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When Ken & I went down for the second space shuttle Endeavour launch attempt, we had to drive rather than fly. It's a LONG trip from here- about 12 hrs.- so we decided to break up the trip into two days- driving until wewere so exhausted we had to stop. We stayed a a motel in Tallahassee FL and I was SOME surprized when I saw the room number we were given! The Endeavour's mission designation was STS-134!! Seems like an omen to ME! And of COURSE it was successful this trip! :)
Me- tired grubby- doing my best Vanna White impression! :) (Photo by Ken)
In the game Second Life, I play the avatar Juushika Redgrave.
I went for something of a more relaxed look this time: just a sweater and jeans. The sweater is the Jam hoody from Maitreya, worn of course without the hood; I layered a Savvy? bandeau for a bit more coverage. The jeans are from Last Call and so no longer avaliable—but they're probably my favorite pair on the grid, and so I wear them often. Another reappearing wardrobe staple is Shiny Thing's Flared Oxfords. My hair, however, is new (or at least new to me): a high and messy bun from ETD, which was surprisingly easy to fit over my system ears and around my cat ears. New also (to me) is another Gala skin. It took a bit to adjust to these skins, and they still don't always suit me, but I'm fond of how fresh and simple it looks here. This isn't a particualrly complex outfit (save for the hair), but all told I'm rather fond of it.
Clothes
Shirt: Jam Hoody Black by Maitreya
Undershirt: Haver Bandeau by Savvy?
Jeans: Alizee Jeans by Last Call (retired)
Shoes: Flare Oxford - Black by Shiny Things
Body
Eyes: Gaze - Cat Gold by Nora
Skin: Glow - Dew - Frex by Gala
Manicure: Glitter Manicure Black by Sin Skins
Hair: Aiiyanna - Auburn by ETD (modded)
Lashes: Ferra Lashes by Sin Skins (top only)
Accessories
Glasses: Shea by Persenickety (modded)
Whiskers: Plenty Black Whiskers by Gritty Kitty
Neko Ears: Anisa's Neko Ears by Anisa @ OTCR ( modded to include Industrial piercing by DEEKS)
Neko Tail: Kitty Black Tail Long by Hybrid (modded) (retired)
Functional Area 2: 3rd place
U.S. Army Pvt. Justin Ebenhack stands in an alley way in Fredrick, Md., May 23, 2018. Ebenhack is posing for a photo for a Basic Still Photography class assignment. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alexander Zodiacal)
A tug heads west towards Vancouver after passing underneath the Ironworkers Bridge at Second Narrows. I spied this vantage point while driving home from a previous shoot and decided I had to return the following night for sunset. The bridge is heavily trafficked by vehicles (it is part of the Trans Canada Highway) and has a fair amount of vibration mid-span. You can just make out the other North Shore road connection, the Lions Gate Bridge, in the distance. I was lucky enough to have a tug picturesquely head towards the sunset. Thanks tug dude!
Image: ©Margaret Brown MFLphoto 2011
Fashion Designer: Emma Loughlin
emmaloughlin@gmail.com
Tel.00353 87.9517819
Photo Shoot Makeup: Danyelle Behan, Jen Lyons
Nikon D3. Nikon SB900 powered by SB800 on camera. Settings not kept.
YOKOSUKA, Japan - (June 7, 2016) CommanderSeventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin and Commander Naval Forces Japan, Rear Adm. Matthew Carter hold an all hands call for all khaki leaders (E-7 and above) on board Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, June 7. The two admirals explained to the assembled leaders the reasoning behind a temporary liberty curtailment and alcohol restriction in Japan and challenged the khakis to take ownership in the recent spike in alcohol related incidents. Both leaders plan on conducting similar discussions throughout Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by ABH2 Vincent Arnuco/RELEASED)
In the game Second Life, I play the avatar Juushika Redgrave.
I needed to take a break and stretch out from my adorable but remarkbly strange (for me) bunny avatar, so I'm back to my usual neko self. This outfit sort of fell together, turning out nothing like I intended, but I like it anyway. The PixelDolls overshirt was the start of the outfit, and I wore it with a skirt from Last Call, now of course retired. I added some shades of purple for some color—through the make up, shirt (from Celestial Studios, tinted), and laces thanks to the wonderful options on these Shiny Things boots. The hair is from ETD, a messy updo which just seemed to be the only hair that fit the look. I'm fond of the monochromatic with a hit of color, and like this style.
