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Mum's birthday.
She Would have been 78. Only she didn't reach that mark.
On the long drive(s) to the airport before my trip to Rhodes, Jools asked if I missed Mum.
I have to be honest and say that I haven't. Its been nearly three years, and once the initial shock wore off, there were tasks to complete and life went on.
The closing of her estate combined with the first lockdown, so with that done, we were able to pay off the mortgage and begin to work for ourself rather than the bank manager.
I am thankful to Mum for that, and had she not have had a shopping addicition there might have been more. But in the end, its just money, and although we had our great differences, I would rather she had lived a longer and happier life. But she made her choices, especially after her minor heart problems, then again after the quadruple bypass.
She failed to change.
I came to terms with that, and moved on.
Sometimes I guess the anger wasn't about what I was angry about, just the waste of a life, spending the last decade and a half in her armchair, smoking, eating Pringles and doing crosswords. But that's what she wanted to do, and she earned the right to make that choice, even if it was a poor one.
I have seen friend's parents fade away, as either their mind or body failed. Dad went quick, hard to bear by easier to think he suffered little.
Mum suffered for over 20 years, and yet did not change. I know I tried everything, and it didn't work. Either anger, pleading, reason did not work.
So, to Friday.
I had arranged to meet a member from the group, Graham, and take hom to see the Heath Spotteds at Hothfield and then go to the Medway Valley to see the Early Marsh. This was to be the last full day of orchiding of the holiday, as frankly, I am whacked. But can find more energy of there's an orchid invlved.
Jools went to yoga at six, I put the bins out and had breakfast, as I did not have to be at Hothfield until nine. What I hadn't banks on was the traffic, which was made at eight. It seems that traffic heading to the Duke of Yorks school backed up across the roundabout, blocking all traffic. Maybe it happens every day, maybe it was just because if the the start of the half-term get-away. But traffic was solid.
I turned down JUbilee Way and was confronted with a jam from half way down. I turned round and then had to wait ten minutes to get over the roundabout, go down to Whitfield, go down the hill and out along the Alkham Valley, along with half the town.
No problems to Ashford, and out the other side to find yet more roadworks, right on the corner where I have to turn to reach the car park. And when I arrived there was no Graham.
So, I waited, and ten minutes later he arrived, he had also been caught up in traffic.
We walked down through the parkland to the fenced reserve, and to my surprise I saw no rosettes let alone spikes of the Heath Spotted Orchids I had expected to be in flower. We reached the decking, and on the platform were two people from Nature England, who were no happy with the management of the site, almost no moving water through the bog and sapling growth unchecked for several years.
On the way back to the car, I looked again and found two tiny spikes one with a single open flower and the other with two. Around them were several rosetted, but this was it, none anywhere else in the fenced reserve.
Sigh.
We walked back to the cars, then drove along to Leeds and onto the motorway before turning off to drive up the downs to the M2, across the Medway and then down through Cuxton to the meadow.
It was a glorious day, no clouds, light wind, and lots of orchids to snap. I hoped.
We parked between the houses, then crossed the main road, walked through the industrial estate, through the grafitti-covered tunnel under the railway, and into green heaven. It was like walking through jackets at the back of a wardrobe, but instead of winter, we walked into a luminous green landscape.
My friend, Terry, said it was easier climbing over the fence into the second meadow, rather than fight our way through the first like two Victorian explorers. Which is what we did. My legs just long enough to alow me to stride over the fence and into the meadow.
Two minutes of searching brought us the four x grandis hybrids, in full flower, fully two weeks earlier than last year. Around them, three tiny spikes of that we had come to see, the Early marsh Orchids.
In the other meadow I found two more EMO, some SMO and CSO, but dozens of hybrids of all three, deciding which were the parents was impossible.
I was distracted by two moths as well, and got shots.
But after half an hour we were done.
We walked back to the cars. Me via the garage for lunch. I bought too much, but was hungry. We drove in separate directions, me heading south on the M2, along with traffic heading to the port.
I decided to go via Thanet Way and miss the A2 out totally, which I think was wide, and made for eating lunch easier as I drove. It also allowed me to call in at the butchers in Preston for some lamb steaks for a tagine on Sunday.
I drove through Deal, just to make sure I'd miss the port traffic, that I would rather deal with traffic in, er Deal, shows how bad it was.
I had only been home half an hour and had to go out to collect Jools from the car hire place after dropping the monster Hyundai off. Rather than go to their compound, I waited in the St James car park, where Jools could nip through to via an alleyway.
It was the weekend.
So, we headed home up Castle Hill, then along Reach Road, looking out over the Channel to France where Common Sense now starts.
We had time for a brew and a donut each I got from the butchers.
Yummy.
At half four we went to collect Jen, then back to the Deal road and where dinner was waiting.
After parking, we walked to the Just Reproach for a swifter. Or two.
