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A new batch of class 26/27 cabs has just been brought in by road and deposited in front of the stack at at Vic Berry's scrapyard 12/11/88
Another boat trailer, this is a Siku example that is actually HO scale but looks fine for OO unlike the Unimog that originally towed it. The Land Rover that is now its towing vehicle isn't part of the new batch but is a Corgi conversion that was built a while ago.
Smart looking 2015 version of the popular Matchbox Ford Explorer. The renaissance of the Matchbox brand continues with the help of castings like this, realistic, licensed and with plenty of appeal for both kids and collectors alike. Sadly the only thing which hampers their success is distribution. I got this from Morrisons who until a few weeks ago were the only retailers in my area who stock new batch models. Mint and boxed.
When you get drawn into the world of Hot Wheels even as a normally sane and rational adult its very difficult to walk away from it due to a constant barrage of new batches and special editions keeping you hooked. You become frustrated when you can't find any new releases and temporary elation when you do, all this due to cheap pocket money diecast toys aimed at children! LOL
This year hasn't been the best for new batches of Hot Wheels or indeed Matchbox here in the U.K. though finally a few new stuff is dripping through in the run up to Christmas. Last year was much better in this respect and is reflected in the amount I bought, I managed to pick up a few of these metallic maroon BMW M4's even with those nasty five spoke wheels simply because the rest of the casting was so damn good and they were readily available in many retailers. These wheels may have tried their hardest to spoil this most desired of HW BMW models but quite frankly its attention to detail and stock appearance won the day. Bought from ASDA back in June 2016. Mint and boxed.
When ASDA finally brings out a new batch of Matchbox one thing I will always credit them for is the regular quantities they supply until the next fresh one meaning that when we finally got Batch C over the Easter period I quickly found plenty of these Land-Rover Defender 110 models. A suitably "outdoorsy" themed livery, an attractive matte black finish and a realistic casting help massively in averting your eyes from its naff orange glazing and anorexic metal content. Bought back in May. Mint and boxed.
These series of photos are my attempts to re-create variations on the "Godzilla Roll" offered by Miki Japanese Restaurant in Modesto, CA (Just a mile or so distance from Raider3 Central! ^_^;)
To the best of my knowledge, theirs is comprised of a futomaki-size (huge roll, not the small ones for tekka maki and such) tuna roll, where the tuna inside is chopped very finely, probably minced, mixed with sriracha sauce, and the whole roll is slathered with tempura batter, deep fried, cut into slices, and drizzled with more sriracha.
One bite of just one slice, and you'll understand why it earned its name. ^_^;
My take on it was using up the remainder of the sashimi-grade fish I had from Black Friday (Frozen then thawed), a new batch of sushi rice, three full sheets of nori (crisped seaweed to wrap the rolls), and then batter and fry them up.
The trick is to use a pair of tongs, preferably dipping them in the tempura batter first, so it won't stick too much to the roll.
You then take the dipped and battered roll, hold it carefully with the tongs, and lower it into the deep fryer (You'll need a BIG deep fryer with a basket for this job, a bucket type model like your Presto Fry Daddy or similar won't do for this, preferably something with about 9 inches length by 5 inches width clearance, and oil level deep enough to immerse the entire roll.), hold it for about 20 or so seconds until the outer edge is fried enough so when you lower it to the bottom of the basket, it won't adhere to it!
Turn it a few times, about 20 more seconds, then let it go for about a minute or so until it looks done. Remove from basket, blot on paper towels, and use a sharp knife (Santoku or similar long blade), and cut each roll up into about 8 slices each.
I made up some creamy spicy sauce (sriracha, tomato paste, kewpie mayo, and a few drops of sesame oil and soy sauce), and some teriyaki sauce (Got the recipe from Aya Imatani's "Sushi for Wimps" cookbook!), and drizzled them on the slices.
They were pretty good, actually, though one of these (8 slices) can be considered a meal, if you have soup and/or salad with it. A more formalized recipe will be put up here when time permits.
"Yosh, itadakimasu!"
A new batch of Halloween preparation. The big day is right around the corner !
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Monster High - Greta/Gremlins 2: The New Batch" 1/6 Scale Fashion Doll (Mattel) 2022
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We went to Legaspi City for a wedding shoot in Misibis Bay Island Resort, last January 8, 2011. On our way to Legaspi, we stopped a lot to take some photos. We left Manila January 7 and returned on the 13th.
On the third day of our road trip we travelled all the way from Legaspi to Matnog. When we found out that the RORO Montenegro Ferry costs less than a thousand pesos, we decided to cross over to Samar, via San Isidro. After crossing the San Bernardino strait, we drove all the way from Samar to Tacloban through the San Juanico bridge (longest bridge in the Philippines), and stayed overnight in Leyte Park Hotel.
