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LSL Mk3b DVT no. 82139 (now carrying the name 'My Lovely Horse') is seen passing Longniddry at the head of 3Z87, the 14:07 Drem to Edinburgh Waverley empty stock positioning move.
The InterCity set does look very well, even if a couple of ScotRail FOs have snuck in!
Scanned from film shot in 2000.
Trafalgar Square is a public space in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction, and one of the most famous squares in the United Kingdom and the world. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base.
There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth, known as the 4th pinth, displaying changing pieces of contemporary art. The square is also used for political demonstrations and community gatherings, such as the celebration of New Year's Eve.
The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "King William the Fourth's Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square".
The northern area of the square had been the site of the King's Mews since the time of Edward I, while the southern end was the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall, coming north from Westminster. As the midpoint between these twin cities, Charing Cross is to this day considered the heart of London, from which all distances are measured.
In the 1820s the Prince Regent engaged the architect John Nash to redevelop the area. Nash cleared the square as part of his Charing Cross Improvement Scheme. The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845.
At the corners of the square are four plinths; the two northern ones, intended for equestrian statues, are larger than the southern pair. Three of them have statues: in the northeast corner George IV by Sir Francis Chantrey (1840s); in the southeast Henry Havelock by William Behnes(1861), and in the southwest Sir Charles James Napier by George Cannon Adams (1855).
The fourth plinth in the northwest corner was originally intended for a statue of William IV but the funds for the statue could not be raised, in part due to the latter's unpopularity. Since 1998 the plinth has been been used to show a series of specially commissioned artworks.
Trafalgar Square is owned by the Queen in Right of the Crown, and managed by the Greater London Authority.
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This is the statue of King James II, the last Catholic King of England, in its original position in Whitehall Gardens behind the Banqueting House. It was carved by Grinling Gibbons and cast in bronze showing the King in Roman Armour. At the time it was placed here in 1686 the area was part of Whitehall Palace, when the Palace burnt down the area began to change around the statue although the Banqueting House which was known until comparatively recently as the Chapel Royal survived the fire.
In 1897 the statue was moved several yards to the garden of Gwydyr House which is south of the Banqueting House on Whitehall. The garden was at the side of Gwydyr House so the statue looked out over Whitehall. That is until 1902 when it was moved again because of the Coronation of Edward VII. At the time it was felt inappropriate that a Catholic King should be on the Coronation route.
The statue was subsequently placed at the end of the Admiralty extension in an area of St. James's Park known as the Cambridge Enclosure. This area was subsequently used for the building of the Citadel in 1939. Again the statue was on its travels and after being in store during WW2 it was placed in front of the west wing of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square where it remains today.
Bamboo ink & watercolor on Idin Thai paper, 70 x 100cm, 2010
The Chinese says more than the English: that Suzie "left...and owes two months rent. She married a foreigner and moved to London."
More about the painting here: elizabethbriel.com/blog/http:/elizabethbriel.com/suzie-wo...
This image was taken inside the Union Station Pathway (Correct me if I'm wrong).
By Patrick Younger
RA Photo & Film
All Rights Reserved, Patrick Younger - Toronto, ON 2016
Franz Erhard Walther 'Drei Sockel, Vier Sandstellen, Zwei Schreitbahnen' (Three Pedestals, Four Positions to Stand on, Two Walking Paths)
Brits pulling back to town including the remaining troop leader and Firefly. Both Stugs are out of action after doing no damage to the Shermans.
As was historical, the German's counterattack falters on the outskirts of Asnelles. Overall loses for the Brits are 2 Shermans, 1 Pla CO, and 21 men. The 916th lost 4 men in 1 Komp and 2 in 2 Komp. But both StuGs are gone with one crew lost and now the Brit Arty will start to get established. But the Germans certainly gave the Devons a bloody nose.
going through this exercise to learn a bit more about light and angles - strobist.blogspot.com/2007/06/lighting-102-unit-11-positi...
Equipment: Nikon D70, Vivitar 283 on camera, and snooted to trigger optical slaved remote. Sunpak 433D off camera.
The D70 has an integrated flash, but for some reason, it wasn't triggering my optical slave correctly, and the flashs were out of sync. Putting the Vivitar up there fixed the problem.
The driving position was mostly horizontal with little or no room behind the seats. Aluminum body with a fiber glass coating over it. It weight a little over 1100 pounds and developed nearly 50 hp with a 9.8 to 1 compression. It was only 52 inches high and 132 inches long.
The 2nd annual Meath Spring Half Marathon (sponsored by Generali PanEurope) was organised and held at Bohermeen AC, Ardbraccan, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday March 3rd 2013 at 12:00. A 5KM race was also held on the day. This year a very large crowd of over 1,000 athletes turned out to compete on the day. The race has already increased in numbers since last year. Overall, this was a fantastic event and brilliantly organised by one of Ireland's oldest and most famous athletic clubs. The race is very well positioned in the running calendar for those who are preparing for a Spring Marathon.
The weather was perfect for 5KM and Half Marathon running with many personal bests and goals achieved for many people in both races.
This is a selection of photographs of the 1st lap pass of the finish and then the finish of half marathon. There are some 5KM photographs. Unfortunately we only had one camera on course today.
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I ran the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set!
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Some links, related to this race, which you might find useful:
Bohermeen AC Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/bohermeen.ac?fref=ts
The Boards.ie Athletics Forum Thread [www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056785036&p...]
Our Flickr set from Last year's race (2012) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629146137284/with...
Internet Homepage for the Spring Half Marathon [www.meathspringhalfmarathon.com/]
Route Map for the Half Marathon [www.runningmap.com/?id=492431]
Precision Timing Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Fra...
Photographs from our friend Paul Reilly [pjrphotography.zenfolio.com/]
I positioned myself as close to dead-center at the main crossing where the nave, transepts and apse meet and pointed straight up. You can see part of the choir screen, or pulpitum, at the center-bottom. Look closely at the square beneath the tower and at about two o'clock you can see the circular doorway through which the tower bells are hoisted into place.
L'importance militaire de Kelibia découle de sa position stratégique dans la Méditerranée. Tout en constituant un important passage entre les deux bassins de cette mer, elle est une des rares places d'Afrique capable, en cas de grands conflits maritimes, de neutraliser les bases de Sicile, de Malte, de Gibraltar. Kelibia est aussi la citadelle du Cap-Bon tunisien, sa chute a souvent entraîné celle de la presqu'île et des places du golfe de Tunis.
La cité antique, bâtie aux pieds de l'éperon rocheux que couronne la forteresse, fut une des principales métropoles de la Tunisie jusqu'au XIème siècle.
Sa décadence, liée à l'effondrement de la marine de guerre tunisienne à l'époque Ziride (Xème ; XIème siècle ) fut accélérée par les diverses occupations normandes ( 1083 ; 1112 ). Une partie de ses habitants, désirant alors se mettre à l'abri des dizaines des flottes siciliennes fondèrent, à 2km à l'intérieur des terres, l'agglomération actuelle. Les deux villes coexistèrent durant un siècle, mais à partir l'époque Hafside (XIIème siècle), les sources n'évoquèrent plus de vieille cité, qui fut totalement abandonnée. Toutefois, grâce à sa position stratégique, les princes de Tunis continuèrent à réparer la citadelle, l'actuel Bordj, qui avait toujours constitué l'une des principaux lieux de la côte tunisienne.
The military importance of Kelibia ensues from its strategic position in the Mediterranean Sea. While establishing an important passage between both ponds of this sea, it is one of rare places of capable Africa, in case of big maritime conflicts, to neutralize the bases of Sicily, Malta, Gibraltar. Kelibia is also the citadel of Tunisian Cap-Bon, her fall often pulled(entailed) that of the peninsula and places of the gulf of Tunis.
The antique city(estate), built in the feet of the rocky spur which crowns the fortress, was one of main metropolises of Tunisia until XIth century.
Its decline, bound(connected) to the collapse of the Tunisian navy in the time(period) Ziride (Xth; XIth century) was accelerated by the diverse Norman activities (on 1083; on 1112). A part(party) of his(her) inhabitants, wishing then to put itself shielded from the tens of the Sicilian fleets based(established), in 2km inside lands, the current town. Both cities coexisted for a century
Shot taken at Studland at night a few weeks back.
Camera: Canon 5d mark ii
Lens: Canon 17-40mm f4L usm
No filters.
On Tuesday night we came home to find Oprah in an odd position in her bed. We tried to coax her out but she wouldn't get up, and finally we picked her up and put her on the floor. She couldn't stand, couldn't sit up. Wednesday we called her neurologist and even though he had three surgeries that day he found some time to look at her and confirmed our fears: her brain tumor had almost certainly come back. In March it will be four years since she had the initial tumor removed. Dr. McGuire had told us when he did the first surgery that the tumor could come back in 2 to 4 years. But even though I had been bracing myself for this it was still a shock. Oprah has developed a lot of other issues over the past 4 years, and the first brain surgery was hard enough on her as it was, so we decided against surgery this time.
Today a very sweet man came to our house and gave Opie the shots while she was lying on Dan's chest. She went very peacefully. We are worn out with grief, but relieved.
She was an amazing cat.
Amazing weekend at Silverstone at the end of June 2013, despite a disappointing experience with a hired 100-400mm lens. Found out after the event that the aperture was stuck almost closed and so I had to crank the ISO right up to get any kind of decent shutter speeds...so some of these don\'t stand up to too much close inspection! Thanks to Mutts Away for cleaning these up with a pass through his noise reduction Photoshop add-in.
Kochi is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kochi is located in the district of Ernakulam. Old Kochi loosely refers to a group of islands including Willingdon Island, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry. Today Kochi includes Ernakulam, old parts of Kochi, Kumbalangi, and outlying islands.
For many centuries up to and during the British Raj, the city of Kochi was the seat of the eponymous princely state. Kochi traces its history back many centuries, when it was the centre of Indian spice trade for hundreds of years, and was known to the Yavanas (Greeks and Romans), Jews, Arabs and Chinese since ancient times. Kochi earned a significant position on the world trading map after the port at Kodungallur (Cranganore) was destroyed by massive flooding of the river Periyar in 1341.
The earliest documented references to Kochi occur in the books written by Chinese voyager Ma Huan, during his visit to Kochi in the 15th century as part of the treasure fleet of Admiral Zheng He. There are also references to Kochi in accounts written by Italian traveller Niccolò Da Conti, who visited Cochin in 1440 . Today, Kochi is the commercial hub of Kerala, and one of the fastest growing second-tier metros in India.
PREHISTORY
Not much is known about the prehistory of Kochi. There has been no clear evidence of Stone Age inhabitation. Quite ironically, Kochi forms the central part of the Megalithic belt of Kerala. The only trace of prehistoric life in the region is the menhir found in Tripunithura.
Princely rule
PRINCELY RULE
The history of Kochi prior to the Portuguese is not well documented. Though places north and south of Kochi are mentioned in quite detail in many accounts by ancient travellers, even a mention of Kochi is absent prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. Kochi's prominence as a trading port grew after the collapse of the port at Kodungallur in 1341 AD.
The Cochin State came into existence in 1102 AD after the breaking up of the Kulasekhara empire.
FOREIGN RULE
Kochi was under the rule of many foreign empires, during which the Raja of Kochi still remained the titular head.
PORTUGUESE PERIOD (1503-1663)
Kochi was the scene of the first European settlement in India. In the year 1500, Portuguese Admiral Pedro Álvares Cabral, landed at Cochin after being repelled from Calicut. The King of rival Kochi welcomed his guests and a treaty of friendship was signed. Promising his support in the conquest of Calicut, the admiral coaxed the king into allowing them to build a factory at Cochin. Assured by the support, the king called war with the Zamorins of Calicut. However, the admiral retreated in panic on seeing the powers of the Zamorin. The Zamorins, on the other hand, eager to win the favor of the Portuguese, left without a war. Another captain, João da Nova was sent in place of Cabral. However, he too faltered at the sight of the Zamorin. The consecutive retreats made the King of Portugal indignant. The king sent Vasco Da Gama, who bombed Calicut and destroyed the Arab trading posts. This invited the anger of the Zamorin, who declared a war against the Kochi Raja.
The war between Calicut and Cochin began on 1 March 1503. However, the oncoming monsoons and the arrival of a small Portuguese fleet under Francisco and Afonso de Albuquerque alarmed the Zamorin, and he called back his army. The Zamorin resorted to a retreat also because the revered festival of Onam was near, and the Zamorin intended to keep the auspicious day holy. This led to a triumph for the king of Kochi, who was later re-established in the possession of his kingdom. However, much of the kingdom was burnt and destroyed by the Zamorins.
After securing the king in his throne, the Portuguese got permission to build a fort – Fort Kochi (Fort Emmanuel) (after the reigning king of Portugal) - surrounding the Portuguese factory, in order to protect it from any further attacks. The entire work was commissioned by the Cochin Raja, who supplied workers and material. The Raja continued to rule with the help of the Portuguese. Meanwhile, the Portuguese secretly tried to enter into an alliance with the Zamorins. A few later attempts by the Zamorin at conquering the Kochi port was thwarted by the Cochin Raja with the help of the Portuguese. Slowly, the Portuguese armory at Kochi was increased, with the presumed notion of helping the raja protect Kochi. However, the measured led to decrease in the power of the Cochin Raja, and an increase in the Portuguese influence. From 1503 to 1663, Kochi was ruled by Portugal through the namesake Cochin Raja. Kochi remained the capital of Portuguese India till 1510. In 1530, Saint Francis Xavier arrived and founded a Christian mission. This Portuguese period was difficult for the Jews installed in the region, since the Inquisition was active in Portuguese India. Kochi hosted the grave of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese viceroy, who was buried at St. Francis Church until his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539. Soon after the time of Albuquerque, the Portuguese rule in Kerala declined. The failure is attributed to several factors like intermarriages, forcible conversions, religious persecution etc.
DUTCH PERIOD (1663-1773)
The Portuguese rule was followed by that of the Dutch, who had by then conquered Quilon, after various encounters with the Portuguese and their allies. Discontented members of the Cochin Royal family called on the assistance of the Dutch for help in overthrowing the Cochin Raja. The Dutch successfully landed at Njarakal and headed on to capture the fort at Pallippuram, which they handed over to the Zamorin.
MYSORE INVASION
The 1773 conquest of the Mysore King Hyder Ali in the Malabar region descended to Kochi. The Kochi Raja had to pay a subsidy of one hundred thousand of Ikkeri Pagodas (equalling 400,000 modern rupees). Later on, in 1776, Haider captured Trichur, which was under the Kingdom of Kochi. Thus, the Raja was forced to become a tributary of Mysore and to pay a nuzzar of 100,000 of pagodas and 4 elephants and annual tribute of 30,000 pagodas. The hereditary Prime Ministership of Cochin came to an end during this period.
BRITISH PERIOD (1814–1947)
In 1814 according to the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, the islands of Kochi, including Fort Kochi and its territory were ceded to the United Kingdom in exchange for the island of Banca. Even prior to the signing of the treaty, there are evidence of English residents in Kochi. Towards the early 20th century, trade at the port had increased substantially, and the need to develop the port was greatly felt. Harbour Engineer Robert Bristow, was thus brought to Cochin in 1920 under the direction of Lord Willingdon, then the Governor of Madras. In a span of 21 years, he had transformed Cochin as the safest harbour in the peninsula, where ships berthed alongside the newly reclaimed inner harbour equipped with a long array of steam cranes. Meanwhile, in 1866, Fort Cochin was made a municipality, and its first Municipal Council election to a board of 18 members was conducted in 1883. The Maharajah of Cochin, in 1896 initiated local administration, by forming town councils in Mattancherry and Ernakulam. In 1925, Kochi legislative assembly was constituted due to public pressure on the state. The assembly consisted of 45 members, 10 of who were officially nominated. Thottakkattu Madhaviamma became the first woman to be a member of any legislature in India.
