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My first experience with a wild elk. Notice its wild without the tags and collars the tracked elk in the national park wear. It was last summer when we were in the smokey mountains walking along the trails at sunrise. He was not happy to see us. That little walked turned into a full blown RUN back to the truck. Luckily we were were close to the truck. He left us a souvenir when he dented the door. Better the door then my behind I say! This is when I started my rules on photography ~ rule 1: never photograph something you can't outrun explore 5/26/2014 CP#10
Polaroidweek Day 4, Photo 2: Shot this Polaroid 600 Yellow diptych on a Big Sur roadtrip with friends last month. That stretch of Highway 1 never gets old and neither does this duochrome film.
Laura quietly walking with a lion cub! @Mukuni Big 5 Zambia
Made explore on Sep. 10, 2013 - # 477
Well, sometimes we find on our African pictures comments from people who doubt about our African activity. This is a reasonable reaction, that's why we decided to post some clarification directly on the pictures for all those who can pass through here. Of course all comments are well accepted and we will be glad to answer to all of you. This is part of our work.
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We thank all people who comment our shots with our big cats with these kind of notes:
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What many people don't realize is that once fully grown up those lions go to the canned hunting industry
www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/03/canned-huntin...
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This information can be very useful for people who are not aware about this big sad "industry". Just to let you know, we work in this center since 4 years and I can assure you that all our animals growing here will then be released in a safe area where no farms, no hunters, no shoots will be allowed except for Photo shooting. After so many years in Africa we are enough well informed about this kind of industry and , of course, we would not work and spend all our energies and money for such a market. Our aim is just conservation and breeding program. I could write papers and papers, but it t would be much easier for everybody to have a look in internet at our center : Mukuni Big 5 Safaris
www.mukunibig5.co.zm/volunteerp/
Many other information can be found just typing the name of the center or our names in internet, Facebook etc..
Here in Flickr we have many friends and contacts and they know very well that what we do for these animals is just focused to the safeguard of nature and wildlife.
Further to this, we also have deep information about other centers created for the canned hunting industry. It's not easy to fight them, the governments of many states support this business. But we do what we can through information and some other ways .
Al people interested, are very welcome to join us as volunteering or just for a visit during a possible trip in the area.
Thanks however for your comment which allowed us to give some more information to people .
Laura Bongiorni
Adalberto Mangini
With respect to Gizmo there are three basic rules:
1. never expose it to bright light (especially sunlight, which will kill it)
2. never get it wet
3. and most importantly: no matter how much it cries or begs, never, ever feed it after midnight.
Oh, my God!, These stormtroopers are going to break the third one.
More shots STAR WARS (secret life) available here
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Con respecto a Gizmo hay tres reglas básicas:
1. Nunca los expongas a la luz brillante (en especial la luz solar, que lo matará)
2. Nunca dejes que se moje
3. y lo más importante: no importa cuánto llore o suplique, nunca, nunca le alimentes después de la medianoche.
¡Oh, Dios mío!, estos soldados de asalto van a romper la tercera norma.
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Officer’s Mess provides some idea of what a field mess would have looked like around 1890. Fort #1 never actually had amass since it never served as a barracks.
A mess was a meeting place reserved for officers and was thus akin to a private club. Officers went there to eat, relax and talk. It was a place where they could develop and maintain a real sense of camaraderie. A strict code of conduct applied.
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Levis Fort#1 National Historic site of Canada were built by the British Army on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River to protect the City of Quebec from a possible American invasion. Three Forts were built between 1865 and 1872. Fort #1 presents remarkable technological innovations for those years. This fort has been beautifully restored by the Parks Canada.
There are multimedia exhibitions on the history of Fort #1, a casemate, a powder magazine, vaulted ramparts, tunnels or a shooting gallery.
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I've been tagged by MangTacio www.flickr.com/photos/mangtacio/ There is this new "tag game" going on that you post anything, but you have to tell 16 random things about yourself, which I dont mind. So here they are..... Don't worry I will not tag you!!!
1. Never used a tripod, never owned one ( but I will start using one soon, someone chastised me publicly for not using one.
2. Have a passion for outdoors and the wildlife.
3. Comes from family of photographers.
4. A loyal and a faithful friend.
5. I believe and have reverenge for GOD and HIS creation and HIS Word (the Bible).
6. Don't believe in organized religion, dont belong to one.
7. Love classical and religious music (traditional one)
8. Second to photography, I love cooking and entertaining.
9. I believe in LOVE
10. Places I want to visit someday, Wyoming, Israel, France and Africa.
11. I crunch numbers 5 days a week 7 hours a day.
12. I work for the same company for almost 20 years.
13. I have respect for authority and those above me.
14. I will do anything for people that I love.
15. Writing is one of my passions.
16. And lastly, as some of you already know, I am a breast cancer survivor, having undergone lumpectormy, chemotheraphy and radiation theraphy, I am a living testimony that breast cancer or any kind of cancer is treatable when caught early.
I became a better person and love life more because of the tragedy!
PLEASE, NO invitations or self promotions, THEY WILL BE DELETED. My photos are FREE to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know, thanks.
Officer’s Mess provides some idea of what a field mess would have looked like around 1890. Fort #1 never actually had amass since it never served as a barracks.
A mess was a meeting place reserved for officers and was thus akin to a private club. Officers went there to eat, relax and talk. It was a place where they could develop and maintain a real sense of camaraderie. A strict code of conduct applied.
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Levis Fort#1 National Historic site of Canada were built by the British Army on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River to protect the City of Quebec from a possible American invasion. Three Forts were built between 1865 and 1872. Fort #1 presents remarkable technological innovations for those years. This fort has been beautifully restored by the Parks Canada.
There are multimedia exhibitions on the history of Fort #1, a casemate, a powder magazine, vaulted ramparts, tunnels or a shooting gallery.
I caught Ralph giving helpful hints to Moby as Ralph bows out of the 52 weeks group.
Rule # 1 Never look at the camera.....
Rule # 2 If she tries to put a hat on you just shake it off.
Rule # 3 She's gonna want you to jump up on rocks and look majestic. Pretend you can't get up there and make Peter lift you up.
Rule #4 Well I can't remember what rule # 4 is, but I'll think of more rules for you as the year progresses.
AND MOBY! Do me a favor STOP PULLING THE EYES OFF OF MY STUFFIES!!! THAT IS JUST MEAN!!
it's all about the light and texture
my urbex rule #1: NEVER EVER EVER walk on a wooden stairs or floor in an abandoned building!
fortunately the floors in this building are build out of concrete and even after being abandoned for more than 20 years now it is still quite solid.
beelitz-heilstatten is the urban photographers paradise and until a few weeks ago photographers from all over germany would come here to shoot. since then, the government has finally boarded up the building, but forgot a few holes in the walls and basement-windows ;)
one shot at 10mm & f3,5 - 1/20 shutterspeed @ iso 100. turned hdr in photomatix and final touches in photoshop. 't is a bit noisy if viewed at largest size.
Tealkie Resident
Summer DayDream Fairy in yellow ~ Tayren
Category 1
Never leave a good book where a pixie can get ideas
Alexander Dennis Enviro 350H Hybrid chassis number SFD121AR1DGE50146 body number AD D310/1 never been registered
Small Changes::7 Random Facts About Pregnancy
They say every pregnancy is different, so in the event that I have another baby as I would like to... I can document the highlights of each. Seems like a good thing to document.
Products used: Bazzill cardstock, EK Success Sticko letter stickers, American Crafts patterned paper, Autumn Leaves number stencils. Title, "small changes..." is a magazine clipping. Photo is me at 8 months pregnant by BJM.
Detail shots here, here, and here.
~ 7 random facts about pregnancy ~
1 - Never really craved anything, just used pregnancy as an excuse to eat DONUTS & ICE CREAM.
2 - The last two weeks I had a super ITCHY rash that spread from my belly to my wrists & ankles.
3 - Only threw up once... buckwheat pancakes on Christmas Day.
4 - GAINED 40lbs... my goal was to gain no more than 30.
5 - I slept through the first trimester. Making a baby wears you out.
6 - My sense of smell was super-sonic.
7 - Strange dreams every night.
Rule no.1: Never shoot directly into a light source.
Rule no.2: Throw the rulebook out of the window and make the most out a great frame when you see one.
I'd have loved to have a better lens and/or a polarizer at that moment, but I didn't. I love how it turned out though.
HDR'd.
I found this railway a couple of years ago, actually it was about 35 to be more accurate. But a couple of years ago while out for a walk I discovered it again but I did not do photography then. Recently I remembered it again and thought it would make an interesting photo. That's where it ended, it turned out to be a nightmare for reasons of my own stupidity or sanity ( which I will put into question afterwards.
I turns out when the last time I saw it it was easily accessible, but over the years it has overgrown. I should not have waited until it was dark before walking in the woods that would have be fit for a horror movie.
After getting to the area I though it would have been a better idea to go home the other way, turns out it was the worst way out of the 2 ways
Lessons Learned
1 Never go anywhere you are not familiar with in the dark
2 Always make sure your batteries in your torch is full prior to going out
3 Go back the way you came
4 Nettles sting a lot longer than they used to
5 Every twig snap is not a monster waiting to eat you
6 Head torches cause shadows to move.
Happy viewing
Thanks for the views faves and comments.
