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Coffee in hand and just a tad past five AM, I sit in the comfort of my edit desk this morning downloading some 752 photos from this years Juniper Club fishing trip. As the thumbnails populate the screen, I am overwhelmed by the number of blessings received. In many cases while there on location and in the moment, I had no idea if I had captured the shot or not. Distractions including the heat, the breeze that just disappeared, the dozens of chigger bites on my feet and ankles, the unknown thing crawling on the back of my neck, the rocking of the boat and even the oversized breakfast consumed were all front of the mind issues! It is now while editing that I can offer 95% focus on beauty captured…the chiggers are still receiving the remaining 5.
One of the many blessings offered at the Juniper Club is the active bombing range on Lake George. The lake is 6 miles wide and 11 miles long making it Florida’s second largest lake. The range is on the other side of the lake, but the planes and helicopters often maintain the lowest of altitudes and fly right over Silver Glen. This week was a little different.
I had just returned from a photo trip along the north western shores of the lake when I heard the roar of jet engines closing in fast. As in many of my blessings captured, I had my camera already in my hands. I assumed they were the Air Guard jets that I photographed a year ago, so I wasn’t overly excited. Then a friend hollered that they were A-10’s…this had me doing double time up the small hill and out in the front yard of the clubhouse. I had no idea at that time that the perfect location had been selected!
Extending my monopod as quickly as possible, and adjusting my camera settings for the fastest of action, I only had a second or two to spare as the two jets came back into view. Having no idea of their intended flight path, I started taking shots as they began circling back for another pass. I adjusted my feet and hands to provide the best possible stability and took in my last breath before they cleared the trees for a pass over Silver Glen.
As often happens, I assumed wrong. As the first A10 cleared the trees it wasn’t over the glen…it had adjusted its flight path, while dipping its nose as if it was using the clubhouse for targeting. When the sun reflected the top of the plane’s wings, in an instant I knew that I was capturing a view that few had ever seen…looking directly into the 30mm barrel of an A10 in flight…and living to tell about it!
Adventure before dementia!
roots….
home….
stability….
connectedness….
memories...
past....
future....
love….
....as long as our hearts have roots, we can be at home anywhere….
Although the Isetta was built in good numbers 161,000 most benefitted from a. second rear wheel. Only the very early models had the single wheel as seen here. Apparently in this form stability was an issue. BMW fitted this example with a 300cc engine which was good for a frightening top speed of 53mph.
Photographed approaching the annual classic car rally at Heath, Wakefield in July 2019.
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
Today at one of the Goodwill stores on our thrift route, we found a nice little KidKraft dollhouse, with the furniture, a doll family and some extras.
We also found bags of Rainbow High dolls crazy cheap but that's another photo.
Anyway, CM was lugging stuff as usual and it suddenly reminded me of a photo from 14 years ago at the flea market:
www.flickr.com/photos/cmultra/5002648065/
That caused me to think this would be a fun modern parallel photo.
Things haven't changed! CM's still a good sport about being a grown man toting dollhouses around. 😄
It also caused me to give thanks to God for consistency in life. In a fallen world of deceit and violence, it doesn't just happen that we live in such a stable society that 14 years later, we're still enjoying toy photography.
It is the grace of God in His kindness towards our nation through our Savior, the Lord, Christ Jesus. 😊 🙏
Don't change! Keep enjoying toys! And give thanks. 😊
The central hemispherical pavilion is an ode to light. As music relates to silence, reflection relates to transparency, and shadow to light. Hence the dome’s pattern, consisting of two types of “super crystal clear” glass. One half of the triangles consists of regular clear reflective glass, whereas the other half consists of the same glass, treated with a very lightly tinted coating.
This effect of endlessness and freedom is strengthened by the reflecting pool around the pavilion, visually giving it the scope of a full sphere.
Unprecedented techniques are being used for the construction and its equipment.
The frame of the dome consists of an isonode1 structure, discovered by Philippe Samyn, which solves an almost impossible geometric problem: to make a dome with quasi-identical three-dimensional requirements (that is, they have only one degree of freedom). Thin polished stainless steel profiles outline the frame and border the
triangular glazing, which also plays a role in the global stability by preventing lateral buckling of tubular profiles and damping the vibrations of the structure. This is done by the silicones joints that attach them to the structure.
