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Knackstop MAN A95 Die-cast bus model (1:76 scale)
landtransportguru.net/man-a95-bus-models-launched-by-knac...
The Land Transport Authority (LTA)-affiliated retail arm Knackstop has released MAN A95 die-cast bus models, retailing for the rather steep price of SGD $92 per piece.
As a limited edition collectable, only around 500 pieces have been produced.
More pictures and detailed writeup:
landtransportguru.net/man-a95-bus-models-launched-by-knac...
The actual bus:
Zōni is a traditional Japanese soup with mochi rice cakes eaten on New Year's Day and the following several days. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%8Dni
Writeup onetwoandmore.blogspot.com/2013/01/zoni-traditional-japan...
The Flash from Justice League Beyond, Danical Williams.
Saturday at WonderCon 2015. Writeup of the con.
Dinner at L2O, Chicago
Raspberry sorbet, Chocolate/Raspberry sauce, Raspberry, Meringue, Chocolate air, cotton candy, raspberry powder
Full Writeup: wishihadafoodpun.wordpress.com/restaurant-list/
Clearer imagine of why I'm saving that Activision logo for last.
Update: I did it! Here's the writeup: domesticat.net/quilts/pitfall
I caught Judy Greer screaming, "You're not my supervisor!" on the panel.
If you want to hear a sound clip, why not check out my writeup of the panel?
MotionMote:
Writeup:
lowpowerlab.com/blog/2013/11/17/motionmote-moteino-motion...
Code and enclosure design:
github.com/LowPowerLab/RFM69/tree/master/Examples/MotionMote
We were one tour gardens during our town's sixth annual Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park tour.
Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park tour
(nice writeup by Elizabeth Griffin in our local paper)
"Across the city Mary Ellen Asmundson has collected more than 1,000 cultivars in her small suburban garden. Sloping, the yard is terraced in circular patterns with gravel and dry stack stone walls. Within these visitors will see unusual perennials and shrubs from New Zealand and Australia, as well as local varieties. Asmundson has planted a successive garden that stays in bloom 10 months out of the year. To maximize space she grows vines, bravely combining them with other plants. A wisteria grows at three levels with purple clematis and yellow climbing roses circling around it. Her yard will give you a multitude of ideas on gardening with flair in a small space."
We had fun - there were a lot of volunteers that helped - and I would guess we had 300 people through our garden in a day. All the proceeds go to community organizations - so it was satisfying to help in this way.
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Protection Detail and repair of a nasty scratch carried out by DeVille Detailing. Read the full detail writeup here: www.devilledetailing.co.uk/1/post/2014/01/mazda-6-sport-p...
Yes, I know. I thought of that caption the instant I saw this painting.
Where: Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, in northwest Portland, Oregon.
To find out why I was there, read my writeup on Examiner.com.
ISO 1000 2.8 1/40th Snooted speedlight camera right
My main emphasis with lighting these subjects was to drag the shutter to layer the background with ambient light. Subjects lit with low power speedlights.
Full writeup at: www.flashflavor.com/2007/10/16/137/at-night-drag-and-hang...
Hi my name is tigger,i,m 8 years old,i am a resuced cat.At 6 weeks old i was throw out of a car.and lefted for dead.some kind person found me.and handed me to the vets,where they put me in the cat protection league.
and i ended living with my new family.i,m am nearly 100% blind ,had 2 ops to restore my sight but both was not successful.i can see a little but only,manily darks and lights.my favorite food by cat food,is a little strange,see i like oranges,and baked beans.
i would like to thk everyone for looking at my photo and reading the writeup..
have a wonderful week.
love and hugs Tigger
I held a session "Introduction to Strobist: off-camera flash photography" at Barcamp Berlin 3 last weekend. I was amazed to see almost 40 interested people there. I had a great time at will certainly do this again, perhaps already at Barcamp Hamburg next month. Read my writeup of the session.
Marcus Richter of Radio Fritz interviewed me for their show Trackback at the Barcamp. Listen to the show (MP3, in German) (my part is between 22:15 and 27:00).
