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IMSA WeatherTech, Michelin Pilot Challenge, Porsche GT3 Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo racing at Watkins Glen in June 2019 (Day 1)
We used to go and watch the Zap Cats and really enjoyed them racing around the water! Great reflections!
The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Accession Number: spa.1030.20
The second March and Rally for Scottish Independence was held on the 21st September 2013. Supporters of a yes vote in the 2014 referendum rallied in the High Street on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh for midday and then marched to Calton Hill via North Bridge and Princes Street. At Calton Hill they held a rally where they were addressed by speakers such as Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Dennis Canavan, Alan Grogan, Blair Jenkins, Hardeep Singh Koli and Elaine C. Smith.
Image courtesy of Gary Nixon.
The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive please visit our website www.scottishpoliticalarchive.org.uk
This car, initially numbered 3056, was completed in June of 1955. Apparently the first race was the Portuguese Grand Prix on June 26, 1955, but, only six days old, it did not appear. One month later it finished second in the Portugal Grand Prix and then it competed in some small races. The car finished eighth overall in the May, 1956 Silverstone Race and it was entered in the 1,000 KM Nurburgring Race on May 27th, but it did not appear.
It failed to finish the June 30th 12-hour race at Rheims, and then apparently went back to the factory for an upgrade. A new long-nosed body was fitted, brakes from the 450S were installed on all four wheels, and a new engine with a stronger crankshaft was installed. On June 22, 1957, it appeared in the 24 hours of Le Mans as Race #12. It continued to be numbered 3056 for this race, but had to retire because of clutch problems.
Maserati historian Walter Baumer concludes that this car participated in the Grand Prix at Kristianstad, near Stockholm. It raced successfully there and returned to Italy when sport activity in the factory was halted because of financial difficulties. The car was passed on to Scuderia Centro Sud, for whom Jean Behra raced.
During this time, the car received a new engine, number 3077 and was given that chassis number on January 14, 1958. Centro Sud owed Jean Behra for his racing activities and in the absence of six million lira, the car was apparently given to Behra. He came in second place in Oporto, Portugal. In need of funds, Behra sold the car to dealer Gerino Gerini, after the car was refreshed by the factory. (Although it may still have been owned by Centro Sud based on stickers still with the car).
It came in tenth in the Sussex Trophy Race at Goodwood, driven by Brazilian Hermano da Silva Ramos. Soon after, Gerini sold the car to American Paul Growley, who sold it in late 1959 to Bill Dixon. Dixon replaced the engine with a Chevrolet V-8 unit and was driven by Dixon for several races until sold to Dan Smith in the mid-1970s.
At one point in time it was owned by automobile dealer Len Renick, who advertised it for sale and via Keith Duly, we purchased the car with a 3500 GT engine, but otherwise it was very complete. It was sent over to Neil Twyman’s shop, where it was reviewed by Maserati expert Steve Hart. He said that the body had its original panels, fuel and oil tanks, steering wheel, front and rear bonnets, all wheels original, and the chassis had all factory specifications. Front suspension and rear axle were intact, as well as the transaxle. Dashboard and windshield posts were all in place. In fact, the car was complete except for the engine.
My Number Ten - Since I've been playing with the senior volleyball team of Hamont (Belgium), I've been playing with number ten. With this number the team had ups and downs, and (more important) lots of fun. For now, becoming the champion of our league was one of the top moments, maybe we can repeat it this year (currently we are ranked number one!).
One of the things i miss the most about the 365 Project is exactly what i'm happy of not having anymore: HAVING to take that shot, everyday.
As a lot of you might know, feels great to be free from that heavy oath but at the same time, the inspiration that (sometimes) comes from that strict self-order is brilliant an unique.
Lately i've been busy as hell, work, school, putting together a portfolio, looking for job as an assistant in Europe, shooting live gigs, exercising in shooting portraits to be ready to start my 100Strangers project, reading e-books on Photoshop Techniques and watching video tutorials on Portrait Lighting Techniques... Needless to say, i feel like i'm slacking off with my photography. And the funny thing is : i'm actually not!
I'm shooting way more that i was during the project, i simply can't get the feeling of "quantity" that came out of posting a photo every day.
Yesterday i was taking the subway to go to rehearsals when i saw the girl crouching and the lady waiting at this corner. The space between the two was perfect and i loved all of those elements they have around them. All they needed was some action.