...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
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I liked the lone seagull up there, using the rock outcropping as its perch...
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There is a lovely man-made lagoon and waterfall at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
It was high noon, so very bright and I had no polarizing filter or 3-stop darkening filter to blur the water. So I put the aperture opening as small as possible, f/40, and then slowed the shutter speed to 1/13th of a second while I propped my lens on a rail fence for stability and sharpness. I was fairly happy with the result, though the water could be dreamier with a slower shutter speed...
These are the world famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen), Dolomites, as seen on October 4th 2012, at 11:20 p.m.
The lateral lighting is coming entirely from the Moon (73%), risen on the east at 9:05 p.m.
Night shot taken immediately before another shot already presented in my photo stream, bearing the same title.
My camera was obviously perfectly fixed on tripod, nevertheless that night was very windy, so I had to find a compromise between long exposures and camera stability. Trying also more shots, just to be sure of being able to take something home.
Clouds were moving pretty fast. In this shot the sky is temporarily more open, thus leaving more moonlight filter through the immense cloaks of fast-moving elements... also some more light pollution from Misurina is visible here.
Altair is shining in the sky, a bit trailing because the exposure definitely exceeded 30 seconds.
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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.
Vasa (or Wasa) is a retired Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship foundered after sailing about 1,300 m into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm harbor. Salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961, it was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ('The Wasa Shipyard') until 1988 and then moved permanently to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and has been seen by over 35 million visitors since 1961.[3] Since her recovery, Vasa has become a widely recognised symbol of the Swedish 'great power period' and is today a de facto standard in the media and among Swedes for evaluating the historical importance of shipwrecks.
The ship was built on the orders of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus as part of the military expansion he initiated in a war with Poland-Lithuania (1621–1629). It was constructed at the navy yard in Stockholm under a contract with private entrepreneurs in 1626–1627 and armed primarily with bronze cannon cast in Stockholm specifically for the ship. Richly decorated as a symbol of the king's ambitions for Sweden and himself, upon completion she was one of the most powerfully armed vessels in the world. However, Vasa was dangerously unstable and top-heavy with too much weight in the upper structure of the hull. Despite this lack of stability she was ordered to sea and foundered only a few minutes after encountering a wind stronger than a breeze - Wikipedia
6:18 one of the last photos of the session in the long awaited mist or rather fog. I was looking also for some sun but there were no rays at all. The light was easy anyway - lower the contrasts, better the backgrounds. Beautiful morning in the type I like very much.
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Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica, as distinct from a cathedral, which must be the seat of a bishop.
Construction of Sagrada Família commenced in 1882 and Gaudí became involved in 1883, taking over the project and transforming it with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. Gaudí devoted his last years to the project, and at the time of his death at age 73 in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete.
Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly, as it relied on private donations and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining and an anticipated completion date of 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death.
The basílica has a long history of dividing the citizens of Barcelona: over the initial possibility it might compete with Barcelona's cathedral, over Gaudí's design itself, over the possibility that work after Gaudí's death disregarded his design, and the 2007 proposal to build an underground tunnel of Spain's high-speed rail link to France which could disturb its stability. Describing Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said, "It is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art" and Paul Goldberger called it, "The most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages."
Purple is said to combine the calm stability of blue and the fierce energy of red. I could buy that!
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.
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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.
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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I am reposting this message and creation from my December 2019 post
Although this was written in 2019 I knew something big was going to take place on earth in the months ahead.
It is as relevant today as it was back in 2019 because it relates to today in 2021
I underestimated the severity of this message. In saying this I was extremely unsettled for many months and prayed as I knew something was going to happen but I did not know exactly what.
I had endured many months of suffering knowing. Through this process things became crystal clear to me and with that an understanding of the higher picture and ultimately a sense of surrendering to 'what is' and a sense of Peace and Calm came with this, along with so much gratitude for being guided and shown. A blessing and a curse
To add to this, many souls have sacrificed themselves - knowingly and unknowingly to wake up humanity.
We can never know the soul agreement that each of us has made when we birthed into this world.
I am eternally grateful to the many souls who have endured hell on earth, lost their lives to awaken the masses to the reality of this world.
There are many people at this time on earth who are struggling with all that is happening in our world.
I was guided with this message and design back in 2019 - it started many months before it was completed by December of that year.
