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Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular stable court (1675), situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England.
The house was owned by several families by 1745 after which it fell into disrepair and was used as a tenant farm. After repair by architect Alfred Hoare Powell (1865–1960), it was the first house acquired by the National Trust, in 1907, on the recommendation of the antiquarian Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley (1851–1920). In the 1920s the house was renovated, the stable block turned into a residence and several outbuildings, gardens and gateways constructed.
The house was originally surrounded by a medieval deer park and in the 17th century.
Barrington Court is noted for its Arts and Crafts-style gardens for which garden designer Gertrude Jekyll provided planting plans. The gardens were laid out in 1917 by J. E. Forbes, of the partnership Forbes & Tate, for Lieut-Col. A. Arthur Lyle. There are a series of walled areas that include a white garden, a rose and iris garden and a lily garden. The original plans are being used to restore the gardens; however, the planting scheme has been changed from that designed by Jekyll to that designed by Mrs Lyle in the 1960s.
Glendonite is an unusual and distinctive form of calcite (CaCO3). This material started out as a crystalline mass of ikaite, a hydrous calcium carbonate mineral (CaCO3·6H2O). Ikaite only forms in near-freezing water (~0º to 7º C) of high alkalinity, in organic-rich sediments at the sediment-water interface. At warmer temperatures, ikaite is not stable, and the mineral loses its water content and converts to calcite (anhydrous calcium carbonate). During the ikaite-calcite conversion, the original crystal structure of the ikaite may be retained. Calcite masses that retain ikaite crystal shapes are called glendonites. So, the term "glendonite" does not refer to a mineral; rather, it refers to the pseudomorph of calcite-after-ikaite. Pseudomorphs ("false-forms") are minerals that have replaced a previous mineral, but have retained the original crystal form.
The presence of glendonite in a succession of rocks is diagnostic evidence for the presence of glaciers in the geologic past, because ikaite forms at cold temperatures. Many ancient successions known to be deposited in glacial settings have glendonite.
Glendonite occurs in three main morphologies: stellate glendonite, rosette glendonite, and bladed glendonite. This example is a stellate glendonite.
Stratigraphy: supposedly an estuarine facies, upper Neogene
Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed site in the Olenitsa River area, White Sea coast of the Kola Peninsula, far-northwestern Russia
This is a photograph from the Naomh Mhuire AC Daingean "Ambrose Hickey Memorial" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Daingean, Co. Offaly, Ireland on the 21st June 2019 at 19:30, the day of the Summer Solstice 2019. The race is the 7th race of the Offaly AAI Road Race Series. The Daingean 5KM has a long tradition in road racing in the Midlands. For many years in the 1990s and 2000s the famous looped 5KM road race took place in the village on the Friday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. The route has subsquently been adapted and altered but still retains a very flat and fast overall profile. The start and finish are on the main street of the village. The main street is situated on the R402 and the village is positioned midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on this important regional road. The Grand Canal also flows throw the Village. In past times the surrounding Bog of Allen and Bord na Mona provided employment to the locality. While this has changed now Daingean retains a strong and proud status as a village situated in East Offaly and in the Heart of the Midlands.
The race was event managed and electronically timed by Co. Kildare Company Popup Races. You will find the results of the race on the Popup Races website. A wonderful spread of refreshments were provided after the race and prize giving was held in the town hall in the middle of the Village.
Weather conditions were good for racing. Whilst the weather is not perfect summer weather the conditions were good for road racing with the bright evening and relatively calm conditions. The full set of photographs is available on this photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157709186920971
Kuala Lumpur is the dream destination for the younger generations to make it big in the city. However, this is not true to a greenhorn name Adi Fikri. He decided to no longer be part of the famed city’s hustle and bustle, fortune and fame and glorified stories. He chose to return to his beloved fatherland Masjid Tanah where he ventured into goat farming. Moved by this young entrepreneur’s enthusiasm, Muhammad Heza recorded the youth’s daily routine in running the farm without any assistance. The Young Shepherd is a depiction of the courageous young man who chose not to live comfortably in a big city but slog under the sun to get what he needs for himself and his family. This courage should be lauded and trailed by all youths.
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This is Indra Lesmana, a great pianist and local hero who participated in Java Jazz Festival 2010. He is one of the judges of Indonesian Idol, BTW... :)
Usually I'm not a big fan of black and white photography. But I'm happy I did it with this one. Apart from the main reason is because in color the face is pure red (LoL), converting to b&w enhances the expression.
Technical Properties:
Nikon D300
Nikon 80-200mm/2.8 @160mm
Uncropped, BW, erasing some lens flare
This is a photograph from the 1st running of the Carbury GAA 10KM Run which was held in Derrinturn, Carbury, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 28th July 2013 at 12:00. The race was organised by the GAA club and sponsored by various businesses in the locality. The race was very well organised with excellent stewarding and support. Well done to everyone involved.
