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A moment of weakness / Lay Sedlakova / AAAD Prague / Fashion Design Studio / Kontrast / Photo: Pavel Hejny
Mirit Ben Nun: Shortness of breath
'Shortness of breath' is not only a sign of physical weakness, it is a metaphor for a mental state of strong desire that knows no repletion; more and more, an unbearable glut, without repose. Mirit Ben Nun's type of work on the other hand requires an abundance of patience. This is a Sisyphean work (requiring hard labor) of marking lines and dots, filling every empty millimeter with brilliant blots. Therefore we are facing a paradox or a logical conflict. A patient and effortful work that stems from an urgent need to cover and fill, to adorn and coat. Her craft of layering reaches a state of a continuous ceremonial ritual.
This ritual digests every object into itself - useful or discarded -- available and ordinary or rare and exceptional -- they submit and devote to the overlay work. Mirit BN gathers scrap off the streets -- cardboard rolls of fabric, assortments of wooden boards and pieces, plates and planks -- and constructs a new link, her own syntax, which she alone is fully responsible for. The new combination -- a type of a sculptural construction -- goes through a process of patching by the act of painting.
In fact Mirit regards her three dimensional objects as a platform for painting, with a uniform continuity, even if it has obstacles, mounds and valleys. These objects beg her to paint, to lay down colors, to set in motion an intricate weave of abstract patterns that at times finds itself wandering the contours of human images and sometimes -- not. In those cases what is left is the monotonous activity of running the patterns, inch by inch, till their absolute coverage, till a short and passing instant of respite and than on again to a new onset.
Next to this assembly of garbage and it's recycling into 'painted sculptures' Mirit offers a surprising reunion between her illustrated objects and so called cheap African sculpture; popular artifacts or articles that are classified in the standard culture as 'primitive'.
This combination emphasizes the difference between her individualistic performance and the collective creation which is translated into cultural clichés. The wood carved image creates a moment of peace within the crowded bustle; an introverted image, without repetitiveness and reverberation. This meeting of strangers testifies that Mirit' work could not be labeled under the ´outsiders art´ category. She is a one woman school who is compelled to do the art work she picked out to perform. Therefore she isn't creating ´an image´ such as the carved wooden statues, but she produces breathless ´emotional jam' whose highest values are color, motion, beauty and plenitude. May it never lack, neither diluted, nor dull for even an instant
Tali Tamir
August 2010
My second mobile phone. This was a good phone and good camera for the time. The big weakness was the design of the camera cover, which could be pushed open in your pocket. The next version had a recessed cover to fix that flaw.
The rubber coating of the back casing had gone sticky, I cleaned most of it off but the part under the camera cover can't be cleaned.
Mirit Ben Nun: Shortness of breath
'Shortness of breath' is not only a sign of physical weakness, it is a metaphor for a mental state of strong desire that knows no repletion; more and more, an unbearable glut, without repose. Mirit Ben Nun's type of work on the other hand requires an abundance of patience. This is a Sisyphean work (requiring hard labor) of marking lines and dots, filling every empty millimeter with brilliant blots. Therefore we are facing a paradox or a logical conflict. A patient and effortful work that stems from an urgent need to cover and fill, to adorn and coat. Her craft of layering reaches a state of a continuous ceremonial ritual.
This ritual digests every object into itself - useful or discarded -- available and ordinary or rare and exceptional -- they submit and devote to the overlay work. Mirit BN gathers scrap off the streets -- cardboard rolls of fabric, assortments of wooden boards and pieces, plates and planks -- and constructs a new link, her own syntax, which she alone is fully responsible for. The new combination -- a type of a sculptural construction -- goes through a process of patching by the act of painting.
In fact Mirit regards her three dimensional objects as a platform for painting, with a uniform continuity, even if it has obstacles, mounds and valleys. These objects beg her to paint, to lay down colors, to set in motion an intricate weave of abstract patterns that at times finds itself wandering the contours of human images and sometimes -- not. In those cases what is left is the monotonous activity of running the patterns, inch by inch, till their absolute coverage, till a short and passing instant of respite and than on again to a new onset.
Next to this assembly of garbage and it's recycling into 'painted sculptures' Mirit offers a surprising reunion between her illustrated objects and so called cheap African sculpture; popular artifacts or articles that are classified in the standard culture as 'primitive'.
This combination emphasizes the difference between her individualistic performance and the collective creation which is translated into cultural clichés. The wood carved image creates a moment of peace within the crowded bustle; an introverted image, without repetitiveness and reverberation. This meeting of strangers testifies that Mirit' work could not be labeled under the ´outsiders art´ category. She is a one woman school who is compelled to do the art work she picked out to perform. Therefore she isn't creating ´an image´ such as the carved wooden statues, but she produces breathless ´emotional jam' whose highest values are color, motion, beauty and plenitude. May it never lack, neither diluted, nor dull for even an instant
Tali Tamir
August 2010
Mirit Ben Nun: Shortness of breath
'Shortness of breath' is not only a sign of physical weakness, it is a metaphor for a mental state of strong desire that knows no repletion; more and more, an unbearable glut, without repose. Mirit Ben Nun's type of work on the other hand requires an abundance of patience. This is a Sisyphean work (requiring hard labor) of marking lines and dots, filling every empty millimeter with brilliant blots. Therefore we are facing a paradox or a logical conflict. A patient and effortful work that stems from an urgent need to cover and fill, to adorn and coat. Her craft of layering reaches a state of a continuous ceremonial ritual.
This ritual digests every object into itself - useful or discarded -- available and ordinary or rare and exceptional -- they submit and devote to the overlay work. Mirit BN gathers scrap off the streets -- cardboard rolls of fabric, assortments of wooden boards and pieces, plates and planks -- and constructs a new link, her own syntax, which she alone is fully responsible for. The new combination -- a type of a sculptural construction -- goes through a process of patching by the act of painting.
In fact Mirit regards her three dimensional objects as a platform for painting, with a uniform continuity, even if it has obstacles, mounds and valleys. These objects beg her to paint, to lay down colors, to set in motion an intricate weave of abstract patterns that at times finds itself wandering the contours of human images and sometimes -- not. In those cases what is left is the monotonous activity of running the patterns, inch by inch, till their absolute coverage, till a short and passing instant of respite and than on again to a new onset.
Next to this assembly of garbage and it's recycling into 'painted sculptures' Mirit offers a surprising reunion between her illustrated objects and so called cheap African sculpture; popular artifacts or articles that are classified in the standard culture as 'primitive'.
This combination emphasizes the difference between her individualistic performance and the collective creation which is translated into cultural clichés. The wood carved image creates a moment of peace within the crowded bustle; an introverted image, without repetitiveness and reverberation. This meeting of strangers testifies that Mirit' work could not be labeled under the ´outsiders art´ category. She is a one woman school who is compelled to do the art work she picked out to perform. Therefore she isn't creating ´an image´ such as the carved wooden statues, but she produces breathless ´emotional jam' whose highest values are color, motion, beauty and plenitude. May it never lack, neither diluted, nor dull for even an instant
Tali Tamir
August 2010
Frozen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity 3.
Thanks for a memorable night, friends :)
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So much on my mind right now, I don't even know where to start. I am so tired but I know I won't be able to fall asleep. My body and it's weaknesses are finally kicking in... I think it's about time I realize what's strength and what's pain. Don't you think?
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Woke up at 7:30am.
Dunkin' for breakfast, didn't finish the croissant. Been having a lack of appetite lately. Whatever.
Walked into Best Buy since I was early, looked at lenses... wished I was a bajillionare, then left for class.
Lecture by Elisabeth on Museum Controversies... quite interesting, had a short discussion on it afterward and headed to Kimmel around 10am.
Kimmel didn't open until 11am for lunch so while the other girls took a nap on the couches, I walked over to what could be one of the most interesting store (to me at least) - Lomography. They sell all these "weird toy cameras" like the Fisheye2 or the Dianas. Once again, wished I was a bajillionaire... texted my brother to let him know in advance that I will be occupying his Fisheye2 for a while when I get home. Then my up with the girls for lunch at Kimmel at 11am. Wanted to go up to the 8th floor to visit Marc's ex-colleagues again but had too much stuff. Chicken strips, california rolls, chips, curly fries. Yum (I still have the sushi here! I'm not that big of a fatty!)
Walked back to Lomography to meet up with Thieny... bought some photo holders (yay for scrapbooking!) and started walking back when it started raining. We got back and after a short while, we had to go to our field trip at the Time Warner / AOL Building close to Columbus Circle. Got there... went to the 5th floor for a perfect view, heard a guest speaker for a bit and then left to see the Lincoln Center. After the tour, a few of us just head home.
Dani, Thieny, and I went to get our eyebrows threaded for the first time (not like I have an abundance of brows... in fact, my brows are running kind of low if I must say.) - thought it would be much more painful, but it turned out fine and I feel less self-conscious now :P $7 can make a big difference!
Here is when my day started falling a bit downhill.
Quickly heated dumplings in Alysha's room (thank you!) then headed to Times Square with Dani to enter the lottery for American Idiot at 5pm. We rush there only to find out the lottery didn't start until 6pm (show was at 8pm not 9pm) so we went to Sbarro... I watched him he pasta and he watched my head bob every time I almost fell asleep.
Sorry for being grumpy. I really dislike wasting time... especially after confirming that I wouldn't be wasting time.
Went to sign up for the lottery... 25 tickets available, over 100 names and max two tickets per "chosen one" so obviously with my luck, we didn't get tickets... and at that point we were both very bummed.
Dani - hope your best friend is doing better! and that the baby's okay. <3
Headed back to the dorms and decided to join on the Serendipity run to kill the bad mood. Left around 7:45pm, got to the restaurant with reservations and was told we had to wait one more hour. Ridiculous, I know.
That was good though because we all went to Dylan's Candy Shop a few stores down and hung out :)
So something that happened that and still bugging my right now is that while we were taking a group picture... everyone put their cameras together on one table, and as I put my camera stuff down, someone else's camera fell only the floor (right on the lens, sound familiar?) and broke. It was a camera as a gift from her boyfriend... and I feel terrible now because it wasn't until we got home and the Best Buy guy told her it was cheaper to buy a new camera than to fix this one, that I realized that I was the most at fault for the camera dropping.
I am upset at myself because I should have noticed that it was easily my fault because my bag was near. It just never clicked. I spoke to her but she won't let me chip in for her new camera...
I don't know what to do.
Serendipity means "fortunate accident" - that definitely was not tonight.
I feel uneasy.
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People have been asking each other "Are you ready to go home?"
To be honest, I really don't know how to answer that on.
There is so much going on at home. It's like the reality everyone has to face eventually. But I do miss what I have been used to for the past 19 years. Yesterday at Flushing, I was really thinking about how different I would be if I were born ing NYC instead of LA. Who would I be? What would I be doing?
I love it here, but maybe not for the current situation(s) that I am in. I am not sure... here, I feel like my life is more exciting, but that could just be because I am living a limited-time life here, while at home, nothing seems special anymore.
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How come my photos never get re-blogged? I continuously remind myself that I am doing this all for me, but it's kind of creepy to think that there are people reading about my life on a daily basis, but no one dares admit their readership by replying back to this one way street.
But then again, what if you are feeling something I don't want to hear from you?
What is it that I want out of this project? Out of life? I am almost to day 200... almost. And I'm gonna make it all the way through 365... maybe even 500. But I am starting to notice that I am blogging to an audience, unlike what it used to be like, blogging to a blank wall.
The situations different now.
