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Hasbro - Star Wars "Value" Figures
They are a little shorter than Black Series and typically have four points of articulation but are $8 or less when you can find them
Picked up at Big Lots, Walgreens, 5 Below, and a Canadian trade
Darth Maul, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Kanan Jarrus, Death Trooper, Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, Rey, Han Solo, Finn, Captain Phasma, First Order Stormtrooper, and Kylo Wren
There's still a beauty in Greece and in being Greek. Even if these days it means reminding myself of what it was like growing up with Greek values and Greek traditions outside of Greece.
The drawing is part of a set created for Art Source Publishing illustrating what being Greek means to Greeks living abroad.
You can see the rest of the Traditionally Greek set too.
Daytime wind storm knocked over the sign at Value Village.
Bloor St. at St. Helens Ave., Bloordale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
May 4, 2018.
Be Your Own Beloved - June
Day 23 - Valuing Ourselves and Our Experience
I got rained out of my first location this morning, so it is by happenstance that I found myself at this beautiful, tranquil location. I was not prepared to shoot here, but I made the best of it, the light was too beautiful to pass up. I wish my face was a little sharper in focus, but overall pretty pleased.
For the first churchly visit of that November 2023 trip to the southern French provinces of Roussillon and Languedoc, I will treat you to a truly unique place, the so-called “priory” of Serrabone, which features an absolute world-class masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture: its tribune.
I said “so-called” above because a priory, in the genuine acception of the word, is a secondary monastery established by an abbey. It is populated by monks sent by that abbey. Those monks are led by a prior, whose superior is the abbot of the founding abbey. In the case of Serrabone, there first was a late Carolingian parochial church established in this mountainous locale and first mentioned in writing in 1069. The walls of the nave are, for some part, still those of that ancient church.
It was then, at a time when local lords used to meddle more and more in the affairs of the Church (which was one of the reasons that prompted the coming of the Gregorian reform), that the viscount of Cerdagne and the local lord of Corsavy installed on the Serrabone mountaintop an unusually mixed group of canons and canonesses to live in accordance with the Augustinian Rule.
A new college church was built (mostly by enlarging the previous one) and consecrated in 1151. Its architecture is harmonious but very simple, as one would expect: in the Middle Ages, those mountains were populated (hence the creation of the parish) and did feed their inhabitants (serra bona in Catalan means “good mountain”), but there was precious little commerce with the outside world and the locals had nothing of real value to export. Therefore, the local economy was pretty much a closed circuit and money was far from flowing in abundantly. The style of the church, even though there were donations from the aforementioned lords, reflects this paucity of financial resources.
It is therefore a total mystery how the magnificent sculpted tribune, which would have cost a veritable fortune, was funded, and by whom. Nothing has ever been demonstrated in that matter, although many have conjectured in various directions. The only certainty we have is that it was built around the time when the church itself was completed, i.e., the mid–1150s.
The culmination of the “priory” did not last very long: canons and canonesses are not monks and nuns, their commitment is found throughout history and places to be much less strong, and by the late 1200s they had already broken communal life and begun to live in their own separate homes. Decadence went to such extremes that the “priory” was secularized by the pope in the 16th century and made a dependency of the chapter of the cathedral of Solsona. The last “prior” died in 1612 and the church returned to its simple parochial status.
The place was progressively abandoned as people left the mountains to go live easier lives in the valleys. It was almost in ruins when it was listed as a Historic Landmark in 1875 and the restoration began. Fortunately, the tribune had been protected and its capitals and columns hidden by the locals.
The lions of Serrabone.
On our 60th Independence day ... Happy Birthday Pakistan (August 14, 1947-2007)
Pakistan zindabad ... Long live Pakistan
National Anthem www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MfL9b-kovY&mode=related&...
More about Pakistan is here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
Another interesting reuse of a vacated drugstore location by family-owned retailer Value Drugs. This one is quite obviously a former Eckerd on Long Island.
In 1998, Eckerd (owned by JCPenney) had swallowed the largest pharmacy on Long Island, Genovese Drug Stores. Genovese was a family-owned and run pharmacy chain with 141 stores in NY/NJ/CT. JCPenney continued to run the stores as Genovese for 5 years, re-bannering them as Eckerd in 2003.
