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FLATware at Floor Length and Tux
November 17th, 2012
4125 W. Melrose St.
Chicago IL 60641
FLATware was the christening of the new Floor Length and Tux location. All previous FLAT participants were invited to present a "plate".
Jon Bollo, EC Brown, Matty Colston, Meg Duguid, Jacob C. Hammes, Chris Hefner, Brandon Heuser, Chuck Jones, Angela Lopez, Liz Nielsen, Stephen Nyktas, Catie Olson, Jonathan Ozik, Danielle Paz, Cole Pierce, Frank Pollard, Dawn Reed, Kristen Romaniszak, Julie Rudder, Kendrick Shackleford, Edra Soto, Bj Vogt, Carl Warnick, Brett Williams
Fantastic decorative knee-length Yukata Robe, perfect for lounging during the long, hot months of Summer. You will look pretty and sophisticated lounging around the house, but it can also be worn with the included Obi belt as a dress, or unbelted as a light, long jacket once the weather cools off. The included Obi belt would also look stunning around a black sheath dress or around a simple T-shirt and jeans.
Made of 100% Cotton, this Yukata is breathable and absorbent should you want to use it right out of the bath! Traditionally, the Yukata was a bath robe, but has recently become the predominant outdoor dress in Japan for Summer wear, since it is much cooler than the silk Kimono.
The Yukata front panels are a neutral black with a tomato red collar that travels down to enclose both of the front edges. There is a large patch pocket on the front left side, also in black, so to be hardly noticeable.
The back panel is a colorful Japanese pastoral scene of 3 women in gorgeous flowing Kimonos in front of Mt. Fuji, with the lower edge in black, also fully bound.
The Obi belt is long enough to complete traditional decorative ties; instructions for the Butterfly Tie shown are included with your order. It is black on one side and colored in black, red, and cool turquoise stripes on the other, and also pleated down it's full length for textural interest and as a further way to alter the look of many of the traditional Obi ties. If you Google Obi ties, you will find that the options are limitless!
ONE SIZE FITS MOST:
This robe will fit a MAXIMUM body circumference of 46" and still overlap in front by 3.5". Please measure yourself before ordering; If your bust or hips, measured at the widest point are more than 46", please do not order. The front panels will overlap closer to the body to adjust to smaller sizes.
Yukata measured flat (double measurements for circumference):
Width: 23"
Length from shoulder: 35.5" (comes down to the knee, depending on leg length)
Sleeve width: 13.5"
Sleeve length: 11" from shoulder seam (which is about a 3/4 length sleeve)
Obi: 4"x 120.5"
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Classic Chiffon V-neck A-line Floor-length Mother of the Brides Dress will be delicate tailored and it will be a perfect mother of the brides dress for you!
Silhouette: A-line
Neckline: V-neck
Waistline: Dropped
Hemline: Floor-length
Fabric: Chiffon over Satin
Embellishment: Pleat, Lace, Beading
Back Detail: Zipper
Fully Lined: Yes
Built-in Bra: Yes
Occasion: Wedding Party, Formal Evening
Net Weight: 1.5KG
Shipping Weight: 2.0KG
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Ferrari FF
Dimensions and Weight:
Length 193.2 in
Width 76.9 in
Height 54.3 in
Wheelbase 117.7 in
Front track 66.0 in
Rear track 65.4 in
Curb weight* 4145 lb
Dry weight* 3946 lb
Weight distribution 47% front - 53% rear
Boot capacity 15.9 cu ft
Fuel tank capacity 24 US gal - 20 UK gal
Tires and rims:
Front 245/35 ZR 20 8.5 J x 20"
Rear 295/35 ZR 20 10.5 J x 20"
Rear Winter 285/35 ZR20 10.5 J x 20"
Brakes:
Front 15.7 x 1.5 in
Rear 14.2 x 1.26 in
Engine:
Type V12 - 65°
Total displacement 382.13 cu in
Bore and Stroke 3.70 x 2.96 in
Maximum Power** 4 86 kW - 660 CV at 8.000 rpm
Maximum Torque 683 Nm - 504 lbft at 6.000 rpm
Specific Output 77 kW/litre - 105 CV/litre
Maximum revs per minute 8000 rpm
Compression ratio 12.3:1
Performances:
Maximum speed 208 mph
0-62 mph 3.7 sec
0-124 mph 11 sec
62-0 mph 114.8 ft
Dry weight/power ratio 2.7 kg/CV
Fuel consumption / CO2 emissions (ECE+EUDC)***:
Fuel consumption (european market version)15.4 l/100km
CO2 Emission (european market version)360 g/km
Transmission and gearbox:
4RM
7-speed F1 Dual-Clutch gearbox
Electronic controls:
4RM control (integration of F1-Trac, Ediff and PTU controls)
ABS/EBD
ESC
Suspension:
SCM3 (third generation of magnetorheological suspension control)
Note:
*European market version
**Engine power is expressed in kW, in accordance with the International System of Units (SI) and in CV for reasons of homogeneity. The horse power (hp) can be calculated as follows: 1
***Combined cycle with HELE system (ECE+EUDC)
The Tetrahedron in Bottrop (German: Bottrop Tetraeder or officially Haldenereignis Emscherblick) is a walkable steel structure in the form of a tetrahedron with a side length of 60m, resting on four 9m tall concrete pillars. It is located in Bottrop, Germany, on top of the mine dump Halde Beckstraße and serves as the town's landmark. It was opened on German Unity Day 3 October 1995.
