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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 15, 2020) An F/A-18E assigned to the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while conducting security and stability operations in the South China Sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the U.S. as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Codie L. Soule)
Pure AI from a new package, or old? forge running on Stability Matrix. These are right out of the "camera" so to speak, no edits, framing, crops ... nuthin' just pure AI fun! Love them or hate them ... either choice is valid. Gurr, squawk, ssssss, baby!
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Philippine Sea with amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). America and Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter Estrada)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) transit the Philippine Sea to maintain stability in the region. America, flagship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Philippine Sea. America, flagship of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter Estrada)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails near Iwo Jima. America, flagship of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter Estrada)
Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 150,000. The historic centre of the city consists of four quarters: the Punda and Otrobanda, which are separated by the Sint Anna Bay, an inlet that leads into the large natural harbour called the Schottegat, as well as the Scharloo and Pietermaai Smal quarters, which are across from each other on the smaller Waaigat harbour. Willemstad is home to the Curaçao synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. The city centre, with its unique architecture and harbour entry, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Insel Air, the national airline of Curaçao, had its corporate head office in Maduro Plaza.
Tourism is a major industry and the city has several casinos. The city centre of Willemstad has an array of colonial architecture that is influenced by Dutch styles. Archaeological research has also been developed there.
Owing to its location near the Venezuelan oilfields, its political stability and its natural deep water harbour, Willemstad became the site of an important seaport and refinery. Willemstad's harbour is one of the largest oil handling ports in the Caribbean. The refinery, at one point the largest in the world, was originally built and owned by Royal Dutch Shell in 1915.
The four companies comprising the Royal Dutch Shell refining operation; the actual refinery, oil bunkering, the tugboat company (KTK) and the local distribution of refined products (CurOli/Gas) were each sold to the government of Curaçao in 1985 for the symbolic sum of one guilder per company, or a total of 4 guilders and is now leased to PDVSA, the state owned Venezuelan oil company. Schlumberger, the world's largest oil field services company is incorporated in Willemstad.
Numerous financial institutions are incorporated in Willemstad due to Curaçao's favourable tax policies.
The Avalon University School of Medicine is located in Willemstad. The Caribbean Medical University is also located in Willemstad, close to the city centre.
Major League Baseball players Jair Jurrjens, Wladimir Balentien, Jurickson Profar, Andruw Jones, Ozzie Albies, Kenley Jansen and Jonathan Schoop are from Willemstad.
Pabao Little League has appeared in five Little League World Series, winning in 2004. They were crowned the International Champions in 2019 after a victory over Japan. They were defeated 8-0 in the World Championship by River Ridge, Louisiana. In 2008, another Pabao Little League team won the Junior League World Series, after winning the Latin America Region, then defeating the Asia-Pacific Region and Mexico Region champions to become the International champion, and finally defeating the U.S. champion (West Region), Hilo American/National LL (Hilo, Hawaii), 5-2.
Willemstad is served by Curaçao International Airport, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the city, which is annually used by about two million passengers.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
While a full squadron of Blue Jackets could take down an assault cruiser, OrionBlu recognized the need to deliver faster results to protect mining project and transports. In order to hold the fire power necessary to down an assault cruiser, OrionBlu knew it needed a sturdy ship with excellent in-flight stability. OrionBlu also knew it wanted to keep the RVTOL structure that proved so effective with its fighters. Cerberus engineers found the solution by moving the RVTOL engines inside a broad wing structure. The ship known as the LL 612 FireMoth proved a capable weapons platform with excellent firepower and speed, but less maneuverability than smaller RVTOL fighters like the Blue Jacket, Wasp or Monarch.
the battle of tewkesbury 1471
The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses. The forces loyal to the House of Lancaster were completely defeated by those of the rival House of York under their monarch, King Edward IV. The Lancastrian heir to the throne, Edward, Prince of Wales, and many prominent Lancastrian nobles were killed during the battle or were dragged from sanctuary two days later and immediately executed. The Lancastrian king, Henry VI, who was a prisoner in the Tower of London, died or was murdered shortly after the battle. Tewkesbury restored political stability to England until the death of Edward IV in 1483.
... en équilibre ...!!!
... my wild river reflection…!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 13, 2016) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) observe as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts routine flight operations. McCampbell is on patrol with the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elesia K. Patten/Released)
Mangroves have ecological and economic functions which are important for the
stability and productivity of coastal ecosystems that among the most productive
ecosystems marine communities. The leaves that fall into the water and then mold
a place for food and spawning a variety of fish, shrimp, crabs, oysters and
other marine biota.
With the number of marine biota living in the mangrove area is a place where
birds are stopping by foraging for fish peck with easy in the area. Also
mangrove plants that grow well can also serve to keep the land from erod waves.
Mangrove function is highly strategic and complex, making ecological experts
provide the predicate for the mangrove forest ecosystem as a "Buffer Life
Support System".
