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For April 13, 2020
To consume the contents of the latest Flash Report you will either have to click on the following URL or give me a telephone call and ask that it be read to you. www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/49769426826/ As a public service I’d advise that you use the click and read option. To find who the young man in the Flickr photo is you'll have to read the report. In the current vernacular, yes, I'm pushing "full blown exposure" to these reports.
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Catching up
On March 21, 2020 this note was received. “Hi John: Just wanted to let you know that the KOM League has lost another. My dad Russell White passed away on March 19, 2020 at the good ole age of 93. He has gone to be with his Irish Love.
Wish you the best and we'll continue to read your reports as long as you send them Shawna White-Clough
Ed comment:
A message of condolence was sent to Shawna and the reporting of her father’s death was delayed until there was an obituary to share. The obituary came out on April 9 and on that same day this note was received from baseball necrologist, Jack Morris. “Here’s an obituary for a guy which says he was on the Iola Cubs. I’m assuming he didn’t get into a game since I can’t find him in Baseball Reference or in the TSN contract cards.
www.legacy.com/obituaries/tribnet/obituary.aspx?n=russell...
Obituary
Russell White Russell White (93) went to be with the Lord on March 19, 2020 of natural causes, joining his loving wife Lauretta.
He was born April 27, 1926 to Harry and Juanita White. He was born in Oakville, WA and eventually ended up in Gig Harbor. In 1946 he was signed by the Chicago Cubs and sent to their farm club in Visalia, CA.
He also spent time with the Iola Cubs which was part of the KOM league. Unfortunately, family wanted him back home so unhappily he returned. Upon returning home he got in touch with the love of his life Lauretta (Murphy) and they were married in August of 1948, before her passing in 2017 they had been married for 69 years.
He worked several jobs before being hired by the Peninsula Light Company where he retired from after 38 years. He enjoyed traveling and camping with Lauretta and would end up on some back road to their next destination. They traveled most of the United States, Ireland, Wales, Mexico to name a few. He was a very devoted member of St. John's Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his sister Kay (Vern) Kolves and his four children, Wendy (Alan) Lentz, Dennis White, Denise (Jim) Matthews and Shawna (Tom) Clough. He had 5 grandchildren, Chris, Marci (Ty), Jason, Chad and Tim and 1 great granddaughter Danika, along with several nieces and nephews that he adored. He was preceded in death by his wife Lauretta and brother Jess. A celebration of life will be held at a later time, after the pandemic is under control.
Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on Apr. 9, 2020
A rather long e-mail was sent in reply to Jack Morris in which it was documented Russell White appeared in three games for the 1946 Iola, Kansas Cubs. Contact was first made with his daughter and later him in 2016. A number of communications went back and forth over the intervening four years. The account of locating the White family can be found in this Flash Report: oldtimerbaseball.com/hall_09.php?year=09&id=02 There are many references to contacts with the White family in the intervening four years and can be shared if anyone needs a reference as to the Flash Report in which they appeared. This site features a photo of Russell and his wife. www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/28643236921/
In the first story written about Russell White he provided many interesting stories not the least of which happened when he was a young man. Of all the people with whom I have ever conversed with regarding baseball, or any other subject, I have never heard of anyone living in a “community” like White described. Go back and read the article and then report to me if you found the “naked truth.”
Being aware that a few baseball researchers peruse this publication it was decided to summarize Russell White’s time at Iola. This note was shared with Jack Morris. “This is Russell Austin White's career in a nutshell. Pitched against Carthage May 23-- 4 hits four runs--no decision. May 17 beat Miami 5-2. Also pitched at Bartlesville prior to May 17-no decision.”
Ed comment:
Receiving an obituary for April 9 has a real impact on Yours truly. It on that date, in 1947, that my father passed away due to ruptured appendix and the lack of penicillin to treat it. For 73 years it has always been my belief that the Hall family, led by my mother and her four children suffered worse on that day than anyone else on the planet.
On the morning of April 10 of this year I decided to look back on the events of April 9, 1947 and found that towns in Northwest Oklahoma, Southwest Kansas and the Texas Panhandle suffered devastation that numerical dwarfed what the Hall’s experienced that same day in Carthage, Missouri. Towns like Woodward, Oklahoma suffered immensely but eventually returned to “normal.” In the same manner the Hall family picked up the pieces and went on about trying to make it. Some 73 years after losing my father I have a reminder of him every day for his tombstone resides just a few feet away from where this report is being written. Don’t call me a weirdo until you ask how that came to be.
So my social commentary relates to the current status of the health of the world. This is not the worst thing that has ever happened, by a long shot and like tornados and deaths from 1947, this too shall pass. .
If the virus is keeping you inside and your boredom level is at the maximum try this site and then feel less stressed: www.google.com/search?q=Tornados+in+Woodward%2C+Oklahoma+...
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Death of Ewing Turner—Ponca Dodger
obits.ocregister.com/obituaries/orangecounty/obituary.asp...
Ewing passed away peacefully at his home in Scottsdale, AZ on April 1, 2020; he was 90 years old. Ewing Turner was born on June 28, 1929 in West Plains, MO (Ed note: His parents were living in Dry Branch in Howell County) and was raised in Long Beach, CA. Though Ewing was an only child; he had several first aunts and uncles, along with cousins. Ewing was born into a depression era family to his father, Everett and mother, Lillian.
The Turners were of very modest means and young Ewing was restless at a very early age. He was an excellent student, athlete, and woodworking craftsman. Ewing attended Long Beach Poly where he was an outstanding football, basketball, and track sprinter. His true love was playing baseball. Ewing was an All-CIF catcher at Long Beach Poly and had full ride scholarships to both USC and the University of Arizona.
Ewing, bypassed college and was signed by Hall of Famer, Branch Rickey, of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. In the summer of 1949 at the age of 20, he met the love of his life, Geraldine Michelick. A whirlwind romance ensued, one year later they were married and the Turners were on a fast track to the big leagues. However, when they arrived home from their honeymoon on September 30, 1950, Ewing was drafted into the U.S. Army to serve on the front lines in the Korean War. Faith, hope and prayers brought Sergeant Turner back in 1952 and he resumed his career with the Dodgers. Ewing and Gerrie traveled the country in pursuit of their dreams from Vero Beach, FL to Ponca City, OK, Pueblo, CO, Mobile, AL and many other stops in between.
In 1955, Ewing and Gerrie, with a toddler and another baby on the way, decided to retire from baseball to move back to Long Beach, California. With his baseball bonus money, Ewing bought Curley's Cafe‚ in Signal Hill, still operating to this day as it has since 1932. The Turner's settled into a small home in Signal Hill. With one more move to Long Beach, they eventually purchased their dream home in 1960 on Rowena Drive in Rossmoor, CA. With 4 children to raise, Ewing became the ultimate super dad and helped construct the St. Hedwig's Little League fields in Rossmoor and became a mentor and coach to many young dads that had never played or coached.
Ewing and Gerrie also expanded their business ventures into other businesses: Turfside Liquor in Cypress, Automotive Salvage Yards Admore and Allco Auto Wrecking and Signal Savings & Loan. Ewing also became a Steering Committee Member of the Long Beach Second Guessers Professional Baseball Players Association of America and served as President (and Lifetime Honorary Member) of the Signal Hill Police Officers Association a philanthropic organization from 1978-80.
Ewing's work ethic on the baseball diamond, in the community, or running his businesses, was unrivaled out the door at 4:30 AM and home by 7:00 PM; he loved running Curley's. He always said he had the "best customers in the world" and he treated them like family. Great food, world famous chili and a stiff drink was their brand, no menu ever, daily blue plate specials prepared by his Aunt Ruth. His check cashing business and service to the oil field roustabouts was legendary. The locals knew it took some gumption to run Curley's, an occasional argument and bare-knuckled brawl might ensue over a lost wager but Ewing was there to restore order.
A friend to all, enemy to none, Ewing also served as the official lender to those in need. For 35 years, on a handshake, Ewing was there for his customers covering payroll or issuing credit when times were tough in the oilfields. As a salute to his customers, for 35 years, Ewing organized an annual Dove Hunting trip for the Signal Hill Curley's crew to Gila Bend, Arizona.
Ewing was known as the unofficial mayor of Gila Bend over the Labor Day Weekend. He would rent out the entire Space Age and Payless Motels and was legendary for his sharpshooting skills and hollering "my bird" before his epic opening night dove feed. Ewing and Gerrie became avid golfers in the early 1970's and convinced several other neighborhood couples to join Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. Known as the "Hic and Hackers," Gerrie and Ewing organized many golf trips over the years and traveled with their friends to Hawaii, Palm Springs, Ojai, San Diego and Las Vegas for memorable golf outings. From 1975 to 1984, Ewing was the weekend chef to many of the Turner kids' friends. "You are always welcome to stay for dinner," our Dad would say and eat they would! He fed half of the Los Al Griffin football team over a ten-year span from 1969 to 1979. Filet Mignon and Lobster was always on the menu and grilled to order. Mom & Dad were always up for a celebration and party-planning was their specialty.
Birthdays, graduations, costume parties, Rose Bowl, Super Bowl and the Turner's famous Curley's chili "joke" parties were among the most popular parties, but their favorite party was a Cocktail Party! Family vacations were a big priority for Ewing and Gerrie. From Donner Lake, Mammoth, Hawaii, Bass Lake, trips to Colorado, Mexico, Canada, Lake Arrowhead and finally a "cabin" the 'Hillbilly Hilton' in Canyon Lake, CA. After the kids went off to college, Gerrie and Ewing traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe with many of their closest friends for many years. Ewing and Gerrie sold their Rossmoor home in 1995 and moved to Canyon Lake to set up shop for the next nine years on their 13th tee box home at Canyon Lake Country Club. In 2004, Gerrie and Ewing were on the move again to Phoenix, AZ to settle into their sunset years. Mom & Dad loved their Arizona sunsets in the Sonoran Desert.
Ewing is now at home, resting in peace with the Lord with his beloved wife, and the many dogs they raised, including their especially cute "Cupcake" who passed on the same day as Ewing. As parents, they always said "Dogs go to heaven, too." Ewing is survived by: his daughters, Dr. Pamelee Turner Santesteban of Scottsdale, AZ, Jana Lynn Turner of Newport Beach; his sons, Kerry Ewing Turner and daughter-in-law Alicia of Rossmoor, Kevin Michael Turner and daughter-in-law Perrin of Coto De Caza; grandchildren Austin Fairbourn, Ashley Turner, Patrick, Riley, and Lily Turner; grandson-in-law Charlie, and great-granddaughters, Turner Marie and Jennings James Fairbourn. He is also survived by his third adoptive son, Robert Harrison Bowles, of Denver, CO and wife Lynn and their four children.
In lieu of flowers, Ewing is being honored with donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org/donate). Ewing's life was celebrated with military honors, an intimate family Catholic funeral mass in Scottsdale, AZ on Saturday, April 4, 2020 with interment at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ.---Published in Orange County Register on Apr. 10, 2020
Ed comment:
When news arrives of the death of any former KOM leaguer an attempt is made to inform his teammates from the year(s) he played. In the case of Ewing Turner contact was made with Dick McCoy in Omaha, Nebr. Here is the reply from Molly McCoy. “Just opened our iPad and saw your news so glad Dick had gotten to visit with him. That was a very nice obit of his interesting life. We are getting along well in our new life style but miss seeing our family. We do take a ride a couple times a week maybe DQ and then back home. Hope you and your family are doing well.” Love Molly and Dick
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Note from faithful reader-- Bill Clark
This is a note from former major league scout, Bill Clark.
I just read the latest Flash Report and continue to be intrigued by your ability to dig out guys that have been forgotten – or never really known – for 70 years. I’ve been doing a bit of it on Ancestry, but in regard to historical data on folks who have been dead in our county for 150 years. I’m beginning to find my way around. Old dogs do learn new tricks./ And I’m damned sure old. I’ll be 88 soon. That means I can be played like a piano.
I’m still grinding out five columns a week and, even though I’m staying at home in an effort to reach Age 88 and beyond with all my systems working, I have no problem conjuring up something of interest – at least to me. I’m about the only one who reads them.
Tomorrow’s bird column about an eight-day escape from home to bird a dozen different spots in mid-Missouri occupied only by the birds and the sole birder – ma way to relieve the boredom of four walls and a computer.
Keep on sending KOM League news, even if only you and I are reading these days.
OL Clark
Ed comment:
With the foregoing in mind these are some tidbits of information, recently uncovered, that will be of little interest to most readers but might be what it takes to get Ol Clark through this time of Covid whatever number it is.
It dawned on Yours truly, in recent days, that this forum might be putting out as much news as outlets such as ESPN and the sports departments of FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS et. al. At least what you find in this report is true, mostly.
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Leading the age parade
The lone reader of these reports in Canada, Barry McMahon, mentioned that with the passing of Shannon Deniston who was the oldest living former KOM leaguer. That honor now rests with Robert Field of Hutchinson, Kansas who played for the 1946 Miami, Oklahoma Blues. The following are those born in 1922-23-25 and 1925.
Robert E. Field-- 8/27/1922 (Miami 1946)
Willis Frank Carruth-- 9/30/1922 (Bartlesville 1948)
Ruel WilliamWaggener--10/23/1923 (Pittsburg and Bartlesville 1946 then Bartlesville 1947)
Jasper Bono-- 3/15/1924 (Chanute 1946)
Nicholas Kucher --11/1/1924 (Ponca City 1947)
John Lawrence Bulkley --1/5/1925 (Chanute 1946-47)
William Edward McProuty --2/27/1925 (Independence 1947)
Robert J. Kapinus-- 4/10/1925 (Iola 1946)
Peter S. Maropis--9/27/1925 (Bartlesville 1948)
To my knowledge neither Jasper Bono and Nicholas Kucher have middle names. If they had one now it might well be “Longevity.”
