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I was trawling through my back up drives and came across this, which is one my earliest digital images. Shot on a Minolta Dimage with 3mp sensor. All I have done is crop and sharpen.
It was shot at St Just - Land's Airfield and I am all but certain this a Britten Norman Twin Islasnder. My mate Phil will soon put me on the straight and narrow.
I decided to improve my original outrigger design (seen here: flickr.com/photos/chrispockster/2772732246/ ) and stick on a sail. I am pretty satisfied with the results, and I didn't have to cut technic tubes or string either.
G-BLDV A 1984 vintage Islander doing a touch and go on RWY34 on what was the warmest day of the year plus 26c but with quite a cross wind
Taken during pleasure flight in Hebridean Air Services Britten Norman Islander BN-2B G-HEBO, Prestwick, Scotland 7th September 2014
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U.S. Army photos by W. Wayne Marlow
Humphreys celebrates Asian Pacific Islander heritage
By W. Wayne Marlow
CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage was celebrated with song and dance at the Youth Gym here May 23.
The observance came one month after the announcement that the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be presented posthumously to Gordon Hirabayashi, who fought against his World War II internment and challenged it before the U.S. Supreme Court.
This is also the centennial year of the first Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington, D.C.
Prior to a lively dance performance, Spc. Kareen Medeiros, president and Area III coordinator for the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program, touched on how Asians and Pacific Islanders came to be a part of the United States.
"It is an honor and a privilege to take you on a journey to our lands, our homes and to meet some of our people," she said . "Throughout history, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have had an impact on our world and society. Our ancestors came to America from places with names such as China, Samoa, Korea, the Philippines, Hawaii and Japan."
While they have become an integral part of the country, Asians and Pacific Islanders have kept their distinctive cultures, she noted.
"Our traditions are rich and our customs and beliefs are deeply rooted in our everyday life," Medeiros said. "Our love for arts, music and cultural awareness is sought after everywhere. Asians and Pacific Islanders helped build our nation. We have fought bravely alongside American sons and daughters in their time of need. We have continued to contribute to American success every day. We are proud of our heritage, proud to be called Asian Pacific Americans."
Medeiros read from a presidential proclamation that addressed their
contributions.
"Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have helped make America what it is today," she said. "Their histories recall bitter hardships and proud accomplishments, from the laborers who connected our
coasts one-and-a-half centuries ago, to the patriots who fought overseas while their families were interned at home, from those who endured the harsh conditions of Angel Island, to the innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving our nation's economic growth in Silicon Valley."
The guest speaker was Maj. Cecilia Shaw, executive officer of the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery. She is of Filipino heritage.
Shaw recalled when she first became aware of race, which came while buying crayons for Kindergarten.
"For the first time, I realized that I wasn't black, white, or brown," she
said. "I was tan or apricot. My classmates asked me if I was Chinese, Japanese, the ones with the red dot, or if I knew karate and if my uncle was Bruce Lee. I went home and asked my mom what I was and got a lesson in geography. She said, 'Here is the map, then this is the sea, and these
islands are the Philippines.'"
Shaw encouraged audience members to tackle at least one personal and professional goal this year.
"This could be BOSS involvement, college courses, a pilot's license or
learning to use chopsticks," she said. "You can try to learn Korean culture, even if it's just trying the food, learning a phrase, or my personal advice,including your KATUSAs in the training and planning process."
But whatever goals one pursues or where one ends up, Shaw advised, "Be proud of diversity, your heritage and your history. It is what defines you."
Click here to learn more about Camp Humphreys
U.S. Army photos by W. Wayne Marlow
Humphreys celebrates Asian Pacific Islander heritage
By W. Wayne Marlow
CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage was celebrated with song and dance at the Youth Gym here May 23.
The observance came one month after the announcement that the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be presented posthumously to Gordon Hirabayashi, who fought against his World War II internment and challenged it before the U.S. Supreme Court.
This is also the centennial year of the first Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington, D.C.
Prior to a lively dance performance, Spc. Kareen Medeiros, president and Area III coordinator for the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program, touched on how Asians and Pacific Islanders came to be a part of the United States.
"It is an honor and a privilege to take you on a journey to our lands, our homes and to meet some of our people," she said . "Throughout history, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have had an impact on our world and society. Our ancestors came to America from places with names such as China, Samoa, Korea, the Philippines, Hawaii and Japan."
While they have become an integral part of the country, Asians and Pacific Islanders have kept their distinctive cultures, she noted.
"Our traditions are rich and our customs and beliefs are deeply rooted in our everyday life," Medeiros said. "Our love for arts, music and cultural awareness is sought after everywhere. Asians and Pacific Islanders helped build our nation. We have fought bravely alongside American sons and daughters in their time of need. We have continued to contribute to American success every day. We are proud of our heritage, proud to be called Asian Pacific Americans."
Medeiros read from a presidential proclamation that addressed their
contributions.
"Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have helped make America what it is today," she said. "Their histories recall bitter hardships and proud accomplishments, from the laborers who connected our
coasts one-and-a-half centuries ago, to the patriots who fought overseas while their families were interned at home, from those who endured the harsh conditions of Angel Island, to the innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving our nation's economic growth in Silicon Valley."
The guest speaker was Maj. Cecilia Shaw, executive officer of the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery. She is of Filipino heritage.
Shaw recalled when she first became aware of race, which came while buying crayons for Kindergarten.
"For the first time, I realized that I wasn't black, white, or brown," she
said. "I was tan or apricot. My classmates asked me if I was Chinese, Japanese, the ones with the red dot, or if I knew karate and if my uncle was Bruce Lee. I went home and asked my mom what I was and got a lesson in geography. She said, 'Here is the map, then this is the sea, and these
islands are the Philippines.'"
Shaw encouraged audience members to tackle at least one personal and professional goal this year.
"This could be BOSS involvement, college courses, a pilot's license or
learning to use chopsticks," she said. "You can try to learn Korean culture, even if it's just trying the food, learning a phrase, or my personal advice,including your KATUSAs in the training and planning process."
But whatever goals one pursues or where one ends up, Shaw advised, "Be proud of diversity, your heritage and your history. It is what defines you."
Earliest civilian Colonists of San Antonio, this nucleus of pioneers from the Canary Islands formed the first organized civil government in Texas and founded the village of San Fernando De Bexar in 1731.
Following a sea and land voyage of over a year, these weary travelers arrived at the Presidio (Fort) of San Antonio early on March 9, 1731, totaling 56 persons, they had emigrated to Texas from Spanish Canary Islands near Africa, by order of King Philip V.
On July 2 they began to lay out a villa (village) choosing a site on the west side of the Plaza De Las Yslas (present Main Plaza) for the church and a site on the east side for the Casa Real (government building). On July 19 the captain of the Presidio, Juan Antonio De Almazan, read to the islanders the decree of the viceroy naming them and their descendants "Hijos-Dalgo"--persons of nobility.
The heads of the 16 families who settled in San Antonio were: Juan Leal Goraz, Juan Curbelo, Juan Leal, Antonio Santos, Jose Padron, Manuel De Nis, Vicente Alvarez Travieso, Salvador Rodriguez, Jose Leal, Juan Delgado, Jose Cabrera, Juan Rodriguez Granadillo, Francisco De Arocha, Antonio Rodriguez, Lorenzo and Martin De Armas, and Felipe and Jose Antonio Perez. (1971) (Marker No. 702)
San Jose Sharks vs. New York Islanders - SAP Center at San Jose - San Jose, California - December 10, 2013
Real photo postcard of the ferry boat The Islander navigating through a log jam. Back of postcard reads, "Wheeling Island, 1907."
According to "Wheeling Island: A Photographic History," by Robert Schramm, the steam-powered "Islander" replaced a previous river current-powered ferry boat, the "Lea-Board." Schramm writes in a brief history of ferry boat service to Wheeling Island:
"Beginning on May 2, 1830, the Zane brothers employed Mr. Walker Hunter to operate a "Horse Ferry" across the east channel. Two horses located in stalls on the port and starboard side of the ferry boat walked on treadmills which were connected to paddle wheels that drove the boat forward. This Horse Ferry was replaced by a "Lea-Board" ferry in 1832. This ingenious device used a cable stretched across the river to guide the boat, and system of boards or rudders which were placed at an angle to the current of the river. A vector component of the force of the current against these rudders propelled the craft back and forth across the river. About 1840, the Lea-Board ferry was replaced by a steam-engine powered ferry boat known as The Islander. . .
"The point of landing of the ferry boats on the Island side of the river was immediately in front of the residence of Daniel Zane (about at the extreme eastern end of Ohio Street today) and on the city side at the foot of Eleventh Street."
[Schramm, Robert W. Wheeling Island: A Photographic History. Wheeling, WV: Creative Impressions, 2006.]
- image from the postcard collection of the Ohio County Public Library Archives
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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2018 at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., May 26, 2018. Nine hundred and seventy-two cadets graduated, including 193 women, 105 African-Americans, 180 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 78 Hispanics and 16 Native Americans. Of this class, 152 attended the U. S. Military Academy Preparatory School, 12 are combat veterans and 11 are foreign- national cadets. In attendance were Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and commencement speaker General Joe Dunford, Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley. Each year, USMA graduates officers who are leaders of character committed to the values of duty, honor, country.
Britten Norman BN-2T Turbine Islander G-JSAT arrives at RAF Fairford for the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo
Photo:
Leica M9
ISO 800
35mm Summicron-M F2
f/2.8
1/45 sec
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On September 12, 2013, the New York Islanders traveled to Barclays Center aboard the Long Island Rail Road. The Islanders are slated to begin playing at the Barclays Center, located in downtown Brooklyn directly across the street from the LIRR's hub at Atlantic Terminal, beginning in 2015.
Photo: MTA Long Island Rail Road
"ISLANDER INNS--HAWAII
Beachside on the Island of Kauai in the
'Coconut Plantation,' the Islander Inn--
Kauai. On the dramatic lava rock coastline
in Kailua-Kona, the Islander Inn--Kona."
I met a seagull who would like to wear beads like this donkey… This sweet donkey would like to be a fish, as he told me… The sun wished to take a nap under pine trees… and a wisteria who would love to dance with the white wooden house a few streets above but who was too shy to ask for a dance!
Islands seem so peaceful… but if you listen very hard, you may get confused…
:o)
N27MR
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Redemption Inc
Built 1979
C/N 884
Arrived over two years ago, registered to the same owner as long term resident N5891V, also operated by Island Air Service of Kodiak AK, which was listed as written off back in Jun 2007 aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070617-0
Loganair's Britten-Norman Islander prepared for it's next 300 flying hours of air service between Orkney islands.
The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2016 graduated and commissioned as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army May 21 in front of a packed-crowd at Michie Stadium. Nine hundred and fifty-three cadets graduated, which represented approximately 78 percent of the cadets who entered West Point in the summer of 2012. Vice President Joe Biden was the graduation speaker. This is the 218th graduating class of West Point. This class included 151 women, 77 Hispanics, 71 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 69 African-Americans and 12 Native Americans. The class also had 25 combat veterans (24 male, one female). U.S. Army photo by Michelle Eberhart