We left early the next day and proceeded to tour Leyte, starting with the Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum. The Santo Niño Shrine is one of the 29 presidential rest houses that the late President Ferdinand Marcos had built. It was built for his wife Imelda Marcos, who was born in Tacloban. It is considered the number one tourist spot in Tacloban because of its association with Imelda. www.taclobanhotels.com/STO-.--NINO-SHRINE-AND-HERITAGE-MU...
After a couple of hours in the shrine, we headed straight for Leyte Landing Memorial Park (MacArthur Park). During the height of the Japanese attack in the Philippines, Gen. MacArthur had to leave the country. Gen. MacArthur vowed, upon reaching Australia, “I shall return“. Contrary to some misconceptions, these famous lines were uttered not when Gen. MacArthur left the Philippines, from his headquarters in Corregidor.
The Leyte Landing Memorial commemorates the historic return of the flamboyant general, together with hundreds of thousands of men and hundreds of ships, on October 20, 1944. It was the start of the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. October 20 is celebrated every year, as the anniversary date of the Leyte Landing. visitpinas.com/leyte-landing-memorial-macarthur-park/
From Leyte Park, we decided to head back to San Isidro Samar for the ferry back to Matnog. We crossed from Leyte to Samar via the San Juanico Bridge. The San Juanico Bridge, part of the Pan-Philippine Highway, stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. It is considered one of the most beautifully-designed bridges in Philippines. The bridge has 43 spans and medium size boats can pass beneath its large main arch the top of which rises 41 meters above the sea. Construction commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973. The bridge was then named as Marcos Bridge after the era that was built upon. It was said to have been presented as a Gift and "Testimonial of Love" by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the first lady, Imelda, a native of Leyte. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juanico_Bridge
We stopped by Ernie's Pizza in Catbalogan, Samar. Best pizza and fast food in Eastern Visayas! If possible, I wouldn't mind taking home a whole balikbayan box of their pizzas!
It was after sunset when we arrived at the San Isidro ferry terminal. The weather was not good, there was flooding all over Samar, rains were heavy, skies dark, waves huge, and winds strong, plus the fact that it might not be safe driving at night from Matnog to Legaspi City, we decided to stay another night in Samar. The trip back to Calbayog was about 60 kilometers from San Isidro.
Arriving Calbayog around 10pm, we found the most beautiful hotel of our entire trip, the Ciriaco Hotel. I highly recommend this place, price was reasonable at around P1,000 to P2,000 per night with breakfast for two. Food was exquisite, room was very comfortable. It was as close to a 5 star hotel as possible, and better than most of the hotels we've ever stayed in the Philippines. www.ciriacohotel.com/
This new batch of photos starts and ends the 4th day of our Albay adventure!
I hope you enjoy the photos. 8-)
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world. The buildings are a landmark of Kuala Lumpur, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.
The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion. Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb, albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements.
As a result of the Malaysian government specifying that the buildings be completed in six years, two construction consortiums were hired to meet the deadline, one for each tower. Tower 1, the west tower (right in the top-right photograph) was built by a Japanese consortium led by the Hazama Corporation (JA Jones Construction Co., MMC Engineering Services Sdn Bhd, Ho Hup Construction Co. Bhd and Mitsubishi Corp) while Tower 2, the east tower (left in the top-right photograph) was built by a South Korean consortium led by the Samsung C&T Corporation (Kukdong Engineering & Construction and Syarikat Jasatera Sdn Bhd). Early into construction a batch of concrete failed a routine strength test causing construction to come to a complete halt. All the completed floors were tested but it was found that only one had used a bad batch and it was demolished. As a result of the concrete failure, each new batch was tested before being poured. The halt in construction had cost US$700,000 per day and led to three separate concrete plants being set up on the site to ensure that if one produced a bad batch, the other two could continue to supply concrete. The sky bridge contract was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Tower 2 became the first to reach the world's tallest building at the time. When the structure reached about 72nd floor, tower 1 ran into problems. They discovered the structure was leaning 25 millimetres (0.98 in) off from vertical. To correct the lean, the next 16 floors were slanted back 20 millimetres (0.79 in) with specialist surveyors hired to check verticality twice a day until the building's completion.
