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There's a part of LA called Burbank its LA county but its a small little suburb with their own police force. Its like a little bit of the Mid-West in LA, its very conservative, republican, slow paced, old school town. There were a couple of freeway spots out there. One night they were doing construction on the freeway walls out there. They put up all these boards on top of the concrete dividers. I was like we gotta do it. My hommie DRY has always lived in or around Burbank told me "Nah fool we can't get them. Its hot." I convinced him though. It reluctantly agreed. It was me ARPY and DRY. ARPY was bout it. He was like "That's the shit. We gotta paint it." He was from South LA he didn't really know about that part of town. We park and we had to walk on this main street for half a second and in that half a second we must have gotten spotted. It was like two in the morning. We must have looked conspicuous rolling over there with back packs. Homie started following us walking his dog. We get to the spot and homie pulls out a bullhorn and is like "Motherfuckers freeze! This is the citizen's arrest!." We split the other way and within two minutes there were five squad cars in this neighborhood. We're like fuck we're in a pickle. I'm trying to tell my friends "Hey we haven't painted." They were like "Its Burbank and we're Brown fool, it doesn't matter we're going to jail." We split off towards these fences I run up this hill and climb over this fence and land in this big pile of bushes. Not a minute later all these cops on foot start walking around me lighting flashlights. One stepped right up to wear I was. I was wearing camo covered in these bushes. I heard him on his walkee Talkie "I think I see somebody. There's not a hole in the fence. I'm not hopping the fence." He split away on foot. For the next two hours or so there was a helicopter overhead flying exactly where I am. I could see the light beaming on me through the bushes. I figured they had infrared and they were going to tell them where I was at. Thirty minutes later another cop comes and sits in front of me. I hear them saying you're right on top of him. The cop was like "I don't see him, I don't see him." The cop took off. They came back AGAIN and couldn't find me. After they left I pulled out my cell phone and called ARPY. I asked him where he was at. He told me he was ten feet away from where we all ran for the fence. We ended up not walking back to the car. We walked like six or seven miles down the highway to my girlfriends house. We sneak into her house and I grabbed her car keys. I took her car to look for DRY because he didn't have a cell phone. He had run across the highway into the LA river. He slid down this bridge with all these spider webs were. We got back to my house I get this call from my girl like "Somebody stole my car!" I told her what was up in real short burst. DRY see all the spider webs all over himself and freaks out like "I've been in spiders for an hour!" DRY looks up at me and tell me "I saw a ghost." I start laughing at him. When we were driving around looking for this fool we rolled by this big cemetery called Forest Lawn. It is pitch motherfuckin black. All the sudden this lady dressed in all white robes with all white hair with pale white skin comes out of the bushes out of nowhere "Help me Help me!" I pull over the car. She tells me "Please help me." I ask her what do you need how can I help you? She was like can you please shine your lights over here. I got my shopping cart and I need something. I start shining up the lady's shopping cart with my lights. The paramedic show up and are like "What the fuck are you doing?" I told them that the lady needed help and got out of there. So DRY tells me he saw this ghost and he's wondering why I am laughing at him. I had seen his so called ghost. He had to walk like 2 miles past that cemetery in the dark and I can imagine this lady dressed in white jumps out. He said he saw her and ended up running all the way back to my house.
Owned by: USA Waste Services
Chassis: Peterbilt 300
Body manufacturer: Able Body Co.
Type of truck: Front Loader
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Location of photo: Asset Auctions/Asset Nations
My own photograph of a male blackcap. Taken with a Canon EOS 550D (20/02/2014)
'Out of bounds' effect created in Paintshop Pro.
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Owned by: WM Waste Management Inc.
Chassis: WHITEGMC Xpeditor WXLL
Body manufacturer: Amrep (Octo)
Type of truck: Automated Side Loader
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Location of photo: Asset Auctions/Asset Nations
Privately-owned Class 50 No. 50008 'Thunderer' passes Shortlands working the 6Z45 09:23 Leicester L.I.P. to Dollands Moor Sidings movement of Harsco YZA Plain Line Stoneblower No. DR80207.
A DRS owned Skoda Yeti 4x4 takes the foreground while DRS operated 66 433 passes behind on Eskmeals Viaduct at Newbiggin with 6C21 13.05 Drigg LLW Repository to ABP Barrow Cavendish Dock.
This wasn't my intended shot here as I wanted the old red wooden boat in the scene to the west side of the viaduct but it has been reduced to a pile of firewood from the winter storms so without my telephoto lense the firms car became the foreground interest. Despite a cloudless blue sky a worrying bank of sea mist was looming ever closer to the shore but with the tide out I was spared the train being shrouded in fog.
Wow...this shot is a metaphor for so many images and situations found in my own life. What is the razor wire blocking out? It obviously is a boundary to keep large things out. However, these noxious weeds can pass through easily. These prickly stems are also setting limits which are difficult to pass through and for what purpose? Then again, there is a beauty in these borders that are captured by my lens. Why so enchanting? Are these defined margins challenging me to cross over? Am I willing to experience the pain?
No...I just took a picture and walked away.
The waves of change have finally arrived....
-rc
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“The Search for reason ends at the known; on the immense expanse beyond it only the sense of the ineffable can glide. It alone knows the route to that which is remote from experience and understanding. Neither of them is amphibious: reason cannot go beyond the shore, and the sense of the ineffable is out of place where we measure, where we weigh. We do not leave the shore of the known in search of adventure or suspense or because of the failure of reason to answer our questions. We sail because our mind is like a fantastic seashell, and when applying our ear to its lips we hear a perpetual murmur from the waves beyond the shore. Citizens of two realms, we all must sustain a dual allegiance: we sense the ineffable in one realm, we name and exploit reality in another. Between the two we set up a system of references, but we can never fill the gap. They are as far and as close to each other as time and calendar, as violin and melody, as life and what lies beyond the last breath.”
-Abraham Joshua Heschel, Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion
The Live Action dolls are among the mintiest I own... especially P.J. and my most recent Ken, both who were virtually unplayed with, so I thought they deserved their own photo... As I mentioned in my previous pic, LOVE Christie in 'Pajama Pow' (A wonderful gift from DeanReen!!! Thanks so much, Deany!!!) so thought she should get a better shot, too... I also dig the fringed 'Hippie' styled fashions that Mattel briefly went into in the early 70's! I was inspired by that 1971 picture in 'Barbie Talk' magazine that I recently posted for this photo. Ken is in his original outfit, while P.J is wearing her original vest over the complete 'Bubbles 'N Boots' from 1971. Brad in the background is also wearing a 1971 outfit - 'The Suede Scene' which is also MOB and complete... They're a real happenin', groovin' scene, man....
