand Lodge inaugurated a Fund for War Relief to be contributed to by members at large through the various Lodges. King Hiram purchased 3 $100.00 Victory Bonds and a further purchase in the amount of $350.00. Past Master, W. Bro. Fred Adams was honoured by the King as a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his work in the supply of munitions. It was decided to send Christmas gifts to our members in the Forces. Bro. S.D. Shaw is installed in the Chair of King Solomon and initiates his son, Duncan Shaw and W.A. Bruce son of Bro. J.G. Bruce, the first Secretary of our Lodge. In 1945, we celebrated our 25th Anniversary. Our Grand Master requests us to hold a Thanksgiving Service for our victory in Germany. Bro. R.F. Wright is installed in the Chair of King Solomon. November 1st, becomes known as “Charlie Tottle” Night due to his reaching his 80th birthday and also for his long service to the Lodge. Bro. C.V. Tottle was elected Secretary in 1926 and served until his death in 1950. Bro. Wm. McBurnie returns to Lodge after serving 7 years overseas in the Armed Forces. W. Bro. Wm. Gow is appointed Grand Steward. Installation Night changes from January to December due to the continual bad weather conditions in January. It was approved that the Tyler’s pay be $2.50 per meeting.
The Fifties:
W. Bro. E.D. Magett appoints Bro. Joe Kemp as Chaplain and Bro. Doug Wright as Ass’t. Secretary. R.W. Bro. Floyd Albertson is honoured for his 23 years of service as Treasurer and his work in the Lodge since its inception. Bro. A.E. (Ed) Dyer is installed in the Chair of King Solomon. Two minutes silence was observed in respect to his late Majesty, King George V1.V.W. Bro. S.D. Shaw was congratulated and presented the Regalia of Grand Steward. Meetings and discussions were held regarding the division of Toronto District A. At Grand Lodge it was decided to split the district into two districts, A1 and A2, to take place in 1955. A donation was presented to River Park Lodge to help in the rebuilding of their Temple due to the damage suffered by Hurricane Hazel. In July, 1955, Grand Lodge celebrated its 100th meeting. An open air service was held at Exhibition Park with over 2,500 in attendance. Mr. R.J. Elrick is initiated into King Hiram Lodge. V.W. Bro. Bill Gow presents V.W. Bro. Archie Wright with his Regalia of Grand Steward. Bro. Joe Kemp is installed in the Chair of King Solomon, his father Bro. J.T. Kemp presents a gift on behalf of the family.
The Sixties:
Bro. Doug Wright is installed in the Chair of King Solomon by his father ,V.W. Bro. Archie Wright. This is the first time in the history of the Lodge that a father has installed his own son. The Metro Police Team confers the E.A. Degree on Mr. Robert N. Wilson. V.W. Bro. Archie Wright presents Grand Steward Regalia to V.W. Bro. Reg Wright. King Hiram members and ladies initiate visitations to William S. Farmer Lodge #1109 in Syracuse, New York. Mr. Lewis Crocker passes a Board of Trial and is accepted as a candidate for Initiation. W. Bro. Sam Wright is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon. Dues increase to $22.00. Father and Son night featured Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs. W. Bro. A.E. (Ed) Dyer is elected D.D.G.M. of Toronto District #1. The following year Father and Son night featured Leo Cahill, coach of the Toronto Argonauts. Bro. Robert Elrick presents a D of C wand to the Lodge in memory of his father, Bro. Robert Elrick Sr.
The Seventies:
In 1970 we celebrated our 50th Anniversary. Father, Son and Daughter night featured entertainment and movies. V.W. Bro. Archie Wright passed to the Grand Lodge Above. V.W. Bro. Bill Gow, 41 years a Past Master of King Hiram is the first member to receive a 50 year service pin. Bro. Sam Hough of Danville, California visits and later affiliates with King Hiram after moving to Toronto. Bro.’s Lloyd Lemoine and Ernest Roy Imrie receive 50 year pins. Bro. Arnold Sinclair continues to deliver profound lectures when presenting the Candidates Bible. Father and Son night features Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lodge members enjoy memorable cruises with Bro. Bill Rhyme aboard the “Lomar”. Visitations with King Hiram Lodge #37, Ingersoll are initiated. Visitations continue which result in the creation of the King Hiram Friendship Gavel. The Rt. Hon. Chief Justice James C. McRuer of King Hiram Lodge receives a 50 year pin. Dues increase to $80.00. Bro. James Rushford Sr, is presented a plaque for his service to King Hiram as Chaplain and his 57 years in Masonry. V.W. Bro. Joe Kemp is appointed Grand Steward. Bro. Ron Padgett entertains regularly on the organ with great talent, artistry and his well known humour.
The Eighties
Our 60th Anniversary. V.W. Bro. Doug Wright is appointed Grand Tyler and is presented with his fathers regalia, V.W. Bro. Archie Wright. Bro. Aubrey McGill is presented a plaque for his devotion as Chairman of the Benevolent and Sick Committee. V.W. Bro. Joe Kemp and V.W. Bro. Doug Wright are honoured for their many years of service as Secretary and Treasurer of the Lodge. Members Night tradition continues with Bro. Henry Strackholder being Initiated. King Hiram makes a donation to the Barbara Turnbull Fund. W. Bro. Ernie Morrison is appointed as Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies. Annual dues increase to $65.00. W. Bro. Robert N. Wilson is honoured and presented his Grand Steward Regalia by W. Bro. George Owttrim. A year later V.W. Bro. Robert N. Wilson is presented a plaque in recognition of his service to Masonry and King Hiram Lodge. The first District Walkathon takes place and proves to be very successful. W. Bro. Alistair Clement initiates his son, Mr. Graham Clement into King Hiram. Bro. Aubrey McGill is awarded the prestigious William Mercer Wilson Award. M.W. Bro. William R. Pellow, Grand Master attends the Installation Ceremony of Bro. Edward Grinko being placed in the Chair of King Solomon. King Hiram hosts the District Education which features St. John’s Lodge #209 from London, Ontario. King Hiram hosts a special Appreciation Night for all Past D.D.G.M.’s of Toronto District #1.
