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Monument to Bishop John Pelham †1893. Marble. Free standing in north transept. Commissioned by his friends. Signed: Forsyth. Sculp. London. 1896
Bishop Pelham lies full length on a shroud, his head resting on an elegantly decorated pillow, his hands clasped in prayer. The base is of pink marble slabs, separated by panels with quatrefoils above lancet windows. The head was based on an engraving of Pelham, like that in the Illustrated London News 48 p. 365 of 1865, but the hair is more ordered and the features suitably older.It is a fine example of the many reclining effigy inspired by the gothic revival (see for example the Monument to Bishop Goldwell in the south presbytery) which James Forsyth used for his Monument to the Earl of Dudley, in Worcester Cathedral of1888, and again the next year for the Monument to Bishop Atlay in Hereford Cathedral. In both those, however the tomb chests were more obviously gothic in their architecture. The use of coloured marble looks back rather to the rich colour of early Christian funerary monuments. The sculptor was James Forsyth (1851-1907), not to be confused with his son, James Nesfield Forsyth (1864-1942) the portraitist.
Bishop Pelham, born 1811 graduated from Christ Church Oxford in 1832, appointed an honorary canon of the cathedral in 1847 he had moved to London in 1852 and after rapid promotion was appointed dean of Norwich in 1857, remaining in post for thirty-six years, longer than any recent predecessor. ‘As a bishop Pelham proved himself an able administrator and, though he rarely spoke in the House of Lords, unrivalled in the chairing of public meetings. He was a thoroughgoing pastoral bishop. In his first years of office he made rural deans the means of meeting with his clergy. In later times he visited them in a more systematic way. His custom was to spend a long weekend in each parish passing time with the clergyman's family, participating in the church services, and inspecting the Sunday and day schools. His constant activity even succeeded in stirring up the dormant energies of his senior clergy. Pelham resigned the see early in 1893 and was according to the Christian Remembrancer, a pastor of pronounce evangelical views ‘with some ability, entire earnestness, and the manners and feelings of a gentleman’.
Nigel Scotland, ‘Pelham, John Thomas (1811–1894)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; theforsythbrothers.com both accessed 6 Nov 2015
Including photographs showing the meet at Stratford-Upon-Avon, 1912. Skinny looking horses in the top one there. And the ladies have full length dresses - I imagine that was not always very practical!
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Caravanning & Camping Out by J. Harris Stone
The author was the founder of The Caravan Club, in 1907. It's a very readable book, and depicts the very earliest days of caravanning when they were towed by horses and only a few hundred people (if that) had one. These early caravans bore most resemblance to the romanticised images of gypsy caravans of the past, although some looked like cottages on wheels! It's a fascinating read, and there are plenty of pictures. It evokes a lot of nostalgia for a time when there were almost no cars on the road and caravans like this could meander about the countryside and stop anywhere.
The book is old enough that there is no date in anywhere, so I searched about the net to find out about it. Google was in fact unsuccessful - it came up with a few reference to the revised 1931 edition, and an American 1914 edition, but not the one I have. To the British Library! After a few searches there, I pinned it down. It's a first edition, 1913, published by Herbert Jenkins, London (the publisher I knew, but not the date). This is the only reference I've been able to find to this edition on the net. Given that the few references to the 1931 edition I've seen are quoting $70-90 and the 1914 American editions are quoting $100 - $250, I would imagine this one is significantly more valuable... It's in pretty good condition too (although, having said that, one edge of the spine cloth has split from opening it to take the pictures :( oops! It was pretty fragile). Also, it looks more green than blue to me, but it's hard to tell - it's faded a lot.
The text itself is out of copyright, and can be read in full here.
Canon EOS 20D; 03/06/2009; 1/250 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.
Eclipse star BooBoo Stewart poses next to big sis Fivel Stewart as they attend the official launch of New Disney & Muppet Myzos held at the Fred Segal boutique on Saturday afternoon (August 22) in Santa Monica, Calif.The 15-year-old actor dished to Popstar! recently about his upcoming role in The Twilight Saga flick.Popstar! tweeted, “BooBoo says it was a fan who told him he should try out for the role of Seth Clearwater that first got him interested. He doesn’t head over to the set until mid-September but he’s actually known Taylor Lautner since he was 10 years old.”http://justjaredjr.buzznet.com/2009/08/23/booboo-stewart-muppet-myzos-man/
Markings: 55th Electronic Combat Group
SN:73-1590,
Specifications (EC-130H)
General characteristics
Crew: 13
Length: 97 ft, 9 in (29.3 m)
Wingspan: 132 ft, 7 in (39.7 m)
Height: 38 ft, 3 in (11.4 m)
Wing area: ft² (m²)
Empty weight: lb (kg)
Loaded weight: lb (kg)
Useful load: lb (kg)
Max takeoff weight: 155,000 lb (69,750 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Allison T56-A-15 turboprop, 4591 hp (kW) each
Performance
Never exceed speed: knots (mph, km/h)
Maximum speed: knots (mph, km/h)
Cruise speed: knots (300 mph, mach 0.52)
Stall speed: knots (mph, km/h)
Range: nm (mi, km)
Service ceiling: ft (m)
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Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)
The EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The system disrupts enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. The Compass Call system employs the offensive counterinformation and electronic attack capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air, surface, and special operations forces. Programmed upgrades will expand its mission by procuring a secondary Electronic Attack (EA) capability against early warning and acquisition radars.