My own modded version of Reinhardt's mech suit from lego overwatch set 75973. Build video is on youtube youtu.be/YTph1sSLRv8
Warrington's Own Buses BV24LRJ 1008 seen on Stamford New Road, Altrincham on Cheshire Cat X5 to Manchester Airport
I have always been a dreamer
Followed visions of my own
I was born to belong
To the lines of a song
And make then my home
I believe in happy endings
Though I've only known a few
For as rare as they are
Like a bright falling star
I found one in you
Sometimes
All the world can seem so
Friendless
And the road ahead so
Endless
And the dream so far away
Sometimes
When I'm almost
To surrender
Then I stop
And I remember
I have you
To save my day
The Holy Grail of British Columbia Cancels - Mobile Post Office - following the movement and building of the CPR Railway. Only known usage from January til September 1885.
Note - I only own the (#13) - 3 September 1885 cover...
These were all sent by George Mitchell to his wife Melissa in Oak Bank, Manitoba.
(page 1) - Letter written on the - 14th July 1885 - (#8 - cover / cancelled 30 July 1885 at END OF TRACK, B.C.) reads - Selkirk Mountains, B.C. - Dear Melissa, I have got away up here in the wilderness at last. It took us seven days to come from First Crossing. It is a tremendous road. I don't think I should call it a road at all. Nevertheless we had to get over it as best we could - we had a wagon and a load of outfit for the camp. It cost seven times the price of the goods to draw them but he had the stuff and he thought he would take it with him. Some of it he could not get to bug up here. There was four of us altogether. Three of us walked all the way. He very near lost his life and his mules too (he - Mr Heather) (page 2) was driver and going down a hill, one of the mules stopped a little to one side and everything goes over the bank and be on top of the load - we the man in the could not save them when once they got started. It was so quick. He jumped over the mules and came out safe. He may thank the Lord for planting a big tree which held that wagon from upsetting the poor mules. Got Beatty pulled up - we had to cut their harness' in several places to let them up. The poor things could not tell us how they felt. They came out very safe from being cut but they must have been bruised very bad, however, they took our load up alright. Nothing broken but the wagon tongue. Well I get on with something that (page three) will concern you more about myself. the last night on the road, I took such a pain in my stomach that I did (page 3) will concern you more about myself - the last night on the road I took such a pain in my stomach that I did not know what to do. I was clean willed with it. The boys done all they could for me. The only thing we had was paper. They made a fire and gave me lots of that ???? Started back 3 1/2 miles for the Doctor who we seen in the night in this wild woods. They put hot clothes to my stomach for about two hours. I think only for that I could not stand it much longer. I have not got over it yet, but I am getting better slowly. I won't go to work until I feel able to. They have got a fellow to cook for a few days until I get round again. Now, I don't want you to think that I am still sick when you (Page 4) get this letter. I hope to be well longer that but you remember you told me to write and tell if I was sick. I am not sick this time but very weak. I got a bottle of stuff from the ospitle for my stomach and I am taking plenty of pills. I have set my first yeast to rise. I am longing for it to get up to see how it will do. I am going to set bread tonight. I got some knives and forks on my way up here at some old camp in a shirt of two, one pair pants and drawers that are good. I could have a lot of clothes if I could have carried them. The old camps are strewn with clothes. Some of them, very good ones. I got a pepper mill on the trip too and a lot of little things too numerous to mention. I can't think of any more news at present. Hoping you are all well. I remain your loving husband - George Mitchell
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(page 1) - Letter written on the - 9th August 1885 - (#10 - cover / cancelled 13 August 1885 at END OF TRACK, B.C.) reads - Selkirk Mountains, B.C. - Dear Wife and Children, I am going to write you another few lines although it is very lonesome not to get any letters from you. I don't know where they are. I may get a lot of them some day and on about. I will not be able to answer them all at once. It is hard for me to write. I have so little time and if I got your letters I would know better what to write. You may be wanting some particular news that I can't think anything of just when I am writing. I saw Albert since I wrote last time. He was up here. He went as far as the Crossing selling views. (page 2) - He got along well sold all he had about $170 worth. He started back last Thursday. He told me he had a letter from you, and that you were getting along pretty well, only you were hard up for some money which I knew you would be. He told me he had sent you $10 and that he would try and send you some more when he went back. He is pushed for money himself. He sent Sid $40 and thought he would have to send him more on account of the company not passing any more men up here. Binnetto was pushing him for a big but notwithstanding all that I done my best to induce him to send you some more when he went back. (page 3) I told him how things were with me that I could not get any just now and that you would be terribly disappointed if you did not get it - God knows. I feel sorry for you but that does help you out of your troubles. He intends to be up here in about three weeks time and I told him I would try and get him some money then if he would send you what you wanted. He said he would try. I told him if I had it I would not care to send it from here as there is no safe way of doing it and I know you will not blame me. It is so hard to earn it and we have nothing to lose. I hope something will tempt him to do what we both want him to this time. (page 4) - I feel nearly all together well again. I am in hopes that you get some of my letters so you will know what was wrong with me as I told you in two of them that I had a very bad time of it coming up here. I took cramps in my stomach. I can't tell you how I was until I go home. They left me very weak for a time but don't be uneasy about me. I feel first rate now - able to cook for 14 men and I have only got a tin cooking stove to do it on. I get great praise for my baking at home and abroad. It is beginning to spread. I am making yeast today instead of going to Sunday School. It is rising splendid - it wants to climb out of the dish. I can't think of much more - ok.
LINK to a blog - Letters from the End of Track - written by Greg Nesteroff - gregnesteroff.wixsite.com/kutnereader/post/letters-from-t...
LINK to - Early Canadian Pacific Railway mail service in BC
Part 2: New observations on the End of Track post office
by Tracy Cooper (pages - 1077 to 1081) - bnaps.org/hhl/newsletters/bcr/bcr-2018-09-v027n03-w107.pdf
LINK to - Alex Price article - END OF TRACK AND THE C.P. MAIL CO. - (pages 12 to 17) - bnaps.org/hhl/Topics/BNA%20Topics,%20Vol.%2044,%20No.%205...
Takeesha has her own room, in a shelter, in a part of town far from Hunts Point. She is five months on Methadone, removed from the needle. For the three-day weekend, she was given three bottles.
She now only comes to Hunts Point to check in at the Methadone Clinic or to work.
An older man, someone she isn’t particularly close to, someone she doesn’t particularly like, someone with no money, approached. He was crouched, holding his stomach tight.
He asked her quietly.
She found her last bottle, the one for tomorrow, and poured him four caps of medicine, leaving her with less than a third.
He drank, nodded his head, and walked away.
“I cannot see anyone dope sick. I don’t care who it is. If you have ever been there, ever been that sick, that desperate, you would understand.”