The Nineties
Bro. Tom Thompson visits from Scotland to share the Installation Ceremony with his brother, W. Bro. Hugh Thompson. W. Bro. Sam Wright is honoured and presented with the Regalia of Assistant Grand Secretary. Bro. Rick Morell is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon. King Hiram donates $1000.00 to the Runnymede Chronic Care Hospital Fund. W. Bro. Sam Hough passes to the Grand Lodge above. R.W. Bro. A.E. (Ed) Dyer is presented a 50 year service pin. Bro. John Kikiantonis is awarded the Canada 125 Year Award Medal. W. Bro. Edward Grinko launches the district newsletter, “The Blue Print”. W. Bro. Robert Langzik and Bro. Aubrey McGill pass to the Grand Lodge above. V.W. Bro. Robert Wilson is appointed Grand Lodge Representative to the Grand Lodge of Utah. Memorial Lodge #652 affiliates with King Hiram Lodge. W. Bro. Lew Crocker is appointed Grand Steward. W. Bro. Rick Morell serves a second term as Worshipful Master. Bro. Earl Walsh is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon. In 1995 we celebrate our 75th Anniversary. A full year of celebrations and activities is planned including a Gala Anniversary Dance. Bro. John Kikiantonis is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon by V.W. Bro. Sam Wright who substituted for W. Bro. Edward Grinko due to the death of his wife. 50 year pins are presented to V.W. Bro. Doug J.B. Wright, V.W. Bro. Ed Wilkings, Bro. George Cowie and Bro. John Cholmomdeley. 25 year Past Master pins are presented to W. Bro. Proctor, R.W. Bro. Ed Dyer, V.W. Bro. Joe Kemp, V.W. Bro. Doug Wright, V.W. Bro. Ken McLean, W. Bro. Fred Twitchin, Sr., V.W. Bro. Sam Wright, V.W. Bro. Bill Hunter and W. Bro. Doug Kelman. W. Bro. Earl Walsh is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon for a second time by W. Bro. Lew Crocker. The following year Bro. Bill Wingrove is Installed in the Master’s Chair by W. Bro. Earl Walsh. V.W. Bro. Sam Wright is also Installed as Worshipful Master for his second time, 32 years later and initiated Bro.’s Scott Hoy, Ben MacDonald and Dusty Markle. We were saddened with the passing of V.W. Bro. Doug J.B. Wright to the Grand Lodge Above. W. Bro. Rick Morell is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon by W. Bro. Hugh Thompson.
A New Millennium
2000 – 2005:
Bro. Aaron Williams is Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. A special night and reception is held for R.W. Bro. Earl Walsh who was elected D.D.G.M. of Toronto District #1. Bro. Ken Mullings is Installed in the Chair of King Solomon by his friend and mentor, W. Bro. Hugh Thompson. V.W. Bro. Hugh McKnight is made an honourary member of the Lodge. A reception is held to present W. Bro. Robert Elrick with his Grand Lodge Regalia. Mr. Stephen Brode is Initiated into King Hiram Lodge. A special meeting is held at Central Park Lodge to congratulate Bro. Imrie on his 102nd Birthday and his 80 years a Mason. W. Bro. John Kikiantonis is Installed as Master for a second time and also re-accepts the Office the following year. W. Bro. Kikiantonis enjoys the honour and pleasure of Initiating his son, Emmanuel into Masonry. Mr. Andrew Adamyk is Initiated into King Hiram Lodge. A memorial was conducted for V.W. Bro. Robert Elrick and R.W. Bro. Robert Wilson who passed to the Grand Lodge Above. V.W. Bro. Bill Hunter receives his 50 year pin. W. Bro. Hugh Thompson passes to the Grand Lodge Above. W. Bro. Edward Grinko is Installed as master for a second time and enjoys the distinct pleasure of Initiating his son, Christopher. Mr. James Berry is also Initiated into Masonry. The Secretary’s honorarium is raised to $500.00. V.W. Bro. Ed Wilkings is made a life member of King Hiram Lodge. W. Bro. Rick Morell is Installed for the fourth time as Worshipful master. King Hiram Lodge is now in its 85th year. Mr. Daniel Berube and Michael Bonner are Initiated and Bro. Antonio Texeira is Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. A special evening was conducted for W. Bro. Ken Mullings to celebrate his retirement and his return to Jamaica.
The intervening years between 1920 and 2005 have been momentous years of change in the History of the World.
Consider the Twenties, an era of building following World War I. The Depression of the Thirties. The conflict and hardship encountered due to World War II. The united efforts of rebuilding throughout the Forties and Fifties. The social changes and struggles throughout the Sixties and Seventies. The boom of the Eighties, the recession of the Nineties and the dreams and expectations of a new Millennium.
The years have also seen many changes in King Hiram Lodge. We have witnessed and shared in the lives of many of the Men who have been instrumental in the creation of and continuation of our Lodge.
Throughout the years the spirit of Masonry has always been kept alive and we have at all times remembered the wishes of our Founders, to uphold the basic principles on which the Lodge was established, “to keep this a friendly Lodge and to show true Brotherhood to All”. Our strength in the past has been in the dedication, loyalty and respect, for our Lodge by the many men who have affixed their signatures to our By-Laws.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
footprints on the sands of time
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
* Reprinted from the King Hiram Lodge #566 “Consecration Night” Booklet, November 15, 1920.
Drawing is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, various metals (such as silverpoint) and electronic drawing.
A drawing instrument releases small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas.[1] The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities.
In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering and technical drawing. A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman or a draughtsman.[2]
Drawing is one of the major forms of expression within the visual arts. It is generally concerned with the marking of lines and areas of tone onto paper/other material, where the accurate representation of the visual world is expressed upon a plane surface.[3] Traditional drawings were monochrome, or at least had little colour,[4] while modern colored-pencil drawings may approach or cross a boundary between drawing and painting. In Western terminology, drawing is distinct from painting, even though similar media often are employed in both tasks. Dry media, normally associated with drawing, such as chalk, may be used in pastel paintings. Drawing may be done with a liquid medium, applied with brushes or pens. Similar supports likewise can serve both: painting generally involves the application of liquid paint onto prepared canvas or panels, but sometimes an underdrawing is drawn first on that same support.