Airborne electronic warfare consists of three major 'players' forming a triad of capability: the EC-130H Compass Call, the EA-6B Prowler, and the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon suppress enemy air defenses while jamming communications, radar and command and control targets. Compass Call is in demand with all unified commands, and therefore, subject to worldwide deployment in support of operations on very short notice.
The EC-130H fleet is composed of a mix of Block 30 and state-of-the-art Block 35 aircraft. All aircraft will transition to the Block 35 baseline configuration by fiscal 2011.
For Block 30 EC-130H, the upgrade achieved a major redesign of the mission compartment and operating system software of the Block 20 aircraft. Its primary focus was to provide a reprogrammable capability against target C2 systems.
For Block 35 EC-130H, the upgrade provides the Air Force with additional capabilities to jam communication, Early Warning/Acquisition radar and navigation systems through higher effective radiated power, extended frequency range and insertion of digital signal processing. The Block 35 will have the flexibility to keep pace with adversary use of technology. It is highly reconfigurable and permits incorporation of clip-ins with less crew impact. It promotes enhanced crew proficiency, maintenance and sustainment with a common fleet configuration, new operator interface, increased reliability and better fault detection.
Compass Call integrates into tactical air operations at any level. The versatile and flexible nature of the aircraft and its crew enable the power of electronic combat to be brought to bear in virtually any combat situation
Crew
The EC-130H aircraft carries a combat crew of 13 people. Four members are responsible for aircraft flight and navigation (Aircraft Commander, Co-Pilot, Navigator and Flight Engineer), while nine members operate and employ the EW mission equipment permanently integrated in the cargo/mission compartment. The mission crew includes the Mission Crew Commander (Electronic Warfare Officer), Weapon System Officer (Electronic Warfare Officer), Mission Crew Supervisor (an experienced Cryptologic Linguist), four Analysis Operators (linguists), one Acquisition Operator (Cryptologic Linguist) and an Airborne Maintenance Technician
Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules 73-1590 (c/n 382-4554) converted to EC-130H *Compass Call*
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Blade Length: 3 7/8 inches
Blade Width: 1 1/8 inches
Blade Thickness: 3/16 inch
Blade Material: CPM 154 Stainless Steel
Handle Length: 4 1/8 inches
Total Knife Length: 8 inches
Price: SOLD - AVAILABLE BY ORDER
Shipping, handling, insurance: $20.00 USD for domestic shipments
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This knife just got back from the engraver and it is absolutely stunning!! The Blue Mammoth Ivory handle is accented with mosaic pins and a thong hole. The CPM 154 blade is mirror polished, as are the nickel silver fittings. Other details include a tapered tang with navy fiber liners, dovetailed bolsters, and Randy's signature file work along the spine of the blade. Bruce Shaw engraved an eagle head on the front bolster and deep relief scrollwork on the back bolster. A hand-tooled cowhide sheath and zippered storage case are included.
At a length of up to two feet (0.6 meters) and a maximum weight exceeding five pounds (2.3 kilograms), the venomous Gila monster (pronounced HEE-luh) is the largest lizard native to the United States.
Easily identified by their black bodies marked with dramatic patterns of pink, orange, or yellow, Gilas are found in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. They take their name from Arizona's Gila River basin, where they were first discovered.
The Gila monster is one of only a handful of venomous lizards in the world. Others include the similar-looking Mexican beaded lizards, as well as iguanas and monitor lizards. Its venom is a fairly mild neurotoxin. And though a Gila bite is extremely painful, none has resulted in a reported human death. Unlike snakes, which inject venom, Gilas latch onto victims and chew to allow neurotoxins to move through grooves in their teeth and into the open wound.
Gilas are lethargic creatures that feed primarily on eggs raided from nests and newborn mammals. They may spend more than 95 percent of their lives in underground burrows, emerging only to feed and occasionally to bask in the desert sun. They can store fat in their oversized tails and are able to go months between meals.
Blade length: 5 1/2". Overall length: 9 1/2". Blade steel: Stainless. Handel material: Cocobolo. Weight: 6,5 oz. Sheath: Leather.