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The station's name comes from the St. Pancras neighbourhood, which originates from the fourth-century Christian boy martyr Pancras of Rome. The station was commissioned by the Midland Railway (MR), who had a network of routes in the Midlands, and in south and west Yorkshire and Lancashire but no route of its own to London. Before 1857 the MR used the lines of the L&NWR for trains into the capital; subsequently the company's Leicester and Hitchin Railway gave access to London via the Great Northern Railway (GNR).
In 1862, traffic for the second International Exhibition suffered extensive delays over the stretch of line into London over the GNR's track; the route into the city via the L&NWR was also at capacity, with coal trains causing the network at Rugby and elsewhere to reach effective gridlock. This was the stimulus for the MR to build its own line to London from Bedford, which would be just under 50 miles (80 km) long. Samuel Carter was solicitor for the parliamentary bill, which was sanctioned in 1863.
Design and construction
The interior of the Barlow Trainshed, circa 1870
The station was designed by William Henry Barlow and constructed on a site that had previously been a slum called Agar Town. Though coal and goods were the main motivation to build the station, the Midland realised the prestige of having a central London terminus and decided it must have a front on Euston Road. The company purchased the eastern section of land on the road's north side owned by Earl Somers.
The approaching line to the station crossed the Regent's Canal at height allowing the line reasonable gradients; this resulted in the level of the line at St Pancras being 20 ft (6.1 m) above the ground level. Initial plans were for a two or three span roof with the void between station and ground level filled with spoil from tunnelling to join the Midland Main Line to the St. Pancras branch. Instead, due to the value of the land in such a location the lower area was used for freight, in particular beer from Burton. As a result, the undercroft was built with columns and girders, maximising space, set out to the same plans as those used for beer warehouses, and with a basic unit of length that of a beer barrel.
The contract for the construction of the station substructure and connecting lines was given to Messrs. Waring, with Barlow's assistant Campion as supervisor. The lower floor for beer warehousing contained interior columns 15 ft (4.57 m) wide, and 48 ft (14.63 m) deep carrying girders supporting the main station and track. The connection to the Widened Lines (St. Pancras branch) ran below the station's bottom level, in an east-to-west direction.
To avoid the foundations of the roof interfering with the space beneath, and to simplify the design, and minimise cost, it was decided to construct a single span roof, with cross ties for the arch at the station level. The arch was sprung directly from the station level, with no piers. Additional advice on the design of the roof was given to Barlow by Rowland Mason Ordish. The arches' ribs had a web depth of 6 ft (1.8 m), mostly open ironwork. The span width, from wall to wall was 245 ft 6 in (74.83 m), with a rib every 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m) The arch was a slightly pointed design, with a reduced radius of curvature at the springing points. The Butterley Company was contracted to construct the arches. The total cost of the 24 rib roof and glazing was over £53,000, of which over half was for the main ribs. The cost of the gable end was a further £8,500.
The clock tower of St Pancras:
The single-span overall roof was the largest such structure in the world at the time of its completion. The materials used were wrought iron framework of lattice design, with glass covering the middle half and timber (inside)/slate (outside) covering the outer quarters. The two end screens were glazed in a vertical rectangular grid pattern with decorative timber cladding around the edge and wrought iron finials around the outer edge. It was 689 feet (210.01 m) long, 240 feet (73.15 m) wide, and 100 feet (30.48 m) high at the apex above the tracks. At the time of opening, it was the world's largest unsupported station roof.
Local services began running to the Metropolitan Railway junction underneath the terminus on 13 July 1868. The station itself opened to the public on 1 October. The first service was an overnight mail train from Leeds.
Early services
St Pancras was built during a period of expansion for the MR, as the major routes to Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Carlisle opened during this time. By 1902, there were 150 trains arriving and leaving the station daily, though this figure was far less than Waterloo or Liverpool Street. As well as Midland services, the Great Eastern Railway (GER) used St Pancras as a "West End" terminus for trains to Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Lowestoft between 1870 and 1917. At the turn of the 20th century, St Pancras also had a faster service to Cambridge than King's Cross, at 71 minutes. GER services were suspended because of World War I and never resumed.
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) began offering boat train services from St Pancras from 9 July 1894, following the opening of the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway. The trains ran from St Pancras to Tilbury via South Tottenham and Barking. Tilbury Docks then provided a connection to Australia and Scandinavia. The following year, the LTSR began a service from St Pancras to Southend Central. Boat trains continued to run from St Pancras until 1963, after which they were moved to Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street.
Grouping, nationalisation and privatisation
The station was damaged by a bomb in May 1941 during the Blitz.
The Railways Act of 1921 forced the merger of the Midland with the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), and the LMS adopted the LNWR's (the "Premier Line") Euston station as its principal London terminus. The Midland Grand Hotel was closed in 1935, and the building was subsequently used as offices for British Railways. During World War II, bombing inflicted damage on the train shed, which was only partially reglazed after the war. On the night of 10–11 May 1941 a bomb fell onto the station floor at platform 3, exploding in the beer vaults underneath. The station was not significantly damaged, but was closed for eight days, with platforms 2–3 remaining closed until June. In 1947 the St. Pancras junction was relaid with prefabricated trackwork, along with associated changes to the signalling system.
On the creation of British Railways (BR) in 1948, St Pancras received a significant investment after neglect by the LMS. Destinations included the London area services to North Woolwich, St Albans and Bedford. Long-distance trains reached Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester, with famous named trains including The Palatine to Manchester, The Thames-Clyde Express to Glasgow, and The Master Cutler to Sheffield (transferred from King's Cross in 1966, which itself had transferred from Marylebone eight years earlier).
On 7 October 1957, the signalling at St Pancras was upgraded, replacing the three original boxes with a power box controlling 205 route switches and 33 points over a network of 1,400 relays. From 1960 to 1966, electrification work on the West Coast Main Line between London and Manchester saw a new Midland Pullman from Manchester to St Pancras. These trains and those to Glasgow were withdrawn following the completion of the rebuilding of Euston and the consolidation of these services.
By the 1960s, St Pancras was seen as redundant, and several attempts were made to close it and demolish the hotel (by then known as St Pancras Chambers). These attempts provoked strong and successful opposition, with the campaign led by the later Poet Laureate, John Betjeman. Jane Hughes Fawcett with the Victorian Society was instrumental in its preservation, and was dubbed "the furious Mrs. Fawcett" by British rail officials. Many of the demonstrators had witnessed the demolition of the nearby Euston Arch a few years previously, and were strongly opposed to the distinctive architecture of St Pancras suffering the same fate. The station became Grade I listed building in November 1967, preventing any drastic modifications. The plans were scrapped by BR in December 1968, realising that it was more cost-effective to modernise the hotel instead, though they disliked owning it.
In the 1970s, the train shed roof was in danger of collapse, and the newly appointed Director of Environment Bernard Kaukas persuaded the company to invest £3m to save it. In 1978, a Private Eye piece said that British Rail really wanted to demolish St Pancras but were opposed by "a lot of long-haired sentimentalists" and "faceless bureaucrats" and praised the office blocks that replaced the Euston Arch.
