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formulaphoe · 2 months ago

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a deep dive into endurance racing

wec for beginners

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the fia world endurance championship (wec) is a racing discipline where speed meets strategy, and drivers push their limits for hours on end. if you're new to this exhilarating world, or if you've been following it from a distance, we're going to explore everything you need to know about this thrilling motorsport.

what is wec?

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the wec, established in 2012, is an international series of endurance races organised by the fédération internationale de l'automobile (fia). it brings together the best manufacturers and drivers from around the globe, testing not just their speed, but also their ability to endure the grueling demands of long-distance racing. each race can last anywhere from six to 24 hours, with teams often swapping drivers and strategising pit stops to keep their cars in peak condition.

key features

endurance racing format: unlike traditional races that might only last a couple of hours, wec events are marathons. the races include the iconic 24 hours of le mans, a test of stamina, skill, and strategy, held annually since 1923. other races in the championship include six-hour events at various tracks around the world.

diverse categories: the wec features several classes of cars, including le mans prototype (lmp) and grand touring (gt) categories. each class has its own unique set of regulations and performance characteristics, making for an exciting mix on the track

global reach: the championship hosts races in various countries, providing fans with a chance to experience a multitude of different tracks and cultures. from the rolling hills of spa-francorchamps in belgium to the iconic circuit de la sarthe in france, each location brings its own challenges and charm.

evolution of wec

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the history of the wec is a fascinating one. it replaced the previous intercontinental le mans cup and aimed to revitalize interest in endurance racing. the early years saw fierce competition, particularly in the lmp1 class, which featured powerful hybrid prototypes from manufacturers like audi, porsche, and toyota. these teams showcased cutting-edge technology, blending performance with environmental considerations.

as the years progressed, regulations changed, leading to the introduction of the le mans daytona h (lmdh) class, which aims to bring more manufacturers into the fold. this class allows for greater technical freedom while ensuring that costs remain manageable, making it more accessible for teams looking to compete at the highest level.

iconic races and legendary teams

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one of the standout features of wec is its iconic races. the 24 hours of le mans is undoubtedly the crown jewel, drawing massive crowds and significant media attention. winning at le mans is considered one of the highest honours in motorsport, and teams prepare for it all year round.

aside from le mans, other races like the 6 hours of silverstone and the 6 hours of fuji have become staples in the endurance racing calendar. legendary teams such as audi, porsche, and toyota have built a rich legacy in these events, each with their own stories of triumph and heartache.

the role of technology

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technology plats a massive role in wec racing. cars are equipped with hybrid powertrains, advanced aerodynamics, and sophisticated data analytics. this focus on innovation not only pushes the boundaries of performance on the track, but also helps manufacturers develop technologies that can be applied to road cars too. the crossover between motorsport and everyday vehicles is a hallmark of wec's philosophy, blending sustainability with speed.

sustainability and the future

as we move towards a more environmentally-conscious future, the wec has made significant strides in promoting sustainability. with the introduction of hybrid technology and plans for fully electric racing, the championship is at the forefront of a green revolution in motorsport. this focus on eco-friendliness doesn't sacrifice the excitement and competitiveness that fans crave; instead, it enhances the sport's relevance in a changing world.

how to get involved

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whether you're a die-hard motorsport enthusiast or a casual fan, getting involved in the wec can be incredibly rewarding. attending a race is an experience like no other. the atmosphere is electric, and the camaraderie among fans is palpable. for those who prefer to enjoy the action from home, wec races are broadcast worldwide, often featuring comprehensive coverage that highlights not just the racing, but also the stories behind the teams and drivers that make up the sport.

sources

"fia world endurance championship." fia wec, www.fiawec.com/en/

"fia world endurance championship." wikipedia, 9 aug. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_World_Endurance_Championship

"wec beginner's guide: about the fia wec." wec-magazin, www.wec-magazin.com/features/about-the-fia-wec/

"fia world endurance championship." federation internationale de l'automobile, www.fia.com/events/world-endurance-championship/season-2023/fia-world-endurance-championship

"the world of wec: a beginner's guide to endurance racing." circuit of the americas, 1 sept. 2023, www.circuitoftheamericas.com/blog/2023/9/1/the-world-of-wec-a-beginners-guide-to-endurance-racing/

"history of the wec." wec-magazin, www.wec-magazin.com/features/history-of-the-wec/

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#formula one #formula 1 #f1 #f1blr #wec #fia wec #world endurance championship #formulaphoe: other motorsports

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harriet-de-g · 7 months ago

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Jeux paralympiques : le prix de la diversité.

[Vous pouvez retrouver cet article sous forme de brochure sous le lien suivant en pleine page, ou en cahier]

Alors que les Jeux Olympiques s’apprêtent à gâcher l’été de milliers de personnes, je me suis dit qu’il pourrait être intéressant de revenir sur une facette dont on parle beaucoup moins : les Jeux Paralympiques. En effet, il est assez simple de trouver des critiques sur le modèle en général, mais assez peu sur les implications pour les personnes handicapées, qu’elles soient ou non athlètes. Si l’on en croit les discours officiels, les Jeux Paralympiques sont une véritable aubaine pour les handiEs. On se félicite de la construction de logements ou de services publics aux normes, sans trop interroger le fait qu’il ait fallu attendre jusque-là.

Extrait du twitter de Fadila Khattabi, Ministre déléguée chargée des Personnes âgées et des Personnes handicapées.

En termes de visibilité, c’est aussi LE moment de l’année où l’habituel paysage audiovisuel donne la place à plus de diversité, notamment pour le de handicap. Malgré toutes ces bonnes nouvelles, les Jeux Paralympiques, comme son équivalent à gros budget, sont une plaie. Ce texte est un rapide tour d’horizon des critiques qu’on peut y adresser.

Contexte

Les Jeux ont été remis au goût du jour en France, dans un contexte impérialiste qui teinte encore ses valeurs aujourd’hui. La vision de sa version moderne est directement basée sur une idéologie raciste et colonialiste. Son créateur, le baron Pierre de Coubertin, y voyait un moyen de démontrer la supériorité de la race blanche et de « discipliner les indigènes ». Par la suite, et pendant plus de 40 ans, les figures majeures du comité olympiques ont partagé très ouvertement des idées similaires, antisémitisme1, franquisme2, impérialisme assumé... Pour cette raison, ainsi que d’autres, évoquées plus loin, des voix se sont élevées pour critiquer et s’opposer à la tenue des Jeux, avant d’être vivement réprimées.

Partout où sont passés les Jeux olympiques et Paralympiques, on observe la même tendance. Les villes hôtes accélèrent leur développement économique au détriment des habitantEs les plus précaires. Destruction de favelas à Rio en 2016, expulsions des Roms à Athènes en 2004, des sans-abris à Londres en 2012, relogements forcés à Beijing en 20083, le schéma se répète. Les travailleurs sans-papiers, nombreux sur les sites de construction, subissent aussi les abus d’un système qui ne leur permettent aucun droits ou sécurités. Depuis des mois, on observe le même processus s’enclencher à Paris et à Marseille, avec l’accélération des expulsions de logements et un « nettoyage » des quartiers où se déroulent les épreuves. Dans les faits, cela implique l’usage plus fréquent des forces policières, des systèmes de surveillance et de contrôle de la circulation des habitantEs. Ces actes sont une menace pour toustes, mais d’autant plus pour les personnes déviantes et psychiatrisées, que les pratiques autoritaires de ce type touchent plus durement.

