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Voigtlander Vito B : a great little camera from the 1950's , quite often the shutter 'stutters' on the slow speeds. Here's how to get to the shutter to service the mechanism and also clean up the optics. Start by setting focus to 'infinity' & taking out the set screws in the focussing ring (4 screws) using a 'jewellers' screwdriver..by the way ; this camera needs a film to be in place to charge the shutter via the movement of the film on a sprocket wheel.
Quite inadequate, awkward, shy and stuttering.
Bitting his lips til they bleed and sitting with tennis shoes on the couch.
A young Southern Barred Frog (Mixophyes australis) [Myobatrachidae; Mixophyinae], from Killabakh Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia.
Listed as a threatened species, as it has disppeared from about half its former distribution, fortunately it is actually one of the more common rainforest frogs of mountainous areas of Northern NSW. It is easy to encounter many of these frogs on a wet night in spring or summer in suitable habitat.
It is also not uncommon to encounter individuals long distances from breeding sites, particularly adult females and juveniles (like the individual pictured here). Males are however more often located closer to rocky, flowing streams where breeding occurs, with their characteristic 'stuttering' call reverberating along narrow gullies.
[NB: this species was described as distinct from M. balbus in 2023, the above comment was written when only a single species was recognised]
all the lawyers wish they were children or infants and all the infants wish they were drunk or fearless;so please (pretty please), dear admitted junkies and heartbroken caretakers, burn every photograph before todays and unlearn the contract of those to come.
Maroon 5 Concert, May 21st 2011. (SOOC)
ADAM IS SEX ON LEGS. Best birthday present ever.
LIFE IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL <3
I WAS SO CLOSE I COULD HAVE POUNCED ON HIM
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HI GUYS I'M BACK, school's been killing me but it's all good (Y)
I HAVE MISSED FLICKR SO MUCH, HELLO AGAIN :-)
So, I was tagged (a while ago..) by alexa to do this list for...
Five things that make you happy, Four of your favorite foods, Three of your favorite movies, Two places you would love to visit, and One of your favorite memories.
5. Blue skies, sleeping in on rainy mornings, when my ipod plays all the best songs on shuffle, ADAM SEXY LEVINE, hoodies twice the size of me :-)
4. Cookies n' Cream icecream, soup noodles, chicken wings, bubble tea!
3. INCEPTION/IRON MAN, White Chicks, 10 things I hate about you/Lion King? hah
2. Alaska, Greece.
1. MAROON 5 ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
Concerts are a real work-out.
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i haven't touched this for agezzzz
In the course of some recent home renovations these coins turned up behind the wall panelling. Although not very old, they are of interest because they are no longer part of our monetary system and are not often seen, except in collections. Some Australians, born after 1966, may have had very little exposure to the old "pounds, shillings and pence". I must admit that I remember them very clearly.
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop, by Erle Stanley Gardner
Pocket Book 6007, 1960
Cover art uncredited
Imagen y titulo que refleja el estado animico y laboral por el que estoy pasando....homenaje a mi mismo!!!
BANDA SONORA PARA LEVANTARME EL ANIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elastica: Stutter
viewing 1080p video on flickr is like looking at it through beer goggles covered in vomit while having an uncontrollable fit of the stutters :) you can at least wipe some of the vomit off with your sleeve by checking out the "HD" version on vimeo. let's just say it looks a wee bit better in true 1080p. if you log in to vimeo you can download it and see for yourself. just make sure your computer is fast enough. it stutters on my MacBook Pro that is only a couple years old (not mentioning the fact that it doesn't fit on the 15" screen).
i find it really, really annoying that you can't control the aperture manually when shooting video. i forgot my little filters for the 50mm to trick it into shooting wide open. yes, i understand that there is a hard limit on the shutter speed to maintain 30fps, but why not just blink at me like it usually does when the exposure isn't right?
The main reason for purchasing the full Termi system with race chip was to get rid of that annoying stutter when the butterfly valve opens or is opening/closing when you are trying to maintain a particular speed, typically where it's somewhere the police are a concern and you want to maintain speeds within the posted limit. Not sure if stutter is the right technical term to use but it's not a surge, it's a drop off in power before it comes back on. Very annoying when you are riding pillion and helmet smack together! The full Termi system with race chip resolves that problem and the bike is now such a pleasure to ride, with smooth power delivery from low RPM all the way up. And that's with the decibel reducer installed. I tried it removed and it was way too loud, definitely would have drawn unwanted attention and the bike runs great with it installed so it doesn't concern me that I might not be getting maximum power. The engine does have some mild popping sounds on deceleration that was not there before. I brought the bike to an authorized Ducati technician and he said that was normal and not to worry about it. Another bonus you get from switching to the full Termi system is losing that huge catalyser. I should have weighed both sets of components but I know I shed a significant amount of weight by losing that big hunk of metal. Installation was not difficult and all parts fit together pefectly, with no cobbing required as I've seen with other aftermarket systems and bikes over the years. Overall I am very happy with the system and find that it was well worth the US $2300 I paid.