After the sectorisation of British Rail in 1986, main-line services to the East Midlands were provided by the InterCity sector, with suburban services to St Albans, Luton and Bedford by Network SouthEast. In 1988 the Snow Hill tunnel re-opened resulting in the creation of the Thameslink route and the resultant diversion of the majority of suburban trains to the new route. The station continued to be served by trains running on the Midland main line to Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, together with a few suburban services to Bedford and Luton. These constituted only a few trains an hour and left the station underused.
Following the privatisation of British Rail, the long-distance services from St Pancras were franchised to Midland Mainline, a train operating company owned by National Express, starting on 28 April 1996. The few remaining suburban trains still operating into St Pancras were operated by the Thameslink train operating company, owned by Govia, from 2 March 1997.
A small number of trains to and from Leeds were introduced, mainly because the High Speed Train sets were maintained there and were already running empty north of Sheffield. During the 2000s major rebuild of the West Coast Main Line, St Pancras again temporarily hosted direct and regular inter-city trains to Manchester, this time via the Hope Valley route (via the Dore South curve) under the title of Project Rio.
New role
Model of the extended St Pancras station (left) and King's Cross station (right, seen before restoration circa 2012)
The original plan for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) involved a tunnel from south-east of London to an underground terminus in the vicinity of King's Cross. However, a late change of plan, principally driven by the then Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Heseltine's desire for urban regeneration in east London, led to a change of route, with the new line approaching London from the east. This opened the possibility of reusing St Pancras as the terminus, with access via the North London Line, which crosses the throat of the station.
The idea of using the North London line was rejected in 1994 by the transport secretary, John MacGregor, as "difficult to construct and environmentally damaging". However, the idea of using St Pancras station as the terminus was retained, albeit now linked by 12.4 miles (20 km) of new tunnels to Dagenham via Stratford.
London and Continental Railways (LCR), created at the time of British Rail privatisation, was selected by the government in 1996 to reconstruct St Pancras, build the CTRL, and take over the British share of the Eurostar operation. LCR had owned St Pancras station since privatisation to allow the station to be redeveloped. Financial difficulties in 1998, and the collapse of Railtrack in 2001, caused some revision of this plan, but LCR retained ownership of the station.
The design and project management of reconstruction was undertaken on behalf of LCR by Rail Link Engineering (RLE), a consortium of Bechtel, Arup, Systra and Halcrow. The original reference design for the station was by Nick Derbyshire, former head of British Rail's in-house architecture team. The master plan of the complex was by Foster and Partners, and the lead architect of the reconstruction was Alistair Lansley, a former colleague of Nick Derbyshire recruited by RLE.
To accommodate 300-metre+ Eurostar trains, and to provide capacity for the existing trains to the Midlands and the new Kent services on the high-speed rail link, the train shed was extended a considerable distance northwards by a new flat-roofed shed. The station was initially planned to have 13 platforms under this extended train shed. East Midlands services would use the western platforms, Eurostar services the middle platforms, and Kent services the eastern platforms. The Eurostar platforms and one of the Midland platforms would extend back into the Barlow train shed. Access to Eurostar for departing passengers would be via a departure suite on the west of the station, and then to the platforms by a bridge above the tracks within the historic train shed. Arriving Eurostar passengers would leave the station by a new concourse at its north end.
This original design was later modified, with access to the Eurostar platforms from below, using the station undercroft and allowing the deletion of the visually intrusive bridge. By dropping the extension of any of the Midland platforms into the train shed, space was freed up to allow wells to be constructed in the station floor, which provided daylight and access to the undercroft.
The reconstruction of the station was recorded in the BBC Television documentary series The Eight Hundred Million Pound Railway Station broadcast as six 30-minute episodes between 13‒28 November 2007.
Rebuilding
The Meeting Place and the Olympic Rings for the 2012 Summer Olympics
By early 2004, the eastern side of the extended train shed was complete, and the Barlow train shed was closed to trains. From 12 April 2004, Midland Mainline trains terminated at an interim station occupying the eastern part of the extension immediately adjacent to the entrance.
As part of the construction of the western side of the new train shed that now began, an underground "box" was constructed to house new platforms for Thameslink, which at this point ran partially under the extended station. In order for this to happen, the existing Thameslink tunnels between Kentish Town and King's Cross Thameslink were closed between 11 September 2004 and 15 May 2005 while the works were carried out. Thameslink services from the north terminated in the same platforms as the Midland Main Line trains, while services from the south terminated at King's Cross Thameslink.
When the lines were re-opened, the new station box was still only a bare concrete shell and could not take passengers. Thameslink trains reverted to their previous route but ran through the station box without stopping. The budget for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link works did not include work on the fitting out of the station, as these works had originally been part of the separate Thameslink 2000 works programme. Despite lobbying by rail operators who wished to see the station open at the same time as St Pancras International, the Government failed to provide additional funding to allow the fit out works to be completed immediately following the line blockade. Eventually, on 8 February 2006, Alistair Darling, the Secretary of State for Transport, announced £50 million funding for the fit-out of the station, plus another £10–15 million for the installation of associated signalling and other lineside works.
The fit-out works were designed by Chapman Taylor and Arup (Eurostar) and completed by ISG Interior Plc Contractors collaborating with Bechtel as Project Managers. The client was London and Continental Railways who were advised by Hitachi Consulting.
In 2005, planning consent was granted for a refurbishment of the former Midland Grand Hotel building, with plans to refurbish and extend it as a hotel and apartment block. The newly refurbished hotel opened to guests on 21 March 2011 with a grand opening ceremony on 5 May.
By the middle of 2006, the western side of the train shed extension was completed. The rebuilding cost was in the region of £800 million, up from an initial estimate of £310 million.
The International station
In early November 2007, Eurostar conducted a testing programme in which some 6000 members of the public were involved in passenger check-in, immigration control and departure trials, during which the "passengers" each made three return journeys out of St Pancras to the entrance to the London tunnel. On 4 September 2007, the first test train ran from Paris Gare du Nord to St Pancras. Children's illustrator Quentin Blake was commissioned to provide a huge mural of an "imaginary welcoming committee" as a disguise for one of the remaining ramshackle Stanley Building South immediately opposite the station exit.
St Pancras was officially re-opened as St Pancras International, and the High Speed 1 service was launched on 6 November 2007 by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. Services were extended to Rotterdam and Amsterdam in April 2018.