One the opposite end of the spectrum the youngest living former KOM leaguers were born in 1933. There are 28 men who have or will reach the 87 mile marker this year. Those born from August to December are the youngest of the group. They are:
Robert L. Zuccarini-- 12/15/1933 (1951 Pittsburg Browns)
Bobby Uriah Elkins-- 12/9/1933 (1950 Ponca City Dodgers)
Arvil Lee Coonradt—12/6/1933 (1952 Ponca City Dodgers)
James Joseph Cesanek—11/30/1933 (1952 Iola Indians)
Theodore James Downey—11/6/1953 (1952 Ponca City Dodgers)
Thomas J. Guderian—10/14/1933 (1952 Blackwell Broncos)
Joseph Daniel Parisi—9/25/1933 (1952 Ponca City Dodgers)
Vernon Leroy Summers—9/10/1933 (1952 Bartlesville/Pittsburg Pirates)
William Ellsworth Eastburn—9/4/1933 (1951 Carthage Cubs)
Les G. Machen Jr.—8/9/1933 (1952 Ponca City Dodgers)
Joseph C. “Corky” Buckstead—8/5/1933 (1951 Bartlesville Pirates 1952 Bartlesville/Pittsburg)
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A reader enjoyed a recent tale
John: That story of the young man telling Miss XXXX, the roving teacher, that if she passed away he would be the ugliest person in the world was hysterical! I don't suppose you know if Miss XXXX continued to teach, or if after receiving that candid remark from one of her students, she tendered her resignation and joined a carnival as the world's ugliest woman?
Regardless John, keep up the good work. During these very trying times, your reports offer a great diversion from all the negativity in our lives. Sincerely, Leo Downey
Ed reply:
The Miss XXXX was about the meanest teacher I ever encountered. She had been the principal at one of the grade schools and she was finally relegated to roving status in her last year or two of employment
Once, in our geography class, she came upon a boy who had his book opened to the map of the world. He had a pencil with string tied to it. The string was touching the Pacific Ocean. Miss XXXX was looking over his shoulder and inquired as to what he was doing. He turned to her with a shhh! and said, “Be quiet before you scare the fish away.”
Miss XXXX had long boney fingers and enjoyed placing them under students collar bones and pulling upward. At my 50th high school reunion the brother of the boy who was caught fishing in class told me a tale I don’t recall. He said that I once warned Miss XXXX if she grabbed my collarbone that she would have my mother to deal with and she wouldn’t like the result. I can’t believe I said it but if I did I’m proud of myself.
Comment:
This is basically for the readers who attended Carthage schools at the same time as Yours truly. Miss XXXX parents came to the United States, from Ireland. Miss XXXX’s father was a tailor who passed away in 1925. By that time his daughter had reached the age of 41 and thus when my age group arrived on the scene Miss XXXX was already of retirement age and not much in the frame of mind to tolerate much from students of my generation.
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Robert Glynn Carter www.findagrave.com/memorial/8127137/robert-glynn-carter
Until recent days I was never able to track the fate or whereabouts of Robert Glynn Carter. He caught, briefly, for the 1952 Ponca City Dodgers but made a living scouting for them for many years. He was born July 1, 1932 in Downsville, Louisiana. He was assigned to Ponca City from the Valdosta, Georgia club on July 15, 1952.
After his playing days, which ended in 1956, he scouted for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1958—1965 and then spent two years, 1967-68 doing the same job for the Philadelphia Phillies
Carter passed away July 17, 2003 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
This is a link to Robert Glynn Carter’s Sporting News card: digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/15035/...
In reviewing these cards just remember that there are omissions and other mistakes on them at times. The Item Description section is how the person summarizing the card deciphered it. Some names on the item description are far from the real thing. For example I tried finding Travis Kunce of the Miami Owls. I won’t go into the details. However, I pointed out how that got interpreted from the original card. It was documented and sent to Jack Morris of baseball necrology fame and he sent it along to the research group to make the change.
Ed note:
Carter’s photo is the one accompanying this report on the Flickr site: It was taken while he was in high school at Ouachita High School in Monroe, Louisiana.
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Larry Glenn Smith
This gentleman was another member of the 1952 Ponca City Dodgers who they released on May 10. That is shown on his Sporting News card. It appears he went to Abbeyville, Louisiana of the Evangeline league for the rest of the season and after that his baseball career was nothing more than insertions on an index card kept in St. Louis by the Spinks and Sons. Peruse this one: digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/132212...
Unfortunately, there was nothing on his Sporting News card to indicate his place of birth and as yet I haven’t deciphered anything on Ancestry.com that would provide definitive information.
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Wayne Parge may have been Wayne Parks—but probably not
Another fellow who showed up in Ponca City for a brief visit in 1952 was a gentleman only identified in an Associated Press line score. It showed up as Parg, Parq, Parge and Parks without a first name. Over the years a search was made for persons of that age range and the closest one ever found was Wayne Parge, a right handed pitcher from Malaka Township, Iowa.
Nothing definitive was ever found on this person after he left his Iowa farm home. In recent days an attempt was made to find someone fitting that profile and this was located. digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/173852... The person on this card would have been the property of the St. Louis Browns. When he was on the inactive list he could have possibly been sent to Ponca City for a “look see.” However, if I attempted to win this case in the court of law, with that amount of evidence, I’d lose my case, big time. In short this guy has me stumped.
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It wasn’t Boerger but rather Boeger
A quarter century ago the name of Gerald Paul Boerger was added to the KOM league database on the basis that he was signed by the New York Giants out of St. Louis, Mo. and sent to Chanute, Kansas on July 1, 1948. He lasted until July 3 and his KOM league career was over. However, years of searching produced no trail on the fellow. Then, on a hunch the spelling of his last name was “tinkered” with and a search was made for Gerald Paul Boeger. This was found on the Internet: Gerald Paul Boeger Obituary. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gerald Paul Boeger (Fort Myers, Florida), born in Saint Louis, Missouri, who passed away on January 31, 2018, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Gerald Paul Boeger or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. The link to the obituary is: www.everhere.com/us/obituaries/fl/fort-myers/gerald-paul-...
Mr. Boeger was born January 13, 1929 in St. Louis. His Sporting News card, after his short stint in Chanute was filled with: being released, put on disabled list, reinstated, released, placed on suspended list, reinstated and released. Here is the document verifying what was just shared. digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/13196/...
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Flash Report loses another reader
It is with a heavy heart that I must pass along the news about Doc Martin. He is home with Jesus as of March 19th. He died four days after his 99 birthday. Clara Dee Martin-Omaha, Nebraska.
Ed comment:
Not many people, aside from steel guitar aficionados would know that name. However, he was a legend back in the days of Red Foley’s nationally syndicated “Ozark Jubilee” aired in the 1950’s from Springfield, Mo. Yours truly was aware of Doc for one of my grade and high school classmates lived a block from me and was his brother-in-law.
A number of years ago contact was made with Doc and one thing led to another and he became the recipient of these reports. I think some of you might have an interest in knowing more about him. His given name was Ulyan Alan Martin. There was no obituary filed for him, according to his widow, and in its place a trio of links are being shared. The first link is a television interview he did in 2016 in Springfield, Mo. The second one is him playing on a live performance of the Ozark Jubilee in the late 1950’s and the third contains a clip of three famous men going inside the Jewell Theater in Springfield in 1958. One of the men is the greatest baseball whoever played in that town (or any other for that matter), the other is the most successful cowboy star of all-time and the third is that of Pat Boone’s father-in-law. You will have to watch closely or you’ll miss it. But, I suspect all of you have time on your hands these days. If any of you suffer from anxiety or hyper activity I’ll give you a hint. The clip of the three famous men is around the seven minute mark of the third clip.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1V-GL_junkc#dialog
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q4JRvO_UUI
When my friend from grade and high school attended the Ozark Jubilee with his brother-in-law, Doc Martin, Red Foley’s youngest daughter took a liking to him. We’ll call that friend Darrell, for that was his name. Darrell always claimed he was never too fond of Red’s daughter but Red had an older one who caught the eye of Pat Boone and they married and he and his wife had daughter (Debbie) who enjoyed a fine singing career. I think Debbie made some money singing “You Light Up My Life.” www.google.com/search?q=Debbie+Boone+You+LIght+up+my+life...
In my humble opinion this was Red Foley’s best song. I’m sure the group backing him on this was Elmo Fagg and the Blue Ridge Quartet. www.google.com/search?q=red+foley+peace+in+the+valley&...
While we are on the topic of hit tunes of the Foley/Boone family I suppose then one Pat Boone got from Richard Penniman (Little Richard) was the most rambunctious of them all: www.google.com/search?q=pat+boone+tutti+frutti&oq=Pat...
It is recommended you listen to all those songs and thus take your mind off either the shortcoming of this writing effort or the miserable news of the current health issue around the planet. In case you wish to compare Little Richard to Pat Boone on the Tutti Frutti tune I’m sure you know how to Google it.
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The report continues.
This is name dropping time. Many years later Yours truly encountered Pat Boone in a book shop at a major airport. In those instances you don’t want to say something stupid like “Oh, you’re Pat Boone, aren’t’ you?” We exchanged pleasantries and I inquired about the young daughter of Red Foley who dated Darrell. Boone was surprised that such a question was asked and then filled me in on Jenny’s whereabouts and family.
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Another reader was lost in recent days and it hit close to home
It is my belief that the recent articles on Shannon Deniston caught the eye of many readers. One of my late readers knew me about as well and as long as anyone on this distribution list. The news of his passing was shared by his widow. He was my last living first cousin. There is a whole lot I could say about Jimmy Ray Harrison but will let the following link do it for me. Without doubt he had the most eventful life of anyone in the Hall/Harrison clan from which I sprung. I taught him everything I knew about martial arts which was nothing. I now introduce you to “Cousin Jim.”
missoulian.com/news/local/obituaries/jim-ronin-harrison/a...
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Winding down
I shall close even though there is much more to share. On the drawing table are some stories about former KOM leaguers on whom some extensive research has been compiled in recent days.
When, and if, I ever get around to it there will be minor to voluminous information on heretofore obscure former KOM leaguers: William D. White, Raymond Harvey Buckner, Charles Hertzer, Thomas E. Johnson, William Horace Sibson Jr., Carroll Hoffman, William Huffman, Jack Clayton Jean, Robert Westgate, George Francis Paul, Don Mathews and possibly a host of others.
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Kelly is crying because the empty house that her friend is letting her stay at, is in final escrow and will have to move out soon. She has no where to go, because Lyme treatment has depleted all of her savings.
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
When, towards late 1945, the Einheits-Chassis for the German combat tanks (the "E" series of medium and heavy tanks) reached the front lines, several heavily armed anti-aircraft turrets had been developed, including the 30mm Kugelblitz, based on the outdated Panzer IV, the "Coelian" turret with various armament options for the Panzer V Panther hull, and there were twin 55 mm as well as single and even 88mm cannon systems for the new E-50, E-75 and E-100 chassis'.
With these new weapons for medium- and high-altitude targets, Firepower was considerably increased, but the tank crews still had to rely on traditional visual tracking and aiming of targets. One potential solution in which the German Heeresleitung was highly interested from the start was the use of the Luftwaffe’s new radar technology for early target identification and as an aiming aid in poor weather conditions or even at night. The German Luftwaffe first introduced an airborne interception radar in 1942, but these systems were bulky and relied upon large bipolar antenna arrays. These were not suitable for any use in a ground vehicle, lest to say in a tank that would also carry weapons and ammunition.
A potential solution appeared in late 1944 with the development of the FuG 240 "Berlin". It was an airborne interception radar, too, but it was the first German radar to be based on the cavity magnetron, which eliminated the need for the large multiple dipole-based antenna arrays seen on earlier radars, thereby greatly increasing the performance of the night fighters. The FuG 240 with a rotating dish antenna was introduced by Telefunken in April 1945, primarily in Junkers Ju 88G-6 night-fighters, behind a plywood radome which considerably improved aerodynamics. This so greatly reduced drag compared to the late-model Lichtenstein and Neptun systems that the fighters regained their pre-radar speeds and made them competitive again. The FuG 240 was effective against bomber-sized targets at distances of up to 9 kilometers (5.5 mi), or down to 0.5 kilometer, which eliminated the need for a second, short-range radar system.
Right before the FuG 240's roll-out with the Luftwaffe, the Heer insisted on a ground-based derivative for its anti-aircraft units. Political pressure from Berlin convinced the RLM to share the new technology, and Telefunken was ushered to adapt the radar system to an armored ground vehicle in February 1945.
It soon became clear that the FuG 240 had several drawbacks for this task. On one side, ground clutter and the natural horizon limited the system's range and low-level effectiveness, but its 9 km range in free space made high altitude surveillance possible – just enough for the effective interception of Allied bombers that attacked important point targets. Furthermore, the whole system, together with its power supply and a dirigible dish antenna, took up a lot of space, so that its integration into a tank-based anti-aircraft vehicle like an SPAAG as an autonomous, stand-alone solution was ruled out.
A workable solution eventually came as a technical and tactical compromise: the army’s anti-aircraft tanks were to be grouped together in so-called Panzer-Fla-Züge, which consisted of several (typically four) SPAAGs and an additional, dedicated radar surveillance and command unit, so that the radar could guide the tank crews towards incoming targets – even though the gun crews still had to rely on visual targeting.
Two respective guidance vehicles developed, a light and a heavy one. The light one, intended against low-flying targets like the Ilyushin Il-2 on the Eastern front, became the 8x8 Funkmess-/Flak-Kommandowagen Sd.Kfz. 234/6. The heavy variant, with a bigger antenna and a more powerful emitter, became the Mittlerer Funkmess-/Flak-Kommandopanzer Sd.Kfz. 282. In contrast to the light and compact Sd.Kfz. 234/6, the Sd.Kfz. 282’s complete radar and observation system was installed in a new turret, so that it could be simply mounted onto the new E-50 Einheitspanzer battle tank hull.
This new, box-shaped turret had been developed by Rheinmetall, together with Telefunken, and was based on the turret design for the new 55 mm twin anti-aircraft cannon. It had a maximum armor of 60mm at the front and held all of the radar equipment, christened "Basilisk", after the monster from medieval mythology with a petrifying sight. The turret held a crew of three: a commander, a radar operator, and an observer for the optical rangefinder. The rest of the crew, the driver and a radio operator, sat in the hull. No armament was fitted, even though a light machine gun could be mounted on the roof for self-defense, even though it could not be operated from the inside. A heavier armament was not deemed necessary since the vehicle would stay close to the heavily armed tanks/SPAAGs it would typically accompany.
