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F-15E STRIKE EAGLE & F-86 SABRE PART OF THE USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT TYNDALL AIRSHOW 2006
F-15E STRIKE EAGLE & F-86 SABRE PART OF THE USAF HERITAGE FLIGHT TYNDALL AIRSHOW 2006
Originally uploaded by Arommore Images
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
VB-106 "The Beast"
PB4Y-1 Liberator and crew from Patrol Bomber Squadron 106 (VB-106).
Front Row:
Kenneth L. Kingery,AOM
Travis R. Holmes,AMM
John E. McGowan,ARM
Henry R. Moyer,AMM
Herbert M. Williams,ARM
Grady Gilmore,AMM
Back Row:
Robert E. Goulding,AMM
Ens. Alan J. Richardson
Lt. E. Benjamin Mitchell
Ens. Louis T. Bass
John D. Weber,AMM
Front Row:
Kenneth L. Kingery,AOM
Travis R. Holmes,AMM
John E. McGowan,ARM
Henry R. Moyer,AMM
Herbert M. Williams,ARM
Grady Gilmore,AMM
Back Row:
Robert E. Goulding,AMM
Ens. Alan J. Richardson
Lt. E. Benjamin Mitchell
Ens. Louis T. Bass
John D. Weber,AMM
Monday, July 6, 2009
Submarine torpedo launcher
Submarines are kind of cool to wander around in. This was the front of an older (non nuclair) submarine. What you're looking at is the torpedo launcher.
btw: submarines are very tripod unfriendly :)
btw: submarines are very tripod unfriendly :)
Portuguese Man-of-War ...
Are you ready for adventure?
Then come along with me.
Let's explore amazing worlds
that pulse beneath the sea.
The magic of coral reefs--
the life of tidal pools--
and the underwater highways
that fish travel down in schools.
Discover plants and animals,
uncover strange disguises.
Come with me! Explore the sea,
but be ready for surprises!
Bobbi Katz
Then come along with me.
Let's explore amazing worlds
that pulse beneath the sea.
The magic of coral reefs--
the life of tidal pools--
and the underwater highways
that fish travel down in schools.
Discover plants and animals,
uncover strange disguises.
Come with me! Explore the sea,
but be ready for surprises!
Bobbi Katz
Anemonefish @ Layang Layang
This host anemone's amazing golden is unfortunately caused by bleaching. Similar to corals, when the water gets too warm the symbiotic algae in the anemone is expelled.
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Harlequin shrimp
The most beautiful shrimp I have ever seen ...
Size: 1 inch
Latin name: Hymenocera elegans
Location: Seraya, Bali, Indonesia
This photo has been featured in ASEAN-Russia 10th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine
Size: 1 inch
Latin name: Hymenocera elegans
Location: Seraya, Bali, Indonesia
This photo has been featured in ASEAN-Russia 10th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine
Sea sponge
I spied this on the very chilly beach walk I went on this afternoon, it's smaller than it appears in the photo.
Thanks to Paul for two of the textures :-)
Uploaded by borealnz on 5 Jul 09, 4.58AM CDT.
Thanks to Paul for two of the textures :-)
Uploaded by borealnz on 5 Jul 09, 4.58AM CDT.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Streetcar 1052 [Explored]
Highest position in Explore: #15 on Monday, June 22, 2009
San Francisco's Municipal Railway's streetcar no. 1052 awaits passengers at Fisherman's Wharf before departing for the Castro district. I can't seem to take enough photos of these amazing streetcars.
San Francisco's Municipal Railway's streetcar no. 1052 awaits passengers at Fisherman's Wharf before departing for the Castro district. I can't seem to take enough photos of these amazing streetcars.
Yard Sale
Yard Sale
A house in Bodie with an interesting front yard ornament is seen in this false color infrared image.
