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Car heading down the long boring stretch.
I am glad I was able to get the coaster up and running, despite the numerous setbacks of failed track layouts.
A close-up of a work stained 50017 -'Royal Oak' in early style Network South East livery, stood at Exeter St Davids with a Paddington to Plymouth relief service formed of Mk.I stock on July 25th 1987.
New from Crewe Works as D417 in April 1968, it was a London Midland Region allocated machine until May 1974 when it was transferred to Bristol Bath Road. The loco was renumbered to 50017 in January 1973 and named 'Royal Oak' in April 1978. 50017 was in service for just over 23 years when it was withdrawn due to main generator problems in September 1991. Despite this setback, fortunately, 50017 passed into preservation.
Red Deer / cervus elaphus. Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire. 01/10/18.
'OUCH ..... A BATTLE LOST'.
It looked as if this stag had incurred an injury to his right eye in a recent battle. He had taken himself away to a quiet area of the park to rest up, but he still announced his presence with an occasional bellow!
The injury attracted the attention of numerous flies and wasps during the time I watched him. If the image is viewed large, you can just make out 3 flies perched in the corner of the lower eyelid.
I can't think this setback bodes well for the stag, as infection seems surely likely and this would knock him out of prime rutting condition. Only time will tell if the urge to procreate will overcome personal injury.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
1951 bank of nova scotia / architect john m. lyle penned this building in 1927 and the bank contracted the start of construction but then pulled back due to the onset of the great depression.
ready to go following the financial setback, then canada entered world war 2 on september 10, 1939. the architect died in 1945 and construction started on the bank's headquarters the year following.
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Street candid taken in Glasgow, Scotland. I captured this on 1st August during my first trip into town for many weeks since a setback in my ankle surgery recovery. I could only manage a short stint in Glasgow and owe many thanks to my partner for offering to caddy my gear for me.
Eugene Landry (Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe 1932-1988.)
Oil on canvas
24" x 20"
Gift of Sara Nelson
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Eugene Landry: An Artist, a Time and a Tribe
May 28-29, 2022
Shoalwater Bay Heritage Museum of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Tokeland, Washington.
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Portrait of an Artist
Eugene ''Gene'' Landry (1937-1988) was a noted Northwest Native artist, who painted from the confines of a wheelchair. His personal story is one of perseverance, of an artist who created despite setbacks, always with humor and style.
Landry's art offers a glimpse into a transitional and little-documented time in Northwest Native history. His paintings are important because they represent a Native artist's portrayal of his own people during a time when Native Americans were erased, marginalized, and misrepresented by stereotypes in media and public education.
Landry painted contemporary portraits of his people, depicting them as they were. As one of his models said, ''We're so small and isolated here. People think we're so different. At one time, we had a bunch of kids from Raymond come down, and they wanted to know where our feathers were."
Gene was born in the village of Taholah on the Quinault Indian
Reservation. His biological mother was Hoh and his father was Quileute and Swedish. As an infant, he was adopted by Myrtle (Charley) and Fred Landry and raised at Georgetown, Myrtle's reservation.
Identity
As the only child of Myrtle and Fred Landry, Gene was well provided for and deeply loved. His biological-mother, Isabelle Hudson, a full-blooded Hoh, is remembered as having dark reddish-brown hair. His father, Austin Rosander, was half Quiliuette and half Swedish. Although Gene was adopted as a baby, he maintained ties with his biological family, who lived in Grays Harbor and the surrounding area.
Gene's appearance did not conform to expectations of what an Indian was "supposed to look like." His bright red hair (sometimes referred to as "Hoh River blond") made him stand out. In high school, he styled his hair like James Dean and drove a red 1937 hot rod Ford coupe. He was a gifted athlete, known for his running and boxing prowess, but he wasn't
allowed to run track because he refused to cut his hair.
Gene's art training was not traditional to his culture. He reached advanced levels in art at Aberdeen and Ocosta High Schools, but there were no practitioners of Native arts around to mentor him. He explored and developed his talent using the means available, based on Western European art traditions. He would go on to create art with a native sensibility, using the tools available.
Art Student
Gene trained himself to use his non-dominant left hand to paint. In 1961, he enrolled at the Leon F. Derbyshire School of Fine Arts in Seattle. There was no wheelchair access, so Gene had to be carried up the stairs to the second floor classroom.
In 1962 Gene studied with noted Northwest sculptor Philip Levine at his Phoenix Gallery in Seattle. By 1964, Gene was showing his work and winning acclaim in the Pacific Northwest. Over the next four years, he exhibited at the Frye Museum, the West Coast Annual at the Seattle Civic Center, The Edmonds and Anacortes Art Festivals, and the La Grande All Indian Arts Festivals.
Gene met Sharon Billingsley, a model and painter who attended classes at Derbyshire, and they struck up a friendship that led to romance. The couple could often be found sketching street scenes side by side, Gene in his wheelchair, Sharon next to him on a folding stool.
Gene and Sharon married in California on May 28, 1965. They went to Paris to study art, then returned to the Northwest, living in Seattle, Tacoma, and Georgetown until their marriage ended in 1972.
Back to Georgetown, Washington
In the late l960s, Landry moved back to the Shoalwater Bay Reservation. He set up a studio inside a small cabin that had been moved to the reservation from North Cove's at Washaway Beach. A wheel chair ramp and wrap-around deck made it accessible for plein air painting. Situated on the shore of Shoalwater Bay, Gene painted still-lives utilizing objects that washed in on the tides: glass fishing floats, discolored rope, old bones, shells and feathers.
He also painted still lifes and portraits in oil, using his family and friends as models. These works span a pivotal time in the tribe's history, from near termination to federal recognition.
Fifty years have passed since Gene painted Winona Weber's portrait. When asked why Landry's art matters today, she replied:
“I am a historian at heart. Gene's art is part of our history. Also, a talent like his really deserves to be acknowledged. When I was working with the women's history project, I said I was happy to be breaking some stereotypes of native women. A woman said it should just be commonplace. But first you have to be visible to be usual. I would like to see Gene visible."
Later Years
Gene traveled throughout the Southwest, spending time in New Mexico and Arizona. He traveled to Mexico and the Philippines seeking native healers to help with his deteriorating health. He eventually lost function in his left arm but continued to make art, holding the brush in his teeth to reach higher places on the canvas.
In 1980 Gene moved to Santa Barbara. His house, perched on a bluff overlooking the sea, was filled with art, his own and others. He opened a gallery downtown and championed the work of local artists. In the mid 80s his business partner-who was also his care giver unexpectedly died. His own health declining, Gene returned to his parent's home on the reservation.
Gene Landry died April 7, 1988 at age 51. He is buried next to Myrtle Landry and his relations in the Indian section at Sunset Memorial in Hoquiam, Washington. The Shoalwater Bay Tribe’s Na ‘m ‘sc ‘ac Heritage Museum is located on the former site of the cabin and dome.
Illness, November 1955
The illness came without warning. When 17-year-old Gene suddenly lost consciousness, his parents wrapped him in blankets and drove two hours to Cushman Indian Hospital in Tacoma. There were closer facilities for emergency care, but they did not provide Indian Health services. Gene remained a patient at Cushman for two and a half years, undergoing treatment for tubercular meningitis. The disease paralyzed his legs, and he endured grueling physical therapy, but he continued to work on paintings from a hospital bed.
Gene's parents moved to Tacoma to
be closer to the hospital. When Myrtle Landry raised concerns about his condition and the poor care, Gene was abruptly discharged. Myrtle Landry (Washington Women's Heritage Project 1980):
"One doctor said, 'Why don't you just go and leave him and forget about him?' I said, 'Just who do you think you're talking to anyway?' I said, 'I got feelings, even though I'm a full blood Indian, I got feelings.' He said, 'Well, he'll never amount to anything.' I said, 'Well, I'm sure as heck not gonna let him die here.' And boy I raised Cain with 'em. So they told us one day, 'You get out.'
And then the State decided they could do more for him than I could." The decision proved tragic. At a rehabilitation facility on Bainbridge Island, Gene fell while being moved by attendants and suffered a spinal injury. He lost the use of his right arm and the possibility of ever walking again. He was 21 years old.
Haddon Hall, on the River Wye near Bakewell in Derbyshire, Is a real setback in time!
The Hall is a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland. Today, it is the home of Lord Edward Manners (the brother of the incumbent Duke) and his family. In form it is a medieval manor house, and has been described as "the most complete and most interesting house of [its] period".
The origins of the hall are from the 11th century, with additions at various stages between the 13th and the 17th centuries, latterly in the Tudor style.
***Varanasi-Kashi***
Situated on the West Bank of the Holy River Ganga, VARANASI also known as Banaras, Benares and Kashi, is an important Holy City for both Hindus and Buddhists. According to some it was founded by Lord Shiva 5000 years ago, though modern scholars believe it to be around 3000 years old.
In 1897, Mark Twain said “Benares is older than History, older than Tradition, older even than Legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together”.
Varanasi is “The oldest Living City in the world, the City which was already old when Buddha was Young”. Varanasi always seems a Magical Place for Visitors and especially for Photographers.
You will find around 100 Ghats. Each of the Ghat has Different Name, History and Importance. You will find Many Colorful Frames on Street and Ghats of Varanasi.
Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings Salvation. Many of Varanasi Temples were plundered and destroyed by Muhammad Ghori in the 12th Century.
Gautama Buddha gave his First Sermon at Sarnath located (13km) near Varanasi.
Varanasi is the Spiritual Capital of India. Scholarly books have been written in the City, including “The Ramcharitramanas of Tulsidas”.
In 1656, Emperor Aurangzeb ordered the destruction of many Temples and the building of Mosques, causing the city to experience a temporary setback. However, after Aurangzeb’s death, most of India was ruled by a Confederacy of Pro-Hindu Kings. Much of Modern Varanasi built during this time by the Rajput and Maratha Kings, especially during the 18th Century and most of the important buildings in the city today date to this period.
Main Ghats:
* Dasashwamedh Ghat
* Manikarnika Ghat
* Harishchandra Ghat
* Panchganga Ghat
* Assi Ghat
* Babua Pandey Ghat (Dhobi Ghat)
The Dasashwamedh Ghat is the Main and probably the oldest ghat of Varanasi located on the Ganges. It is believed that Brahma created it to Welcome Shiva and sacrificed the horses during the Dasa – Ashwamedhya Yajna performed here. A group of priests perform “Agni Pooja” (Worship to Fire) daily in the Evening at this ghat as a dedication to Shiva, Ganga, Surya (Sun), Agni (Fire) and the whole Universe.
The start of our holiday in Brisbane. We spent 20 days in Queensland with the first in for two nights in Brisbane before heading to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
One of the oldest cities in Australia, Brisbane was founded upon the ancient homelands of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples. Named after the Brisbane River on which it is located, which in turn was named after Scotsman Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The area was chosen as a place for secondary offenders from the Sydney Colony. A penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the central business district. That settlement was soon abandoned and moved to North Quay in 1825, and opened to free settlement in 1842. The city was marred by Aboriginal conflict between 1843-1855, and development was partly setback by the Great Fire of Brisbane, and the Great Brisbane Flood. Brisbane was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859. During World War II, Brisbane played a central role in the Allied campaign and served as the South West Pacific headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur. Today, it is well known for its distinct Queenslander Architecture which forms much of the built heritage of Brisbane.
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Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.
Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.
Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.
Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.
Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Museum
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automobile museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of Daimler AG.
To end this roller coaster of 2020, I wanted to go with a formal "dress to the 9's" look to end it with a bang 💥
Reflecting back on 2020, this has been a trying year with milestones met and challenges faced head on. For me on a personal level, I am now more comfortable with my true self and have even come out to a few co-workers and family members on what my plans are over the next 5 years as Kris. With the support of my wife and close friends, road bumps and setbacks lay ahead but, I feel that I am ready to face this head on!
Remember we are only on this earth for so long, make the most of it for YOURSELF and not living for others expectations! Cut out the naysayers and negativity to attain your goals!
And on that bombshell (as Jeremy Clarkson would say lol), I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy and successful New Year! 💋🎆
The Bank of New York Building (center), at 48 Wall Street, was erected by the Bank of New York and Trust Company in 1927-29 to the plans of Benjamin Wistar Morris. Established in 1784, the Bank of New York was the second bank in the nation and New York's oldest financial institution. In 1796, it became the first bank to erect a building on Wall Street. They stayed on the same plot of land through 1998 when they vacated the present building for 1 Wall Street.
Morris' 32-story Neo-Georgian skyscraper is clad in limestone and features multiple setbacks that double as open-air terraces as well as Colonial style elements, such as the flanking thatched-roofed setbacks and the top in the form of a small temple, crowned with a copper eagle at 156.5 m. The three-storey base is clad in rusticated limestone. The 29,700 m² of space within the building has been modernized and remodelled, whereas the original banking halls on the first and second floors have retained their historic styling. The first two floors are connected by an elliptical entrance lobby and all three have ample marble decor. The interior features murals made by J. Monroe Hewlett in 1929, depicting commercial and banking themes.
On the right, stands 40 Wall Street, originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, or Manhattan Company Building, and later known Trump Building. On the left, stands 60 Wall Street.
The former Bank of New York & Trust Company Building was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1998. 40 Wall Street was designated in 1995.
Bank of New York Building National Register #03000847 (2003)
40 Wall Street National Register #00000577 (2000)
"Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead at Twilight"
Coventry, RI
January 9, 2021
Major General Nathanael Greene:
Nathanael Greene was born at the Forge Grist Mill in Potowomut, Warwick R.I., July 27, 1742, to Nathanael a preacher in the Society of Friends and Mary (Mott) Greene.
Nathanael Jr. and his brothers were trained by their father as ironmasters. The family business at the forge prospered and this led to the establishment of a second ironworks in Coventry, ten miles from the Potowomut forge on the south branch of the Pawtuxet River. This business grew and by 1768 over 100 families lived in the vicinity of their Coventry forge. Nathanael made his home at the Coventry forge in 1770 and ran the family business. A setback occurred in 1772 when a fire destroyed the Coventry forge. Although efforts to rebuild were slow, the forge was eventually rebuilt. Today there is no evidence of a forge. An avid reader since boyhood, Nathanael actually had no formal education.
Nathanael believed that a war was inevitable between the colonists and the mother country, Britain. Because of this concern, he joined in the establishment of the Kentish Guards of East Greenwich. This military unit, organized by charter of the Rhode Island General Assembly, was trained by a British sergeant, a deserter, who Nathanael had persuaded to join the colonists' cause. On the evening of April 19, 1775, news of the British attack at Lexington reached Nathanael. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Greene mounted his horse and rode to East Greenwich where he joined other members of the Kentish Guard and marched onward to Boston. Soon after, the Rhode Island general Assembly appointed Greene, General of the Army of Observation. With a portion of this force, he joined the American troops besieging Boston. Six weeks later, Congress appointed Greene Brigadier General of the Continental Army. Later, he was named Major General.
As Quartermaster General and war strategist, Greene was involved in the major battles of the Revolution including Harlem Heights, Trenton, Brandywine, Valley Forge and Portsmouth Rhode Island. Following the defeat of Generals Lincoln and Gates in the south, Washington appointed General Greene to command the southern forces. Under this command came success at Eutaw Springs and Guilford Court House and the withdrawal of Lord Cornwallis to Virginia. As the war ended, General Greene and others received gifts of land tracts and Tory plantations from South Carolina and Georgia in appreciation for the defeat of Cornwallis. Among the holdings given Greene was Mulberry Grove, a plantation on the Savannah River in Georgia.
After the war ended, the Greenes faced with enormous debts incurred during the war from the letter of credit Nathanael had received to provide money for provisions for his troops. An agent sent to purchase the provisions absconded with the funds. The provisions had to be provided, so Greene pledged repayment expecting Congress to compensate him. The creditors' demands for reimbursements obliged the General to sell some properties. Congress did vote the funds but it was not until 1792 several years after Greene's death, that the matter was finally resolved.
In 1783, General Greene's family moved from Coventry to Newport for a brief time and then to Mulberry Grove. The Homestead in Coventry was signed over to his brother Jacob. In 1786, General Greene died of sunstroke while riding through his plantation. He was buried in the colonial cemetery of Christ Episcopal Church in the Graham vault in Savannah, Georgia. Later his remains were removed from the cemetery and re-interred in Johnson Square, Savannah Georgia.
The Homestead:
Built by Nathanael in 1770, the "Homestead" as it historically has been known, was originally called "Spell Hall" as it was indicated in one of Nathanael's letters. Constructed on the hillside, the site chosen for the Homestead was well sheltered on the west by natural woods. The land to the front sloped eastward as a terrace to the Pawtuxet River. Originally the house overlooked a broad area of open woodland meadow. The building is a well preserved 18th century structure of simple, yet refined design. Originally the site had 83 acres but at the time of the 1919 sale to the Homestead Association, it had been reduced to 13 acres of open space and woodlands. The 2 & 1/2 story structure is typical of it's time in design. Around the 1870's, the front door area was Victorianized with a bracketed hood and double window door. During the early 1920's, an 18th century door with appropriate trim was attached to the opening making it look as it would have in Nathanael's time. During the 1870's a fire started that burned up to the second floor in the vicinity of the door.
The two main floors of the home each consist of four rooms on either side of a central hall. The rooms on the first floor are dining room, parlor, library and kitchen - each having a paneled fireplace. The completely intact interior was first restored in the early 1920's with the establishment of the building as a museum. A second major restoration was accomplished in 1990 showing from then on a more correct perspective of the house when the Quaker family lived there. An extensive paint analysis was accomplished in the 1990 restoration giving now the earliest colors used throughout the 18th century home. The rooms on the second floor are what we feel they would have been there in the 18th and 19th centuries. The first bedroom on the right as you ascend the stairs might have been used by Nathanael and later his brother Jacob. The room diagonally across the hall might have been used by Jacob Varnum Greene, the son of Jacob and the bedroom on the right is decored Victorian style with wallpaper and lace curtains since the occupant, Elizabeth Margaret who was the daughter of Jacob Varnum, lived until 1899, the Victorian era. The fourth room is used now as a museum shop.