Clothes
Overshirt: Trouble: Jacket, Black by PixelDolls
Undershirt: Trixie Tank - Dim by Celestial Studios (tinted)
Skirt: Right Said Kilt (Mini) (Steel Grey) by Last Call (retired)
Boots: Glossy Ribbon Boot - Black by Shiny Things
Body
Eyes: Gaze - Cat Gold by Nora
Skin: Pleiades (Another Skin) mod by Juushika Redgrave
Manicure: Glitter Manicure Black by Sin Skins
Hair: Bonita II - Copper by ETD
Lashes: Ferra Lashes by Sin Skins (top only)
Accessories
Glasses: Kelly by Persenickety (modded)
Whiskers: Plenty Black Whiskers by Gritty Kitty
Neko Ears: Anisa's Neko Ears by Anisa @ OTCR ( modded to include Industrial piercing by DEEKS)
Neko Tail: Kitty Black Tail Long by Hybrid (modded) (retired)
Charlottenburg Palace (German: Schloss Charlottenburg) is the largest palace in Berlin, Germany. It is in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough.
The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and was greatly expanded during the 18th century. It includes much lavish internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles. A large formal garden surrounded by woodland was added behind the palace, including a belvedere, a mausoleum, a theatre and a pavilion. During the Second World War, the palace was badly damaged but has since been reconstructed. The palace with its gardens are a major tourist attraction.
HISTORY
PALACE
The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich I, Elector of Brandenburg in what was then the village of Lietzow. Named Lietzenburg, the palace was designed by Johann Arnold Nering in baroque style. It consisted of one wing and was built in 2 1⁄2 storeys with a central cupola. The façade was decorated with Corinthian pilasters. On the top was a cornice on which were statues. At the rear in the centre of the palace were two oval halls, the upper one being a ceremonial hall and the lower giving access to the gardens. Nering died during the construction of the palace and the work was completed by Martin Grünberg and Andreas Schlüter. The inauguration of the palace was celebrated on 11 July 1699, Frederick's 42nd birthday.
Friedrich crowned himself as King Friedrich I in Prussia in 1701 (Friedrich II, known as Frederick the Great, would later achieve the title King of Prussia). Two years previously, he had appointed Johann Friedrich von Eosander (also known as Eosander von Göthe) as the royal architect and sent him to study architectural developments in Italy and France, particularly the Palace of Versailles. On his return in 1702, Eosander began to extend the palace, starting with two side wings to enclose a large courtyard, and the main palace was extended on both sides. Sophie Charlotte died in 1705 and Friedrich named the palace and its estate Charlottenburg in her memory. In the following years, the Orangery was built on the west of the palace and the central area was extended with a large domed tower and a larger vestibule. On top of the dome is a wind vane in the form of a gilded statue representing Fortune designed by Andreas Heidt. The Orangery was originally used to overwinter rare plants. During the summer months, when over 500 orange, citrus and sour orange trees decorated the baroque garden, the Orangery regularly was the gorgeous scene of courtly festivities.
Various artists were invited to decorate the interior of the palace. As the court painter of Friedrich I, the Flemish artist Jan Anthonie Coxie was commissioned to paint the walls and ceilings in various rooms of the palace. Coxie painted between 1701 and 1713 frescos and an altarpiece in the Palace Chapel and frescos in the Gobelin Gallery and Porcelain Room. The frescos in the Porcelain Room were blatant propaganda for the glorious rule of Friedrich I. They
represent Aurora, the Goddess of Dawn, in her seven-horsed chariot chasing away Night and clearing the way for the Sun-God Apollo, who approaches in his chariot in a blaze of light. Hovering overhead, Mercury heralds the arrival of the life-giving god and Saturn ushers in the Golden Age with his scythe. Coxie also included images of the Four Continents as well as the Four Seasons, which are familiar allusions to political power and thus affirm the greatness of Friedrich I.
