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Added: smoked ocean trout
Note: My first course
3853 Route 516
Old Bridge, NJ
The shell glimmers multicolors in the light . A very striking intarsia.17.08 X 21.41 X 4.24 mm. 22.65 ct.
Designed by Filipe Alarcão, Portugal's renowned product designer, the Gem table is made with DuPont's monteli. A new material very similar to Corian. The monteli however absorbs the bonding of specific glue differently, making it impossible to view the pieces connecting. The end result is a piece that looks like it's been carved from a single stone. This item was manufactured in a limited numbered edition and each unit includes a signed certificate engraved in the bottom of each GEM.
In the 1960s, Al Novak was well known in the astronomy circles around Chicago.
Adler Planetarium used to hold an evening mirror making class for wannabe astronomers; I wanted to attend, but never did... and Al used to weld up these German Equatorial Mounts for the owners of the newly finished telescopes.
They were made with or without legs, and had either 1" or 1.5" axis shafts (this is a 1.5"). They're made out of steel pipe and steel plate.
HEAVY... RIGID... just what was needed for a good mounting according to conventional wisdom of the day.
I don't know if the Right Ascension and Declination motor drives, used to automatically track celestial objects as they crossed the sky, were standard or an option; considering the cost of these items, both now and then, I'd guess that they were probably optional.
It appears that Novak used either Beyer or Optic Craft drive machanisms interchangably; this one is an Optic Craft. Beyer drives are LEGENDARY for their accuracy and quality.
The OTA (Optical Tube Assembly, ie, the telescope itself) was originally secured with straps. This particular mount has been drilled to accept tube rings too. I've recently obtained suitable rings that fit the irrigation pipe tube.
The axis bearings appear to be sleeve bearings, rather than roller or ball bearings. The sleeves in this Old Timer are quite good; no play that I can detect, and they're silky smooth in movement, even tho they clearly haven't been cleaned or relubricated in decades.
Incidentally... there are a LOT of photos of the GEM and drives here, and there's a reason.
The GEM is being completely torn apart. It will be completely cleaned of dirt and corrosion & rust, stripped of paint, reprimed & repainted (Rustoleum Green Hammertone), lubricated and reassembled.
These photos are a reference to assist me in putting it all back together the same way.
Tucson's annual Gem Show is a big deal, artistically and financially... Signs like this are all around the town...
I will post some of my exhibit photos soon...
So far only beads are on display at the Double Tree Hotel... It is a real treat and the exhibits are fascinating and gorgeous... I hadn't realized how much of what delights us is based on beads...
The craftsmanship and skill of the artists are wonderful to behold... I could spare only about an hour and a half on this visit. I do hope to return soon... I will look for a guide to the locations and times of the exhibits that are open to the public, and not just to large scale buyers and distributors...
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Esteban from Anthony Middle School searches for "targets" during a "Marco Polo" exercise at a Navy facility at WSMR, July 27. The exercise was meant to teach the students about active homing devices in real-world missiles.
The nature is full of beautiful wonders. One of my favourite things to do is walk around nature and just look, see the smallest things it has to offer and the larger beauties. Its vibrant colour's and how a live it is.
Gem Silica Chrysocolla, Arizona, (microcrystalline quartz, chalcedony impregnated with copper minerals)
Dragons partially completed, still need legs tails wings and gems, but first I need to decide which gems!
The emerald green guy will get one of the larger carnelians, the pinks sweetie will get one of the amazonites I think. The gold guy may get a dark green stone (I cant remember if they are bloodstones or something else), this is where I hit a snag, what gems do the gold, silver and copper get?
Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) a/k/a Common Puffball, Gemmed Puffball. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Near Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz Co., Calif.
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red = ruby, green = emerald, white = diamond, blue = saphire (i guess)
also in the mughal exhibition in the acm,singapore
Per is in the process of adopting this cute puppy. He's less than one years old. He's a Lhasa Shih Tzu.
My new camera (Nikon Coolpix P7700) finally arrived! - replacing the stolen P7000. First subject ... Gem the Cat.
Nov 21st 2012