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
The River Test is a river in Hampshire, England. It has a total length of 40 miles (64 km) and it flows through downland from its source near Ashe to the sea at the head of Southampton Water. In its upper reaches it is a chalk stream, and is used for fly fishing for trout.
The river is managed by the Environment Agency, whilst the Port of Southampton is the navigation authority for the tidal section below Redbridge.
The River Test has given its name to the Test Valley District, a local government district , and to Southampton Test, a UK Parliament constituency.
The river plays a significant part in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down.
The river rises near the village of Ashe, 10 km to the west of Basingstoke (at grid reference SU 532,498), and flows west through the villages of Overton, Laverstoke, and the town of Whitchurch, before joining with the Bourne Rivulet at Testbourne and turning in a more southerly direction. It then proceeds through the villages of Longparish and Middleton to Wherwell and Chilbolton, where the Rivers Dever and Anton join.[3]
From Chilbolton the river goes through the villages of Leckford, Longstock, Stockbridge and Houghton to Mottisfont and Kimbridge, where the River Dun joins the flow. From here the village of Timsbury is passed, then through the grounds of Roke Manor before reaching the town of Romsey. On the western edge of Romsey, Sadler's Mill, an 18th Century watermill, sits astride the River Test.[4]
South of Romsey, the river passes the country house of Broadlands, and then Nursling that was once the site of a Roman bridge. Finally the river is joined by the River Blackwater and soon becomes tidal, widening out into a considerable estuary that is lined on its northern bank by the container terminals and quays of the Port of Southampton. The Test estuary then meets that of the River Itchen and the two continue to the sea as Southampton Water.[5]
Between Chilbolton and Redbridge, the river was once paralleled by the Andover Canal, which was itself converted to a railway in 1865, and then in turn abandoned. Most traces of the canal have disappeared, although the remains of a stretch can still be seen between Timsbury and Romsey
The river plays a significant part in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down.
After Bigwig leads the break-out from Efrafa, the Watership rabbits are pursued by an Efrafan force led by their Chief, General Woundwort. Hazel carries out a plan devised by Blackberry which leads to their successful escape down the Test on a punt. In the text we are told that this plan would not have been possible on most rivers, but the Test's smooth-flowing, weed-free nature makes it an exception. Shortly afterwards, the punt becomes lodged on a low bridge, and the surviving rabbits are forced to swim under it to get out.
materials: 2-tone acrylic fur, cotton lining
Design: Based upon traditional Raccoon Coat, pointed & padded lapel, inner breast pocket, side seam pockets secured with velcro
Canon EOS 20D; 03/06/2009; 1/200 at f/9; ISO 200; white balance: Auto; focal length: 24 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.
Copyright © 2010 Maciej B. Markiewicz; Please do not use without my permission.
Taken during the Clubfoto Luxembourg trip to Portugal in May 2010
Padua-Freixo-Portugal-Bragança-Torre Dona Chama-SONY DSC-41°40'26.11" N 7°12'1.72" W
Camera: SONY DSLR-A900
Lens: 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM;
Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/13
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed : 200
ANSBACH, Germany - German and American civilian employees were honored for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to the U.S. Army in a ceremony prior to a Town hall here, Feb. 23 in the Katterbach Theater on Bismark Kaserne.
In total, the honored employees - coupled with those not present at the ceremony - have racked up more than 900 years of service in support of the U.S. Army.
Col. Benjamin Jones, commander of the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach (USAG Ansbach), speaking to the more than 200 family members, fellow employees and well-wishers as well as the participants, highlighted the importance of the civilian workforce in supporting the Soldiers' missions, and what the many contributions they make to providing stability and quality of life services to service members stationed in the Ansbach and Illesheim communities.
"You're an outstanding credit to USAG Ansbach, and to the U.S. military in Europe." said Jones, "For me, our professional workforce in Ansbach - German and American - truly embodies the tenants of the Army's Civilian Creed: Dedication to our Army, our Soldiers and Civilians; support of the mission; and providing the stability and continuity that enable Soldiers to concentrate on their missions, which is of special importance to Soldiers serving overseas, where so much surrounding them can appear new and unfamiliar when they first arrive in country.
Jones was unstinting in his praise for the awardees. "We would be hard-pressed to complete the Army mission without you. Know that the Soldiers of this community rely on you, appreciate you, and everything you do in support of them, and their families."
Also in attendance were Ansbach Mayor Thomas Deffner and Burgermeister Heinrich Förster from Illesheim who presented certificates to honor the awardees.
5 Years of Service Award Recipients: AGUIRRE, ELVA / ELSTON, SHANE R. / HAYNES, MCKENDRIC L. / PAOLETTI, ROBIN E. / DILL, JAMES S. / FESTA, FRANCESCA / OVALLE, JORDANIA E. / SUMMERS, JESSICA L.
10 Years of Service Award Recipients: CORNMAN, DAVID K. GUNN, ESZTER MURILLO, JUAN F SOWDERS, BIANCA / GIRALDO, SABRINA L. / MAYLE, JAMES M. / PERSOUER, NATHALIE / WINCKOWSKI, NICOLE M.
15 Years of Service Award Recipients: ANDERSON, MICHAEL E. / KLEIN, ANITA / MORMAN, ANNETTE POEHLMANN, GUENTHER SEEFRIED, JUTTA / DEIKUN, TRACY L. / KOCH, MICHAEL / OETTINGER, DIETMAR / ROELL, RUDOLF
20 Years of Service Award Recipients: BECKER, PETER / SCHNEIDER, HARALD / STETTNER, REINHARD / DILLARD, STEVEN T. / SPRINGER, CHRISTOPHER
25 Years of Service Award Recipients: JONES, MARK / STINGLEY, QUINCY LEE
30 Years of Service Award Recipients: BERNHARD, VERA EULER / MICHAELA PELZMANN / THOMAS SCHNEIDER / BARBARA CROWLEY / BRIAN JOHN / MICHEL KARL-HEINZ / PRICE, CLAUDIA
35 Years of Service Award Recipients: BARCO, SIMON / ENGELS, WINFRIED / JOPP, GABRIELE / KALLERT, RUDOLF / MANN, JUERGEN / NAWRATIL, CLAUDIA / STEINBAUER, WALTRAUT / WINTER, JOSEF/ BURNS, MONIKA / FALK, UWE / JOPP, HEINZ / KORN, GUENTER / MARTIN, INES / NIESSER, HARALD / WEISSENBERGER, THOMAS
40 Years of Service Award Recipients: BAILEY, JOYCE / HORNEBER, WILHELM / REINHARDT KLAUS / TANZER ERICH / WITT, ALFRED / ZIETLER, HEINZ / BRUECKNER, RAINER / MILLET, JR., NORBERTO / SUMMERS, CORNELIA / TORRES, ELIEZER / WOERRLEIN, DIETER
Photo by Michael Beaton, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Public Affairs (RELEASED).
Blade Length: 3 7/8 inches
Blade Width: 7/8 inch
Blade Thickness: 1/16 inch
Blade Material: Etched ATS-34 Stainless
Handle Length: 4 1/2 inches
Total Knife Length: 8 3/8 inches
Price: SOLD
Shipping, handling, insurance: $20.00 USD in USA
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This is one of Randy's new "utility" series...a knife that is designed to be used! The 1/16 inch thick ATS-34 blade can be sharpened easily and hunters love the non refelctive finish! The handle is made of Elk Antler, dyed to a russet-brown color. The guard is brass, as are the pin and thong hole. Red fiber and brass spacers add stability to the handle. A distressed leather sheath with brass button and a zippered storage case are included.
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Ferrari Ownership Requirements 12/7/2020
To own a Ferrari would fulfill the fantasy of many car enthusiasts. The famous Italian automaker excels in delivering luxury sports cars that bear a signature and unique exterior without sacrificing performance. This is only half of what makes the cars special though.
Ferrari's culture separates the company from other automakers in huge ways, affecting both its owners and the workers behind these miraculous machines. Although the company is one of the most valuable, it cares about something more than just earning money: it’s about making special cars that offer a driving experience unlike any other. When examining the company and its owners, it’s clear they’ve achieved this milestone, even after all these years.
Owners have to go to great lengths if they want the latest and greatest cars Ferrari churns out. Employees have to follow rules and regulations if they want to uphold the most important thing to Ferrari—which is not about making cars, but the brand itself. Whether one is a Ferrari owner or an employee that works at their factory plant, everyone has to follow the "Ferrari code."
It’s because of these rules that the brand is exclusive and widely coveted among car gurus today. If someone wants to own a Ferrari, they’re going to have to play by the company’s rules. The same goes for employees if they want to work at, what Autoblog notes, a company that won the award for Best Place to Work in Europe for 2007. We’re going to take a look at known rules both owners and employees have to follow if they want to remain in the good graces of Ferrari.
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20 - Owner Rule: Forced To Sign Contract Agreeing Not To Sell Car
People today become bombarded with agreements written in fine print. Most people don’t have the time or patience to read all that agreements detail though and decide to sign on the line regardless. According to Autoweek, Ferrari in the US makes their customers sign a contract upon purchasing a new vehicle.
In that agreement is a clause that prevents owners from reselling their car in the first year. The automaker makes buyers sign this in an attempt to discourage owners from flipping their cars. This is both a reminder to read the fine print and further demonstrates the automaker’s stringent protocol placed upon new owners.
19 - Employee Rule: Forbidden From Buying New Cars
Last September, Ferrari unveiled a pair of Roadsters long-time employees can appreciate. Even if the employees want the cars though and can afford them—tough luck. The Drive reports that the company makes their vehicles first and foremost available to the public.
One of Ferrari’s executives, Enrico Galliera, had this to say about employees getting second dibs on new cars: “The philosophy is that with such limited production and clients waiting so long to get their car, it's not nice if the car is delivered to employees.” The only exception to this rule are Scuderia Ferrari F1 drivers who can buy one from the company.
18 - Owner Rule: Leave The Logos Alone
Ferrari believes that as soon as their car rolls off the production line, it's perfect as is. There’s no shortage of Ferrari owners who feel differently though; here’s photographic proof of owners who took their Ferrari rides for granted. If Ferrari had it their way, they’d opt for owners to leave their iconic logos untouched.
According to Tech Dirt, the electronic DJ and artist Deadmau5 got in trouble for covering up his Ferrari logos with custom ones. His 458 Italia “Purrari” sports a blue vinyl wrap that has a Nyan cat painted on the side. It’s a move Ferrari supposedly issued a cease and desist order over.
17 - Employee Rule: Communicate On Their Terms
Ferrari has gone to extremes to sell cars before by tampering with some odometers on used cars, so it’s only natural they’d apply radical policies in the workplace as well. It appears that too many employees were reaching for the keyboard on too many occasions instead of opting for old fashioned face-to-face communication.
According to The Guardian, the executives at Ferrari advised their employees to “talk to each other more and write less.” Since it should be pretty easy for supervisors to monitor their employees’ computer activity, it's safe to assume workers adhere to this directive in order to stick around.
16 - Owner Rule: No Pink Ferraris
Ferrari isn’t fond of pink Ferraris. That’s what Executive Lifestyle reports, despite the company tolerating some customer paint jobs. The disapproval of pink came directly from Herbert Appleroth, the President and CEO of Ferrari Australia. “We do reject the exterior color pink,” Appleroth said, as per the same source.
He went on to say that Ferrari would never produce a pink car. Without a doubt, red is the most iconic color they wrap their cars in. At the same time, the company promotes the idea that no two Ferrari rides should be identical, they just wouldn't go so far as to stand out with a pink paint job.
15 - Employee Rule: No Discounts On Cars
Working for certain companies has its perks. For one, it allows employees to buy products made and sold by that company at a discounted rate. This luxury, however, is too generous to bestow upon Ferrari employees.
According to The Drive, should Scuderia Ferrari F1 drivers choose to purchase a personal Ferrari, they're required to pay full price for it. That puts them in an awkward position, considering it’d be hard to spot team members driving in anything else but a Ferrari; in a way, it forces their employees to invest back into the company without a price concession if they want to properly represent the brand.
14 - Owner Rule: Accept Ferrari’s Right To Buy Back Car
In an earlier entry, we noted that Ferrari in the US has made buyers sign a special contract. While that contract discouraged owners from selling their new Ferrari, it also adds another stipulation: the automaker can buy the vehicle back.
According to the site Car Keys, if someone wanted to get rid of their LaFerrari Aperta, it’s pursuant for Ferrari to purchase the vehicle back from the owner. It would appear that on the surface, Ferrari would rather the car go to someone who wants it instead of someone who doesn't. This is all part of that special contract owners may sign at the time of their purchase.
13 - Employee Rule: Sworn To Prevent Security Leaks
Whether someone is an actor in an upcoming Avengers movie or an employee at Apple, the bigwigs in charge want to keep details under lock and key—that includes any plot spoilers and future product releases. Ferrari is a similar company that’s always making new vehicles while wishing to work in secrecy.
To maintain a level of mystery, the whole operation depends on trustworthy employees. According to Kaspersky Lab Daily, something as simple as copying data to a USB drive has to go through an approval process. This in turn discourages employees from going routes that may lead to a security breach and exercises a higher level of caution.
12 - Owner Rule: Must Love The Ferrari Brand
The world is full of sides, clubs and camps. Those who are outside of them get picked on unless they join a team, while those inside a base pledge undying loyalty. Ferrari is no different. It’s more than just an automaker—it’s a special culture with its own philosophy, style and following.
As the site Car Guy points out, the company sifts through applicants and chooses who gets to buy certain models because they want to make sure their cars are properly taken care of. It’s a sure bet they’re going to pick someone who’s not just a Ferrari fan, but also lives and bleeds the brand.
11 - Employee Rule: Prohibited From Sending Certain Group Emails
Expanding further on an earlier point, Ferrari went to great lengths to crack down on employees emailing more instead of talking to each other. As a means to curb digital communication so that employees would talk to each other directly, they added terms to sending emails.
As per The Guardian, a spokesman for Ferrari said, “From now on, each Ferrari employee will only be able to send the same email to three people in-house.” This must have been a wake up call for employees at the time and discouraged them from falling into old habits of CCing everyone in the whole company on a single thread.