The Basilisk radar’s rotating dish antenna had a diameter of 90 cm (35 ½ inches) and was installed at the turret's front under a hard vinyl cover. Power of the modified FuG 240 was 25kW, with a search angle of +80/− 5° and a frequency range: 3,250–3,330MHz (~10 cm). Range was, due the bigger antenna and a higher emitter output, increased to 0.5–11.0 kilometer, even though only under ideal conditions. Power came from a dedicated generator that was connected to the E-50’s V-12 Maybach HL 234 gasoline engine.
Beyond the radar system, the vehicle was furthermore equipped with a powerful visual coincidence range finder in the turret, combined with an analogue computer, the Kommandogerät (KDO) 40 Telemeter. This system had been introduced in 1941 as a guidance tool for stationary anti-aircraft units equipped with the 88 mm and the 105 mm Flak, but it had so far – due to its size and bulk – only been deployed on an unarmored trailer
The KDO 40 and similar sights worked as follows: Light from the target entered the range finder through two windows located at either end of the instrument. At either side, the incident beam was reflected to the center of the optical bar by a pentaprism, and this optical bar was ideally made from a material with a low coefficient of thermal expansion so that optical path lengths would not change significantly with temperature. The reflected beam first passed through an objective lens and was then merged with the beam of the opposing side with an ocular prism sub-assembly to form two images of the target which were viewed by the observer through the eyepiece. Since either beam entered the instrument at a slightly different angle the resulting image, if unaltered, would appear blurry. Therefore, in one arm of the instrument, a compensator was integrated which could be adjusted by the operator to tilt the beam until the two images matched. At this point, the images were said to be in coincidence. The degree of rotation of the compensator determined the range to the target by simple triangulation, allowing the calculation of the distance to the observed object.
Fixed target reading with the device mounted in the Sd.Kfz. 282 turret was possible on targets from 3,000 to 20,000 m. Aerial courses could be recorded at all levels of flight and at a slant range between 4,000 and 18,000 m - enough for visual identification beyond an anti-aircraft group's effective gun ranges and perfectly suitable for long range observation, so that the Sd.Kfz. 282 also had excellent reconnaissance and observation capabilities. The rangefinder’s optical bar had a massive span of 400 cm (157.5 in) and went right through the turret, just above the radar device installation. The whole device, together with its armored fairing, was 4,60 m (15 ft 1 in) wide, so that it protruded from the turret on both sides over the lower hull. The odd and unwieldy installation quickly earned the vehicle nicknames like "Hirsch (stag)", "Zwo-Ender" (a young stag with just two antlers) or “Ameise” (ant). None of these were official, though. In order to protect the Telemeter on the way, the turret was normally turned by 90° and hidden under a tarpaulin, in order not to give away any details of the highly classified equipment.
However, development of the Einheitspanzer family lagged behind schedule, and in early 1945 no E-50 chassis was available for the highly specialized Sd.Kfz. 282 – battle tanks and SPGs were in higher demand. As an alternative, the turret was quickly adapted for different tank hulls, namely the Sd.Kfz. 171, the Panzer V ‘Panther’ medium tank and the heavy Sd.Kfz. 181 ‘Tiger I’. Tests with both hulls in spring 1945 were successful, but only the lighter ‘Panther’ hull was chosen because it was lighter overall, more mobile and available in sufficient numbers for a quick roll-out. In this configuration, the system received the designation Sd.Kfz. 282/1, while the original Sd.Kfz. 282 designation was reserved for the originally planned E-50 chassis variant.
The first vehicles reached, together with the new FlaK tanks, the front units in September 1945. Operating independently, they were primarily allocated to the defense of important production sites and the city of Berlin, and they supported tank divisions through early warning duties and visual long-range reconnaissance. Operationally, the Sd.Kfz. 282’s sensor setup with its combined visual and radar input turned out to be surprisingly successful. The combination of the Basilisk radar with the KDO 40 rangefinder allowed a time from initial target acquisition to the first AA shot of less than 20 seconds, which was impressive for the time – typically, simple visual target acquisition took 30 seconds or more. First shot hit probability was appreciably improved, too, and even quick passes of aircraft at low altitudes could be precalculated, if the radar was not obstructed.
However, the radar remained capricious, its performance rather limited and the unarmored antenna fairing at the turret’s front was easily damaged in combat, even by heavy machinegun fire. But the Sd.Kfz. 282 offered, when the vehicle was placed in a location with a relatively free field of view (e. g. on a wide forest clearance or in an open field), a sufficient early warning performance against incoming bombers at medium to high altitudes, and it also appreciably mobilized the bulky but valuable KDO 40 device. It now could easily be moved around and keep up with the pace of motorized battle groups that the Panzer-Fla-Züge units were supposed to protect.
Until the end of hostilities, probably thirty Sd.Kfz. 282/1s were completed from newly built (Ausf. F, recognizable through the simpler all-metal wheels) or from refurbished earlier Panzer V chassis of various types before production switched in early 1946 to the E-50 chassis which had eventually become available in sufficient numbers.
Specifications:
Crew: Five (commander, radar operator, observer, driver, radio-operator/hull machine gunner)
Weight: 41.2 tonnes (40.4 long tons; 45.3 short tons)
Length (hull only): 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Width: 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in) hull only
4,60 m (15 ft 1 in) overall
Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Suspension: Double torsion bar, interleaved road wheels
Fuel capacity: 720 litres (160 imp gal; 190 US gal)
Armor:
15–80 mm (0.6 – 3.15 in)
Performance:
Maximum road speed: 48 km/h (30 mph)
Operational range: 250 km (160 mi)
Power/weight: 15.39 PS (11.5 kW)/tonne (13.77 hp/ton)
Engine:
Maybach HL230 P30 V-12 petrol engine with 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
ZF AK 7-200 gear; 7 forward 1 reverse
Armament:
1× 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun in the front glacis plate with 2.500 rounds
Optional MG 34 or 42 machine gun with 1.500 rounds on the turret
The kit and its assembly:
Another submission to the “Recce & Surveillance” group build at whatifmodellers.com in July 2021, and actually a good occasion to tackle a project that I had on my list for some years. A long while ago I bought a resin conversion set with a (purely fictional) Heer ‘46 anti-aircraft surveillance radar system, based on an E-50 chassis. Unfortunately, I cannot identify the manufacturer, but this 1:72 conversion set was/is nicely molded, with delicate details, no bubbles or flash and it even came with a commander figure for an optional open hatch on top as well as a pair of delicate brass antennae.
Even though I could have mounted this replacement turret onto a Trumpeter or Modelcollect E-50/75 chassis, I rather decided to create an earlier (1945 time frame) interim vehicle on a late Panzer V ‘Panther’ basis, mostly because it would be more compact and I doubt that brand new E-50/75s would have been “wasted” on second line/support vehicles like this mobile surveillance/commando post for anti-aircraft units?
The Panther chassis is the old Hasegawa kit for an Ausf. G tank from 1973, chosen because of its good fit, simplicity and the vinyl tracks, which I prefer. However, the kit clearly shows its age and some weak/soft details (e. g. the gratings on the engine deck), but it was enough for my plans and easy to handle.
Both turret and hull were built separately and basically OOB, combined with an adjusted turret ring. The Kdo 40’s “antlers” are to be glued directly to the turret’s flanks, but I reinforced the connections with wire. I also replaced the set’s brass antennae with heated sprue material and used a surplus PE detail set from a Modelcollect E-50/75 to hide the crude engine openings and change the overall look of the Panther a little. Some storage boxes as well as spare track links were added to the flanks, stuff collected from the scrap box.
To emphasize the refurbished character of the vehicle I left away the Panther’s side skirts – these were easily lost in battle, anyway, and probably have rather been allocated to battle tanks than to 2nd line support vehicles, despite leaving the Panther’s lower hull under the mudguards vulnerable.
Painting and markings:
Even though the paint scheme on this model is based on German standard colors, it is a little special. Late in real-world WWII some Panzer Vs received a unique, uniform RAL 6003 (Olivgrün) factory finish instead of the usual all-over RAL 7028 (Dunkelgelb) or the bare oxide red primer finish, onto which the frontline units would add individual camouflage, depending on the theatre of operations and whatever paint or application tool was at hand. This special green livery was adopted for the model, including the new turret. The individual camouflage consists of diagonal stripes in Dunkelgelb and Rotbraun (RAL 8017), added on top of the green basis with rather sharp and straight edges and only to the vertical surfaces. The practice to leave out the horizontal surfaces was called “Sparanstrich” (literally “economy paintwork”), an attempt to save the more and more scarce paint.
This rather odd style was actually applied to several late war Panther tanks – even though I am personally not certain about this pattern’s effectiveness? Maybe a kind of dazzle effect was sought for?
The basic green became a modern-day RAL 6003 from the rattle can (which is very close to FS 34102, just a tad lighter), applied in a rather cloudy fashion on top of an initial coat of Oxide Red primer (RAL 3009) overall, also from the rattle can. On top of that the stripes were painted with a brush, partly masked but mostly free-handedly. For some variation I used this time Tamiya XF-60 (a rather pale interpretation of Dunkelgelb which IMHO lacks a greenish hue and rather looks like a desert sand tone) and XF-64 (a rich whole milk chocolate tone) to create the additional camouflage, not fully opaque so that the impression of thinly/hastily applied paint was reinforced.
Once dry, the whole surface received a very dark brown washing with thinned acrylic paint and surface details were emphasized through dry-brushing with earth brown and beige.
For a different look (and to break up the tank’s bulky outlines) I applied camouflage nets to the model, realized with gauze bandages drenched in Tamyia XF-62 (Olive Drab) and mounted into place around the turret and at the front of the hull while still slightly wet.
Decals were puzzled together from various German tank sheets. The kit was sealed with matt acrylic varnish, what also fixed the cammo nets in place. The originally shiny black vinyl tracks were also painted/weathered, with a wet-in-wet mix of grey, iron, black and red brown (all acrylics). Once mounted into place, mud and dust were simulated around the running gear and the lower hull with a greyish-brown mix of artist mineral pigments.
Not a spectacular build, but I am happy that I eventually had the opportunity and motivation to tackle this project that had been lingering for years in the The Stash™. The result looks really good – the anonymous resin set is/was excellent, and combined with the Panther hull, the whole thing looks very credible. I am only a bit sad that the odd, almost artistic camouflage got a little lost under the cammo nets and the equipment on the hull, and the dust/dirt on the lower areas blurs the three basic colors even more. Well, you cannot have everything at once, and I might re-use this scheme on a “cleaner” future build.
ANRKY Wheels
Ferrari F8 Tributo
X|Series 3 piece
Model: S3-X1
21x9.5
22x12.5
Mirror Polished Gold Center
Mirror Polished Clear Outer
Mirror Polished Clear Inner
Exposed Hardware
OE Cap option
Shop: Pfaff Tuning
The Ford Escort hatchback was made and sold in both North America and Europe in the 1980s. It was the third, then later, fourth generation for Europeans, and the first generation for North Americans. This is a U.S. model, likely of late-eighties vintage.
The Escort was a spectacularly successful car for Ford in the New World. The first front-wheel-drive Ford made in the U.S. and Canada, it was very fuel-efficient, it was better engineered than the rear-drive Pinto it replaced, and it was more relaible than its domestic competition. Variants of the Escort included the Escort GT sport coupe (to compete with Volkswagen's GTI), a Mercury Lynx version that had posher amenities, a two-seat EXP derivative, and the Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz compacts.
In Europe, the Escort spawned a trunked Orion sedan (not unlike the American Tempo), an XR3i sports version, and a convertible (no Escort convertible for the States? Dearborn, what happened?).
Engines for the Escort in the New World included 1.6-liter and 1.9-liter fours. Old World customers had a choice of two 1.1-liter fours, a Valencia or a CVH, or a 1.3-liter or a 1.6-liter CVH four. Ford customers on both sides of the pond had a diesel option, but they were different diesel engines.
I might have bought an Escort back in the day, though, to be honest, the European version was probably more sophisticated. But the North American version was still a solid car.
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet aircraft during the Second World War. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft itself began in 1940, although work on the engines had been underway since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations in 1944 with the RAF.
Several major variants of the Meteor incorporated technological advances during the 1940s and 1950s. In order to replace the increasingly-obsolete de Havilland Mosquito as a night fighter, the Meteor was adapted to serve in the role as an interim aircraft. The new night fighter was designed to specification F.24/48 for a two seat, twin-engine, night fighter capable of intercepting contemporary bombers.
Gloster had initially proposed a night fighter design to meet the Air Ministry specification for the Mosquito replacement, based on the two-seater trainer variant of the Meteor, with the pilot in the front seat and the navigator in the rear. Once accepted however, work on the project was swiftly transferred to Armstrong Whitworth to perform both the detailed design process and production of the type; the first prototype flew on 31 May 1950.
Although based on the T.7 twin-seater, the night fighter used the fuselage and tail of the F.8 and the longer wings of the F.3. An extended nose contained the AI Mk 10 Air Intercept radar (the 1940s Westinghouse SCR-720). As a consequence the 20 mm cannons had to be moved from the fuselage flanks into the wings, outboard of the engines. A ventral fuel tank and wing mounted drop tanks completed the Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11.
As radar technology developed, a new Meteor night fighter was developed to use the improved US-built APS-21 system. The NF.12 first flew on 21 April 1953. It was similar to the NF 11 but had a nose section 17 inches (43.2 cm) longer; the fin was enlarged to compensate for the greater keel area of the enlarged nose and to counter the airframe reaction to the "wig-wag" scan of the radar which affected the gunsight.
An anti-tramp motor operating on the rudder was fitted midway up the front leading edge of the fin. The NF.12 also had the new Rolls-Royce Derwent 9 engines and the wings were reinforced to handle the new engine. Deliveries of the NF.12 started in 1953, with the type entering squadron service in early 1954. The NF.12 was also exported, e. g. to Belgium, France or Denmark. In RAF service, however, the type was already replaced over 1958–59.
