Weapons of the world
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It looks like it's about to kiss you
but it will tear your heart out
(don't worry, i only use it to eat strawberries)
for Macro Mondays # Contraption
I greatly enjoyed Cadence Weapon, whose album Parallel World won the Polaris Prize in Canada. His politics and insights are spot on and he has a great sense of rhythm and sound structures. Rollie Pemberton had a lot of passion as well as some funny stories and was definitely the highlight of the day on Friday.
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com/album/parallel-world
***All photos are copyrighted***
Choose wisely.
Featuring:
[AERTH] Agito Tattoo
eXxEsS Leather Skirt No. 3 + Top No. 5
- Sixx - Wedge Sandals @ Reborn
This short sword was used by the infantry of Louis-Phillipe and Napoleon III. This weapon was made during the first half of the nineteenth century. It was then replaced by the bayonet.
# #adventure #sword #glaive #history #frech
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.
[Camille Paglia]
Hello it's me again. I bring to you today my latest Release in a new event that promises to bring a lot of cool things, since there are several designers of impressive quality !!
I present to you, our new blade, with many differentials from our past weapons. it has many animations in the animated bento version. and also includes its version of hand blades for those who are not in the mood to use magic for this.
I hope u Guys like it !! today in WareHouse Event August 23th 10pm SLT !
A wise man knows cologne is the most powerful
weapon in the fight for female attention.
(Marcello Mastroianni)
Weekly Theme Challenge - Repetition
Looking close... on Friday! - Perfume Bottles
(original photo by Freya, edit by me)
Thanks for views, faves and comments!
SURL: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Glass%20Beach/77/59/20
+SEKAI+ Hit Brick (Animated Weapon) - 60L Happy Weekend
Single: Animated Throw in hand Brick, Available in 4 colors
2 hold poses, 1 throwing in hand animation 1 static
Fatpack: 4 Colors at the moment, will update later
+SEKAI+ Moon Dragon Tattoo - 60L Happy Weekend
Single: 1 Dragon Face Tattoo
Fatpack: 8 Color versions + 2 Tintables for custom variants.
A Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) strikes a pose while grooming her raptorial forelegs. Photographed where found, perched on a white-topped pitcher plant in North Carolina.
"RMO" means "Round Metal Object." AKA "coin." This one sums up how we feel about our Ammo counterparts very well. This batch is also numbered 1 - 100. Very exclusive...
New archer bento poses complete with all original mesh quiver (3 sizes: rigged and unrigged versions), and bow and arrow props (2 versions of bow: default and drawn).
The set also includes a texture HUD for the quiver, and bow and arrow. Choose between brown or black color themes.
This set was a pain to make the arrow sit perfectly on the bow string, and to make it fit between the fingers.
The male has left-hand, female has right-hand. The position of the arrows on the bow and the hand position are all accurate as far as I can tell. :D
Coming soon to The Final Winter event, inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
Event opens May 30.
Battleship Texas is the last remaining battleship that participated in both World War I and World War II. Over her service life, the Navy repeatedly outfitted the ship with cutting edge technology. Fate spared Battleship Texas as she fought in two wars. Now she is fighting for survival against age and rust.
Powerful weapon
ship launch_800p.jpegLaunching the ship in 1912 (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives)
The U.S. Navy com-mis-sioned USS Texas on March 12, 1914. She was the most powerful weapon in the world, a complex product of an industrial nation emerging as a force in global events.
In 1916, USS Texas became the first U.S. battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns. She was also the first to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers. These early computers increased firing accuracy.
In World War I, USS Texas joined the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet early in 1918. Her duties included laying a North Sea mine barrage, responding to German High Seas Fleet maneuvers, and helping prevent enemy naval forces from cutting off Allied supply lines.
Late in 1918, she escorted the German Fleet to its surrender anchorage.
Retooled ship
Two sailors swabbing the deck.Swabbing the deck (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives)
In 1925, the Navy opted to modernize USS Texas instead of scrapping her. This meant con-vert-ing the ship to run on fuel oil instead of coal. Tripod masts and a single stack replaced the ship’s cage masts and two smoke stacks. Torpedo blisters added another layer of protection to the ship’s waterline.
USS Texas received one of the first radars in the U.S. Navy in 1939. With new anti-aircraft guns, fire control and communication equipment, the ship remained an aging but powerful asset in the U.S. naval fleet.
World War II
Baker-Bryant German Shell031_800p.jpgCaptain Baker and Admiral Bryan pose with the unexploded German shell (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives).
USS Texas became flagship of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet before World War II. She had a close call in 1941 while on "Neutrality Patrol.” German Submarine U-203 had the ship in its sights and asked permission to fire. Adolf Hitler eventually denied permission to engage the ship, or any other U.S. ship.
Fate spared the battleship again when Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941: She was safe in Maine. The United States entered World War II soon after.
During the war, USS Texas fired on Nazi defenses in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Shortly afterward, German coastal defense artillery near Cherbourg hit the ship twice. The first shell exploded, injuring 12 and killing one. This was the only combat fatality ever aboard USS Texas. The second shell hit the ship, but did not explode. The Navy deactivated this “lucky shell” and returned it to the ship as a good luck charm.
After repairs, the battleship shelled Nazi positions in Southern France before transferring to the Pacific. There she lent gunfire support and anti-aircraft fire to the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Final mission
Berthing the ship_800p.jpgTugboats bring the battleship to her final resting place in 1948 (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives).
After Japan’s surrender, USS Texas carried soldiers stationed across the Pacific home from war.
When she completed her final mission, the state of Texas acquired the ship. On April 21, 1948, Battleship Texas was decom-missioned, and became a memorial ship.
Today, Battleship Texas is a floating museum and the last remaining U.S. battleship of her kind. She stands as a memorial to the bravery and sacrifice of the servicemen who fought in both world wars.
The battleship is both a National Historic Landmark and a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. Ensuring her future will require a concerted effort from Texas citizens and businesses. Luck has gotten her this far, but now it’s up to Texans to save Battleship Texas.
Taken from; tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/battleship-texas/park_history
"The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have" Christian Louboutin
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[Gos] - Bella Laced Sandles
Fetish Colour HUD - 16 colours
Metalics HUD - 7 colours
Maitreya // Ebody // GenX // Kupra // Legacy
Available at ---> FameshedX and there after at ---> [Gos] in world store
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_Candydoll_ - Samara dress & pantyhose (Dress comes with jumper, Pantyhose sold severely) Available at --->_CandyDoll_ in world store
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{What Next} Christmas Stocking & Deer Stocking Holder
(deer holder not shown)
Filled Cristis Stockings 2 versions Plaid, gold & quilted texture options.
Texture change gift/tags with letters/pictures or Merry Christmas
Available at -----> {What Next} in world store
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I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war..
[Sting - Shape Of My Heart]
Textures from Topaz - and my own
have a great week ahead!
little post and run today, i'm off for a small open air festival nearby - i'll catch up as soon as possible ;-)
Japan-Tag 2014
some more scenes from last years
Day of Japan
Düsseldorf, Germany
Day of Japan / Japan Day is a German-Japanese festival celebrated every year in May/June in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is the largest festival of its kind in the world. North Rhine-Westphalia is the home of the biggest Japanese community in continental Europe.
A link to my set from that day and some additional information about the event are in the first comment.