Madame Palmyre with Her Dog, 1897. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Galileo Galilei. Phases of the Moon. 1616.
Drawing is often exploratory, with considerable emphasis on observation, problem-solving and composition. Drawing is also regularly used in preparation for a painting, further obfuscating their distinction. Drawings created for these purposes are called studies.
There are several categories of drawing, including figure drawing, cartooning, doodling, free hand and shading. There are also many drawing methods, such as line drawing, stippling, shading, the surrealist method of entopic graphomania (in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots), and tracing (drawing on a translucent paper, such as tracing paper, around the outline of preexisting shapes that show through the paper).
A quick, unrefined drawing may be called a sketch.
In fields outside art, technical drawings or plans of buildings, machinery, circuitry and other things are often called "drawings" even when they have been transferred to another medium by printing.
History[edit]
Drawing as a Form of Communication Drawing is one of the oldest forms of human expression, with evidence for its existence preceding that of written communication.[5] It is believed that drawing was used as a specialised form of communication before the invent of the written language,[5][6] demonstrated by the production of cave and rock paintings created by Homo sapiens sapiens around 30,000 years ago.[7] These drawings, known as pictograms, depicted objects and abstract concepts.[8] The sketches and paintings produced in prehistoric times were eventually stylised and simplified, leading to the development of the written language as we know it today.
Drawing in the Arts Drawing is used to express one's creativity, and therefore has been prominent in the world of art. Throughout much of history, drawing was regarded as the foundation for artistic practise.[9] Initially, artists used and reused wooden tablets for the production of their drawings.[10] Following the widespread availability of paper in the 14th century, the use of drawing in the arts increased. At this point, drawing was commonly used as a tool for thought and investigation, acting as a study medium whilst artists were preparing for their final pieces of work.[11][12] In a period of artistic flourish, the Renaissance brought about drawings exhibiting realistic representational qualities,[13] where there was a lot of influence from geometry and philosophy.[14]
The invention of the first widely available form of photography led to a shift in the use of drawing in the arts.[15] Photography took over from drawing as a more superior method for accurately representing visual phenomena, and artists began to abandon traditional drawing practises.[16] Modernism in the arts encouraged "imaginative originality"[17] and artists' approach to drawing became more abstract.
Drawing Outside the Arts Although the use of drawing is extensive in the arts, its practice is not confined purely to this field. Before the widespread availability of paper, 12th century monks in European monasteries used intricate drawings to prepare illustrated, illuminated manuscripts on vellum and parchment. Drawing has also been used extensively in the field of science, as a method of discovery, understanding and explanation. In 1616, astronomer Galileo Galilei explained the changing phases of the moon through his observational telescopic drawings.[16] Additionally, in 1924, geophysicist Alfred Wegener used illustrations to visually demonstrate the origin of the continents.The medium is the means by which ink, pigment or color are delivered onto the drawing surface. Most drawing media are either dry (e.g. graphite, charcoal, pastels, Conté, silverpoint), or use a fluid solvent or carrier (marker, pen and ink). Watercolor pencils can be used dry like ordinary pencils, then moistened with a wet brush to get various painterly effects. Very rarely, artists have drawn with (usually decoded) invisible ink. Metalpoint drawing usually employs either of two metals: silver or lead.[20] More rarely used are gold, platinum, copper, brass, bronze, and tinpoint.
Paper comes in a variety of different sizes and qualities, ranging from newspaper grade up to high quality and relatively expensive paper sold as individual sheets.[21] Papers can vary in texture, hue, acidity, and strength when wet. Smooth paper is good for rendering fine detail, but a more "toothy" paper holds the drawing material better. Thus a coarser material is useful for producing deeper contrast.
Newsprint and typing paper may be useful for practice and rough sketches. Tracing paper is used to experiment over a half-finished drawing, and to transfer a design from one sheet to another. Cartridge paper is the basic type of drawing paper sold in pads. Bristol board and even heavier acid-free boards, frequently with smooth finishes, are used for drawing fine detail and do not distort when wet media (ink, washes) are applied. Vellum is extremely smooth and suitable for very fine detail. Coldpressed watercolor paper may be favored for ink drawing due to its texture.
Acid-free, archival quality paper keeps its color and texture far longer than wood pulp based paper such as newsprint, which turns yellow and become brittle much sooner.
The basic tools are a drawing board or table, pencil sharpener and eraser, and for ink drawing, blotting paper. Other tools used are circle compass, ruler, and set square. Fixative is used to prevent pencil and crayon marks from smudging. Drafting tape is used to secure paper to drawing surface, and also to mask an area to keep it free of accidental marks sprayed or spattered materials and washes. An easel or slanted table is used to keep the drawing surface in a suitable position, which is generally more horizontal than the position used in painting.
Technique[edit]
Raphael, study for what became the Alba Madonna, with other sketches
Almost all draftsmen use their hands and fingers to apply the media, with the exception of some handicapped individuals who draw with their mouth or feet.[22]
Prior to working on an image, the artist typically explores how various media work. They may try different drawing implements on practice sheets to determine value and texture, and how to apply the implement to produce various effects.
The artist's choice of drawing strokes affects the appearance of the image. Pen and ink drawings often use hatching—groups of parallel lines.[23] Cross-hatching uses hatching in two or more different directions to create a darker tone. Broken hatching, or lines with intermittent breaks, form lighter tones—and controlling the density of the breaks achieves a gradation of tone. Stippling, uses dots to produce tone, texture or shade. Different textures can be achieved depending on the method used to build tone.[24]
Drawings in dry media often use similar techniques, though pencils and drawing sticks can achieve continuous variations in tone. Typically a drawing is filled in based on which hand the artist favors. A right-handed artist draws from left to right to avoid smearing the image. Erasers can remove unwanted lines, lighten tones, and clean up stray marks. In a sketch or outline drawing, lines drawn often follow the contour of the subject, creating depth by looking like shadows cast from a light in the artist's position.
Sometimes the artist leaves a section of the image untouched while filling in the remainder. The shape of the area to preserve can be painted with masking fluid or cut out of a frisket and applied to the drawing surface, protecting the surface from stray marks until the mask is removed.