The design is reminiscent of the Sierpinski tetrix: placing four half-size tetrahedra corner to corner and adding an octahedron in the middle, a full-size tetrahedron is formed; this process can be repeated recursively to form larger and larger tetrahedra.
Source: wikipedia
Der Tetraeder auf der Halde Beckstraße
Wer hätte gedacht, dass im Jahre 1994 mit dem Tetraeder der Grundstein für einen Boom von Landmarken auf ausgedienten Bergehalden der Region bildet? Durchaus lässt sich sagen, dass mit diesem Projekt das Thema Halden erst in das Bewusstsein der Bewohner und Besucher gerückt ist.
Die Halde Beckstraße ist etwa 78 Meter hoch und erhebt sich ca. 120 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel. Damit ist sie die derzeit sechsthöchste Bergehalde im Ruhrgebiet. Aufgeschüttet wurde der Abraum auf der Halde Beckstraße sowie auf der benachbarten Halde Prosperstraße von 1969 bis 1993 von der nahegelegenen Zeche Prosper. Zuvor befanden sich hier weitgehend Ackerflächen. Eine ältere Halde der Zeche Arenberg-Fortsetzung auf Teilen der heutigen Haldenfläche wurde bereits früh wieder abgetragen. Ein Jahr nach Abschluss der Schüttung wurde sie Eigentum des Regionalverbandes Ruhr. Vom Aufbau her ist die Halde Beckstraße ein Tafelberg mit terrassierten, heute durch Gebüsch und Bäumen bewachsenen Hängen. Der Name ist abgeleitet von der westlich an der Halde vorbeiführenden Beckstraße, was ihr auch häufig den Namen Halde an der Beckstraße gibt.
Im Jahre 1994 wurde auf dem Haldengipfel der von Wolfgang Christ entworfene Tetraeder errichtet. Es handelt sich dabei um ein Stahlgerüst in Form einer dreiseitigen Pyramide bzw. eines Vierflächners (griech.: tetra = vier). Das Gerüst hat eine Höhe von etwa 50 Metern und steht auf (kurioserweise vier) Betonsäulen von etwa acht Metern Höhe, was der gesamten Form einen leichten Eindruck verschafft. Offiziell wird der Tetraeder als »Haldenereignis Emscherblick« betitelt. Es ist zur wichtigsten Landmarke und Sehenswürdigkeit in Bottrop geworden und inzwischen über die Grenzen des Ruhrgebiets hinaus bekannt. Außerhalb der Stadt ist der Begriff Halde Beckstraße jedoch meist unbekannt. Sofern überhaupt bekannt ist, dass es sich um eine Bergehalde handelt, wird sie häufig »Tetraeder-Halde« genannt.
Focal length: 4"
Pinhole diameter: approx. 0.5mm
Paper negative: 7" x 5"
Exposure time: 1 minute 30 seconds
Mid afternoon, bright sunshine. Two poses/"double" image.
Paper: ca. 12cm edge length, Hexagon, Sandwich paper
Grid: 24 squares
Model: Star by Tomoko Fuse, tessellated by me
Book: Book: Hana no Kazari Origami p. 97
When I folded this star last year, I noted that it is a Tessellation molecule, but was not sure whether it is collapsable. Nice to realize that I seem to have learned something since then, because when I had a closer look now at the diagram, it looked not that hard. In fact it wasn't and the result turned out well. I like that it retains its hexagonal shape.
Length: 102 studs
The Space Police Orbital Precinct features dock-able patrol craft, moonbase standard airlocks, and the ability to land on the surface of alien planets to provide Law and Order to uncivilized worlds.
I see these as a whole fleet with the ability to customize the interior to each of the precinct's individual needs.
I had plans to have a fully fleshed out interior with holding cells, but life got in the way this month. I'll finish the interior before Brickfair.
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Camera Canon EOS 50D
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/2.0
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 100
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.
The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to the American Bayou. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises. National Waterway No. 3 from Kollam to Kottapuram, covers a distance of 205 km and runs almost parallel to the coast line of southern Kerala facilitating both cargo movement and backwater tourism.
The backwaters have a unique ecosystem - freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the Arabian Sea. In certain areas, such as the Vembanad Kayal, where a barrage has been built near Kumarakom, salt water from the sea is prevented from entering the deep inside, keeping the fresh water intact. Such fresh water is extensively used for irrigation purposes.