During an elaborate opening ceremony, actor Timothy West, as Henry Barlow, addressed the audience, which was also entertained by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the singers Lemar and Katherine Jenkins. In a carefully staged set piece, the first Class 395 train and two Class 373 trains arrived through a cloud of dry ice in adjacent platforms within seconds of each other. During the ceremony, Paul Day's large bronze statue The Meeting Place was also unveiled. At a much smaller ceremony on 12 November 2007, the bronze statue of John Betjeman by sculptor Martin Jennings was unveiled by Betjeman's daughter, the author Candida Lycett Green. Public service by Eurostar train via High Speed 1 started on 14 November 2007. In a small ceremony, station staff cut a ribbon leading to the Eurostar platforms. In the same month, services to the East Midlands were transferred to a new franchisee, East Midlands Trains. The low-level Thameslink platforms opened on 9 December 2007, replacing King's Cross Thameslink.
St Pancras has retained a reputation of having one of the most recognisable facades of all the London termini, and is known as the "cathedral of the railways". In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars. The station has bilingual signs in French and English, one of the few in England to do so.
Services:
St Pancras contains four groups of platforms on two levels, accessed via the main concourse at ground level. The below-surface group contains through platforms A and B, and the upper level has three groups of terminal platforms: domestic platforms 1–4 and 11–13 on each side of international platforms 5–10. Platforms A & B serve Thameslink, 1–4 connect to the Midland Main Line, while platforms 11–13 lead to High Speed 1; there is no connection between the two lines, except for a maintenance siding outside the station. There are also a variety of shops and restaurants within the station concourse.
The station is the London terminus for Eurostar's high-speed trains to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Lille via the Channel Tunnel. It is also the terminus for East Midlands services from London to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, and smaller towns en route. Thameslink trains on the cross-London Thameslink route call at platforms beneath the main station, south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton and north to Luton Airport Parkway for Luton Airport and Bedford. High-speed domestic services to Kent, run by Southeastern, depart on the same level as Eurostar & East Midlands Trains.
The terminal is one of relatively few railway stations in England to feature multilingual signage in English and French. In March 2014, the station's public relations team commissioned a study of mispronounced words, reportedly as a result of passengers referring to the station as "St Pancreas".
Brush Park Detroit. Canon AE-1 28mm f2.8 Kodak Ektachrome 100 slide film expired 2003. canoscan 9950f. This place has felt like home for many years...now most structures will be taxed for a new development. I get it...the city needs development. just feels like we are erasing our heritage.
Owned by: WM Waste Management Inc.
Chassis: WHITEGMC Xpeditor WXLL
Body manufacturer: Dempster
Type of truck: Front Loader
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Location of photo: Asset Auctions/Asset Nations
Well hold up hunties because my 2017 coverage isn’t done yet! I had the privilege of owning a lot of dolls from Integrity Toys that I lost track of some that I bought from last year.
So who do you think is my pick for the best doll from Poppy Parker’s The Swinging London Collection??? *drum roll* It’s Sunny Slickers Poppy Parker! I’m really glad I pre-ordered this doll. I really do. Because if I have to limit the number of Poppy Parkers per collection each year this would be my top pick. The AA Poppys have been serving it up! Each one of them. Sunny Slickers is just fun and whimsical. She is a ray of sunshine! She reminds me of Mattel’s Silkstone Fuchsia N’ Fur Francie that they could swap fashions.
In the past Integrity Toys could not afford to include a working umbrella on their dolls and in the last year that has changed. I’m glad that they’re still moving on up in giving us top-of-the-line innovative products that we don’t usually see from other toy companies. On a side note Sunny Slicker’s umbrella is different from the umbrella that came with American Horror Story’s Fiona Goode. The canopy on this is a little bit wider and the handle is a different sculpt as well. I have to say though this umbrella seems out of scale for Poppy maybe because she’s petite that it looks even more out of scale for her. I keep on thinking this would look perfect for the 16” Clear Over Here Poppy Parker with the raincoat. As I let her hold Fiona Goode’s umbrella though I feel it’s just the right size for her. Maybe it’s just the width of the canopy of her own umbrella that’s throwing me off. While I’m on the topic of accessories I really wish IT would create hand sculpts that can hold umbrellas and other accessories in Poppy Parker/The Industry size and in Fashion Royalty/NU.Face size. They made hand sculpts for Jem/ Color Infusion that can hold microphones and umbrellas but they’re too big to be used for other lines with dolls that have smaller hands.
While I think she’s one of the best dolls from the collection, one thing that concerned me is that she is the third AA Poppy Parker in a row with pink lipstick but I’m glad that David Buttry changed it up with Shining in the Starlight Poppy Parker from the 2017 Fashion Fairytale Convention and the upcoming Hold That Tiger! Poppy Parker who I… um… regret not pre-ordering (How dare I???). The pigtails on this doll are reminiscent of The Dynamite Girls’ Heat Wave Aria who like Poppy Parker had a retro theme. The parting of the hair goes from end to end from front to back. So take the hair down at your own risk ‘cause gurl it could look ugly! I’m impressed with the quality and the attention to detail on this doll. The only flaw I see is that the left eye on mine has only one catch light dot when it’s supposed to have two like the right one. Although I don’t mind as it makes her somehow unique.
I finally own a S.I.S doll!! I love her! The only small thing that bothers me is that they painted white on the lips as she was smiling. I don't know how to cover that in a good way, but she's perfect still! Her pants and dress is so nice! And her hair.. <3
When I get the chance, I will try to order the S.I.S Baby Phat Marisa and Kara doll! =)
Sometimes you need to take off your glasses to see things more cleary.
たまには世の中を見るメガネを外してみよう
見えなかった景色が見えてくるかもしれないよ
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Owned by Gordon P. Getty, this gorgeous and rare aircraft taxies to Rwy 30 at Long Beach Airport (LGB/KLGB).
Owned by Kennet Aviation, this Supermarine Seafire was flown by John Beattie at the RNAS Culdrose Air Day, showcasing the Fleet Air Arm's heritage.
Canon 7D
Canon 100-400 L
Finally I own a Cara doll! I've always wanted one but on eBay it's always so pricey...even nude! so when I found her at a local flea market last Sunday just couldn't believe it! That was my day because a few minutes later I found Free Moving Barbie's outfit, too! first her body at a stand, and at the next one her skirt! lol! of course I hope to find the original, orange outfit for Cara, but at least she has a dress of the line ;) isn't she lovely? I adore her! ^_^ of course she's not in perfect condition, she has scratches on her body and an hand badly chewed, but she is still very worth to be displayed and..I just had to save her!
finalmente possiedo anch'io una Cara! meglio tardi che mai! ne ho sempre voluta una ma su eBay costa sempre troppo...finalmente la scorsa domenica ho avuto un po' di fortuna al mercatino! prima ho trovato lei, in un banchetto poco dopo il body di barbie e in uno successivo la gonna...usaahahahah! ovviamente spero di trovare l'outfit arancione ma intanto almeno è vestita con un abito della serie! anche se lei sarebbe gnocca anche con un asciugamano addosso! :P
Previous owned by Joseph Stalin, so this ZIS is offcourse armored.