L’expérience montre que les conséquences de ces bouleversements s’étendent bien après l’événement. L’expulsion des pauvres et des indésirables se fait en même temps qu’une accélération de la gentrification. La spéculation grandissante entraîne une augmentation des loyers, qui poussent les locaux à déserter « leur » ville au profit des touristes.

Sans surprise, les personnes handicapées, vivant en majorité sous le seuil de pauvreté, sont parmi les groupes les plus touchés. Pourtant, si l’on en croit les communications gouvernementales, elles seraient les premières à bénéficier de la modernisation des espaces, peu importe qu’elles ne puissent plus se permettre d’y vivre. La mise en accessibilité devient cet argument massue devant quiconque ose dénoncer l’impact négatif des chantiers olympiques. Car au-delà de l’influence sur les humainEs, les infrastructures (parfois temporaires) détruisent aussi des écosystèmes et sont facteurs de pollutions.

Un corps digne est un corps d’athlète.

Après ce rapide tour d’horizon sur le coût de cette manifestation sportive, il est temps de revenir au cœur du sujet. Les Jeux Paralympiques sont nés dans les années soixante sous l’impulsion d’un neurologue en charge de patients vétérans. Pour reprendre ses termes, l’idée était de redonner aux paraplégiques leur dignité, sous entendue que celle-ci aurait disparu avec leur capacité à marcher. La citation est lisible sur le site des JO aujourd’hui, sans une once de critique ou de nuance. À croire que les handiEs n’auraient droit au respect que s’iels remportent des trophées.

Capture d’écran issue de la page «l’histoire des Jeux Paralympiques», du site officiel de JO2024; février2024, [modifiée depuis]

Pendant longtemps, les Jeux Paralympiques ont concerné exclusivement les personnes en fauteuils, avant d’intégrer une plus grande diversité dans les profils. L’idée qu’il existe une frontière bien définie entre handicapéEs et valides ne fait sens qu’en théorie. Un système d’évaluation est donc nécessaire pour créer la distinction. Les athlètes handicapéEs doivent passer par des examens longs et fastidieux4 pour prouver et mesurer leurs incapacités. Laissées à la discrétion des médecins, les catégories dans lesquelles les athlètes peuvent participer dépendent d’un classement relativement opaque, même pour les premierEs concernéEs. CertainEs ont par exemple vu l’intégralité de leur carrière remise en cause après une évaluation trop positive5... À l’inverse, des athlètes se sont retrouvés face à des adversaires contre lesquelles iels n’avaient aucune chance, compte tenu des disparités physiques. C’est un peu comme si mettre en compétition des personnes avec des diversités corporelles aussi vastes était une idée vouée à l’échec. Puis il y a les entre-deux, trop handicapéEs pour concourir avec les valides, trop valides pour les Jeux Paralympiques. Les déficiences intellectuelles par exemple, ont été admises, puis exclut avant d’être réintégrées dans les Jeux Para.

Sans connaître ce contexte, on pourrait être tentéEs de célébrer la formidable visibilité pour les communautés handicapées. Celle-ci ne concerne en réalité que certains handicaps, à certains degrés, selon les variations des jurés. La communauté sourde par exemple, est exclue des Jeux olympiques qui leur est rendue inaccessible, mais ne répond pas aux critères des Jeux Paralympiques.

Tristement, cet événement reste l’un des rares à montrer le handicap à une large échelle et forge l’imaginaire collectif. Si aujourd’hui encore, la majorité des gens pense qu’un handicap « se voit » forcément, c’est parce c’est l’image vendue, notamment au moment des Jeux. Cette idée est à l’origine de nombreux comportements discriminants envers des personnes constamment obligées de prouver leur handicap dans leur quotidien, faute de correspondre au stéréotype.

La fête à l’inspiration porn,

Les Jeux para participent aussi à entretenir un narratif sur le handicap : la nécessité de le dépasser. Si pour des athlètes encadréEs et aux moyens financiers illimités ça signifie aller rafler des médailles, qu’est ce que ça veut dire pour l’handiE lambda ? Devoir s’épuiser à tenter de vivre dans un monde qui vous exclut en permanence? Sans exiger la moindre adaptation ? En tout cas, c’est une réponse bien pratique pour éviter tout remise en cause. Si les écoles, transports, ou lieu de soin sont inaccessibles, il suffit de dépasser son handicap ! Ça fait des jolies histoires émouvantes en plus de maintenir le statu quo. Les obstacles imposées par une société inadaptée sont réduits à une tragédie individuelle que la ténacité et le courage permettent de surmonter.

Les expériences de vie des athlètes les plus visibilisées sont loin du quotidien de la majorité des personnes handicapées, ce qui ne serait pas un problème si iels ne jouaient pas constamment le rôle de représentantEs. Les manifestations sportives tiennent à leur image « apolitique » qui les cantonne à des messages individualistes et souvent vides de sens à l’épreuve du réel. Les Jeux Paralympiques et les athlètes sont avant tout des sources d’inspirations prouvant que tout est possible, puisque même les handicapéEs y parviennent.

Toute la communication des Jeux para repose sur la célébration de l’exceptionnel, du hors du commun. Paradoxalement, on insistera continuellement sur le fait que ce sont des athlètes «comme les autres» qui méritent les même traitements que leur homologues valides Dans un contexte normalisé, c’est bien la capacité à imiter (voire surpasser) les actions des valides qui est encensée. Un dépassement souvent rendu possible par des technologies auxquelles la plupart des gens n’auront jamais accès (orthèses dernier cri, fauteuil de compétition, infrastructures adaptées...).

Le sport posséderait le pouvoir d’effacer toutes les différences, de régler une fois pour toutes la question de l’inclusion dans la célébration de la performance. Cette fête ne concerne pourtant pas les handiEs coincées dans des institutions médicales ou psychiatriques qui n’auront jamais accès à ces espaces. Tant pis aussi, pour les handiEs qui ne peuvent (ou ne veulent) pas faire de sport. Celleux-là, la majorité donc, n’aura qu’à se contenter en guise de reconnaissance de la pitié qu’elle provoque. Dans un contexte où la pression sur le système de protection des malades s’intensifie (remise en cause des remboursements de frais de santé, difficultés à obtenir des aides, à faire valoir leurs droits), il n’est pas neutre de toujours valoriser les mêmes modèles.

Les Jeux Paralympiques ne créent pas une meilleure acceptation de l’autre dans la société. Ils participent au contraire à normaliser l’idée que les personnes handicapées sont une sous catégorie d’humainEs, « dignes » uniquement lorsque qu’iels accomplissent des exploits.

Hors jeu

En valorisant certains corps au détriment d’autres, les Jeux participent à créer une norme, qui influence bien au-delà de la durée de l’événement. Ici, j’ai particulièrement développé la question des corps handicapés, mais c’est également le cas pour les corps non blancs et/ou qui ne correspondent pas aux normes genrées. Cette normalisation passe par des processus souvent humiliants comme les tests de féminité obligatoires pour les personnes jugées trop masculines par leurs adversaires. Elle passe aussi dans la parole des commentateurices sportifs, qui s’attachent à donner leur avis sur le physique des athlètes (en particulier femme). À noter qu’à ce stade les personnes trans ne font même pas partie de la conversation.

