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The thrill of working with two 300s (Nikon D300 and Nikkor 70-300 mm VR) for the first time in my life got the better of me and I went on clicking.
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Déjà au IXe siècle, existait probablement à cet endroit une chapelle dédiée à Saint Michel.
Au XIe siècle elle fut remplacée par une église romane qui prit en 1047 le nom de "collégiale'. Les reliques de Sainte Gudule y furent transportées: l' église prit alors le nom de "Collégiale de St Michel et Ste Gudule".
En février 1962, elle prit le titre de" Cathédrale St-Michel" pour être promue avec la cathédrale St Rombaut à Malines, "siège de l'archevêque de Malines-Bruxelles".
La construction de l'église actuelle, de style gothique brabançon, débute par le choeur en 1226; la nef et le transept sont des XIVe et XVe siècles.
La façade, de style français, est surmontée de deux tours, supposées être l'oeuvre de Jan van Ruysbroeck.
A voir: Vitraux (XVIe s.), confessionnaux (XVIe s.), chaire de vérité (XVIIe s.), carillon (1975).
La Cathédrale a été complètement restaurée de 1982 à 1999. A cette occasion, on découvrit les vestiges de l' église romane ainsi que la crypte romane située sous le choeur actuel.
(source : www.cathedralestmichel.be )
Length: 3.5-4.5mm; Wing Length: ♂ 2.7-4mm, ♀ 2.7-4.3mm
Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfüßer)
Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfüßer)
Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)
Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)
Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923
Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Fliegen & Mücken)
Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Superfamily: Sciomyzoidea FÀLLEN, 1820
Family: Sepsidae WALKER, 1833 (ensign flies, Schwingfliegen)
Genus: Nemopoda ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830
Nemopoda nitidula FÀLLEN, 1820
[det. Paul Beuk, 2017, based on this photo via diptera.info]
Some info:
www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Flies/SpFlies/Nemopo...
more info (German) www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Nemopoda_nitidula.htm
plant stinging nettle, Brennnessel
Germany, Berlin: Hasenheide (park), 30-50 m asl., 21.09.2013
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Yellow Nutsedge Moth - Diploschizia impigritella (Hodges number 2346, length ~3-4 mm, wingspan ~7-8 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
Feeding on fleabane, Erigeron species.
References
- Beadle and Leckie, Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (Houghton Mifflin, 2012), pp. 44-45
- BugGuide bugguide.net/node/view/43364
- Covell, Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths (Houghton Mifflin, 1984), p. 432, plate 63 (5)
- MONA mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2346
- Moths of NC auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/moths/view.php?MONA_number=2346.00
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).
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
tanker
flag: Great Britain [GB]
owner: Bernhard Schulte, Hamburg, Geremany
length: 145m / 476ft
built: 2010
Garrison recognizes longtime employees
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Forty years ago, just one day after Erika Darsow left school in Zweibrucken, she landed a job with the U.S. Army.
And she’s been helping Soldiers ever since.
Darsow was among more than 40 U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern employees recognized for their length of service during a Dec. 6 ceremony held the Armstrong Club, on Vogelweh housing area. Dozens of garrison staff, family and friends joined Lt. Col. Lars Zetterstrom, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern, to congratulate them.
“Your dedication and commitment to the Army is admirable and we owe you our gratitude,” Zetterstrom said.
While Darsow has held various positions over the past four decades, she’s spent the past 18 years as a purchasing agent with the garrison’s logistics directorate. When Soldiers misplace a government car key, bump a fender or run over a nail, they turn to Darsow to offer solutions that help them complete their missions.
“I try to help and we do what we can,” Darsow said. “When you can help, for me that’s good.”
In 1971, a neighbor who worked Kreuzberg Kaserne — then a U.S. installation in Zweibrucken – suggested that Darsow should start work there. Then 18, Darsow took that advice. When the post closed in 1993, Darsow migrated to Kaiserslautern. She admits, after all these years, she never really learned the Army ranks.
“You just say hello to the customer,” Darsow said. “For me, a private is the same as
anyone.”
Now a grandmother, whose son serves in the German Army, Darsow looks forward to attending local soccer games and taking vacations. Sometimes she wonders where the time has gone, she said.
