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Ireland is about surf and rain. Do not expect shiny days, but good waves and desert beaches.
Yes, the spots are rain drops, under a heavy rain. Great mood I think.
Brandon Bay, Dingle, Ireland, 2011
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Good Friday means a trip to Haworth.... just the law!
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TRỜI ƠI TUI HẠNH PHÚC QUÁ CHỪNG ĐIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII =))
TUI YÊU BẠN NÀY QUÁ CHỪNG ĐIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII =))
Thích cú chót quá nên tui làm nổi nó vậy đó =))
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Nãy giờ tui hí hửng lắm, tweet của tui được mấy fan Hàn retweet liên tục, copy lại tweet của tui xong tweet cho Taec cũng có luôn =)) ko biết sao các bạn ấy thấy hay vậy trời =))
Nhưng không sao, vậy là tui vui rồi =))
Mà các bạn ý retweet rất nhiều tweet của Hottest cho Taec chứ ko riêng gì tui =))
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Còn câu nói của tui:
Hottest will protect you, no matter what happen.
Hottest will beside you, no matter what happen.
Hottest always love you, no matter what happen.
Hwa tui vừa nói với 6 ông 2PM =)) hnay tiện thể nói riêng với Taec luôn =))
Xong được mọi người dùng làm sign tập thể trong 360 :">
Lời nói của tui vô tình, nhưng vô tình được đặt đúng chỗ luôn =))
Vừa nãy có 1 ss nói với tui, có 1 bé nào đó, đọc xong "kính gửi" và nói là rất hâm mộ tui, muốn lập fanclub cho tui *té xỉu* haha, nhưng tui thích câu này "bạn ấy còn nói em là linh hồn của Hottest nữa đó" ♥ nghe mà ấm lòng ghê.
Cảm ơn mọi người. Yến ù thật rất hạnh phúc. LOL.
Đừng nghĩ tui khoe khoang gì nha, chỉ vì tui đang rất điên thôi =))
Vui quá nên nói hết ra thôi =))
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"kính gửi ep 3" - special episode chăng? =))
sẽ như thế nào đây?
Hahaha.
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Fjallsárlón is a glacier lake at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Fjallsjökull which is part of the bigger glacier reaches down to the water of the lake and some ice-bergs are drifting by on its surface.
It is situated not far from Skaftafell National Park and the better known glacier lake Jökulsárlón. From the glacier lake Breiðárlón a little river flows into the Fjallsárlón.
Above, there is looming the famous volcano Öræfajökull.
When it is cloudy and the water is calmed, the image of the icebergs are mirrored on the lake's surface. The possibilities for photography thanks to symmetries are infinite with this conditions.
Old Nikkor 200mm f4 AIS
Fjallsárlón, Iceland, 2010.
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Fjallsárlón es un lago glaciar, en el extremo sur del glaciar Vatnajökull en Islandia. Fjallsjökull, que es la lengua de ese glaciarque llega hasta el lago, rompe y va dejando bloques de hielo e icebergs a la deriva sobre su superficie.
Se encuentra no muy lejos del Parque Nacional Skaftafell y prácticamente al lado del conocido lago glaciar Jökulsárlón, sin embargo este sí es un lago natural.
Desde el lago glaciar Breiðárlón un pequeño río desemboca en el Fjallsárlón.
Por encima del glaciar, se asoma el famoso volcán Öræfajökull.
Cuando está nublado y las aguas tranquilas, la imagen de los icebergs se refleja en la superficie del lago. Es entonces cuando las posibilidades para hacer buenas fotografías se disparan gracias a las simetrías.
Viejo Nikkor 200mm f4 AIS
Fjallsárlón, Islandia, 2010.
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Unofficial art prompt originally by ThireaArt on Twitter / X whatever it's called now. Meep / Purri did a retweet suggesting to do SL outfits for the prompts - and I thought that was a brilliant idea so decided to join in (and I have wanted to do an Art prompt for the longest time!)
Original Prompt Post by ThireaArt:
twitter.com/ThireaArt/status/1697242837094682823
Original Idea to do SL outfits post by Meep / Purri:
twitter.com/purrinne/status/1697255853441855860
Items:
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⊹ Legacy Female Body
⊹ SUGARCULT Fairy Dragon Head
⊹ SUGARCULT Dragonbatte Wings
⊹ [MXM] Fairy Canine Nose
⊹ MARZ Skully Ears
⊹ KREEP Geode Dragon Skin - Amethyst
⊹ KREEP Body Crystals
⊹ STATIC Chrystalline Horns
⊹ STATIC Chrystalline Body Armor (Legacy)
⊹ .STOIC. Manicured Claws
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Sorry for the ridiculous title but I couldn't resist! lol!
This is one of many birdhouses that are in our garden. I hope that when the house is finished the birds will return.
Hope you are all having a wonderful day wherever you are.
Added to the Nature Cliche Scavenger Hunt Challenge.
HCS!
Please check out www.shootforyourlife.com today and like and retweet! I am featured today and it's also sort of a contest.
Photographed at the Hillsborough Concurs d' Elegance, September 12, 2010.
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Berlinetta Aerodinamica
Profiles - Etceterini
Written by: Miles Collier
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:00
retweet"Pixie dust," fine style, and supreme artisanship could not push the price to even the lowest pre-sale estimate on this replica
The Berlinetta Aerodinamica was the ultimate evolution of Carrozzeria Touring's technical and aesthetic achievements prior to WWII. Conceived for the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1939, the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Berlinetta Aerodinamica was the refined successor to the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Le Mans Berlinetta. It is the pinnacle of pre-war Italian design, combining the best of elegance, aerodynamics, and competitive purpose.
The original Berlinetta Aerodinamica was last seen at the Mille Miglia in 1940 and unfortunately never surfaced in the 70 years that followed. According to Luigi Fusi in Alfa Romeo All Cars from 1910, only 33 pre-war 6C 2500 Super Sport chassis were built by Alfa Romeo, and this car is based on one of these rare competition chassis. The car was found in Eastern Europe in 1989 just following re-unification. At that time, the chassis carried post-war cabriolet coachwork created by an unknown builder, and a pre-war 6C 2500 engine that remains with the car. The cabriolet coachwork was later removed and the chassis was carefully examined and declared an authentic 2700-mm pre-war 6C 2500 SS chassis by Automotoclub Storica Italia (ASI). There is no known record of its original coachwork.
The car was purchased in 2003 by its current owner and a demanding restoration effort was completed in Italy in 2007. The final coachwork and exquisite details were finished by Ing. Cognolato, and the mechanical aspects were completed by Nino Epifani in a manner consistent with period Super Sport specifications.
SCM AnalysisYears Produced: 1939–53 (all 6C 2500 variants)
Number Produced: 33 (pre-war SS)
Original List Price: $4,130 (1939 6C chassis)
SCM Valuation: $748,000 on this day
Tune Up Cost: $1,500
Distributor Caps: $250
Chassis Number Location: Cross-member of chassis, plate on right side of firewall
Engine Number Location: Intake side of block
Club Info: Alfa Romeo Owners Club PO Box 12340, Kansas City, MO 64116
Web Site www.aroc-usa.org
Alternatives: 1935–39 Delahaye 135MS w/ repop Le Mans bodywork; 1940 BMW 328 w/Mille Miglia repop bodywork; Talbot-Lago T150 SS w/ repop competition bodywork
Investment Grade:
This car sold for $748,000, including buyer's premium, at Gooding & Company's Amelia Island Auction in Amelia Island, Florida, on March 12, 2010, against a pre-sale estimate of $800k to $1.3m.
I can personally vouch for the craftsmanship of this Alfa, as well as the deliciously purposeful style of the streamlined competition berlinetta coachwork. Watching this impressive confection whistle through the Rocky Mountains on the 2008 Colorado Grand presented a stirring sight, all the more so when observed over the radiator shell of my ex-Eddie Hall racing Bentley.
While the sale price was indeed substantial, it is the pre-sale estimate that tells us the auctioneer's expectations. That this Alfa sold on the short side of the estimate deserves some analysis. It is incontrovertible that had this car been the lost original, the price would have been several multiples of the near-$750k it made.
Value factors of this striking re-creation
If we examine Alfa Romeos, we can see a product trajectory of sheer profligacy of concept and design that achieves its apex with the 40-or-so 2900 8Cs. In the early 1930s, financial exigency forced Alfa to introduce a more rational, unsupercharged secondary line, and ultimately, the successor to the 8C series. The 6C 2300/2500 was based on the original Vittorio Jano-designed 1500 6C (but now incorporating chain-driven valve gear). For economic reasons, the 6C 2300, soon to be 2500, was mass-produced rather than artisan-fettled.
Lasting into the early 1950s, the 2500 still represented an elitist product equipped with state-of-the-art features found on the incomparable 2900: independent suspension, hydraulic brakes, twin-cam architecture, and even, in select examples, Touring coachwork strongly evocative of the antecedent 2900s. In many ways, the spectacular "Broadway theater" that was the 2900 was brought back in the 2500 as "summer stock"-wonderful in its own way but distinctly re-run.
Nevertheless, were the authentic 2500 SS berlinetta still to exist, it would likely command a multi-million-dollar price by virtue of its one-off status, its Le Mans and Mille Miglia history, its modern event eligibility, and, of course, its prized, no-nonsense competition-weapon look.
No shortage of "pixie dust"
The auctioneer made a brave effort in the catalog to cast as much "pixie dust" as possible, expounding on the accuracy of the re-creation, and the interest that Carlo Anderloni of Touring took. Critically, the catalog emphasizes that the basis for our subject replica is one of the extraordinarily rare, Scuderia Ferrari-built and uniquely configured "256" series 6C 2500 SS chassis.
Without that correct chassis type, there would be no legitimate basis for the project. Problematically, contemporary Alfa records from the immediate pre-war period are incomplete due to the effects of Allied bombing. Angelo Tito Anselmi's definitive monograph, Alfa Romeo 6C 2500, notes gaps in the known "256" chassis number sequence. Our subject car's chassis number and engine number are both unattested. While this lacuna is by no means a fatal flaw, our car's legitimacy depends solely on the certification of its chassis as a genuine "256" series unit by the experts referenced in the catalog text. This issue does present a quandary that needs to be dealt with by any potential buyer.
Conundrum: Is replica coachwork a serious defect?
Finally, we come to the question of replica coachwork on a genuine chassis. I would suggest that there are three levels of acceptability for replica-bodied cars. First, there is a car fitted with an exact copy of its missing coachwork, exactly as it existed as original to the chassis. This is the least problematic re-body. Fred Simeone, in his talk at the 2010 Connoisseurship Symposium, stated that replica coachwork commands less of a discount from the value of a complete and original car than seems appropriate in today's market.
Replicated coachwork is a very major element of an automobile, and all the more so if the original coachwork is special. That today's market assigns too small a discount is an imponderable. Nevertheless, I expect to see that discount for re-bodies grow over time as collectors recognize the consummate historical importance of original bodywork.
Too difficult to estimate the market "bump"
At the second tier of acceptability is a vehicle fitted with replica coachwork of the correct type of chassis from the same series-the case with our subject. This Alfa is all the more appealing, as the original it emulates has not been seen since 1940, and was, in all probability, a war casualty. Consequently, the 6C 2500 SS Berlinetta Aerodinamica can only ever exist as a re-creation. Carefully considered re-creations of important lost cars have some real justification.
However, we should not lose sight of the fact that the historic value of such efforts is much more modest. In any event, it is a truism that higher-aesthetic-value coachwork seems to gravitate naturally to chassis either bereft of original bodies, or to those fitted with more mundane examples. The inherent value increase such new "couture" gives to a car often results, rightly or wrongly, in a real monetary increase, too. This is the effect we see here with the SS replica. It was the difficulty of estimating this market "bump" that threw out the broad auction estimate.
Lastly, and least acceptable, of course, is the re-created body grafted to a chassis that is improper for the body in question. These efforts are wholly illegitimate, and are generally severely discounted in the market.
In the case of our berlinetta reproduction, the market both recognized the less spectacular nature of the 6C 2500 series in Alfa lore, as well as reflected the replica nature, however finely wrought, of the offering. While the seller was surely hoping for more, this sale was fair for both parties involved.
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this is outtake from last summer.
model is my friend.
Photographed at the Hillsborough Concurs d' Elegance, September 12, 2010.
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Berlinetta Aerodinamica
Profiles - Etceterini
Written by: Miles Collier
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:00
retweet"Pixie dust," fine style, and supreme artisanship could not push the price to even the lowest pre-sale estimate on this replica
The Berlinetta Aerodinamica was the ultimate evolution of Carrozzeria Touring's technical and aesthetic achievements prior to WWII. Conceived for the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1939, the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Berlinetta Aerodinamica was the refined successor to the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Le Mans Berlinetta. It is the pinnacle of pre-war Italian design, combining the best of elegance, aerodynamics, and competitive purpose.
The original Berlinetta Aerodinamica was last seen at the Mille Miglia in 1940 and unfortunately never surfaced in the 70 years that followed. According to Luigi Fusi in Alfa Romeo All Cars from 1910, only 33 pre-war 6C 2500 Super Sport chassis were built by Alfa Romeo, and this car is based on one of these rare competition chassis. The car was found in Eastern Europe in 1989 just following re-unification. At that time, the chassis carried post-war cabriolet coachwork created by an unknown builder, and a pre-war 6C 2500 engine that remains with the car. The cabriolet coachwork was later removed and the chassis was carefully examined and declared an authentic 2700-mm pre-war 6C 2500 SS chassis by Automotoclub Storica Italia (ASI). There is no known record of its original coachwork.
The car was purchased in 2003 by its current owner and a demanding restoration effort was completed in Italy in 2007. The final coachwork and exquisite details were finished by Ing. Cognolato, and the mechanical aspects were completed by Nino Epifani in a manner consistent with period Super Sport specifications.
SCM AnalysisYears Produced: 1939–53 (all 6C 2500 variants)
Number Produced: 33 (pre-war SS)
Original List Price: $4,130 (1939 6C chassis)
SCM Valuation: $748,000 on this day
Tune Up Cost: $1,500
Distributor Caps: $250
Chassis Number Location: Cross-member of chassis, plate on right side of firewall
Engine Number Location: Intake side of block
Club Info: Alfa Romeo Owners Club PO Box 12340, Kansas City, MO 64116
Web Site www.aroc-usa.org
Alternatives: 1935–39 Delahaye 135MS w/ repop Le Mans bodywork; 1940 BMW 328 w/Mille Miglia repop bodywork; Talbot-Lago T150 SS w/ repop competition bodywork
Investment Grade:
This car sold for $748,000, including buyer's premium, at Gooding & Company's Amelia Island Auction in Amelia Island, Florida, on March 12, 2010, against a pre-sale estimate of $800k to $1.3m.
I can personally vouch for the craftsmanship of this Alfa, as well as the deliciously purposeful style of the streamlined competition berlinetta coachwork. Watching this impressive confection whistle through the Rocky Mountains on the 2008 Colorado Grand presented a stirring sight, all the more so when observed over the radiator shell of my ex-Eddie Hall racing Bentley.
While the sale price was indeed substantial, it is the pre-sale estimate that tells us the auctioneer's expectations. That this Alfa sold on the short side of the estimate deserves some analysis. It is incontrovertible that had this car been the lost original, the price would have been several multiples of the near-$750k it made.
Value factors of this striking re-creation
If we examine Alfa Romeos, we can see a product trajectory of sheer profligacy of concept and design that achieves its apex with the 40-or-so 2900 8Cs. In the early 1930s, financial exigency forced Alfa to introduce a more rational, unsupercharged secondary line, and ultimately, the successor to the 8C series. The 6C 2300/2500 was based on the original Vittorio Jano-designed 1500 6C (but now incorporating chain-driven valve gear). For economic reasons, the 6C 2300, soon to be 2500, was mass-produced rather than artisan-fettled.
Lasting into the early 1950s, the 2500 still represented an elitist product equipped with state-of-the-art features found on the incomparable 2900: independent suspension, hydraulic brakes, twin-cam architecture, and even, in select examples, Touring coachwork strongly evocative of the antecedent 2900s. In many ways, the spectacular "Broadway theater" that was the 2900 was brought back in the 2500 as "summer stock"-wonderful in its own way but distinctly re-run.
Nevertheless, were the authentic 2500 SS berlinetta still to exist, it would likely command a multi-million-dollar price by virtue of its one-off status, its Le Mans and Mille Miglia history, its modern event eligibility, and, of course, its prized, no-nonsense competition-weapon look.
No shortage of "pixie dust"
The auctioneer made a brave effort in the catalog to cast as much "pixie dust" as possible, expounding on the accuracy of the re-creation, and the interest that Carlo Anderloni of Touring took. Critically, the catalog emphasizes that the basis for our subject replica is one of the extraordinarily rare, Scuderia Ferrari-built and uniquely configured "256" series 6C 2500 SS chassis.
Without that correct chassis type, there would be no legitimate basis for the project. Problematically, contemporary Alfa records from the immediate pre-war period are incomplete due to the effects of Allied bombing. Angelo Tito Anselmi's definitive monograph, Alfa Romeo 6C 2500, notes gaps in the known "256" chassis number sequence. Our subject car's chassis number and engine number are both unattested. While this lacuna is by no means a fatal flaw, our car's legitimacy depends solely on the certification of its chassis as a genuine "256" series unit by the experts referenced in the catalog text. This issue does present a quandary that needs to be dealt with by any potential buyer.
Conundrum: Is replica coachwork a serious defect?
Finally, we come to the question of replica coachwork on a genuine chassis. I would suggest that there are three levels of acceptability for replica-bodied cars. First, there is a car fitted with an exact copy of its missing coachwork, exactly as it existed as original to the chassis. This is the least problematic re-body. Fred Simeone, in his talk at the 2010 Connoisseurship Symposium, stated that replica coachwork commands less of a discount from the value of a complete and original car than seems appropriate in today's market.
Replicated coachwork is a very major element of an automobile, and all the more so if the original coachwork is special. That today's market assigns too small a discount is an imponderable. Nevertheless, I expect to see that discount for re-bodies grow over time as collectors recognize the consummate historical importance of original bodywork.
Too difficult to estimate the market "bump"
At the second tier of acceptability is a vehicle fitted with replica coachwork of the correct type of chassis from the same series-the case with our subject. This Alfa is all the more appealing, as the original it emulates has not been seen since 1940, and was, in all probability, a war casualty. Consequently, the 6C 2500 SS Berlinetta Aerodinamica can only ever exist as a re-creation. Carefully considered re-creations of important lost cars have some real justification.
However, we should not lose sight of the fact that the historic value of such efforts is much more modest. In any event, it is a truism that higher-aesthetic-value coachwork seems to gravitate naturally to chassis either bereft of original bodies, or to those fitted with more mundane examples. The inherent value increase such new "couture" gives to a car often results, rightly or wrongly, in a real monetary increase, too. This is the effect we see here with the SS replica. It was the difficulty of estimating this market "bump" that threw out the broad auction estimate.
Lastly, and least acceptable, of course, is the re-created body grafted to a chassis that is improper for the body in question. These efforts are wholly illegitimate, and are generally severely discounted in the market.
In the case of our berlinetta reproduction, the market both recognized the less spectacular nature of the 6C 2500 series in Alfa lore, as well as reflected the replica nature, however finely wrought, of the offering. While the seller was surely hoping for more, this sale was fair for both parties involved.
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One of my tweets got picked up and retweeted a few times this morning; enough times to make it worthwhile trying out a little research ahead of my talk at TEDx Tuttle next week.
I was interested to see what meaningful figures we could dig out about information cascades. I tried plotting this against a timeline using Pajek's partition, but it's surprisingly difficult to do. The data (should you wish to play with it) is published as a Google Spreadsheet at bit.ly/40tFUr.
While it's nice to see cascades as long as retweets (highlighted in red) it's worth noting that the great majority of tweets are not picked up and retweeted.
The size of the circles represents the number of followers. As a good rule of thumb, the more followers, the more likely they are to retweet, but -- on a per tweet basis, it certainly isn't a straightforward linear relationship.
I've highlighted the screennames of people who have more than one retweet.
Obviously you can click for biggerer, or use the "all sizes" button at the top for biggerest.
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