Electronic Timing and Event Management were provided by Precision Timing [www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer]
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: There was about 60 participants
Weather: There was hot July sunshine for the duration of the race. There was little or no breeze.
Course: The race starts and finishes at Carbury GAA clubhouse. The race starts and heads southwards along the Sli na Slainte to the main Edenderry Road (R403) at Windmill Cross and proceeds along 'The Back Road' to the Grand Canal at Ticknevin Bridge where the course turns sharply and back to head northwards along the Bog Road to meet the R403 again. Finally for the last 2 KM the race passes through the westerly end of Derrinturn village before following the road to Carbury GAA for the finish. Overall the route is reasonably flat with the only significant rise at the Canal bridge near 5KM.
Location Map: Start/finish and registration takes place at Carbury GAA (see this Google Streetview Location for directions goo.gl/maps/3P18U)
Refreshments: There was a very impressive selection of refreshments including soup and sandwiches in the GAA Clubhouse afterwards.
Some Useful Links
The Carbury GAA 10KM 2013 Race Route: www.endomondo.com/routes/206214909
Start, finish, and registration: goo.gl/maps/3P18U (Google Satellite View)
Race results for 2013 will be available at: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
Pictures of Carbury's famous Castle (www.flickr.com/photos/64422062@N04/8024181883/, www.flickr.com/photos/mickoreilly/4269932957/, www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/8671658169/)
Carbury Wikipedia Page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbury
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Passau is een stad en Kreisfreie Stadt in de Duitse deelstaat Beieren. De stad telt 49.952 inwoners[1].
Passau ligt langs de Duitse Bundesautobahn 3, niet ver voor de Oostenrijkse grens.
In de oude binnenstad komen drie rivieren bijeen: de Donau, de Inn en de Ilz, waardoor de stad ook wel Dreiflüssestadt wordt genoemd. Hoewel de Inn de breedste van de drie rivieren is, wordt het vervolg van deze drie stromen toch Donau genoemd, omdat de Donau de langste van de drie is.
De stad heeft het Keltische oppidum Boiodurum en de Romeinse castra Boiotro als oorsprong. De Bataafse huursoldaten die in het Romeinse kamp gelegerd waren gaven de stad haar naam (uit Batavis werd Passau).
In de oude binnenstad bevinden zich nog:
Kathedraal Dom St. Stephan deels in barokstijl; de bouwperiode is de 15e eeuw tot en met de 17e eeuw. In de kerk staat een orgel, dat bekendstaat als een van de grootste kerkorgels ter wereld. Het heeft 17.794 pijpen.
Twee voormalige paleizen: het oude paleis (1680) en het nieuwe paleis uit de jaren 1712-1730.
Raadhuis uit de 14e eeuw
Twee burchten, namelijk Oberhaus (13e eeuw) en Niederhaus uit de 14e eeuw.
Observatorium uit de 17e eeuw.
Speelgoedmuseum
Donaupromenade
Klooster Niedernburg
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Why a Clean Office is Good for Business
As a business owner, you are busy juggling so many things that office cleaning is the last thing that comes to mind. Perhaps you have a handyman for cursory weekend cleaning. If you delve deeper, however, you will realise that a neat and clean office plays a crucial part in keeping your balance sheet on the right track.
Create the Right First Impression
A neat and clean office can help create the right impression on first-time visitors and prospective customers. After all, who wants to deal with a company that doesn’t bother to keep its office in top condition!
Overflowing waste bins, litter everywhere, stained carpets, dusty sofas or dirty washrooms don’t exactly create the right impression. Your client base won’t really grow if you don’t give office cleaning a top priority.
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In today’s cut-throat, competitive world, having the right brand image is crucial.
Your office is an extension of your brand image and the way you maintain it can make or break your business. People love working with companies that keep their office dazzlingly clean, well decorated, appealing and a pleasure to visit.
When an office is poorly maintained, customers often conclude that there is something wrong with your organization or you don’t have enough money to invest in office cleaning i.e., your fortunes are plummeting. The unpalatable truth is that most of your customers (including long-time loyalists) will discontinue their patronage.
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Employees are your greatest asset and keeping them happy keeps your business rolling. Most people are proud to be working at a place that is clean and comfortable, smelling fresh and nice first thing in the morning. A fresh and clean office immediately perks up their mood and they are ready to start the day on a happy note.
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The sun was out and Rudi decided it was hot today. The girls insisted on wearing sleeveless outfits. Picking dafodils and dancing around the trees was fun. They kept insisting they were not cold even when they got goosebumps from the breezes. It was not until they stood still while trying to play hide and seek that both girls finally confessed they were chilly and came inside for some nice warm mint tea. Rudi says it is going to be hot again tomorrow.
This is the ”Picture perfect” from Ribe. Now, the reason I want to show you this today is, that volunteers have repainted the ship all summer (I know you cant tell in Black and white. Look her for Picture in colors: www.facebook.com/Ribe6760/) and now its perfect again. Keyword for a small town like Ribe: Volunteers. The ship is named “Johanne Dan” and its special. If you look at a map, you will notice, that its not that easy to get from the Wadden Sea and to Ribe by ship. This ship has a flat bottom so it wont catch the ground all the time. Otherwise this is Ribe in one picture - the Cathedral, old houses and the harbor with Johanne Dan.
