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La fontaine de l’Encelade fut exécutée en plomb par Gaspard Marsy entre 1675 et 1677. Le sujet en est emprunté à l’histoire de la chute des Titans, ensevelis sous les rochers de l’Olympe par les dieux qu’ils avaient voulu détrôner. Le sculpteur a représenté le géant Encelade à demi englouti sous un amoncèlement rocheux, luttant contre la mort et dont la souffrance se traduit par le puissant jet qui s’échappe de sa bouche, comme un cri. Le dessin du bosquet, dont le pourtour est scandé par des pavillons de treillage reliés par des berceaux, a été totalement modifié en 1706 par Jules Hardouin-Mansart qui transforme cet espace fermé en carrefour ouvert en supprimant les treillages, les petits bassins et la dénivellation d’origine. Un programme de restauration mené de 1992 à 1998 a permis de restituer à ce bosquet son aspect d’origine. (Source : les Bosquets - château de Versailles)
The Enceladus Fountain was made of lead by Gaspard Marsy between 1675 and 1677, and was inspired by the legend of the fall of the Giants in Greek and Roman mythology. Punished for trying to climb Mount Olympus to dethrone the gods, they were buried under a heap of rocks, as illustrated here by the figure of Enceladus, whose suffering is conveyed by the powerful water jet gushing out of his mouth like a cry of pain.
The Courthouse of Brussels - Belgium
Everything is done to impress, both inside and out. It's a symbolic place with a long history, built on the (rather aptly named) “Mont des Potences”, meaning Gallows Hill, where condemned men were executed in the Middle Ages. Legend has it that in the 16th century, the famous doctor Vesalius went there at night to steal corpses so that he could study the human body…
A little history
In March 1860 (under Leopold I), the Belgian government organized an international competition for the construction of a new courthouse in Brussels. The jury did not select any of the projects presented and the project was instead entrusted to the architect of the City of Brussels (who was on the jury!).
Joseph Poelaert's project was colossal: to synthesize the history of humanity in the architecture of a single building.
The construction, which finally began in October 1866, took 17 years. It led to the sacrificing of part of the Marolles, the working-class district in the lower part of the city, through expropriations at derisory prices, evictions and demolitions. The inauguration (under Leopold II) was held on 15 October 1883, without the architect of this colossus having seen his work completed. Exhausted and driven mad, he died four years before the work was completed.
The “Skieven architek” and “The Great Inkwell”…
The monument left no one indifferent. It was adored by some and mocked by others. Poelaert was granted tremendous artistic and financial freedom throughout the project, which led to popular, political and cultural discontent. A number of charming expressions were coined, such as 'Rotten' and 'Skieven architek' (twisted architect). Victor Horta described the building as "... a crushing mass crowned by a cheese bell". Victor Hugo christened it "The Great Inkwell".
The biggest Palace of Justice in the world…
Built in an eclectic style of Greco-Roman inspiration and larger than Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, it is (still to this day) the largest palace of justice in the world:
* a ground surface of 26,006 m2. The total net area reaches +/- 81.000 m²
* a dome that reaches a height of 100 meters and weighs 24,000 tons
* a colossal vestibule (the « salle des pas perdus »)
* over 250 rooms, including 27 impressive courtrooms…
The plan is organized around the central void of the salle des pas perdus with its height of one hundred meters under the central dome, space for the distribution of circulations organized to give access to the audience rooms on the ground floor and upper floors according to a provision which was intended to be rational according to the requirements of the time.
Marines execute a High Intensity Tactical Training session during the unit’s physical training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 10. Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 in coordination with Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina organized the PT event to familiarize the Marines and provide basic instruction about the HITT program. (Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez/Released)
Executive Offices at Macy's at the Galleria at Sunset in Henderson, NV, this is another thing our store is different from this one, our offices are upstairs by the furniture gallery while theirs are downstairs by women's apparel
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5 agencies combined to do a drug dealer roundup in Claiborne County, Tenn on 7-25-08. they focus on prescription drug dealers. Biggest roundup in the county history.
Choeung Ek, south of Phnom Penh, is the best known of sites known as the Killing Fields where the Khmer Rouge executed about 17,000 people from 1975 to 1979.
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A beautifully executed drawing has the power to convey an artist’s talent in the most pure and obvious way. Using only a single tool and the movement of the artist’s hand, line and form converge to bring a unique vision into focus. The most elementary of art forms, a drawing is the basis for most master works of art, yet can become a work of art in and of itself. Contemporary painter, Henry Asencio’s series of charcoal studies serve to prove this notion. These drawings are more than the essence of a painting, they are equally simple and complex works of art. Masterfully executed, Asencio’s loose, abstract painting technique is apparent in his drawings. Even in the absence of the explosive color in his paintings these works remain impulsive and dynamic. In spite of a flurry of lines that suggest movement, Asencio is ironically able to capture the sensual stillness signature in all of his compositions. Simple in color, yet complex in his use of light and shadow his drawings possess rich dimension and powerful sensuality. Asencio’s soft, heavily shaded modeling of figure and form is reminiscent of master draftsman Leonardo DiVinci’s “Sfumato” technique. A technique utilizing the blurred outline and mellowed colors of a composition to allow one form to merge with another while artistically striving to leave something to the imagination. And ultimately, it is the imagination of artist and viewer that has the power to transform seemingly simple lines into a work of art. Henry Asencio’s drawings are a testament not only to the artist’s talent but the underlying intrigue of his entire body of work.