Many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds such as terns, kingfishers, darters and cormorants, and animals such as otters and turtles live in and alongside the backwaters. Palm trees, pandanus shrubs, various leafy plants and bushes grow alongside the backwaters, providing a green hue to the surrounding landscape.
Vembanad Kayal is the largest of the lakes, covering an area of 200 km², and bordered by Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kottayam, and Ernakulam districts. The port of Kochi (Cochin) is located at the lake's outlet to the Arabian Sea. Alleppey, "Venice of the East", has a large network of canals that meander through the town. Vembanad is India’s longest lake.
HOUSE BOATS
The kettuvallams (Kerala houseboats) in the backwaters are one of the prominent tourist attractions in Kerala. More than 2000 kettuvallams ply the backwaters, 120 of them in Alappuzha. Kerala government has classified the tourist houseboats as Platinum, Gold and silver.
The kettuvallams were traditionally used as grain barges, to transport the rice harvested in the fertile fields alongside the backwaters. Thatched roof covers over wooden hulls, 30 m in length, provided protection from the elements. At some point in time the boats were used as living quarters by the royalty. Converted to accommodate tourists, the houseboats have become floating cottages having a sleeping area, with western-style toilets, a dining area and a sit out on the deck. Most tourists spend the night on a house boat. Food is cooked on board by the accompanying staff – mostly having a flavour of Kerala. The houseboats are of various patterns and can be hired as per the size of the family or visiting group. The living-dining room is usually open on at least three sides providing a grand view of the surroundings, including other boats, throughout the day when it is on the move. It is brought to a standstill at times of taking food and at night. After sunset, the boat crew provide burning coils to drive away mosquitoes. Ketuvallams are motorised but generally proceed at a slow speed for smooth travel. All ketuvallams have a generator and most bedrooms are air-conditioned. At times, as per demand of customers, electricity is switched off and lanterns are provided to create a rural setting.
While many ketuvalloms take tourists from a particular point and bring them back to around the same point next morning there are some specific cruises mostly in the Alappuzha area, such as the one night cruise from Alappuzha to Thotapally via Punnamada Lake two nights cruise from Alappuzha to Alumkavadi,[8] one night cruise from Alappuzha to Kidangara, and one night cruise from Alappuzha to Mankotta. There are numerous such cruises.
Beypore, located 10 km south of Kozhikode at the mouth of the Chaliyar River, is a famous fishing harbour, port and boat building centre. Beypore has a 1,500 year-tradition of boatbuilding. The skill of the local shipwrights and boat builders are widely sought after. There is a houseboat-building yard at Alumkadavu, in Ashtamudi Kayal near Kollam.
FERRY SERVICES
Regular ferry services connect most locations on both banks of the backwaters. The Kerala State Water Transport Department operates ferries for passengers as well as tourists. It is the cheapest mode of transport through the backwaters.
ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE
Connected by artificial canals, the backwaters form an economical means of transport, and a large local trade is carried on by inland navigation. Fishing, along with fish curing is an important industry.
Kerala backwaters have been used for centuries by the local people for transportation, fishing and agriculture. It has supported the efforts of the local people to earn a livelihood. In more recent times, agricultural efforts have been strengthened with reclamation of some backwater lands for rice growing, particularly in the Kuttanad area. Boat making has been a traditional craft, so has been the coir industry.
Kuttanad is crisscrossed with waterways that run alongside extensive paddy fields, as well as fields of cassava, banana and yam. A unique feature of Kuttanad is that many of these fields are below sea level and are surrounded by earthen embankments. The crops are grown on the low-lying ground and irrigated with fresh water from canal and waterways connected to Vembanad lake. The area is similar to the dikes of the Netherlands where land has been reclaimed from the sea and crops are grown.
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Material: Cotton
Color: Red
Size: Free Size
Cloth Length: 88 cm Bust: 80-140 cm Shoulder Width:Free
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Gown/night dress. Full length. Victorian/Edwardian. Cream silk with cotton voile collar and sleeve edging. Wide 3/4 length sleeves. Two rows of large piping at waist. Fastened at front with hook and eye. Silk flower over fastening. Fragile and damaged.
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Madrid Maersk, the largest container vessel (in tdw) in the world
One sailor on the middle of the bow!
Madrid Maersk
Length 399m, beam 58.60m, BRZ 214.286, tdw 210.000, TEU 20.568
A small length of the Thames Path now leads off from Narrow St and takes you beside the river as far as the Limehouse Dock entrance. The Thames Path did not exist when I made this picture, and there were derelict buildings where there are now modern flats, and I'm not sure whether my access to a site by the river here was legal or simply not well fenced.
I've written earlier about Globe Wharf, dating from 1883. It was restored and converted into flats in 1998 by Berkeley Homes in 1998 and stands out among a whole shoreline of poor modern buildings.
Fraser Island stretches over 123 kilometres in length and 22 kilometres at its widest point. With an area of 184 000 hectares it is the largest sand island in the world.
Fraser Island's World Heritage listing ranks it with Australia's Uluru, Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef. Fraser Island is a precious part of Australia's natural and cultural heritage, it is protected for all to appreciate and enjoy.
Fraser island is a place of exceptional beauty, with its long uninterrupted white beaches flanked by strikingly coloured sand cliffs, and over 100 freshwater lakes, some tea-coloured and others clear and blue all ringed by white sandy beaches. Ancient rainforests grow in sand along the banks of fast-flowing, crystal-clear creeks.
Fraser Island is the only place in the world where tall rainforests are found growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 200 metres. The low "wallum" heaths on the island are of particular evolutionary and ecological significance, and provide magnificent wildflower displays in spring and summer.
fraser island australia The immense sand blows and cliffs of coloured sands are part of the longest and most complete age sequence of coastal dune systems in the world and they are still evolving.
They are a continuous record of climatic and sea level changes over the last 700 000 years. The highest dunes on the island reach up to 240 metres above sea level.
The Great Sandy Strait, separating Fraser Island from the mainland, is listed by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention).
The wetlands include: rare patterned ferns; mangrove colonies; sea-grass beds; and up to 40,000 migratory shorebirds. Rare, vulnerable or endangered species include dugongs, turtles, Illidge's ant-blue butterflies and eastern curlews.
Designer: Berthon
Builder: Berthon Boat Co.
Year: 1936
Location Scotland
Length on deck: 47'
Beam: 12'
Draft: 7'
Tonnage(TM): 24TM
£79,000
One of the largest Gauntlets built by the Berthon Boat Co. she is typical of the design with an elegant sheer and canoe stern. Commissioned by the chairman of Coutts bank, she was built in 1936 to Lloyds 100A1 and maintained in class until 1984.
She was in the same family ownership for the first 40 years of her life after which she was sold to a Swiss family who took her to the Caribbean for charter work. On the way home she was dismasted and consequently sold by Wooden Ships to the present owner in 1991. Then started a 16 year refit in Scotland where the boat was checked from top to bottom, a new rig fitted, interior refurbished and all new systems and electrics fitted.
The rig was re-designed during the refit and her old Bermudan cutter rig was replaced with a cutter headed yawl rig. This enabled the overall sail area to be increased while decreasing the size of the mizzen and making her generally a lot easier to handle. There are no longer running backstays because of the use of jumper struts, the jib is on a roller reefing system and the staysail is boomed making her very simple and easy to sail. The owner has reported she will sail upwind with just a mizzen and staysail, and in over a Force 5 she will tack upwind comfortably with a staysail and reefed main.
A very impressive and eye catching yacht, full of character and pedigree with much of her original interior and fittings. Now in lovely condition after a thorough 16 year refit she is an unusual and very special yacht.
24 ton Berthon Gauntlet
Very sensibly priced considering the quality of this superb yacht. This is not because of problems with the condition of the boat but simply because the elderly owner wishes to move her on.
Length on Deck 47′
Length Overall 52’6″
Beam 12′
Draft 7′
Thames Tonnage 24TM
Sail Area 1230sqft
Construction
Planked in Teak, varnished since her launch. All copper fastened to heavy sawn Oak frames with a single intermediate steamed Rock Elm timber.
Oak stern and stem post with an Elm keel. Wrought iron floors on each sawn frame.
External lead ballast keel of 8 tons held with bronze keel bolts. Keel and bolts removed during refit and found to be in excellent condition.
Solid yacht laid teak deck, caulked and payed with Sikaflex. Deck hatches, skylights and coamings in varnished teak. High varnished teak toe rail all round with stainless stanchions and guard rails.
Self draining cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts and varnished teak coamings. Wheel steering on cables to the quadrant.
Rig
Bermudan ketch rig on new keel stepped Sailspar alloy masts. Slab reefing varnished wooden booms.
Heavy stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates. Jumper struts on the main eliminate the need for running backstays.
Cutter headed with a bowsprit. The jib is on a Profurl roller reefing system and the boomed staysail is hanked onto the inner forestay.
Primary and secondary sheet winches in the cockpit with halyard and reefing winches on each mast.
All new running rigging, mostly Ash blocks used.
Mainsail, yankee jib and staysail from 2007, mizzen and spinnaker are older.
Machinery
Perkins 4236 78hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 1977. Removed and professionally rebuilt in recent refit.
Manual gearbox to a fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.
New engine mounts, wiring loom, fuel system and fuel tank, exhaust system and seacocks.
Completely re-wired in recent refit. 3 x 12 volt 100ah batteries for engine starting and domestics.
500l of water in 2 stainless tanks under the cabin sole.
270l steel fuel tank in the engine room.
New stainless fuel tank.
Accommodation
The interior is largely original with plenty of period joinery and fittings. Mostly oiled or painted Oak panelling with Teak sole boards.
8 berths in total, with 3 twin cabins and 2 settee berths in the saloon.
Companionway steps down into the boat with the heads to starboard and chart desk to port.
Heads has a Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard and an original hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.
Chart desk is new with stowage below and all necessary equipment above.