I hope that this message will bring some understanding and comfort to anyone who is struggling right now.
Despite her name Black Winged Goddess, she does bring a message of Hope and Unity to humanity.
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coastline exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world, but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
****This POST IS NOT to promote my MP. I will not put my MP link here for this reason. If anyone does not have the money and would like a version of her please send me a notecard in world with your full name and I will happily send one to you. This is NOT about promoting my MP it is about assisting humanity at this time***.
I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time, I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
Copyright December 2019 Chant Lyric
Please share with anyone who you believe may take some comfort during these days - not because I want awards, in fact I do not want awards. This is for humanity and was given to me through the Grace of God
This post is NOT about promoting my MP - she is available there for anyone who wants to purchase her. For anyone who truly feels drawn to her and the strength and comfort she brings to me, and do not have the money to purchase her. Please contact me in world with a notecard, give me your full name and I will happily send her free of charge to you.
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known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, is a landlocked country located in the Great Lakes region of eastern-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
Although close to the equator, the country has a cool temperate climate due to its high elevation. The terrain consists mostly of grassy uplands and gently rolling hills. Abundant wildlife, including rare mountain gorillas, have resulted in tourism becoming one of the biggest sectors of the country's economy.
Rwanda has received considerable international attention due to its 1994 genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed. Since then the country has made a recovery and is now considered as a model for developing countries. In 2009 a CNN report labeled Rwanda as Africa's biggest success story, having achieved stability, economic growth (average income has tripled in the past ten years) and international integration.The government is widely seen as one of the more efficient and honest ones in Africa. Fortune magazine published an article recently titled "Why CEOs Love Rwanda." The capital, Kigali, is the first city in Africa to be bestowed with the Habitat Scroll of Honor Award in the recognition of its "cleanliness, security and urban conservation model." In 2008, Rwanda became the first country to elect a national legislature in which a majority of members were women. Rwanda is, as of November 2009, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, making the country one of only two in the Commonwealth without a British colonial past.
History
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rwanda
Geography
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Rwanda
Other info
Oficial Name:
Republika y'u Rwanda
Independence:
July 1, 1962
Area:
26.338 km2
Inhabitants:
7.500.000
Languages:
English [eng] 300 in Rwanda (2004). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
More information.
French [fra] 2,300 in Rwanda (2004). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
More information.
Rwanda [kin] 6,491,700 in Rwanda (1998). Population total all countries: 7,275,292. Also spoken in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda. Alternate names: Ruanda, Kinyarwanda, Ikinyarwanda, Orunyarwanda, Urunyaruanda. Dialects: Igikiga (Kiga, Tshiga), Bufumbwa, Hutu (Lera, Ululera, Hera, Ndara, Shobyo, Tshogo, Ndogo), Rutwa (Twa). Intelligible with Rundi. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Rwanda-Rundi (J.60)
Capital city:
Kigali
Meaning country name:
From the name of the people Vanyaruanda, a word of unknown origin, but obviously cognate to the name of Rwanda. Also known fondly as "Land of a Thousand Hills" (Pays des milles collines).
Description Flag:
The new flag of Rwanda was adopted on October 25, 2001.
The flag has four colours: blue, green, and two forms of yellow (standard yellow for the middle band and what the Pantone system calls "sun yellow" for the sun); the difference between the two yellows is barely noticeable.
The blue band represents happiness and peace, the yellow band symbolizes economic development, and the green band symbolizes the hope of prosperity. The sun represents enlightenment.
The flag was designed by Alphonse Kirimobenecyo
Coat of arms:
The current Coat of arms of Rwanda was restyled in 2001 to match the color scheme of the new national flag. The text reads "Republic of Rwanda-Unity, Work, Patriotism" in Kinyarwanda. The central tribal devices are surmounted on a cog wheel and encircled by a square knot.
The previous arms dated from the 1960s-the colors green, yellow and red represented peace; the nation's hope for future development; and the people. The arms and the flag itself were changed because they had become associated with the brutality of the Rwandan Genocide.
Motto:
" Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu "
National Anthem: Rwanda Nziza
KINYARWANDA LYRICS
Rwanda nziza gihugu cyacu
Wuje imisozi, ibiyaga n'ibirunga
Ngobyi iduhetse gahorane ishya.
