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For the very first time since it was built 3 years ago, Optare Metrodecker number 1 finally carried passengers in service on August 14th 2017 - and it did so running First York's Silver Line 9 P&R service which just so happens to be the closest main route to my house. This bus was built in 2014 as the first truely Optare-designed double decker in nearly 15 years since the Spectra (The Rapta never really left the starting blocks) and was given the display plate of OP14 ARE, however the plates were never used on the road as the vehicle never carried passengers and was only on road runs to test the concept out. Over this past week the process was undertaken to finally give this it's true registration and it now bears the plates of YJ17 FXX. For several months it had been at Magtech in Rotherham to be fitted with a fully electric powerplant so as to convert this into a Metrodecker EV - the eventual aim is for Optare to offer both electric and diesel versions of this, but to use Optare's modular engine system so that if an operator decided to convert a diesel-engined Metrodecker to electric then the entire powerplant can be slid out on a tray and replaced with ease. To get the system certified has required several months of testing including a few turns around the MIRA testing facility in Bedfordshire, which set back some timescales for its entry onto the demonstration circuit....
The first client to receive this as a demonstrator is First York in order to make preparations for an order of these to run on the Park and Ride network. This was originally due to demo in York during March 2017, then postponed to May, and now the trials have finally started - there are only a few select destinations on the roller blinds though as this is to focus on just a handful of routes. As York is the closest suitable operating area to the Optare factory to test electric buses, a few Optare EV's have been seen on the city streets - the last time it was here it had been on engineers' road tests for three evenings to test if it was working without issue. The bus currently carries no fleetnumbers, though the general assumption is that this will be referred to as 39500 - the x9xxx fleetnumber series is usually allocated to electric and hybrid buses. The vehicle is built to TfL specification complete with McKenna (Mobitech) Smart Blinds, centre doors with powered wheelchair ramp, and is also ready for use with the 'iBus' system used in London; after York has popped the metrodeckers' cherry it will eventually work it's way into use with Go-Ahead in the capital for comparison against a diesel metrodecker they had a while back.
The interior feels light and airy thanks to LED ambient uplighting across the ceiling (though only the offside strips were working when I was on board), large windows, and a "sea and sky" wall panel colour pallette of light blue and off-white. The seat moquette choice is an odd one as it was the Yorkshire Coastliner moquette from 2011 until 2016 (later on in this period it was adopted for use in other Transdev Blazefield fleets too), and so this combined with the orange grabrails gives a mixture of Transdev and Stagecoach touches. A CCTV monitor at the bottom of the staircase switches between various camera views as an aid to passengers to see which seats upstairs are available. Other neat little touches I like are the wall panels either side of the staircase - one provides illumination of the staircase to give the impression of a frosted window being there but without the need for a real window, whilst the panel after the drivers' door illuminated when the passengers doors are open to provide indirect glare-free illumination of the aisle and luggage space; an LED halo illuminates above the boarding platform when the doors are open. The lower deck seats 20 in this configuration with almost all the seats after the centre door, all except a singular 'billy seat' located just behind the boarding platform. Upstairs the front seats are lacking a little in legroom, however the views offered are much better than on a Streetdeck as the Metrodecker's A-pillars are not half a mile wide, whilst the seats specified in this are slightly more comfortable than on ADL E400MMC demonstrator YX64VOO. Acceleration from a standing start is excellent for an 18-ton double decker, and whilst the hum of the electric motor is audible wherever you sit the sound is at a low enough level to fade into the background
For the lower hull markings, I wanted to have what the Constitution had, but things needed to be rearranged. The yellow circle, to my mind, is for the warp core or antimatter pods. So that is placed directly underneath the aft pylons, where I would put main engineering (the upper nacelle would have its own warp core in the saucer section). The irregular shape I assume is for deuterium tankage, so that is placed in the same relationship as on the Constitution. The small red square I assigned as the main tractor beam (used for towing other starships), so it too went in the same place as the Enterprise.
However, the remaining long grey rectangle had to be moved forward. On TOS-R, it opens like bomb bay doors to launch satellites. Furthermore, on the Enterprise there is a larger red square underneath the shuttlebay, on the undercut. I figured that was the main cargo bay hatch. So these two things still needed to be associated with the shuttlebay on the Dreadnought, which is forward instead of aft.
