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Cruquius pumping station near Haarlem NL.
The Cruquius pumping station is a beautiful neo Gothic building. The building, the engine and pumps were never modernized or modified. The drainage station is just as it was built in 1846-1849. The Cruquius gives an impression of the Dutch struggle against the water. Without enclosure and drainage, more than half of the area of the present-day Netherlands would be flooded with every high tide, every wet season, or permanently. The main attraction is the large engine, the steam engine with the largest cylinder diameter in the world, almost 3.5 m. The steam cycle of the Cruquius engine is virtually the same as that of a regular Cornish engine. The Cornish mine-pumping engine is characterized by a beam, pivoted on a massive wall, with the vertical steam cylinder under one end of the beam and the pump rod suspended from the other. The Cornish pumping engine is a descendant of the Newcomen engine, via the engines of James Watt. The Cruquius engine has a peculiar and ingenious valve control system, the valve gear. It is a complex set of rods and handles. It is interesting to see how, at the time, the designers managed to 'automate' the control of Cruquius with this valve gear. Thanks to the efforts and support of many persons the large Cruquius engine has been restored to movement by the Steam Team volunteers. Research and activities to make this possible started in 1982. Since the beginning of 2002 the large Cruquius engine moves again. Using steam drive to move the engine was impossible because the steam engine has been demolished after the pumping station was replaced by a modern unit. Various other ways to drive the engine were compared and modern hydraulic techniques were chosen to move the pumps now.
In medieval times there were numerous lakes in the peaty land between Amsterdam, Haarlem and Leiden. As a result of erosion and peat digging, several of these lakes merged to form the Haarlemmermeer (Haarlem Lake). In the late 16th century, this growing inland sea became a threat. But, it was also useful to the nearby towns for shipping and fishing, and for draining sewage. Over the next two centuries more than 200 schemes for partial or complete drainage of the lake were proposed. Due to conflicting interests, jealous local administrations, and high cost none of these schemes came to anything. However over the years increasing amounts had to be spent on building and maintaining structures to reinforce the banks. In the long run these were not satisfactory solutions for control of such a vast expanse of water.
In the 19th century government became centralized, gained real power and became capable of enterprises on a national scale. Two heavy storms in 1836 drove home the continuing menace of the `water wolf´. King Willem I appointed a committee to draw up proposals for draining the Haarlemmermeer at very short notice. The report called for drainage by 79 large windmills with Archimedean screws and scoop wheels, supplemented by three small steam-powered Archimedean screws. The King was not satisfied, and he ordered a closer look at the feasibility of steam-powered drainage. A second committee was formed, but internal disagreement on drainage by wind or steam resulted in deadlock. In 1840 renewed government intervention finally resulted in a report with clear recommendations, and soon the decision to use steam power alone was taken. This was a bold step: steam power had never been used on this scale before, and earlier applications on a smaller scale had met with mixed success. There was also reluctance to experiment with such an important provision as polder drainage. In addition, expensive coal would have to be imported, unless peat could be used (but experiments with that failed).
A visit to Cornwall GB had convinced the committee of the reliability and efficiency of the Cornish pumping engine. This type of engine was used for pumping relatively small quantities of water out of deep mines. To make them suitable for land drainage, i.e. large quantities at relatively low lift, considerable adaptation of the standard design would be required. In addition, the proposed scale of the three pumping stations exceeded anything previously built. One of the three stations, Leeghwater, was built and tested first to make the risks more manageable. This caused some delay, but it permitted design adjustments for the remaining two: Lynden and Cruquius. The initial drainage took from 1849 to 1852. All three pumping stations worked continually at maximum capacity, with a few interruptions. Later they kept the polder dry, and were idle during long periods. As agricultural needs changed, the water-table had to be kept within stricter limits, with shorter, intense pumping periods. It turned out that Cruquius, even with more boilers, could power only seven pumps at full lift, so one pump remained permanently disconnected.
The other pumping stations of the Haarlemmermeer, Leeghwater and Lynden, were modernized over the years, and have provided the polder's drainage to this day. After a period on stand-by Cruquius finally became redundant in 1932. An initiative was taken to preserve it. In 1933 pumping station became one of the first industrial monuments in the Netherlands. After 1932 the boilers were removed and scrapped. Otherwise the drainage station is just as it was built in 1846-1849. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) designated the Cruquius steam drainage pumping station the 33rd International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1991. The ASME Landmarks Program recognizes our technological heritage and serves to encourage the preservation of the physical remains of historically important works.
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Car artist Ian Cook, aka Popbangcolour, spent two days painting at the Modified Nationals 2019 at Stoneleigh, Worcs. UK. Surrounded by beautifully prepared modified cars and Hot Rods, he created @Tooleys S15 and @brynmusselwhite ‘s @volvocaruk 240 Turbo.
To see the finished paintings, created solely with radio controlled cars, toy car wheels and tyres, along with his other works, visit www.popbangcolourshop.com
removed spring loaded shooters from model. redesigned landing gear layout to one side (inspired by the A-10 Warthog :) )
Seen at the 2011 Jack Roush Day show in Manchester, Ohio. The modification is powered by a Chevrolet engine.
Description: Modified Halavo Carry-all
Date: Jun 1943
Creator/Photographer: Unknown
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, Collections Department, Port Hueneme, CA 93043, www.history.navy.mil/museums/seabee_museum.htm
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I Måneskin nel primo di due concerti sold-out al Fabrique di Milano, sabato 23 novembre 2018.
I Måneskin sono un gruppo romano composto da quattro ragazzi tra i 17 e i 19 anni: Damiano (cantante), Victoria (bassista), Thomas (chitarrista) ed Ethan (batterista).
Il nome viene dal danese, paese d’origine della bassista, e significa “chiaro di luna”. Alcuni dei componenti si conoscono fin dai tempi delle medie, ma è solo nel 2015 che i ragazzi iniziano a suonare insieme. Il sound della band è caratterizzato dalle diverse influenze musicali dei membri: un mix di rock, rap/hip hop, reggae, funky e pop, il tutto tenuto insieme dalla voce soul di Damiano, frontman del gruppo. Tutto ciò si rispecchia anche nel look della band, grazie al loro gusto ricercato che caratterizza lo stile di ogni membro. Durante i live show di XFactor 11, i giovani artisti hanno avuto modo di distinguersi e di colpire l’immaginario del pubblico, mostrando un’insolita padronanza del palco, estremamente notevole vista la giovanissima età. “Chosen”, il loro primo inedito, presentato durante il programma, conta milioni di streaming e visualizzazioni ed è stato certificato platino. Le immagini del videoclip, ambientato nel corridoio di un albergo, sono un omaggio all’iconografia rock più famosa: groupies, immagini esplicite, baci saffici, nudo e molto altro. “Chosen” è anche il nome dell’EP di debutto, edito a dicembre 2017 da Sony Music e prodotto da Lucio Fabbri, che è stato certificato platino a due mesi dall’uscita.
Al terzo pezzo i Måneskin cantano Immortale, estratta dal loro primo album “Il ballo della vita”, insieme a Vegas Jones.
Vegas Jones, pseudonimo di Matteo Privitera, è un rapper italiano. Il nome Vegas Jones è dato dall'ammirazione del cinema di Quentin Tarantino, in particolare del personaggio Vincent Vega, Jones in onore di Nasir Jones, noto rapper americano.
Damiano David – voce
Victoria De Angelis – basso
Thomas Raggi – chitarra
Ethan Torchio – batteria
I modified these Pentax K-mount (KR) full frame manual lenses, a 50mm and 28mm macro, to fit my EF mount Canon EOS camera.
You can clearly see the protrusion on the lens on the left; this was preventing the mirror moving fully and half a dark frame was the result. Removing this makes them work.
They've been in my loft for 10 years along with my Ricoh KR-10 35mm camera, so instead of throwing them away I might as well get some use out of them!
I also have an M42 mount lens; Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC S 1:3.5 135mm.
This isn't pictures but doesn't need modification; I've ordered a converter for it.
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Ad aprire il concerto di Chic e Nile Rodgers una supporter d'eccezione: la straordinaria percussionista e batterista, Sheila E.. La polistrumentista che ha collaborato con Prince per più di un decennio e che, nella sua ultima esibizione alla Casa Bianca, ha fatto scatenare Barack e Michelle Obama.
Sheila Escovedo è una batterista e cantante statunitense, nota con il suo nome d'arte di Sheila E..
Si può reputare una tra le prime master of ceremonies di sesso femminile. Infatti è forse proprio dal film Krush Groove di Micheal Shultz che la cantante si sposta dal funk-soul al rap provando anche a cimentarsi nei panni di "b-boy al femminile". A parte la collaborazione con The Fat Boys, Kurtis Blow e Run DMC per la canzone Krush Groove, ha lavorato con Prince e, nel 1985 - suo anno d'oro in fatto di produzione - ha registrato un altro singolo (A Love Bizarre, anch'esso presente nel film di Shultz).
Nel 1985 partecipò a USA for Africa, un supergruppo di 45 celebrità della musica pop tra cui Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder e Bruce Springsteen, cantando We Are the World prodotta da Quincy Jones e incisa a scopo benefico. I proventi raccolti con We Are the World furono devoluti alla popolazione dell'Etiopia, afflitta in quel periodo da una disastrosa carestia. Il brano vinse il Grammy Award come "canzone dell'anno", come "disco dell'anno", e come "miglior performance di un duo o gruppo vocale pop".
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