I met Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, my ultimate dream girl. She was entirely sweet and I could barely utter a word without stuttering.
*Sigh*
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: <> attends the American Institute For Stuttering 17th Annual Gala hosted by Emily Blunt on June 12, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for American Institute For Stuttering )
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22 de Outubro Homenageamos o Dia Internacional de Atenção à Gagueira
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22 October International Day of Homage Attention to Stuttering
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22 Octobre Journée internationale de l'attention Hommage à Bégaiement
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Por Deus, Amigos Queridos assinem por MISERICÓRDIA de nossas FLORESTAS...
Por tudo que já SUPLIQUEI e que posto novamente!!
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CONTINUO SUPLICANDO, QUANTAS VEZES FOREM NECESSÁRIAS!!
ASSINEM ESTAS PETIÇÕES, POR FAVOR...
- PARA SALVAR A AMAZÔNIA,
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- PARA SALVAR AS FLORESTAS DO BRASIL,
- PARA VETAR AS MUDANÇAS DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL !
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VAMOS LUTAR POR NOSSO PLANETA, PELAS NOSSAS FLORESTAS, PELOS INDÍGENAS (NOSSOS IRMÃOS), PELOS NOSSOS FILHOS, NETOS, BISNETOS...PELAS PRÓXIMAS GERAÇÕES...POR UM MUNDO MELHOR...
O PLANETA TERRA PEDE SOCORRO!!
TUDO OU NADA ESTÁ EM NOSSAS MÃOS,... BRASILEIROS!!
Muito obrigada,
Celisa
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By God, Dear Friends sign of our forests for mercy ...
For all that ever I pleaded and put it back!
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CONTINUOUS Sulpice, as often as necessary!
Sign these petitions, PLEASE ...
- To save the Amazon,
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- TO SAVE THE FORESTS OF BRAZIL
- To veto FOREST CODE CHANGES!
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WE FIGHT FOR OUR PLANET, FOR OUR FORESTS, INDIGENOUS BY (OUR BROTHERS), for our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren for generations to come ... ... ... FOR A BETTER WORLD
ASKS HELP THE PLANET EARTH!
ALL OR NOTHING IS IN OUR HANDS, ... BRAZILIAN!
Thank you so much,
Celisa
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Par Dieu, Chers Amis signe de nos forêts pour la miséricorde ...
Pour tout ce que j'ai plaidé et le remettre!
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Sulpice CONTINUE, aussi souvent que nécessaire!
S'il vous plaît signer ...
- Pour sauver l'Amazonie,
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- Pour sauver les forêts du Brésil
- De mettre son veto CHANGEMENTS Code forestier!
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Nous luttons pour notre planète, pour nos forêts, AUTOCHTONES PAR (NOS FRÈRES), pour nos enfants, petits-enfants, arrière petits-enfants pour les générations à venir ... ... ... POUR UN MONDE MEILLEUR
DEMANDE AIDE LA PLANETE TERRE!
Tout ou rien est entre nos mains, ... Brésilienne!
Je vous remercie,
Celisa
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Por Dios, queridos amigos: signo de nuestros bosques por la misericordia ...
Por todo lo que he declarado y poner de nuevo!
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CONTINUA Sulpice, cuantas veces sea necesario!
Firmar estas peticiones, por favor ...
- Para salvar el Amazonas,
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- PARA SALVAR LOS BOSQUES DE BRASIL
- De vetar los cambios Código Forestal!
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LUCHAMOS POR NUESTRO PLANETA, PARA NUESTROS BOSQUES, POR INDÍGENAS (NUESTROS HERMANOS), para nuestros hijos, nietos, bisnietos para las generaciones futuras ... ... ... POR UN MUNDO MEJOR
PIDE AYUDA AL PLANETA TIERRA!
TODO O NADA ESTÁ EN NUESTRAS MANOS ... BRASIL!
Gracias,
Celisa
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Per Dio, cari amici segno delle nostre foreste per pietà ...
Per tutto ciò che mai ho supplicato e rimetterlo!
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Sulpice CONTINUO, ogni qualvolta sia necessario!
SIGN queste petizioni, PER FAVORE ...
- Per salvare l'Amazzonia,
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- PER SALVARE LE FORESTE DEL BRASILE
- Per veto modifiche al codice FORESTA!
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Lottiamo per IL NOSTRO PIANETA, PER I NOSTRI BOSCHI, indigene da parte (NOSTRI FRATELLI), per i nostri figli, nipoti, pronipoti per le generazioni a venire ... ... ... PER UN MONDO MIGLIORE
CHIEDE AIUTO DEL PIANETA TERRA!
Tutto o niente è nelle nostre mani, ... BRASILIANO!
Grazie,
Celisa
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Dezenas de milhões de câes e gatos são ASSASSINADOS BRUTALMENTE, com INSTINTOS de CRUELDADE na CHINA !!
