#Frank Hague

[pedroam-bang]

Anastasia - Boardwalk Empire (2010)

#2010 #film #series #TV show #television #mafia #Boardwalk Empire #Anastasia #Lucy Danziger #Paz de la Huerta #Chris Mulkey #Boss Frank Hague #Frank Hague #Geoff Pierson #Senator Walter Edge #Walter Edge #Steve Buscemi #Enoch Thompson #Nucky #Gretchen Mol #Gillian Darmody #Vincent Piazza #Lucky Luciano #Michael Pitt #James Darmody #Jimmy #Atlantic City #prohibition

[siilvan]

OC File: Mylène "Petra" Scholten de Ridder

gorgeous renders by the amazing wonderful phenomenal lovely @gamergirlbonestaskforce141riot <33

finally posting my oc to cope with mw3... i've had her since november '22, didn't even mention her name to anyone until august lol. i've never had the confidence (or skill) to do this, so i'm thanking all of my mutuals with their wonderful ocs for giving me the strength to do it, even if they don't know it <3

note: despite petra being reader's callsign in bloodsport, it is not intended to be my oc. so far, the only fics that petra properly appears in are desideria and fortuna redux. i know it's confusing and i'm sorry 😭 more of her (and others) in the future!

very long post BTC...

edit: completely forgot to include this— credit to cptnprice for the file!!

GENERAL

Name: Mylène "Petra" Scholten de Ridder

Nicknames/Aliases: Petra, Doc, Bravo 0-5, MEDINT 5, Leni (by friends/family)

Rank: Lieutenant (since 2015)

Gender: Female

Birth Date: June 29, 1990

Nationality: Dutch

Affiliations: Royal Netherlands Army, Korps Commandotroepen, Task Force 141, Coalition (Warcom), SpecGru

Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Current Residence: The Hague, Netherlands

APPEARANCE

Hair Color: Golden Brown

Eye Color: Blue (right), Green (left)

Height: 5'7" (1.70 m)

Weight: 160 lbs (72 kg)

Build: Athletic, hourglass (hips. That's all.)

Blood Type: O-

Marks: Various tattoos (pictured below), scar on cheek

Faceclaim: Rianne Haspels (Carlotta Champagne for body)

DETAILS

Sexuality: Unlabeled (prefers men)

Languages: Dutch (native), English (C2), Spanish (A2), French (B2), German (C1), Danish (C1), Russian (B2), Arabic (B1)

Education: Biochemistry BS from the University of Amsterdam, Biochemistry MSc from the University of Copenhagen

Preferred Hairstyles: Low bun or Dutch braid for missions, 3-strand braid or loose for everyday

Preferred Mission Attire: Anything from jeans and a turtleneck, to slim cargos and a tank top, to proper combat fatigues. Dresses for the weather, but hates anything baggy. Prefers to wear black and green, occasionally wears white, tan, or blue. Very athletic style.

Preferred Civilian Attire: Usually dresses fairly casual. Jeans, cargos, leather pants, leggings. Plain t-shirts, henleys, turtlenecks, off-shoulder tops. Wears bomber jackets or hoodies. Mostly wears black, green, or white. Likes feeling comfortable but cute when she's off the clock.

Favorite Color: Evergreen

Favorite Flower: Magnolia

PERSONALITY

Myers-Briggs Type: ENFJ-T. Extraverted, intuitive, feeling, judging, and turbulent. Petra prioritizes the better of the group over personal benefit and strives to have a positive impact on the world and the people around her. Happy to lead or follow, but preferring to guide others, she is a self-identified humanitarian with a pipe dream of world peace. Reliability, tolerance, passion, and altruism ultimately conflict with overthinking, stubbornness, perfectionism, and indecisiveness – Petra is both helped and hindered by the idea of what things can be or could have been.

FAMILY

Father: Colonel Hendrik "Chimera" Scholten de Ridder. Former KCT commander and military legend-turned terrorist. (deceased)

Mother: Johanna Scholten de Ridder (née van den Bos). Former MEDINT analyst for the BVD and MID. (deceased)

Brother: Sergeant Emiel "Nightfall" Scholten de Ridder. KCT operative and specialist in anything covert; never misses a shot. Ally of TF141, rarely stays in any one place for long due to the nature of his assignments.

Uncle: Unnamed paternal uncle. Father's younger brother, civilian military engineer. Lost his life in a terrorist attack in the mid-1990s. (deceased)

Aunt: Special Agent Merel "Songbird" van den Bos. Mother's older sister, former agent for the BVD and MID. Specialist in foreign relations and espionage. May or may not be living in the USA and married to Frank Woods (spoiler: she is).

Grandfather: General Emiel Scholten de Ridder. Paternal grandfather, former commander of the Royal Netherlands Army. Yes, her brother is named after him. (deceased)

SKILLS

Fighting Style: Adaptable, but prefers to keep her distance. Studied kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Krav Maga in her youth – CQC is influenced by these.

Weapons: Can use whatever is available. Is oddly talented with a quarterstaff despite none of her training involving it.

Preferred Weapons: M4 (Hightower 20" Barrel, Schlager PEQ Box IV laser, Cronen Mini Pro optic, Corio Precio Factory stock), X12, Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, karambit, throwing knives

Special Skills: Specializes in MEDINT analysis, trauma/medical care, chemical warfare, hostage rescue, asset protection, and foreign military assistance. Can act as a translator. Has received training in sniping, espionage, and stealth combat from allies. Is notorious for her strong fortitude. Very versatile.

Hobbies: Art, cooking, baking, reading, sports (baseball, climbing, kickboxing, swimming, ice skating), music (drums), studying languages

Former Hobbies: Did ballet and gymnastics in her youth. Still enjoys both, doesn't have the time to practice either. Has decent equilibrium thanks to them.

TRIVIA

The name Mylène can mean "merciful", Scholten refers to a schout (government official that handled administration of justice), and de Ridder means "the knight".

Her callsign Petra means "rock, stone" and is not implying that she's a stony person! She earned her callsign due to her high tolerance and endurance; she's also uniquely durable, often recovering from or withstanding injuries that would leave others in worse condition. It's a bit supernatural, don't worry about it.

Was introduced to drumming by her Uncle Frank when she was little. It's canon to me.

Mylène looks like a carbon copy of her aunt, sans some details like hair and eye color. She's also more well-built than her aunt thanks to being in the military.

Has a bunch of small rituals, habits, and very specific ways of doing things thanks to her OCD – nothing too crazy (she has no choice but to manage these thanks to her career), but you'll start to notice them if you're around her enough.

Has polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). She's learned ways to lessen the symptoms and has an IUD that helps immensely, but it's why she still has a decent amount of fat on her body despite working out religiously. (Not projecting my issues shh)

Doesn't date often due to her career and personal reservations. Prefers someone older, though. (I'm not projecting shh x2)

Keeps a journal on her at almost all times. Inside of it is anything from basic medical info for her allies, random drawings, important notes, etc. Likes to pretend it's organized, but it's not. At all.

Skipped a year in primary school, hence why she graduated at 17 instead of 18 despite attending a VWO school.

It was painfully obvious that she learned her Russian in school before she met Nikolai. After he laughed at her, he taught her how to sound more "natural" – AKA, he taught her almost exclusively profanity.

Bouncing off that, she's Mrs. Worldwide. Petra's unintentionally picked up so much slang from her coworkers.