The Kremlin Collection are some automobiles driven by the highest Soviet Union officials from the 1930s-1970s
Thanks to the Latvian Antique Automobile Club activists, the Riga Motor Museum acquired a number of these even before the collapse of the USSR, and now they form a unique Kremlin collection.
Unless I am mistaken, 95 is the first Optare Versa to carry the 'Warrington's Own Buses' livery. Previously, the vehicle carried route branding for the 'Connect 17' service.
The rebrand seems to be moving quickly now, most of the buses that I saw today had been repainted.
The Reservoir of Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) is a reservoir in the southern area of the city of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
The Reservoir of Guarapiranga was constructed in 1906 by the São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, also known as "Light", which was the company responsible for the region's supply of electrical energy at that time. In 1928, Guarapiranga began being used as a reservoir for potable water distribution.
The reservoir is supplied by the River Guarapiranga and other smaller rivers and brooks, traversing areas of the cities of São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra, and Embu-Guaçu. It was constructed originally to attend the necessities of the production of electrical energy in the Parnaíba Hydroelectric generating plant. It is currently utilized for the water supply for the Greater São Paulo by the Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), a Brazilian state-owned utility that provides water and sewage services. Guarapiranga is also utilized as a flood control mechanism and as a place of leisure. There are artificial beaches and marinas in the reservoir's peripheral areas.
Between the 1980s and the 1990s, the absence of clear political laws determining the use and occupation of the area contributed to the creation of clandestine and irregular neighborhoods around the reservoir. Untreated human waste and sewage-contaminated rivers and brooks that fed into the reservoir.
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A Represa de Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) é uma represa na zona sul da cidade de São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.
O Reservatório de Guarapiranga foi construído em 1906 pela Companhia Paulista de Bonde, Luz e Energia, também conhecida como "Light", que era a empresa responsável pelo fornecimento de energia elétrica da região na época. Em 1928, Guarapiranga passou a ser utilizada como reservatório para distribuição de água potável.
O reservatório é abastecido pelo rio Guarapiranga e outros rios e riachos menores, atravessando áreas das cidades de São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra e Embu-Guaçu. Foi construído originalmente para atender às necessidades de produção de energia elétrica da Usina Hidrelétrica Parnaíba. Atualmente, é utilizada para o abastecimento de água da Grande São Paulo pela Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), uma concessionária estatal brasileira que fornece serviços de água e esgoto. Guarapiranga também é utilizada como mecanismo de controle de enchentes e local de lazer. Existem praias artificiais e marinas nas áreas periféricas do reservatório.
Entre as décadas de 1980 e 1990, a ausência de leis políticas claras determinando o uso e ocupação da área contribuiu para a criação de bairros clandestinos e irregulares no entorno do reservatório. Dejetos humanos não tratados e rios e riachos contaminados com esgoto que alimentam o reservatório.
El Embalse de Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) es un embalse en la zona sur de la ciudad de São Paulo, en el Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.
El Embalse de Guarapiranga fue construido en 1906 por la Compañía de Tranvía, Luz y Energía de São Paulo, también conocida como "Luz", que era la empresa responsable del suministro de energía eléctrica de la región en ese momento. En 1928, Guarapiranga comenzó a utilizarse como reservorio para la distribución de agua potable.
El embalse es abastecido por el río Guarapiranga y otros ríos y arroyos menores, atravesando áreas de las ciudades de São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra y Embu-Guaçu. Fue construido originalmente para atender las necesidades de producción de energía eléctrica en la Central Hidroeléctrica de Parnaíba. Actualmente es utilizada para el suministro de agua para el Gran São Paulo por la Companhia de Saneamento Básico del Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), una empresa estatal brasileña que proporciona servicios de agua y alcantarillado. Guarapiranga también se utiliza como mecanismo de control de inundaciones y como lugar de esparcimiento. Hay playas artificiales y puertos deportivos en las zonas periféricas del embalse.
Entre las décadas de 1980 y 1990, la ausencia de leyes políticas claras que determinaran el uso y ocupación del área contribuyó a la creación de barrios clandestinos e irregulares alrededor del embalse. Desechos humanos no tratados y ríos y arroyos contaminados con aguas residuales que desembocan en el embalse.
Het stuwmeer van Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) is een stuwmeer in het zuidelijke deel van de stad São Paulo, in de staat São Paulo, Brazilië.
Het stuwmeer van Guarapiranga werd in 1906 gebouwd door de São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, ook bekend als "Light", het bedrijf dat op dat moment verantwoordelijk was voor de levering van elektrische energie in de regio. In 1928 werd Guarapiranga gebruikt als reservoir voor drinkwaterdistributie.
Het stuwmeer wordt gevoed door de rivier de Guarapiranga en andere kleinere rivieren en beken, door gebieden van de steden São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra en Embu-Guaçu. Het werd oorspronkelijk gebouwd om te voorzien in de behoeften van de productie van elektrische energie in de waterkrachtcentrale van Parnaíba. Het wordt momenteel gebruikt voor de watervoorziening voor de regio van São Paulo door de Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), een Braziliaans staatsbedrijf dat water- en rioleringsdiensten levert. Guarapiranga wordt ook gebruikt als een mechanisme voor het beheersen van overstromingen en als een plaats van vrije tijd. Er zijn kunstmatige stranden en jachthavens in de randgebieden van het stuwmeer.
Tussen de jaren tachtig en de jaren negentig droeg het ontbreken van duidelijke politieke wetten die het gebruik en de bezetting van het gebied bepalen, bij tot het ontstaan van clandestiene en onregelmatige buurten rond het stuwmeer. Onbehandeld menselijk afval en met riool vervuilde rivieren en beken die in het reservoir stroomden.
Le réservoir de Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) est un réservoir situé au sud de la ville de São Paulo, dans l'État de São Paulo, au Brésil.
Le réservoir de Guarapiranga a été construit en 1906 par la São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, également connue sous le nom de « Light », qui était à l'époque la société responsable de l'approvisionnement en énergie électrique de la région. En 1928, Guarapiranga a commencé à être utilisé comme réservoir pour la distribution d'eau potable.
Le réservoir est alimenté par la rivière Guarapiranga et d'autres rivières et ruisseaux plus petits, traversant des zones des villes de São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra et Embu-Guaçu. Il a été construit à l'origine pour répondre aux besoins de la production d'énergie électrique dans la centrale hydroélectrique de Parnaíba. Il est actuellement utilisé pour l'approvisionnement en eau du Grand São Paulo par la Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), une entreprise publique brésilienne qui fournit des services d'eau et d'égouts. Guarapiranga est également utilisé comme mécanisme de contrôle des inondations et comme lieu de loisirs. Il y a des plages artificielles et des marinas dans les zones périphériques du réservoir.