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Trying to buy a new lens for my Canon Rebel XSi before the 20th so I can give Aaron his lens back before he leaves! Any suggestions? Something around or below $300 is preferable :)
I wish money actually meant more than a sheet a paper. The way we hype up the value of a bill is very far from it's actual worth. But who am I to say anything?
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There so much more I want to say. Currently waiting for the laundry to be down in an hour or so.
Maybe it's time to go home.
At least I home, I don't have to be afraid of being alone or misunderstood.
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I am not surprised.
But still, this is upsetting.
Painting done when I'm really upset and hurt with a throbbing headache. It just represents my weaknesses and the inperfect paint strokes just add more truth to this painting weaknesses.
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“Regardless of the staggering dimensions of the world about us, the density of our ignorance, the risks of catastrophes to come, and our individual weakness within the immense collectivity, the fact remains that we are absolutely free today if we choose to will our existence in its finiteness, a finiteness which is open on the infinite.” ―Simone de Beauvoir
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That moment when I stop to think about the person I love, their weaknesses and life. Few songs or poems could define it so well...
Whether in the first or second life, where they mix and separate, in the meeting of fantasies and reality, in the strength of the feelings we have.
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My latest painting! Please be critical and tell me the weaknesses and what you don't like about the painting. Its the only way I can improve! I feel that the background could be better. But please let me know where the errors are.
Mirit Ben Nun: Shortness of breath
'Shortness of breath' is not only a sign of physical weakness, it is a metaphor for a mental state of strong desire that knows no repletion; more and more, an unbearable glut, without repose. Mirit Ben Nun's type of work on the other hand requires an abundance of patience. This is a Sisyphean work (requiring hard labor) of marking lines and dots, filling every empty millimeter with brilliant blots. Therefore we are facing a paradox or a logical conflict. A patient and effortful work that stems from an urgent need to cover and fill, to adorn and coat. Her craft of layering reaches a state of a continuous ceremonial ritual.
This ritual digests every object into itself - useful or discarded -- available and ordinary or rare and exceptional -- they submit and devote to the overlay work. Mirit BN gathers scrap off the streets -- cardboard rolls of fabric, assortments of wooden boards and pieces, plates and planks -- and constructs a new link, her own syntax, which she alone is fully responsible for. The new combination -- a type of a sculptural construction -- goes through a process of patching by the act of painting.
In fact Mirit regards her three dimensional objects as a platform for painting, with a uniform continuity, even if it has obstacles, mounds and valleys. These objects beg her to paint, to lay down colors, to set in motion an intricate weave of abstract patterns that at times finds itself wandering the contours of human images and sometimes -- not. In those cases what is left is the monotonous activity of running the patterns, inch by inch, till their absolute coverage, till a short and passing instant of respite and than on again to a new onset.
Next to this assembly of garbage and it's recycling into 'painted sculptures' Mirit offers a surprising reunion between her illustrated objects and so called cheap African sculpture; popular artifacts or articles that are classified in the standard culture as 'primitive'.
This combination emphasizes the difference between her individualistic performance and the collective creation which is translated into cultural clichés. The wood carved image creates a moment of peace within the crowded bustle; an introverted image, without repetitiveness and reverberation. This meeting of strangers testifies that Mirit' work could not be labeled under the ´outsiders art´ category. She is a one woman school who is compelled to do the art work she picked out to perform. Therefore she isn't creating ´an image´ such as the carved wooden statues, but she produces breathless ´emotional jam' whose highest values are color, motion, beauty and plenitude. May it never lack, neither diluted, nor dull for even an instant
Tali Tamir
August 2010
NEEDS to be viewed on black.
nothing special, just an old photo. not much to take photos of lately. hmm remember when i was excited for winter? bahaha!
there will be entire days devoted to photography coming up when i get home for break. guaranteed.
this photo will probably end up deleted...just like the last one. rachel needs to learn photography! :P
Female in her 60’s, with known demencia and coronary artery disease on multiple medications, came in “having fainted” and feeling “unwell”. Besides what’s shown in the ECG, normal vitals
Mg was given
The weakness of the US-Dollar caused that some Bertone-GTV built to plan during the last 3 years of production (1975-1977) were not shipped to the United States but sold from stock into the Benelux-Countries in 1978 when then series had had expired..
engine:
twin-cam (dohc) / 111 PS / 1962 cc / R4-cylinders / injection / 84 mm × 88.5 mm (bore×stroke)
(© en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_105/115_Series_Coup%C3%A9s )
Mirit Ben Nun: Shortness of breath
'Shortness of breath' is not only a sign of physical weakness, it is a metaphor for a mental state of strong desire that knows no repletion; more and more, an unbearable glut, without repose. Mirit Ben Nun's type of work on the other hand requires an abundance of patience. This is a Sisyphean work (requiring hard labor) of marking lines and dots, filling every empty millimeter with brilliant blots. Therefore we are facing a paradox or a logical conflict. A patient and effortful work that stems from an urgent need to cover and fill, to adorn and coat. Her craft of layering reaches a state of a continuous ceremonial ritual.
This ritual digests every object into itself - useful or discarded -- available and ordinary or rare and exceptional -- they submit and devote to the overlay work. Mirit BN gathers scrap off the streets -- cardboard rolls of fabric, assortments of wooden boards and pieces, plates and planks -- and constructs a new link, her own syntax, which she alone is fully responsible for. The new combination -- a type of a sculptural construction -- goes through a process of patching by the act of painting.
In fact Mirit regards her three dimensional objects as a platform for painting, with a uniform continuity, even if it has obstacles, mounds and valleys. These objects beg her to paint, to lay down colors, to set in motion an intricate weave of abstract patterns that at times finds itself wandering the contours of human images and sometimes -- not. In those cases what is left is the monotonous activity of running the patterns, inch by inch, till their absolute coverage, till a short and passing instant of respite and than on again to a new onset.
Next to this assembly of garbage and it's recycling into 'painted sculptures' Mirit offers a surprising reunion between her illustrated objects and so called cheap African sculpture; popular artifacts or articles that are classified in the standard culture as 'primitive'.
This combination emphasizes the difference between her individualistic performance and the collective creation which is translated into cultural clichés. The wood carved image creates a moment of peace within the crowded bustle; an introverted image, without repetitiveness and reverberation. This meeting of strangers testifies that Mirit' work could not be labeled under the ´outsiders art´ category. She is a one woman school who is compelled to do the art work she picked out to perform. Therefore she isn't creating ´an image´ such as the carved wooden statues, but she produces breathless ´emotional jam' whose highest values are color, motion, beauty and plenitude. May it never lack, neither diluted, nor dull for even an instant
Tali Tamir
August 2010
1. flickr.com/photos/13783921@N06/3041808677/, 2. School Bus, 3. ~My weakness...Happy Sunday Morning!~, 4. ~Baby Pink Toes~, 5. ~Come find me~, 6. ~Laughter helps to mend a broken heart...~, 7. ~Spirit Fingers.....Dance!!~, 8. ~To budding friendships~,
9. ~Easy Like Sunday Morning~~~, 10. Regal Red, 11. ~The sun shines at night when love burns bright~, 12. HBW!, 13. ~Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)~, 14. ~A New Beginning~, 15. Deep Thought, 16. Big Red,
17. White Iceberg Rose, 18. Be the vision you want to see, 19. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach..., 20. ~The only true gift is a portion of yourself~, 21. ~Dream in Yellow, You'll have sweet dreams and you'll wake up Happier~, 22. Irish Cream Rose, 23. ~Don't get your knickers in a twist, it's all going to be ok~, 24. Would you like a little tea (rose) with your fly, Mr. Spider?,
25. ~Wishing you all a beautiful Autumn day!~, 26. HPPT!, 27. ~To growing friendships and seasoned friends~, 28. Stealth fighter jets taking off, 29. Semi-circle, L, backwards F, i, 30. Mum-a-licious Pink!, 31. Ramble On, 32. HPPT!,
33. In a yellow mood :), 34. For Ronnie~GMTA~ Happy Friday night all :), 35. ~Be open to all cultures and ideas~, 36. ~Do you wake up on your own and wonder where you are?~, 37. ~Happy Happy Birthday Sweet LilaPop !!~, 38. ~Reach~, 39. One of the last zinnias in the garden, 40. My neighhhhhhbors horses!,
41. Getting ready for Halloween! BOO!, 42. ~Nature brings a colorful beauty to one’s heart~, 43. HBW!, 44. ~Beauty right next door~, 45. A flower to all my neighbors to the South getting pounded by hurricane Ike this morning, 46. ~Remembering 9/11~, 47. Sunset, 48. ~Love knows no answer~ for it does not question~,
49. Reach out and touch....~someone~, 50. Many small, colorful parts to make one ~Whole~, 51. If I pose like this with the seed will I get on flickr? Yes, little birdy! HBW!, 52. Good Day, Sunshine!, 53. And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make, 54. Her love flutters by, stopping for a sip of sweet nectar, 55. Motel 6 Rose from Tom Bodett...He'll leave the light on for ya!, 56. A Dragonfly for Ryan,
57. See my stem?, 58. Cynthia's favorite! HBW!, 59. Untitled, 60. Watercolor flower, 61. baby blue, 62. Purple Vinca, 63. Columbine flower, 64. flower,
65. Helloooooo Sunshine!, 66. Trial and error 2...oops! that's not the flower!, 67. I saved the last dance for you, 68. Thistle, 69. Mother's day tulips, 70. Balloon bud and blossom, 71. gerbera daisy, 72. red/white Dahlia,
73. pink/yellow, 74. Morning has broken, 75. African Daisy
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Strenght...
We all have strenghts and weaknesses. I personally try to focus in my strengths as a human being, husband, father, friend, photographer. However, there are times where my weaknesses try to force me to make bad decisions, today is a perfect example. I had a lot of running around and didn't find the time to do today's shot and I almost didn't care to do it after being soo tired. As I type this my wife is already in bed and I feel like a zombie lol. But I thought about the commitment I made to myself to go through with this project and even if it's the simplest of shots it means something to me. It reminds me of my strenghts and one of my strenghts is the ability to overpower my weakness of not always following through.
I hope that when in doubt, you always think of your own strenghts and overcome your weaknesses.
Good night everyone!
Strobist info:
1 Photogenic 320B into 45" Photek Sofligther 6 O'clock 1/8 power, 1 Photogenic 320B into 16" Softbox camera right 2 O'clock 1/4 power and 1 580EXII with CTR camera 12 O'clock pointing at backdrop.
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 @ 70mm f8 1/100s ISO 100
Here is “Beefie”, (female Staffordshire Terrier) which the 16 year-old son of the lady who rescued her named her, because when they found her a week ago, she was skin and bones and moving so slowing from weakness that from her car, the lady thought she must be a very old dog. She’s actually around 1 year. And though she has wire marks on her neck and cigar burns on her back, she is a bundle of love and affection for people – can you believe it! Of course you can. They have gotten all her shots and will pay to have her spayed as well, at a low cost vet that I have referred them to. They are willing to keep fostering her if a group will take her on and show her at Adoption events and let her photo be on their website and Adopt-a Pet.
They have one other dog, a cocker. The woman and her son have already fallen in love with Beefie, but my understanding is that they still intend to adopt her out.
They're trying to keep her outside. I’ve advised them to let her in and set boundaries for her…they have all mostly tile floors and though the house is a very nice one, Very good humans live there. They are a really great family and I hope, if Beefie's new life is not to be with them, then I hope ti's with a family who is even half as good as they are.
I hope you’ll join me in this prayer project for this family and the new dog at their house.