This building was a former supermarket which was taken over when JCPenney relocated the existing Genovese store from a few blocks away around 2002. The standard Eckerd facade was added to the existing building and the name changed to Eckerd soon after.
The Eckerd store was converted to Rite-Aid in 2007 when Rite Aid purchased the Eckerd and Brooks chains from the Jean Coutu Group, and it closed soon after in 2009. Value Drugs opened here in 2009 and runs an extremely successful store.
SEAT Leon MK2, is a sporty and practical hatchback known for its sharp handling and good value, sharing its chassis with the Volkswagen Golf. MK2 was introduced in May 2005.
The Leon MK2 is best known for its sporty handling, good value for money, and distinctive styling. It achieved a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating.
The Leon MK2 received a facelift in July 2009; model trims were Ecomotive, S, S Copa, SE Copa, FR, FR+, FR+ Supercopa, Cupra, Cupra R.
In the end of 2012, the Leon MK2 was succeeded by the the Leon MK3.
Announced at the Munch Motor Show, the SEAT car brand and the Leon range would cease production in 2030 and would be replaced by the Cupra brand, with SEAT's role as a mainstream car maker being taken over by Cupra.
Quick value study sketch. I think this may become one of my next watercolors. This was a bright, sunny day and the shapes of these barns creates a scene that caught my eye immediately.
Hopefully coming soon . . .
Happy New Year Of 2024 Dear Friends !! by Daniel Arrhakis (2023)
With the music : Avalon - Celtic Journey Fantasy Music created by Fantasy Meditations
We have finally reached the end of 2023 !! Long live the New Year 2024 !!
In the troubled times we live in, 2023 will not be missed by any of us, but if 2023 had any merit, it was in reminding us how fragile our human lives are, how fragile our society is and the need to value the best we have , as well as the need for sharing and solidarity with those who suffer most.
Faced with a world increasingly closed to tolerance and dialogue, it is urgent to raise the values of Peace and Fraternity once again as the only way to reach a commitment to a Better World that has long been promised to new and future generations, as More than anything, it is the Future of our own Humanity that is at stake!
It is with this message of Hope in a Better World that I wish a Happy New Year to all my friends and members of our groups!!
Happy New Year Dear Friends with Peace, Love and Health !! : )
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Finalmente chegámos ao fim de 2023 !! Viva o Ano Novo de 2024 !!
Nos tempos conturbados em que vivemos, 2023 não deixa saudades a nenhum de nós, mas se 2023 teve algum mérito foi de nos lembrar como tão frágil é a nossa vida humana, tão frágil é a nossa sociedade e a necessidade de valorizarmos o melhor que temos, bem como da necessidade da partilha e da solidariedade para com os que mais sofrem.
Perante um mundo cada vez mais fechado à tolerância e ao diálogo, urge levantar de novo os valores da Paz e da Fraternidade como a única forma de chegar a um compromisso para um Mundo Melhor que de há muito foi prometido às novas e futuras gerações, pois mais que tudo é o Futuro da nossa própria Humanidade que está em causa !
É com esta mensagem de Esperança Num Mundo Melhor que faço os meus votos de Um Feliz Ano Novo a todos os meus amigos e membros dos nossos grupos !!
Feliz Ano Novo Queridos Amigos com Paz, Amor e Saúde !!
Sacrifice: an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.
People since the beginning, have been wondering what is the greatest sacrifice.
Some people would say its giving up everything for there kids for there happiness and success. Others would say its giving up there job, there money for others. But the real sacrifice must be a question of life and death.
The biggest sacrifice is giving up your life, something that you can never get back, for someone else. It is the most selfless action that exist.
Today, doing something that is for the sake of something/someone else is disappearing. Because we are so caught up with ourselves, we never think about the other 6 billion people on this planet. I personally think that this thinking is not helping anything. This is one of the reasons why war, pain, depression and ultimately death continues to exist. Because we are unwilling to help the person next to us instead of thinking of ourselves.
On another note, something very cool is happening today. I meeting with the head pro photographer for the magazine Worldwide Challenge. He has been the photographer for this magazine for over 25 years. We are going to shoot studio portraits. Im very happy for this!
Have a great Day!
Nathan
Crude tanker VALUE on her way to the Shell Refinery Pier in Geelong.