Les Jeux olympiques contribuent à l’exploitation, l’exclusion et l’expropriation des populations les plus marginalisées. Parmi elles, on compte les communautés citées plus haut, souvent condamnées à la précarité du fait de discriminations constantes. Présenter cet événement comme une démonstration d’inclusivité est un mensonge, et une justification hypocrite de plus à la souffrance que génère la tenue des Jeux pour les locaux forcés d’y participer (économiquement, spatialement...). Les Jeux olympiques ne sont pas une trêve internationale dédiée à la célébration du sport, mais un miroir grossissant sur tout ce qui ne fonctionne pas dans cette société. Quant à l’accessibilité, elle ne devrait pas être la caution de l’affaiblissement d’écosystème et de la gentrification des lieux de vie, dont nous sommes ensuite excluEs.

Par ailleurs, rappel que notre dignité ne se juge pas à nos exploits. Notre fierté handie peut reposer sur autre chose que notre capacité à imiter les personnes valides. La compétition entre les êtres, la recherche de la performance à tout prix, le culte de la force sont exactement la raison pour laquelle le handicap est perçu de facto comme une faiblesse. le fantasme de l’inclusion dans un monde régit par ces principes ne peut être qu’hypocrite. Le concept en lui-même repose sur l’idée d’une population «autre» qui faut inclure dans la norme. Nous restons l’autre, dans nos catégories et nos espaces à part. C’est le message des Jeux paralympiques qui font parti du problème, pas de la solution.

L’estropiéE attendrissant ou lea championNEs « hors normes » ne sont pas nos seules options. Il existe des alternatives, bien plus joyeuse à explorer, que celles basées sur des normes éditées contre nous.

Comme Avery Brundage, antisémite et raciste notoire, qui occupera la présidence pendant plus de vingt ans.

Des idées portées par Juan Antonio Samaranch, resté lui aussi 20ans à la présidence,

Voir le rapport « mega-events, olympic games et housing rights, opportunities for the olympic movement and others » ainsi que la brochure, déplacer les pauvres pour les Jeux. sur Saccage 2024.

Voir « Pourquoi on s’oppose aussi Jeux Paralympiques » écrit pas Objectif Autonomie en 2022.

à l’exemple du nageur brésilien Andre Brasil

#jeux olympiques #jeux paralympiques #jo 2024 #ableism #diversity

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nordleuchten · 9 months ago

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The Bicentennial: The Invitation or The Tour that almost never was

As some of you surely are aware, the Bicentennial of La Fayette’s Tour through America in 1824/25 is fast approaching and many organizations/institutes, especially in America, have already made some form of content regarding this event.

Let us have a look at one document that stands at the start of this event – the invitation La Fayette received from the then President James Monroe on February 7, 1824.

‘Monroe and Lafayette’ (no date) Highland. Available at: https://highland.org/teacher-resources/monroe-and-lafayette/ (02/21/2024).

Everybody who has ever worked with Monroe’s papers will tell you, that his handwriting was often not, well, legible. This is completely off-topic, but one of my favourite quotes about Monroe is this statement by Edmund Bacon, one of Thomas Jeffersons overseer’s. He wrote that:

Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison both wrote a plain, beautiful hand, but you could write better with your toes than Mr. Monroe wrote.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Look at Penmanship (2012) Monticello. Available at: https://www.monticello.org/research-education/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-look-at-penmanship/ (02/21/2024).

(And let us not forget that Andrea Gray wrote in the same blog post, concerning Monroe’s penmanship: “Any idea who penned that abomination?”)

I think it is not quite that bad, but Monroes handwriting is also not the subject at hand, so back to the letter. Luckily, there is a transcript by Hampton Kennedy for James Monroe’s Highland:

[Transcription Page 1] Washington Feby [February]. 7th. 1824 My dear sir I wrote you about a fortnight since, a letter which I forwarded to New York to the care of Mr Brown, in which I intimated my desire in at liberty case you felt yourself ^ to visit the Ustates [United States], to send a frigate to some port of France, to receive and bring you over. Since then Congrefs [Congress] have pafsed [passed] a re- -solution, to that effect, expression of the affectionate attachment of the whole nation to you, and of their de- -sire to see you again among us. The period at which you may deem it proper, to accept this invitation, is life to yourself, but you may be afsured [assured], that when- -ever it may comport with your views, of which you will have the goodnefs [goodness] to advise me, a public ship shall be immediately orderd [ordered] to the port which you may designate, to carry you to the country of your adoption in early life, + [and] which has always che- -rished the most grateful recollection of your im- -portant services. I send you here with a copy of the resolution, and have only to add, the [Transcription Page 2] afsurance [assurance] of my high consideration and affectionate regard. James Monro

‘Monroe and Lafayette’ (no date) Highland. Available at: https://highland.org/teacher-resources/monroe-and-lafayette/ (02/21/2024).

And as easy as inviting La Fayette in the end was for Monroe, writing a short and simple letter, the process leading up to Monroe writing this letter was somewhat debated. Allow me to take you back to the House of Representatives on January 12, 1824, when the notion to invite La Fayette was first introduced.

Annals of Congress, 18th Congress, 1st session, I, p. 988.

The bill took its usual route from there and on the next day, the resolution was read again and was voted on – and I know what you are all thinking. Of course the resolution passed! We all know that the Tour took place and America and Americans had such high esteem for La Fayette. They had already supported and honoured him in so many ways, most notable during the French Revolution, his imprisonment and the financial struggles following his release. Well, no. The resolution was negatived by 80 to 74 – a small margin granted, but a defeat, nonetheless.

Annals of Congress, 18th Congress, 1st session, I, p. 1004-1005

Around the same time La Fayette lost his reelection for his seat in the Chambre des Députés – and now even America did not want him? Well, it was not quite that dramatic for our Marquis.

First of all, the wording of the notion was not all it could be, and a committee was there for formed to change the way the bill was phrased. Furthermore, and in contrast to his earlier visits to America, La Fayette had long outgrown “his charming, rich boy-general”-image. He had become a serious politician and a household name in Europe and European politics. His values and agendas were well known. Revolutions were spreading all throughout the western world and at that time the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) was raging and in South America many regions declared independence and formed Republics. More generally speaking, the 1820s were a time of Revolution and La Fayette, as a general rule of thumb, always sided with the revolutionaries, the ones that fought for freedom (however you want to define the term) and independence. He loudly advocated for Greek and South America, he gave money to Italian and Spanish exiles. In short, he was advocating for Revolution and not everyone liked that. In 1815, after Napoléon Bonaparte’s final defeated the so-called Holly Alliance (Austrian Empire and the Kingdoms of Russia and Prussia) was formed with the expressed aim to keep liberalism in check. In America itself there were varying opinions on how to respond to what was happening and these subjects became even more prominent with Monroe’s presidency and his Monroe-Doctrine. Add to this La Fayette’s dislike for the principles of slavery. Slavery was in the 1820’s not quite such a hot topic as it would later be, but it was still a touchy subject and La Fayette’s opinions, as with everything else, were well known. And, as Mr. William of North Carolina remarked, was the Congress sure that La Fayette even wanted to come?

With all that in mind, the resolution was amended and reintroduced on January 20, 1824:

Annals of Congress, 18th Congress, 1st session, I, p. 1101-1104.

After the new text and a letter by La Fayette expressing his desire to return to America once more before his death were read, the resolution was unanimously agreed upon. There is no hard evidence, but some contextual evidence suggesting that Monroe really urged Congress to pass the resolution.

The problem therefor was not with La Fayette as a person. There still was the deep connection between a man and a people who both owned each other a great deal. The visit was a personal affair that had also a strong political connection, both on a national and an international level. It was a “yes” from America to La Fayette and his believes and it also was a “yes” from La Fayette to America and American politics. And while everything went down just fine, there was still the question regarding the implications this invitation and visit had. Monroe, a personal friend of the La Fayette’s, who had helped Adrienne a great deal during the French Revolution and who supposedly had urged Congress to pass said resolution, wrote, somewhat anxiously, to Thomas Jefferson on October 18, 1824:

His mov’ment, since his arrival in the UStates, has been well directed. Had he visited this city in the first instance, the compromitment of the govt, with the holy alliance, would have been much greater, than by going directly to our fellow citizens, & from them to the govt. By this course, the nation has the credit. The holy alliance, & all the govts of Europe, must therefore look to us, as an united people, devoted to the principles of our revolution & of free republican government.

“To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 18 October 1824,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-4634. [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. It is not an authoritative final version.] (02/21/2024).

And that is, in summary, how La Fayette’s visit to America in 1824/1825 came to be.

#to be fair the title is a tad dramatic #marquis de lafayette #la fayette #french history #american history #history #european history #thomas jefferson #james monroe #letters #founders online #1824 #politics #lafayette #the bicentannial #the tour of 1824/1825

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oneminutefiftysixseconds · 9 months ago

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omg the ask game is so cute 🥺 how aboutttttt 🙏 and 🌍 ?!!!

🙏 something i'd like to see happen that's relatively unlikely:

so as a brit i'm always believing in geraint thomas 🫡🇬🇧 and Pidders but G's 2018 Tour took me right back to Wiggo 2012 and the Olympic-induced all-over sports hype, british cycling being not a joke (tour de yorkshire i miss you so much, tour of britain, london classic, grand departs in the UK we used to be a proper country etc)

he was SO SO close at the giro, if he brings that form this year all it could take is one well placed haybale/spectator with a cardboard sign wishing their grandparents well...... for legal reasons this is a joke!! i don't wish crashes or accidents upon any rider!!

beyond that, i'd be interested to to see a winner of the men's tour who's not one of the big four -- Carapaz, Mas, Simon Yates, perhaps -- and a winner of the women's without the surname Vollering

also Valverde unretiring would be hilarious. movistar announce their new signing Valejandro Alverde and he rides the vuelta

🌍 only watching races from one country

🇮🇹🇮🇹🚴VIVAA ITALIAAA 🇮🇹🍕🍝🚴

as much as i love the brutality of the belgian classics and of course the endless storied traditions of france, nothing hits the spot quite like the romance of a great italian road race.

Lombardia and Tirreno (how could i not adore the trident 🔱), the majesty of Milano-Sanremo (aka La Classicissima) having the best half-hour of racing all season (after the 250ish km it takes to get to the Poggio), the brutal climbs and drama of the Giro balanced by the STUNNING landscapes, and of course the fast-approaching dusty white roads of Strade.

so if i had to choose only one nation's cycling races you'd find me relaxing with a glass of finest pinot grigio (or some gelato) while the peloton speed along some beautiful Almalfi coastline or up some hellish Apennine slope

early season ask game

#thanks for the ask!!#ask games

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robertogreco · 2 months ago

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I saw William Kentridge’s The Refusal of Time (2012) at SFMoMA in 2016 and went back several times to take friends there to see it too. Here’s an interview with him on the Louisiana Channel about the installation:

How can we get a hold of time with our body and mind? This question is the crux of South African artist William Kentridge’s immersive installation ’The Refusal of Time.’ Join the artist for a detailed tour of his pulsing, breathtaking work. ‘The Refusal of Time,’ 2012, is an immersive installation and a meditation on time, space and the complex legacies of colonialism and industry. A multi layered work packed to the brim with references - to early cinematic history, and the science and philosophy of time and images - the work combines visually seductive imagery, sculptural objects, megaphones and sound. ”It’s not a scientific lesson in time,” explains the artist. “But it uses the metaphors scientists use when they’re doing their deepest thinking about time.” Therefore references to Einstein’s theory of relativity and figures like black holes - “a space in which everything disappears, a way of talking about death” - feature throughout the work. Kentridge uses cinema as ”an artistic, mechanical and optical means of playing with time,” to show time materialized. Cinema can slow time down, replay it, hold it, run it backwards, and by employing these techniques of making time visible, the work shows time, and essentially the trudge of a human life, as “a series of predictable, unremarkable actions that continue until we are worn out.” But within that frame there are also refusals says Kentridge. “Those moments of coherence, of understanding and changing the world, which is the most we can hope for.” Fragmented and futile in its story telling, ‘The Refusal of Time’ also references the painful histories of colonial wars and anti-colonial revolts in the context of time. In the colonial era the imposition of European time in the colonies was a means of control, Kentridge explains. “The resistance towards time became a metaphor for other kinds of resistance towards other forms of political control.” “In the end” – the artist says polemically – ”the project isn’t really about time. It’s much more about to what extent do we escape our fate? To what extent are we heading towards our fate whether we like it or not? Can we change the world on our way or is this all illusory?” William Kentridge (b. 1955) is a South African filmmaker, draughtsman, and sculptor. He has produced both animation, set design and sculpture as directing operas at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, USA, and the Royal Opera House in London, UK. His work has been shown around the world, e.g. at dOKUMENTA 10, 11 and 13 Kassel, Germany, the 1999 Venice Biennial, Italy, the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA, the Louvre, Paris, France, and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark. Kentridge’s work is held in numerous private collections worldwide and he is the recipient of many prestigious awards such as the 1999 Carnegie Medal, the 2010 Kyoto Prize and the 2013 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. William Kentridge's installation 'The Refusal of Time' is a collaboration with composer Philip Miller, filmmaker Catherine Meyburgh & Peter Galison, professor of the history of science and of physics at Harvard University. The work is part of the exhibition ’Thick Time’, at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 16 February – 18 June, 2017. William Kentridge’s installation is also part of the Louisiana Collection. This video also features extracts from 'Making Time', 2011, a film about the making of 'The Refusal of Time', filmed and edited by Catherine Meyburgh. William Kentridge was interviewed Christian Lund in the installation of ‘The Refusal of Time’, at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, in February 2017.

See also the page for the installation on Kentrige’s website and the page on the Louisiana Museum website.

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aurevoirmonty · 9 months ago

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La France, la Russie et les traîtres.

Il est parfaitement naturel que des opposants politiques placent leurs espoirs dans une puissance étrangère voisine, surtout quand celle-ci correspond à leurs idéaux. Il ne s’agit pas de "trahison", mais d’une réaction parfaitement saine. Au XVIe siècle, par exemple, les catholiques français ne juraient que par l’Espagne ; au siècle suivant, les protestants français ne juraient que par l’Angleterre, et un noble français réfugié en Allemagne en 1792 souhaitait tout naturellement la victoire des armées autrichiennes. Rappelons aussi qu’en 1870, les républicains se sont levés comme un seul homme à la chambre des députés pour applaudir à l’annonce de la défaite des armées de l’Empereur Napoléon III, parce que l’instauration de la république devenait enfin possible, grâce à Bismarck et à l’armée prussienne. Pour une grande partie des sympathisants de la droite nationale, la Russie réactionnaire de Vladimir Poutine représente aujourd’hui une force qui aimante les énergies et qui vivifie les espérances. Tout est parfaitement logique. Parce que oui : des millions de patriotes français souhaitent de toutes leurs forces que ce régime cosmopolite s’effondre le plus vite possible. C’est ainsi : les Européens cultivés et conscients de certains enjeux eschatologiques comprennent que l’intérêt national ne peut se concevoir sans l’idée que l’on se fait de la nation. En clair : une France qui serait peuplée à 80 % de mulâtres ne serait plus la France. Nous ne souhaitons pas la destruction de l’Occident mais l’anéantissement des forces cosmopolites qui se servent de l’Occident pour détruire toutes les communautés encore libres sur cette terre. On se souvient qu’en 1999, les "méchants" désignés par les démocraties étaient les Serbes, qui refusaient de céder leur terre historique aux musulmans du Kosovo : ils ont été copieusement bombardés. En 2001, c’était au tour de l’Afghanistan ; en 2003, ce fut l’Irak ; en 2007, on se souvient que les intellectuels mondialistes nous poussaient de toutes leurs forces à faire la guerre à l’Iran, mais le morceau était trop gros à avaler. Puis il y a eu la Libye en 2011, la Syrie en 2012, et Daech en 2015. Toutes ces guerres menées par les démocraties n’ont jamais correspondu pas aux intérêts des peuples occidentaux mais uniquement aux intérêts du mondialisme. Quant aux terroristes de Daech, ils avaient suivi une logique de vengeance parfaitement naturelle : « Vous nous bombardez, vous tuez nos enfants ; nous allons par conséquent porter la guerre sur votre sol ». Si les Hollande, les Fabius et compagnie avaient laissé le président syrien Bachar el-Assad gérer la menace islamiste locale, nous aurions sans doute évité les attentats sanglants de 2015-2016. Mais l’ennemi prioritaire des mondialistes à ce moment-là était Bachar el-Assad, et non les islamistes de Daech. Pourquoi ? Le tweet le plus explicite du moment reste celui de François Hollande, président de la république française ; c’est un collector, qui date du 16 novembre 2015 : « Nous éradiquerons le terrorisme pour que la circulation des personnes et le brassage des cultures demeurent possibles. » Voilà. C’est bien cela, leur objectif : le brassage des cultures, l’ouverture des frontières et le métissage généralisé sur toute la planète. Depuis 2005, je n’ai cessé de citer tous ces intellectuels, tout au long de mes livres. Une fois que l’ennemi est défini, tout est extrêmement simple, et il devient impossible de se retrouver dans le même camp que les bellicistes les plus enflammés que sont les BHL, Glucksmann, Cohn-Bendit, Macron, Le Maire et compagnie. Depuis le 24 février 2022, c’est donc maintenant à la Russie de tenir le rôle du grand méchant ; et tout est mis en œuvre une fois de plus pour nous pousser à la guerre.

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littlejumpydogheart · 11 months ago

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2024 archive of books/films seen

★ = loved ⭑ = liked ⋆ = didn’t care for

Books

★ Independent People (Haldór Laxness) 1934

★ The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien) 1954

★ The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien) 1954

★ The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien) 1955

⭑ The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa) 2003

★ The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) 1985

★ Stag’s Leap (Sharon Olds) 2012

⭑ How to Find Love in a Bookshop (Veronica Henry) 2016

★ The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky) 1880

⭑ And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) 1939

★ Holes (Louis Sachar) 1998

Films

★ Come and See (d. Elim Klimov) 1985

⭑ Late Spring (d. Yasujiro Ozu) 1949

⋆ All the Vermeers in New York (d. John Jost) 1990

⋆ Porco Rosso (d. Hayao Miyizaki) 1992

⋆ The Passion of the Christ (d. Mel Gibson) 2004

★ It Happened One Night (d. Frank Capra) 1934

⋆ Jesus Revolution (d. Jon Erwin) 2023

★ LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (d. Peter Jackson) 2001

★ LOTR: The Two Towers (d. Peter Jackson) 2002

★ LOTR: The Return of the King (d. Peter Jackson) 2003

⋆ Oppenheimer (d. Christopher Nolan) 2023

⭑ Angel's Egg (d. Mamoru Oshii) 1985

⭑ Mulholland Drive (d. David Lynch) 2001

Shows

★ The Chosen (d. Dallas Jenkins) 2018-

⭑ Tour de France: Unchained (d. Jamie Battento) 2024

★ The Bear (d. Christopher Storer) 2022-

#✧#mostly ranking by personal impact

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thatrandomartistjavi · 4 months ago

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Actors that were in Alice in Wonderland media and where you might know them better from. Part 3: 2000s-2020s

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3(you're here!!)

American McGee(2000)-

Susie Brann as Alice: The Groke from Moominvalley(2019) Roger L. Jackson as the Cheshire Cat(and many others): Ghostface voice from the Scream franchise Mojo Jojo from The Powerpuff Girls Hol Horse from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Jarion Monroe as the Caterpillar: Dr. Kaufmann from Silent Hill

What's the Matter with Hatter(2007)-

Lewis MacLeod as the Hatter: Sebulba from Star Wars Episode I- The Phantom Menace Principal Brown/Rocky Robinson/Mr. Small/Miss Simian/the Doughnut Sheriff from The Amazing World of Gumball(season 1)

SyFy(2009)-

Caterina Scorsone as Alice Hamilton: Dr. Anelia Sheperd from Grey's Anatomy Matt Frewer as Charlie the White Knight: Russell Thompson Sr. from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! Panic from Hercules Pink Panther from The Pink Panther(1993) Chaos from Aladdin the Animated Series(the one exception to the No one time characters rule because I love Chaos) Kathy Bates as the Queen of Hearts: Margaret "Molly" Brown from Titanic Tim Curry as the Dodo: Dr. Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Show/The Rocky Horror Picture Show Wadsworth from Clue Mr. Hector from Home Alone 2- Lost in New York Long John Silver from Muppet Treasure Island Pennywise the Clown/It from It(1990) Hexxus from Ferngully- The Last Rainforest The Cat King from The Cat Returns Taurus Bulba from Darkwing Duck Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys Chancellor Palpatine from Star Wars- The Clone Wars S.I.R. from ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Harry Dean Stanton as the Caterpillar: Balthazar from Rango Brett from Alien Brave Hearts Lion from The Care Bears Movie Timothy Webber as the Carpenter/Alice's dad: The Apprentice from Once Upon a Time

Malice in Wonderland(2009)-

Maggie Grace as Alice: Irina from Twilight- Breaking Dawn Shannon Ruthenford from Lost Nathaniel Park as Harry Hunt: Master Edward Gracey from The Haunted Mansion(2003) Pam Ferris as Duchey: Miss Agatha Trunchbull from Matilda

Tim Burton(2010)-

Johnny Depp as Tarrant Hightopp: Edward Scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Victor Van Dort from Corpse Bride Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Rango from Rango Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth of Crims: Emily from Corpse Bride Ms. Lovett from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter franchise Mme. Thénardier from Les Misérables(2012) Fairy Godmother from Cinderella(2015) Anne Hathaway as Mirana of Marmoreal: Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries Haru Yoshioka from The Cat Returns Red Puckett from Hoodwinked Jewel from Rio Fantine from Les Misérables(2012) Crispin Glover as Ilosovic Stayne: George McFly from Back to the Future Matt Lucas as the Tweedles: Sparx from AstroBoy(2009) Benny from Gnomeo & Juliet Gerarld Prodnose from Wonka Nardole from Doctor Who Frances de la Tour as Aunt Imogene: Madame Maxime from Harry Potter franchise Leo Bill as Hamish Ascot: Headmaster from Cruella Marton Csokas as Charles Kingsleigh: Lord Celeborn from The Lord of the Rings Lindsay Duncan as Helen Kingsleigh: Queen Annis from Merlin(2011) Tim Pigott-Smith as Lord Ascot: Sir Philip Tapsell from Downtown Abbey Geraldine James as Lady Ascot: Marilla Cuthbert from Anne with an E Michael Sheen as Nivens McTwisp: Dr. Griffiths from Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Aro from Twilight-Breaking Dawn Aziraphale from Good Omens Alan Rickman as Absolem: Hans Gruber from Die Hard Severus Snape from Harry Potter franchise Judge Turpin from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Stephen Fry as Chessur: Narrator from Pocoyo Master of Lake-town from The Hobbit Barbara Windsor as Mallymkun: Blonde from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Timothy Spall as Bayard Hamar: Nick from Chicken Run Mr. Poe from A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004) Peter Pettigrew from Harry Potter franchise Beadle Bamford from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Paul Whitehouse as Thackery Earwicket: William Van Dort from Corpse Bride Michael Gough as Uilleam: Alfred Pennyworth from Burton Batman and its sequels Elder Gutknecht from Corpse Bride Christopher Lee as Jabberwocky: Saruman from The Lord of the Rings Dr. Wilbur Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pastor Galswells from Corpse Bride Imelda Staunton as Talking Flowers: Bunty from Chicken Run Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter franchise Knotgrass from Maleficent Aunt Lucy from Paddington Jim Carter as the Executioner: Mr. Charles Carson from Downtown Abbey

Wonderland the Musical(2011)-

Janet Dacal as Alice Stetson/Cornwinkle: Carla from In the Heights Nikki Snelson as the Hatter(2009-2010): Brooke Wyndam from Legally Blonde the Musical Kate Shindle as the Hatter(2011): Vivienne Kensington from Legally Blonde the Musical Jose Llana as El Gato: Chip Tolentino from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Karen Mason as the Queen of Hearts: Tanya from Mamma Mia!(musical)

Royal Opera House ballet(2011)-

Steven McRae as the Hatter: Skimbleshanks from Cats(movie)

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013)-

Sebastian Stan as Jefferson: Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Keith David as the Cheshire Cat: Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog Husk from Hazbin Hotel President from Rick and Morty Glossaryck from Star vs the Forces of Evil King Andrias Leviathan from Amphibia The Cat from Coraline Goliath from Gargoyles Arbiter from Halo 2 Millie Bobby Brown as Young Alice: Eleven from Strangers Things John Lithgow as Percy the White Rabbit: Reverend Shaw Moore from Footloose Lord Farquaad from Shrek

Ever After High(2013)-

Cindy Robinson as Madeline Hatter: Sirene/Psycho Jenny from Devilman Crybaby Leap from LeapFrog Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde/Operetta from Monster High(2010) Amy Rose from the Sonic franchise(since 2010) Wendee Lee as Lizzie Hearts: Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bepop Konata Izumi from Lucky Star Lisa Lisa from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Nefera de Nile from Monster High(2010) Bekka Prewitt as Kitty Cheshire: Bela Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village Robbie Daymond as Alistair Wonderland: Megumi Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen Raymond from Ok K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Jesse Cosay from Infinity Train Ice Prince from Fionna and Cake Stardust Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom Karen Strassman as Bunny Blanc/Queen of Hearts: Miyuki Takara from Lucky Star Olivia from Lego Friends Elissabat/Catty Noir from Monster High(2010) Rouge the Bat from the Sonic franchise(since 2010) Josey Montana McCoy as Chase Redford: Kaeya from Genshin Impact Neighton Rot/Victor Frankenstein from Monster High(2010) Paula Rhodes as Courtly Jester: Stacie from Barbie- Life in the Dreamhouse Scarah Screams/Sirena Von Boo from Monster High(2010) Macaron Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom Julie Maddalena as the Cheshire Cat: Venus McFlytrap/Robecca Steam from Monster High(2010) Marc Grane as the Mad Hatter: Mr. Zurkon from Ratchet and Clank

Dora in Wonderland(2014)-

Mel Brooks as the Hatter: Professor Max Krassman from The Muppet Movie Vlad Dracula from Hotel Transylvannia 2 Alan Cumming as the White Rabbit: Floop from Spy Kids The Emcee from Cabaret(1993,1998) Sara Ramirez as the Queen of Hearts: Calliope Torres from Grey's Anatomy Queen Miranda from Sofia the First

Through the Looking Glass(2016)-

Sacha Baron Cohen as Time: King Julien XIII from Madagascar Signor Adolfo Pirelli from Sweeney Todd- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(movie) Uncle Ugo from Luca Matt Vogel as Wilkins: Big Bird(since 1998)/Count Von Count(since 2013) from Sesame Street Uncle Deadly/Floyd Pepper/Sweetums/Lew Zealand/Crazy Harry/Camilla the Chicken/Robin the Frog from The Muppets(since 2008) Kermit the Frog from The Muppets(since 2020) Rhys Ifans as Zanik Hightopp: Xenophilius Lovegood from Harry Potter franchise Curt Connors/The Lizard from Amazing Spider-Man Richard Armitage as King Oleron: Thorin Oakenshield from The Hobbit Hattie Morahan as Queen Elsemere: Enchantress from Beauty and the Beast(2017) Kyle Herbert as Young Bayard: Big the Cat from Sonic Frontiers Wally Wingert as Humpty Dumpty: Almighty Tallest Red from Invader Zim Time from Disney Infinity 3.0 Riddler from Lego DC Super Villains/Batman-Arkham Hank Pym from Avengers- Earth's Mightiest Heroes Jon Arbuckle from The Garfield Show(2008) Renji Abari from Bleach

