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Advanced Extremely High Frequency is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command.
So the girls used to dress like this back in the mid 80's as we look through the window of Sc48202, a 1/5th scale model of a Advanced Passenger Train (APT) 2nd Class coach, which is actually displayed inside the real one at the excellent Crewe Heritage Centre.
25th June 2022
Some good news, I've been featured in the December edition of Advanced Photography magazine which has just come out today. There's six pages of some of my Lensbaby shots and a two page interview.
Apologies for being such a rubbish flickr contact as of late, I'm finding it hard to find the time or the energy to do much photography.
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wearing:
mauve sash, american apparel
vintage faux fur stole, gift from mom
mini dress, courtesy indie industries
patterned cotton tights, courtesy of tabio
platform sandals, steve madden
leather gloves, mailordervintage on etsy
Front of the Café Majestic in Porto’s main shopping street Rua Santa Catarina in the city‘s historic old town, Porto, Portugal
Some background information:
The Café Majestic is a coffeehouse located in the city of Porto, dating back to the late Belle Époque era. In 1916, the café’s building was constructed on Rua de Santa Catarina, a shopping street paved with traditional Portuguese cobblestones. In 1921, the Café Elite opened in this building, designed to look like a Parisian cafe in the Art Nouveau style by the architect José Pinto de Oliveira. It was originally an exclusive and upmarket cafe that acted as a place for the elitist members of the society to meet. However, the city's intellectual elite of the time found the name unsuitable as it did not align with the progressive spirit of the First Portuguese Republic, proclaimed in 1910.
Subsequently, under the lasting influence of the French Belle Époque, the café was renamed "Majestic". Its guests included notable figures such as Gago Coutinho and Beatriz Costa, as well as intellectuals like Júlio Resende, José Régio, Teixeira de Pascoaes, and Leonardo Coimbra. During the 1960s, the café experienced a period of decline, paralleling Portugal's increasingly repressive societal climate under the authoritarian Estado Novo regime. In 1983, the Barrias family acquired the café, which was granted heritage protection status in the same year.
It wasn't until 1992 that the Barrias family decided to undertake a comprehensive restoration of the café. Using old photographs as references, the café was meticulously restored, including the installation of a new floor. It reopened in 1994. With its richly decorated details, chandeliers, and Art Nouveau mirror hall - where a pianist occasionally performs - the Majestic Café is now one of Porto's major tourist attractions.
But its beautiful Art Nouveau appearance is not the only reason for the café’s great appeal: The British author Joanne K. Rowling frequently visited the café during her time in Porto in the early 1990s and wrote the first chapters of the Harry Potter book series at the Café Majestic. That’s why the Café Majestic is still a must see for Harry Potter fans and they keep flocking to this place, particularly in the mornings and afternoons. As far as I’m concerned, I am no fan of the Harry Potter book series and found this spot just by chance. However, one has to acknowledge that the author and her protagonists came to worldwide fame.
Porto, also known as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, about 280 km (174 miles) north of Lisbon. With an estimated pospulation of 250,000, Porto’s city center is rather small, compared to its metropolitan area, which has around 1.8 million residents. Porto has one of the oldest European centres. Its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996, as the "Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar".
Port wine, one of Portugal's most famous exports, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Porto’s quarter Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport, and export of fortified wine. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties. Famous port wine brands are among others Sandeman, Cockburn’s, Graham’s, Fonseca, Offley, Ferreira and Quinta do Noval.
Proto-Celtic and Celtic people were among the first known inhabitants of the area of Porto. Archaeological findings from the 8th century BC also hint at a Phoenician trading settlement. During the Roman era, the city developed as an important commercial port, primarily in the trade between Olissipona (the modern Lisbon) and Bracara Augusta (the modern Braga).
Following the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, Porto fell under Muslim control in 716, but was reconquered by Alfonso I of Asturias in 741. Thus Porto became a border settlement, occasionally invaded and conquered by the Muslim Moors. In 1092, during the so-called Reconquista, the area finally came under Christian rule, initially as part of the Kingdom of León. In 1093, Teresa of León, illegitimate daughter of the king Alfonso VI of Castile, married Henry of Burgundy, bringing the County of Portugal as dowry.
After eventually expanding its current frontiers and conquering additonal territory inhabited by the Moors for centuries, the county became the independent Kingdom of Portugal at the beginning of the 12th century. At that time, Porto also became one of the hubs of the Reconquista led by Afonso I Henriques, the first King of Portugal. In 1370, during the reign of King Ferdinand I, the new, expanded, and reinforced city walls, known as the Muralhas Fernandinas (in English: "Ferdinandine Walls"), were completed.
In 1387, Porto was the site of the marriage of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. This marital bond symbolized a long-standing military alliance between Portugal and England. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Porto's shipyards contributed to the development of Portuguese shipbuilding. In 1415, Prince Henry the Navigator embarked from the port of Porto on the conquest of the Moorish port of Ceuta in northern Morocco. This expedition was followed by navigation and exploration along the western coast of Africa, initiating the Portuguese Age of Discovery.
By the 13th century, the wine produced in the nearby Douro valley had already been transported to Porto in so-called barcos rabelos (flat sailing vessels). In 1703, the Methuen Treaty established trade relations between Portugal and England and strengthened both countries‘ military alliance. The production of port wine then gradually passed into the hands of a few English firms.
To counter this dominance, the Portuguese Prime Minister Marquis of Pombal established a monopolistic Portuguese firm, the Douro Wine Company in 1756 to receive all the wines from the Douro valley. He demarcated the region for the production of port, to ensure the wine's quality, which was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe, almost a century ahead of a similar exercise in Bordeaux. The small winegrowers revolted against his strict policies on Shrove Tuesday, burning down the buildings of the Douro Wine Company. The revolt became known as the Revolta dos Borrachos (in English: "Revolt of the Drunkards").
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the city became an important industrial center and hence, its size and population increased. The invasion of the Napoleonic troops in Portugal brought war to the city of Porto. In 1809, when the population fled from the advancing French troops and tried to cross the river Douro over the Ponte das Barcas, the bridge collapsed under the weight of the people and almost 4,000 residents of Porto died in the floods of the Douro river. In the Second Battle of Porto, which took place still in the same year, the French Army was thrown out of the city by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and his Anglo-Portuguese Army.
In 1820, the Liberal Revolution began in Porto. The revolutionaries demanded the return of King John VI of Portugal, who had transferred the royal court to the Portuguese colony of Brazil since the French invasions, and also a constitutional monarchy to be set up in Portugal. But after the new constitution had been accepted in 1822, the new Portuguese King Miguel I rejected this constitution in 1828 and reigned as an anti-liberal, absolutist monarch.
Porto rebelled again and had to undergo a siege of eighteen months by the absolutist army. After successfully resisting the siege in 1833, King Miguel I had to abdicate and the liberal constitution was re-established. However, not bevore 1910, the monarchy was overthrown and Portugal became a republic. In 1919, forces favorable to the restoration of the monarchy launched a counter-revolution in Porto known as the Monarchy of the North. During this time, Porto was the capital of the restored kingdom, but the monarchy was deposed less than a month later and no other monarchist revolution in Portugal happened again.
Today, Porto is the most important industrial city in the country, thanks to its textile, leather goods, metal, food, and chemical industries, its oil refinery as well as the overseas port Porto de Leixões. The university, the art academy, museums, theaters, and the opera also emphasise Porto's status as a major cultural and scientific center. But it’s mainly the export of port wine and its beautiful UNESCO-protected old town, to which Porto ows its appeal to visitors from everywhere.
Made Explore #302!
Anyone remember the train that never was? For something that was supposed to be advanced the controls in the cabin were pretty crude and basic.
The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a project in the late 70s to early 80s for a British high speed train like on the continent. Because railways in the UK are much more curved than in Europe (more hills) high speed trains start to get uncomfortable for passengers, even when negotiating curves of radius of 3 miles. The idea of the APT was to allow the train to use a centre of gravity of its own to be free to tilt when going round corners, to get rid of the turning effects on the passengers. In the 1970s this was cutting edge technology and three prototypes were built.
I've gotten a number of inquiries about some of my action figure bodies so I am doing another body comparison!
The Henry Cavil head sculpt is on the new General Zod body from Hot Toys! It's a basic True type Advanced Muscular Body but it's a bit taller and not quite as muscular! this is my new favorite body!
My Jake Gyllenhaal head sculpt is on a customized Hot Toys Man Of Steel body!
3rd Regiment, Advanced Camp Cadets reunite with their families for the first time since they began their 35-day training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 8, 2022. Cadets spent the day with their families before they graduated and became one step closer to commissioning as Second Lieutenants. | Photo by Jackson Huston, CST Public Affairs Office
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A Norfolk Southern geometry train passes through Harrisburg on its way to the fuel pad Tuesday afternoon. "The Brick" (NS 38), a former SD40 locomotive, and Research 36 are paired up to inspect the literal railroad for wear and defects.
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