Ship Type: Crude Oil Tanker
Year Built: 2011
Length x Breadth: 244 m X 42 m
Gross Tonnage: 61336 t
DeadWeight: 115984 t
Flag: Malta
IMO: 9470131
MMSI: 215137000
even after a long time meddling in the grey, it's undeniable when i come across it that nothing beats a good, heavy black.
Made from tutorial by Katie of Sew Katie Did (http://metrosupialdesigns.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/value-quilts-tutorial/)
I made this quilt for my 2 yrs old grandson. I used many children' fabrics, great fun!
The quilt measures: 49 inches x 77 inches (124 cm x196 cm)
All cotton (fabric and batting)
Machine pieced and quilted
Blogged here
Date: 10/23/15 | Location:JFK Library in Boston, MA | Event: Know Your Value Boston
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From left to right (my names): Brooke, Adra, Caitlyn.
The clothes are nicely made. They have the dreaded velcro closures but other than that I think they are real value for money.
True Value, Shop Rite Hardware and Paint Supply, Silas Deane Hwy Wethersfield, CT, Pics by Mike Mozart of JeepersMedia and TheToyChannel on YouTube
My two alternative shots for this week's Macro Mondays theme of Handle with Care. I loved the 20mm Cannon Round, that has history and sentimental value behind it, but like a child almost, the Chilli Sauce just made me smile and giggle, but despite this I couldn't put it up in the groups pool.
The 20mm Cannon Shell was from the Lockheed P-38 ‘Glacier Girl’ that was recovered from under the ice in Greenland in 1992. The aircraft, whilst being restored, was on display at Middlesboro Airfield in Kentucky, and they were selling artefacts to support the effort. Apart from being one of favourite aircraft, I was also fortunate in being able to fly from Dobbins AFRB near Atlanta to Middlesboro Airfield myself, having recently passed my FAA private pilot’s license, one of the best cross-country flights I ever made. A few years later, I went back to Middlesboro Airfield, to witness ‘Glacier Girl’s’ first flight, along with thousands of others, it was quite an emotional event.
3100 E Layton Ave, St. Francis, WI
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Front & side of the building
This is the Donside Village Hydro Turbine located within the nature reserve , I've taken some info from their website on the story behind the project to install and utilise the turbine to produce HydroElectricity.
The micro hydro scheme is located at a bend of the River Don, at the edge of the former papermill which is now being re-developed for a variety of other purposes, including residential housing, with the riverside being developed by the community for recreational use and wildlife value.
The land for the hydro was secured from the landowner and developer, Sanctuary Group, by the community for the generation of renewable energy.
By short-cutting this bend in the river, the hydro makes use of the gradually sloping river bed that falls over a depth of about 2.5m and covers a distance of 200m. The hydro scheme will be fed by a new lade and make full extent of the natural fall by cutting across the bend.
A feasibility study indicated that the site has the potential to generate about 400kW of power but under the current government energy subsidy regime (Feed-in-Tariff ) a scale of 100kW is the most economically feasible.
Donside Village has an enviable location on the banks of the River Don approximately 4km from the city centre of Aberdeen. It is on the site of the former Donside Papermill in the wider Tillydrone community. The papermill occupied the site until its closure in 2001 and demolition in 2006.
The site has been, and continues to be re-developed into a sustainable mixed community one of the UK’s largest Registered Social Landlords; Sanctuary Housing.
Inside the original boundary of the former papermill, new modern energy efficient flats and houses have been built, with a mix of social housing, part buy and owner occupied properties. The properties overlook the river which will be designed and landscaped by the community as an amenity for people and wildlife from the local community and beyond.
This community is known as Donside. It is represented by the Donside Community Association, made up of the residents and friends of Donside Village.
Hydroelectricity involves the conversion of energy stored in water held at a height as it travels to a lower level. The flow of water drives a mechanical shaft which then drives an electric generator.
The vertical fall of the water, known as the head, is essential for hydropower generation. Fast-flowing water on its own does not contain sufficient energy for useful power production.
Aberdeen Community Energy have purchased and installed a Landustrie Hydropower Screw Turbine for the Donside Hydro.
music theme: Brambles - In The Androgynous Dark
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Nikon F801s
Nikkor S 50mm / jupiter 8 monolens
Ilford Delta 400