Took an exposure test shooting from the hip, and patiently waited.
When i saw the two girls coming from opposite directions, i kneeled down and timed the shot.
Now i'm simply loving it :)
While processing it I kept on asking myself questions such as :
Four women, four very different people with four very different figures, and most certainly, four very different lives.
Camera Info: Nikon D300 | 35mm (ƒ/1.8G) @ 35mm | ƒ/2 | ISO 400 | 1/90 s — Camera Handheld
Saint-Laurent Street Festival. Fans celebrate Portugal's win and advance to the second round at World Cup 2006 in Germany
Miami Metropolis
Welcome to Miami Metropolis Number Sevin. It took us a while to get this out, i know, but we think the end result is well worth it. In fact, I can give you five good reasons why:
1. Light Up Miami's Carlos Batista interview
2. Art rockers Veil of Tears b Larry Marotta
3. The work of sculptor Carol Brown in 3-D!
4. A profile of Chris Mangiaracina
5. A story from ribofunk guru Paul Di Filippo
along with a lot of other strange nonsense. I'd like to say hello to all our new friends out there in the Small Zine Exchange Network, and thanks to Mike Gunderloy for the nice review in Factsheet Five, and also to Paul for the story, and Treiops for the artwork. Locally a big muchas gracias to Larry Marotta, Veil of Tears, Carlos Btista, Carol Brown, Steve and Photo Arts, Allen Pierce, Derek Treuer, Mark Bell, Anne Marie Monte, Frankette (& Frank, wherever you are), all of our advertisers and various family members.
Edited by David Dunn
Fifty-five has the interesting property that it is the 10th Fibonacci number and the sum of the numbers 1 to 10.
It is a heptagonal number, a centered nonagonal number, and a triangular number (the sum of the numbers 1 to 10) and a square pyramidal number (the sum of the squares of the integers 1 to 5). It is also a Fibonacci number (the largest Fibonacci number to also be a triangular number) and a Kaprekar number).
55 is a semiprime, being the product of 5 and 11 and it is the 2nd member of the (5.q) semiprime family. 55 is one of only two integers with an aliquot sum of 17 (the other being 39). 55 has an aliquot sequence of 4 members: (55, 17, 1, 0).
Fifty-five is also:
* The number of Delegates who attended the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787
* In US gallons, a common size of drum containing liquids; see 55 US gallon drum
* In miles per hour,
o the highest speed limit allowed in the United States between 1974 and 1986 per the National Maximum Speed Law
o In many states of the United States, a very common speed limit for rural secondary roads and many urban freeways.
* In years of marriage, the emerald wedding anniversary
* The code for international direct dial phone calls to Brazil
* The number of European route E55 from Helsingborg, Sweden to Greece
* The designation of I-55, a freeway that runs from Louisiana to Illinois
Source: wikipedia
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clownmayor is no more. i made a lawn sign as well, but it needs improvement so i'll rework it in the next couple of days. other signs were made and a few went up, but without me photographing them yet.
i made the base poster over a year ago, and had some leftovers to which i added the red FORMER when i got home tonight after a long day of celebrating the incompetent, loudmouth bigot's removal from office. this has been a long, difficult couple of years for people in this city, progressive or not. the misery exuded by this absurd fool, and his reactionary, bullying behaviour are an embarrassment, and have been glaring, graphic proof of something we all feared years ago: amalgamation was a huge mistake. this criminal, bigoted baby, with a huge sense of entitlement was obviously a terrible choice for mayor, and all the proof we needed of that was evident for anyone who looked into his past. he's never had a job his father didn't get for him, and he has long believed that the laws of the country do not apply to him and his cronies. his verbal and physical abuse of others is a matter of record, as is his racism and homophobia. that 350 000 people voted for this idiot is dsgusting, and it is clear that he and many of his supporters refuse to admit the truth and instead are betting even more heavily on the divisive and punishing tactics of the extreme right-wing. these people are not conservatives, they are hateful idologues, pushing a far-right agenda so that the less extreme rightist garbage they could not pass otherwise gets viewed as more moderate and palatable. when ford started trolling for mayor, i believed that he was a trial balloon being floated by the federal and provincial conservative parties to see just how much bullshit the voters of ontario and the gta would tolerate, and i still think that is true. today the odious stephen harper and tim hudak placed a new pin on their graphs, and that's the only notice they took of the city, having made it abundantly clear years ago that they hate toronto and any sort of progressiveness. guess what, guys? we hate you, too, and you will never have much success here, as your vile pig proved.
