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Hot Toys presents the latest addition to their Movie Masterpiece Deluxe line of 1/6th scale action figures: DX08 - Jack Nicholson as The Joker as seen in the 1989 Tim Burton film "Batman". The figure is scheduled to arrive in the first quarter of 2012.
The DX08 Jack Nicholson as The Joker 1/6th scale action figure features:
* Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Jack Nicholson as Joker in the Batman (1989) movie
* TrueType body with over 30 points of articulation
* Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS) patented by Hot Toys Limited
* Eight (8) pieces of interchangeable gloved palms including:
- One (1) pair of open palms
- One (1) pair of relaxed palms
- One (1) right palm for holding pistol
- One (1) right palm for holding remote radio
- One (1) right palm for holding magic stick
- One (1) left palm for holding walkie talkie
Costume:
* One (1) purple hat
* One (1) purple tuxedo
* One (1) purple overcoat with turquoise scarf and poison orchid
* One (1) orange shirt
* One (1) turquoise vest
* One (1) turquoise tie with dotted pattern
* One (1) pair of white gloves
* One (1) pair of purple and turquoise checker pants with suspenders
* One (1) pair of purple shoes
Weapons:
* One (1) long pistol
* One (1) short pistol
Accessories:
* One (1) remote
* One (1) magic stick
* One (1) walkie talkie
* One (1) speaker
* One (1) chattering teeth
* One (1) mask
* One (1) Joker card
* Four (4) piles of US money
* Light-up figure stand with Joker nameplate, the movie logo and DX series title
Artists:
* Head Sculpted by YULLI
* Head Painted by JC.HONG
* Head Art Directed by JC.HONG
**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Battery not included for figure stand, 3A batteries (3 pieces) are required
Apparently, the recent cleaning of the Cathedral of Learning was so well received that long-lost plans for a larger building were executed.
I spent the day at the University of PIttsburgh for a symposium on H H Richardson's Allegheny Couthouse and Jail. There were some opportunites for photography at the beginning and end of the day.
In addition to collecting data for the genetic study, the team assisted with adult tagging and acoustic tracking efforts for the Bahamas Initiative, which is a partnership focusing on the conservation of coastal flats ecosystems and their fisheries. 89 adult bonefish were collected from the South side of Grand Bahama and were tagged and fin clipped for genetic analysis. 20 fish were recaptures, providing additional data on fish movements in the area. In this photo, Dr. Karen Murchie (College of the Bahamas) assists with bonefish data collection.
Alamo Square is a residential neighborhood and park in San Francisco, California, in the Western Addition, a district of the city's fifth Supervisorial district, and are served by several Muni bus lines including the 5, 21, 22, and 24. Alamo Square Park consists of four city blocks at the top of a hill overlooking much of San Francisco, with a number of large and architecturally distinctive mansions along the perimeter. It is bordered by Fell Street to the south, Fulton Street to the north, Scott Street to the west, and Webster Street to the east.
The part of the Western Addition surrounding the park is often referred to as the Alamo Square neighborhood. Its boundaries are not well-defined, but are generally considered to be Webster Street on the east, Golden Gate Avenue on the north, Divisadero Street on the west, and Fell Street on the south. It is characterized by Victorian architecture that was left largely untouched by the urban renewal projects in other parts of the Western Addition. The Alamo Square area contains the second largest concentration of homes over 10,000 square feet (930 m2) in San Francisco, after the Pacific Heights neighborhood.
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PHOTODARIUM Classic 2021 & PHOTODARIUM Private 2021 –
In addition to the popular Classic edition there is a limited nude edition for the fourth time now!
This year again, the most beautiful and exciting 365 instant photos were selected from over 2,000 submissions. On the front of each calendar page there is an analog instant-photo in original size, finished with high-quality lacquer finish creating a true polaroid feeling. On the back is a little text to the emergence of a picture and information about the photographer and the film used.
The photo-tear-off-calendar PHOTODARIUM is already set to appear for the 9th time and shows the almost personal snapshots of well-known photographers and newcomers, professionals and individuals from around the world.
For everyone who wants more: For the fourth time PHOTODARIUM Private is published parallel to the classic one. This tear-off calendar reveals uncensored instant images with an artistic approach to nudity. Day after day a new erotic, nude or cheeky instant-picture is uncovered. A modern and young view on eroticism beyond pornographic clichés—from photographers and individuals all around the world. Emancipated and honest. The private edition has a sticker sheet for personal censorship, is limited and a very special piece of art!
PHOTODARIUM Classic & Private 2021
Editor: Raban Ruddigkeit, Lars Harmsen, Oliver Seltmann
Art Direction: Boris Kahl
Size: 380 pages, 365 instant photos
Processing: With high-quality lacquer finish, incl. stand and sturdy collector’s box
Format: 8,8 × 10,7 cm / 3.5 × 4.2 inches
Language: English
Publishing Date: July 2020
In addition to the completely nutso number of strings on these basses, they have Joust and Pac-Man wood inlays. The guy who owns these plays a good Mario theme on them, among other things.
In addition to the Mazda3’s current MZR 2.0-liter dual-overhead-cam 16-valve four-cylinder engine is the all-new high-efficiency direct-injection SKYACTIV-G 2.0-liter gasoline engine. Mated to a standard SKYACTIV-MT six-speed manual transmission or optional SKYACTIV-Drive six-speed automatic transmission, SKYACTIV will be available in either the sedan or hatchback models. The MZR 2.0-liter engine will continue to be available with the current five-speed manual as standard equipment. MZR 2.0-liter-equipped models also will be available with the current five-speed automatic as an option. The 2012 Mazda3 achieves a high compression ratio of 12.0:1 and delivers 155 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 148 lb-ft of torque at 4,100 rpm.
The Praktisix II (center) is the best of both worlds: it has the simpler, less troublesome frame spacing system of the original Praktisix, along with its slightly more compact packaging (they don't have the big knobs sticking out the bottom like the Pentacon) ... plus the Pentacon's engraved (rather than printed-on) dials and click stops for the shutter speeds.
Other than those details, all 3 cameras are very similar in construction.
Earth Designs Garden Design and Build were asked to created a landscape and propose garden design in Acton, London*. Here are the details of the project
Brief: The plot for this design was a mid-size family garden, which had recently benefited from the addition of a large sunroom on the back of the property. It was a fairly blank canvas, with nothing of note to be retained in the re-design. The garden had side access and worn boundary fences which required replacing. There was no clear brief other than that the design include a seating area and some lawn, and that the transition from sunroom to garden be fairly seamless.
Solution: The focus of this design was to create an exterior space that serves as an extension to the interior, featuring several distinct and versatile areas that can be adapted to a variety of uses.
The garden's boundaries were replaced with new fencing to provide a uniform and attractive backdrop to the transformation within, while the long sideway down the right of the house was renovated with the addition of attractive 'bamboo' slate tile flooring in a random lay pattern.
The first section of the space comprises a large area of Western Red Cedar decking adjoining the house, and offers ample room for entertaining, with a long L-shaped fixed-bench seat stretching width-ways across the space from the left-hand side to the centre. This was backed with a rendered block raised bed, planted with fragrant lavender and capped with 'bamboo' slate tile, to provide a sense of enclosure and separation from the rest of the garden.
A decked walkway running down the right hand side of the space provides access to a 'spa' area, featuring a large square hot tub housed upon a reinforced paved hard-standing and nestled between existing and additional trees, shrubs and foliage to provide a secluded and intimate area for bathing throughout the seasons. Hidden behind mature and new planting in the bottom left corner, a large shed provides ample storage for the client's garden accessories. The middle of the space has been given over to a large lawn edges with slate.
A purple and yellow planting scheme of soft, cottage-style evergreen shrubs and flowering perennials will help to bring year round lightness and subtle colouring to the space.
After-dark hot tub bathing is enhanced by several strings of pea-lights woven through the existing shrubbery. Deck lights demark the main area of decking and guide one's journey along the decked walkway. Finally, spot lights in the beds highlight certain area while providing a gentle wash throughout the space.
Testimonial: "After months of planning and a full year of having builders everywhere, we had finally got the house into good shape but the garden was a nightmare. It had been somewhat overgrown before the builders moved in, but after a year of being used as a builders yard, it needed shock treatment.
We needed help fast so we searched the web. We were looking for garden designers with creative ideas for smaller London gardens. We didn't want anything too traditional but at the same time, nothing too extreme.
Earth Designs fitted the bill and after a design session with Katrina, we engaged them for the project. They had offered us a design service only, but as we only had a 4 week window in which to complete the job, we gave them the whole project.
We had built a new extension with wide glass doors that opened out into the garden, so the brief to Earth Designs was to "bring the outside, inside" and create a strong link between the new room and the garden beyond. The actual garden space was not large so we wanted to use the space as an extension of the living space - to be an "outside room".
Monday 18th April and three very charming men arrived on our doorstep at 8.0am sharp. Arlo was the project manager, ably aided and abetted by Paul and Phillip. They worked brilliantly as a team and always hit all the deadlines. In particular they did a great job in working with our neighbours to ensure the whole project ran smoothly.
The first week involved clearing the site - no mean feat with 30-year-old ivy stems that looked more like tree trunks.
The second week involved levelling the garden, putting up new fencing, building the corner seating base and planters, plus marking out the garden shape. It was good to be able to make minor changes to the design on the ground at this stage. The hot tub arrived too and was winched into place for connection later.
Week 3 saw the decking and seating built.
Then in week four the turf arrived, the lawn went down and on the last day, Katrina arrived with a truckload of wonderful specimens (and Matt) and we had a wonderful time planting. Ground Force Mk II - a complete garden from start to finish in just 4 weeks!
There were a few things that needed to be sorted out after the main work was complete. Earth Designs were great about coming back until all was complete and finished.
Our thanks to Katrina, Matt, Arlo, Paul and Phillip for a great job, completed on time and on budget with a great looking result."
If you dig this and would like to find out more about this or any of other of our designs, please stop by our web-site and have a look at our work.
Earth Designs is a bespoke London Garden Design and build company specialising in classic, funky and urban contemporary garden design.
Our Landscape and Garden build teams cover London, Essex and parts of South East England, while garden designs are available nationwide.
Please visit www.earthdesigns.co.uk to see our full portfolio. If you would like a garden designer in London or have an idea of what you want and are looking for a landscaper London to come and visit your garden, please get in touch.
Follow our Bespoke Garden Design and Build and Blog to see what we get up to week by week, our free design clinic as well as tips and products we recommend for your garden projects www.earthdesigns.co.uk/blog/.
Earth Designs is located in East London, but has built gardens in Essex , gardens in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire and all over the South East. Earth Designs was formed by Katrina Wells in Spring 2003 and has since gone from strength to strength to develop a considerable portfolio of garden projects. Katrina, who is our Senior Garden Designer, has travelled all over the UK designing gardens. However we can design worldwide either through our postal garden design service or by consultation with our senior garden designer. Recent worldwide projects have included garden designs in Romania. Katrina’s husband. Matt, heads up the build side of the company, creating a unique service for all our clients.
If you a not a UK resident, but would like an Earth Designs garden, Earth Designs has a worldwide design service through our Garden Design Postal Design Vouchers. If you are looking for an unique birthday present or original anniversary present and would like to buy one of our Garden Design Gift Vouchers for yourself or as a present please our sister site www.gardenpresents.co.uk. We do also design outside of the UK, please contact us for details.
Burton Agnes Hall
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1346451
Details
BURTON AGNES MAIN STREET TA 1063-1163 (north side, off) 11/15 Burton Agnes Hall 11.1.52 GV I
Country house. c1601-10, dated "HF 1601" above door, "1602" on porch, "ANO 1602" and "ANO 1603" on rainwater heads, probably by Robert Smythson for Sir Henry Griffith, with later additions and alterations including those of c1730 for Sir Griffith Boynton, 5th Bart, and mid-late C20 restorations for Marcus Wickham-Boynton by Francis Johnson. Pinkish-orange brick in English bond with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof. Approximately square on plan with inner courtyard. South front: 3 storeys with attics to gables, 8 bays: bays 3 and 6 project slightly; bays 1 and 8 project further and are gabled and have 3-storey bow windows; bays 4 and 5 share a gable. Moulded ashlar plinth. Quoins. Flight of 5 steps across 2 central bays, with goats carrying shields on plinths to ends. Entrance to inner return of third bay a C17 studded panelled door with massive bronze knocker within full-height ashlar architrave. Architrave of panels of strapwork decoration between fluted columns with Ionic capitals on pedestals supporting frieze and moulded cornice at first-floor level. To first floor are fluted columns with Corinthian capitals on pedestals, with heraldic band between and plaque with family motto, frieze with guilloche moulding, cornice. Second floor has order of composite capitals on pedestals with Elizabethan coat of arms between, guilloche frieze, moulded cornice surmounted by strapwork cresting. To facing return of sixth bay a balancing ashlar decoration to full height in more Classical style with niches containing statues to each floor, and surmounted by similar cresting. Bays 1 and 8 have rounded 10-light ovolo- moulded mullion-and-transom bay windows to each storey surmounted by balconies with fluted balustrades. Gables have casement windows within ashlar architraves. Otherwise ground floor has full-height 24-pane sashes in moulded architraves with hoodmoulds which break continuous moulded first- floor string course, except to second bay which has 4-light ovolo-moulded mullion window with 6-pane casements. First floor: second and seventh bay have 24-pane sashes otherwise central bays have 8-pane fixed lights, all within tooled ashlar architraves. Continuous moulded first-floor string course. Second floor has unequally-hung 20-pane sashes in moulded architraves to 6 centre bays. Continuous moulded second-floor string course. To centre a gable containing 12-pane fixed-light casement window in tooled ashlar architrave. Battlements to second and seventh bays. Ashlar copings and finials. Strapwork cresting to bays 3 and 6. Groups of 3 star- shaped stacks to inner returns of bays 1 and 8, similar side and rear stacks. Rear (north facade): 2 storeys with attics, 5 bays of which bays 1, 3 and 5 project and all but centre bay have gables. Quoins. Ground floor has 6-, 5-, 3-, 5- and 6-light mullion-and-transom windows within double- chamfered surrounds. First-floor band. Mainly 12-pane sashes to first floor with one casement window, all within ovolo-moulded, double-chamfered architraves. Attics have 3-light, ovolo-moulded, double-chamfered mullion windows under hoodmoulds with quoined jambs. Battlements. Ashlar copings. West facade: irregular facade of 2 storeys with attics to gables and 7 bays, of which third and fifth project slightly. Northern bay has a 6-sided canted bay and southern bay has 5-sided, 3-storey bay window. Quoins. Entrance a 6-fielded-panel door within tooled surround. Ground floor has 4-, 3-, 5-, 4- and 2-light mullion-and-transom windows. 2-light mullion window to northern canted bay and 3-light mullion window above door. 10- light double-chamfered ovolo-moulded mullion and transom windows to each floor of southern bay. Moulded first-floor string course. First floor: sixth bay has 8-light mullion-and-transom window within ovolo-moulded, double-chamfered surround. Otherwise long 12- and 18-pane sashes in double- chamfered architraves. Second-floor string course. 3-light mullion window to first bay. To sixth bay a Venetian window, the centre a 35-pane unequally-hung sash with radial glazing to head and long 12-pane sashes to sides. Architrave has Ionic pilasters. Ashlar copings. Star stacks. East facade: 2- and 3-storeys with attics, 10 bays, the southernmost a 5-sided, 3-storey bay, the northernmost a 2-storey canted bay. Garden entrance to sixth bay: steps to glazed door with overlight in bolection-moulded, eared architrave. South bay, canted,with 10-light, double-chamfered, ovolo-moulded mullion-and-transom windows to each floor. North bay has 8-light double- chamfered ovolo-moulded mullion-and-transom windows to both floors. Otherwise ground and first floors have 18-pane sashes within moulded architraves. Continuous hoodmoulds. To third floor a Venetian window complementing that to west facade. Attics have 2- and 3-light mullion windows in ovolo-moulded, double-chamfered surrounds under hoodmoulds. Battlements. Ashlar copings, star-shaped stacks. Interior retains many C17 and C18 features including Great Hall with magnificent Elizabethan plaster screen with biblical, allegorical and mythological figures, dated 1603, elaborately carved oak panelling, also a massive alabaster chimney-piece carved with the Wise and Foolish Virgins and incorporating the arms of Sir Thomas Boynton and his 3 wives, this latter brought from the now demolished Barmston Hall. Ceiling plasterwork c1720-30. Drawing room has Elizabethan oak panelling carved with decorative blind arches between pilasters, strapwork frieze, overmantel has allegorical Dance of Death; early C18 ceiling. Chinese Room has wall covered in laquer panels c1700 and brought in c1732; Rococo pine chimney-piece installed late C20. Dining room has early C17 chimney-piece, overmantel with Virtues and Vices from Long Gallery and early C18 cornice. Inner hall has carved Elizabethan panelling; continuous newel staircase with newel posts linked by a series of elaborately carved arches, bobbin balusters. First floor has early-mid C18 panelled drawing room. King's State Bedroom has carved panelling and ribbed stucco ceiling c1603 and Queen's State Bedroom has panelling following a geometrical pattern taken from Serlio, chimney-piece and overmantel with allegorical figures of Patience, Truth, Constance and Victory dated 12 July 1610, stucco ceiling decorated with intertwining leaf and flower patterns. Justice's Room has painted linenfold panelling c1530 with portrait medallions from Kilnwick Hall, Driffield (demolished 1951) and previously at Leconfield Castle, Beverley. To second floor a long gallery restored by Francis Johnson, 1974. West wing (not fully inspected) has further early C17 panelled rooms, some with overmantels carved with allegorical figures, and with decorative plaster ceilings. Some rooms have linenfold panelling, others have early C18 bolection-moulded panelling. Pevsner N, Yorkshire, York and the East Riding, 1978, pp 207-210. Girouard M, Robert Smythson and The Elizabethan Country House, 1985, pp 169, 185-8. Arthur Oswald, Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire, I, II, III", Country Life, 6 June 1953, pp 1804-7; 11 June 1953, pp 1886-9; 18 June 1953, pp 1972-5.
Listing NGR: TA1027763265
The most recent addition to my footwear arsenal. All black with just a tiny bit of gold. Super sleek. Still need to get a pair of Sambas, like the ones I had as a kid back when I actually played soccer.
I have to admit I'm an Adidas addict.
This architectural drawing was prepared by John W. Pender. The plan consists of an east elevation, west elevation, south elevation and section at A.B of proposed additions to the Dominican Convent, Maitland, NSW. Henry Noad was the builder.
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The requirement for an aerodrome at Stow Maries originated in the Government response to German Zeppelin airship and Gotha fixed- wing bomber attacks on the British mainland during the First World War.
The first aircraft to arrive at the new aerodrome in September 1916 belonged to ‘B’ Flight, 37 (Home Defence) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. The Squadron was charged with the eastern aerial defence of the capital. The Headquarters Flight moved into ‘The Grange’, Woodham Mortimer. ‘A’ Flight was despatched to Rochford (now Southend Airport) and ‘C’ Flight to Gardeners Farm, Goldhanger.
In the earliest part of its existence the accommodation consisted of wooden hutting and tents. The buildings now present on the airfield are later additions when the possibility still existed of the aerodrome being made permanent.
The first commanding officer of Stow Maries Aerodrome was Lieutenant Claude Ridley. Educated at St Pauls School, London, he was barely 20 years of age but had already seen service with the Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front.
Following a period of organisation and training at Stow Maries the first recorded operational flight took place from the aerodrome on the night of 23rd/24th May 1917 when Ridley (now promoted to Captain) and Lieutenant G Keddie were ordered aloft in response to a large Zeppelin raid targeting London. They scored no success on that occasion but as time went on the amount of operational flights grew as did the aircraft establishment of the station.
Both day and night patrols are recorded but it was to be ‘C’ Flight at Goldhanger that claimed the Squadrons first confirmed destruction of an enemy machine, when during the early hours of 17th June 1917, 2nd Lieutenant L. P Watkins was credited with the downing of Zeppelin L48 at Theberton in Suffolk. This was to be the last Zeppelin brought down in Great Britain during the war.
One of the stations busiest days was 7th July 1917 when aircraft were ordered after a formation of twenty two Gotha bombers heading for London. Stow Maries pilots engaged the enemy aircraft in a running fight and scored several hits. Fire was returned however and the ground crews found a number of bullet holes in the returning aircraft.
In the summer of 1917 ‘A’ Flight was posted from Rochford to Stow Maries effectively doubling the size of the station. At the same time the stations first commander Claude Ridley departed to form a new Squadron at Rochford.
Day and night patrols continued but it was the fragility of the aircraft of the period and the inexperience of the young pilots that caused the loss of aircrew from the station. June 1917 saw the loss of 2nd Lieutenant Roy Mouritzen from Western Australia in a flying accident and July of the same year serious injury to Captain E Cotterill through engine failure. Captain B Quinan crashed at Woodham Walter on a training flight and was severely injured. He died in July 1918.
1918 saw continued losses at the aerodrome, Captain A Kynoch in an aerial collision at night, Lieutenant E Nicholls in another flying accident on the aerodrome and finally 2nd Lieutenant C Milburn in an accident near the edge of the flying field.
Lieutenant Nicholls and 2nd Lieutenants Mouritzen and Milburn are buried in the churchyard of St Mary and St Margaret, Stow Maries, as is Stow’s first commanding officer, Claude Ridley who died as a Wing Commander during the second World War, from natural causes.
During the latter half of 1918 building continued and the aerodrome took on the familiar form it still holds today. The Headquarters Flight moved in from Woodham Mortimer and Stow Maries became a very busy place. An RAF survey at this time recorded 219 personnel and 16 aircraft. Completion of the aerodrome was scheduled for December 1918 but the war ended in November and some of the buildings were never completed.
‘C’ Flight moved to Stow Maries from Goldhanger in February 1919 bringing the total staffing levels to around 300 personnel and 24 aircraft, the first time the whole Squadron had been located at one Station. It signalled the end for the Essex aerodrome however and the following month the Squadron moved to Biggin Hill in Kent, leaving the site empty
The site returned to agriculture and only in 1940 did an RAF aircraft return to the airfield when a 242 Squadron Hurricane force landed with combat damage.
The following years have seen the buildings used for both agriculture and accommodation. They now find themselves subject of a sympathetic restoration project to restore the aerodrome to its former glory.
Built in 1901, this Hawaiian Gothic-style hotel, mixing elements of the Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts, and Renaissance Revival styles, was designed by Oliver G. Traphagen and built by the Lucas Brothers for Walter Chamberlain Peacock as the first large hotel on Waikiki. Expanded in 1918 with the addition of two six-story concrete wings and a large rooftop addition on the original building, the hotel has changed scale and massing considerably from its original design, but maintains its original facade, roof, and decorative trim and ornament. The first hotel on Waikiki, the Moana featured 75 guest rooms with bathrooms and telephone service, a main parlor, salon, billiard room, and library, and a main reception area on the first floor, a grand staircase, ionic fluted columns inside the main lobby, an electric elevator, and an open two-story portion of the lobby ringed by balustrades on the second floor, with the hotel being considered very modern and luxurious for its time. In 1904, a banyan tree was planted in the courtyard on the ocean side of the hotel by Jared Smith, Director of the Department of Agriculture Experiment Station, which has since grown to be 75 feet tall and 150 feet wide. The hotel proved a bit too ambitious for the investment Peacock had put into it, and it was sold to Alexander Young in 1905 after encountering financial difficulties. Following Young’s death in 1910, the building became the property of the Territorial Hotel Company, founded by Young, which expanded the hotel with two wings in 1918, but went bankrupt during the Great Depression, with ownership then coming under the Matson Navigation Company. Various famous guests stayed at the hotel over the years, including the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VIII in 1920, author Agatha Christie and her husband in 1922, and Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, whom mysteriously died of strychnine poisoning in the hotel, though her murder remains unsolved. The original building features lots of classical Ionic columns, a hipped roof with broad overhanging eaves and brackets, clapboard siding, arched openings at the lanais with fleur-de-lis motif panels between them and supported by doric columns, decorative balustrades, one-over-one double-hung windows in singles and groups. In the center of the building is a tower with oxeye windows below the main roofline, doric pilasters on the corners, a lanai on the sixth floor with arched openings and a long row of french doors, and a tall porte cochere in the center of the first and second floors of the tower with fluted ionic columns, a roofline wrapped with a decorative balustrade, and an architrave featuring festoons, dentils, and brackets. The building also features lanais on the fifth floor below the roofline with decorative columns and sawn balustrades supported by brackets and featuring decorative trim, lanais with arched openings and sawn balustrades on the ends of the fifth floor of the original side wings, large arched openings at the base of the original side wings with large windows and juliet balconies, accented with circular panels featuring fleur-de-lis motifs, and crowned with another juliet balcony supported by columns, hipped dormers, and a multi-tier lanai on the rear of the building facing the ocean. The hotel was expanded with two Renaissance Revival-style six-story wings on either side in 1918, which featured concrete construction and stucco-clad exteriors with arched and rectangular double-hung one-over-one windows with decorative trim surrounds, open staircases on the front and rear facades with arched exterior openings, juliet balconies, small ionic columns, brackets, and corner pilasters, a hipped roof with broad overhanging bracketed eaves, small rooftop towers with hipped roofs, and arched vents, and pilasters at the corners of the wings themselves, dividing the side facades into three segments. After the construction of the wings in 1918, a large breezeway with double-hung windows making up most of the exterior was constructed across the ridge of the hipped roof of the original hotel building, running straight through the original building’s tower in the middle, which saw the addition of a similar rooftop tower with arched vents to the two 1918 wings. The hotel was renovated multiple times in the 20th Century, with the loss of the original porte cochere, reconfiguration of the interior, and the addition of bungalows across Kalakaua Avenue in 1925, which led to the hotel becoming known as the Moana-Seaside Hotel & Bungalows during the period between the 1920s and 1950s. A new hotel, known as the Surfrider, was built immediately Diamond Head of the Moana Hotel by the Matson Navigation Company in 1952, which stood 8 stories tall, towering over the older hotel next door. The hotel’s bungalows were demolished the following year and replaced by the Princess Kaiulani Hotel, with the Moana Hotel, Surfrider Hotel, and Princess Kaiulani Hotel being sold to Sheraton Hotels and Resorts in 1959. The Moana Hotel and Surfrider Hotel were sold to the Kyo-Ya Company, led by Japanese industrialist Kenji Osano, in 1963, but remained under the Sheraton banner. In 1969, a new and much taller Surfrider Hotel was built immediately Ewa of the Moana Hotel, with a new taller tower being added to the Princess Kaiulani Hotel in 1970. After the completion of the new Surfrider Hotel, the old Surfrider, built in 1952, became the Moana Ocean Lanai, and later, the Diamond Head Tower of the Moana Hotel. The Moana Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. In 1989, the Moana Hotel was restored under the direction of architect Virginia D. Murison to its 1920s exterior appearance, with the restoration of deteriorated exterior elements, interior common spaces, and reconstruction of the original porte cochere, as well as better integration of the historic hotel with the adjacent 1952 and 1969 buildings on either side. Now known as the Sheraton Moana Surfrider, the resort maintained the historic charm of the original Moana Hotel and conserved the hotel’s iconic banyan tree, while boasting 793 modern guest rooms, a new pool, with the project winning many preservation awards. The hotel has since been rebranded as the Westin Moana Surfrider Hotel.
These are most of recent additions to my DVD collection. I mainly buy the movies I grew up with and relate to but I also collect good recent ones – what I like regardless of what critics or people say – and also I choose them related to my toy collection.
Tap L to go larger, L again to return.
In addition to the sunshine - on the hottest day of the year so far! - I also used flash (SB 900).
Manual focus, Nikon 50mm 1.4 lens, f16. Post in PS Elements.
Model: Ruth L.
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Spectacular display of poppies in the fields between Mosborough and Eckington's woods, one minute’s walk from The Wheel pub on Plumbley Hall Road, Mosborough.
Mosborough is reached from Sheffield via the A57 from Sheffield parkway - or via the A6135 starting at City Road; a 20 minute drive. (If anyone wants more detailed directions please mail me on Flickr.)
Thanks to yorky2009 (Sheffield group) I found this field.
As I'm collaborating with Ruth L quite often, I've started a set, just for shots of her:
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Mormon Lake is the largest natural lake in Arizona... sometimes. During droughts, it's frequently not so large, and not so much a lake. Occasionally it's even bone dry. Wet or not, this has an excellent overlook where you can often see wildlife and birds across the lake's landscape. There is also a picturesque little resort on the lake's western shore where you can rent recreational equipment such as mountain bikes, horses to ride, snowmobiles and cross-country skis in season. Or you can drop in at the Mormon Lake Lodge, a famous cowboy steak house where the brands of local ranches are burned into the log walls. Dairy Springs Campground and Double Springs Campground are located nearby. There, in addition to developed campsites, you'll find some excellent hiking trails which lead to panoramic overlooks of the lake and the surrounding area. (Per. www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=55014.)
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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The latest addition to my DVD collection. I don't really buy DVDs anymore. In fact I been selling off most of my collection, but I had to have this. One of the best shows on Cable. Can't wait for season 3. Only 36 more days!
This customer wanted a single story family room added to their ranch home. Vaulted ceilings and large windows make this space large and full of light.
La Giudecca is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro, a locality of the comune of Venice. It was originally known as the Spinalunga [meaning 'Long Thorn']. The name Giudecca may represent a corruption of the Latin 'Judaica' [Judaean] and so may be translated as 'the Jewry': a number of towns in Southern Italy and Sicily have Jewish quarters named Giudecca or Judeca. However the original Venetian Ghetto was in Cannaregio, in the north of the city, and there is no evidence but the name of Jews ever having lived in Giudecca. Furthermore, the term 'Giudecca' was not used to denote the Jewish quarters of towns in northern Italy.
Giudecca was historically an area of large palaces with gardens, the island became an industrial area in the early twentieth century with shipyards and factories in addition to a film studio. Much of the industry went into decline after World War II, but it is now once more regarded as an exclusive residential area. It is known for its long dock and its churches, including Il Redentore.
© Luca Giacomelli
See the lightning bolt to the right of the rectangular cut out? And the "tree" is across from the cut out.
I've been doing well on my self-imposed toy/plushie diet, and haven't bought almost anything for the last three months! :0 That's a huge step for me, LOL! But here are a couple of recent purchases... ;)
ah, Pinypon! I've seen photos of these cuties for several years on Flickr, and was thrilled when I heard they'd been spotted at Target! There were lots of different styles, but I only bought 2. ;)
I hope to continue with my "toy diet"--I find it is getting easier to resist those impulse buys! The only thing that's not off-limits are Lalaloopsies (but even those I haven't bought in several months!)
The Shree Giridhar Dham ashram was a historic event for Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda and Bhakti Marga as this marks the first BM ashram and temple in India. In addition to being India, the ashram/temple inauguration occured in the sacred land of Vrindavan.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Adam was born to a multi-talented beauty queen Mother and a Father who, in addition to being a US Army Spy and a Counter-Intelligence Special Agent, was also a highly accomplished entrepreneur. Adam was taught at a young age that, in both life and business, loyalty is a requirement for success. He’s had the honor of working directly with his father in several of the family businesses. In fact, this is where he learned crucial entrepreneurial skills and honed his talents with international business strategies and venture capitalism.
Adam earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Utah. He was hand-picked by the President of the University’s renowned School of Business to compete with dozens of other ambitious nationwide-graduates for the opportunity to secure a lucrative job within a prestigious Fortune 100 company.
Adam‘s hard work and creativity helped him land this job of a lifetime. He obtained incredible business experience there and spent years innovating, improving processes and setting sales records. Although this dream job in Traditional Corporate America was a fun challenge for him, and something he truly enjoyed mastering, Adam’s natural entrepreneurial spirit kept nudging him to do something more significant with his time and talents.
Since 2001, Adam has been involved in the Health and Wellness Industry as a successful Entrepreneur, Broker, Product Developer and Manufacturer of Cosmeceutical products. During his career, he has worked with some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 businesses along with many top international Network Marketing companies. Adam has consistently proven his unique ability to help his clients achieve their goals through creative Distribution-Channel Placement, innovative Product Development and custom Manufacturing. Adam currently owns three profitable businesses.
Admittedly, Adam was not initially a fan of Network Marketing. He did not understand the business model because it was new to him. However, once he learned that the REAL focus of Direct Sales is to help average people get a taste of entrepreneurialism --- with minimal risk and at a low cost --- Adam was absolutely convinced of the potential with Multi-Level Marketing.
Since joining the company as one of the original 11 founding distributors, Adam has discovered that many of his life-goals truly do align perfectly with Network Marketing. Adam enjoys helping others find significance. Adam is most grateful for the complete time-freedom he has with his fantastic wife and five children. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Adam Paul Green, MXI Corp Ambassador and Multi-Millionaire Earner.
About MXI Corp: Established in 2005, Marketing Xocolate International Corporation (MXI-Corp) is the world leader in great tasting, healthy, dark, chocolate products. MXI Corp was founded upon the same solid foundation that the Brooks’ family used to build their enormous Pure Delite Low Carb Chocolate company (circa 2000) which had retail sales in Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Rite-Aid and Walgreen’s of over $300,000,000. All MXI products are focused on potent doses of delicious, antioxidant-rich Belgian cacao. MXI-Corp believes that the high levels of natural antioxidants and Polyphenols that are found in its cacao can provide a viable solution to individual nutritional needs. The Xoçai™ (sho-sigh) line, which currently includes nine products, is manufactured utilizing a cold-press process, which preserves the nutritional values of the company's proprietary blends of vitamins and minerals. MXI is recognized as the category creator and world leader in healthy chocolate. The vision of Xoçai is to transform and improve individual lives worldwide through its unique chocolate products. One unique element of the company’s formulations is their proprietary high-antioxidant blend of cacao, açaí and blueberries, called XoVita™. The Xovita ingredient combination is exclusive to Xoçai. Nevada-based MXI-Corp is a privately held company. Xoçai's nine chocolate products have the highest ORAC (antioxidant-measuring test) and flavonoid rich products available on the market. The Brooks family, owners and operators of MXI-Corp, have total combined chocolate sales of more than $1 billion. MXI Corp is now operating internationally in 38 countries.
After the Flaglers death, Whitehall (The Flagler Museum) was sold to investors and an addition was built to the house. The building was opened in 1925 as the Whitehall Hotel.
In addition to the prize money that race organizer AEG put in for every stage, the local organizing committee in each city added their own touches. Santa Cruz commisioned this custom surfboard.
Amgen Tour of California race leader Peter Sagan in Santa Cruz, after winning stage 2.
Earth Designs Garden Design and Build were asked to created a landscape and propose garden design in Acton, London*. Here are the details of the project
Brief: The plot for this design was a mid-size family garden, which had recently benefited from the addition of a large sunroom on the back of the property. It was a fairly blank canvas, with nothing of note to be retained in the re-design. The garden had side access and worn boundary fences which required replacing. There was no clear brief other than that the design include a seating area and some lawn, and that the transition from sunroom to garden be fairly seamless.
Solution: The focus of this design was to create an exterior space that serves as an extension to the interior, featuring several distinct and versatile areas that can be adapted to a variety of uses.
The garden's boundaries were replaced with new fencing to provide a uniform and attractive backdrop to the transformation within, while the long sideway down the right of the house was renovated with the addition of attractive 'bamboo' slate tile flooring in a random lay pattern.
The first section of the space comprises a large area of Western Red Cedar decking adjoining the house, and offers ample room for entertaining, with a long L-shaped fixed-bench seat stretching width-ways across the space from the left-hand side to the centre. This was backed with a rendered block raised bed, planted with fragrant lavender and capped with 'bamboo' slate tile, to provide a sense of enclosure and separation from the rest of the garden.
A decked walkway running down the right hand side of the space provides access to a 'spa' area, featuring a large square hot tub housed upon a reinforced paved hard-standing and nestled between existing and additional trees, shrubs and foliage to provide a secluded and intimate area for bathing throughout the seasons. Hidden behind mature and new planting in the bottom left corner, a large shed provides ample storage for the client's garden accessories. The middle of the space has been given over to a large lawn edges with slate.
A purple and yellow planting scheme of soft, cottage-style evergreen shrubs and flowering perennials will help to bring year round lightness and subtle colouring to the space.
After-dark hot tub bathing is enhanced by several strings of pea-lights woven through the existing shrubbery. Deck lights demark the main area of decking and guide one's journey along the decked walkway. Finally, spot lights in the beds highlight certain area while providing a gentle wash throughout the space.
Testimonial: "After months of planning and a full year of having builders everywhere, we had finally got the house into good shape but the garden was a nightmare. It had been somewhat overgrown before the builders moved in, but after a year of being used as a builders yard, it needed shock treatment.
We needed help fast so we searched the web. We were looking for garden designers with creative ideas for smaller London gardens. We didn't want anything too traditional but at the same time, nothing too extreme.
Earth Designs fitted the bill and after a design session with Katrina, we engaged them for the project. They had offered us a design service only, but as we only had a 4 week window in which to complete the job, we gave them the whole project.
We had built a new extension with wide glass doors that opened out into the garden, so the brief to Earth Designs was to "bring the outside, inside" and create a strong link between the new room and the garden beyond. The actual garden space was not large so we wanted to use the space as an extension of the living space - to be an "outside room".
Monday 18th April and three very charming men arrived on our doorstep at 8.0am sharp. Arlo was the project manager, ably aided and abetted by Paul and Phillip. They worked brilliantly as a team and always hit all the deadlines. In particular they did a great job in working with our neighbours to ensure the whole project ran smoothly.
The first week involved clearing the site - no mean feat with 30-year-old ivy stems that looked more like tree trunks.
The second week involved levelling the garden, putting up new fencing, building the corner seating base and planters, plus marking out the garden shape. It was good to be able to make minor changes to the design on the ground at this stage. The hot tub arrived too and was winched into place for connection later.
Week 3 saw the decking and seating built.
Then in week four the turf arrived, the lawn went down and on the last day, Katrina arrived with a truckload of wonderful specimens (and Matt) and we had a wonderful time planting. Ground Force Mk II - a complete garden from start to finish in just 4 weeks!
There were a few things that needed to be sorted out after the main work was complete. Earth Designs were great about coming back until all was complete and finished.
Our thanks to Katrina, Matt, Arlo, Paul and Phillip for a great job, completed on time and on budget with a great looking result."
If you dig this and would like to find out more about this or any of other of our designs, please stop by our web-site and have a look at our work.
Earth Designs is a bespoke London Garden Design and build company specialising in classic, funky and urban contemporary garden design.
Our Landscape and Garden build teams cover London, Essex and parts of South East England, while garden designs are available nationwide.
Please visit www.earthdesigns.co.uk to see our full portfolio. If you would like a garden designer in London or have an idea of what you want and are looking for a landscaper London to come and visit your garden, please get in touch.
Follow our Bespoke Garden Design and Build and Blog to see what we get up to week by week, our free design clinic as well as tips and products we recommend for your garden projects www.earthdesigns.co.uk/blog/.
Earth Designs is located in East London, but has built gardens in Essex , gardens in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire and all over the South East. Earth Designs was formed by Katrina Wells in Spring 2003 and has since gone from strength to strength to develop a considerable portfolio of garden projects. Katrina, who is our Senior Garden Designer, has travelled all over the UK designing gardens. However we can design worldwide either through our postal garden design service or by consultation with our senior garden designer. Recent worldwide projects have included garden designs in Romania. Katrina’s husband. Matt, heads up the build side of the company, creating a unique service for all our clients.
If you a not a UK resident, but would like an Earth Designs garden, Earth Designs has a worldwide design service through our Garden Design Postal Design Vouchers. If you are looking for an unique birthday present or original anniversary present and would like to buy one of our Garden Design Gift Vouchers for yourself or as a present please our sister site www.gardenpresents.co.uk. We do also design outside of the UK, please contact us for details.
We have been struck by bunny love...the newest addition to the family is Sundae the rabbit.
A kid at the school was looking to get rid of to baby bunnies that she had bought at a livestock auction. I wish I had taken on both as the other one met an untimely death due to neglect and ignorance of the girl and her family.
Sundae is doing really well though and we are all smitten.
She is adorable! Loves snuggles and will happily fall asleep on us. She is well on her way to being house trained and enjoys following us about the house.
We built her a three storey rabbit condo for when we cannot keep an eye on her.
Aww look at that little face :)
Adam was born to a multi-talented beauty queen Mother and a Father who, in addition to being a US Army Spy and a Counter-Intelligence Special Agent, was also a highly accomplished entrepreneur. Adam was taught at a young age that, in both life and business, loyalty is a requirement for success. He’s had the honor of working directly with his father in several of the family businesses. In fact, this is where he learned crucial entrepreneurial skills and honed his talents with international business strategies and venture capitalism.
Adam earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Utah. He was hand-picked by the President of the University’s renowned School of Business to compete with dozens of other ambitious nationwide-graduates for the opportunity to secure a lucrative job within a prestigious Fortune 100 company.
Adam‘s hard work and creativity helped him land this job of a lifetime. He obtained incredible business experience there and spent years innovating, improving processes and setting sales records. Although this dream job in Traditional Corporate America was a fun challenge for him, and something he truly enjoyed mastering, Adam’s natural entrepreneurial spirit kept nudging him to do something more significant with his time and talents.
Since 2001, Adam has been involved in the Health and Wellness Industry as a successful Entrepreneur, Broker, Product Developer and Manufacturer of Cosmeceutical products. During his career, he has worked with some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 businesses along with many top international Network Marketing companies. Adam has consistently proven his unique ability to help his clients achieve their goals through creative Distribution-Channel Placement, innovative Product Development and custom Manufacturing. Adam currently owns three profitable businesses.
Admittedly, Adam was not initially a fan of Network Marketing. He did not understand the business model because it was new to him. However, once he learned that the REAL focus of Direct Sales is to help average people get a taste of entrepreneurialism --- with minimal risk and at a low cost --- Adam was absolutely convinced of the potential with Multi-Level Marketing.
Since joining the company as one of the original 11 founding distributors, Adam has discovered that many of his life-goals truly do align perfectly with Network Marketing. Adam enjoys helping others find significance. Adam is most grateful for the complete time-freedom he has with his fantastic wife and five children. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Adam Paul Green, MXI Corp Ambassador and Multi-Millionaire Earner.
About MXI Corp: Established in 2005, Marketing Xocolate International Corporation (MXI-Corp) is the world leader in great tasting, healthy, dark, chocolate products. MXI Corp was founded upon the same solid foundation that the Brooks’ family used to build their enormous Pure Delite Low Carb Chocolate company (circa 2000) which had retail sales in Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Rite-Aid and Walgreen’s of over $300,000,000. All MXI products are focused on potent doses of delicious, antioxidant-rich Belgian cacao. MXI-Corp believes that the high levels of natural antioxidants and Polyphenols that are found in its cacao can provide a viable solution to individual nutritional needs. The Xoçai™ (sho-sigh) line, which currently includes nine products, is manufactured utilizing a cold-press process, which preserves the nutritional values of the company's proprietary blends of vitamins and minerals. MXI is recognized as the category creator and world leader in healthy chocolate. The vision of Xoçai is to transform and improve individual lives worldwide through its unique chocolate products. One unique element of the company’s formulations is their proprietary high-antioxidant blend of cacao, açaí and blueberries, called XoVita™. The Xovita ingredient combination is exclusive to Xoçai. Nevada-based MXI-Corp is a privately held company. Xoçai's nine chocolate products have the highest ORAC (antioxidant-measuring test) and flavonoid rich products available on the market. The Brooks family, owners and operators of MXI-Corp, have total combined chocolate sales of more than $1 billion. MXI Corp is now operating internationally in 38 countries.
The latest addition to the truro minibuses fleet is Mellor bodied Vario R998 WYE. Although been in the fleet a while not seen a pic of it. Seen here in the yard at Godolphin prepared for MOT awaiting test. Previously with Oakleys Plymouth.
A recent addition to the bus rally scene is rebodied Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount 3200 DAZ 3294, which was new as E269 KEF. Seen at the Scarborough bus fest and bathing in some Scarbados sunshine in National Express guise.
Bead board siding was designed for the wainscoted walls of this master bath. Whimsical details such as the contrasting shaped mirrors and funky drawer pulls are charming against the classical marble countertops and traditional lighting. Photography: John Umberger; Real Images
2002 Chrysalis Award - Addition Over $250K
Junior League Tour of Kitchens 2002
Featured in Sept 2003 Better Homes Gardens Magazine
Sunny Dispositions
Featured in Oct 2006 Atlanta Home Improvement Mag -Mad About Mudrooms