A house in Bodie with an interesting front yard ornament is seen in this false color infrared image.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Face the storm (Explored :)
Face the storm (Explored :)
I like the city i live!! I like Thessaloniki for many reasons! But one of them is the weather!! After the amazing severe lightningstorm we had last Wednesday, today we had two thunderstorms! This is the second one, and by far stronger, that came from the west, with wind gusts up to 50 km/h (from the station in town center, which i think it didn't affected by the storm as the point i took this photo and much less than the south), strong but not many lightnings and heavy rain for about 10-15 minutes. Nothing severe this time, but it was breath-taking to see this monster coming fast to you!! Take your time and see it in large!! Btw...Notice the bicycler in the left!! Another one "crazy" like me! :)))
*Forgot to mention that this shot is actually an almost 180degree panorama!
**Thank you all my flickr friends!!! This image reached #413 on 22 June, 2009 on flickr explore!!
*** Copyright © All Rights Reserved Images are the property of manolisthr and may not be reproduced without permission ***
Uploaded by manolisthr on 22 Jun 09, 9.33AM CDT.
I like the city i live!! I like Thessaloniki for many reasons! But one of them is the weather!! After the amazing severe lightningstorm we had last Wednesday, today we had two thunderstorms! This is the second one, and by far stronger, that came from the west, with wind gusts up to 50 km/h (from the station in town center, which i think it didn't affected by the storm as the point i took this photo and much less than the south), strong but not many lightnings and heavy rain for about 10-15 minutes. Nothing severe this time, but it was breath-taking to see this monster coming fast to you!! Take your time and see it in large!! Btw...Notice the bicycler in the left!! Another one "crazy" like me! :)))
*Forgot to mention that this shot is actually an almost 180degree panorama!
**Thank you all my flickr friends!!! This image reached #413 on 22 June, 2009 on flickr explore!!
*** Copyright © All Rights Reserved Images are the property of manolisthr and may not be reproduced without permission ***
Uploaded by manolisthr on 22 Jun 09, 9.33AM CDT.
Vörös és Fekete
Vörös és Fekete
köszi bari a címet :)
I had taken this photo and was looking at it in the LCD and doing my little 'I just took the shot of the day' victory dance and I was all caught up in it because it was a deserted alley - or so I thought. Mid-dance I turned and saw a family of ather and 4-5 small children standing in a half-circle behind me, jaws dropped in amazement. I spent a second pondering what the scene must have looked like to them: strange woman standing in front of a naked wall, holding a camera and dancing to herself...
maybe I should see a professional?
Uploaded by Szefi on 22 Jun 09, 3.24PM CDT.
köszi bari a címet :)
I had taken this photo and was looking at it in the LCD and doing my little 'I just took the shot of the day' victory dance and I was all caught up in it because it was a deserted alley - or so I thought. Mid-dance I turned and saw a family of ather and 4-5 small children standing in a half-circle behind me, jaws dropped in amazement. I spent a second pondering what the scene must have looked like to them: strange woman standing in front of a naked wall, holding a camera and dancing to herself...
maybe I should see a professional?
Uploaded by Szefi on 22 Jun 09, 3.24PM CDT.
Crossing
Processing : no HDR , composite image from two single exposures and coloring,bluring,burning all in RGB mode .
Place : Flatirion building NYC
Time : April 2009
Equipment : Canon XSi and Sigma 10-20
Uploaded by NikolaT on 22 Jun 09, 2.51AM CDT.
Place : Flatirion building NYC
Time : April 2009
Equipment : Canon XSi and Sigma 10-20
Uploaded by NikolaT on 22 Jun 09, 2.51AM CDT.
[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)] (LOC)
[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)] (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress
Bain News Service,, publisher.
[Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball)]
[1911]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex. (LOC)
Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex. (LOC)
Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex.
c1918.
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 9 x 41.5 in.
Notes:
Title transcribed from item.
Copyright deposit, Frederick W. Hellenberg, August 20, 1918; (DLC/PP-1918:45890).
Subjects:
United States.--Army--People.
World War, 1914-1918--Transportation.
Military air pilots.
Airplanes.
Military officers.
Dallas Love Field (Tex.)
United States--Texas--Dallas.
Flying officers, Love Field, Dallas, Tex.
c1918.
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 9 x 41.5 in.
Notes:
Title transcribed from item.
Copyright deposit, Frederick W. Hellenberg, August 20, 1918; (DLC/PP-1918:45890).
Subjects:
United States.--Army--People.
World War, 1914-1918--Transportation.
Military air pilots.
Airplanes.
Military officers.
Dallas Love Field (Tex.)
United States--Texas--Dallas.
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama (LOC)
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama (LOC)
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama
1936.
1 negative ; 8 x 10 inches or smaller.
Notes:
Title and other information from caption card.
Digital file made from the preservation duplicate negative, not the original negative.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama
1936.
1 negative ; 8 x 10 inches or smaller.
Notes:
Title and other information from caption card.
Digital file made from the preservation duplicate negative, not the original negative.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
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nikon info
Looking for some good info about camers ( mostly nikon ) visit ken @ http://www.kenrockwell.com/index.htm
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Originally uploaded by e l e c t r o l i t e.
at the roller derby
Uploaded by e l e c t r o l i t e on 6 Dec 08, 10.36PM CDT.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Kyuki Do
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyuki-Do is a Korean martial art that primarily incorporates elements of taekwondo, hapkido and judo. It also includes techniques from jiujutsu, karate , boxing, wrestling , and many other arts and styles. In addition, it incorporates the use of traditional weapons from Japan (Weapons practiced in kobudo, as well as the Bo and Katana), Korea, China and the Philippines. Kyuki-Do was introduced to the United States in 1967 by Grand Master Ken Ok Hyung Kim, the founder of the art. The American Kyuki-Do Federation was established in 1979.
The following information pertains specifically to the American Kyuki-Do Federation. It may or may not relate to other forms of Kyuki-Do around the world.
[edit] Tenets of Kyuki-Do
Students of Kyuki-Do are expected to understand and abide by the following six tenets:
- Courtesy: Treating people with the respect that they deserve.
- Humility: Recognizing that no matter how great your accomplishments are, they do not make you a better person than anyone else.
- Integrity: Knowing the difference between right and wrong, and choosing to do what is right.
- Perseverance: Continuing even in the face of adversity.
- Self-Control: Exercising restraint over yourself, and being in command of your thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Indomitable Spirit: The spark that gives you the power to persevere.
[edit] AKF Forms
- Kibon: Basic or Beginning: Principle building blocks for your training, both mental and physical.
- Kicho: Foundation: A solid foundation which to build and develop your martial arts potential.
- Kyuki IL Jang/Kyuki IL Chang: Spark Spirit: Kyukido's ability to awaken the spiritual potential within each of us.
- Kyuki Yee Jang/Kyuki II Chang: Spark Mental: Kyukido's ability to awaken the mental potential within each of us.
- Kyuki Sam Jang/Kyuki Sam Chang: Spark Physical: Kyukido's ability to awaken the physical potential within each of us.
- Guen Bon: Roots: Representing the past experiences of those who have gone before us and who have given of themselves for our benefit.
- Chun Ji In IL Jang/Chun Ji In IL Chang: Sky: The limitless potential for the development and well being of the individual.
- Chun Ji In Yee Jang/Chun Ji In II Chang: Earth: Earth, which has served as the one constant for the development of humanity.
- Chun Ji In Sam Jang/Chun Ji In Sam Chang: People: Human kind, which fills the cosmos with hopes, dreams, and the uniqueness within each person; which together with the earth and heaven makes up the universe in which we live.
- Man Nam (Bo Staff Form): Meet or Gather Together: learning from contact, we are the sum total of all the experiences we have had, represented by the Bo staff.
- Kachi: Go Together: sharing the journey of life.
- Sa Rang: Love: the willingness to sacrifice yourself for the benefit of someone or something you believe in.
- Kyukido Nakbop: Kyukido's form of Judo (Yudo) falling.
[edit] Theory of Power
Kyuki-Do teaches that the development of powerful technique is derived from the application of the following five principles:
- Concentration: Delivering impact to the smallest target area, thereby concentrating the force and maximizing the effect, while focusing all of one's energy at the point of impact using Kihap (yell).