rob ford is the first mayor in the history of the city to be removed from office. that ignominy fits him like the cheap suits and drunken scowl he wears so often. since amalgamation we've had two terrible mayors (fraud and mel lastman), both ridiculous clowns, and one decent public servant, david miller. pre-amalgamation, barbara hall and june rowlands, and then we run into the dark time of art eggleton. still, eggleton and lastman at least pretended to take the job seriously much of the time, and seemed to respect the responsibilities accompanying the office, no matter how much fault we found with them. no-one can say the same for the former mayor ford, at least without being, transparently, a liar. further back, people of all political sides fondly remember david crombie, who, while very much a conservative, still showed respect for social justice much of the time and did not make a habit of alienating non-allies. sadly, his form of conservatism is no more.
a final question: since city hall is located west of yonge street, will the new private garbage trucks be the ones used to haul ford's diseased carcass from office, or will he be ground into a paste that can be fed to bloat teenaged sports teams?
This medal was struck in 1962 and presented to officials when the Trans Canada Highway was officially opened. Each medallion was numbered, this one is #513.
Watkins Glen Weathertech IMSA weekend July 2016 Day 2. Classes include Porsche GT3 Cup, IMSA WeatherTech, Lamborghini Super Trofeo and the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge.
IMSA Weathertech racing at Watkins Glen. Continental Tire Race Day. All classes including Continental Tire Sports Cars, Prototype, and Lamborghini Trofeo, Prototype, GTD and GTLM
Frankie Bakrlik celebrates the Phoenix's sixth goal of the game.
Photo by Hollie Godber.
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An eight shot stitch in the roundhouse of Railtown 1897. A historic park located in Jamestown, California. I highly recommend the guided tour which takes about two hours and is included in the five dollar admission. Our guide was full of knowledge and stories about the history of the Sierra Nevada Railroad and these amazing pieces of history. This Engine has appeared in several well known movies such as Back to the Future III, Unforgiven and Pale Rider. The park recently completed a refit with a brand new boiler so she should be ready to run for another hundred years.
The Disaster
On the evening of 25th October 1960 a number of barges were making their way up river from Avonmouth to Sharpness. Amongst them were two vessels operated by John Harker Ltd. of Knottingley, Yorkshire. The WASTDALE H had been built locally at Sharpness Shipyard in 1951. She was a tanker barge and was carrying a load of petroleum. The ARKENDALE H had been built by Richards Ironworks of Lowestoft in 1937 as a dumb (unpowered) tanker barge. She had been converted to a motor barge in 1948 and was later lengthened. Her cargo was Britoleum black oil, a heavy oil which required her to be fitted with heating coils in her tanks to keep the oil liquid.
The barges hit thick fog near Berkeley Power Station and the strong incoming tide was running at 5 knots making it difficult to manoeuvre the vessels for their approach to the lock at Sharpness. Both barges were swept past the lock entrance and the found themselves by the old, disused dock entrance further upstream. The two barges came abreast and the skippers found it impossible to separate them. Whilst they struggled to break them apart they drifted yet further upstream until the port bow of the WASTDALE H hit pier 17 of the bridge. The bridge shook with the impact and the WASTDALE H turned onto her port side and began to sink. As pier 17 gave way under the pressure the two spans it supported fell onto the barges causing the WASTDALE H’s petroleum cargo to ignite and explode. The ARKENDALE H’s cargo of black oil was also ruptured and with the help of the petroleum it too ignited leaving the entire expanse of the river blazing. The two barges drifted on up river before grounding on the Ridge Sandbank. Skipper George Thompson of the ARKENDALE H managed to make it ashore. His engineer Jack Cooper also survived but not before he received a severe back injury sustained by an encounter with the still-rotating propeller of the sinking ARKENDALE H. Skipper James Dew of the WASTDALE H was the only other survivor. The other five crew members were missing.
