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So I went on a road trip down to Piedras Blancas to see the Elephant Seals (which there were lots of them and their newborn babies along side the mothers). On the way back up, I since I was passing by anyway, I decided to get one of the shots I've wanted for a long time, McWay Falls at sunset.
If you've been checking out any of my recent previous images you may of noticed my experimentation in the fine art of HDR. This technology is great when you don't have the equipment, expertise and just gosh darn knowhow to get a image just right (at least for me!).
I'm still new at this and trying not to overdue it (and I have seen so many examples of way overdone but also others that are magnificent). Its a personal taste, something I would recommend to anyone who would like to try something different.
I would love to know your thoughts on this new direction I'm trying, good or bad.
This is the early version as the sunset was just starting and I liked the way the light was hitting the beach.
Vuoi leggere sul tuo PC o MAC i numeri in edicola di famose riviste americane come PC Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Popular Mechanics, MacWorld, Lonely Planet, Reader’s Digest, Playboy, Penthouse e molte altre, assolutamente gratis...
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i filled in to run sound for an event of lots of community theatre groups coming in an performing various things. many of you will realize how painful that can be. but i made it... double points because i do lights not sound, but my limited knowledge was enough to mix for the day.
a big gripe lots of techs (esp sound guys) have is how bold the audience can be with regards to walking up to you can telling you how they think they can do your job better. any schmuck who has a home stereo thinks they have the knowhow to direct how the EQ on the piano should sound, or how the bass needs more volume. and of course the occaional "the light is in my eyes" or can you turn the air conditioning down from here?" to which i usually find an unused fader on the soundboard, move it up or down, and wait for the thumbs up from the patron. ::shakes head::
365 - 3.28.09
Un gruppo di ricercatori dell' Università di Granada hà sviluppato un interessante programma gratuito da utilizzare con PC, portatili e palmari, in grado di migliorare notevolmente le modalità di comunicazione tra persone affette da disabilità intelle
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James Freeman, head of San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, will join us for a full-day workshop on what makes a great cup of coffee. From roasting the beans and tampering espresso, all the way through to understanding the brewing process and refining the perfect brew. You’ll then leave with your own bag of perfectly roasted whole bean coffee and the knowhow on how to prepare it.
Asian small girl dressed in warm red trousers and pink pullover walking on a sandy yard carrying some notebooks held by a thin string
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Pfizer accused of Covid profiteering as first-quarter sales hit $26bn
Pfizer has made nearly $26bn (£21bn) in revenues in the first three months of the year, the bulk from its Covid-19 vaccine and new pill to treat the virus, prompting fresh accusations of pandemic profiteering.
Covid vaccines have saved many lives around the world and relieved the pressure on health systems, but Pfizer has faced criticism over its vaccine pricing and its refusal to waive patent protection to enable others to make the jab.
Last week 35 campaigners from Global Justice Now, Act-Up London, Just Treatment and Stop Aids protested against what they call pandemic profiteering, and delivered wheelbarrows full of fake money to Pfizer’s UK headquarters in Surrey on the day of the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
The New York-based firm posted total sales of $25.7bn in the first quarter, up 77% from a year earlier. Of this, $13.2bn came from the Comirnaty jab it developed with Germany’s BioNTech, driven by global uptake including jabs for children over the age of five, and booster doses. Pfizer and BioNTech are also seeking US approval for the vaccine’s use in children from six months to four years old.
A further $1.5bn came from Paxlovid, a Covid pill for people who are at high risk of severe disease, including hospitalisation or death. The treatment received emergency approval from the US regulator in late December and has been cleared by the UK and EU.
Pfizer has made tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic from its Covid-related products, as has the Boston-based biotech firm Moderna, which was loss-making until it started selling a Covid-19 vaccine.
Tim Bierley, a pharma campaigner at Global Justice Now, said: “Throughout the pandemic, Pfizer has refused to share its technology and knowhow. Instead, it has maintained monopoly control over its vaccine and treatment, keeping a chokehold on global supply.
“Despite calls from campaigners to allow countries in the global south to manufacture their own vaccines and treatments, Pfizer continues to put profit over people’s health. Pfizer’s revenues almost doubled last year and now it looks like the company’s coffers are set to swell even further. At a time when millions still don’t have access to vaccines or treatments for Covid-19, this continued pandemic profiteering is harrowing.”
