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Plexus Worldwide shared hope, health and happiness with attendees of the 2023 Annual Convention. The Plexus convention was held from June 15th through June 18th at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Ambassadors and their guests were treated to a variety of motivational speakers including keynotes by Alec, Gene and Tarl, John Maxwell, Valorie Burton, and Sara Ross. Musical performances kicked the event off with some of Nashville’s finest musicians and singers!
The sun hasn't been up all that long at Bort Road near North East, Pennsylvania. It is low enough to cast shadows from the ancient one-lane bridge over the tracks. Charging through the shadows is Amtrak's eastbound Lake Shore Limited.
at River Retreat, outside Thrissur, on our Kerala trip.
I woke up early morning to explore the resort and the area. It was a peaceful place overlooking this river. The main building is rather old, a summer palace of the Maharaja of Cochin. Now it is a resort and ayurvedic spa.
Hanging out of the window of our carriage as R711 powers us through Geelong after blasting through the tunnel between Geelong Station and South Geelong.
The Warrnambool Westcoaster Saturday May 12th 2018.
A storm is not a foe but a proving ground, where grit meets endurance, and the will to move forward becomes the only guide. In the face of blinding snow and biting winds, a soldier’s step falters not, for every stride is a defiance of nature, every breath a testament to resilience.
The mountains bow to no man, but the disciplined march of the steadfast knows no retreat. Through hardship, the soul is forged; through struggle, greatness is claimed.
This is the underground concourse connecting the East and West wings of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. - featuring "Multiverse", the light sculpture installation created by American artist Leo Villareal.
Our trip to Washington, D.C. a couple years ago was one of the more visually interesting I've been on recently. I currently don't seem to be taking many good photos, so I've been going back through the archives and, after a second look, have found quite a few more from this trip that I thought were worth posting, so here they are - enjoy!
FYI, here's the original set from this trip:
www.flickr.com/photos/timthetrumpetguy/sets/7215762722004...
A view of the Burj Dubai through a window of the Souk Al Bahar, a small traditional style shopping complex.
This old-style mall is connected via a bridge to the new and largest-in-the-world Dubai Mall. The area in-between will have the largest musical fountains in the world, larger than the Bellagio in LV. I suppose, from their perspective, it's like, why bother building anything unless it's the largest, tallest, most powerful of all :-)
The curved external lines of the Burj Dubai are inspired from the Arabic script.
Captured on the IC 7002 service to Auckland when it headed through Foxton on SH1 without turning off, having no pickups or setdowns at the Main St., Foxton, stop.
This photo was shot near Hossaini Dalan in Old Dhaka (Puran Dhaka) on the day of the Ashura, the 10th day(correct me if I'm wrong) of Muharram. The Shiites all over the world lament on the day on occasion of Hazrat Hossain(R)'s death in the hands of Ezid.
The Shiites in Bangladesh take out mass processions lamenting through religious chants and beating themselves to remember the pain that Hazrat Hossain(R) suffered from.
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Launchpad: Climate Resilience through Sweet Potatoes (CReSP) To secure nutrition when droughts and floods threaten lives and livelihoods, the International Potato Center is launching the Climate Resilience through Sweet Potatoes (CReSP) initiative, which builds upon pioneering research on orange-fleshed sweet potato breeding and delivery to vulnerable populations in Africa. Global Landscapes Forum, Marrakech, Morocco.
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At the Jay Estate in Rye, we try to make history, which is often perceived as old and dusty, something fresh and relevant. To do this we rely heavily on our partnerships with area schools, other non-profits and corporate grantors like Rye's own Con Edison, all of whom have the vision to think outside the box and outside the classroom. Together, we've created new hands-on opportunities to train the "Founders" of tomorrow and promote civic engagement in a multitude of fields.
Well you can't get much more hands-on than archaeology which is a critical component of environmental review at any landmark site, including our own. So this past month, six Rye Country Day High School volunteers really lived their school's motto of "Not for Self but For Service" and put themselves through a rigorous dirt-under-your-fingernails field experience! Not only did they help uncover and identify cultural resources for JHC but they also helped create a template for mini-archaeology camps that will be offered to younger kids in Westchester later this summer.