Port side door going aft into the aft owners cabin with a single berth either side and a porcelain hand basin. Door from this cabin going aft into the engine room.
Going forward from the companionway through a port side door into the main saloon with stunning original panelled joinery. A settee berth either side with a central varnished Oak dropleaf table. Dickenson Newport diesel cabin heater in forward stbd corner.
Going forward from the saloon, port side door into the guest cabin with 2 single berths and a hand basin. Starboard side door into the galley.
Galley has a Force 10 3 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Twin stainless sinks with pressurised hot and cold water. Skylight above for light and ventilation. Plenty of storage space above and below the galley.
Forward through the galley into the forward cabin with two single berths and a fore hatch above.
Detail of the nave ceiling at Peterborough Cathedral.
The late Romanesque / early medieval nave ceiling is a unique survival in England, an almost flat timber surface retaining its original painted decoration (completed in the early 13th century, c1230) for its entire length, consisting of a pattern of lozenges containing vignettes of mostly allegorical and symbolic figures (some of the subjects seemingly quite random following no real sequence). The painting has however undergone at least two major restoration in the 18th and 19th centuries which involved overpainting much of the original surface, so that whilst the effect is much as it presumably always was the detail of the figures often betrays the blurring hand of the restorer (a few figures appear to be almost entirely crude 18th century work, whilst others clearly follow the medieval designs more closely).
Peterborough Cathedral is one of England's finest buildings, an almost complete Romanesque church on an impressive scale sitting behind one of the most unique and eccentric Gothic facades found anywhere in medieval Europe. The church we see today is little altered since its completion in the 13th century aside from inevitable 19th century restorations and the serious depradations of Civil War damage in the mid 17th century.
The bulk of the church is 12th century Norman, retaining even its apse (a rarity in England) and even the original flat wooden ceilings of nave and transept. The nave ceiling retains its early medieval painted decoration with an assortment of figures set within lozenge shaped panels (mostly overpainted in the 18th and 19th centuries but the overall effect is preserved). The 13th century west facade is the most dramatic and memorable feature of the building, with three vast Gothic arches forming a giant porch in front of the building, a unique design, flanked by small spires and intended to be surmounted by two pinnacled towers rising just behind the facade, though only that on the north side was finished (and originally surmounted by a wooden spire which was removed c1800). The central tower is a surprisingly squat structure of 14th century date (with a striking vaulted ceiling within) and along with its counterpart at the west end makes surprisingly little presence on the city's skyline for such an enormous building. The final addition to the church prior to the Reformation is the ambulatory around the apse, a superb example of late medieval perpendicular with a stunning fan-vaulted ceiling.
Given the vast scale of the building it is perhaps surprising to learn that it has only had cathedral status since 1541, prior to that it had been simply Peterborough Abbey, but it was one of the most well endowed monastic houses in the country, as witnessed by the architecture. It was once the burial place of two queens, Katherine of Aragon lies on the north side of the choir and Mary Queen of Scots was originally interred here before her son James I had her body moved to the more prestigious surroundings of Westminster.
Sadly the cathedral suffered miserably during the Civil War when Parliamentarian troops ransacked the church and former monastic buildings in an orgy of destruction, much of which was overseen by Cromwell himself in person (which helps explain its thoroughness). Tombs and monuments were brutally defaced, and nearly all the original furnishings and woodwork were destroyed, along with every bit of stained glass in all the vast windows (only the merest fragments remain today in the high windows of the apse). Worse still, the delightful cloisters on the south side, once famed for the beauty of their painted windows, were demolished leaving only their outer walls and some tantalising reminders of their former richness. The magnificent 13th century Lady Chapel attached to the north transept (an unusual arrangement, similar to that at Ely) was another major casualty, demolished immediately after the war so that its materials could be sold in order to raise funds for the restoration of the cathedral following the Cromwellian rampage.
In the following centuries much was done to repair the building and bring it back into order. There were major restorations during the 19th century, which included the dismantling and rebuilding of the central tower (following the same design and reusing original material) owing to impending structural failure in the crossing piers.
What we see today is thus a marvel of architecture, a church of great beauty, but a somewhat hollow one owing to the misfortunes of history. One therefore doesn't find at Peterborough the same clutter of the centuries that other cathedrals often possess (in terms of tombs and furnishings) and there are few windows of real note, but for the grandeur of its architecture it is one of the very finest churches we have.
For more history see the link below:-
Designer: Berthon
Builder: Berthon Boat Co.
Year: 1936
Location Scotland
Length on deck: 47'
Beam: 12'
Draft: 7'
Tonnage(TM): 24TM
£79,000
One of the largest Gauntlets built by the Berthon Boat Co. she is typical of the design with an elegant sheer and canoe stern. Commissioned by the chairman of Coutts bank, she was built in 1936 to Lloyds 100A1 and maintained in class until 1984.
She was in the same family ownership for the first 40 years of her life after which she was sold to a Swiss family who took her to the Caribbean for charter work. On the way home she was dismasted and consequently sold by Wooden Ships to the present owner in 1991. Then started a 16 year refit in Scotland where the boat was checked from top to bottom, a new rig fitted, interior refurbished and all new systems and electrics fitted.
The rig was re-designed during the refit and her old Bermudan cutter rig was replaced with a cutter headed yawl rig. This enabled the overall sail area to be increased while decreasing the size of the mizzen and making her generally a lot easier to handle. There are no longer running backstays because of the use of jumper struts, the jib is on a roller reefing system and the staysail is boomed making her very simple and easy to sail. The owner has reported she will sail upwind with just a mizzen and staysail, and in over a Force 5 she will tack upwind comfortably with a staysail and reefed main.
A very impressive and eye catching yacht, full of character and pedigree with much of her original interior and fittings. Now in lovely condition after a thorough 16 year refit she is an unusual and very special yacht.
24 ton Berthon Gauntlet
Very sensibly priced considering the quality of this superb yacht. This is not because of problems with the condition of the boat but simply because the elderly owner wishes to move her on.
Length on Deck 47′
Length Overall 52’6″
Beam 12′
Draft 7′
Thames Tonnage 24TM
Sail Area 1230sqft
Construction
Planked in Teak, varnished since her launch. All copper fastened to heavy sawn Oak frames with a single intermediate steamed Rock Elm timber.
Oak stern and stem post with an Elm keel. Wrought iron floors on each sawn frame.
External lead ballast keel of 8 tons held with bronze keel bolts. Keel and bolts removed during refit and found to be in excellent condition.
Solid yacht laid teak deck, caulked and payed with Sikaflex. Deck hatches, skylights and coamings in varnished teak. High varnished teak toe rail all round with stainless stanchions and guard rails.
Self draining cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts and varnished teak coamings. Wheel steering on cables to the quadrant.
Rig
Bermudan ketch rig on new keel stepped Sailspar alloy masts. Slab reefing varnished wooden booms.
Heavy stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates. Jumper struts on the main eliminate the need for running backstays.
Cutter headed with a bowsprit. The jib is on a Profurl roller reefing system and the boomed staysail is hanked onto the inner forestay.
Primary and secondary sheet winches in the cockpit with halyard and reefing winches on each mast.
All new running rigging, mostly Ash blocks used.
Mainsail, yankee jib and staysail from 2007, mizzen and spinnaker are older.
Machinery
Perkins 4236 78hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 1977. Removed and professionally rebuilt in recent refit.
Manual gearbox to a fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.
New engine mounts, wiring loom, fuel system and fuel tank, exhaust system and seacocks.
Completely re-wired in recent refit. 3 x 12 volt 100ah batteries for engine starting and domestics.
500l of water in 2 stainless tanks under the cabin sole.
270l steel fuel tank in the engine room.
New stainless fuel tank.
Accommodation
The interior is largely original with plenty of period joinery and fittings. Mostly oiled or painted Oak panelling with Teak sole boards.
8 berths in total, with 3 twin cabins and 2 settee berths in the saloon.
Companionway steps down into the boat with the heads to starboard and chart desk to port.
Heads has a Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard and an original hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water.
Chart desk is new with stowage below and all necessary equipment above.
Port side door going aft into the aft owners cabin with a single berth either side and a porcelain hand basin. Door from this cabin going aft into the engine room.
Going forward from the companionway through a port side door into the main saloon with stunning original panelled joinery. A settee berth either side with a central varnished Oak dropleaf table. Dickenson Newport diesel cabin heater in forward stbd corner.
Going forward from the saloon, port side door into the guest cabin with 2 single berths and a hand basin. Starboard side door into the galley.
Galley has a Force 10 3 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Twin stainless sinks with pressurised hot and cold water. Skylight above for light and ventilation. Plenty of storage space above and below the galley.
Forward through the galley into the forward cabin with two single berths and a fore hatch above.
Anthaxia candens (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) female. Body length: 9 mm. I titled this post after the scientific name of the species: candens=glowing.
I was lucky again to find this gorgeous beetle, might be the most beautiful kind of jewel beetles in Hungary. This species is related to cherry trees. Larvae develop in the wood, adults don't visit flowers, but sit on the leaves and fly around the canopy. Early in the morning they are paralyzed, waiting for the sun to warm up the air.
Natural light stack from 36 exposures at 2,4x, f/4.5, 1/3 sec., ISO-200. Canon EOS 5D Mark II + MP-E65/2.8 macro lens on tripod.
61' custom
Year 1987
Length 61'
Beam 17'
Draft 5'
Price $345,000
61' Classic Steel Cutter "Jean de la Lune". A true Sister Yacht to the legendary "Angantyr"
ORIGINS and HISTORY
Designer MacLear & Harris, New York. Designed by Frank MacLear in 1961, as Design # 106 'Angantyr'.
Plans and rights to build a sister vessel purchased from MacLear & Harris.