When Nathanael and Caty moved from Coventry, the house was purchased by Nathanael's brother Jacob. He and his wife Peggy continued to live there until they died and the same was true of the next two generations. Upon the death of Elizabeth Margaret, the property was inherited by the children of her first marriage, Patience and Harris Inman. In 1915 the home was sold out of the family. Showing great concern for the property, four members of the Kent County Chapter of the Rhode Island Sons of the American Revolution purchased the property in 1919, restored it and gave it the name we know today as the Nathanael Greene Homestead. the first caretaker, actually lived in the house but by 1935, a caretaker's cottage was built and is used to this day.
The Ludwig church today is the symbol of the state capital of Saarland and is next to the church of our Lady in Dresden and the Michaelis Church in Hamburg one of the most important baroque churches in Germany. Together with the Ludwig square, the Ludwig church forms a representative, in the composition hardly surpassed ensemble of Baroque buildings north of the Alps. The Ludwig church was commissioned in 1761 by prince Wilhelm Heinrich:
Since it is apparently perceived that the citizenship of Saarbrücken increases daily, so the space in the Lutheran Church is much too small, so I have decided to have built a new church, and and it is my intention such with a capital of thirty thousand guilders in five years to bring about.
This order he gave to the originating from Zerbst in Saxony-Anhalt architect Friedrich Joachim Stengel. On 01 July 1762 finally took place the solemn laying of the cornerstone in Saarbrücken. A first setback suffered the building in 1768, as the patron Prince Wilhelm Heinrich died. Due to the increasingly escalating construction activities he left his son Prince Ludwig an immense mountain of debt, which is why the construction for the first time began to falter. His son Ludwig was it also who gave his name today's Ludwig church and the associated Ludwig square. The building was finally completed in 1775, so that the official consecration on August 25 could be celebrated with a big ceremony. The church in the ground plan forms a Greek cross with axis lengths of 34.2 m and 38.5 m. The Viennese sculptor Francuß Bingh manufactured for the balustrade 28 sand stone figures representing characters from the Old and New Testament.
The west facade of Ludwig church [Image: Wikipedia Userfoto Travel]
However, already a few years after the solemn consecration it came to the first striking changes to the Ludwig church. Prince Ludwig began, i.a., as a result of the French Revolution 1793 to break down anything Baroque and rebuild into Gothic style. By this also the Ludwig Church was affected and he had destroyed the especially for the church cast bells and dismantled many parts of the metal protective equipment, so that the church was subjected to decay.
From 1807 on took place regular maintenance and embellishment work in order to repair the damage suffered in the meantime by the church, which, however, no longer followed the original designs of Stengel. This works finally came to a close in 1887. On October 30 that year, the Ludwig church was reconsecrated in a solemn procession and opened. 1906, the entire building was finally by the provincial conservator of the Rhine Province Prof. Dr. Clemen inspected. This one had the church - unlike its predecessors - restored according to the original idea of Stengel and rebuilt. On 05 November 1911, the already third official consecration of the Ludwig church took place. As Saarbrücken suffered in World War II under a bombardment of the British, the Ludwig church was also not spared and burned out. 1949, the reconstruction was started, but this time they tried to change as little as possible and to focus on the restoration and preservation of the existing building stock.
Die Ludwigskirche bildet heute das Wahrzeichen der Landeshauptstadt des Saarlandes und ist neben der Frauenkirche in Dresden und der Michaeliskirche in Hamburg eine der bedeutendsten barocken Kirchenbauten in Deutschland. Zusammen mit dem Ludwigsplatz bildet die Ludwigskirche ein repräsentatives, in der Komposition kaum übertroffenes Ensemble an barocken Bauten nördlich der Alpen. In Auftrag gegeben wurde die Ludwigskirche 1761 durch Fürst Wilhelm Heinrich:
Nachdem man augenscheinlich merket, daß die Saarbrücker Bürgerschaft täglich zunimmt, also der Platz in der lutherischen Kirche viel zu klein ist, so habe ich resolviert, eine neue Kirche aufbauen zu lassen, und gedencke solche mit einem Capital von dreißig tausend Gulden in fünf Jahren in stand zu bringen.
Diesen Auftrag erteilte er dem aus Zerbst in Sachsen-Anhalt stammenden Baumeister Friedrich Joachim Stengel. Am 01. Juli 1762 erfolgte schließlich die feierliche Grundsteinlegung in Saarbrücken. Einen ersten Rückschlag musste der Bau 1768 hinnehmen, als der Schirmherr Fürst Wilhelm Heinrich starb. Aufgrund der zunehmend ausufernden Bautätigkeiten hinterließ er seinem Sohn Fürst Ludwig einen immensen Schuldenberg, weshalb der Bau erstmal ins Stocken geriet. Sein Sohn Ludwig war es auch, der der heutigen Ludwigskirche und dem dazugehörigen Ludwigsplatz seinen Namen gab. Der Bau wurde schließlich 1775 fertiggestellt, sodass am 25. August die offizielle Weihung mit einer großen Feierlichkeit begangen werden konnte. Die Kirche bildet im Grundriss ein griechisches Kreuz mit Achsenlängen von 34,2 m, bzw. 38,5 m. Der Wiener Bildhauer Francuß Bingh fertigte für die Balustrade 28 sandsteinerne Figuren an, die Gestalten aus dem Alten und dem Neuen Testament darstellen.
Die Westfassade der Ludwigskirche [Bild: Wikipedia-User Fototravel]
Allerdings kam es bereits wenige Jahre nach feierlicher Weihung zu den ersten markanten Veränderungen an der Ludwigskirche. Fürst Ludwig begann u.a. als Folge der Französischen Revolution 1793 alles Barocke abzubrechen und ins Gotische umzubauen. Davon war auch die Ludwigskirche betroffen und er ließ die eigens für die Kirche gegossenen Glocken zerstören und viele Teile der metallenen Schutzausstattung demontieren, sodass die Kirche dem Verfall ausgesetzt wurde.
Ab 1807 fanden, um die mittlerweile erlittenen Schäden der Kirche zu reparieren, regelmäßig Instandsetzungs- und Verschönerungs-Arbeiten statt, die allerdings nicht mehr den Originalentwürfen Stengels folgten. Ihren Abschluss fanden diese Arbeiten 1887. Am 30. Oktober jenes Jahres wurde die Ludwigskirche erneut in einer feierlichen Prozession geweiht und eröffnet. 1906 wurde der gesamte Bau schließlich von dem Provinzialkonservators der Rheinprovinz Prof. Dr. Clemen in Augenschein genommen. Dieser ließ die Kirche - im Gegensatz zu seinen Vorgängern - nach der ursprünglichen Idee Stengels restaurieren und wieder umbauen. Am 05. November 1911 fand die bereits dritte offizielle Weihung der Ludwigskirche statt. Als Saarbrücken im Zweiten Weltkrieg unter einem Bombardement der Briten litt, wurde die Ludwigskirche auch nicht verschont und brannte aus. 1949 begann man mit dem Wiederaufbau, versuchte dieses Mal aber möglichst wenig zu ändern und sich auf die Restaurierung und Konservierung des vorhandenen Baubestands zu konzentrieren.
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Success starts in the mind. If you want to be successful in any area, train your mind to look beyond obstacles, disappointments, setbacks, and even failures. A successful life starts with a successful attitude.
Hello my dear dear friends.... Missed you a lot. Till that time a few of you kept me feeling wanted through your emails and scoldings. Thanks a lot for all the love.
Had to go to Kolkata to see my Mom, and I had to go without my camera. I have spent a fortune on these two Canon Lenses and both of them did not perform to my satisfaction. Even after a long follow-up with the service center, I am yet to see the best results. This one looked reasonable acceptable (after tweaking one of the features in the camera) and so I am posting this here.
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Built in 1916, this Gothic Revival-style church was designed by Hewitt and Brown for the congregation of the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, which formed in 1875. Modeled on English Gothic architecture, the church takes heavy inspiration from the design of Ely Cathedral, with an octagonal, layered form and a spire that was, at the time of its completion, the second-tallest building in Minneapolis, only exceeded by Minneapolis City Hall. The building features a limestone exterior with a roughly plus-shaped form, centering around a central octagonal section that rises above the rest of the church before having a setback below the bell tower, and a second setback at the base of the metal-clad spire. The church features lancet windows, buttresses, crenellated towers flanking the main entrance, decorative stone railings, blind gothic arches, multiple pinnacles, a decorative surround framing the front entrance, historic lampposts at the front steps, and very small windows near the base of the building. To the rear of the sanctuary structure is a wing containing classrooms, offices, and a fellowship hall, completed around the same time as the church and featuring many Gothic Revival elements in its design, though less ostentatious than the main church building, and with oriels and flat-topped window openings. The church was protected during the construction of the Lowry Hill Tunnel, carrying Interstate 94, immediately adjacent to it in the 1960s by installing refrigeration equipment that froze the ground, ensuring the building would not be undermined in the event of an accidental tunnel collapse. In 2006, a new handicapped-accessible entrance, designed by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, was added to the rear of the educational wing to provide access directly from the church’s parking lot.