I had a pint of "mysterious brew", which was fine enough. And afterwards was tempted by the whisky infused cider, whcih didn't taste much of whisky, but was fine enough.
Jools had booked us in at a new place (for us) called "Lanes", and was indeed down a backstreet behind the old post office. We were the only customers, and were shown to our table. We were entertained by a hen party arriving for a function upstairs, seeing youn ladies try to walk up the stairs on sky-high heeled shots and mini skirts.
The food came; a sharing tower, filled with Morroccan nibbles. We had ordered an portion of "loaded" fries, which meant we all had enough to eat along with our cocktails.
We were in town for a Barry White tribute night at the Astor, Jools wanted to go, I came along, and Jen said she's give it a go, but wasn't really her thing.
Wasn't my thing, and near the end of the support set by a Supreme tribute act, I made my excuses and left, walked to the bus station to get a cab from the rank, and was back home in ten minutes. I sat in the back garden, watching the stars and planes, sipping sloe gin.
It got dark and I sipped on.
A beautiful historic Scottish Fishing bay dating back to the 1700's, under duress due to problems between the "Owner" and local fishermen who have utilised this historic harbour as they and their fore fathers have done for hundreds of years .
I revisited today Tuesday 14th May 2019, I was disappointed to see concrete barriers blocking access to cars and fishing boats , sad circumstances indeed , though I still managed to capture as much of the bays charm a I could , its ongoing battle and new concrete blocks preventing access made me feel unhappy and sad, any ways I have pasted some of my previous comments and news items reference this pathetic situation below for your perusal, I am on the side of the fishermen , its a sad tale indeed.
Check my previous posts in my Cove Bay folder for photos of the harbour in its glory days that I have taken over the years before this nonsense raised its ugly head.
Previous Posts
I love this bay, its a beautiful tranquil place, however after reading news reports on a court judgement 13/7/2018 forcing the fisher men to remove their boats within 28 days it saddened me, hence I made a trip today Friday 13th July 2018 to capture the views and scenery before this unpopular ruling is implemented, what a sad situation indeed, I have included the news report on the legal wrangle at the end of this description.
Cove is a 20 minute drive from my home in Aberdeen Scotland, it was a pleasure to visit today and capture the tranquility that it presented.
Scattered across the harbour are stones with various sealife characters carved into them.
Cove Bay is a suburb on the south-east edge of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Today Cove is home to over 7000 people. It is a popular residential location owing to its extremely village-like status.
It is a quiet suburb just at the edge of the City and in 2015 won the Silver award for Scotland in bloom. Nearby Altens and Tullos Industrial Estates, affording ample employment opportunities.
History
Cove Bay is situated to the east of the ancient Causey Mounth, which road was built on high ground to make passable this only available medieval route from coastal points south from Stonehaven to Aberdeen.
This ancient trackway specifically connected the River Dee crossing (where the Bridge of Dee is located) via Portlethen Moss, Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south.
The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose, who led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the battle of the Civil War in 1639.
Cove Bay was a village in the extreme north-east corner of Kincardine, governed from Stonehaven, until 1975, when it was added to the City of Aberdeen. Though simply referred to as Cove, in the 19th and early 20th centuries it was known as The Cove, becoming Cove Bay around 1912.
Industry
Cove has been noted for industries such as granite, which was quarried in several locations to the south of the village. Owing to its close-grained texture, Cove granite was one of the hardest in north-east Scotland and proved highly resistant to frost, making it ideal for causeway stones used in the construction of roads. It was widely exported to cities in England, including Billingsgate Market in London.
Fishing
The village itself sprung up around the fishing industry, with the boats berthed on a shingle beach, a gap in the rocks that afforded a natural harbour. During this time, it is estimated that approximately 300 people lived in the area. In the mid 19th century the fishing was at its height, which, over years, has included cod, haddock, salmon, herring and shellfish. The piers and breakwater were constructed in 1878. At the end of World War I the fishing began to decline. At present only a couple of boats pursue shellfish on a part-time basis.
Between 1894 and 1937, Cove also housed a fishmeal factory, the Aberdeen Fish Meal Factory, which was located at the edge of the cliffs. It produced quality manure which was exported to both Europe and America. It became locally known as "the stinker" because of the processing odour, which was highlighted by the Aberdeen entertainer Harry Gordon in a parody entitled A Song of Cove.
Amenities
Retail
Cove has just had a brand new Co-operative built just off of Earnshugh Circle.
To the west of Loirston Road is the Cove Shopping Centre, which overlooks Loirston Primary School. This houses a pharmacist, the Wee China Chinese takeaway/Chip shop, Ruby Tuesdays beauty salon and the Harr Rock cafe (Cove's second).
Within the new development of cove a local Sainsbury's has opened. There is also the Harr Rock Cafe (the first one), a hairdressers and a gift shop within the new development.
