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Sometimes high tech problems can still be solved with low tech solutions.... Karaath dismantles a nuke with a -- screwdriver?
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.
Albert Einstein
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
David Freedman
War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
Benjamin Disraeli
Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
Niels Bohr
The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.
John F. Kennedy
When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem.
Richard Needham
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Fuji X-E2 plus Samyang telephoto mirror lens at close range. You are, of course, completely free to associate this image with ideas of your own. To me, there is some symbolism involved, namely, a visual expression of the way many nations have rubber-stamped or given their seal of approval to the atrocities directed by Israel's right-wing government - not necessarily by their words, but by their deeds or rather by their non-action. Some nations had already acknowledged the statehood of Palestine and France has now joined this group. This is extremely important for the pursuit of the long-awaited "two-state" solution. A quick fix it certainly is not, for the rulers of Gaza, though fairly diminished now, are Hamas, a totalitarian and violent regime that has as much to do with liberty as a cow with playing the violin. But France has made a point.
I came across a slew of small Kansas towns this past summer, but this one was wonderful and photogenic. Unfortunately, I can't remember its name. But I found this old Chrysler and couldn't resist.
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Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Harman Phoenix 200
Process: DIY ECN-2
Kansas
July 2025
RA-06297 Mil-Mi 26T UT Air (UTsky (Airborne Energy Solutions)
Locals at Whitehorse must have rubbing their eyes seing this monster coming in - biggest helicopter in the world.
(scan from my collection - not my shot)
Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
El convento de San Juan de los Reyes es un cenobio de la ciudad española de Toledo perteneciente a la Orden Franciscana, que fue construido bajo el patrocinio de la reina Isabel I de Castilla con la intención de convertirlo en mausoleo real, en conmemoración de la batalla de Toro y del nacimiento del príncipe Juan. Se trata de una de las más valiosas muestras del estilo gótico isabelino y el edificio más importante erigido por los Reyes Católicos. El convento es, además, un monumento conmemorativo de los logros de los Reyes Católicos y de su programa político.
El templo, que se terminó en 1495, corresponde plenamente al tipo isabelino, de una sola nave con capillas-hornacinas entre los contrafuertes y con coro elevado a los pies. Se construyó en varias etapas por los que el proyecto inicial fue modificado en varias ocasiones. En un primer momento la nave central estaba coronada por una austera bóveda cuyo último pilar, que corresponde al crucero, fortalecía el punto de apoyo del cimborrio formando un grueso contrafuerte. Pero en 1484 el proyecto primitivo fue remodelado por la mano de Guas que trasformó la cabecera en una capilla funeraria revestida por un cimborrio, pensada para los enterramientos de los Reyes Católicos. Esto no se llegó a realizar y es por lo que el espacio de la cabecera da una sensación de vacío. La solución llegó en una segunda fase, ya muerto Juan Guas, en la que el proyecto se simplificó. La profusa ornamentación del templo muestra los símbolos de los Reyes Católicos, así como el águila de San Juan y decoración heráldica. El perímetro interior de la iglesia está recorrido por una franja con un texto conmemorativo, lo que puede considerarse una adaptación de la epigrafía árabe a la arquitectura cristiana. El escultor Egas Cueman colaboró decisivamente en la decoración del conjunto.
El claustro, construido tras la muerte de Guas, está formado por bóvedas de crucería sin clave central y un arco conopial mixtilíneo en la galería del segundo piso. En los arcos de entibo aparecen como decoración figuras en los ángulos, y en los tímpanos de las puertas está representada la Verónica. Pero lo más destacado desde el punto de vista iconográfico es el muro, decorado con cenefas vegetales a modo de alfiz, dejando espacio para pinturas y esculturas. Otra de las puertas del claustro muestra un arco tribulado más abierto relacionado ya con modelos de Enrique Egas de época posterior.
The convent of San Juan de los Reyes is a monastery in the Spanish city of Toledo belonging to the Franciscan Order, which was built under the patronage of Queen Isabel I of Castile with the intention of converting it into a royal mausoleum, in commemoration of the battle of Toro and the birth of Prince Juan. It is one of the most valuable examples of the Isabelline Gothic style and the most important building erected by the Catholic Monarchs. The convent is also a commemorative monument of the achievements of the Catholic Monarchs and their political programme.
The temple, which was completed in 1495, fully corresponds to the Isabelline type, with a single nave with chapels-niche between the buttresses and with a raised choir at the foot. It was built in several stages, due to which the initial project was modified on several occasions. At first, the central nave was crowned by an austere vault, the last pillar of which, corresponding to the transept, strengthened the support point of the dome, forming a thick buttress. But in 1484, the original project was remodelled by Guas, who transformed the apse into a funerary chapel covered by a dome, designed for the burial of the Catholic Monarchs. This was never carried out, and that is why the space of the apse gives a feeling of emptiness. The solution came in a second phase, after Juan Guas' death, in which the project was simplified. The profuse ornamentation of the temple shows the symbols of the Catholic Monarchs, as well as the eagle of Saint John and heraldic decoration. The interior perimeter of the church is traversed by a strip with a commemorative text, which can be considered an adaptation of Arabic epigraphy to Christian architecture. The sculptor Egas Cueman collaborated decisively in the decoration of the complex.
The cloister, built after Guas' death, is made up of ribbed vaults without a central keystone and a mixed-linear ogee arch in the second-floor gallery. The arches are decorated with figures in the corners, and Veronica is depicted on the tympanums of the doors. But the most notable thing from an iconographic point of view is the wall, decorated with plant borders like an alfiz, leaving space for paintings and sculptures. Another of the cloister doors has a more open tribulated arch related to models by Enrique Egas from a later period.