Strobist info: the 2 Canon 540EZ in the photo were set to minimal power (1/128) and triggered with Cactus V2s radio triggers. To light the scene I used a Nikon SB-24 at approx. 45º to camera right and above. The SB-24 was set to 1/2 power and shot through an umbrella. Camera was set to 1/250 and f/22 to minimize ambient and the contribution of the 540EZs. Smoothed the background in Lightroom.
Picnic before Amanda Palmer's Paris show - with Ukulele, of course
Accompanying video of Laurie-Anne (w/ Ukulele) and Alex singing on YouTube. Writeup of the picnic and the show on my (other) blog.
Modeled after the Beachcombers' Club in Miami, Treasure Island was a nightclub on K Street near Farragut Square that opened in August 1942. Nightspots boomed in D.C. during the war years with the surge of servicemen either assigned here or passing through. The club {"a big and handsome spot holding around 400") featured singers, stage acts, and dancing late into the night. In fact, for its Fall Opening in September 1943, the club threw a party where "If you wish to (and have the stamina) you and your gal can literally dance the whole night through," according to a writeup in the Post. The Chinese-American format for the cuisine was typical of the era; the Casino Royal and Lotus clubs on 14th Street were also Chinese American. Treasure Island lasted until 1947, when it was rechristened The Fiesta.
MerDeCha is combined from 3 individual Jaegers. The term MerDeCha is a portmanteau of Merdeka* + Mecha.
*Merdeka is a Malay language term for Independence.
For more photos and writeups on this LEGO creation:
alanyuppie.blogspot.com/2018/04/lego-pacific-rim-jaeger-c...
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Hey, go read my writeup of the Adventure Time panel to find out who these totally mathematical people are and what they were doing.
(left to right) Andrea Romano, Jay Oliva, Jason O'Mara, and James Tucker. Check out my writeup of the panel at Toonzone News.
Here are some more stamps that I can use to mail your postcard/envelope or I can trade them new. The bottom half of the photo shows the writeup on the back of the stamps.
Beetle Bailey - OUT
"Small Stuff 2"
Date/Time:Sat., November 29, 11:00am, Sat., November 29, 7:00pm
Price: Free
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Breeze through your Christmas list and support great local art to boot
By John Linn
Every year you make a promise to yourself to get your Christmas shopping done early. You swear you won't procrastinate like you did last Christmas, when you ended up giving out leftover hurricane supplies as last minute presents. ("Oh come on, Dad," you said, "Sterno is great for sooo many things.") No, this year you have to stick to your resolution to get creative-yet-economical gifts in a timely fashion. Luckily, Bear and Bird Gallery is all about helping you achieve your goal of present-purchasing perfection. The boutique and gallery is turning their latest exhibition, "Small Stuff 2," into a "cash and carry" art show where you can check out what's on the wall and take it home the same day, all on the cheap.
"Small Stuff 2" is all about compact pieces of art that are perfect for gift-giving. None of the locally and nationally produced pieces are bigger than eight-by-ten inches, and all are priced to match - so you don't have choose between getting the cutesy Helena Garcia piece for your girlfriend or buying the Terribly Odd print for your brother. Just get both! Like most art shows at B&B, everything that's on display will be for sale. But unlike other exhibitions, buyers will get to pay for their colorful piece of pop art and take it home the same day (leaving plenty of time for wrapping). That also means the only way to see the exhibit in full is to show up today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the special preview. Come back starting at 7 p.m. for the reception, where you can dig on free wine and cheese while you snatch up the nifty pieces you had your eye on earlier. Oh, and if you do plan on procrastinating this year, you'll still be in good hands: "Small Stuff 2" is on display through January 10. Call 954-560-3660, or visit bearandbird.com.
(left to right) Aisha Tyler, Judy Greer, and Amber Nash.
No, I don't remember what Aisha Tyler was doing as she was sitting down. But she looks funny and that's all that matters, right?
Hey, you should read my writeup of the panel. It's pretty good. And it has sound clips!
A unique starbucks in the Kitano hills of Ijinkan at Kobe. Kitano Monogatarikan
Detailed writeup at japantourist.jp/view/heritage-starbucks-kitano
A 16 x 10 x 10 shadowbox underwater scene.