Due to the huge cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete. High-strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors and twice as effective as steel in sway reduction; however, it makes the building twice as heavy on its foundation as a comparable steel building. Supported by 23-by-23 metre concrete cores and an outer ring of widely spaced super columns, the towers use a sophisticated structural system that accommodates its slender profile and provides 560,000 square metres of column-free office space. Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra [Wikipedia.org]
My mother says I have been overtaken by a "cooking frenzy." This is, in large measure, true. I have not had a lot to photograph lately and cooking, for me anyway, is very therapeutic. So, even though I spent some time at work, answered lots of emails, sent several query letters about jobs and did other bits of this and that, I have still tried to fill me late afternoons with cooking.
There is something of a slump in the bar business and the photography business this time of year. Being idle makes me a little stir crazy and as I presently have nothing else to really devote my attention to once the day's work is done, I have been in my kitchen.
What you will find below is a sort of Beef Bourguignon or Beef Burgundy recipe. It owes a lot to the basic pot roast concept and relies heavily on hearty winter vegetables. You might want to read the recipe all the way through before trying it yourself as there are a few options of how to follow through with the process. The grilling, for instance, adds a little smokiness to the dish but is not necessary if you don't feel like firing up your grill. I can also see this dish being very successful with a reduction in some of the root vegetable and the addition of other winter staples like parsnips, whole garlic cloves or fennel bulbs. Anyway, have fun with it. These sorts of cuts of meat are very forgiving provided you give them long enough to break down a little over low heat and a long cooking time. If you try to rush it, you will end up with a tough roast, and no one appreciates that on a plate. Without further ado:
Beef Bourguignon
1 Beef Roast, about 2lbs (preferable Chuck or Round)
1 Large Yellow Onion, Diced
1 Bunch of Carrots, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
4 Medium Turnips, peeled, ½ inch chop
5 Medium Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled, ½ inch chop
3 Garlic Cloves, minced
3 tbsp Your favorite Dry Rub (you can mix up a batch of mine, recipe can be found here)
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp Dry Mustard
1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 tbsp Dried Thyme
1 tbsp Dried Oregano
2 tbsp Canola Oil
1 tsp Smoked, Sweet Paprika
1 tbsp Paprika
1 Bay Leaf
1 Can of Lager Style Beer
1 Bottle Red Wine, just whatever you have around. It doesn’t have to be a Burgundy
3c Vegetable Broth
There are two ways to do this. One really just adds an aesthetic flourish but both
accomplish the same in, which is to brown the Roast. First heat your grill to its maximum heat (about 500F). Clean the grill well and oil the grate with the Canola Oil using an oil soaked paper towel held with tongs. Cover the Roast with the Dry Rub and allow to the meat to stand for a while so that it approaches room temperature. Sear the two largest sides of the Roast for about 16 minutes total, turning 90° at 4-minute intervals to achieve nice grill marks and flip it half way through the grilling.
Add the Olive Oil to a large, heavy bottomed, pot and heat it over medium heat. Take your seared Roast (or raw and if you are skipping the grilling part) and sear each side that didn’t get grilled (or the whole thing), one side at a time or until a nice fond has developed on the bottom of the pot and there is a notable browning of the meat. Remove the Roast and set aside. Add the Onions to the pot and stir. Then add in the Beer and scrape the bottom of the pot to deglaze ( get up all the tasty bits). Add the Garlic and cook for about 5 minutes, still over medium heat. Add about 1 cup of the red wine and allow the mixture to reduce until most of the liquid is gone. Add your herbs and spices— Dry Mustard, Salt, Pepper, Thyme, Oregano, Smoked Paprika and regular Paprika. Stir the whole concoction together then place the Roast in the middle of this flavorful and fine smelling mixture.
Surround the roast with the chopped Potatoes, Turnips and Carrots. Then add the remaining Red Wine and the Vegetable Stock. Stir enough to bring some of the Onion and spice mixture up from the bottom. Slip the Bay Leaf into the pot and allow the liquid to come back to a boil (about 5 minutes). Then reduce the heat and cook, securely covered and on low, for about 3 and 1/2 hours or until the Roast is fork tender. Flip the roast from time to time to ensure even cooking. Once the roast is falling apart, pull it apart a bit and allow to cook a while longer so that the liquids can permeate the interior of the Roast.
If you prefer your vegetables to hold a bit more of their shape then wait to add the Potatoes, Turnips and Carrots until the Roast and liquid combination has cooked for about an hour.
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I did not know if I should contiue to make SX-70 flash adapters once my stock of circuit boards was used up. I was not sure if a new batch of boards would be worthwile.
When I found a good PCB manufacturer, I redesigned the layout and today I got the new PCBs. I assembled an adapter and ran the tests. It works perfectly !
With Polaroid Originals keeping SX-70 and 600 film alive it might pay off eventually.
