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US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim meets delegates from Ghana at the Inter-Regional Knowledge Sharing on Child Labour and Working Conditions in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) held in Manila, Philippines from 28 to 30 May 2019. The 3-day forum provided a venue to exchange knowledge, technologies, practices and challenges to put forward concrete solutions to address child labour and poor working conditions in the ASGM sector.
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Garrett Brown explains the second pre-Steadicam prototype, with a parallelogram mechanism.
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Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
erm... cheesy title. no memory cards were harmed in the making of this picture. the last statment was a completele lie. i might have just erased every picture before by accidentally reformating the memory card D; i should stay away from buttons i don't know. but apart from my lack of knowledge of technology -.-"
today was a rather drama filled day. after freaking out over a phone call that had just been an accident and having a friend have her relationship totally destroyed by an outside bystander by lunch we were wondering why boys didn't really have cooties and memories never disappeared.but it comes down to simple things, like your funny friends, that kiddo you joke around with that makes you smile even if its with a little guilt for fear of rebound (rebound scares us all) but its the little smiles the little poke and the sticking your toungue out when someone pokes your nosie that really makes your day. God gives you friends because theyre the little angles that are really there to make life better.
studying studying studying. economic growth models, geographic politics, and how to take over the world. its all harsh and greedy. happiness can be achieved by other things that the supreme dominance over the global market. i wonder how many of these people are alcoholics who have been divorced have shot some drugs up in their time and spent their money in gold latrines just because there is simply nothing more they can do with it.
i don't envy them.
i'd rather have the friend who says things with me at the same time and laughs synchronized with me, the friend that burst into mamma mia in the middle of a conversation just because it popped into her head, the friend who messes with you and calls you funny things because your short and its actually kinda funny. friends who tell you their life isn't amazing either and they'd rather be cuddled up with a box of chocolate and ice cream. i'd rather have those who rely on the little things to get them through the day no matter how much they want to cry.
I thank God for friends for laughs for those moments that make us feel broken and those who have the tape to fix it.
Nat Parker and Michael Gray
Developed ticketless apps for transit
One morning at his bus stop, Michael Gray saw every person step onto the bus using TriMet’s mobile ticketing app, created by GlobeSherpa—his and co-founder Nat Parker’s company.
“I was like a proud papa beaming inside, seeing this thing we created and seeing people using it,” Gray says.
Parker and Gray started GlobeSherpa over beers after class in Portland State’s Master in International Management program. Parker earned his master’s in 2010 and Gray in 2011.
“There were some really amazing professors at PSU that helped us think systematically about entrepreneurship, to make it a real life pursuit,” Parker says. The two master's students didn’t want to create an esoteric product; they wanted to make something useful. GlobeSherpa took many forms as Parker and Gray sought both profitability and value.
“Mobile payments are something to solve everyday problems,” Parker says. “Everybody has horror stories about buying tickets. Our demographic is everybody.”
After topping 850,000 TriMet tickets, the entrepreneurs are looking to create apps for the “integrated city experience”—commuting, events, attractions, and parking.
And the young company, which this year won the Technology Association of Oregon’s start-up Technology Company of the Year award, has now gone national. They are working with Valley Metro in Phoenix, Ariz., Virginia Railway Express in the Washington, D.C., area, and with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Their products span ticketing and enforcement apps to back office software for businesses to analyze sales and customize products.
“At its heart, entrepreneurship is so creative,” Parker says. “It gives you the opportunity to think outside the box.”
“The entrepreneurship experience has been awesome,” Gray adds. “It’s been difficult, constantly bringing new challenges, but it’s a rush.”
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
Housed in P. K. Das Memorial Auditorium, at Nehru Gardens Thirumalayampalayam situated on the National Highway to Palakkad, the 8th Graduation Ceremony of Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology held on Sunday, 16th September, 2018.
The Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology is an ISO 14001:2004 Certified Institution, Affiliated to Anna University Chennai, Approved by AICTE New Delhi and Accreditated by NAAC and Recognized by UGC under Section 2(f) and 12(B) and has completed a decade in molding our Youngsters into Millennium Leaders to face the Future Challenges in Technological Breakthroughs and Information Explosions. At 11.00 a.m. the P. K. Das Memorial Auditorium at the campus was bustling with high energy as the Institution felicitated the Academic Achievers of all the branches of Batch 2013-2017. 450 students of NIET were awarded with degrees of Anna University Chennai. In which Undergraduate Programme was Three Hundred and Eighty Eight and Postgraduate Programme was Sixty Four.
The convocation began with a majestic and grand academic procession which was headed by the Principal followed by the other dignitaries. The ceremony was formally opened by Dr. P. Krishna Kumar, CEO & Secretary, Nehru Group of Institutions. The College report was read by Dr. P. Maniarasan, Principal, NIET followed by this was the Address of the Chief Guest. Adv. Dr. P. Krishnadas, Chairman and Managing Trustee, Nehru Group of Institutions presided over the function and Dr. P. Krishnakumar, CEO & Secretary, Nehru Group of Institutions felicitated the students with exemplary performance.
Shri R. Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of the ceremony. The Chief Guest in his address stated that “The need of the hour today in India is for citizens who will use their knowledge and learning to better their society. The need of the hour is for young graduates like to go out, inspire the world and make a difference. Looking for an opportunity to really benefit other people and delivering those benefits. Taking measured risks and winning more than losing. It means standing on your own feet, not worrying about what the boss thinks of you. Don’t just work hard, but get stuck in and look for improvement. Use any and every opportunity that presents itself to you. Each one is a gift to harness your potential and learn many new things. Utilize them well through them, learn to love and enjoy what you do! And ended the speech with a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, who says, The purpose of the life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
The Chief Guest thereupon gave the degree to each student. After the distribution of degrees the oath taking of the degree recipients was done. Finally the Graduation Ceremony was dissolved, continued with this was the playing of National Anthem.
The Academic procession moved back in the reverse order and the degree awardees followed at the back of the procession.
The ceremony was ended with a ray of hope and joy.
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
Using a laptop or a pc is a far-fetched reality for rural youth even until today. The photo shows that these young people are eager to learn how to use technology.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa made an inspection tour of the construction site of the “Knowledge Park” (former Tripoli Market) in Pettah yesterday (Augsut 6) morning. The complete cost is estimated to be around 7 million US dollars where knowledge-based industries will be allowed to setup of their operations. The first stage construction work in the 25 acre land plot has now been completed. Mahinda Chinthana future vision envisages to make Sri Lanka a knowledge hub in Asia. The government expects to earn a revenue of one thousand million US dollars from the information sector by the year 2016. In order to achieve this target the knowledge park complex will also be developed as a city consisting business research institutions.
දැනුම පදනම් කරගත් කර්මාන්ත සිදු කිරීමේ මධ්යස්ථානයක් ලෙස ඉදිකෙරෙන පිටකොටුව, නොලේජ් පාර්ක් සංකීර්ණය ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතාගේ නිරීක්ෂණයට ඊයේ (06) ලක් කෙරිණි. මරදාන ආසන්නයේ පිහිටා ඇති අක්කර 25කින් සමන්විත ට්රිපෝලි මාර්කට් නැමැති පැරණි ගොඩනැඟිල්ල පිහිටි ස්ථානයේ මෙහි ඉදිකිරීම් කටයුතු සිදු කෙරෙන අතර එහි පළමු අදියර යටතේ මේ වන විට අක්කර 12ක ඉදිකිරීම් සිදු කර ඇත. මහින්ද චින්තන ඉදිරි දැක්මට අනුව ශ්රී ලංකාව ආසියාවේ දැනුමේ කේන්ද්රස්ථානය බවට පත් කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබෙන අතර වර්ෂ 2016 වන විට තොරතුරු තාක්ෂණ කර්මාන්තයෙන් ඩොලර් බිලියනයක අපනයන ආදායමක් ලබාගැනීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වේ. ඒ යටතේ නවීන පන්නයේ අපනයන පහසුකම් සහිත ව්යාපාර පර්යේෂණ ආයතන සහිත නගරයක් ලෙස මෙය සංවර්ධනය කෙරේ. විෂයානුබද්ධ ඉහළ අධ්යාපනය ලැබූවන් සඳහා රැකියා අවස්ථා පුළුල් කිරීම ඉන් අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. දැනුම පදනම් කරගත් ව්යාපාරික ස්ථාන පිහිටුවීම සඳහා ලාබ ලැබීමේ චේතනාවකින් තොරව සමාගම් කිහිපයක්ද එක්ව කටයුතු කරන අතර එම සමාගම් සන්ධානය ට්රේස් යන නමින් හඳුන්වයි.
அறிவைப் பயன்படுத்தும் தொழில் துறைகளின் மத்திய நிலையமாக உருவாகிவரும் புறக்கோட்டை நிர்மாணிக்கப்படும் கைத்தொழில் நிலையமான ‘நொலேஜ் பார்க்’ கட்டிடத் தொகுதியை ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ அவர்கள் நேற்று (ஆகஸ்ட் 6) பார்வையிட்டார். புறக்கோட்டைக்கு சமீபமாக 25 ஏக்கர் நிலப்பரப்பு கொண்ட திரிப்போலி மார்க்கட் என்றழைக்கப்படும் பிரதேசத்தில் இக்கட்டடத் தொகுதி உருவாக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றது.
(Photos by: Nalin Hewapathirana)
The Mustafa (PBUH) Science and Technology
Foundation’s (MSTF), prize initiative to encourage scientists for their endevours in different fields, is succesfully helping promote and
share the knowledge among Islamic states.
From the autumn 2016 trip to Vietnam:
If ever there were a good way to finish up a trip, this particular Sunday in October would be it. Before arriving in Hanoi, I honestly had exceptionally low expectations. A bit like Saigon, if you are to go online and try to look up a list of places to visit – basically a tourist’s stock photography checklist, as it may be – you don’t find much that’s appealing. Well…I didn’t, anyway, and as a result, I had pretty low expectations for Hanoi.
The charm and beauty of Hanoi, however, isn’t in any one particular place. It’s in the experience of the entire city. (I’d say the same for Saigon, but multiply that a few times for Hanoi.) On this day in the Old Quarter in particular, I kept finding myself thinking, “Oh, my God, I shouldn’t be this lucky as a photographer…” Today ended up being mostly about people, with a little food and historical locations mixed in.
As I mentioned in the last set of posting, today would start off a bit sad with Junebug leaving for China a day before I would. So, we were checked out of our room by 6:00 in the morning or so. The breakfast at the Art Trendy was wonderful. Buffet with a mix of made-to-order omelets mixed in. Strong work, Art Trendy, strong work…
When June left, I really had nothing to do since it was still six in the morning and I was temporarily homeless as I had to switch hotels. So…I sat around the lobby for about two hours (possibly slightly awkward for the poor girls working there, but oh, well; I had to sit somewhere).
Around 8:00, I finally dragged my old bones out of the hotel and walked the five to ten minutes down the street to the Aquarius, where I politely asked them to hold my non-camera bag until I come back around 1:00 in the afternoon to check in.
After that, I was finally off with my cameras to enjoy an early Sunday morning in the bustling Old Quarter. On the street where the hotel is situated are a number of restaurants where locals were jammed in to enjoy noodles, steamed buns, and the like. It was wonderful to be among that crowd (though someone tried to scold me ever so slightly for taking pictures of people eating).
Since this was right next to St. Joseph’s Cathedral – and it was Sunday morning – I found my way back into the church where we crashed the wedding the afternoon before and realized that I almost got locked into Sunday mass while walking around taking pictures. So…I stayed. I prayed. And my prayer was answered when I realized the side doors and even the back door were open. (Ok…I didn’t really think I was locked in a church, but it did feel like it a little bit.)
Upon exiting the church, a handful of frames under my belt, I walked along the lovely streets photographing shops and people. At Caphe, I piggybacked on someone else’s photo shoot – it looked like they were doing a promo for the place, or possibly just a personal shoot for five women, though I have a feeling it was the former. At any rate, I was quite pleased with that little set and am presenting quite a few of those here, even if they’re a little redundant.
