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A touch of old hollywood meets modern chic. This home came with extra personality in each space. We had fun creating her vision and the results were nothing short of Glamorous!
Our new cellar door and Biodynamic Food and Wine Interpretation Centre nears completion.
The image was captured at Granton Vineyard in southern Tasmania. The 25ha site is home to the wines of fifth-generation winemaker Steve Lubiana. The Lubiana family create cool climate, artisan wines from grape to glass in Australia's picturesque Derwent Valley. Sustainable biodynamic vineyard practices and a state of the art on-site winery ensure complex New World wines of excellence and distinction that merit comparison with those of the Old World.
Stefano Lubiana Wines is rated 5 red stars in the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2013.
In May 2010, Decanter's Andrew Jefford named Steve Lubiana as one of Australia's ten bravest winemakers: 'their wines accurately, uncompromisingly and sometimes beautifully reflect their origins. They are like nothing else on earth."
Please visit www.slw.com.au or email wine@slw.com.au to join our mailing list.
The loco is almost complete now, just needs some stickers. The top of the cab side went walkabout and has yet to turn up, as Lego is wont to do...
1934 : construction of engine, transmission and frame
1935 : completion of first version of chassis
1936 : testing period, modifications of chassis, start of body making
1937 : completion of chassis and body for race car
1938 : modification into street car
In 1934 Alfa-Romeo's brilliant engineer Vittorio Jano began secretly developing a racer with a mid-mounted V12 engine. Developed outside the Alfa works in the Fiume (now Rijeka) garage of Gino and Oscar Jankovits, the project stalled when Jano left Alfa-Romeo in 1937. Unable to use the V12, the brothers settled for a less powerful 6C 2300 unit. Their 'Aerospider' remained hidden until 1946, when Gino fled Communist rule, driving under the frontier barrier into Italy in a hail of bullets.
Class XII : Racing cars
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2017
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2017
LUC has worked with a large multi-disciplinary team to deliver a sustainable infrastructure and development masterplan to guide the long term transformation of Shawfield in Glasgow’s East End. LUC also led the design and implementation of an advanced phase of public realm and landscape works that now forms a framework for new development to be realised over a 20-25year horizon.
Prior to construction the site was heavily contaminated and consisted of large areas of vacant and derelict land together with dated business and industrial premises. The site was completely cleared and underwent significant ground remediation in advance of the public realm works to ensure the site is ‘development ready’.
LUC developed a green infrastructure strategy to inform the masterplan design with an emphasis on integrated surface water drainage and pedestrian connectivity to surrounding communities, transport nodes and the River Clyde corridor.
The Clyde riverbanks have been manipulated to provide new pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and this now provides an extension to the strategically important Clyde Walkway.
An ecologically diverse mosaic of riparian woodland, grassland and wetland habitats has been created that will improve the biodiversity of the River Clyde corridor.
A new strategic pedestrian and cycling link has been created linking the new South Dalmarnock Smart Bridge with the centre of the masterplan site, improving connectivity in the area. In contrast with the more naturalistic riverside treatment this link is more formal in character with strong tree avenue planting, lighting and paving patterns.
For more information, visit: www.landuse.co.uk
About 60 people from various countries of the Americas participated in this 2-week summer intensive held by Danza Contemporanea de Cuba. I took classes mainly in Cuban modern technique, and a few in Afrocuban dance, modern barre technique, and methodology. I met dancers from Argentina, Belize, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the US, and of course Cuba. What a great experience, and what a beautiful technique-- a syncretism of classical Graham technique and Afrocuban folkloric dance. I am anxious to continue to dig deeper into this technique, though it's not quite the same without the live drummers, sweltering heat and surroundings of palm trees-- and instructions in a language I only rudimentarily understand.
Teatro Nacional.
Cuba. August 2016.
Second Reconstruction nearing completion.
The 1954 model year brought major changes. The 80-inch (2.03 m) wheelbase model was replaced by an 86-inch (2.18 m) wheelbase model, and a 107-inch (2.72 m) wheelbase "pick up" version was introduced. The extra wheelbase was added behind the cab area to provide additional load space. In mid-1954 the "spread bore" petrol engine was introduced (from engines 5710xxxx), allowing better cooling between the cylinders. This had been introduced in the Rover car the year before.
The engine was modified again in 1955 (from engine 1706xxxxx), sometimes known as the 'later' spread bore.
Construction continues on U.S. Army Europe-funded European Reassurance Initiative projects managed by the Corps of Engineers Europe District Sept. 7 in Tapa, Estonia. Projects including a railhead upgrade, and loading and staging areas; motor pool wash racks and maintenance bays; improvements to training ranges; and new and refurbished vehicle storage and maintenance buildings will support USAREUR, the Estonian Ministry of Defense and NATO partners. Future projects for the Army at Tapa and U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Amari Air Base are in the planning stages. In addition to Estonia, the district will manage work in Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The district has more than 260 projects totaling approximately a half billion dollars to improve airfields, military quarters, operations centers, training ranges and support facilities. This work enables U.S. and NATO partners to efficiently continue training requirements to help ensure peace and security in Europe and to further deter Russian destabilizing activities. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jennifer Aldridge)
The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge) stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River (main span of 1,595 feet 6 inches) connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world--fifty percent longer than any previously built, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. For several years, the towers were also the tallest structures in the Western Hemisphere.
Designed by an engineering firm owned by John Augustus Roebling, the bridge is built from limestone, granite, and Rosendale natural cement in Gothic style, with characteristic pointed arches above the passageways through the stone towers. Roebling and his firm had built smaller suspension bridges, such as the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, and the Waco Suspension Bridge in Waco, Texas, that served as prototypes for the final design.
Construction began on January 3, 1870 and the bridge was opened on May 24, 1883. On that first day, a total of 1,800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed. The bridge cost $15.1 million to build and approximately 27 people died during its construction, including Roebling. As construction was beginning, Roebling's foot was injured by a ferry when it crashed into a wharf; within a few weeks, he died of tetanus caused by the amputation of his toes. His son, Washington, succeeded him, but was stricken with caisson disease (decompression sickness, commonly known as 'the bends'), from working in compressed air in caissons, in 1872. His wife, Emily Warren Roebling, became his aide, learning engineering and communicating his wishes to the on-site assistants. A week after the opening, on May 30, a rumor that the Bridge was going to collapse caused a stampede which crushed 12 people.
Bridges were not tested in wind tunnels until the 1950s. Roebling therefore designed the open truss structure supporting the deck to be six times as strong as he guessed it needed to be. A substitution of inferior qualify wire in the cabling, though, left the bridge just four times stronger, though. Either way, Roebling's design has held up in all conditions over the years.
At various times, the bridge has carried horses, subways (until 1944) and trolley streetcars (until 1950), it currently has 6 lanes for motor vehicles, with a separate walkway along the centerline for pedestrians.
For more of my pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge, click here.
The Brooklyn Bridge was designated a landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967.
Brooklyn Bridge National Register #66000523
Here’s the mighty fountain up and running. We went out late last night and bought a pump at Lowe’s. Unfortunately the fountain wasn’t winterized properly and has two major cracks. The company that manufactures these beauts actually sells repair epoxy so we ordered some to fix the big cracks. Also ordered a plug for the base as it leaks a bit too. It does have quite a bit of splatter going on so we may need to adjust the setting at some point. The splatter tends to soak the ground (it’s raining now) and not sure the plants will want to be soaked constantly. We also got a bunch of pink salvia (all on sale) and other plants to go around. Need more but it’s a great start. I’m excited to get stuff in the ground, but potential thunderstorms today, so that’ll wait. Hope you enjoy this quick video. Have a wonderful morning friends!
A touch of old Hollywood meets modern chic. This home came with extra personality in each space. We had fun creating her vision and the results were nothing short of glamorous!
4025 nearing completion. This car was used for an experiment. The hoppa windows were placed in the 4 window spaces around the articulation, while the 6 central saloon windows had no hoppa vents.
*Original image replaced with larger sized, slightly higher quality negative scan - 31 July 2014
On their "Completion Backward Principle" 1981 tour.
Venue: Uncle Sam`s, Hull, MA
Original 35mm Ektachrome images by Don Sanford digitally scanned & restored by Joel Sanford, Nov.2015.
Camera: Canon A-1 analog film camera w/35-70mm Canon lens.
They loaded backwards, but that is okay. The right was the ink transfer of the design Josh drew. The middle is when the black outline and shading was done. The left is the completed piece.
Created with fd's Flickr Toys
Highway 99 has received a total of 15 national and international awards, making it one of the most celebrated public private partnerships in North America.
For more information - tranbc.ca/2011/12/21/the-sea-to-sky-highway-award-winning...
1.Ceilings
Company/Product - Sherwin Williams/Pro Mar 200
Color Name - Ultra White
Finish - Flat
2. Walls
Company/Product - Sherwin Williams/Duration
Color Name - Jersey Cream
Finish - Matte
3. Wainscoting & All Trim
Company/Product - Sherwin Williams/Superpaint
Color Name - Swiss Coffee (Behr Color Match)
Finish - Semi Gloss
It’s been going on for a while, but the Paddington Station and Cross Rail completion is almost there at least we hope, it should be good when finished..
November 12, 2019 - Syracuse, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the state supported 50-mile unmanned traffic management drone corridor, which runs from Central New York to the Mohawk Valley. The first-in-the-nation corridor is the most advanced drone testing corridor in the nation. With the needed infrastructure now in place, companies will be able to test both unmanned aerial systems platforms and UTM technologies in real world settings, generating data that will inform the industry and regulators and taking us one step closer towards the routine commercial use of drones. The completion of the corridor advances the regions' collective strategy to accelerate and support emerging uses of UAS in key industries, including agriculture and forest management, transportation and logistics, media and film development, utilities and infrastructure and public safety. At the Syracuse International Airport, the Governor today also announced that the home of the innovative GENIUS NY UAS competition, the Tech Garden in Downtown Syracuse, will undergo a major expansion project to include the addition of two floors to the existing facility. The increased visibility and street-scape will serve as the anchor of the Syracuse's City Center Innovation Hub, a core component of the Syracuse Surge strategy, and will serve as the gateway to the "Innovation Alley" on Warren Street in Syracuse. Empire State Development is assisting the expansion project with up to $12.5 million made available through the regionally designed CNY Rising Upstate Revitalization Initiative plan. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
Photo by Gary Leonard for Metro harvested from The Source:
thesource.metro.net/2014/10/30/historic-lankershim-depot-...
Exterior of renovated Lankershim Depot.
Metro announced on October 30, 2014 that it has completed a $3.6-million restoration of the historic Lankershim Depot near the Metro Orange and Red Lines in North Hollywood.
The train depot, originally built in 1896 and historically known as Toluca Southern Pacific Train Depot, has undergone a major transformation. About 70 percent of the original structure has been completely rehabilitated, with contractors completing a new building foundation and roof, electric and plumbing systems, platforms, signage and seismic upgrades. Metro contractors have also restored sidings, eaves, windows and doors.
The Lankershim Depot was brought to its present-day site on rail cars and assembled by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1896, as the railroad built the first rail line through Toluca (North Hollywood). It is one of the few remaining wood-frame, 19th century railroad stations in Southern California. The depot started out as a high platform station for loading trains from a local packing plant and cannery industries and farms. In 1911 the Pacific Electric Company opened its line through North Hollywood and the station was incorporated into dual service by Southern Pacific and the Pacific Electric Red Car until the demise of the Pacific Electric in 1952.
Metro began its first phase of restoration work in 2010 with the removal of contaminated soils, roofing and lead-based paint throughout the structure, along with the stabilization of the historic exterior woodwork.
This latest phase of restoration for the depot’s exterior and foundation began in September 2013. Metro utilized $2.5 million from Prop C half cent sales tax monies and $1.1 million from the city of Los Angeles. Restoration work was conducted by West Covina-based DRP National Incorporated under contract to Metro.
The Lankershim Depot is also part of 15.6-acre site in North Hollywood that is planned for future joint development. Within the next several months, Metro plans to submit a formal request to the development community seeking information and qualifications to build a large mixed-use development on Metro-owned parcels in the area. The depot itself is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Any future developer will be required to accommodate the depot’s protected historic status in its development plans.
Photo by Ryan Johnson
The completion of improvements at Murray Hill Community Center has made a big impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Last fall, work began on the construction of a new press box, concession stand, outfield scoreboard, and most importantly, restrooms at the community center’s adjoining athletic field.
Previously, neighborhood and recreational events either had to forego restroom facilities or have portable toilets brought in to meet the needs of the attendees, limiting participation from the community. In addition, prior to two years ago, there were no youth athletics held within the neighborhood or the Murray Hill facility.
Today, the City’s Recreation Department has 135 participants in its Murray Hill youth baseball and softball programs and approximately 90 participants in its youth football program. The improvements to the facility are assisting in meeting the needs of the growing involvement from the community.
Photo by Ryan Johnson
Completion of all major renovation works of my house and took some shots before we set off to clean and wash on coming Sunday. Furnishings will arrive coming week.
This shot is taken from a few angles for the TV feature wall console and the living room. It's open concept kitchen as can be seen.
Australian
Adelaide Steamship Co.
IDNo:5201180
Year:1925
Name:MULCRA
Type:Cargo ship
Date of completion:9.25
Flag:AUSKeel:
Tons:1168Link:2471
DWT: Yard No:31
Length overall: Ship Design:
LPP:65.7Country of build:
Beam:10.4Builder:Svendborg Skibs
Material of build: Location of yard:Svendborg
Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):1D-10
Naval or paramilitary marking :
A:*
End:1976
Subsequent History:
[Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen #318 contracted out] - 61 LA TRINIDAD - 64 TASANEE - 72 ANDES - 75 VENG-AN
Disposal Data:
BU Jurong, Singapore 21.11.76
The Mulcra, another of the ships my father was on...Adelaide Steamships vessel
Information supplied by John Hoskin: www.flotilla-australia.com/
Details posted may not be wholly correct, if you have further details please add it
below...Thank you!
Photo Credits: The State Library of South Australia
Life in Vienna underground
Life in Vienna underground began with the establishment of the Vienna sewer late 19th century, which became a refuge for unemployed and homeless. This was possible because the sewage system always has been largely walkable, even if this is not permissible for unauthorized persons. Against the rising number of shelter seekers eventually the police was involved.
Setting conditions
The completion of the Vienna sewer system fell in a time when Vienna was a rapidly expanding city. The rising job offer attracted a variety of people, of which, however, actually not all could not find work. Social Services as unemployment benefits or health insurance did not yet exist, nor were there homeless shelters or residences, and so the number of beggars and other people who had to live on the streets rose rapidly.
In the Vienna Sewer some people therefore quickly realised a new source of income and property. In heavy rain or thunderstorms, however, drains for inexperienced can become a deadly trap. The development of toxic or explosive gas mixtures (incoming gasoline etc.) can not be excluded too. The "terrible" or even "bestial stench" that is sometimes reported, however, does not prevail there. Even where faecal matter transporting water flows it smells more like in a wet basement, but it does not stink. Nevertheless, the unsecured stay in the sewers is perilous.
The marked by special detail and by lengthy search made on site, image-assisted social reports of Viennese journalists Max Winter and Emil Kläger this problem a large part of the population of Vienna made known and attracted great interest. 1905, Max Winter published his Social Reports from the Vienna underground under the title "In the underground Vienna" in book form. 1920 appeared, based on the social reportages of Emil Kläger, the documentary "Night Piece from the life of vagrants, derailed and fallen man" in Viennese cinemas. Both the newspaper reports and the book and the film are among the first social reports at all.
Sewer as livelihoods
Residents of the Vienna sewer in 1900, under a spiral staircase.
The access ways to the sewer were and are, among other things, housed in so-called "towers" that look like oversized advertising columns. Over spiral staircases one can by these descend into the Viennese "Underworld". Approximately 50 jobless and homeless people, but probably even more, spent a large part of each day with the fishing out of objects from the waste water, the so-called "Strotten". This "Strotters", as they were called soon earned their livelihood partly
by finding coins and jewelry, which though rarely occurred, but especially much earned,
by fishing out of bones and fat for sale at soap factories or
by getting out of all sorts of other useful articles.
Some of these Strotters - but also hundreds of "ordinary" homeless people - even lived in the sewers were they in some passages, chambers and air shafts found opportunities for "lving".
Shelters
The probably most well-known accommodation for the homeless and Strotters was the Zwingburg installed in a dry chamber under the Vienna Schwarzenberg sqaure. The name not least is based on the fact that it could only be reached by a drawn board, which had to be placed over a channel and at any time could be retracted. So even the police in the short run could be prevented from entering. In addition, the "fortress" Zwingburg had several escape routes in the form of side channels and shafts.
Police pursuit
Although the stay of unauthorized persons in the sewers, of course, was not allowed, the police but apprehended Strotters and homeless people could not too long detain. The number of homeless people and Strotters only diminished when in 1934 the "channel Brigade" was established, which should proceed harder not only against criminal gangs but also against vagabonds. In the meantime, also hostels for the homeless and dormitories had arisen that at least for a part of the "canal residents" could offer a reasonable alternative", such as the Meldemann street men's hostel, which became known due to the fact that Adolf Hitler three years spent here.
Today's meaning
Apart from World War II and the postwar period, as Allied secret agents drains of the divided city knew how to exploit them for themselves, upon which the film "The Third Man" is based plays the drains today due to many social institutions whose establishment with social democratic governments in the "Red Vienna " have their beginning as a refuge no significant role anymore. The latest newspaper reports about Strotters stem from the late 1950s, the term and the with it associated activities, however, at that time still a large part of the population of Vienna were known.
Leben im Wiener Untergrund
Das Leben im Wiener Untergrund begann mit der Errichtung der Wiener Kanalisation Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, die zur Zuflucht für Arbeits- und Obdachlose wurde. Möglich war dies, weil die Kanalisation seit jeher weitgehend begehbar ist, auch wenn dies aus Sicherheitsgründen für Unbefugte verboten ist. Gegen die steigende Zahl der Unterschlupfsuchenden wurde schließlich polizeilich vorgegangen.
Rahmenverhältnisse
Die Fertigstellung der Wiener Kanalisation fiel in eine Zeit, als Wien eine stark expandierende Stadt war. Das steigende Arbeitsplatzangebot zog eine Vielzahl von Menschen an, von denen jedoch nicht alle tatsächlich auch Arbeit finden konnten. Soziale Fürsorge wie Arbeitslosengeld oder Krankenversicherung gab es damals noch nicht, ebenso wenig gab es Obdachlosenunterkünfte oder Wohnheime, und so stieg die Zahl von Bettlern und anderen Menschen, die auf der Straße leben mussten, rasant an.
In der Wiener Kanalisation erkannten einige Menschen daher schnell eine neue Einkommensquelle und Unterkunft. Bei starkem Regen oder Gewittern kann die Kanalisation allerdings für Unerfahrene zur tödlichen Falle werden. Auch die Entwicklung giftiger oder explosiver Gasgemische (einlaufendes Benzin etc.) ist nicht auszuschließen. Der „enorme“ oder gar „bestialische Gestank“ von dem manchmal berichtet wird, herrscht dort jedoch nicht. Selbst wo Fäkalien transportierendes Wasser fließt, riecht es eher wie in einem feuchten Keller, aber es stinkt nicht. Trotzdem ist der ungesicherte Aufenthalt in der Kanalisation lebensgefährlich.
Die durch besondere Ausführlichkeit gekennzeichneten und durch langwierige Recherchen vor Ort entstandenen, bildunterstützten Sozialreportagen der Wiener Journalisten Max Winter und Emil Kläger machten diese Problematik einem großen Teil der Wiener Bevölkerung bekannt und stießen auf großes Interesse. 1905 brachte Max Winter seine Sozialreportagen aus dem Wiener Untergrund unter dem Titel „Im unterirdischen Wien“ in Buchform heraus. 1920 erschien, basierend auf den Sozialreportagen Emil Klägers, der Dokumentarfilm „Nachtstück aus dem Leben der Vaganten, der Entgleisten und Gestürzten“ in den Wiener Kinos. Sowohl die Zeitungsreportagen als auch das Buch und der Film zählen zu den ersten Sozialreportagen überhaupt.
Kanalisation als Lebensgrundlage
Bewohner der Wiener Kanalisation um 1900, unter einer Wendeltreppe.
Die Zugänge zur Kanalisation waren und sind unter anderem in so genannten „Türmen“ untergebracht, die wie übergroße Litfaßsäulen aussehen. Über Wendeltreppen kann man durch diese in die Wiener „Unterwelt“ absteigen. Um die 50 Stellen- und Obdachlose, vermutlich aber noch mehr, verbrachten einen großen Teil jedes Tages mit dem Herausfischen von Gegenständen aus den Abwässern, dem so genannten „Strotten“. Diese „Strotter“, wie man sie bald nannte, verdienten ihren Lebensunterhalt teilweise
durch das Finden von Münzen und Schmuck, was zwar eher selten vorkam, aber besonders viel einbrachte,
durch das Herausfischen von Knochen und Fett zum Verkauf an Seifenfabriken oder
durch das Herausholen von allerlei anderen brauchbaren Gegenständen.
Einige dieser Strotter – aber auch mehrere hundert „gewöhnliche“ Obdachlose – lebten sogar in der Kanalisation, wo sie in manchen Gängen, Kammern und Luftschächten Möglichkeiten zum „Wohnen“ vorfanden.
Unterschlüpfe
Die wohl bekannteste Unterkunft für Obdachlose und Strotter war die in einer trockenen Kammer eingerichtete „Zwingburg“ unter dem Wiener Schwarzenbergplatz. Der Name rührte nicht zuletzt daher, dass sie nur durch ein Brett, welches über einen Kanal gelegt werden musste und jederzeit eingezogen werden konnte, zu erreichen war. So konnte selbst die Polizei kurzfristig vom Eindringen abgehalten werden. Zudem verfügte die „Zwingburg“ über mehrere Fluchtwege in Form von Seitenkanälen und -schächten.
Polizeiliche Verfolgung
Zwar war der Aufenthalt von Unbefugten in der Kanalisation natürlich nicht gestattet, die Polizei konnte aufgegriffene Strotter und Obdachlose aber nicht allzu lange festhalten. Die Zahl der Strotter und Obdachlosen nahm erst ab, als 1934 die „Kanalbrigade“ gegründet wurde, die nicht nur gegen kriminelle Banden, sondern auch gegen Vagabunden härter vorgehen sollte. In der Zwischenzeit waren auch Obdachlosen- und Wohnheime entstanden, die zumindest für einen Teil der „Kanalbewohner“ eine vernünftige Alternative bieten konnten, so zum Beispiel das Männerwohnheim Meldemannstraße, das dadurch bekannt wurde, dass Adolf Hitler hier drei Jahre verbrachte.
Heutige Bedeutung
Abgesehen vom Zweiten Weltkrieg und der Nachkriegszeit, als alliierte Geheimagenten die Kanalisation der geteilten Stadt für sich zu nutzen wussten, worauf auch der Film „Der dritte Mann“ aufbaut, spielt die Kanalisation heute aufgrund zahlreicher sozialer Einrichtungen, deren Errichtung im sozialdemokratisch regierten „Roten Wien“ ihren Anfang nahm, als Zufluchtsort keine nennenswerte Rolle mehr. Die letzten Zeitungsberichte über Strotter stammen aus den späten 1950er Jahren, der Begriff und die mit ihm verbundene Tätigkeit waren aber damals noch einem Großteil der Wiener Bevölkerung bekannt.
still needs some finishing work, oh and a coat of powder. This mod will allow the rider to use handlebars on her bike.
Well, this was our last course day and it went quite well. We had the most attentive, interested and bright young residents and surgeons, and teaching them was a pure delight. We had five hours of intense courses today which were well attended, and both the professor and the students were content that the whole week was a success. This course was worthwhile as it will spawn at least one (if not more) hand surgeons. Alas, the work is finished. But now we can go to the wild animal preserves of South Luangwa and spend 3 days relaxing and reveling in their amazing display of African flora and fauna. Both Rita and I are looking forward to it. It is the end of a fulfilling trip. Tonight we have a reception for our hosts, dean of the faculty and the students who will be awarded a certificate of attendance. Goran and his wife did an exceptional hosting job, and we will be sad to leave them.
Utrecht University Library – Wiel Arets Architects
Size: 36.250 m2 - Design: 1997-2001 - Completion: 2004
The library, which houses 4.2 million books, was intended, in addition to being a place where people could work in a concentrated manner, to also become the intellectual social center for the suburban university campus, where students and others can come to study and meet at all times of the day. The 40 meter tall library and the adjacent, lower parking garage, both clad in glass and concrete imprinted with the same silk-screened figurative pattern, are sited on the major road and pedestrian pathway across the campus. The simple rectangular massing of the library and the repetitive rhythm of its concrete cladding and glazing, which is subtly modulated by the projecting operable sections, stands in stark contrast to the rich, plastic spatial complexity of the interior spaces.
The books are stored in two primary volumes that seem to float up towards the ceiling. The massive, lifted book stack volumes are made of black-painted cast concrete, and the walls have a three-dimensional figural pattern cast into them which matches the two-dimensional pattern imprinted on the exterior glazing. While the black pattern on the glazing filters the natural light entering the building, the pattern embossed in the black-colored concrete walls acts to diffuse and bounce the light deeper into the interior spaces. At the center of the building, a vertical space, running from the ground to the roof, is opened between the two book stack volumes, which are interconnected by a series of stairs and sloping ramps. This central vertical space forms the experiential hinge of the building, interweaving the lines of movement, the spatial layers, and the internal views.
The walls and ceilings of the interior are black and matt, while the floors are white and shiny. The bookshelves are black, while the worktables are white. The predominant black color characterizing the interior is critical to creating the atmosphere of concentration, security, and silent communication essential to the function of the library. The black interior creates a feeling of local enclosure, allowing the inhabitants to conduct the private activity of concentrated study in a public place of collective identity. The only exceptions to this color scheme are the red rubber surfaces used in the book checkout area, the information desks, the auditorium, the bar, and the lounge, all of which are related to the itinerary of public movement through the building.
The individual workspaces are organized in a wide variety of locations and arrangements within the interior, some quite intimate and isolated, and some quite extended and exposed. The individual user can make a choice of where to work, and thus to determine both their ability to be absorbed in their work, and the amount of communication they wish to have with others in the library. Because of the remarkably rich range of sizes and shapes of the workplaces, and the complexly layered sections and the endlessly unfolding spatial intersections within the building, it is possible to recognize and communicate visually with people across the interior, and even from floor to floor, while at the same time being undisturbed by those sitting nearby.
Utrecht University Library – Wiel Arets Architects
Size: 36.250 m2 - Design: 1997-2001 - Completion: 2004
The library, which houses 4.2 million books, was intended, in addition to being a place where people could work in a concentrated manner, to also become the intellectual social center for the suburban university campus, where students and others can come to study and meet at all times of the day. The 40 meter tall library and the adjacent, lower parking garage, both clad in glass and concrete imprinted with the same silk-screened figurative pattern, are sited on the major road and pedestrian pathway across the campus. The simple rectangular massing of the library and the repetitive rhythm of its concrete cladding and glazing, which is subtly modulated by the projecting operable sections, stands in stark contrast to the rich, plastic spatial complexity of the interior spaces.
The books are stored in two primary volumes that seem to float up towards the ceiling. The massive, lifted book stack volumes are made of black-painted cast concrete, and the walls have a three-dimensional figural pattern cast into them which matches the two-dimensional pattern imprinted on the exterior glazing. While the black pattern on the glazing filters the natural light entering the building, the pattern embossed in the black-colored concrete walls acts to diffuse and bounce the light deeper into the interior spaces. At the center of the building, a vertical space, running from the ground to the roof, is opened between the two book stack volumes, which are interconnected by a series of stairs and sloping ramps. This central vertical space forms the experiential hinge of the building, interweaving the lines of movement, the spatial layers, and the internal views.
The walls and ceilings of the interior are black and matt, while the floors are white and shiny. The bookshelves are black, while the worktables are white. The predominant black color characterizing the interior is critical to creating the atmosphere of concentration, security, and silent communication essential to the function of the library. The black interior creates a feeling of local enclosure, allowing the inhabitants to conduct the private activity of concentrated study in a public place of collective identity. The only exceptions to this color scheme are the red rubber surfaces used in the book checkout area, the information desks, the auditorium, the bar, and the lounge, all of which are related to the itinerary of public movement through the building.
The individual workspaces are organized in a wide variety of locations and arrangements within the interior, some quite intimate and isolated, and some quite extended and exposed. The individual user can make a choice of where to work, and thus to determine both their ability to be absorbed in their work, and the amount of communication they wish to have with others in the library. Because of the remarkably rich range of sizes and shapes of the workplaces, and the complexly layered sections and the endlessly unfolding spatial intersections within the building, it is possible to recognize and communicate visually with people across the interior, and even from floor to floor, while at the same time being undisturbed by those sitting nearby.
Design by Enrico Fumia @ Pininfarina
Walter de Silva @ Centro Stile was responsible for the completion of the detail work and also for the design of the interiors
It is a typical Italian design, with the Alfa Romeo grille with dual round headlights, recalling the Alfa Romeo Proteo from 1991, it is low-slung, wedge-shaped with a low nose and high kicked up tail. The back of the car is with Kamm tail giving improved aerodynamics.
* Colour: nero carbonio metallizzato
* Four cylinder DOHC engine crosswise
* Capacity: 2-litres
* Achievement: 150 PS
* Front-wheel drive
* Auxiliary frames
* front-suspension: McPherson suspension struts
* rear-axle: all new multilink rear suspension
* Drag coefficient: 0.38
* Wheel base: 2540 mm
* Built from 1994 to 2005
* Top model: Busso Arese 3.2-Liter-V6-24V with 240 PS
Number of tipo 916: 81799 (all versions: Spider ~ 39000 units I GTV: 42799 units)
A w a r d s
* Autocar Magazine: 1995 Car of the Year.