Alice By Heart(2019)-

Colton Ryan as Alfred Halam/White Rabbit: Connor Murphy from Dear Evan Hansen(movie) Wesley Taylor as Harold Pudding/Hatter: Sheldon Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants the Musical Honorable Mentions that have no footage of them playing the characters: Mike Faist as Alfred Halam/White Rabbit- Connor Murphy from Dear Evan Hansen(musical) Ben Platt as Alfred Halam/White Rabbit- Evan Hansen from Dear Evan Hansen Phillipa Soo as Tabitha/Cheshire Puss- Eliza Schuyler from Hamilton Anthony Ramos as Angus/Caterpillar- Phillip Hamilton from Hamilton

Come Away(2020)-

Angelina Jolie as Rose Littleton/Queen of Hearts: Maleficent from Maleficent Lola from Shark Tale Tigress from Kung Fu Panda

Alice's Wonderland Bakery(2022)-

Audrey Wasilewski as Dinah/Three Anne: Tucker Carbuckle from My Life as a Teenage Robot Arlene from Garfield(2009) Ortensia from Epic Mickey franchise Stealth Elf from Skylanders Megan Olsen from Infinity Train Craig Ferguson as Doorknob: Gobber from How to Train Your Dragon Owl from Winnie the Pooh(2011) Lord Macintosh from Brave Eden Espinosa as the Queen Valentina of Hearts: Cassandra from Tangled the Series Bobby Moynihan as Tweedle Don't/Dill: Panda from We Bare Bears Louie from Ducktales(2017) Dude from Descendants Donald Faison as Harry the March Hare: Christopher Turk from Scrubs Max Mittelman as Cheshire Cat: Saitama from One-Punch Man Plaqq from Miraculous Ladybug Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5 Red Velvet Cookie from Cookie Run Kingdom Arataki Itto from Genshin Impact George Salazar as Dad Hatter: Michael Mell from Be More Chill Grover from The Lightning Thief Musical Mandy Gonzalez as Mother Rose: Nina Rosario from In the Heights Yvette Nicole Brown as Mama Rabbit: Coach Roberts from Inside Out 2 Lesley Nicol as Iris: Mrs. Patmore from Downtown Abbey Merle Dandridge as the Silver Queen: Alyx Vance from Half-Life Marlene from The Last of Us Ana Gasteyer as Kiki the Caterpillar: Betsy Heron from Mean Girls Lamorne Morris as Dandy: Winston Bishop from New Girl Christopher Fitzgerald as Thistle: Boq from Wicked Ogie Anhorn from Waitress Matthew Moy as David of Spades: Lars Barriga from Steven Universe Shroomboom from Skylanders James Monroe Iglehart as Oliver the Onion: Genie from Aladdin on Broadway Asmodeus/Vortex from Helluva Boss Zestial from Hazbin Hotel Kausar Mohammed as Ms. Parvaneh: Yasmina Fadoula from Jurassic World- Camp Cretaceaus/Chaos Theory Cleo de Nile from Monster High(2022) Mark Williams as Ribbitton: Arthur Weasley from Harry Potter franchise Horace from 101 Dalmatians(1996) Karen Fukuhara as Sakura: Katana from Suicide Squad(2016) Glimmer from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power(2018) Kipo Oak from Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Isabella Abiera as Milly the Carpenter: Hazel from Infinity Train Dee Bradley Baker as Jabbie the Jabberwock: Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb

Rise of Red(2024)-

Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter: Felix Lutz from Westworld Kylie Cantrall as Princess Red of Hearts: Dani from High School Musical-The Musical The Series(season 4)

#alice in wonderland #alice’s adventures in wonderland #through the looking glass #adaptations #javi rambles

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brookstonalmanac · 4 months ago

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Events 7.22 (after 1900)

1916 – Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40. 1921 – Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco. 1933 – Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes. 1936 – Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community. 1937 – New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. 1942 – The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands. 1942 – Grossaktion Warsaw: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins. 1943 – World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily. 1943 – World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22. 1944 – The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland. 1946 – King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths. 1962 – Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed. 1963 – Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance. 1973 – Pan Am Flight 816 crashes after takeoff from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia, killing 78. 1976 – Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War. 1977 – Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power. 1981 – The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand. 1983 – Martial law in Poland is officially revoked. 1990 – Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins his third Tour de France after leading the majority of the race. It was LeMond's second consecutive Tour de France victory. 1992 – Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States. 1993 – Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. 1997 – The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. 2003 – Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard. 2005 – Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings. 2011 – Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya. 2012 – Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes with pro-government forces in Al-Hasakah. 2013 – Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others. 2019 – Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.

#Events

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gracie-bird · 1 year ago

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Princess Grace of Monaco tribute exposition at Baux-de-Provence, in France in 2012.

In June 1982, the people of Les Baux gave an official reception for Prince Albert of Monaco, who attended accompanied with her mother, Princess Grace, and presented him with the keys of the town. The princess would die that three months later, in September 14th, in a car accident near Monaco.

To celebrate the opening of The Princess Grace Photo Album, a group of regional dignitaries, tourism authorities, and local business owners were welcomed for a private tour and gala luncheon this summer. The guest of honor was Diane E. Kelly, the Consul General of the U.S. in Marseille and Monaco.

Apparently, the Grimaldi family back in 1642 helped Louis XIII beat off the Spanish and were rewarded with Les Baux and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The Grimaldis’ palace there was requisitioned during the Revolution but they have kept the titles. There’s a supplement on this, with photos and info on the life of Princess Grace, in this week’s Paris Match.

#GRACE KELLY #PRINCESS GRACE #les baux de provence #baux-de-provence #1982 #exhibition #provence

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a-silent-symphony · 2 years ago

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: First Live Show After FLOOR JANSEN's Cancer Diagnosis 'Was Emotional For All Of Us'

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke to Ireland's Overdrive about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to return to the road just weeks after singer Floor Jansen revealed her breast cancer diagnosis. "The first show of this [European tour] leg in Antwerp [Belgium on November 20] was just so emotional for all of us, but especially for Floor," he said. "It all came out during the song 'Sleeping Sun'. She couldn't sing the song towards the end, and she just broke down. It was a positive breakdown, if you know what I mean. It was just a huge release of so much anxiety and pressure that had been building up inside her. It was a culmination of beating cancer, finally do[ing] this tour, and [the fact] that her voice was good enough to do what she loves to do. All of that came out at the same time, and it's been wonderful ever since."

On November 18, Floor revealed that she was "cancer free" after undergoing surgery to have a tumor removed following a breast cancer diagnosis. At the time, she wrote on social media that "the surgery took everything cancerous out and it hasn't spread!"

Jansen went public with her diagnosis in October. At the time, she wrote: "The word cancer is a shocker. All that you found important in life before this diagnosis changes radically within minutes. Now I just want to be healthy again. I want to see my daughter grow into a woman; I want to live! And the scariest part of this diagnosis is that I thought I was healthy! I didn't feel the cancer, I didn't know it was there until I, as a 40+ woman, went to a standard mammogram checkup. Something many countries offer, for free even for the lucky ones. Had I not gone there, the tumor would have gone undetected. In a year from now this could have grown much bigger. The thought of that makes me share this story with you. A mammogram is lifesaving! It's uncomfortable and you might think that you won't have something in your breasts anyway but GO! And for the men reading this: remind your wife, girlfriend, mother, sister to go and get checked. Even without the luxury I as a western woman experience with free mammogram checkups: GO! Luckily, there are many organizations that offer information about self-detection if you do not have access or funds for a mammogram. If I might inspire you to take good care of yourself, then something good will come out of this cancer diagnosis."