Entre les années 1980 et 1990, l'absence de lois politiques claires déterminant l'utilisation et l'occupation de la zone a contribué à la création de quartiers clandestins et irréguliers autour du réservoir. Déchets humains non traités et rivières et ruisseaux contaminés par les eaux usées qui se sont déversés dans le réservoir.
Der Guarapiranga-Stausee (Represa de Guarapiranga) ist ein Stausee im Süden der Stadt São Paulo im brasilianischen Bundesstaat São Paulo.
Der Stausee von Guarapiranga wurde 1906 von der São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, auch bekannt als "Light", gebaut, die damals für die elektrische Energieversorgung der Region verantwortlich war. Im Jahr 1928 wurde Guarapiranga als Reservoir für die Trinkwasserversorgung genutzt.
Der Stausee wird vom Fluss Guarapiranga und anderen kleineren Flüssen und Bächen gespeist, die Gebiete der Städte São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra und Embu-Guaçu durchqueren. Es wurde ursprünglich gebaut, um den Bedarf der Stromerzeugung im Wasserkraftwerk Parnaíba zu decken. Es wird derzeit für die Wasserversorgung des Großraums São Paulo von der Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), einem brasilianischen staatlichen Versorgungsunternehmen, das Wasser- und Abwasserdienstleistungen anbietet, genutzt. Guarapiranga wird auch als Hochwasserschutzmechanismus und als Ort der Freizeit genutzt. In den Randbereichen des Stausees gibt es künstliche Strände und Yachthäfen.
Zwischen den 1980er und 1990er Jahren trug das Fehlen klarer politischer Gesetze zur Bestimmung der Nutzung und Besetzung des Gebiets zur Entstehung illegaler und illegaler Viertel rund um den Stausee bei. Unbehandelte menschliche Abfälle und abwasserverseuchte Flüsse und Bäche, die in den Stausee mündeten.
Il bacino idrico di Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) è un bacino idrico nella zona meridionale della città di São Paulo, nello Stato di São Paulo, Brasile.
Il bacino idrico di Guarapiranga è stato costruito nel 1906 dalla Compagnia del Tram, della Luce e dell'Energia di San Paolo, nota anche come "Luce", che all'epoca era la società responsabile della fornitura di energia elettrica della regione. Nel 1928 Guarapiranga iniziò ad essere utilizzato come serbatoio per la distribuzione dell'acqua potabile.
Il bacino è alimentato dal fiume Guarapiranga e da altri fiumi e ruscelli più piccoli, che attraversano le aree delle città di São Paulo, Itapecerica da Serra e Embu-Guaçu. È stato originariamente costruito per soddisfare le necessità della produzione di energia elettrica nella centrale idroelettrica di Parnaíba. Attualmente è utilizzato per l'approvvigionamento idrico della Grande San Paolo dalla Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), un'azienda statale brasiliana che fornisce servizi idrici e fognari. Guarapiranga è anche utilizzato come meccanismo di controllo delle inondazioni e come luogo di svago. Ci sono spiagge artificiali e porti turistici nelle aree periferiche del bacino.
Tra gli anni '80 e '90, l'assenza di leggi politiche chiare che determinassero l'uso e l'occupazione dell'area ha contribuito alla creazione di quartieri clandestini e irregolari intorno al bacino. Rifiuti umani non trattati e fiumi e ruscelli contaminati da liquami che alimentavano il bacino.
خزان Guarapiranga (Represa de Guarapiranga) هو خزان في المنطقة الجنوبية من مدينة ساو باولو ، في ولاية ساو باولو ، البرازيل.
تم بناء خزان Guarapiranga في عام 1906 من قبل São Paulo Tramway، Light and Power Company ، والمعروفة أيضًا باسم "Light" ، والتي كانت الشركة المسؤولة عن إمداد المنطقة بالطاقة الكهربائية في ذلك الوقت. في عام 1928 ، بدأ استخدام Guarapiranga كخزان لتوزيع مياه الشرب.
يتم توفير الخزان عن طريق نهر Guarapiranga والأنهار والجداول الأخرى الأصغر ، والتي تعبر مناطق مدن ساو باولو وإيتابيسيريكا دا سيرا وإمبو غواسو. تم تشييده في الأصل لتلبية احتياجات إنتاج الطاقة الكهربائية في محطة توليد الطاقة الكهرومائية بارنيبا. يتم استخدامه حاليًا لإمداد المياه لمنطقة ساو باولو الكبرى من قبل Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP) ، وهي شركة برازيلية مملوكة للدولة توفر خدمات المياه والصرف الصحي. يتم استخدام Guarapiranga أيضًا كآلية للتحكم في الفيضانات وكمكان للترفيه. توجد شواطئ ومراسي صناعية في المناطق الطرفية للخزان.
بين الثمانينيات والتسعينيات ، ساهم غياب القوانين السياسية الواضحة التي تحدد استخدام المنطقة واحتلالها في إنشاء أحياء سرية وغير نظامية حول الخزان. النفايات البشرية غير المعالجة والأنهار والجداول الملوثة بمياه الصرف الصحي التي تغذي الخزان.
My own take on war machine :D Trying a different style of build. This is inspired by Ka.lor projects :D Build Video on youtube youtu.be/f09_0KF6YpI
From - TORRY'S BOOK STORE, New Glasgow, NS - Torry’s Book Store was owned and operated by James "Jim" Burton Torey and his brothers, William "Will" Henry Torry and Jonathan "Jon" Torry, over a period of about 50 years. The store was located at 144 Provost Street in New Glasgow directly opposite the Goodmans store, in the left hand side of the H.L.P. McNeill building. The ground floor retail space was devoted to stationery, periodicals, books, prints, postcards and other dry goods, Waterman & Carter pens, the wallpaper, gifts, china, toys, party supplies and even fireworks sold from the second story. Link to the complete article - pictoupostcards.com/Collection%20Notes/Torrys%20Bookstore/
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In the autumn of 1874, the year of the great fire, the two congregations got together and formed the United Church. They continued to worship in. Knox Church until January 9, 1876, when the present building was opened and occupied. Rev. Mr. Walker was minister of the United Church until 1878, when he was relieved by the settlement of Rev. E. Scott, the congregation making Mr. Walker, Pastor Emeritus. Mr. Walker was a preacher of great ability and power. He was a most faithful minister, and in every way adorned his calling. He died Feb. 4, 1884, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. Rev. E. Scott, D. D. retired in 1891, and was succeeded by Rev. Anderson Rogers, D. D., who was pastor from July 1893 to March 1908. Rev. John H. MacVicar, D. D. was minister from December 10, 1908 to March 17, 1912. Rev. J. MaCartney Wilson, B. D., was inducted in May, 1913. Peter A. McGregor has been treasurer of the United Church since its organization, and, for three years was treasurer of Primitive Church.
First Baptist United Church, New Glasgow, N.S.