Her favorite genres of literature are romance and philosophy. She can read outrageous smut with a straight face, but blushes and grins over fluffy stuff. Tries to read books in other languages to practice, too!

Will not touch any drug with a 10-foot pole. Same goes for tobacco, she's the type to dramatically cough if the team smokes around her. She's very health-conscious!!

TATTOOS

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Tattoo One (Hands) I'm not going to lie... originally gave Petra the tattoo (two, actually – she has it on both hands) because I loved Freya's tattoos in GOW and the design is inspired by those. From an in-universe standpoint, it was her first tattoo (age 17) and she just wanted something simple that could be hidden under her gloves to prevent fading. Has to get them touched up every now and then.

Tattoo Two (Right Arm) Full sleeve of willow branches, florals, and butterflies. There's a lot of symbolism in this one. The butterflies represent transformation, hope, and rebirth; the willow branches symbolize a new life, protection, flexibility, and adaptability; the flowers embody anything from growth, joy, transience, hope, love, and death.

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Tattoo Three (Left Bicep) Two-headed snake with flowers! I don't think I need to rhapsodize about the florals again, so I'll skip to the snake. Depending on the culture, a two-headed serpent can represent wildly different things. It's a symbol of rebirth and resurrection, with each head representing earth and the underworld. It can symbolize indecision and conflicting ideas. Duality, balance, power, healing, insight, and deeper awareness; snakes were often seen as a spiritual messenger, and the dual nature of a two-headed serpent represents learning from both positive and negative experiences. (if I see any "heehoo konni" comments, I will blow up the sun, this ain't about him babygirls 😔)

Tattoo Four (Left Inner Forearm) Compass with an arrow! The symbolism is pretty obvious, I think... Direction, guidance, and navigation; the compass arrow combines the arrow's representation of direction and forward movement and the compass' symbolism of finding your way and staying on course. Together, it represents the idea that, no matter how far away you are, your arrow will always hit its target – even when losing your way, you'll always be able to overcome adversity and find your way back.

BACKGROUND

⋆ CW: themes of child abuse, violence, SA (marked with ***) and overall mary sue levels of tragedy

Born on June 29, 1990 in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Hendrik Scholten de Ridder and Johanna Scholten de Ridder, Mylène had a normal – if not privileged, thanks to her family's prominent histories – early childhood. At the age of 3, her brother, Emiel, was born. Known to be a clever, compassionate girl, Mylène took to the "big sister" role with ease.

Her father was a captain from a distinguished military family with the callsign "Chimera", who ascended to the rank of colonel and commanded the Royal Netherlands Army’s special forces unit, the Korps Commandotroepen. Her mother was a medical intelligence analyst for the AIVD and MIVD (then-known as the BVD and MID) with a family history in government and politics.

In the late fall of 1999, when Mylène was only 9 years old, she came home from school and discovered her mother's corpse, having been killed by enemies of her father originally seeking to hold the family for ransom. This event, paired with the traumas he sustained over his years in the military, drove her father to "near insanity" as he became consumed with paranoia and grief. The rest of her and her brother's adolescence was defined by the trauma of her father's abuse; he subjected the siblings to rigorous physical and psychological training in order to mold them into "perfect soldiers" and prevent any further loss.

Despite this, her father was publicly viewed as a war hero. He would often leave the two alone when he was on deployment, forcing Mylène to care for herself and her brother with nothing more than a roof over their heads and grocery money provided. The siblings developed an unbreakable bond during this time that would extend into their adulthoods, rendering them a synergic duo both at home and in the field.

After finishing secondary school at 17, Mylène enlisted in the Royal Netherlands Army. She also studied at the University of Amsterdam – taking online classes – and eventually graduated with a BS in Biochemistry. She spent 3 years serving in various military hospitals, clinics, and field units under the 400 Medical Battalion, until she joined selection for the KCT in 2011. She was swiftly recognized for her high tolerance, natural interpersonal skills, and advanced aptitude for MEDINT analysis; she passed selection with top marks, setting several records during the infamous "hell week" exercise.

Mylène operated as a combat medic until August 2013, when she worked with the British SAS's Unit Bravo under the command of Captain John Price. Despite the joint team being greatly reduced in number and separated after a series of heavy artillery attacks from enemy forces, Mylène managed to provide emergency medical care and calm leadership as her party made its way to the rendezvous point that Price's group was defending.

After the joint operation concluded, Price took an interest in her, deciding to train her as a sniper and teach her how to better use her skills in combat. The two quickly developed a close relationship built upon mutual trust and a desire to fight for what's right, regardless of rules or orders. At some point after this, her unflappable nature and composure when faced with challenging conditions earned her the callsign "Petra".

*** By 2014, Mylène was in a several year-long relationship with a National Reserve Corps (NATRES) NCO named Florian Van Aller. On February 14 of that year, he suddenly came to her with an idea that left her speechless: "sharing" her with his unit. Despite his insistence and attempt to pressure her into it, Mylène refused, ending the relationship. They met on base the next day after Florian messaged her claiming to want to apologize – when she came face-to-face with him and his mentor, Captain Jozef Daalmans, she realized what she had been told was a lie.

*** Although the captain's only involvement was restraining her and watching, Mylène felt violated by both men. She was left at the scene, battered and ashamed, until the last person she expected to help found her – Colonel Hendrik Scholten de Ridder. In a rare act that she now describes as "the last time she ever saw her real father," he comforted her and took her to the hospital, where Mylène received treatment for the injuries she sustained in the assault. She never spoke of the incident afterwards, leaving herself, her father, and her attackers as the only people privy to it.

In early 2015, an assault team led by Chimera and Petra on an enemy submarine revealed that there was a traitor within the unit. The entire team, save for Chimera and Petra themselves, was killed onboard the vessel. The traitor was eventually discovered to be Chimera himself, with Petra as the only witness to his admission and subsequent attempt to bury her, and any incriminating evidence, at sea. With her father in the wind and knowing that her word alone wouldn't be enough to implicate him for his crimes, Petra contacted Captain Price, telling him: "You're the only person I can trust."

An unsanctioned operation to capture or kill Chimera was planned by the two, with the help of her brother – now a KCT operative nicknamed "Nightfall" – and Nikolai, a trusted contact of Price's. The small team managed to track the Colonel and his supporters to a base deep in the Alps, where they successfully wiped out the entire group and killed Chimera. After this mission, Petra felt indebted to Price and Nikolai, considering them two of the few people she could trust implicitly.

From then on, Petra lent her services to various humanitarian groups in an effort to provide protection and medical care on missions around the globe. With expertise in frontline trauma and medical care, hostage rescue, asset protection, medical intelligence analysis, chemical warfare, and the training and advising of foreign military units, Petra proved to be an elite operative capable of remaining calm in even the most dire scenarios. She’s been awarded the Military William Order, the Bronze Lion, the Bronze Cross, and the Cross of Merit for both covert and overt operations, establishing herself as a minor legend within the elite commando corps.

However, a little over a year after the unsanctioned operation in the Alps, Petra was captured and imprisoned by Ultranationalist forces. She was regularly tortured during her captivity, often by Vladimir Makarov, whom she now sarcastically describes as "a lovely man."