* 1995: Car Magazine: Best Designed .
* 1995: Car Magazine: Best Design Detail in production.
* 1995: The World's most Beautiful Automobile award.
* 1995. Bild: Goldenes Lenkrad.
* 1995. Automobilia: Auto più bella del mondo.
* 1995. Autocar Magazine: Best Sport Car.
* 1995. Auto Zeitung: Best car to drive.
* 1995. Engineer of the Year for chief Alfa Romeo engineer, Bruno Cena.
* 1995 Trofeu do Automovel Categoria Deportivo di Ano
The MTA announced the on-time completion of the F Line's East River Tunnel. The tunnel is the last of the MTA’s 11 under-river tunnels that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy’s corrosive floodwaters to be repaired and made more resilient against future storms.
Photo: Trent Reeves / MTA Construction & Development
This picture shows I-485 on the Outer Loop to I-77. The new section under construction complete the 67-mile Outer Loop.
Anaheim Electronics is proud to announce the completion of Mobile Unit 01. MU-01 will bring an entirely new dimension to the modern battlefield. The biggest and baddest mobilesuit ever produced, MU-01 will be the catalyst towards the Earth Federation becoming the peacekeepers of the known world.
I owe a lot of design ideas and inspiration to Brian K. I finally picked up my childhood Lego collection from my parents' place last weekend, and finished my work project this week, so I had time to finish this.
It has a near-fully-articulated skeleton, but with a few omissions due to issues of mass, it really isn't too pose-able without a stand. While it can stand and hold it's own weight just fine, it probably can't do much in the way of handheld weapons in the current form.
I would like to implement more worm drives and gears to allow for stronger posing of some parts (specifically the hips and ankles, only the shoulders have them inside) but I really don't have any more.
November 12, 2019 - Syracuse, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the state supported 50-mile unmanned traffic management drone corridor, which runs from Central New York to the Mohawk Valley. The first-in-the-nation corridor is the most advanced drone testing corridor in the nation. With the needed infrastructure now in place, companies will be able to test both unmanned aerial systems platforms and UTM technologies in real world settings, generating data that will inform the industry and regulators and taking us one step closer towards the routine commercial use of drones. The completion of the corridor advances the regions' collective strategy to accelerate and support emerging uses of UAS in key industries, including agriculture and forest management, transportation and logistics, media and film development, utilities and infrastructure and public safety. At the Syracuse International Airport, the Governor today also announced that the home of the innovative GENIUS NY UAS competition, the Tech Garden in Downtown Syracuse, will undergo a major expansion project to include the addition of two floors to the existing facility. The increased visibility and street-scape will serve as the anchor of the Syracuse's City Center Innovation Hub, a core component of the Syracuse Surge strategy, and will serve as the gateway to the "Innovation Alley" on Warren Street in Syracuse. Empire State Development is assisting the expansion project with up to $12.5 million made available through the regionally designed CNY Rising Upstate Revitalization Initiative plan. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
At the time of the aqueduct's completion, the canal terminated at a wharf slightly to its north. A feeder to bring water from the Horseshoe Falls beyond Llangollen was completed three years later in 1808, and at some point after 1820 the Plas Kynaston Canal was built to serve industry in the Cefn Mawr and Rhosymedre areas.
The aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, is 1,007 ft (307 m) long, 11 ft (3.4 m) wide and 5.25 ft (1.60 m) deep. It consists of a cast iron trough supported 126 ft (38 m) above the river on iron arched ribs carried on nineteen hollow masonry piers (pillars). Each span is 53 ft (16 m) wide. Despite considerable public scepticism, Telford was confident the construction method would work: he had previously built at least one cast iron trough aqueduct – the Longdon-on-Tern aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal.
The iron was supplied by William Hazledine from his foundries at Shrewsbury and nearby Cefn Mawr. It was opened on 26 November 1805, having taken around ten years to design and build at a total cost of £47,000. Adjusted for inflation this is equivalent to no more than £3,230,000 today Such a project would cost more today due to factors that did not apply in the early 19th century such as higher real wages, safety measures, new regulations and taxes, financing fees and so on.