My ultimate goal with this wandering was to find my way to the Hanoi Hilton. Now, I’m not taking about the hotel chain, of course, but rather the prison that U.S. prisoners of war sarcastically called the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. (This is the prison where Senator John McCain was interred while a POW, and there are one or two pictures to that effect here.)
This prison has a particularly interesting history (and morbid since…well…it’s a prison). It’s about a hundred years old and was founded by the French colonialists around the turn of the 20th century. During the first 50 years of its history, the French imprisoned Vietnamese insurgents and those who wanted independence. In the eyes of the French…renegades (hence the imprisonment). In the eyes of the Vietnamese – especially the current government – patriots and national heroes. If they were truly freedom fighters, then I would probably side with the current government on that one.
The French even had a guillotine installed here and overcrowding was a major problem. There were plenty of escape attempts, and more were successful than you may think, which is a little peculiar.
After the battle of Bien Dien Phu and the ejection of the French from the north (and before the U.S. got involved in the south), the prison changed hands and was under control of Ho Chi Minh. During the Vietnam War, it became one of the main prisons for U.S. POWs, as I alluded to above.
The propaganda claims that the Vietcong were absolutely humane and decent with U.S. prisoners, allowing them to observe their religious rites (Christmas celebrations, etc.), allowed prisoners to smoke and enjoy leisure (board games, basketball, etc.), and claimed they were well-fed.
This is certainly how it’s presented in the prison/museum currently. If you were to go online, though, and try to find a contrary report, you would find that this was all coerced and staged to make it appear as if things were on the up and up. (For anyone curious, per my Vietnamese friends, the general education in Vietnam today is how terrible the French and U.S. were for colonizing and torturing the country and keeping it from its independence.)
So, what’s the truth of what really happened? Who knows? Outside of firsthand accounts, it’s impossible to know for certain and even then, memory can be a tricky thing. I tend to like to say the truth is always somewhere between two opposing viewpoints, no matter what the topic may be.
From an impartial and purely photographic point of view, the prison, currently a museum/memorial, is an interesting place to spend an hour or two. Some of the exhibits seem a bit cheesy, but some are quite tasteful and well done. There’s also an informational video. You’ll have to see this with a bit of imagination (the prison, that is), as at least half of it has been leveled for high rise buildings. At least there’s some tangible piece of it left to visit, including the main gate (Maison Centrale).
After about two hours here at the Hanoi Hilton, I walked over towards the Opera House to get a few daytime shots but, really, to get lunch at El Gaucho. I was looking forward to a proper steak. The prices were astronomical (though justifiable based on what I ate), though I just opted for a steak salad. It was so good I contemplated going back for dinner, but had other plans.
With a happy stomach, I went back to finally check in at the Aquarius Hotel and got my workout huffing up six flights of stairs each time I went out. I relaxed here for a few hours until 4:00 when a dear friend of mine came to town to see me.
Ngan and I had an ice cream at Baskin Robbins right in front of St. Joe’s before heading over to the Temple of Literature. This is a temple dedicated to education and, bless my soul, it’s a place where university graduates come for graduation pictures.
On this particular day – a warm, sunny, late Sunday afternoon – it was packed with college students. And it was beautiful to see that many people happy, full of hopes and dreams, and dressed in either cap and gown or traditional Vietnamese clothes. In short…I had a field day shooting for an hour here.
Around 5:00, Ngan had to head back to school, and I went back to my hotel. I had one more meeting. Hoa, who traveled around Thailand & Cambodia with me in May, flew back to see me this evening. She picked me up at 6:00 on her scooter and rode me all around Hanoi by evening.
She started by taking me to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (which I consider a lot more photogenic in its setting than the Great Gangster’s Mausoleum on Tiananmen Square). This one, at least, was in a parklike setting. At evening, it’s well-lit and you can find people relaxing in the grass in front of it. During the day, you can visit and there are quite a few buildings behind the mausoleum that you can also see.