“I never was thinking when I started that I would work with the Army 40 years,” Darsow said. “Not everybody can work 40 years at one place.”
During the event, Zetterstrom highlighted the contributions that civilians add to the Army’s missions.
“The dedication of our civilian work force has remained constant through changing times,” Zetterstrom said. “I’m always amazed at their perseverance in the face of the many challenges they face.”
Among the recipients was Bradford Harris, who joined the U.S. Air Force in 1961, when computers he used filled entire rooms and processed date using punch cards. After retiring at Sembach in the late 1980’s, Harris sold encyclopedias in Kaiserslautern and worked states for the U.S. census before landing a civilian job at Vogelweh’s bowling center.
“I did that same job when I was 18 back in Oklahoma,” Harris said. “My life did a complete circle.”
Soon after, the Army hired Harris for his computer skills – which he uses each day to assist colleagues within the garrison’s directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. During the ceremony, Harris was recognized for 45 years of government service.
“It makes me feel good and useful, that my talents still help people do their job,” Harris said.
Silhouette: Trumpet/Mermaid
Neckline: Strapless
Hemline/Train: Floor Length
Sleeve: Sleeveless
Fabric: Chiffon Embellishment: Beading
Shown Color: Shown as Picture
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Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during MTV VMA 2000 Stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
Material: Chiffon
Color: Pink, Green
Size: Free Size
Clothes Length:80CM, Bust:88CM, Sleeve Length:65CM, Shoulder:39CM, Waist: 88CM
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Silhouette: A-line
Neckline: Strapless
Hemline/Train: Ankle Length
Sleeve: Sleeveless
Fabric: Chiffon
Shown Color: Red (Color & Style representation may vary by monitor.)
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foot length: 23cm 9.1''
vaginal depth: 20cm 7.9''
oral depth: 12cm 4.7''
palm length: 17cm 6.7''
waist: 50cm 19.7''
brand: AutomaticWoman
Elsa, with her cape, and Anna standing side by side.
The Elsa doll has been fully deboxed. She is posed standing, supported by a Kaiser doll stand (not included). She is wearing a two piece outfit. She has a floor length blue green satin dress, with long black sleeves, and light blue green gloves. She has a magenta satin cape, secured with a plastic clasp in front. She is wearing a simple plastic tiara on her head, sewn to her hair. Her hair is gather in a bun behind her head, and she has long straight bangs covering her forehead.
The Anna doll has been fully deboxed. She is posed standing, supported by a Kaiser doll stand (not included). She is wearing a one piece outfit. She has a floor length satin sleeveless dress, with green shoulder straps, black bodice with olive green trim, and a green skirt with a floral pattern in lengthwise stripes that appear to be appliques. Her red orange hair, with a blonde streak, is gathered in a bun on top of her head, and she has sideways bangs over her forehead.
Deboxing the Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set. The doll set is first removed from the box, with the items are still attached to the cardboard backing tray. Next the Elsa and Anna dolls are removed from the backing. They are still attached to the plastic spacer. Then they are removed from the spacer, and placed on a counter to continue the deboxing. There are still wires around their waists and ankles. Elsa has a wire around her bun. They both have tissue paper stuffing around their legs, that is taped tight around their waists. To remove the tissue, I had to undo the back of their dresses, and snip the tape around the tissue paper, then pull the tissue off through the bottom of their skirts. They are both wearing black flats, which was a slight surprise, as I thought that the colors of their shoes would match their skirts. They are both bow legged, but Elsa much more so. For some reason, Elsa is missing the manufacturer's stamping of the part number, that is on Anna's lower back. All of the factory restrainst have now been removed from both dolls, and they are fully deboxed.
The Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set comes in a long box which doubles as a carrying case and display case. It is sturdy, has a large viewing window and a plastic handle. The dolls and accessories are attached to a cardboard tray, that slides out of the box when the top lid is opened.
I just purchased the Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set, that has just been released in some Disney Stores in the US. It costs $69.95 US. It is already available online in the UK, but is not yet in the US. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also pose them next to other comparable dolls.
UK Product Information:
Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set
UK Disney Store
Released In Stores 2013-10-10
Released Online 2013-10-18
£50.00
Item No. 411047417858P
Let sibling rivalry extend to the wardrobe with this Frozen deluxe fashion set. It contains detailed dolls of Elsa and Anna, each with two gorgeous outfits, plus a variety of fun accessories.
Magic in the details...
•Deluxe fashion doll set
•Dolls of Elsa and Anna from Frozen
•Both wear satin dresses
•10 extra pieces
•Extra outfit for Anna and Elsa
•2 plastic tiaras
•2 mannequins
•Dressing screen and trunk
•Each doll measures H28cm approx
•Packaged set measures H34 x W81 x D7.5cm approx
•Suitable for children aged 3 years+
•Not suitable under 36 months due to small parts
•Created for Disney Store
I braze the two reinforcements on a length of head tube to suit the dimensions of the modified frame.
Maersk Newcastle
Length 210m, beam 30m, dwt 34627, TEU 2556
Madison Maersk
Length 399m, beam 59m, dwt 194849, TEU 18270
he Northern Cardinal or Redbird or Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. It can also be found on the Big Island of Hawaii and on Oahu. It is found in woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and swamps.
The Northern Cardinal is a mid-sized songbird with a body length of 21 centimeters. It has a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face which is black in the male and gray in the female. The male is a vibrant red, while the female is a dull red-brown shade. The Northern Cardinal is mainly granivorous, but also feeds on insects and fruit. The male behaves territorially, marking out his territory with song. During courtship, the male feeds seed to the female beak-to-beak. A clutch of three to four eggs is laid, and two to four clutches are produced each year. It was once prized as a pet, but its sale as cage birds is now banned in the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
Contents
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1 Taxonomy
2 Description
3 Distribution and habitat
4 Ecology
4.1 Song
4.2 Predators
4.3 Diet
4.4 Reproduction
5 Relationship with humans
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Taxonomy
The Northern Cardinal is one of three birds in the genus Cardinalis and is included in the family Cardinalidae, which is made up of passerine birds found in North and South America.
The Northern Cardinal was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in his 18th century work, Systema Naturae.[2] It was initially included in the genus Loxia, which now contains only crossbills. In 1838, it was placed in the genus Cardinalis and given the scientific name Cardinalis virginianus, which means "Virginia Cardinal". In 1918, the scientific name was changed to Richmondena cardinalis to honor Charles Wallace Richmond, an American ornithologist.[3] In 1983, the scientific name was changed again to Cardinalis cardinalis and the common name was changed to "Northern Cardinal", to avoid confusion with the seven other species also termed cardinals.[4]
The common name, as well as the scientific name, of the Northern Cardinal refers to the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, who wear distinctive red robes and caps.[5] The term "Northern" in the common name refers to its range, as it is the northernmost cardinal species.[5]
[edit] Description
The Northern Cardinal is a mid-sized songbird with a body length of 20–23 cm (7.9–9.1 in) and a wingspan of 25–31 cm (9.8–12 in). It weighs about 45 g (1.6 oz). The male is slightly larger than the female.[6] The male is a brilliant crimson red with a black face mask over the eyes, extending to the upper chest. The color is dullest on the back and wings.[7] The female is fawn, with mostly grayish-brown tones and a slight reddish tint on the wings, the crest, and the tail feathers.[8] The face mask of the female is gray to black and is less defined than that of the male. Both sexes possess prominent raised crests and bright coral-colored beaks. The beak is cone-shaped and strong.[7] Young birds, both male and female, show the coloring similar to the adult female until the fall, when they molt and grow adult feathers.[9] They are brown above and red-brown below, with brick-colored crest, forehead, wings, and tail.[4] The legs and feet are a dark pink-brown. The iris of the eye is brown.[4] The plumage color of the males is produced from carotenoid pigments in the diet.[10] Coloration is produced from both red pigments and yellow carotenoid pigments.[11] Northern Cardinal males possess the ability to metabolize carotenoid pigments to create plumage pigmentation of a color different from the ingested pigment. When fed only yellow pigments, males become a pale red color, rather than a yellow.[11]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
The Northern Cardinal is abundant across the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and in Canada in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. Its range extends west to the U.S.-Mexico border and south through Mexico to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, northern Guatemala, and northern Belize. It was introduced to Bermuda in 1700. It has also been introduced in Hawaii and southern California. Its natural habitat is woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and swamps.[1] This bird is a permanent resident throughout its range, although it may relocate to avoid extreme weather or if food is scarce.[12]