Rekatukurate tukuvuge ibigwi
Wowe utubumbiye hamwe twese
Abanyarwanda uko watubyaye
Berwa, sugira, singizwa iteka.
Horana Imana murage mwiza
Ibyo tugukesha ntibishyikirwa:
Umuco dusangiye uraturanga
Ururimi rwacu rukaduhuza
Ubwenge, umutima, amaboko yacu
Nibigukungahaze bikwiye
Nuko utere imbere ubutitsa.
Abakurambere b'intwari
Bitanze batizigama
Baraguhanga uvamo ubukombe
Utsinda ubukoroni na mpatsebihugu
Byayogoje Afurika yose
None uraganje mu bwigenge
Tubikomeyeho uko turi twese.
Komeza imihigo rwanda dukunda
Duhagurukiye kukwitangira
Ngo amahoro asabe mu bagutuye
Wishyire wizane muri byose
Urangwe n'ishyaka, utere imbere
Uhamye umubano n'amahanga yose
Maze ijabo ryawe riguhe ijambo.
FRENCH LYRICS
Rwanda, notre beau et cher pays
Paré de collines, de lacs et de volcans
Mère patrie, sois toujours comblée de bonheur
Nous tous tes enfants : Abanyarwanda
Chantons ton éclat et proclamons tes hauts faits
Toi, giron maternel de nous tous
Sois à jamais admiré, prospère et couvert d’éloges.
Précieux héritage, que Dieu te protège
Tu nous as comblé de biens inestimables
Notre culture commune nous identifie
Notre unique langue nous unifie
Que notre intelligence, notre conscience et nos forces
Te comblent de richesses diversifiées
Pour un développement sans cesse renouvelé.
Nos valeureux aïeux
Se sont donnés corps et âmes
Jusqu’à faire de toi une grande nation
Tu as eu raison du joug colonialo-impérialiste
Qui a dévasté l’Afrique tout entière
Et te voici aise de ton indépendance souveraine
Acquis que sans cesse nous défendrons.
Maintiens ce cap, Rwanda bien-aimé
Debout nous nous engageons pour toi
Afin que la paix règne dans tout le pays
Que tu sois libre de toute entrave
Que ta détermination engage le progrès
Qu’excellent tes relations avec tous les pays
Et qu’enfin ta fierté te vaille estime.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Rwanda, our beautiful and dear country
Adorned of hills, lakes and volcanoes
Motherland, would be always filled of happiness
Us all your children: Abanyarwanda
Let us sing your glare and proclaim your high facts
You, maternal bosom of us all
Would be admired forever, prosperous and cover of praises.
Invaluable heritage, that God protects to you
You filled us priceless goods
Our common culture identifies us
Our single language unifies us
That our intelligence, our conscience and our forces
Fill you with varied riches
For an unceasingly renewed development.
Our valorous ancestors
Gave themselves bodies and souls
As far as making you a big nation
You overcame the colonial-imperialistic yoke
That has devastated Africa entirely
And has your joy of your sovereign independence
Acquired that constantly we will defend.
Maintain this cape, beloved Rwanda,
Standing, we commit for you
So that peace reigns countrywide
That you are free of all hindrance
That your determination hires progress
That you have excellent relations with all countries
And that finally your pride is worth your esteem.
