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I have a feeling that in these days many people realize what is really important in their lives. Now make a resolve and follow it up!
Like a change in the season we enter different stages of life. Sometimes it comes expectedly yet sometimes its a bit more sudden. There is no formula, no exact date set in a stone, these things just tend to occur, as natural yet unsettling as the first drop of rain from a storm. In and out of love I have fallen, away from homely spaces I have gone, up and over mountains I have traveled- each experience changing me in some steady but intangible way. When I set foot somewhere familiar at last, my shadow seems different, changed. Will I dissipate from the reaction or will I battle on, claiming my identity with pride and resolve?
Location: Tree in middle of nowhere Australia
Gear: Canon 5D mk II, Vanguard Veo Tripod, Remote
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk0jTEl79dQ (not the best version but so what)
Time rolls
As days go by
And now I've figured
That I ain't gonna last
Summer skies
Are leaving me behind
So resolve your loving said all
I'll be lost when you're gone
Blind me from keep
Blind me
Times told
As days go by
I still ponder this old question why
But now I know
There's no time to decide
So resolve your loving said all
I'll be lost when you're gone
Blind me from keep
Blind me
And daylight knows
How my eyes have tired
Like the circles
Life evermore will bear
So resolve your loving said all
I'll be lost when you're gone
Blind me from keep
Blind me
The Pennsylvania Air National Guard flew over Pittsburgh-area hospitals Tuesday to honor essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 171st Refueling Wing and the 193rd Special Operations Wing performed the event as part of Operation American Resolve.
The flyover featured a KC-135 Stratotanker and an EC-130J Super J aircraft.
Class 47/7 47769 'Resolve' with unbranded Virgin Livery at Crewe LNWR taken from a passing train and in heavy rain on the 19th May 2009.
A Rafale M from the FS Charles de Gaulle air wing practises a touch and go approach onto the USS Dwight D Eisenhower, whilst both ships were deployed in the Mediterranean supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
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4K closeup of a Sony TC-206SD cassette player/ recorder. Captured in Slog2/Sgamut on the Sony A7S and colored in Davinci Resolve.
The Pokot (or Pokhot) live in the Baringo district and in the Western Pokot district in Kenya. They are also inhabitants of Uganda.There are two main sub-groups depending of their location and way of life. The first group consist of the Hill Pokot who live in the rainy highlands in the west and in the central south, and are mainly farmers and pastoralists. The second group is made up of the Plains Pokot who live in dry and infertile plains, with their cattle. A homestead is composed of one or more buildings for a man, his wife and children; the prospective co-wives live in separate houses. Teaching children ethical rules is extremely important. Most of the Pokot are nomadic and thus have interacted with different peoples, incorporating their social customs.The Pokot are very proud of their culture. The songs, storytelling, and decorative arts, in particular body decoration, are very appreciated among the Pokot. They adorn the body with beads and hairstyling, and proceed to scarifications and the removal of the lower central incisors. Pokot girls wear a beaded necklace made of the stems of an asparagus tree. Most Pokot have some knowledge of herbal medicine, so they often use these treatments along with those of the hospitals. They belong to the Kenya's Nilotic-speaking peoples.For the Pokot, the universe has two realms: the above is the realm of the most powerful deities—Tororot, Asis (sun), and llat (rain); and the below is the one where live humans, animals, and plants. Humans are responsible for the realm that they inhabit, but they rely upon divinities to achieve and maintain peace and prosperity. They worship many deities like the sun, moon and believe in the spirit of death.The Pokot communicate with their deities through prayer and sacrifice. They perform it during ethnic festivals and dances. Oracles are responsible for maintaining the spiritual balance within the community. They are superstitious and believe in sorcery, so sometimes they call on shielding lucky sorcery. They have prophets, either male or female, who foresee and advise, usually by the means of animal sacrifices. Their abilities are considered as a divine gift. Clan histories recount the changes of location, through poetry and song, emphasizing the vulnerability of human beings and the importance of supernatural powers that help them overcome hunger, thirst, and even death. Ceremonies mark the transitions in the people's social lives. Among these are: the cleansing of a couple expecting their first child; the cleansing of newborn infants and their mothers; the cleansing of twins and other children who are born under unusual circumstances; male and female initiation; marriage; sapana, a coming-of-age ceremony for men; and summer-solstice, harvest, and healing ceremonies. The most important rite of passage for most Pokot is circumcision for boys and clitoridectomy for girls. These rites consist of a series of neighborhood-based ceremonies, emphasizing the importance of having a good behavior. When boys are circumcised, they acquire membership in one of eight age sets. Women do not belong to any age-set. After excision, for several months, girls have a white painting on their face and wear a hood made of blackened leather with charcoal and oil. This means they are untouchable until the lepan ceremony, that marks the passage to womanhood. Unlike other tribes, the Pokot keep the affiliation to their clan throughout their lives, there is no disruption with marriage. Surprisingly, the agreement before marriage is made by gift giving, from the groom and his family to the bride and her family (and not the contrary), often over a period of years. It often implies the gift of a combination of livestock, goods, and cash to the bride's family, and the allotment of milk cows and rights to land to the bride. The bond between a husband and wife lasts for 3 generations, after what marriages can take place again between the two groups. Polygamy exists but is not prevalent among men before 40. The spirits of the elder anticipate reincarnation in their living descendants: when a child is said to resemble the elder, the same name is given. Disputes are resolved in neighborhood councils and in government courts. Some of the sanctions include shaming, cursing, and bewitching.