10 - Owner Rule: Buy Not One, Not Two, But Multiple Ferraris
Owning a Ferrari isn’t exactly enough to be a part of the club. As the site Car Guypoints out, it’s more suitable to own several Ferrari cars before one feels part of the bunch. That narrows down the list of potential owners to only a handful around the world with how much they cost.
Even older models are going up in value, as the 1964 Ferrari Prototype demonstrates. The same source points out that the most committed owners, at minimum, are the ones who upgrade their old Ferrari to a newer model. It’s not enough to purchase a one-off Ferrari and call it a day if someone wants to be a true fan.
9 - Employee Rule: Required To Wear Red And White Uniforms
An amusement park can make its employees wear costumes that match the park’s theme; a restaurant may have its employees wear a vest and bow tie; an office requires business casual attire. Ferrari is like most jobs, requiring its employees adhere to a dress code.
According to Freep, those on the manufacturing campus must wear red and white uniforms. They have the company’s iconic yellow logo stitched on, which unites all the employees under the same banner and purpose. There are plenty of people around the world who would love to wear these uniforms, but only a select number ever get to suit up in one.
8 - Owner Rule: Be Older Than 40
Despite Ferrari being one of the most famous car brands today, many people aren’t aware of its history or the automaker's philosophy. There are so many facts about the legendary automaker, we dedicated a whole piece to things most people don't know about Ferrari.
It’s not unusual for potential owners to go through a rigorous process that feels commensurate to a background check. According to the site Car Keys, automaker won’t hesitate to request a customer’s history of ownership for review. Even more, the same source suggests that Ferrari dealers are more likely to sell a car to a new owner who’s over the age of 40.
7 - Employee Rule: Formula 1 Team Must Win
When Scuderia Ferrari struggles, it affects the whole company. The site News.com.au reports that despite being the "most iconic team” in Formula 1 racing, Ferrari was unable to secure a Grand Prix win in 2016. The team only has one remedy when this happens: winning.
As F1-Fansite points out, they were able to bounce back in early 2017, with Vettel winning the first race and securing 5 race wins. The Formula 1 team not only represents the automaker but carries the pride of the entire brand. It’s important that they do well in order for the brand to continue thriving.
6 - Owner Rule: Treat Fellow Ferrari Owners Like Family
Buying a car from certain automakers, such as Tesla, Porsche or Ferrari, feels like joining a family. When someone purchases a Ferrari, they enter into a brotherhood and sisterhood alongside fellow owners. As the site the Car Guy notes, entering into the Ferrari fraternity means that owners help each other when the need arises.
This is one of those unspoken rules the automaker hopes and expects its customers will follow. Even outsiders who don’t own one may find it easy to support someone who does as an expression of their admiration towards the brand. Ferrari owners got to stick together.
5 - Employee Rule: Must Adopt The “Formula Uomo” Philosophy
The company not only cares about its customers, but its employees too. They recognize that these are the people that make it all possible. Autoblog reports that Ferrari launched a project called “Formula Uomo” in the 1990s which lays down many of the tenants employees live and breathe by.
The same source notes that this philosophy deals with the working conditions, one’s professional growth and personal benefits. Each individual is important and must embody these principles in order for the whole enterprise to work properly. As a Ferrari employee, “Formula Uomo” lays the groundwork for one’s success while working there.
4 - Owner Rule: Must Have Fame, Fortune And More
To own some of the world’s best supercars, all it takes is a lot of dough. If that wasn’t enough though, Ferrari raises the bar on what they expect from their owners. Part of what makes their cars so exclusive are the limited number they make. Take the LaFerrari for example, which Wired reports only 499 exist.
In order for their cars to get attention, they have to give them to owners who can not only afford them but put them in the spotlight. The same source notes that even high-profile buyers who applied for the vehicle weren't able to land one.
3 - Employee Rule: “Clients First”
Ferrari cares about its customers. The company doesn’t treat its clientele as a dollar sign—although they do get a lot of money for the cars they deliver—but instead seeks to make a bond with its owners. The company is like a father who’s entrusted his child with the keys to the treasured car.
They want to know their cars are in good hands, which is possible through respect. That’s why they make clients a priority. The Drive reports that Enrico Galliera, a Ferrari executive said, “It is clients first.” Behind those words is a whole company of employees who live by this aim.
2 - Owner Rule: Respect Ferrari’s Way Of Doing Things
No one likes obeying rules. If there’s a realm with enough rules as it is, it’s driving on the road. The last thing people want is more rules they have to follow as a car owner. Under the Ferrari umbrella though, there are lots of expectations one has to follow as an owner.
That means going with their unique way of doing things. The site Car Keys reports that the automaker’s politics, including their selection process for who they deem is eligible to purchase limited edition cars, is one such rule owners have to follow. It may not be easy to accept, but it’s part of playing the game.
1 - Employee Rule: Protect The Brand At All Times
Ferrari has managed to be an independent automaker over the years while still making loads of money. Part of what makes them so successful is the brand’s reputation, which is about making flawless cars that perform well.
One of the executives, Stefano Lai, as per Freep said, “My job ... is to protect the brand as much as possible.” This is a principal that trickles down to employees, affecting their conduct and the image they project in and out of the workplace. Many employees likely have the Ferrari logo on them throughout the day, making them an extension of the company wherever they go. That means they have to watch what they say and do since they represent the company’s image.
Sources: Autoblog , Tech Dirt , Wired , Executive Lifestyle , Car Guy , Car Keys , Autoweek , The Drive , Freep , News.com.au , F1-Fansite.
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Port: Grimsby
Length: 21.77 m
Breadth: 5.64m
Depth: 2.29m
Year of Build: 1974
Engine: Caterpillar 3406 B-T
Personnel Capacity Accommodation for 5 men plus skipper
Over the past 15 years Sorrento has, as well as its fishing operations, been used extensively by the NFFO, Shell, BP, Statoil, Philips, Conoco, for rig standby work and radar tracking guard work.
Name: Lionheart
Length: 90m
World's largest yacht number: 62
Shipyard: Benetti
Price: 136 000 000€
Name: Mia K
Length: 40m
World's largest yacht number: >200
Shipyard: Columbus
Price : 13 000 000€
Information in swedish and english:
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Spårvägssällskapet i Gårda i Göteborg hade en visning av vagnhallen och lät folk åka med de gamla bussarna och spårvagnarna 3 november 2013. Karta: mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zWezntF8hZmk.k7eoMZn18OTs
Fakta om buss nr 58:
Byggdes av Hägglund & Söner i Örnsköldsvik 1964 inför högertrafikomläggningen
år 1967. Bussen levererades under 1966 till Göteborgs Spårvägar. Bussen sattes
in på linje 31 på Hisingen, som var en linje med hållplatser som kunde angöras
med bussar som var avsedda för högertrafik redan innan 1967. Bussen användes
till 1982 då den ställdes av.
Renovering påbörjades under 1990-talet och till år 2000 var bussen delvis klar och
kunde visas upp för allmänheten. Ytterligare arbete krävdes och bussen har fortlöpande genomgått både underhåll och reparationer. Nu ingår bussen bland de rullande i samlingarna och kan dyka upp på veteranträffar och mässor i Göteborg med närområde.
Data:
Registreringsnummer: EHM 127
Märke: Volvo
Stad: Göteborg
Årsmodell: 1964
Modell: B75506
Motor: D96AL Rak 6 cyl. 9,6 liter 150 hk
Växellåda: RV 46 Wilson halvautomat 4-stegad
Bromsar: Tryckluft
Fjädring: Blad / Luftfjädring
Antal passagerare: 36 st sittande
Längd: 10,8 m
Bredd: 2,5 m
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Spårvägssällskapet in Gårda had a tour of the wagon garage and let the people go with the old buses and trams 3 November 2013. Map : mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zWezntF8hZmk.k7eoMZn18OTs
Facts on bus No. 58 :
Built by Hägglund & Sons in Örnsköldsvik in 1964 before the right-hand traffic
in 1967. The bus was delivered in 1966 to Gothenburg Tramways. The bus was added on bus 31 on Hisingen, which was a route with stops that could be approached
with buses that were designed for right-hand already before in 1967. The bus was in use until 1982.
Renovation began in the 1990s and by 2000 the bus was partially completed and
could be shown to the public . Further work was required and the bus has continuously undergone both maintenance and repairs. Now includes the bus among the rolling in the collections, and may show up on veteran hits and fairs in Gothenburg neighborhood.
Data :
Registration : EHM 127
Brand: Volvo
City: Gothenburg
Year: 1964
Model: B75506
Engine: D96AL -line 6 cyl. 9.6 liter 150 hp
Gearbox: RV 46 Wilson semi-automatic 4-speed
Brakes : Air
Suspension: Leaf / Air suspension
Number of passengers : 36 pcs sitting
Length : 10.8 m
Width: 2.5 m
museumPASSmusees 2024 - Wiels - Jana Euler - Alexis Blake
Jana Euler?s exhibition Oilopa, a contraction of the terms Oil (painting) and Europa, unfolds into a semi-utopian land, reversing the ascendant flows of financial figures while extrapolating on cycles of surplus and vacuity.
Originally conceived as a performance, Crack Nerve Boogie Swerve embraces concepts such as transparency, resistance, resonance and disruption?breaking free from norms, liberating oneself from the constraints of oppression and stretching the boundaries of art institutions. At WIELS, Alexis Blake (b. 1981, US/NL) expands the scope of a live work into a performative exhibition that encapsulates its past iterations while slowly transforming the present one.
WIELS est l'une des plus d?importantes institutions d'art contemporain en Europe. Sans constituer de collection permanente, WIELS se consacre a la presentation et a la production d?expositions temporaires d?artistes nationaux et internationaux, aussi bien des talents emergents que des valeurs etablies.
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Aperture: f/4.0
Exposure: ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at f/4.0
ISO: 400
Lens: 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8
Focal Length: 18.5mm (49mm in 35mm equivalent)
What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
today is a weird day. usually on christmas eve the family and i get together and do presents and eat random things like steak or lasagna. this year im away and it makes me sad. i have neil but its just not the same. it was only recently that i even started enjoying having the family around. hmmm... this is one of my first shots with my new christmas present! nifty fifty=) i have a great husband. now i just need to figure it out
Claustrophobic
Name: Zeus
Length: 74m
World's largest yacht number: 138
Shipyard: Blohm + Voss
Price: 45 000 000€
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Name: Madame Gu
Length: 99m
World's largest yacht number: 41
Shipyard: Feadship
Price: 140 000 000€
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Name: Chopi Chopi
Length: 80m
World's largest yacht number: 105
Shipyard: CRN
Price : 85 000 000€
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Name: Kismet
Length: 95m
World's largest yacht number: 47
Shipyard: Lurssen
Price: 180 000 000€
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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.
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Parque Natural de Montesinho-41°57'37.35" N 6°45'48.05" W
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Lens: 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM
Exposure: 1/25 sec at f/8.0
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed : 200
Blade Length: 3 5/8 inches
Blade Width: 1 1/4 inches
Blade Thickness: 1/8 inch
Blade Material: D-2
Handle Length: 4 1/2 inches
Total Knife Length: 8 1/8 inches
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This striking knife features an orange camo-patterned G-10 handle with two mosaic pins, five nickel silver pins and a nickel silver thong hole for added beauty and stability. The D-2 blade and handle have been bead blasted for an anti-glare finish. A distressed leather sheath and zippered storage case are included.
Parked on the ramp in Palm Springs, California (KPSP) These winglets were about 4 feet in length, huge!!
museumPASSmusees 2024 - Mima - Popcorn
MIMA presents Popcorn, a group show featuring 15 artists who paint a colourful, offbeat and dreamlike picture of our society, with a dose of surrealism comparable to that of the 1930s. The humorous experience is as much a guaranteed visual shock as it is an antidote to winter melancholy. Popcorn is also an atypical, very local gateway on contemporary art, bringing together young and experienced artists.
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*Recevoir et sauvegarder les meilleurs conseils en matiere de musees : tous les quinze jours, recevez dans votre boite mail des informations sur les expositions a ne pas manquer et les plus belles decouvertes a faire dans les musees. Vous pouvez sauvegarder vos expositions preferees dans l?app pass musees en prevision de votre prochaine visite.
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Aperture: f/2.0
Exposure: ¹⁄₆₄₀ sec at f/2.0
ISO: 160
Lens: 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8
Focal Length: 18.5mm (49mm in 35mm equivalent)
She makes for a perfect subject when I'm checking out my camera prior to a session. This is Sissy. No doubt, if you've followed my (mostly) daily postings for any length of time, you've seen her before. Yet again, I dip into the Sissy well of images.
When not asleep, which is about 90 percent of the time, Sissy is most often seen with this expression. A blank stare. She's not very inquisitive. She barely plays with her housemate, Smokey (the very inquisitive and playful one). Sissy sits in what sun she can find and stares. She occasionally chatters at the birds and critters outside the sun room windows, but not for long. Nap time is of prime importance.
One thing she is, a most beautiful tabby cat.
Fit for a polar princess, this choker length necklace combines iridescent faceted glass beads with matte black glass, fuchsia Chzech glass, sterling silver rondelles and bead caps, silver plated chain, and a marvelous oval focal lentil bead of black and white swirled polymer clay, wrapped in nearly three yards of hair-fine argentium silver wire and fuchsia seed beads. Snowflake obsidian and glass dangles echo the colors in the pendant. The neckpiece is strung on 49-strand Beadalon by way of silver Scrimps, and is attached to corrugated silver plated chain. The only base metal on this piece is the toggle clasp, as it echoed the sterling rondelles near the pendant.
The polymer used in the bead is Premo. The bead was swirled, baked, sanded with several grades of paper, then polished with a Foredom buffer. It was finished with three coats of acrylic to protect it.
Argentium is the silver that does not tarnish because of a thin layer of germanium that is applied to sterling silver.
The necklace itself is a total of 16 inches, with a one inch extender.
This Spotted Hyena, Crocuta crocuta, was photographed in Kenya, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.