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C'est en regardant les belles photos de mon ami Flickr Thierry Musette que nous avons eu envie de nous y arrêter en nous rendant en Bretagne.
Elle a été élevée en l'honneur de sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus peu de temps après sa canonisation.
Imposant édifice de style néo-byzantin inspiré de la basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, sa construction, sur une hauteur en limite de la ville, a débuté en 1929 et sa consécration a eu lieu en 1954. Aujourd'hui, l'édifice accueille plus de 600 000 visiteurs par an.
Architecte : Louis Marie Cordonnier.
Précédé d'un vaste parvis qui laisse un espace libre de 76 mètres de largeur devant l'escalier menant à son entrée principale, le monument se trouve sur une colline, en limite de la cité qu'il domine de sa masse imposante. C'est une des plus grandes églises construites au XXe siècle[
De style composite (dit romano-byzantin), l'architecture de la basilique est fortement inspirée par celle de la basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre à Paris. Par ses dimensions, l'édifice, construit en béton armé et granit appelé Bleu de Vire, peut accueillir 3 000 personnes et se compare aux plus grandes cathédrales :
longueur : 104 m ;
largeur du transept : 45 m ;
largeur de la nef : 30 m ;
hauteur du dôme : 97 m ;
diamètre du dôme : 28 m ;
hauteur de la coupole : 50 m ;
la croix monolithe surmontant l'ensemble mesure 1,70 m et pèse près d'une tonne ;
hauteur des voûtes : 37 m ;
superficie : 4 500 m2.
Compte tenu de la nature du sol qui est argileux sur une épaisseur de trente mètres et de sa situation sur la pente d'une colline, les fondations de l'édifice reposent sur 130 piliers cylindriques de diamètres variés (de 1,4 à 5 m) atteignant le niveau de la couche calcaire sous-jacente afin d'établir sa stabilité.
It was while looking at the beautiful photos of my Flickr friend Thierry Musette that we decided to stop there on our way to Brittany.
It was built in honor of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus shortly after her canonization.
An imposing Neo-Byzantine style building inspired by the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre, its construction, on a hill overlooking the city, began in 1929 and it was consecrated in 1954. Today, the building welcomes more than 600,000 visitors a year.
Architect: Louis Marie Cordonnier.
Preceded by a vast forecourt that leaves a 76-meter-wide open space in front of the staircase leading to its main entrance, the monument sits on a hill, on the edge of the city, which it dominates with its imposing mass. It is one of the largest churches built in the 20th century.
In a composite style (known as Romano-Byzantine), the basilica's architecture is strongly inspired by that of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris. Constructed of reinforced concrete and Bleu de Vire granite, the building can accommodate 3,000 people and is comparable in size to the largest cathedrals:
length: 104 m;
transept width: 45 m;
nave width: 30 m;
dome height: 97 m;
dome diameter: 28 m;
cupola height: 50 m;
the monolithic cross surmounting the structure measures 1.70 m and weighs nearly a ton;
vault height: 37 m;
area: 4,500 m².
Given the nature of the soil, which is clayey to a depth of thirty meters, and its location on the slope of a hill, the foundations of the building rest on 130 cylindrical pillars of varying diameters (from 1.4 to 5 m) reaching the level of the underlying limestone layer in order to establish its stability.
This was taken handheld as I did not bring my tripod. Leaning on tree trunk for extra stability, hence the unintended leaves on RHS top corner.
shot by KHWD on the 1st day of spring walk
Taking close-up photos of daffodils on the first day of spring can be a beautiful way to celebrate the spring equinox! Here's how you can capture stunning shots:
Close-Up Photography Tips:
Choose the Right Time: Early morning or late afternoon works best. The light is softer, and the golden hour adds warmth to the petals.
Use a Macro Lens: A macro lens allows you to capture the intricate details of the daffodil, like the trumpet-shaped corona and delicate textures.