Les Pokot vivent dans le district de Baringo et à l’ouest du district de Pokot au Kenya. Ce sont aussi des habitants de l’Ouganda.Il existe deux principaux sous-groupes selon leur localisation et mode de vie. Le premier groupe est constitué des Pokot des collines qui vivent dans les hautes terres humides dans l’ouest et dans le centre sud, et sont surtout des agriculteurs et pasteurs. Le second groupe est composé des Pokot des plaines qui vivent dans les plaines sèches et infertiles, avec leur bétail. Chaque propriété familiale est composée d’une ou plusieurs bâtiments pour un homme, sa femme et ses femmes, les éventuelles autres épouses vivent dans des maisons séparées. Enseigner aux enfants les règles éthiques est extrêmement important. La plupart des Pokot sont nomades et ont donc interagi avec différents peuples, incorporant leurs coutumes sociales. Les Pokot sont très fiers de leur culture. Les chants, contines, et arts décoratifs, en particulier la décoration du corps, sont particulièrement appréciés chez les Pokot. Ils parent leur corps de perles et coiffures originales, et procèdent à des scarifications et au retrait des incisives centrales inférieures. Les filles Pokot portent un collier de perles fait de tiges d’asparagus. La plupart des Pokot a des connaissances des médicaments à base de plantes, et ils utilisent donc souvent ces traitements avec ceux des hôpitaux. Ils appartiennent aux peuples parlant les langues nilotiques du Kenya.Pour les Pokot, l’univers a deux royaumes : celui d’en haut est le royaume des déités les plus puissantes –Torotot, Asis (soleil), et Ilat (pluie) ; celui d’en bas est celui où vivent les humains, animaux, et plantes. Les humains sont responsables du royaume qu’ils habitent, mais ils reposent sur les divinités pour atteindre et maintenir la paix et la prospérité. Ils vouent un culte à de nombreuses déités tels que le soleil et la lune et croient dans l’esprit de la mort. Les Pokot communiquent avec leurs déités par la prière et le sacrifice. Ils les accomplissent lors de festivals ethniques et de danses. Les oracles sont responsables du maintien de l’équilibre spirituel à l’intérieur de la communauté. Ils sont superstitieux et croient aux sortilèges, c’est pourquoi parfois ils invoquent des sortilèges de chance protecteurs. Ils ont des prophètes, hommes ou femmes, qui voient dans le futur et conseillent, habituellement au moyen de sacrifices d’animaux. Leurs capacités sont considérées comme un don divin. Les histoires claniques racontent les changements de leurs lieux de vie, à travers des poèmes et chansons, mettant en avant la vulnérabilité des êtres humains et l’importance de pouvoirs supernaturels qui les aident à surpasser la faim, la soif, et même la mort. Les cérémonies marquent les transitions dans la vie sociale des individus. Parmi celles-ci on compte : la purification d’un couple attendant leur premier enfant ; celle d’enfants nouveaux-nés et de leurs mères ; la purification de jumeaux et d’autres enfantgs qui sont nés dans des circonstances inhabituelles ; l’initiation pour hommes et femmes ; le mariage ; le sapana, une cérémonie pour la majorité chez les hommes ; le solstice d’été ; la moisson ; et les cérémonies de soins. Le rite de passage le plus important pour la plupart des Pokot est la circoncision pour les garçons et la clitorectomie pour les filles. Ces rites consistent en une série de cérémonies basées sur le voisinage, soulignant l’importance d’avoir une bonne conduite. Lorsque les garçons sont circoncis, ils deviennent membres de l’une des huit classes d’âge. Les femmes n’appartiennent à aucune classe d’âge. Après l’excision, pour plusieurs mois, les filles portent une painture blanche sur le visage et une capuche fait de cuir noirci au charbon de bois et à l’huile. Cela signifie qu’elle sont intouchables jusqu’à la cérémonie lepan, qui marque le passage à l’état de femme. Contrairement à d’autres tribus, les Pokot gardent l’affiliation à leur clan toute leur vie, il n’y a aucune rupture lors du mariage. De façon surprenante, l’accord avant le mariage est réalisé grâce à des cadeaux de la part du futur époux et de sa famille, à la fiancée et sa famille (et non le contraire), souvent pour une période donnée d’année. Cela implique souvent le don d’une association de bétail, biens, et argent à la famille de la mariée, et l’attribution de vaches à lait et des droits fonciers à la mariée. Le lien entre le mari et la femme dure pendant 3 générations, après quoi les mariages peuvent de nouveau avoir lieu entre les deux groupes. La polygamie existes mais ne prévaut pas chez les hommes de moins de 40 ans. Les esprits des plus vieux anticipent la réincarnation chez leurs descendants vivants : quand on dit d’un enfant qu’il ressemble à son aîné, le même nom lui est donné. Les disputes sont résolues dans des conseils de voisinage et dans les tribunaux du gouvernement. Certaines des sanctions incluent le déshonneur, la malédiction et l’ensorcellement.
© Eric Lafforgue
Otra impresionante muestra de la ultima tormenta que azotó por La Plata. Esos colores realmente impresionantes cuando los frentes de ráfagas se "chocaban" la verdad aún sigo impresionada de lo que vi.
An updated version of Lady Konari. I resolved some issues with her proportions, and I modified her 'cape' so that it may now flow in different directions.
Album: www.flickr.com/photos/125866625@N08/albums/72157673187157713
Theme: Eternal Lullaby
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The Ko-Akotan scholars toil surreptitiously within the Grand Archives, seeking to further their knowledge of the world they inhabit. Three matoran, known as the Grand Scholars, lead their research: Korva, Kotapa, and Otelle. There was once a fourth. A direct descendant of the first Turaga of Ice, the founder of the Grand Archives, she donned the mask so many have come to associate with profound wisdom. Unlike her compatriots, she was wary of their reckless pursuit of greater truths and the potential degradation of their moral integrity.
Being the most able-bodied of the Grand Scholars, she often led the more dangerous exhibitions. One day, after venturing into the Archives' deepest chambers with a team of scholars, she simply vanished. What had become of her, none are certain.
There are whispers about her fate. Some that she had discovered the true nature of the world, and exiled herself to protect the truth- or succumbed to madness. Others that she grew weary of the scholar's arrogance and departed in search of her own answers. The faintest that Korva was personally involved- weary of her objections to Korva's more 'questionable' methods. Whatever the case, one thing is certain: she had sealed the Archive's depths, and the key is nowhere to be found.
A Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 105 waits to be hooked up to the waist catapult onboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower, whilst deployed with the US Navy 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Responding to the other photo www.flickr.com/photos/ericymt/23389350926/in/datetaken-pu... posted a month ago, now the mystery has been resolved.
On October 16, 1975, the Senate resolved that it would not pass supply until the Whitlam government agreed to call a general election. This meant the Commonwealth would soon run out of money to pay public servants, provide pensions, pay its contractors, and provide services. The Whitlam government decided to tough it out in the hope the Coalition opposition would collapse.
Because the Christmas holidays were approaching, the last day to initiate a pre-Christmas election was November 13, 1975. If that deadline was missed, there would potentially be months of economic chaos with no money to run the government and pay salaries or pensions until February.