In my job, I do get around. You might have noticed.
This week my destination was Denmark's 3rd city, Odense. It is most famous for being the birthplace of one Hans Christian Andersen, story=teller supreme. Although he left town at the age of 15, and from what I gather, once famous sponged off people for a place to kip rather than use hotels. Each to their own.
My taxi driver back to the hotel said he translated HCA's diaries into French and found him to be a bore and not likable.
Who'd have thunk it?
I was dropped off at the Cathedral, dedicated to the last of the Viking Kings, Cnut, but found it locked, I was ten minutes after closing.
Anyway, I wandered around the town, looking for Hans# house, but saw plenty of signs pointing the way, but not the house. Did find the car park for the house, so snapped the sign for that and went back to the hotel.
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Odense (Danish pronunciation: [ˈoðˀn̩sə] ( listen)) is the third largest city in Denmark. It has a population of 173,814 as of January 2015,[citation needed] and is the main city of the island of Funen. By road, Odense is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Svendborg, 144 kilometres (89 mi) to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres (104 mi) to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city is the seat of Odense Municipality and was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2007, when Funen County became part of the Region of Southern Denmark. Odense has close associations with Hans Christian Andersen who is remembered above all for his fairy tales. He was born in the city in 1805 and spent his childhood years there.
There has been human settlement in the Odense area for over 4,000 years, although the name was not mentioned in writing until 988, and by 1070, it had already grown into a thriving city. Canute IV of Denmark, generally considered to be the last Viking king, was murdered by unruly peasants in Odense's St Alban's Priory on 10 July 1086. Although the city was burned in 1249 following a royal rivalry, it quickly recovered and flourished as a centre of commerce in the Middle Ages. After a period of decline, large-scale plans for development were made during the 18th century, which led to the rebuilding of Odense Palace and the building of a canal to the Port of Odense, facilitating trade. In 1865, one of the largest railway terminals in Denmark was built, further increasing the population and commerce, and by 1900, Odense had reached a population of 35,000. Odense's Odinstårnet was one of the tallest towers in Europe when built in 1935 but was destroyed by the Nazis during World War II. The University of Southern Denmark was established in 1966.
In the present day, Odense remains the commercial hub of Funen, and has a notable shopping district with a diversity of stores. Several major industries are located in the city including the Albani Brewery and GASA, Denmark's major dealer in vegetables, fruits and flowers. The city is home to Odense Palace, erected by King Frederick IV who died there in 1730, the Odense Theatre, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, and the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, situated in the house that was the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. In sports, Odense has a number of football clubs including OB, BM, B1909, and B1913, the Odense Bulldogs professional ice hockey team, and the city also hosts the H.C. Andersen Marathon. Odense is served by Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Odense station, which lies on the line between Copenhagen and the Jutland peninsula.
The name Odense is derived from Odins Vé, meaning "Odin's sanctuary" as the area was known as a sanctuary for worshippers of the Nordic god, Odin.[1]
Odense is one of Denmark's oldest cities. Archaeological excavations in the vicinity show proof of settlement for over 4,000 years since at least the Stone Age.[2][1] The earliest community was centred on the higher ground between the Odense River to the south and Naesbyhoved Lake (now dry) to the north. Nonnebakken, one of Denmark's former Viking ring fortresses, lay to the south of the river.[3] Today, Odense's Møntergården Museum has many artefacts related to the early Viking history in the Odense area.[4] The Vikings built numerous fortifications along the river banks to defend it against invaders coming in from the coast.
The city celebrated its thousandth anniversary in 1988, commemorating the first mention of the town's name in a letter dated 18 March 988 from the German Emperor Otto III which granted rights to Odense and neighbouring settlements.[5] The first church in Odense appears to have been St Mary's,[6] probably built in the late 12th century.[7] The territory, previously part of the vast archbishopric of Hamburg, was created a Catholic diocese in 988. The first recorded bishops of Odense were Odinkar Hvide and Reginbert, who was consecrated by Æthelnoth, archbishop of Canterbury, in 1022.[8]
Recent excavations have shown that from the early 11th century, the town developed in the area around Albani Torv, Fisketorvet, Overgade and Vestergade.[3] By 1070, Odense had already grown into a city of stature in Denmark.[1] Canute IV of Denmark, generally considered to be the last Viking king, was murdered by unruly peasants, discontent with the high taxes he imposed on the town, in Odense's St Alban's Priory on 10 July 1086.[1] He was canonized in 1100.[9] The priory no longer exists, although a church has been situated on the site since about 900. At the beginning of the 12th century, Benedictine monks from England founded St Canute's Abbey. It was here the English monk Ælnoth wrote Denmark's first literary work, Vita et Passio S. Canuti (The Life and Passion of St Canute).[9] Canute's shrine in Odense Cathedral (which was attached to the priory) attracted pilgrims throughout the Middle Ages.
In the Middle Ages, a number of churches and monasteries were built in the town. St Canute's Church (Skt. Knuds Kirke), now the cathedral, dates from the end of the 13th century and was closely connected to the Benedictine Order. The town's other old churches are St Mary's (Vor Frue Kirke) and St John's (Skt. Hans Kirke) with its adjacent monastery. Greyfriars Monastery (Gråbrødre Kloster) was founded by the Franciscans in 1279.[5]
In 1247 Odense was burned by Abel of Denmark during conflicts with his brother King Erik IV.[11] The cathedral had to be completely rebuilt.[12] Nevertheless, the town continued to flourish as a commercial centre, and was charted in 1335.[10] The city thrived economically during the Middle Ages, attracting many merchants and craftsman who traded their goods.[2]
In 1482 Bishop Karl Rønnov brought the German printer Johann Snell to Odense to print a short prayer book, Breviarium Ottoniense, considered to be the first work to be printed in Scandinavia. In parallel Snell printed De obsidione et bello Rhodiano, an account of the Turkish siege of the island of Rhodes.[13][14]
After the Danish Reformation, involving the suppression of the Catholic bishopric in 1536, the city enjoyed a sustained period of prosperity from the 1530s to the mid-17th century, becoming northern Funen's commercial centre. One of the main sources of income was the sale of cattle, providing substantial funds for the construction of fine half-timbered houses for the local merchants. The local nobility also participated in the city's development by building residences where they spent the winter months. But the city's prosperity came to an abrupt end in the late 1650s heavy taxes were imposed after the end of the Swedish Wars. A period of stagnation ensued until the end of the 18th century.[9]
From the 16th century the town was the meeting-place of several parliaments, and until 1805 Odense was the seat of the provincial assembly of Funen. By 1700 Odense's population was about 4,000.
Odense is the see of the bishop of Funen. Saint Canute's Cathedral (Danish: Sankt Knuds Kirke) was formerly connected with the great Benedictine monastery of the same name, and is one of the largest and finest buildings of its kind in Denmark.[55][56] Originally dating from 1081–1093, the church was rebuilt in the 13th century in brick in a pure Gothic style. Under the altar lies Canute (Danish: Knud), the patron saint of Denmark and his brother on public display. A large fragment of Byzantine cloth is displayed next to the two skeletons. The cathedral also boasts one of Denmark's most remarkable altarpieces, a magnificent triptych by Claus Berg. Kings John (Danish: Hans) and Christian II are buried in the city.[57]
St Alban's Church, built in the Neogothic style and consecrated in 1908, is the Roman Catholic church of Odense. Its steeple is 54 m (177 ft) high.[58] St Mary's Church (Vor Frue Kirke or Our Lady's Church), built in the 13th century and restored in 1851–1852 and again in 1864, contains a carved 16th-century altarpiece by Claus Berg of Lübeck.[59] St John's Church (Sankt Hans Kirke), first mentioned in 1295, was built by the Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Order of Saint John. Not much of the original building remains as it was rebuilt in 1636 and subsequently restored. Built of red brick with horizontal decorations on the chancel wall, it has large Gothic windows. The date of 1496 on one of the bells in the step-ribbed tower may well be the year the church was completed. The tower is adjacent to Odense Palace which was originally built as a monastery.[60]
Ansgars Church was the first church to be built in Odense since the Middle Ages. Completed in 1902, it was designed by Niels Jacobsen in the late Romanesque style in red brick on granite foundations. The cross-shaped interior is complemented by a spired bell-tower, 45 m (148 ft) high.[61] The Peace Church (Fredenskirke) consecrated in 1920 was so named in gratitude for the end of the First World War. The church was the work of Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint who went on to design Copenhagen's Grundtvig's Church.
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Jackson Prep's brand new theatre and auditorium Centre for Arts and Leadership.
Taken for Portico Magazine.
Jackson, Mississippi
Strobist: Composite of 12 images. I used an AB1600 on full power and moved around the theatre lighting up different portions. They are almost all cross-lit in some fashion, especially the seats. The walls were slightly more direct and at less power. Assembled them in Photoshop.
Model: Torrie Gregor
Shot in Los Angeles
I'm on a conquest to battle some of my own fears and challenge myself. I want to show characters who are in confident or vulnerable states of mind. Either beginning, going through or winning personal and internal battles.
"I want a tie that reflects my personality..."
Interior of 31 Savile Row, home of Mark Marengo. Dedicated to Stefan Elf for his kind testimonial. Many thanks again.
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International show jumping in Chester...England.
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February's Alphabet Fun
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This was also going to be my official photo for the SoulPancake project this week ("eat something that makes you gag") but I have to admit, a dead scorpion just kinda tastes like dirty popcorn hulls. Not gross. Certainly my hair stood on end when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the little guy on his dish waiting for his photo op, but once he became a mere prop -- a fiddly one at that -- and I was getting annoyed with trying to get a decent shot of it and having my lips look sex-aay at the same time, even the visceral runawayrunaway feeling left me.
So...back to the drawing board on that one...
(Oh, and my lip colour ["V is for vermillion!"] is pure carminic acid -- which is made from the ground up shells of cochineal bugs...so it's not going to be bugs...)
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molly, day 131
For old times sake...I'm not sure if the Bench Monday group is still alive and well, but it used to be one of my favorites. So I couldn't help but take one last night. Luckily, my daughter still remembers how to balance on really strange objects. : )
For Pretty Pink Themed Tuesday - Pink Patterns.
I love this pick and could have done so much with it but as I spent most of the day in the garden with E I had to take a quick shot outside. My fiddy failed me today - the bokeh just wasn't happening and I got far better shots from my P&S.
I love astrantias - such intricate flowers - and they like my heavy clay soil so I have loads.
For project 365
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For this special Remembrance Day (11/11/11), I thought I'd revisit one of the most powerful and saddest memorials I've come across, The Shot at Dawn Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, more details can be found here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_at_Dawn_Memorial
I thought I'd also include the poem 'For The Fallen', verse 4 is often quoted on war memorials across the country.
For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
The endpapers to 'Mirror for Chance' published in 1951 by Chance Brothers Ltd. The subjects portrayed are not identified but were presumably picked from those men and women who worked for Chance Bros. in their Glass Works and Lighthouse Works in Smethwick or in other locations. I hope so - it's nice to see some ordinary working folk getting some recognition in this way. It makes a change from the usual collection of stiffly posed founders, directors and board members past and present who stare out from the pages of most company histories. Mirror for Chance, which covers the history of the firm and its range of products and activities in the year of the Festival of Britain, was written and designed for Chance Bros. by Cecil D Notley Advertising Ltd. and printed by Thomas Forman & Sons Ltd. of Nottingham
made this for my new nephew, finn. he lives in alaska so i think it is perfect with the animals. i cut the animals out of the panel to give a more wonky feel.
as always, christina, did the quilting.
This roadside stall was selling ballo, the local Torajan palm wine. At under 20 cents a glass I had to try.
Looking for some spray paint? Let me recommend KRYLON FIZ-LON!
Tutorial for spray 'paint' coming soon! Complete with the FIZ-LON label!
Strobist: 1 SB-25 with plum gel at 1/1 to the back. 1 SB-25 at 1/4 bounced of umbrella on each side of me about 5 feet away. 430ex on camera at 1/8 for the spray can. the logo is a stencil placed over a soft box and it is alos done in camera. the room was pitch black
21/52 Friday 16th March 2012
I know this isn’t a self-portrait but I would love to explain why I didn’t create a self-portrait this week :)
Basically, I started taking photos, more or less, at the same time I picked up a pencil. I was never really into art or photography when I was little, but at the age of around 19 I managed to get into architecture at university. This is where I guess I was introduced to photography, drawing and design in general. To be honest at first I hated it, the main reason was because I just couldn’t draw anything at all or take a decent looking photograph for that matter (in fact I even screwed up one of my years at uni because of it haha mainly because I was just lazy and couldn’t really give a shit about anything at the time). But I never really gave up. As I continued to draw and take photos, I began to get the hang of it and I started to love it! So besides taking photos, I guess one of my biggest passions would be to draw and design in general (This is actually a digital drawing that I had done this week). I think this will be the only drawing I will ever post as part of this project but I might do a 52 week project with drawings instead of photos (when I find the time haha)
if anyone is interested this is my Tumblr! account!
Ask me questions here! if you feel like xD
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the black lines have been there since Thomas was a kid.
he used to play with his little cars and Lego on this road
our tables and chairs and other furniture where on this playground then :-)
later i bought a wooden floor and i actually forgot about it
now it will be part of the monument
when i painted this road i couldn't have imagined it would end up like this
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..taken last night.
the subject "egg" idea from my prince.(korny,haha)
"i made my own scene up there."
*BF and i celebrated our 45th monthsary yesterday.
this one is for him.=)
Packing up the propellant and the new rocket builds for the desert. The pink Crayon piggy bank now sports an aluminum nozzle on the rear… and the minimum diameter 38mm bird will test the latest "mellow" and "pink" propellant from Cesaroni Aerospace Canada, eh! Those will be first flights for the girls.
The 3D-printer has been running every night to churn out fin cans for six young boys who will be launching rockets for the first time. I also have a 4"-diameter fin can there that I need to simulate as it pushes the limits of the Makerbot, and the fins are a bit stubby.
I have a boatload of night and day launches to pull off. The propellant alone includes a N5800, M3000, and a dozen L, K, H, and I motors. Each letter grade is a doubling of total impulse, and the M motor class is the largest that's legal in California. Hello Nevada!
Here's a fun video of the large bird I'll be focusing on...
Willie Clay Upshaw (b. April 27, 1957 in Blanco, Texas) is a retired MLB player who played first base for the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians, both of the American League. Following his Major League career, he played two seasons in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
Upshaw was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB Draft. Following the 1977 season, he was selected by the expansion Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 draft. In 1982, he became the Blue Jays' regular first-baseman and led the team in home runs with 21, RBI with 75, and extra base hits. In 1983 he became the first Blue Jays' player to reach the 100 RBI plateau in a season, driving in 104 runs and batting .306.
From 2006 to 2007, he served as the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants. When Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career home run record, Upshaw was the first to congratulate him with a high-five as Bonds circled the bases. Upshaw is the cousin of NFL Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw and former NFL player Marvin Upshaw.
Willie Upshaw Trades & Transactions:
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 5, 1977).
- Sold by Toronto Blue Jays to Cleveland Indians (March 25, 1988).
MLB debut - April 9, 1978, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance - September 28, 1988, for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics:
Batting average - .262
Home runs - 123
RBI - 528
Teams:
Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1987)
Cleveland Indians (1988)
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1989–1990)
Link to all his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/5988/col/1/yea/0/Wil...
The Ceremony for LOONA, who became the promotional ambassador of Korean culture
May 10, 2021
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, JONG.Seoul Plaza, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korean Culture and Information Service
Korea.net (www.korea.net)
Official Photographer : Jeon Han
This official Republic of Korea photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way. Also, it may not be used in any type of commercial, advertisement, product or promotion that in any way suggests approval or endorsement from the government of the Republic of Korea.
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She is wearing one of her original outfits ... I just can't resist a polka dot dress ! 😂
Lucy's eyes are light brown on these pictures ... for each outfit I have for her there is a matching eye colour ...
A blank 'For Rent' sign on a blue painted cinder block wall.
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