Feel free to follow me (unless I am going back into the woods then stay back)
Today was not a typical Sunday morning but something we do a few times a year is get together with 2 or 3 other families and go canoeing on the Loxahatchee River. Things we learned this morning: Lesson 1- Never put three teen girls in one canoe. They had a spider drop into their canoe and tipped it in a panic. There are gators in the river and they generally leave people alone but hearing our children screaming around the bend stopped our hearts for a minute. Lesson 2- if you paddle for 1.5 hours in one direction you sure as hell gonna have to paddle 1.5 hours to get back! A very fun filled time. - Taken for our daily challenge - Sunday
Stagecoach London's pioneer Leyland Titan T 1 in its original 1978 London Transport red livery style with the white top deck window surrounds is seen here outside the Bank of England in the City operated in crew-operated mode on the last day of Routemaster operation on the iconic East End route 8 on Friday 4th June 2004. Although T 1 never ran in service on route 8 the route was operated by Bow (BW) bus garage's compliment of Leyland Titans as an OPO route on Sundays and public holidays. Looming up in the background behind the lone cyclist is RML 2641 also heading west on route 8 bound for Victoria. T 1 itself was the first of a batch of 31 Leyland Titans which were delivered new to London Transport in the autumn of 1978 and allocated to the former Hornchurch (RD) bus garage for use on OPO routes 165, 248 and 252. Unlike the first batch of MCW Metrobuses built for London Transport in 1978 the first 31 Leyland Titans were painted in LT's red livery with the white top deck window surrounds but did not have the black skirt like the MCW Metrobuses had originally.
After a long day of driving all over California, I pulled over to stretch my legs on the final stretch home. Highway 1 never disappoints!
The New Year is always a time of reflection. In photography, it's no different. We think about what went well and what did not. We consider our best photos. I had a few good ones, which I've shared here. Thank you for all the views and comments.
I did a project last year, "Why Make Photos?" which explored the photos I captured in 2022 but I never really took the time to view. I found insights. I found humanity. I found my photographic eye.
This year, I did the same, looking for the Unseen. By me or anyone else.
I clicked the shutter over 6,800 times. This is down from over 14,000 in 2022, but my camera is getting old (and so am I). Bah!
To make the selection for this video, I had these criteria:
1. Never published.
2. Had a visual pull that kept me from flipping to the next photo.
3. Had sufficient characteristics (quality, tonality, light, composition) to present without post-processing.
4. Had a story or impact.
5. Cull cull cull. Cull some more. (Probably still too many)
All the photos are hand-held, walking around captures. I have a tripod, but didn't have much opportunity to use it in 2023 for landscape photo outings. So I guess the theme would be documentary in style. But again, the pattern had to be discovered among the unseen. Please enjoy my journey, through 2023. The Unseen.
Off late I have been reading a lot on how to photograph sea shores and most of it are Dos and Dont's and few tips coming from Pro Photographers Blogs, Vid Tutorials(YouTube) and over few conversations and experiences of fellow photographers and Shutter Gurus...
let me share few things & Lessons learned hard way :)
Don'ts:
1. Never Change a Lens - High Chances of getting dust and Sand into your camera while changing
2. Have a Cleaning Cloth handy - Must To have as you might not know ....and to be prepared for worst
3. cover your filters and lens when not in use to avoid sea mist deposits
Do's ...
1. Shoot at dawn or dusk - Poping Warm Colors
2. Height - this is about the composition & placement of subject &
background.
3. Horizontal Horizon - I guess I was able to manage to get a straight horizontal horizon
4. If Possible Use ND Grads to stop the light to get the drama in sky and use Polarisers - I have used Lee ND Grad .9 (3 stop) here and was not able to use polarizer as it became annoying to use Polarizer and Cockin Filter holder together as it moves while focusing - lesson learned!
5. Avoid flare - use of Hood I was not having hood and you could see a flare on left corner on the rock - second lesson I had learned !
6. Try more empty sea - may be use something in the foreground to cover up vast portion of the picture of water. ( I have tried to implement this concept here..)
7. Try different approaches to color - try with different white balances as it becomes tricky
8. Sturdy Tripod - what i have noticed is that when you try to click long exposure pictures especially on the sea cost near around the place where waves hit the land, i have noticed a slight shaky images even on tripod this is because when the water would draw away the sand under the tripod legs resulting in shake.. so the best ting is to leave your tripod for few minutes so that it settles down and then start clicking pictures !
Plz add if i have missed any .. :)
I live in bay area and I would like to pair up with fellow shutterbugs to go on photo walks, if any one interested please send me a message, I'll be more then happy to join you
Janusz Żurakowski (12 September 1909 – 9 February 2004) was a renowned Polish fighter and test pilot, who, at various times, lived and worked in Poland, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Early life
Żurakowski was born to Polish parents in 1909 in Ryzawka, which had been a city of the Russian Empire since 1864 when the Russians abolished the Congress Kingdom of Poland. In 1921, following the Polish-Soviet War, the Treaty of Riga established the frontier between Soviet Russia and the Second Polish Republic. The new border placed Ryzawka in Soviet territory and the Żurakowski family left their home and escaped into the newly established Polish Republic.
Żurakowski was educated in Lublin and while at high school, he learned to fly gliders. In 1934, Żurakowski joined the Polish Air Force and entered the Polish Air Force Officers' School. After learning to fly powered aircraft in 1935, and graduating as a Sub-Lieutenant, he went on to serve as a fighter pilot posted to 161 Fighter Squadron in Lwów, and later, in 1939, as a flying instructor at Deblin.
Second World War
In September 1939, "Black September", Żurakowski had his combat debut in an outmoded PZL P.7 trainer against a flight of seven German Dornier 17s attacking Deblin on 2 September. He managed to damage a Do 17 but was forced to break off combat when his guns jammed.
Following the defeat of Poland, Żurakowski made his way to England via Rumania and France. Like many of his compatriots, he was smuggled out of the war zone with false documents and a new identity as a forester. Thousands of the Polish Air Force pilots who had made their way to France fought against Luftwaffe forces in the Battle of France. Żurakowski was originally posted to a fighter unit in France before he was selected to train as a bomber pilot in England. Once he arrived in England, the RAF changed its mind and sent him and the first group of Poles to fighter squadrons which were rapidly being deployed in anticipation of an attack on Britain in 1940.
Żurakowski was first posted as a Pilot Officer to 152 Squadron before joining No 234 Squadron initially stationed at RAF St Eval, Cornwall, a town named after the patron saint of flight testing. The squadron was moved forward to RAF Middle Wallop on 13 August 1940. He flew the Spitfire Mk. 1 against the Luftwaffe shooting down a Messerschmitt Bf-110 over the Isle of Wight on 15 August 1940. After being shot down nine days later, he returned to duty, shooting down two Bf-109Es on the 12th and 13th day after that. Near the conclusion of the Battle of Britain, he scored a "probable" over a Bf-110C on 29 September 1940. Following the decimation of 234 Squadron and its transfer to the north, Żurakowski asked for a transfer to No. 609 Squadron RAF, a Spitfire unit still in the front lines. From there, he was reposted as a flight instructor to a succession of Flight Training Units where he passed on his knowledge of combat flying to a new group of fighter pilots.
In 1942, now Flying Officer Żurakowski flew again with his countrymen on Spitfire IIs in No 315 Squadron rising to the post of Squadron Leader of No 316 Polish Fighter Squadron and Deputy Wing leader of Polish No 1 Fighter Wing stationed at RAF Northolt, often escorting USAAF bombers on daylight bombing raids. Żurakowski scored a probable over a Me-109G on 17 May 1943 while acting as the Wing Gunnery Officer. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, the Polish equivalent of the Victoria Cross in 1943.[1] Other awards included the Polish Cross of Valor (Krzyż Walecznych) and Bar (1941) and Second Bar (1943).
Postwar
After the war, Poland's Soviet-imposed communist government exiled all of the Polish fighter pilots who had flown with the RAF as part of a ploy to downplay Polish patriotism.[2] As a result, S/L Żurakowski, among many other Polish war heroes, chose to stay in Britain. In 1944, he was posted to the Empire Test Pilots' School, graduating from No. 2 Course on 5 January 1945. From 1945 to 1947 Żurakowski worked as a test pilot with "C" Squadron of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at RAF Boscombe Down, testing naval aircraft for the Air Ministry.[1] Never having landed an aircraft on a carrier before, he practised landing on a deck painted on a runway at Naval Air Station East Haven. Following a brief training period, he proceeded to land the Supermarine Seafire, a navalised Spitfire, on the deck of HMS Ravager without incident.
While still at Boscombe Down, Żurakowski also flew, among over 30 different types, the Vampire, the de Havilland Hornet and the Gloster Meteor never letting pass, "an opportunity to give the staff a display that included single engine aerobatics." Acknowledged as one of the best aerobatic pilots in the UK, he gave a spectacular display at the Farnborough Airshow in June 1946, with the Martin-Baker MB 5, a piston-engined fighter designed too late to enter production.
Retiring from the RAF as Squadron Leader in 1947, Żurakowski was employed as Chief Experimental Test Pilot for Gloster Aircraft Company. "Zura" as he came to be known tested the many experimental versions of the Gloster Meteor, Javelin and Gloster E.1/44 fighters. He set an international speed record: London-Copenhagen-London, 4-5 April 1950. At the 1951 Farnborough Airshow, Żurakowski demonstrated a new aerobatics manoeuvre, the "Zurabatic Cartwheel", in which he suspended the Gloster Meteor G-7-1 prototype he was flying, in a vertical cartwheel. "This jet manoeuvre was the first new aerobatic in 20 years."