Sometime in mid-2017, Petra was yet-again assigned to a unit led by Price, tasked with infiltrating and securing an Al-Qatala base located in Kastovia. Another member of the unit was Nightfall, serving as the team's scout sniper. During the mission, while providing overwatch, Nightfall's radio was suddenly cut off. When the rest of the team finally reached his location to investigate, several IEDs planted in the area went off and forced the group to retreat. Petra attempted a rescue, but was prevented from doing so by Price, as it was too dangerous. Demolition teams cleared the area the following day. Once it was safe to extract Nightfall, however, the recovery team found nothing.

With her brother declared dead in absentia, Petra chose to abandon the special forces. She went back to school and earned an MSc in Biochemistry at the University of Copenhagen, refusing to contact any of her former allies so as to avoid being dragged back into the military.

In April 2019, Petra was tracked down in Denmark by Price, who informed her of Vladimir Makarov's plans in Verdansk and urged her to join the SAS team being sent to stop him. After thorough convincing, she agreed to come back for one more mission, seeking revenge against the man that tortured her years ago.

Petra was later handpicked for the task force Price established alongside CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell following the death of General Roman Barkov in November 2019. She was once again sought out by Price – and Nikolai, who was the "final nail in the coffin," according to Price – and convinced to join the team as a commanding officer.

About a month later, Laswell pinpointed the location of a prison in Georgia believed to be used by Al-Qatala to hold POWs. Reconnaissance of the prison confirmed this and the identity of several of the prisoners; Nightfall was identified as one of the POWs. Petra, leading an elite KCT unit, raided the location shortly thereafter, securing the captives, Nightfall, and intel about Al-Qatala's plans.

Between the invasion of Verdansk, Las Almas, and a burgeoning war with Konni group... Petra has fully committed herself to Task Force 141, willing to save the world or die trying.

#call of duty #cod #cod mw2 #mw2 #cod original character #call of duty oc #cod oc #cod ocs #mw2 oc #mw3 oc #mylène “petra” scholten de ridder #sylph.writes

[royalchildreneurope]

Princess Alexia of The Netherlands poses for official portraits to celebrate her 18th birthday, at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands -June 26th 2023.

📷 : Frank Ruiter/Koninklijk Huis.

#princess alexia #dutch royal family #netherlands #2023 #june 2023 #18th birthday #birthday #birthday 2023 #princess alexia of the netherlands's 18th birthday #official portraits #official portraits 2023 #royal children #my edit

[theputterer]

Good Things In 2023

It’s that time of year again! Time to remember all the good things that happened in 2023. I’ve done this since 2017, and highly recommend doing this as a fun way to reflect (and to have something for future reference when you are feeling Down.)

woof ok here we go

PERSONAL

I visited two countries I haven't been to before: the Netherlands and Iceland!

The Netherlands: mostly Amsterdam but did also pop down to The Hague for a day. Did the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank House, the Rijksmuseum, the Bloemenmarkt, a canal boat tour, the Royal Palace, the Mauritshuis.

Iceland: I was there for less than 48 hours but I saw THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!!!! they were subtler than I expected but so cool. also did the Perlan Museum and a Lava Show, which ruled.

Related: I turned 30 this year!

My dear friend Sam came to visit me in Dublin in June! The highlight of her visit was going with her to see Hozier at Malahide Castle.

Speaking of which, Hozier dropped UNREAL UNEARTH which isn't personal, per se, but is very personal to me

My sister visited me in November! We squeezed a lot in her time here, but highlights were Glendalough, the Hill of Tara, and the Galway Christmas Market.

A few aunts went on a trip to Ireland this fall and I joined them for a bit up in Donegal, as well as a day trip to Derry, which I'd not been to before.

Completely fucking forgot about this but I did write a 158k word long ROGUE ONE / FRINGE AU, ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL. it was a real fuckin bitch to finish, let me tell you that

I got really into MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE over the summer (don't ask) and wrote a couple short pieces inspired by the most recent movie, DEAD RECKONING - PART ONE: LADY LAZARUS and WORTHY THE NAME OF SIR KNIGHT.

I jumped back on my bullshit in October and wrote a long, extended epilogue to my BINARY STAR SYSTEMS trilogy: TWO DESERTS. the way the series ended was always correct and good but it was fun to write this extended epilogue focusing on the fallout, the question of what it's like to live past the end of your myth.

Anything bolded below is something I particularly enjoyed and recommend. 

MOVIES

2023 movies I saw and liked:

M3GAN

KNOCK AT THE CABIN

65

BONO AND THE EDGE, A SORT OF HOMECOMING WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES

RENFIELD

THREE MUSKETEERS: D'ARTAGNAN

JOHN MULANEY: BABY J

SISU

THE LITTLE MERMAID

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER VERSE

ASTEROID CITY

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING - PART ONE

BARBIE

OPPENHEIMER

PAST LIVES

ELEMENTAL

A HAUNTING IN VENICE

CHEVALIER

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

BOTTOMS

THE ROYAL HOTEL

DREAM SCENARIO

ANATOMY OF A FALL

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

EILEEN

NAPOLEON

GODZILLA MINUS ONE

FERRARI

2022 movies I saw and liked:

TAR

THE LOST CITY

WOMEN TALKING

TV

THE LAST OF US

PEAKY BLINDERS

BOOKS

super embarrassing how few books I read this year:

"Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires" by Douglas Rushkoff

"Donegal Folk Tales" by Joe Brennan

"Listen to the Land Speak: A Journey into the Wisdom of What Lies Beneath Us" by Manchan Magan

"Hell Bent" by Leigh Bardugo

"The Book of M" by Peng Shepherd

"The World We Make" by NK Jemisin

"The Echo Wife" by Sarah Gailey

"Daisy Jones and the Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

"White Cat, Black Dog: Stories" by Kelly Link

"Yellowface" by RF Kuang

"Ithaca" by Claire North

"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann

"A Heart That Works" by Rob Delaney

"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"The Crying Book" by Heather Christie

"In the Dream House" by Carmen Maria Machado

"Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels, and Crooks" by Patrick Radden Keefe

"Fleabag" by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

"The Hurricane Wars" by Thea Guanzon

OTHER GOOD THINGS

*some of these things are Good as in well-written or well-made, but maybe not Good in topic.

"Eurydice" by Adrienne Su

"What Happens to a School Shooter's Sister?" by Jennifer Gonnerman for The New Yorker. A high school student murders his parents and several students at his school, and his sister is left to pick up the pieces. really powerful story on unconditional love.

"A Friend Died, Her Novel Unfinished. Could I Realize Her Vision?" by Leslie Jamison for The New Yorker. the grief of losing not only a dear friend but her art as well.

"Fuck you, I don't know?"

Werner Herzog pronounces Eeyore.

George Washington's Dream for America, an SNL sketch.

Judi Dench performs Shakespeare.

"Walking Brittany Home" by Devin Faraci for Washington Post. a really beautiful piece on death and love.

This thread on the struggle of trying to be fashionable in Ireland.

"The Return of the Marriage Plot: Why everyone is so eager for men and women to get hitched" by Rebecca Traister for The Cut.

"We Were Never Supposed to See Our Own Faces This Much" by Lola Christina Alao for Dazed Digital. on social media and personal reflection.

sunwoof

this story about Jimmy Buffett I loved

"She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's A Mom. Soon She'll Start Seventh Grade" by Charlotte Alter for Time. the cruelty is the point.

had a pilot named Ken yesterday and he introduced himself by saying his job is plane

"Cillian Murphy might be the star of a massive movie atm but to me he will always be the guy that showed up in the rain to our abortion rights marches"

"The 'Troubling Reverberations' at the End of OPPENHEIMER, Explained" by Bilge Ebiri for Vulture. it's an absolutely devastating ending, but the fact remains: there was no other way to end it.

this obituary for the great Sinéad O'Connor.