The final Meteor night fighter was the NF.14 (The NF.13 was a tropicalized variant of the NF.11, which served in Egypt, Syria and Israel). First flown on 23 October 1953, the NF.14 was based on the NF.12 but had an even longer nose, extended by a further 17 inches to accommodate new equipment, and a larger bubble canopy to replace the framed T.7 version.
Just 100 NF.14s were built; they first entered service in February 1954 beginning with RAF No. 25 Squadron and were being gradually replaced as early as 1956 with the Gloster Javelin. Overseas, they remained in service a little longer, serving with No. 60 Squadron at Tengah, Singapore, until 1961.
With only few flying hours on the clock several NF.14 were earmarked for being revamped and offered for export. 14 of these aircraft stayed in the UK, though, and were converted to training aircraft as NF(T).14 and given to No. 2 Air Navigation School on RAF Thorney Island where they served until 1965.
But some of the young NF.14s In 1955 Sweden ordered 22 of these surplus machines as replacement for its obsolete J30 (Mosquito NF.30) fleet that had entered service in 1948 and which was already due to be phased out. The Meteors were allocated only intended to act as stopgaps, though, just as in RAF service, while the Saab J32 Lansen (specifically its dedicated, radar-equipped all-weather fighter variant ‘B’) was still under development.
The batch of revamped Meteor NF.14s was gradually delivered and allocated to F 17 at Kallinge and F 21 at Luleå, starting in late 1956 when the first retired RAF aircraft trickled back to Armstrong Whitworth, and the last one was handed over to the Flygvapnet in mid-1957. In Swedish service the Meteor NF.14 received the domestic designation J31 (‘Jakt’). The machines differed only slightly from the RAF NF.14, main armament remained the four 20mm cannons in the wings. The external tanks were kept, too, in order to provide a sufficient range for patrol flights.
The J31s career was short and unspectacular, though. When the J32B finally reached the fighter units in 1958, the Swedish Meteors were gradually replaced and retired. Six machines were kept for radar operator training, and in this second line role six machines eventually served until 1965.
Strangely, none of the Swedish J31 Meteors were converted to target tugs. Instead Sweden bought several retired Meteors (T.7 and NF.11) from Denmark and used these aircraft with civil registrations through Svenska Flygtjanst as target tugs.
General characteristics:
Crew: 2
Length: Length: 51 ft 4 in (15.65 m)
Wingspan: Span: 43ft
Height: 13 ft 11 in (4.2 m)
Wing area: 350 ft² (32.52 m²)
Empty weight: 12.620 lb (5.725 kg)
Loaded weight: 21.200 lb (9.625 kg)
Powerplant:
2× Rolls-Royce Derwent 9 engines, rated at 3.800lb/16,9kN each
Performance:
Maximum speed: 585mph (511 knots, 942 km/h, Mach 0.8) at 10.000 ft (3.050 m)
Range: 875 mi (765 nmi, 1.408 km)
Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,100 m)
Rate of climb: 5,800ft/min at sea level
Wing loading: 44.9 lb/ft² (218.97 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.45
Armament:
4× 20 mm British Hispano Mk. V cannons in the outer wings
The kit and its assembly:
This whif is another tribute to fellow user SPINNERS at whatifmodelers.com who came up with a CG simulation of a Meteor NF.14 in Swedish colors. This looked VERY plausible - see the respective screenshots. I had a Matchbox/Revell Gloster Meteor NF.11, 12 and 14 night fighter in the pile without a real plan – until now!
SPINNERS’ screenshots basically became the design benchmark for my build, even though my hardware differs a bit in scheme and markings in order to match the narrow, historic slot for this whif.
Concerning the Matchbox kit there’s not much to say. It’s a simple kit that has been re-boxed several times and is also offered through Hannants under the Xtrakit brand. Fit is mediocre, how to mount the landing gear is up to the modeler, the cockpit is intended for pygmies (even though with nice dahsboard and radar equipment), you get several sink holes, and the fine, raised panels more or less disappear due to the unavoidable and extensive putty work all over the thing.
Since we have a NF.14 here, the kit was built OOB with the respective option parts. Even the belly and drop tanks are standard, only two pilot figures were added for the photo shooting.
Calling it J31 is a bit of a double, since the 31 had already been used for the Spitfire PR.19 photo reconnaissance variant, domestically called S31 (for ‘Spaning’). Therefore the J31 was theoretically ‘free’, even though not really correct. ;)
Painting and markings:
Basically, no surprises here, too, even though mimicking Swedish Air Force colors is a rather tricky task for the ambitious modeler. Especially the "mörk olivgrön/mörkblå/blågrå" scheme from the late 50ies is described with very contradictive suggestions concerning the tones to use, I even found “Blue Angel Blue” (FS 15050!) as serious paint suggestion from Hasegawa.
The colors themselves obviously varied considerably under light conditions and weathering influences: the blue could turn grey or even into a kind of turquoise, and depending on light and perspective the blue tone would even appear like a dull, very dark grey (think WWII German tank grey). The green, on the other side, also ranges from a dark green (FS 34079 is frequently suggested, but IMHO too "green") to a very dark olive drab, and in real life the tone could turn into an almost brownish khaki drab when thoroughly weathered. Much room for interpretation and speculation, even consulting pics of museum and service aircraft did not yield anything conclusive and consistent.
Well, I tried to find a compromise for the upper sides' basic colors for the and settled for Humbrol 163 (Extra Dark Slate Grey, it has that olive drab, reddish touch) and 77 (Navy Blue, which is discernable as a deep, greenish blue; Humbrol 123 is also often suggested, e. g. through Heller, but it’s IMHO too dark), while I used Model Master's "French Dark Grey Blue" (an authentic WWII tone; it is much less 'dark' than you'd expect) for the undersurfaces.
The authentic tone for the lower sides is supposed to be FS 36173 (US Neutral Grey), and pics from museum aircraft (e. g. close-ups from an J32E at the Linköping Swedish Air Force Museum) confirm that. But I think that the pure/original tone is much too dark for a 1:72 scale model kit. Pictures of real service aircraft rather appear like a pale bluish-grey, almost like RLM76?
The pattern itself was adapted from a late Saab J32 instead of SPINNERS’ RAF scheme with modified colors.
After basic painting the Meteor received serious dry-painting on the upper surfaces in order to create a worn and bleached look, e. g. with Humbrol 86 & 155 on the green, with Revell 79 and Humbrol 230 (PRU Blue!) on the blue as well as some "Italian Light Blue Grey" from Modelmaster on the lower surfaces. A black ink wash was also added to emphasize panel lines and other small details.
In order to add some color variation I painted the drop tanks in Aluminum. The radome was painted in satin black, the landing gear and the air intakes in various Aluminum shades. The cockpit was painted in very dark grey (Humbrol 184) with some medium grey dry painting. Gauges and instruments were added with black clear paint.
Roundels and tactical codes mostly come from an RBD aftermarket sheet from Sweden (great stuff!), which features many options for about a dozen J32 aircraft from all of the type's career. Most stencils come from the Matchbox sheet, though.
The red radome band is personal even though authentic addition. These nose colors were common practice in the Swedish Air Force, matching the tail letter code in earlier times that would indicate the aircraft's division (red for 1st, yellow for 2nd and blue for 3rd), even though this code would disappear with the change to individual aircraft numbers on the fin around 1960.
Finally, the kit was sealed with a coat of matt varnish.
Well, “Röd Niklas” is not a spectacular or complicated whif, rather just a color variant - realised in eactly one week from sprues to pics. But the Swedish colors and markings suit the Meteor SO well that it deserved to be taken to the hardware stage, at least as a 1:72 model kit. :D
Mont Saint-Michel
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Le mont Saint-Michel est un îlot rocheux granitique d’environ 960 mètres de circonférence situé à l’est de l’embouchure du fleuve du Couesnon, dans le département de la Manche en Normandie, et dont le nom vient de l'archange saint Michel. Avant l'année 709, il était connu comme le « mont Tombe ». Pendant tout le Moyen Âge, il est couramment appelé « mont Saint-Michel au péril de la mer » (Mons Sancti Michaeli in periculo mari). L'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel est située sur le mont, et le mont constitue une petite partie du territoire de la commune du Mont-Saint-Michel.
Le mont Saint-Michel baigne dans la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, ouverte sur la Manche. L’îlot atteint 92 mètres d’altitude et offre une superficie émergée d’environ 7 ha, la partie essentielle du rocher étant couverte par l’emprise au sol de l’abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel et de son domaine. Cet îlot s’élève dans une grande plaine sablonneuse.
L’architecture du Mont-Saint-Michel et sa baie en font le site touristique le plus fréquenté de Normandie1. Le mont Saint-Michel est le troisième site touristique culturela le plus fréquenté de France après la tour Eiffel et le château de Versailles, avec près de 2,3 millions de visiteurs par an2 (3,25 millions en 20063, 2,3 millions en 20144).
Une statue de saint Michel placée au sommet de l’église abbatiale culmine à 150 mètres au-dessus du rivage. Éléments majeurs, l'abbaye et ses dépendances sont classées au titre des monuments historiques par la liste de 18625. (soixante autres constructions étant protégées par la suite6) ; le mont (îlot rocheux) et le cordon littoral de la baie figurant depuis 19797 sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO ainsi que le moulin de Moidrey depuis 20077. Depuis 1998, le mont Saint-Michel bénéficie en outre d'une seconde inscription sur la liste du patrimoine mondial en tant que composante du bien en série Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France8.
En 1846, Édouard Le Héricher le décrivait ainsi : « Le mont Saint-Michel apparaît comme une montagne circulaire qui semble s’affaisser sous la pyramide monumentale qui la couronne. On voudrait prolonger sa cime en une flèche aiguë qui monterait vers le ciel (la flèche actuelle ne date que de 1899), dominant son dais de brouillards ou se perdant dans une pure et chaude lumière. De vastes solitudes l’environnent, celle de la grève ou celle de la mer, encadrées dans de lointaines rives verdoyantes ou noires9. »
La baie
Le mont Saint-Michel (l’îlot ou l’abbaye) est situé dans la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, dont le cordon littoral figure au patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco (inscription de 1979).
La baie qui fait partie du Massif armoricain repose sur un socle précambrien de grès et de schistes argileux qui se métamorphisent autour des éperons granitiques cadomiens de Cancale, Avranches, Chausey et Carolles. Toujours pendant le cycle cadomien, les granites intrusifs cambriens ont donné le mont-Dol, l'îlot Tombelaine et le mont Saint-Michel qui est constitué d'un pluton de leucogranite à biotite et muscovite datant de 525 millions d'années : l'îlot Saint-Michel fait une circonférence d'environ 960 mètres et une hauteur de 92 mètres10.
Les marées dans la baie du mont Saint-Michel ont une amplitude de près de treize mètres les jours de fort coefficient, la mer se retire à grande vitesse sur une dizaine de kilomètres, mais revient aussi vite. L’expression consacrée est « qu’elle revient à la vitesse d’un cheval au galop ». Le mont Saint-Michel n’est entouré d'eau et ne redevient une île qu’aux grandes marées d'équinoxe, cinquante-trois jours par an, pendant quelques heures. Mais c’est un spectacle impressionnant qui attire de nombreux touristes ces jours là.
L'ancienne digue
La digue-route qui reliait le mont au continent avait été construite en 1879. En retenant le sable, elle avait aggravé l’ensablement naturel de la baie, au point que le mont risquait un jour de ne plus être une île. D'où la mise en œuvre du projet de rétablissement du caractère maritime du Mont-Saint-Michel.
Le projet de rétablissement du caractère maritime de l’île
Le 24 juin 1983, François Mitterrand inaugure les travaux de démolition de la digue (submersible) de la roche Torin et du rétablissement du caractère maritime. Le projet, appelé jusque dans les années 1990 « désensablement du Mont », est rebaptisé « rétablissement du caractère maritime du mont Saint-Michel » car il s'agit d'un processus naturel, la marée montante (vitesse du courant de flot : 1 m/s par coefficient de marée moyen, soit 3,6 km/h) ayant un flux plus élevé que celui de la marée descendante (vitesse du courant de jusant : 0,75 m/s, soit 2,7 km/h)11.
En 1995, les études sont déclarées honnêtes ; la puissance des ordinateurs a augmenté ainsi que les codes de calcul : on peut monter la commission[précision nécessaire] du Mont-Saint-Michel, qui doit préserver son insularité et faire arriver des touristes payants régulés.
Il s'en déduit les éléments suivants du projet12 :
•suppression du parking : un autre parking est construit au sud du barrage de la Caserne sur le Couesnon (barrage qui est reconstruit) à 2,5 km du mont (planté de 45 000 arbres et arbustes, ce parking situé dans la zone commerciale La Caserne propose plus de 4 000 places de stationnement). Des navettes spéciales (à moteur et à cheval type maringotte) amènent les visiteurs par une nouvelle digue sur les herbus (levée de terre empierrée longue de 1 085 m et haute de 9,50 m). Cette digue est prolongée par un pont-passerelle (longue de 760 m). Cette « jetée » sur pilotis en acier enfoncés dans des pieux de béton de (30 m) de profondeur jusqu'à la roche, est scindée en 3 branches : deux cheminements piétonniers recouverts d’un platelage de chêne et une chaussée centrale en béton armé réservée à la circulation de navettes) et un terre-plein d'ancrage (permettant l'accès aux secours) au pied des remparts surmonté d’un gué en béton submersible lors des grandes marées (120 m), permettant au mont de conserver son insularité 20 jours par an lors des grandes marées ; dans le futur, une gare SNCF sera construite sur le continent, avec des trains directs depuis Paris-Vaugirard (Montparnasse-3)[réf. à confirmer] ;
•côté île : le Couesnon doit être chenalisé de part et d’autre du mont Saint-Michel, 2⁄3 à l’Ouest en Bretagne et 1⁄3 à l’Est en Normandie, le barrage servant de barrage de chasse de 700 000 m3. Des échelles à poissons sont prévues, pour les anguilles (catadromes) comme les saumons (anadromes). La construction du barrage sur le Couesnon est officiellement lancée le 16 juin 2006.
Le projet de liaison ferroviaire est actualisé, mais de nombreuses incertitudes demeurent. Dans un rapport13, le Conseil général des ponts et chaussées détaille les options possibles, en omettant la liaison ferroviaire établie entre 1901 et 1938.