After a few minutes here, Hoa took me by West Lake – the largest lake in Hanoi, as I mentioned yesterday – and just drove me around for over an hour, it seemed. My impressions that Hanoi (even out of the Old Quarter) seemed to be a good place to live – though I’d be concerned about the air pollution – and people here seemed to be happy. Also…Vietnamese really love their coffee.
We finally returned to the Old Quarter for dinner at one of the famous restaurants she recommended and she treated me to a wonderful dinner. I can’t recall what we ate (the Vietnamese names of it, anyway), but it was nice.
After dinner, she drove me over towards the Opera House and then, finally, we stopped by Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the Quarter and walked around the lake. It was getting close to 10:00 by this time, and I wanted to get back to the hotel to get a few hours sleep before waking up for my early flight in the morning. Hoa came to the airport with me to see me off.
If ever there were a great way to finish a great trip, this was it. I absolutely loved Vietnam – honestly, a lot more than I imagined I would, even with every single person I know who’d ever come here saying what a fantastic country this is – and would gladly come back. This seems to be one of the kinds of countries that you would never get tired of or, if you did, it would sure take a long time. With that, I’ll bid goodbye to Vietnam for now with the hopes that I’ll someday return to this land of amazing food, landscapes, and people.
As always, thanks for dropping by and viewing these pictures. Please feel free to leave any questions or comments and I’ll answer as I have time.
One of the five 'Guardians of Knowledge' to be seen on the outside wall of Grimsby Central Library in Town Hall Square.
The five 11 foot figures were designed and built by Mr Peter Todd, who was the Head of the Art Department at Grimsby College at that time. They took him 18 months to make at his studio in Walesby.
To quote North East Lincolnshire Council website "The figures, which were fixed to the front of the library in May 1968, are guardians, protecting the centre of learning and culture"... presumably against the massing hoards of ignorant scrotes that the council believe populate the rest of the town.
The 29th Battalion was raised as part of the 8th Brigade at Broadmeadows Camp in Victoria on 10 August 1915. Having enlisted as part of the recruitment drive that followed the landing at Gallipoli, and having seen the casualty lists, these were men who had offered themselves in full knowledge of their potential fate.
The 8th Brigade joined the newly raised 5th Australian Division in Egypt and proceeded to France, destined for the Western Front, in June 1916. The 29th Battalion fought its first major battle at Fromelles on 19 July 1916. The nature of this battle was summed up by one 29th soldier: “the novelty of being a soldier wore off in about five seconds, it was like a bloody butcher’s shop.” Although it still spent periods in the front line, the 29th played no major offensive role for the rest of the year.
In early 1917, the German Army withdrew to the Hindenburg Line, allowing the British front to be advanced. The Germans, however, made selected stands to delay this advance and the 28th Battalion was involved in defeating a counter-attack at Beaumetz on 23 March. The battalion subsequently missed the heavy fighting to breach the Hindenburg Line during the second battle of Bullecourt as the 8th Brigade was deployed to protect the Division’s flank. The only large battle in 1917 in which the 29th Battalion played a major role was Polygon Wood, fought in the Ypres sector in Belgium on 26 September.
Unlike some AIF battalions, the 29th had a relatively quiet time during the German Spring Offensive of 1918 as the 5th Division was in reserve for a lot of the time. When the Allies took to the offensive again, the 29th fought in a minor attack at Morlancourt on 29 July, and then in August and September took part in the great advance that followed the battle of Amiens. The 29th fought its last major action in September when the 5th and 3rd Australian Divisions, and two American divisions attacked the Hindenburg Line across the top of the 6-kilometre-long St Quentin Canal tunnel; the canal was a major obstacle in the German defensive scheme. The offensive of 1918, however, had strained the AIF almost to breaking point. On 12 October the 29th Battalion was disbanded to provide reinforcements for other 8th Brigade units.