Pfizer’s revenues last year doubled to $81.3bn, and it expects to make record sales of $98bn to $102bn this year, half of which will come from Covid products – $32bn from Comirnaty and $22bn from Paxlovid.
On the issue of sharing intellectual property, Pfizer said others would struggle to produce its mRNA vaccine – one of only two on the market – arguing that “it is not as simple as sharing the ‘recipe’”. Manufacture of its vaccine involves more than 280 materials that come from 86 suppliers in 19 different countries.
Other companies, led by AstraZeneca, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, and Johnson & Johnson, a big US firm, went down the not-for-profit route and priced their Covid vaccines at cost during the pandemic. Towards the end of last year, AstraZeneca moved away from its not-for-profit pricing in new contracts, but insists it is still offering “equitable pricing”.
Pfizer said it also offered tiered pricing, with the wealthier nations paying in the range of about the cost of a takeaway meal, while the upper-middle-income countries were offered doses at roughly half that price and the low- and lower-middle-income countries were offered doses at a not-for-profit price.
In March, the company struck an agreement with Unicef to supply up to 4m treatment courses of Paxlovid to 95 low- and middle-income countries at a not-for-profit price.
Moderna has pledged to not enforce its coronavirus vaccine patents in some low- and middle-income countries.
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Mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children has now been spotted in 20 countries, WHO says
■ WHO says at least 228 hepatitis cases have been detected in 20 countries
■ Most cases in Europe but some in Americas, Western Pacific and Southeast Asia
■ The recent global outbreak has puzzled scientists, who do not yet know cause
Eight more countries have reported cases of a mystery hepatitis in children in the past week, the World Health Organization has confirmed.
It brings the total number of countries with cases to 20. Globally, 228 children have been sickened with an unusual form of the liver disease and another 50 suspected cases are being probed.
One death has been confirmed but four more are suspected, and 18 children have required a liver transplant.
Experts say the current count could be the 'tip of the iceberg', with many countries only now stepping up surveillance for the unusual complication.
Most of the cases so far have been detected in Europe but there are others in the Americas, the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Scientists are puzzled by the spate of cases because none of the affected children have tested positive for normal hepatitis-causing viruses.
Adenoviruses — which normally cause the common cold and stomach bugs — are thought to be the culprit, despite rarely causing liver inflammation.
There are concerns lockdowns may have weakened children's immunity to normally benign viruses and investigations are also looking at whether a mutated adenovirus or Covid are involved.
But UK scientists have admitted it could take at least three months until health chiefs know exactly what is behind the spate of cases.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva today: 'As of May 1, at least 228 probable cases were reported to WHO from 20 countries, with over 50 additional cases under investigation.'
Most of the cases have been detected in the UK (145) and US (20), which have some of the strongest surveillance systems.
It previously announced hepatitis cases of an 'unknown origin' had been confirmed in Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, as well as Israel, Denmark, Norway and Romania.
In its first update on the hepatitis outbreak since April 23, the WHO said cases have spread to eight more countries.
The agency did not reveal which countries had reported the extra cases but other health bodies revealed Austria, Germany, Poland, Japan and Canada have detected cases, while Singapore is probing a possible case in a 10-month-old baby.
And Indonesia yesterday said three children had died from suspected hepatitis of unknown cause.
The 145 affected children in Britain, who have mainly been aged five and under, initially suffered from diarrhoea and nausea, followed by jaundice — yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes.
The WHO confirmed one death, although it did not reveal the location. One fatality in the US is being probed, along with the three in Indonesia.
UK health chiefs told MailOnline today that no hepatitis deaths have been logged in Britain.
The youngsters in Indonesia, aged two, eight and 11, suffered from a fever, jaundice, as well as abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and dark-coloured urine.
The country's health chiefs suspect the cases were hepatitis but they are running tests to determine whether the usual A to E hepatitis viruses were behind them, or if their origin is unknown.
The WHO was first informed of the cases by health chiefs in Scotland on April 5, after they detected 10 cases in children under the age of 10, the earliest of which was dated back to January.
This was more than the average of seven to eight non-A to E hepatitis cases that Scotland usually logs over the course of a year.
Dr Meera Chand, director of clinical and emerging infections at UKHSA, said parents may be concerned but the likelihood of their child developing hepatitis is 'extremely low'.
'However, we continue to remind parents to be alert to the signs of hepatitis – particularly jaundice, which is easiest to spot as a yellow tinge in the whites of the eyes – and contact your doctor if you are concerned,' she said.
