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Before World War II the model name Jaguar was given to all cars in the range built by SS Cars Ltd with the saloons titled SS Jaguar 1½ litre, 2½ litre or 3½ litre and the two-seater sports cars the SS Jaguar 100 2½ litre or 3½ litre. In March 1945 the company name SS Cars Ltd was changed to Jaguar Cars Ltd.
The SS Jaguar 100 was produced between 1936 and 1939. The '100' was so named to reflect the theoretical 100 mph maximum speed. The 125hp 3485cc 6 cyl engine was a development of the old 2663cc Standard pushrod unit converted from side valve to overhead valve with a new cylinder head. Widely considered one of the most aesthetically pleasing sporting cars of the 1930s the SS100 is also very rare, with only 198 2.5-litre and 116 3.5-litre models made.
Calakmul, Structure II
Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful ancient cities ever uncovered in the Maya lowlands.
Calakmul was a major Maya power within the northern Petén region of the Yucatán of southern Mexico. Calakmul administered a large domain marked by the extensive distribution of their emblem glyph of the snake head sign, to be read "Kaan". Calakmul was the seat of what has been dubbed the Kingdom of the Snake or Snake Kingdom. This Snake Kingdom reigned during most of the Classic period. Calakmul itself is estimated to have had a population of 50,000 people and had governance, at times, over places as far away as 150 kilometers.
There are 6,750 ancient structures identified at Calakmul; the largest of which is the great pyramid at the site, Structure 2, which is over 45 metres high. The size of the central monumental architecture is approximately 2 square kilometres and the whole of the site, mostly covered with dense residential structures, is about 20 square kilometres.
Throughout the Classic Period, Calakmul maintained an intense rivalry with the major city of Tikal to the south, and the political manoeuvrings of these two cities have been likened to a struggle between two Maya superpowers.
Structure 2 (or Structure II) is a massive north-facing pyramid temple, one of the largest in the Maya world. Its base measures 120 metres square and it stands over 45 metres high. In common with many temple pyramids in the Mesoamerican cultural region, the pyramid at Calakmul increased in size by building upon the pre-existing temple in order to increase its bulk. The core of the building (Structure 2A) is a triadic pyramid dating to the Late Preclassic period, with this ancient building still forming the highest point of the structure. In the Early Classic a massive extension was added to the front of the pyramid, covering an earlier stucco-covered building on the north side. Three new shrines were built upon this extension (Structures 2B, 2C and 2D), each of these shrines had its own access stairway. Structure 2B was the central shrine, 2C was to the east and 2D to the west. The facade possessed six large masks set between these stairways, three arranged vertically on each side of the central stairway. Structure 2 is similar in date, size and design to the El Tigre pyramid at El Mirador, and associated ceramics are also similar. At a later time buildings were erected along the base of the façade, each of these contained stelae. In the 8th century AD, Structure 2B was entombed under a large pyramid and a stepped façade covered the giant masks. Later another façade was built over this 8th century stepped frontage but it may never have been finished. In the Late Classic a nine-room palace was built on top of the pyramid, supporting a roof comb that had painted stucco bas-relief decoration. The rooms were arranged in three groups of three, each room positioned behind the next. The entire Late Classic palace measured 19.4 by 12 metres. The front two rows of rooms (Rooms 1 through to 6) were used for food preparation, metates and hearths were found in each of them. Room 7, the southwest room, was a sweatbath.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calakmul)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as she walked past while visiting NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on May 8, 2007.
HPAC Wind Ensemble and Maestro Ole Kristian Dahl
Flute: I. Yuna Okubo II. Seiichiro Edo
Oboe: I. Julia Hantschel II. Yumi Yoshimura
Clarinet: I. Gervasio Tarragona Valli II. Lucia Granados
Bassoon: I. Lucas Boyd II. Tony Liu
Horn: I. Alexander Henton II. Shinichi Nakagawa
Locomotora Alsthom Sorefame Nº 1934 en Mar del Plata Norte con tren Nº 306. Foto Juan Enrique Gilardi. 24 de julio de 2008.
Trains II
Sorefame Alsthom Locomotive No. 1934 in Mar del Plata Norte with train No. 306 Photo Juan Enrique Gilardi. July 24, 2008.
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
(excessive detail images ahoy)
The Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was the largest silo based missile produced by the United States. These liquid fueled missiles were on around the clock operational status during the Cold War years. The Titan II missiles were deployed in three wings (of eighteen missiles each) in silos at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; McConnell AFB, Kansas, and at Little Rock AFB in Arkansas. Titan Il had an estimated firing time of under one minute from the eight story deep silo. The silo was protected by a 740 ton "silo closure door" that could be rolled away in less than twenty seconds.
Type: Strategic missile
Warhead: W53
Range: 7,000 mi
Length: 110 ft.
Weight: 330,000 lb.
Diameter: 10 ft.
Speed: 15,000-17,000 mph
Yield: Megaton range
Missiles deployed: 54
Re-entry vehicle: Mk-6
Stockpiled: 1963-1987
Like the Lada XRay of a couple of days ago, the Dacia Duster is a modern Crossover vehicle (CUV) from the ever-expanding Renault-Nissan group.
Whereas Lada (via parent AutoVAZ) has only recently come into the Renault-Nissan fold, after being associated with GM-Daewoo, Dacia has a much more extensive history tied to Renault going back nearly 50 years to an agreement to licence-build the Renault R12 in Romania from 1969.
The Duster II, shown here is a 2018 update to the original Duster CUV model launched in 2009. The Duster II uses the same Dacia B0 platform, shared with some other Dacia models, and which is a modified, long wheelbase version of the Renault-Nissan B-Platform, doing service under many B/C-segment vehicles including the Nissan Juke and Versa, Renault Clio and Captur, as well as the Lada XRay, The platform is saleable in both length and width, allowing it cover a significant cross section of the small-car market. The platform (along with the Duster) is built in many regions including Romania, Russia, India, Columbia, Brazil and Indonesia.
Edith II is a gorgeous sky blue satin nightdress which is finished with floral patterns on the cups and a shoe string bow.
A London more or less empty of supercars I eventually found this baby on a back street near Harrods...
Catalog #: 01_00079425
Title: Fokker, C.II
Corporation Name: Fokker
Additional Information: Germany
Designation: C.II
Tags: Fokker, C.II
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
"Another of the cluster of camera companies around Dresden, Welta was based in the suburb of Freital. Originally Waurich & Weber, the Welta tradename was used from foundation in 1914 to 1959, when the East German successor business was merged with Pentacon. Production of TLRs falls into two distinct periods."
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les 500 ans du Havre .
les grandes voiles du Havre
SAGRES II :
Équipage :
163 marins, 80 cadets .
Gréement :
Trois-mâts barque .
1937
Longueur hors-tout : 89,48 m .
Tirant d'eau : 5,30 m .
Voilure : 1935 m² (23 voiles) .
Déplacement : 1893 tonnes .
Chantier : Blohm & Voss - Hambourg .
Marine militaire portugaise .
Lisbonne
Romana II - 7 November, 2009
This pair of earrings had several different inspirations for their design. I am playing with the Roman earring design of my previous pair, but these were also inspired by the pearls and stones themselves. I participated in a bead swap on JewelryGeeks.com this summer, and the pearls were in with the beads I received. I also tried a different wrapping technique, which I have seen other wire artists use, on the frame.
Panzerkampfwagen II Sd. Kfz. 121 Ausführung C (1938-1940)
-Maybach HL 62 TR 6 cylindres en ligne à essence.
-Canon 20mm + MG34 7.92mm
-40 km/h sur route. 15 km/h en tout-terrain.
Birkenau was the largest of the more than 40 camps and sub-camps that made up the Auschwitz complex. During its three years of operation, it had a range of functions. When construction began in October 1941, it was supposed to be a camp for 125 thousand prisoners of war. It opened as a branch of Auschwitz in March 1942, and served at the same time as a center for the extermination of the Jews. In its final phase, from 1944, it also became a place where prisoners were concentrated before being transferred to labor in German industry in the depths of the Third Reich.
The majority—probably about 90%—of the victims of Auschwitz Concentration Camp died in Birkenau. This means approximately a million people. The majority, more than nine out of every ten, were Jews. A large proportion of the more than 70 thousand Poles who died or were killed in the Auschwitz complex perished in Birkenau. So did approximately 20 thousand Roma and Sinti, in addition to Soviet POWs and prisoners of other nationalities. (auschwitz.org/)