Internet Page: www.gov.rw
Rwanda in diferent languages
eng | afr | bre | cat | ces | cor | cym | dan | fra | hat | jav | jnf | lin | mlt | nld | nor | oci | pol | que | rup | slk | sme | swa | swe | wln | zza: Rwanda
ast | dsb | eus | fao | fin | gla | glg | hrv | hsb | hun | ina | ita | lat | lav | lit | lld | roh | ron | scn | slv | smg | spa | sqi | srd | tet | tur: Ruanda
aze | bos | crh | kaa | mol | slo | tuk | uzb: Ruanda / Руанда
arg | est | por | vor: Ruanda; Rwanda
deu | ltz | nds: Ruanda / Ruanda
frp | nrm: Rouanda
kin | run: Urwanda
bam: Uruwanda
epo: Ruando
fry: Rûanda
fur: Ruande
gle: Ruanda / Ruanda
glv: Rooandey
hau: Ruwanda
ind: Ruwanda / رواندا
isl: Rúanda
kmr: Rûanda / Р’уанда / ڕووئاندا
kur: Rûanda / رووئاندا
mlg: Roanda
msa: Rwanda / رواندا
rmy: Rwanda / र्वान्दा
smo: Ruanata
som: Ruwaanda; Ruwaandha
vie: Ru-an-đa
vol: Ruandän
wol: Ruwandaa
abq | alt | bul | che | chm | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | mon | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Руанда (Ruanda)
bak | bel | srp | tat: Руанда / Ruanda
chv: Руандӑ (Ruandă)
kaz: Руанда / Rwanda / رۋاندا
kbd: Руандэ (Ruandă)
oss: Руандӕ (Ruandä)
tgk: Руанда / روؤنده / Ruanda
ara: رواندا (Ruwāndā)
fas: روآندا / Ruândâ; رواندا / Ruvândâ
prs: رواندا (Rūāndā)
pus: رواندا (Rūāndā); روندا (Ruwandā)
uig: رۇئاندا / Ruanda / Руанда
urd: روانڈا (Rūānḋā)
div: ރުވާންޑާ (Ruvānḋā)
heb: רואנדה (Rûʾandah)
lad: רואנדה / Ruanda
yid: רואַנדאַ (Ruanda)
amh: ሩዋንዳ (Ruwanda)
ell: Ρουάντα (Royánta)
hye: Ռուանդա (Ṙouanda)
kat: რუანდა (Ruanda)
hin: रवांडा (Ravāṁḍā); रूआण्डा (Rūāṇḍā)
ben: রুয়ান্ডা (Ruyānḍā)
pan: ਰਵਾਂਡਾ (Rvā̃ḍā)
kan: ರ್ವಾಂಡ (Rvāṁḍa)
mal: റുവാണ്ട (Ṟuvāṇṭa)
tam: ருவாண்டா (Ruvāṇṭā)
tel: రవాండా (Ravāṁḍā)
zho: 盧安達/卢旺达 (Lúwàngdá)
jpn: ルワンダ (Ruwanda)
kor: 르완다 (Reuwanda)
mya: ရဝမ္ဒာ (Ẏáwãda)
tha: รวันดา (Rawândā)
khm: រវ៉ាន់ដា (Rovandā); រ្វ៉ាន់ដា (Rvandā)
Aston Martin DBS is a 6.0-litre V12 powered, race-bred, two-seater shaped by the aerodynamic demands of high performance, with an exquisite interior that marries beautifully hand-finished materials with the very latest in performance technology. Race-derived materials and components and Aston Martin’s unrivalled hand-build expertise makes the DBS a luxury sports car without equal.
Aston Martin DBS Specifications:
Body:
- Two-door coupe body style with 2+0 seating
- Bonded aluminium VH structure
- Aluminium, magnesium alloy and carbon-fibre composite body
- Extruded aluminium door side-impact beams
- High Intensity Discharge headlamps (dipped beam)
- Halogen projector headlamps (main beam)
- LED rear lamps and side repeaters
Engine:
- All-alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 48-valve, 5935 cc V12. Compression ratio 10.9:1
- Front-mid mounted engine, rear-wheel drive
- Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves
Projected Performance figures:
- Maximum power: 380 kW (510 bhp/517 PS) @ 6500 rpm
- Maximum torque: 570 Nm (420 lb ft) @ 5750 rpm
- Maximum speed: 307 km/h (191 mph)
- Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.3 seconds
Transmission:
- Rear-mid mounted, six-speed manual gearbox
- Alloy torque tube with carbon-fibre propeller shaft
- Limited-slip differential
- Final-drive ratio 3.71:1
Steering:
- Rack and pinion
- Servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering
- 3.0 turns lock-to-lock
- Column tilt and reach adjustment
Wheels & Tyres
Wheels:
- Front: 8.5" x 20"
- Rear: 11" x 20"
Tyres:
Pirelli P Zero
- Front: 245/35
- Rear: 295/30
Suspension:
Front:
- Independent double wishbone incorporating anti-dive geometry
- Coil springs
- Anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers
Rear:
- Independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry
- Coil springs
- Anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers
Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Track mode
Brakes:
Front: Ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 398 mm diameter with six-piston calipers
Rear: Ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 360 mm diameter with four-piston calipers
Dynamic Stability control (DSC) with Track mode, including anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), emergency brake assist (EBA) and traction control.