A new batch of warming huts, designed to keep ice skaters warm on the cold Assiniboine River trail, have been unveiled at The Forks in downtown Winnipeg.
Officials with The Forks showed off the winners of the 2013 Warming Huts competition, in which architects and artists design shelters for winter enthusiasts skating, walking or skiing on the frozen river.
The contest attracted almost 100 submissions from around the world this year. A jury chose three winning designs:
Hygge House, a joint effort between three Winnipeg design firms.
The Smokehouse by aamodt/plumb architects in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Woolhaus by Myungkweon Park, a landscape architect in New York.
Hygge House is a "reproduction of one of the most cherished symbols of Canadiana — the wilderness cottage," according to the designers.
The cabin-like hut will be a bright yellow colour to help brighten up the winter landscape, they said.
By contrast, The Smokehouse will have a black charred-wood-like exterior. Felt-lined interior walls and a fire pit will encourage a "quiet warm space."
Woolhaus will also use felt to create "an interior environment that is isolated from the intense cold, brightness and noise of the frozen Assiniboine River," according to the designer.
Construction of the warming huts started in early January and, weather permitting, go onto the Assiniboine River trail shortly. They will join eight huts that were built in previous years.
Besides the three competition hut designs, organizers have invited architects from Atelier Big City — a collective of three architects in Montreal — to design a warming hut.
As well, a hut designed by 100 University of Manitoba architecture students will appear on the river. Weave Wave will knit 100 pieces of material together into a "dynamic multi-textured hut."
St Martin's Boat Services Ferry VOYAGER OF ST MARTINS has just arrived at Lower Town Quay on a morning sailing from St Mary's in April 1999.
This is one of a new batch of slides of the Isles of Scilly which are being prepared for upload to my 35mm Archive. For the current Isles of Scilly Archive sludes please click here: www.jhluxton.com/The-35mm-Film-Archive/Isles-of-Scilly
Very blurry photo of the hikizuri.
I had found the black and white photo on the right first, got really excited and posted that I had found a maiko wearing a hikizuri I owned.
Then I was flipping through a different odori and found a colour photo.... Well its the same kimono only in blue. So perhaps the same okiya had ordered a blue and green versions of the same kimono?
I don't really know, but am disappointed its not my kimono :(
We went to Legaspi City for a wedding shoot in Misibis Bay Island Resort, last January 8, 2011. On our way to Legaspi, we stopped a lot to take some photos. We left Manila January 7 and returned on the 13th.
On the third day of our road trip we travelled all the way from Legaspi to Matnog. When we found out that the RORO Montenegro Ferry costs less than a thousand pesos, we decided to cross over to Samar, via San Isidro. After crossing the San Bernardino strait, we drove all the way from Samar to Tacloban through the San Juanico bridge (longest bridge in the Philippines), and stayed overnight in Leyte Park Hotel.
We left early the next day and proceeded to tour Leyte, starting with the Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum. The Santo Niño Shrine is one of the 29 presidential rest houses that the late President Ferdinand Marcos had built. It was built for his wife Imelda Marcos, who was born in Tacloban. It is considered the number one tourist spot in Tacloban because of its association with Imelda. www.taclobanhotels.com/STO-.--NINO-SHRINE-AND-HERITAGE-MU...
After a couple of hours in the shrine, we headed straight for Leyte Landing Memorial Park (MacArthur Park). During the height of the Japanese attack in the Philippines, Gen. MacArthur had to leave the country. Gen. MacArthur vowed, upon reaching Australia, “I shall return“. Contrary to some misconceptions, these famous lines were uttered not when Gen. MacArthur left the Philippines, from his headquarters in Corregidor.
The Leyte Landing Memorial commemorates the historic return of the flamboyant general, together with hundreds of thousands of men and hundreds of ships, on October 20, 1944. It was the start of the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. October 20 is celebrated every year, as the anniversary date of the Leyte Landing. visitpinas.com/leyte-landing-memorial-macarthur-park/
From Leyte Park, we decided to head back to San Isidro Samar for the ferry back to Matnog. We crossed from Leyte to Samar via the San Juanico Bridge. The San Juanico Bridge, part of the Pan-Philippine Highway, stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. It is considered one of the most beautifully-designed bridges in Philippines. The bridge has 43 spans and medium size boats can pass beneath its large main arch the top of which rises 41 meters above the sea. Construction commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973. The bridge was then named as Marcos Bridge after the era that was built upon. It was said to have been presented as a Gift and "Testimonial of Love" by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the first lady, Imelda, a native of Leyte. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juanico_Bridge
We stopped by Ernie's Pizza in Catbalogan, Samar. Best pizza and fast food in Eastern Visayas! If possible, I wouldn't mind taking home a whole balikbayan box of their pizzas!
It was after sunset when we arrived at the San Isidro ferry terminal. The weather was not good, there was flooding all over Samar, rains were heavy, skies dark, waves huge, and winds strong, plus the fact that it might not be safe driving at night from Matnog to Legaspi City, we decided to stay another night in Samar. The trip back to Calbayog was about 60 kilometers from San Isidro.
Arriving Calbayog around 10pm, we found the most beautiful hotel of our entire trip, the Ciriaco Hotel. I highly recommend this place, price was reasonable at around P1,000 to P2,000 per night with breakfast for two. Food was exquisite, room was very comfortable. It was as close to a 5 star hotel as possible, and better than most of the hotels we've ever stayed in the Philippines. www.ciriacohotel.com/
This new batch of photos starts and ends the 4th day of our Albay adventure!
I hope you enjoy the photos. 8-)
Lets be honest, when it comes to making a basic mainline model of the original Ford Bronco both Hot Wheels and Matchbox have so far done a rather poor job. The MBX looked a bit too chunky and the HW custom casting has always been simply awful!
That wrong has now been righted in the form of this brand new 1970 Ford Bronco which thankfully is as stock as stock can be. Boxy and utilitarian in a good way with a plain blue colour, intense front and rear detailing, disc wheels and lots of chrome.
Definitely one of my favourites from 2024 Case E which I had to source from the US such is the poor distribution of new batches here in the UK.
Mint and boxed.
Taking its theme from the previous recolour this new 2017 recolour of the Hot Wheels Chevrolet Silverado takes on a new meaner look where finally its overtly lowered stance actually makes sense! A thoughtful combination of black and blue colour schemes gives this casting a sharper edge and lends itself to the true spirit of a Hot Wheels model. Its certainly no Majorette or Matchbox as it lacks the delicacies of these two brands but its definitely worth a second look. Bought from Toys R Us in March 2017 who occasionally introduce new batches before anyone else then sadly take many weeks if not months to actually replenish this stock! Mint and boxed.
i have a new batch of chicks to raise. little fuzzballs.
chicks hate photo shoots. the only way he would stop peeping and hold still for the shot was to put him in this little berry basket. risky business
#2547 - 2014 Day 355: One of our favourite preserves is sweet chilli jam. Wonderful with just about anything - with all curries and chilli dishes, with cheese, with salads. A new batch should see us beyond the festive season well into January - oh but wait! The boys are home ... maybe not.
Hopefully 2017 will see our two main Pound shops actually get some newer batches of Hot Wheels and Matchbox models in to finally refresh the 12 months or older stuff which continue to fill their pegs! To prove that point I managed to get hold of this earlier red version of the Matchbox 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 from a Poundworld store only in August of this year where plenty were sitting alongside the later dark grey one. I've already got plenty of them in all colours but it really is a superb little casting for one pound with its chunky styling, plain red colour scheme and of course fancy tampo treatment to lights, badging and number plates. Mint and boxed.
Enviro YN65XDW Stagecoach GOLD Fleet 15257, part of the new batch to work Route 57, Exeter to Exmouth. Seen at Exeter Bus Stop. 19th December 2015
English: Plover Eggs Plant
Afrikaans: Bontplakkie
Estonian: Cooperi Padilehik
Korean: 물떼새 알
Family: CRASSULACEAE
This is a slow-growing little succulent from the Karoo of South Africa. The leaves are spotted like plover eggs.
Some Cultivation Notes: Mine were grown from leaf cuttings and are about 3yrs old by now.
These plants want all the light you can give them indoors in northwestern Europe, but in the Mediterranean they would probably already be receiving far too much sun in such a spot. They don't mind spending the summer outside, but only in a shady spot (never full sun outside, they really don't like this) and when the temperature is hot -but a large problem with growing them outdoors is slugs; these can really damage a plant, stripping away half a year's growth. I grow all my Adromischus cooperi plants indoors or in the sheds year-round for safety from slugs and sun and low temperatures.
They don't mind regular amounts of water, especially when they are growing, but they do not want any water when the temperature is cold; this will cause root rot. The soil should be allowed to dry out somewhat before watering again, a constantly wet soil can cause the leaves to plop off (especially at cold temperatures), promotes rot, and will cause weak, water-flushed growth.