Amigos Queridos eu suplico, assinem esta PETIÇÃO, é um PEDIDO de Ativistas e Protetores de Animais que estão se mobilizando no MUNDO INTEIRO, em favor das vidas destes MÁRTIRES!!
Em DOIS MINUTOS pode-se assinar!! São seres INDEFESOS, eu ROGO, por Deus!!
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Muito obrigada,
Celisa
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Tens of millions of dogs and cats are brutally murdered, with instincts of cruelty in CHINA!
Dear Friends, I beg, sign this petition, it is a request for Activists and Animal Protectors who are mobilizing around the world, in favor of the lives of Martyrs!
In two minutes you can sign up! They are helpless, I pray, by God!
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Thank you,
Celisa
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Des dizaines de millions de chiens et de chats sont brutalement assassinés, avec des instincts de cruauté en Chine!
Chers amis, je vous prie, signez cette pétition, et une demande pour les activistes et les protecteurs des animaux qui se mobilisent autour du monde, en faveur de la vie des martyrs!
En deux minutes, vous pouvez vous inscrire! Ils sont impuissants, je prie, par Dieu!
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Je vous remercie,
Celisa
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Decenas de millones de perros y gatos son brutalmente asesinados, con los instintos de crueldad en China!
Queridos amigos, os ruego, firmen esta petición, y una petición de activistas y los protectores de animales que se movilizan en todo el mundo, a favor de la vida de los mártires!
En dos minutos se puede firmar para arriba! Están indefensos, te ruego, por Dios!
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Gracias,
Celisa
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Decine di milioni di cani e gatti vengono brutalmente assassinati, con istinti di crudeltà in CINA!
Cari amici, vi prego, firmare questa petizione e una richiesta di attivisti e protettori degli animali che si stanno mobilitando in tutto il mondo, a favore della vita dei martiri!
In due minuti puoi iscriverti! Sono impotente, io prego, per Dio!
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Grazie,
Celisa
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Que Deus abençoe a todos os Queridos Amigos, principalmente nossas Queridas Amigas @rtbene, Blankita e Mag, e alivie o sofrimento daqueles que tanto necessitam.
Beijos em seus corações,
Celisa
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May God bless all the Dear Friends, mainly our Dear Friends @rtbene, Blankita and Mag, relieve the suffering of those who so desperately need.
Kisses in your hearts,
Celisa
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Que Dieu bénisse tous les chers amis, en particulier notre cher ami @rtbene, Blankita et Mag, et soulager la souffrance de ceux qui ont si désespérément besoin.
Bisous dans ton coeur
Celisa
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Que Dios los bendiga a todos los queridos amigos, en especial nuestro querido amigo @rtbene, Blankita y Mag, y aliviar el sufrimiento de aquellos que tan desesperadamente necesitan.
Besos en tu corazón
Celisa
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Che Dio benedica tutti i cari amici, soprattutto il nostro caro amico @rtbene, Blankita e Mag, e alleviare le sofferenze di coloro che così disperatamente bisogno.
Baci nel tuo cuore
Celisa
Strobist: AlienBee 800 with diffused HOBD-W camera left. Gold reflector camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
A team desperate to erase painful recent memories immediately settled in at their new, adopted venue, with a four-wicket win against a struggling Australian side in Dubai. The devastation caused by Shahid Afridi's career-best 6 for 38 had all but shut Australia out of the match before the halfway stage of their innings. A late recovery pushed them to 168 but it wasn't enough to seriously challenge an unpredictable Pakistan outfit. Pakistan stuttered, rebuilt, stumbled again and a late push by Afridi, contributing an adrenalin-filled yet brief 24, pushed them towards a win.
The ultimate difference between the two sides was spin. While Pakistan's pair of Afridi and Ajmal shared eight wickets, Australia's Nathan Hauritz bowled four overs and failed to pick up a wicket. It wouldn't be fair to blame Australia's lone specialist spinner for the defeat. It was a collective failure of their middle order to read the spinners who mercilessly ran through the batting and effected a top and middle-order crumbling to the tune of 8 for 27.
Australia's rapid demise was a reflection of their ordinary recent one-day form. A collapse of this magnitude exposed a weakness against spin which was also on show in South Africa, even with a number of familiar returning faces in the ranks. With the ball gripping and turning, Afridi's mixture of googlies and topspinners caused most of the problems, but the relatively inexperienced Ajmal offered little respite with his doosras.
At 95 for 1 in the 19th over, Younis Khan's pre-match prediction of chasing a target of 260-270 seemed a reality. That was until Afridi got the ball and the crowd to dance to his tunes. He began by getting rid of the most well-set batsman, Brad Haddin, for a brisk 40, tamely chipping a flighted delivery to short cover. Michael Clarke's struggles against the spin trio of Paul Harris, Roelof van der Merwe and Johan Botha in South Africa were well documented and the nightmare didn't end with the move to another country. He was flummoxed by an Ajmal doosra and edged behind before Afridi worked his magic.
