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The 38th Machida City Doubles Tennis Tournament was held on last week for 1R through 3R, and today we had quarter-final, semi-final, and final. This year I joined the class-B tournament, and it's been over a year since I joined a tournament before. Our club team was broken up by some reason (no young guy joined the team x_x), my tennis school was closed due to inheritance tax problem, and another school was closed due to serious damage by the massive earthquake. I need to find the next place to play tennis.
Anyway, this tournament was a fresh start for me. We lost the match in the final, but I think it's not too bad. I believe I can do more!
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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 19, 2015) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Tyler Martinez fires an M240 machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Live-fire events are performed daily by ships underway and are designed to improve combat readiness and support the “Warfighting First” tenet as directed by Commander, Naval Surface Forces and the Chief of Naval Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford/Released)
I stumbled upon Organica many moons ago while searching for a no-drama free zone. At the time, I was filled with a personal sorrow and needed to reach out to those who loved life and people.
I found it one night in a grassy meadow facing an Asian wooden structure. Inside, a dj was spinning magic. Goa sounds were mesmerizing and tantalizing. So addictive and spiritual, the music captured my heart and soul.
That was my introduction to dj Thomtrance O"Toole, one of the founders of Happy Clam Island. That same night, I heard dj Qee Nishi, too. Psy sounds so intense that I was riveted to the place and didn't leave for hours.
The intimate and natural setting was so simple that it defied explaining to others what I had found there. Not just a club, but a total experience. And soon, I became a proud member of HCI.
Major events happen regularly, but my favorite is the solstice parties. A line-up of dj's at the recent winter solstice drew so many dj's, club owners, artists and party people that most of us could hardly move due to lag. Someone shouted out that 56 people were at the party. WOW!
I arrived in time to hear the end of dj Shiori Carter's set. I must hear her more. She is a wonderful dj and brings the psy with a passion. Healer Ladybird was next. I love her sets and she plays at many places on the grid including Piranha, another favorite club.
Shad Raffke was up with a powerful set and most know her as the owner of Piranha, a popular club that all of us frequent. Then, came dj Thomtrance, the goa master who started my journey towards this happy place.
At 10 PM, dj Qee Nishi took over. Qee is the queen of psy and probably the best psy dj in Second Life. Her fans are legendary as they will follow her anywhere! I spotted her in a new avie skin and clothes. She looked fabulous!
Alexi Ayres followed Qee with a powerful presence. Her avie was a stunning creature-like wolverine with a firey spike at the forehead. Fierce, Alexi presents a program artistically designed to create an atmosphere. She is a performance artist.
The burn started slowly, climbing up the feet... then the legs... and finally engulfing the entire wicker man. A paper airplane flew around the straw man waving a banner proclaiming "LOVE", a wonderful sentiment in time for the holidays.
The crowd was in a frenzy of dancing and joyful shouts. Gestures were streaming so fast, that it was hard to keep up reading them, chatting in IM's and taking pictures.
I crashed at least 3 - 4 times but always came back more refreshed than ever. Each time I came back, I could work even more diligently on the camera. (Nice to have it working again!)
Second Life is an amazing place full of surprises and beauty. Happy Clam Island is one of those spots. A precious sim full of wonderful and thoughtful people. I thank Thom, Finn, Alexi, Elpis and Rebecca for having the vision to create such an awesome place. I am honored to be a Clam!
This is the second quilt I ever made aged 22. We used it for many years as a cover for a very old sofa and sat on it until it was completely worn.
Once again, as I was sifting through some old edits I found this one of a band I shot a few months ago, Second Story Feedback. Be sure to hop over and check them out if you get a chance!
A bevy beautiful Playboy Playmates, models, and girls of golf highlighted the annual event at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. There was also a challenging day of golf. Much fun was had by all.
The day-before 'dress' rehearsal. We were bumblebees this year, and our costumes didn't arrive at the studio until the following day, the day of the show!
DA NANG, Vietnam (June 10, 2014) Cmdr. Peter Shumaker uses a skin-resurfacing laser to treat a burn patient at the Da Nang General Hospital as part of Pacific Partnership 2014. Pacific Partnership is in its ninth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)
INAMORATA DOLL FASHION COLLECTION
Second Skin, a collection of corsets, bustiers and armour like accessories for Inamorata art dolls will become available for sale on the 17th of August. All pieces are hand made by wet sculpting vegetable tanned leather. The collection has four colour themes: natural tan, pearly pink, leaf gold and leaf silver.
Items are all sold separately and will be available for sale at Inamorata web shop
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LAUNCH TIME IN DIFFERENT TIME ZONES:
5 PM September 17th of August in New York, USA
2 PM September 17th of August in San Francisco, USA
10 PM September 17th of August, in London, UK
11 PM September 17th of August, in Paris, France.
6 AM Sunday 18th of August, Japan
The models are Inamorata art dolls. These dolls are commissioned OOAK artworks and not for sale, but you can get an Inamorata of your own in the preorder taking place on September 28th to 29th.
The hard cap wigs hand made from natural mohair by me.
Much better results on the second attempt. I've replaced all the injector O-rings as well as the two on the fuel pressure regulator and that's sorted the leak out. Visually the old ones looked the same with no flat spots but when you cut them off they had no elasticity left.
I ran it for about 25 minutes and brought the engine up to temp. The thermostat opened at ~98 degrees but the fan never cut in at the lower temp. I suspect this is because the top of the rad is not full so the sensor wasn't fully immersed. I'll top it up and try again. I did notice the engine bogged for half a second when manually switching the fan on, not sure what that's all about. Main thing was that none of the coolant hoses were leaking.
My rev counter is still not working but all other gauges seemed ok, oil warning lamp went out straight away as did the charge lamp.
I'll have to fire a question off to the place I bought my gauges from to see if they have any ideas. The pulse signal from the ECU is around 36 Hz when settled into the low idle which is much higher that the 10Hz I'd expect to get from the crank sensor when idling around 600rpm. There is power at the gauge but the only time the needle moves is a wild fluctuation when cranking at start up. Even with the high pulse reading I'd still expect the revs to read off at ~2100rpm rather than no activity at all.
160628-N-UY653-044 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 28, 2016) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)