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By means of a deed executed under the Methodist Church Union Act 1929, the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Primitive Methodist Church and United Methodist Church came together to form “The Methodist Church”with effect from 20 September 1932. As Kenneth Lysons recalled in “A Little Primitive...” (2002), it took some time for the impact of unification to be felt locally:
“During the next seven years little seemed to change at the local level. There were exchanges of pulpits between former Wesleyan and Primitive ministers. In 1932 we acquired a new hymn book and in 1936 a Book of Offices but it was some years before these were in full use...”.
The 1929 Act also provided for the adoption of a Model Deed as the basis on which church property could be owned. As shown here, the Warrington Rd trustees finally adopted the Model Deed in 1952. The impression given by the minute books is one of resistance to other aspects of unification. On inspection of the Warrington Rd chapel and the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Queens Rd in September 1960, the District Re-Planning Committee found that
“This area clearly calls for the amalgamation of the two societies. The Warrington Road premises have suffered badly from subsidence from time to time and we can only admire the loyalty and devotion of leaders and members in undertaking the constant effort required to preserve the premises for use. But even when the premises are maintained they offer inadequate accommodation for our work and expansion is quite impossible on such a limited site. The Queens Road premises offer suitable accommodation for our work if we could erect a church on the available land there. We therefore propose that the two societies should be amalgamated; and that the premises in Warrington Road be closed and sold and the proceeds used to improve or extend the premises at Queens Road.”
Again, in 1961, the District Development Committee recommended that “there should be only one Methodist Church in Ashton, at the Queens Rd site”. Arrangements were made for the Warrington Rd building to be valued with a view to an early sale*, and plans were drawn up for a new building at Queens Rd. However, repeated overtures from the Queens Rd congregation met with what can only be described as lukewarm responses from certain of their brethren at Warrington Rd. A crisis point seems to have been reached early in 1973. At the penultimate meeting of the Warrington Rd trustees, on 28 February,
“The treasurer gave a review of accounts for the past 10 years, noting that we had been high on the black side but had steadily dropped until at present we could not meet our immediate requirements [and] making special mention of the fact that … it appeared that in the future matters would get worse... A discussion took place regarding the present position of the Church, and her life in the future. It was then unanimous that we send a written invitation to a special emergency meeting to who could be interested in the future life of the Church...”.
Here the minutes come to an abrupt end, and it was left to Superintendent Minister Rev Kenneth W Curtis to record in a separate note the actions taken by him in 1974 to dispose of the trust's assets.
*On 6 June 1961 John N Henderson, Chartered Auctioneer & Estate Agent, Wigan, had found the Warrington Rd building to be worth £2500: “... The property is brick built with a slated roof, and would appear to be some 75 years old, and comprises:- Entrance Porch, Main Church 25' x 35'9”, two vestries, boiler room, kitchen and store, ladies and gents toilets...”.
Image: “Registration of adoption of the New Model Deed pursuant to s.17 of the Methodist Church Union Act 1929”, St Helens Local History and Archives Library, ref. CAM/1/6/4/6.
OMFGCO recently concepted and executed an experimental Gap store in Glendale, California. One part of the design was a custom Scout Book.
Marines execute a High Intensity Tactical Training session during the unit’s physical training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 10. Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 in coordination with Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina organized the PT event to familiarize the Marines and provide basic instruction about the HITT program. (Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez/Released)
Nehru Group of Institutions, Coimbatore is deeply committed in harboring and executing ideas and conversations that are cutting edge and relevant. The HR conclave is a part of this endeavor. By leveraging the expertise and perspectives of professionals from the industry to facilitate the exchange of ideas and opinions on the dynamic and challenging role of academic expectations and the need for industrial collaboration in evolving the right talent pool.
The second annual HR Conclave was organized by Nehru Group of Institutions which was attended by industry experts from the HR world as well as academicians. The two day event was conducted at Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology on 7th September 2018 and at Nehru Institute of Engineering on 8th September 2018.
Industrial experts from the field of HR such as Brakes India Ltd., Renault Nissan, Fosroc Chemicals, 8K Miles Pvt. Ltd, Circor Technologies, Atlas Healthcare Software India, Velan Valve, MAK Controls, Indoshell Casting, Precot Meridian & NDOT Technologies participated.
The event was presided over by Dr. P. Krishnakumar, CEO and Secretary of Nehru Group of Institutions. The Principals, Dean, Directors, Head of Department and staff along with students of both final and pre-final years attended the conclave. The event was coordinated by NCPIR team of NGI.
