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Harrogate Town's players warm up at Wetherby Road ahead of a goalless draw with League Two rivals Stevenage.
On paper, this was third against 21st. On the pitch, it looked like 21st against third. Stevenage saw three efforts cleared off the line: two in a first half they dominated; a third deep in stoppage time at the end of the match. After the break, an improved Harrogate had the lion's share of possession and territory but never looked like scoring.
To baffled silence, in-form striker Luke Armstrong was announced as the sponsors' home man of the match. I suppose he did have the Sulphurites' only two shots at goal. The first, in the 10th minute, was actually on target. Keeper Joseph Anang made a diving save. I'd have given the award to Town captain Josh Falkingham. At least he played with urgency and purpose.
Efforts cleared off the line by Harrogate defenders came from Brad Barry (making his debut in the Football League), Jamie Reid and, at the death, Bruno Andrade.
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Harrogate Town versus Stevenage
Football League, League Two (3pm kick-off)
Admission: £16 (standing). Programme: £3 (52 pages). Attendance: 1,767 (including 169 away fans). Harrogate Town 0 Stevenage 0 (half-time 0-0). Referee: Carl Boyeson.
He lines them up...in the tub, when he's playing and as a compromise before nap time :)
They are there waiting for him when he gets up.
Tribune Tower
This was a homecoming of sorts: my first visit to the club in twenty years. I was Old Republic International’s first outside investor-relations counsel, working with top management for six years. The company is headquartered in the building. We held several meetings in the club’s private dining room, discussing communications and stratetgies for quarterly earnings announcements and conference calls and scripts for investor meetings. A.C. Zucaro, Old Republic’s CEO then and now, is one of the best company leaders in my experience and a true gentleman.
Perched atop the Old Republic Building at 307 N. Michigan Ave., the Sky-Line Club is one of the oldest private membership facilities in the city. Nearly 100 years ago, an old ale house from the Sussex region of southern England was carefully dismantled and shipped to Chicago. It was then carefully reconstructed here on the top floor of one of Chicago's early office towers. Paintings and furnishings from the original pub grace the interior today. The intimate space recently underwent renovation and also features an open-air terrace with fabulous 360-degree views.
The track bed of the Highland Railway line looking east just outside the former Grantown West station (now an industrial estate.
OK, I apologize for the primative photo stitching, but it was the best I could come up with under the circumstances. It was very overcast and drizzling, and, being Kansas, very windy too. And I guess appropriate since this is the most primitive contraption I think I've ever seen on a railroad. I was amazed to find it still standing. The wind was whistling through it so hard I expected those dishes to take off like frisbees. A signal bungalow with angle iron welded on top to hold the dishes, and wooden poles holding up the reflectors. What I want to know is how did it work in winter? Those dishes would have stayed full of ice and snow. I was also amazed that it was still connected to the power grid. I was tempted to move that breaker box lever up to "on" just to see what would happen, but chickened out.
Took a drive by my old neighborhood today to see this fabulous, long-vacant, building that started life as a silk factory in the 1890's and then switched to making fishing line in the 1940's. When I first moved to Petaluma, in 2002, there were still machines clanging away inside, but that all stopped several years ago and it's empty now. I've heard rumors of several different projects planned for this huge building, from condos to boutique shops, but apparently all have fallen through.
The Evergreen Line is on track to open in the summer of 2016, with construction in full swing along the alignment. Column
and elevated guideway construction on North Road and Clarke Road will be completed summer 2014, marking another major milestone for the project. Meanwhile, construction activities are fully underway along Pinetree Way in Coquitlam’s city centre area. The launching truss will be assembled near the Coquitlam Central Station in the fall and will move north to build the elevated guideway.
Photo by Mark Clayton for Metro harvested from The Source:
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Leaders of the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today joined federal, state and local elected officials in the Mid-Wilshire District of Los Angeles to break ground on the long awaited Metro Purple Line Extension Project, the largest, most ambitious public works project in the Western United States.
In July, Metro’s Board of Directors approved a contract with Skanska, Traylor and Shea (STS), a Joint Venture, to construct the Purple Line Extension Project. Construction of the subway extension will connect West Los Angeles to the region’s growing rail network, making it possible to travel between Downtown Los Angeles and Westwood in 25 minutes. The first subway segment will extend the Purple Line 3.9 miles from the existing Wilshile/Western Purple Line terminus near Koreatown into Beverly Hills. Three new underground stations are planned at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega, providing fast, frequent, high-capacity transit service farther west along busy Wilshire Boulevard.