Kiké Hernandez returned to the Dodgers!

this behind the scenes video from the filming of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING - PART ONE where Tom Cruise's co-stars watch him drive a motorcycle off a cliff.

"How Christopher Nolan Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI" by Maria Streshinsky for Wired. good interview with Nolan, one of my favorite filmmakers / artists. (anyone who's ever read anything I've written is probably like yes, this is very obvious.)

"The Perils and Promises of Penis-Enlargement Surgery" by Ava Kofman for The New Yorker. an absolutely BONKERS but super important piece!

a new ending to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, lmao

"The Return of Ryan Gosling" by Zach Baron for GQ. really great profile writing going on here!

"LOST Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show's Poisonous Culture" by Maureen Ryan for Vanity Fair. LOST is one of my favorite shows and has been super influential on my work. (again, this is probably very obvious). this piece is devastating in how it reveals the terrible racism and sexism behind the scenes of a show I have loved. important.

Henry Kissinger died this year (GOOD THINGS BABYYY) and this piece by Nick Turse, which came out in May, is a good explainer on why that's such good news: "Kissinger's Killing Fields".

"Talking With 'Swiftie Dads' at a Taylor Swift Concert" by Eileen Cartter for GQ. I thought this was very sweet.

The New York Times had an interactive feature about Connie Chung and her impact on young Chinese-American women, particularly the ones named after her. I love this video of her meeting some of them.

"Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?" by Ted Chiang for The New Yorker. Chiang is best known as the writer of STORY OF YOUR LIFE which was adapted into ARRIVAL, so it's wise to listen to him when it comes to tech and science.

Loved this speech Mark Hamill gave about Carrie Fisher at her Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony.

Accents white people can still do.

this absolutely incredible slapstick esque unintentional comedy scene.

As always, tagging anyone who’d like to do this!

@magalis @callioope @earnestfeeling @illuminahsti @fortysevenswrites @vaderkat @leaiorganas @garethsedwards @rifle-yes @buffyrat @alittlemomentum @i-am-slain @rogue-rook

#personal #about me #good things

[capnclem]

frank’s characterisation is sososo special to me but im particularly glad that the cookie-cutter ‘gruff detective’ character they made is a guy from the east end bc men from that area are usually villainised or criminalised as characters on tv. he’s so incredibly kind and compassionate. he's a working class legend who reminds hugo every chance he gets that he's nothing but a worthless toff. he screams at his colleagues that it’s their duty to give justice to maladie, and every other working class woman who was trampled on by massen and hague and their ilk. when the underground worker bites that 'even (frank) answers to someone,' frank replies 'yes, she's right there' and points to the crime scene victim. he's ready to kill massen for mary and a little girl he only just met. the fact that he's violent and an alcoholic is because he's self-hateful. even his internalised homophobia doesn't apply to anyone else. he makes no comment to hugo on his sexuality, and defends lord humphries when hugo threatens to blackmail about *his* dalliances at the club. frank even tells hugo in part 2 that 'it ain't about who you wanna be, not out there.' frank is at risk because he could lose his job if anyone found out about their affair, because that job means the absolute world to him. even when hugo picks up on the fact that its a job frank 'hates,' it doesn't matter. he may hate it but it means everything.

#the nevers #frank tag

[usafphantom2]

Dutch human rights groups oppose the export of F-35 fighter parts from the Netherlands to Israel 🇮🇱

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/12/2023 - 00:07in Military

Human rights groups are trying to prevent the export of F-35 fighter parts from the Dutch government to Israel in a hearing that began on Monday. During the summary process before the District Court of The Hague, they argued that such exports make the Netherlands complicit in potential war crimes, pointing to the alleged use of these planes by Israel in attacks on Gaza.

The Israel-Hamas war has already resulted in more than 15,000 civilian victims.

Since 2019, Woensdrecht Air Base in the Netherlands has been storing U.S.-owned F-35 parts, which are then distributed to the requesting countries. After Israel's recent request for F-35 parts, Dutch customs requested government approval due to export license requirements for military products. Dutch ministers cited a decision not to interfere with existing agreements based on foreign and security policy considerations.

The human rights groups Oxfam Novib, PAX and The Rights Forum emphasized the importance of preventing civil damage to the detriment of complying with such political obligations. Its legal challenge focuses on the obligations arising from export law, the Dutch constitution and international law, including the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the EU Common Position on the Control of Arms Exports. These instruments highlight the prohibition of arms exports when such exports contribute to human rights violations, in particular genocide, war crimes and serious violations of the Geneva Conventions. In particular, the human rights group raised concerns about a possible violation of the Genocide Convention.

PAX director Martje van Nes criticized the government for deviating from the clear framework for arms exports, considering it an accomplice to the use of combat aircraft by Israel.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development said they had considered the risks associated with exports of F-35 parts. Israel's right to self-defense, amid threats from Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, has been weighed against potential violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Based on current information, they maintained that there is no evidence that the F-35 jets were involved in serious violations of international human rights law.

Human rights groups claimed that Dutch export rules prohibit the export of weapons if there is a clear risk that this will contribute to violations of international law. Frank Slijper of PAX also clarified that the claim does not depend on a violation of international law itself, but rather on the failure of the Dutch state to conduct an adequate risk analysis of possible violations of international law when approving the export license.

Israel has categorically denied any violation of international law since the October 7 attack by Hamas. On the other hand, numerous international NGOs have called for the investigation of the bombing of Israel, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

The verdict is scheduled to be delivered on December 15.

Source: Jurist.org

Tags: Military AviationF-35 Lightning IIF-35I 'Adir'IAF - Israeli Air Force/Israel Air ForceRNLAF - Royal Netherlands Air Force / Royal Dutch Air Force

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Fernando Valduga

Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has work published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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[moonwatchuniverse]

55 years ago... Goodwill tour Between February 4 & 23, 1969, Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman took his family on a European Goodwill tour, visiting London, Paris, Brussels, The Hague, Bonn, West Berlin, Rome, Madrid and Lisbon. A military academy West Point graduate, Borman choose to be commissioned as a USAF fighter pilot, following the test pilot course by 1960. Selected a NASA astronaut in 1962, Borman flew on Gemini VII and Apollo 8, the first circumnavigation of the Moon. Note the NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster 105.012 on a steel mesh Jacoby Bender Champion bracelet, had its bezel missing. (Photo: NASA)

#Apollo #Astronaut #321 #chronograph #Omega #Speedmaster #Moonwatch #MoonwatchUniverse #NASA #test pilot #military #montres #uhren #horloges #spaceflight #JBchampion #Zulu time

[onetwofeb]

Brian Graham took this picture of two artists – Raoul Hague and Robert Frank – at Hague’s cabin on Old Maverick Road in Woodstock, New York, in 1988.

[imavampirebutitsok]

Hello everyone 👋 today I wanna talk about architecture, especially about difference between modern and postmodern architecture and buildings which represent it.

(I’m guessing that this post will be hard to write, ‘cause those distinctions are hard explained😅🧛)

(And don’t forget that I’m taking about architecture part of Modern.)

Ok let’s start.

What is “Modern” ?