Dimensions:
Length: 4721 mm
Width: 1905 mm excluding door mirrors, 2060 mm including door mirrors
Height: 1280 mm
Wheelbase: 2740 mm
Fuel tank capacity: 78 litres
Weight: 1695 kg
Interior:
- Semi-aniline leather and Alcantara interior
- Matrix alloy facia trim and Iridium Silver centre console finish
- Carbon-fibre door trims and door pulls
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror & garage door opener (USA and Canada only)
- Sports seats with ten-way electric adjustment, including height, tilt and lumbar adjustment
- Memory seats & exterior mirrors (three positions)
- Dual-stage driver/passenger front airbags
- Side airbags (sports seats only)
- Heated seats (sports seats only)
- Heated rear screen
- Automatic temperature control
- Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays
- Trip computer
- Cruise control
- Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation system*1,2
- Bluetooth telephone preparation*1
- Powerfold exterior mirrors
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Tyre-pressure monitoring*1
- Alarm and immobiliser
- Remote-control central door locking and boot release
- Battery disconnect switch
- Battery conditioner
- Tracking device (UK only)
- Boot-mounted umbrella
*1 Not available in all markets
*2 Includes Traffic Messaging Channel (TMC) in Continental Europe
In-car entertainment:
- Aston Martin 700 W premium audio system with Dolby® Pro Logic II®
- MP3 player connectivity
Optional Equipment:
- Lightweight seats with six-way adjustment, including front and rear height adjust (Does not include side airbags or heated seats feature. Not available in USA or Canada)
- 20" alloy wheels with graphite finish
- Satellite radio system (USA only)
- Piano Black facia trim and centre console finish
- Leather storage saddle
- Personalised sill plaques
- Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror*1
- Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror with garage door opener (Europe only)
- Alarm upgrade (volumetric and tilt sensor)
- Tracking device*3
- First-aid kit
- Ashtray and cigar lighter
*1 Not available in all markets
*3 Complies with UK Thatcham Category 5 requirements. Excludes subscription. Standard in UK.
Morning Rounds in Color
October 21, 2023
Canon T6i with Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM
There was a break in the rain so I decided to try to get a few pictures from around the property.
The T6i is a nice little "hobbyist" body. I added the factory battery grip which gives me a bit more stability and double the battery life.
The 24mm "pancake lens" is one I seldom use, but the 6.3 in minimum focus distance combined with F2.8 provides for some excellent bokeh.
the star of the show today is a little bumble bee that has been sleeping on one of our Cosmos flowers. Appears like the bee got quite wet.
Hope you enjoy!
NC
there is stability in walking an uncertain path, because you never allow yourself to be misled by what you think you know.
...a.j. darkholme
This created still life photo is more metaphor and photoblog than "capture".
The reason I entitled it "the rock is back" is because my spouse has been traveling a lot lately. But he told his employer that he was going to stagger his weeks on the road . . . it's not healthy for anyone to be gone that much. In fact, due to his symptoms, he went to the emergency room this week to make sure he had not contracted "swine flu". In reality, his serious asthma is the culprit again.
But the point is that this week, he's back. Obviously, he's not that physically strong since he's been at the ER.
Still, being a couple is a different kind of strength. I don't know a perfect couple and we are certainly not either.
However, we are very different people. When he's around I feel like there's a team in place. That matters. Our difference can be great compliments at times. If we were perfectly alike, how boring!
When I woke up on Monday, this rock I've photographed came to mind immediately. It sits in our garden outside our front door. We inherited it with the house. I've never touched it. It's just there all the time, giving color to passerbys and a sense of solid stability to those who gaze at it in passing. That large rock was what I wanted to use in a photo to symbolize my husband's taking turns at being gone and home for us as a married couple. As I flit around with my camera, he's the rock that's always standing there, watching me . . . getting things done . . . Digging the hole to plant the flowers I just brought home from the garden center, etc.
As soon as I could, I went to collect my rock to create a photo to make the point to myself.
That's when an amazing thing happened. As I lifted the rock, it split into two halves -- perfectly. If you look at the photo, I've offset the rock so you could see where what was once one large, solid rock is actually made of two rocks now that have come to fit together perfectly.
Thanks, honey, for working from home this week. Being a couple is work - imperfect work - and takes time. . . over time though, the results are something more than two halves.