Dr Chand added: 'Normal hygiene measures including thorough handwashing and making sure children wash their hands properly, help to reduce the spread of many common infections.
'As always, children experiencing symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhoea should stay at home and not return to school or nursery until 48 hours after the symptoms have stopped.'
Hepatitis is usually rare in children, but experts have already spotted more cases in the UK since January than they would normally expect in a year.
Scientists have previously suggested cases could be just the 'tip of the iceberg', with more likely to be out there than have been spotted so far.
Professor Alastair Sutcliffe, a leading paediatrician at University College London, told MailOnline health chiefs may not know the cause until later this summer.
He said: 'With modern methods, informatics, advanced computing, real time PCR and whole genome screening, I would think finding the cause with some reasonable reliability will take three months.'
Professor Sutcliffe said discovering the cause could be slowed by red tape across international boundaries, with difficulties in transporting biomaterials across countries.
Parental consent, data protection and laws regulating the use of human tissue in the UK could all act to slow research, he said.
Searching for an unknown cause is especially hard because cases may have multiple factors behind them that are not consistent across all illnesses.
UK health officials have ruled out the Covid vaccine as a possible cause, with none of the ill British children having been vaccinated because of their young age.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) official said the disease was 'quite rare' but judged the risk to children as 'high' because of the potential impact.
The risk for European children cannot be accurately assessed as the evidence for transmission between humans was unclear and cases in the European Union were 'sporadic with an unclear trend', it said.
But given the unknown causes of the disease and the potential severity of the illness caused, the ECDC said the outbreak 'constitutes a public health event of concern'.
James Freeman, head of San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, will join us for a full-day workshop on what makes a great cup of coffee. From roasting the beans and tampering espresso, all the way through to understanding the brewing process and refining the perfect brew. You’ll then leave with your own bag of perfectly roasted whole bean coffee and the knowhow on how to prepare it.
James Freeman, head of San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, will join us for a full-day workshop on what makes a great cup of coffee. From roasting the beans and tampering espresso, all the way through to understanding the brewing process and refining the perfect brew. You’ll then leave with your own bag of perfectly roasted whole bean coffee and the knowhow on how to prepare it.
Holz ist im Waldland Österreich der wichtigste Rohstoff und ein bedeutender Wirtschaftsfaktor. Im Wald wächst mehr Holz nach als genutzt wird. Der Holzvorrat nimmt zu.
Knapp die Hälfte von ganz Österreich ist mit Wald bedeckt. 47,6 Prozent der Staatsfläche sind Wald. Unser Land zählt zu den waldreichsten Ländern Europas mit einem hohen, stetig wachsenden Holzvorrat und zunehmender Waldfläche.
Plus 5.500 Fußballfelder Wald pro Jahr
Die Waldfläche von insgesamt 4 Millionen Hektar nimmt jedes Jahr um weitere 4.000 Hektar zu. Das entspricht rund 5.500 Fußballfeldern. 1.135 Millionen Kubikmeter Holz stehen in den Wäldern zur Nutzung bereit. Mit diesem Holzvorrat liegt Österreich im europäischen Spitzenfeld. 30 Millionen Kubikmeter Holz wachsen jährlich nach, davon werden nur rund 26 Millionen genutzt. Die restlichen 4 Millionen Kubikmeter Holz verbleiben im Wald und vergrößern stetig den Holzvorrat.
Es wird nie mehr geerntet als nachwächst
Die guten Walddaten beruhen auf einer seit Generationen konsequent verfolgten nachhaltigen Waldbewirtschaftung. Österreichs Wälder sind Kulturwälder, d.h. sie werden seit Jahrhunderten durch den Menschen gepflegt und genutzt. 82 Prozent der Wälder gehören privaten Waldbesitzern, nur 18 Prozent sind öffentliche Wälder. Seit etwas mehr als 160 Jahren schreibt eines der weltweit strengsten Forstgesetze allen Waldbesitzern die nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung verpflichtend vor: Es darf nicht mehr geerntet werden als nachwächst. Bei der Pflege und Nutzung der Wälder muss gesichert sein, dass biologische Vielfalt, Produktivität und Regenerationsvermögen jetzt und in Zukunft erhalten bleiben.