- Reaction Force: Using reciprocal action during the execution of a technique to assist in maintaining balance and increasing force.
- Equilibrium: Maintaining proper stability during the execution of techniques.
- Breath Control: Exhaling at the point of impact to tighten muscles, flatten the stomach, and increase the speed of delivery.
- Speed and Mass: Increasing the application of force by either accelerating the speed of the technique or by putting more body behind the delivery of the technique.
[edit] AKF School Pledge
- I shall respect my instructor and all senior ranks- The blackbelts of the AKF have worked extremely hard to be where they are, and we must observe their achievement by giving them our utmost admiration.
- I shall conduct myself in a respectful manner- Martial Arts of all forms is about honor, and we are not to embarrass ourselves through ignorance of this art. We want our masters to be proud to say we are a member of the AKF.
- I shall respect the teachings of Kyuki-Do and never misuse them Kyuki-Do is not only an art worth learning, but a privilege. Once we learn these teachings, we become a select group who must be especially responsible for our actions. Remember; " With great power comes great responsibility".
- I shall always respect the rights of others All people, from white belt to black, have a unique gift that they bring to this school. Encourage these gifts and remember to treat EVERY rank as though they were your superior.
- I shall strive for peace and camaraderie in the world. Just because we know how to fight, does not mean we should. If we can settle a confrontation with words, that is all we need to do.
[edit] Belt Rankings within the AKF
- Junior White (12th Kup)
- Senior White or "Yellow Stripe" (11th Kup)
- Junior Yellow (10th Kup)
- Senior Yellow or "Green Stripe" (9th Kup)
- Junior Green (8th Kup)
- Senior Green or "Blue Stripe" (7th Kup)
- Junior Blue (6th Kup)
- Senior Blue or "Brown Stripe" (5th Kup)
- Junior Brown (4th Kup)
- Senior Brown or "Red Stripe" (3rd Kup)
- Junior Red (2nd Kup)
- Senior Red or "Black Stripe" (1st Kup)
- Black (1st Dan through 10th Dan)
Belts are obtained through Promotions, where a student is judged on their free fighting, technique, self-defense, terminology, and forms (hyung, poomsae, or kata).
[edit] Terminology
Korean Counting
One-Hana
Two-Tdool
Three-Set
Four-Net
Five-Tdaset
Six-Yaset
Seven-Illgup
Eight-Yadul
Nine-Ahope
Ten-Youl
Commands
Attention-Charyot
Bow-Kunyea
At ease-Sheyot
Ready-Joonbi
Eyes front(Return to ready)-Pbaro
Begin-Shejhock
Switch feet-Keyoday
About Face-Dwiro Dora
Kicks
Front kick-Ahp chagi
Side kick-Yop chagi
Roundhouse kick-Tdollyio chagi
Back kick-Di chagi
Inside-outside crescent kick-Ahp yok tdolliyo chagi
Outside-inside crescent kick-Ahp tdolliyo chagi
Hook kick-Golcha chagi
Axe kick-Jigo Chagi
Twist kick-ituro chagi
Jumping-Dwimeyo
Strikes
Punch(Front fist strike)-Ahp jamook chirugi
Hammer fist strike-Meh jamook chirugi
Back fist strike-Deung jamook chirugi
Knife hand strike-Son kahl chirugi
Palm heel strike-Son badock chirugi
Ridge hand strike-Yok son kahl chirugi
Arc hand strike-Pbantdal son chirugi
High section-Sandan
Mid section-Chundan
Low section-Hadan
Stances
Front stance-Ahp sogiBack stance-Di sogi
Horse stance-Kima sogi
X stance-Kyocha sogi
Fixed stance-Kochang sogi
One leg stance-Hak tdari sogi
Friday, February 27, 2009
Beautiful Roadster 2009 II
Photographed @ Grand National Roadster Show, Pomona, Ca. 2009Uploaded by Swanee 3 on 3 Feb 09, 7.28PM CST.
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