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a thin layer of a saturated solution {Natrium Tiosulfate) dries on a glass dish forming these crystals. The spectral colors appear when seen under polarized light.
Sunday 13-Apr-2025, 09:20:11.
30, Hojsova Stráž, Železná Ruda, okres Klatovy, Plzeň Region, Southwest, 340 22, Czechia, CZE, altitude 818.31 m.
OM Digital Solutions OM-1, OM 12-40mm F2.8 II, 40 mm, F/2.8, 1/2500 s, ISO 200.
Waterdrops @leaf
/seen in my garden - Enjoy!
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 Mark II
OM 150-400mm F4.5 + MC-20
I would like to think that I am very good at organization and storage solutions. When properties are prime real estate, space and the amount of products would be crucial. I was facinated with how much stuff these merchants were able to display.
Citric acid solution
x1led light,cross polarized
Oly Em-1mk2,Raynox dcr150,Mitutoyox10
1/50sec,iso200,@x10
14 shots,@4um,Wemacro rail
Helicon,P.S.
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Thursday 14-Jan-2026, 20:08:43.
New Town, Praha 1, Prague, obvod Praha 1, Capital City of Prague, Prague, 115 20, Czechia, CZE, altitude 199.30 m.
OM Digital Solutions OM-1, serial number BJMA68272, OM 12-40mm F2.8 II, 54 mm, F/5, 1/8 s, ISO 1250.
Amsterdam - Admiralengracht / Van Kinsbergenstraat.
Residential block, built in 1926 to a design by Bureau Gulden and Geldmaker.
This block does have an unmistakable "Amsterdam School" appearance, especially due to the attractive corner solution.
Architects Gulden and Geldmaker excel in usually more sober designs, but they could indeed come up with expressive designs (amsterdamse-school.nl).
The Amsterdam School is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked to German Brick Expressionism (Wp).
Summer is winding down, and my yard is alive with pollinators. Butterflies are passing through everyday and the plants in my yard- like the butterfly bush- are a solution for their need for a tasty solution of sugary nectar. For 125 in 2025 #88 Solution
Normally I chase this ginger Tom away but as he is doing a fine job of keeping the birds off my cherry tree, I will give him a free pass until August 🤔😉
Stay safe
ABE 28s 1 800sec iso100 a6600 mittyx10 6um kenko5.
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Parking problems!? Traffic problems!? No worries, we found the solution: transform cars into street lights!!!
Il castello di Torrechiara sorge sulle colline di Torrechiara, vicino a Langhirano, a circa 18 km da Parma. La sua posizione elevata gli permette di dominare perfettamente la vallata dove scorre il torrente Parma, punto di incontro tra la città e la montagna poco distante.
Il castello fu fatto costruire da Pier Maria II de' Rossi fra il 1448 e il 1460, sulle rovine di una precedente casaforte del 1259, di cui rimane una sezione del portico nel lato ovest del cortile interno.
Dopo il 1575 gli Sforza di Santa Fiora trasformarono la geometria del maniero: fecero costruire le due ampie logge panoramiche affacciate sul torrente Parma, abbassarono le mura difensive, allargarono porte e finestre, trasformarono gli spalti in frutteti e giardini pensili, accentuando la funzione residenziale del castello.
È in questo periodo che Sforza Sforza di Santa Fiora fece realizzare i primi affreschi del Cinquecento. A completarli sarà l'erede Francesco (1562-1624) che incaricò Cesare Baglione di ricoprire tutte le stanze di affreschi a grottesche.
Dominating the Val Parma, it was constructed by Pier Maria Rossi between 1448 and 1460, and right from the beginning devised as an instrument of defence, as well as a distinguished home for the count and his lover Bianca Pellegrini da Arluno.
Positioned on the very first hills, in an area which has always been remembered for its mild climate, surrounded by vineyards it benefits from a beautiful view towards the end of the valley as well as towards the city.
Once having surpassed all the defensive details and having admired the battle structures, the entrance to the courtyard creates a sense of peace and strongly evokes court life just like itwas once: such as decorations, lodges, wells, which describe a beautiful home more than an instrument of war.
The decorations describe the tastes of the various owners as well as the various eras.
From the chapel of Saint Nicomede, in the North-Eastern tower, which contain the two empty tombs of the two lovers, you can go on to a series of rooms with decorations from the fifteenth century. Two gracious, small rooms re-evoke the peaceful stay of a cardinal, which is then followed by a kitchen offering intelligent solutions to organization.
The gold room from the period of Pier Maria (1464), is a complete anthem to love and the anxieties of love in the search for the loved one.
Scenes of the 1985 film Ladyhawke were shot at the castle.
Last photo from my short visit to Albyberg. Cars and trucks were leaving as I took this photo. One car stopped, a woman walked out and told me that they were doing some rock blasting in a few minutes time, so I better turn around and walk back to wherever I had come from (snuck in between two fences), so that's what I did. I was on the bike when I saw (and felt), the big explosion.
And we debate between those possible solutions. And by the process of debate, we pick the best idea. That competition between good ideas from both sides about real problems in the real country should result in our country having better choices, better options, than if only one side is really working on the hard stuff. And if the Republican Party and the conservative movement and the conservative media is stuck in a vacuum-sealed door-locked spin cycle of telling each other what makes them feel good and denying the factual, lived truth of the world, then we are all deprived as a nation of the constructive debate about competing feasible ideas about real problems :-(
Rachel Maddow, November 2012
HGGT!! RESIST!!
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