United Church congregations were formed by the minority Presbyterian groups in Pictou (St. Andrews and First) and New Glasgow (First, St. Andrew's and United which was soon called Westminster), in association with the Methodists. These became respectively Pictou United and Trinity United. For the minority groups which formed new congregations and purchased or erected church buildings, considerable financial sacrifice was involved.
Trinity Methodist in 1917 demolished its wooden building and replaced it with a brick structure, which opened in November 1918 in the pastorate of Rev. B. J. Porter. This building became Trinity Hall upon formation of Trinity United Church. Formation of the United Church ended the Methodist Church as such in Pictou County.
So it's my first ever modular MOC. I never own any mofular set so I decided to try and build one. With pawnshop downstairs and super exclusive party apartment upstairs it's a perfect place to live.
Low is an organism of its own. In fact, two organisms living together for common benefit. We call this way of life for symbiosis. The low consists of a mushroom and an algae. The algae stands for the formation of sugars using CO2 and water as well as the sun's energy. The mushroom nourishes the algae and also helps to protect it
A good few miles away from its traditional operating territory, Warrington's Own Buses, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC, 207, is seen heading along Holden Road, Leigh, whilst operating service 594 to Tyldesley, which is ran under tender to TfGM.
My own work for photography classes in IKA consists of 18 pictures from the station in Mechelen, Belgium
Voilà la première Make-it-own que ma mère a réalisé je suis vraiment fière d'elle je l'adore ♡
Elle est magnifique !
Brighton
1932 Leica 11, 35mm Summaron and Rollei Retro 400S stand developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour.
We’ve all heard it, people have been waiting for Wonder Woman to get her own feature film for all of their lives. And if this film’s expectations aren’t high enough, for most, this film could make or break their trust in the DCEU after this franchise’s mixed reception in past films. Now I loved Man of Steel and BvS Ultimate Edition, but Suicide Squad didn’t really do it for me, so I wasn’t going into this film too worried. So is Wonder Woman a film to help DC get back on track, or just another divisive movie that will be argued about for years to come? Let’s check it out!
Good: My biggest worry about this movie was if the “girl power” message would be too much movie. I mean, I still recovering from my concussion after watching a few episodes of Supergirl having having that message beaten over my head. Thankfully I can say that this movie is a very empowering movie for women, but not too much to make people angry. I saw this movie with my mom and sister and they were over the moon when we got out of the theater, and to be honest, so was I! I thought this movie was spectacular. It truly felt like I was watching Richard Donner’s Superman for the first time in theaters, which makes sense because director Patty Jenkins credited that movie as a huge inspiration. Speaking of Patty Jenkins, can she just direct all the DC movies please? She just gets the tone that I’ve grown to love DC with by watching the animated series when I was younger. This movie was just so bright, hopeful, and godlike. My favorite thing about DC universe as a whole, and why I like it more than the Marvel universe, is that it’s a story about gods among men and how they really guide us into the light (yadda yadda Jor-El speech, you know where I’m going with this). Anyways, the reasons why I love this movie so much is very similar to why I love Man of Steel so much. It’s about a god, who doesn’t know their limits, trying to find their place in society. The only difference is Wonder Woman takes a more innocent turn on this storyline, which really builds upon the character of Diana Prince. Diana’s innocence in this movie creates humor, drama, and inspiration in the film. Which really surprised me because all of this was coming from Gal Gadot. Now after this movie, I am on the Gal Gadot hype train. I was a little nervous when she was cast as Wonder Woman and I didn’t really get enough in BvS to truly see if she can handle playing one of the most iconic heroes ever. Needless to say, Gal Gadot really impressed me in this movie. Her comedic timing was on point, her anger and confusion was believable, and she overall fleshed out her character, which in the end, elevated the movie to a whole new level. Now Gal Gadot isn’t the only star of this movie, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor was great too. I’m going to say this now, if there’s ever going to be some sort of young Indiana Jones movie, it’s gotta be Chris Pine. All I saw in this movie was a young Harrison Ford as Steve Trevor in this movie! This film is probably the second best film I’ve seen Chris Pine in behind Hell or High Water, because him as Steve Trevor totally amazed me. Like Gal Gadot, he added just the right levels of comedy and drama into this movie to have me walking out of this movie really remembering him. I went into this movie asking for Wonder Woman’s movie, and what I got was Wonder Woman’s movie, but with a surprisingly incredible second lead. This overall enhanced Steve and Diana’s romance in this movie, which I can only compare to Lois and Clark’s romance in the first Superman movie. The rest of the cast in this movie was good, Wonder Woman kinda had her own Howling Commandos which I enjoyed and the Amazons were great. In one moment in the movie, we get to see some Amazon warriors train, and I’ve never seen anything like it, it was so badass! Alright that’s enough about the cast, this review is long enough, let’s get to the action! There is one action scene in this movie, the one in the trailers where Wonder Woman is in no man’s land, which I believe will be held as one of the most iconic superhero movie moment of all time. Never before has a whole action scene given me goosebumps throughout its entire duration. Sure there are moments in superhero movies that have given me goosebumps like whenever The Chain plays in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but I’ve never been so taken back by a superhero kicking some major ass! I could go on and on about how much I loved this movie, this is probably my longest review! I’ll end the good by saying this: the soundtrack, like most DC films, is godlike and I will be listening to it as much as I do the Man of Steel and BvS ones.
Bad: I gotta be honest with you guys, I was never a big fan of Themiskyra in the comics. I never liked whenever Wonder Woman went back to Themiskyra in the JLA animated series and in this film, I just found it boring. Don’t get me wrong, the concept of it is badass, I just found myself waiting for Steve Trevor to crash his plane. Maybe it’s because after watching JLA the animated series, the Wonder Woman animated movie, and the countless comics, I was kinda over watching Diana argue with the other amazons about who she is and things like that. I totally understand why people like the first act of this film, but I was really going into this movie for Wonder Woman get involved with World War I. My second and final complaint with this movie was the villains. The villains, Ludendorff and Dr. Poison, seemed to me like the basic MCU villains, which is fine because it puts more focus on Wonder Woman, but they’re still pretty mediocre given DC good reputation for villains.
Overall, Wonder Woman was everything I wanted to be and more. Never before have I left a movie with so much hope and optimism about our world, but then to have that all ruined by merely checking Twitter. I have a feeling I will remember my first time seeing Wonder Woman for a long time. For these reasons, I’m giving Wonder Woman a 9/10. It's not a perfect movie, but it's a damn good one. I'd say it’s just short of Man of Steel and BvS Ultimate Edition in my opinion, but it’s easily one of the greatest comicbook films I’ve ever seen! If you've seen Wonder Woman, let me know what you thought about it in the comments below! And if you haven't I implore you to go out and see it. You vote with your ticket, and if you want more diversity both behind and infront of the camera, show Hollywood execs that these kinds of movies work!