Due to inherrent weaknesses in their bodywork, not many of these former Birmingham/WMPTE "Jumbo" 33ft Daimler Fleetlines with Park Royal bodywork found second homes, so I was glad to find this one (SOE937H), which had been ordered by Birmingham but delivered new to WMPTE in Truro on 5th June 1984, operating for C.R.Willams Coaches of St.Agnes.
Today it's official. The Cactus has left the stage.Time to look back at a short 14 months of ownership. In all it's a fairly comfortable ride with its strength and weakness.
My Cactus was fitted with the highest trim level (shine) which meant it had sat nav, 16" Square gris rims, rear parking sensors and camera, privacy glass in the rear and things as daylight sensor with automatic lights and a rain sensor.
The engine was a 82 hp 3 cylinder engine with a 5-speed automated manual gearbox. This is not your traditional automatic gearbox but a manual gearbox that has been transformed into an automatic one.
The interior was in black and blue fabric to match the Blue Lagoon outside of the car. This is, in my opinion, one of the most fun colors for the C4 Cactus. In the beginning, My girlfriend and I where in doubt between Hello Yellow and Blue Lagoon.
The Cactus is really comfortable to drive. It knows how to filter out most of the bumps in city trafic. Because it's not that big (4157mm long, 1729mm wide and 1450 mm high) it's easy to manouvre in small city streets. Because it's fairly light (just 950 kg) it doesn't need a huge engine, making the 82 horsepower enough in daily traffic.
The ride height gives it a bit of a tough look, this also means that it can be used outside the normal roads. I've taken it into fields and dirt roads a couple of times and never got stuck or missed power.
In a car with a color this bright you never go through traffic unnoticed. Especially (young) kids seem to love this car. More then once I heared children telling their mum or dad how nice they thought this car is.
Regardless of the small outside dimensions it really is a spacious and practical car. With 1.87 meters I'm no giant but not small either. Still I could take place behind myself quite easily. With 358 liters the boot of the car also was large enough. With the rear seats down it even had 1170 liters of luggage space.
Then the downsides. Because of al the weight reduction they left out some soundproofing. This means that it is a bit noisy on higher speed. At motorway speeds (+/- 120 km/h) it's also a bit thirsty. You can definitly tell the tiny engine has to work hard to take it up to speed and keep it there.
Also the overal quality is what one might expect with a cheap family car. That being said, the dashboard is covered with grat material which looks and feels very nice. It's the door panels where you find plastic of the hard, cheap kind (that also scratches quite easy)
The gearbox is in my opinion the biggest downside of this car. If I where to do it all over I'd go for the manual gearbox. This robotised manual gearbox is just too slow in its respons. Also it sometimes choses to shift back or up in the worst possible moment. For instance it could go back to first gear just when you saw a small opening on a road you want to enter. meaning you had to wait a few seconds untill there was a connection between the engine and the wheels, just enough time for your opening to disappear.
It did prove to be reliable. In 31.000 kilometers the only thing outside normal maintenance was a worn out stability rod so nothing shocking there.
Finally a short summary:
+Great design, in and outside
+It does have the Fun factor
+Great drivability in the city and even offroad
+Practical
+Good fuel economy in the city
+High quality dashboard
-Noisy at speed
-Not economical at speed
-Terrible gearbox
-Cheap feel of some interior parts
Today it's official. The Cactus has left the stage.Time to look back at a short 14 months of ownership. In all it's a fairly comfortable ride with its strength and weakness.
My Cactus was fitted with the highest trim level (shine) which meant it had sat nav, 16" Square gris rims, rear parking sensors and camera, privacy glass in the rear and things as daylight sensor with automatic lights and a rain sensor.
The engine was a 82 hp 3 cylinder engine with a 5-speed automated manual gearbox. This is not your traditional automatic gearbox but a manual gearbox that has been transformed into an automatic one.
The interior was in black and blue fabric to match the Blue Lagoon outside of the car. This is, in my opinion, one of the most fun colors for the C4 Cactus. In the beginning, My girlfriend and I where in doubt between Hello Yellow and Blue Lagoon.
The Cactus is really comfortable to drive. It knows how to filter out most of the bumps in city trafic. Because it's not that big (4157mm long, 1729mm wide and 1450 mm high) it's easy to manouvre in small city streets. Because it's fairly light (just 950 kg) it doesn't need a huge engine, making the 82 horsepower enough in daily traffic.
The ride height gives it a bit of a tough look, this also means that it can be used outside the normal roads. I've taken it into fields and dirt roads a couple of times and never got stuck or missed power.
In a car with a color this bright you never go through traffic unnoticed. Especially (young) kids seem to love this car. More then once I heared children telling their mum or dad how nice they thought this car is.
Regardless of the small outside dimensions it really is a spacious and practical car. With 1.87 meters I'm no giant but not small either. Still I could take place behind myself quite easily. With 358 liters the boot of the car also was large enough. With the rear seats down it even had 1170 liters of luggage space.
Then the downsides. Because of al the weight reduction they left out some soundproofing. This means that it is a bit noisy on higher speed. At motorway speeds (+/- 120 km/h) it's also a bit thirsty. You can definitly tell the tiny engine has to work hard to take it up to speed and keep it there.
Also the overal quality is what one might expect with a cheap family car. That being said, the dashboard is covered with grat material which looks and feels very nice. It's the door panels where you find plastic of the hard, cheap kind (that also scratches quite easy)
The gearbox is in my opinion the biggest downside of this car. If I where to do it all over I'd go for the manual gearbox. This robotised manual gearbox is just too slow in its respons. Also it sometimes choses to shift back or up in the worst possible moment. For instance it could go back to first gear just when you saw a small opening on a road you want to enter. meaning you had to wait a few seconds untill there was a connection between the engine and the wheels, just enough time for your opening to disappear.
It did prove to be reliable. In 31.000 kilometers the only thing outside normal maintenance was a worn out stability rod so nothing shocking there.
Finally a short summary:
+Great design, in and outside
+It does have the Fun factor
+Great drivability in the city and even offroad
+Practical
+Good fuel economy in the city
+High quality dashboard
-Noisy at speed
-Not economical at speed
-Terrible gearbox
-Cheap feel of some interior parts
Tain WWI and WWII War Memorial
Tain Collegiate Church
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Inside the unlit church and I did not have a flash with me.
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OUT OF WEAKNESS WERE MADE STRONG WAXED VALIANT IN FLIGHT TURNED TO FLIGHT THE ARMIES OF THE ALIENS
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1914 - 1918
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IN GRATEFUL
MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF TAIN
WHO FELL
IN THE
GREAT WAR
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Maj. HUGH DUFF, Lovats Scouts.
Maj. WM. ROBERTSON, 4 Seaf:
Maj. ARTHUR YOUNG, Gurkhas.
Lt. P. G. WOLFE MURRAY, R.N.V.R.
Capt. J. HENRY BUDGE, 4 Seaf:
Capt. LORNE CAMPBELL, Can:
Capt. IAN MACKENZIE, 2 Seaf:
Capt. KEITH MACKENZIE, 2 Seaf:
Capt. PERCY M. MACKENZIE, 2 Gdns:
Capt. ANDW. B. ROSS, R.A.M.C.
Lt. A. IAN D. CAMERON, 2 Seaf:
Lt. W. M. CAMERON, Transvaal.
Lt. CHAS. IRVINE, Royal Scots.
Lt. W. R. KENNEDY, 4 Gdns:
Lt. Eric MACKENZIE, R.F.A.
Lt. GEO. A. MACKENZIE, 8 Gdns:
Lt. ALASTAIR MACRAE, 5 Seaf:
Lt. CHAS. E. MACRAE, 4 Seaf:
Lt. THOS. MUNRO, 7 Seaf:
Lt. DON. ROSS, S. Afr. Scot:
C.S.M. D. A. MACKENZIE, Can:
C.S.M. ROBERT MURRAY, R.H.
C.S.M. DON. ROSS, 10 Gdns:
SGT. W. ANDERSON, 4 Seaf:
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Sgt. ALLAN CAMERON, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. ANDREW FRASER, 4 GDNS:
Sgt. DON. FRASER, Lov. Scouts.
Sgt. ANGUS FRIDGE, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. ALEX. GRAHAM, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. D. R. HEPBURN, 5 Seaf:
Sgt. J. MACGILLIVRAY, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. SIMON MACKENZIE, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. A. WALLACE MUNRO, Can:
Sgt. JAMES ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. JOHN ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. ROBERT ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. DAVID URQUHART, R. Sc:
Cpl. WILLIAM FRIDGE, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. CHARLES GORDON, 4 Gdns:
Cpl. GEORGE GRAHAM, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. JAMES MACDONALD, 5 Gdns:
Cpl. EWART MACKAY, R.S.F.
Cpl. ALEX. MACKENZIE, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. D. A. MACKENZIE, R. Dragns:
Cpl. WILLIAM MUNRO, Can:
Cpl. HUGH ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. ALEX. SCLATER, 2 Camerons.
Cpl. WM. SUTHERLAND, Seaf.
L/Cpl. KENNETH ROS, 6 Camerons.
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L/Cpl. J. CAMPBELL, Australians.
L/Cpl. WM. CHRISTIE, Lewis G.C.
L/Cpl. ALEX. LEARMONTH, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. W. McCULLOCH, 2 Seaf:
L/Cpl. A. MACKENZIE, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. MAL. MACLEAN, 12 R.Sc:
L/Cpl. COLIN MACRAE, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. JAMES MUNRO, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. JOHN MUNRO, 7 Camerons.
L/Cpl. JOHN NICOL, Essex Rgt:
L/Cpl. JAS. SANGSTER, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JOHN ADAMSON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. W. BRUCE, Vancouver Seaf:
Pte. K. R. CAMERON, Australians.
Pte. H. CAMPBELL, A. & S. H.
Pte. T. CAMPBELL, 3 Seaf:
Pte. MAL. CHRISTIE, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAMES CORMACK, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JOHN EWING, 3 Seaf:
Pte. THOS. EWING, 4 Seaf:
Pte. A. FARQUHAR, 4 Seaf:
Pte. DON. FORBES, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAS. FORBES, 4 Seaf:
Pte. WM. FORBES, 2 Seaf:
Pte. WM. GRAHAM, 4 Seaf:
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Pte. JAS. GRANT, P. O. Rifles.
Pte. A. HARPER, R.A.M.C.
Pte. JOHN HENRY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. J. MACDONALD, 2 Gdns...:
Pte. ALEX. MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. ANDW. MACKAY, Lov. Sc:
Pte. FRED MACKAY, 3 Seaf:
Pte. HUBERT MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. LACH. MACKAY, Australians.
Pte. J. A. MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. MUNRO MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. W. MACKAY, Australians.
Pte. J. MACKENZIE, 4 Camerons.
Pte. J. D. MACKENZIE, S. Afr. Sc:
Pte. J. G. MACKENZIE, Seaf:
Pte. R. C. MACKENZIE, H. L. I.
Pte. W. MACKENZIE, Australians.
Pte. W. J. MACKENZIE, S. Afric:
Pte. ALEX MACLEOD, 4 Seaf:
Pte. G. MACLEOD, Canadians.
Pte. G. MATHESON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. R. MICHAEL, 4 Seaf:
Pte. G. MITCHELL, 4 Seaf:
Pte. D. J. MORRISON, 4 Seaf:
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Pte. DONALD MUNRO, M. G. C.
Pte. KENNETH MUNRO, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAS. NESS, Lov. Scouts.
Pte. D. A. PATIENCE, 4 Seaf:
Pte. J. PERCY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAS. ROBERTSON, H. L. I.