In April 1952, Żurakowski and his family left for Canada where he became a test pilot for A.V. Roe Canada, concentrating on experimental testing. He broke the sound barrier on 18 December 1952, diving the CF-100 fighter, the first straight-winged jet aircraft to achieve this feat. While testing an experimental rocket pack on 23 August 1954, Zura survived an explosion that killed his observer, John Hiebert.
During the Avro Canada years, Zura continued to fly as an aerobatic display pilot, with spectacular results, especially at the 1955 Farnborough Airshow where he displayed the CF-100 in a "falling-leaf". He was acclaimed again as the "Great Zura" by many aviation and industry observers. In 1958, he was chosen as the chief development test pilot of the new CF-105 Avro Arrow program. On 25 March 1958, with Janusz at the controls, Arrow RL 25201 took off from Malton, Ontario for its first flight. The flight lasted 35 minutes and was problem free. Jan continued in the flight test program. He flew Arrows RL 201, 202 and 203, over a total of 21 flights, 23.75 hours, reaching speeds of Mach 1.89 and an altitude of 50,000 feet.
After flying Arrow 203 on 26 September 1958, Zurakowski decided to give up test flying for good, fulfilling a promise he had made to his wife to stop experimental flying once he reached the age of 40, although he had already exceeded that age.
Later life
Żurakowski retired from active test flying in November 1958 but continued with the Avro Aircraft company as an engineer in the Flight Test Office. On 20 February 1959, the infamous "Black Friday", Żurakowski, along with the approximately 15,000 employees of Avro and Orenda plants learned that the Diefenbaker government had precipitously cancelled the Avro Arrow program and its Orenda Iroquois engine. The five flying examples and the newly constructed RL-206 (slated for a run at World Air Speed and Altitude records) along with all the assorted factory jigs and tools were broken up. Only the nose of Arrow 206 and sections of other Arrows now exist, on display at the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa.
After deciding to leave the aviation world altogether, Żurakowski and his family moved to Barry's Bay, Ontario to build Kartuzy Lodge, a small tourist lodge and resort which he and his family operated for over 40 years. During this period, he resorted to his engineering background when he "tinkered" with a number of sailboat, catamaran and ice-boats, of his own design and construction. Two of his hydrofoil boats are still used by Kartuzy Lodge renters.
Honours
In recognition of his contributions to Canadian aviation, Żurakowski was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. He was further honoured in 1996 by the Royal Canadian Mint's release of a commemorative coin, the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck which featured an insert of Janusz Żurakowski. In 1997, he was inducted into the Western Canada Aviation Museum "Pioneers of Canadian Aviation" annals, as well as being profiled in the following year in the documentary film, "Straight Arrow". On 23 July 1999, CFB Cold Lake (Alberta) Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment named its new facility, the "Żurakowski Building", and in September 2000, he became an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test pilots, joining the ranks of Charles Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong and Igor Sikorsky, among numerous other luminaries.
He received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 1999.
His adopted hometown built Żurakowski Park in 2003, recognizing his contributions to the community, as well as the world. Following a lingering battle with leukemia, Żurakowski died at Kartuzy Lodge on 9 February 2004.
Two imposing statues, of Janusz Żurakowski and his beloved Avro Arrow, dominate the arrow-shaped Żurakowski Park (an elongated triangle evocative of the Avro Arrow's profile) at the crossroads of two main streets in Barry's Bay, Ontario. A future museum and visitor's commemorative centre consisting of a gazebo and display area will be located at Żurakowski Park.
The former Gloster Aircraft company airfield at Hucclecote has become a residential division in Gloucester, UK and features Zura Avenue. (Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_%C5%BBurakowski
A few weeks ago I consoled Belgian Sam about an Ebay loss. Recently I saw a large group of Berlin uprising postcards that ran the gamut from shattered buildings to rare vehicles and flame throwers. I naively thought that I could keep a good part of them together and build an impressive subset to my collection in a few hours time. It was not to be. Early on I begin to lose each card at the last second. Someone was methodically outbidding me on almost every lot. I then begin to violate two of my most important rules: (1) Never bid more just because others think the item is worth more and (2) Never view an auction as a contest where you win the contest by paying more than anyone else. I became competitive and put more money on the lots that had not yet been lost. It made no difference. I lost all but this one, and it was only because the unknown collector decided that he did not want a few cards. Probably because he already had those. So here you have the single one out of goodly thirty or so I bid on. Well it did let me have a budget for the next couple of months.
I Timothy 4:8 NKJV " For bodily exercise profits a little, but Godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come."----------------------------------- The world emphasizes beauty, ability, and success. The world says fame, fortune, and power define greatness. Unless God is the backbone supporting our thoughts, we can be easily lured into taking on the philosophy of the world rather than the standards in the word of God. Constantly striving for influence, power, and money while ignoring the only example of greatness we have in Jesus! [ Matthew 20:28] " Just as the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."------ A true leader places his or her needs last, as Jesus demonstrated in His life and death. If we embrace a life of Godliness we have some examples to live by.. (1) Never considering ourselves above others : { Romans 12:3} ( if we are proud, we cannot exercise our faith and gifts to benefit others. And if we consider ourselves worthless, we withhold what God intended to deliver to others through us.) (2) we should not be prideful : { James 4:10} ( when we submit ourselves to the Lord, He works through us to achieve His will. His glory allows us to accomplish things that are not possible through our own wisdom and strength.) (3) Help the weak by caring, Rather than criticizing : { I Thessalonians 5:14} ( The Lord ministers to us in different ways, depending on what we need at the time. When we help others, we need to ask the Lord to make us instruments of His love, mercy, and grace.) (4) Be ready to give all to promote salvation of the lost : { Mark 8:35} ( Jesus want's us to choose to follow Him rather than live a life of sin and self-satisfaction. We can gain nothing on earth that will ever compare to what we gain with Christ.)-- Every believer should have a servant's heart, and be willing to serve whenever the opportunity presents itself.. " For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." [ Galatians 5:13]-------- God blesses us so that we might bless others. That is what the Christian life is all about.
Manufactured by Kombinat VEB Pentacon, Dresden, former East Germany
Model: c. 1980, (late version of TL range)
TL range produced between 1968-90
All Praktisix / Pentacon Six TL series of cameras produced between 1957-90
Medium format SLR system film camera, film: 120/220 roll, picture size: 6x6cm
Logo on the front: Pentacon tower logo
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Biometar 80mm f/2.8 MC, automatic diaphragm, w/ DOF preview lever, 5 elements in 4 groups, filter thread 58mm, serial no.10075268
Mount: Praktisix/Pentacon six bayonet Breach lock
Standard lens of the system and all models
In here, the total black finish MC lens produced between 1978-90
Aperture: f/2.8-f/22setting: ring and scale on the lens
Focus range: 1-30m +inf
Lens release: by black milled ring behind the lens on the lens flange, turn counter clockwise and remove the lens
Focusing: via simple matte glass screen (standard screen of the system), interchangeable, ring and scale on the lens, w/DOF scale
Shutter: focal plane rubberized cloth shutter, horizontally travelling, speeds: 1-1/1000 +B
setting : dial on the left of the top plate
Shutter release: on the front side of the camera, w/ cable release socket and safety locking milled ring
Cocking lever: also winds the film, long stroke, on the right of the top plate
Frame counter: on the cocking lever, additive type, auto-reset
Disconnecting lever: for unlocking the locked cocking lever after 12/24 frames, thus the film can be rolled to the end by short rocking movements, beneath right side of the cocking lever
Mirror: not instant return
Viewfinder: waist level finder, w/ magnifying glass and two framed sports finder, interchangeable, opens by a knob on the back side of the finder
Finder release: by a small silver knob on the left of the top-plate
Flash PC socket: on the lower right of the lens flange, X synch 1/15, w/ safety locking ring for flash plug
Memory dials : for ASA on the cocking lever, for film type on the speeds dial
Self-timer
Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
Film loading: knobs on the bottom plate for fitting the spools
Plate on the bottom plate: Made in G.D.R
Tripod socket: 1/4'', at the bottom of the lens flange
Strap knobs
Body: metal, Weight: 1366g
serial no. 115171 (beneath the back cover opening latch)
There are large variety of Carl Zeiss Jena and Schneider lenses for the Pentacon six. Also, a large variety of viewing screens, from simple matte to grids or fresnel lens microprism screens, are available. The waist-level finder can be replaced by non-metered or metered prism finders. The metered prisms were introduced in 1968; from this point onwards, the camera was called Pentacon six TL. Nothing had changed in the camera itself; the only thing new was the availability of a metered prism allowing TTL metering.
Praktisix is the predecessor of the Pentacon Six of the same bayonet mount. Arsenal Kiev 60 is also with Pentacon six mount.
But there is no relationship between the Praktisix/Pentacon Six and the Kiev6C/60. They share a common lens mount and film size but they are in no way the same and the Kiev is not the same mechanically.
Six major models were produced. The Praktisix 1957, Praktisix II 1964, Praktisix IIA 1966 Pentacon six 1966, Pentacon Six TL (early version) 1968, and Pentacon Six TL (late version).
