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Captured 5 Jun 2021, xx:09 hrs ET, Springfield, VA, USA. Bortle 8 skies, Mallincam DS10C camera, Celestron 8 inch SCT f/6.2, exposure 4 sec, gain 20, bin 2, stack of 150 light frames, dark and flat frames subtracted, no filter.
Clouds: clear
Seeing: ok
Transparency: ok
Moon phase: 40%
FOV: 47 x 36 arcmin before crop
Resolution: 1.6 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is South
Apparent magnitude: +6.2
Apparent size: 18 arcmin
Appearance: bright dense globular cluster.
From Wikipedia:
Messier 3 (M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula without stars. This mistake was corrected after the stars were resolved by William Herschel around 1784. Since then, it has become one of the best-studied globular clusters. Identification of the cluster's unusually large variable star population was begun in 1913 by American astronomer Solon Irving Bailey and new variable members continue to be identified up through 2004.
Many amateur astronomers consider it one of the finest northern globular clusters, following only Messier 13. M3 has an apparent magnitude of 6.2, making it a difficult naked eye target even with dark conditions. With a moderate-sized telescope, the cluster is fully defined. It can be found by looking almost exactly halfway along the north-west line that would join Arcturus (α Boötis) to Cor Caroli (α Canum Venaticorum). Using a telescope with a 25 cm (9.8 in) aperture, the cluster has a bright core with a diameter of about 6 arcminutes and spans a total of double that.
This cluster is one of the largest and brightest, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is estimated to be 11.4 billion years old. It is centered at 32,615.64 light-years (10 kpc) away from Earth.
Messier 3 is quite isolated as it is 31.6 kly (9.7 kpc) above the Galactic plane and roughly 38.8 kly (11.9 kpc) from the center of the Milky Way. It contains 274 known variable stars, by far the most found in any globular cluster. These include 133 RR Lyrae variables, of which about a third display the Blazhko effect of long-period modulation. The overall abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium, what astronomers term the metallicity, is in the range of −1.34 to −1.50 dex. This value gives the logarithm of the abundance relative to the Sun; the actual proportion is 3.2–4.6% of the solar abundance. Messier 3 is the prototype for the Oosterhoff type I cluster, which is considered "metal-rich". That is, for a globular cluster, Messier 3 has a relatively high abundance of heavier elements.
TCU #38 Dylan Fitzgerald is out at second, SHSU #2 making the tags in the fourth inning as Texas Christian University plays Sam Houston State University in the NCAA Regional Baseball playoffs at TCU in Fort Worth, Saturday, May 31, 2014. Copyright Star-Telegram/Paul Moseley, May not be downloaded or reproduced without permission, www.star-telegram.com
Helsinki ( Swedish: Helsingfors) is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 588,195 (October 2010),[2] making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is located some 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of St. Petersburg, Russia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.
Source: wikipedia
Contact me here: butchpetty.com/contactus.html
This is a 1958 "Field & Stream" Travel Trailer ( canned ham ). This vintage style of camping trailers were referred to as "car trailers" back when they were being built because of their size, light weight and ease of towing. The cabin part of the trailer is 12' long, the tongue is 2' making the total length only 14'. It pulls beautifully going down the highway, no fish tailing at all. You can forget your pulling a trailer.
This trailer is 95% original, no modifications. This trailer has not been restored and I have only made a couple of small repairs. If you are looking for a great platform for making a complete restoration then this would be an absolutely great trailer for such a project.
The interior is all wood, top to bottom and front to back and it is all original wood. I have installed a self-contained 12 volt electrical system and it doesn't need 120 volt. Everything runs off of 12 volts. However all of the original 120 volt wiring is still in place and hasn't been touched, even the original 120v light fixtures are still in place. All of the cabinet hardware is still in place, working and original. All the hinges, handles, and everything is original. The original "icebox" and oven/stove are still in the camper and work great. It also has the original factory installed "Kenmore" cabin heater and it also works great.
When I got the trailer someone had changed the paint scheme so I re-painted it to the original design. The rear couch makes into a double bed. Above the rear couch it has a removable bunk bed/hammock that is original factory equipment also. The dinette also makes into a double bed. There is a lot of storage in the camper. It also has a 10 gallon fresh water tank with a manual hand pump.
The trailer also comes with 2 30 lb propane tanks, a new spare tire and wheel.
The following items are new in the past three months:
New Interior 12 volt light throughout the camper
New 240 watt solar panel
New "Sunforce" 12v, 30 amp charge controller
4 new "Everstart" 750 cold crank amp deep cell marine batteries
New "Cen-Tech" 1500 watt continuous , 3000 surge 120v power inverter (for microwave, etc.)
New Rival 700 watt microwave
New manual water pump for sink
New Shakespeare SeaWatch 15" Marine TV Antenna (model 3015)
Toshiba 17' Flat Screen TV
All new blinds on the windows
New roof top vent
This is one great little camper. I bought it for hunting plus the nostalgia. It was used this past hunting season and worked great. However with four adult men it was a little cramped. So I plan to up size for next year. I pulled it off road in BLM land in Teller County and down in the Phantom Canyon area and had no problems at all.
Because this trailer is extremely rare there are not many sources of photos to be had but you can follow the link below to another "Field & Stream" trailer. As you can see the interiors are very similar as it is all original like mine: girlcamper.blogspot.com/2015_07_01_archive.html
(Update) You can see a video of the interior of my camper here: youtu.be/NA1VfPU8Sd8
Now the best part last: YES, I DO HAVE A CLEAN CLEAR TITLE IN HAND, AND CURRENT REGISTRATION ALSO. So unlike most trailers you see of this vintage you will not have a problem with registration and it will be registered as a "Field and Stream" not a home-made trailer as is usually the case with trailers bought without a title.
If you have questions please ask. I am asking $5000.00 cash, make offer, no trades. I will sell it to the first person who makes me an agreeable offer with CASH ONLY. I will consider local delivery after the cash transaction.
I created this greeting card as one of the free project ideas for my online book called "Creating Paper Lace", which is posted online at paperlaces.com. You can click here to view the supply list and instructions for this greeting card.
Sleeping Your Way to the Top: A Career Girl's Guide
$34.95 (a $60 value!)
Glass ceiling? I thought it was made of lead. How’s a girl to get ahead?
This sweet kit brings to mind the strong, yet feminine style of
women's office attire in the 40's and 50's. Busting at the seams with
authentic vintage, custom and new products, this paperart kit is sure
to please even the most ambitious career girl.
Included:
Custom-made and vintage buttons (3-5)
Custom-made 8.5"x11" full-color collage sheet (1)
Vintage ric-rac and hem tape
Assortment of vintage ephemera, varies - several sheets, varied sizes
Vintage sewing pattern tissue
Three different swatches of fabric, sheer to upholstery weight
Telephone memo sheets (5)
Sales receipts (5 black, 5 red)
Funky oversized notepad sheets (2)
Timecards (2)
Regal clips (5)
File folder prongs (2)
Making Memories mini-brads in 6 colors (2 of each, 12 total)
Making Memories Passport Ledger Teal tiny alpha stickers (2 sheets)
7 Gypsies black and white gaffer tape (1 roll, 3 feet), patterns vary
7 Gypsies Notting Hill number paper clips (10 per package)
Autumn Leaves Manhattan mini file folders (3 varied sizes, with labels)
Papers - 7 full 12x12 pieces altogether:
Bazzill cardstock - 1 sheet of Light Chocolate, 1 sheet of String of
Pearls (Bling)
Daisy D's Silver Faber paper (1)
Tinkering Ink York Haberdasher paper (1)
Making Memories Passport Ledger Teal double-sided paper (2)
Basic Gray Boxer Wide Tie paper (1)
DISCLAIMER: This kit is not intended for children; may contain
material objectionable to some (and delightful to others!).
Foxfield Railway. Oct 2011. Bagnall 0-6-0ST No 3059 'Florence No 2' making plenty of steam as it heads a freight up the 1in 19 Foxfield Bank
Sleeping Your Way to the Top: A Career Girl's Guide
$34.95 (a $60 value!)
Glass ceiling? I thought it was made of lead. How’s a girl to get ahead?
This sweet kit brings to mind the strong, yet feminine style of
women's office attire in the 40's and 50's. Busting at the seams with
authentic vintage, custom and new products, this paperart kit is sure
to please even the most ambitious career girl.
Included:
Custom-made and vintage buttons (3-5)
Custom-made 8.5"x11" full-color collage sheet (1)
Vintage ric-rac and hem tape
Assortment of vintage ephemera, varies - several sheets, varied sizes
Vintage sewing pattern tissue
Three different swatches of fabric, sheer to upholstery weight
Telephone memo sheets (5)
Sales receipts (5 black, 5 red)
Funky oversized notepad sheets (2)
Timecards (2)
Regal clips (5)
File folder prongs (2)
Making Memories mini-brads in 6 colors (2 of each, 12 total)
Making Memories Passport Ledger Teal tiny alpha stickers (2 sheets)
7 Gypsies black and white gaffer tape (1 roll, 3 feet), patterns vary
7 Gypsies Notting Hill number paper clips (10 per package)
Autumn Leaves Manhattan mini file folders (3 varied sizes, with labels)
Papers - 7 full 12x12 pieces altogether:
Bazzill cardstock - 1 sheet of Light Chocolate, 1 sheet of String of
Pearls (Bling)
Daisy D's Silver Faber paper (1)
Tinkering Ink York Haberdasher paper (1)
Making Memories Passport Ledger Teal double-sided paper (2)
Basic Gray Boxer Wide Tie paper (1)
DISCLAIMER: This kit is not intended for children; may contain
material objectionable to some (and delightful to others!).
19 November 2019, Rome, Italy - Leandro Castello, Virginia Tech University (VT), United States of America, left, and Sangeeta Mangubhai, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Fiji. Session 2 – Sustainable fisheries: linking biodiversity conservation and food security. Panel 2.2. Making it happen –Implementing joint food security and conservation objectives. International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability. FAO headquarters (Plenary Hall).
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Alessia Pierdomenico. Editorial use only. Copyright ©FAO.
Copter 2 making a drop on a small fire in the San Diego River bed in the Mission Valley / Morena area.
This car was at the concours at Salishan Lodge on the Oregon coast. If I remember correctly it is Ferrari number 2 making it the oldest Ferrari in existence as number 1 isn't with us anymore. Before you start telling me about the prewar Ferrari, well, it was not a Ferrari it was a Ascari-Minozzi 815. See, I know all this totally useless information! I covet this car!
Panel Moderator, far right:
• Dale Dougherty, founder of MAKE Magazine, creator of Maker Faire, co-founder of O'Reilly Media and one of the acknowledged leaders of the maker movement.
Panelists, left to right:
• Francisco D'Souza, President, CEO and “Chief Maker” of Cognizant and NYSCI board member.
• Tom Kalil, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
• Dr. Margaret Honey, CEO of NY Hall of Science.
Photo credit: Aaron Fedor
This is peak time for Spring wildflowers in northern Utah. These were all shot with a Lumix S1 and an old Russian Jupiter 11A 135mm f/4 lens. It was mounted on a helicoid adapter which reduces minimum focusing distance by about 1/2, making it a quasi macro lens.
Contact me here: butchpetty.com/contactus.html
This is a 1958 "Field & Stream" Travel Trailer ( canned ham ). This vintage style of camping trailers were referred to as "car trailers" back when they were being built because of their size, light weight and ease of towing. The cabin part of the trailer is 12' long, the tongue is 2' making the total length only 14'. It pulls beautifully going down the highway, no fish tailing at all. You can forget your pulling a trailer.
This trailer is 95% original, no modifications. This trailer has not been restored and I have only made a couple of small repairs. If you are looking for a great platform for making a complete restoration then this would be an absolutely great trailer for such a project.
The interior is all wood, top to bottom and front to back and it is all original wood. I have installed a self-contained 12 volt electrical system and it doesn't need 120 volt. Everything runs off of 12 volts. However all of the original 120 volt wiring is still in place and hasn't been touched, even the original 120v light fixtures are still in place. All of the cabinet hardware is still in place, working and original. All the hinges, handles, and everything is original. The original "icebox" and oven/stove are still in the camper and work great. It also has the original factory installed "Kenmore" cabin heater and it also works great.
When I got the trailer someone had changed the paint scheme so I re-painted it to the original design. The rear couch makes into a double bed. Above the rear couch it has a removable bunk bed/hammock that is original factory equipment also. The dinette also makes into a double bed. There is a lot of storage in the camper. It also has a 10 gallon fresh water tank with a manual hand pump.
The trailer also comes with 2 30 lb propane tanks, a new spare tire and wheel.
The following items are new in the past three months:
New Interior 12 volt light throughout the camper
New 240 watt solar panel
New "Sunforce" 12v, 30 amp charge controller
4 new "Everstart" 750 cold crank amp deep cell marine batteries
New "Cen-Tech" 1500 watt continuous , 3000 surge 120v power inverter (for microwave, etc.)