Pte. ANDREW ROSE, Seaf:
Pte. ALEX ROSS, R. A. M. C.
Pte. ALEX ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Pte. ANDW. ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Pte, DONALD ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Pte. HECTOR ROSS, H. L. I.
Pte. JAMES ROSS, 6 Seaf:
Pte. WILLIAM ROSS, Can:
Pte. JOHN SKINNER, 4 Seaf:
Dmr. J. G. SUTHERLAND, 4 Seaf:
Sapper A. THOMSON, R. E.
Dvr. H. G. URQUHART, Ross M. B.
Pte. MATTHEW URQUHART, Can:
Pte. ROD URQUHART, S. Afric:
Pte. JAMES WATT, 4 Gdns:
Pte. P. WILLIAMSON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. RON. WILLIAMSON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. THOS. WILLIAMSON, 4 Seaf:
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1939 - 1945
Pte J. BIRNIE, 4 Seaforths
Cpl. G. CHRISTIE, A/Corps.
F/O G. R. DAVIDSON, R.A.F.
Sgt. J. DAVIDSON, R.A.F.
A.B, K. J. EWEN, Merchant N.
Pte. A. M. FORSYTH, 4 Seaf:
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A.C.2 C. FOX, R.A.F.
A.C.2 A. M. FRASER, R.A.F.
A. S. FRASER, Dutch H.G.
Pte. J. K. FRASER, Black Watch.
C.P.O. A. D. GRANT, R.N.
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C.P.O. R. R. GRANT, R.N.
C.S.M. C. MACKAY, W.A.E.
Pte. H. MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
F/O J. G. MACLEOD, R.C.A.F.
Sgt. Pilot R. MACLEOD, R.A.F.
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P/O W. R. D. MACLEOD, R.A.F.
C.S.M. J. MUNRO, Army Air Corps.
Fus. J. H. ROBERTSON, R.S.F.
A.C.1 F. ROSS, R.A.F.
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L/Cpl. W. D. ROSS, 7 Seaforths.
Tpr. W. U. ROSS, Lovats Scouts.
A.B. M. ROSS, R.N.
Pte. T. D. SUTHERLAND, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. F. TOUGH, R.A.F.
Pte. W. WILLIAMSON, 5 Seaf.
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St Duthus's Collegiate Church, Tain
ID:MHG31333
Type of record:Monument
Name:St. Duthus's Church, graveyard, Tain
Grid Reference:NH 7801 8216
Map Sheet:NH78SE
Civil Parish:TAIN
Geographical Area:ROSS AND CROMARTY
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ID:MHG8689
Type of record:Building
Name:St. Duthac's Collegiate Church & churchyard, Castle Brae, Tain
Grid Reference:NH 7802 8219
Map Sheet:NH78SE
Civil Parish:TAIN
Geographical Area:ROSS AND CROMARTY
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ID:MHG44945
Type of record:Monument
Name:St. Duthac's Collegiate Church & churchyard, Castle Brae, Tain
Grid Reference:NH 7802 8219
Map Sheet:NH78SE
Civil Parish:TAIN
Geographical Area:ROSS AND CROMARTY
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Tain, Castle Brae, St Duthus's Collegiate Church
Church (14th Century), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Tain, Castle Brae, St Duthus's Collegiate Church
Classification Church (14th Century), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Collegiate Church Of St Duthac; St Duthac's Church; St Duthus Memorial Church; War Memorial Plaques
Canmore ID 14702
Site Number NH78SE 3
NGR NH 78015 82187
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink canmore.org.uk/site/14702
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Week 1
Animation Progress: Before the even the module had started, I spent over the holiday do various tasks I gave myself to work on my skill on Maya. At this point I’ve been working on making a model to practice my animation on and work on my rigging skills which is one of my weaknesses. My progression so far was just half of the chest and arm and hands. At this point it the most changeling part was trying to make the hands which were realistic enough but well design to do finger animation. By finding a better reference image for my model this time around I was able to understand where I went wrong with the body proportion during my last assignment. Even though I was slightly ahead with this assignment I still had to pick what was my animation was about and which emotion would express it best. At first I thought it was going to be simple but over a few days of day dreaming, my mind was still blanked. So I decide just to make the model and leave it for the following week to come.
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Week 2
Animation Progress: During the week before the next lecture/lab class, I was able to focus my attention to the model leg and shoe. There was one thing on my mind though; with my leg I wasn’t sure whether the knees from the model leg were correct. It seems to appear fine on smoothness one but when put on smoothness 3 it didn’t feel right in my mind. My opinion on this would have to wait as half way of the week I set my commitment on making the three animations. Reviewing the example video of the arrow, bouncing ball and pendulum, I felt I wanted to more to my version. However with the large number of student in the class I knew their always was a chance to for someone to do the exact idea so I brained stormed different twists and plots until I was happy with my idea. The making the of animations wasn’t too hard thanks to everything was well made and set up for example the arrow could bend and the setting to bounce the ball.
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Week 3
Animation Progress: At this point with the model I’ve been working on creating the head of the model. During this week I decided to make my animation to be about a person attempting to grab people attention but fails at it. I really wanted the person to be dress in a costume from a comic book series called Deadpool . From that I turned the head into a mask as seen below. This week work was just practicing our skills using maya graph by doing group tasks with people beside me. During this week we had to hand in our story boards and a calendar explaining how we would spend our time making this animation. I felt slightly unhappy with my storyboard because from seeing other student storyboard I was jealous at the drawing skill levels of some people was astonishing.
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Week 4
Animation Progress: During last week power point i never really knew how much our body shows the expression we feel. From this I mean how our shoulders, fingers chest and eye etc. It justify how we are feeling. It was really interesting after knowing this and then watching a dozen cartoon scene and I was picking up on how his body showed his emotion. I don’t really think how much effort animator put into their models to show this and distribute the weight. On the weekend I work on my model trying to connect my head to the body.
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Week 5
Animation Progress: At week 5 I had finally made a complete model. To be fair I really should have been at this point at week 3 but because of other assignment and sometimes due to socializing it set me back 2 weeks. But with this delay I was able to re-construct the hands, arms shoulders and hips to make them more natural. Within the lectures and lab we were assigned another scene to create about a rocket setting off. This rocket had a twist compared to the last rocket we did. It was intended to wait until it was signal to do so by a green light. Looking at example from previous student at university from Bradford it gave me a good idea how I use my creativity.
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Week 6
Animation Progress: With the rocket storyboard being work on I spent my spare time after keeping up with my other modules to mess about with the uv textures . At this moment of time I still need to practice my skill with uv texturing to a point it at a professional standard never the less If it did the job right now then why change it. My mind wonder after watching a few miming video for movement idea on Youtube something just hit me. Rather a comic book character I would change it into a mime. I did this because mime just use it body to create it surroundings weather if it picking up a box or pretending to be against a wall or pulling a rope. They over act their movement but just enough to make people around them know what their implying.
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Week 7
Animation Progress: During this week I took a break from working on the model and work on my background. I spent the week looking around the street thinking about does have a street have around it? Buildings, tree, people , lamps, bins and roads. I started to narrow down this and then progress to make the objects. I don’t know why I made it so well detailed maybe I got carried away or maybe because I didn’t really want to limit myself just to have a single street. After this module I really want to work on this street and transform it into a city with people moving about who knows it might be my final year project if I work hard enough.
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Week 8
Animation Progress: During the lecture we were asked to make a walk cycle. This isn’t interesting but what was that got my attention was a pdf about a person called Richard Whilliams. This pdf was from a book called animator a survival guide. Within this book had a full description of how to animate a character and make sure you think about things like weight disruption, hips positions etc. After the lecture, I worked again on my street and making sure it just about perfect so I could just concentrate on my model. As well as the street I made a sky background which slowly moves in the background.
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Week 9
Animation Progress: With the street background just about complete, I went back onto working on my model. Making finally adjustment to the head chest and arms I was glad it just about finish. All that was left was to was to add a mouth into my model because i was wanted to wait until getting closer to the end so i could work on it more and mess about with the lips to create blends shapes representing his emotion. After 1-2 hours working on this i focus my attention on the texturing of the mime. This is a note to my self i need to practice my uv texturing after this modules is done. I can't fully grasp this yet but i know it will be something very useful in the future should i have to work with maya later on in my career. Only having done half of my module texture all that was left was to rig my character and paint weight it.
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Week 10
Animation Progress: I Didn't do much in this week because i was be hide with our assignments so i had to focus my time on them. Because my last modules gave me so much problems because of the rig i decided to use a rig from a free model the link before is the site from where i got it from.
www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/ban...
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Week 11
Animation Progress: After finally texturing, rigging my character and paint weighting I could finally start my animations. It was annoying that I couldn’t move my hand/fingers more than I could, otherwise I could animate my hands better and show the weight being applied on to the hands. For the duration of lab time in this week Jason was able to give me a few pointers he was glad I was moving around in the class to try and understand how to animate my mime but at the same time he said you’re not showing the weights of his arms and shoulders snapping because of the invisible and we can’t tell when the end of the box ends. So I decided to create a poly square and place it around my rig to help me visualize how and where the hand should stop. The section which I found most difficult was the walk cycle. Maybe I was trying to be too technical and key frame unnecessary movement over long spaces between keying and when I try to scale it down, it caused more problem with the execute of the walk.
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Week 12
Animation Progress: Finally once all of the mime animation was complete I was happy to import it into my scene. It only came to my attention from when I import the model into my street I found out i didn’t take something into consideration. The proportion of the model and street and model wasn’t exactly in fact the model was three times bigger than the street. This cause a massive set back of time grouping all the objects from the street and rescaling and move them into the right place. I couldn’t move/scale the mime because of the skin- rig which meant I would need to delete the fix sets key that controlled the mime position on the scene. After overcoming this small problem I set my attention on making the second person to walk pass the mime and ignore him causing him to be sad this was the aim of my project. If I had to be honest I had forget to make another model for my scene and with time and my moral slowly being drained I thought to use the same model but a different texture. After retexturing the model and create a new walk cycle, I imported him into the street and in sync him to walk in at the right time. The camera itself was meant to be dead front of him but instead I change this to get a better angle. Once I was happy with the light and the render setting I set it to render I just sat back and though about everything I’ve done in the last 12 weeks.
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What ive learn most about this module is that as an animator/game designer we can’t just create an animation/ cinematic without able to show the emotion be hide the character. We are not making this just to show we have a good understanding of the body anatomy but that these motion show a mood and that the people seeing this can understand this if not relate to them.
Evaluation of My Render Animation
The animation that I chose to use is that of a Mime doing an act on the streets. The emotion I chose for my animation to show is sadness. In the animation the mime carries out several different actions like touching an imaginary wall and opening and walking through a door. A passer-by then walks past but ignores his act which makes the mime sad. Looking at the final animation I can see several good and bad points about my rendered animation.
Good Points:
First of all the model has rendered quite smoothly not showing that many mistakes or at least they are not too noticeable. Secondly the character is easily recognised as a mime doing an act in the street. Also I have even added a second character model as a passer-by which is extra effort. Furthermore my character is doing quite a lot of movements using his whole body and they are done without any major mistakes and are easy enough to see as actions used by a mime. Additionally the background of the animation is quite detailed too and is easily recognisable as a town centre in a city. The texture of the walls and buildings are quite realistic too and even has a feel of being winter. Finally the texture of the glass is realistic showing a reflection of light at different angles.