Modern is cultural and social trend of lifestyle of past first-half century. Which did originate at 1851-1853 years, at that period of the time the fist “modern” construction was created.

In 1851 year was created the first construction with cast plate glass which was never be used before, and for that time humanity first time ever used the cast-iron frame. This building calls “The Crystal Palace”. It was placed at Hyide Park in London.

The second building was made with reinforced concrete. And his designer was François Coignet.

So, guys, tell me what unite these such a different buildings? Prime source if Crystal Palace was wood. The main source of the second was concrete. Is it about materials? Obviously no! It’s about style? Ok… But what is corner stone of this style?.. Philosophy? Right!

YEAH, PHILOSOPHY! PHILOSOPHY MR.WHITE!

These are main aspects of “Modern” philosophy:

The logical way to explain life that includes no any mystical or religious beliefs. It means that no any religious or something like that did decorate typical modern construction.

Minimalism in every piece of architecture construction.

Functionalism is the motto of every building in this style.

The experience based on the past, and it means that no future vision is at any modern construction.

Ok, what we got after knowing these facts? Let’s see!

The Glasgow School of Art (1896–99), so let look at this. No any decorate things are there though it’s art school, and every window, roof and doorway are made only for being functional.

The Larkin Building was an early 20th century building. It was designed in 1903 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1904-1906 for the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York. And also there we can see no any extra objects on this building, only minimalistic design.

So what is “Post-modern”?

Post-modern originated after Second World War, at 1948 y. And of course Post-modern has basement from Modern, as so it is “son” of last. And Post-Modern has one same principle as Modern it is “Minimalism”. But now not every piece of construction is only for functionality. There we can see some decoration at the buildings, and it happens because post-modern has vision of some kind of future, and it doesn’t need any experience and memory from the past. And take a note, that post-modern did give some kind of start for neo-futurism way of architecture.

Let’s take a look at some examples.

This is Vanna Venturi House. It built by Robert Venturi at 1964 y. On these pictures we can see, that minimalism is also the motto of constitution as it been, but functionalism is almost gone.

Why? ‘Cause what is that? Look at this dude!

(It’s not about functionality😅)

Ok let’s look at next example:

This is Castalia building in The Hague built at 1998. There we can see the seed of future neo-futurism style at the top of the building.

(Yeah, it looks better then last building 😂👌)

And also I wanna say, that these odd architecture’s solves are kind of decorative pieces of post-modern architecture, what we couldn’t see at just modern style. Honestly it is the key for understanding and seeing the differences between modern and post-modern architecture styles.

Ok, I hope that you were enjoying this post, and I learned lot of new things. Now I gonna go, so see you later 👋🧛

#architecture school #archetecture #architecture studyblr #modern architecture #postmodern architecture #history #world history #difference between modern and postmodern #good post #long post #discover

[lumeha]

1, 13, 19 🥺🙏

1 - Song of the year?

According to my Spotitfy Wrapped... Léa, by Louise Attaque. Genuinely have no idea how that happened, frankly, so that was a surprise ahah

Otherwise, the first one that pops up in my mind is The Chemical Worker's Song, because I had it stuck in my end for months after the first time I listened to it

Also shout out to Trenuleţul, the song that made me feel less alone when I lost my bag in the train in the Hague (joking) - but genuinely one of my favourite songs of this year's Eurovision

13 - How was your birthday this year?

I'll be frank, it was nothing really different from an ordinary day except that my mom and I went to an American 50s style diner (I live in France), and my family and friends wished me a happy birthday. It was nice ! Kinda cozy. Just got to hang out on tumblr and discord and then spend a nice evening with my mom (I saw my dad during the week-end)

19 - What’re you excited about for next year?

Hopefully, getting an appointment for top surgery. Currently waiting for the hospitals I've contacted to get back to me, but I feel like I will have to poke them by mail sigh XD but I'm. genuinely. very excited about potentially finally getting to get top surgery. It's going to be such a relief

#Thank you <3 #barks.txt

[offices-regionalbranch]

Breaking: Leaked Transcript of Conversation Between Acme Ceo and Attorney

A transcript of a conversation between Acme CEO R.F Funnybuddom and his lawyer has been leaked by a whistleblower within the company. The transcript reads as follows.

Funnybuddom: I mean, ok, I guess my next question is, and walk me through this, are we liable for the tunnel incidents

Lawyer: The tunnel incidents?

F: yeah you know, there's customers who keep using our paint, the acme detail paint, to paint tunnels on the side of mountains, canyons and shit. So I wanna know if there's any real liability there. I mean I have a report on my desk here... (sounds of paper rustling can be heard) I have a report that says that's caused 92 major accidents this year.

L: Well I mean, can I be frank?

F: yeah be as frank as you fuckin want

L: well that's the least of your problems. I mean, why are the cunts in Toontown city government paving roads directly into rock walls, you know? We can argue liability on their hands. The main thing is the cargo drops

F: yeah I know, I mean, if you look at it, that's not my fault. So one of our cargo pilots drops an anvil on a flight? How is that my fault? I'm not flying the fuckin plane, sue him. Yeah sure, he's a large baby who smokes cigars, but he's fuckin liable there.

L: yeah well I just don't know if a judge will see it like that. Especially cause of the piano thing

F: ok well, and again you're gonna have to walk me through this, 99% of people who get a piano dropped on them are fine!

L: yeah...yeah

F: they just get up with piano keys that look like their teeth and, maybe, if it's bad you know...

L: yeah I know, comically large bump

F: COMICALLY LARGE FUCKIN BUMP! YEAH! so what one 8 year old gets one dropped on him and gets turn to...fuckin liverwurst on the sidewalk, and I'm supposed to account for that?

L: well like I said, it depends on what a judge says.

F: I mean, you know, it's just unfair. The U.S army buys 15 million worth of our circular bombs, and our industrial size tnt barrels, and they use it to blow up some kid in the middle east. I'm not liable for that, knock on wood, but one shithead bulldog drops a fuckin piano on an 8 year old and all the sudden it's the damn Hague.

L: yeah I know I know.

Activists say this could be the final nail in the coffin for the acme corporation, which is just recovering from an embezzlement scheme.

[mysticphotographerriders]