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Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.
Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.
Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.
Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.
Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.
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The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automobile museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of Daimler AG.
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Accept the Judgment in the Last Days and Be Raptured Before God | "My Dream of the Heavenly Kingdom"
Just as a South Korean pastor is eagerly awaiting the coming of the Lord, he learns about Eastern Lightning, which has appeared in China and bears witness that the Lord has already returned. He goes to China to look into the true way. After a number of setbacks he is able to read Almighty God's words, but just as he comes to recognize the Lord's voice through Almighty God's words he is suddenly arrested by the CCP government and is deported to Korea. Not being able to read Almighty God's words, he feels very upset and despondent…. One day he suddenly discovers the gospel website of The Church of Almighty God and establishes contact with the church again. Through the testimony and fellowship of witnesses from The Church of Almighty God, he fully determines that Almighty God is the return of the Lord Jesus. He joyfully accepts Almighty God's work of the last days and finds the path to enter the kingdom of heaven. His chance at the heavenly kingdom finally becomes reality.
Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God was created because of the appearance and work of Almighty God, the second coming of the Lord Jesus, Christ of the last days. It is made up of all those who accept Almighty God's work in the last days and are conquered and saved by His words. It was entirely founded by Almighty God personally and is led by Him as the Shepherd. It was definitely not created by a person. Christ is the truth, the way, and the life. God's sheep hear God's voice. As long as you read the words of Almighty God, you will see God has appeared.
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Part I: The Preparation
"Everyone has setbacks. I'm no different..."
- Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, South African sprint runner.
It came at a time unsuitable as any, a representative from the travel company (who handles most of my trips) called up to inform that they had a fixed departure tour plan for Tibet coming up. A week to confirm and a couple of months to prepare was all that was there.
Tibet has been on top of the wish list but there was a glitch. Life had thrown a curve ball which left me gutted, as a result had cut off almost all connection with the outside world. It was like retreating inside mother's womb after being reminded once again how vicious human beings could be.
Neither emotionally nor physically was at a spot to undertake this but the call of the Himalayas is impossible to ignore. After a week of conflicting conclusions, let the travel company know that was ready to give it a try. The biggest challenge was to clear the medical tests required to apply for Chinese visa (as Tibet is under Chinese invasion currently) to trek in and around Mt. Kailash. Damage from prolonged sleep and eating disorder was guaranteed to show up in the medical report.
Amanda, my motivational coach came in the strongest. She reasoned, "You encountered a man and a woman who are fatally flawed, so damaged that they see everyone around them as a mark to either rob or harm. Liars and predators trying to justify their own failings, one an under achiever and another a social leech who only lives off other people. First cousins involved in an incestuous relationship is indication enough that you were dealing with characters who are just one more light bulb shortage away from total lunacy. Look at their entire family backup, a gene pool consisting of DNA that probably is not in the form of the usual double helix (spiral configuration) but with few extra twists and people are indeed designed by their genetic code. Almost always these lowlifes manage to walk away unscathed because they are experts in concocting a good sob story or effectively plug loopholes, don't forget though that scum floats to the surface, but eventually sinks without a trace.
You gave your trust too easily, too soon, saw with your eyes tight shut. Agreed that you entered the dark tunnel but time to emerge and adapt to things around you."
My personal trainer in the gym said in two month's time with serious dedication it was an attainable goal. The fitness manager and my doctor were much in agreement.
However, what really had fired things up was a news clipping on television showing Oscar Pistorious the South African double amputee athlete prepping for the London Olympics 2012 meet. While some heroes eventually turn into rust, there will still be others to inspire.
Exactly three weeks later cleared the scheduled medical tests without a hitch.
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Stable area of the farm with St. Andrew's Church in the background.
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The Piber Federal Stud Farm is dedicated to the breeding of Lipizzan horses, located at the village of Piber. It was founded in 1798, began breeding Lipizzan horses in 1920, and today is the primary breeding farm that produces the stallions used by the Spanish Riding School, where the best stallions of each generation are bred and brought for training and later public performance. One of Piber’s major objectives is "to uphold a substantial part of Austria’s cultural heritage and to preserve one of the best and most beautiful horse breeds in its original form."
The Lipizzan breed as a whole, suffered a setback when a viral epidemic hit the Piber Stud in 1983. Forty horses and eight percent of the expected foal crop were lost. Since then, the population at the farm has increased, with 100 mares as of 1994 and a foal crop of 56 born in 1993. In 1994, the pregnancy rate increased from 27% to 82% as the result of a new veterinary center.
Pour ceux qui l'apprécient, voici encore quelques clichés de little Boudha avant de passer au moulage et au coulage.
Toutes mes excuses pour le retard dans la production, j'ai eu quelques contretemps avec la poupée précédente. Si tout se passe bien, j'espère disposer des trois premières copies d'ici début septembre.
For those who like him, here are a few more snaps of little Buddha before we switch to the molding and casting process.
Concerning production, I am sorry for the delay. I have experienced a few setbacks with my previous doll. If everything goes well, the three first copies should be available around the start of september.
When I was taking photos in Shibuya Crossing, I met a couple who are also photographers. We actually talked quite long and exchanged our contacts. So we decided to meet up tonight and do some night shooting together.
Roppongi Hills is definitely one of the best places to see Tokyo skyline, especially Tokyo Tower. When we arrived, the staff told us that it was quite foggy that we might not be able to see the tower but we still gambled it and went up there. In the end, the fog cleared up quickly and Tokyo Tower was so visible. The only setback was that the rooftop remained closed and we couldn't go there.
Location: Roppongi Hills, Japan
We successfully infiltrated a Separatist outpost, just to be stopped by a malfunctioning door. General Treym was taking up the rear when suddenly the door closed, separating us from him. Treym called out from the other side telling us that the control panel would not work. I could hear his lightsaber ignite as he told us to stay back. Suddenly his blade sliced through the door. As he started cutting away, a patrol of B1's came marching through. We made quick work of them, hoping no more would come.
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F-4 Phantom – 5195 units produced, 63 years of production/service, dozens of monographs, modelling plans, etc., what can go wrong? Well, actually quite many things. Still, after a few setbacks, here it is, my latest model
About the jet
The history of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II started back in the mid 50’, with the first flight taking place on 27th May 1958. Initially, the F4H-1 (the initial designation before the tri-service unification) started as an unsolicited proposal from McDonnell Douglas, which actually didn’t get much interest. Only after the problems of other Navy fighters led to the necessity of acquiring a new general-purpose fighter, the Phantom as we know could get its chance. After winning the competition against the Vought’s F8U-3 Crusader III submission, the F4H-1 went to service in 1961, with a new designation of F-4B (starting in 1962). Even though F-4B was a revolutionary design for it time, it still had a number of deficiencies, with the most serious ones being slightly too high approach speed, and its AN-APQ-72 radar lacking the look-down, shoot-down capabilities, performing poorly against the ground clutter. As a consequence, after delivering 649 F-4B, in late 1966 McDonnell introduced a new, improved version – the F-4J. This version featured a revised and strengthened internal structure, more powerful J79-GE-10 engines (the smokeless, 10B version was introduced later in 1978), new, wider tires (resulting in bulges on the top part of the wings), a few aerodynamic improvements for decreasing the approach speed (changes to inboard leading edges and slotted stabilator), and most importantly, new AWG-10 radar, with solid-state elements and prominent look-down, shoot-down capabilities. The F-4J served through the Vietnam war until the late 70’, together with the F-4B, and later F-4N (upgraded F-4B). After that, starting from 1978, the selected 265 F-4J underwent an upgrade to F-4S standard (the initial idea was for 302, but the number was reduced), featuring smokeless J79-GE-10B engines, improved electronics, and leading-edge maneuvering slats, similar to those on USAF’s F-4E. In this variant, Phantoms served until 1987 in USN, and 1992 in USMC. In the meantime, 15 F-4J were also sold to UK, to fill the gap left by FGR. 2 Phantoms (F-4M) deployed to the Falkland Islands. These aircraft, known also as F-4J(UK) Phantom F.3s, served from 1984 to 1991. Interestingly, they were greatly appreciated by the RAF pilots, with most of them considering them superior to British Spey-engined variants, mainly due to the much faster response of the J-79 turbojets, in comparison to Rolls-Royce Spey 203 turbofans.
About the building process
While I’ve always appreciated the F-4, I was never a “Phantom Phanatic”. In fact, the idea for this model came to me by accident – I was a bit stuck with other projects, and thinking about different solutions, the idea that 2x3x1 curved slopes would make for an excellent Phantom fuselage went through my mind. I thought that these easy, boxy shapes of F-4 would make for a nice relax after the complex shapes of my F-14 and MiG-29, and so I started. Unfortunately, I made a huge mistake at the very beginning – I used the blueprints from the book, without validating their correctness first, which later cost me a lot of headaches.