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 13, 2020) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails alongside littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore C. Lee)
*Working Towards a Better World
I have been thinking long and hard about why our present day psyche has changed so drastically and have come to the conclusion that we are bringing up our children to focus on the ego, rather than the community. It seems to me that we put too much emphasis on material things and not enough on the spiritual or the whole. Yes, we need to teach our children to succeed and do their best but not at any cost without caring about others. We seem to encourage greed rather than sharing, perhaps we need to concentrate more on cherishing each other, our climate and the environment. When we work as a team we produce more through the sharing of ideas and creativity.
We need to coexist better, be more understanding, less critical, more open, less closed. Together we can achieve a great deal more than alone.
I have chosen the colours black and green because of their meaning found on the Color Pro: Color Meaning website:
www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
"Green
Green is the color of nature. It symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety. Dark green is also commonly associated with money.
Green
"Green has great healing power. It is the most restful color for the human eye; it can improve vision. Green suggests stability and endurance. Sometimes green denotes lack of experience; for example, a 'greenhorn' is a novice. In heraldry, green indicates growth and hope. Green, as opposed to red, means safety; it is the color of free passage in road traffic.
Use green to indicate safety when advertising drugs and medical products. Green is directly related to nature, so you can use it to promote 'green' products. Dull, darker green is commonly associated with money, the financial world, banking, and Wall Street.
Dark green is associated with ambition, greed, and jealousy.
Yellow-green can indicate sickness, cowardice, discord, and jealousy.
Aqua is associated with emotional healing and protection.
Olive green is the traditional color of peace".
Black
"Black is associated with power, elegance, formality, death, evil, and mystery.
Black is a mysterious color associated with fear and the unknown (black holes). It usually has a negative connotation (blacklist, black humor, 'black death'). Black denotes strength and authority; it is considered to be a very formal, elegant, and prestigious color (black tie, black Mercedes). In heraldry, black is the symbol of grief".
Black gives the feeling of perspective and depth, but a black background diminishes readability. A black suit or dress can make you look thinner. When designing for a gallery of art or photography, you can use a black or gray background to make the other colors stand out. Black contrasts well with bright colors. Combined with red or orange – other very powerful colors – black gives a very aggressive color scheme.
Interestingly I have followed a few articles written by the New York Times columnist, David Brooks, who has written recently 3 interesting articles about this subject, On April 7th he wrote an article entitled
"What Candidates Need",
www.nytimes.com/2015/04/07/opinion/david-brooks-what-cand...
then on April 11th he wrote an article entitled
"The Moral Bucket List"
www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/opinion/sunday/david-brooks-th...
and finally today he wrote an article entitled
"When Cultures Shift"
www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/opinion/david-brooks-when-cult...
I find that David addresses many of my concerns quite well in these articles so decided to share them with you.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo❤️
In a geological wilderness devoid of plants and dominated by subdued earthy tones, I came across a jumble of fossilized logs. It is always a treat to see petrified wood, but these logs, particularly the end pieces, were really colorful, not from being agatized, but from a veneer of lichens. The other rock surfaces for miles around eroded at such a rate that lichens could not linger long enough to become visible.
I was attracted by the colors, but then the struggle became obvious. A lichen species is a mutualistic relationship between an alga and a fungus. On this little island of stability in a sea of erosion, suitable space had filled up. I could imagine the jostling of lichen species, each composed of a diverse team (alga and fungus), struggling with several other lichen species to colonize and defend space, with the struggle continuing for thousands of years.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 11, 2020) A cake is presented on the mess decks of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during an event held in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks 19 years ago. Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2021) Sailors assigned to forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct flight operations during a long-range raid exercise. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vincent E. Zline)
Just a small update to Yang with some parts I got through LUGBULK. Nothing much really, just removed those massive torso shells and added some further connections to improve stability since it will be going on the 2019 convention circuit.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 8, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to take off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as an F-35B Lightning II from the 31st MEU prepares to land in the background. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan D. Berlier)
3/52 weeks
stability
I have been going through all million of the shots i took in July of anything and everything...debated about a few different ones for week 3. It is still very tough sometimes to get in front of the camera...with a 20 sec timer you can start giggling about things that make you laugh.
it has been a tough month for me, probably more emotional than most...but I don't hold onto it for long. I could go a year, maybe 2 without shedding a tear. Even to me it sounds cold as i type it...but so not true at all. I have a real hard time crying and a real hard time letting people see me cry or know about it...maybe that is why i have laughed harder this month than most. One of my biggest things is I believe to a degree in attracting what energy you give, i believe that if I stay with a sad thought....more will follow. I have to dump it out one way or another, and it is usually through art. Photography is such gratifying art when it comes to this. I would be painting for 1000 years the pictures I would need to paint for the thoughts that dance in my mind.
ohhh you are so going to get this thrown at you again...but Picasso is my main man for quotes
and
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 19, 2020) A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the Air Force 21st Special Operations Squadron stands by on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group and assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter Estrada)
The de Havilland Chipmunk is a two-seat, single-engine training aircraft used by air forces around the world. It was designed in the 1940s and served as a primary trainer for the Royal Air Force and other military organizations. The Chipmunk is known for its stability, ease of handling, and long service life.