Tell someone you love that you love them today, won't you? Because small things matter.
"The remarkable dancing of sandhill cranes is systemic, contagious, addictive, and enthusiastic. Long intricate displays frequently involve the circling of one crane around a stationary partner or the mutual rotation of both partners. Although the dancing is most common in the breeding season, sandhill cranes can engage in their spontaneous dance displays throughout the entire year. The sequences of coordinated dance steps are often seen at summer nesting territories, but are also seen more rarely at roosting and staging sites.
Courting cranes are magnificent as they stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow, and leap into the air in a graceful and energetic dance. Successfully paired sandhill cranes are strictly monogamous and typically mate for life. Juvenile sandhill cranes begin to select their mates between the age of two and five years of age, and remain paired for decades. Because of the stability of their lifelong relationship and its benefits, sandhill cranes are long-lived and commonly survive 20 or more years in the wild"...
from the Michigan Songbird Protection Coalition.
The spring migration is now underway. Flagstaff County, Alberta.
Lindisfarne Priory
The priory at Lindesfarne has a long and chequered history, originally founded around 634 by the Irish monk Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald.
In 793 Lindesfarne was attack in a violent raid by the Vikings, many more vicious raids would follow causing the monks to eventually leave the island and establish a new monastery in Durham, which eventually become Durham Cathedral.
Once the region had been restored to political and military stability under the government of William the Conqueror, the prospects for the rebuilding of the island's monastery began to improve and a new smaller Priory was built around 1093.
This new Benedictine priory was then able to continue in relative peace under the new Norman monarchy and its successor royal houses for the next four centuries until its final dissolution in 1536 as a result of Henry VIII's dissolution of the English church's ties to Rome, and his subsequent closing of the monasteries.
Today the priory site is a grand ruin attracting many tourists, the priory ruins under the care of English Heritage.
Created in Stability Ai.
Filters: PSE21 and Topaz Studio.
Thank you for your visit, faves and kind comments.
And a little jazz tune from planet earth:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2SAmDJ_SMg
When I was in my 40's, I used to dress up and go to a cigar club owned by one of the Hollywood legends on Saturday nights. It had smoky mahogany walls and ceilings and beautiful, rich red elegant chairs that one could almost melt into, fantastic oil paintings on the walls.. I was often the only woman there, and those of us there knew we were there for the gorgeous piano jazz. The place is gone now, but I have lovely memories of the music, and can go back if I close my eyes.
© National Geographic Yourshot (Editors' Favourite, July 2019). Story and assignment: “Rites of Passage.
Swahili racing teams come together several times a year to compete in traditional hand-crafted Arabic-styled Mashua dhows in the Lamu Archipelago just off Kenya's northern Swahili Coast.
Intense village rivalries build over the years, often reaching pitch fever on race day. This magnificent racing dhow and crew are in the lead as they move into the final leg of the race. They are the ultimate winners and will return to their village on the island of Pate with team bragging rights and a certain village swagger that will likely last several months until the next race.
Six crewmen in the lead dhow are perched on an adjustable plank that hangs out over the choppy waters for added balance, speed, and stability. About sixteen young crewmen all together are crowded into each dhow to give the necessary weight, balance and stability against a stiff coastal trade wind.
The ubiquitous trade winds have been instrumental in the evolution of Swahili culture and commerce over the years since it was first established in the 14th Century as an Omani trading outpost and settlement on the classic coastal run between Zanzibar and the Arabic world further to the north.
The art of Swahili dhow racing requires considerable team skill as the dhows tack and manoeuvre back and forth through the Manda channel and ultimately out to the edge of the open sea. The finest dhows are selected from each village to race under sail through a complicated series of buoys, combining speed and balance with elaborate tacking and maneuvering competence.
The races are usually organized in conjunction with a cultural festival or an Islamic religious holiday. This Shela-based race on the island of Lamu is organized yearly by Peponi's on New Year's Day.
© All rights to these photos and descriptions are reserved.
The legislative elections were held on February 6 peacefully in this country known as a bastion of stability and democratic governance in Africa. Since 2008, UNDP has supported the modernization and consolidation of electoral system through its support of the National Electoral Commission.