My Ultimate Bucket List

Go to Norway

Go to Iceland

Go to Canada

Go to Ireland

Go to Lapland

Go to Australia

Go to Lebanon

Go to Danemark

Go to Italia

Go to Austria

Go to Estonia

Go to Finland

Go to Sweden

Go to Mexico

Go to Greece

Go to England

Go to The Netherlands

Go to New Zealand

Go to Japan

Go to Namibia

Go to South Africa

Go to Argentine

Go to Patagonia

Go to Ecuador

Go to Portugal

Go to Israël

Go to Russia

Go to Indonesia

Go in Florida

Go in California

Go in Wisconsin

Go in Alaska

Go in Texas

Go in New York State

Go in the Oregon

Go in North Carolina

Go in South Carolina

Go in Each State of the USA

Go in Waterloo, Wisconsin

Go in New York

Go in Los Angeles

Go in San Francisco

Go in Cupertino

Go in Denver

Go in Chicago

Go in Montréal, Québec, CA

Go in Plantagenet, Québec,CA

Go in Québec City

Go in Toronto

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Go in Dublin

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Go in Fribourg, Switzerland

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Go in Schwerin, Germany

Go in Sylt, Germany

Go in Messonlonghi, Greece

Go in Copenhagen

Go in Ypres, Belgium

Go in Madeleine Island, Québec

Go in Arcachon

Go in Dinard

Go in La Rochelle

Go in Toulouse

Go in Bordeaux

Go in Nice

Go in St Tropez

Go in Dresden

Go in Etretat

Go in Le Havre

Visit Bruges

Visit Ypres

Visit Leuven

Visit Gent

Visit Antwerpen

Visit Namur

Visit Charleroi

Visit Mons

Visit Arlon

Visit my country

Visit Yosemite National Park

Visit Hobbiton in New Zealand

Visit a National Park by bike

Visit the National Park of Lençois Maranhense,Brésil

Visit the Hesbaye

Visit Newburgh

Visit Berne

Visit Geneva

Visit Singapore

Shopping in the Trek Bike Store in Bruges

Go to the Albuquerque International balloon fiesta

Ride in Ypres

Go to Celine Dion’s Concert

Go to Garou’s Concert

Go to P!nk’s concert

Go to Bryan Adams’s Concert

Go to The Script’s Concert

Go to Francis Cabrel’s Concert

Go to Calogero’s Concert

Go to Maroon 5’s Concert

Go to Justin Bieber’c Concert

Go to Matthew Morrison’s Concert

Go to Conchita Wurst’s Concert

Go to A great big world’s Concert

Go to Sting’s Concert

Go to Phil Collins’s concert

Go to Taylor Swift’s Concert

Go to James Blunt’s Concert

Go to Marco Borsato’s Concert

Go to Bruce Springsteen’s Concert

Go to U2’s Concert

Go to Ana Ka’s Concert

Ride my bike around the world

Climb the Mont Ventoux

Climb the Alpes d’Huez

Ride around the Orient Lake in Mesnil St Père, France

Ride in Bruges

Ride in Flanders

Ride in the Netherlands

Ride in Central Park

Ride in Vancouver

Ride in Cold temperature

Ride in the Hautes Fagnes

Go at a final of a stage of tour of France

Take a pic of the Brocken(Germany) train

Visit the Harry Potter’s Studio

Meet Fabian Cancellara

Meet Andy Schleck

Meet Frank Schleck

Photograph a farmer all a day

Photograph the Milky way

Kayak in Canberra

Kayak on the Canal du midi

Road trip in Canada

Road trip in Germany

Road trip in UK

Bike trip in the Netherlands

Road trip in Europe

Buy books in UK

See New York in winter

Visit Quebec Forest in fall

Go camping in front of a amazing landscape

Fly in a air balloon

Do the hike « Wild » by bike

See the grand canyon

Road trip in Norway

Road trip in Finland

Road trip in Denmark

Go to London with a friend

Eat churros in Mexico

See a movie in cinema « Lumière » in Bruges

Have my driving license

Meet Emmanuelle

Write a book

Road trip in North Ireland

Training camp in a hot country

Meet Flavie

Meet Karla

#bucketlist

[siilvan]

OC File: Emiel "Nightfall" Scholten de Ridder

uh y'all want another oc bio? my boy? my son? petra's "little" brother? mini's husband in some universes?

as per petra's post... thank you to my mutuals with their wonderful ocs and everyone who gave support for petra, it's genuinely giving me the confidence that i've desperately lacked despite making ocs since i was 11 years old 😭

profile art to come soon, men are hard to draw 👻

very long post BTC (again)...

again, credit to cptnprice for the file!!

GENERAL

Name: Emiel "Nightfall" Scholten de Ridder II

Nicknames/Aliases: Nightfall, Night, "The Reaper", Stalker-5, STAR 1, Jonkie (by Mylène)

Rank: Sergeant

Gender: Male

Birth Date: September 17, 1993

Nationality: Dutch

Affiliations: Royal Netherlands Army, Korps Commandotroepen, Coalition (Warcom), Task Force 141, SpecGru

Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Current Residence: The Hague, Netherlands

APPEARANCE

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Green

Height: 6'4" (1.93 m)

Weight: 220 lbs (100 kg)

Build: Athletic (Big. Slutty waist.)

Blood Type: O-

Marks: Arm tattoos (pictured below), scar across face (think smth similar to Adler's scar), scarring around left wrist, black prosthetic left hand

Faceclaim: Wouter Peelen

DETAILS

Sexuality: Bisexual (no preference king)

Languages: Dutch (native), English (C2), German (C1), Russian (B1), Arabic (B2)

Education: Intelligence Studies BA from the University of Amsterdam

Preferred Hairstyles: Keeps it decently short and manageable pre-MWII, lets it grow out to shoulder length after (it gets curly <3)

Preferred Mission Attire: Usually wears stylized combat fatigues (think Reaper Ghost or SC), also wears normal long-sleeved shirts, jeans, cargos, hoodies, or t-shirts depending on the weather. Wears black 99% of the time, occasionally blue or white. The most key part of his outfit: mask. Almost always is wearing at least a half mask, often wears a balaclava or full-face mask (think Io or Atom). Typically wears a hood if he's got a mask on, too. Winter Soldier-Stitch (Black Ops) vibes.

Preferred Civilian Attire: Like his sister, very casual. Jeans typically, with plain t-shirts, henleys, flannels. Wears hoodies, bomber jackets, leather jackets, anything to keep him cozy. Again, wears black 99% of the time. Occasionally brown, blue, green, or white. Likes layering, simultaneously looks put-together and disheveled.

Favorite Color: Black, Ultramarine (iykyk)

Favorite Flower: Marigold

PERSONALITY

Myers-Briggs Type: INFJ-T. Introverted, intuitive, feeling, judging, and turbulent. Night prefers to make a difference and seek fulfillment in quieter ways, like hobbies with no "goal" or work that can go uncredited. He strives to prove himself via helping others, often shouldering burdens that others shy away from for the sake of getting things done without forcing those around him to suffer discomfort. Insight, passion, altruism, and principled tendencies often conflict with defensiveness, stubbornness, perfectionism, and forgoing his beliefs and values for the sake of the "greater good."

FAMILY

Father: Colonel Hendrik "Chimera" Scholten de Ridder. Former KCT commander and military legend-turned terrorist. (deceased)

Mother: Johanna Scholten de Ridder (née van den Bos). Former MEDINT analyst for the BVD and MID. (deceased)

Sister: Lieutenant Mylène "Petra" Scholten de Ridder. KCT operative and one of the commanding officers of TF141; MEDINT and chemical warfare expert. The two keep in contact despite the covert nature of Night's assignments.

Uncle: Unnamed paternal uncle. Father's younger brother, civilian military engineer. Lost his life in a terrorist attack in the mid-1990s. (deceased)

Aunt: Special Agent Merel "Songbird" van den Bos. Mother's older sister, former agent for the BVD and MID. Specialist in foreign relations and espionage. May or may not be living in the USA and married to Frank Woods (spoiler: she is).

Grandfather: General Emiel Scholten de Ridder. Paternal grandfather, former commander of the Royal Netherlands Army. Yes, he's named after him. (deceased)

SKILLS

Fighting Style: Adaptable, but prefers to avoid direct fights. Studied kickboxing, Wing Chun, and Krav Maga in his youth – CQC is influenced by these.

Weapons: Can use whatever is available.

Preferred Weapons: MCPR-300 (22″ OMX-456 barrel, Corio Laz-44 V3 laser, Nilsound 90 muzzle, .300 Mag Explosive ammunition), X13 Auto, Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, karambit, throwing knives

Special Skills: Specializes in sniper techniques, special reconnaissance, VIP protection, prime target elimination, demolitions, and sabotage. Has passed every marksman test with flying colors; never misses a shot, even in the worst conditions. Does his best work alone and in the dark. Swift and deadly.

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, reading, sports (baseball, climbing, kickboxing, swimming, soccer), music (guitar), photography, motorcycling

Former Hobbies: Did archery in his youth. Doesn't have time for it anymore, but it should be obvious why he's a sniper now.

TRIVIA

The name Emiel can mean "to strive, excel, rival, emulating", Scholten refers to a schout (government official that handled administration of justice), and de Ridder means "the knight".

His callsign Nightfall is in reference to his preference to work in the dark – both literally and figuratively. It's also a play on the phrase "lights out", since his work is best described as "putting people to sleep." (Because he's an assassin-type. Get it?)

Took interest in guitar shortly after he turned six, right before his mom died. He didn't play for years after her death, but decided to pick it up again as a young adult.

Greatly resembles his father and the other men on his paternal side. He's been described as having his mother's eyes and some of her "softer" features, though. Absolutely built like a brick wall.

Jokes about having a lot of experience, has slept with maybe 3 people in his entire life – and, none since his capture in 2017. He's willing to date, but is incredibly reserved after that incident. He desperately needs someone who can ground him.

Much like his sister, he skipped a year in primary school, which is why he graduated at 17 despite attending a VWO school.

His prosthetic hand is primarily made of titanium! It's also detachable so, yes, he will throw it at someone when they ask him to give them a hand with something.

Can and will sleep whenever and wherever is available. It's not uncommon to find him dozing off in a corner, on a couch, or even on top of a wall that he's scaled. He never sleeps hard, so it's easy to wake him up.

Is a very occasional smoker. Petra hounds him over it, so he only smokes when he's not at risk of getting caught by her. He's very health-conscious, otherwise!

TATTOOS

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Tattoo One (Right Arm) A full sleeve blackwork tattoo with sun, celestial, and water themes. The sun is often seen as a symbol of life, light, warmth, power, positivity, and clarity. The celestials of the night sky can represent the unknown, mystery, the unconscious mind, and one's own deepest thoughts, desires, and fears. It can also be seen as an introspective and reflective symbol. Water, similarly to the sun, is seen as a universal representation of life, with other symbols including depth, ephemerality, sadness, purification, hope, and rejuvenation.

Tattoo Two (Left Shoulder) A compass, much like his sister! The symbolism is fairly obvious, no? Guidance, direction, the interconnected nature of every direction. The compass can serve as a reminder that one is free to choose the course of their life, or to help them find the path again after losing their way. It can also be seen as a symbol of awakening and self discovery for these very same reasons.

BACKGROUND

⋆ CW: themes of child abuse, torture, violence, and overall mary sue levels of tragedy

Born on September 17, 1993 in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Hendrik Scholten de Ridder and Johanna Scholten de Ridder, Emiel had a normal – if not privileged, thanks to his family's prominent histories – early childhood. From birth, he had a close relationship with his older sister, Mylène, who he quickly came to rely on for guidance and support.

In the late fall of 1999, when Emiel was only 6 years old, his mother was killed by enemies of his father originally seeking to hold her and the children hostage for ransom. This event, paired with the traumas he sustained over his years in the military, drove his father to "near insanity" as he became consumed with paranoia and grief. The rest of his and his sister's adolescence was defined by the trauma of his father's abuse; he subjected the siblings to rigorous physical and psychological training in order to mold them into "perfect soldiers" and prevent any further loss.

Despite this, his father was publicly viewed as a war hero. He would often leave the two alone when he was on deployment, forcing Mylène to care for herself and Emiel with nothing more than a roof over their heads and grocery money provided. The siblings developed an unbreakable bond during this time that would extend into their adulthoods, rendering them a synergic duo both at home and in the field, with Emiel promising to repay his sister for her efforts someday.

After finishing secondary school at 17, Emiel enlisted in the Royal Netherlands Army, serving in the Regiment Huzaren van Boreel in the 11 Air Assault Brigade. He also studied at the University of Amsterdam – taking online classes – and frequently visited his sister during her time in the 400 Medical Battalion, eventually graduating with a BA in Intelligence Studies. He spent 3 years participating in air assault and armored reconnaissance operations before passing selection for the Korps Commandotroepen in 2014, wherein he was quickly recognized for his natural skills in anything covert.

Specializing in sniper techniques, prime target elimination, VIP protection, demolitions, and sabotage, Emiel established himself as an elite operative who excels in hostile areas and hazardous environments. His exceptional accuracy and uncanny proficiency when operating in the shadows eventually earned him the nickname "Nightfall".

In early 2015, Nightfall joined his sister – now a KCT lieutenant nicknamed "Petra" – Captain Price of the British SAS, and Nikolai in an unsanctioned operation to kill or capture Chimera after the latter was discovered to be a traitor. The small team managed to track the Colonel and his supporters to a base deep in the Alps, where they successfully wiped out the entire group and killed Chimera. After the mission, much like his sister, Nightfall felt indebted to Price.

From then on, he continued to carry out covert and overt operations worldwide. Sometime in the next year, Nightfall managed to wipe out an entire base of Al-Qatala soldiers in one night without a single alarm being raised. The sole survivor referred to him as "The Reaper" when describing him, as he hunted every enemy whilst cloaked in darkness. Nightfall was later awarded the Military William Order, the Bronze Lion, and the Cross of Merit for both this operation and his following work within the KCT, establishing himself – or rather, his marksmanship – as a minor legend within the elite commando corps.

Another year later, around mid-2017, however, Nightfall was assigned to a unit led by Captain Price and Petra, tasked with infiltrating and securing an Al-Qatala base located in Kastovia. He served as the team’s scout sniper and overwatch during the mission, until he lost contact with the rest of the team. When the rest of the team finally reached his location to investigate, several IEDs planted in the area went off and forced the group to retreat. Despite his sister's attempts to rescue him, Nightfall was declared dead in absentia after demolition teams failed to locate his body the following day.

In reality, Nightfall was alive, being held as a prisoner of war by Al-Qatala’s commanders. The explosions caused him to lose one of his hands and left his face scarred. For the next two and a half years, Nightfall was interrogated, tortured, and subjected to inhumane conditions while imprisoned in Eastern Europe, though he still tried to support and protect the other POWs in the prison, regardless of which side they supported or whether they were civilian or military.

About a month after the formation of Task Force 141, CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell pinpointed the location of a prison in Georgia believed to be used by Al-Qatala to hold POWs. Reconnaissance of the prison confirmed this and the identity of several of the prisoners; Nightfall was identified as one of the POWs. His sister, leading an elite KCT unit, raided the location shortly thereafter, securing the captives, Nightfall, and intel about Al-Qatala's plans.

Following his rescue and intensive recovery in the hospital, Nightfall was deployed in Verdansk alongside other Coalition operatives under Armistice, where he relentlessly worked to prove himself once more.

As a valuable ally to the 141 and a near-fabled assassin with a long list of confirmed kills and countless unconfirmed, Nightfall has pledged his life and his very conscious to his work, his only saving grace being the characteristic pitch black masks obscuring his face every time he appears in the field – on the rare occasion he's visible, that is.

#call of duty #cod #cod mw2 #mw2 #cod mw3 #mw3 #cod original character #call of duty oc #cod oc #cod ocs #mw2 oc #mw3 oc #emiel “nightfall” scholten de ridder #sylph.writes

[naran-blr]

Grace Cochrane Sanger (1885-1966) pintora estadounidense.

Grace Cochrane Sanger nació en Newark, Nueva Jersey, hija de Charlotte DeWolf Hague y William R. Cochran, que trabajó como editor. Tenía una hermana mayor, Arline.

En agosto de 1905, se casó con el Dr. Frank Dyer Sanger, un médico general graduado de la Universidad Johns Hopkins. La pareja tuvo cuatro hijos, Frank Dyer, Jr. (1907-1911), Hamilton Hague Sanger (1909-1995), Frank DeWolfe Sanger (1913-1997) y Edward Johnson Sanger (1917-2000).

Aunque en gran medida olvidada hoy en día, Sanger fue reconocida en su época como una hábil retratista. Además de pintar, también trabajó como ilustradora de libros y revistas. Sanger recibió su formación con William Merritt Chase, Hugh Breckenridge y Howard Pyle.

Pintó a muchos miembros prominentes de la sociedad de Baltimore y exhibió su trabajo localmente. El historial de exposiciones de Sanger parece limitarse a principios de la década de 1930. En 1930, presentó un retrato de un niño a la exposición Amigos del Arte de Baltimore. Un crítico describió al colegial con un "rostro matutino brillante parece ejecutado de manera tediosa y dolorosa; sin embargo, captura un estado de ánimo de expectación y rapidez".

Este sentimiento también podría aplicarse al retrato de Sanger de 1911 de su hijo Frank Dyer, Jr., quien falleció trágicamente ese mismo año a la edad de cuatro años.

De hecho, Sanger parecía tener una propensión y una habilidad particulares para representar a los niños, lo que se evidencia en sus ilustraciones de niñas con sombreros para una publicación en The Ladies' Home Journal.

Aquí, su vitalidad juvenil queda capturada en sus mejillas regordetas y sonrosadas y sus rostros redondos.

En 1932, realizó una exposición individual en la Junior League Art Gallery, organizada por la señora Robert O. Bonnell y la señora Virgil Hillyer, con la cooperación del Museo de Arte de Baltimore.

Entre los retratos al óleo y al pastel mostrados se encontraban miembros de la sociedad local de Baltimore, incluidos los de Redmond C. Stewart, MacDuff Symington (hijo del Sr. y la Sra. Francis Symington), el Dr. J. М. Т. Finney, el mayor Louis E. Lamborn (director de la escuela McDonogh), la señora Hiram Woods, la señora Arthur Machen, la señora John A. Tompkins, Decie Finney (hijo del señor Eben Finney). También se incluyeron retratos de Bobby Cassatt (hijo del señor y la señora Alexander Cassatt de Filadelfia), de Caroline J. George y de la condesa de Janze, de París.

En general, las obras de Sanger exhiben una frescura y diversidad que reflejan una pasión de toda la vida por la creación y la investigación artística.

Sanger murió el 26 de octubre de 1966 en las afueras de Baltimore en su casa de Ruxton, Maryland.

#pintoras estadounidenses

[ifreakingloveroyals]

Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,418/∞) 22 January 2024 | Dutch King Willem-Alexander shakes hands with informant Ronald Plasterk prior to their meeting at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. Ronald Plasterk is the "scout" appointed by Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders to shuttle between party leaders to scope out who is prepared to work with whom as part of his negociations to form a government. (Photo by Frank Van Beek/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Brand: View-Master Packet Title: Holland Booklet Title: Guidebook to Holland Booklet Subtitle: N/A Date: Undated

Booklet Introduction Description: HOLLAND Half the people of Holland dwell below the level of the sea. For almost ten centuries the sturdy Dutch have been creating their land--stealing it from the sea and the lakes and marshes. Although a small kingdom, Holland possesses great world ports and important trade centers. It is the land of tulips, dikes, and wooden shoes. Wide rivers and canals wind through green lowlands. Farms and pastures stretch for miles without a hill. Windmills, their giant cloth sails picking up every trace of breeze, guard the polders.

A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES The official name of Holland is Kingdom of the Netherlands. Netherlands means low country. The people call themselves Nederlanders, but are usually called the Dutch by the English-speaking countries. Holland is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy. The king or queen is the head of government, but the executive power is in the hands of the cabinet ministers. Queen Juliana is the reigning queen. The capital city is Amsterdam; the seat of the government is The Hague. Holland is the gateway to central Europe by the way of the Rhine River. It is the third largest shipbuilding country. The North Sea Canal is the deepest and widest canal in the world, and has the largest ocean locks. The 1,150-foot-long Prince Bernhard locks at Tiel has the world's largest inland locks. KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), established in 1919, is the world's oldest operating airline. The chief industries of Holland are farming, manufacturing, mining, and fishing. The average farm is 25 acres.

GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING Half of Holland is a single delta made from the silt of the Rhine, Maas, and Scheldt Rivers. These rivers have often shifted their channels. The Dutch have built many dams to keep them in their course. That is why so many of the cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam end in "dam." Holland's area is constantly changing; the sea washing it away, the Dutch reclaiming it. It is an estimated 15,765 square miles; rivers, lakes, and canals make up one-fourth of this area. Several islands lie off the coast in the North Sea. Polders, land recovered from lake, sea, or swamp, cover most of western Holland. This flat region lies mostly below sea level, and is protected from inundation by dunes and dikes. A large part of the remainder is composed of sandy regions and rarely rises above 100 feet, except near the German border, where a few wooded hills reach an elevation of 1,057 feet.

THE HUMAN SIDE Holland, with more than 700 people per square mile, is one of the most densely populated nations on earth. According to the 1959 census the population was 11.3 million. Most of the Dutch are of Germanic origin. The language spoken is a modern version of the early Germanic people called Franks. The Dutch are an independent and democratic race; the fight for economic survival has made them hard-working and serious. They take special pride in their respectability, dignity, cleanliness, and homes. Although the traditional dress is still worn in a few places, most of the Dutch wear clothes similar to those in the United States. But the people in the country and in the fishing villages still wear klompen, or Dutch shoes.

IT ALL STARTED LONG AGO Julius Caesar invaded the region of Holland in 57 B.C. In turn, it was ruled by the Roman Empire, Franks, France, and Spain. The Dutch revolted against Spain in 1568, gaining their freedom in 1648. During the 1600's Holland became the shipping and commercial center of Europe, and Amsterdam was the Continent's leading financial city. Several overseas regions were conquered, the Dutch East India Company was founded, and Dutch colonists settled what is now New York. Napoleon invaded Holland in 1795, and again it belonged to France. After Napoleon's downfall, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg were united under King William I. Belgium declared her freedom in 1830, and Luxembourg in 1890, when 10-year-old Wilhelmina was made ruler. Wilhelmina was not crowned until 1898, when she was 18. Holland remained neutral during World War I. Germany invaded Holland in the early days of World War II, occupying it until 1945. Holland suffered two severe man-made floods during World War II. One by the Dutch in a futile defense against Germany; the other by the Germans in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the Allies. At the end of World War II, two-fifths of Holland's manufacturing plants lay in shambles, agriculture and trade were at a standstill. The hard-working Dutch rebuilt their country. Today the industrial output, farm production, and shipping fleet is greater than ever before.

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