On the morning of November 11, Opposition Leader Malcolm Fraser told Gough Whitlam the Opposition would pass supply if Whitlam agreed to hold an election for both houses in May or June 1976. Whitlam refused.
Instead, Whitlam went to the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, to seek a half-Senate election in December. This would not have been likely to resolve the impasse, and would have been particularly problematic if supply was not granted to cover the election period.
When Whitlam declined to request a general election, Kerr exercised his reserve powers by dismissing Whitlam and his government from office. He then appointed Fraser as prime minister on the condition that he secure the passage of supply, advise the dissolution of both houses of parliament, and call an election in December.
And then, the famous dismissal speech on the steps of Parliament House:
“Ladies and gentleman, well may we say God Save the Queen because nothing will save the Governor-General.
The proclamation which you have just heard read by the Governor-General’s official secretary was countersigned ‘Malcolm Fraser’ who will undoubtedly go down in Australian history from Remembrance Day 1975 as Kerr’s cur...”
Whitlam's short three-year shelf life as prime minister is generally recognised as one of Australia's most reforming governments.
Sydney Trades Hall
Goulburn Street, Sydney
November, 2019
Today's paper says it all -- the massive cleanup after Jonas (aka "Snowzilla") is going to stretch out for a while. Time for Netflix and a Scotch.
Day 25 of my 366 Project
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Χριστιανικοί Ύμνοι
Χριστιανικοί ύμνοι | Αποφασισμένη τον Θεό ν’ ακολουθώ
Είμαι πιστή τόσο καιρό, τώρα βλέπω το φως.
Βίωσα σκαμπανεβάσματα, διωγμούς και κακουχίες.
Χαρές και λύπες, ρούχα μουσκεμένα απ’ τα δάκρυα.
Νύχτες αμέτρητες, άγρυπνη προσευχόμουν.
Ο κόσμος μ’ απέρριψε· οι δικοί μου μ’ έκαναν πέρα.
Περιπλανώμαι κάθε μέρα, δίχως μέρος να ξαποστάσω.
Η ελευθερία ένα ψέμα, κανένα ανθρώπινο δικαίωμα να μοιραστώ.
Βαθύ το μίσος για τον Σατανά! Πότε θα διορθωθεί η αδικία;
Ο κόσμος σκοτεινός και μοχθηρός,
επιθυμώ περισσότερο το φως της ζωής μου.
Ο Χριστός είν’ η αλήθεια, η οδός και η ζωή.
Την απόφαση πήρα να Τον ακολουθήσω.
Ο κόσμος σκοτεινός και μοχθηρός,
επιθυμώ περισσότερο το φως της ζωής μου.
Ο Χριστός είν’ η αλήθεια, η οδός και η ζωή.
Την απόφαση πήρα να Τον ακολουθήσω.
Ο Θεός έπληξε τους ποιμένες· επήλθαν δεινά.
Σύννεφα σκοτεινά μάς πιέζουν, τρόμος παντού.
Παγιδευμένη στο χέρι του διαβόλου,
μετά βίας διέφυγα απ’ τον θάνατο.
Η παρηγοριά απ’ τα λόγια του Θεού γέμισε την καρδιά μου με δύναμη.
Υπέστην κάθε μαρτύριο,
γνωρίζω πως ο Θεός είν’ αγάπη.
Ο Θεός τα πάντα κυβερνά,
μα του ανθρώπου η πίστη είν’ αδύναμη.
Δοκιμασία της πύρινης λίμνης, δρέπω απ’ αυτήν πολλά.
Τον Σατανά διακρίνω, μισώ τον μεγάλο κόκκινο δράκοντα.
Ο κόκκινος δράκοντας, σκληρός κι άσπλαχνος,
καταβρόχθισε και διέφθειρε ψυχές ανθρώπων.
Η αλήθεια κι η ζωή εύκολα δεν αποκτώνται.
Τον Θεό θ’ αγαπώ πιο πολύ, την καρδιά Του να παρηγορήσω.
Ο κόκκινος δράκοντας, σκληρός κι άσπλαχνος,
καταβρόχθισε και διέφθειρε ψυχές ανθρώπων.
Η αλήθεια κι η ζωή εύκολα δεν αποκτώνται.
Τον Θεό θ’ αγαπώ πιο πολύ, την καρδιά Του να παρηγορήσω.