Waldbewirtschaftung und Holzverwendung sichern Arbeitsplätze
Der Wald liefert Holz – den bedeutendsten Rohstoff, den wir in Österreich haben. Die nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung der Wälder bringt den Menschen in unserem Land Arbeitsplätze und Wohlstand. 300.000 Menschen beziehen ein Einkommen aus Wald und Holz. Die Holzwirtschaft ist der größte Investor im ländlichen Raum und schafft Arbeitsplätze vor allem in strukturschwachen Regionen.
Volkswirtschaftliche Effekte
Die Unternehmen entlang der Wertschöpfungskette Holz - von Forstwirtschaft über holzverarbeitende Industrie bis zu Zimmereien und Tischlereien - erwirtschaften einen jährlichen Produktionswert von rund 12 Milliarden Euro. Eine deutsche Studie kommt zum Ergebnis, dass der Wertschöpfungseffekt der Holznutzung beim 10-fachen des eingesetzten Rohstoffwerts liegt. 100 Kubikmeter verarbeitetes Holz entsprechen in etwa der Wertschöpfung eines durchschnittlichen Vollzeit-Beschäftigten. Für Österreich können ähnliche Werte angenommen werden.
Weltmarktführer Österreich
Gemessen am Exportüberschuss ist der Holzsektor die zweitwichtigste Wirtschaftsbranche nach dem Tourismus in Österreich. Die österreichischen Betriebe liefern Holzwaren, Holzbauprodukte und Holzbau-Knowhow in die ganze Welt. In einigen Bereichen ist die österreichische Holzwirtschaft Weltmarktführer. So ist die Alpenrepublik etwa weltweit größter Hersteller von Brettsperrholz. Brettsperrholz erlaubt den Einsatz von Holz in den tragenden Strukturen von Gebäuden und bildet die Basis für den weltweiten Holzbauboom.
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13/03/2023, Port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
Bear with me, while I explain how these Scottish truck drivers found themselves delivering equipment to an oil drilling ship here at Las Palmas.
Since the the oil price plunge of 2014-2016 - the biggest drop in oil prices in modern history - primarily caused by an oversupply in the market, most oil majors and prospectors found themselves in an uneconomically viable situation.
Over capacity in oil production and especially in oil exploratory drilling forced many of the mega expensive drilling ships to have their drilling contracts forestalled, or at the end of their existing contracts to find no new work.
These ships were being contracted at wild, but necessary prices of up to $500,000 per day, due to huge mortgages on the ships and their initial building costs.
(I believe the most expensive example's building cost was the Billion dollar plus 'Stena Icemax'. See here: flic.kr/p/RZ5QJr )
So, much oil exploration work was being undertaken on the West African coast, and across the Atlantic, offshore Brazil.
As the drilling ships became unemployed, the necessity of finding a suitable, large, deep-water port to keep them safely moored in, and with a pleasant climate to prevent corrosion and humidity damage, and that is where Las Palmas found itself to be the ideal location, at the 'crossroads' of the Atlantic.
In addition, the port has long established and experienced shipyards with specialist engineers and technicians.
The port quickly found itself in great demand for the laid up ships, and as an economic boost, there were lucrative mooring fees, tug requirements, stores, and large engineering projects to be had.
The drilling ships (& oil rigs) require ongoing maintenance and often, modifications to suit each specific drilling contract, both before and after completion.
The 'northern oil capital of Europe' is Aberdeen in Scotland and thus, specialist knowhow, equipment and hauliers are based there.
The result being a regular stream of heavy duty trucks, not least those of Grampian Continental haulage, picking up and delivering equipment to the ships, from all over Europe.
A former, regular driver, and Las Palmas visitor, for Grampian was Rab Lawrence, a well known contributor to Flickr, and a sometime correspondent of mine, although our paths never directly crossed.
Here are a few of his compatriots waiting to have their truck loads discharged, before having to catch the circa 36 hour ferry back to Huelva, or Cadiz, in southern Spain.
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These are the raw chemicals for making PYROCAT-P film developer.From L>R sodium hydrogen sulphite:4-aminophenol hydrochloride:pyrocatechol:potassium carbonate.PYROCAT developers originally formulated by Sandy King. {I made the 4-aminophenol hydrochloride myself by hydrochloric acid hydrolysis of paracetamol. Unlike 4-aminophenol free-base, the hydrochloride is stable to the atmosphere. There seems to be an awful amount of confusion amongst photographers regarding the difference between 4-aminophenol (free base) and 4-aminophenol hydrochloride. The difference is SIMPLE to comprehend...the hydrochloride is simply the free base chemically combined with hydrogen chloride. It is an ionic compound formulated simply as [C6H8NO]+[Cl]- It is very soluble in water and when silver nitrate solution is added to the solution a thick white precipitate of silver chloride forms instantly. If anyone wants further information or clarification let me know!