In their report to their advisor they explained, "For our senior term project, we elected to help with an archaeological dig at the Jay Heritage Center, assisting Dr. Eugene Boesch in searching for artifacts that might reveal more about John Jay's 1745 colonial farmhouse - the home where he grew up as a child in Rye. Following criteria set by the Department of the Interior, we dug, screened, measured and catalogued 18th century square nails and iridescent glass, an assortment of glazed pottery and creamware, a clay tobacco pipe bowl marked TD and a pipe stem, and pieces of animal bones. But our most exciting find was probably a prehistoric tool or scraper revealing the presence of earlier First Nations encampments on the site. We learned that archaeology is a necessary part of environmental review since our cultural resources are fragile and not renewable. "
While most adults might stereotype kids this age as being glued to the screens on their I-phones, these girls worked diligently and thoughtfully mastering large wooden screens to sift shovelfuls of earth for artifacts. The prize? Holding a prehistoric stone blade in their hands, one they dug up themselves after 3 patient, buggy days in the hot sun. As one girl admitted, it had that "Wow, Indiana Jones" excitement to it but it also made them appreciate that other people "breathed" here.
At the end of the week, the girls cleaned, labeled and photographed their finds. Several asked if they could come back as counselors for the mini-archaeology camp, hoping to witness the same excitement on the faces of a dozen 10 year old summer campers when they make their own awesome discoveries.
It is close partnerships with area schools and corporate grantors like Con Edison that make programs of civic engagement like this possible. Students leave our site with visual and tactile impressions more indelible than looking at any image in a textbook or Smart board. As a result, they are the ones digging even deeper for greater, more visible returns on their hard work when they come back to volunteer again.
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The Illinois Zephyr blazes its way through Neponset, Illinois on its way to Union Station in Chicago.
This is a trip I hope to making in the future...from Galesburg to Chicago for a day of photography.
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The former mining town of Oruro has a major railroad line that goes through the city. Train travel is run by a company from Chile called Empresa Ferroviaria Andina S.A.
If heading south, such as to Salar de Uyuni, the train is a more comfortable alternative to travel compared to taking a bus along bumpy roads.
There are two types of trains: the more comfortable and faster Expreso del Sur and the cheaper but slower Wara Wara del Sur. Expresso del Sur offers first-class cabins, bar, waiters and food.
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Traveling by train in Bolivia was a must on our to-do list and also a necessity in terms of transporation - it's quite a pleasant although slow ride through Altiplano towards to the towns of Uyuni and Tupiza, usual starting points for tours heading out across the salt plain of Salar de Uyuni.
The ants moved into this log and created a series of tunnels.
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Today, federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project deepened 11 miles of the federal shipping channel—from the sea buoy to Blount Island—to a depth of 47 feet from its previous depth of 40 feet.
The 47-foot harbor provides the channel depth needed for larger ships to call Blount Island to and from destinations worldwide and allows existing ships calling Jacksonville to carry more cargo on board. In addition, the project includes a new turning basin allowing larger vessels to turn around at Blount Island berths.
"Florida's seaports are economic drivers for our state and serve as gateways to domestic and international markets," said Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jared W. Perdue, P.E. "Through FDOT's strategic investments, our seaports continue to expand and modernize to meet the needs of Florida's growing economy and communities. The JAXPORT Harbor Deepening Project communicates to the world that Florida is open for business and demonstrates Florida's unwavering commitment to strengthen and grow supply chains while providing a safe, resilient, competitive, and dynamic multimodal transportation system."
“When JAXPORT began this deepening journey nearly two decades ago, the goal was to build the port of the future,” said JAXPORT Board Chair Wendy Hamilton. “With today’s completion of deepening through Blount Island—the future is here, and JAXPORT is equipped to meet the needs of the nation’s supply chain for generations to come.”
In coordination with deepening, JAXPORT completed more than $100 million in berth enhancements this month to enable the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT) at Blount Island to simultaneously accommodate two post-Panamax container ships. In early 2023, terminal operator SSA Atlantic will welcome three new eco-friendly 100-gauge container cranes, bringing the JCT’s total to six.
“Anchored by harbor deepening, well over half a billion dollars in infrastructure improvements have been recently completed or are currently underway to improve our container capabilities at Blount Island,” said JAXPORT CEO Eric Green. “With the support of our federal, state, and local partners, JAXPORT is open for business and ready to serve the needs of our customers while creating local jobs here in our community.”
Deepening through Blount Island was completed three years ahead of the original project schedule. The total funding to date is $420 million funded through a public-private partnership between the federal government, State of Florida, City of Jacksonville, JAXPORT, and SSA Atlantic.
“This truly is a great public-private partnership,” Congressman John Rutherford said at the event. “The potential is amazing, but what I really love the most is while we’re here for the deepening ribbon-cutting, the Board and Eric are already talking about how we are going to make port operations even better. This is not the end of anything, this is really the beginning.”
“This project solidifies Northeast Florida as a top destination for worldwide commerce and shipping, with the ability to accommodate larger ships,” said Congresswoman Kat Cammack. “Florida, with her 14 ports around the state, continues to lead the way for maritime transportation and I’m grateful for the hard work and investment in this project, which will only create more opportunities to strengthen our supply chain and make the Sunshine State a top gateway to domestic and international destinations.”
The Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project creates or protects 15,000 jobs throughout the supply chain, including trucking, warehousing, and distribution. The initial feasibility study for the project began in 2005, and construction started in February 2018.
“As with all Corps projects, this mammoth civil works effort was undertaken to upgrade the nation’s waterways and ports, to strengthen supply chains and promote economic growth while protecting the environment,” said USACE Jacksonville District Commander Col. James Booth. “As a result of this team effort, we expect Jacksonville harbor will grow and prosper as a preferred destination and point of departure for the largest, most cost-effective commercial fleets of the mid-21st century.”
"Jacksonville's economy and livelihood has always centered around the St. Johns River. JAXPORT has been a crucial driver of economic growth and investments in our city," said Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. "The completion of this leg of a decades-in-the-making Harbor Deepening Project has required the collaboration and effort of public, private, and nonprofit spheres. It is no small feat and will kickstart the next phase of growth in our job market and investments from regional, national, and global actors."
In addition to the deepening, berth improvements, and new cranes, more than $70 million in terminal enhancements—funded by SSA and a grant from the US Maritime Administration (MARAD)— are also underway to expand container capacity at the SSA JCT. By spring of 2023, SSA will complete the first three of seven construction phases, producing approximately 31 acres of newly paved and improved operating area. The total project of approximately 93 acres will be complete by the end of 2024, allowing the SSA JCT to accommodate 500,000 TEUs (containers) annually.
“SSA would like to thank JAXPORT, the Army Corps of Engineers, and all our state and local officials for their commitment to this historic event,” said SSA Vice President of Florida Operations Frank McBride. “Forty-seven feet of water positions Jacksonville among the deepest ports on the East Coast, further enhancing the capabilities of the SSA JCT as an international cargo gateway.”
The Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project is a 13-mile federally authorized project. The current funding model covered the completion of the first 11 miles. The final two miles are authorized and under review.
JAXPORT is Florida’s largest container port and one of the nation’s top vehicle-handling ports. Jacksonville offers two-way ship traffic, no berth or terminal congestion, and same-day access to 98 million consumers.
Cargo activity through Jacksonville’s seaport supports 138,000 jobs in Florida and $31 billion in annual economic impact for the region and state. The port continues to make infrastructure improvements in support of JAXPORT’s mission to create jobs and economic opportunity for the citizens of Northeast Florida.
A walk through Kensington Metro Park on a beautiful autumn day. The leaves were near peak colors, and we had a nice walk. Fed the birds, too. (not the Sandhill Cranes...)
October 27, 2023.
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“Squeezing Through”
This is an unplanned hand held shot taken at Belihuloya. Shots with slow shutter speeds are tricky doing without a tripod but guess this one came out pretty ok. The mid day light was handled using a low f point and low iso values.
“රිංගා යමි”
බෙලිහුල්ඔයේදී ත්රිපාදයක් රහිතව ගත්තු පින්තුරයක්. අඩු ද්වාර වේගයක් සහිත මෙවැනි පින්තුර රිපාදයක් නොමැතිව ගැනීම තරමක් අපහසුය්. දහවල නිසා ආලෝකය හැසිරවීම සිදු කලේ අඩු f අගයක් සහ අඩු iso අගයක් යොදාගනිමින්.
Shutter 1.6 sec, iso 100, f/29, Canon 70-300mm lens
Following the recent rainfall I set off under the dark arches and took the above shot. The water was just gushing through and the noise was immense.
Southbound Fort Worth & Western’s Cresson Turn climbs the slight grade at the north switch of Primrose siding on the far southwest side of Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday February 26, 2026.
messed up the quality settings when I was saving a couple of these edited versions, so my apologies if they look like crap.