[edit] Ecology
[edit] Song
The Northern Cardinal is a territorial song bird. The male sings in a loud, clear whistle from the top of a tree or another high location to defend his territory. He will chase off other males entering his territory. He may mistake his image on various reflective surfaces as an invading male, and will fight his reflection relentlessly. The Northern Cardinal learns its songs, and as a result the songs vary regionally. It is able to easily distinguish the sex of another singing Northern Cardinal by its song alone.[13] Mated pairs often travel together.[14]
Male often feeds the female as part of their courtship behavior
Both sexes sing clear, whistled song patterns, which are repeated several times, then varied. Some common phrases are described as "cheeeer-a-dote, cheeer-a-dote-dote-dote," "purdy, purdy, purdy...whoit, whoit, whoit, whoit," "what-cheer, what-cheer... wheet, wheet, wheet, wheet"[12] and cheer, cheer, cheer, what, what, what, what[15] The Northern Cardinal has a distinctive alarm call, a short metallic 'chip' sound. This call often is given when predators approach the nest, in order to give warning to the female and nestlings.[4] In some cases it will also utter a series of chipping notes. The frequency and volume of these notes increases as the threat becomes greater.[4] This chipping noise is also used by a Cardinal pair to locate each other, especially during dusk hours when visibility wanes.
[edit] Predators
Northern Cardinal
Song of the Northern Cardinal
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Northern Cardinals are preyed upon by a wide variety of predators native to North America, including Cooper's hawks, loggerhead shrikes, northern shrikes, eastern gray squirrels, long-eared owls and eastern screech owls. Predators of chicks and eggs include milk snakes, coluber constrictors, blue jays, fox squirrels, and eastern chipmunks.[6]
[edit] Diet
The diet of the Northern Cardinal consists mainly (up to 90 percent) of weed, grains, and fruits. It is a ground feeder and finds food while hopping on the ground through trees or shrubbery. It eats beetles, cicadas, grasshoppers, snails, wild fruit and berries, corn (maize) and oats, sunflower seeds, the blossoms and bark of elm trees, and drinks maple sap from holes made by sapsuckers, an example of commensalism.[16] During the summer months, it shows preference for seeds that are easily husked, but is less selective during winter, when food is scarce. Northern Cardinals also will consume insects and feed their young almost exclusively on insects.[17]
[edit] Reproduction
Newborn
At one week old
Female feeding a chick
Pairs mate for life, and they stay together year-round. Mated pairs sometimes sing together before nesting. During courtship they may also participate in a bonding behavior where the male collects food and brings it to the female, feeding her beak-to-beak.[12] If the mating is successful, this mate-feeding may continue throughout the period of incubation.
Males sometimes bring nest material to the female, who does most of the building. She crushes twigs with her beak until they are pliable, then turns in the nest to bend the twigs around her body and push them into a cup shape with her feet. The cup has four layers: coarse twigs (and sometimes bits of trash) covered in a leafy mat, then lined with grapevine bark and finally grasses, stems, rootlets, and pine needles. The nest typically takes 3 to 9 days to build; the finished product is 2–3 inches tall, 4 inches across, with an inner diameter of about 3 inches. Cardinals do not usually use their nests more than once. The female builds a cup nest in a well-concealed spot in dense shrub or a low tree one to three meters (three to ten ft) off the ground. The nest is made of thin twigs, bark strips, and grasses, lined with grasses or other plant fibers.[18] Eggs are laid one to six days following the completion of the nest. The eggs are white, with a tint of green, blue or brown, and are marked with lavender, gray, or brown blotches which are thicker around the larger end.[10] The shell is smooth and slightly glossy.[18] Three or four eggs are laid in each clutch. Eggs measure approximately 1 x .75 inches in size.[10] The female generally incubates the eggs, though, rarely, the male will incubate for brief periods of time. Incubation takes 12 to 13 days.[18] Young fledge 10 to 11 days after hatching. Two to three, and even four, broods are raised each year.[18] The male cares for and feeds each brood as the female incubates the next clutch of eggs.[16]
The oldest wild Cardinal banded by researchers lived at least 15 years and 9 months, although 28.5 years was achieved by a captive bird. Annual survival rates for adult Northern Cardinals have been estimated at 60 to 65%;[19] however, as with other passerine birds, the high mortality of juveniles means that the average lifespan is only about a year.
[edit] Relationship with humans
Fledgling at a box feeder
The Northern Cardinal is found in residential areas throughout its range. Backyard birders attract it using feeders containing seeds, particularly sunflower seeds and safflower seeds. Although some controversy surrounds bird feeding (see bird feeder for details), an increase in backyard feeding by humans has generally been beneficial to this species. It is listed as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. It has an estimated global range of 5,800,000 square kilometers (2,239,392.5 sq mi) and a global population estimated to be about 100,000,000 individuals.[1] Populations appear to remain stable and it has not reached the threshold of inclusion as a threatened species, which requires a decline of more than 30 percent in ten years or three generations.[1] It was once prized as a pet due to its bright color and distinctive song.[8] In the United States, this species receives special legal protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which also banned their sale as cage birds.[20] It is also protected by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada.[21] It is illegal to take, kill, or possess Northern Cardinals, and violation of the law is punishable by a fine of up to 15,000 US dollars and imprisonment of up to six months.[22]
In the United States, the Northern Cardinal is the mascot of a number of athletic teams. In professional sports, it is the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball's National League and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. In college athletics, it is the mascot of many schools, including the University of Louisville, the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Ball State University, Illinois State University, Lamar University, the Catholic University of America, Wesleyan University, Wheeling Jesuit University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, North Idaho College and Saint John Fisher College. It is also the state bird of seven states, more than any other species: North Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. It was also a candidate to become the state bird of Delaware, but lost to the Blue Hen of Delaware.
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1928 Ford Trimotor
Dimensions:
Length: 50';
Wingspan: 76';
Weight (empty): 6,500 lbs.
Construction Materials: Aluminum alloy frame and corrugated aluminum sheet
Builder: Stout Metal Airplane Company, a division of the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan
Cost: Approximately $42,000
Number Built: 199
Engine Type: One Wright Cyclone, 9-cylinder, 520-horsepower, radial, air-cooled; two Wright Whirlwind, 9-cylinder, 200-horsepower, radial, air-cooled internal combustion engines
Engine Builder: Wright Aeronautical Company, Patterson, New Jersey
Configuration: 2-pilot/8-passenger tractor monoplane
Maximum Speed: 114 m.p.h.
Souped-Up Tin Goose
This particular Ford Trimotor was the plane Admiral Byrd flew over the South Pole – the first plane to have that honor!
Painter Working, Reflection, 1993
Oil on canvas
Freud depicts himself standing naked in his studio, at full-length. His raised right hand holds a palette knife, his left holds a palette. The studio floor, wall and bed in the background are rendered evenly compared with the artist's skin, which shows a lively build-up of paint. The palette displays the same vivid swirls and accretions of colour that are found on his body. No longer intent on overcoming the substance of paint, Freud emphasises its material quality.
Freud adopts the iconography of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle who was flayed and carries a knife as his attribute. Michelangelo's famous depiction in The Last Judgement (1536-41) in Rome's Sistine Chapel, is believed to show the artist's self-portrait in Bartholomew's flayed skin. Freud mirrors Michelangelo's composition, swapping the flayed skin for an exposed paint palette.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the gallery
Lucian Freud: New Perspectives
(October 2022 – January 2023)
The exhibition presents the paintings of one of Britain's finest figurative painters, Lucian Freud (1922–2011). It spans a lifetime of work, charting how Freud’s painting changed during 70 years of practice – from his early and intimate works to his well-known, large-scale canvasses and his monumental naked portraits.
Through more than 60 paintings, you will see the development of an artist: paintings of powerful public figures are followed by private studies of friends and family; the familiar, domestic setting gives way to the artist’s paint-splattered studio – a place that becomes both stage and a subject in its own right – and the approximated features of his earliest paintings are complemented by the expertly rendered flesh of his final works.
Freud's celebrity often overshadowed the work he produced and the historical context in which they were made. Bringing to light new perspectives on a lifetime’s work, this exhibition looks beyond Freud's fame and infamy to focus on the artist's uncompromising commitment to painting in the 20th century.
[National Gallery]
An elegant Dark navy full-length formal dress with sexy V-neck design which nicely outlines your voluptuous cleavage and upright breast, all of these designs bring out a distinctive soft image. The shining sequins beautifully scatter all around the waistband of dark dress, which is just like a mysterious and deep night sky, to bring out a flamboyant image, the backless and empire waist design charmingly explore every inch of your snow-white skin, and no one can turn their gaze from you.
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).
With a length of 500m and a width of 68m the surface of this new lock is exactly the same as the present largest lock, the Berendrecht lock (also at the port of Antwerp) but this one will be able to handle vessels with a draught of 17.5m compared to 13,5 at the Berendrecht lock.
some figures :
750000 cbm of concrete will be needed which is produced at a rate of 1500 up to 3500 cbm per day.
10000 tons of steel sheet piling
53000 tons of steel concrete reinforcing rods
22000 tons of construction steel for the lock gates and bridges
For the construction of the lock, a total of 4 500 000 cbm of earth had to be moved at a rate of 20000 up to 35000cbm per day with 20 dumpertrucks.
price : € 272 000 000
Construction started on 24 October 2011 and will be finished on 24 May 2016
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in upper Trafalgar Street, Nelson, New Zealand with seating for 350 people. It is 58 metres in length and 27 metres wide. The tower is 35 metres high
The original church was erected in 1851 at a different site, and enlarged in 1859. In 1866 the church was named as Christ Church Cathedral and enlarged again.[2] In 1887 a second church was constructed at the current site using much of the same materials of the previous cathedral.
In 1925 the current church construction began. Construction was finished in 1965. The majority of marble was sourced from the Pakikiruna Range, near Takaka. When construction started the marble was to be used in blocks. However, after the Murchison earthquake this was deemed too risky and far too expensive. The marble was then ground down and mixed with plaster to give the unusual appearance and colour.
The steps are constructed from granite. This granite was obtained from Tonga Beach, which is now part of Abel Tasman National Park. There is now a monument that overlooks Trafalgar Street and celebrates 100 years of settlement in Nelson.
La cathédrale Christ Church est une cathédrale anglicane située dans la rue Trafalgar Street, à Nelson, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Elle peut accueillir 350 personnes. Il mesure 58 mètres de long et 27 mètres de large. La tour fait 35 mètres de haut
L'église d'origine a été érigée en 1851 sur un autre site et agrandie en 1859. En 1866, l'église fut baptisée cathédrale Christ Church et agrandie à nouveau. [2] En 1887, une seconde église fut construite sur le site actuel en utilisant une grande partie des mêmes matériaux que la cathédrale précédente.
En 1925, la construction actuelle de l'église a commencé. La construction a été achevée en 1965. La majorité du marbre provient de la chaîne de Pakikiruna, près de Takaka. Lorsque la construction a commencé, le marbre devait être utilisé en blocs. Cependant, après le tremblement de terre de Murchison, cela a été jugé trop risqué et beaucoup trop coûteux. Le marbre a ensuite été broyé et mélangé à du plâtre pour donner une apparence et une couleur inhabituelles.
Les marches sont construites en granit. Ce granite provient de Tonga Beach, qui fait maintenant partie du parc national Abel Tasman. Il y a maintenant un monument qui surplombe la rue Trafalgar et célèbre les 100 ans d'établissement à Nelson
The Elsa doll has been fully deboxed. She is posed standing, supported by a Kaiser doll stand (not included). She is wearing a two piece outfit. She has a floor length blue green satin dress, with long black sleeves, and light blue green gloves. She has a magenta satin cape, secured with a plastic clasp in front. She is wearing a simple plastic tiara on her head, sewn to her hair. Her hair is gather in a bun behind her head, and she has long straight bangs covering her forehead.
Deboxing the Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set. The doll set is first removed from the box, with the items are still attached to the cardboard backing tray. Next the Elsa and Anna dolls are removed from the backing. They are still attached to the plastic spacer. Then they are removed from the spacer, and placed on a counter to continue the deboxing. There are still wires around their waists and ankles. Elsa has a wire around her bun. They both have tissue paper stuffing around their legs, that is taped tight around their waists. To remove the tissue, I had to undo the back of their dresses, and snip the tape around the tissue paper, then pull the tissue off through the bottom of their skirts. They are both wearing black flats, which was a slight surprise, as I thought that the colors of their shoes would match their skirts. They are both bow legged, but Elsa much more so. For some reason, Elsa is missing the manufacturer's stamping of the part number, that is on Anna's lower back. All of the factory restrainst have now been removed from both dolls, and they are fully deboxed.
The Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set comes in a long box which doubles as a carrying case and display case. It is sturdy, has a large viewing window and a plastic handle. The dolls and accessories are attached to a cardboard tray, that slides out of the box when the top lid is opened.
I just purchased (on October 22, 2013) the Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set, that has just been released in some Disney Stores in the US. It costs $69.95 US. It is already available online in the UK, but is not yet in the US. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also pose them next to other comparable dolls.
UK Product Information:
Frozen Deluxe Fashion Doll Set
UK Disney Store
Released In Stores 2013-10-10
Released Online 2013-10-18
£50.00
Item No. 411047417858P
Let sibling rivalry extend to the wardrobe with this Frozen deluxe fashion set. It contains detailed dolls of Elsa and Anna, each with two gorgeous outfits, plus a variety of fun accessories.
Magic in the details...
•Deluxe fashion doll set
•Dolls of Elsa and Anna from Frozen
•Both wear satin dresses
•10 extra pieces
•Extra outfit for Anna and Elsa
•2 plastic tiaras
•2 mannequins
•Dressing screen and trunk
•Each doll measures H28cm approx
•Packaged set measures H34 x W81 x D7.5cm approx
•Suitable for children aged 3 years+
•Not suitable under 36 months due to small parts
•Created for Disney Store
2006 Miss GEICO Mystic #113
Builder: Platinum Powerboats
Materials: Carbon, Kevlar, S Glass
Length: 50 feet
Weight: 10,000 lbs
Type: Jet-A
Engines: Whispering Turbines Inc. T-53 703 series
Horsepower: 2100 x 2
Top Speed: 210+ mph
www.social6.com/alexkane Camera: Nikon 1 J4
Aperture: f/2.5
Exposure: ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ sec at f/2.5
ISO: 800
Lens: 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8
Focal Length: 18.5mm (49mm in 35mm equivalent)
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
(excessive detail images ahoy)
To maximize the performance of the length-constrained system, Peacekeeper used an extendable exit cone (EEC) for its 2nd and 3rd stages. The EEC translated from a stowed position to an operational position during flight, more than tripling the nozzle expansion ratio for optimal performance at altitude. In mid-1977, an EEC designed and built by Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) was successfully tested at Edwards Air Force Base as part of an early Hercules program to demonstrate advanced technology in an MX third stage. Later, Peacekeeper became the first ballistic missile system to flight test a nozzle with an EEC.
LGM-118A Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper served as the United States Air Force's most powerful, accurate, and technologically advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) deterrent. Conceived to replace the Minuteman ICBMs, its development began in the early 1970s under the name "Missile, Experimental," or MX. Later, it received the official name "Peacekeeper." The first test flight took place in 1983 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Peacekeepers became operational in 1986.
Constructed with an airframe made of a Kevlar epoxy composite, the Peacekeeper was much lighter than previous ICBMs, and it could carry more warheads. When combined with new Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) technology, one Peacekeeper could accurately deliver a number of nuclear warheads on different targets at the same time. A four-stage missile, Peacekeeper was the first Air Force ICBM to use the "cold launch" technique similar to the system used to launch missiles from submarines.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) II, signed in 1993 with Russia, removed all multiple-warhead ICBMs. As a result of the changed strategic world situation and START II, the United States deactivated all 50 LGM-118As between 2003 and 2005. Some Peacekeepers were eventually used as satellite launch vehicles.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Payload: 10 Avco MK-21 re-entry vehicles
Maximum speed: Approx. 15,000 mph
Range: Greater than 6,000 miles
Guidance: Inertial
Height: 71 feet
Weight: 195,000 lbs
Stockpiled: 1985-2005
Source: United States Air Force