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NYC: Times Square / New Zones
Women eyeing a desnuda working for tips
(A lot of paint-prep effort for the desnudas every day: another kind of theater)
Leica M-P (Typ 240) | Leica Summilux-M 1.4/35 ASPH
Experimenting with light painting and bulb exposures. This was "drawn" using X/Y mode of my oscilloscope :-) I love the green/orange colour contrast.
Location: Scope Arena, Downtown Norfolk.
Description: Around the fountain is good quality concrete for manuals or grinds. Area has smooth benches, good brick, and several stair sets. Underground in the parking garage there are more spots as well.
Bust Factor: Medium/High - High on weekdays, but weekends are easier. Inside the garage there is constant security.
The original idea behind the "Streets Of Dublin Project" ( www.streetsofdublin.com ) was to document the changes taking place in the City Of Dublin but the scope of the project has been expanded to include other cities, towns and villages throughout Europe. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the city of Belfast. Next week I visit Cork and towards the end of May I hope to visit Limerick.
Belfast is currently experiencing a tourist boom, being one of the most visited cities in the UK, and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. In 2008, 7.1 million tourists visited the city. There are numerous popular tour bus companies and boat tours running throughout the year. To further enhance the tourist industry in Northern Ireland, the Belfast City Council is currently investing into the complete redevelopment of the Titanic Quarter, which is planned to consist of apartments, hotels, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed attraction. They also hope to invest in a new modern transport system for Belfast, with a cost of £250 million.
Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. Because of this, it is less an agglomeration of villages and towns which have expanded into each other, than other comparable cities. The city expanded to the natural barrier of the hills that surround it, overwhelming other settlements. Consequently, the arterial roads along which this expansion took place (such as the Falls Road or the Newtownards Road) are more significant in defining the districts of the city than nucleated settlements. Belfast remains segregated by walls, commonly known as "peace lines", erected by the British Army after August 1969, and which still divide 14 districts in the inner city.
All the international guides report that the people are very friendly and the city is very safe compared to other cities so if you get a chance you must pay a visit.
Pictured right: Richard Morgan of the Savannah District Regulatory Division.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District hosted a series of public scoping meetings to gather feedback from citizens, stakeholders, state and local governments and agencies on the proposed Glades Reservoir project. The meetings were held March 20, 21 and 22, 2012 in Gainesville, Ga., Auburn, Ala., and Eastpoint, Fla.
The Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application submitted by Hall County, Ga., for the construction and operation of an 850-acre flow augmentation reservoir and associated pipelines and facilities. The reservoir is proposed to be located on Flat Creek, a tributary to the Chattahoochee River upstream of Lake Sidney Lanier.
The Corps of Engineers is working with contractor AECOM to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed project in order to make an informed permit decision. The scoping meetings were a critical first step to identify key issues and concerns to help the Corps narrow the scope of the EIS. The EIS will analyze social, economic and environmental impacts of the proposed project, including downstream effects, water quality and quantity, impacts to wetlands, endangered species, cultural resources, alternatives, and more. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the draft EIS and final EIS documents as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. For more information, visit www.gladesreservoir.com
USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.
Operation Vulcan executed their latest warrant yesterday (3 May 2023) at a property on Great Ducie Street in Cheetham Hill.
The warrant was carried out after intelligence came to light suggesting the property - a large distribution warehouse - was being used to supply a network of counterfeit stores throughout Cheetham Hill.
The number of items seized have an estimated worth of £1.2million pounds.
The enterprise was so vast officers made use of a conveyor belt to speed up the transfer of seized items into waiting vehicles.
Over the last 6 months through relentless policing and support from dedicated partners, Operation Vulcan has turned the tide against the criminals. The support of partners has been integral to Operation Vulcan and that was on full display yesterday (3 May 2023) with over 15 departments, teams, organisations and partner representatives in attendance - including from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Intellectual Property Office, Trading Standards, Brand Experts and Border Force.
GMFRS also raised concerns about the safety of the building, which led to it being issued it with a prohibition order.
Inspector Andy Torkington said: "The network of counterfeit stores in Cheetham Hill might seem chaotic and disorganised but this is far from the truth. The latest warrant demonstrates that these stores are well funded and well supplied and it's big business for organised crime groups who have been operating out of the area.
"This warrant is an opportunity to make a huge dent in the supply chain by cutting off the head of the supply snake. I hope it sends a message to any remaining counterfeit stores in the area who persist in trading to pack up now or face the consequences.
"Operation Vulcan is here to stay and we will continue making it unsustainable for criminal businesses to exist here and will work shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners to re-build the area into a thriving community where people feel safe.”
Neil Fairlamb, Strategic Director of Neighbourhoods for Manchester City Council said: "The work that has taken place throughout Operation Vulcan has shown the scope and scale of the counterfeit industry. It is huge enterprise, one which has had an incredibly negative impact on our communities. By striking a blow against this criminal supply chain we will succeed in forcing these traders out for good."
The Intellectual Property Office’s Deputy Director of Intelligence and Law Enforcement, Marcus Evans said: The Intellectual Property Office’s Deputy Director of Intelligence and Law Enforcement, Marcus Evans said: “Criminal networks are seeking to exploit consumers and communities for their own financial gain through the trade in illegal counterfeits – with absolutely no regard for the quality or safety of the items being sold, which are often dangerous and defective. Such items can cause genuine harm to the people who buy and use them, as well as those workers often exploited during their production.
“As well as helping to sustain serious and organised crime, the sale of counterfeit goods has been estimated to contribute to over 80,000 job loses each year in the UK by diverting funds away from legitimate traders and into the hands of criminals. We are pleased to support the ongoing activity by Greater Manchester Police to clamp down on this illegal activity and help protect the public, as we continue to work with partners across in industry, local government, and law enforcement to help empower consumers and raise awareness of the damage these goods cause.”
Selbstgebautes elektronisches Gerät, das Figuren auf einem Oszilloskop erzeugt - aus meinem Album Scope-Art www.flickr.com/gp/192772121@N02/
ICM Single shot with Rotation
Selfmade electronic device, that draws figures on an oscilloscope - Part of my Album Scope-Art www.flickr.com/gp/192772121@N02/
The fine Tektronix 5440 scope with 5A48 and 5B42 plug-ins. Displaying a sine wave from the HP 4204 signal generator.
Scope masking: Note adjustment markings covered, and as little as possible to cover the objective and eyepiece. Cotton balls are in there in case any got through.
a sniper scope, my first tattoo the day after i turned 18.
it says "they want power, we want respect"
it's a line from a Beneath the Sky song, one of the best hardcore bands out there.
President Tsai and President Hernandez engage in a bilateral talk.
(Ing-Jie Project: President Tsai visits Honduras, 2017/01/09)
El Presidente Hernández da la bienvenida a la Presidenta Tsai.
授權方式及範圍：中華民國總統府│政府網站資料開放宣告
Authorization Method & Scope:
The second Mech I post on Flickr is Scope Dog Custom.
I tried to make 'Scope Dog' with the original. But the other Armored Troopers were cool too and mixed together at once.
So I named it 'Scope Dog Custom.'
The head and legs are referred to as 'Scope Dog' and 'Shadow Flare' etc.
I also expressed the folding shape which is characteristic of the Armored Trooper. This was a very laborious task, which made it less durable.
I will continue to modify this 'AT' and improve the details.
Thank you.
Telescope: APM Astrograph 107, f/6.5 with Baader Steeltrack Focuser and 2.5'' TS FF
Mount: NEQ6 Pro with EQ Mod and XBOX Wireless Controller
Camera: ATIK 314L+
Image Scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel
Filter: Baader Ha 7nm, OIII 8.5nm,IDAS LPS
Filter Wheel: Starlight Xpress Motor USB Filter Wheel, 7x1.25''
Guide Camera: QHY5 with PHD Guiding and TS UV/IR Block
Guide Scope: Skywatcher Finderscope 8x50
Exp. Time: Ha: 2h (bin 1x1), OIII: 1h (bin 2x2)
Capture: Nebulosity 2.3.0
Register, Stack: Maxim DL, CCD Stack
Processing: Photoshop CS3
Date: 30 Dec 2010
Location: Athens, GR
Test block--Metro Scope: easy to follow & love the block design!
Uses the Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful & Jenny Pedigo.
Traditional Japanese fabrics, including indigo-dyed and traditional patterns--plum blossoms, dragonflies, origami cranes, rabbits, waves, chrysanthemums and sashiko honeycomb pattern.
ILRI's scoping visit to Yunnan, China in January 2011 to learn more about their production system. Senior Scientist Fred Unger with ILRI's partners (photo credit: ILRI)
NYC: Battery Park Walkway / Seagull
This little guy has only one leg.
Nikon D700 | Tokina 80-400@400 x1.4 TC = 560 | ƒ11 | 1/125s | ISO200 | Handheld
Dec 29, 2024.
I have an altitude-azimuth mount and the outer moons were really blurry from telescope not being able to track properly. I photoshopped Io on to the blurs that were the other moons. The positions are correct.
Scope: Nexstar 8SE
Camera: ASI 678
These images are the record of an emotional visit. Beyond the pictures I want to share some of the details that I have found and so I have included some links below. The times we live in still hold onto to prejudice and persecution. In some areas we may not be hanging and burning women as witches, but we have new ways to to castigate people and to destroy them. Our ancestors hung and burned those they feared and those that they wanted out of the way. We seem at times to have transformed our lives and found a better world to share, it also seems that we need to look back into our history and learn lessons to continue our progression so that the fear and hatred of groups will not be raised and set upon individuals and other groups. Innocent women have been tortured and hung, or burned to fulfil the process demanded by society and in honouring their memory and in keep alive their story we have a chance to progress. In my remembering of the now seemingly inhuman ridiculous witch trials I wish to focus on the historical occurrence and to try to understand how something so terrible happened to ensure we do not forget our past which is an indication of our potential present and possible future and at the end of my journey through the viscous witch craze realise the horror within us and from that perspective honour the memory of the persecuted.
The old sign read,
“The Witches Stone of Spott.
Marion Lillie, the Ringwoody Witch was burnt here in 1698.
The stone is reputed to stand on the site of the burning of the last witch in the South of Scotland.
Near to this site the Birley Tree stood, under whose branches the local Birley Court was held.”
The Witches Stone is said to mark the spot where Marion Lillie, known as the Rigwoody, or Ringwoodie Witch, was burned at the stake in 1698 and serves to commemorate Marion Lillie and the plight and deaths of many others that were executed for witchcraft. The site outside the current village is thought to have been used as a place of trial, punishment and execution. The term, “Rigwoodie,” is an old Scottish word used to denote someone thin and bony. With many terms involved around the persecution of witchcraft it might be that the term is being recorded in to indicate both an improper sexual allure through magic and to add sexual allure to the telling and retelling of the story. Some authors record that many witches were burnt on the top of, “Spott loan”, in 1705, seven years after the death of Marion Lillie in 1698 which if accurate would reveal that Marion Lillie was not the last witch to be burned in the South of Scotland.
To this day the very harsh nature of times gone by including religious punishment can be seen at Spott kirk. An iron chain and neckbrace, or the 'Jougs' are displayed on the external wall near the kirk door. Contemporary locals keep a tradition of placing a coin on the Witches' Stane when passing so as to avoid bad luck. The now fenced off monument attracts other offerings too. The outcast and the persecuted are better remembered over time and there is a greater acceptance of witchcraft than before whether in the past it was anything like we often now think of it with it being a popular theme in contemporary culture.
It is noted that the area around Spott was notorious for its witch burnings in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. East Lothian has been made infamous due well publicised witch trials, with records detailing allegations, trials and convictions around Haddington, Tranent and North Berwick. The Iron Age hill fort on The Chesters, not far to the south west of Spott was also linked to witch burnings. From early drawings it is possible that the current stone is the last survivors of several that were a part of a megalithic monument. The current monument attracts good attention for the right reasons and it serves for commemoration of society being inhumane which is something that we all need to struggle against and to succeed in fighting. To witches and to all that society would seek to silence there is a potential for full re-evaluation unfortunately all too often after terrible costs of life.
PHH Sykes ©2020
phhsykes@gmail.com
Further References
Field Visit (25 June 1913)
RCAHMS County Inventory: East Lothian
A rough block of stone about 22 inches across both ways but almost entirely covered with road scrapings, lies at the root of the hedge on the southern side of the road some 3/8 mile south-west of Spott Church and 90 yards north-east of the junction of the road to. Little Spott. This stone is placed near the spot where Marion Lillie the Ringwoodie Witch was burnt. At the western corner of the junction of the road to Little Spott stands the Birley Tree, an ash tree, 12 feet 4 inches in girth 6 feet from the ground, which marks the place where the Birley Courts were held in olden days.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 25 June 1913.
canmore.org.uk/collection/1460251
Drawing of the Witches' Stane.
James Drummond
Description Drawing of the Witches' Stane.
Date 1/9/1849
Collection Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 203322
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ELD 177/1
Scope and Content SAS 386 p.77.
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 386
Permalink canmore.org.uk/collection/1460251
Some 500 yards east of the dwelling house on Innerwick Farm and nearly 200 yards south of the public road, in a field called Single Knowes field, is a slightly rising piece of ground known as the Witches Knowe, on which a number of witches are said to have been burnt.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 26 June 1913
About 80 years ago, while foundations were being prepared for the old hot-houses in Spott House gardens, the skeletal remains of a number of men with fragments of their accoutrements, including broken swords and buttons, were found, no doubt relics of some of the Covenanters who fell at the battle of Dunbar. All the remains were re-interred in the Kirkyard of Spott, 26 feet from the north-eastern corner of the church and some 5 or 6 feet east of the line of the wall of the church.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 25 June 1913.