Builder Fisher Steel Yachts, Bronte, Ontario
Lofting and Templating: 1975
Keel laid 1976, and vessel launched 1987
Registered 1987-08-07, Toronto, Canada
Maiden Voyage: 2007-09-16 (to date, has only been sailed in Great Lakes' fresh water).
DIMENSIONS
LOA: 61'
LWL: 45'
Beam: 17' 2"
Draught: 5' 8" centreboards up; 7' 10" centreboards down.
Keel: full, with two centreboards, one fore and one aft.
Height: of boat from bottom of horizontal keel shoe to top of dog house at highest point 14' 7".
Displacement: 80,000 lbs
Hull, deck, framing, superstructure, two inner bulwark plates, cockpit structure and rudder, all of mild steel, stick welded with 7018 high strength welding rod.
Hull Coating Exterior: rust acid etched, Rustlok primed and Awlgrip finished.
Hull Coating Interior: rust acid etched, Rustloc coated, and over coated with cork filled mastic. Entire interior between bulkheads insulated with fibreglass to circa 1½" to 2" in thickness.
Rudder: balanced, hollow rudder
Ballast: lead, 10,000lbs., poured into keel trough, fore of engine room..
DECK
Deck 1/8" mild steel, with 1/4" plate at foot of mast, and 3/16" plate at the stern cleats. Deck rust acid etched, Rustlok primed, and covered with 7/8" teak; bedded in mastic, and bolted to welded steel studs with no drill holes in deck. Enclosed bulwark with no frames showing on deck; rail cap teak. Stanchions heavy duty SS304 Schedule 80 pipe, and pulpits fore and aft by Klacko Marine. Pulpits mounted on teak rail cap. Stanchions mounted in sockets welded into bulwark steel capping, and protruding through the teak rail cap.
RIG
Cutter Rig with Double Headsail
Equipment:INTERIOR
Interior Joinery: circa 85% complete.
Interior Finish: epoxy and Endura polyurethane; gloss white paint and varnish.
Head Room: under deckhouse circa 6' 6"; under deck circa 6' 3".
Companionway: double door access; no sliding hatch. Under threat of being pooped, provision made for setting safety cross-hatch boards behind the double doors.
Navigation Area: to starboard of the deck house, and directly accessible inside the companionway entrance.
Salon: open concept interior, with large U-shaped sofa to starboard, and largeL-shaped sofa to port, which provides seating at a long captain's dining table. Salon extremely well lighted by a large skylight.
Landing: large landing providing access to salon, galley, staterooms, toilets and shower. Well lighted open area.
Staterooms: 3 Staterooms with berths for 6. Abaft the engine room and deck house are two staterooms; to starboard the stateroom has a double berths, and to port the stateroom has upper and lower berths. To starboard and directly afore the U-shaped sofa is another stateroom with upper and lower berths.
Galley: positioned abaft the forward bulkhead, with sinks to port, and refrigeration to starboard
Forecastle: forward of the fore bulkhead, with a steel work bench to starboard, and cupboard space to port and starboard. Exit ladder through the booby hatch.
Lazarette: abaft the aft bulkhead, with sufficient storage for one set of 3 to 4 sails.
Nikon D40
Focal Length: 18mm
Optimize Image: Custom
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off
2008/03/07 20:50:16.5
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
White Balance: Auto
Tone Comp.: Auto
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
AF Mode: AF-A
Hue Adjustment: 0°
1/80 sec - F/5.6
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Saturation: Auto
Color
Exposure Comp.: -1.3 EV
Sharpening: Medium high
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G Nikkor
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Image Comment: (c) Gerard Prins All rights reserved
Tel.: (56) 22758 7209
Severance Inspired - Full Length (B&W): Outfit inspired by Helly R, shot with blue gel on Godox AD200 against white backdrop. Godox V1 left and right.
A Russian beauty, adorned in a sultry pink ensemble, flaunts her physique with sleek lines amid tall green trees in a secluded forest. The morning sunlight filters through the dense canopy, casting a gentle glow on her shoulder-length silky blonde hair.
Focal length: 10cm
Pinhole size (approx) 0.4mm
The paper is loaded halfway along the box and I use 3"x4" paper (actually half 6"x4").
My most successful pinhole camera so far!
學名: Hydrornis irena
英名: Malayan Banded Pitta
Family : Pittidae (八色鶇科). Length: 21-25cm.
藍尾八色鶇，是八色鶇科藍八色鶇屬的一種，分布於汶萊、泰國、印度尼西亞和馬來西亞。 藍尾八色鶇棲息地包括種植園、亞熱帶或熱帶的濕潤低地林、亞熱帶或熱帶嚴重退化的前森林和亞熱帶或熱帶的濕潤山地林。
八色鶇科的鳥類嘴形較粗，最外側初級飛羽長度達其內側的4/5，是鳥類中色彩豐富的種類之一，俗名八色。代表物種藍翅八色鶇以身體具有紅、綠、藍、白、黑、黃、褐、栗等鮮豔奪目，豐富艷麗的色彩而得名，是很有觀賞價值的鳥類。其實它身上所具有的顏色還不止八種色彩，頭部前額至枕部為深栗褐色，冠紋黑色，眉紋呈茶黃色，眼先、頰、耳羽和頸側都是黑色，並與冠紋在後頸處相連，形成領斑狀。背部為亮油綠色，翅膀、腰部和尾羽為亮粉藍色。下體呈淡茶黃色，腹部中央至尾下覆羽都是猩紅色。在叢林之中，它身上的這些斑斕的羽色與陽光、綠葉、紫花、白蕊等大自然的色彩融合在一起，因而也成為一種特別的保護色。嘴強，長而側扁，頸部短，鳴管內肌兩對附著於支氣管半環的中部。尾羽很短，腿特長而堅強，表面平滑。
The Malayan Banded Pitta (Hydrornis irena) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is found in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Javan Banded Pittas. Together, they were referenced as the Banded Pitta.
**The Banded Pitta group includes four birds, which can be divided into three main groups: The species from Java and Bali has a yellow eyebrow, underparts that are densely barred in yellowish and blackish-blue and a narrow blue band on the upper chest; irena and ripleyi from the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra have a more orange eyebrow, a blue belly and a chest that is barred orange and dark bluish (more orange towards the sides, blue towards the center); and schwaneri from Borneo has a blue mid-belly and yellow flanks and chest densely barred with blackish. Females of all birds are significantly duller than the males. There are also vocal differences between these, and they have now been regarded by many taxonomists they are better treated as three separate species:
Bornean Banded Pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri)
Javan Banded Pitta (Hydrornis guajana)
Malayan Banded Pitta (Hydrornis irena)
Canon EOS 20D; 03/06/2009; 1/320 at f/7,1; ISO 400; white balance: Auto; focal length: 92 mm
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.
Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms[1] and covers 720,000 square metres (7,800,000 square feet). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture,[2] and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987,[2] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Both museums descend from the same institution, but were split after the Chinese Civil War.
The common English name, "the Forbidden City," is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjinchéng; literally "Purple Forbidden City"). Another English name of similar origin is "Forbidden Palace".[3]
The name "Zijin Cheng" is a name with significance on many levels. Zi, or "Purple", refers to the North Star, which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional Chinese astrology was the abode of the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Ziwei Enclosure (Chinese: 紫微垣; pinyin: Zǐwēiyuán), was the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, as the residence of the terrestrial emperor, was its earthly counterpart. Jin, or "Forbidden", referred to the fact that no-one could enter or leave the palace without the emperor's permission. Cheng means a walled city.[4]
Today, the site is most commonly known in Chinese as Gùgōng (故宫), which means the "Former Palace."[5] The museum which is based in these buildings is known as the "Palace Museum" (Chinese: 故宫博物院; pinyin: Gùgōng Bówùyùan).
The Forbidden City is the world's largest surviving palace complex and covers 72 ha. It is a rectangle 961 metres (3,150 ft) from north to south and 753 metres (2,470 ft) from east to west. It consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms.[1] The Forbidden City was designed to be the centre of the ancient, walled city of Beijing. It is enclosed in a larger, walled area called the Imperial City. The Imperial City is, in turn, enclosed by the Inner City; to its south lies the Outer City.
The Forbidden City remains important in the civic scheme of Beijing. The central north-south axis remains the central axis of Beijing. This axis extends to the south through Tiananmen gate to Tiananmen Square, the ceremonial centre of the People's Republic of China. To the north, it extends through the Bell and Drum Towers to Yongdingmen.[29] This axis is not exactly aligned north-south, but is tilted by slightly more than two degrees. Researchers now believe that the axis was designed in the Yuan Dynasty to be aligned with Xanadu, the other capital of their empire.[30]
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Brief Description
Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang consists of 114 buildings constructed between 1625–26 and 1783. It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China, before it expanded its power to the centre of the country and moved the capital to Beijing. This palace then became auxiliary to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. This remarkable architectural edifice offers important historical testimony to the history of the Qing Dynasty and to the cultural traditions of the Manchu and other tribes in the north of China.
Justification for Inscription World Heritage
Criterion (i): The Imperial Palaces represent masterpieces in the development of imperial palace architecture in China.
Criterion (ii): The architecture of the Imperial Palace complexes, particularly in Shenyang, exhibits an important interchange of influences of traditional architecture and Chinese palace architecture particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Criterion (iii): The Imperial Palaces bear exceptional testimony to Chinese civilisation at the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, being true reserves of landscapes, architecture, furnishings and objects of art, as well as carrying exceptional evidence to the living traditions and the customs of Shamanism practised by the Manchu people for centuries.
Criterion (iv): The Imperial Palaces provide outstanding examples of the greatest palatial architectural ensembles in China. They illustrate the grandeur of the imperial institution from the Qing Dynasty to the earlier Ming and Yuan dynasties, as well as Manchu traditions, and present evidence on the evolution of this architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries.