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You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust you. Isa 26:3-4 NIV
I've been hunting SBOC (Skate Boarders of Color) for a while now. I find the emerging culture to be fascinating, a sign of cultural evolution. The lure of the small skate park across the street from my office proved tempting as I left for vacation today. Yoshi, Channing, and their crew entertained me and my lens for a good hour. The repetition of their tricks and the perserverance they showed to master them inspired. I'm not sure if Channing really liked the attention, but he was very photogenic. Their energy really satisfied my SBOC curiosity, for now. It was a great start to my vacation.
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Sans Pareil was designed and built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.
The trials were a competition held by the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company to determine who would provide motive power to the railway.
Sans Pareil, meaning “without equal” or “peerless”, was one of the five competitors alongside Stephenson’s Rocket, the others being Cycloped owned by Thomas Brandreth; Perserverance, owned by Timothy Burstall; and Novelty, owned by John Braithwaite and John Ericcson. Despite there being some doubts about whether Sans Pareil was over the weight restrictions imposed by the organisers, it was allowed to compete. The design and technology used on Sans Pareil was of a different kind from the eventual winner, Rocket, and Sans Pareil was not able to complete the trial successfully.
Despite this, after the trial the engine was purchased by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company and used until 1831, when it was transferred to the Bolton & Leigh Railway. In 1844 it was removed to Coppull Colliery, near Chorley, where one axle and a pair of wheels were removed, and toothed gearing fitted to the other axle in order to power the colliery’s pumping and winding apparatus. In 1863, with the mine being exhausted, the engine was returned to its locomotive form and presented to the Museum.
The boiler has a cylindrical shell, with one end flat and the other dished, and an internal return flue which projects beyond the boiler on the fire-grate side. There are two vertical cylinders acting directly downwards on crank pins in the driving wheels, which are connected by coupling rods to the trailing wheels.
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Plot 29: Qingsheng Lai (80) 13/8/2015 – Rtd Professor
(Chinese Characters)
Eternal Memories Of
QINGSHENG
LAI
1.11.1934 – 13.8.2015
The family traditions
of kind heart,
perserverance,
diligence, frugality
and lifetime study are
his precious legacies
to descendants.
(Chinese Characters)
Class 57 No: 57312 + Class 73 No: 73136 Perserverance head our Swanage to Norden service, 12 May 2012
'Famine' (1997) was commissioned by Norma Smurfit and presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands.
This location is a particularly appropriate and historic as one of the first voyages of the Famine period was on the 'Perserverance' which sailed from Custom House Quay on St. Patrick's Day 1846. Captain William Scott, a native of the Shetland Isles, was a veteran of the Atlantic crossing, gave up his office job in New Brunswick to take the 'Perserverance' out of Dublin. He was 74 years old. The Steerage fare on the ship was £3 and 210 passengers made the historical journey. They landed in New York on the 18th May 1846. All passengers and crew survived the journey. Dublin, Ireland
Class 57 No: 57312 + Class 73 No: 73136 Perserverance arrive into Harmans Cross on a Swanage to Norden service, 12 May 2012
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Perserverance (July 16th, 2009)
This bulb of tree & bark is about 15 feet off the ground.
This tree got sick when it was a young sapling and then healed itself, eventually growing out of it's illness through experience, wisdom and innocence abound.
In comparison to the independance of it's neighbors, this tree's strentgh is immeasurable.
There are far too many metaphors to mention in this tiny dialogue box.
Been through a lot this past year. Graduated college. Traveled the world. Lost love. Gained stress. And generally maintained. Through it all I keep on going. I have lost 20 pounds with hard work and relaxation. Fresh cut and smiles have to be had for the sake of new knowledge gained. Stay sharp folks.
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The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, red lights called enemies, caution lights called family; you will have flats called jabs!
But.... if you have a spare called determination, an engine called perserverance, and insurance called faith, and a driver Jesus; you will make it to a place called success.
Matthew and I got these cacti when we were first married nearly 5 years ago. They were both only one inch tall at that time. The taller one's name is Harry, and the short one's name is Spike. Harry is around three feet tall now.
A couple weeks ago, when we were moving the plants out of that awful storm, Spike got kicked out of his dirt. We need to find some workgloves or something before we can set him upright. I thought it was a beautiful example of perserverance that Spike still produced this flower after his roots were ripped from the ground.