James Freeman, head of San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, will join us for a full-day workshop on what makes a great cup of coffee. From roasting the beans and tampering espresso, all the way through to understanding the brewing process and refining the perfect brew. You’ll then leave with your own bag of perfectly roasted whole bean coffee and the knowhow on how to prepare it.
The Tormach 4-axis CNC is a powerful, affordable, low maintenance CNC machine. It can cut some fairly high precision parts at high speed with little error. It takes a decent bit of programming and some solid machining knowhow to get perfect results but it's well worth it.
TechShop brought me on to teach their CNC classes a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity. As part of my duties I used the machine as much as possible, figuring out bugs, making projects to show off, gathering material for class, and generally showing people how the whole process is done. I made these as a testament to what can be done with some CNC operations and a little hand work.
I machined the eyepieces out of a set of Ferris machinist wax blocks which were then cast in bronze. Each eyepiece has a flat cap made with the same method. The lenses are laser cut 2way mirror plexiglass from Tap Plastics. The nose bridge was milled from a bar of solid brass using the 4th axis attachment.
It used to be so that if you searched for knowledge you started in the library and you read a lot of books and newspapers.
It is amazing how it has changed in those 20 years we have had the Web. Can anybody predict how it will be 20 years from now?
The book on the picture is John Seymour: "The Concise Guide to Self Sufficiency"
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Residence Cures For Hair Decline It is frequent for folks to drop strands of their hair specifically when it is damp or when they comb it really usually. Professionals say that there is a want for some strands of hair to slide so these can be replaced with a new set of hair strands. The common strands must at the very least be a hundred. When there is surplus in this estimate, then you may well be suffering from hair decline. If you feel you are suffering from hair decline, the greatest way to deal with it is to pay a visit to an specialist to make certain that he or she will give appropriate analysis. Folks who are inclined to long lasting baldness triggered by genes or individuals that are triggered by skin issues, they must seek advice from a medical doctor what remedy alternatives are obtainable. Idea: Make positive you are acquiring adequate protein in your diet program. If you are on a reduced-protein diet program, this sort of as a vegetarian or vegan diet program, then see about modifying this, since a deficiency in protein is a main result in of hair decline. But for individuals who are going through short term hair decline, they can deal with it even if they are at residence. The adhering to residence cures can be employed to deal with hair decline at residence: 1. The wonders of massage. Idea: Vitamin C will gradual down your hair decline. Vitamin C will aid boost blood circulation to your scalp, and keeps your hair follicles much healthier. Historic folks have verified that massage can aid cease abnormal hair slide since it helps make the follicles of the hair more robust. Aside from that, it is also excellent since it aids hair progress by putting the proper sum of strain on the scalp. Typically, this is completed manually. You can do it your self or you can request any individual to massage your scalp at residence. If you don’t have adequate vitality to do handbook massage on your very own scalp, you can decide for electric powered hair massage obtainable in most wellness retailers. 2. Sizzling oil treatment options. Idea: Extensively analysis hair decline treatment options and hair restoration strategies, so you are a lot more mindful of what they have and what the lively elements do. A tiny bit of analysis can aid you decide if solution is well worth acquiring. Professionals say that folks who are inclined to hair decline can reward so significantly from sizzling oil treatment options since these can aid avoid falling hair and can treatment slight scalp issues as effectively. To get successful final results, at the very least a few treatment options are recommended weekly. You can do this at residence with the use of a shower cap. You can acquire all set-to-use sizzling oil treatment options that have oils of numerous herbs this sort of as sesame, olive, and coconut. For a lot more soothing sizzling oil remedy at residence, decide for individuals that have crucial oils this sort of as thyme, lavender, and other individuals. 3. Aloe vera extracts. Idea: Leisure strategies can aid dilate your blood vessels and boost circulation to your hair follicles, lowering the sum of hair you drop. Anxiety in your entire body constricts blood vessels in the scalp, resulting in hair falling out. Deemed as a “wonder plant” aloe vera is well-known to several people—especially individuals dwelling in tropical countries—as a solution for hair decline. Dependent on the degree, aloe vera can be employed as a shampoo by making use of refreshing pulp that is immediately used on the hair and scalp, as a hair tonic together with other herbs, and a drink or oral aloe juice for the entire body to take in its elements more quickly. 4. Mixture of cinnamon and honey. Idea: If you have to dye your hair, see a skilled. Request for foils as an alternative of possessing an all round dye. Several folks say that a single of the successful residence cures for hair decline is the blend of cinnamon powder and honey with olive oil since these have homes that make the scalp as effectively as the hair more robust. By coming up with a paste that can be used immediately to from the hair’s roots down to the scalp, folks can make use of it just before they use their favourite shampoo. 5. Extracts of ginger. A piece of ginger, when chopped and immediately used to the location of the head that has bald spots, can be an successful hair solution for hair decline since it aids the healthful progress of hair follicles. Given that it can be smelly, you can also use its extract that is blended with fantastic guide powder to get greatest final results. knowhow-now.com/m/articles/view/Home-Remedies-For-Hair-Loss
The Tormach 4-axis CNC is a powerful, affordable, low maintenance CNC machine. It can cut some fairly high precision parts at high speed with little error. It takes a decent bit of programming and some solid machining knowhow to get perfect results but it's well worth it.