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presented AAFES gift cards, calling cards,sports bags, travel tooth brushes and chap stick for Soldiers to USAG Baden-Wuerttemberg Commander Col. William C. Butcher, May 18, 2010.
(Photo by Lira Frye, USAG Baden-Wuerttemberg PAO)
is this a good hair day, or a bad hair day? i do know that i wouldn't have the patience nor the time to do this with my hair.
Day 2 of The Indy KA500 and After a Fantastic First Day of Racing and Celebrations now is where the Real Hard Work Begins as The Entire Field of 46 KA'S were in the Garages with Drivers Teams and Engineers at The Ready as they were about to tackle 8 Hours of the Indy Circuit.
With an 8 Hour Race anything can Happen and with such a Large Field of Cars a lot of Overtakes and Careful Navigation will be Required to Ensure Victory.
With The Start of The Race About to get underway Its Time to See Who will be able to Hold out the Longest and Take the Title of IndyKa500 Endurance Champion for 2021.
Hour 1 (11:04AM)
As The Field of 46 KA'S Completed the Formation Lap and Slowly made their way Towards the Start Finish Straight The Lights went Green and at Exactly 11:04AM the Race Had Begun.
Racing Down Towards Paddock Hill Bend it was The KA of Team (IP Racing's Adam Blair Scott Parkin Oliver Wilmot and Mark Witherington) Who took the Lead Followed Closely by Team (Octane Junkies Adam Smith Martyn Smith and Bazza Ward) in Second Place and Team (Alex Read Motorsport's Chris Reade Sam Luke's Carlito Miracco and Luke Read) in Third Place as they Thundered Up the Hill Towards The Tops of Druids and Back Down Again through Bottom Bend where Team (Ferguson Motorsport's Damon Astin Billy Ferguson Joe Ferguson and Daniel Ferguson) took the Lead from (Octane Junkies) before Flying Around The Track to Complete Lap 1 of 500.
As The Cars came Round Paddock for The Second Time The KA of (Ferguson Motorsport) Now Leads by a Heathy Margin While Further Back (IP Racing) and (Octane Junkies) Have A Fantastic Scrap over Second Place with The Two of Them Swapping The Lead Over and Over again. Car Number 55 of (Al Most Racers Alistair Hardie Alistair McDonald Lee Conway and Will Denny) was Seen Getting Air of The Inside Curb on the Exit of Paddock Hill Bend making for a Spectacular Sight.
Hour 2 (11:54AM)
Hour 2 and All 46 KA'S are Still Alive and Well with Each Driver Pushing Hard to Maintain their Advantage as the Tyres Begin to Warm Up and Start to Grip the Track More.
KA Number 56 Team (Hard And Enthusiastic Martyn Dilworth Mark Figes and Mike Hickey) are Locked in a Tight Battle at The Top of Paddock Hill Bend with KA Number 27 Team (Semprini Racing's Jeremy Evans James Hart Phil Hart and William Puttergill) as they Fight it Out Between the Two Cars for a Position.
Further Down the Field KA Number 23 Team (Kastrol's Michael Keegan Tim Keegan and David Murfitt) is Having its Own Battle with KA Number 4 of Team (Alex Read Motorsport) as The Two Teams Have a Go at One Another Thought the Course of The Lap trying Hard to Hold onto that Position they Worked so Hard for.
Another Battle at Paddock is the KA Number 3 of Team (Wingdat Racing's Andy Chapman Jonathan Barret and Wayne Jackson) Having to Fend off The KA Number 16 of Team (M and D Racing's Alex Martin Daniel Martin Tony Perfect and Mathew Rowling) as they Also were Looking to be in an Intense Battle Thought the Lap with Many Other Teams and Drivers Now Settling into a Rhythm. at The Endo f The Second Hour The KA't Mobile Number 49 of Team (LDR Performance Tuning's David Bywater Adrian Clarke Andy Grear Hardy and Sammy Bryan) is Seen Making its way Through Paddock Hill Bend and Through the Gravel Trap but Manages to Get Out Unaided and Safely.
At 12:12PM a Huge and Very Loud Crash is Heard at The Bottom of Paddock Hill Bend and Seen Rowling Through The Gravel Trap and Ending up on its Wheels is the KA Number 3 of Team (Windgat Racing) Bringing out the First Safety Car of The Endurance Race. Lucky The Driver was Fine and After a Few Minutes Due to The Recovery Taking Place they Are Back out in the Race But with a Lot of Catching Up to do.
Hour 3 (13:08PM)
With the Safety Car Now in the Race gets Back Underway and Already each Driver was Pushing Even Harder trying to either Create a Gap or Make Up for Lost Time Due to The Safety Car Intervention.
At The Top of Paddock Hill Bend a Fierce Battle is Taking Place Between the Two Teams of KA Number 13 and KA Number 155 Team (Deranged Motorsport's Jason Pelosi Josh Larkin and Alex Kelby) and Team (JRS's Nick Walker Alex Day and William Foster) as they Duel Thought the Whole of Paddock Hill Bend Starting at The Top and Still Keeping the Fight Going Right Up towards Druids in The End Deranged Motorsport Wins Out and Takes The Position Away from JRS.
At 13:24PM The Fighting Between each Team Continues at The Top of Paddock Hill Bend which is Proving to be the Best Overtaking Area as Each Car has Only 73 Break Horse Power so Carrying as Much Speed as Possible from the Main Straight Towards Paddock is Essential for a Successful Overtake.
Team (Piston Heads Peter Dignan Oliver Lewis Benjamin Lowden and Sam Sheehan) Battles it out with Team (LDR Performance Tuning's Laurence Davey Mike Paul James Parker and Glen Copeland) as The Two Cars Do Battle for All to See with Team LDR Taking The Position Away.
At 13:39PM A Set of 4 KA's are Seen Fighting Their Way up Towards Druids with All Four Teams not Giving up the Fight as they Swap Positions Relentlessly with not One Driver Willing to Give Up his Position.
The 98 55 53 and 13 All Really Having a Good Go at One Another Thought their Fight. As The Sun Starts its Slow Dissent Down Over The Hills and Valleys that Surround The Circuit Bottom Bend was Providing Some More Opportunities for Drivers to do Battle with One Another. A Four way Fight Between KA's Number 56 51 44 and 64 was Occurring with Number 56 Holding Strong at The Front of This Fight and Leading them on Towards Clearways.
Finally at 13:48PM An Epic Battle Between KA's Number 64 and 44 was Witnessed Through Bottom Bend with The Likes of The Number 64 Bouncing a Wheel Into The Air as The Car Took the Tight Racing Line making for an Amazing Picture and a Superb bit of Car Control To Keep that KA Pointing The Right Way.
Hour 4 (14:02PM)
The Fourth Hour and Pit Stops and Driver Changes were Imminent with Many Teams Choosing to Go into The Pits to Change Both Drivers and Top Up the Fuel as Well as Change Tyres if Necessary. Every Team was Running to a Different Strategy Depending Upon the Amount of Drivers they Had with Teams of Four Drivers Taking 2 Hours in the Car Each While Teams of Three or Less would Have to Take on Longer Stints of 3 To Maybe Even 4 Hours in the Car Hoping that Having to do Fewer Driver Changes would Mean they could make Up The Difference on Track.
Back on The Track at 14:02PM More Battles were Commencing Through Pilgrims Drop With KA's Number 81 Team (GM Performance's Gary Mitchell and Ian Mitchell) Going Head to Head with KA Number 46 Team (JDC Motorsport's Stu Neal Andy Gaugler and Simon Walker Hensell) with The KA of GM Performance Narrowly Taking The Place From JDC Motorsport on the Run towards Clearways.
At 14:20PM a Fantastic Battle Between KA Number's 18 100 127 3 55 and 115 was Seen as they Powered their Way onto Clearways with 155 Leading Followed by 55 and 3 127 100 and 18 All Slowly Gaining Ground to the Two Leading KA's at The Front of This Train.
Shortly After This Train of Cars Came Through Another Train of 5 KA's was not Far Behind this Time Being Lead by Number 13 Deranged Motorsport with 131 (Team Viking's Mark Holme Harry Nunn and Nick Nunn) Then came Number 4 Alex Read Motorsport with 98 Piston Heads and 41 (Rowe Rage Motorsport's Alex Butler Greg Caswell Jason Handcock and Sam Rowe) As they All Fought Hard to Catch One Another Thought their Fight.
KA's Number 98 4 and 64 were Also Seen at 14:48PM Having a Really Good Three Way Fight with 64 and 98 Side by Side down Pilgrims Drop with The Number 4 Car Closing Fast.
At 14:54PM A Final Battle was Seen on the Run Up Towards Clearways with The KA's of Number 60 (Powerflex's David Power Paul Cowland and Dom David) Battling Hard with KA's Number 7 (G and B Finch's Joe Bragg Lee Finch Steve Finch Benjamin Smith and Arthur Thurtle) and Number 127 (Fat Boys Racing's Charlie Jackson and Matt Pinny) with The Number 7 KA Leading The Trio On Towards Clearways as The Sun Began to Set.
Hour 5 (15:25PM)
The Fith Hour and a Swarm of KA's were Seen Storming Down the Main Straight towards Paddock Hill Bend with the Number 131 Car of (Team Viking) in the Lead by Some Distance Followed by Number 64 125 18 81 and 155 as they All Made their Way Towards Paddock for another Chance at an Overtake.
Another Battle Followed Closely Behind with KA Numbers 11 18 49 and 111 All Fighting as Well in order to Maintain or Improve their Positions as The Race Went on.
At 15:28PM The Safety Car was Out again While Another KA Somewhere on Track was Being Recovered and The Leading car Number 36 IP Racing's (Adam Blair Scott Parkin Oliver Wilmot and Mark Witherington's Lead Evaporates as the Field is Once again Bunched up.
Behind Them are KA's Number 44 (Mini Challenges Max Coates Dominic Wheatley Lewis Saunders and Dan Zelos) Looking to Make a More Once the Safety Car Period Ends The 14 of (Frugal Racing) and 51 of (Barwell Autosport's Taylor Norton Kamran Tunio Ryan Brinsted and Kester Cook) Also Looking to Take the Lead of This Endurance Race.
At 15:36PM The Car that Had Caused The Safety Car was Seen Being Recovered into the Outer Garage Area where cars are Held Before the Start of Each Race. KA Number 46 (JDC Motorsport) Had Made Contact Somewhere on the Circuit and Looked to Have a Broken Front Left Steering Arm with the Wheel Being Completely Bend Backwards into The Car with the Car Heading Back to the Garage for Repairs Before Rendering The Race Quite a Few Laps Down.
15:38PM and The Two KA's of Positive Motorsport's Andrew Rogerson Samuel Rendon and Ryan Frith Battle it Out with Number 13 Deranged Motorsport Through Westfield Towards Dingle dell with The Number 13 Beautifully Sweeping Around the Outside to Take The Position Away.
Another Battle was Seen at 15:38PM with (Alex Read Motorsport) Number 4 Battling Number 64 (Auto Teach Motorsport's Reece Kellow Andrew Howell Luca Ataccini Anzanello and Megan) through Westfields Side by Side on Towards Dingle dell.
Finally at 15:57PM Another KA Had Fallen Victim to an Issue with the Number 23 Car of (PSR's Carl Beresford Russel Danzey Tom Gilbert and Jack Wood) Being Taken on the Back of the Recovery Truck to The Garages for Repairs Before Going back Out into The Race as Night Began to Fall Upon The Indy Circuit.
Hour 6 (16:15PM)
As The Light Slowly began to Fade Away from the Indy Circuit Many Drivers were Now starting to use their Headlights as The Lighting Conditions got Darker and Darker as Time went by.
At 16:15PM A Massive Group of Cars came Flying Down Through Paddock Hill Bend with KA Number 55 Al Most Racers on the Inside Line 127 Fat Boys Racing on the Middle Line and 39 Kameleon Racing's Chris Bright Richard Cox Steve Goldsmith and Leigh Youles Michael on the Outside Line as they Fought their way Through the Bend and Up Towards Druids.
At 16:21PM Piston Heads Racing KA Number 98 was Seen Leading another Group of Cars Through Paddock Hill Bend with Numbers 41 52 33 and 2 All Fighting for Places as they Came Towards Paddock Hill Bend.
16:24PM and The Paddock Hill Bend Gravel Trap Claims Another Victim This Time the Number 131 KA of Team Viking Had Ended up Taking a Trip Through it Before a Half Spin Left Him Facing the Marshalls Post Opposite before Returning to the Track after Losing a Few Places. Recovery Teams set to work Once Again with The Safety Car Being Called into Action for The Third Time.
16:40PM and at The Top of Paddock Hill Bend a Three way Fight Becomes a Two Way Fight as The Number 127 KA of Fat Boys Racing Goes for a Spin after Trying to Get a Run on the Number 19 KA of LDR Performance Tuning with The Number 14 Car of Frugal Racing Just Narrowly Missing The Spinning Car.
16:42PM and a Final Intense Battle Between the Number 44 KA and The Number 1 KA of Burton Power Racing's Andy Burton Kyle Sagar Tom Valentine and Sammy Venables as They Fight Hard to try and Take that Position away from Mini Challenge to Round off The 6th Hour.
Hour 7 (16:50PM)
The Seventh Hour and at The Bottom of Surtees a Massive Crash is Heard as The KA's of Number 42 The K Teams (Paul Simmons Edward Simmons Glen Woodbridge Damo) is Seen Running off Track with Number 13 Deranged Motorsport Onto The Grass and Number 81 GM Performance Being Spun Out Trying to Avoid The Carnage in Front. All Drivers Okay and They Get back on Track and Continue on As Day Turns into Night.
17:02PM and a Top of Druids The Ka's of Number 72 Misty Racings (Adam Bonham and Simon Bonham) are Fighting Hard to Keep their Position from the Number 49 Car of LDR Performance Tuning as well as Number 7 of G and B Finch Trying to Find a Way Through on the Outside of Druids. The 98 of Piston Heads is also Closing in by This Stage with Headlights A Blaze.
17:05PM and Coming Towards Druids is a Sea of KA's All With Headlights A Blaze as they Fight for Positions Cars Number 60 3 19 and 39 All in Different Positions and Yet Still Fighting to try and Gain an Advantage that Could Swine this Endurance Race in Any of the Teams Favours. Further Back 127 and 140 Are Doing Battle on the Run Up Towards Druids.
17:09PM Once Again Another Battle at Druids This Time its The Trio of Number 127 36 and 60 That are All Trying to Better One Another in their Attempt to Gain a Place with Number 36 IP Racing Leading The Way.
17:14PM One Final Battle is Seen Coming Up towards Druids with The Number's 18 44 55 and 2 Fighting it Out Number 2 Kastrol's Has The Lead of This Group of Cars with Blazing Bright Headlights to Aid the Drivers Around The Circuit.
17:27PM and Now Darkness was Everywhere Making Visibility Very Difficult and Yet this did not Stop the Likes of Cars Number 128 JTR's Eliot Mason Nick Tandy David Mason and James Rhodes from Battling with Car Number 16 M and D Racing's Alex Martin Daniel Martin Tony Perfect and Mathew Rowling. In a Daring Move in the Pitch Black Darkness The Two Cars Go Side by Side Trying to Gain One over The Other Before JTR's Takes The Inside Line and The Position.
17:30PM Another Daring Battle is Captured Between The Number 180 Car of (Shine Auto motive's Colin French Mathew Eldridge and Wayne Clelland) and Number 44 (Mini Challenge's Max Coates Dominic Whitely Lewis Saunders and Dan Zelos) Defending The Outside Line as Best as they Can but Ultimately Shine Automotive Makes their way Through.
17:51PM A KA is Seen Flying Down Through The Bottom of Druids and into a Cloud of Dust Caused by Another KA Going off The KA is Just Barely Visible Showing The Dangers of what can Happen at Night When Visibility Becomes Low or Obstructed. Other KA's Soon Followed Through the Dust Cloud as Well with Many Backing off Slightly In case a Car was Stuck out on The Track but Thankfully All was Good as Hour 7 Ended.
Hour 8 (17:56PM) (THE FINAL HOUR)
The FINAL Hour of The 8 Hour Indy KA 500 and With Every Driver Now Getting into a Rhythm it was Up to Each Teams Last Driver to Strap in and Go for it to the Checkered Flag. However not All had gone to Plan for every Driver as The Number 29 KA of LDR Performance Tuning Found Out Slipping into the Gravel and Costing Them a Ridge Back to the Pits for Repairs with Less than 1 Hour to go.
18:00PM and The Number 2 KA of Kastrol's was Captured Racing Through Paddock Hill Bend During The Night Pushing Incredibly Hard to Ensure a Good Top 25 Finnish in the Points with Headlights Illuminating their way Around Paddock Hill Bend as The Car Flew Through The Bend.
18:30PM The Safety Car was Out for The Last Time During The Race and was Captured Leading a whole Train of KA's Through Pilgrims Drop and Onto Clearways with Each Driver Poised and Ready to Get Going Once the Safety Car Had Come In.
19:07PM An Amazing Sight to Behold with Just 15 Minutes Left on the Clock a Huge Rush of KA's Flooded their way Down The Main Straight and Past The Start Finnish Straight with Headlights on Full Beam to Aid in Visibility. The Number 8 KA Leads The way in This Group of Cars with The Number 18 CHR Hoonikan Car of Stratton MacKay Dave Mayer and Paul Robson Closing in Behind.
19:09PM And The Green Flag is Dropped for The Final Time as The Safety Car Comes into the Pitlane All 44 Remaining KA's Race Towards Druids with the Field so Bunched up this is Anyone's Race to both Win or Lose at This Stage.
The Number 42 KA of The K Teams Paul Simmons Edward Simmons and Glen Woodbridge Damo takes off Leading from Number 20 A Reeve's Motorsport Aron Reeve Stuart Lane and Andy Godfrey while The Number 127 of Fat Boys Racing Chases Them Down into a Nail Biting Finnish at The Centre of The Field.
19:13PM A Group of Six KA's are Captured Having an Intense Battle with Only 5 Minutes Left to Run The Likes of KA Number 127 36 and 128 All Putting Up One Hell of a Good Fight in The Closing Stages of The Endurance Race with Some Drives Having Driven for 4 Hours Straight.
19:21PM and after 8 Hours of Continuous Racing and 5 KA's Out of The Race The Checkered Flag was Ready and Waiting as The Number 81 KA of GM Performance's Gary Mitchell and Ian Mitchell Takes the Victory at The 2021 8 Hour Indy Car 500!!!! Followed Closely by The Number 72 Car Misty Racing's Adam Bonham and Simon Bonham in Second Place with KA Number 14 Frugal Racing's Jim McDougal Callum McDougal Mike Marais and Leon Bidgeway Taking Third Place.
A Huge Congratulations to The Overall Top Three Winners and to All of the other Teams and Competitors for Showing some Incredible Racing To End of The 2021 Motorsport Season. From
Historic Formula 1 to Classic Touring Cars To The Indy KA 500 This Season Has been One of The Best to Date.