They seem to like small pots, but repotting is necessary once a year for best growth -although this can be extended to once a year. They favour a coarse soil, fast-draining but not necessarily light. A mix of 1/5 small gravel, 2/5 river sand and 2/5 potting soil is what I use. These plants seem to grow better for me in plastic pots, these seem to retain moisture longer, thus are at least better for my winter watering regime.
The flowering time is dependant on the length of the night, so it will not flower if grown in a room where this is interrupted.
Danger: They hate rain and cold; too much water will cause the leaves to plop off, leaves also seem to fall off easier during cold temperatures.
Distribution: Native to high elevations in the eastern Eastern Cape Province (in South Africa), with some records in the Karoo where EC, WC and NC meet. Grows in mountainous, often calciferous, areas. See some beautiful plants in the wild and a map of the distribution here.
Origin: I inherited a big plant about 10 years ago from a lady in Hillegom. Unfortunately it got root rot about 7 years ago. I now have 2 large plants again, I think I will start a new batch of leaf cuttings later in March when the night frosts are comfortably over.
Adult female roadrunner on the left and older fledgling on the right. Second hatch for them this year.
The smart looking Hot Wheels 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS gets a new recolour for 2017 and looks just as appealing as before in this attractive silver finish with contrasting black and red stripes. New Camaro launches are obviously still a big deal in the U.S. with Hot Wheels not far behind in producing their own miniature versions, well cast in a typical HW simplistic way and lacking any front or rear tampo work. Bought recently from Toys R Us who seem to be ahead of everyone else at the moment for new batches. Mint and boxed.
Government is cutting red tape around licensing, making it easier and more cost-effective for golf courses and ski hills to expand their liquor licence areas, as a new batch of Liquor Policy Review updates is rolled out.
Made in direct response to feedback heard during the Liquor Policy Review, ski hills and golf courses can apply, starting on Dec. 9, for a single licence endorsement that covers up to 26 events in a calendar year, rather than having to apply and pay separately for each extension.
Read more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2014/11/liquor-licensing-updates-s...
So far this year I have hardly seen any basic Hot Wheels in the various Poundland stores I visit, in fact their stock of Matchbox also seems to be lacklustre and doing a sharp reversal in the age of whats available! Hopefully normal service will resume again soon but rewind back to early 2017 and their stores were awash with surprisingly new batches, one of which contained this metallic dark version of the glorious BMW M4. Its not hard to see why this casting has become almost legendary to some collectors with its resolutely stock appearance and Matchbox levels of detailing. After a few naff wheel choices we were treated to this recolour which wisely got a set of these dreamy lace effect ones. Mint and boxed.
MoHE: #EJUST Students Shall Have Positive Impact on the Science System
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) Prof. Khaled Abd El-Ghaffar, witnessed the graduation ceremony of E-JUST 13th students batch. The graduates obtain their MSc and PhD scientific degrees from the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). Among the presence was Japanese Ambassador in Cairo Prof. Takehiro Kagawa, Vice President of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Noriko Suzuki, and Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) President Prof. Ahmed Al-Gohary. The graduation Ceremony took place in one of the major hotels in Cairo. During his speech, the Minister congratulated the graduates and the E-JUST family. Besides, the University scientific departments, faculty staff members and employees for all the academic and social care they provided to their students. Confirming the important role of the state in delegating scientific missions so that the Egyptian student feels the importance of the country in developing their scientific potentials. Besides, Prof. Abd El-Ghaffar pointed out that celebrating new batch of E-JUST postgraduates came after they received distinctive amount of training and scientific preparation. Their studies in different Engineering fields qualify them to meet the market and production needs. In addition, keeping up with the scientific and technological changes in their concerned studying fields. Moreover, H.E the Minister clarified that there are 89 students currently expected to graduate in the next batch. As for the expected registered students in the coming years will have its positive impact on both education as well as science and technology systems in our country. In particular, at this critical stage, where Egypt is moving rapidly for further investments and development. This all goes under the framework to achieve the vision of sustainable development in the scope of the State Plan 2030. Furthermore, the Minister pointed out that the increase of E-JUST students and graduates is a testament marking the success of distinguished Egyptian-Japanese partnership in science and technology. On the one hand, it is also a reflection to the trusted cooperation between Egyptian side represented by the academic institutions delegating their students to join E-JUST or the students themselves who enroll themselves. On the other hand, the Japanese side, who lived the success of the project day by day thanks to the joint support from numerous state and community institutions in both Egypt and Japan. For his part, H.E. Ambassador Takehiro Kagawa expressed his happiness to graduate a new students batch. He also confirmed that E-JUST has achieved remarkable scientific achievements and became a prominent scientific institution not only in Egypt but in Africa and the Middle East. Several students from African countries like Nigeria and Kenia are enrolled in E-JUST. Last but not least, during his speech, E-JUST President Prof. Ahmed Al-Gohary praised JICA's role in supporting the university to reach the highest international educational standards. He then called the graduates to constantly follow up with all that might arise in their studying field worldwide. Prof. Al-Gohary encouraged the students as well to work on developing their scientific and experimental potentials; to ensure leadership. Finally, Prof. Khaled Abd El-Ghaffar honored all postgraduate students who conferred their MSc. And PhD scientific degrees. gate.ahram.org.eg/News/1918178.aspx
Terra is a small coffee shop in Macau, (a more European style compare to US, well, should say most the coffee shop in Macau is quite small in size). The shop is up on a hill but not so far from the downtown area. Normally not so crowded, but they do have a pretty good business that people come every now and than.
As the shop is pretty small, they have only couple small table, or customers can sit on the bar facing the barista or the street. I choose to sit and talk with my barista, I do that whenever I have a chance to.
It was a pleasant experience sit close to the barista, and just like having chat to a friend and enjoy the hospitality.
I visited the shop when the owner is still preparing, warming up the espresso machine, and dial in the grinder. He did that every day, weighing the beans and adjust the grinder, carefully achieving the perfect time brewed espresso. I waited about 10min and got a great cup.
On thing the barista did different than what shop in US didn't, he will taste the coffee first (of course with a separate cup.) and make sure the coffee is good to the standard before serve to the customer. He's really seriously checking it, he re-do one of my cup because the batch of bean was not to his standard, and re-do with a new batch of bean.
So there is, one of the best coffee shop experience I ever have, which it does not have a fancy space, but just a small coffee shop up on a hill.
Although it would be easy to complain at yet another Camaro based recolour for the new Hot Wheels line up I have to say I really like this new black and gold combination which they have given the 2013 Camaro casting. It looks suitably sporty but in a subtle kind of way and suits the bullish and muscular styling which i've always appreciated on this particular casting. This is another brand new batch model I was able to find in my nearest Toys R Us recently and oddly it and others were in long U.S. cards as opposed to the normally expected short ones. Mint and boxed.
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world. The buildings are a landmark of Kuala Lumpur, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.
The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion. Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb, albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements.
As a result of the Malaysian government specifying that the buildings be completed in six years, two construction consortiums were hired to meet the deadline, one for each tower. Tower 1, the west tower (right in the top-right photograph) was built by a Japanese consortium led by the Hazama Corporation (JA Jones Construction Co., MMC Engineering Services Sdn Bhd, Ho Hup Construction Co. Bhd and Mitsubishi Corp) while Tower 2, the east tower (left in the top-right photograph) was built by a South Korean consortium led by the Samsung C&T Corporation (Kukdong Engineering & Construction and Syarikat Jasatera Sdn Bhd). Early into construction a batch of concrete failed a routine strength test causing construction to come to a complete halt. All the completed floors were tested but it was found that only one had used a bad batch and it was demolished. As a result of the concrete failure, each new batch was tested before being poured. The halt in construction had cost US$700,000 per day and led to three separate concrete plants being set up on the site to ensure that if one produced a bad batch, the other two could continue to supply concrete. The sky bridge contract was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Tower 2 became the first to reach the world's tallest building at the time. When the structure reached about 72nd floor, tower 1 ran into problems. They discovered the structure was leaning 25 millimetres (0.98 in) off from vertical. To correct the lean, the next 16 floors were slanted back 20 millimetres (0.79 in) with specialist surveyors hired to check verticality twice a day until the building's completion.
Due to the huge cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete. High-strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors and twice as effective as steel in sway reduction; however, it makes the building twice as heavy on its foundation as a comparable steel building. Supported by 23-by-23 metre concrete cores and an outer ring of widely spaced super columns, the towers use a sophisticated structural system that accommodates its slender profile and provides 560,000 square metres of column-free office space. Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra [Wikipedia.org]
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Detroit, Michigan
November 9, 2010
Jumped on the 265 SMART bus in Westland at 8:30am and took it to Fairlane for the 200 bus to Michigan Avenue and Michigan Central Station. Cannondale 1FG on front of the bus. I hit MCS and then jumped on Rosa Parks. As I approached Fort Street, 15 minutes into the ride, I hear the rear tire spewing air. Chunk of glass.
Fixed that and hit some fun places. The Detroiter Bar, Detroit Beer Company and The Detroit Pub provided fuel for the ride. Detroit Beer Company was boiling up a new batch IPA and Broadway all the way to Grand Circus Park was smelling like roses.
Caught a crew setting up a set for Detroit 1-8-7 not too far from The Detroit Athletic Club.
Mountain biking Detroit rocks. Just remember a camera.
Eric France scrap metal merchants have a tradition of including scantily clad young women on their Arriva Yorkshire advertising liveries. A new batch of ads are now appearing but, as shown here by Arriva Yorkshire 1511, although the young women remain, this time they are more modestly dressed. 1511 is a newly delivered Wright Gemini 2DL which also carries route 110 route branding and is seen here leaving Wakefield bus station on this route.
The new batch of IAEA Safeguards Inspector ICAS Batch 71 shows their respective flags as they pose for a group photo at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 8 July 2021
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
These are some of my favorite stickers I've done...Life has been busy so the combos have been a bit off...I am trying to get packs out...
The new batch of Transdev Lancashires' Route 225 buses are a good 6 months old now, and still looking good after a harsh winter.
The interior has leather seats, and adverts overhead. The white roof makes a big difference compared to the carpet in the B10s
152 buses now feature this roof interior, and along with the new yellow and blue, brightens up all the buses!
We went to Legaspi City for a wedding shoot in Misibis Bay Island Resort, last January 8, 2011. On our way to Legaspi, we stopped a lot to take some photos. We left Manila January 7 and returned on the 13th.
On the third day of our road trip we travelled all the way from Legaspi to Matnog. When we found out that the RORO Montenegro Ferry costs less than a thousand pesos, we decided to cross over to Samar, via San Isidro. After crossing the San Bernardino strait, we drove all the way from Samar to Tacloban through the San Juanico bridge (longest bridge in the Philippines), and stayed overnight in Leyte Park Hotel.
We left early the next day and proceeded to tour Leyte, starting with the Sto. Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum. The Santo Niño Shrine is one of the 29 presidential rest houses that the late President Ferdinand Marcos had built. It was built for his wife Imelda Marcos, who was born in Tacloban. It is considered the number one tourist spot in Tacloban because of its association with Imelda. www.taclobanhotels.com/STO-.--NINO-SHRINE-AND-HERITAGE-MU...
After a couple of hours in the shrine, we headed straight for Leyte Landing Memorial Park (MacArthur Park). During the height of the Japanese attack in the Philippines, Gen. MacArthur had to leave the country. Gen. MacArthur vowed, upon reaching Australia, “I shall return“. Contrary to some misconceptions, these famous lines were uttered not when Gen. MacArthur left the Philippines, from his headquarters in Corregidor.
The Leyte Landing Memorial commemorates the historic return of the flamboyant general, together with hundreds of thousands of men and hundreds of ships, on October 20, 1944. It was the start of the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines. October 20 is celebrated every year, as the anniversary date of the Leyte Landing. visitpinas.com/leyte-landing-memorial-macarthur-park/
From Leyte Park, we decided to head back to San Isidro Samar for the ferry back to Matnog. We crossed from Leyte to Samar via the San Juanico Bridge. The San Juanico Bridge, part of the Pan-Philippine Highway, stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. Its longest length is a steel girder viaduct built on reinforced concrete piers, and its main span is of an arch-shaped truss design. With a total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi), it is the longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater. It is considered one of the most beautifully-designed bridges in Philippines. The bridge has 43 spans and medium size boats can pass beneath its large main arch the top of which rises 41 meters above the sea. Construction commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973. The bridge was then named as Marcos Bridge after the era that was built upon. It was said to have been presented as a Gift and "Testimonial of Love" by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the first lady, Imelda, a native of Leyte. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juanico_Bridge
We stopped by Ernie's Pizza in Catbalogan, Samar. Best pizza and fast food in Eastern Visayas! If possible, I wouldn't mind taking home a whole balikbayan box of their pizzas!
It was after sunset when we arrived at the San Isidro ferry terminal. The weather was not good, there was flooding all over Samar, rains were heavy, skies dark, waves huge, and winds strong, plus the fact that it might not be safe driving at night from Matnog to Legaspi City, we decided to stay another night in Samar. The trip back to Calbayog was about 60 kilometers from San Isidro.
Arriving Calbayog around 10pm, we found the most beautiful hotel of our entire trip, the Ciriaco Hotel. I highly recommend this place, price was reasonable at around P1,000 to P2,000 per night with breakfast for two. Food was exquisite, room was very comfortable. It was as close to a 5 star hotel as possible, and better than most of the hotels we've ever stayed in the Philippines. www.ciriacohotel.com/
This new batch of photos starts and ends the 4th day of our Albay adventure!
I hope you enjoy the photos. 8-)