#North Central Region

[rabbitcruiser]

Forest (No. 186)

Custer State Park, SD

[manessha545]

Chile, South America: Chile is a narrow ribbon of land stretching almost 2,700 miles along the southwest coast of South America. Although it is one of the world’s longest countries, its average width is only 110 miles. It is only 250 miles at its widest point... . The country usually is divided by geographers into five regions: the far north, the near north, central Chile, the south, and the far south. Each has its own characteristic vegetation, fauna, climate, and, despite the omnipresence of both the Andes and the Pacific, its own distinct topography. .. These natural regions are ordered from north to south and reduced to five natural regions. Wikipedia

[misery-has-no-company-now]

Meanwhile, in the central north...

South Dakota: You can trust me! Let's not forget who pulled you out of the river when we were six.

North Dakota: Let's not forget who pushed me in.

***

Wyoming: I have feelings for you.

Montana: You do?

Wyoming: Yes, I feel you're very annoying.

[postcard-from-the-past]

In the Crypt of the Chartres Cathedral, Beauce region of north-central France

French vintage postcard

[runwayrunway]

No. 19 - Wizz Air

Wizz Air, whose name I regret to inform you is not short for Wizard Air, is an extremely successful low-cost carrier based in Hungary with subsidiary branches in Abu Dhabi, Malta, and the UK, and two former branches based in Ukraine and Bulgaria which are both now defunct. Their planes are a common sight at airports across Europe and beyond, so they should at least have the decency to make them look nice. 

How did they do?

I do think it goes without saying that there’s a reason I’m doing Wizz Air at this specific time. While not a pride livery, these planes are...pretty undeniably bisexual pride flag colors. In fact, here is the bisexual flag color-picked from Wizz Air planes. Guess which is which!

Well, also, I got a request after I had already written most of the post. It would feel a bit rude to not mention that. 

That is...beside the point of my actual assessment. How well designed are these planes?

The various Wizzes Air use this livery. They’re nice and colorful, standing out from what’s around them. You almost never see this sort of pink used on an airplane. The painted winglets are classy and the overall shapes are plenty alright. I always find the use of a website on an airline’s livery to be somewhat tacky, but, well...they are a low-cost carrier, I suppose. Anyway, they’re at least less prominent than on the old livery: 

And, to be perfectly honest, I really like the old livery too. There are still some planes flying around wearing it and I think the two designs are both better for the existence of the other. They feel like two parts of a whole and I love that about them. They very cleanly cover half the plane each, all the way up to the current one painting the ventral fairing while the old one leaves it white, and it feels very complete, like they’re inversions of each other. Even the logo is filled in on the old one and outlined on the new one. It’s just...it’s good! I like it! I really like these planes!

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi adds the extra bit of logo to the tail. I think it looks...completely fine and does not impact my opinion at all, which is a good thing in this case, because I like the thing it’s based on. 

image: Wizz Air Twitter

The interiors are apparently also matching Wizz Air color! It’s a small detail but it really goes a long way for establishing a mood, and it feels like something fairly often overlooked. Even other strongly-branded planes often have plain black seats. 

And the overall impression is really the thing here. All the individual parts are irrelevant compared to the holistic vibe of Wizz Air, which is undeniably pretty fun. The snappy name, the nicely composed text logo with the exclamation point, and the multiple bright colors lend these jets an exciting, bubbly feel. I’ve never flown with Wizz, so I’m not sure if they’re as fun as their planes make them look or as joyless as their direct competitor Ryanair, but these planes are some of the few which feel to me as if they’re following in the footsteps of PSA, at least visually - fundamentally upbeat, in emphatic defiance of the pasteurized nature of mass air travel. 

Grade: A

(I still wish it was short for Wizard Air though.)

[kelila]

The best thing about making your own reincarnation in the Triforce cycle is that you can make your own Hyrule. I love making maps, this'll be fun.

*eight maps and like four versions of Hyrule later*

This sucks and I have no idea where anything is. ...I love making maps.

(please note I am not good at making maps. Which is why I keep changing it.)

[licenseplateshowdown]

Prairie–Tundra Region Quarterfinals

North Dakota vs South Dakota

[what-even-is-thiss]

Not where you grew up. Not where you’ll be living soon. Where you’re living right now.

[ginkovskij]

i found a book that i only read the introduction of and is maybe a bit too technical but also very cool so far:

[transmutationisms]

a friend just tipped me off about Fund a Kitchen in Gaza, a free tool that helps you locate and donate to community kitchens currently serving some of Gaza's most vulnerable!

this lets you choose a region (south, central, north) and see which kitchens operate in that area, then donate to as many as you can.

as a reminder, community kitchens try to buy and cook in bulk, which makes ingredients last longer & sustain more people in the conditions of extreme scarcity that Israel is imposing right now. they are also able to serve people on the ground who may not have the means to reach out online.

so, whether through this tool or not, please do support community kitchens, as well as mutual aid groups that cover additional needs, such as the Sameer Project (meals, tents, cash aid, medical aid) and Dahnoun Mutual Aid (meals, tents, baby supplies, cash aid, winter clothes).

[rabbitcruiser]

Forest (No. 184)

Custer State Park, SD (six pics)

Niobrara County, WY (four pics)

[britomart]

[ID: tags reading #Love trains in England bc they’re just like ‘This train is for: Trimble. Stopping at: Pobb. Crumpton. Chortle-upon-Smythe. Dickhole. Newcastle. Oldcastle. Badger’s. Glen. And: Thrimbing” /end ID.]

trains will announce you're stopping in places you never knew existed

[onenettvchannel]

BALITANG REHIYONAL: 'North Korean Central TV' first to feature the erupted volcano of 'Mount Kanlaon' in Negros Oriental?

CANLAON, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- North Korea state-owned broadcaster 'Korean Central Television' (KCTV), show the World News segment on the latest eruption of Mount Kanlaon in the Canlaon town of Negros Oriental, two (2) days following the fatal volcanic incident last week on Monday (December 9th, 2024 -- Canlaon local time). This is the first time that the North Koreans would have focused on a disaster in another country on their propaganda TV station during the newscast at 8pm on December 11th.

As of December, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the one with a national volcanic state bureau kept Mount Kanlaon at Alert Level 3, wherein a dangerous explosive eruption is expected to take place within hours up to days. PHIVOLCS advises everyone, if you're in the north Negros Island Region (NIR) to steer clear of the danger zone -- ranging 7 kilometers from its source crater.

To put this in perspective, Mount Kanlaon is an active volcano in the northeastern part of Negros Oriental. It erupted recently on December 9th, inflicting massive damage and dislocating thousands of residents. 'GMA Regional TV: One Western Visayas' reports that more than 10,000 people have been evacuated from surrounding communities because of the ongoing eruption.

Regarding both parties of the relationship, two of the countries have maintained their diplomatic relations since the turn of this new millennium year of 2000. Not so very strong however, an interesting fact is that the North Koreans does show some interest in things happening around the world to our said home country.

The national government, under its current leadership of Philippine president 'Mr. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr.' (PBBM), is stepping up in order to help the places affected in the NIR. They have announced a package of PHP60M (or U$D1,026,887.33) of financial aid, for those who were displaced by the volcanic eruption. More aid is expected in the days to come.

The eruption of Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental has caught the world's eye, even making it onto North Korea's state-run news. Although the ties between North Koreans and the Philippines aren't very close, it seems like the North Korea wants to show that it's aware of global events and can report on them through its commercialized news outlets.

SCREENGRAB COURTESY: Peter Fairlie via KCTV & YT VIDEO BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GTtRa5YvwA&t=1271s *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Central_Television *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea%E2%80%93Philippines_relations *https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/929602/story/ *https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/930533/story/ and *https://digicastnegros.com/p60m-nga-bulig-para-sa-apektado-sang-kanlaon-eruption-sa-canlaon-kag-negor-gin-release/

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

[tovaicas]

have you ever started a project and then noticed dark knowledge that spiraled into a mental breakdown. no? that's how my extended map of gridania for a friend is going

[postcard-from-the-past]

17th-century Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy, Brie region of north-central France

French vintage postcard