TechShop brought me on to teach their CNC classes a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity. As part of my duties I used the machine as much as possible, figuring out bugs, making projects to show off, gathering material for class, and generally showing people how the whole process is done. I made these as a testament to what can be done with some CNC operations and a little hand work.
I machined the eyepieces out of a set of Ferris machinist wax blocks which were then cast in bronze. Each eyepiece has a flat cap made with the same method. The lenses are laser cut 2way mirror plexiglass from Tap Plastics. The nose bridge was milled from a bar of solid brass using the 4th axis attachment.
The Tormach 4-axis CNC is a powerful, affordable, low maintenance CNC machine. It can cut some fairly high precision parts at high speed with little error. It takes a decent bit of programming and some solid machining knowhow to get perfect results but it's well worth it.
TechShop brought me on to teach their CNC classes a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity. As part of my duties I used the machine as much as possible, figuring out bugs, making projects to show off, gathering material for class, and generally showing people how the whole process is done. I made these as a testament to what can be done with some CNC operations and a little hand work.
I machined the eyepieces out of a set of Ferris machinist wax blocks which were then cast in bronze. Each eyepiece has a flat cap made with the same method. The lenses are laser cut 2way mirror plexiglass from Tap Plastics. The nose bridge was milled from a bar of solid brass using the 4th axis attachment.
13/03/2023, Port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
Bear with me, while I explain how these Scottish truck drivers found themselves delivering equipment to an oil drilling ship here at Las Palmas.
Since the the oil price plunge of 2014-2016 - the biggest drop in oil prices in modern history - primarily caused by an oversupply in the market, most oil majors and prospectors found themselves in an uneconomically viable situation.
Over capacity in oil production and especially in oil exploratory drilling forced many of the mega expensive drilling ships to have their drilling contracts forestalled, or at the end of their existing contracts to find no new work.
These ships were being contracted at wild, but necessary prices of up to $500,000 per day, due to huge mortgages on the ships and their initial building costs.
(I believe the most expensive example's building cost was the Billion dollar plus 'Stena Icemax'. See here: flic.kr/p/RZ5QJr )
So, much oil exploration work was being undertaken on the West African coast, and across the Atlantic, offshore Brazil.
As the drilling ships became unemployed, the necessity of finding a suitable, large, deep-water port to keep them safely moored in, and with a pleasant climate to prevent corrosion and humidity damage, and that is where Las Palmas found itself to be the ideal location, at the 'crossroads' of the Atlantic.
In addition, the port has long established and experienced shipyards with specialist engineers and technicians.
The port quickly found itself in great demand for the laid up ships, and as an economic boost, there were lucrative mooring fees, tug requirements, stores, and large engineering projects to be had.
The drilling ships (& oil rigs) require ongoing maintenance and often, modifications to suit each specific drilling contract, both before and after completion.
The 'northern oil capital of Europe' is Aberdeen in Scotland and thus, specialist knowhow, equipment and hauliers are based there.
The result being a regular stream of heavy duty trucks, not least those of Grampian Continental haulage, picking up and delivering equipment to the ships, from all over Europe.
A former, regular driver, and Las Palmas visitor, for Grampian was Rab Lawrence, a well known contributor to Flickr, and a sometime correspondent of mine, although our paths never directly crossed.
Here are a few of his compatriots waiting to have their truck loads discharged, before having to catch the circa 36 hour ferry back to Huelva, or Cadiz, in southern Spain.
The Tormach 4-axis CNC is a powerful, affordable, low maintenance CNC machine. It can cut some fairly high precision parts at high speed with little error. It takes a decent bit of programming and some solid machining knowhow to get perfect results but it's well worth it.
TechShop brought me on to teach their CNC classes a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity. As part of my duties I used the machine as much as possible, figuring out bugs, making projects to show off, gathering material for class, and generally showing people how the whole process is done. I made these as a testament to what can be done with some CNC operations and a little hand work.
I machined the eyepieces out of a set of Ferris machinist wax blocks which were then cast in bronze. Each eyepiece has a flat cap made with the same method. The lenses are laser cut 2way mirror plexiglass from Tap Plastics. The nose bridge was milled from a bar of solid brass using the 4th axis attachment.
The new shutter is assembled and arranged ready to be fitted back into the shutter crate which is shown imediately below.
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Engagement 1,500+
80105 should be back in service for the 2024 Season
barring any unforeseen delays
Bo'ness Railway Yard Sidings
Preserved 1955 Brighton Works-built Class 4MT 80105 had it's boiler ticket expired in 2010 (although it was granted an extension of one year in 2009). She sits near a Ruston at home in Bo'ness
On some accounts , she could be out of commission for several years , depending on volunteers with the technical knowhow but more importantly , the finances.
Saved from the 'Barry Boneyard' in 1973
This is the damaged daguerreotype I mentioned in an earlier posting after Casey Waters restored it as best he could. It was on cloudy and corroded life support when we got it at an antique mall. Once restored, we could see the all the scuffs where someone in the past had attempted to "clean it up" causing wear on her facial area giving the young girl a five 0'clock shadow. However, we can also clearly see her ebalorate dress and delicate lace gloves clearly. Casey worked wonders, especially considering what he had to work with at the start. My photo here is the best I could do with my limited equipment and limited knowhow in natural window light. It could have been worse - you could have seen me reflected in the mirror like surface from a variety of angles. My wife and I feel like we have brought back to life this young girl whose memory, even though unidentified, would be lost forever.
The Tormach 4-axis CNC is a powerful, affordable, low maintenance CNC machine. It can cut some fairly high precision parts at high speed with little error. It takes a decent bit of programming and some solid machining knowhow to get perfect results but it's well worth it.
TechShop brought me on to teach their CNC classes a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity. As part of my duties I used the machine as much as possible, figuring out bugs, making projects to show off, gathering material for class, and generally showing people how the whole process is done. I made these as a testament to what can be done with some CNC operations and a little hand work.
I machined the eyepieces out of a set of Ferris machinist wax blocks which were then cast in bronze. Each eyepiece has a flat cap made with the same method. The lenses are laser cut 2way mirror plexiglass from Tap Plastics. The nose bridge was milled from a bar of solid brass using the 4th axis attachment.
The Tormach 4-axis CNC is a powerful, affordable, low maintenance CNC machine. It can cut some fairly high precision parts at high speed with little error. It takes a decent bit of programming and some solid machining knowhow to get perfect results but it's well worth it.
TechShop brought me on to teach their CNC classes a few months ago and I jumped at the opportunity. As part of my duties I used the machine as much as possible, figuring out bugs, making projects to show off, gathering material for class, and generally showing people how the whole process is done. I made these as a testament to what can be done with some CNC operations and a little hand work.
I machined the eyepieces out of a set of Ferris machinist wax blocks which were then cast in bronze. Each eyepiece has a flat cap made with the same method. The lenses are laser cut 2way mirror plexiglass from Tap Plastics. The nose bridge was milled from a bar of solid brass using the 4th axis attachment.
This lineup begins on Linz's Main Square, proceeds clear across the Nibelungen Bridge, right through the AEC and out into the Ars Electronica Quarter. It's made up of countless young experts who, on Saturday, September 3 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM, demonstrate their skills as well as discuss and make available their specialized knowledge. Passers-by perusing this array of topics. The Marketplace of Talent lets you take a peek into the younger generation's world of knowledge.
credit: rubra
The original decayed curtains have been cut free from their laths after marking their EXACT lengths and marking the EXACT positions on the rollers.It is important to use curtain material of the same gauge as the original ;0.18mm:measure with a vernier.