Another method to preserve a section of the image is to apply a spray-on fixative to the surface. This holds loose material more firmly to the sheet and prevents it from smearing. However the fixative spray typically uses chemicals that can harm the respiratory system, so it should be employed in a well-ventilated area such as outdoors.
Another technique is subtractive drawing in which the drawing surface is covered with graphite or charcoal and then erased to make the image.[25]
Tone[edit]
Line drawing in sanguine by Leonardo da Vinci
Shading is the technique of varying the tonal values on the paper to represent the shade of the material as well as the placement of the shadows. Careful attention to reflected light, shadows and highlights can result in a very realistic rendition of the image.
Blending uses an implement to soften or spread the original drawing strokes. Blending is most easily done with a medium that does not immediately fix itself, such as graphite, chalk, or charcoal, although freshly applied ink can be smudged, wet or dry, for some effects. For shading and blending, the artist can use a blending stump, tissue, a kneaded eraser, a fingertip, or any combination of them. A piece of chamois is useful for creating smooth textures, and for removing material to lighten the tone. Continuous tone can be achieved with graphite on a smooth surface without blending, but the technique is laborious, involving small circular or oval strokes with a somewhat blunt point.
Shading techniques that also introduce texture to the drawing include hatching and stippling. A number of other methods produce texture. In addition to the choice of paper, drawing material and technique affect texture. Texture can be made to appear more realistic when it is drawn next to a contrasting texture; a coarse texture is more obvious when placed next to a smoothly blended area. A similar effect can be achieved by drawing different tones close together. A light edge next to a dark background stands out to the eye, and almost appears to float above the surface.
Form and proportion[edit]
Pencil portrait by Ingres
Measuring the dimensions of a subject while blocking in the drawing is an important step in producing a realistic rendition of the subject. Tools such as a compass can be used to measure the angles of different sides. These angles can be reproduced on the drawing surface and then rechecked to make sure they are accurate. Another form of measurement is to compare the relative sizes of different parts of the subject with each other. A finger placed at a point along the drawing implement can be used to compare that dimension with other parts of the image. A ruler can be used both as a straightedge and a device to compute proportions.
When attempting to draw a complicated shape such as a human figure, it is helpful at first to represent the form with a set of primitive volumes. Almost any form can be represented by some combination of the cube, sphere, cylinder, and cone. Once these basic volumes have been assembled into a likeness, then the drawing can be refined into a more accurate and polished form. The lines of the primitive volumes are removed and replaced by the final likeness. Drawing the underlying construction is a fundamental skill for representational art, and is taught in many books and schools. Its correct application resolves most uncertainties about smaller details, and makes the final image look consistent.[26]
A more refined art of figure drawing relies upon the artist possessing a deep understanding of anatomy and the human proportions. A trained artist is familiar with the skeleton structure, joint location, muscle placement, tendon movement, and how the different parts work together during movement. This allows the artist to render more natural poses that do not appear artificially stiff. The artist is also familiar with how the proportions vary depending on the age of the subject, particularly when drawing a portrait.
Perspective[edit]
Linear perspective is a method of portraying objects on a flat surface so that the dimensions shrink with distance. Each set of parallel, straight edges of any object, whether a building or a table, follows lines that eventually converge at a vanishing point. Typically this convergence point is somewhere along the horizon, as buildings are built level with the flat surface. When multiple structures are aligned with each other, such as buildings along a street, the horizontal tops and bottoms of the structures typically converge at a vanishing point.
Two-point perspective drawing
When both the fronts and sides of a building are drawn, then the parallel lines forming a side converge at a second point along the horizon (which may be off the drawing paper.) This is a two-point perspective.[27] Converging the vertical lines to a third point above or below the horizon then produces a three-point perspective.
Depth can also be portrayed by several techniques in addition to the perspective approach above. Objects of similar size should appear ever smaller the further they are from the viewer. Thus the back wheel of a cart appears slightly smaller than the front wheel. Depth can be portrayed through the use of texture. As the texture of an object gets further away it becomes more compressed and busy, taking on an entirely different character than if it was close. Depth can also be portrayed by reducing the contrast in more distant objects, and by making their colors less saturated. This reproduces the effect of atmospheric haze, and cause the eye to focus primarily on objects drawn in the foreground.
Artistry[edit]
Chiaroscuro study drawing by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
The composition of the image is an important element in producing an interesting work of artistic merit. The artist plans element placement in the art to communicate ideas and feelings with the viewer. The composition can determine the focus of the art, and result in a harmonious whole that is aesthetically appealing and stimulating.
The illumination of the subject is also a key element in creating an artistic piece, and the interplay of light and shadow is a valuable method in the artist's toolbox. The placement of the light sources can make a considerable difference in the type of message that is being presented. Multiple light sources can wash out any wrinkles in a person's face, for instance, and give a more youthful appearance. In contrast, a single light source, such as harsh daylight, can serve to highlight any texture or interesting features.
When drawing an object or figure, the skilled artist pays attention to both the area within the silhouette and what lies outside. The exterior is termed the negative space, and can be as important in the representation as the figure. Objects placed in the background of the figure should appear properly placed wherever they can be viewed.
Drawing process in the Academic Study of a Male Torso by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1801, National Museum, Warsaw)
A study is a draft drawing that is made in preparation for a planned final image. Studies can be used to determine the appearances of specific parts of the completed image, or for experimenting with the best approach for accomplishing the end goal. However a well-crafted study can be a piece of art in its own right, and many hours of careful work can go into completing a study.
Process[edit]
Individuals display differences in their ability to produce visually accurate drawings.[28] A visually accurate drawing is described as being "recognized as a particular object at a particular time and in a particular space, rendered with little addition of visual detail that can not be seen in the object represented or with little deletion of visual detail”.[29]
Investigative studies have aimed to explain the reasons why some individuals draw better than others. One study posited four key abilities in the drawing process: perception of objects being drawn, ability to make good representational decisions, motor skills required for mark-making and the drawer's own perception of their drawing.[29] Following this hypothesis, several studies have sought to conclude which of these processes are most significant in affecting the accuracy of drawings.