À partir de 2006, l'État, seul concepteur du projet, se désengage de sa réalisation opérationnelle. Les travaux sont alors confiés exclusivement aux collectivités territoriales locales, déjà regroupées depuis 1997 dans un syndicat mixte, le syndicat mixte « Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel »14.
En août 2008, les quatre premières vannes sont opérationnelles dans la partie ouest du nouveau barrage du Couesnon, fonctionnant en portes à flots en attendant la livraison des quatre autres en cours de montage. L'ancien barrage est détruit en novembre 200815.
Le nouveau barrage-passerelle est mis en service en mai 200916 et ouvert au public en juin 201017. La retenue d'eau constituée à marée montante est lâchée à marée descendante, générant un effet « chasse d'eau » qui doit permettre le désensablement de la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel18.
Le projet de rétablissement du caractère maritime de 200 millions d'euros, notamment le stationnement et le transport des visiteurs attribué à l’automne 2009 à la délégation de service public Veolia Transdev, suscite de vives polémiques, tant au niveau de son suivi financier que de ses choix techniques et économiques (prix du parking, suppression de la navette gratuite « Montoise » qui transporte les habitants du Mont et les 600 employés saisonniers), comme le révèle un rapport de la chambre régionale des comptes de Normandie19,14.
Depuis le 22 juillet 2014, les visiteurs peuvent se rendre au mont par les nouveaux ouvrages d'accès créés par l'architecte Dietmar Feichtinger. Une nouvelle digue et une passerelle sur pilotis laissant passer l'eau en dessous desservent désormais l'île. L'ancienne digue a maintenant été totalement démolie20.
Toponymie
À l'origine, il était connu sous l'appellation de in monte qui dicitur Tumba vers 850 (mont Tombe) : le mot tumba, « tombe », rare en toponymie, est à interpréter dans le sens de « tertre », « élévation »)21. Le nom de la localité est attesté sous les formes Montem Sancti Michaelis dictum en 966, loco Sancti Archangelis Michaelis sito in monte qui dicitur Tumba en 1025 et, en 1026, Saint Michiel del Mont au XIIe siècle22, au Moyen Âge, il est couramment appelé « mont Saint-Michel au péril de la mer » (Mons Sancti Michaeli in periculo mari)23.
Son nom viendrait d'un petit oratoire en forme de grotte construit en 708 (ou 710) par saint Aubert, évêque d'Avranches24, dédié à l'archange saint Michel. Les restes de cet oratoire ont été retrouvés et sont encore visibles dans la chapelle Notre-Dame-sous-Terre, c’est-à-dire sous la terrasse qui prolonge la nef de l’abbatialeb.
Histoire
Un village, implanté sur le mont dès 709, voit vers le milieu du siècle suivant sa population s'accroître à la suite semble-t-il des raids vikings qui incitent les populations habitant des établissements ruraux et des villages voisins au mont, à s'y réfugier. Il se développe tout au long du Moyen Âge à l’ombre de son abbaye25. Au nord de l’église paroissiale Saint-Pierre, le bâtiment double appelé La Merveille est un chef-d’œuvre de l’architecture gothique. Il est construit sur trois niveaux à flanc de rocher.
L’économie du mont a donc été tributaire, pendant douze siècles, des nombreux pèlerinages à Saint Michel, notamment jusqu’à la Révolution française, la population locale s'installant pour proposer gîte et couvert aux miquelots. Le pèlerin, appelé michelet26, venait de toute l’Europe : depuis l’Angleterre, la France du nord et de l’ouest, etc. Un réseau de routes montoises a été récemment étudié et remis en valeur, notamment à cause de l’attrait touristique important que représente le site et sa baie. À la suite de la tempête de fin décembre 1999, les vestiges d'un ancien atelier de plombs de pèlerinage sont mis au jour27.
Les habitants du mont vivent aussi du XVe au XIXe siècle grâce à la prison en hébergeant ses gardiens et en accueillant ses visiteurs. La dernière prison ferme en 1863. La construction d'une digue-route en 1879 puis d'une voie ferrée reliant Pontorson permet l'essor du tourisme de masse qui vit notamment grâce à la vente d'articles de souvenir de pèlerinage25.
Le temps du tourisme
Déjà depuis le XIXe siècle, les auteurs et peintres romantiques venaient au mont, pour son charme unique et ses qualités pittoresques, tels Guy de Maupassant. À la fin du siècle, plusieurs hôtels sont établis au Mont. Dans la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, la mutation du site en un lieu de visite de rang mondial a fait de la petite commune normande l’une des premières destinations touristiques de France.
La fréquentation du site et de l'abbaye est concentrée dans le temps. Elle est la plus forte au cours de la période estivale et de certains week-ends printaniers qui concentrent le tiers des visiteurs du Mont-Saint-Michel, avec une moyenne journalière approchant les 12 000 visiteurs et des pics dépassant les 16 000 visiteurs par jour, avec un flux de visiteurs de moins en moins dense au fur et à mesure de l'ascension vers l'abbaye (un tiers seulement montant jusqu’à l’abbaye). Le temps moyen de visite est de deux à trois heures. « Au cours d’une journée, c’est entre 11h et 16h que la densité de visiteurs sur le site est la plus forte »28.
Le Mont connaît un déclin de fréquentation depuis le début du XXIe siècle, passant de 3,5 millions de visiteurs à 2,3 millions en 2014. Le site pâtirait en effet des nouvelles conditions de desserte de l'îlot et de la mauvaise réputation du Mont-Saint-Michel qui fait payer cher des prestations médiocres29.
Les prisons
Des prisons furent établies sur le mont Saint-Michel durant une très longue période de son histoire30,31,32. Après que les moines furent chassés lors de la Révolution française, le mont Saint-Michel fut transformé en prison pour prêtres réfractaires en 1793 et son nom changé en Mont Libre33 ; puis en 1811 en maison de force pour prisonniers de droit commun et prisonniers politiques jusqu'en 1863.
Monuments et lieux touristiques
Soixante-et-un immeubles situés sur l'îlot sont protégés au titre des monuments historiques6, par plusieurs campagnes de protection, réalisées notamment en 1928 et 1934.
D’une dimension hors norme, les travaux de rénovation de l’immense bâtiment du XIIIe siècle, lancés fin 2020, devraient durer jusqu’en 202334.
Présence humaine sur le mont
Les Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem
Depuis 2001, des frères et des sœurs des Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem, venues de l’église Saint-Gervais de Paris, assurent une présence religieuse toute l'année. Ils remplacent les moines bénédictins, qui peu à peu désertèrent le Mont après 1979.
Le Festival 13 siècles entre ciel et mer
Lors de l'élaboration des festivités du 13e centenaire de la fondation du mont, le diocèse de Coutances et d'Avranches et l'association Robert de Torigni décident, entre autres, de créer un festival d'art chrétien pour « sensibiliser le visiteur au côté spirituel du Mont-Saint-Michel ».
Après ce festival, il est décidé de perpétuer le festival, chaque été, pendant une semaine[Passage à actualiser].
Économie
Trois grandes familles se partagent les commerces de la commune, et se succèdent à l’administration de la ville (Éric Vannier35, Jean Yves Vetelé36 et Patrick Gaulois37). On compte trois cents commerces pour trois millions de touristes, alors qu'en 2013 la commune compte 44 résidents (20 dans les polders, 24 intra-muros) et 99 électeurs. Intra-muros travaillent 54 commerçants et résident 24 Montois (une famille de deux parents et deux enfants, une commerçante, l'administrateur du monument, deux pompiers, un agent de sécurité, cinq moines, sept moniales et trois prêtres)38.
L’abbaye est propriété de l’État, gérée par le Centre des monuments nationaux.
Le Mont-Saint-Michel est dénommé « commune touristique » depuis août 200939.
À la suite des travaux de rétablissement du caractère maritime du Mont Saint-Michel mis en œuvre localement par un Syndicat mixte et débutés en 2006, les groupes hôteliers du Mont se livrent à une guerre commerciale, notamment à propos du chemin pédestre qui relie depuis 2012 les parkings au départ des navettes touristiques pour le Mont, Jean Yves Vetelé et Patrick Gaulois accusant Éric Vannier d'avoir usé de son statut de maire pour peser sur un vote en 2009 du syndicat mixte au sujet du point de départ des navettes qui a été fixé au milieu de deux établissements gérés par Vannier40,41. Le maire du Mont-Saint-Michel Éric Vannier est finalement condamné en correctionnelle à 30 000 euros d’amende, dont 20 000 avec sursis, pour prise illégale d'intérêts42.
Personnages célèbres liés au mont Saint-Michel
•Robert de Torigni, célèbre abbé du mont.
•Guillaume de Saint Pair, moine de l’abbaye auteur du Roman du Mont-Saint-Michel.
•Le duc de Chartres (futur Louis-Philippe Ier), venu démolir la « cage de fer ».
•Mathurin Bruneau, sabotier, escroc et faux Louis XVII, prisonnier au mont en 1821-1822.
•Auguste Blanqui, prisonnier politique au mont.
•Armand Barbès, prisonnier politique au mont.
•Monseigneur Bravard, restaurateur de l'abbaye après la Révolution.
•La mère Poulard, restauratrice (voir ci-dessous).
•Émile Couillard, écrivain, historien du mont et abbé du Mont-Saint-Michel.
Gastronomie locale
Le mont Saint-Michel se situe à l’embouchure du Couesnon. Côté terre, des aménagements de digues déjà anciens ont permis jusqu’à aujourd’hui de gagner sur la mer des terrains consacrés à l’agriculture et à l’élevage (dont celui des ovins, qualifiés de moutons « de pré-salé »). Le mouton ou l’agneau de pré-salé, appelé grévin43 est ainsi une spécialité normande, à déguster de préférence grillé au feu de bois.
Une grande activité médiatique, à laquelle a participé de facto le dessinateur Christophe avec sa famille Fenouillard entoure la préparation de l’omelette de la mère Poulard (du nom du restaurant situé dans le village et réputé pour cette spécialité). Celle-ci est faite d’œufs et de crème fraîche, abondamment battus en neige dans une bassine de cuivre avec un long fouet sur un rythme spécial que peuvent entendre les passants avant d’être cuite dans une poêle de cuivre sur un feu de bois.
Références culturelles au mont Saint-Michel
Dans la peinture
•Le mont Saint-Michel fait fréquemment l'objet de représentations dans les manuscrits enluminés du Moyen Âge. La plus célèbre est sans doute celle des Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, illustrant la fête de l'archange dans le livre d'heures. La miniature est attribuée à l'un des frères de Limbourg, qui l'a peinte entre 1411 et 1416. Le mont est également représenté dans au moins sept autres livres d'heures du XVe siècle comme celui de Bruxelles à l'occasion de l'illustration d'une fuite en Égypte (vers 1400), dans les Heures du Maréchal Boucicaut (musée Jacquemart-André) au folio 11v (vers 1405), dans le Livre d'heures Sobieski conservé au château de Windsor, (f.204v) et attribué au Maître de Bedford, le Livre d'heures à l'usage de Nantes conservé à la Bodleian Library (1450-1455)44.
•L'affiche Le Mont-Saint-Michel réalisée en 1934 par le peintre Pierre Matossy pour les Chemins de fer de l'Ouest est recherchée des collectionneurs.
Dans la littérature
•En 1832, dans le roman fantastique La Fée aux miettes, Charles Nodier évoque les sables mouvants de la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel45.
•En 1850, le roman historique de Paul Féval, La Fée des grèves, dont l’action se situe en 1450, évoque les légendes du Mont-Saint-Michel et du mont Tombelaine46.
•En 1887, dans Le Horla, récit fantastique de Guy de Maupassant, le personnage principal termine son voyage thérapeutique au mont Saint-Michel47.
•En 1967, dans le cycle des Princes d'Ambre, Roger Zelazny s'inspire des aménagements et particularités du Mont-Saint-Michel pour créer sa cité d'Ambre.
•En 1984, le ministère de la Culture publie le livre découpage du créateur François Rouillay, permettant de revivre mille ans d'histoire et d'architecture du mont Saint-Michel, préfacé par Françoise Chandernagor.
•En 2003, Da Vinci Code (The Da Vinci Code) de Dan Brown fait référence au mont Saint-Michel.
•En 2004, La Promesse de l'ange, roman policier archéologique de Frédéric Lenoir et Violette Cabesos situe l’action principalement au mont Saint-Michel.
•En 2005, le thriller Le Sang du temps de Maxime Chattam se déroule au mont Saint-Michel en 2005 et dans l’Égypte des années 1920.
•En 2011, le roman de science-fiction L'Ère du Vent de Pierre Bameul, donne le mont Saint-Michel comme siège d'un Nouveau Vatican post-apocalyptique.
Dans la bande dessinée
•En 1999 et 2000, le mont Saint-Michel est le cadre des Aventures de Vick et Vicky ; Bruno Bertin publie aux Éditions P'tit Louis deux bandes dessinées jeunesse, Les Archanges du Mont-Saint-Michel : Le Testament (tome 1) et La Malédiction (tome 2).
•En 2008, la bande dessinée Le Diable & l’Archange, texte et dessin de Guillaume Néel, couleur de Julien Gondouin, reprend une légende médiévale sur la création du Mont-Saint-Michel ; en accompagnement, un livret pédagogique permet de mieux comprendre le Diable et l’Archange, l’historique du Mont, la ville.
Dans la musique
•En 1996, le compositeur anglais Mike Oldfield publie l’album Voyager, dont un des titres est consacré au mont Saint-Michel.
•En 1998, le compositeur français Patrick Broguière [archive] publie sous le titre Mont Saint-Michel un concept album de rock progressif entièrement consacré aux légendes du mont Saint-Michel.
•En 1999, le harpiste breton Kirjuhel publie l’album Echo of Mont-Saint-Michel.
•En 2001, le musicien anglais Aphex Twin, originaire de Cornouailles, publie l’album de musique électronique Drukqs, dont le titre Mt Saint Michel + St Michael's Mount est inspiré à la fois par le mont Saint-Michel et le St Michael's Mount, situé en Cornouailles.
Au cinéma
Voir la catégorie : Film tourné au Mont-Saint-Michel.