Σκεπτόμενη το έργο του Θεού,
νιώθω πως ο Θεός είναι φιλεύσπλαχνος.
Δέχομαι την κρίση του Θεού κι η διάθεση αλλάζει.
Οδυνηρή παίδευση, τον Θεό γνωρίζω περισσότερο.
Τόσο μεγάλη η τιμή τον πρακτικό Θεό ν’ ακολουθώ.
Δαπανώντας για τον αληθινό Θεό,
η καρδιά μου νιώθει παρηγοριά.
Εκτελώντας πιστά το καθήκον,
απολαμβάνω μες την πικρία.
Η ζωή είναι σύντομη, ένα βλεφάρισμα του ματιού·
αγαπώντας τον Θεό, είμαι πιο ευτυχής.
Ευλογημένη τον Θεό να υπηρετώ, τίποτε άλλο δεν ζητώ.
Ο πρακτικός Θεός με σώζει.
Εκείνος μου δίνει ζωή αληθινή.
Έχω πραγματοποιήσει το πολυπόθητο όνειρό μου.
Θα συνεχίσω να τρέχω εμπρός.
Ο πρακτικός Θεός με σώζει.
Εκείνος μου δίνει ζωή αληθινή.
Έχω πραγματοποιήσει το πολυπόθητο όνειρό μου.
Θα συνεχίσω να τρέχω εμπρός.
από το βιβλίο «Ακολουθήστε τον Αμνό και τραγουδήστε νέα τραγούδια»
Πηγή εικόνας: Εκκλησία του Παντοδύναμου Θεού
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None of the flies in my photos are frozen or dead. None have been manually 'posed'. All are alive and well in their natural environment.
"Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home"
MAY YOUR SUNDAY BE BLESSED!
(I'm sorry I've been so busy and out the past week...be patient with me and I will visit)
Lifebook 2013 lesson 3, inspired by Christy Tomlinson, jessicasporn.blogspot.com/2013/01/dream-resolve-embrace.html
Chandra's unique ability to precisely locate and resolve individual X-ray sources in 12 globular clusters in our Galaxy has given astronomers a crucial clue as to the origin of these sources. Two clusters, known as NGC 6266 (or M62) and NGC 7099 (or M30), are shown here in this 2003 image.
A globular cluster is a spherical collection of hundreds of thousands and even millions of stars buzzing around each other in a gravitationally bound stellar beehive that is about a hundred light years in diameter. The stars in a globular cluster are often only about a tenth of a light year apart. For comparison, the nearest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri, is 4.2 light years away.
Most of the point-like sources in these images are binary star systems containing a collapsed star, such as a neutron star or a white dwarf star, that is pulling matter off a normal companion star. While direct, head-on collisions between stars are rare even in these crowded circumstances, close encounters occur and can lead to the formation of binary star systems containing a collapsed star.
The images illustrate a general trend observed for globular clusters. Clusters such as M62 where the stars are packed very closely together and the rate of close encounters is high have more X-ray binaries than those such as M30 in which close encounters occur less often. This is strong evidence that the X-ray binaries in globular clusters are formed by close encounters.
Image credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Pooley et al.
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I'm pleased at 76 to have an interview next Wednesday for a writing job here in Denver. I think age can be an advantage when it comes to fine wine and writing. Experience, sagacity and a taste for lyricism may mature over the years. Age discrimination is sadly prevalent.
You will find 184 of my poems HERE. fno.org/poetry/index.html
Resolved
Shall we be even more bold this next year?
More brave and adventurous than last year?
Take more chances?
Risk more?
Shoot for the moon?
Bet the ranch?
Is this the year to go for glory?
Seize the day, the month, the actual year?
Carpe diem, mensis, annum?
Can we ask Lady Luck to visit?
Smile upon us?
End her long holiday elsewhere
and pay attention to our hopes?
Our wishes?
Our dreams?
Or is it better to go it alone?
Impertinent?
Cheeky and audacious to carve out our own good fortune?
Give the Lady leave?
Write her out of the story?
Shall we plot a tale of great adventure?
Leave nothing to chance?
Shall we grab life by the horns?
Of course we shall
We will step boldly
Unbowed
Resolute
Determined
Resilient
And Lady Luck can come along for the ride
If she wishes
© Jamie McKenzie, all rights reserved
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