Battle Honours
•Somme, 1916, '18
•Bapaume, 1917
•Bullecourt
•Ypres, 1917
•Menin Road
•Polygon Wood
•Broodseinde
•Poelcappelle
•Passchendaele
•Ancre, 1918
•Amiens
•Albert, 1918
•Mont St. Quentin
•Hindenburg Line
•Beaurevoir
•France and Flanders, 1916-18
•Egypt, 1915-16
Battle Honours source: Australian Army Orders (112), 1927. Army Head-Quarters, 9 March 1927. 'Award of Battle Honours for the Great War to Cavalry and Infantry Units.'
Casualties
•485 killed, 1399 wounded
For more information please see the Roll of Honour, Wounded and Missing, First World War Nominal Roll and Embarkation Roll databases.
Commanding Officers
•Bennett, Alfred Wilton
•Purser, Muir
•McArthur, John
Decorations
•3 DSO, 1 bar
•1 MBE
•20 MC
•17 DCM
•94 MM, 3 bars
•3 MSM
•17 MID
•5 foreign awards
References
•AWM4/23/46/1: August 1915 unit diary
•R.J. Austin, Black and gold: the history of the 29th Battalion, 1915-1918, (McCrae: Slouch Hat Publications, 1997).
It's public knowledge that The May Fair is a regular haunt for celebrities and fashion moguls. London Fashion Week was a prime example of the calibre of guests that the hotel opens it's door to on a regular basis.
Designer Elsa Schiaparelli, model Erin O'Connor and socialite Peaches Geldof all favour the sumptuous surroundings of the bedroom suites. And now as the official hotel for Fashion Week, The May Fair is a highly sought-after place to dine. The Bar has a feeling of exclusivity but is far from 'poncy', rather, it has a quiet, understated sophistication. The décor is rich and inviting; I particularly liked the fireplace which worked as a luxurious feature and the spacious leather seats.
I recently visited the bar to catch up with a friend over cocktails and finger food. We ordered the MayFair Mojito (if you're a regular reader, you'll know it's my favourite tipple!) You have to try it, it's one of the best tasting versions of the cocktail I've sipped by far.
I also tried a recent addition to the menu - Bento Boxes; a box designed to share and featuring an internationally inspired menu. The Mediterranean option contains ham, grilled sardines and marinated artichokes alongside traditional kalamta olives and Monte Enebro cheese.
There's also bento box in honour of seafood lovers, with all the favourite catches included such as smoked Scottish salmon, Cornish crab and potted shrimps. Are you feeling hungry yet?
Not forgetting the vegetarians, the Warm Char Grilled Vegetable box is a healthy treat, served with Parmesan polenta cake and basil dressing. This is just a small selection of the type of platters available, there was also a cheeky chocolate theme box to satisfy a sweet craving.
Personally, I opted for the classic Asian dim sun box, a delightful variety of japanese nibbles, and it included my favourites; Maki sushi rolls, shell crab and sweet chili king prawns.
The Bento Boxes vary in price, the cheapest being £12.50 and the priciest at £23.50. One box between two to three people is very filling, as the portions are quite considerable. Im already planning my next visit to try the Chocolate sensation box, it sounds so tempting; White chocolate tart, warm chocolate fondant and dipped strawberries. I know you must be hungry now! Bento Boxes are served from 12pm.
The May Fair Bar
The May Fair Hotel
Stratton Street,
Mayfair,
London, W1J 8LT
Tel: 020 7629 7777
Email: mayfairbar@themayfairhotel.co.uk
Strangely enough my knowledge on Mobile Crane Trucks is extremely limited so if anyone can hazard a guess as to what this model is actually based on I would be extremely grateful. It could of course be purely generic but thats fairly unusual for Suntoys who usually base their castings on real vehicles even if the end result is usually very low end and cheapo. This model began to appear in Wilkinsons stores back in October 2016 when they seemed to shift their own brand diecasts from HTI to Suntoys meaning their shelves are full of them in singles and multi-packs! Its certainly no Majorette in terms of quality or realism but is robustly made with a fully extendable and rotating crane. Part of a five vehicle set. Mint and boxed.
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
I realized I didnt post a pic of the PDR ..... so et voila!