New Rival 700 watt microwave
New manual water pump for sink
New Shakespeare SeaWatch 15" Marine TV Antenna (model 3015)
Toshiba 17' Flat Screen TV
All new blinds on the windows
New roof top vent
This is one great little camper. I bought it for hunting plus the nostalgia. It was used this past hunting season and worked great. However with four adult men it was a little cramped. So I plan to up size for next year. I pulled it off road in BLM land in Teller County and down in the Phantom Canyon area and had no problems at all.
Because this trailer is extremely rare there are not many sources of photos to be had but you can follow the link below to another "Field & Stream" trailer. As you can see the interiors are very similar as it is all original like mine: girlcamper.blogspot.com/2015_07_01_archive.html
(Update) You can see a video of the interior of my camper here: youtu.be/NA1VfPU8Sd8
Now the best part last: YES, I DO HAVE A CLEAN CLEAR TITLE IN HAND, AND CURRENT REGISTRATION ALSO. So unlike most trailers you see of this vintage you will not have a problem with registration and it will be registered as a "Field and Stream" not a home-made trailer as is usually the case with trailers bought without a title.
If you have questions please ask. I am asking $5000.00 cash, make offer, no trades. I will sell it to the first person who makes me an agreeable offer with CASH ONLY. I will consider local delivery after the cash transaction.
Jim Ned's Reese Cook celebrates after winning a point during his win over Goliad's William Billo in the Class 2A state tennis tournament on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station.
tommysmodernlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/state-tennis-day-2-...
Wylie's Shelby Corn (right) celebrates with partner Brittany Smyser after the pair beat Kilgore to win the Class 3A girls double state championship on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station.
tommysmodernlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/state-tennis-day-2-...
I wanted to try a different panoramic software called Kolor Autopano Giga and I'm pretty happy with the results since photoshop's merge to pano couldn't produce the above image. The nice thing of Kolor is it can do fusion blending of the images for you. So 4 sets of -2 0 +2 making 12 shots all brought into 1 final image.
I still preferred the Enfused GUI software better tho for combining the bracketed shots. Kolor did very well tho, I just didn't like how Kolor handled the sun vs Enfused. So the above image is the Enfused GUI results merged in Kolor.
Spice up your love life with an erotic picture of yourself in a seductive pose.
This will certainly turn up the heat in our relationship. Contains nudity.
My new roommie is moving in today (well, moved, I should say) and I'm trying to make some space for her. Actually, it was good because it forced me to clean and organize a bunch of cabinets that I have been meaning to get to for a while now.
Wylie's Delaney Schroeder serves the ball during her win over Rockport-Fulton's Allison McLain in the Class 3A state tennis tournament on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station. Schroeder won her second straight singles title and fourth individual state championship.
tommysmodernlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/state-tennis-day-2-...
Making biscuits is serious buisness in my house. My dad once told me he couldn't see the difference between homemade & from a can. I proved him wrong with my homemade version. It takes a bit of work but like all good things it is worth it!!
This is by far my favorite recipe, it comes from the Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook. The only part I disagree with is using a food processor to cut in the butter. I prefer to do it by hand. Overworking the butter in the dough is what ruins biscuits.
Bird-Head Buttermilk Biscuits
- makes about sixteen 2-inch round biscuits -
Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour or 2 cups sifted bleached all-purpose flour, plus more for your work surface and hands
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into several pieces
2 tablespoons cold lard or vegetable shortening, cut into several pieces
3/4 cup cold whole or lowfat buttermilk (preferably whole)
Procedure
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients thoroughly with a fork. Transfer to a food processor fitted with the chopping blade. Add the butter and lard and pulse the mixture in 2-second increments until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with a few pea-sized pieces, about 5 pulses. (If you don't have a food processor, cut the fats into the dry ingredients in a bowl by mashing with a fork, a whisk, or a pastry blender; it will take about 3 minutes.)
3. Transfer the mixture back to the bowl, pour the buttermilk over it, and mix with the fork for about 1 minute, until the dough just comes together. Turn the dough out onto a floured board, knead with floured fingers once or twice, and pat it into a rectangle about 6 x 10 inches and 1 inch thick.
4. Fold the rightmost third of the rectangle over the center third and fold the left third on top. Turn the dough a quarter turn, pat it into a 6-x-10-inch rectangle, and fold it upon itself in thirds again. Repeat one more time, then pat the dough into a 6-x-10-inch rectangle about 1 inch thick.
5. Using a floured 2-inch biscuit cutter (or an upside-down shot glass), cut the biscuits from the dough and place them about I'll inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the tops just begin to brown.
6. Serve the biscuits warm,
We spent this years Memorial Day at Yankee Stadium. We saw a great game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees won, 11-2, making a great day even better!
This is peak time for Spring wildflowers in northern Utah. These were all shot with a Lumix S1 and an old Russian Jupiter 11A 135mm f/4 lens. It was mounted on a helicoid adapter which reduces minimum focusing distance by about 1/2, making it a quasi macro lens.
Wylie's Rahil Patel returns a serve during his doubles match with partner Nital Patel against Fredericksburg during the Class 3A state tennis tournament on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station. The Patels won the match 6-2, 6-3 to claim the state title.
tommysmodernlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/state-tennis-day-2-...
The jumping spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species,[2] making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species.[3] Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. Both their book lungs and the tracheal system are well-developed, as they depend on both systems (bimodal breathing).
Hack #2--making a pinhole lens for your camera. This gives your pics that blurry, old timey camera feel. Again, check out cbc.ca/spark for the instructions on how to make this hack.
If all has gone well you will now have another row of 10 SC stitches.
In this picture I have marked out the original "bumps" from the foundation chain...aaah, seems like a lifetime ago that chain doesn't it? ;)
(If you have too many then you have probably worked more than one SC into one of the Vs. If you have too few you have probably missed a V somewhere. Just unravel back to the beginning of the row and start again. You'll soon work it out.)
NPR's "Talk of the Nation" 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Doors open, lunch served 12:00 - 2:00 PM Live Show Hour 1: Exporting Democracy Ender: What Do We Believe and Why? Hour 2: Making Work Work Ender: The Stories Behind Photographs
One of many random billboards and signs that will be found in Starcraft 2, making a bit of a joke at Apple's use of i(insert name)
Dr. Darshan Brar, IRRI plant breeder, emasculates a rice plant inside an IRRI green house.
ER: use for 2: making crosses in the lab. (and again in 2.2) Crop to just the hands and the plant
Cette route est l’unique voie routière qui mène au Milford Sound. Et si vous vous rendez au Milford Sound, vous ne regretterez pas un instant de parcourir cette route qui est juste splendide, avec tout au long du trajet des paysages à couper le souffle. Les arrêts que vous voudrez faire seront certainement très nombreux tant tout est merveilleux et éblouissant pour se terminer en apothéose au Milford Sound, le clou du spectacle. Vous pouvez être sur que vous ne verrez pas passer les 120 km qui séparent Te Anau de Milford Sound et le conseil que l’on peut donner est prévoyez une bonne marge, il vous faudra certainement 2 bonnes heures de routes ou plus selon les arrêts que vous faites.
La State Highway 94 est une autoroute nationale néo-zélandaise reliant la grande ville de Gore dans le Southland à l'une des destinations les plus populaires de la Nouvelle-Zélande, Milford Sound. Il passe également par les cantons importants de Lumsden et de Te Anau en passant par le tunnel Homer (dans cette région, il est également appelé «la route de Milford», le tronçon allant de Te Anau à Sound s'étendant sur 119 km). La route traverse également le Fiordland et traverse la ligne de partage principale des Alpes du Sud.
Considérée comme l’une des routes les plus pittoresques de la Nouvelle-Zélande, avec une altitude de pointe de 940 mètres, elle est la troisième plus haute route du pays après la Desert Road (SH 1) et le Lindis Pass (SH 8). Toutefois, la partie "Milford Road" est également l’une des routes publiques les plus dangereuses de Nouvelle-Zélande, avec des taux d’accidents corporels supérieurs d’environ 65% au reste du réseau néo-zélandais et un taux d’accidents mortels presque deux fois plus élevé (par kilomètre-véhicule). parcouru), [2] en faisant la troisième section la plus dangereuse du réseau routier de la Nouvelle-Zélande (à partir de 2008)
Les avalanches constituent un danger hivernal dans les hautes montagnes au-dessus de la route Milford. La neige et la glace affectent la surface de la route en hiver; les panneaux de transit informent les automobilistes des conditions et un point de contrôle de Transit New Zealand a été construit pour s'assurer que les usagers de la route portent des chaînes pour un passage en toute sécurité vers Milford Sound. Les portes en métal sont positionnées de part et d'autre de Milford Road, dans les vallées de Hollyford et de Cleddau, lorsque la route est fermée en période de forte probabilité d'avalanche. La route est fermée en moyenne 8 jours par an, principalement pendant les mois d’hiver, lorsque le SH 94 est exposé à la neige sur toute sa longueur. La neige peut tomber sur les parties les plus élevées de la route à tout moment de l’année et, en raison de la nature de l’environnement du Fiordland, la route peut être fermée à tout moment de l’année en raison de glissements de terrain, d’arbres et de ravinements. Des précautions doivent être prises toute l'année, en particulier dans les régions montagneuses situées entre Mossburn et Milford Sound. Des inondations peuvent également se produire à tout moment le long de la route, en particulier autour des rivières.
State Highway 94 is a New Zealand state highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand's most popular destinations, Milford Sound. It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it is also called the 'Milford Road', with the section from Te Anau up to the Sound being 119 kilometres or 74 miles). The road also goes through Fiordland and crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
It is regarded as one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand, and with a peak elevation of 940 metres (3,080 ft), the country's third highest highway after the Desert Road (SH 1) and the Lindis Pass (SH 8). However, the "Milford Road" part is also one of the more dangerous public roads in New Zealand, with injury crash rates around 65% higher than the rest of New Zealand's network, and a fatality crash rate of almost twice average (per vehicle kilometre travelled),[2] making it the third most dangerous section of New Zealand's State Highway network (as of 2008)
Avalanches are a winter hazard in the high mountains above the Milford Road and snow and ice affect the road surface in the winter months; transit signs inform motorists of conditions and a Transit New Zealand check point has been built to make sure road users carry chains for safe passage to Milford Sound. Metal gates are positioned across the Milford Road in the Hollyford and Cleddau Valleys when the road is closed at times of peak avalanche probability. The road is closed an average 8 days a year, mainly during the winter months, when the entire length of SH 94 is susceptible to snowfall. Snow can fall on higher parts of the road any time of the year, and due to the nature of the Fiordland environment, the road can be closed at any time of year from landslips, treefalls and washouts. Care should be taken year-round, especially on the hillier regions between Mossburn and Milford Sound. Flooding can also occur at any time along the road especially around rivers.
Cette route est l’unique voie routière qui mène au Milford Sound. Et si vous vous rendez au Milford Sound, vous ne regretterez pas un instant de parcourir cette route qui est juste splendide, avec tout au long du trajet des paysages à couper le souffle. Les arrêts que vous voudrez faire seront certainement très nombreux tant tout est merveilleux et éblouissant pour se terminer en apothéose au Milford Sound, le clou du spectacle. Vous pouvez être sur que vous ne verrez pas passer les 120 km qui séparent Te Anau de Milford Sound et le conseil que l’on peut donner est prévoyez une bonne marge, il vous faudra certainement 2 bonnes heures de routes ou plus selon les arrêts que vous faites.
La State Highway 94 est une autoroute nationale néo-zélandaise reliant la grande ville de Gore dans le Southland à l'une des destinations les plus populaires de la Nouvelle-Zélande, Milford Sound. Il passe également par les cantons importants de Lumsden et de Te Anau en passant par le tunnel Homer (dans cette région, il est également appelé «la route de Milford», le tronçon allant de Te Anau à Sound s'étendant sur 119 km). La route traverse également le Fiordland et traverse la ligne de partage principale des Alpes du Sud.
Considérée comme l’une des routes les plus pittoresques de la Nouvelle-Zélande, avec une altitude de pointe de 940 mètres, elle est la troisième plus haute route du pays après la Desert Road (SH 1) et le Lindis Pass (SH 8). Toutefois, la partie "Milford Road" est également l’une des routes publiques les plus dangereuses de Nouvelle-Zélande, avec des taux d’accidents corporels supérieurs d’environ 65% au reste du réseau néo-zélandais et un taux d’accidents mortels presque deux fois plus élevé (par kilomètre-véhicule). parcouru), [2] en faisant la troisième section la plus dangereuse du réseau routier de la Nouvelle-Zélande (à partir de 2008)
Les avalanches constituent un danger hivernal dans les hautes montagnes au-dessus de la route Milford. La neige et la glace affectent la surface de la route en hiver; les panneaux de transit informent les automobilistes des conditions et un point de contrôle de Transit New Zealand a été construit pour s'assurer que les usagers de la route portent des chaînes pour un passage en toute sécurité vers Milford Sound. Les portes en métal sont positionnées de part et d'autre de Milford Road, dans les vallées de Hollyford et de Cleddau, lorsque la route est fermée en période de forte probabilité d'avalanche. La route est fermée en moyenne 8 jours par an, principalement pendant les mois d’hiver, lorsque le SH 94 est exposé à la neige sur toute sa longueur. La neige peut tomber sur les parties les plus élevées de la route à tout moment de l’année et, en raison de la nature de l’environnement du Fiordland, la route peut être fermée à tout moment de l’année en raison de glissements de terrain, d’arbres et de ravinements. Des précautions doivent être prises toute l'année, en particulier dans les régions montagneuses situées entre Mossburn et Milford Sound. Des inondations peuvent également se produire à tout moment le long de la route, en particulier autour des rivières.
State Highway 94 is a New Zealand state highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand's most popular destinations, Milford Sound. It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it is also called the 'Milford Road', with the section from Te Anau up to the Sound being 119 kilometres or 74 miles). The road also goes through Fiordland and crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps.
It is regarded as one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand, and with a peak elevation of 940 metres (3,080 ft), the country's third highest highway after the Desert Road (SH 1) and the Lindis Pass (SH 8). However, the "Milford Road" part is also one of the more dangerous public roads in New Zealand, with injury crash rates around 65% higher than the rest of New Zealand's network, and a fatality crash rate of almost twice average (per vehicle kilometre travelled),[2] making it the third most dangerous section of New Zealand's State Highway network (as of 2008)
Avalanches are a winter hazard in the high mountains above the Milford Road and snow and ice affect the road surface in the winter months; transit signs inform motorists of conditions and a Transit New Zealand check point has been built to make sure road users carry chains for safe passage to Milford Sound. Metal gates are positioned across the Milford Road in the Hollyford and Cleddau Valleys when the road is closed at times of peak avalanche probability. The road is closed an average 8 days a year, mainly during the winter months, when the entire length of SH 94 is susceptible to snowfall. Snow can fall on higher parts of the road any time of the year, and due to the nature of the Fiordland environment, the road can be closed at any time of year from landslips, treefalls and washouts. Care should be taken year-round, especially on the hillier regions between Mossburn and Milford Sound. Flooding can also occur at any time along the road especially around rivers.
'... had a quick demo and as a substitute word processor I was underwhelmed ...'
I had a quick demo and as a substitute word processor I was underwhelmed. There are little things that bugged me like the clunky spell check, the lame privacy details that don't let you remove your documents (even if you leave) the monitoring of your documents. If you upload a file (in my case a OpenOffice doc) it misses grabbing the title from the document itself. They also missed the print functionality. I don't want to download a doc to have to print it. [0]
If you've created a document and want to edit with others it looks ok. I did like the way the worked with the screen (lots of whitespace), revised documents, the input parser for various documents, the atom feed. The fact you could export the data in various formats and support for UTF-8. I missed the point of it being a collaborative blog tool. That certainly is a useful feature but not a killer.
Then I took into account the fact it's a new product. Bare minimum to get launched. It's not going to be used for corporates for security & privacy reasons. But if you have to create something with someone else in a different location it will get usage.
That's from a user perspective. From an application perspective it's slick & I wonder how they got such a service up and running so fast. [1] It does not take the radical steps of say Rael's stickit, [2] making little affordances as the user enters data, remembering it and getting the application to help you. [3] I also miss an API. But it's early days.
I wonder how they intend to make money off it? Expanded functionality, number of documents you can create, edit. Guess there is plenty of scope for this.
Reference
[0] This little step is something found in Word if you don't supply a title, word uses the document title.
[1] Now I remember reading the writenow story, 'Writewith: who, what, why, when, where and how?'
http://blog.writewith.com/2007/04/11/writewith-who-what-why-when-where-and-how/
[2] Rael Dornfest’s stikkit, "values of n", stikkit which is exploring new ways of 'organization and collaboration.'"
[3] values of n, "A presciently-timed vote of confidence"
http://www.valuesofn.com/blog/2007/03/presciently-timed-vote-of-confidence.html
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