Inside the palace, was a room described as "the eighth wonder of the world", the Amber Room (Bernsteinzimmer), a room with its walls surfaced in decorative amber. It was designed by Andreas Schlüter and its construction by the Danish amber craftsman Gottfried Wolfram started in 1701. Friedrich Wilhelm I gave the Amber Room to Tsar Peter the Great as a present in 1716.
When Friedrich I died in 1713, he was succeeded by his son, Friedrich Wilhelm I whose building plans were less ambitious, although he did ensure that the building was properly maintained. Building was resumed after his son Friedrich II (Frederick the Great) came to the throne in 1740. During that year, stables for his personal guard regiment were completed to the south of the Orangery wing and work was started on the east wing. The building of the new wing was supervised by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, the Superintendent of all the Royal Palaces, who largely followed Eosander's design. The decoration of the exterior was relatively simple but the interior furnishings were rich with painting and sculpture,textiles and mirror. The ground floor was intended for Frederick's wife Elisabeth Christine, who, preferring Schönhausen Palace however, was only an occasional visitor. The especially splendid decoration of the upper floor, which included the White Hall, the Banqueting Hall, the Throne Room and the Golden Gallery, was designed mainly by Johann August Nahl. In 1747, a second apartment for the king was prepared in the distant eastern part of the wing. During this time, Sanssouci was being built at Potsdam, and once this was completed Frederick was only an occasional visitor to Charlottenburg.
In 1786, Frederick was succeeded by his nephew Friedrich Wilhelm II who transformed five rooms on the ground floor of the east wing into his summer quarters and part of the upper floor into Winter Chambers, although he did not live long enough to use them. His son, Friedrich Wilhelm III came to the throne in 1797 and reigned with his wife, Queen Luise for 43 years. They spent much of this time living in the east wing of Charlottenburg. Their eldest son, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, who reigned from 1840 to 1861, lived in the upper storey of the central palace building. After Friedrich Wilhelm IV died, the only other royal resident of the palace was Friedrich III who reigned for 99 days in 1888.
The palace was badly damaged in 1943 during the Second World War. In 1951, the war-damaged Stadtschloss in East Berlin was demolished and, as the damage to Charlottenburg was at least as serious, it was feared that it would also be demolished. However, following the efforts of Margarete Kühn, the Director of the State Palaces and Gardens, it was rebuilt to its former condition, with gigantic modern ceiling paintings by Hann Trier. From 2004 till early 2006, Charlottenburg Palace was the seat of the President of Germany, whilst Schloss Bellevue was being renovated.
GROUNDS
The garden was designed in 1697 in baroque style by Simeon Godeau who had been influenced by André Le Nôtre, designer of the gardens at Versailles. Godeau's design consisted of geometric patterns, with avenues and moats, which separated the garden from its natural surroundings. Beyond the formal gardens was the Carp Pond. Towards the end of the 18th century, a less formal, more natural-looking garden design became fashionable. In 1787 the Royal Gardener Georg Steiner redesigned the garden in the English landscape style for Friedrich Wilhelm II, the work being directed by Peter Joseph Lenné. After the Second World War, the centre of the garden was restored to its previous baroque style.
In 1788, Friedrich Wilhelm II arranged for the building of the Belvedere, designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans, in the grounds beyond the Carp Pond. The building was used as a teahouse and as a viewing-tower.
Langhans also designed the Palace Theatre, which was built between 1788 and 1791 to the west of the Orangery wing. The Mausoleum was built as a tomb for Queen Luise between 1810 and 1812 in neoclassical style to a design by Heinrich Gentz. After the death of Friedrich Wilhelm III, it was extended; this design being by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It was extended again in 1890–91 by Albert Geyer to accommodate the graves of Wilhelm I and his wife Augusta. In 1825, Friedrich Wilhelm III added the Neuer Pavilion, an Italianate villa designed by Schinkel, to the north of the palace. This was damaged in the war in 1943 and was reconstructed between 1957 and 1970.
BURIALS
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederick William III of Prussia
Wilhelm I, German Emperor
Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872)
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar
TODAY
The palace and grounds are a major visitor attraction.