Adjust Your Camera Settings:
Aperture: Use a wide aperture (e.g., f/2.8 or f/4) to blur the background and make the flower pop.
Shutter Speed: Ensure it's fast enough to prevent blur if there's wind.
ISO: Keep it as low as possible to avoid grainy images.
Composition: Experiment with angles—shoot head-on to highlight symmetry, or from below to emphasize its connection to the sky.
Background: Keep it simple. A clean, blurred background makes the daffodil the star of the shot.
Tripod: Use a tripod for stability, especially if you're shooting in low light.
Details Matter: Focus on interesting features, such as dew drops or the texture of the petals.
The Spring Equinox:
The spring equinox marks the moment when day and night are nearly equal in length. It occurs as the Earth's axis aligns with the Sun, bringing balance between light and darkness. This date varies slightly each year, but typically falls around March 20th or 21st.
Traditionally, it's celebrated as a time of renewal and growth. Many cultures honor it with festivals, rituals, and planting seeds for the season ahead. Fun fact: in some places, people even try balancing eggs on their ends to symbolize equilibrium!
If you're photographing daffodils on this day, you might also consider incorporating themes of balance and renewal into your shots—perhaps framing the flower with shadows and sunlight to play with contrasts.
Does this inspire you to get behind the lens? 🌼 It certainly did me
This very well may be the most difficult and rare of weather events to capture along the Flatiron Range. Meteorology calls it an Inversion can be anywhere between Rocky’s elevation and Crescent’s. Generally the line falls down and not up and is rather unstable and dissipates much like fog. Today the conditions were extraordinarily in place for a rising ceiling and long term stability. A friend at Boulder summoned me as well as a weather scientist I know and a quick look at the Amtrak tracker this might work. On foot I set out to a launch spot along the Moffat Road west of tunnel 4 or 5 and waited. The ceiling was less than 300’ below the track level at tunnel 7! Wow! Incredible to see and with a drone a magical scene worth its weight in platinum laced gold. I’ve been trying for this scenario for years and finally a break, now I need a train that can glow in the morning light playing with the magic of this rare weather phenomenon. Here Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr is climbing the highest point along the Flatirons at Tunnel 7 westbound for California. In minutes the train will be in South Draw and in Eldorado Canyon.
I am playing in Stability Ai for the first time today....
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Castel Jezeří near Most
Jezeří (German: Eisenberg) is a castle converted into a chateau, located on the slopes of the Krušné Mountains in the Most district of the Ústí nad Labem region. It is located approximately twelve kilometers southwest of the town of Litvínov in the cadastral territory of the settlement of Jezeří, which is a local part of Horní Jiřetín. The chateau stands directly above the ČSA Quarry, less than 500 meters from its edge.
At the turn of the 1960s and 1970s, the mining front of the ČSA open-pit brown coal quarry began to approach the foot of the tectonically disturbed crystalline structure of the Krušné Mountains and later exposed it directly in many places. The original concept of mining development considered the quarry to advance along the slopes of the Krušné Mountains in an eastern direction to the central part of the coal basin and the complete coalification of the seam in the Vysoká Pec – Albrechtice area. As a result of the expansion of brown coal mining in the ČSA Quarry, the Jezeří arboretum was damaged and a number of villages in the landscape below the castle disappeared (Jezeří, Albrechtice, Dřínov, etc.). In the 1980s, demolition of the castle was planned.
Since the 1970s and 1980s, extensive exploration work has been carried out in connection with coal mining, during which a complicated tectonic faulting of the basin edge and the adjacent slope of the Ore Mountains with the Jezeří castle was discovered. The surveys have shown that the castle rests on a block of intact crystalline rock, which in simplified terms represents a wedge, which is separated from the Ore Mountains massif on both sides by significant fault zones. Since there was a concern that if coal was mined in the area under the castle, the stability of the rock block would be disrupted and the castle would be damaged, the mining plans were revised and in 1991 a protective zone for the set of cultural monuments in Jezeří was established, which defined the extent of the protective pillar of unmined coal at the foot of the slope. The first plans for the restoration of the monument began to emerge in 1986, but only the most necessary repairs were carried out.