Must attribute with link to: www.ptpioneer.com
Image of a girl working out Outside doing stability ball Crunches outdoors in a park
After an Eddie Izzard show.
To continue some thoughts from the previous photo...
Yes, I've found a modicum of happiness. Stability, anyway. Fewer violent mood swings.
So, what am I doing back here? I don't know. I just don't know.
Official Lego Cap on left, KO first attempt on right.
There is no damage to the Lego fig and the magnets can be removed easily, but they also stay in place. This mod allows the shield to attach to the back, JOY! :D
There are 5 of the tiny neodymium magnets in the torso of cap. I chose 5 mainly for ease of stability in orientating the magnets.
Now I only need to get a shield to mod, and they are cheap as chips!
20 minutes into its journey, the 1256 Poole to York crosses the River Avon at Christchurch while an angler casts off into the still waters.
The mid-1990s were a period of stability for 'inter-regionals ', as what are now known as Cross Country trains were then known. On the Bournemouth line trains started from Poole (with the exception of one train per day on Summer Saturdays from Weymouth) and were operated by either HSTs or class 47/8s with air conditioned mark 2 coaches.
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.
I built the M40 Hungarian diesel locomotive in minifigure scale.
(This version only original lego parts.)
Aspects of creation:
1.similarity
2.full details
3.massiveness/stability
4.playability
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Ez az alkotásom a nagy népszerűségnek örvendő "púpost",
vagyis a MÁV M40-es dízelmozdonyát modellezi.
Sok lego vonatot készítettem már, de ez az első dízelem, illetve az első amit "makettező" stílusban kívántam megvalósítani, ezért igyekeztem valami egyszerű de
szép mozdonyt választani. Így is jóval több tanulsággal lettem gazdagabb a végére, mint amire számítottam. :)
ELKÉSZÍTÉSI SZEMPONTOK:
1.hasonlóság
Ezúttal erre a szempontra igyekeztem a legnagyobb hangsúlyt fektetni.
A hosszúsági és magassági arányokat sikerült is szépen tartani, de mivel terepasztalra szánt darabról van szó, egy "lego-s" arányrendszerbe kellet
illeszkednie, ezért a szélességében kicsit össze kellet nyomnom.
A színválasztásnál is némi kompromisszumot kellet kötnöm. A leginkább hasonlatos
talán akkor lett volna ha felül bright green és white, alul pedig green-ben készítem.
Viszont sajnos bright green-ből nagyon sok alkatrésztípust nem adtak még ki a legoék, és a rendelkezésemre álló öntapadós fólia színek között sem volt kellően hasonló
árnyalat.. ezért esett a választásom a green-white és dark green színösszeállításra.
Sőt, ehhez a színváltozathoz is sok alkatrész hiányzott, vagy éppen létezett, de számomra elérhetetlen volt. "Gyenge pillanatomban" már majdnem lemondtam a zöld verzióról, :) és el is kezdtem megépíteni egy red-yellow változatot, de végül sikerült beszereznem a szükséges zöld és sötétzöld alkatrészeket.
2.részletgazdagság
Azt hiszem elég sok részletet kidolgoztam, rengeteg kísérletezés árán persze..
pl:
-ütközők kialakítása
-elől a kis létra megoldása
-kerék szerkezet
-kémény és kürtök
-tetején a radar szerű rács stb.
3.masszivság
Kiemelt fontosságú volt.
Nem csak azért mert a terepasztalon sok-sok kort fog megtenni ami rengeteg rázkódással, illetve "megrázkódtatással" jár, hanem mert tervek a szerint kiállításra
is vinni fogjuk, és a szállítást is nagyban megkönnyíti ha az alkatrészek nem mozdulnak el, és nem esnek le könnyen.
4.játszhatóság
Könnyen levehető a vezető fülke teteje, és mindkét irányba be lehet ültetni a
mozdonyvezető minifigurát.
..és persze a lényeg, hogy nagy megbízhatósággal fut 9V-os sínpályán.
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 14, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) launches a torpedo during an anti-submarine exercise. Mustin is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s largest principal force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia Collins)
EAST CHINA SEA (June 24, 2021) Sailors aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) signal a F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to taxi on the ship’s flight deck during night operations. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vincent E. Zline)
2017 V40 T4
DRIVING DYNAMICS
DRIVING E-ENGINE WITH TURBOCHARGER
6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) WITH ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL FORCE
GEAR SHIFT PADDLES
SPORT CHASSIS
ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE WITH AUTO HOLD FUNCTION
HILL START ASSIST (HSA)
HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC)
ELECTRONIC BRAKEFORCE DISTRIBUTION (EBD)
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ENGINE START/ STOP SYSTEM
BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM (BLIS)
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)
EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSIST (EBA)
CONVENIENCE –
KEYLESS ENTRY AND DRIVE
RAIN SENSOR TUNNEL DETECTION
CRUISE CONTROL
PARK ASSIST FRONT AND REAR
REAR VIEW CAMERA
WATERS NEAR THE PARACEL ISLANDS (May 28, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) transits the South China Sea. Mustin is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam)