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Akelei in Blumenwiese

Schreder VN armatuur by RaAr2010

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In Delft kom je deze aluminium masten met Schrede VN armaturen nog veel tegen. Ze hebben vroeger de Philips XRK armaturen vervangen. Hedendaags staan ze vaak gemengd met Schreder Altra armaturen omdat de Schreder VN armaturen niet meer gemaakt worden. De Schreder Altra armaturen lijken veel op de VN armaturen.

Deze masten en armaturen tref je onder meer ook aan in Pijnacker.

Op de achtergrond nog een oude boog/kromstaf mast met een Hogro HTA armatuur, die je veel tegen komt in de Delftse binnenstad.

UNHRC in South Sudan disappointed: advance level of inter-communal conflicts by UNMISS

United Nations Human Rights Commissioners in South Sudan expressed their disappointment at the conflict around Yei and Melut and the level of the current inter-communal conflict.

Speaking on localized violent, “It seems the current violent is heightens then the previous once, new and bigger weapons are used and causalities are higher …and we suggested that there are easier access to arms…this is a new form of conflict,” said Commissioner Barney Afako.

The commissioners explained concerns that there is lacks of progress of peaceful implementation of revitalized Peace Agreement, “the conflict around Yei and Melut creates instability and leading to displacement of civilians.” said Andrew Clapham.

Adding that conditions at “the cantonment sights are not supportive, in regards to living conditions and women have no separate accommodation or training arrangement.”

The Commission is expected release its report on the human rights situation in South Sudan to the Human Rights Council in March 2020.

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is an independent body mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to, among other things; determine and report the facts and circumstances of, collect and preserve evidence of, and clarify responsibility for alleged gross violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes, including sexual and gender-based violence and ethnic violence, to end impunity and provide accountability.

UN Photo: Isaac Billy

Working in Kimono by Saiya-chan

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This weekend I have been working for Oranda-jin. Oranda-jin is a collector of Japanese antiques and each year his new collection can be seen at the PAN in amsterdam.

www.pan.nl - www.orandajin.nl

UP #844 - The Living Legend by Cort Christopher

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The locomotive built to lead a nation at war.

A build long in the making...for well over a year and spanning many life changes that attempted to derail this project, Union Pacific #844 finally emerges from my workshop.

UP #844 has captured my imagination since childhood, appearing in several mini-series, TV shows and ads from the early 1990’s. With a sleek body, brutish flat face, high stepping drivers and enormous smoke deflectors, it embodies every definition of monstrous speed and power.

Manufactured by the American Locomotive Company and delivered to UP in 1944 to accommodate both wartime traffic and the projected increase in passenger service after the war, #835-844 were built upon the nearly perfected FEF-1 and FEF-2 series of locomotives delivered between 1937-1939. The entire FEF-3 series proved to be a masterpiece of design and was continuously called upon to lead top priority freight and passenger service.

#844 was delivered on a cold December day in 1944 as the final steam locomotive ever received by UP. Truly an unsleeping giant, #844 is the only steam locomotive of any American Class 1 railroad that has never been struck from the roster. Throughout her revenue career, she headed express freight, fast mail, and the most prestigious passenger trains of the central high plains and mountainous west – The Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose, and Pony Express.

Fitted with 80-inch drivers and a 300 psi operating boiler pressure, #844 generates 63,800 lbs of tractive effort. She was designed to comfortably haul a 1,000-ton train at 100 mph and would regularly run at 120 mph.

Significant research was put into this model. Before even laying out the frame I had compiled an 80-year timeline documenting every minor, and major, upgrade, repainting, and alteration. I had one specific goal in mind: to capture her high-speed passenger service essence. As such, I have modeled her exactly as she would have appeared in April of 1949 – oil burning, with a Sellers exhaust steam injector and painted in the famous two-tone gray of Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray. I am proud to say that this is one of the most accurate representations of a two-tone gray FEF-3 in the modeling world.

This model is 8-wide and precisely 1:48 scale. #844 represents the absolute apex of duel-service steam and I want this model to represent nothing less. It is powered by two L power function motors in a 1:1 gear ratio so that she has both high tractive effort and can travel at high speed. The tender is fitted with a power functions control switch and two V2 IR receivers, one dedicated to each motor, powered by a 20c 7.4V Turnigy battery.

I design all my models with usability in mind. That being said, due to the #844’s unavoidable long legs, the locomotive can technically snake its way through R56 curves but is much happier with R120. I will pride myself in saying that the tender can navigate R40 due to my engineering of a unique design to conquer the flexibility challenges that plagues centipede tenders.

Custom wheels and drivers were sourced from Brick Train Depot and Breckland Bricks while the Walschaerts valve gear is from Trained Bricks. I want to particularly thank Monty’s Trains who designed and printed all stickers you see on this model. Monty also provided the technical experience that allowed me to upgrade from a standard Lego battery pack to the vastly superior LiPo world.

I strive to make my models both detailed and accessible. As such, instructions ARE available for this model in both two-tone gray and black (accurately dated to July 1954). Additionally, both liveries come with simple and complex valve gear instructions.

Today known as The Living Legend, UP #844 is the last of a great breed and represents the absolute apex of duel-service steam as one of the most powerful, prestigious and well-engineered Northern type locomotives of all time.

I feel extremely grateful to the Union Pacific Steam Team for ensuring that, through unquantifiable amounts of continuous labor, #844’s clock is not approaching twilight, but held at dawn. She is poised to travel the high iron for time eternal, forever roaring across the heartland plains and into the rising sun.

Thank you everyone for taking time to read this post, I greatly appreciate your questions, comments and praise. This model represents the end of a personal era, and I appreciate all the encouragement and support that I received from the community along the way. Railroading and Lego modeling are my passions, and I am happy to be part of these growing communities.

Cort

In Flight by Mike Afarian

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Life in Stone by Sergey Osadchy

Nikon D600 , 50mm f/1.2 ais

U2 in Amsterdam by U2start

Taken for U2start.com, this full set and thousands of other amazing U2 photos can be found on U2start.com/photos/, the biggest structured collection of high-res and high quality U2 photos online.

Foray in dreamlike by Eric Heartsong (open to collabs)

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Is she an angel or a daemon?

Starlight Six Drive In Theatre Sign Atlanta GA by Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com

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A-cero IN by A-cero

In a Spin by Carol Walker

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somewhere in Montana by 912greens

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1964-65 PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA by Pete Stephens

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Pouring it in by Andrew Seaman

In its last days in South Essex before reallocation away, the lovely Thamesway heritage livery Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban 2 69520, BJ11 ECW by EastBeach68

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Musgo by Carmen Nastari

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New Student Move In Day by Baldwin Wallace University

New students move into resident halls, Davidson complex of residence halls, Saylor and Klein. North green as well. Orientation staff and greek life groups help parents and students on first year and other student on move in day.

Thomas Built Buses (#420) by SoulRider.222 / Eric Rider

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2024 © SoulRider.222 / Eric Rider

New Propane-Fueled Minotour® Buses in Production at Thomas Built Buses

First School Bus Manufacturer to Achieve Zero-Waste to-Landfill Now Offers Propane Autogas Option

High Point, N.C. – Thomas Built Buses expanded its alternative-powered product offerings with the addition of a new propane-fueled Minotour® bus. Thomas Built’s green vehicle lineup also includes the Saf-T-Liner® C2e Hybrid and HDX compressed natural gas (CNG) models. A propane-fueled offering of the innovative Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 bus is in development and expected to be available in 2013.

“At Thomas Built, we want to produce a full line of buses that exceed current environmental standards. As the demand grows for sustainable transportation solutions, Thomas Built Buses is at the forefront of offering a robust line of alternative-powered vehicles including compressed natural gas, diesel-electric hybrid and propane technology,” said Kelley Platt, president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses. Thomas Built was the first and remains the only school bus manufacturer that is completely Zero-Waste-to-Landfill, building every bus with a high level of environmental standards.

The Thomas Built Minotour is a Type A bus, seating up to 30 passengers, making it an excellent choice for schools, childcare centers and churches. The propane option is available on the 159″ dual rear wheel (DRW) model with a GVWR of 14,200 lbs. Powered by a GM 6.0 liter liquid propane gas (LPG) engine with fully-integrated CleanFUEL USA liquid propane injection system, the 3-tank set-up has an estimated 315-mile range and a gas gallon equivalent of 35 gallons.

The propane-fueled Minotour is California Air Research Board-certified and exceeds EPA 2010 emissions requirements. Less expensive than a gallon of gasoline or diesel on a btu basis, propane is a green, clean-burning alternative fuel, with 20 percent less NOx and 12 percent less CO2 than gasoline. More than 90 percent of the propane used in the U.S. is domestically produced. Setting up propane fueling infrastructure is an easy and relatively low-cost proposition.

Thomas Built Buses has already delivered its first two propane-fueled Minotour buses to Student Transportation of America.

About Thomas Built Buses

Founded in 1916, Thomas Built Buses is a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America. Since the first Thomas Built bus rolled off the assembly line, the company has been committed to delivering the smartest and most innovative buses in North America. Learn more at www.ThomasBus.com or at www.facebook.com/thomasbuiltbuses.

Thomas Built Buses, Inc., headquartered in High Point, N.C., is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC , the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America and a leading manufacturer of class 4-8 vehicles. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets commercial vehicles under the Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses nameplates. Daimler Trucks North America is a Daimler company.

in the works... by Witchone Witherspoon

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Visit this location at Seasonal Chances Gacha Mall & More in Second Life

sunset_in_paris by Zaimuran Wusiman

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#la seine#paris#sunset

55.M.03.20 MV Neftegorsk in Hollming Shipyard by JuhaUK