•1975 : L'Incorrigible de Philippe de Broca, où le rêve d'un des personnages est d'empêcher l'ensablement du mont Saint-Michel
•1976 : Passion violente (Dedicato a una stella) de Luigi Cozzi
•1983 : Pauline à la plage d'Éric Rohmer
•1998 : Armageddon de Michael Bay
•2009 : Une semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires) d'Ivan Calbérac
•2013 : À la merveille (To the Wonder) de Terrence Malick
•2016 : Tout pour être heureux de Cyril Gelblat
À la télévision
•2010 : L'Ombre du Mont-Saint-Michel, téléfilm français de Klaus Biedermann
•2017 : The Package (더 패키지, Deo Paekiji), série télévisée sud-coréenne, où le groupe de touristes y fait une étape lors de leur voyage en France.
En philatélie
•Dès 1930 la poste a émis un timbre de 5 Francs brun.
•En 1966, un nouveau timbre de 25 centimes, noir, vert et rouge sur paille est émis à l'occasion du millénaire de l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel.
•En 1998, nouveau timbre de 3 francs, multicolore. Ce timbre sera élu plus beau timbre de l'année.
•En 2006, la poste dans une émission commune avec les Nations unies de Genève émet deux timbres dont l'un est le mont Saint-Michel et son abbaye (Manche) dont la valeur est de 90 centimes d'euro. Le thème était : Monuments. Patrimoine mondial48.
En numismatique
•Le mont Saint-Michel est représenté sur la pièce de 20 francs Mont-Saint-Michel (1992-2001).
Dans les jeux vidéo
•Le mont Saint-Michel est représenté dans Onimusha 3.
•Le mont Saint-Michel est une des merveilles mondiales qu'il est possible de construire dans le jeu Civilization VI.
•Le mont Saint-Michel est représenté à l'époque de la Renaissance dans Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, jeu vidéo édité par Ubisoft Montréal. La ville est en effet proposée comme terrain de jeu (« carte ») pour des parties multijoueurs dans le premier contenu téléchargeable sorti en décembre 201049,50.
•Dans Kingdom Hearts 3D, le mont Saint-Michel est une partie du monde Pays des Mousquetaires. On en entend aussi parler dans certains dialogues.
•Le mont Saint-Michel est présent sur une des jaquettes du jeu Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
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Accommodations and Layout
Four staterooms, 3 heads, 2 galleys, 3 eating areas, large utility room and numerous options for sitting, lounging, or enjoying the scenery.
Entry is from boarding gates amidships on either port or starboard sides. Portside entry is into the galley. Starboard entry is into an open area leading either straight into the galley, forward to the day head and guest cabins, or aft to the salon, dining area, and master stateroom. Engine, utility, and storage room entry is immediately aft of the landing area upon entering the salon. From this landing area starboardside, stairs lead up to the pilothouse or aft to the expansive aft deck lounge. Sand Pebble offers warm ambiance in her subtle decor. High gloss teak and holly soles throughout, teak cabinetry and trim, natural and custom lighting, fresh ventilation, air conditioning compressors in every room, stand-up head room, generous room sizing, and good taste all lend to a comfortable and inviting home combined with the most seaworthy of ship design and systems.
Salon
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Sony DVD/CD player
Granite bookshelf and cabinet
Teak bookshelves
Coffee table
Custom teak dining table
Leather dinette seats 6
Teak and holly sole
(4) opening ports w/deadlight covers
Abundant stowage
Galley
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4 burner electric stove
Electric oven
Fisher Paykel SS regrigerator
Fisher Paykel SS freezer
Built-in microwave
Built-in toaster oven
Granite countertop
SS stove backsplash
Double SS sinks
Teak and holly sole
Master Stateroom
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King size bed
Phillips DVD/CD AV system
(5) opening ports w/deadlights
Fresh air ports
Weems & Plath clock
Nightstands
Underbed stowage
Underbed mood lighting
Numerous hanging lockers
Numerous cabinets
Numerous drawers
Companionway
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Siemens washer/dryer
Pantry, cabinets. and stowage
Freshwater Jabsco head
Stand-up shower
Marble countertop
VIP Stateroom
Portside. Roomy and comfortable with good lighting and ventilation.
Queen bed (tapered)
Night stand
Overhead lights
Reading lights
Hanging locker
Drawers
Guest Stateroom
Starboardside. A generous cabin that is warm and comfortable.
Twin over/under berths
Storage cabinet w/ Corian counter
Overhead lights
Reading lights
Hanging locker
Drawers
Forward Stateroom
Foreward cabin serves as a guest cabin or is ideal for crew. Watertight door, collision bulkhead, and lockdown portlights make this entire area a watertight compartment.
Twin over/under berths
Desk/vanity
Overhead lights
Reading lights
Hanging locker
Drawers
Freshwater Jabsco head
Marble countertop
Shower
Utility Room
At the starboard entry into the vessel, from the starboardside of the salon is a soundproof full height door that opens to wide staircase leading to the watertight lead lined utility room and engine room. The utility room is full beam and houses a work station, night generator, cold plate interchangeable refrigerator and freezer, watermaker, and additional equipment. Forward of the utility room through a watertight door is a large storage room with built-in shelves and generous area for bulk storage.
Glycol holding plate refrigerator
Glycol holding plate freezer
850 gpd Watermaker w/ auto backflush (30hrs)
UV water sterilizer
Engine Room
Watertight door aft from the utility room opens to a large, well finished, bright, self-ventilating engine room. The John Deere engines were the last series of mechanical (not electronic) made in the US. The vessel is designed to run off either engine or both. Cruise speed on either continuous duty John Deere is approximately 8.2-8.4 knots. Cruise while running on both engines is 9.2. The difference in fuel consumption is 4.7gph vs 9.4gph at 1800 rpm.. There is twin disc transmission; 2:1 reduction gear. A cooling pump on each engine allows continuous cooling to the off engine. The engines are 20 degrees off centerline that that the handling of the vessel is not compromised while running on a single engine.
Special consideration was given to systems like the air condition and refrigeration. They are operated by continuous duty pool pumps and there are 2 for redundancy. Forethought allows for such things as engine removal with large hatches opening to the master stateroom. The holding tank is a "septic" system holding 250-300 internally macerated gallons and not requiring vents (eliminating odors), but additionally has pumpout capability.
Generous spare parts for engines and gensets including raw water pumps, impellers, zincs.
(2) John Deere 225hp engines (1630 hrs)
AirSeps
Aqualift muffler
Sea Chest
600 gal day tank
Gulf fuel filtration system
Fuel transfer system
2:1 reduction gear
(5) Mermaid reverse cycle AC compressors (7 handlers) + 2 additional compressors
hot water tank (20) gal
Electrical
50 & 60 hz;12 volt house system.
Northern Lights 20kW generator (690 hrs)
Kohler 10kW generator (130hrs)
Heart 2500w inverter
Heart Link interface 2000
4 AGM 250amp house batteries (6/07)
2 AGM 250 amp starting batteries ( 6/07)
AGM 250 amp bow thruster battery (6/07)
Isolation transformer
Ground fault circuit interrupter
Red night lighting at all stairs
Pilothouse
The pilothouse has numerous windows for visibilty and fresh air ventilation. Situated amidships, the pilothouse is accessed from the starboardside main entry, salon, or galley by way of a curved staircase or from a curved staircase from the lower aft deck through the lounge aft deck through a sliding door.
Hydraulic steering
Side Power24 hp bowthruster
Gauge package
FloScan
Raymarine 4kW 24 mi Radar/chartplotter
(2) color screens
C-Maps
AutoNav autopilot
Raymarine Fishfinder
Raymarine GPS
Garmin GPS
Icom VHF M27
Icom SSB M802
Icom VHF handheld
Airchine Signal control
Compaq computer
Acer monitor (new 5/08)
HP printer/fax
EPIRB
Todd helmseat
Leather (real) settee for 4
Leather pilot's berth
Day and night lighting
(4) opening windows
Window defrosters and wipers
Chart table
Chart drawers
Generous stowage
Lilliput Engine room camera
Weems & Plath Clock
Weems & Plath Barometer
Upper Deck/Lounge
Access is from the sliding door to the pilothouse or from the staircase from the aft deck/swim platform. This area, whether for guest entertaining or family use, is surely the focal point in the yacht's exceptional offerings. While the galley serves as a redundant system to the main galley, it offers practical service for alfresco dining. Whether for breakfast watching the sunrise or cocktails at sunset, this area can be used for eating, lounging, or sightseeing purposes. Incredible vantage point, relaxing secluded atmosphere.
Built-in seating for 8-10
Finely crafted teak board shade overhang
High gloss custom teak & holly dinibg table
Overhead lighting
Canvas drop-down curtains
(2) lounge chairs
(3) propane tanks
Microwave
SS sink
Corian countertop
2 burner propane stove
Propane grill
Refrigerator
Cabinets, drawers, stowage
Kitchen service
Sony DVD/CD player
Decks & Hull
Four watertight bulkheads, all main doors are watertight. Portuguese bridge. The spacious foredeck has access to the pilothouse or to the port and starboardside entry doors at the galley. The steel hull (marine grade) is zinc plated. She has an incredible yacht finish due to epoxy fairing, spray painting with a mixture of flat and semi-gloss International paint, sanding, repainting with International, and finally Awlgripped in Wheat color, finished off with a protective clear coat. Stainless steel plating from below the waterline over the bulbous bow to several feet above protects the hull from debris damage. The shaft is steel encased, rudders are skeg protected. Upper deck is for dinghy storage, radar mast, and antennae. The aft deck is accessed from the master stateroom through a teak dutch door or watertight door or from the swim platform. Stairs lead to the upper deck/lounge.
(5) Integral fuel tanks
(4) cross ventilation vents
lightning rod bonded
Remote searchlight
Muir windlass
400' chain
(2) 160lb anchors
(2) SS anchor plates
11' RBI dinghy
Yamaha 15 hp engine (30 hrs)
(2) electric dinghy davits w/ spare motors
Deck boxes
Oversized chocks
Lazarette
8 man life raft
Sunbrella window screens
Sunbrella window covers
Additional Comments
M/V Sand Pebble is 55x20 but her voluminous interior space belies her small ship capabilities. The seakeeping ability of this vessel has been proven in her 25,000 miles of South Pacific cruising. With the knowledge and experience of decades of sailing, the owners were able to customize a proven design for all world cruising comforts. The owners having been professionally in the furniture building business resulted in fine teak cabinetry and joinery including rounded corners and edges and enabled them to add aesthetics and practical design to their bluewater ship. M/V Sand Pebble recently arrived from the South Pacific via Transport ship for the purpose of sale. She is in excellent condition and would be near impossible to replicate; however, duplication in a larger sistership is what the owners plan to do upon sale of their beloved yacht. M/V Sand Pebble is ready to go - anywhere!
KLAX (Los Angeles International Airport) - 30 DEC 2012
Flight Options 2011 Embraer 505 Phenom 300 N311FL on short final to RWY 25L.
Material: Cotton
Color Option: White
Size: Free Size
Clothes Length: 74cm, Bust: 80cm, Shoulder Width: 33cm, Sleeve Length: 59cm, Waist: 76cm, Hip: 80cm
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Next to the amazing outdoor swimming pool in Thermas da Ferraria, there are housed baths for those who don’t feel like going into the natural pool in the ocean (heated by geothermal activity), or in case the tide is too high/low and the waves too violent.
SALKANTAY TREK TO MACHU PICCHU
4 DAYS - 3 NIGHTS
SALKANTAY TREK TO MACHU PICCHU
4 DAYS - 3 NIGHTS
The amazing Salkantay trek to Machupicchu is one of the famous treks in Cusco and the best alternative route to get to Machupicchu. It is takes you through different types of landscapes from the typical Andean landscape up to the snowcapped mountains and down to the tropical forests and finally gets you into the jungle, Salkantay trek named among the 25 best Treks in the World, by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine
If you are thinking to do a hiking trip to Machupicchu and you want to be off of the beaten path and be in touch with the nature; Salkantay trek is the best option. Hiking 75 kilometers = 46 miles and reaching the famous Apacheta (mountain offerings) pass 4621masl = 15160ft which is the highest point of the Salkantay trek: enjoying the amazing view during the hike from Mollepata town to Soraypampa base camp at knee of the Umantay mountain. Then to go up to the highest point to enjoy the view of outstanding snow-capped Salkantay mount. This was one of the most important Apus in the Inca period! Then you are going dawn to Chaullay through the beautiful scenery and then go to Santa Teresa to jump into the natural and medicinal hot spring. And finally we reach to Aguas Calientes town for overnight in the hotel and the last day of your adventure you will get up too early to be the firsts ones up in Machupicchu and enjoy the sunrise.
OVERVIEW
Highlight: Hiking alongside the magnificent Apu Salkantay and then arriving at the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Location: The Salkantay trek begins 3 hours driving to the west of Cusco, Peru. We pass the village of Mollepata and begin hiking at Marcocasa.
Duration: 4 days/ 3 nights
Starting point: cusco
Ending point: cusco
Level: Moderate to Challenging
Adventure Rating: Given the new restrictions on the Inca trail, Salkantay is the second most popular hike in the region and some of the campsites are less remote than on other trails.
Modality: Trekking, Archaeological and Cultural
Ideal for: Adventure Seekers, Couples, Friends, Nature Lovers, and Intrepid People
Altitude: 2,800 masl to 4,650 masl
Inca Trail alternative: Yes, the Salkantay trek is an excellent option.
Departure Dates: Daily departures
All private service departure dates are adapted to your request
Trekkers Wanted: If you wish to join a group tour, please see Trekkers Wanted.You can also form your own tour to be advertised on this page maximum group size 10.
ITINERARY - SALKANTAY TREK TO MACHU PICCHU 4 DAYS - 3 NIGHTS
DAY 1: Cusco - Mollepata - Marcocasa - Soraypampa.