A rusty Andrew Symonds nicked one to a refreshingly sharp Kamran Akmal, before Shane Watson, who had played neatly on his return to the side after injury by adding 54 with Haddin, was beaten by one which turned through the gate. Safe catching helped Pakistan and Misbah-ul-Haq showed his sharp reflexes to cling onto Callum Ferguson's edge to remove one of Australia's few in-form batsmen. Hauritz completely misjudged Ajmal's line, shouldered arms and lost his stumps.
The score suddenly read a shocking 110 for 7 and it brought back bad memories of their collapse at Centurion very recently. It wasn't the kind you would expect of the second best team in the world even in the worst of days. The spinners sensed a weak link and exploited it with clinical efficiency. Afridi's googlies proved too much for the tailenders Stuart Clark and Nathan Bracken as he collected his best ODI figures and Pakistan's best figures against Australia.
James Hopes enjoyed a free swing of the arms in the third Powerplay with an unbeaten 48 to push the score to 168, a big improvement from a hopeless 122 for 9, but the momentum was still with Pakistan.
The Australian seamers failed to get enough early breakthroughs to cause a serious flutter in the Pakistan camp. The dangerous Salman Butt was trapped lbw for 5 in the seven-over period before the dinner break before a fidgety Younis Khan holed out to midwicket.
Spin was introduced in the 13th over but Hauritz couldn't extract the same turn and bite that Afridi and Ajmal managed against his batsmen. He overpitched too often and that allowed Akmal to get forward and drive through the line. He used his feet well and chipped down the track to bisect the gaps in the infield.
Shoaib Malik contributed only 12 in a stand of 48 with Akmal, content to let his partner hog the strike. However, as Akmal motored along, a flashy drive outside off cost him his wicket and Clark had his revenge after being slashed for a four past slip two balls earlier. A loose dab by Malik brought Afridi to the crease, who began by clipping his first ball - a low full toss - past square leg and then pulling the next past midwicket.
He took Pakistan within 31 of the target before mishitting one to mid-on. The chase thereafter was scratchy, with Misbah holding fort as Pakistan got home with 35 balls to spare. It wasn't the most convincing of chases but good enough to prove a point. Moreover, they played with a hunger to win against a team dogged by injuries and knackered after a back-breaking summer.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a sub-editor at Cricinfo
Ya gotta love Light Trails. I wonder what people think when your pointing a camera at them in there cars.... mmmm..
"Stuttering" Craig Skistimas, retro gamer and founder/owner of ScrewAttack.
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*Logo is sticker
Ex Hong Kong Leyland / Dennis Condor at Market and Stutter in San Francisco working for Big Bus Tours.
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Xi to meet Putin in first trip outside China since COVID began
LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) -Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years for a trip this week to Central Asia where he will meet Russia's Vladimir Putin, just a month before he is set to cement his place as the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong.
The trip, Xi's first abroad since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, shows just how confident he is about his grip on power in China and just how perilous the global situation has become.
Against a backdrop of Russia's confrontation with the West over Ukraine, the crisis over Taiwan and a stuttering global economy, Xi is due on a state visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
China's president will then meet Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the Kremlin said.
Putin's foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters last week that the Russian president was expected to meet Xi at the summit. The Kremlin declined to give details on their talks. China has yet to confirm Xi’s travel plans.
The meeting will give Xi an opportunity to underscore his clout while Putin can demonstrate Russia's tilt towards Asia; both leaders can show their opposition to the United States just as the West seeks to punish Russia for the Ukraine war.
"It is all about Xi in my view: he wants to show just how confident he is domestically and to be seen as the international leader of nations opposed to Western hegemony," said George Magnus, author of "Red Flags", a book about Xi's challenges.
"Privately I imagine Xi will be most anxious about how Putin’s war is going and indeed if Putin or Russia are in play at some point in the near future because China still needs an anti-western leadership in Moscow."
Russia suffered its worst defeat of the war last week, abandoning its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine.
The deepening "no limits" partnership between the rising superpower of China and the natural resources titan of Russia is one of the most intriguing geopolitical developments of recent years - and one the West is watching with anxiety.
Once the senior partner in the global Communist hierarchy, Russia after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union is now considered a junior partner of a resurgent Communist China which is forecast to overtake the United States as the world's biggest economy in the next decade.
Though historical contradictions abound in the partnership, there is no sign that Xi is ready to drop his support for Putin in Russia's most serious confrontation with the West since the height of the Cold War.
Instead, the two 69-year-old leaders are deepening ties. Trade soared by nearly a third between Russia and China in the first 7 months of 2022.
The visit "shows that China is willing to not only continue 'business as usual' with Russia but even show explicit support and accelerate the formation of a stronger China-Russia alignment," said Alexander Korolev, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at UNSW Sydney.