For an admission charge, parts of the interior of the palace are open to visitors, including the Old Palace (Alte Schloss) and the New Wing (Neuer Flügel). The Old Palace contains many rooms with baroque decoration, and includes a room called the Porcelain Cabinet, which holds thousands of porcelain objects. On special display are the crown jewels and the royal silver and fine porcelain tableware. The New Wing includes the opulent rococo State Apartments of Frederick the Great and the more modest Winter Chambers of Friedrich Wilhelm II. The formal and informal gardens are freely open to the public.
For an admission charge, the Mausoleum, the Belvedere and the Neue Pavilion are open to visitors. The Mausoleum contains the graves of, and memorials to, members of the Hohenzollern family. The memorial to Queen Luise includes her reclining effigy, which is made from Carrara marble and was designed by Christian Daniel Rauch.
Also open to the public are the Belvedere, which contains a collection of Berlin porcelain, and the Neue Pavilion, which houses a collection of arts and crafts of the period when Schinkel was active.
The former Orangery houses a restaurant and café. Destroyed during World War II, the Great Orangery was reconstructed on the model of the baroque building. Today, it shines in its old brilliance again. The light-flooded festival room provides a pleasant framework for cultural events, concerts and banquets.
In addition, a large equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm I is the focus of the palace courtyard. This was designed by Andreas Schlüter and made between 1696 and 1700. From 1703, it stood on the Langen Brücke (now the Rathausbrücke) but was moved to a place of safety in the Second World War. On its return after the war, the barge carrying it sank and it was not salvaged until 1949. In 1952, it was erected on its present site. Across the street of the palace are two more museums, the Bröhan Museum, which contains art nouveau and art deco articles, and the Berggruen Museum, which houses modern art, in particular works by Picasso and Klee. On the left you can find the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection. Its collection of paintings, graphics and sculptures, spanning the period from French Romanticism to Surrealism.
WIKIPEDIA
Whilst a geologist might quibble with the detail, the story of these and other nearby rocks is amazing. At times they were laid down at the bottom of seas. They were uplifted into an enormous mountain range (The Delamerian Orogeny). They were metamorphosed into marble by enormous pressure and heat. Nearby, volcanic activity forced granite close to the surface and which can now be seen a little to the east. Perhaps more surprisingly given Australia's generally hot and dry climate, the top layers of the landforms were covered in an ice sheet (Ca 300 million years ago) and gradually smoothed. The rocks were part of the Antarctic / Australian landmass which tore apart about 55 - 45 mya allowing the formation of the Southern Ocean with its resulting change to the Australian climate.
I believe the dark rocks are slate-based and the lighter ones quartz-based.
...............and today we can admire the beauty of these rocks with their tiny (and nearby, not so tiny) folds.
This is an old thing, but a long while ago, I made this set of pictures in honor of the mesh tails made by Azaiya in SL, or more specifically, each colors.
So I went and took pictures with all of them, with a style to fit each tail, along with my personal custom colored tail that I used the most from her.
It's old, but still, thanks a lot Azaiya for your wonderful tail. I had a hard time finding a better mesh tail than this one, because it was that good.
(Best viewed in full size :P)
US Ambassador to Bangladesh H E Earl R Miller, in his first-ever visit to icddr,b today, learnt how its research and knowledge translation are used to solve major #publichealth problems facing the developing world.
Ambassador Miller, accompanied by CDC Country Director Dr Michael Friedman, met with icddr,b senior scientists and divisional directors also to tour through laboratories, Dhaka Hospital and know more about icddr,b’s recent role in alleviating the #Rohingya crisis. Photos: Rabiul Hasan / icddr,b
Team members from the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, Carlsbad Field Office (CFO) conduct proper functioning condition (PFC's) assessments on the Black to analyze and document changes that are occurring to our riparian areas in the CFO. Activities such as grazing, road encroachment, upstream channelization, augmented flows, flow regulations, oil field water discharge, illegal leaks and spills ect. could all have an impact on these systems. The PFC assessment is used as a way to best manage the impairment. In some cases, we will build erosion control structures, plant woody vegetation, spray for unwanted vegetation like salt cedar. Having the ability to get the wildlife biologists, hydrologist, and range staff in the field together provides a diverse interpretation. Photos by Sherman Hogue, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico