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I had collected sufficient anecdotal evidence that people approved of the new furniture configuration and that, as needed, they were making minor alterations as needed.
Thus I set my sights on the peripheral environment. I had been wanting to organize formally the organized chaos that was the random stacks of books on the shelves and the assorted posters on the common room walls. I was spurred to do this because the complaint that I had made about the common room's incoherent conditions on a postgraduate feedback form had been heard in fact by the administrators. When a staff member called me, I knew something could at length be done.
The problem with all the books on the shelves and the posters on the walls is that people have developed unspoken rules for why they are placed there; yet the consequences of their placement without regulation are obvious: while people can browse other people's refuse and find treasure in a pile of books that otherwise would be thrown out, this purpose is not explicitly stated: this tradition is passed on by word of mouth or by guesswork. In addition, since no other rules govern these piles, they grow to such heights that browsing the stacks become tedious: indeed, there comes a point at which a pile of loose books and articles grows to an unmanageable, unsearchable multitude. Looking at some of these items, dated from, even, a decade ago, their relevance has passed. They should no longer exist and should be thrown out. Unfortunately such a rule has not existed for their passing, yet.
This is where I, with the help of the research office, step in. I toured the premises with the administrator, pointing out this unbridled growth and concluding that the more these piles are able to grow unchecked, the less effective these piles become to users. She nodded and for the most part agreed with my assessment. She will follow up by asking the administration to perhaps develop rules for the timely disposal (and replenshiment) of the refuse literature. If possible, per my friend's suggestion, the next cycle of refuse books can be positioned upright for easier browsing by users.
While I was in a cleaning mood, I also asked the administrator to help me to clean up my office in 102 Hui Oi Chow. Like elsewhere in the building and on campus, this office serves an ancillary purpose in being a storage room for university, faculty, department and individual refuse. I pointed out to the administrator individuals' junk and university junk accumulating on shelves, by walls and in corners. The administrator promised to remove the excess equipment and furniture. I would do my part to clean up by asking people in the office to claim their excess belongings lest they be thrown out.
This is a photograph from a set of photographs taken at the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2017 which was held in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland at 20:00 on Friday 30th June 2017. This superb road race is now firmly established again as one of the fastest and best organised road races of its kind in Leinster. The race follows a left handed course around a well known local walking route around Laragh and in the closing kilometer runs parallel to the Royal Canal into the finish at the railway station in the town having started at the primary school close to the St. Coca's running track. In fact for several hundred meters after the 4KM marker towards the finish the course runs parallel with the railway, canal and the R148 between Kilcock and Maynooth. This geographic feature is one of only a small number towns with this parallel configuration in all of Europe.
The members of St. Coca's AC and the many volunteers from the local community must be given great praise for organising another fantastic night of racing for runners, joggers, and walkers. The 5KM course is very flat with the exception of short incline up a motorway overpass and makes its way along narrow country lanes sheltered on either side by hedgerows. These roads offer a great contrast from the urban population of Kilcock which has grown as a satellite town of the greater Dublin area. The nice summer evening made for an enjoyable night for everyone with a large crowd gathering at the finish to cheer on participants. Refreshments and prize awards were held in the Gaelscoil near to both the race start and close to the St. Coca's running track. Running clubs and groups from all over Leinster and beyond were represented in the race tonight.
Electronic timing and event management was provided by Irish company MyRunResults.com (Website: www.myrunresults.com/)
This photograph is part of a larger set of photographs from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2017 which can be found in the following Flickr Photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157682901644263
GPS Trace of the 5KM Course (the route of the course has not changed in a few years) connect.garmin.com/activity/194011978
Photographs from previous St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Races on our Flickr photostream:
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157670088473266
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157655117810205
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645423471903
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157634382263872
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630347296616
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627042558602
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Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
Don't like your photograph here?
That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
Introducing the new L47 Objective Squad Based Bullpup Rifle Series, from MKC. This is the Light Machine Gun configuration, chambered in 7.62 NATO. Veering away from the traditional SAW design, this bullpup rifle sports a helical magazine, which holds 50 rounds. Different from the rest of the L47 series rifles, the iron sights are made to help the user adjust elevation, and easily contrast MKC tracer rounds. Automatic firing only, the L47 LMG is the perfect, multi-purpose machine gun for urban, squad based combat.
This is a photograph from the SSE AIRTRICITY Dublin Marathon which was held in Dublin, Ireland on Bank Holiday Monday 26th October 2015 at 09:00.The Dublin Marathon has been held annually since 1980. The marathon course starts at Fitzwilliam Square in the city center and finishes at Merrion Square. For the past number of years there have been some changes to the configuration of the route at the start and finish due to traffic and transportation infrastructure work around the city center. However the majority of the race proceeds in an anti-clockwise direction around the city passing through the Phoenix Park, Chapelizod, Inchicore, South Circular Road, Walkinstown, Terenure, Clonskeagh, UCD, Stillorgan Dual Carriage Way, Ballsbridge and finishing up Northumberland Road and Mount Street. As always the organisation is first class and this seen just under 13,000 people complete the marathon course.
The weather conditions were not very good for marathon running with runners facing race and windy conditions around much of the course.
Overall the poor weather conditions did not make for very good photographic conditions particularly around the start and finish area where it was a little darker around the tall buildings and streets.
The full set of photographs from the start and the finish are available at our Flickr set for Dublin Marathon 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157658064057124
These pictures are completely unofficial photographs. We, or this Flickr account, are in no way professionally linked or related to the official photography from the Dublin Marathon 2015. We advise that you consult the official DCM 2015 photography services for other photographs while observing their terms of usage
USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
Don't like your photograph here?
That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
I conducted an experiment to prep for the upcoming eclipse. I took a few thousand pictures of the sun at different ISOs and exposures to create a grid of how the sun's color and sharpness changes and ended up picking 272 of those images ranging from ISO-100 to ISO-800 and exposures from 1/100s to 1/4000s. This only tests a white light filter. These are all individual images but results would be similar with lucky imaging.
I have a video talking about my set up and these images here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jintyGyLDr0
Find more of my videos at: youtube.com/Naztronomy
See a higher resolution image here: i.imgur.com/M7g7rbD.jpg or www.naztronomy.com/images/portfolio/fullscreen/Full_Solar... (8500x8308px)
Equipment used:
* Canon T5i stock DSLR
* Telescope configurations: AT60ED, AT60ED + 2x Barlow, NexStar 6SE, NexStar 6SE + 0.63x reducer
* Exposures range from 1/100s to 1/4000s at ISO-100 to ISO-800
* Thousand Oaks Optical solar sheet in homemade filter hat for both telescopes
* No processing done on the images aside from cropping and fitting into the grid
Thanks for looking!
The exhaust system determines the correct under cab components as shown on the following diagrams. All three configurations are available, with the new 45 and 70 gallon fuel tanks, 1) right hand under cab 2) horizontal series, and 3) horizontal crossover. These also show the new narrow battery and tool box to maximize frame space. Green Box – Narrow Battery Box / Narrow Tool Box
Gray Box – Fuel Tank
Blue Box – DEF Tank
Red Box – DPF / SCR
Yellow Box - Tailpipe
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Su-22's demonstrating two swept wing configurations during the RNLAF open days (luchtmachtdagen) 2013
Camera: Pentax K-3 II
Focal Point: 33mm
ISO: 800
Aperture: f/22
Shutter speed: 3s
April 5, 2020 @ 10p
Taken at Home
Style: Diffused flash (used paper napkin)
This was done by setting up the candles and the central object (the puzzle cube from the Hellraiser movie series) on a patio table after dark.
Bed Configuration
Twin beds except in the royal luxury suite – Queen size
Cabin Sizes (Approximate)
Standard = 11.40 sq m
Suite = 18.24 sq m
Type of Windows in Cabins
Port-hole windows
The Spirit of Chartwell is an unusual addition to the Luxury Train Club, as it is a luxury River Cruiser. However, the interiors, atmosphere and attentive service are redolent of a luxury train. Indeed, the inspiration behind the riverboat’s public areas was the Rene Lalique 1929 Pullman car ‘Cote d’Azur’ operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. It was previously based in London, England, when in 2012 it was completely refurbished for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It played a major role in the Thames Pageant, where it was in the flotilla as The Royal Barge, and carried Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth and HRH Prince Philip. This riverboat defines luxury Douro River cruising, setting the standard for service and quality. The finest interior furnishings, the impressive amount of space, and the high number of staff members per guest, all work together to create an elegant, club-like atmosphere for the fortunate few; an environment where every need is predicted and promptly attended to during the calm passage along the majestic Douro River Valley.
From A Proposal for the Development of the East Shore Tidelands of San Francisco Bay, Prepared for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company by Victor Gruen Associates, October, 1963.
What does it mean to create a truly autonomous machine, independent from human control? And what happens when organs live outside of a body? Could this help us understand that the power of the human body lies in its ability to be different and to take on unexpected forms and identities?
Violently entangled within the performance space are three elements: an artificially intelligent prosthesis, out-of-body organic wombs and a human body. The prosthesis uses artificial intelligence algorithms to learn in real time how to move, exist and perform on stage. The wombs live and pulsate through the activity of microbial cultures. The sounds of the performer’s body are re-synthesised and transformed into a powerful and visceral auditory experience.
Credit: vog.photo
My TV & entertainment system configuration in my new apartment. I'm planning to get an HDTV soon, but for now, this setup works well.
The digital superzoom Panasonic DMC-FZ1000 offers myriad of ways to configure its five Fn buttons spread across its body and rivals sophisticated dSLR's in that department, even outclassing many entry-levels reflex cameras. Unfortunately only the red video button cannot be re-programmed.
I programmed the Fn buttons as indicated on the image for quick and convenient access to my most often-used settings without having to delve deeply into menus.
The only Fn button I haven't modified from its original function is Fn3 which brings up the QMenu (for Quick Menu as shown on the LCD) and which serves a chosen set of configurable settings (I picked those to my personal taste). The QMenu is somewhat of a blend between a dedicated button (there are a few of those too) and the full menu lists.
By default Fn2 brings up the WiFi functions but since I rarely use that it was configured to toggle the Silent mode on and off which also forces the camera to use the silent electronic shutter when turned ON (instead of the noisier mechanical shutter) even when the camera is otherwise set to use only the mechanical shutter (and the flash won't fire either when Silent mode is ON).
Actually all Fn buttons summon a mini toggle menu to enable their chosen modes so you may still need to use the navigation keypad to confirm the selection although in most cases repeated presses of the Fn button automatically toggle among the modes assigned to its function.
Once your fingers get trained to the Fn button positions you can keep your eye(s) on the scene while adjusting the settings.
When you finally crack the configuration of Lemarchand's diabolical puzzle box.
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I was just messing around on the MG 3 Configurator earlier and thought I'd post this pic up on here as it's an interesting combination. Do an MG configuration and post it here. There are millions of options!
The countdown pedestrian signals display the countdowns during the WALK phase, which is not compliant with the MUTCD.
In general, showing the countdowns during the WALK phase can be reassuring to pedestrians: it makes it seem like there is plenty of time remaining.
However, this time can be deceiving: it can be shortened, truncated, or suddenly turn dark for a multitude more reasons than the proper countdown configuration: running the countdowns during "flashing DON'T WALK". Hence, sometimes you'll see a countdown jump from a number like 50 straight to 15.
The 16th Street Circle is unique in many ways. The border between Washington, DC, and Maryland runs diagonallly through the middle of it. The intersection is therefore maintained separately by two different entities -- the Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT).
To the north is MD 390 (16th Street) and to the northeast is MD 384 (Colesville Road), both maintained by MSHA. To the southeast is Eastern Avenue, to the south is 16th Street, and to the southwest is North Portal Drive NW -- all three of which are maintained by DDOT. Furthermore, to the northwest is a privately-maintained apartment building with an access onto the circle.
The geometry of the circle is a mix of traffic circle, roundabout, and siganlized couplet. On the Maryland side, MD 384 approaches as if approaching a roundabout -- they yield to traffic within the circle. However, MD 390 approaches as if a traffic circle -- traffic within the circle must yield to entering traffic. To further complicate things, the District side has signalized each of its approaches.
Pedestrian accommodations were at one time non-existent on the Maryland side, though concrete refuges have since been installed across the MD 384 and MD 390 legs. The Maryland crossings themselves remain unmarked. The District provides marked and signal-controlled crossings across Eastern Avenue, 16th Street, and North Portal Drive NW. The 16th Street pedestrian crossing includes a pedestrian signal to stop outbound traffic, with the pedestrian movement functioning as a two-stage pedestrian crossing.
The junction has been a source of complaints for a long time. MSHA is currently developing plans to signalise its two approaches, akin to the DDOT side. This would address safety concerns as well as provide for marked and signal-controlled pedestrian crossings, of which the MD 390 crossing is anticipated to include an outbound signal as per its 16th Street counterpart on the DDOT side.
No pedestrian crossings are anticipated to the central island, though such movements are not inherently infeasible. Additionally, due to terrain limitations and a desire to pursue the aforementioned modifications at an expedited pace, at this time the sidewalk on the northwest side will not be extended between North Portal Drive NW and the west side of MD 390. A schedule for all these modifications is not available as of writing.
97 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC.
The building was renovated to the present configuration in 2013.
Statement of Significance:
Description of Historic Place:
Located at the corner of East 2nd Avenue and Quebec Street, the Opsal Steel Building is an important, surviving and excellent example of early twentieth century industrial architecture. It is a legacy of the industrial history of the southeast False Creek area.
Heritage Value:
The heritage value of the Opsal Steel Building lies in its contextual and architectural value.
The building was designed by architect T. H. Bamforth and built by Dominion Construction in 1918. It has long been known as the Opsal Steel Company ""OSCO"" and its distinctive Art Moderne addition was added in the early 1940’s.
The building is a landmark at the corner of East 2nd and Quebec and is a very visible reminder of the area’s - and the city’s - industrial past. There is a brick manufacturing building directly across the street to the south, a vacant lot diagonally opposite, a low-rise industrial building opposite to the east and the large concrete structure of Mario’s gelato factory across the lane. Its long linear profile to East 2nd Avenue is an important part of its contextual value.
The building is composed of a pair of long gable-roofed ranges parallel to East 2nd Avenue, made up of heavy-timber frame, two-storey high bays. A low roof element connects the two ranges mid-site. A series of rooftop light monitors are found on the northern lane-fronting range. Originally clad in board and batten siding, the building has for some time been clad with horizontal wood siding, painted a box-car red. Multi-paned sliding windows are found at regular bay spaces along the facade. An important part of the southern facade is the painted sign ""Opsal Steel Limited - OSCO - Logging Equipment"". The part of the building at the corner of Quebec and East 2nd is a stucco-clad Art Moderne section, housing administrative offices; it has horizontal banded windows and until recently had a sign ""Opsal Steel Ltd."" in Moderne era metal letters.
The exterior of the building is largely original, although there have been some changes over time. The building has suffered a considerable amount of deterioration over the past decade, with major decay in the lower sections of the wooden siding, windows and the roof. Inside the building are a number of interesting artifacts related to the casting and manufacturer of steel equipment for the logging industry, including a gantry crane and wooden casting moulds.
Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Character-Defining Elements:
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Opsal Steel Building include its:
- location in the southeast False Creek industrial area
- landmark visibility at the corner of West 2nd Avenue and Quebec Streets
- facade, comprised of long low horizontal frontage along West 2nd Avenue
- two parallel ranges of low-pitch gabled roofs
- regular pattern of rooftop monitors on northern range of building
- repetitive pattern of window openings
- simple wood-frame multi-paned sliding windows
- Art Moderne streamlined addition
- large open interior volume in two parts
- exposed timber frame and trusses
- gantry cranes
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifts off from Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Florida at 8:18pm on March 18, 2017. The 217 foot tall Delta 4 rocket, flying in the Medium+ (5,4) configuration, with four solid rocket boosters and a five meter payload fairing, placed the United States Air Force's WGS-9 communications satellite into a geostationary orbit.
The launch marked the 118th successful mission for United Launch Alliance.
A very strange configuration of a Leopard I Main Battle Tank.
I had difficulties in identifying this particular vehicle.
I noticed the difference with the Leopard I MBT, this one has a lengthend hull, a battery storage compartment in the rear and a generator in the front with, external, an exhaust pipe to the engine compartment.
It was Bas Pos from Maastricht who brought to my attention that this vehicle has a Cheetah PRTL (CA1 Pantser Rups Tegen Luchtdoelen) hull with a Leopard I turret.
Apparently the turret with the twin 35 mm Oerlikon Anti Aircraft guns was replaced with the Leopard I turret before it was shipped off as a target to the CSK Vlieland.
An image of a Cheetah PRTL can be found here; tanxheaven.com/ljs/cheetahljs/01-PRTL-35mm_Cheetah,Oirsch... (picture; Liejon Schoot)
Multi-Component Inspector Kit (MCIK) for Complementary Access (CA)/DIV Inspections
Safeguard Equipments - Close-up of the visual observation instruments configuration with vest, belt, bags with for indoor use. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 3 October 2018
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
rock waiting for her husband to come back.
Distance between the return of her husband
Wait a day on the mountain overlooking
Standing dead wife rocks
(talk the language of old days)
For two-day tour: Acorn Boxy Rando bag (bike tools, clothing, toiletries, and snacks) and Carradice Nelson Longflap saddlebag (sleeping bag, pad, and jacket). I'm not thrilled with the saddlebag impinging on both the rear brake cable and the taillight mount on the seatstay.
Gloat - A vintage Sandvik in just fiiiiiiiiine condition
Some of you might have noticed that I am bit of a Sandvik fan and that I am also occasionally working on documenting the various models Sandvik churned out.
Well, living in neighboring Finland I have been surprised how few of the old Sandvik saws I have found and how little they seem to vary in tooth configuration. Most seem to be full width saws and almost every Sandvik hand saw I have seen has been filed crosscut at between 5 and 7 TPI.
This one is not a big exception. It is a straightback Sandvik model no 270 measuring 24 inches and filed at 6 TPI.
This saw might not appear too appealing at first glance. But in fact this example is in near original condition. It has seen use as evidenced by the dullish teeth. But I think it has spent most if it's existence hanging from a wall.
The saw plate is distinctively breasted as were the high end saws. The teeth does not look they have ever been resharpened and the saw plate is dead straight, both at the top and the bottom.
The apple handle with the distinctive dragons is also entirely intact (mind you I have not as of yet seen a single wooden handle on a Sandvik saw that would have been broken).
The two etches are very much alive and kicking and the orange-hazed sheen on the saw plate was a combination of surface rust and protective oil so Iit did clean up very well.
The 24-inch models are by no means rare, but this is the first I have seen in this condition and with teeth cut like this. The very common factory configuration for the Finnish saw market seems to have been high, pointy teeth for coarse work with green wood. Therefore I am happy to see a different and lower shape on the teeth.
I have not been able to advance very much on my theories regarding dating Sandvik saws according to the medallions.
But I do believe that one of the oldest medallions made is the one featuring nothing more than a capital S and the company name in Swedish.
The next to follow would the medallion on this very saw. Here we have the company name written in Swedish followed by the fish and hook and the place of origin.
The medallion and nuts on this saw as well as older ones are nickel plated brass, just like Atkins did at one point. I have other saws where the nuts are worn enough to display the brass.
As far as the etches goes, I believe this variation to be an older one. Every older Sandvik saw has two main etches, the left being the quality guarantee and the right verifying the plate configuration and steel quality. On later saws, often found with plastic or laminated handles, there is a third etch which advices against setting the tooth from the base (which is very sound advice as the devilishly hard steel on Sandvik saws can break if set incorrectly).
If I am right about my theory, the oldest etch variation (I am ware of) places the model number in between the two large etches, whereas later two or three etch combinations have the model number placed at the lowest part of the "SANDVIK" etch, just below the fish and hook. As this area of the saw plate is very exposed to the workpiece, these saws have often lost the lowest part of the etch.
So, based upon theories regarding medallions and etches I would think this saw was made no earlier than the 1940s. If anyone has better information I'd be happy to hear it.
Do I need to say that I think the Sandvik saws are some of the best I have tried. I mean they absolutely and fully compare to the Atkins', Disston's, Simonds', W&McPs and others.
This saw still has reasonably sharp teeth and without sharpening or setting I have tried it out a few times. The performance is excellent. The saw tracks easily, cuts effectively and provides a balanced and very enjoyable feedback where the breasted plate is constantly engaged with the workpiece. And the tensioning is very good.
Avco Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 six-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled piston engine, pusher configuration, pylon-mounted, 250-hp
Nikon AF Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6D
DSC_5144 Anx2 1200h Q90
New configuration, new category and new factory. "She takes after Auntie Giulia !"
1972 - 1984
1.186 cc
4 Cylinder Boxer
63 cv @ 6.000 rpm
83 Nm @ 3.500 rpm
Vmax : 152 km/h
920 kg
900.925 ex. (Alfasud)
Museo Storico Alfa-Romeo
Viale Alfa-Romeo
Arese
Italy - Italia
November 2018
When F-86Ds were upgraded to the F-86L configuration, an AN/ARR-39 datalink receiver was fitted, which had a blade-like antenna sticking out of the fuselage just forward of and below the starboard wing. The AN/ARC-27 command radio of the F-86D was replaced by an AN/ARC-34 set. An AN/APX-25 identification radar was added, and a new AN/ARN-31 glide slope receiver was provided.
All Follow-On aircraft were brought up to F-86D-45 standards before starting with the electronics upgrades, including the installation of the drag chute in the tail. In the F-86L, two protruding cooling air intakes were added to the fuselage sides just aft of the wing, replacing the older recessed cooling ducts. The same J47-GE-33 or J47-GE-17B engine of the F-86D was retained, but the F-86L was fitted with the F-86F-40 wing, with twelve-inch wingtip extensions and "6-3" leading edge extensions with slats. The wingspan and wing area were 39.1 feet and 313.37 square feet respectively. The new wing improved the handing ability and provided better turning at high altitudes. The reconditioned F-86Ls retained the armament of twenty-four rockets of the F-86D.
The first flight took place on December 27, 1955. That particular aircraft had just the SAGE equipment installed, and the first conversion incorporating all of the Follow-On changes did not fly until May of 1956. A total of 981 F-86Ds were modified to the F-86L configuration. After conversion in 1956-57, F-86Ls were issued to most of the ADC wings that were using the F-86D. First to receive the F-86L was the 317th FIS at McChord AFB, which first received the planes in late November of 1956. The service of the F-86L with the ADC was destined to be quite brief, since by the time the last F-86L conversion was delivered, the type was already being phased out in favor of the Convair F-102A and F-106A delta-winged interceptors. The last F-86Ls left ADC service by 1960.
It should be noted that F-86L aircraft were also assigned to the 196th FIS, which was an integral part of Air Defense Command. The 196th FIS was based at Ontario ANGB, and the successor unit is the Guard refueling unit currently based at March Field. (Source: Ray V. Miller).
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, six ANG F-86L squadrons were on alert. The last F-86Ls were withdrawn from ANG service during the summer of 1965.
-March Field Air Museum website (www.marchfield.org/)Nicknamed the "Flying Vacuum" because of its low slung jet intakes, the F-89 Scorpion would ingest any loose objects it crossed paths with on the runway. An attempt to place screens over the intakes failed when, at high altitudes, ice formed over the screens and caused the engines to flare out. Designed as an all weather ground attack fighter, the Scorpion was the first US interceptor armed with nuclear air-to-air missiles and the first aircraft to live fire an AIR-2 Genie nuclear air-to-air missile on 19 July 1957.
According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA/RSA), Maxwell AFB, AL, the museum's F-89J has the following history:
The aircraft at the March Field Museum is a J model, serial number 52-1949. It was manufactured by Northrop and delivered to the Air Force on 24 November 1954
In June, 1981, it was transported by truck to March AFB Museum. The nose radar equipment was removed and placed into a display case by former radar technician who was in the RAF during WWII. The display shows the many glass radio tubes in use at the time. This aircraft is on loan from the USAF.
-March Field Air Museum website (www.marchfield.org/)
New configuration, new category and new factory. "She takes after Auntie Giulia !"
1972 - 1984
1.186 cc
4 Cylinder Boxer
63 cv @ 6.000 rpm
83 Nm @ 3.500 rpm
Vmax : 152 km/h
920 kg
900.925 ex. (Alfasud)
Museo Storico Alfa-Romeo
Viale Alfa-Romeo
Arese
Italy - Italia
November 2018
The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), Alces alces, is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. It has been reintroduced to some of its former habitats. Currently, most moose occur in Canada, Alaska, New England (with Maine having the most of the lower 48 states), Fennoscandia, the Baltic states, and Russia. Its diet consists of both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. The most common moose predators are the gray wolf along with bears and humans. Unlike most other deer species, moose do not form herds and are solitary animals, aside from calves who remain with their mother until the cow begins estrus (typically at 18 months after birth of the calf), at which point the cow chases away young bulls. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive and move quickly if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn features energetic fights between males competing for a female.