These cameras are a series of improvements from the first Praktisix. But, other than the name changes there are minor changes from model to model, and the bodies are the same in general appearance.
The most common problems with all of these cameras:
1. Never allow the film advance lever to snap back after winding the film. This has been the cause of breaking more of these cameras than every other problem combined.
2. Never release the self-timer when the camera is not cocked, again a common way to break the camera.
The original manufacturer of these cameras was Kamera Werkstätten in 1959 they became V E B Kamera and KinoWerke Dresden,in 1964 they became VEB Pentacon and finally in 1970 Kombinat VEB Pentacon.
VEB (Volkseigner Betrieb) roughly translates as "People owned Industry". Initially the cameras and accessories had a stylized "KW in a diamond" logo and later the "Pentacon tower" logo.
Manual in Orpahan Cameras byMikeButkus
01/13/2009 - For FGR and Conspiracy.
Also for The Rogue Players and Check Out My House.
Rule #1 - Never leave the house without your tin-foil hat. The government wants to read your thoughts! They are especially interested in what kind of pictures you're about to post on Flickr!
View On Black (Because black is the same color as the helicopters that will come and take you away!)
Woo Hoo! This pic was EXPLORED!
Manufactured by Kombinat VEB Pentacon, Dresden, former East Germany
Model: c. 1980, (late version of TL range)
TL range produced between 1968-90
All Praktisix / Pentacon Six TL series of cameras produced between 1957-90
Medium format SLR system film camera, film: 120/220 roll, picture size: 6x6cm
Logo on the front: Pentacon tower logo
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Biometar 80mm f/2.8 MC, automatic diaphragm, w/ DOF preview lever, 5 elements in 4 groups, filter thread 58mm, serial no.10075268
Mount: Praktisix/Pentacon six bayonet Breach lock
Standard lens of the system and all models
In here, the total black finish MC lens produced between 1978-90
Aperture: f/2.8-f/22setting: ring and scale on the lens
Focus range: 1-30m +inf
Lens release: by black milled ring behind the lens on the lens flange, turn counter clockwise and remove the lens
Focusing: via simple matte glass screen (standard screen of the system), interchangeable, ring and scale on the lens, w/DOF scale
Shutter: focal plane rubberized cloth shutter, horizontally travelling, speeds: 1-1/1000 +B
setting : dial on the left of the top plate
Shutter release: on the front side of the camera, w/ cable release socket and safety locking milled ring
Cocking lever: also winds the film, long stroke, on the right of the top plate
Frame counter: on the cocking lever, additive type, auto-reset
Disconnecting lever: for unlocking the locked cocking lever after 12/24 frames, thus the film can be rolled to the end by short rocking movements, beneath right side of the cocking lever
Mirror: not instant return
Viewfinder: waist level finder, w/ magnifying glass and two framed sports finder, interchangeable, opens by a knob on the back side of the finder
Finder release: by a small silver knob on the left of the top-plate
Flash PC socket: on the lower right of the lens flange, X synch 1/15, w/ safety locking ring for flash plug
Memory dials : for ASA on the cocking lever, for film type on the speeds dial
Self-timer
Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
Film loading: knobs on the bottom plate for fitting the spools
Plate on the bottom plate: Made in G.D.R
Tripod socket: 1/4'', at the bottom of the lens flange
Strap knobs
Body: metal, Weight: 1366g
serial no. 115171 (beneath the back cover opening latch)
There are large variety of Carl Zeiss Jena and Schneider lenses for the Pentacon six. Also, a large variety of viewing screens, from simple matte to grids or fresnel lens microprism screens, are available. The waist-level finder can be replaced by non-metered or metered prism finders. The metered prisms were introduced in 1968; from this point onwards, the camera was called Pentacon six TL. Nothing had changed in the camera itself; the only thing new was the availability of a metered prism allowing TTL metering.
Praktisix is the predecessor of the Pentacon Six of the same bayonet mount. Arsenal Kiev 60 is also with Pentacon six mount.
But there is no relationship between the Praktisix/Pentacon Six and the Kiev6C/60. They share a common lens mount and film size but they are in no way the same and the Kiev is not the same mechanically.
Six major models were produced. The Praktisix 1957, Praktisix II 1964, Praktisix IIA 1966 Pentacon six 1966, Pentacon Six TL (early version) 1968, and Pentacon Six TL (late version).
These cameras are a series of improvements from the first Praktisix. But, other than the name changes there are minor changes from model to model, and the bodies are the same in general appearance.
The most common problems with all of these cameras:
1. Never allow the film advance lever to snap back after winding the film. This has been the cause of breaking more of these cameras than every other problem combined.
2. Never release the self-timer when the camera is not cocked, again a common way to break the camera.
The original manufacturer of these cameras was Kamera Werkstätten in 1959 they became V E B Kamera and KinoWerke Dresden,in 1964 they became VEB Pentacon and finally in 1970 Kombinat VEB Pentacon.
VEB (Volkseigner Betrieb) roughly translates as "People owned Industry". Initially the cameras and accessories had a stylized "KW in a diamond" logo and later the "Pentacon tower" logo.
Manual in Orpahan Cameras byMikeButkus
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Janusz Żurakowski (12 September 1909 – 9 February 2004) was a renowned Polish fighter and test pilot, who, at various times, lived and worked in Poland, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Early life
Żurakowski was born to Polish parents in 1909 in Ryzawka, which had been a city of the Russian Empire since 1864 when the Russians abolished the Congress Kingdom of Poland. In 1921, following the Polish-Soviet War, the Treaty of Riga established the frontier between Soviet Russia and the Second Polish Republic. The new border placed Ryzawka in Soviet territory and the Żurakowski family left their home and escaped into the newly established Polish Republic.
Żurakowski was educated in Lublin and while at high school, he learned to fly gliders. In 1934, Żurakowski joined the Polish Air Force and entered the Polish Air Force Officers' School. After learning to fly powered aircraft in 1935, and graduating as a Sub-Lieutenant, he went on to serve as a fighter pilot posted to 161 Fighter Squadron in Lwów, and later, in 1939, as a flying instructor at Deblin.
Second World War
In September 1939, "Black September", Żurakowski had his combat debut in an outmoded PZL P.7 trainer against a flight of seven German Dornier 17s attacking Deblin on 2 September. He managed to damage a Do 17 but was forced to break off combat when his guns jammed.
Following the defeat of Poland, Żurakowski made his way to England via Rumania and France. Like many of his compatriots, he was smuggled out of the war zone with false documents and a new identity as a forester. Thousands of the Polish Air Force pilots who had made their way to France fought against Luftwaffe forces in the Battle of France. Żurakowski was originally posted to a fighter unit in France before he was selected to train as a bomber pilot in England. Once he arrived in England, the RAF changed its mind and sent him and the first group of Poles to fighter squadrons which were rapidly being deployed in anticipation of an attack on Britain in 1940.
Żurakowski was first posted as a Pilot Officer to 152 Squadron before joining No 234 Squadron initially stationed at RAF St Eval, Cornwall, a town named after the patron saint of flight testing. The squadron was moved forward to RAF Middle Wallop on 13 August 1940. He flew the Spitfire Mk. 1 against the Luftwaffe shooting down a Messerschmitt Bf-110 over the Isle of Wight on 15 August 1940. After being shot down nine days later, he returned to duty, shooting down two Bf-109Es on the 12th and 13th day after that. Near the conclusion of the Battle of Britain, he scored a "probable" over a Bf-110C on 29 September 1940. Following the decimation of 234 Squadron and its transfer to the north, Żurakowski asked for a transfer to No. 609 Squadron RAF, a Spitfire unit still in the front lines. From there, he was reposted as a flight instructor to a succession of Flight Training Units where he passed on his knowledge of combat flying to a new group of fighter pilots.
In 1942, now Flying Officer Żurakowski flew again with his countrymen on Spitfire IIs in No 315 Squadron rising to the post of Squadron Leader of No 316 Polish Fighter Squadron and Deputy Wing leader of Polish No 1 Fighter Wing stationed at RAF Northolt, often escorting USAAF bombers on daylight bombing raids. Żurakowski scored a probable over a Me-109G on 17 May 1943 while acting as the Wing Gunnery Officer. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, the Polish equivalent of the Victoria Cross in 1943.[1] Other awards included the Polish Cross of Valor (Krzyż Walecznych) and Bar (1941) and Second Bar (1943).
Postwar
After the war, Poland's Soviet-imposed communist government exiled all of the Polish fighter pilots who had flown with the RAF as part of a ploy to downplay Polish patriotism.[2] As a result, S/L Żurakowski, among many other Polish war heroes, chose to stay in Britain. In 1944, he was posted to the Empire Test Pilots' School, graduating from No. 2 Course on 5 January 1945. From 1945 to 1947 Żurakowski worked as a test pilot with "C" Squadron of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at RAF Boscombe Down, testing naval aircraft for the Air Ministry.[1] Never having landed an aircraft on a carrier before, he practised landing on a deck painted on a runway at Naval Air Station East Haven. Following a brief training period, he proceeded to land the Supermarine Seafire, a navalised Spitfire, on the deck of HMS Ravager without incident.
While still at Boscombe Down, Żurakowski also flew, among over 30 different types, the Vampire, the de Havilland Hornet and the Gloster Meteor never letting pass, "an opportunity to give the staff a display that included single engine aerobatics." Acknowledged as one of the best aerobatic pilots in the UK, he gave a spectacular display at the Farnborough Airshow in June 1946, with the Martin-Baker MB 5, a piston-engined fighter designed too late to enter production.
Retiring from the RAF as Squadron Leader in 1947, Żurakowski was employed as Chief Experimental Test Pilot for Gloster Aircraft Company. "Zura" as he came to be known tested the many experimental versions of the Gloster Meteor, Javelin and Gloster E.1/44 fighters. He set an international speed record: London-Copenhagen-London, 4-5 April 1950. At the 1951 Farnborough Airshow, Żurakowski demonstrated a new aerobatics manoeuvre, the "Zurabatic Cartwheel", in which he suspended the Gloster Meteor G-7-1 prototype he was flying, in a vertical cartwheel. "This jet manoeuvre was the first new aerobatic in 20 years."
In April 1952, Żurakowski and his family left for Canada where he became a test pilot for A.V. Roe Canada, concentrating on experimental testing. He broke the sound barrier on 18 December 1952, diving the CF-100 fighter, the first straight-winged jet aircraft to achieve this feat. While testing an experimental rocket pack on 23 August 1954, Zura survived an explosion that killed his observer, John Hiebert.
During the Avro Canada years, Zura continued to fly as an aerobatic display pilot, with spectacular results, especially at the 1955 Farnborough Airshow where he displayed the CF-100 in a "falling-leaf". He was acclaimed again as the "Great Zura" by many aviation and industry observers. In 1958, he was chosen as the chief development test pilot of the new CF-105 Avro Arrow program. On 25 March 1958, with Janusz at the controls, Arrow RL 25201 took off from Malton, Ontario for its first flight. The flight lasted 35 minutes and was problem free. Jan continued in the flight test program. He flew Arrows RL 201, 202 and 203, over a total of 21 flights, 23.75 hours, reaching speeds of Mach 1.89 and an altitude of 50,000 feet.
After flying Arrow 203 on 26 September 1958, Zurakowski decided to give up test flying for good, fulfilling a promise he had made to his wife to stop experimental flying once he reached the age of 40, although he had already exceeded that age.
Later life
Żurakowski retired from active test flying in November 1958 but continued with the Avro Aircraft company as an engineer in the Flight Test Office. On 20 February 1959, the infamous "Black Friday", Żurakowski, along with the approximately 15,000 employees of Avro and Orenda plants learned that the Diefenbaker government had precipitously cancelled the Avro Arrow program and its Orenda Iroquois engine. The five flying examples and the newly constructed RL-206 (slated for a run at World Air Speed and Altitude records) along with all the assorted factory jigs and tools were broken up. Only the nose of Arrow 206 and sections of other Arrows now exist, on display at the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa.
After deciding to leave the aviation world altogether, Żurakowski and his family moved to Barry's Bay, Ontario to build Kartuzy Lodge, a small tourist lodge and resort which he and his family operated for over 40 years. During this period, he resorted to his engineering background when he "tinkered" with a number of sailboat, catamaran and ice-boats, of his own design and construction. Two of his hydrofoil boats are still used by Kartuzy Lodge renters.
Honours
In recognition of his contributions to Canadian aviation, Żurakowski was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. He was further honoured in 1996 by the Royal Canadian Mint's release of a commemorative coin, the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck which featured an insert of Janusz Żurakowski. In 1997, he was inducted into the Western Canada Aviation Museum "Pioneers of Canadian Aviation" annals, as well as being profiled in the following year in the documentary film, "Straight Arrow". On 23 July 1999, CFB Cold Lake (Alberta) Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment named its new facility, the "Żurakowski Building", and in September 2000, he became an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test pilots, joining the ranks of Charles Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong and Igor Sikorsky, among numerous other luminaries.
He received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 1999.
His adopted hometown built Żurakowski Park in 2003, recognizing his contributions to the community, as well as the world. Following a lingering battle with leukemia, Żurakowski died at Kartuzy Lodge on 9 February 2004.
Two imposing statues, of Janusz Żurakowski and his beloved Avro Arrow, dominate the arrow-shaped Żurakowski Park (an elongated triangle evocative of the Avro Arrow's profile) at the crossroads of two main streets in Barry's Bay, Ontario. A future museum and visitor's commemorative centre consisting of a gazebo and display area will be located at Żurakowski Park.
The former Gloster Aircraft company airfield at Hucclecote has become a residential division in Gloucester, UK and features Zura Avenue. (Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_%C5%BBurakowski
Lesson No. 1: Never try to set up a shot with Cally. She had been happily batting daisies, as you can see from the first shot below, so I thought I'd throw her one to play with. That will make a nice shot, I thought. She looked at me as if I was crazy (she could be right), so I threw another one ... or two. I'm a slow learner.
:-))
Description: Woman's Home Companion article by Julia Ward Howe and Maud Howe (her daughter) titled "American Drawing Rooms: The Story of My Boston Drawing Room", October, 1910. Page 1 of 3.
Full Text:
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION Page 7
AMERICAN DRAWING-ROOMS--
THE STORY OF MY BOSTON DRAWING ROOM
BY JULIA WARD HOWE AND MAUD HOWE
TWAS in the autumn of 1844," said the mother, "that your father and I returned from our wedding journey in Europe (bringing our traveling carriage with us) and went to live at South Boston. I bad seen Boston before as a petted visitor from New York, and found it hospitable and eager to entertain a novelty. It was another matter to see it with its thinking-cap on, pondering whether to like or dislike me. I had known the Boston of conventional society-the Boston of the Forty it may be called, if New York is still called by the name our cousin, Ward McAllister, gave it, the city of the Four Hundred. I was now to make acquaintance with quite another city, the Boston of the reformers, the teachers, the apostles. I tried to go out in general society and at the same time to profit by the intellectual life that was now opening to me."
"Not an easy thing to do!" said the daughter. "The old Boston of that time may have been slow in making up its mind about you, but it has accepted you so completely now that not one Bostonian in a thousand knows that you are New York born and bred. That strain of southern French blood of yours is like the Gulf Stream; it melts the most frigid social atmosphere and sets even the icebergs dancing. One of the titles you have liked best to merit is 'Mistress of the Revels.' What revels old Boston of that time may have been slow in making up its mind about you, but it has accepted you so completely now that not one Bostonian in a thousand knows that you are New York born and bred. That strain of southern French blood of yours is like the Gulf Stream; it melts the most frigid social atmosphere and sets even the icebergs dancing. One of the titles you have liked best to merit is 'Mistress of the Revels.' What revels we have seen, you and I! Let us together write them down, let us share the dear memories of fun and frolic with those who are too young to have enjoyed them." "If I had a flying-machine!" sighed the mother. "Well I have one! Its name is memory. Sit with me and I will give you peeps into my drawing-room."
"There have been a great many drawing-rooms. We have lived in various houses, but their atmosphere has always been the same. Every house has its climate arctic, temperate or torrid. Your drawing-room (is situated in the temperate zone. Its chief characteristic has been its variety; what different currents of wind and talk prevail there! Last week we had a luncheon party for Father Hugh Benson, the famous English Catholic divine, and Mrs. Bellamy Storer. The today before our Texan friend, the Reverend Risner, a Baptist preacher, was the star! Let no one think your drawing-room a 'has-been;' though your receptions are in their sixty-sixth year, they are still so lively that we have to call in the younger members of the family to help pour tea!
"My. Father used to say," the daughter continued, "that, if you were on a desert island with no inhabitants but one old nigger, you would give a party?" "I think," replied the mother, "that in strange opposition to my father's temperament I am naturally very social. I remember, when a very young child at Saratoga, playing with a little girl of my own age; when she went a way I cried so much that the older ladies noticed it and said to my aunt that I must be a very sensitive child. I never saw that little girl again. Later I heard that she had said that she never could get at Julia Ward. My father, I believe, was so afraid that I should make undesirable acquaintances, as I had no mother to help choose them, that he tried to overcome my naturally social disposition. To me society is a great exhilaration. I very much want intercourse with other people; it is not only civilizing, but instructive."We get out of society and out of life," mused the daughter, "just what we put into it."
"Yes, I have tried to serve society. In the old days I was always writing plays and charades to amuse my friends, but I have done this more out of natural impulse than out of though!', ) My first drawing-room was in the director's suite at the Institution of the Blind at South Boston. What visitors we had there! Theodore Parker came often, Charles Sumner, Horace Mann, Longfellow and Emerson, too, and John Andrew, the great Massachusetts war governor.
"The two large, sunny,1high-ceiled parlors saw wonderful revels in those pays. Laura Bridgeman, that eighth wonder of the world the forerunner of Helen Keller! Describes in her journal a birthday party, when the blind children were invited into 'doctor's part,' as the director suite was called. In the midst of the festivity, Laura describes her hostess, whom she called 'Julia,' sitting down at the piano and playing a stirring march. Then the other 'children heal,'d, though Laura could not, the pattering hoofs of Jose the Howe children’s donkey, go pit-a-pat over the marble pavement of the corridor, drawing behind him the baby-carriage transformed into a chariot, in which the little deaf' dumb and blind child, Laura Bridgeman, sat dressed in flowers and tinsel as the fairy queen, waving her wand. The chariot was full of gifts which the queen distributed. Laura describes her efforts not to smile as she did not think it fitting: for a queen to laugh." ,
"I always love to remember that party,"" said the daughter, "because there you entertained, not the great nor the brilliant men and women of the time but the weakest of God's children, the defective, who were always nearer and dearer to my father than any other human beings because he could do more for them. Now tell me about the Kossuth party; was that at the institution ?"
"No, at Green Peace, the estate that we bought near the institution. It contained several acres of land. Your father took great pleasure in laying out an extensive fruit-garden and a flower-garden and in building a fine hothouse. We first moved to this place on a lovely summer day. As I entered the grounds I exclaimed, 'This is Green Peace.'
The cap fitted, the nickname I gave it clung and the new home was called Green Peace as long as it existed.
“The Kossuth party, as you call it,” the mother resumed after a pause, "was given at Green Peace. At that time we dined at four o'clock, the fashionable Boston hour. There was first a dinner with Kossuth, Madame Kossuth and the Pulzkys, then a reception. I remember, among other guests, Longfellow, Theodore Parker, James Russell Lowell, George and Julia Sumner (brother and sister of Charles), Miss Katherine Sedgwick, Mr. and Mrs. George Hilliard. Before the others arrived Laura Bridgeman and her teacher came over from the institution. Kossuth, who had never before seen Laura, was much interested in talking with her and asked for her autograph, which she wrote for him in her clear, square hand.
“Kossuth, the great Hungarian patriot, came to this country in connection with the effort to raise a fund for freeing Hungary from the rule of Austria. Kossuth had excited great personal enthusiasm, both in England and in the United States, by his patriotic efforts. He was attended by quite a large retinue. I think he was the guest of the nation both in England and in our own country. Kossuth was a man of middle stature' his face was. overweighed with thought; his eloquence was indescribable. His friends, the Pulzkys, were devoted to the cause and shared Kossuth's exile and privation. Madame Pulzky was a writer of some reputation; she wrote a book about America called "The Red, 'White and Blue." She was the daughter of a wealthy Hebrew family of Vienna. Her husband was an Austrian nobleman. I remember that he spoke of himself as a Slovak. Years afterward I found among your father's effects some curious Hungarian money. '1 never knew just what it was, but my impression has always been that It was of the same nature as the Confederate money and worth about as much. I imagine that, our father took It as a guarantee for a loan. But this is only the veriest surmise." "I can fit another link to that chain" the daughter interrupted, William Stillman once told me that when Kossuth sent him to find the Crown of St. Stephen and the other royal jewels of Hungary, which Kossuth had buried on the bank of the Danube, he directed Stillman to bring them directly to Green Peace and give them to my father's hands for safe keeping. The plot failed, Stillman never got the jewels, but Kossuth's telling him to bring them to our house has always seemed to me one of the fascinating ‘might have beens’ of our life. I always remember our house as the resort of political exiles: your father's house must have been, also. What were the names of those Italian political exiles you …
Date: 1910
Creator: Woman's Home Companion
Format: text
Digital Identifier: AG28-19-4
Biographical note: Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) was an author, lecturer, poet, activist, abolitionist and leader in the Women's suffrage movement. Born in New York City to affluent parents, Ward Howe was well educated but expected to be a wife. In 1843 Ward Howe married Samuel Gridley Howe the founding director of Perkins after meeting him at a tour of the school. Despite conventional expectations that she not live a public life she initially published work anonymously before becoming a social activist that wrote, spoke, and worked for many social causes. She is commonly known for writing the words to “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and in 1908, she became the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts. In 1988 she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Source: Hale, Jen. (2022) ”Julia Ward Howe”. Hale, Jen. “Julia Ward Howe” Perkins Archives Blog, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown MA, October 26, 2022
Rights: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
A Pair Of Candle Sticks That I Have Restored
Restored EPNS Candlesticks
Most silver plated cutlery and hollow ware is marked 'E.P.N.S.' - the abbreviation for 'Electro-Plated Nickel-Silver'. 'Nickel-Silver' identifies the base metal as a copper-zinc-nickel alloy; it contains no silver but, because its nickel content imparts a colour more akin to silver than brass, it has always been known as 'nickel-silver'. 'Electro-plated' in this context means that the articles are electro-plated with silver - the first metal to be used extensively in electro-plating. In many countries including USA, nickel silver is not used, but brass is used instead.
Stainless steel cutlery or hollowware is sometimes silver plated, in which case it may be marked 'E.P.S.S.'. Knife blades with a cutting edge are made from stainless and are not plated with silver because it would blunt their edges. The life of silver plate depends upon its thickness and how often it is used. A household that saves its silver plated cutlery for special occasions may use it on average only once a month - elsewhere it may be used several times a day. When selecting cutlery, it is advisable to compare the thickness of silver claimed to be present on each and every piece (averages based upon half a dozen pieces are less meaningful because some pieces are likely to have a significantly thinner silver thickness than that average). Silver thickness is normally quoted in 'microns'. (One micron is one thousandth of a millimeter). As a very approximate guide, work on at least 1 micron of silver thickness for every year of intended use.
CARE OF SILVER
The characteristic white 'patina' of silver which is responsible for much of its aesthetic appeal becomes more pronounced with age due to the optical effect of the multitude of very fine scratches that develop in use. On new highly polished silver, however, the few fine isolated scratches that first appear tend to be somewhat conspicuous until the white patina has fully developed.
Tarnish
Silver, being a noble metal, is highly resistant to corrosion, but it can be tarnished by sulphides that are always present to some extent in the atmosphere and in many foods, green vegetables and eggs being the most potent. Tarnish consists of a superficial film of silver sulphides. Initially it is a light gold colour, but, with prolonged exposure to sulphides, it can develop into a blue-black discolouration.
Sulphides in the atmosphere originate mainly from combustion of gas oil, coke, wood etc. and from living creatures. To avoid the need for frequent cleaning, it is best to store silver cutlery in a box or drawer in a room without a fire of any type and, if convenient, in one of the lesser used rooms. To avoid tarnishing by food, rinse it off the cutlery as soon as convenient. Tarnish resisting papers and cloths are available to store silver, which certainly reduce the rate of tarnishing.
Tarnish Removal
Four methods of detarnishing silver are available: polishing powders or pastes, chemical dip solutions, electrolytic methods and ball burnishing.
Polishing Powders and Pastes
Only those sold specifically for silver should be used; cleaners intended for chromium plate, stainless steel etc will scratch silver. Always apply the cleaner with a soft cloth or sponge - either of which should be thoroughly and freshly washed to eliminate any abrasive dust particles which could cause scratching.
Some cleaners that are available in paste or emulsion form, not only remove tarnish but contain tarnish inhibitors. Such products are particularly useful for hollowware (being handled, washed and wiped less frequently than cutlery, the inhibiting effect lasts longer).
Over zealous pressure when cleaning with powders may remove significant amounts of silver which ultimately will wear through the plate completely.
Chemical Dip Solutions (Often referred to as silver dip)
Provide a rapid, less arduous method of detarnishing, especially on heavily embossed designs whose crevices are difficult to clean with silver powders. These dip solutions convert the film of tarnish (silver sulphides) back to silver by removing the sulphides without removing any silver. However, the following precautions must be taken:
- (1) Never leave silver plated cutlery in the dip solution for more than 10 seconds.
- (2) Do not use dip solutions to remove very heavy tarnish. They will convert the silver sulphides to silver but, because heavy tarnish is thicker, the surface of the restored silver may have a matt finish.
- (3) Dip solutions can stain or even etch stainless steel knife blades. Any drops that fall onto blades or other stainless steel equipment should be rinsed off immediately.
Electrolytic Methods
Tarnish can be removed from silver by immersing it in a hot solution of washing soda of about 30 grams per 5 litres whilst the cutlery or hollowware is in contact with aluminium.
Proprietary kits are available but the process can be carried out on a DIY basis in a plastic bowl with a sheet of aluminium foil laid in the bottom so that the cutlery is in contact with the foil. When the foil eventually darkens and becomes brittle, it becomes ineffective and needs replacing.
As in the case of chemical dip solutions, the process is not suitable for use on very heavily tarnished silver upon which it can produce a dull white finish.
Ball Burnishing
This is a bulk process for use in large catering establishments. The cutlery is placed in a rotating drum containing steel ball bearings, water and a corrosion inhibitor to prevent the steel balls from rusting. Its prime purpose is to brighten and harden the surface so that it becomes more resistant to scratching and wear. However, it will also remove light to moderate tarnish, except in the crevices of heavily patterned pieces.
Despite the apparent severity of the process, it does not wear off the silver if carried out under intelligent supervision and in accordance with the machine supplier's instructions. Problems likely to occur are:
Entanglement of fork prongs which may cause some to bend. This can be avoided by positioning the compartment separators closer together so that the forks stay orientated across the barrel.
A matt scratched finish, caused by having insufficient water in the burnisher - this can occur as a result of leakage if the machine's lid has not been adequately tightened or if its seal is defective.
Developments of grooves on the sides of vessels such as tea post. This is caused by the compartment separators being too close together, thus allowing steel balls to become entrapped between the separators and the sides of the vessel - to the detriment of the latter. Compartment widths should be adjusted to suit the width of vessel being burnished.
Hollowware can be damaged if large heavy items are burnished in the same compartment.
Silver cutlery should be washed thoroughly after cleaning.
CARE OF STAINLESS STEEL CUTLERY
Stains
First, it must be emphasised that staining is a rare phenomenon and that in most cases it is due to something that becomes firmly deposited on the steel, rather than to any attack of the steel itself. Probably the most common cause of staining is attack by one of the proprietary dip solutions used for removing tarnish from silver. Although excellent for cleaning silver and E.P.N.S., these solutions should never be allowed to come into contact with stainless steel; they contain acids that etch the steel, first giving it an iridescent rainbow stain and ultimately etching it a dull grey. Even if care is taken to dip only the silver handle of a knife, it is so easy, when lifting it from the solution, to let drips fall onto the stainless steel blades of other cutlery that happen to be lying around.
All tap water contains dissolved mineral salts that would leave an extremely thin film on any article on which it was allowed to dry out without wiping. In most cases, the resultant stain will wipe off, but occasionally more vigorous treatment is needed, using a polishing preparation, such as stainless steel cleaners.
Detergents, especially unnecessarily strong solutions of detergent, can leave an indelible rainbow stain on stainless steel if they are not rinsed off and are allowed to dry, out on its surface. This is a common problem with some dishwashing machines when the rinse cycle is malfunctioning.
Very hard water can deposit a chalky film on stainless steel, but this is only likely to occur in dishwashers that use un-softened or incompletely softened water.
Very hot grease, fat or meat juices sometimes leave stubborn rainbow coloured stains on stainless steel, but this is more likely to occur on meat dishes than cutlery - again this does not mean there is anything wrong this the stainless steel and the articles will be as good as new after the stain has been removed.
Heat by itself will impart a rainbow coloured heat tint to stainless steel, but this is only likely to occur if the cutlery is accidentally left on a hot plate or gas burner, when the cause would be immediately obvious.
Prolonged immersion in synthetic 'vinegar' (condiment) can stain stainless steel knives if left on for several hours, but more rapidly if the 'vinegar' also contains salt.
Sometimes rust coloured stains occur. Wet fragments of steel wool that find their way onto cutlery may go rusty and leave indelible rust stains on the stainless steel. Other rust coloured stains may come from corrosion pits in the cutlery, although the pits themselves may be so small as to be barely visible.
Most stains that resist ordinary rubbing with a soapy cloth can be removed with stainless steel cleaners.
Finally, it must be pointed out that there may be other causes of staining that have not yet been identified.
Pits
When stainless steel corrodes, it does not rust all over like non stainless steel but acquires small localised pits or holes. Remember its STAIN LESS steel which means it will rust or corroded under some circumstances.
The majority of spoons and forks are made from stainless steels that have such excellent corrosion resistance that they are virtually immune to pitting. For knives, however, the blade steel is selected to give a compromise between corrosion resistance and cutting properties. In order to achieve a lasting edge, a steel that is much harder but of lower corrosion resistance that spoon and fork steel is used. The corrosion resistance of this steel is strongly influenced by care in manufacture (thorough hardening and avoidance of overheating when grinding etc) but only marginal improvements are achieved by the selection of alternative steels, however, expensive. Research is continually being carried out in the search for significantly better steels and method of treatment.
Prolonged contact with water is probably responsible for more pitting trouble than anything else. Knives have been made from stainless steel for such a long time that the highly corrosive effect of tap water, caused by the traces of mineral salts it contains is not appreciated. Why then do blades in one establishment last for years without trouble, whilst in others pitting becomes apparent within a few months? The answer lies in the length of time the blades are wet; knives that are left undried or actually immersed in water overnight can receive, in this time, as much exposure to the corrosive effect of water as three or four months' ordinary use where they are in contact with water for only a few minutes each time they are washed.
Common salt and liquid bleaches or disinfectants are very corrosive and will greatly accelerate the corrosive action of water. Some water softeners are regenerated with salt. If they are not functioning correctly, the softened water can have a high salt content. After adding salt to water softeners in a dishwasher, make certain that it is put through the rinse programme recommended by the supplier before washing knives in the machine. Detergents, on the other hand, are normally harmless when fully dissolved - indeed they often inhibit corrosion by water. If, however, certain powder detergents are allowed to come into contact with blades in hot water before the detergent is fully dissolved, pits and/or stains can form within a few minutes. Un-dissolved table salt can have a similar effect.
If pitting does occur, a diligent enquiry into the washing procedure is recommended to find out whether the cutlery is ever left in contact with water for a long item. Managers of catering establishments are not always aware of what really happens in their kitchens - for example, probably only the person directly involved may know that dirty cutlery is always left soaking in a bucket of water until someone has time to wash it, or that the last batch of knives to be washed in the early hours is left unwiped to dry overnight in a humid basement.
WASHING CUTLERY IN DISHWASHERS
Dishwashing machines provide a welcome relief from the task of washing up but to maintain knives in good condition a few simple precautions are necessary. Special hardenable stainless steels are generally used for knives to give them a lasting edge but these steels can become slightly pitted or corroded if left repeatedly and for too long in contact with moisture.
- Whenever possible wash knives immediately; do not leave them wet overnight and do not subject knives to the 'rinse and hold' cycle. The use of the dishwasher as a dirty storage cabinet causes many cases of knife corrosion.
- As soon as the dishwasher has completed its cycle, remove the knives and wipe them dry. It is particularly undesirable to leave them overnight in the damp atmosphere of a dishwasher.
- Observe the dishwasher manufacturer's instructions concerning the type and quality of detergent used and the method of loading cutlery in the compartments provided.
- Water with a high salt content is particularly corrosive to stainless steel. Dishwashers are often fitted with water softeners that must be regenerated with salt. After adding salt, make certain that the machine is put through the programme recommended by the supplier before washing knives in the machine.
- Cutlery with handles of wood, plastic, bone or china should be washed by hand unless it is stated to be suitable for dishwashers.
- If any stains are produced by hard water, detergent or by any other cause, they can usually be removed by rubbing them with a non-abrasive metal cleaning paste or liquid. Detergent stains can often occur with regular dishwasher use and show themselves as rainbow like stains, these can easily be removed with lemon juice.
- Do not allow undiluted dishwasher detergent to come into contact with silver or silver plated items as this may result in permanent staining of the surface. Some dishwasher manufacturers are not aware of this and position the cutlery basket immediately below the detergent dispenser.
- Do don't place silver plated or silver cutlery in at the same time stainless steel items, as it can increase the risk of the stainless steel corroding. Don't place knives with silver/ silver plated handles in the dishwasher at all.
Printed copies of this document are available to cutlery manufacturers, distributors and retailers for inclusion with cutlery/flatware at the point of sale.
This information is given without liability in connection with its application or use in particular circumstances
CATRA can provide specific help for users where they are experiencing problems
The confidential box had me drooling, this had me doing two double takes.
Now, it's time for what the boxes mean.
1. Never thought they'd have the Porsche 919 as inspiration.
2. Satellite dishes?! Not the mini cockpit pieces in the leaked pic? NOOO!!! But if TLG based it on the 919, well...
3. Nice cockpit.
4. Two bendy fender pieces. One has holes. Looks fine with me.
5. Who are those three names? If they are the designers, should we burn them?
6. SHIPbuilders will look for those wheels.
7. NO REAR FINS?! Well, it looks like the Bentley Speed 8 from cockpit up, and I like that car.
Now, what other Technic set do you want me to note?
Original picture is off here: paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/photos-and-video-of-...
We have arrived in Huasca (Was-Ka) de Ocampo by bus from Pachuca. About a 45 minute ride on a very windy mountain highway with gorgeous scenery. Its altitude is approximately 7000 feet ASL.
Why Huasca de Ocampo:
1. Never benn here before.
2.Its a Magic Town of Mexico
3. The Prisms y Balsaltos National Park is nearby.
4. Hacienda Santa Maria Regla, our hotel is nearby.
About:
Located 38 km northeast of Pachuca this magical town is known for natural wonders and silver mining history.
Huasca is a popular getaway destination for Mexico City rersidents and used to be one of the richest cities in the world during Colonial period.
It is a Pueblo mágico. Features around it are the waterfalls Prismas Basálticos, and the ex-haciendas of San Miguel and Santa María Regla.
We took a photo of the street sign that took some damage. It had holes melted in it! Those power lines were something fierce.
VDOT replaced the sign faster than Verizon fixed our phone and internet. Isn't that amazing?
metal, street sign.
burned. melted.
Alexandria, Virginia.
January 18, 2010.
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BACKSTORY: DISASTER ON CLINT AND CAROLYN AVENUE!
Power and phones go out while simultaneously hearing explosions. 10-second long bursts of loud sounds so low pitched and rumbly that you feel it echoing throughout your chest, with bright lights coming in every window in your house. I almost started to think it was a nuke, until I remembered this from last time. "That's what it's like when some drunk driving asshole smashes a telephone pole in two. Looked out the window and saw the bright blue craziness of main power lines exploding and going crazy."
Street signs scorched, holes melted in them. Pole suspended by wires, now all low-hanging. Cars stuck in the road, beeping at each other, in a total traffic jam as the people in back realize they are going to have to u-turn and go the wrong way down the road. A passenger abandons his car and steps over a downed power line, as bystanders yell, "No! Watch out! Power line!" (It was us, actually.) We stop 4 or 5 people, including our next door neighbors, from walking into a hard-to-see low-hanging line that I knew would be where it was based on the LAST time some drunk asshole killed a telephone pole. [It was the next pole further down the street last time.]