The dignitaries of the conclave: Day 1
VENKATESWARAN S, GENERAL MANAGER- HR - 8K MILES
S VIGNESH, DEPUTY MANAGER – HR - MAK CONTROLS
VITESH BALAJI, MANAGER – HR- ATLAS HEALTHCARE
DIVYA M, MANAGER-HR - NDOT TECHNOLOGIES
SAKTHIVEL S, MANAGER –HR - INDOSHELL CASTINGS
PON ANNADURAI, HEAD CORPORATE HR - PRECOT MERIDIAN LTD
The dignitaries of the conclave: Day 2.
SHYAM SUNDAR, VP- HR - BRAKES INDIA PVT LTD.
M SRINIVASAN, DIRECTOR, HR & ADMINISTRATION - VELAN VALES INDIA PVT LTD.
ABINESH BALAKRISHNAN, HRIS- ANALYST - CIRCOR FLOW TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD.
PONNUSAMY V.P., GENERAL MANAGER – HR - RENUALT NISSAN LTD
SINIPRIYA APPU, MANAGER – TALENT MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT -
FOSROC CHEMICALS INDIA PVT LTD.
Martyrs' Day is a Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. copyright@Ashnag
Officers from South Manchester Challenger executed multiple warrants at addresses across Manchester on Thursday 23 January 2025.
Officers were supported by partner agencies – Tactical Aid Unit, Regional Crime Unit, other Challenger Teams as part of the investigation into class A and B drugs supply across Greater Manchester.
A large quantity of drugs was discovered at several properties, as well as a loaded and viable firearm. All these items have been seized.
The investigation - which was also aided by intelligence passed to us by the community, alongside a meticulous investigation and proactive policing - has resulted in the arrests of five people.
Four men and one woman between the ages of 22 and 37 were all arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A and B drugs. They have all been remanded into custody.
Officers have also seized a large quantity of drugs and other items related to the supply of illegal drugs.
Detective Constable Helen Rutter, of our South Manchester Challenger Team, said: “Today’s warrants and arrests are part of an on-going investigation in relation to distribution and supply of class A and B drugs in and around the South Manchester area.
“Protecting our communities from such criminality means taking a stand against the supply of illegal drugs and firearms. I urge the public to continue keeping this open line of communication with police about criminal activities or expressing their concerns through contacting us directly via LiveChat, speaking to your local neighbourhood officer or anonymously through Crimestoppers.
“Every bit of information, no matter how small, contributes to our investigations across Greater Manchester and could support us in tackling vehicle crime at its root.
"If you have any concerns about crime come and speak to officers or alternatively report through 101 or via LiveChat on gmp.police.uk. Always call 999 in an emergency."
Synopsis
Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent battle, the three become separated. Temujin challenges Naruto to a fight and at the end of the fierce battle, both fall together from a high cliff. Furthermore, Shikamaru, having been left behind, beholds a giant moving fortress as it appears before his very eyes. In order to get a grasp on the situation, he infiltrates the fortress by himself, however once there he witnesses a frightening sight...
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These wall paintings were executed by Clayton & Bell between 1873-6 in the spirit-fresco technique devised by Thomas Gambier Parry in which painting is done in a mixture of oil and resin-bound pigments onto primed plaster or stone. The cost was just over £3,000, and they were commissioned by Sir Tatton Sykes II (the fifth baronet). The paintings were cleaned and conserved by Donald Smith and Wolfgang Gärtner for the Pevsner Memorial Trust as a memorial to Sir Nicholas Pevsner who had in the first edition of the East Yorkshire guide commented that it was essential that they be preserved. These Creation and Old Testament scenes are on the arcade on the north nave wall.
I added the football with a background layer and bevel emboss to stand out. I used the background as a chalkboard and added the definition.
CLOWN MAKING UP
John Sloan
( 1910 )
A leader of the group of great American painters known as The Eight, John Sloan became known for his depictions of city life in the early Twentieth Century. He also painted many portraits of his friends and family. Clown Making Up, executed relatively early in his career, is a rare example of a posed genre subject painted from a costumed professional model. It was the first Sloan to be purchased for the museum collection in 1919 by Duncan Phillips, during the period in which Phillips was laying the foundation for the collection. Duncan Phillips, whose early taste in art included narratives and romantic subjects, was undoubtedly attracted to the intimate quality of Clown Making Up. Phillips later interpreted the painting as the depiction of a “lonely individual caught in the maelstrom - the tired old clown, who must be funny, ‘making up’ his haggard face by candle-light in some dusty dressing room.”
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Founded by art collector and philanthropist Duncan Phillips in 1921, The Phillips Collection has been collecting modern and contemporary art for over one hundred years. Duncan Phillips’s former home—and additions to it—in Washington’s historic Dupont Circle neighborhood provides a unique setting for the growing collection of over 6,000 works. Following Phillips’s unconventional approach to exhibitions, The Phillips Collection galleries are frequently rearranged to facilitate new conversations between artworks and fresh experiences for visitors.
HISTORY
“Sorrow all but overwhelmed me,” Duncan Phillips wrote. “Then I turned to my love of painting for the will to live.”
Duncan Phillips (1886-1966) was the son of Major Duncan Clinch Phillips, a Pittsburgh businessman and Civil War veteran, and Eliza Laughlin Phillips, whose father was a banker and co-founder of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company. The family moved to Washington, DC, in winter 1895-96.
Duncan was close to his older brother, Jim; Jim postponed attending college for two years so that he and Duncan could attend Yale University together. The brothers moved from DC to an apartment in New York in 1914. Duncan wrote extensively on art and published his first book, The Enchantment of Art, in 1914. Duncan’s passion for art was fueled by trips to Europe in 1911 and 1912 and visits to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along with friendships in New York with artists Augustus Vincent Tack, who became a lifelong friend, and American impressionist painter Julian Alden Weir. In 1916 the brothers convinced their parents to set aside $10,000 annually to allow them to assemble a collection of contemporary American painting for the family.
Soon after, tragedy struck the Phillips family. Major Duncan Phillips died suddenly in 1917 from a heart condition and James died from the flu epidemic in 1918. To cope with these stunning blows, Duncan turned to the restorative quality of art. “Sorrow all but overwhelmed me,” he later wrote. “Then I turned to my love of painting for the will to live.” He and his mother founded the museum in late 1918. It was originally called the Phillips Memorial Art Gallery, and opened it to the public in fall of 1921. In a specially designed room added onto the second floor of the family home, they showed selections from their growing 237-work collection that now included examples by European artists, reflecting Duncan Phillips’s pioneering idea of creating a museum in the nation’s capital where one could encounter the art of the past and the present on equal terms. As the collection grew, the family moved out of their Dupont Circle home to a new residence in 1930, allowing the entire house to become a dedicated space for the museum.
Duncan Phillips married painter Marjorie Acker (1894-1985) in 1921, shortly before the museum opened, and she became his partner in developing The Phillips Collection. Born in Bourbon, Indiana, and raised in New York State, she was encouraged by her uncles―painters Gifford and Reynolds Beal―to pursue art; she studied at the Art Students League in New York City. Duncan and Marjorie met at an exhibition of his collection at The Century Club in New York in late 1920. After they were married, Marjorie painted almost every morning, ran the household, and served as Associate Director of the museum. She helped him gain insight into the artist’s process, and over the course of their lifetime together they collected nearly 2,500 works of art. When Duncan died in 1966, Marjorie became the museum director, continuing to develop close relationships with artists and the artistic community of DC. She held that position for six years.
From the outset, the vision for The Phillips Collection was “an intimate museum combined with an experiment station.” As a collector, Duncan Phillips was noted for his willingness to deviate from the art museum standard of displaying works together based on shared nationality and geography, interpreting modernism as a dialogue between past and present. He collected the work of his contemporaries at a time when art that did not follow traditional, academic standards was not widely accepted as aesthetically and culturally valuable. This philosophy of taking risks allowed for Phillips to be the first to collect and exhibit artists who were not well known at the time, such as Milton Avery, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, Jacob Lawrence, Grandma Moses, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Rufino Tamayo.
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U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon execute a Pass and Review during an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., May 22, 2015. The Honorable Mr. Robert Work, deputy secretary of defense, was the guest of honor for the parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and Gen. John M. Paxton, the 33rd assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, was the hosting official for that same parade. The Evening Parade summer tradition began in 1934 and features the Silent Drill Platoon, the U.S. Marine Band, and the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, and two marching companies. More than 3,500 guests attend the parade every week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Released)
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Spc. Andrew Newlon of the 688th Mobility Augmentation Company executes the 10-Kilometer (about 6.2 miles) road march in wet conditions in Ft. McCoy, Wisc on 8 June 2010. The 10K Road March is one of many events that are evaluated in this year’s Regional Best Warrior Competition. Winners of the Regional will compete in the United States Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition in July.
Cadets from 2nd Regiment, Basic Camp execute the One Rope Bridge exercise on Fort Knox, Ky., July 20, 2024. The One Rope Bridge is an exercise where Cadets learn and practice tying knots they will use in the field as well as learn how to cross obstacles they encounter using a singular rope. | Audrey Shaw, Florida State University, Cadet Summer Training Public Affairs Office
Today (Friday 10 November), Operation Vulcan executed warrants at premises on Bury New Road, shutting down and seizing half a million of pounds worth of counterfeit items.
Police warnings seem to have fallen on deaf ears for some counterfeit operations in the area. Attempts to re-open and profit from the Christmas sales however continue to be detected and swiftly shut down.
Thanks to intelligence from the Cheetham Hill Neighbourhood Team (who remain in the area with the Vulcan team and conduct daily patrols in the community), Operation Vulcan were able to execute these warrants just days after witnessing customers walking down Bury New Road with bags of fake goods.
Detective Sergeant Matt Donnelly, one of Operation Vulcan’s specialist officers, said: “These results today demonstrate just how important it is that Operation Vulcan remain in the area. The criminals operating here are so brazen, the minute they think they spot an opening, they’re back up and running as though it’s business as usual. We’re here to show them that this isn’t the case, and we will not stop until these illegitimate shops are eradicated and those responsible are locked up.
“I hope this is a warning that no matter how many times you try to reopen, we will continue to seize your belongings and profits, making sure none of this money can make its way back into the criminal market.
Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council said: "Over the past 12 months we have achieved a great deal through Operation Vulcan. Through our partnership with GMP gangs have been run out of Cheetham Hill and people have been allowed to feel safe in their own neighbourhoods.
"But the work will go on. We know these gangs are tenacious and that criminals will always find ways to circumvent the law. The Council's Trading Standards will remain vigilant throughout the Christmas period to make sure that dangerous or harmful goods do not make their way in the hands of the public."
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The Nanchang J-9C was a mid-sized interceptor for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) that had been developed during the Eighties. By the late Seventies, a new benchmark fighter had entered the global stage, the General Dynamics F-16, and the Ministry of Defense issued a new requirement on 9 June 1979 - and slightly revised it in November – to develop an air superiority fighter with comparable performance, since the Chinese People's Liberation Army’s standard fighters of the time, the J-7 (a derivative of the Soviet MiG-21, used by both PLAAF and PLAN) and the indigenous J-8 (used by the PLAAF only), appeared both outdated and no match for the American product anymore.
The fighter project started under the designation J-9II, inherited from the stillborn (and unrelated) Chengdu J-9 heavy interceptor project that had already been proposed in 1964 and eventually, after many iterations, evermore demanding requirements concerning range and speed but no prototypes, been cancelled in 1980. To reflect the second use of the designation and avoid confusion, the new type was called J-9II (later renamed into J-9B).
The J-9II was heavily inspired by the American 4thgeneration F-16, but eventually was a very different aircraft, even though the J-9II shared the F-16’s general layout, including the characteristic lip air intake. Rumor has it that information about the American type was acquired from Egypt where the F-16 had been introduced in 1982.
Two different variants of single airframe were initially proposed by Nanchang Aircraft Factory to cater to the slightly different needs of both PLAAF and PLAN. The navy variant was already dropped in 1981, though, while the air force variant was tailored to execute fast interception missions, with a secondary ground attack capability. However, from a technological standpoint, the J-9II was still only a 3rd generation fighter, at best, and suffered from several shortcomings. For instance, the J-9II’s wing geometry was very similar to the J-7s’ and J-8s’ clipped delta wings, even though they were combined with a blended body on the upper surface for additional lift and featured organically integrated LERX that improved handling at high angles of attack. The highly swept wings gave great speed and roll characteristics, but provided poor lift at low speed what limited the J-9II’s utility as a frontline fighter.
The aircraft’s powerplant was a single WS-9 Qinling twin-shaft turbofan engine, which was a blunt copy of the British Rolls Royce RB.168 Spey 202, originally exported to China in 1975 violating the COCOM restrictions. At the time of the J-9II’s development the copied Spey was, like many other aspects of the aircraft, no longer state-of-the-art, but it was the only suitable engine for the project. In the J-9II it was paired with an indigenous afterburner.
This semi-indigenous engine turned out to be notoriously unreliable and hardly provided the promised output of 53.4 kN/12,140 lbf dry thrust and 91.2 kN/20,500 lbf with reheat, leaving the aircraft notoriously underpowered. For comparison, the F-16A benchmark’s Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan was rated at 14,670 lbf/64.9 kN and 23,830 lbf/106.0 kN with afterburner. The J-9II’s higher structural weight due to the limited use of light composite material hampered its performance even further.
Other differences from the F-16 included a single foldable fin in the style of the Soviet MiG-23/27 (a solution also employed on the J-8 interceptor) instead of a pair of fixed vanes on the F-16, and the pilot sat in a more upright position under a taller and conventional canopy with a fixed 3-part windscreen. Even though the lip air intake was in the same position as on the F-16, it had a totally different square shape and geometry with an adjustable intake ramp and auxiliary intakes with feathered covers on the flanks to prevent engine surge.
The J-9II’s avionics were quite state-of-the-art, though, but not highly capable when compared with foreign systems and based on existing equipment. Its primary armament consisted of IR-guided PL-5 (based on the Soviet Vympel K-13) and PL-8 short-range AAMs (a license-built Version of the Israeli Python 3), and semi-active radar-guided PL-11 mid-range AAMs (a license-built version of the Italian Aspide missile, which itself was an ungraded AIM-7 Sparrow). A total of seven hardpoints were available for a total external ordnance of 2.500 kg (5.500 lb). Secondary armament consisted of a ventral Type 23-III twin-barrel cannon, a copy of the Soviet Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L. The radar was a modified Type 1471 pulse-Doppler radar, placed under a pointed nose radome, which had a bigger diameter than the F-16’s installation, what gave the J-9II, together with the deeper cockpit section and its more bulbous canopy, a markedly different profile.
The first J-9II prototype was rolled out in August 1988 and shortly thereafter unveiled to the public in September 1988 at Farnborough International Air Show, where it was officially baptized “Tiān Hǔ” (天虎, Heavenly Tiger) – a first among Chinese military aircraft, which had until then lacked such an accolade. At the same time, it was given the AFIC code name “Freshman” by NATO. The first batch of eight J-9II aircraft was delivered to the PLAAF for evaluation in the early 1990’s. After a year of testing the air force agreed to procure more aircraft of the new type after upgrading the avionics and weapons suite with improved technology. This upgraded J-9II was then – following the PLAAF’s revised naming system – designated J-9C. The first serial production aircraft built to this revised standard were delivered to PLAAF units probably in 2001, where they primarily replaced outdated 1st generation J-8Is and some J-7 fighters, too.
However, on the PLAAF’s agenda, the J-9C was quickly superseded by the Chengdu J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” (NATO reporting name: Firebird), another medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft. The J-10 was capable of all-weather operations and configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight controls. This project had been kicked off as early as 1981 and developed in parallel to the J-9II, even though with more severe delays, so that the Tiān Hǔ’s development had been kept up to ensure at least one more modern interceptor type for the PLAAF from 2000 on. Compared with the J-9C, the J-10 was a much more modern aircraft overall and a true 4th generation fighter on par with the F-16. When the first J-10s were delivered to the PLAAF in 2003, only two years after the first J-9Cs, the latter’s production was shut down after only roughly 100 aircraft that were exclusively operated by PLAAF interceptor regiments.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 17,06 m (55 ft 10¾ in) overall incl. pitot
Wingspan: 8,93 m (29 ft 3 in)
Height: 4,25 m (13 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 30,5 m² (327 sqft)
Empty weight: 9.373 kg (20,645 lb)
Gross weight: 13.036 kg (28,713 lb) with full internal fuel
Max takeoff weight: 19.250 kg (42,400 lb)
Fuel capacity: 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) internal
Powerplant:
1× Xian WS-9 Qinling twin-shaft turbofan engine with afterburner,
with 53.4 kN (12,140 lbf ) dry thrust and 91.2 kN (20,500 lbf) with reheat
Performance
Maximum speed: (1,825 km/h (1,134 mph, 985 kn, Mach 1.72) at 35,000 ft (11,000 m), clean
Combat range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) radius with 4x AAMs and 2x drop tanks
Ferry range: 4,217 km (2,620 mi, 2,277 nmi) with 3x drop tanks, subsonic
Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,400 ft)
Time to altitude: 17,000 m (56,000 ft) in 8 minutes 30 seconds
Rate of climb: 224 m/s (44,100 ft/min) at sea level
Roll rate: 275°/s
g limits: +6.0 sustained at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Thrust-to-weight: 0.72
Wing loading: 87.8 lb/sq ft (427 kg/m²)
Unstick speed: 330 km/h (210 mph; 180 kn)
Take-off run: 630 m (2,070 ft)
Touchdown speed: 224 km/h (139 mph; 121 kn)
Landing run: 900 m (3,000 ft)
Armament:
1× internal 23 mm Type 23-III (Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L) autocannon with 200 rounds
7x external hardpoints for a total ordnance of 2.500 kg (5.500 lb)
The kit and its assembly:
This what-if model was inspired by an online picture of a model, probably at a convention or competition, that I had seen many years ago: it was an F-16 with wings and stabilizers from a MiG-21 in Czech markings and with a brown/green camouflage livery. While the idea appeared odd the highly swept wings blended well into the F-16’s LERXs – and I wanted to re-create this someday.
This has happened now, even though I put some more effort into the model and furthermore stumbled over some layout questions while building it. At the core this is a Hasegawa F-16A, mated with MiG-21 wings (probably from an Academy MiG-21 F-13) and many other additional mods.
These included:
- A new, deeper nose radome from a Nakotne MiG-29 (which has a totally wrong shape with a flat underside)
- A different sliding two-piece canopy (from a Hasegawa Grumman F9F Panther) with a classic layout for an old-school look
- Fin and stabilizers taken wholesale from a PM Model Su-15, because MiG-21 surfaces appeared too small
- A twin wheel front landing gear leg with modified covers
- Different main landing gear struts with F-16 wheels
- A new exhaust installation that has a more Spey-esque shrouded layout (as on the British Phantoms); two exhaust sections from F-16 kits were glue behind each other to extend the fuselage, and a J79 nozzle (from an Italeri IAI Kfir) was mounted inside
- The F-16’s ventral twin fins were replaced with a single foldable MiG-23 fin (from an Academy kit)
- A new “pizza oven-style” air intake, blended into the lower F-16 body with LOTS of PSR
While assembling this thing and recognizing that the MiG-21 wings would shift the center of lift considerably further back I wondered if the F-16’s original landing gear with its relatively short wheelbase would work on the J-9C at all, even more so because the fuselage would be extended at the tail with the different Spey exhaust arrangement. The inspiring benchmark picture of the Czech AF kitbash was taken from an angle that did not reveal the landing gear at all, probably on purpose… To avoid any trouble later, I decided even before I closed the fuselage halves to move the whole main landing gear and its bay backwards by about 0.5”/13 mm. Two ventral sections were cut out, switched positions, and PSRed back into the body again. Messy, but worthwhile.
Blending the wings into the F-16 body was not too complicated, even though the deeper MiG-21 wings left a significant gap at their trailing edge. To bridge this, I cut out of the respective sections from the F-16 wings, glued them flush with the MiG-21 wings’ trailing edges and later filled the resulting hole with putty.
The nose section was also rather tricky. To get away from the sleek F-16 look I implanted a different canopy, which required the cockpit opening to be raised and leveled out with the help of styrene profiles and lots of PSR. Additionally, I decided to replace the original flat radome with a taller one, so that there was a new raised are in front of the windscreen. With even more PSR this worked, and the result has a strange Su-27ish look! Inside of the cockpit the F-16 parts remained, I just mounted the seat in a more upright position (and filled its back) and had to sculpt the rear bulkhead new with putty and paper tissue drenched in white glue due to the opening’s raised edge.
Another element for a different silhouette was the air intake; instead of the F-16’s oval opening with a fixed geometry I constructed an implant from Su-15 intakes, with a ramp and a totally different (square) shape, which reminds a lot of the J-10’s arrangement and also a little of the Eurfoghter/Typhoon and the experimental MiG Ye-8.
The landing gear was totally changed, too, with a new twin front wheel arrangement and modified covers as well as main landing gear struts from a MiG-23/27 (Academy kit), which were glued together in a different fashion (upper segments turned by 90° so that they hang vertically in the hull) and into the wells that were moved back, yet with the F-16’s wheels.
Additionally, I gave the aircraft a Type 23-III gun in its small, characteristic pod (left over from a Condor MiG-21), on the left side of the front landing wheel well, similar to the J-10’s arrangement.
The underwing pylons were taken from the Hasegawa F-16, the ventral pod came from an Academy MiG-23/27, placed in front of vertical styrene tube adapter as a display holder for flight scenes. The ordnance was procured from the spares bank (AIM-7 from an Intech F-16 as Aspide/PL-11 AAMs and K-13 AAMs from a KP MiG-21 clone as PL-5s). At first, I also considered a pair of drop tanks on the inner wing stations, but to give the aircraft a “faster” look I eventually left them away and only hung the AAMs under its wings.
Painting and markings:
Again a rather dry and subdued choice. Many active PLAAF aircraft, esp. the fighters, carry rather boring liveries, with only a few historic exceptions. For a whif that already looks quite strange I went for a simple solution, inspired by typical J-10s; these carry uniform light bluish-grey upper and lower surfaces with a low waterline and with only little contrast between the tones. To add a unique touch, though, I used RAL tones for the camouflage, namely RAL 7000 (Fehgrau, Revell 57) above and 7001 (Silbergrau, Revell 374) underneath, which both appear colder than the very similar FS 36320 and 36375 greys. The radome and some other di-electric panels were painted in a very dark green (RLM 71, Humbrol 91), inspired by JH-7 fighter bombers with a similar livery.
Even though the J-10 benchmark typically has its landing gear and the respective bays painted white, I decided to do for a more Soviet look and painted everything silver-grey (Humbrol 56) and the wheels received bright green wheel discs. The cockpit was painted with a medium grey (Revell 77) on the floor and the rear bulkhead, but also with the dreaded Soviet bright teal (ModelMaster 4664) on the side walls and the dashboard.
The model received a light black ink washing and some post-shading to give the uniform surface more visible structure. Markings/decals were puzzled together from the scrap box – including non-standard national insignia with white instead of yellow. Not really low-viz, due to the bright standard red, but more subdued than the normal markings – even though I assume that the decals were designed in a wrong fashion, because I have never seen this type of roundels in real life? The tactical code was puzzled together from five single digits on each flank of the air intake, following the pre-2004 PLAAF scheme for its cryptic 5-digit-codes that I found in a book. The code includes information about the aircraft’s individual code, its unit, and the respective squadron within it. Finally, the model was sealed overall with matt acrylic varnish and the bare metal areas around the exhaust were treated with grinded graphite to create a metallic shine.
Quite a complex build with lots of PSR, but the result looks really good, even plausible! The MiG-21 wings blend well with the F-16 fuselage and its LERXs, and the many other changes help to move the J-9C visually away from its F-16 ancestry, which makes up less than 50% of the model. Especially the new front section, with the deeper radome, taller canopy, and square air intake, make you wonder about the model’s heritage. And the all-over pale blue-grey livery adds to the authentic look, too.
Executed around 1890, the year when the massacre at Wounded Knee effectively ended the army’s conflict with the Plains Indians, Historians of the Tribe clearly situates the glories of Native Americans in the past. In a tightly defined, darkened interior, watched over by a tribal elder in the central background, five men—their postures slumped or languid in surrender—record and reread their hieroglyphic history. At the moment of their defeat, Remington chose to depict his Native American subjects with a certain sentimentality.
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Today (Friday 10 November), Operation Vulcan executed warrants at premises on Bury New Road, shutting down and seizing half a million of pounds worth of counterfeit items.
Police warnings seem to have fallen on deaf ears for some counterfeit operations in the area. Attempts to re-open and profit from the Christmas sales however continue to be detected and swiftly shut down.
Thanks to intelligence from the Cheetham Hill Neighbourhood Team (who remain in the area with the Vulcan team and conduct daily patrols in the community), Operation Vulcan were able to execute these warrants just days after witnessing customers walking down Bury New Road with bags of fake goods.
Detective Sergeant Matt Donnelly, one of Operation Vulcan’s specialist officers, said: “These results today demonstrate just how important it is that Operation Vulcan remain in the area. The criminals operating here are so brazen, the minute they think they spot an opening, they’re back up and running as though it’s business as usual. We’re here to show them that this isn’t the case, and we will not stop until these illegitimate shops are eradicated and those responsible are locked up.
“I hope this is a warning that no matter how many times you try to reopen, we will continue to seize your belongings and profits, making sure none of this money can make its way back into the criminal market.
Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council said: "Over the past 12 months we have achieved a great deal through Operation Vulcan. Through our partnership with GMP gangs have been run out of Cheetham Hill and people have been allowed to feel safe in their own neighbourhoods.
"But the work will go on. We know these gangs are tenacious and that criminals will always find ways to circumvent the law. The Council's Trading Standards will remain vigilant throughout the Christmas period to make sure that dangerous or harmful goods do not make their way in the hands of the public."
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Today (Friday 10 November), Operation Vulcan executed warrants at premises on Bury New Road, shutting down and seizing half a million of pounds worth of counterfeit items.
Police warnings seem to have fallen on deaf ears for some counterfeit operations in the area. Attempts to re-open and profit from the Christmas sales however continue to be detected and swiftly shut down.
Thanks to intelligence from the Cheetham Hill Neighbourhood Team (who remain in the area with the Vulcan team and conduct daily patrols in the community), Operation Vulcan were able to execute these warrants just days after witnessing customers walking down Bury New Road with bags of fake goods.
Detective Sergeant Matt Donnelly, one of Operation Vulcan’s specialist officers, said: “These results today demonstrate just how important it is that Operation Vulcan remain in the area. The criminals operating here are so brazen, the minute they think they spot an opening, they’re back up and running as though it’s business as usual. We’re here to show them that this isn’t the case, and we will not stop until these illegitimate shops are eradicated and those responsible are locked up.
“I hope this is a warning that no matter how many times you try to reopen, we will continue to seize your belongings and profits, making sure none of this money can make its way back into the criminal market.
Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council said: "Over the past 12 months we have achieved a great deal through Operation Vulcan. Through our partnership with GMP gangs have been run out of Cheetham Hill and people have been allowed to feel safe in their own neighbourhoods.
"But the work will go on. We know these gangs are tenacious and that criminals will always find ways to circumvent the law. The Council's Trading Standards will remain vigilant throughout the Christmas period to make sure that dangerous or harmful goods do not make their way in the hands of the public."
Steven Shapiro has designed and executed successful business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing and communications strategies for nearly 20 years, with extensive background in the learning and development and financial services sectors. Steven now applies his experience and his creatively strategic, metrics-based thinking to the clients of Communications Strategy Group (CSG), a company he founded in May 2004.
Steven’s career was primarily steeped in the financial services and learning and development industries. He served as the Vice President of Corporate Communications for Scudder Kemper Investments and Founders Funds after serving as the Assistant Director of Public Relations for the American Stock Exchange. Shapiro started his career as an outside communications consultant for Ernst & Young, Lehman Brothers, Prudential, and Wellington Asset Management.
Just prior to founding CSG, Steven served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Jones Knowledge, a holding company for a series of online education companies. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for establishing Jones International University as a recognized pioneer in the online post secondary education; launch Jones e-global library, a comprehensive suite of online library research tools; and position Jones e-education, a learning course management and delivery platform, for dominance in the K-12 market.
Steven received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Emory University.
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The statue of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt by Ernst Plassman was executed in 1869 and moved to its current location on the south facade of Grand Central Terminal in 1913. The 8-foot, 6-inch-tall, bronze statue originally stood from 1869-1913 in the niche of a panel with reliefs of railroads, steamships, and agricultural elements at the Hudson River Railroad Freight Depot. The panel was not relocated with the sculpture when it was moved. In the past, this piece was attributed to Albert DeGroot, but historian David M. Kahn, in an article for The Connoisseur, June 1980, reattributed it to Plassman.
Grand Central Terminal, located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, was built by and named for the New York Central Railroad opened to the public on February 2, 1913. The Beaux Arts design, by the architectural firms Reed and Stem and Warren and Wetmore, features iconic elements like the Main Concourse with its vaulted astronomical ceiling, a four-faced opal clock that doubles as a popular meeting point, and a majestic façade with sculptures by Jules-Félix Coutan. Serving over 750,000 daily passengers riding the Metro-North Railroad, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms, boasting 41 across two underground levels. Over the years it has played a crucial role in the development of New York and as a cultural landmark, housing more than 70 shops and dining options. The terminal faced potential demolition in the 1970s but was saved by a landmark preservation campaign led by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
In 2007, Grand Central Station was ranked #13 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
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