UNDP has mobilized 700,000 USD from the Spanish Cooperation, which has given continuity to the activities of the regional project to support the public administration reform , contributing to the consolidation of the National System of Identification and Authenticity Civil (SNIAC). This project which aims to strengthen the infrastructural support of SINIAC, has contributed to the acquisition of equipment for three databases containing biometric information.
As a prelude, the UNDP has supported the organization of the first voter registration in Cape Verde using the biometric information. The project contributed also for capacity development by training, approximately 600 trainers and operators kits census at a national level and had as well conduct an extensive information and education campaign in order to sensitized people to realize their participation' s right. The project has also created an integrated database containing biometric information for the election, as well for civil and border services.
Capeverdean diaspora has been the subject of special attention. Whith UNDP, the country has implemented a strategy census of its population living abroad, through funds raised from Government of Luxembourg, and reaching more than 30,000 people before the election period.
Cape Verde has few natural resources, with a population of 500,000 people distributed in 4000Km2, and a cultivable area of 10%. However, since January 2008, the country was graduated from the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Middle Income Countries (MICs). This important step recognizes the success of an independent country since 1975 including the choice of development based on human capital, services, new information technologies, tourism, agriculture and fisheries, among others, which have significant reduction of poverty (49% of the population in 1989 to 26.6% in 2007), growth of real GDP per capita (from 902 USD in 1990 to $ 3,306 in 2008), and a significant improvement living conditions of the population. These achievements and successes are attributed to a harmonious political and economic governance, with political stability and, in a context of sustainable peace, because of social and economic development a priority in the national agenda of development.
In this context, UNDP plays a catalytic role in cooperation with national agencies within the UN system, particularly the strengthening of national institutions, through the component e-governance "of its Governance program.
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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits Djibouti on Feb. 24, 2011. Mullen is on a week-long trip through the Middle East to reassure friends and allies of the U.S. commitment to regional stability. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)
I've neglected this project for nearly a year due to some nasty builder's block. I successfully waited it out, and I'm back to building. Please pardon the wood--the two halves of the ship are only connected at the base right now, which makes it rather unstable. Please pardon the cluttered background too. Due to said lack of stability, I can't move the ship to a more photogenic location without raising my blood pressure dangerously. I've attempted to defocus the background out of existence as a compromise.
UPDATE: This model is now complete.
Aston Martin DB6 (1965-71) Engine 3950cc S6 DOC Production 1753
Registration Number NUV 7 E (London)
ASTON MARTIN SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759800132...
Introduced at the 1965 London Motor Show, the DB6 was the first car introduced following the companies relocation from Feltham to Newport Pagnall.
Designed to be more aerodynamic than the earlier DB 5, which it resembles with the most noticeable differences being its wheelbase, side profile, split front and rear bumpers and rear panels incorporating the Kammback tail rear end. The tail, combined with the relocated rear-axle and the 3.75-inch (95 mm) lengthened wheelbase, provide more stability at high speed.
The option included the Vantage engine of 325bhp, limited slip differential, automatic and power steering (available from 1967)
Thanks for a stunning 61,299,997 views
Diolch am olygfa anhygoel, 61,299,997 hoblogaeth y Lloegr honno dros y Mynyddoedd
Shot 30-07-2017 exiting the 2017 Silverstone Classic REF 129-046
كل شيء يحتاج للتوازن حتى مزاج الانسان يحتاج للتوازن وبدون ذلك تصبح الحياة مستحيله وهذه الصوره تبين حاله من التوازن بين الطيور لتصبح الحياة مستمره
I shot this picture in 1983
I was in London for some work-related activity the other day, so I was able to get out and about with the camera. I visited Trafalgar Square after the sun had set and rested the camera on the edge of the fountain to get stability.
This absolute shambles of an airline made Sunwing look like the epitome of organisation and stability.
Starting operations on 23 May 2015 with an inaugural flight from Athens to Toronto via Montreal, SkyGreece managed to last only 3 months before ceasing all operations on 27 August of the same year.
In between they managed to break their sole aircraft not once but twice resulting in abrupt cancellations for weeks at a time and passengers left on their own to sort themselves out.
I did at least manage to catch this rarest of birds at YYZ a week or so after the final SkyGreece flight awaiting a better fate - It would end up flying for the Brazilian Air Force from 2016-2019 before heading into retirement, likely still scarred by its 3 months operating for one of the most incompetent airlines the World has ever seen.