After expanding for most of the 20th century, the moose population of North America has been in steep decline since the 1990s. Populations expanded greatly with improved habitat and protection, but now the moose population is declining rapidly. This decline has been attributed to opening of roads and landscapes into the northern range of moose, allowing deer to become populous in areas where they were not previously common. This encroachment by deer on moose habitat brought moose into contact with previously unfamiliar pathogens, including brainworm and liver fluke, and these parasites are believed to have contributed to the population decline of moose. In North America, the moose range includes almost all of Canada (excluding the arctic and Vancouver Island), most of Alaska, northern New England and upstate New York, the upper Rocky Mountains, northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Isle Royale in Lake Superior. This massive range, containing diverse habitats, contains four of the six North American subspecies. In the West, moose populations extend well north into Canada (British Columbia and Alberta), and more isolated groups have been verified as far south as the mountains of Utah and Colorado and as far west as the Lake Wenatchee area of the Washington Cascades. The range includes Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and smaller areas of Washington and Oregon. Moose have extended their range southwards in the western Rocky Mountains, with initial sightings in Yellowstone National Park in 1868, and then to the northern slope of the Uinta Mountains in Utah in the first half of the twentieth century. This is the southernmost naturally established moose population in the United States. In 1978, a few breeding pairs were reintroduced in western Colorado, and the state's moose population is now more than 1,000.
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Revolutionary design by Marcello Gandini’s (Bertone) sleek styling is the benchmark of sports car design: Cab-forward styling, with shortened front end and longer tail section
Racecar served as ambitious sports car
In 1965 at the Turin Autoshow Lamborghini instigated the trend of high performance, two-seater, mid-engined sports cars.
At launch in 1966 it was the fastest production road car available.
Manufacturing period: 1966 – 1973
Units: 275 (P400: 1966-1969) / 764 (all P400 versions: P400 / S (1968-1971: 338) / SV (1971-1973: 150) / Jota / SV/J / Roadster / SV J Spider)
Top speed: 280 km/h
Empty weight: 1125 kg (S / SV: 1298 kg)
Designer: Marcello Gandini @ Bertone
Cylinders: 12 (60 degree angle / V-configuration)
Displacement: 3929 cc
Rated output: 257 KW / 350 PS @ 7000 rpm (S: 370 PS @ 7700 rpm / SV: 385 PS @ 7700 rpm)
Valvetrain: Two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, chain driven, bucket tappets
Operation: 4-stroke petrol engine with four Weber IDL40 3C 3bbl downdraught carburetors
Bore x stroke: 82 x 62 mm
Cooling system: Liquid cooled with pump
Engine block: Full alloy
Revolutionary design by Marcello Gandini’s (Bertone) sleek styling is the benchmark of sports car design: Cab-forward styling, with shortened front end and longer tail section
Racecar served as ambitious sports car
In 1965 at the Turin Autoshow Lamborghini instigated the trend of high performance, two-seater, mid-engined sports cars.
At launch in 1966 it was the fastest production road car available.
Manufacturing period: 1966 – 1973
Units: 275 (P400: 1966-1969) / 764 (all P400 versions: P400 / S (1968-1971: 338) / SV (1971-1973: 150) / Jota / SV/J / Roadster / SV J Spider)
Top speed: 280 km/h
Empty weight: 1125 kg (S / SV: 1298 kg)
Designer: Marcello Gandini @ Bertone
Cylinders: 12 (60 degree angle / V-configuration)
Displacement: 3929 cc
Rated output: 257 KW / 350 PS @ 7000 rpm (S: 370 PS @ 7700 rpm / SV: 385 PS @ 7700 rpm)
Valvetrain: Two overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, chain driven, bucket tappets
Operation: 4-stroke petrol engine with four Weber IDL40 3C 3bbl downdraught carburetors
Bore x stroke: 82 x 62 mm
Cooling system: Liquid cooled with pump
Engine block: Full alloy