“The Purple Line will ease traffic along the congested Wilshire corridor and will make traveling from the westside to downtown faster and greener.” said Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles and Metro Board Chair. “When it comes to infrastructure, L.A. is on the move. We are right now investing 36 billion dollars in our transportation infrastructure to ease congestion and create thousands of jobs. All together, this is the largest public works project in the nation. In the car capital of the world, we are looking to reduce traffic and cut air pollution by giving people car-free options to get to work and play.”
The Purple Line Extension is a critically important rail project that is partially funded by the 2008 Measure R sales tax that was overwhelmingly approved by two-thirds of L.A. County voters. The first segment of the subway is expected to be completed in 2023 with a project budget of $2.821 billion. In addition to this local funding, Metro received a $1.25 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) from the Federal Transit Administration to help pay for the first segment. The U.S. Department of Transportation also granted Metro a low-interest loan of $856 million from a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to complete the funding package for the project’s first phase. Combined, these nearly $2 billion in project commitments represent the biggest federal transportation investment for a single construction segment in the history of Los Angeles County.
The remaining $821 million in project funding for the first segment includes Measure R, City of Los Angeles local funding, and other existing local and federal funds.
“Today we launch the construction of the first subway segment along the Wilshire corridor to West Los Angeles,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky. “No transit corridor in our region is in greater need of mass rapid transit. The area to be served is one of the most dense employment centers in the county and is plagued by some of the worst traffic congestion in the country. This groundbreaking is long overdue and will be well received by people who work and live in the Westside.”
“Breaking ground on the Purple Line extension is an important step toward completing this key transit option for Angelenos, which will help relieve congestion and boost the local economy,” said U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein. “I applaud the efforts of everyone who helped us reach this point, but we have work left to do. The federal government is committed to providing $1.25 billion of the $2.8 billion cost for phase one, but future phases will require an estimated $3.5 billion. I will continue to strongly support federal funding to complete this important transit project.”
The project is planned to be built in three sections. Section 2, which will include Wilshire/Rodeo and Century City stations, is scheduled for completion in 2026. Section 3, which will include Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations, is planned to open in 2035. When all three project sectionss are complete, the Purple Line will extend westward from Wilshire/Western for nearly nine miles with a total of seven new stations.
Metro is currently seeking additional federal funding that could accelerate subway construction for Section 2 in the form of a $1.1 billion grant from the federal New Starts program, and a $307 million low-interest loan from the federal TIFIA program.
“Los Angeles has made enormous strides to expand transportation options and accelerate construction of projects that will create jobs, improve mobility, and spur economic growth,” said U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. “The Purple Line Extension is another major accomplishment. I am proud that the TIFIA Program from MAP-21 provided key financing of $856 million that enabled this project to move forward.”
“The Purple Line extension puts Angelenos to work building a 21st century transit system for our city,” said U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra. “Connecting the Westside to the greater Los Angeles area by subway will create over 25,000 jobs, increase ridership and result in a boon for our local economy. This project is the right investment that will keep Los Angeles on the move.”
The full nine-mile project is projected to generate about 62,000 daily weekday boardings at the seven new stations. Today, there are 39,000 daily boardings on the Purple Line between Union Station and Wilshire/Western. By 2040, 150,000 daily boardings are expected on the Purple Line between Union Station and Westwood/VA Hospital.
During peak periods, trains are expected to run every four minutes. During off-peak periods, they are expected to run every 10 minutes. It will also create tens of thousands of jobs and generate increased economic activity for the region.
Over 300,000 people travel into the Westside every day for work from throughout the region. More than 100,000 people leave the area for outside destinations. These numbers will increase over time. The Purple Line is expected to provide a much needed transit alternative for traveling to and from West Los Angeles, one of the county’s most densely populated, job-rich areas. The area is also home to major world-class destinations.
“I’m delighted that construction on the Purple line extension is beginning,” said U.S. Congressman Henry Waxman. “This rail link will fundamentally change how the people of L.A. get around and provide a direct route to some of the great sites in the Westside. After section one is finished, you’ll be able to hop on the subway downtown and visit the La Brea Tar Pits, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Petersen Automotive Museum and Restaurant Row.”
The subway extension is expected to reduce reliance on automobiles, help reduce roadway congestion, reduce travel times and reduce greenhouse gases.
“The Purple Line Extension will continue to make Los Angeles a great place to work, live and play,” said U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass. “This extension is an example of what can happen when federal, state and local leaders all work together—bringing billions of dollars into the Los Angeles economy and creating thousands of jobs over the next decade, while building on a vital rail line that will benefit Angelenos for generations.”
“The subway extension project is important not just for the Westside, but for the entire region,” said Pam O’Connor, Santa Monica Mayor and Metro Board member. “Whether you’re traveling to or from West L.A. making the trip will be easier by utilizing the Metro system that connects Angelenos through virtually every part of the county.”
The Purple Line extension also will offer improved connectivity to the entire Metro Bus and Rail network, as well as municipal bus lines and other regional transportation services. It is just one of several projects designed to improve transit options and mobility in the area. Other planned improvements include the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit Project and Expo Phase II line to Santa Monica.
“This project’s groundbreaking is the culmination of many years of consensus-building on the Metro Board,” said Ara Najarian, Glendale City Council member and Metro Board member. “Our Board unanimously supported the design and construction of the Purple Line Extension, and we are very glad to see construction begin as we make Los Angeles County a world-class destination with rich transit amenities.”
Preparing for the next day's snow. The guy with the black backpack has all bases covered. Seattle, Feb. 2019
The good thing about rolling into work really late the day after the holiday party is no one is on the T.
Canon 50D w/ Sigma 28mm (2.0f@1/1000th)
sidenote : The 50D is impressive with the highlights. Shooting this same shot with my much older 300D would of produced a ridiculous magenta fringe around the chrome hand rail.
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*STS-126 Begins!
*
Blazing light surrounds Launch Pad 39A and glows in the nearby water as
space shuttle Endeavour leaps into the sky on the STS-126 mission from
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. STS-126 is the 124th space shuttle
flight and the 27th flight to the International Space Station. The mission
will feature four spacewalks and work that will prepare the space station to
house six crew members for long-duration missions.
*Endeavour Lifts
Off!
*
Blazing light surrounds space shuttle Endeavour, eclipsing the light from
the nearby full moon, as it roars into space from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center during the launch of the STS-126 mission. Liftoff was
on time at 7:55 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. STS-126 is the 124th
space shuttle flight and the 27th flight to the International Space Station.
The mission will feature four spacewalks and work that will prepare the
space station to house six crew members for long-duration missions.
*Kennedy Space Center in Florida.*
Endeavour is scheduled to launch on the STS-126 mission, the 27th mission to
the International Space Station on Friday, Nov.. 14, 2008. The shuttle will
carry the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier and
the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, which will hold supplies and
equipment, including additional crew quarters, spare hardware and equipment
for the regenerative life support system.
*Illusion and Evolution*
What's happening to the galaxies of cluster Abell 2667? On the upper left, a
galaxy appears to be breaking up into small pieces, while on the far right,
another galaxy appears to be stretched like taffy.
To start, most of the yellowish objects in the above image from the Hubble
Space Telescope are galactic members of a massive cluster of galaxies known
as Abell 2667. The distortion of the galaxy on the upper left is real.. As
the galaxy plows through the intercluster medium, gas is stripped out and
condenses to form bright new knots of stars. This detailed image helps
astronomers understand why so many galaxies today have so little gas.
The distortion of the galaxy on the far right, however, is an illusion. This
nearly normal galaxy is actually far behind the massive galaxy cluster..
Light from this galaxy is gravitationally lensed by Abell 2667, appearing
much like a distant person would appear through a wine glass. Each distorted
galaxy gives scientists important clues about how galaxies and clusters of
galaxies evolve.
**
*Neither Perpendicular nor
Parallel
*
Most ISS images are nadir, in which the center point of the image is
directly beneath the lens of the camera, but this one is not. This highly
oblique image of northwestern African captures the curvature of the Earth
and shows its atmosphere.
The Earth's atmosphere is composed of 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen
and 1 percent other constituents, and it shields us from nearly all harmful
radiation coming from the sun and other stars. It also protects us from
meteors, most of which burn up before they can strike the planet. Affected
by changes in solar activity, the upper atmosphere contributes to weather
and climate on Earth.
*Happy Halloween From
Cassini
*
As the new Equinox mission at Saturn begins, the Cassini-Huygens mission
team sends their best wishes for a happy, healthy and fun Halloween. We've
enjoyed sharing the stunning images and exciting results of Cassini's first
four years at Saturn -- and promise many more treats as the adventure
continues.
The Cassini program is an international cooperative effort involving NASA,
the European Space Agency and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale
Italiana. In the United States, the mission is managed by the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory.
*Doomed Moon of
Mars
*
This moon is doomed. Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny
moons--Phobos and Deimos--whose names are derived from the Greek for fear
and panic. These Martian moons may well be captured asteroids originating in
the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or perhaps from even more
distant reaches of the solar system.
The larger moon, Phobos, is a cratered, asteroid-like object in this
stunning color image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Phobos orbits so
close to Mars that gravitational tidal forces are dragging it down. In 100
million years or so, Phobos likely will be shattered by stress caused by the
relentless tidal forces, the debris forming a decaying ring around Mars.
*Cratered Mercury
*
About 58 minutes before MESSENGER's closest approach to Mercury on Oct. 6,
2008, its Narrow Angle Camera captured this close-up image.
The features in the foreground, near the right side of the image, are close
to the terminator, the line between the sunlit dayside and dark night side
of the planet, making the shadows long and prominent. Two very long scarps,
or cliffs, are visible in this region, and the scarps appear to crosscut
each other. The easternmost scarp also cuts through a crater, showing that
it formed after the impact that created the crater.
*Expedition 18 Lifts
Off!
*
The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael
Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight
participant Richard Garriott, launched Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The three crew members are scheduled to dock with the International Space
Station on Oct. 14. Fincke and Lonchakov will spend six months on the
station, while Garriott will return to Earth Oct. 24, 2008, with two of the
Expedition 17 crew currently aboard the International Space Station.
*Mirror Images
*
Space shuttle Atlantis (foreground) sits on Launch Pad A and Endeavour on
Launch Pad B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At the left of each
shuttle are the open rotating service structures with the payload changeout
rooms revealed. The rotating service structures provide protection for
weather and access to the
shuttle.
For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at
the same time. Endeavour will stand by at pad B in the unlikely event that a
rescue mission is necessary during Atlantis' upcoming STS-125 mission to
repair NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The missions is slated to launch Oct.
10.
After Endeavour is cleared from its duty as a rescue spacecraft, it will be
moved to Launch Pad 39A for its STS-126 mission to the International Space
Station. That flight is targeted for launch Nov. 12.
*Phoenix Provides a Panorama of
Mars
*
Combining more than 400 images taken during the first weeks after the
Phoenix arrived on the Red planet's arctic plain gave scientists this view
of Mars.
The full-circle panorama in approximately true color shows the polygonal
patterning of ground at the landing area, similar to patterns in permafrost
areas on Earth. The center of the image is the westward part of the scene.
Trenches where Phoenix's robotic arm has been exposing subsurface material
are visible in the right half of the image. The spacecraft's meteorology
mast, topped by the telltale wind gauge, extends into the sky portion of the
panorama.
This view comprises more than 100 different camera pointings, with images
taken through three different filters at each pointing.
*Morning Frost on the Surface of
Mars
*
A thin layer of water frost is visible on the ground around NASA's Phoenix
Mars Lander in this image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager at 6 a.m. on
Sol 79 (August 14, 2008), the 79th Martian day after landing. The frost
began to disappear shortly after 6 a.m. as the sun rose on the Phoenix
landing site.
The sun was about 22 degrees above the horizon when the image was taken,
enhancing the detail of the polygons, troughs and rocks around the landing
site.
This view looks east-southeast with the lander's eastern solar panel visible
in the bottom left-hand corner of the image.
This false color image has been enhanced to show color
variations.
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. line car #D23 is preserved at the East Troy Electric Railroad.
State Line Tower in Hammond, Indiana was North America's largest mechanical interlocking. The plant was put in service in 1897 and retired in August 2000.
This close-up view from the tower's last year of existence shows the high end of the 224-lever frame.
Airman Alexis Schmitt, 96th Security Forces Squadron, draws her weapon during the “Line Dance” training exercise June 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. For the training, defenders form a line and practice moving together and reacting properly to specific security commands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)