I know its a horrible pic and you cant see the wire glasses, but my friend LOVED this one the most!
** The 9 part multi-composite series for the 9th December!
And this is the point things started to get interesting... just about to leave as well when local knowledge revealed that there was a working which may be of interest, now coming up from the south, this time from Kings Norton and again from an On-Track siding. But with yet another VSTP allocated, the working number, 6xxx, gave away nothing and it was the second such allocation in an hour, the 1st, 6xxx being for the track machine seen earlier; this time, with light moderating slightly as a little cloud cover was available for a short time, so it was pulled over, the working comes up from the south along the north--bound platform 3 line at the station. This time is appears its the 1st time for a view of a set of RHTT, Rail-Head Treatment Train units, being hauled by a Colas class 56 loco, and at rear another such unit; serendipity indeed as something much more mundane was expected. Ats the end of the, official, leaf fall season and it appears that both the Sandite units and, today, the 8th, the locos themselves, 5 DRS class 20s, are all on the move back to their respective sidings to be stored for next year; today the 56s were bring a set of the Sandite units up to York and, miraculously, serendipity squared, a working of 3 DBS locos turned up heading south to the Masbrough Freight Depot. It must be many a year that such classic traction has been seen, all together, passing along the freight lines here at MAsbrough Station, though I guess in the past with steam moves on all four lines, that event could be easily usurped. But still, the whoops of delight when the three present at the location saw 2x56s being passed by what turned out to be 2x60s plus a 66, was palpable and certainly made the wait worthwhile. COming up form the south is the 6xxx, Kings Norton On Track Plant Dept to York Thrall Europa working and is slowing for a stop at the MAsbrough north-end signal whilst heading south, just poking into the picture on the left and actually at the same time!, is DB Shenker class 60, 60091 'Barry Needham which is followed by class 66, 66003 and bringing up the rear, another class 60, 60092 and they are on the 0Z57, Belmont Down Yard to Masbrough Freight Depot working. At right, slightly 'fudged' to take out the approaching 56s in the distance, the 3 units of the 0Z57 working can be seen, with the sun having popped out once more... Bah!!!
Some information regarding the class 60 unit, 60091-
Number: 60091
Class: 60
Depot: WQ - EWS HQ Acceptance Trials/Awaiting Decision
Pool: WQAA - DBS Locomotives Stopped Serviceable Group 1A - Headquarters (WQ)
Livery: DL - Deutsche Bahn Cherry Red with DB Schenker Branding
Builder: Brush Traction, Loughborough
Built: 03/02/1992
Works Number: 993
60091 Named: 03/02/1992 Unamed: 30/06/2014
An Teallach
60091 Named: 30/06/2014
Barry Needham
Barry Needham was the train driver at Great Heck and the plaque reads-
'Barry Needham - EWS Coal train controller tragically killed at great heck 28 February 2001. A true railwayman admired for his high regard to safety, his integrity and his good humour'...
Garrett Brown explains the second pre-Steadicam prototype, with a parallelogram mechanism.
For more on Garrett Brown, see:
» Garrett Brown: Inventing the Future -- And a Few Handy Gadgets
it's f.u.p.o.m. time, and I took advantage of peter attending by asking him some tips and tricks about flagstone folding. he had just tried this pattern and so we used it as an example.
completing the ring around the first hexagon was tough enough as it is. flagstones are weird...
I tried to extend the pattern by listening to what the paper told me to do.
I tried for some 2 hours or so.
I didn't understand the paper.
I got quite thoroughly frustrated.
back at home before going to bed I tried again. and bit by bit it really started to work.
I was really proud of myself. all the more so on the next day when peter told me that he had convinced himself that it couldn't be done. ha!
I just noticed, though,that I have probably cheated. not on purpose. solely by lack of knowledge. I am sorry!
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“Spiritual learning takes precedence. The secular without the foundation of the spiritual is … like the foam upon the milk, the fleeting shadow. … One need not choose between the two … for there is opportunity to get both simultaneously” (Spencer W. Kimball). Model Kelsey Garry. (Photo by Karen Petitt)