Here's the blog writeup on the making of it: srolfe.com/2013/05/15/mermer/
To be able to have an E-locker in the rear I need a full floating rear axle. Land Cruisers (40 series) came factory with one on the FJ45 pickup only. The issue is of course that the axle didn't have an e-brake since it was located on the back of the transfer case. The BJ42 doesn't have that, so I needed to add an e-brake to the FJ45 axle. Not a simple task. The two backing plates are completely different, have different spacing and a different mounting pattern. This required a bit more work. A full writeup will be available soon. In the meantime, here are some pics that give you an idea of what needs to be done.
Foden steam lorry 'Cestria' at the Beamish Great North Steam Fair 2011.
For more images and a writeup of the event visit the Beamish Transport Blog.
(left to right) Linda Simensky, Greg Bailey, Marc Brown, Ken Scarborough, Carol Greenwald, Peter Hirsch, and David Steven Cohen. Apologies for Buster’s ear infringing on the left there.
Read my writeup of the panel to find out who these people are and what they were saying.
This is the inside of the Anderson crypt in Earlston Cemetery, Wallasey, This tomb is normally closed to the public, but fortune chanced upon me a rare glimpse inside. The crypt was built over the family grave, and contains this plaque on the rear wall, and a smaller plaque on the right hand side wall of the parents son in law. (Shown here www.flickr.com/photos/slothster/14259809378/in/photostream/)
The top two profiles are the parents Louisa [Nee Trowell] and Andrew Anderson. The lower three are the sons, all of whom died in the Great War.
Bernhard Anderson:
A Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, was killed along with 57 others when the U-boats U153 and U154 attacked HMS Bombala off the coast of West Africa. There are numerous reports of how the ship put up a fight, including mention of how Bernhard Anderson was instrumental in this, staying on board with other gunners till the ship was sunk. Below is an account of the battle taken from www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/writeup.php?string=43
“The vessel 'Bombala' went by several names. Originally she was the 'Willow Branch' and was converted to a Q-Ship. She also went under the name of the 'Britannia'. A Q-Ship was a heavily armed merchant ship with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ship the chance to open fire and sink them. The tactic of the Q-ship directly led to German U-Boat captains being highly suspicious of all merchant vessels and contributed to the sinking of unarmed and neutral merchantmen. Eventually this considerably influenced opinion in the USA and contributed to the background to the decision of the USA to enter the war on the side of the Allies in 1917.
HMS Bombala left Gibraltar on April 18, 1918, for Sierra Leone. A week later, off the West African Coast, she sighted a submarine off the port quarter, and a few minutes later a second one off the starboard bow. These were German submarine cruisers U-153 & U-154 each armed with two 10.5cm and two 8.8cm guns. They were working together off NW Africa at the time. Both submarines opened their attack with shells, this class of submarine also being armed with a couple of 5.9 guns. After about thirty rounds the Germans found the range and then began to hit the ship repeatedly, carrying away the wireless and causing many casualties. Lieutenant Anderson shortened the range so that HMS Bombala could use her 4-inch and 14-pounder guns, and the action went on for two and a half hours. By that time Bombala was done for, and it was impossible to save the ship. The crew were ordered into the lifeboats, and then the ship foundered, bows first. It was reported that Lt Anderson 'was picked up badly wounded after the ship had sunk but died a few days later from exposure'. This report originated from two men who apparently survived and who presumably picked up Lt Anderson from the sea. However other sources indicate that there were no survivors.
However, the Q-ship had not sunk without severely damaging the enemy, for when the submarines came alongside Bombala's boats it was found that in one of the submarines there were seven killed and four wounded. Again this report depends on survivors to tell it. On balance it is not possible to be 100% certain of the final moments of the Q-Ship HMS Bombala but it seems fair to believe that Lt Anderson did lead a spirited defence against the two U Boats. The vessel sank NE of the Cape Verde Islands, off Cape Blanco (now Ras Nouadhibou), Mauritania (20.50.N, 17.20.W) “
Stanley Anderson
Fourth Engineer Officer
Stanley, a Fourth Engineer Officer, was one of four killed when the ship, St Ursula, was torpedoed without warning by U-Boat U32. The ship was a cargo vessel and only had defensive armaments.
Anders Anderson
Two Andrew Andersons were killed at Hooge Flanders on the 16th June 1915, no age or details of family are given in the Commonwealth War Records, thus finding any other details his life or service record are impossible.
This image is 11985 by 11588 and comprised of 21 shots handheld, which were stitched together using Autopano Giga,3.5 and the final PP'ing in Photoshop CS6.
Andrea Romano at the NYCC 2013 "Justice League: War" Roundtables. <A HREF="http://www.toonzone.net/2013/10/nycc-2013-justice-league-war-roundtable-interviews-jay-oliva-james-tucker-andrea-romano/">Check out our writeup of the roundtable sessions here.</A>
Took this while I was at the annual Samba Carnival at Asakusa. Samba dancers with pretty exotic costumes
A short writeup can be found at my blog www.kenleewrites.com/2008/09/samba-carnival-2008.html
Took this while I was at the annual Samba Carnival at Asakusa. It was kinda sunny for a while before the clouds set in.
A short writeup can be found at my blog www.kenleewrites.com/2008/09/samba-carnival-2008.html
These monkeys live on Monkey Island (where else?). I don't know how I managed to catch the grackle flying through the frame, but I like it. If you're curious about the monkeys, there's a good writeup about them here: These monkeys live on an island in the Homosassa River. If you're curious, there's a good writeup here: www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/florida/os-ex...
Some raw footage from the Mclaren Park race. I just really thought this was a nice shot, and my wife caught the sweep of this part of the course. I think this was from the second lap (of five).
The edited video is over yonder. There is also a writeup over on my blog, which has the video embedded.
Jaroslava by Alphonse Mucha -- created in chalk by Olivia McLeod of Blackbird Art (who's just filling in the background here). Seen at Denver Chalk Art Festival 2017. Brief writeup on this, over on my blog.
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Kenneth Varner is a Capoeira Instructor at Gingarte Capoiera of Chicago. For those who don't know, Capoiera is a style of martial arts developed in Brazil. It was created by African slaves as a way to learn to defend themselves. Their masters disallowed them from fighting, so they disguised their methods as a dance. One doesn't fight a bout, one plays a game. It's an amazingly acrobatic art form that emphasizes strength, agility, flexibility, and balance. I first met Ken when we worked together at the Drawing Room as servers. Ken is extremely kind, considerate, and has a very strong sense of justice. All the better that he's currently looking to go to law school. I know if I found myself in hot water Ken would definitely be first on my list to bring in to save my behind.
check out the full writeup on this shoot and more on my blog, weeklyportraits.blogspot.com/
Strobist Info:
SB-800 high camera right through silver-over-white umbrella with sto-fen diffuser
SB-600 back camera right through barn doors
SB-600 back camera left through barn doors
Camera Settings:
1/200 f/6.3 at ISO 320
Nikon 17-55 f/2.8@ 20mm
Here I articulated a Skylanders Spyro's Adventure figure! If you'd like to see how I did it head here for a full writeup--> www.angelfire.com/mech/jinsaotome/JinsDangerousToys/Skyla...
Judy Greer and Amber Nash, after I switched to the 70-300mm lens.
Did I mention my writeup of the panel? You should go read it.
See this for some explanation.
Here I have it running a simple VU meter script. It's not intended to run with anything plugged into the outputs, just to blink the LEDs.
First you see the contact mic I made. It's just a peizo disc with a 500M resistor soldered across it, along with the ground and signal wires of the headphone cable. I sandwiched it between two pieces of gaffer's tape and then trimmed it down.
Next you see the strobe controller itself. See this picture of it for more details.
As you can see, the contact mic is very sensitive, easily picking up even the slightest tap halfway across the table. This is perfect for picking up things like droplets splashing.
Finally, you get a glimpse at the desktop app. See this picture for more detail.
I'll do a proper writeup on my website when I'm closer to being truly done.