"Beijing is reluctant to distance itself from Moscow even when facing serious reputational costs and the risks of becoming a target of secondary economic sanctions."
XI SUPREME
Xi is widely expected to break with precedent at a Communist Party congress that starts on Oct. 16 and secure a third five-year leadership term.
While Xi has met Putin in person 38 times since becoming China's president in 2013, he has yet to meet Joe Biden in person since the latter became U.S. President in 2021.
Xi last met Putin in February just weeks before the Russian president ordered the invasion of Ukraine which has left tens of thousands of people dead and sown chaos through the global economy.
At that meeting at the opening of the Winter Olympics, Xi and Putin declared a "no limits" partnership, backing each other over standoffs on Ukraine and Taiwan with a promise to collaborate more against the West.
China has refrained from condemning Russia's operation against Ukraine or calling it an "invasion" in line with the Kremlin which casts the war as "a special military operation".
"The bigger message really isn't that Xi is supporting Putin, because it's been pretty clear that Xi supports Putin," said Professor Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
"The bigger signal is that he, Xi Jinping, is going out of China for the first time since the pandemic in the run-up to the party congress. If there were going to be plottings against him this is when the plottings would happen. And he's clearly confident that the plottings are not going to take place because he is out of the country."
Xi, the son of a communist revolutionary, is poised to secure a historical third leadership term at the 20th Communist Party Congress beginning on Oct. 16. He last left China in January 2020, before the world went into COVID lockdown.
KREMLIN CHIEF
After the West imposed on Moscow the most severe sanctions in modern history due to the war in Ukraine, Putin says Russia is turning towards Asia after centuries of looking to the West as the crucible of economic growth, technology and war.
Casting the West as a declining, U.S.-dominated coalition which aims to shackle - or even destroy - Russia, Putin's worldview chimes with that of Xi, who presents China as an alternative to the U.S.-led, post-World War Two order.
Putin aide Ushakov said the Xi-Putin meeting would be "very important". He did not give further details.
As Europe seeks to turn away from Russian energy imports, Putin will seek to boost energy exports to China and Asia.
Putin said last week that a major gas export route to China via Mongolia had been agreed. Gazprom has for years been studying the possibility for a major new gas pipeline - the Power of Siberia 2 - to travel through Mongolia taking Russian gas to China.
It will carry 50 billion cubic metres of gas per year, around a third of what Russia usually sells Europe – or equivalent to the Nord Stream 1 annual volumes.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China, India, Pakistan and four Central Asian states, is due to admit Iran, one of Moscow's key allies in the Middle East.
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Top Chinese legislator pays official goodwill visit to Russia
Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday, at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin.
During his visit, Li met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the country's far eastern city of Vladivostok, held talks with Volodin and Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko respectively in Moscow, and also met with leaders of the five State Duma factions.
When meeting with the Russian president, Li conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Putin. He said that under the strategic guidance and personal efforts of President Xi and President Putin, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has maintained a strong momentum of development.
Political mutual trust, strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries have reached an unprecedented level, setting a good example of good-neighborly friendship and win-win cooperation between major countries and neighboring countries, Li said.
Both China and Russia are at a critical historical stage of development and revitalization, enjoying great potential and broad prospects for cooperation, Li said.
China is willing to continue to work with Russia to firmly support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns, implement the Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative put forward by President Xi, and turn high-level political mutual trust into more pragmatic cooperation results, Li said.
The top Chinese legislator said he firmly believes that under the leadership of President Xi and President Putin, the two sides will raise the bilateral ties to a new level and will follow the development path in line with their national conditions and achieve the great goals of their respective development and national rejuvenation.
Li also congratulated Russia on successfully hosting the 7th Eastern Economic Forum and briefed on the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Putin asked Li to convey his best wishes to President Xi. He said that the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era is special and important, and that the Russian side is satisfied with bilateral relations and cooperation with China in various fields.
Russia-China trade, especially against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, has shown a sound momentum of growth, Putin said, expressing his belief that the two sides will achieve greater goals of cooperation in this area.
More exchanges between the Russian and Chinese legislatures will play a positive role in promoting the development of bilateral relations, Putin said. He also wished the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China a success.
During his talks with Volodin and Matviyenko, Li said that the important task of cooperation between the legislative bodies of China and Russia is to promote the implementation of the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and provide legal protection for the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.
The NPC will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Russian State Duma and Federation Council, tap the potential of the mechanism for regular exchanges, maintain a good momentum of high-level exchanges, and promote exchanges among friendship groups and special committees, Li said.
Li said that the NPC is ready to work with the two institutions to create a favorable environment for practical cooperation through legislation as well as examination and approval of treaties and agreements.
He added that the two sides should strengthen exchanges of experience on national governance and legislation regarding fighting against external interference, sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction, among others.
Li thanked the Russian side for firmly supporting China on the Taiwan question.
Both Volodin and Matviyenko once again condemned Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region, saying that Russia firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to deepen cooperation with China on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
Volodin said that the legislative bodies of Russia and China should further upgrade their cooperation, expand cooperation models, enrich cooperation content, so as to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and contribute to the development of bilateral relations.
Matviyenko extended congratulations on the great achievements made by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. She said that the in-depth development of Russia-China relations has given the legislative bodies a new task of cooperation, and that both sides should actively promote cooperation in such fields as politics, economy, trade, finance and youth, as well as enhance sub-national, people-to-people exchanges and cultural cooperation.
When meeting with leaders of the five State Duma factions, Li said that all the groups have demonstrated their support to enhancing friendly cooperation with China, showing that it is the broad consensus of all parties and people from all walks of life in Russia to develop the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era.
China is ready to maintain close contact and exchanges with all parties in Russia to consolidate the foundation of the friendship and practical cooperation between the two countries, he said.
Leaders of the five State Duma factions expressed their willingness to play an active role in intensifying inter-party exchanges between Russia and China, and make unremitting efforts to deepen the development of Russia-China relations, so as to benefit the two countries and their people.
During his stay in Moscow, Li laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and visited Vladimir Lenin's former residence.
Skidaway Island, Chatham County, GA
Shell beach, Harbor Marina, Wilmington River.
Spotted sandpiper on marsh wrack.
Richly spotted breeding plumage, teetering gait, stuttering wingbeats, common shorebird that breeds further north.
This picture of my niece was taken at 5.40 in the evening in the living room.The sunlight was directly on her face from the window and got the grill shadow as well.The pic was clicked on stutter priority.
A gagueira envolve alterações anatômicas e funcionais em regiões do cérebro responsáveis pelo sequenciamento da fala. Link para artigo completo.
Photo copyright arijeetb (SSC India).
If Delhi can, why cannot Kolkata?
Kolkata built a 17 km underground rail in 17 years! Now Kolkata is extending its metro rail system by 8.6 kilometers. It was supposed to be completed by July 2006 but the project deadlines have been pushed back (to 2007-2008) by a wide variety of excuses - land acquisition problems, litigation, lack of funds, monsoons etc. The major reason is of course incompetence of the authorities in charge - Metro Rail, Indian Railways, West Bengal Government, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the Indian Government. The state government meanwhile is thinking of an east west line and a light railway!
On the other hand, Delhi is building a huge network at a rapid pace. But Kolkata is not alone in such stuttering progress - it has Mumbai and Bangalore now as its companions.
Stuttering, cold and damp
Steal the warm wind tired friend
Times are gone for honest men
And sometimes far too long for snakes
In my shoes, a walking sleep
And my youth I pray to keep
Heaven sent hell away
No one sings like you anymore ...
Soundgarden
Live at the Fox Theater
Detroit, MI
May 17, 2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio and actress Emily Blunt present Eric Dinallo with an award during the American Institute for Stuttering Award Dinner at Guastavino's in Manhattan on Monday, June 25, 2017. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Erle Stanley Gardner: De stotterende bisschop.
N.V. Boek en Wereld z.j.
Oorspronkelijke titel: The case of the stuttering bishop.
Cover art by Smid.
I found this Gondola Quattrosentesca in a shipyard on Giudecca in Venice. Covered gondolas are unusual, and this one is a relic, in dire need of restoration. Bare wood, broken window, ripped curtain, weeds inside. End of the fairytale, perhaps.
I shot this with a Norita 66; its a nice 120 manual camera, with a lovely bright 88mm f2 lens. But it needs a service, the cloth shutter is known to occasionally bounce open - it happened here- that's the dark bar on the left cutting into the frame. Its not consistent; one shutter bounce out of 4 rolls. Its an interesting artifact. Nevertheless, I wish it hadn't happened.
Italian postcard. Maldacea nel suo repertorio. Ed. Bideri, Napoli, No. 156 B. Il balbuziente [the stutterer]. To hear Maldacea sing this song, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDahcndMZa0.
Nicola Maldacea (Naples, October 29, 1870 - Rome, March 5, 1945) was an Italian actor, comedian and songwriter, who before the First World War was one of the most popular vaudeville and café chant performers of Naples, beloved for his various types or 'macchiette'. Between 1935 and 1945 he acted as character actor in over 60 Italian sound films.
Fucksake.
The autofocus kept stuttering, so I brought it in for repairs. Luckily, I have a professional Canon workshop a 15 minute bike ride away. But yet again, Canon has stopped making the parts necessary for repairs (a recurring theme). I might be shooting people on manual focus for a bit if I can, but since it's the aperture that makes the AF to keep hunting, I expect the whole lens to die soon.
Well, I've had a good run with it.
I still have an old 70-300mm lens, but its image quality is much lower. Also, the 1.4x extender doesn't fit on it, so it's rather a downgrade from 560 to 300mm, even if you disregard the smaller aperture, lens quality and IS.
Yay BJD meme! Yay!
Stole this from Nomi800 and Illusionwaltz.
Feel free to modify the questions to fit(?)
If you're seeing it you're automatically tagged (HAHAHA)
The only 'complete' doll I have is Kid, and I'm sure you're dying to know him. lol. jk.
1. How do you feel being interviewed? And the people who wants to get to know you?
→ Kid: ... you want to know how I feel? You really want to know how I feel? I'll show ya exactly how I feel *gets up violently, kicking the table and shit*
*Interview suspended momentarily*
2. So, *ahem* What was your childhood like?
→ Kid: ... Did fucking Vinny put you up for this or somethin' eh? Eh?
-N-no... this is just... part of the... interview? omg. wtf.
→ Kid: ... who wants to know?
-Uhm, okay.... you don't have to talk about it, if you--
→ Kid: then why the hell you asked?
3. *sigh* If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be?
→ Kid: ... too much regrets but ain't looking back.
4. How much do you weigh?
→ Kid: ... I don't know, normal? *squints his eyes*
5. Have you ever loved and lost?
→ Kid: ... *glares at the ground*
-Uhm... did you?
→ Kid: ... no. On with the next fucking question bitch before I fucking kill you.
-wow. Uhm... can I please-
*interview suspended once more*
6- Ugh. What do you do for a living, and why?
→ Kid: I work at Vinny's auto shop sometimes, and when I'm low on cash... *pauses, glaring* Why the fuck am I telling you this?
7. What kind of music do you listen to? Do you play any instruments? If so, which ones?
→ Kid: I like a little rock and roll, some country and blues... I play an acoustic guitar. *imitates an air guitar with his fingers*
8. How old are you?
→ Kid: I lost count. Probably 24. You?
-Oh uhm... *looks around* this is an interview about you. My age doesn't matter.
→ Kid: What? you don't know how old you are? You stupid or somethin'?
-what?
9. What is the most annoying thing in the world? (cus I can tell you what's mine)
→ Kid: backstabbers. Ya can't trust no one...
10. What is your favorite word?
→ Kid: Hmm... *rubs his chin* Dunno...
11. Do you have any interesting hobbies?
→ Kid: ... Well, if I ain't working at the shop, I do my own customizations on my ride...
12. What's the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for you...?
→ Kid: ... *looks down thinking real hard*... *and then shrugs*
-really? Nothing at all?
→ Kid: *shrugs*
-No girlfriends? No?
→ Kid: ... I had few gals here and there... but I guess none of 'em were like her.
-Her?
→ Kid: ... Did I fucking stutter? Yea, her!
-Sorry I asked... so, who was she and what was she like?
→ Kid: ... she was a little tramp, came and left as she pleased, left me broke heart few times... what the fuck? the hell am I telling you this?! *annoyed*
13. Wow, uhm, okay then. Everyone has an adrenaline fix, what's yours?
→ Kid: When I'm on my ride, going real fast. That, and maybe when I'm in a brawl.
14. What do you do to relax at the end of a long day?
→ Kid: Kick back in my ride, popping a bottle of beer and take a nap I guess.
15. Do you have any obsessions?
→ Kid: ... *snickers* I wouldn't really call it an obsession, but I do like the thrill of hunting.
16. What is your nationality?
→ Kid: I'm American, born and raised in Kansas. Alright, well, My pops is Irish and Ma is Italian. There.
17. What languages can you speak?
→ Kid: Fuckin' English, what else? Don't fuckin' ask me to speak some Italian mafioso crap. Alright? You hear?
18. If you could own ANY animal in the world as a pet, what would it be?
→ Kid: I don't know... maybe an eagle?
19. What do others think your best quality is?
→ Kid: That I'm fuckin' strong. No one fucks with me. You got that, toots?
-'toots'? really? wow. *sighs*
20. Who do you consider to be your hero?
→ Kid: I ain't got no hero, they're for chumps who can't fight for 'em selves.
21. Have you ever been in a fight? Did you win?
→ Kid: More than I can count. Of course I won em all, who you think I am? Some weak ass chump?
22. What's a random thing you find yourself doing every day?
→ Kid: ... well, recently some wise ass thought it was funny to paint on my trailer, so I've been on a look out for him these days. Gonna teach that little punk who he messin' with.
23. SPEED FAVORITES GO! Book, Movie, Game, Food, Drink, Color!?
→ Kid: W-what? Err... Book? Uhm... err... *gets up violently, pointing fingers* You need to stop with these wise ass questions, you hear?
-woahhh, alright, alright.
24. Where is your house located and what is it like? Do you live alone or does someone live with you?
→ Kid: I usually live alone. I own myself a trailer. It's convenient and I'm always on the road anyways, so its easier that way. I used to have her live with me, but like I said, she comes and goes whenever the fuck she wants to.
25. What is the most sentimental thing you own and why?
→ Kid: I ain't got none. Okay, maybe the necklace she gave me but I ain't no sappy fucker so I don't wear that shit around every day, you hear?