Motor function Motor function is an important physical component in the 'Production Phase' of the drawing process.[30] It has been suggested that motor function plays a role in drawing ability, though its effects are not significant.[29]
Perception It has been suggested that an individual's ability to perceive an object they are drawing is the most important stage in the drawing process.[29] This suggestion is supported by the discovery of a robust relationship between perception and drawing ability.[31]
This evidence acted as the basis of Betty Edwards' how-to drawing book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.[32] Edwards aimed to teach her readers how to draw, based on the development of the reader's perceptual abilities.
Furthermore, the influential artist and art critic John Ruskin emphasised the importance of perception in the drawing process in his book The Elements of Drawing.[33] He stated that "For I am nearly convinced, that once we see keenly enough, there is very little difficult in drawing what we see".
Visual memory has also been shown to influence one's ability to create visually accurate drawings. Short-term memory plays an important part in drawing as one’s gaze shifts between the object they are drawing and the drawing itself.[34]
U.S. Army Col. Robert Ashe, right, of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division and Consul General William Moeller, role playing as an ambassador, attend a brigade staff meeting during exercise Combined Resolve IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 28, 2015. Combined Resolve IV is an Army Europe directed exercise training a multinational brigade and enhancing interoperability with allies and partner nations. Combined Resolve trains on unified land operations against a complex threat while improving the combat readiness of all participants. The Combined Resolve series of exercises incorporates the U.S. Army’s Regionally Aligned Force with the European Activity Set to train with European Allies and partners. The 7th Army JMTC is the only training command outside the continental United States, providing realistic and relevant training to U.S. Army, Joint Service, NATO, allied and multinational units, and is a regular venue for some of the largest training exercises for U.S. and European Forces. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lloyd Villanueva)
Des membres de la Garde nationale du Nebraska (U.S. Army) effectuent un exercice de reconnaissance lors de l'exercice Maple Résolve 2018 (MR 18) dans les secteurs d'entrainements de la garnison Wainwright le 23 mai 2018.
Photo: Caporal Vuong-De Ramos
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Members of the Nebraska National Guard (U.S. Army) conduct a reconnaissance exercise during Exercise Maple Resolve 2018 (MR 18) in the training areas of the Garrison Wainwright on May 23, 2018.
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8.februārī Latvijā tika nogādāta un Garkalnes stacijā izkrauta ASV 4.kājnieku divīzijas 3.bruņotās brigādes 68.bruņotā pulka 1.bataljona bruņutehnika, tai skaitā 15 tanki “Abrams” un 6 kājnieku kaujas mašīnas “Bradley”.
225 karavīri no 68.bruņotā pulka 1.bataljona ieradās Ādažos jau pagājušās nedēļas nogalē, lai nomainītu 173.kājnieku brigādes 503.desanta pulka karavīrus, kas pildījuši dienesta pienākumus Latvijā operācijā “Atlantic Resolve” kopš pagājušā gada septembra.
No 6. līdz 9.janvārim Vācijā no ASV, Kolorado, ieradās 4.kājnieku divīzijas 3.bruņotās brigādes kaujas grupa ar 3500 karavīriem, 87 tankiem “Abrams”, 18 pašgājējām haubicēm “Palladin” un 114 kājnieku kaujas mašīnām “Bradley”. Šie karavīri ar bruņutehniku pārņem rotācijas pienākumu pildīšanu operācijā “Atlantic Resolve” Baltijas valstīs.
Foto: Armīns Janiks, JIC
On February 8 the first equipment, including 15 tanks “Abrams”, of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Iron Brigade), 4th Infantry Division, arrived in Garkalne railway station, Latvia.
Equipment and Soldiers from 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., and supporting units from 3rd ABCT started already in the beginning of February.
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Iron Brigade), 4th Infantry Division, started onward movement of its combined-arms battalions from Poland to seven nations last week, starting with the push of its first combined-arms battalion to Germany as part of Atlantic Resolve.
Photo: Armins Janiks, YIC
13.janvārī Latvijā ieradās nākamā ASV operācijas “Atlantic Resolve” rotācija – 170 karavīru no 2.kavalērijas pulka 3.eskadrona, kas trenēsies kopā ar Nacionālo bruņoto spēku karavīriem un piedalīsies starptautiskajās militārajās mācībās.
ASV 2.kavalērijas pulks ir pastāvīgi izvietots Vilzekā, Vācijā, un šī būs jau trešā šī pulka rotācija Latvijā. Plānots, ka šī pulka karavīri uzturēsies Latvijā līdz maija sākumam.
Savukārt vilciena sastāvs ar 2.kavalērijas pulka militāro tehniku no Klaipēdas ieradās Garkalnes dzelzceļa stacijā 14.janvārī. Pēc tā izkraušanas 25 bruņotas kaujas mašīnas „Stryker”, kravas automašīnas un militārās apvidus automašīnas HMMWV, kā arī cita veida aprīkojums tika nogādāts Ādažu bāzē.
Lai atbalstītu iniciatīvu „Strong Europe” un operāciju „Atlantic Resolve”, Latvijā pērn novembrī ieradās arī vairāk nekā 70 karavīru no ASV 1.gaisa kavalērijas brigādes 227.aviācijas pulka 3.bataljona un seši helikopteri UH-60 „Black Hawk”. Jau otrā aviācijas bāzē Lielvārdē izvietotās helikopteru vienības rotācija ilgs aptuveni sešus mēnešus.
Pēc Krievijas veiktās Krimas aneksijas 2014.gada pavasarī un agresijas Ukrainas austrumos ASV ir sākusi mācību operāciju „Atlantic Resolve”.
Operācijas mērķis ir apliecināt ASV nepārtraukto ieguldījumu NATO dalībvalstu kolektīvajā drošībā, veicinot mieru un stabilitāti Baltijas valstīs un Polijā. Operācija ir izvērsta arī Rumānijā un Bulgārijā.