Before going further, I should mention some of the F-4 models by other people, which were a huge inspiration to me. Of course, there is an excellent F-4B by Mad Physicist , a beautiful F-4B by Carl Greatrix , and a whole series of different F-4s by Justin Davies. However, from the viewpoint of my model, three Phantoms were of particular importance for me. The first one is F-4N by Jonah Padberg. Even though I’ve ended with a very different cockpit design, I’ve started with the modification of his 3-stud wide canopy and angled cockpit section. The next model, is a F-4B by Maks, who made an excellent, SNOT version of the Phantom, which to a large degree influenced some of my design choices. Lastly, there is a huge, 1/15 scale F-4J by crash_cramer, which might be my favorite LEGO model ever. Similarly as in the case of my F-14 Tomcat, I tried to emulate some of his techniques in a smaller scale.
The first assumption was to go for the 3-stud wide canopy, similarly as in my MiG-29. Such solution is much more accurate in this scale and makes the model look much more realistic in my opinion. In fact, I’m so pleased with the outcome here that I will likely rebuild my F-14 in near future to similar standard. The construction itself started with the wings. I’ve always came under impression that similarly to F-15, the angle for the leading edge is 45 degrees. Well, not really. Instead, the angle is 51 degrees, which effectively eliminates any plate-based solutions, leaving the brick-built wing as the only valid option. So instead of getting a nice, simple, sturdy 45 degrees wing, I had to go with a brick-built one, which combined with the main landing gear solution and folding mechanism, proved to be a nightmare. After figuring it out, the next challenge was to design the angled cockpit area. Here, the solutions from Jonah’s model were of great help. With those two pieces in place, the rest went relatively smoothly, leading to the stage presented in WiP pictures. And then, having 85% of a model ready, I checked the validity of my blueprints. I was able to get my hands on the original F-4 factory drawing on the Aviation Archives website, and all my drawings turned out to be off by a considerable margin. Fortunately, I’m not the only person dissatisfied by the quality of available blueprints, and I was able to find this awesome website, with a set of 100% accurate drawings, based on the factory ones, including the cross-sections. That was good news, the bad one was that my fuselage was too short, too high, and too wide. So I had to lower the whole fuselage by a plate, elongate it by 2 studs, and modify it from 10-stud wide, to 9-stud wide. Surprisingly, it wasn’t that hard, but after lowering the fuselage, it became evident that the angling of the front section is too steep. This, in turn, required a complete revision of the already most problematic section, consuming an awful lot of time. But after all these problems, I finally got a model, with which I am quite satisfied.
About the model
The model represents a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II in a 1/33 scale. The camouflage is based on the F-4J from VF-96 squadron, BuNo. 155800, callsign “Showtime100”, deployed on the USS Constellation aircraft carrier in Vietnam, around 1972. This particular aircraft, on the 10th of May 1972, was credited with 3 MiG-17 kills, being flown by pilot Lt Randy Cunningham and RIO Lt(jg) Willy Driscoll. This effectively made them the only Navy aces of the Vietnam war, as they already had 2 kills on their account. You may also note that they flew a “borrowed” plane, as the name on the cockpit is that of Lowell “Gus” Eggert, who later commanded the USS Constellation from 1974 onward. As usual, the model possesses a number of features: openable cockpits, working flaps, foldable wings, working horizontal and vertical tails, retractable landing gear and tailhook. I’m rather pleased with the functionality, as most of the features, especially the landing gear, are much more reliable than in e.g. my MiG-29. The loadout comprises 4 AIM-7E Sparrows, 4 AIM-9G Sidewinders, and a centerline 600 gal. fuel tank. Also, under the wings, there are outboard pylons for two 370 gal. fuel tanks, which are visible on some of the photos. The credit for the stand design goes to Jerac. There is a small discrepancy in the camouflage – in principle nearly all USN phantoms had an all-white underside, with an exception of some late 80s’, extremely dull, low-vis versions. Unfortunately, due to the brick-built nature of the wing, I was unable to make them white on the bottom. For a moment, I contemplated utilizing huge white stickers, but it wouldn’t look all that great, and it would make the wings extremely modification-unfriendly. Still, the final effect is not that bad. So, please enjoy, and let me know what is your opinion on this model.
“I stop reading after half an hour.
I’ve had enough.
Humanity has hit a brick wall.
We’re facing our end, like the dinosaurs millions of years before us.
The only difference is we’ve got journalists on hand to document every blow and setback, cataloguing our rapid, painful downfall in vibrant, vicious detail.
Personally, I think the dinosaurs had the better deal.
When it comes to impending, unavoidable extinction, ignorance is bliss.”
(From "Demon Apocalypse" by Darren Shan)
This is a portrait of a green iguana...These creatures could be the last dinausors on earth today...
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New World Development Co. will demolish two towers at Hong Kong’s most popular housing development in decades and compensate buyers after finding unexpected defects, in a major setback for the real estate company.
The developer will pull down and rebuild the existing floors of Towers 1 and 8 at its Pavilia Farm III project near Tai Wai station after it found the concrete strength in some areas did not meet design requirements, the Hong Kong-based company said in a statement.
Shares of New World fell as much as 4.8% Thursday in Hong Kong, the most in more than seven months, before recovering to close 3.9% lower.
The demolition is a reversal of fortunes for New World, led by tycoon Adrian Cheng, just as property prices in the city are hovering near an all time-high set in mid-2019. The real estate company led the new residential market recently with the project, which was so popular that 88 buyers vied for one apartment -- making it the most in-demand development in the city since 1997.
The reconstruction will delay the date of occupancy by nine months and the developer plans to compensate the affected 846 buyers in the buildings with as much as HK$1.15 million ($148,030) for a home worth HK$15 million, the company said in a statement.
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I am so sorry that I haven’t been updating you about Sweet Pea over the last week; I am sure you have all been worried as to how she is getting on. I haven’t been feeling too good so I have pretty much just been sleeping, eating, seeing to Sweet Pea and then sleeping again. Getting up every few hours to check on her has just been so draining; it really has been hard work to nurse her.
So on June 22nd Sweet Pea was much brighter than she previously had been. She pottered about her cage a little and she took much more of an interest in food, it’s like she finally realised that she was hungry. She pouched a lot of food to take back to her nest which I was glad about, it was the first time we had seen her pouch food in a while. She also had a really big drink which I was pleased about; at least I knew that she wasn’t dehydrated anymore.
Her wound site looked perfect, it was clean, the stitches were intact and she hadn’t bled anymore which I was really relieved about, it seems that the steri-strips did the trick!
Sweet Pea continued to gain more interest in food over June 23rd. She started to take treats from our hands again; she would pretty much take and eat anything that was offered to her.
She just generally seemed a lot more alert, she was grooming herself more thoroughly, she was taking good care of her wound site and she was quite active. She kept standing at her door which is what she does when she wants to come out and play.
On Friday the 24th we took her to the vets for a check up. The vet was delighted with her progress and she was really happy to see her looking so well. The vet said her wound site looked brilliant and she was pleased with how well it had healed. She said that the stitches could only stay in for a maximum of 10 days so if they hadn’t dissolved by June 30th she would have to take them out otherwise they would inhibit healing. She also said that I needed to start slowly weaning Sweet Pea off the Metacam and Baytril because over time the meds can do damage to her liver and kidneys. She said that Sweet Pea didn’t need to go back for a check up unless the stitches didn’t come out, which was good news. Sweet Pea was a little star at the vets. She was such a good girl and she just sat on the table minding her own business, she wasn’t at all distressed like she was the previous two times we took her.
Over the weekend Sweet Pea carried on doing well. She was lively, she was eating plenty, drinking, grooming and urinating! On two separate occasions she decided that I was the toilet and peed on me! I didn’t mind though because at least we knew that she could pee and that she wasn’t dehydrated. It was also pretty funny too; everyone had a giggle at my expense!!
Her wound site still looked good as well, although you could see that the stitches were beginning to get tight as she healed.
On Monday when we woke up her for breakfast we noticed that Sweet Pea had taken it upon herself to nibble the stitches out. I guess they were getting pretty uncomfortable for her as they had tightened. The wound looked a little open and I didn’t want to risk it opening up completely so I put some steri-strips on her to keep it closed. Monday was also a really warm day here and everyone was irritable, including all three of the hams. Sweet Pea seemed especially irritable so she resorted to sleeping onto of her house instead of in it! The temperature got up to 29.5C which is much higher than we would expect for this time of year; we had to have two fans going in my bedroom with me and the hams! Fortunately it started to cool down in the evening so it was more comfortable overnight.
Yesterday was not so unbearably warm and everyone was less irritable. However we still needed both fans going to keep my bedroom cool.
Sweet Pea was much better with the cooler weather. Her appetite was excellent and she was a lot more active compared to the day before. Her wound had mostly knitted together which I was glad about. We put some clean steri-strips on it just till it heals a little bit more just to be on the safe side.