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco from 5: 00 am to 5:30 am to go by bus to Mollepata. Begin a spectacular scenic drive through the Anta plains with beautiful and panoramic views of the majestic Salkantay and other mountains covered with snow, and the Valley of Apurimac River. After two and a half hours drive we stop in Mollepata to have breakfast for last minute supplies, leg-stretching or to use the bathrooms, before continuing to Marcocasa. There we will meet with our support staff. They will load the equipment on horses and mules. Around 9:30 a.m. we will star our trek toward Soraypampa (3900 meters above sea level) if we keep a regular pace we will take 4 hours approximately to reach to Soraypampa the first camp site where will have lunch after lunch in the afternoon we have an option to go up to Umantay lake (4200masl) which takes 3 hours hike back and forth from the camp to see the glacier lake of Umantay. But if we keep slow pace; we will have lunch at halfway between Soraypampa and Marco Casa maybe after 3 hours of hiking. And after that we hike two a half hours more to Soraypampa. Anyway our camp is going be at Soraypampa. Sleeping tents will be ready and we will have a warm delicious dinner in the evening.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
Overnight: Soraypampa in the tents.
Maximum Altitude: 3850 masl.
Minimum Altitude: 2850 masl.
Hiking distance: 14 km approx.
DAY 2: Soraypampa - Salkantay Pass - Huayramachay – Chaullay
Today early in the morning we will wake you up with the coca tea. Around 6:00 we will have a nutritious breakfast around 7:00 am we will start the hardest day of the whole Salkantay trek; we will be walking up to the highest point of the trek. After 6 kilometers uphill through the magnificent scenery of Rocky Mountains and enjoying the view of Salkantay mount. We reach the top of the trek. We will appreciate spectacular views of the mountains and the imposing snowy peaks of the Salkantay (6264 meters above sea level) which is known as the second highest mountain of the Cusco region. After 2 hours downhill around 1:00 p.m. we will have our delicious Peruvian lunch, in the area called Huayracmachay. Then we continue our hike to Chaullay approximately 3 hours of downhill we will get to our camp in Chaullay = 2900 masl Where we will have the sleeping tents ready. Around 7: 00 pm we will have dinner to recover energy from the trek.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Overnight: Chaullay in the tents.
Maximum Altitude: 4650 masl.
Minimum Altitude: 2920 masl.
hiking distance: 20km to Chaullay.
DAY 3: Chaullay - Collpapampa - La Playa - Hidroelectrica - Aguas Calientes.
Around 6:00 am; we will start our trek to La Playa through the Santa Teresa valley. We will hike 6 hours approximately during the hike will see: water fall, orchids, coffee, banana, avocado plantations and we will taste the famous passion fruit or granadilla and also we will see a village call Colpapampa also call the “forest cloudy brow” where waterfalls, thermal hot springs, fruit-bearing trees, varied flora, and birds can be observed. If we are lucky, we will be able to see the famous bird called “the Cock of the Rocks”. After lunch at La playa, we will catch a local transportation to Hidroelectrica train station. Here we have two options if you are exhausted you may take a train to Aguas Calientes. Or you may walk from hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes town about 3 hours along the train track. Once in Aguas Calientes town; we are going to the accommodation which is included in the tour then by 7:00 we will have dinner at the local restaurant. This is cover by the company.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: in Aguas Calientes at the hotel which included in the package.
Maximum Altitude: 2920 masl
Minimum Altitude: 1600 masl
Hiking distance: 15km approx.
DAY 4: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo -Cusco
Today early in the morning after breakfast at the hotel you will be able to choose between. Walk up to Machupicchu. Or take bus up to Machupicchu. Any way we will be the first ones into Machupicchu to enjoy the sunrise and you will have two a half hours guided tour. Then you will have the free time to explore Machupicchu by yourselves or if you desire, ascent toward the Huaynapicchu Mountain. Or climb to Machupicchu montaña. After Machupicchu you are going back to Aguas Calientes town to take a train to Ollantaytambo and from there by bus back to Cusco. The bus drops you off at your hotel in Cusco.
Meals: Breakfast.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Pre-departure briefing at the office in Cusco
Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private transportation to Marcocasa (starting point of the trek).
Personal tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks. Our tents are 3-season, highly maintained to ensure an excellent performance in field. Kailas, Pro Aconcagua and Rei 4 Outfitter tents are employed when double accommodation is requested.
One sleeping pad per person.
1 Blanket. Or Liner.
One pillow per person.
Dining tent with tables and chairs
Kitchen tent
English speaking professional and official tourist guide (2 guides for groups of over 10 people)
1 night accommodation in Aguas Calientes
Chef and cooking equipment
Pack animals (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment) – days 1 to 3
Pack animals to carry personal gear up to a maximum of 7kg per person (including sleeping pad and sleeping bag) – days 1 to 3
1 emergency horse every 8 persons – days 1 to 3
Accommodation for all our staff
Meals (3B, 3L, 3D + daily morning snack + daily tea service except last day). Vegetarian or special menus are available at no extra cost
One textile snack bag per person, to avoid the usage of plastic bags that contaminate our environment
Boiled filtered water every day since the first lunch. For your water bottles.
Bio-degradable personal hand soaps
Bio-degradable dishwashing detergents used by our kitchen staff
Others: hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes / boiled water to fill your water bottle every morning and night, and also at lunch time if requested with enough time ahead
First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
Machupicchu entrance feet.
One way bus ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machupicchu on day 4
Expedition Train from Aguas Calientes to Cusco. Upgrade to Vistadome or Hiram Bingham service, availability upon request.
Transfer from train station to the hotel in Cusco
24-h guest service: please ask for the emergency number available during your time of visit.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED?
First breakfast on day one.
Lunch on the last day after the guided tour at Machu Picchu
Walking Sticks
Sleeping bag: you may rent it from us. Our sleeping bags are -20ºC-comfort (0ºF), mummy form and include a sleeping liner. They are cleaned after every use and have a maximum usage of 30 trips.
Train from Hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes town on day 3
OPTIONAL AND RENTALS
Extra night in Aguas Calientes $50 (or email us for alternate options). We will just need to arrange your train back to Cusco for the following day.
Please tell us before final booking process.
Personal horse and horsemen for riding or carrying extra personal belongings while on the trek.
Extra cost is $80 for the trek.
Therma-rest inflatable sleeping pad rent: US$ 5.00 per day
Entrance to the Hot Springs in Santa Teresa.
This is a photograph is one of a set of photographs from the Castlepollard 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 2013 which was held in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 13th August 2014 at 20:00. The race is hosted by North Westmeath Athletic Club. The race has grown in stature and popularity over the years and is now one of the most well attended road races in the midlands. The race offers prizes in all categories. Castlepollard 5KM Road Race attempts to support young runners and walkers by organising a range of underage races around the town square before the adult race at 20:00. Profits from the race go towards grassroots athletics in the region - North Westmeath Athletics, Schools Cross Country, and local community games.
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The Castlepollard 5KM can be considered as the final major race in summer road racing in the midlands as with the fading light of the late summer comes less opportunities to hold races in the evening time. Castlepollard is a small town located in North County Westmeath amongst the lakes of Lough Lene and Lough Derravagh. One of the enduring symbols of the Castlepollard 5KM is the tireless work of Andy MacEoin of North Westmeath AC who has been a visitor to almost every road race in the Midlands and beyond over the past number of months to publicize the event. Many of the participants tonight will have seen Andy's strategically placed advertising signs around other road race routes. Certainly this work, and that of many other members of North Westmeath AC, has paid off well.
The race begins near the center of the town square and proceeds directly out the R395 towards Coole and Edgeworthstown. The first KM is flat and quick allowing the field to spread out. The race then enters the Tullynally Castle estate and proceeds up the tree-lined avenue. The gardens, like the castle are on a grand scale, taking in nearly 12 acres. This allows the race to make a big loop of the gardens with a quick downhill stretch followed by a sharp climb before the race rejoins it's outgoing path for the final 1.5KM of the race. The final 1100M from the gate of the Castle grounds to the finish is as the first - fast and flat and allows for a great finish passing the GAA grounds with finish line just outside the local Fire Station.
One of the show pieces of the race landscape is Tullynally Castle. The name Tullynally is an adaption of 'Tulaigh an Eallaigh' – the Hill of the Swan. The hill overlooks Lough Derravaragh, the legendary lake of the Children of Lir who were turned into swans. Tullynally Castle is still a family home to this day. Details of visitor times and other information is available on the links below.
This year over 450 participants took part in the race. This represented another great attendance. Last year's Castlepollard 5KM set the bar very high for future races with a record participation of just under 470 on the night. The race in 2013 showed an increase of over 100 participants from the previous record of 366 set at the 2012 event. It goes without saying that the Castlepollard 5KM has become one of the "must do" road race events in the midlands. Everything that is good about club road racing in Ireland can be found here.
We have a large set of photographs from the event today. The full set is accessible at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/14714159280/ - They were taken at the start and finish of the event.
2014 Castlepollard 5KM Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2115
2013 Castlepollard 5KM Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=1444
2012 Castlepollard 5KM Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=960
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645912529346/
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627404031092/
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157624655001130/
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2009: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157622023529006/
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2100 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
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Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
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The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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ROSMAN, NC (May 16-17, 2015)—For fourteen years, Rosman High School students have voluntarily locked in with teachers and schoolmates for fun, food, and fellowship after the prom. It’s reasonable to ask why students, after spending the evening together and with many other options available, keep this tradition going.
Attending for three or four years straight suggests that these Tigers are convinced: getting locked in, not up, is more than a vote for safety. It offers unique opportunities that only come around one night a year. And at midnight after the Rosman High School prom on May 16, about 170 students once again packed the gym for fellowship and fun.
Senior Megan Lewandowski has attended three times. “I’ve always loved the lock-in, and I might probably just go home otherwise,” she said, “but now I’m at the age where people are starting to party, and I appreciate the effort made by our school to keep people out of trouble. Plus, you get to throw dodgeballs at teachers!”
All Rosman High students are invited, whether they attend prom or not. “I think the biggest advantage is getting to spend time with friends and teachers,” said RHS junior Anna Cobb, who has attended for three years. “We are able to go to school the next week and talk about the fun we had together, and laugh at our ‘tired’ personalities.”
Taking over Boshamer Gymnasium at Brevard College, as they do each year, provides abundant choices for attendees. From sports, such as dodgeball and 3-on-3 basketball, to leisure, in movie rooms or hallways lined with sleeping bags, students sprawl into suitable spaces and pass the night in safety.
Along with students who locked in within 30 minutes after the prom, 46 adults enlisted for some or all of the night. That number included 24 from Rosman High, seven from RMS, three from the TCS central office, several parents, and others from Brevard High, Blue Ridge College, the National Guard recruiter’s office, and the Sheriff’s Department.
School Resource Officer Greg Stroup has organized the event since it began, and fellow SRO’s Desirée Abram and Michael Hall were on hand as well. Sheriff David Mahoney enlisted as both target and marksman, right alongside teachers and administrators, for a grueling dodgeball match.
Students have plenty of options after the prom, such as sleepovers and bonfires, which they put aside to join the lock-in. Officer Stroup said that thinking of creative ways to help kids stay safe has always been the goal of the event, and thanks to community support it continues to work today.
“What a wonderful opportunity it has been to offer this activity for 14 years to our kids on such a special night,” said Stroup. “If it was not for the generosity of the community, this event would not be possible.”
Brevard College offers free use of the athletic building, and almost 70 donors provides prizes or cash donations. Transylvania Youth Association generously offered $1,000 to support the event, and even more goes each year to the T-shirts again provided by the Sheriff’s Office.
Every student enjoys pizza and soda or water throughout the night, and is assured of winning a door prize from gift certificates to swag offered by dozens of local businesses. Larger gifts reserved for a seniors-only drawing provide a bonus for locking in after the last prom of a student’s high-school career.
Among the seniors, Dillon Zachary won the flat-screen television, while Megan Lewandowski’s lucky number landed her a dorm fridge to take to college. Kimberly Holliday won a GoPro camera, and Jacey Voris got tickets to ‘Dancing with the Stars.’
One of the most coveted senior prizes each year, a kayak, went to Jon Miller who was also celebrating his 18th birthday. At classroom awards on the Monday after lock-in, senior Keen Jones took home a microwave oven.
The plentiful gifts seem to drive home what organizers hope to convey: “The message sent to us is that our school is a family, and that our teachers really care about the students,” said Anna Cobb. “It allows us to have fun together and see teachers when they’re a little more laid back.”
Continued high attendance among all the grades at RHS showed organizers that the effort is well worth it. Attendance is free, even for guests from other schools, which helps to stretch a family’s dollar after covering prom-related expenses.
To keep everyone fed and hydrated, this year’s lock-in required 35 Jet’s pizzas, 14 cases of drinks, 100 juice boxes, a pound of coffee, and 200 biscuits from Brevard’s new Bojangles restaurant.
Students know not to miss the party, where memorable moments are made every year. Organizer Julie Queen said, “I love seeing the students come in Monday morning with their T-shirts on, and laughing about having such a great time.”
With a long track record of success, she said that donors and former students have learned to set their spring clocks according to the all-nighter as well.
“It is a very rewarding feeling to have alumni tell you what fond memories they have of the lock-in,” said Queen. “I have even had some call and ask for ideas because they want to replicate it in other places.”
Board of Education member Betty Scruggs arrived Sunday morning to provide moral support during the home stretch and found what she expected after attending in 2014: with some students playing basketball, watching a movie, or playing electronic games, several had also given into sleeping.
“I am delighted with all the students and staff members who participate in the lock-in,” said Scruggs. “It builds community and great memories more than any other single event.”
“They create a well-planned evening of activities in a fun and safe environment, all because of their passion for RHS and commitment to service,” she added. “This lock-in could not happen without a vast number of hours and tremendous amount of phone calls Julie Queen and SRO Greg Stroup make throughout the school year. What a difference they make!”
These and many other pictures can be found on the school system's photo website at flickr.com/tcsnc/sets under "RHS After-Prom Lock-In 2015."