Jansen made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH on October 1, 2012 at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington following the abrupt departure of the band's lead singer of five years, Anette Olzon. Jansen officially joined NIGHTWISH in 2013.

As part of NIGHTWISH, Jansen landed two number one albums in Finland, and Top Five albums in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Born in the Netherlands, Jansen joined her first band, one of the world's first symphonic metal bands, AFTER FOREVER, when she was only 16 years old. The group went on to release five albums from 2000 to 2007, before they broke up in 2009.

Jansen's next band, REVAMP, released two albums in 2010 and 2013, before she joined NIGHTWISH as a full-time member. NIGHTWISH's first album with Jansen as the lead singer was 2015's "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", which landed in Top 10s around the world. This was followed by 2020's "Human. :II: Nature." , which was also an international success.

Jansen has toured extensively with the band and appeared on three of NIGHTWISH's live albums "Showtime, Storytime", "Vehicle Of Spirit" and "Decades: Live In Buenos Aires".

In 2019, Jansen participated in the popular Dutch TV show "Beste Zangers" where she scored a big hit with "Phantom Of The Opera" together with Henk Poort. She was recognized with a Dutch Popprijs award — a prestigious accolade for artists that has made important contributions to Dutch music. In the same year, her first solo tour sold out in less than 24 hours.

Floor will release her debut solo album, "Paragon", on March 24. The LP contains "a diverse collection of pop-infused tracks and emotional ballads influenced by the sounds of her career," according to a press release.

#Nightwish #Tuomas Holopainen #2023 interviews #floor jansen

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black-arcana · 2 years ago

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: First Live Show After FLOOR JANSEN's Cancer Diagnosis 'Was Emotional For All Of Us'

As part of NIGHTWISH, Jansen landed two number one albums in Finland, and Top Five albums in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Jansen has toured extensively with the band and appeared on three of NIGHTWISH's live albums "Showtime, Storytime", "Vehicle Of Spirit" and "Decades: Live In Buenos Aires".

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#tuomas holopainen #floor jansen #nightwish

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d-bovet · 1 year ago

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Le Serpent d’Ocean est le 2ème lieu le plus visité de FRANCE sur Google Street View juste après la Tour Eiffel (le 1er) .

Cette œuvre monumentale, installée depuis 2012 , a été créée par Huang Yong Ping dans le cadre du voyage à NANTES (Naoned) .

Une nouvelle caméra webcam vient d’être installée en complément de celle installée au niveau de la plage de l’Ocean, va permettre d’observer « le Serpent d’Ocean » à distance et H24 .

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https://www.saint-brevin.fr/saint-brevin-en-images/

Sur la photo (14 septembre 2023) des étudiants en Beaux-Arts sont en train de dessiner l’œuvre au pied du serpent de Mer .

Le voyage à Nantes étale des œuvres artistiques le long de la Loire entre Nantes et Saint Nazaire. Tous les ans, ce périple change et est renouvelé !

The seasnake is done in 2012 by the artist HUANG YONG PING on the mouth of the LOIRE river for « the Travel of Nantes » initiatic run on the modern art through the town and the Loire sides , each year revisited !!!!!

A webcam , recently installed, allows to see worlwide the artistic work on the website of Saint-Brevin les Pins (see upper) 365/365days H24 .

#french #breizh #bretagne #brittany #france #nantes #saint nazaire #loireatlantique #loire #loire valley #loire atlantique #frankreich #pays de la loire

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paved-un-paved · 2 years ago

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Shooting Sports: What's in The Bag?

(This article is re-posted from 2021. Gear update coming soon.)

(Photo by Hernan Bernal)

I've been making pictures for over two decades now, and I still work on improving my photography every day - and improving the gear I use. I have found sports to be the most demanding field I've ever worked in, it being tougher - and ultimately, more satisfying - than even chasing wildlife in the Florida Everglades.

Any good photographer will tell you that you can get great pictures with any decent camera, and when I started covering cycling races, I had just come back from a short photography hiatus with a new-to-me Nikon D80. It marked my return to DSLRs after having sold all my Canon gear some time before. The D80 got me hooked on Nikon, and I sold a bunch of good photos from it, but I kept on "trading up" until I got to the kit I use now. My biggest reasons for upgrading included faster autofocus, weather-sealing on the body and lenses, and a more usable ISO range.

So what do you see me shooting with now out at races? I am a hardcore minimalist, but I still use two camera bodies, one with a wide lens and one with a telephoto. The Nikon Z 6 has become my primary camera - a big surprise to me, considering how many people want to talk down its sports capabilities. I may think differently about it if I were shooting 150mph race cars or motorcycles, but it does extremely well when photographing cyclists whizzing past me at 30+ mph.

My Nikon 70-200/4 VR is almost always attached to the Z 6 via the clunky FTZ adapter. The 70-200 is a staple in almost every sports photographer's bag, and that's why I resisted it for so long - trying to be different, but I was going about it the wrong way. I now see why this incredibly versatile lens is so damn popular. I picked the f/4 over the f/2.8 because of weight. Endurance sports are the only sports I shoot, and they are almost always out in the open and in the daytime - so I don't really need that extra stop. And after running from one end of a criterium course to the other all day while carrying almost 30 pounds of gear, I realized I needed to lighten up the backpack. The secondary body is one that I had wanted even back when I was still shooting Canon, having been released in 2012: the Nikon (former) flagship body, the D4. Tough as hell, and it shoots 11 frames per second - rat-tat-tat-tat! Ergonomic even with its considerable heft, it looks and handles the business. Mated to a Nikon 16-35/4 and hanging from a Peak Design Slide strap, it's really not bad to carry around.

The 16-35 is the newest addition to the kit, having traded in my beloved Nikon 16mm fisheye and the utilitarian Nikon 24/2.8 lens I used for a while. I don't get the awesome distortion from the 16-35 that I did from the dedicated fisheye prime, but then the same distortion could easily become gimmicky at times. So the fisheye stayed in the bag more often than not. The 16-35 gives me that amazing wide-angle perspective I love, with a very useful zoom range.

Rounding out the lens selection, I held onto my Nikon 300/4 with a 1.4x teleconverter, for when I really need more reach. It's a cracker of a lens, but it has made less appearances at race courses since I have had the 70-200. What else is in the bag? Snacks, tons of batteries, a Think Tank Pee Wee Pixel Pocket Rocket case for all the memory cards, a Think Tank Hydrophobia rain cover for the unpredictable Sunshine State weather, a Nikon SB-900 flash, and a few other odds and ends. A rugged WD My Passport SSD hard drive serves as a backup and storage for second shooters. The pack itself is a Mindshift Gear (Think Tank again) MP-7 v2.0 backpack. It's pretty light and fits everything just right, laid out in a way that makes sense for an active outdoors photographer.

Finally, hanging defiantly from an exterior zipper is a French keychain of the lion mascot from longtime Tour de France sponsor Crédit Lyonnais, to remind me of determination and pushing past limits; just like I can always ride my bike faster, I can always make an even better picture.

#photographer #sportsphotography #cameraporn #nikon #racing #cycling

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