26. Are you in a relationship? How's it working out for you?
→ Kid: No. I said no.
27. What's the worst you've ever been injured or sick?
→ Kid: When I got jumped by bunch of stooges when I was a bit younger. Got few broken ribs, and a stitching on my eyebrow and back of the head.
28. What scares you the most?
→ Kid: ... no comment.
29. Something random about you that people don't know?
→ Kid: If I don't want no one to know, why would I tell ya?
-well, its just part of the interview...
→ Kid: Don't be a wise ass, alright?
-Sheesh.
30. Do you have any pets?
→ Kid: Nah, ain't got time for that. But I do like dogs. Especially pitbulls or boxers.
31. Okay finally, this is the last question! What did you think of this interview?
→ Kid: Waste of my fucking time.
-*mumbles* tell me about it...
→ Kid: ... You said something?
-No, no... nothing at all. *shakes head*
→ Kid: You sure Vinny didn't put you up for this shit?
-no. Byeeeee *runs out*
Aaaaaaaaaaaand, there you have it. Kid isn't very nice, very impatient and hot-headed guy. No one was hurt in this interview.
Grave of the War Poet Wilfred Owen in Ors Communal Cemetery, Belgium
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
From Anthem for Doomed Youth
French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, nr. 700. Photo: Studio Harcourt.
French comic actor and musician Darry Cowl (1925-2006) appeared in more than 150 films, often as a clown with a chronic stutter. Many of his comedies were not worth his talents, but at the end of his life, he made a glorious come-back and won the César twice.
Darry Cowl was born as André Darricau in Vittel, France, in 1925. His father was doctor. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris. After he had finished his studies successfully, he did not chose to work for an orchestra, but became a musical clown in the nightclubs and cabarets of Paris. He made his film debut in Quatre jours à Paris/Four Days in Paris (1955, André Berthomieu) with Luis Mariano and soon appeared insmall roles in films like Bonjour sourire/Good Morning Smile (1955, Claude Sautet), and En effeuillant la marguerite/Mademoiselle Striptease (1956, Marc Allégret) with Brigitte Bardot. Director Sacha Guitry cast him twice in Assassins et voleurs/Assassins and Robbers (1957) and Les Trois font la paire/Three Make a Pair (1957). Cowl decided to focus on film acting He gained celebrity status with his role as Antoine Péralou in Le Triporteur/The Tricycle (1957, Jacques Pinoteau). The stuttering Antoine is a football fanatic, who follows his favorite team from one game to the next madly peddling his tricycle to his various destinations. Between 1955 and 1965 he played in more than 60 films made by directors like André Berthomieu, Jean Girault and Jacques Pinoteau. Cowl often played the silly ass who stumbles on his lines on purpose.
Darry Cowl was a game addict, and he often acted only for the money in films that did not stretch his acting ability. An exception was Archimède, le clochard/The Magnificent Tramp (1959, Gilles Grangier) in which he apperaed opposite the great Jean Gabin. In 1964, Cowl directed a feature film himself, Jaloux comme un tigre/Jealous as a Tiger (1964, Darry Cowl). He also appeared in this comedy, wrote the scenario and composed the score. Sadly it was not a success. He continued to appear in dozens of comedies, including Les tribulations d'un chinois en Chine/Up to His Ears (1965, Philippe de Broca) and an episode of Les bons vivants/High Lifers (1965, Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner). In 1974 he played Major Archibald in Touche pas à la femme blanche/Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974, Marco Ferreri) with Catherine Deneuve, the only film he pretended to be proud about. The next decades most of his films were not very interesting. He wrote three memoirs, Le flambeur (1986) about his passion for the game, Le triporteur se livre (1994) and Mémoires d'un canaillou (2005). During the 1990’s, he appeared in better films like Ville à vendre/City for Sale (1992, Jean-Pierre Mocky) starring Michel Serrault, and Les misérables (1995, Claude Lelouch) starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. In 1999, he even made a magnificent comeback as the only Caucasian employee of a Chinatown shop in Augustin, roi du Kung-fu/ Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (1999, Anne Fontaine). Twice he was a awarded a César, the French equivalent of an Oscar. In 2001 he received a César d'honneur for his career, and in 2004 he won another César for for his supporting role as a concierge in Pas sur la bouche/Not on the lips (2004, Alain Resnais). He also won a Molière for Best Supporting Role on the French stage, in 1995. He had hoped to return to theatre acting in Hold Up, a play by Jean Barbier, in September 2005, but ill-health prevented this. His last film was L'homme qui rêvait d'un enfant/The man Who Dreamed About a Child (2006, Delphine Gleize). He would never see the finished film. In 2006, Darry Cowl died in Neuilly-sur-Seine from complications of lung cancer, aged 80. He was married twice, first to Nelly Marco, and the second time to actress Rolande Kalis.
Sources: Hal Erickson (All Movie Guide), Wikipedia, and IMDb.