Foto: Gatis Dieziņš, JIC
A Qatar Armed Forces member feeds rounds into his weapon while providing perimeter security during a joint counter terrorism exercise with U.S. military members and other partnering nations in Zikrit, Qatar, April 28. The field training exercise scenarios was one of many being conducted as part of Exercise Eagle Resolve 2013. Exercise Eagle Resolve demonstrates U.S. Central Command’s dedication to Gulf Cooperation Council regional partners and the combined efforts to sustain regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston/Released)
A lapse in judgment caused me to drill an extra pin hole in the wrong place in an otherwise final fitted and pinned down tube. The surplus hole was located on the visible side of the BB spigot's shoreline; not a structurally happy place; simply brazing a pin in and filing it flush didn't strike me as sensible. Two reasonable solutions were available; trash the DT or modify the BB shell to adequately cover and reinforce the hole. I chose the latter. The photos show the story but briefly: I gas welded both sides of a small extension to the existing lug spigot and reshaped it to suit. The extension came from a BB shell that had been used for other prototyping purposes.
I have to confess that I'm rather pleased with the results and, as I long have been, am in awe of the folks who made it look easy on extremely complex joints found in tubular aircraft frames back in the middle of the last century. I've done enough TIG to know which is more difficult! Although I didn't feel this way when I discovered my mistake I'm glad to have made it; the whole thing, from the root cause of my blindered mistake (altering BB drop a skosh, ...after the entire main triangle was fitted, pinned and vent holes drilled) through all the elements necessary for resolution, was an excellent learning exercise.
8.februārī Latvijā tika nogādāta un Garkalnes stacijā izkrauta ASV 4.kājnieku divīzijas 3.bruņotās brigādes 68.bruņotā pulka 1.bataljona bruņutehnika, tai skaitā 15 tanki “Abrams” un 6 kājnieku kaujas mašīnas “Bradley”.
225 karavīri no 68.bruņotā pulka 1.bataljona ieradās Ādažos jau pagājušās nedēļas nogalē, lai nomainītu 173.kājnieku brigādes 503.desanta pulka karavīrus, kas pildījuši dienesta pienākumus Latvijā operācijā “Atlantic Resolve” kopš pagājušā gada septembra.
No 6. līdz 9.janvārim Vācijā no ASV, Kolorado, ieradās 4.kājnieku divīzijas 3.bruņotās brigādes kaujas grupa ar 3500 karavīriem, 87 tankiem “Abrams”, 18 pašgājējām haubicēm “Palladin” un 114 kājnieku kaujas mašīnām “Bradley”. Šie karavīri ar bruņutehniku pārņem rotācijas pienākumu pildīšanu operācijā “Atlantic Resolve” Baltijas valstīs.
Foto: Armīns Janiks, JIC
On February 8 the first equipment, including 15 tanks “Abrams”, of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Iron Brigade), 4th Infantry Division, arrived in Garkalne railway station, Latvia.
Equipment and Soldiers from 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., and supporting units from 3rd ABCT started already in the beginning of February.
The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Iron Brigade), 4th Infantry Division, started onward movement of its combined-arms battalions from Poland to seven nations last week, starting with the push of its first combined-arms battalion to Germany as part of Atlantic Resolve.
Photo: Armins Janiks, YIC
Lighting Troop, 3d Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment travels through Poland as part of Operation Dragoon Ride, Mar 25th, 2015. The convoy was joined by U.S. A-10s, and U.S. and Polish Air Force C-130s. Dragoon Ride is the capstone event in the Squadron’s rotation through Operation Atlantic Resolve, an operation to reassure U.S. commitment to its NATO Allies.
(Photos by U.S. Army Maj. Neil Penttila)
ALYTUS, Lithuania – Soldiers prepare for a day of convoy operations on Operation Dragoon Ride; an 1,800km road march from locations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to Rose Barracks, Vilseck. Operation Dragoon Ride is the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s capstone exercise for their rotation at Operation Atlantic Resolve, where the Soldiers test their skills and equipment on the long ride home, and greet communities from NATO allied nations along the way. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Henry Chan, 16th Sustainment Brigade public affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division wash their tanks at the Hohenfels wash rack after completing the maneuver training portion of the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, 1st BCT, 1st CD Public Affairs).
Des membres de la Garde nationale du Nebraska (U.S. Army) effectuent un exercice de reconnaissance lors de l'exercice Maple Résolve 2018 (MR 18) dans les secteurs d'entrainements de la garnison Wainwright le 23 mai 2018.
Photo: Caporal Vuong-De Ramos
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Members of the Nebraska National Guard (U.S. Army) conduct a reconnaissance exercise during Exercise Maple Resolve 2018 (MR 18) in the training areas of the Garrison Wainwright on May 23, 2018.
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BELL RESOLVE , photographed passing Tilbury on the 13 Sept 1981
BELL RESOLVE, built 1978 by Kagoshima Dock, Kagoshima, Japan (Yard No.118) for Bell Lines Ltd, Waterford.
GRT: 1593 / DWT: 2160
Dimensions: Length (o.a) 75.6 metres x Beam 13.6 metres
Single Screw
Service Speed: 13.5 knots
NAMES
•BELL RESOLVE -1993
•FAREAST BRILLIANT -1995
•HUA JIE – 2006
•KAI FA - 2008
•HAI YOU - 2010
•OCEAN WIN – 2011
•MANSENGO MARU – 2011
•AN SHENG - 2011
Scratchboard illustration with lettering and colour added in Photoshop (the capital R is part of the original scratchboard illustration). The original is 6.5x6.5cm.
The blog post has more detail on this and other resolutions.
Sandford Quarry
This quarry occupies a prominent site at the western end of the pronounced limestone ridge running eastwards to Burrington and beyond and is also located midway between Sandford and Winscombe villages. Like Callow Hill and Batts Coombe, it exploited the very pure Burrington Oolite.
Commercial quarrying began on Sandford Hill in the mid 19th century, and was given a particular boost when the branch line to the mainline at Yatton reached here in 1869. Sandford stone was reputed to have been used in the construction of Avonmouth Docks opened in 1877 and in the expansion of Temple Meads Station, Bristol, in the same period (although the main walling stone was from Draycott near Cheddar). However, even in 1885, the quarry appears to have had no direct rail connection to the branch line, only 300m away. At least two banks of lime kilns were then located here. Although those along Quarry Lane are the most evident, they were only some of many in the parish. By 1895, Alfred Weeks was running Sandford Hill Quarry with five men.
In 1910, the Winscombe Stone and Lime Co. Ltd. was registered as a private company with a capital of £2 000 to carry on the quarry businesses of A G Weeks at Winscombe and Sandford Hill quarries as 'quarry master', stone and lime merchant haulier. By 1920 the company had been reformed as Sandford and Conygar Quarries Co., taking in Conygar sandstone quarry near Portishead.
In 1922 there was a debate over the boundary between this quarry holding and that known as the 'Award land', owned by the ecclesiastical parish, where from 1798, parishioners had a right to obtain stone to meet their duty to repair local roads. The matter was resolved by the company agreeing to pay £8 a year for the privilege of working the site. A steam driven processing plant was introduced.
Soon after it became one of the first Somerset quarries to be absorbed by Roads Reconstruction Ltd. During World War II, Italian prisoners of war worked in the quarries and kilns with local men, with production rising to 50 000 tonnes in 1951. By the time the rail link closed in 1964, the working area had extended eastward creating 'a hollow tooth' feature. In the 1970s a medium sized aggregates plant served an asphalt unit and a concrete works, the latter consuming about half the output, roadstone making up about 25%. In 1972, like Batts Coombe and Callow Rock, the site fell within the area designated nationally as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the next year it also came within the newly created County of Avon (now North Somerset).
In 1993 Sandford Hill Quarry ceased working on the parish land, and in the mid 1990s, the quarry closed as part of an arrangement to extend Whatley Quarry. The 'award land' reverted to the parish and was converted to a nature reserve. Parts of the site are now used by the local activity centre 'The Action Centre' for training in climbing and abseiling.
Cpl. Vanessa O’Gorman, a medical technician with the 1 Canadian Field Hospital cross trains with medical evacuation crew from the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G, 2-104th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. O’Gorman spent the majority of the two-week exercise training with Sgt. Jason Dillon, a flight medic from Seward, Nebraska, and Sgt. Raymond Smith, a crew chief from Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 150 Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-376th Aviation Regiment traveled to Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 8-24, for Exercise Maple Resolve 2018, the Canadian Army’s most comprehensive annual training event designed for any contingency operation. This year’s Maple Resolve included approximately 6,000 service members from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and France. Working with Canadian Armed Forces, primarily from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), Nebraska’s aviation battalion served two primary missions, including 24-hour medical evacuation training and support, and air support to all ground defenses. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
U.S. Army Spc. Mario Herbin, left, and Spc. Jorge Cervin of Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade of fill fuel canisters while conducting a tactical resupply scenario during exercise Combined Resolve VII at the U.S. Armyâs Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Germany, Sep. 6, 2016. Combined Resolve VII is a 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise, taking place at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Aug. 8 to Sep. 15, 2016. The exercise is designed to train the Armyâs regionally allocated forces to the U.S. European Command. Combined Resolve VII includes more than 3,500 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Caleb Foreman)
A US Army helicopter crew chief briefs operators from the Romanian Army 51st Special Operations Battalion during Exercise Combined Resolve XV. Special Operations Forces from North Macedonia and Romania practiced integrating with conventional forces during the US-led Exercise Combined Resolve XV. Held in Hohenfels, Germany, between February and March 2021, the exercise hosted 4,700 troops from 10 NATO Allies and Partner nations.
Crew members from Canada’s 5 Field Ambulance discuss transporting a simulated wounded patient to a Unit Medical Station, May 14, after receiving the patient from Soldiers with the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G, 2-104th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) during a medical evacuation training mission exercise. More than 150 Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 1-376th Aviation Regiment traveled to Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 8-24, for Exercise Maple Resolve 2018, the Canadian Army’s most comprehensive annual training event designed for any contingency operation. This year’s Maple Resolve included approximately 6,000 service members from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and France. Working with Canadian Armed Forces, primarily from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), Nebraska’s aviation battalion served two primary missions, including 24-hour medical evacuation training and support, and air support to all ground defenses. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
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Resolve : Firm in purpose or intent; determined.
Yesterday after waking up at 4pm and feeling like i just wasted a whole day, i found out about a judo meet my highschool. Feeling like i had nothing else to do and alone basically. I decided that i really wanted to see my old friends again.
Ever since i had began running start, not just running start but when highschool actually started i began to lose a lot of friends. I was meeting a lot more people and was creating a lot more relationships but nothing ever lasted. I had realized that i was drifting away, everyone was drifting away from each other. As of i now i really feel like i dont have a "crowd." i have no concrete friends who i feel will be there no matter what. But it's partially my fault because i had given up on trying to rebuild friendships.
As i entered the gym i sat down in the front corner of the stands. I didnt see anyone i knew, around where i was. So i sat there for a while and just kind of searched for my friends. hoping i'd find someone. But as the day went on i started seeing more people and i felt a lot more connected..?
During the judo meet i was finally able to see one of my distant best friends match. Sadly in the end he had lost, but what had happened during the match was cruciallll. he went like mad hard core judo stance movement flip and techniquessaur. He had obviously put a great match and had definitely caught the attention of the whole gym. He had the resolve to win and he really put everything he had into achieving it.
I'm happy that i was able to go to that meet and see all of my friends and witness how much they had all grown.
The up's and downs that we go through in our lives, shape who we are.