The Lobkovic family acquired the castle back in restitution in 1991, but due to the high costs necessary for the reconstruction, they donated it to the state in 1996. The castle is cared for by the National Heritage Institute, a regional expert institution in Ústí nad Labem. Gradual reconstruction of the buildings is underway
This is the largest lake in the world. Walking barefoot on the beach helps to balance emotional stability. Then what are you waiting for? Remove your shoes.
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself......” - {Paramahansa Yogananda}
Despite some stability in the west and north, this species has suffered a long-term decline in both distribution and population. The cessation of coppicing in woodlands, which creates the right habitat for the adult and that encourages vigorous growth of the foodplant, is believed to be a primary cause of the decline. This species is therefore a priority species for conservation efforts. (Butterfly Conservation)
This was at one point a warehouse for a local furniture company. The facility also housed manufacturing. It’s in the river north historical industrial district in Saint Louis, MO. USA. Thanks for getting a look with me.
After an evening of heavy showers a brief clearance in crystal-clear light allows the capture of 66589 approaching Banbury with 4m99, the 1704 from Southampton to Trafford Park.
Unlike other cross-country routes, the Didcot to Birmingham route was not resignalled wholesale but was resignalled over a 40 year plus period.
After resignalling of the Thames valley and the Birmingham South areas, Oxford was the first area resignalled in the autumn of 1973, stretching from Kennington Junction in the south to Wolvercot Junction in the north of the city.
Fosse Road signal box, south of Leamington was abolished in 1976.
In 1983 the signal box at Greaves Siding, further south between Leamington and Banbury was reduced to a shunt frame, and in 1985, Leamington Spa was resignalled using the then new solid state interlocking technology.
A period of stability followed, with absolute block signalling from Fenny Compton (north of Banbury) through to Banbury North then Banbury South. In May 2004 Fenny Compton succumbed, leaving Banbury as the last oasis of manual signalling on the route. The remaining survivors at Banbury North (see flic.kr/p/C7zWZF ) and South surviving until the summer of 2016.
Created for Recreating Masters - Recreating Time Challenge:
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Created in Stability Ai.
Clock, Eye, Cog, Leaves, Compass: pngwing.com.
His eyes created from one of my photos.
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Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. -
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This is not an image constructed in Photoshop. My son-in-law likes building this kind of tricky balanced stone structures, so he built this one on our hike in Algonquin provincial park.
Wishing you to find and keep your balance between staying safe and enjoying your life in these tricky Covid times!
Whenever I saw a picture of the Weisseritz Viaduct on the A17 Autobahn near Dresden at night, I always thought of science fiction. It looks to me like a giant pneumatic tube with people going from one point to another at supersonic speeds.
In addition, two fundamental opposites collide in this picture. On the one hand it is the meeting of the modern in the foreground and the past in the form of the old castle on top of the rock. On the other hand, it is stillness and movement that meet and even merge here. The courses run through the rock, which for me is the epitome of statics and stability.
And by the way, I'm just becoming aware of that, light and darkness as well as night and day are also brought together here.
Even if the photo is neither particularly original nor particularly rare, I simply had to have it in my collection.
Wenn ich ein Bild von der Weißeritztalbrücke an der Autobahn A17 bei Dresden bei Nacht gesehen habe, dachte ich jedesmal an einen Sience Fiction. Es sieht für mich aus, wie eine riessige Rohrpost in der Menschen mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit von einem Punkt zum anderen gelangen.
Außerdem prallen in diesem Bild zwei fundamentale Gegensätze aufeinander. Zum einen ist es die Begegnung der Moderne im Vordergrund und der Vergangenheit in Form des alten Schlosses oben auf dem Felsen. Zum anderen sind es Stillstand und Bewegung, die hier aufeinander treffen und sogar miteinander verschmelzen. So verlaufen die Bahnen durch den Fels, der für mich der Inbegriff von Statik und Stabilität ist.
Und ganz nebenbei, das wird mir gerade bewusst werden hier auch noch Licht und Dunkelheit sowie Nacht und Tag zusammengeführt.
Auch wenn das Foto weder besonders originell, noch besonders selten ist, so musste ich das einfach in meiner Sammlung haben.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to.-catch.de
Skagafjörður, Iceland
Der Bauernhof Glaumbær ist einer der am besten erhaltenen Höfe, die in der für Island typischen Torfbauweise errichtet wurden. Bis Ende des 19 Jahrhunderts war dies der typische ländliche Baustil. Holz stand als Baustoff nur in begrenzter Menge zur Verfügung. Die tragende Konstruktion wurde häufig aus Treibholz errichtet, da es durch die Einwirkung des Meerwassers sehr haltbar war. Die Außenwände bestanden aus dicken Torfschichten, das Dach war mit Gras gedeckt. Torf ist unter den klimatischen Bedingungen Islands ein haltbarer Baustoff, die Konstruktionen überdauerten ohne Probleme 100 Jahre. Voraussetzung war allerdings die richtige Technik. Die Wände wurden meistens im Fischgrätenmuster aufgeschichtet, was ihnen die nötige Stabilität verlieh. Besonders wichtig war der richtige Neigungswinkel des Grasdaches.
Glaumbær Farm is one of the best-preserved farms built in the typical Icelandic turf construction style. This was the typical rural building style until the end of the 19th century. Wood was only available in limited quantities as a building material. The load-bearing structure was often built from driftwood, as it was very durable due to the effects of seawater. The outer walls were made of thick layers of peat and the roof was covered with grass. Peat is a durable building material under the climatic conditions of Iceland, and the constructions lasted for 100 years without any problems. However, the right technique was required. The walls were usually piled up in a herringbone pattern, which gave them the necessary stability. The correct angle of inclination of the grass roof was particularly important.
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Finishing stability issues, while adding more details.
It's getting heavier with each added brick. :P
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C&C always welcome.
When everything changes and new ‘normals’ become routine. ....And though the seasons change quite dramatically where I live there is definitely comfort and stability in their cyclic repetition.
Livestock mobility, flexible use of rangelands, and diverse herds were key elements of traditional nomadic pastoral practices throughout the world and contributed to the high ecological stability of pastoral systems.
Nomads are still found today on the Tibetan Plateau and Himalaya. Known in the Tibetan language as drokpa, translating as “high-pasture people,” there are an estimated two million Tibetan-speaking nomads spread over a vast area. Throughout the Tibetan areas of what is now the People’s Republic of China and in the northern parts of Bhutan, India and Nepal, nomads are an important element in the economy and society wherever they are found, but their way of life is disappearing.
Read more: maptia.com/danielmiller/stories/nomads-of-the-tibetan-pla...
I uploaded my first photo to flickr just a year ago, so today is my first flickr birthday. A year ago I was losing my mental stability, but now I'm getting to find my own identity again through shooting and creating images. I really appreciate your visiting and kind comments. I'm glad you're my friend... thank you so much and I love you all!
Finally, I'd like to extend my appreciation for my friend Adrian(he is a great photographer with an extraordinary eye. I'm sure he knows more about Tokyo than me). If it wasn't for you, I would not know flickr and learn photograph.
Not being a sailor, I had neither seen nor heard of a leeboard until I visited the Netherlands and noticed these (to me) mystifying pieces of equipment attached to the sides of sailboats. On asking around I discovered that they serve the same basic purpose as a keel or centreboard but without some of the disadvantages of either. In open water a keel gives a boat stability and is extremely efficient. But it renders the craft incapable of navigating shallow waterways. A retractable centreboard can be used to provide stability and it allows for a shallow draft but, on the downside, it requires a large, watertight storage compartment to hold it in place when retracted—and this intrudes into what would otherwise be valuable cargo or cockpit space. Leeboards, however, provide for a shallow draft without the disadvantages of either a centreboard or keel.
Normally a vessel will have one of these on each side and when sailing across or into the wind the board on the downwind side is lowered to provide stability as the boat heals under the force of the wind. And, while the board presents little resistance to forward motion, its large lateral surface area helps to prevent the boat from slipping sideways.
Originally developed in China, leeboards were introduced into Europe in the 16th century and the Dutch have used them on inshore cargo vessels since around 1570.
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De taille moyenne, 50-60 mm d'envergure, le Paon du jour est très largement répandu, y compris en zone urbanisée. Contrairement à bon nombre d'espèces, il ne présente pas de variations géographiques, ou saisonnières, d'où une remarquable stabilité morphologique sur l'ensemble de son aire. L'espèce a le plus souvent 2 générations, sauf en montagne où il atteint 2500 m, et n'en a qu'une.
Medium size, 50-60 mm wide, the Peacock of the day is very widespread, including in urbanized area. Unlike many species, it has no geographical or seasonal variations, resulting in remarkable morphological stability throughout its range. The species most often has 2 generations, except in mountain where it reaches 2500 m, and has only one.
Luxemburgo capital - Río Alzette
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ENGLISH:
Luxembourg City is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels, 372 km (231 mi) from Paris, and 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed.
The city's population consists of 160 nationalities. Foreigners represent 70% of the city's population, whilst Luxembourgers represent 30% of the population; the number of foreign-born residents in the city rises steadily each year.
Luxembourg is ranked as having the second-highest per capita GDP in the world with the city having developed into a banking and administrative centre. It was placed first for personal safety, while it was ranked 19th for quality of living.
It is one of the de facto capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Frankfurt and Strasbourg), as it is the seat of several institutions, agencies and bodies, including the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Auditors, the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund, the European Stability Mechanism, as well as amongst other European Commission departments and services, Eurostat. The Council of the European Union meets in the city for three months annually.
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ESPAÑOL:
Luxemburgo es la capital de la pequeña nación europea del mismo nombre. Se construyó entre desfiladeros profundos, cortados por los ríos Alzette y Pétrusse, y es famosa por sus ruinas de fortificaciones medievales. La extensa red de túneles de Bock Casemates abarca un calabozo, una prisión y la Cripta Arqueológica, considerada como la cuna del país. A lo largo de las murallas en lo alto, el paseo Chemin de la Corniche tiene miradores impresionantes.
MassDOT blue GP40MC 1137 leads Keolis/MBTA train 223 thru the crossovers from Main 2 to 1 at CPF FR (Frost) at MP BW26.7 on modern day CSXT's Portland Sub mainline as they accelerate away from their station stop at the high level platform in the background. This is the former Pan Am Railways Freight mainline (original Boston and Maine Railroad) which is owned and maintained by the T as its Western Route (Haverhill Line) mainline but dispatched by CSXT from their former PAR facility in Billerica.
At right is the famed Ayer Mill Clock Tower, with the world’s largest mill clock. Its four big glass faces are only 6 inches smaller than Big Ben in London. It is the treasured icon and landmark of the community, a hard luck post industrial city that was once an industrial powerhouse trying to reclaim a bit of its past glory
Lawrence was formed in 1843 from land purchased from Methuen and Andover by successful business men from Lowell to establish a new textile manufacturing industry on the banks of the Merrimack River. Periods of boom followed periods of financial difficulty for the huge mills that attracted immigrant workers from all over Europe. By the 1890’s a solution to stability appeared to be consolidation and in 1899 under the direction of Frederick Ayer, eight textile companies merged under a new trust: The American Woolen Company.
In 1906, president of the American Woolen Company, William Wood, Frederick Ayer’s son-in-law, completed construction of a huge new mill intended to produce all the yarn for the company and named it the Wood Worsted Mill. Just one wing of this new mill was half a mile long. The mill spun the fleece of 600,000 sheep in just five hours, but even with this capacity Wood soon realized that it could never produce all the yarn requirements of the company, so he began construction of the Ayer mill, named after his father-in-law, in 1909.
The Ayer Mill, built to spin and dye yarn, was opened on October 3, 1910. Its grand, illuminated clock tower immediately became the architectural focal point of the Merrimack Valley. Decades later the competition of synthetic materials, the migration of the mill companies to southern states, and the end of war-time demand for woolen blankets and clothing doomed northern mills, and The American Woolen Company closed in 1955. Without regular maintenance, the Ayer mill clock soon stopped working. As thousands of residents lost jobs the city fell into major decline and the grand old clock, its disrepair visible to all at 260 feet above street level, became a symbol of the Valley’s economic troubles.
After 36 years, the community rallied in 1991 to restore the clock. Over $1 million was raised and artisans were called in to bring it back to life. Clemente Abascal, a realtor and community activist working on the effort, saw the restoration as a harbinger of hope. “Once the economy starts turning around, the city of Lawrence will come back stronger than ever. That clock symbolizes people at work”, he said. The original bell that had called thousands of people to and from work throughout the city, had been lost for years and was replaced by a beautiful replica.
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Friday December 5, 2025
Another in Wombo Ai.
The source was a creation I made in Stability Ai.
Filters: PSE21 and Topaz Studio.
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Blast across oceans, deserts and mountains in Llwyngwril Systems' latest land-yacht: The Keel. High speeds and directional stability are assured, due its unique design.
NB: Several kilometres of turning space are required to avoid tall obstacles.
There are more photos and turntable video, over on Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidrobertslego/p/DTlHTQUgnuw/
...against the wall, for stability :)
my first outing with new old toys: F3HP & AI 135/2.8
shot on Ilford FP4+ at 125 ISO, Ilfosol 3
Excerpt from canarylanding.com/:
Canary Landing is poised to be one of Toronto’s most liveable communities.
Exceptionally placed in the award-winning Canary District, Canary Landing is a stone’s throw from the city’s downtown core and surrounded by natural and built wonders.
Consisting of residential rentals, retail and animated public spaces, Canary Landing is a mixed-use development within Canary District, contributing further to the revitalization of Toronto’s Downtown East.
Canary Landing’s Maple House, Birch House, Cherry House and Oak House are operated by Tricon Residential, one of Canada’s leading real estate companies. Recognized for delivering an unparalleled, award-winning resident experience, Tricon is reimagining rental living in this vibrant neighbourhood, and creating a truly exceptional place to call home.
Birch House is the second phase of the award-winning Canary Landing community offering a vibrant urban lifestyle combined with convenient access to nature. Community-centric and resort-quality amenities, and living spaces with outstanding features make Birch House your landing spot for a life less ordinary.
Complementing its significant rental housing offering, Canary Landing will also include 35,000 square feet of retail.
Walkable to unique neighbourhoods like Distillery District, Corktown and Riverside, Canary Landing offers access to an abundance of local attractions, including indie restaurants, bars, distilleries and cafes, boutique shops, seasonal markets, and more.
Canary Landing is brought to life by an acclaimed architecture and design team, including Danish firms Cobe and Henning Larsen, and Canadian firms architectsAlliance, BDP Quadrangle and DesignAgency.
Excerpt from www.instagram.com/reel/DGRHS4nJpN_/:
Right outside Birch House stands “In Equilibrium”—a striking art installation that balances delicately between stability and fragility. With its massive mirror disk, bent columns, and thousands of stainless steel cables, this piece invites you to pause, reflect, and imagine.
Excerpt from www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/monumental-new-indigenous-pe...:
•Ludovic Boney’s In Equilibrium is now installed within the walkway of Anishnawbe Health Toronto’s new purpose built health centre on Cherry Street.
•The work is part of Waterfront Toronto's vision for the West Don Lands.
•It's a monumental installation that celebrates the importance of Indigenous placemaking and placekeeping and the layers of Indigenous presence, past, present and future in Toronto.
•In Equilibrium is a dynamic new addition to this growing neighbourhood, and will attract residents and visitors alike.
If you walk along Cherry Street at Mill Street you might just encounter a massive white structure. This is Ludovic Boney’s permanent public art installation, In Equilibrium, part of Waterfront Toronto's public art master plan for the West Don Lands.
In Equilibrium stands nearly 28 feet high and acts as a gateway into the soon to open Indigenous Hub on Cherry Street – one of the first mixed-use, purpose-built Indigenous Hubs in the country and the first in Ontario. The installation creates an instantly recognizable landmark for this important new facility, while celebrating the importance of Indigenous placemaking and placekeeping and the layers of Indigenous presence, past, present and future in Toronto.
• Securing Europe’s subsea infrastructure is more critical than ever as undersea cables form the backbone of global connectivity, carrying 99% of international data. These cables are vital for communication, commerce, and national security. Growing geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, and risks of sabotage make them vulnerable targets, potentially disrupting economies and critical services. As Europe’s dependence on digital infrastructure increases, ensuring the resilience and security of these cables is essential to safeguard data integrity, prevent economic losses, and maintain global stability in an interconnected world. Robust protection strategies are now imperative.
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A corner of one of the President Relander Memorial cubes. Made of red granite, the whole memorial weighs almost 100 metric tons. Talk about stability
I've visited this wood many times over the last 18 months as it always gives something new.
This latest find was taken after 9 pm on a dark and dull Friday night just as I was about to give up.
Four portrait shots combined to form a square crop.
Doug Harrop Photography • July 17, 1983
At the time, the Thistle, Utah landslide of 1983 was the most costly natural disaster in United States history (exceeding $220 million). The flow of water saturated soil slid down a mountain north of Thistle, and closed the Denver & Rio Grande Western, US Highway 6, and blocked the flow of the Spanish Fork River.
The small D&RGW railroad town of Thistle was destroyed. The natural slide was over a mile long and 1,000 feet wide. The dam was 200 feet wide and 300 feet high.
With the help of construction contractor WW Clyde, the D&RGW built the "Thistle Line Change" in just 90 days. The project included six miles of new double track mountain railroad, and a 3,000 foot curved tunnel through Billies Mountain. The replacement for parallel US Highway 6 required an additional five months to complete.
The short lived "Thistle Lake" formed behind the new dam, which only existed for 130 days. The lake was completely drained due to seismic concerns of the natural dam's lack of stability.
Doug managed to make his way trackside, even though there were no roads to get there. He caught Amtrak's new California Zephyr train No. 6, passing the lake shore on July 17, 1983. This was a once in a lifetime photo opportunity, and Doug made the trek to capture the history on Kodachrome.
The Federation wasted nothing when processing the minerals, ore and fuels recovered by its massive mining operations. Dangerous by-products were recycled and reformed for other important uses. Even more importantly, many key fuels were exceptionally dangerous if utilised incorrectly, requiring acute physical stability during transit. Transport rovers were fitted with sensitive gyroscopic technologies and extremely responsive suspension for this task.
Here's a fun little build using only current (light bley) parts. I put together instructions too. If you could check them out on Rebrickable and give them a like or comment that would really help them gain visibility! Enjoy!
Duros son los días que nos ha tocado vivir , muchas veces tengo la sensación de ir persiguiendo sombras intentando alcanzar esa tan deseada estabilidad personal
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Durs són els dies que ens ha tocat viure, moltes vegades tinc la sensació d'anar perseguint ombres intentant aconseguir aquesta tan desitjada estabilitat personal
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Hard are the days that we live, sometimes I have the feeling of going chasing shadows trying to catch the longed personal stability
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