Today Sweet Pea has been up for her breakfast already which she ate in no time at all! Her wound still looks good but I will be leaving the steri-strips on for another few days to be certain that it has completely closed up. Overall she is looking a lot healthier, her coat has started to look much shinier and it’s also less patchy; she is acting more like a young ham should.
The pace of her recovery has slowed down over the weekend and the last few days. She isn’t progressing in big leaps anymore but she is still taking small steps in the right direction. I think it will be a while before she is fully over it all as the operation was so major, but everyday she does improve a little so she will get there in the end. I just hope that we don’t have any setbacks along the way.
Which, pretty much describes me these days. One of the reasons I haven't been commenting on all your amazing photos. Don't wanna spread the moroseishness, as it were. I hope everyone is well. We're good from a physical standpoint, other than a major setback in my RA, and constant headache for two+ months. If you know the species of the little birdie, lemme know. I did check the Cornell Ornithology Lab site, but, MEH.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart
Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.
Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.
Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.
Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.
Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart_Hauptbahnhof
Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is the primary railway station in the city of Stuttgart, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany. It is the largest regional and long-distance railway station in Stuttgart, the main node of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network, and, together with the station at Charlottenplatz, it is the main node of the Stuttgart Stadtbahn.
Located at the northeastern end of the Königstraße, the main pedestrian zone of the city centre, the main line station is a terminus, whilst the subterranean S-Bahn and Stadtbahn stations are through-stations. The station is well known for its 12-storey tower with a large, rotating and illuminated Mercedes-Benz star insignia on top; the tower and station building are city landmarks.
Plans for the controversial Stuttgart 21 project to convert the main line terminus station into an underground through station include the demolition of the side wings of the building, together with the elimination of the platforms, tracks, and apron of the terminus station. The planned underground through station is configured at a 90-degree angle to the present station. Construction is scheduled from 2010 to 2019.
In November 2009, preservationists of the International Council on Monuments and Sites nominated the building for inclusion in UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list, an occasion that opponents of the Stuttgart 21 project picked to urge the city and Deutsche Bahn to stop the project which implies demolition of parts of the complex designed by Paul Bonatz.
The Wheel of fortune turns up in the Seeker’s life to expand and lift up the seeker’s experiences. It often shows up when you least expect it and it creates amazing changes you might not even be ready for. The Tarot says to prepare for the Wheel of fortune because if you don’t it can be a stressful experience. You might feel like you have been thrown into the deep end and you are unable to be the person you always dreamt of being. The Wheel of fortune will give you success, so get rid of your beliefs and feelings about being insignificant and small.The Wheel of fortune is the card for beings successful, and in love it denotes matchmaking done by the Universe. You will not be able to plan meeting your soulmate, it will just happen in the strangest of places. You will most likely meet through what looks like fate or destiny, rather than through other people. If you are already in a relationship then the Wheel of fortune denotes you were destined to be together. The Wheel of fortune tarot card love meaning is surely a very positive card. If you are single, it is only temporary. If you don’t want a relationship and the Wheel of fortune turns up then you might meet someone you will be unable to forget. The Wheel of fortune brings you people who you might not be able to turn away from. Fear of abandonment and commitment are all beliefs and programs that will have to be dealt with before the Wheel of fortune enters your life. Write down your fears on a piece of paper and burn it in a safe place. Imagine your fears dissolve with the flames and the smoke.Learn the traditional meaning of the Wheel of fortune tarot card here. With the Wheel of Fortune ends an old way of life. A part of your life if not most of your life will be completely renewed. In regards to love the Wheel of fortune tarot card says your partner will renew you. Someone will come and bring in a new way of life. Your partner might even be from a different country than you or you will move together to a new part of the world.
Most of the changes with the Wheel of fortune happens on the mental plane to bring in new people and events, even a new way to do your job. Sometimes the Wheel of fortune will push you in a completely new direction to put you around people you normally would never have met.
The Wheel of fortune describes relationships between soulmates who are destined to be together. This is the kind of relationship that will bring you the highs and lows of human emotions, and you will make great leaps forward towards a life you could never even imagine. There are plenty of adventures waiting.Wheel Of Fortune Tarot Card Love Meanings Summary: To sum it up: The Wheel of fortune denotes an adventure and action filled relationship between two people who are from different places and/or environments. The Wheel of fortune brings people together who usually would never have met. The Wheel of fortune tarot card is the cosmic matchmaker and you will be meeting your soulmate through what seems like complete chance. In a relationship the Wheel of fortune states your are destined to be together. The Wheel of fortune advises you to deal with limiting beliefs around success and achievements as the Wheel of fortune is always expanding and so will you under it’s influence.
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Wheel of fortune is sometimes taken as a complicated tarot card, for it basically emphasizes “anything can happen”. This is true even in the situations of love and relationship. Look at the word “fortune”. What does that mean? Luck and wealth.
So if you have eyes on someone the appearance of this tarot card in a reading about them simply reveals that something will happen between you and them and that is also in a very shocking manner. In short, luck is with you and so you do not need to worry. In a reading about a relationship, Wheel of fortune tarot card tells you of good things happening or coming up for you. In reversed position, this tarot card is negative in nature because the devil and the monsters which were underneath the wheel before have now come on the top. As a matter of fact, if you closely look at the card you will see that the snake also is crawling upward. This simply signals that darkness has taken over your love life. So some setbacks should be seen in it or expecte.
Eugene Landry (Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe 1932-1988.)
Oil on board
20" x 24"
It is rare for artworks to be exhibited in damaged condition. But here the pigment loss and blemished canvas are central to the story of the painter Eugene "Gene" Landry. It emphasizes how extraordinary his body of work is given the precarious circumstances under which it was created and held after Landry’s death.
Not only did Landry continue to paint in defiance of debilitating ill health, his works were rescued from abandonment and obscurity after his death.
"When artist Judith Altruda found a lost art collection in the attic of an old building in Grayland, Washington, she knew she had to act fast. Stored for over two decades in an unheated building, many of the canvases were moldy and moisture damaged. There were at least 70 paintings and drawings by Eugene Landry stacked underneath dusty bed sheets. They had not seen the light of day since the mid-90s."
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Eugene Landry: An Artist, a Time and a Tribe
May 28-29, 2022
Shoalwater Bay Heritage Museum of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Tokeland, Washington.
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Portrait of an Artist
Eugene ''Gene'' Landry (1937-1988) was a noted Northwest Native artist, who painted from the confines of a wheelchair. His personal story is one of perseverance, of an artist who created despite setbacks, always with humor and style.
Landry's art offers a glimpse into a transitional and little-documented time in Northwest Native history. His paintings are important because they represent a Native artist's portrayal of his own people during a time when Native Americans were erased, marginalized, and misrepresented by stereotypes in media and public education.
Landry painted contemporary portraits of his people, depicting them as they were. As one of his models said, ''We're so small and isolated here. People think we're so different. At one time, we had a bunch of kids from Raymond come down, and they wanted to know where our feathers were."
Gene was born in the village of Taholah on the Quinault Indian
Reservation. His biological mother was Hoh and his father was Quileute and Swedish. As an infant, he was adopted by Myrtle (Charley) and Fred Landry and raised at Georgetown, Myrtle's reservation.
Identity
As the only child of Myrtle and Fred Landry, Gene was well provided for and deeply loved. His biological-mother, Isabelle Hudson, a full-blooded Hoh, is remembered as having dark reddish-brown hair. His father, Austin Rosander, was half Quiliuette and half Swedish. Although Gene was adopted as a baby, he maintained ties with his biological family, who lived in Grays Harbor and the surrounding area.
Gene's appearance did not conform to expectations of what an Indian was "supposed to look like." His bright red hair (sometimes referred to as "Hoh River blond") made him stand out. In high school, he styled his hair like James Dean and drove a red 1937 hot rod Ford coupe. He was a gifted athlete, known for his running and boxing prowess, but he wasn't
allowed to run track because he refused to cut his hair.
Gene's art training was not traditional to his culture. He reached advanced levels in art at Aberdeen and Ocosta High Schools, but there were no practitioners of Native arts around to mentor him. He explored and developed his talent using the means available, based on Western European art traditions. He would go on to create art with a native sensibility, using the tools available.
Art Student
Gene trained himself to use his non-dominant left hand to paint. In 1961, he enrolled at the Leon F. Derbyshire School of Fine Arts in Seattle. There was no wheelchair access, so Gene had to be carried up the stairs to the second floor classroom.
In 1962 Gene studied with noted Northwest sculptor Philip Levine at his Phoenix Gallery in Seattle. By 1964, Gene was showing his work and winning acclaim in the Pacific Northwest. Over the next four years, he exhibited at the Frye Museum, the West Coast Annual at the Seattle Civic Center, The Edmonds and Anacortes Art Festivals, and the La Grande All Indian Arts Festivals.
Gene met Sharon Billingsley, a model and painter who attended classes at Derbyshire, and they struck up a friendship that led to romance. The couple could often be found sketching street scenes side by side, Gene in his wheelchair, Sharon next to him on a folding stool.
Gene and Sharon married in California on May 28, 1965. They went to Paris to study art, then returned to the Northwest, living in Seattle, Tacoma, and Georgetown until their marriage ended in 1972.
Back to Georgetown, Washington
In the late l960s, Landry moved back to the Shoalwater Bay Reservation. He set up a studio inside a small cabin that had been moved to the reservation from North Cove's at Washaway Beach. A wheel chair ramp and wrap-around deck made it accessible for plein air painting. Situated on the shore of Shoalwater Bay, Gene painted still-lives utilizing objects that washed in on the tides: glass fishing floats, discolored rope, old bones, shells and feathers.
He also painted still lifes and portraits in oil, using his family and friends as models. These works span a pivotal time in the tribe's history, from near termination to federal recognition.
Fifty years have passed since Gene painted Winona Weber's portrait. When asked why Landry's art matters today, she replied:
“I am a historian at heart. Gene's art is part of our history. Also, a talent like his really deserves to be acknowledged. When I was working with the women's history project, I said I was happy to be breaking some stereotypes of native women. A woman said it should just be commonplace. But first you have to be visible to be usual. I would like to see Gene visible."
Later Years
Gene traveled throughout the Southwest, spending time in New Mexico and Arizona. He traveled to Mexico and the Philippines seeking native healers to help with his deteriorating health. He eventually lost function in his left arm but continued to make art, holding the brush in his teeth to reach higher places on the canvas.
In 1980 Gene moved to Santa Barbara. His house, perched on a bluff overlooking the sea, was filled with art, his own and others. He opened a gallery downtown and championed the work of local artists. In the mid 80s his business partner-who was also his care giver unexpectedly died. His own health declining, Gene returned to his parent's home on the reservation.
Gene Landry died April 7, 1988 at age 51. He is buried next to Myrtle Landry and his relations in the Indian section at Sunset Memorial in Hoquiam, Washington. The Shoalwater Bay Tribe’s Na ‘m ‘sc ‘ac Heritage Museum is located on the former site of the cabin and dome.
Illness, November 1955
The illness came without warning. When 17-year-old Gene suddenly lost consciousness, his parents wrapped him in blankets and drove two hours to Cushman Indian Hospital in Tacoma. There were closer facilities for emergency care, but they did not provide Indian Health services. Gene remained a patient at Cushman for two and a half years, undergoing treatment for tubercular meningitis. The disease paralyzed his legs, and he endured grueling physical therapy, but he continued to work on paintings from a hospital bed.
Gene's parents moved to Tacoma to be closer to the hospital. When Myrtle Landry raised concerns about his condition and the poor care, Gene was abruptly discharged. Myrtle Landry (Washington Women's Heritage Project 1980):
"One doctor said, 'Why don't you just go and leave him and forget about him?' I said, 'Just who do you think you're talking to anyway?' I said, 'I got feelings, even though I'm a full blood Indian, I got feelings.' He said, 'Well, he'll never amount to anything.' I said, 'Well, I'm sure as heck not gonna let him die here.' And boy I raised Cain with 'em. So they told us one day, 'You get out.'
And then the State decided they could do more for him than I could." The decision proved tragic. At a rehabilitation facility on Bainbridge Island, Gene fell while being moved by attendants and suffered a spinal injury. He lost the use of his right arm and the possibility of ever walking again. He was 21 years old.
The Pythian Temple
architect: Thomas W. Lamb, 1927
architectural style: Art Deco, Egyptian & Assyrian Revival Temple
Built as the Headquarters of the 120 Pythian lodges of New York City.
Converted to residential use by architect David Gura in 1986.
Manhattan, Upper West Side
Lincoln Square neighborhood
135 West 70th Street
New York City, NY
I used silver for his body, but it isn't really showing on the photo that well. I haven't embroidered in so long, so it was lovely to spend the afternoon just conjuring up something fun before I setback into bigger pieces.
We were hit by almost a foot of fresh snow.
Oh well that's Vermont for ya.
(update 4/2/07)
APRIL FOOL !!!
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Southeast Financial Center is a two-acre development in Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of a 764 feet (233 m) tall office skyscraper and its 15-story parking garage. It was previously known as the Southeast Financial Center (1984–1992), the First Union Financial Center (1992–2003), and the Wachovia Financial Center (2003-2011). In 2011, it retook its old name of Southeast Financial Center as Wachovia merged with Wells Fargo and moved to the nearby Wells Fargo Center.
When topped-off in August 1983, it was the tallest building south of New York City and east of the Mississippi River, taking away the same title from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia. It remained the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. until 1987, when it was surpassed by One Atlantic Center in Atlanta and the tallest in Florida until October 1, 2003, when it was surpassed by the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also in Miami. It remains the tallest office tower in Florida and the third tallest building in Miami.
Southeast Financial Center was constructed in three years with more than 500 construction workers. Approximately 6,650 tons of structural steel, 80,000 cubic yards of concrete and 7000 cubic tons of reinforcing steel bars went into its construction. The complex sits on a series of reinforced concrete grade beams tied to 150 concrete caissons as much as ten feet in diameter and to a depth of 80 feet. A steel space-frame canopy with glass skylights covers the outdoor plaza between the tower and low-rise building.
The tower has a composite structure. The exterior columns and beams are concrete encased steel wide flanges surrounded by reinforcing bars. The composite exterior frame was formed using hydraulic steel forms, or "flying forms," jacked into place with a "kangaroo" crane, that was located in the core and manually clamped into place. Wide flange beams topped by a metal deck and concrete form the interior floor framing. The core is A braced steel frame, designed to laterally resist wind loads. The construction of one typical floor was completed every five days.
The low-rise banking hall and parking building is a concrete-framed structure. Each floor consists of nearly an acre of continuously poured concrete. When the concrete had sufficiently hardened, compressed air was used to blow the forms fiberglass forms from under the completed floor. It was then rolled out to the exterior where it was raised by crane into position for the next floor.
The building was recognized as Miami's first and only office building to be certified for the LEED Gold award in January 2010.
The center was developed by a partnership consisting of Gerald D. Hines Interests, Southeast Bank and Corporate Property Investors for $180 million. It was originally built as the headquarters for Southeast Bank, which originally occupied 50 percent of the complex's space. It remained Southeast Bank's headquarters there until it was liquidated in 1991.
The Southeast Financial Center comprises two buildings: the 55-story office tower and the 15-story parking annex. The tower has 53 stories of office space. The first floor is dedicated for retail, the second floor is the lobby and the 55th floor was home to the luxurious Miami City Club. The parking annex has 12 floors of parking space for 1,150 cars. The first floor is dedicated for retail, the second floor is a banking hall and the 15th floor has the Downtown Athletic Club. A landscaped plaza lies between the office tower and the parking annex. An enclosed walkway connects the second story of the tower with the second story of the annex. The courtyard is partially protected from the elements by a steel and glass space frame canopy spanning the plaza and attached to the tower and annex. Southeast Bank's executive offices were located on the 38th floor. Ground was broken on the complex on December 12, 1981 and the official dedication and opening for the complex was held on October 23, 1984.
The Southeast Financial Center was designed by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The Associate Architect was Spillis Candela & Partners. It has 1,145,311 ft² (106,000 m²) of office space. A typical floor has about 22,000 ft² (2,043.87 m²) of office space. Each floor has 9 ft x 9 ft (2.7 m x 2.7 m) floor to ceiling windows. (All of the building's windows are tinted except for the top floor, resulting in strikingly bright and clear views from there.) The total complex has over 2.2 million ft² (204,000 m²). The distinctive setbacks begin at the 43rd floor. Each typical floor plate has 9 corner offices and the top twelve floors have as many as 16. There are 43 elevators in the office tower. An emergency control station provides computerized monitoring for the entire complex, and four generators for backup power.
The Southeast Financial Center can be seen as far away as Ft. Lauderdale and halfway toward Bimini. Night space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral 200 miles to the north were plainly visible from the higher floors. The roof of the building was featured in the Wesley Snipes motion picture Drop Zone, where an eccentric base jumper named Swoop parachutes down to the street from a suspended window cleaning trolley. The building also appeared in several episodes of the 1980s TV show Miami Vice and at the end of each episode's opening credits.
Zara founder Amancio Ortega purchased the building from J.P. Morgan Asset Management in December 2016. The purchase price was reportedly over $500 million, making it one of the largest real estate transactions in South Florida history.
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www.emporis.com/buildings/122292/wachovia-financial-cente...
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Being a warrior king in a time of peace has some setbacks.. Rather than eating, drinking, and whoring himself into an early grave, King Steffon has gotten a taste for exploration and hunting.. Giving his Council the duties of ruling in his stead King Steffon and the Captain of the Guard, Chiswick, explore the Kingdom and enjoy the bountiful fruits it has to offer!!
Due to some real-life setbacks, I haven't managed to build as much for Lands of Roawia (LoR) as I would have liked.
However, when making Bricklink orders I keep an eye out for suitable minifig parts to expand my armies.
These tribesmen are the lighter armed farmers and petty nobles who take up arms to defend the icy north. The cheap but trusty spear is the weapon of choice for most, but the more wealthy members can afford swords. These men are brave on the first charge, but will not stand up to a prolonged melee, and may rout suddenly.
Finally was able to finish painting the sculpt and now it's all finished!
This fig started out very difficult, first I had sculpted a chest piece then found out I did it completely wrong, and then I had to remake the helmet and scrap the original. As said in the post of the sculpt Sander helped me out with this fig, so huge thanks to him and make sure to give him a follow! Here's a link to his flickr www.flickr.com/photos/thesandingblock But after my little setbacks it was quite easy to finish, not gonna say much more about it but let's go onto the paint job. The paint job on this fig was my first time using Citadels with their intended use, first doing a primer of just acrylic white, then doing a base coat of an apple barrel color, after than I did a wash using Agrax Earthshade then I used layer paint, then I did a back and forth of the Apple Barrel and Citadel layer until I got to a color I thought was good, then I did one final wash and then used my layer as the final coat. The sword is made fully out of Procreate and painted in the same way as the armor, thought it turned out pretty nice.
Onto the diorama, it was quite simple to make but a little time consuming, I first cut out the half circle and then applied the rocks, one set of them is real rocks the other (the one the sword is laying on), after I applied the static grass and the grass tuffs, then painted the road. Finally I made a quick little standing stone and plopped it down.
Overall this is probably my new favorite figure (I know I say that a lot :P) and I'm very proud with how it turned out! Comments and faves appreciated, stay tuned for my next fig, all I'm saying is that it's a Zelda fig!
2014 Thomas EFX: Ah yes, quality rolling trash on wheels. The well worn lemon that started and set a trend for these buses is back from the dead as a spare today after being OOS for the majority of this year. Todays duty was filling in for #60, a 2018 EFX. Definitely was not expecting this one to see another ray of light again after all it’s setbacks and issues. Pretty much remains untouched. A dangerous risk perhaps ? 😏😏😏
No trains north of this location any more - at least connected with anything else. The Fox River train still operates out of Elkhorn to Harbinson and back, but the track south of Harbinson is gone and the track is closed just east of the Elkhorn Trestle. On this day, the Sacramento Weir was leaking into the Bypass, but the gates were still in. This may change after the next series of storms come through.
Eugene Landry
Lithographic Print
16" x 18"
Eugene Landry: An Artist, a Time and a Tribe
May 28-29, 2022
Shoalwater Bay Heritage Museum of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Tokeland, Washington.
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Portrait of an Artist
Eugene ''Gene'' Landry (1937-1988) was a noted Northwest Native artist, who painted from the confines of a wheelchair. His personal story is one of perseverance, of an artist who created despite setbacks, always with humor and style.
Landry's art offers a glimpse into a transitional and little-documented time in Northwest Native history. His paintings are important because they represent a Native artist's portrayal of his own people during a time when Native Americans were erased, marginalized, and misrepresented by stereotypes in media and public education.
Landry painted contemporary portraits of his people, depicting them as they were. As one of his models said, ''We're so small and isolated here. People think we're so different. At one time, we had a bunch of kids from Raymond come down, and they wanted to know where our feathers were."
Gene was born in the village of Taholah on the Quinault Indian
Reservation. His biological mother was Hoh and his father was Quileute and Swedish. As an infant, he was adopted by Myrtle (Charley) and Fred Landry and raised at Georgetown, Myrtle's reservation.
Identity
As the only child of Myrtle and Fred Landry, Gene was well provided for and deeply loved. His biological-mother, Isabelle Hudson, a full-blooded Hoh, is remembered as having dark reddish-brown hair. His father, Austin Rosander, was half Quiliuette and half Swedish. Although Gene was adopted as a baby, he maintained ties with his biological family, who lived in Grays Harbor and the surrounding area.
Gene's appearance did not conform to expectations of what an Indian was "supposed to look like." His bright red hair (sometimes referred to as "Hoh River blond") made him stand out. In high school, he styled his hair like James Dean and drove a red 1937 hot rod Ford coupe. He was a gifted athlete, known for his running and boxing prowess, but he wasn't
allowed to run track because he refused to cut his hair.
Gene's art training was not traditional to his culture. He reached advanced levels in art at Aberdeen and Ocosta High Schools, but there were no practitioners of Native arts around to mentor him. He explored and developed his talent using the means available, based on Western European art traditions. He would go on to create art with a native sensibility, using the tools available.
Art Student
Gene trained himself to use his non-dominant left hand to paint. In 1961, he enrolled at the Leon F. Derbyshire School of Fine Arts in Seattle. There was no wheelchair access, so Gene had to be carried up the stairs to the second floor classroom.
In 1962 Gene studied with noted Northwest sculptor Philip Levine at his Phoenix Gallery in Seattle. By 1964, Gene was showing his work and winning acclaim in the Pacific Northwest. Over the next four years, he exhibited at the Frye Museum, the West Coast Annual at the Seattle Civic Center, The Edmonds and Anacortes Art Festivals, and the La Grande All Indian Arts Festivals.
Gene met Sharon Billingsley, a model and painter who attended classes at Derbyshire, and they struck up a friendship that led to romance. The couple could often be found sketching street scenes side by side, Gene in his wheelchair, Sharon next to him on a folding stool.
Gene and Sharon married in California on May 28, 1965. They went to Paris to study art, then returned to the Northwest, living in Seattle, Tacoma, and Georgetown until their marriage ended in 1972.
Back to Georgetown, Washington
In the late l960s, Landry moved back to the Shoalwater Bay Reservation. He set up a studio inside a small cabin that had been moved to the reservation from North Cove's at Washaway Beach. A wheel chair ramp and wrap-around deck made it accessible for plein air painting. Situated on the shore of Shoalwater Bay, Gene painted still-lives utilizing objects that washed in on the tides: glass fishing floats, discolored rope, old bones, shells and feathers.
He also painted still lifes and portraits in oil, using his family and friends as models. These works span a pivotal time in the tribe's history, from near termination to federal recognition.
Fifty years have passed since Gene painted Winona Weber's portrait. When asked why Landry's art matters today, she replied:
“I am a historian at heart. Gene's art is part of our history. Also, a talent like his really deserves to be acknowledged. When I was working with the women's history project, I said I was happy to be breaking some stereotypes of native women. A woman said it should just be commonplace. But first you have to be visible to be usual. I would like to see Gene visible."
Later Years
Gene traveled throughout the Southwest, spending time in New Mexico and Arizona. He traveled to Mexico and the Philippines seeking native healers to help with his deteriorating health. He eventually lost function in his left arm but continued to make art, holding the brush in his teeth to reach higher places on the canvas.
In 1980 Gene moved to Santa Barbara. His house, perched on a bluff overlooking the sea, was filled with art, his own and others. He opened a gallery downtown and championed the work of local artists. In the mid 80s his business partner-who was also his care giver unexpectedly died. His own health declining, Gene returned to his parent's home on the reservation.
Gene Landry died April 7, 1988 at age 51. He is buried next to Myrtle Landry and his relations in the Indian section at Sunset Memorial in Hoquiam, Washington. The Shoalwater Bay Tribe’s Na ‘m ‘sc ‘ac Heritage Museum is located on the former site of the cabin and dome.
Illness, November 1955
The illness came without warning. When 17-year-old Gene suddenly lost consciousness, his parents wrapped him in blankets and drove two hours to Cushman Indian Hospital in Tacoma. There were closer facilities for emergency care, but they did not provide Indian Health services. Gene remained a patient at Cushman for two and a half years, undergoing treatment for tubercular meningitis. The disease paralyzed his legs, and he endured grueling physical therapy, but he continued to work on paintings from a hospital bed.
Gene's parents moved to Tacoma to be closer to the hospital. When Myrtle Landry raised concerns about his condition and the poor care, Gene was abruptly discharged. Myrtle Landry (Washington Women's Heritage Project 1980):
"One doctor said, 'Why don't you just go and leave him and forget about him?' I said, 'Just who do you think you're talking to anyway?' I said, 'I got feelings, even though I'm a full blood Indian, I got feelings.' He said, 'Well, he'll never amount to anything.' I said, 'Well, I'm sure as heck not gonna let him die here.' And boy I raised Cain with 'em. So they told us one day, 'You get out.'
And then the State decided they could do more for him than I could." The decision proved tragic. At a rehabilitation facility on Bainbridge Island, Gene fell while being moved by attendants and suffered a spinal injury. He lost the use of his right arm and the possibility of ever walking again. He was 21 years old.
The last new photo taken in 2015. I had hoped to make the most of some decent weather at year's end, but I've had two medical setbacks and am out of commission again. All I can say is, I am so glad that 2015 is over!
This hermit thrush visits our back patio a couple of times per month, but as you can see by the 1/40th and 5.6 which has to be hand held, I never would have thought that I could be steady enough. But here I am, and there he was - sitting patiently.
Well, that and a healthy and Happy New Year to you all. I certainly had enough to cover us all. And yes I'm feeling better, and will comment as often as I'm "up to it." Commenting isn't like hiking, but being on the west coast, I wake up to 40-60 new pics every day, and just sitting is a bit of a chore. So, please excuse any delays...