Main road blocked off for 10 hours. Dominion Virginia Power arrived within an hour. Happened at 11:30PM. Power came back on by 5AM. Meanwhile, we were trapped, with no power, no dial tone, no internet, and no way to drive our car out without going over downed lines. Whiskey and candle-warmth, followed by lots of cuddling under every blanket we had, on the foofsac, in the better insulated addition room.
Verizon took over a week to fix the phone part of the pole, and that was only after getting Fairfax County involved AS WELL as contacting a Verizon CEO who had an office in DC. They originally wanted to wait TWELVE DAYS just for visit #1. Never mind that it actually took those assholes SIX visits to get our internet and DSL working. Thankfully, we just got an Android phone, so, unlike with an iPhone, tethering was very simple. Running torrents for TV shows over cellular airwaves reminded me of how we got our TV shows in the 1970s before cable - over those same airwaves. Funny how things go full circle. The cell phone actually got 2.6Mbps too -- almost as fast as our DSL. But we hit the 10gig limit pretty quickly, and were reduced to dialup speed.
I was happy that my motherboard had 2 ethernet ports. One was set to the cell phone tether IP settings, while the other was set to our house DSL settings. This meant that I didn't have to change all my IP settings every time Verizon, Covad, or Silcon wanted me to test something out. Major time saver. And the first time I've truly had a use for 2 ethernet ports.
I wanted to sue the guy for causing me to have to go through hours and hours of phone calls. Just a little suit - $200 or so. But Fairfax County Police were utterly unhelpful in providing a name -- despite the fact that arrest reports are public record! Way to go, guys. Basically, every single service we used failed us in one way or another. The police, Verizon, Covad, T-Mobile -- all failed me in one way or another.
Ar-Rahmaan
Allah calls Himself Ar-Rahmaan— The Most Gracious, the intensely
Merciful— on 55 occassions in the Quran and 133 times in the
basmalah. Ar-Rahmaan is the One whose intense and perfect Mercy
embraces the whole creation!
The Most Gracious, Most Lovingly Beneficent
Rahmaan comes from the root Raa-Haa-Meem, which points to four
main meanings. The first meaning is to have gentleness and to love,
and the second is to have mercy. The third meaning is to show favour,
and the fourth meaning is to have all that is required for beneficence.
This root appears 339 times in the Quran in nine derived forms.
Examples of these forms are rahima (“bestows mercy”), al-arhaam
(the wombs”) and rahmatan (“mercy”).
Linguistically, rahmaan shows intensity (thus the ending is –aan).
For example ghadbaan means extremely angry. Ar-Rahmaan points
out to the intensity, abundance, and vastness of the mercy (rahmah)
of Allah ( ), and the attribute of grace is inseperable from the
Almighty.
Allah first mentioned His name - Allah - that is exclusively His and
described this name by Ar-Rahmaan, which no one else is allowed
to use, just as Allah said, Say (O Muhammad) invoke Allah or invoke
Ar-Rahmaan, by whatever name you invoke Him (it is the same), for
to Him belong the Best names. [Quran, 17:110] [Tafseer ibn Katheer]
Ar-Rahmaan Himself says: [This is] a revelation from the Entirely
Merciful, the Especially Merciful . . . [Quran, 41:2] That Day, no
intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most
Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word. [Quran,
20:109]
The mercy of Allah
Explaining the mercy of Allah, Ar-Rahmaan, the Prophet ( ) said:
Allah has divided mercy into 100 parts, and He retained with Him
99 parts, and sent down to earth one part. Through this one part
creatures deal with one another with compassion, so much so that an
animal lifts its hoof over its young lest it should hurt it. [Al-Bukharee]
Be amazed at the fact that the other 99 parts are yet to come and they
are with Allah Himself. You will not enter Jannah because of your
deeds, but by the rahmah of Allah only.
The Prophet ( ) also said, When Allah created the creatures, He
wrote in the Book, which is with Him over His Throne: Verily, My
Mercy prevailed over My Wrath. [Al-Bukharee]
How can you live by this name?
1. Never despair.
No matter how many sins you commit, He can have mercy on you if
you just turn to Ar-Rahmaan. Every mistake or sin is an opportunity
and a sign that it’s time to get closer to Him! Whenever you commit a
sin, call Him by this name to have mercy on you and remind yourself
of one of the most optimistic ayaat in the Quran: Say, O My servants
who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not
despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed,
it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. [Quran 39:53].
2. Be merciful to others.
Be merciful to not only the needy but also to your family if you want
the mercy of Ar-Rahmaan! The Prophet ( ) said: Allah will not be
merciful to those who are not merciful to the people. [Al-Bukharee]
The Prophet ( ) gave a simple formula on how to deal with others:
Whoever wishes to be delivered from the fire and enter the garden
should die with faith in Allah and the Last Day and should treat the
people as he wishes to be treated by them. [Muslim] So no matter
how big or small, think how you would like to be treated in the same
situation.
3. Keep family ties.
Be active in being in touch with your family: regularly visit, call, and
exchange gifts, and never abandon your family. The Prophet ( )
said: . . . The womb (rahm) is derived from the Merciful, so whoever
keeps relations with his family then Allah will keep relations with
him, and whoever abandons his family then Allah will abandon
him. [At-Tirmidhee] Be the first to make up after an argument. The
Prophet ( ) said: It is not permitted for a Muslim to forsake his
brother for more than three (days); whoever does this and dies, he
will enter Hell. [Abu Dawud]
4. Be good to your parents.
Daily ask Ar-Rahmaan to have mercy on your parents! Ar-Rahmaan
instructs you: And your Lord has decreed that you not worship
except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of
them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as],
“uff,” and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. And
lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, “My Lord,
have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.
[Quran, 17:23-24]
5. Recognize mercy and be grateful.
Reflect upon Allah’s mercy when you see all the blessings around you;
food, water, oxygen. Only Ar-Rahmaan can make it rain and He made
the rain sweet and not salty. When you love someone or are loved,
know that this feeling was manifested by the mercy of Allah. Think
about the mercy of Ar-Rahmaan in sending the Prophet Muhammad
( ) to you, and be intensely happy and grateful to have such a
merciful Lord.
Note: We have to be careful if translating the names of Allah ( )
into a different language. The name Ar-Rahmaan is most commonly
translated as The Most Merciful, The Entirely Merciful, The Most
Gracious.
O Allah, Ar-Rahmaan, we know that Your mercy is perfect. Let us
never despair of Your mercy, guide us to be merciful to others, to
maintain our family ties, and to seek Your pleasure. Enable us to
reflect on Your mercy around us, adorn us with gratefulness, and
enter us into Paradise by Your mercy, ameen!
And Allah knows best.
Headliner on day one of Country to Country at the O2 arena, London
Part of his Graffiti U world tour.
Setlist
1) Never Comin Down
2) Days Go By
3) Coming Home
4) Somewhere In My Car
5) Long Hot Summer
6) Parallel Line
7) Put You In A Song
8) Stupid Boy
9) Somebody Like You
10) Blue Ain't Your Colour
11) Drop Top
12) Cop Car
13) The Fighter
14) Kiss A Girl/ Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me/ You Look Good In My Shirt
15) Gone Tommorrow (Here Today)
16) Wasted Time
Includes:
* compact carrying bag with a mesh pocket for transportation
* double electric breast pump
* breastmilk bottles with lids (2)
* tubing (2, one of which was never used)
* membranes (2)
* valves (2)
* PersonalFit breastshields, size: 24mm (2)
* Personal Fit connectors (2)
* power adaptor (1)
EXTRAS also included:
* Medela Calma 5oz breastmilk feeding set (5 oz. breastfeeding bottle, all-stage nipple, two lids, cap) - new, only washed
* Lansinoh mOmma 5oz bottle with nipple and lid (2, used a few times)
* Avent 4oz bottles with nipples and lids (3 new + 1 tried once)
* Medela Contact Nipple Shield 24mm
* Medela quick clean micro-steam bag (1 unused bag, 20 uses per bag)
* Medela pump & save breastmilk storage bags (46, all unused)
* Lansinoh breastmilk storage bags (two sealed boxes of 60ct + 40 out of package but unused, 160 bags total)
* Kiinde breastmilk collection pouches : directly pump-store-feed from all major brands (2, 8oz each)
* Lansinoh disposable nursing pads (6 pads, individually sealed)
* Ameda NoShow Premium disposable nursing pads (1 pair, sealed)
* Lansinoh Soothies gel pad (1)
* boob-ease Organic Nipple Balm by Bamboobies samples (5 sample packs, 1.8ml)
* Bebe Au Lait nursing cover (new in packaging)
* milkscreen test strips : home test for alcohol in breast milk (one 8ct box, sealed)
* Medela Breastfeeding University complimentary class voucher ($25 value)
* extra original Medela parts, all sterilized or new if noted:
24mm breastshieds (3)
27mm breastshield (1, never used)
Personal Fit connectors (4)
valves with membranes (4 of each)
extra membranes (10 total, all new in packages)
5oz collection & storage bottles with lid (3)
2.7oz/80ml collection & storage containers (3)
breastmilk storage container lids (4)
container stand (1, keeps breastmilk bottles upright during and after pumping)
easy-connect adapter (1, connects directly to Medela breastshields for fast and easy storage)