I'm sure Kenneth will become a much better judoka and i hope to steer my life back into the right direction. As long as we have a solid resolve and really put our hearts into it, everything will turn out okay.
i talkkk sooo muchhhhhh x___x
Romanian soldiers of the 3rd Company, 33rd Mountain Battalion, 2nd Mountain Brigade inspect ammo crates before the start of exercise Combined Resolve VII at the U.S. Armyâs Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 3, 2016. Combined Resolve VII is a 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise, taking place at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Aug. 8 to Sept. 15, 2016. The exercise is designed to train the Armyâs regionally allocated forces to the U.S. European Command. Combined Resolve VII includes more than 3,500 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Keion Jackson)
ALYTUS, Lithuania – Logistics Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade refuels Stryker Armored Vehicles from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment as they arrive on a Lithuanian Army base at Alytus for Operation Dragoon Ride; an 1,800km road march from locations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to Rose Barracks, Vilseck. Operation Dragoon Ride is the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s capstone exercise for their rotation at Operation Atlantic Resolve, where the Soldiers test their skills and equipment on the long ride home, and greet communities from NATO allied nations along the way. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Henry Chan, 16th Sustainment Brigade public affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rex Culbertson, a crew chief assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, communicates with an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet pilot after he landed from a flying mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, September 27, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard deployed Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group for an Air Expeditionary Force rotation in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. As part of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command, the 407th AEG provides combat airpower in support of U.S. Central Command military objectives. AFCENT employs full-spectrum air component capabilities in air, space and cyberspace to defeat enemies while promoting security and stability in the region. The United States is postured to defend U.S. forces in the region from any threat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Caycee Watson)
A U.S. Soldier of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade provides security while conducting a simulated react to combat scenario during exercise Combined Resolve VII at the U.S. Armyâs Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Germany, Sep. 6, 2016. Combined Resolve VII is a 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise, taking place at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Aug. 8 to Sep. 15, 2016. The exercise is designed to train the Armyâs regionally allocated forces to the U.S. European Command. Combined Resolve VII includes more than 3,500 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Caleb Foreman)
A Boeing CH-47F Chinook sits on the tarmac during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 13 (JOINTEX) at Airfield 21, Wainwright, Alberta on May 26, 2013.
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (LI), 10th Sustainment Brigade, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 514th Support Maintenance Company bid farewell before embarking on a deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sep. 20, 2019, on Fort Drum, NY. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Cox)
A Czech armored personnel carrier moves to an objective during exercise Combined Resolve IV at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Turpinot ASV operāciju “Atlantic Resolve”, šodien starptautiskajā lidostā “Rīga” ieradušies helikopteri UH-60 “Black Hawk”, lai stiprinātu reģionālo drošību un demonstrētu ASV klātbūtni reģionā.
Tāpat operācijas “Atlantic Resolve” ietvaros Latvijā ieradušies vairāk nekā 60 karavīru no ASV 1. gaisa kavalērijas brigādes 227. aviācijas pulka 3. bataljona, kas ar piecu helikopteru UH-60 “Black Hawk” atbalstu pildīs dienesta pienākumus Gaisa spēku aviācijas bāzē Lielvārdē, nomainot 10. Aviācijas brigādes 3. Vispārējā atbalsta aviācijas bataljona vienības ”Fēnikss” karavīrus, kas Latvijā bija izvietoti kopš marta.
227. aviācijas pulka 3. bataljona karavīri trenēsies kopā ar Nacionālo bruņoto spēku un NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes kaujas grupas karavīriem, kā arī piedalīsies starptautiskajās militārajās mācībās, un plānots, ka šī rotācija Latvijā uzturēsies deviņus mēnešus.
Pēc Krievijas veiktās Krimas aneksijas 2014. gada pavasarī un agresijas Ukrainas austrumos ASV sāka mācību operāciju "Atlantic Resolve". Operācijas mērķis ir apliecināt ASV nepārtraukto ieguldījumu NATO dalībvalstu kolektīvajā drošībā, veicinot mieru un stabilitāti Baltijas valstīs un Polijā. Operācija ir izvērsta arī Rumānijā un Bulgārijā.
Foto: Normunds Mežiņš (Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs)
Romanian soldiers of the 3rd Company, 33rd Mountain Battalion, 2nd Mountain Brigade eat breakfast before the start of exercise Combined Resolve VII at the U.S. Armyâs Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 3, 2016. Combined Resolve VII is a 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise, taking place at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Aug. 8 to Sept. 15, 2016. The exercise is designed to train the Armyâs regionally allocated forces to the U.S. European Command. Combined Resolve VII includes more than 3,500 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Keion Jackson)
The H-SLABAR9-26A had everyone's tongue wagging along the Seligman Sub with news that the CNJ unit was out here. As with almost anything decent on the BNSF, it was placed in the trail-fail position. Here she is making her way into Winslow where the next 1.5hrs will go by while they add 2 more grungy GE's to the head end and resolve a mechanical issue with the new leader. Lucky for me I shot this one leading a few years ago in fall colors while street running back in Indiana.
Quadro 4000 card is kicking it real time at HD resolution. The debayering of RED footage is done by the CPU. Definitely a multicore aware app. So happy that I went with a 12 core instead of the higher clock rate of the six core. I have a feeling that debayering is CPU and scaling is GPU. Of course the GPU is also used for effects.
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Cpl. Vanessa O'Gorman, a medical technician with the 1 Canadian Field Hospital cross trains with medical evacuation crew from the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G, 2-104th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. OâGorman spent the majority of the two-week exercise training with Sgt. Jason Dillon (right), a flight medic from Seward, Nebraska, and Sgt. Raymond Smith, a crew chief from Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 150 Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guardâs 1-376th Aviation Regiment traveled to Camp Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, May 8-24, for Exercise Maple Resolve 2018, the Canadian Armyâs most comprehensive annual training event designed for any contingency operation. This yearâs Maple Resolve included approximately 6,000 service members from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and France. Working with Canadian Armed Forces, primarily from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), Nebraskaâs aviation battalion served two primary missions, including 24-hour medical evacuation training and support, and air support to all ground defenses. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)
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Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, XVIII Airborne Corps commanding general, returns from Command of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept 6 2017.
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is parked off the runway during a theater security package deployment at CampiaTurzii, Romania, April 14, 2015. The A-10 supports Air Force missions around the world as part of the U.S. Air Force's current inventory of strike platforms, including F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
Des membres de la Garde nationale du Nebraska (U.S. Army) effectuent un exercice de reconnaissance lors de l'exercice Maple Résolve 2018 (MR 18) dans les secteurs d'entrainements de la garnison Wainwright le 23 mai 2018.
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Members of the Nebraska National Guard (U.S. Army) conduct a reconnaissance exercise during Exercise Maple Resolve 2018 (MR 18) in the training areas of the Garrison Wainwright on May 23, 2018.
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