See You All Again Next Year Where We Will do it All Over Again.
is it a bad idea to take a photo through the rear view mirror while driving in traffic in the rain? no, no it isn't.
part of my day in the life of
Buckland Abbey is a 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake and presently in the ownership of the National Trust.
Buckland Abbey was originally a Cistercian abbey founded in 1278 by Amicia, Countess of Devon and was a daughter house of Quarr Abbey, on the Isle of Wight. It remained an abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII. In 1541 Henry sold Buckland to Sir Richard Grenville the Elder (Sewer of the Chamber to Henry VIII, Poet, Soldier, last Earl Marshall of Calais) who, working with his son Sir Roger Greynvile (Gentleman of the Privy Chamber Henry VIII, Captain of the ill fated Mary Rose), began to convert the abbey into a residence renaming it Buckland Greynvile.
Sir Roger died in 1545 when the Mary Rose heeled over in a sudden squall while the English Fleet was engaged with the French Fleet in the Narrow Sea off the Thames, leaving a son aged 3, also named Richard Grenville, who completed the conversion in 1575-76.
After being owned by the Family for 40 years, Sir Richard the Younger, sold Buckland Greynvile to two intermediaries in 1581, who unbeknownst to Greynvile, were working for Drake, whom he despised. The abbey is unusual in that the church was retained as the principal component of the new house whilst most of the remainder was demolished, which was a reversal of the normal outcome with this type of redevelopment.
Drake lived in the house for 15 years, as did many of his collateral descendants until 1946, when it was sold to a local landowner, Arthur Rodd, who presented the property to the National Trust in 1948.
This is a woody vine of native Chaparral Clematis (Clematis lasiantha, Ranunculaceae) with new growth climbing over a small Madrone (Arbutus menziesii, Ericaceae) tree, with the dark woodland of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae) trees behind. I got this photo from our covered porch in the rain today - maybe you can see some raindrops in the dark area on the right. I've shown this scene before when I needed a rain photo, but never at this time of year - see my photos here, here, and here. The tree somehow puts up with being smothered. (San Marcos Pass, 13 March 2018)
Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates. Representatives of this family are found in most of the world, and the Little Egret, as well as being widespread throughout much of the Old World, has now started to colonise the Americas.
The breeding habitat of Egretta herons is marshy wetlands in warm countries. They nest in colonies, often with other wading birds, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs.
These herons feed on insects, fish and amphibians, caught normally by cautious stalking.
Specie: Little Egret, Egretta garzetta or Ardea garzetta.
Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. The population in 2006 was 305.171, the population density is 1,969.47/km² and the area is 143 km². This place name comes from the Tupi language. The population is highly urbanized.
Geography
Guarujá is located in Santo Amaro island, situated in São Paulo shore. Its main economic sources are seasonal tourism and port related activities.
Enseada. This huge beach is the most popular and common destination for the occasional tourist. Kiosks selling coconuts, beer and great finger food founded all over. Although crowded in the summer, it also has a rich nightlife that can make traffic chaotic during the high season.
Guarujá is a popular weekend destination for families from São Paulo, which can get there driving in less than an hour (through the Imigrantes highway). Traffic gets heavy during the evening in holidays. Guarujá also has relics from history such as the Barra Grande Fortress, built by the colonizers in 1584, the Forte Velho just 8 km from the centre. It accessed by the Santa Cruz dos Navegantes road, or by boat, from the Ponte dos Práticos (Pilot’s Bridge), and the Armação das Baleias, the first industrial plant set up in the state for the extraction of whale oil.
Artemis is the doll I made for my niece's first birthday :-)
She is the goddess of hunting and the first amazon, so she always carries her bow and arrows (coming soon). She is often found swimming in forest streams with her entourage of nymphs.
She is wearing a knitted overdress in archaic style with silver shoulder clips. She has all her fingers and toes and a beautiful, anatomically correct body (more photos to follow). She has long blonde hair and piercing turquoise eyes.
An original amigurumi doll by melilab.
See more photos and info at my blog
We puppy-sat Betty, on the left, last week. She is now almost 5 month old. Next to Betty is her brother Arthur and grandmother Aurora. Go to Our Pets to see Betty as a newborn.
Protaras is a predominantly tourist resort which comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Paralimni Municipality in Cyprus.
Life is better in flip flops.
Don’t worry. Beach happy.
Don’t Count The Days. Make The Days Count.
Time for some Vitamin Sea.
My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.
Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, and a member state of the European Union. It is located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt and east of Greece.
It is Morag's sister's 60th birthday on Monday so the family gave a surprise celebration tonight at Rab Ha's in Glasgow. She had all her family there and we had a wonderful time. It is also Mark's 18th next week so we threw in a double celebration. Which means it was a birthday party between two generations. So after a bit of psychedelic manipulation this is my psychedelic Saturday pic.
This is the first picture, but this is already months into the project.
That is, of course, if you count (which I do) the month and a half we spent just reading and researching what to do with this pile of firewood that came with the kit.
But anyway, what you see here is the plywood frame we built along with the sides of the guitar, shaped, sized, and fit together with the heel and tail blocks.
To make the frame, we glued three sheets of plywood together (with an outline of the guitar drawn on the top piece) and screwed it down. Then, we cut the outline of the guitar out with a jigsaw (not to fine precision). When we wanted to take the sides in or out, we could unlatch the latch to the upper right and shove a big fat screwdriver in the jigsawed seam just underneath.
The sides came pre-bent but had lost most of their shape in shipping and sitting in our garage for 6 weeks. Dad devised a bending iron made from a 6" tube of stainless steel he'd cut from the leg of his fermenting tank so it'd fit into his commercial refrigerator... Anyway, we stuck this tube in a vice and propped a blowtorch in the end of it so it'd heat the top surface and went to work with the sides and a spray bottle of water.
We then shaped and sized the tail/heel blocks to radius using the sanding block in the right side of the picture. We had the block radiused to 16' at a machine shop, along with another at 28'. These were used extensively in the bracing, but I'll get to that later. I just bring it up because I don't think it's in any later pictures.
The centerpiece was just there to keep tension on the sides so they wouldn't warp, it was all about holding their shape until we got the soundboard and back all glued together.
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy.
Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest floating commissioned naval vessel.
Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794.
Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period.
Built in Boston, Massachusetts at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of "Old Ironsides" and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping.
"This is a Scrabo sandstone church, but one that has undergone little conservation. It exhibits a variety of decay types, including the rapid retreat of individual blocks. This occurs when a block loses an outer layer of material through, for example, the falling away of a large scale. The effect of this is to produce a hollow in which salts can continue to accumulate because it is sheltered from rainwash. This salt accumulation, combined with the higher humidity in the shadow of the hollow, creates an excellent environment for accelerated decay. This reinforcement process is known as 'positive feedback' and it means that once decay is 'switched on' in these kinds of weak sandstones it becomes very difficult to turn off.
Part of the detailing on the church includes a string course of Doulting limestone. This is a potential source of gypsum for the quartz sandstone, and it is possible to see how this has lead to the decay of blocks below the limestone. Gypsum can also wash out of the mortars and this can lead to the formation of gypsum crusts on the top parts of stone blocks. The final feature is the growth of algae and lichen on many blocks. There is anecdotal evidence that this greening of sandstone buildings has become widespread across Northern Ireland over the last couple of years and you will see other examples on buildings such as the Elmwood Hall at the other end of the Avenue. Recent work by the Weathering Research Group has suggested that this greening may be linked to changes in weather conditions in which winters have become milder and wetter. This has resulted in stonework remaining saturated for long periods of time, which in turn might encourage biological colonisation and growth. Whether this represents a short-term effect or is indicative of a longer-term change in climate will take more research. However, if it is indicative of a permanent environmental change, it might mean that we have to change many of our ideas about building stone decay. The frequency of the wetting and drying of salts could, for example, decrease and with it the effectiveness of salt weathering. But we would have to take the effects of biological weathering much more seriously. Likewise, conservators may find less call for the treatment of gypsum crusts and a greater interest in the effectiveness of biocide treatments."
B.J. Smith (Weathering Research Group, School of Geography, Queen's University Belfast)
Christopher Hitchens v. John Lennox
Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama
3 March 2009
(taken from second row w/o a flash - obviously not the best...)
II FAMAG Bieg Poniecka 10-tka (16/07/2022)
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This young man is a great friend of mine and each time we have the opportunity to work together we create some pretty cool images.
These were shot on location in Venice at Venice Vintage Paradise and at Studio 201 in Los Angeles.
This is the second time we have seen these little animals in the creek behind the house. Didn't think we would see them again. The first was maybe 1 1/2 months ago. You can see one swimming and a second is behind the tree roots. A third may have swam down the creek. Not sure what they are. I could hear them making some kind of sound to each other also.
So this is the "best thing that happened today" that wasn't expected.
ODC
Best thing that happened today
3/26/2021
This is a stack of 6 x 600s at ISO800 taken on the night of Monday 20th July / Tuesday 21st July 2009. North is to the left.
I was beaten by the clouds shortly after 01.00am so I only got 1 hour of data instead of the intended 3 - some of the subs taken before midnight weren't good enough and the last sub was ruined in the last couple minutes due to the loss of the guidestar.
As a consequence the stacked image is somewhat noiser than I'd hoped and consequently I cannot process it as much in order to highlight the fainter detail. There artifacts around some of the brighter stars so I've probably overcooked it already!
William Optics ZS 80 EDII APO
William Optics x0.8FF/FR & IDAS
Modified Canon 350D
Parallel Autoguided on Losmandy HGM Titan Mount using TAL 100RS and Phd Guiding
Image Capture with DSLR Focus
Stacking in DeepSkyStacker
Post Processing in Photoshop