Rosman High School and the organizers wish to thank all their donors and the following sponsors who made the 14th Annual After-Prom Lock-In possible:
Appalachian Construction of Pisgah Forest, Blue Ridge Community College, Brevard College, CARE Coalition – Promoting a drug free community. Comporium, Dalton Insurance, Ecusta Credit Union, Farm Bureau Insurance, Fraternal Order of Police—NC Lodge #14, French Broad Trailer Park, Jiffy Lube, M&B Industries, NC National Guard, NC Farm Bureau, Petit’s Paint and Body, RHS Athletics, RHS students, parents, faculty, and staff, RHS Tiger Club, State Farm Insurance – Meredith Baldridge, Self-Help Credit Union, Sheriff David Mahoney, The Fitness Factory, Toxaway Grading, Transylvania Youth Association, United Way, and the Transylvania Co. Sheriff’s Office.
© 2015, Transylvania County Schools. All rights reserved.
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I shot in DX mode which crops away the extra pixels and takes me 1.5X closer while allowing for up to 7 FPS with the Nikon D810's Nikon MB-D12 Battery Grip using the 8 AA battery option! 8 Duracles took me through around 3,000 shots no problem--maybe more! I was shooting at the equivalent of 900mm with the 1.5x crop factor! Pretty close! Had I gone with the Nikon D4s, I would have gotten 12 fps, but no DX crop factor, as the sensor has only around 14mp, compared to the d810's 36 megapixels! Sure the larger pixel size on the Nikon D4s full frame sensor comes in handy indoors or at night, but in the brigth sun, there's more than enough light for the smaller pixels in crop mode! Sure we lose some pixels from the outer edges when shooting in DX crop mode, but most of those pixels would be cropped away in lightroom anyway. And the smaller files make the memory cards last longer, while also upping the FPS to 7 shots per second! Not quite 12 FPS< but still awesome and enough I felt!
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Got everything out of my system last night. Sometimes things just overwhelm me. It's not always easy living once you're had Cancer. I sometimes call it. The gift that keeps on giving. Always hiding. Always waiting for a time to pop it's ugly head out. I would say always at worse time. But then again. What is a good time for it?????
So you get upset. You cry. You wonder about countless things.
But it's not going to go away because you don't like it. It's there so deal with it.
So another day starts. You thank God you have made it this far. Many haven't. And you go out there and deal with it. It's really that simple. And you know me. Keep things simple.
What else can you do. If you give up. You die. And that presently isn't an option. Later🌹🌹🌹🌹♥️
Thoughts on these...I posted 3 to the group. Are any of them keepers or do I have mommy goggles on these?
Allison Cortes heard the elevator and as the doors opened, she looked upon Tobias. "You must be Mr. Reyes." she said giving him a welcoming smile, "Mr. Renard is expecting you. Please go in." she motioned toward the door at her left then turned back to Reah, "Nice to meet you too." she smiled.
Rhea Davi nods and smiles at Tobias. "Good evening sir."
Tobias Reyes steps out of the elevator as the two women greeted him. He'd offer a nod of his head as he stepped forward. "The pleasure's all mine." He'd say, grinning as he moves toward the pair. He'd stop for a moment, blue eyes scanning the office-place before turning his gaze back toward the pair. "That one there then?" He'd ask, taking a step in the general direction that Allison had, just moments before, motioned toward. The question meant solely to reassure himself. The last thing he needed was to walk into the wrong office on his first visit.
Allison Cortes noticed the mans trepidation, amongst his other attributes then smiled and nodded. "Yes, that one. I'll take you in." she said and walked toward the door then opened it for him. She stepped into the office and looked at Jan "Mr. Reyes, here to see you."
Rhea Davi looks confused at Tobias, pointing at the door to Janeiro's office. "It's right through here sir..."
Janeiro Renard looked up from a riveting game of Tetris to Allison, and offered a broad smile, nodding, "Thank you, Ms. Cortes." He stood up and walked around his desk to greet the man, extending a hand to shake, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Reyes, thanks for coming to meet me."
Tobias Reyes follows after the two women, the grin on his face growing wider as he steps toward the office door. "Thank you miss." He'd state before moving toward the other man and extending his hand in return. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well Mr. Renard and it was no trouble to come and meet with you." He'd say as he offers a shake of his hand. "I'm actually more than happy to do so."
Allison Cortes just stood there being the nosey type that she was, knowing Jan would shoo her out if he wanted to.
Janeiro Renard squeezes softly, in the firm shake, before glancing to Allison and Rhea in turn, with a smile, "Thank you, ladies. That'll be all. Unless..." He looked to Tobias, "Would you like something to drink? Coffee? Water?"
Tobias Reyes shake his head casually some side to side. "No, thank you." He'd state plainly as he releases his hand from the other man's grasp. "I'm fine."
Allison Cortes had waited for the mans answer then having heard it, she headed to the door. "Call out should you need anything." she stated then added quickly, "I have an appointment to attend. It's...important." she said and hurried to the elevator before Jan had a chance to call her back.
Rhea Davi nods at the two men and woman before starting to walk outside and inspect the place. "I'll be right outside if you need anything Mr. Renard. I'll go and get familiar with the environment!"
Janeiro Renard nodded, and gestured to the seat, opposite his own, waving off Allison, and looking to Rhea, "That'll be all then, thank you." He took his seat, and glanced over to Reyes, "I trust you found the place alright?"
Tobias Reyes dips his head slightly as he takes a seat across from Jan and a slight chuckle would leave his lips just moments before he verbalized his reply. "Well, the building is kind of hard to miss." He'd say as he leans back against the chair. "So, yes, I found it fairly easily. Thank you." He'd say as a slightly amused smirk spread across his lips.
Janeiro Renard snorted slightly, and leaned back in the chair, "It's a fair question. I'm not entirely interested in hiring someone who can't find their way to the courthouse, hmm?" He pat down a yawn, "AAahn-, sorry, excuse me. New job. No sleep. All part of the new deal." He shrugged sheepishly, "I'd like to just ask you a couple general questions about your experience."
Tobias Reyes' smirk would grow into a rather large grin when he noted Jan's light-hearted reaction to his comment about finding the place. 'Finally,' the blond would think to himself, 'someone in this city who doesn't have a stick up their ass.' He'd lean forward somewhat as he listened to the other man speak before dipping his head in acknowledgment. "Understandable." The blond would say before offering up a shrug of his shoulders and leaning back against the chair once more. "Ask away." The blond would say, the grin from just moments before still pleasantly plastered on the young lawyers face.
Janeiro Renard looked at the lawyer, and held out his fist, thumb outstretched, weighing it with his tongue pressed against his cheek as he recalled the questions, "Do you have prior experience, working with financial institutions?"
Tobias Reyes folds his arms across his chest and his gaze begins to drift toward the ceiling for a moment or two as he thinks over the question. After a few seconds, if simply to add to the anticipation, the blond would turn his gaze back toward the other man; the look on his face slightly more serious as he attempts to verbalize his response. "I have some limited experience working with financial companies. While I was in undergraduate school, I did work for a couple semesters as a teller. Graduated with a masters degree in accounting and I am a certified public accountant--" The blond would pause, clicking his tongue against the inside of his cheek as he chooses his next bit of words carefully. "But, as of late, I've been focusing my attention more-so on general corporate law. Sadly, most of the corporations I've been affiliated with in the past haven't been strictly financial institutions."
Janeiro Renard nodded, "So, for the most part, then, what sort of cases have you handled?" He looked at the man intently, carefully reading body language as much as the inflection in the man's words.
Tobias Reyes shifts his legs slightly as he listens Jan's next question; his right ankle moving off of his left knee as he reverses the crossed position, moving his left ankle to rest on top of his right knee. "For the most part, I've been dealing with contracting and licensing for a number of different types of agencies ranging from professional modeling companies to small personal lending groups. The latter being the closest I've come to working with a major organization such as a bank." The blond would pause as he unlaced his arms and leaned forward in the chair just slightly, his right arm moving toward the arm-rest beside him as he continued. "I also tend to cover the accounting for most of these organizations. Tend to ensure that everything is on-spot. Crossed the Ts. The standards, I suppose, when it comes to corporate law."
Janeiro Renard smiled, "Very interesting. That'd be a rather valuable service to offer your clients, I can imagine." He pulled his leg up slightly, clasping his hands around the knee, "And what sorts of cases have you handled?"
Tobias Reyes stifled a chuckle as the other man repeated his question from earlier. Well, there was no way the blond was going to dance his way around that one and the questioning was beginning to remind him of one of his college professors. He'd just keep asking the same question until he get the response he was looking for. "You want specifics then." He'd state, the words meant to leave his lips in the form of a question but not coming anywhere close to doing so. "In the court setting, I've handled cases relating to corporate fraud, embezzlement, criminal defense on the part of company employees and, in one instance, I had to handle a case involving possible prostitution within the company ranks..." The blond would pause for a moment as he bites down on his lower lip, silently wishing he could retract the last comment before finally releasing his grip on his lip and continuing. "...but those are all prior cases I'd prefer not to get too involved in discussing."
Janeiro Renard smiled, and nodded, "Thank you." He seemed all the more impressed with the young man's brief resume. "Your listing said that you were currently working with K&I, LLP. How've you been finding it?"
Tobias Reyes nods his head in response to the his current position with Kesten and Ishmene before spinning the appendage around in a small circle as he makes an honest, and more than notable, attempt at censoring himself. "It's been a different experience." The blond would state before dipping his head up and down, as if trying to reassure himself with a simple nod as he continues. "While I enjoy working with a number of different clients and companies, the spectrum that the firm covers is fairly vast. I could be working for a small financial company one week and then be working for a private-finanaced criminal defendant the next. So, while the experiences have been beneficial and the company is well established in the work it does, I find that I'm not always working on cases that fit my background and knowledge."
Janeiro Renard nodded, "Would you prefer to be in a situation where you were more focused on corporate law?" Jan leaned forward, both feet pressing to the hardworod floor as he appeared to begin to drive to the heart of his inquiry.
Tobias Reyes picks his right hand up from the arm of the chair, picking at the fabric that lined his left knee as he thinks over Jan's question; though his eyes would remain fixed in the other man's direction. "As much as my fellow associates at the firm would hate to hear it; I would. It's not that I don't enjoy the work I do currently but, more often than not, I feel like my focus in big-businesses and financing is over-looked." The blond would say as he picks his left hand up from his knee and replaces it back on the arm-rest. "After all, I didn't put myself through all those accounting classes and the CPA exam simply to bounce between criminal and corporate law." He'd say, his sentence punctuated with a small chuckle.
Janeiro Renard gave a nod, redolent with a tone of finality and conclusion, "Right. Well, Mr. Reyes, I'm willing to put two options on the table for you. The first, is that the bank takes you on a general retainer, and call upon you to represent us in court as a general counsel." He extends a finger, and adds, "Secondly. I've been given pretty broad powers, by the board of directors, to hire a new executive staff. I'd like to extend an offer to you for a c-level position within the company. You would be responsible for advising me on legal matters, as well as coordinating the bank's legal resources, from hiring your legal staff, to protecting us from fraud. The position comes with full benefits, plus options."
Tobias Reyes fingers begin to slowly rap against the arm-chair as he listens to the first of the two options. He'd been brought into meetings like this before, and this option was always the one he heard. The typical 'we'll call you when we get in trouble but other-wise you don't need to stop by' contract. Plain, simple and left no real strings attached. It was the second option though that would halt the drumming of the blond's fingers and would, momentarily, slap a rather dumbfounded expression on his face. Had he just been offered a corporate title? He'd sit there silently for a moment, replaying the other man's options for a moment or two more before finally opening his mouth to speak... ... ...
There was a bit more to that scene but I like leaving you all with cliff hangers. Ha!
You'll hear the rest when I get around to typing up the journal entry.
ANSBACH, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach (USAG Ansbach) launched its first ever Plastic-Free Week Sept. 23 – 30, 2018. During the week the garrison introduced environmentally friendly plastic-free options available to the public to reduce single-use plastic and plastic waste. Ansbach Plastic-Free Week began with a public ceremony Sunday, 23 Sept. at the military Exchange and Commissary complex located on Urlas Kaserne.
In his opening remarks launching the week-long campaign U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Commander Col. Steven Pierce (center), said, “Approximately 300 million tons of plastic will be produced this year and scientists estimate that by 2050 there will be as much plastic in the oceans as there are fish.” said Pierce. “Plastic has many beneficial uses but we must use and dispose of it responsibly; specifically single-use plastics such as straws, water bottles, plastic shopping bags and packaging, As good stewards of the environment we have to work to reduce these types of plastic.”
During the week the Ansbach Garrison distributed sturdy cloth bags - embellished with the Ansbach Plastic Buster logo – at many community facilities, free of charge to any who asked. These reusable bags can be folded up to the size of a wallet and can be kept in the car or at work to be used again and again wherever and whenever an Ansbach military community member encounter plastic, on or off post.
Many local organizations and facilities made a concentrated effort to initiate programs and offer alternatives to plastic products often taken for granted. DECA, DoDEA, Ansbach FMWR and AAFES as well as many others joined the Ansbach DPW in touting the problems with plastic waste and single-use plastics:
-- The Commissary, Post Exchange, and Shoppette provided thousands of reusable “Plastic Buster” cotton shopping bags to the public, free of charge during the week. These sturdy bags can be folded up to the size of a wallet and kept in the car or at work to be used again and again wherever and whenever a community member shops and encounters plastic. These same facilities also made a special effort to showcase a variety of smart, multi-use sport cups as alternatives to throw-away plastic bottles.
-- Ansbach schools stopped using plastic utensils and are purchasing metal utensils for daily re-use.
-- The German Kantine as well as DFAC dining facilities on post provided 'to go' boxes made of bio-degradable sugar cane, eliminating styrofoam takeaway boxes.
-- During Plastic-Free Week the Ansbach Spouses and Civilians Club Thrift Shop gave a 5 percent discount on all merchandise for any shopper who brought their own reusable bags.
-- The Ansbach Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) advertised and held a drawing giving away a trip to the Edelweiss Resort. Entry required a simple good faith pledge use less plastic.
-- The Pharmacy of the Ansbach Medical Clinic used paper bags when dispensing prescriptions whenever possible – and will continue to do so in the future.
-- Single and Rotational Soldiers also took part, capitalizing on special “Take One / Leave One” boxes placed in their barracks where the cotton giveaway “Plastic Buster” bags were picked up and left for buying groceries – or transporting takeaway meals.
Photo by Michael Beaton, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Public Affairs (RELEASED).