POST INDEPENDENCE ERA
In 1947, India gained independence from the British colonial rule. Cochin was the first princely state to join the Indian Union willingly. Post independence, E. Ikkanda Warrier became the first Prime Minister of Kochi. K. P. Madhavan Nair, P.T Jacob, C. Achutha Menon, Panampilly Govinda Menon were few of the other stalwarts who were in the forefront of the democratic movements. Then in 1949, Travancore-Cochin state came into being by the merger of Cochin and Travancore, with Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai as the first chief minister. Travancore-Cochin, was in turn merged with the Malabar district of the Madras State. Finally, the Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated a new state – Kerala – incorporating Travancore-Cochin, Malabar District, and the taluk of Kasargod, South Kanara. On 9 July 1960, the Mattancherry council passed a resolution that was forwarded to the government, requesting the formation of a Municipal Corporation by combining the existing municipalities of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and Ernakulam. The proposal was condemned by the Fort Kochi municipality. However, the Ernakulam municipality welcomed the proposal, suggesting the inclusion of more suburban areas in the amalgamated Corporation. Major Balagangadhara Menon, the then Director of Local Bodies was appointed by the government to study the feasibility of the suggested merger. And based on the report submitted by him, the Kerala Legislative Assembly approved the formation of the Corporation. Thus, on 1 November 1967, exactly 11 years since the conception of the state of Kerala, the corporation of Cochin came into existence, by the merger of the municipalities of Ernakulam, Mattancherry and Fort Kochi, along with that of the Willingdon Island and four panchayats viz. Palluruthy, Vennala, Vyttila and Edappally and the small islands of Gundu and Ramanthuruth.
WIKIPEDIA
Dismounted Assured-Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) will provide a single source of A-PNT to support communications, command and control, logistics, targeting and effects. It will replace Defense Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver and commercial GPS for the Nett Warrior Ensemble and as a stand-alone capability. It will also optimize power to leverage shared Conformal Wearable Battery when employed with Nett Warrior.
Read more at asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/a-pnt-dismounted/.
Images taken by hoan luong is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
A horse became stranded in a horsebox which ended up in a precarious position after the bed of the recovery truck failed. The Hi-ab crane on the Heavy Rescue Unit was used to stabilise the horse box which was eventually brought down to road level so the horse could be unloaded and transferred to a second horse box.
Fifteen minutes plus one lap of a 1.1km undulating circuit around the old Victorian Smithfield's meat market. Adopting an aerodynamic position (as demonstrated in last years race) may help a little, but I would image it doesn't make it that much easier on a Boris bike!
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On basic cameras like this, the film position is indicated by markings on the paper film backing, visible through a small red window. Cover this up when you're not using it.
The markings vary depending on the film used. This symbol means "keep winding"!
Holding position, alternative shot with flash....
Bought this guy a week ago on a flea-market, and it's one of my favourite modern Action Man figures. If they made more figs like this one, I'd be much more interrested in this line. maybe that's beacause of his GI.Joe vibe, instead of being an orange coloured, enviromental tree hugging skating loonatic like usual.
2012.
"Positioning" was the title of a song I wrote long ago. Now it's a collage, but it has nothing to do with those lyrics.
A 6 RAR soldier supresses an enemy position during 2/14 LHR battle group training at Shoal Water Bay for Diamond Dollar.
Deep Caption:
7 Brigade’s Exercise Diamond Dollar
Brisbane-based 7 Brigade is conducting Exercise DIAMOND DOLLAR at Shoal Water Bay Training Area near Rockhampton, on the central Queensland coast.
DIAMOND DOLLAR is a brigade-size combined arms activity designed to hone combat skills including three weeks of unit individual training and Brigade-led battle group training.
Around 2000 personnel from 7 Brigade and supporting elements from 1 Brigade and 3 Brigade are undertaking a series of urban combat operations, live-fire exercises, bridge building and demolition, aero-medical evacuation drills, infantry and cavalry and armour manoeuvres, and danger close artillery fire support missions as part of the exercise.
The training activities will position the Brigade in preparation for Exercise TALISMAN SABRE being conducted throughout July at SWBTA. 7 Brigade plays Blue Force (friendly force) during TALISMAN SABRE 2009.
Chief of Staff 7 Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Hardy said that DIAMOND DOLLAR is important to 7 Brigade’s operational preparedness.
“The Brigade is well into preparations for a range of possible operational environments. DIAMOND DOLLAR is a critical phase of those preparations. It will also set the framework for a successful TALISMAN SABRE for 7 Brigade,” LTCOL Hardy said.
DIAMOND DOLLAR is expected to inject around 750,000 to 1 million dollars into the Rockhampton area through fresh food, fuel, and sanitary servicing purchases.
DIAMOND DOLLAR is being conducted throughout June 2009.