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U.S. Army soldier from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division pulls security next to a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle during Decisive Action rotation 13-03, Jan. 19, 2013, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. Decisive Action rotations are geared toward an adaptive enemy in a complex environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric M. Garland II/ Released)
Fort Irwin Operations Group
Photo by Sgt. Eric Garland
ate Taken:01.19.2013
Location:FT. IRWIN, CA, US
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A rather garish livered class 14 14901 (in reality D9524) stands on the pits outside of the shed at Rowsley, Peak Rail, 3rd May 2014.
Locomotive History
One of a class of fifty six Type 1 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic (subsequently class 14) locomotives it was built at Swindon Works in 1964 for shunting and short trip freight duties. The locomotive is powered by a six cylinder Paxman Ventura 6YJXL engine producing 650bhp, connected to a Voith L217U hydraulic transmission and Hunslet gearbox. The axles were connected by coupling rods and driven by a jackshaft located under the cab, between the second and third axles. D9524 entered traffic in December 1964 and was initially allocated to Old Oak Common MPD. In November 1965 it transferred to Bristol Bath Road followed by transfer to Landore in August 1967 from where it was withdrawn in May 1969. D9524 was purchased by British Petroleum (BP) in July 1970and moved to Grangemouth in the October 1970. In 1972/73 it was rebuilt at the Andrew Barclay workshops, Kilmarnock with its Paxman engine replaced with a Dorman 8QT engine and re-geared to a maximum speed of 15mph instead of 40mph. On completion, it returned to Grangemouth. In January 1980 it suffered a major engine failure and withdrawn. Entering preservation in 1981 it had the Dorman engine replaced by a Rolls Royce unit shortly afterwards however it would take until 2010 before it became a reliable operational locomotive since when it has had spells at the Midland Railway Centre, Peak Rail and a two year spell at the Gwilli Railway before returning to Peak Rail in March 2013.
Trying to clear out some stuff again... I never use these, so let's find them a good home :)
See anything you like, make me a good offer!
My brother on the signature hole of Shiskine Golf Club and the one that everybody talks about. A most enjoyable day on a quite unique golf course. That's the flag up to the left on the edge of a cliff!
Worcester is a Cathedral City and the county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England.
The city is located some 17 miles (27 km) south-west of the southern suburbs of Birmingham, and 23 miles (37 km) north of Gloucester. The population is approximately 100,000. The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre, which is overlooked by the 12th-century Worcester Cathedral.
The site of the final battle of the Civil War, Worcester was where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles I's Cavaliers, cementing the eleven-year Interregnum. Worcester was the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, and for much of his life, the composer Sir Edward Elgar. It houses the Lea & Perrins factory where traditional Worcestershire Sauce is made. The University of Worcester is one of the UK's fastest-growing universities.
History
The trade route past Worcester which later formed part of the Roman Ryknild Street dates to Neolithic times. The position commanded a ford over the River Severn (the river was tidal past Worcester prior to public works projects in the 1840s) and was fortified by the Britons around 400 bc. It would have been on the northern border of the Dobunni and probably subject to the larger communities of the Malvern hillforts. The Roman settlement at the site passes unmentioned by Ptolemy's Geography, the Antonine Itinerary and the Register of Dignitaries but would have grown up on the road opened between Glevum (Gloucester) and Viroconium (Wroxeter) in the ad 40s and 50s. It may have been the "Vertis" mentioned in the 7th-century Ravenna Cosmography. Using charcoal from the Forest of Dean, the Romans operated pottery kilns and ironworks at the site and may have built a small fort.
In the 3rd century, Roman Worcester occupied a larger area than the subsequent medieval city, but silting of the Diglis Basin caused the abandonment of Sidbury. Industrial production ceased and the settlement contracted to a defended position along the lines of the old British fort at the river terrace's southern end. This settlement is generally identified with the Cair Guiragon listed among the 28 cities of Britain by the History of the Britons attributed to Nennius. This is not a British name but an adaption of its Old English name Weorgoran ceaster, "fort of the Weorgoran". The Weorgoran (the "people of the winding river") were precursors of Hwicce and probably West Saxons who entered the area some time after the 577 Battle of Dyrham. In 680, their fort at Worcester was chosen—in preference to both the much larger Gloucester and the royal court at Winchcombe—to be the seat of a new bishopric, suggesting there was already a well-established and powerful Christian community when the site fell into English hands. The oldest known church was St Helen's, which was certainly British; the Saxon cathedral was dedicated to St Peter.
The town was almost destroyed in 1041 after a rebellion against the punitive taxation of Harthacanute. During this time, the townsfolk relocated to (and at times were besieged at) the nearby Bevere Island, 2 miles upriver. The following century, the town (then better defended) was attacked several times (in 1139, 1150 and 1151) during "The Anarchy", i.e. civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I. This is the background to the well-researched historical novel The Virgin in the Ice, part of Ellis Peters' "Cadfael" series, which begins with the words:
"It was early in November of 1139 that the tide of civil war, lately so sluggish and inactive, rose suddenly to wash over the city of Worcester, wash away half of its lifestock, property and women and send all those of its inhabitants who could get away in time scurrying for their lives northwards away from the marauders". (These are mentioned as having arrived from Gloucester, leaving a long lasting legacy of bitterness between the two cities.)
By late medieval times the population had grown to around 10,000 as the manufacture of cloth started to become a large local industry. The town was designated a county corporate, giving it autonomy from local government.
Worcester was the site of the Battle of Worcester (3 September 1651), when Charles II attempted to forcefully regain the crown, in the fields a little to the west and south of the city, near the village of Powick. However, Charles II was defeated and returned to his headquarters in what is now known as King Charles house in the Cornmarket, before fleeing in disguise to Boscobel House in Shropshire from where he eventually escaped to France. Worcester had supported the Parliamentary cause before the outbreak of war in 1642 but spent most of the war under Royalist occupation. After the war it cleverly used its location as the site of the final battles of the First Civil War (1646) and Third Civil War (1651) to try to mount an appeal for compensation from the new King Charles II. As part of this and not based upon any historical fact, it invented the epithet "Fidelis Civitas" (The Faithful City) and this motto has since been incorporated into the city's coat of arms.
In 1670, the River Severn broke its banks and the subsequent flood was the worst ever seen by Worcester. A brass plate can be found on a wall on the path to the cathedral by the path along the river showing how high this flood went and other flood heights of more recent times are also shown in stone bricks. The closest flood height to what is known as The Flood of 1670 was when the Severn flooded in the torrential rains of July 2007.
The Royal Worcester Porcelain Company factory was founded by Dr John Wall in 1751, although it no longer produces goods. A handful of decorators are still employed at the factory and the Museum is still open.
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Worcester was a major centre for glove making, employing nearly half the glovers in England at its peak (over 30,000 people). In 1815 the Worcester and Birmingham Canal opened, allowing Worcester goods to be transported to a larger conurbation.
The British Medical Association (BMA) was founded in the Board Room of the old Worcester Royal Infirmary building in Castle Street in 1832. While part of the Royal Infirmary has now been demolished to make way for the University of Worcester's new city campus, the original Georgian building has been preserved. One of the old wards opened as a medical museum, The Infirmary, in 2012.
In 1882 Worcester hosted the Worcestershire Exhibition, inspired by the Great Exhibition in London.There were sections for exhibits of fine arts (over 600 paintings), historical manuscripts and industrial items.The profit was £1,867.9s.6d. The number of visitors is recorded as 222,807. Some of the profit from the exhibition was used to build the Victoria Institute in Foregate Street, Worcester. This was opened on 1 October 1896 and now houses the city art gallery and museum. Further information about the exhibition can be found at the museum.
During World War II, the city was chosen to be the seat of an evacuated government in case of mass German invasion. The War Cabinet, along with Winston Churchill and some 16.000 state workers, would have moved to Hindlip Hall (now part of the complex forming the Headquarters of West Mercia Police), 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Worcester and Parliament would have temporarily seated in Stratford-upon-Avon. The former RAF station RAF Worcester was located east of Northwick.
In the 1950s and 1960s large areas of the medieval centre of Worcester were demolished and rebuilt as a result of decisions by town planners. This was condemned by many such as Nikolaus Pevsner who described it as a "totally incomprehensible... act of self-mutilation". There is still a significant area of medieval Worcester remaining, but it is a small fraction of what was present before the redevelopments.
The current city boundaries date from 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 transferred the parishes of Warndon and St. Peter the Great County into the city.
Governance
The Conservatives had a majority on the council from 2003 to 2007, when they lost a by-election to Labour meaning the council had no overall control. The Conservatives remained with the most seats overall with 17 out of 35 seats after the 2008 election.
Worcester has one member of Parliament, Robin Walker of the Conservative Party, who represents the Worcester constituency as of the May 2010 general election.
The County of Worcestershire's local government arrangement is formed of a non-metropolitan county council (Worcestershire County Council) and six non-metropolitan district councils, with Worcester City Council being the district council for most of Worcester, with a small area of the St. Peters suburb actually falling within the neighbouring Wychavon District council. The Worcester City Council area includes two parish councils, these being Warndon Parish Council and St Peter the Great Parish Council.
Worcester Guildhall, the seat of local government, dates from 1721; it replaced an earlier hall on the same site. The Grade I listed Queen Anne style building is described by Pevsner as 'a splendid town hall, as splendid as any of C18 England'.
Economy
The city of Worcester, located on the River Severn and with transport links to Birmingham and other parts of the Midlands through the vast canal network, became an important centre for many light industries. The late-Victorian period saw the growth of ironfounders, like Heenan & Froude, Hardy & Padmore and McKenzie & Holland.
Glove industry
Gloves, Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
One of the flourishing industries of Worcester was glove making. Worcester's Gloving industry peaked between 1790 and 1820 when about 30,000 were employed by 150 companies. At this time nearly half of the Glove manufacturers of Britain were located in Worcestershire.
In the 19th century the industry declined because import taxes on foreign competitors, mainly from France, were greatly reduced. By the middle of the 20th century, only a few Worcester gloving companies survived since gloves became less fashionable and free trade allowed in cheaper imports from the Far East.
Nevertheless, at least 3 large glove manufacturing companies still survived until the late 20th century: Dent Allcroft, Fownes and Milore. Queen Elizabeth II's coronation gloves were designed by Emil Rich and manufactured in the Worcester-based Milore factory.
Manufacturing
Lea & Perrins advertisement (1900)
The inter-war years saw the rapid growth of engineering, producing machine tools James Archdale, H.W. Ward, castings for the motor industry Worcester Windshields and Casements, mining machinery Mining Engineering Company (MECO) which later became part of Joy Mining Machinery and open-top cans Williamsons, though G H Williamson and Sons had become part of the Metal Box Co in 1930. Later the company became Carnaud Metal Box PLC.
Worcester Porcelain operated in Worcester until 2008, when the factory closed down due to the recession. However, the site of Worcester Porcelain still houses the Museum of Royal Worcester which is open daily to visitors.
One of Worcester's most famous products, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce is made and bottled at the Midland Road factory in Worcester, which has been the home of Lea & Perrins since 16 October 1897. Mr Lea and Mr Perrins originally met in a chemist's shop on the site of the now Debenhams store in the Crowngate Shopping Centre.
The surprising foundry heritage of the city is represented by Morganite Crucible at Norton which produces graphitic shaped products and cements for use in the modern industry.
Worcester is the home of what is claimed to be the oldest newspaper in the world, Berrow's Worcester Journal, which traces its descent from a news-sheet that started publication in 1690. The city is also a major retail centre with several covered shopping centres that has most major chains represented as well as a host of independent shops and restaurants, particularly in Friar Street and New Street.
The city is home to the European manufacturing plant of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, a global Japanese machine tool builder, which was established in 1980.
Retail trade
The Kays mail order business was founded in Worcester in the 1880s and operated from numerous premises in the city until 2007. It was then bought out by Reality, owner of the Grattan catalogue. Kays' former warehouse building was demolished in 2008.
Worcester’s main shopping centre is the High Street, home to the stores of a number of major retail chains. Part of the High Street was modernised in 2005 amid much controversy.[citation needed] Many of the issues focussed on the felling of old trees, the duration of the works (caused by the weather and an archaeological find) and the removal of flagstones outside the city’s 18th-century Guildhall. The other main thoroughfares are The Shambles and Broad Street, while The Cross (and its immediate surrounding area) is the city’s financial centre and location of the majority of Worcester’s main bank branches.
There are three main covered shopping centres in the city centre, these being CrownGate Shopping Centre, Cathedral Plaza and Reindeer Court. There is also an unenclosed shopping area located immediately east of the city centre called St. Martin's Quarter. There are three retail parks, the Elgar and Blackpole Retail Parks, which are located in the inner suburb of Blackpole and the Shrub Hill Retail Park neighbouring St. Martin's Quarter.
Landmarks
The most famous landmark in Worcester is its imposing Anglican Cathedral. The current building; known as Worcester Priory before the English Reformation, is officially named The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Construction begun in 1084 while its crypt dates from the 10th century. The chapter house is the only circular one in the country while the cathedral also has the distinction of having the tomb of King John.
The Hive, situated on the northern side of the River Severn at the former cattle market site, is Worcester's joint public and university library and archive centre, heralded as "the first of its kind in Europe". It is a prominent landmark feature on the Worcester skyline. With seven towers and a golden rooftop, The Hive has gained recognition winning two international awards for building design and sustainability.
There are three main parks in Worcester, Cripplegate Park, Gheluvelt Park and Fort Royal Park, the latter being on one of the battles sites of the English Civil War. In addition, there is a large open area known as Pitchcroft to the North of the city centre on the east bank of the River Severn, which, apart from those days when it is being used for horse racing, is a public space.
Gheluvelt Park was opened as a memorial to commemorate the Worcestershire Regiment's 2nd Battalion after their part in the Battle of Gheluvelt, during the First World War.
The statue of Sir Edward Elgar, commissioned from Kenneth Potts and unveiled in 1981, stands at the end of Worcester High Street facing the Cathedral, only yards from the original location of his father's music shop, which was demolished in the 1960s. Elgar's birthplace is a short way from Worcester, in the village of Broadheath.
There are also two large woodlands in the city, Perry Wood, at twelve hectares and Nunnery Wood, covering twenty-one hectares. Perry Wood is often said to be the place where Oliver Cromwell met and made a pact with the devil. Nunnery Wood is an integral part of the adjacent and popular Worcester Woods Country Park, itself next door to County Hall on the east side of the city.
The view from the 3rrd Tee box at Church Stretton Golf Club ,on what was a very hot day Below can be seen the Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly service .
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I’m starting Year Four of WhatIWore2Day. Today marks my third blogoversary.
Cardigan, Moda International. Lace blouse, Newport News. Skirt, Talbot’s. Fishnets, Simply Vera. Peeptoes, Mossimo. Earrings, import store. Bracelet, gift.
Thanks to all my readers, old and new, for visiting my site. I’m especially excited to have discovered so many other ladies with similar outfit diaries. (The number of style blogs I subscribe to through Google Reader is creeping up to 150!) The community of readers and bloggers is what keeps my interest in maintaining this blog. Here’s to Year Four!
37422 top and tails with 37405 standing at Norwich waiting to depart with 2P18, 10:36 Norwich – Great Yarmouth, 3rd August 2016.
Locomotive History
37422 was built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry works and was released to traffic as D6966 in February 1965, allocated to Sheffield Darnall MPD. It quickly moved on to Wath until the autumn of 1967 when it was involved in a strange swap of locomotives. D6701 -09 transferred from Stratford to Wath (41C) between October and December 1967 at the same time as D6960 - 68 were transferred to Stratford from Wath. On arrival at Stratford D6960 - 68 were also reclassified to D17/3 (Pre TOPS locomotive classification) which suggests they were modified on arrival. It would appear that on arrival at Stratford D6960 - 68 were dual brake fitted and received the Clayton RO2500 steam heating boilers from D6701 -09. One wonders why they went to all this trouble? D6966 would remain a Stratford engine for the next fourteen years, becoming 37266 in 1974 until transferred to Landore in November 1981. 37266 transferred north to Eastfield in March 1985, moving on to Motherwell in May 1985 returning to Eastfield a month later. In July 1985 37266 entered Crewe works for a heavy general repair (refurbish) with the generator being replaced with a Brush BA1005A alternator, the fitment of electric train heating and renumbering to 37422. In January 1989 it transferred to Cardiff, in May 1989 to Tinsley and in September 1990 to Immingham. In March 1993 it transferred to Crewe and back to passenger duties in the North West. It was stored for four years from October 1999 returning to traffic in February 2003 allocated to Cardiff. Stored again in December 2006 the next couple of years would see it generally out of service with occasional outings until stored in September 2008. Sold to DRS in 2011 and almost seven years out of traffic 37422 eventually returned to service in August 2015.
This photo sent to me by Bert Dugdale, shows our 5 Squadron RAAF Iroquois display team, "The Wockettes" in action at the Edinburgh Air Show on the above date.
Iroquois A2-490 was lead with Jock Alexander, Jim Cole, Terry Pinkerton and myself as crew.
It appears to be A2-507 in second slot with A2-486 trailing.
Bert Dugdale Copyright.
Images from the 3:30pm catwalk show from Models of Diversity for Shepherds Bush Market, Saturday 3rd October 2015 at Shepherds Bush Market, London. The show was opened by the lovely Gail Porter who walked in both catwalk shows and was joined by the effervescent Sandi Gogglebox Bogle (GoogleBox) and Vicky Balch, the student who lost her leg after the Alton Towers roller coaster crash, making her brave catwalk debut too. All images by: James Alexander Lyon
Performances by: Stedman Pearson (Five Star) and Ace Ruele. Designers included: Maurice Whittingham and Anita Thomas
Producer: Angel Sinclair for Models of Diversity
Show Director/Organiser: Angelica Fenney
Presenter Lauren Lolly
Head of Styles: Michelle Navarro
Dresses: Nikki Beadle, Claire Oram
Head Photographer: John Martin Gilliam
Floor Manager: Sarah O'Rourke
Head of Make up: Michael Perks Make-up Studio, Steph Thomas Charlotte Cardwell Lorna-Jade Harvey-Oates
Hair By: Fiona Chaffey and her team Zoe lane, Shannon Lawrence, Jade Herne, Shaynie Woodbridge
Models: Gail Porter, Sandi Gogglebox Bogle, Angelica Fenney, Rachel Emma Steeden, Tereza Brantlová, Hannah Murrell, Olivia Murrell, Victoria Eisermann, Frankie Holloway, Champ Imi, Gemma Flanagan, Jack Eyers, Markus Roberts-Clarke, Vicky Balch, Jacqueline Hooton, Louis Killik, Princess T, Tinaresse Dandajena, Leo Quijano, Katie Knowles, Hassan ReeSe, Derek Campbell, Aysha Sparks, Benas Linkiavicius, Amy Ivy Ellise, Elesha Turner and Dave Curtois.
Gorgeous dress by La Pierle and lovely bloomers by Le Petit Boutique. Merci, Valérie and Claudia!!!!!
Tomorrow she will be on her way to Singapore!!! Bye bye, beautiful lady!!
My 3rd gen Licca (1982) with cut hair (cut by original owner in Japan).
The 3rd gen was from 1980 - 1988, with a new, slightly different Licca headmold introduced again. The new 'default' haircolor of Licca was in a bit lighter shade of brown than before and the hair was often straight, not wavy like during the 2nd gen.
3rd gen was a step forward to the Licca look we know and love today. It may not be as popular as 1st or 2nd gen but its own charm left an imprint in Licca's rich history just like her other incarnations.
I got her very cheap due to the harsh yet cute haircut. I love her just the same, it's BECAUSE of the haircut that I fell in love with her!
Outfit is from vintage Skipper collection and boots are Takara Licca.
D9516 is “running round” the 15:10 departure from Wansford at Yarwell Junction, 3rd May 2009.
Locomotive History
One of a class of fifty six Type 1 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic (subsequently class 14) locomotives it was built at Swindon Works in 1964 for shunting and short trip freight duties. The locomotive is powered by a six cylinder Paxman Ventura 6YJXL engine producing 650bhp, connected to a Voith L217U hydraulic transmission and Hunslet gearbox. The axles were connected by coupling rods and driven by a jackshaft located under the cab, between the second and third axles. Initially allocated to Landore MPD in South Wales it was one of thirty three that transferred in January 1967 to Hull (Dairycoates) for North Eastern Region duties and was withdrawn from there in April 1968. D9516 was sold to the Stewarts and Lloyds Minerals Ltd. (subsequently part of the British Steel Corporation) for use on its extensive rail system connecting the local ironstone quarries round Corby (Northamptonshire) with the steelworks and arrived at Corby in November 1968. It was numbered 56 in the Corby fleet. With the subsequent contraction of the British steel industry and closure of the quarries and then Corby Steelworks itself in 1980 D9516 was once again surplus to requirements and was acquired for preservation in the early 1981 moving initially to Loughborough and the Great Central Railway.
The hardtail (Trek Stache 7 from 2014) is all fettled up and ready to go!!!! I have relieved the Whyte of it's forks (Rebas being a good bit better than Silver TK), up and downy seatpost, DMR Vault pedals, carbon bars and, of course, Hope Tech 3 E4 brakes.
Everything else is now ready to be cleaned up and sold on!
507005 departs Sandhills, Merseyrail, 3rd April 1980.
Unit History
In 1977 the existing class 502 units working the Merseyrail suburban 750v dc third rail system were approaching forty years in service and the class 507 three car EMU’s were ordered as replacements. Delivery commenced in September 1978 and thirty three units were built by York works between 1978 and 1980. The class 507 is a dc only version of the standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, which eventually encompassed over seven hundred and fifty vehicles of five classes (313, 314, 315, 507, 508). One unit has been withdrawn following collision damage and the remaining thirty two sets continue to work Merseyrail services.
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