The next morning the smouldering wrecks of the two barges were left high and dry on the sand with the WASTDALE H standing on her port side. On the following tide she settled back to en even keel. Attempts were made to pump out and search both vessels for the missing crew members but their inaccessible position made the job difficult. All five bodies were later found at various locations along the Severn. On 30th October 1960 the Army blew holes in the bow and stern of both barges to prevent them refloating. They remain there to this day, submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide.
On the night of the disaster the Fairfields workers engaged on the strengthening of the bridge decided to take an early meal break in order to listen to the Henry Cooper v Karl Muller boxing match on the wireless at Severn Bridge Station. Had they not done so the death toll would have been considerably worse as the span they were working on was one of the two that fell.
Within a month of the disaster the Western Region of British Railways had prepared an outline plan to repair the bridge. Pier 16 would be repaired and a new concrete pier would be constructed to replace pier 17. A single, welded mild steel span would then be placed across the top, supported in the middle by the new pier. The projected cost for this was £85,000.
It was found that pier 16 was significantly damaged and was leaning towards the Sharpness bank. It was therefore decided to erect a timber trestle beneath span 15-16 and the contract to do this was awarded to Peter Lind & Co. Ltd.
The bridge suffered further mishap on 17th February 1961 when the tanker barge BP EXPLORER capsized and struck pier 20 causing a further £12,740 worth of damage.
Peter Lind & Co. Ltd. hired the twin floating crane TWEEDLEDUM & TWEEDLEDEE to assist with the erection of the trestle. On the 14th April 1961 the TWEEDLEDUM & TWEEDLEDEE broke away from its moorings on a flood tide and drifted into the bridge damaging the dolphins on pier 20. The crane jib also struck the underside of the bridge. This time the damage was estimated at £6,000."
Hong Kong Transport - Trucks
The Hong Kong Truck Culture
The number of Trucks, Vans* and Special Purpose Vehicles (Light, Medium & Heavy) registered + licenced in Hong Kong seems to fluctuate between 120,000 - 125,000 vehicles and presumably new trucks registered are offset by old trucks being retired or sold over the border in China.
*Vans are classified as Light Goods Vehicles and are not shown in this album
In Hong Kong Trucks are classified as GOODS VEHICLES By the Transport Department - see below
☛Light Goods Vehicles - Goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5.5 tonnes.
☛Medium Goods Vehicles - Goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5 tonnes but not exceeding 24 tonnes.
☛Heavy Goods Vehicles - Goods vehicles of permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes but not exceeding 38 tonnes.
The major truck types you tend to see in urban areas are trucks carrying construction materials or waste, dump trucks, concrete mixers and all sizes of delivery trucks... outside of the urban areas it is container trucks and large trucks carrying construction materials.
The following brands of Trucks can be seen on the streets of Hong Kong and include:-
Beiben ✚ Bell ✚ CAMC ✚ CNHTC ✚ DAF ✚ Dennis ✚ Dong Feng ✚ FAW ✚ Fuso ✚ Foton ✚ Ford ✚ Hino ✚ Howo ✚ Hyundai ✚ Isuzu ✚ Iveco ✚ JAC ✚ Kato ✚ KIA ✚ Liebherr ✚ MAN ✚ Mercedes Benz ✚ Mitsubishi ✚ Nissan ✚ Renault ✚ Scania ✚ Shacman ✚ Sinotruk ✚ Suzuki ✚ Toyota ✚ UD ✚ Volvo ✚ Zoomlion
Hong Kong is a brand conscious place even for trucks (!) hence the popularity of the European brands, Scania and Man are very popular and even the older trucks look the business and they are utterly reliable.
Isuzu is the market leader in terms of sale volume for all types of trucks.
(Source - The Transport Department, Hong Kong Government)
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Number 4
Which is funny, because he told me he knit his scarf as a fan of Dr Who, and Tom Baker (known for wearing a long scarf in the role) was the Fourth Doctor. He said buying all different colors of yarn was cost prohibitive. He is also wearing a t-shirt commemorating his participation (playing guitar) in BDHS' 2010 production of Little Shop Of Horrors.
I saw him and another gentleman walking up the street and decided to pull over ahead of them. As they walked past the car I kicked myself for missing the opportunity . Deciding it was not too late, I jumped out and ran after them. The older man noticed, so I said "Excuse me..." I am sure holding the DSLR makes one seem somehow allowed to take pictures of strangers. It was a rush. I'm happy I did it. Next time I really ought to ask a woman.
(4/100)