Bad Points:
First of all the there is a slight mistake in the background in which the lighting near the furthest lamppost is reflecting at two different angles. This means there is a mistake with the lighting. Really the lighting should be coming from the lamps because it is night but instead it is coming from all over as if the sun is out. Also the actual movement of the model is not that smooth so it is sometimes hard to recognise what he is doing. This is made worse by the movement being so fast. On top of this only one camera angle was used from a distance so it is difficult to see the facial expression of the mime. Instead we see the emotion in his body language and gestures. Another bad point is that there is no movement from the fingers of the hands models. They stay in the same position so it is not very realistic. Additionally the bucket he is using for money is slightly wrong as the dollar sign stuck on it is too low and almost looks like it is slightly on the pavement. Moreover the passer-by looks like another mime and walks like my mime model. This can be slightly confusing for watchers. Finally the pavement that the mime is on should be elevated like the pavement on the other side. This makes it harder to see where the road is in the animation.
In conclusion I think my animation is quite good for its purpose which is to show an emotion. Although the movement is not smooth and has some minor mistakes you can clearly see that my model and his act is that of a mime. Also you can see by the last gesture and expression that he is clearly saddened by the passer-by ignoring him. Therefore my finished animation fits its purpose.
I would say my greatest strength is my creative way of thinking. I like the way my brain works, in all it's randomness it is my greatest asset. On the flip side, my greatest weakness is definitely my disease to please. I want everyone around me to be happy even if it means forfeiting my own happiness to do so.
As I immerse myself in the shadowy world of Mexican gangs, it takes me a while to fathom just how deeply gang-affiliation can affect the lives of its individual members. When you see an infant whose own parents have covered his tiny body with gang-graffiti with black ink from a permanent marker, you wonder how much worse it could possibly get. Well, how about love letters in which every letter "A" has been written upside down, to attest to the writer's disdain for the Ambrose, or every "B" is written backwards to disrespect the Bishops?
How about the snap-shots of a normal family gathering? Never mind the obligatory shots of the boys posing with their Bitches and their Gats. No, it's when you notice that the salt and pepper shakers in the background, on the kitchen shelf, have been painted over in the gang's colors...
Few police officers can match this level of intensity and dedication.These gangbangers are on the job 24/7. However small and insignificant his turf may be, it is his, and he knows everything there is to now: who is fucking, who is buying, who is selling, where they hide the stash, and where they hide the guns, in case they have to repel an attack, and yes, he is willing to die, if that's what it will take to keep the enemy from setting foot on his turf.
If he should get killed "in the line of duty," he will get the agngbanger version of a State Funeral, with all of h is boys lined up, showing the gang's colors, paying homage to their fallen comrade. Ultimately, he will live on as a teardrop-tattoo under the eyes of his boys, and in gang-gra-ffiti throughout their turf.
Cops are usually only a minor inconvenience. They come through like a flash in the night, and maybe they'll stop some of the boys, and maybe they'll even make an arrest, and then they'll go back to the station to process their prisoner. Once they have their "head" for the day, you won't have to worry about them for at least a couple of hours.
Mexican gangbangers will usually go along with all the silly things cops put them through: making them kneel on the ground with their hands on their head, and allowing themselves to be searched without a single complaint. Yet, the entire time, they'll be probing for signs of weakness. Any copper who tries to compensate for his own fears and insecurities by bullying them and roughing them up, is fooling no one but himself. Those who inflict such indignities, or sandbag them for crimes they did not commit, will only lose face in the eyes of the bangers. In Their world, honor rules supreme, and such violations of their honor code are duly noted, and not soon forgotten.
I take over Bt. 1222,"The Heart of Pilsen" in the fall of 1993, along with my new partners: Jean-Pierre Borja and Humberto, known far and wide as "Candy." Together they are known as the Meat Brothers, since both are power lifters, who weigh in a 350 pounds each. Assigned to work the 3rd Watch, we use our own rendition of gang suppression to deny them the opportunity to engage in their usual mischief.
Beat 1222 is home to 8 different gangs, all in a perpetual state of war with one another. Our method is simple: every time we see a gangbanger out on a corner flashing gang-signs, showing his colors, or cruise around with his boys, we will stop him, make sure that we know his name, his street-name and gang-affiliation, his home address, his scars and tattoos, what car he drives, where he hangs out and with whom. We will also put him on notice: "We know you are out here tonight, we know what you're wearing, who you'er with, and what car you are driving. If you do anything stupid, you will go down for it!"
We don't put them through all those silly games. We'll be vigilant, but relaxed and confident, instead of being twitchy and abusive, which they will view as signs of weakness. We'll even kid around with them - up to a point - and we'll try and find out what's going down tonight. Of course, we realize that they'll try to blow smoke up our ass and try to deflect our attention elsewhere.
Given half a chance, they'll send us on a wild goose chase, just to get us off their back for a while, thus giving them the opportunity to carry out their own activities as planned.
We don't even try to pump them for information about their own gang, because we know they won't tell us anything of value. But, when an opportunity arises to deflate their ego, we will milk it for all it's worth.
One time, I search this banger and find a list with the names of all of his boys: their street-names, who still hasn't paid his dues, and who's supposed to receive a "violation" for something or other. The mope we get it from now finds himself at the top of the violation list, for compromising their security, and gets the shit kicked out of him by the rest of the gang. We keep that up for a couple of weeks: stirring the pot you might say.
The gangs in Pilsen are well organized and tightly controlled Some are ruled by one or two families, with the third or fourth generation now in control, since the previous generations are either dead or in prison, usually doing life for one or more homicides.
Recruitment is a never-ending process. When new families move in, their kids are thrown to the wolves by default. Since they know little or nothing about their new environment, their kids' future literally depends on who gets to them first. Kids ranging in age from 6 to 16 will be indoctrinated in the ways of that gang. They won't learn anything about the Constitution, but they will learn how to assemble, disassemble, and fire various weapons. The only things they'll be taught to read, write, and comprehend, are the gang's code of conduct, its symbols, slogans, hand signs and graffiti. And so, while the parents are working hard, earning and saving their money so they can live the American Dream, their children are being brainwashed by violent, ruthless thugs.
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Photo above shows an alley in east Pilsen with gang graffiti.
In takedowns, one of the biggest weaknesses of many wrestlers and fighters is not being able to complete the takedown; in other words, they cannot maintain pressure on the opponent until he has been taken down completely. As its name implies, Stroops’ Takedown was designed to help fighters move more quickly and powerfully. The Takedown’s constant yet immediate pressure simulates an opponent leaning or pushing against the fighter, which gives them the strength and urgency to master the takedown to completion. Our Takedown has the unique characteristic of giving the fighter the sense of competing against a real opponent-without the physical wear on the body that real grappling generates.
The Takedown belt gives fighters the freedom to turn and rotate the shoulders and hips, while the six-foot Slastix allows them to run twelve feet from any anchored position, giving them a broad arena in which to practice. For grapplers, the Takedown lets you train while lying on your back or from a top position.
The Lion Chambers is a building in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland which began construction in 1904 and was completed in 1907. It was designated as a Category A listed building in 1966. It still stands today despite it recently being abandoned due to structural weakness. The building features stonework on the exterior showing a lion's head referencing the name, as well as the upper bodies of some Judges of the court, since the building was intended to comprise mainly lawyers' offices. It was made using a somewhat experimental method of construction called the Hennebique System which involves a reinforced concrete as its main material; the technique has fallen out of favour in modern times. Whether or not the building will be demolished or receive funding to be refurbished remains to be seen.
History
The Lion Chambers was originally designed by James Salmon and John Gaff Gillespie, who together formed the partnership known as Salmon, Son & Gillespie. The two were commissioned by William George Black, a lawyer and writer based in Glasgow who was well-established within the Glasgow Art Club, which included some well-known artists such as James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Because of this he integrated into his plans artists' studios that would be located in the top floors. The Glasgow Corporation was known to have somewhat of a soft spot for the innovative club of which Black was a member, and it is thought this may have helped to get the Lion Chambers approved for construction.
The building was home to many lawyers and artists for most of the 20th century, until the majority had to be evacuated in 1995 due to the decision that it was too dangerous to regularly use. The ground floor and basement were still used up until 2009 when it was decided that they too should be evacuated. The building remains there to this day with no clear indication of its future – the sum needed to restore it back to safe condition is far too great for the multiple co-owners to afford, and no one else has showed enough interest to invest in it. The building has been threatened for demolition since 1991 when the co-owners were served with a "Dangerous Building Notice", but the threats fell through because the building is Category A listed. In April 1991, water-pooling, cracking and spalling affected the building due to its structural decay. The co-owners decide to pursue demolition, since the repairs were estimated at £1–1.5 million. Four years later, The Scotsman reported that due to the danger of collapsing, all the occupants had been evacuated. Building Control assessed the building. On 12 April 1995, The Independent reported that the owners of Lion Chambers has been served with a Dangerous Building Notice, after which they submitted a demolition application. A month later, The Herald reported that for only 20 more years life of the building, the repairs would cost around £1.5 million. A report by the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust was submitted to Glasgow City Council, proposing a longer-term but more expensive approach to repairs. On 29 August 1995 the permission to demolish was refused, giving the owners six more months to deal with the Dangerous Building Notice. Glasgow Building Preservation Trust entered discussions about undertaking repairs, and also requested for notice of other parties wishing to take on the building. In October 1997, Glasgow Building Preservation Trust reported that they wanted to develop a centre for young designers, including workshop and training spaces, called the Centre for Product Resource Innovation and Design Enterprise (PRIDE). In 1999, £5,000 was granted for a feasibility study, as reported by The Annual Report of the Architectural Heritage Fund, stating that re-using as dwellings and workshop space would be viable. Historic Scotland and Glasgow City Council agreed that more research would be required into the building's mode of construction.
Architecture
Despite many common Glaswegian features such as typical corner turrets, careful modelling of the external walls and a pair of steep gables on the roof, the building was built using the Hennebique system by French Engineer, François Hennebique. This system involves mainly reinforced concrete offering an alternative to steel frames, making the building fireproof. The Hennebique system was designed to strengthen concrete to make it withstand forces which damage concrete the most and consists of using situ concrete (situ meaning 'cast in its place'). This allows the walls to be extremely thin – with a thickness of 100 millimetres (4 inches) – to maximise the amount of space within the rooms and avoid the need to have exterior scaffolding. The Hennebique system was first used in 1894 in Wiggen, Switzerland[8] and the Lion Chambers was the second building in Scotland to adopt this system and one of the first buildings in the UK.
However, the Hennebique system is not as popular in the UK as in the 1900s because of its many negative attributes, including the complexity of the framework and moulding in the manufacturing process. The architecture of the building allows the concrete to weather away easily, considerably in weather in the United Kingdom, which was one of the main reasons the Lion Chambers had to be abandoned. Additionally, the building doesn't provide the heat qualities required to meet today's standards.
Damages
Original design presented to the William George Black showed many weak points, including the lack of Thermal Insulation of the external walls and roof surfaces, causing condensation on the internal surfaces. Additionally, there was no external insulation against water penetration on the basement walls. This caused water to be able to penetrate the basement walls, which eventually led to the evacuation of the basement in 2009. In 2009, a feasibility study for the reparation of the Lion Chambers was instructed by Historic Scotland. The study advised there to be additional reparations to the building as further corrosion occurred due to the lack of activity in the building and the Glasgow City Council provided £156,000 to replace materials used in the building with wire mesh due to concerns over debris falling from the building.[4] Furthermore, around 25% of the windows have been boarded over due to safety reasons and the northern and eastern walls have been vandalised at ground level.
Future of the Lion Chambers
After the departure of the last tenant, Douglas, the owner of a supplies shop that occupied the ground floor, the 12,628-square-foot (1,173.2-square-metre) building now lies vacant. It is currently valued and being sold at £113,000. Although the building has a relatively low value, the restoration of the building would cost more than £1.3m, which has led the owners of the building struggling to find a bidder. There have been other attempts by agencies to restore the Lion Chamber, such as Four Acres Charitable Trust and the Glasgow City Council, however, all attempts are yet to be successful. Despite the pursuit of finding a solution to Lion Chambers, Historic Scotland and Glasgow City Council are committed to finding a solution to save the building. However, in 2000 on 26 October the Scotsman reported that Glasgow City Council had approved funding of £156,000 to be used to replace current scaffolding with a wire mesh, allowing for a further two years in which for them to create a funding package. Also in 2001 the Annual Report of the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland reported that £22,958 had been awarded to aid costs with scaffolding. In 2002 the Annual Report of GBPT reported that the idea to raise wire mesh was still in talks and that if completed would mean that the Dangerous Buildings notice would be removed from the site. Due to two buses colliding with the scaffolding, the scaffolding had to be rebuilt around the site. In 2004 the scaffolding began to be taken down, leaving the wire mesh still up. It was also reported by local planners that the building was available but not for leasing. In 2006 the GBPT back out of any arrangements with the building. By 2007 the lower floor of the building was only being used as an office supplies shop. Despite that windows were still boarded over and many of the walls had been vandalised with graffiti. In 2010 the last business unit located within the building moves out, leaving the building empty, this is supposedly because of the poor condition of the building. It is reported that Glasgow City Council offered the building to multiple owners for restoration at the price of only £1, however no successful deal were made. Glasgow City Council and Historic Scotland are still strongly committed to finding a solution to save the building.
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The Annual British Truck Racing Championship Made its way Back to The Brands Hatch Circuit for its Season Finale Marking the End of Motorsport for the Season.
With a Massive Firework Display on the Sunday and Plenty of on and Off Track Action The Weekend was Shaping up to be One to Remember.
Many Drivers and Support Races were also Present from the small Yet Nimble Legends Cars to the Much Bigger and more Powerful 1000 Break Horse Power Racing Trucks that will be doing Battle on the circuit Saturday was Looking like a Really Good Start to a Weekend of Speed Madness and Awesome Racing.
Speaking of which Lets take a Look and See what Qualifying will Hold for Each Support and Main Race and Find out who Will be Taking Pole for The First Races of The Weekend.
Legends Cars Championship (Qualifying)
First Up is the Famous and Fan Favourite Legends Cars Championship, Thease Little Tiny Machines Run Yamaha Motorbike Engines within them that run up to 1200/1250cc Depending on the Spec of Engine. They also are 120 Break Horse Power and with how Light Weight they are (1,325lbs Including The Driver) Thease Cars are Very Quick and Very Nimble.
Lets Find Out who came where in Qualifying and Who Will be Starting on the Front Row.
In First Place Taking Pole and The Fastest Lap was (Chris Needham) in his Legend Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 55.691 and a Top Speed of 78.08mph. Amazing Work there Chris Well Deserved and Super Job for Pole Position.
In Second Place was (Will Gibson) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 55.721 and a Top Speed of 78.04mph. Superb Job there Will Fighting Hard and Very Nearly Taking Pole from Chris.
In Third Place was (John Mickel) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 55.740 and a Top Speed of 78.01mph. Amazing Work John Pushing that Legend Hard and Securing P3 on the Gird for the Race Super Job.
Three Very Fast and Capable Drivers in Chris Will and John All Fighting it out with their Fellow Competitors for The Victory Come the First Race but who will be Brave enough to Take on the Top 3 Fastest Drivers out there? We will Have to Wait and See.
Junior Saloon Car Championship (Qualifying Part 1)
Next Up we Have The Junior Saloon Car Championship a Racing Series Designed for Much Younger Drivers (Between 14 and 17 Years of Age) who want to try their Hand in Motorsport from a Young Age.
Thease Drivers are Mostly Fearless and always Provide some Very Intense and Incredible Racing Due to their Competitive Nature and Determination to Win and Succeed.
The Cars Used for This Series are Citroen Saxo VTR'S that are 1600cc In Terms of Power Meaning that Every Driver is on a Level Playing Field when the Racing Starts making for some Close Wheel to Wheel Action and Really showing who the Most Skilled and Quickest Drivers out there are.
Speaking of Which Lets Get straight to Qualifying and see who was the Most Fearless and Managed to Clock an Incredible Lap During Qualifying.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Charlie Hand) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.554 and a Top Speed of 74.26mph. In credible Driving there Charlie Very Precise and Controlled Thought the Entire Lap to Secure P1 on the Gird Amazing Job.
In Second Place was (Jamie Petters) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.661 and a Top Speed of 74.13mph. Great Work there Jamie Pushing Hard and Securing that P2 Spot on the Front Row of the Gird Superb Job.
In Third Place was (Harvey Caton) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.685 and a Top Speed of 74.10mph. Incredible Drive there Harvey Pushing The Car and Fighting All the While to Defend that P3 on the Gird.
What an Incredibly Talented array of Drivers in Charlie Jamie and Harvey All Battling it out with their Fellow Competitors to try and Win the Championship and get those All Important Points they Need which could make up the Difference. Qualifying Second Fastest is up Next so lets take a look and see Who will come out on Top.
Junior Saloon Car Championship (Qualifying Second Fastest)
Following the Results from The First Qualifying Session the Second Qualifying Session Will see all the Drivers Go out again to Better their Lap Times and Maybe even Allow some New Competitors to Move up the Order into the Podium Places.
Lets Take a Look and See if Charlie Hand has managed to Hold onto His P1 Position on the Grid.
In First Place Taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Charlie Hand) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.639 and a Top Speed of 74.15mph. Another Incredible Lap from Charlie Hand Putting Himself Once Again on Pole for The First Race for The Junior Saloon Car Championship. Congratulations Charlie.
In Second Place was (Will Redford) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.851 and a Top Speed of 73.89mph. Great Drive there from Will Securing P2 and Adding a New Driver to the Top of the Standings. Great Work.
In Third Place was (Jamie Petters) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.861 and a Top Speed of 73.87mph. Fantastic Work there Jamie Really Pushing the Car Hard and Taking that Third Position Away from Harvey on the Gird. Nice Job.
Another Really Intense Qualifying Session which has seen the Likes of Charlie Will and Jamie all Emerge Victoriously on the Front Row but out of All Three of Thease Very Talented Drivers only one of them Can take The Race Win but who is it going to be?
CTCRC Racing For Marshals (Qualifying)
Next Up was The CTCRC Racing For Marshals Race a Very Special Support Race added to the Weekend at the Last Moments to Congratulate and Commemorate the Important Safety and Work each and Every Marshal of the Circuit does where ever they go and What Ever the Circuit.
The Orange Army as they are Known as take out their Time on Weekends to Volunteer at Race Meets Marshalling the Races to ensure Driver Safety is a Top Priority in the Sport and that Rules are being Adhered to.
From Volunteers who Clean the Track after Each Race to Flag Wavers to Incident Respondents and even Vehicle Recovery The Orange Army is always on Standby For When Anything goes Wrong. They Have a Passion for Motorsport that Cannot be Matched and a Community that is still Going Strong to this Day all over the Country.
The Race itself Features a Wide Variety of Cars from Honda Civic EG2000 to Ford Escort MK1 Mexico's to even Aston Martin V8 Vantages. Each and Every Car has its Strengths and Weaknesses when it comes to Power and Control.
Lets take a Look at Qualifying and see who Managed to Taim their Beast and take that All Important P1 Spot on the Gird for Race 1.
In First Place taking Pole Position and the Fastest Lap was (Samuel Wilson) in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a Best Lap Time of 52.087 and a Top Speed of 83.48mph. Phenomenal Drive there Samuel Really Working Hard to Keep the Car on the Track and Utilise all that Important Horse Power.
In Second Place was (Gary Prebble) in his Honda Civic EG2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.672 and a Top Speed of 82.56mph. Great Work there Gary Pushing Hard and Ensuring that P2 is Secure on the Gird. Great Driving.
In Third Place was (Mike Saunders) in his Ford MK1 Escort Mexico with a Best Lap Time of 52.837 and a Top Speed of 82.30mph. Fantastic Work there Mike Great Job and Well Done for Securing P3 on the Grid.
A Really Fantastic Trio of Drivers in P1 P2 And P3 in the Likes of Samuel Gary and Mike all Pushing Hard and Making their Mark Amongst their Fellow Drivers but will anyone Else be able to challenge them and Potentially take that All Important P1 Spot Right Out from Underneath them? Stay Tuned to Find Out.
Pickup Truck Championship (Qualifying Part 1)
Pickup Trucks made their way out onto the Circuit Next and With some Very Fast and Capable Machinery in each of thease Cars Expect to see Very Fast Lap Times and a Lot of High Speed Action.
The Pickup Trucks themselves are Made out of a Space Frame with the Bodies on all the Trucks Just being either Plastic or Fibreglass which Helps to Reduce Weight and Allows for some Very Quick Lap Times around the Circuit.
Engine Specifications for the Pickup Trucks Includes a 2.0 Litre Engine Capable of 220 Break Horse Power and Much like The Legends Cars they are Still Very Nimble at High Speeds Resulting in Full concentration and Skill to ensure Victory on the Race Track.
Lets Look to Qualifying and see what Happened and who will be On Pole for the First of Two Qualifying Sessions This is Part 1.
In First Place taking Pole and the Fastest Lap was (Matt Wills) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.358 and a Top Speed of 83.05mph. Great Drive there Matt Pushing Hard and Keeping the Truck Pointing in the Right Direction at All Times. Great Work.
In Second Place was (Matt Simpson) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.529 and a Top Speed of 82.78mph. Well Done Matt P2 and a Super Drive from you as well.
In Third Place was (Dean Tompkins) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.593 and a Top Speed of 82.68mph. Well Done Dean A Really Good Drive and Fending off David O' Regan to take that All Important P3 on the Grid.
Another Incredible Display of Car Control and High Speed Action from the Two Matt's and Dean for what I'm Sure will be a Fantastic First Race when the Lights Go Out but for Now its onto Qualifying Part 2 to see if Any of the Fastest Drivers Can Improve or Move their Positions on the Gird to a Better Starting Spot.
Pickup Truck Championship (Qualifying Part 2)
For Part 2 of This Qualifying Session the Top 20 Fastest Drivers Battle it out for Another Chance to either Improve or Defend their Position from the First Qualifying Session.
Lets take a Look and see How Dean and the Two Matt's go on Did they Stay where they Were or Have they Moved About a bit and Allowed a New Driver to take Pole for the Race?
In First Place taking Pole and The Fastest Lap was (Mark Willis) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.358 and a Top Speed of 83.05mph. Congratulations Mark P1 and a Front Row Start on the Gird for Race 1. Incredible Lap.
In Second Place was (Matt Simpson) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.529 and a Top Speed of 82.78mph. Another Fantastic Lap there Matt Hanging onto P2 on the Grid and Matching Your Previous Fastest Time. Great Stuff.
In Third Place was (Dean Thomas) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.593 and a Top Speed of 82.68mph. Fantastic Work there Dean Keep Hold of that P3 on the Grid and Defending Well from P4's David O' Regan.
What a Superb Bit of Driving from Each of the Top Three in Mark Matt and Dean Thease Three Really Know How to Push their Pickup Trucks to the Limit and Race them Right on the Edge of what is Possible Around this Circuit. Looking Forward to the First Race and to see who can make their Mark on the Weekend First.
British Truck Racing Championship (Qualifying)
Finally it was Time for The Heavy Weights to make their way out onto the Circuit and with 1000 Break Horse Power under each of the Drivers Right Foot This will Surely be a Qualifying Session of who is Brave Enough to Push their Truck to the Limit and Take Pole Position for Race 1 of the Weekend.
In First Place taking Pole Position and The Fastest Lap was (Ryan Smith) in his Mercedes Actros 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.232 and a Top Speed of 72.19mph. Brilliant Driving from Ryan Really Pushing on and Getting the Job Done to Secure the First Pole Position for Truck Racing this Weekend. Fantastic Drive.
In Second Place was (Stuart Oliver) in his Volvo VNL 13000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.949 and a Top Speed of 71.34mph. Well Driven there Stuart Keeping the Volvo Out of Trouble and Taking a Well Deserved P2 Spot on the Grid.
In Third Place was (David Jenkins) in his Man TGX 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.146 and a Top Speed of 71.11mph. Great Drive there David Really Well Done that's P3 on the Grid.
Three Incredible Drivers in Ryan Stuart and David all Pushing themselves Hard and Getting Ready for what Will be a Super First Race for the Trucks. To All the Other Truck Racers and Support Racers taking Part Good Luck and May the Best Man Win.
Legends Cars Championship (Race 1 Results)
After a Very Hectic Qualifying Session which saw Chris Needham Will Gibson and John Mickel in First Second and Third Place it was Time for Race 1 and to see out of the Top 3 Drivers as well as the Rest of the Drivers who could take that All Important Race Victory.
In First Place Taking the Win was (Sean Smith) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 56.515 and an Average Speed of 50.17mph. Congratulations Sean Really Well Driven and Held together for that Impressive Victory.
In Second Place was (Stephen Whitelegg) in his Legend Coupe 1250 with a Best Lap Time of 56.352 and an Average Speed of 50.17 mph. Superb Driving from Stephen and a Fantastic P2 Finish on the Podium.
In Third Place was (John Mickel) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 56.160 and an Average Speed of 50.16mph. Great Driving There John P3 and The Final Step on the Podium.
What an Amazing First Race that was for The Legends Cars Championship with the Likes of Sean Stephen and John all Taking Superb Victories and Battle Through the Field. Good Luck to all other Drivers and Lets see what Race 2 Brings.
Legends Cars Championship (Race 2 Results)
After a Really Intense Battle at the Top End of the Field it was Time once again for the Legends Cars and their Drivers to Head out onto the Circuit for Race 2.
In First Place Taking the Win was (Will Gibson) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.548 and an Average Speed of 77.28mph. Phenomenal Drive there Will Pushing Hard through the Field to take a Very Well Deserved Race Win. Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Miles Rudman) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.541 and an Average Speed of 77.25mph. Great Drive there Miles Pushing Yourself and The Car Thought the entire Race and Securing P2.
In Third Place was (Mike Schlup) in his Legend 34 Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.638 and an Average Speed of 77.07mph. Great Driving there Mike Nicely Done and P3 on the Podium Super Job.
Another Amazing Race which saw the Likes of Will Miles and Mike all Taking Victories with a Superb Display of Driving from Each of them and some Very Competitive Action thought the Race from other Drivers too. Race 3 is Up Next and who will take the Final Race Victory of the Day for The Legends Championship?
Legends Cars Championship (Race 3 Results)
The Final Legends Race of Saturday and with so Many Different Drivers Winning such as Will Gibson Sean Smith would anybody else be able to take on thease Top Level Drivers and Bring Home Glory to their Team?
Lets Find Out
In First Place taking the Victory was (John Mickel) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 56.016 and an Average Speed of 63.83mph. Amazing Job John Really Pushing the Car to its Limits in this Last Race and Taking Home the Spoils and The Glory. A Really Nice way to End The First Days Racing Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Paul Simmons) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.801 and an Average Speed of 63.81mph. Nice Work Paul A Really Solid Race and a Great Finish for a First Days Racing at Brands Hatch.
In Third Place was (Jack Parker) in his Legend 34 Ford Coupe with a Best Lap Time of 55.682 and an Average Speed of 63.54mph. Really Great Drive Jack 3rd Place and Fantastic to see a New Winner on the Podium for Legends Racing Really Well Deserved.
What an Incredible First Day of Racing it has been for the Legends Championship and with another Three Races to come on Sunday the Action will continue to Intensify. A Big Congratulations to all of the Race Winners in John Paul Jack Stephen Mike Miles and Sean who all Drove Insanely Well and Well Done to all of the other Drivers out there. Keep Pushing and Never Give Up.
Junior Saloon Car Championship (Race 1 Results)
The First Race for the Junior Saloon Cars Championship is Up Next and After seeing Charlie Hand Dominate the Field in Qualifying Will any other Driver be able to Stop Him.
Lets Find Out
In First Place taking the Victory was (Charlie Hand) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.995 and an Average Speed of 61.36mph. Phenomenal Job Once Again Charlie Putting on a Super Display of Driving Skill and Speed to Dominate Your way to Victory from Lights to Flag. Amazing Drive.
In Second Place was (Will Redford) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 58.981 and an Average Speed of 61.33mph. Really Well Driven there Will Chasing Down Charlie Right till the End and Still Finishing an Incredible Second Place. Congratulations.
In Third Place was (Jamie Petters) in his Citroen Saxo VTR 1600 with a Best Lap Time of 59.392 and an Average Speed of 60.74mph. Great Drive there Jamie A Lot of Hard work and Dedication to achieve that Third Position Fighting off Ruben Hage in a Thrilling Battling Side by Side. Well Done.
A Fantastic Opening Race for the Junior Saloon Car Championship with the likes of Charlie Hand coming out Victorious Once Again with Will Redford in Second Place and Jamie Petters in Third.
A Quick Mention of that Incredible Battle Between Jamie and Ruben for 3rd Place What a Phenomenal Bit of Driving from thease Two Young Drivers as they went Side by Side Continuously for Three Straight Laps before Jamie took that All Important P3 with a Move at Paddock Hill Bend. Great work to Ruben too a Phenomenal Drive for P4.
Looking Forward to some More Intense Racing Action from thease Two as Well as all the other Drivers in This Series on Sunday Until Then Good Luck and Keep Racing!
CTCRC Racing For Marshals (Race 1 Results)
After a Brilliant Qualifying Session which saw Samuel Wilson in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage take Victory Over Gary Prebble and Mike Saunders it was Time to see what the CRTC Drivers could get up to and who could take their First Victory in Race 1.
In First Place Taking Victory was (Scott Kirwan) in his Reno Clio 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 58.832 and an Average Speed of 72.98mph. Amazing Drive there Scott A Well Deserved Victory to take First Place.
In Second Place was (Keith Evans) in his Alpha Romeo Alpfasud with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.789 and an Average Speed of 67.70mph. Great Work there Keith Really Pushing Hard and Taking a Well Deserved P2 in the Race. Fantastic Work.
In Third Place was (Nathan Berrisford) in his BMW 1800ti with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.752 and an Average Speed of 67.53mph. Great Work from Nathan To Achieve Third Place and take that Final Step on the Podium Congratulations.
A Really Great First Race for the CTCRC Showcasing some Impressive Machinery and some Really Amazing Drivers in Scott Keith and Nathan All Taking Superb Victories on DAY 1. Good Luck to all of the other Drivers out their your Time Will Come, Keep Racing and Pushing your Team and Yourself to Go Further.
Pickup Truck Championship (Race 1 Results)
Next Up The Pickup Trucks Made their way out onto the Circuit and after Seeing what thease Drivers could do in Qualifying it was Mark Willis who took Pole Position in the Second Fastest Qualifying Category with Matt Simpson in Second Place and Dean Thomas in Third. Who Will be Able to Challenge each of the Top Three?
Lets Find Out
In First Place taking the Race Win and the Fastest Lap was (Dean Thompkins) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.051 and an Average Speed of 81.70mph. Congratulations Dean Really Well Done and a Fantastic Drive thought the entire Race.
In Second Place was (Paul Thompkins) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.402 and an Average Speed of 81.68mph. Superb Job there Paul Working Really Hard and Trying to Stay Close to Dean Most of The Time as Well.
In Third Place was (Matt Simpson) in his Pickup Truck 2000 with a Best Lap Time of 52.519 and an Average Speed of 81.65mph. Really Well Done Matt Fantastic Drive with a Few Sideways Moments and Securing P3 on the Podium.
A Really Exciting First Race for the Pickup Trucks as they Battled it out to see who could take that All Important Victory and become a Race Winner. Huge Congratulations to Dean Paul and Matt for putting on One Hell of a Great Race and to All the other Pickup Truck Drivers who showed their Skills and Racing Passion while Competing. Looking Forward to Sunday and More Track Action from This Lot.
British Truck Racing Championship (Race 1 Results)
Lastly for the Saturday was The British Truck Racing Championship and after a Really Aggressive Qualifying Session it was Time for each Driver to put their Skills to the Test and Battle it out for a Victory.
With Ryan Smith in Pole Position Stuart Oliver in Second and David Jenkins in Third This Race is Going to be One Hell of a Good Race to Witness.
In First Place taking the Victory was (Ryan Smith) in his Mercedes Actros 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 58.945 and an Average Speed of 72.21mph. Congratulations Ryan Really Well Deserved and a Fantastic Victory for Race 1.
In Second Place was (David Jenkins) in his Man TGX 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.159 and an Average Speed of 71.48mph. Amazing Job there David Taking your P3 Position in Qualifying and Turning it into a P2 Finish at the End of the Race Great Drive.
In Third Place was (John Newell) in his Man TGS 12000 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.718 and an Average Speed of 70.64mph. Nice Work John Pushing the Truck Hard and Fending off Martin Gibson to take a Well Deserved Third Place.
Super Racing From the British Truck Racing Championship with Many Side by Side Battles Taking Place thought the Race and Lots of Sideways Action to Round off the Saturday Here at Brands Hatch.
A Big Congratulations to Ryan Smith David Jenkins and John Newell who all Drove Very Well and Showed what a True Championship Like Drive is in one of thease Monstrous Trucks. Well Done to all of the other Truck Racers who also Took Part Hoping to see some New Faces on the Top Step of the Podium Come Sunday.
For Now See You ALL Then!
File name: 10_03_001126a
Binder label: Medical
Title: Brown's Iron Bitters, a true tonic, cures dyspepsia, indigestion, malaria, weakness, etc. Ladies blotter, use only other side. (front)
Created/Published: N. Y. : Burrow-Giles Lith. Co.
Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 10 x 18 cm.
Subject: Women; Children; Bitters
Notes: Title from item.
Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
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Tain WWI and WWII War Memorial
Tain Collegiate Church
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Inside the unlit church and I did not have a flash with me.
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OUT OF WEAKNESS WERE MADE STRONG WAXED VALIANT IN FLIGHT TURNED TO FLIGHT THE ARMIES OF THE ALIENS
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1914 - 1918
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IN GRATEFUL
MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF TAIN
WHO FELL
IN THE
GREAT WAR
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Maj. HUGH DUFF, Lovats Scouts.
Maj. WM. ROBERTSON, 4 Seaf:
Maj. ARTHUR YOUNG, Gurkhas.
Lt. P. G. WOLFE MURRAY, R.N.V.R.
Capt. J. HENRY BUDGE, 4 Seaf:
Capt. LORNE CAMPBELL, Can:
Capt. IAN MACKENZIE, 2 Seaf:
Capt. KEITH MACKENZIE, 2 Seaf:
Capt. PERCY M. MACKENZIE, 2 Gdns:
Capt. ANDW. B. ROSS, R.A.M.C.
Lt. A. IAN D. CAMERON, 2 Seaf:
Lt. W. M. CAMERON, Transvaal.
Lt. CHAS. IRVINE, Royal Scots.
Lt. W. R. KENNEDY, 4 Gdns:
Lt. Eric MACKENZIE, R.F.A.
Lt. GEO. A. MACKENZIE, 8 Gdns:
Lt. ALASTAIR MACRAE, 5 Seaf:
Lt. CHAS. E. MACRAE, 4 Seaf:
Lt. THOS. MUNRO, 7 Seaf:
Lt. DON. ROSS, S. Afr. Scot:
C.S.M. D. A. MACKENZIE, Can:
C.S.M. ROBERT MURRAY, R.H.
C.S.M. DON. ROSS, 10 Gdns:
SGT. W. ANDERSON, 4 Seaf:
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Sgt. ALLAN CAMERON, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. ANDREW FRASER, 4 GDNS:
Sgt. DON. FRASER, Lov. Scouts.
Sgt. ANGUS FRIDGE, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. ALEX. GRAHAM, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. D. R. HEPBURN, 5 Seaf:
Sgt. J. MACGILLIVRAY, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. SIMON MACKENZIE, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. A. WALLACE MUNRO, Can:
Sgt. JAMES ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. JOHN ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. ROBERT ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. DAVID URQUHART, R. Sc:
Cpl. WILLIAM FRIDGE, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. CHARLES GORDON, 4 Gdns:
Cpl. GEORGE GRAHAM, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. JAMES MACDONALD, 5 Gdns:
Cpl. EWART MACKAY, R.S.F.
Cpl. ALEX. MACKENZIE, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. D. A. MACKENZIE, R. Dragns:
Cpl. WILLIAM MUNRO, Can:
Cpl. HUGH ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Cpl. ALEX. SCLATER, 2 Camerons.
Cpl. WM. SUTHERLAND, Seaf.
L/Cpl. KENNETH ROS, 6 Camerons.
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L/Cpl. J. CAMPBELL, Australians.
L/Cpl. WM. CHRISTIE, Lewis G.C.
L/Cpl. ALEX. LEARMONTH, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. W. McCULLOCH, 2 Seaf:
L/Cpl. A. MACKENZIE, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. MAL. MACLEAN, 12 R.Sc:
L/Cpl. COLIN MACRAE, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. JAMES MUNRO, 4 Seaf:
L/Cpl. JOHN MUNRO, 7 Camerons.
L/Cpl. JOHN NICOL, Essex Rgt:
L/Cpl. JAS. SANGSTER, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JOHN ADAMSON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. W. BRUCE, Vancouver Seaf:
Pte. K. R. CAMERON, Australians.
Pte. H. CAMPBELL, A. & S. H.
Pte. T. CAMPBELL, 3 Seaf:
Pte. MAL. CHRISTIE, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAMES CORMACK, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JOHN EWING, 3 Seaf:
Pte. THOS. EWING, 4 Seaf:
Pte. A. FARQUHAR, 4 Seaf:
Pte. DON. FORBES, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAS. FORBES, 4 Seaf:
Pte. WM. FORBES, 2 Seaf:
Pte. WM. GRAHAM, 4 Seaf:
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Pte. JAS. GRANT, P. O. Rifles.
Pte. A. HARPER, R.A.M.C.
Pte. JOHN HENRY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. J. MACDONALD, 2 Gdns...:
Pte. ALEX. MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. ANDW. MACKAY, Lov. Sc:
Pte. FRED MACKAY, 3 Seaf:
Pte. HUBERT MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. LACH. MACKAY, Australians.
Pte. J. A. MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. MUNRO MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. W. MACKAY, Australians.
Pte. J. MACKENZIE, 4 Camerons.
Pte. J. D. MACKENZIE, S. Afr. Sc:
Pte. J. G. MACKENZIE, Seaf:
Pte. R. C. MACKENZIE, H. L. I.
Pte. W. MACKENZIE, Australians.
Pte. W. J. MACKENZIE, S. Afric:
Pte. ALEX MACLEOD, 4 Seaf:
Pte. G. MACLEOD, Canadians.
Pte. G. MATHESON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. R. MICHAEL, 4 Seaf:
Pte. G. MITCHELL, 4 Seaf:
Pte. D. J. MORRISON, 4 Seaf:
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Pte. DONALD MUNRO, M. G. C.
Pte. KENNETH MUNRO, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAS. NESS, Lov. Scouts.
Pte. D. A. PATIENCE, 4 Seaf:
Pte. J. PERCY, 4 Seaf:
Pte. JAS. ROBERTSON, H. L. I.
Pte. ANDREW ROSE, Seaf:
Pte. ALEX ROSS, R. A. M. C.
Pte. ALEX ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Pte. ANDW. ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Pte, DONALD ROSS, 4 Seaf:
Pte. HECTOR ROSS, H. L. I.
Pte. JAMES ROSS, 6 Seaf:
Pte. WILLIAM ROSS, Can:
Pte. JOHN SKINNER, 4 Seaf:
Dmr. J. G. SUTHERLAND, 4 Seaf:
Sapper A. THOMSON, R. E.
Dvr. H. G. URQUHART, Ross M. B.
Pte. MATTHEW URQUHART, Can:
Pte. ROD URQUHART, S. Afric:
Pte. JAMES WATT, 4 Gdns:
Pte. P. WILLIAMSON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. RON. WILLIAMSON, 4 Seaf:
Pte. THOS. WILLIAMSON, 4 Seaf:
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1939 - 1945
Pte J. BIRNIE, 4 Seaforths
Cpl. G. CHRISTIE, A/Corps.
F/O G. R. DAVIDSON, R.A.F.
Sgt. J. DAVIDSON, R.A.F.
A.B, K. J. EWEN, Merchant N.
Pte. A. M. FORSYTH, 4 Seaf:
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A.C.2 C. FOX, R.A.F.
A.C.2 A. M. FRASER, R.A.F.
A. S. FRASER, Dutch H.G.
Pte. J. K. FRASER, Black Watch.
C.P.O. A. D. GRANT, R.N.
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C.P.O. R. R. GRANT, R.N.
C.S.M. C. MACKAY, W.A.E.
Pte. H. MACKAY, 4 Seaf:
F/O J. G. MACLEOD, R.C.A.F.
Sgt. Pilot R. MACLEOD, R.A.F.
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P/O W. R. D. MACLEOD, R.A.F.
C.S.M. J. MUNRO, Army Air Corps.
Fus. J. H. ROBERTSON, R.S.F.
A.C.1 F. ROSS, R.A.F.
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L/Cpl. W. D. ROSS, 7 Seaforths.
Tpr. W. U. ROSS, Lovats Scouts.
A.B. M. ROSS, R.N.
Pte. T. D. SUTHERLAND, 4 Seaf:
Sgt. F. TOUGH, R.A.F.
Pte. W. WILLIAMSON, 5 Seaf.
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St Duthus's Collegiate Church, Tain
ID:MHG31333
Type of record:Monument
Name:St. Duthus's Church, graveyard, Tain
Grid Reference:NH 7801 8216
Map Sheet:NH78SE
Civil Parish:TAIN
Geographical Area:ROSS AND CROMARTY
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ID:MHG8689
Type of record:Building
Name:St. Duthac's Collegiate Church & churchyard, Castle Brae, Tain
Grid Reference:NH 7802 8219
Map Sheet:NH78SE
Civil Parish:TAIN
Geographical Area:ROSS AND CROMARTY
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ID:MHG44945
Type of record:Monument
Name:St. Duthac's Collegiate Church & churchyard, Castle Brae, Tain
Grid Reference:NH 7802 8219
Map Sheet:NH78SE
Civil Parish:TAIN
Geographical Area:ROSS AND CROMARTY
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Tain, Castle Brae, St Duthus's Collegiate Church
Church (14th Century), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Tain, Castle Brae, St Duthus's Collegiate Church
Classification Church (14th Century), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Collegiate Church Of St Duthac; St Duthac's Church; St Duthus Memorial Church; War Memorial Plaques
Canmore ID 14702
Site Number NH78SE 3
NGR NH 78015 82187
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink canmore.org.uk/site/14702
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Quotes about empathy :
Having a soft heart in a cruel world is not weakness, it is courage.
Author Katherine Henson.
Many people think that, people who are still soft hearted in this era are weak and cowards. They do not participate in any issues and stay away from them but at the same time...
www.braintrainingtools.org/skills/quotes-about-empathy-so...
This week made me really reflect on me and who I am. What makes me 'strong' and what are my 'weaknesses'? It was really easy to concentrate on my weaknesses this week; wine, chocolate and staying up too late indulging in them both! But I realised my biggest weaknesses were my kids. Do I push them hard enough? Am I too hard on them? Could I be doing a better job as a mother, and as a parent and role model? Yesterday we climbed a mountain (well a small mountain) and I realised that my weakness and my self doubt as a mother was actually what makes me 'strong'. These kids make me climb metaphorical mountains every day, and I love them to bits.
Sorry !! :((
It's the first time of my life
that I photograph an animal !!
I don't know what happened to me !!
Doubtless a moment of weakness !!:))
Promised, I shall not redo it any more !!
Parvis de Notre-Dame. Paris.
Mirit Ben Nun: Shortness of breath
'Shortness of breath' is not only a sign of physical weakness, it is a metaphor for a mental state of strong desire that knows no repletion; more and more, an unbearable glut, without repose. Mirit Ben Nun's type of work on the other hand requires an abundance of patience. This is a Sisyphean work (requiring hard labor) of marking lines and dots, filling every empty millimeter with brilliant blots. Therefore we are facing a paradox or a logical conflict. A patient and effortful work that stems from an urgent need to cover and fill, to adorn and coat. Her craft of layering reaches a state of a continuous ceremonial ritual.
This ritual digests every object into itself - useful or discarded -- available and ordinary or rare and exceptional -- they submit and devote to the overlay work. Mirit BN gathers scrap off the streets -- cardboard rolls of fabric, assortments of wooden boards and pieces, plates and planks -- and constructs a new link, her own syntax, which she alone is fully responsible for. The new combination -- a type of a sculptural construction -- goes through a process of patching by the act of painting.
In fact Mirit regards her three dimensional objects as a platform for painting, with a uniform continuity, even if it has obstacles, mounds and valleys. These objects beg her to paint, to lay down colors, to set in motion an intricate weave of abstract patterns that at times finds itself wandering the contours of human images and sometimes -- not. In those cases what is left is the monotonous activity of running the patterns, inch by inch, till their absolute coverage, till a short and passing instant of respite and than on again to a new onset.
Next to this assembly of garbage and it's recycling into 'painted sculptures' Mirit offers a surprising reunion between her illustrated objects and so called cheap African sculpture; popular artifacts or articles that are classified in the standard culture as 'primitive'.
This combination emphasizes the difference between her individualistic performance and the collective creation which is translated into cultural clichés. The wood carved image creates a moment of peace within the crowded bustle; an introverted image, without repetitiveness and reverberation. This meeting of strangers testifies that Mirit' work could not be labeled under the ´outsiders art´ category. She is a one woman school who is compelled to do the art work she picked out to perform. Therefore she isn't creating ´an image´ such as the carved wooden statues, but she produces breathless ´emotional jam' whose highest values are color, motion, beauty and plenitude. May it never lack, neither diluted, nor dull for even an instant
Tali Tamir
August 2010