There are also 2 RS McColl newsagents. One located at Bervie Brow in Altens, and a second located on the corner of Loirston Road and Cove Road which also houses a Post Office.
Hospitality
The Cove Bay hotel is located on Colsea Road. There is also The Aberdeen Altens Hotel in Altens, which has 216 bedrooms, making it the largest of the three Thistle Hotels in Aberdeen.
There is also a pub, the Langdykes which now has an Indian restaurant situated inside called The Curry lounge which you can sit in or take away.
Transport
Bus services to and from Cove and the wider area of Aberdeen are available. These are run by First Aberdeen with the numbers 3 (to Mastrick) and the 18 to Dyce, via Kincorth. Stagecoach also cover cove partially, with numbers 7A & 8 (Both to the City Centre).
Healthcare
Cove Bay has its own medical centre, the Cove Bay Medical Centre. It was originally located on Catto Walk, but moved to a new facility off Earns Hugh Road. Cove Dental Care has since moved into the old surgery building.
Sport
Cove is currently home to two football teams: Cove Rangers, who currently play in the Highland Football League, they temporarily play in Harlow Park, Inverurie, as their old home Allan park was demolished to make way for housing. Cove Thistle, who hold amateur status. Sunday amateur team Cove Revolution folded in 2010.
There are also many youth teams in the area that are run by Cove Youth FC. The Cove Youth FC area SFA credited community club, organizing players from 6 years old up to 19 years old. They also have a girls section. The Cove Community Football Trust is run by Cove Rangers FC, Cove Thistle FC and Cove Youth FC.
Other Amenities
A state-of-the-art library was recently built between Loirston Primary School and the Cove Shopping Centre. There are blueprints for a local sports centre to also be built in the near future.
Education
Cove has two primary schools, Charleston Primary School and Loirston Primary School. Most secondary pupils attend the nearby Kincorth Academy, but some choose to go to Portlethen Academy.
Future Developments
Aberdeen Gateway[edit]
Construction on a new Aberdeen Gateway industrial development began in 2008. It will see new offices and industrial units built to the south of the village. Current tenants at the site include National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Driving Standards Agency and Hydrasun. A Community football pitch is also inlcluded within the development.
Cove Academy
Plans for a secondary school in Cove have now been approved and will be situated alongside Wellington Road. It is thought that once this is built pupils from Cove, Torry as well as Kincorth will attend this school.
The Legal Wrangle - Landowner V Fishermen - Judgement 13/7/18
Fishermen told to move boats from Cove Bay after legal dispute
Fishermen have been told to move their boats from an Aberdeen bay after a long-running dispute.
Several fishermen were fighting an eviction order on behalf of landowner Pralhad Kolhe at Cove Bay, where they had been fishing for many years.
In a written judgement, a sheriff has given them 28 days to move their boats and equipment from Mr Kolhe's land.
However, Sheriff Andrew Miller also ordered the removal of obstructions to vehicular access onto the pier.
The case was heard at Aberdeen Sheriff Court earlier this year.
One of the fisherman, Jim Adam, told a court he was "stunned" to receive a legal letter telling him to remove his boat.
He had been fishing from Cove Bay since 1966.
'We were hopeful'
The first day of the hearing heard the letter said the landowner, who lives in a house overlooking the harbour, was unable to make use of his land for amenity purposes and that he did not wish Mr Adam's vessel, or any other vessel, on his land.
In the ruling, Sheriff Miller also gave Mr Kolhe 28 days to remove the obstructions to vehicle access to the pier.
Mr Adam told BBC Scotland: "We are disappointed, we were hopeful.
"The good news is at least for the recreational folks they have got vehicle access."
News Report From P&J Aberdeen
A campaign group could use new powers to try to buy the land at the centre of a long-running dispute over access to Cove Harbour.
Councillors in Aberdeen agreed yesterday to investigate using the purchase powers contained in the Community Empowerment Scotland Act 2015 to finally resolve the stand-off.
The proposal was backed after Jim Adam, chairman of the Cove Fishermen Association, delivered an emotional plea to Aberdeen City Council’s petitions committee yesterday.
He outlined the group’s ongoing disagreement with the landowner, Pralhad Kohle, over vehicle access to the harbour-side.
Mr Adam highlighted the historical use of the harbour since the 1700s for fishing boats and recreational users, showing members photographs as evidence.
He also said the denial of emergency access to the harbour would create safety issues, and spoke of a strong community spirit in the village.
Cove Councillor Neil Cooney stated: “Boats have been fishing out of Cove since mediaeval times; we need to retain that heritage.”
Committee convener Alan Donnelly said: “You would think, with 11,000 signatures, that the owner would take it seriously and come along.”
He added: “We are moving today that the council refers the petition to the landowner, with the hope that they can come to an amicable solution.
“And request a report to the communities, housing and infrastructure committee to investigate the viability of the community to use the new Community Empowerment Scotland Act 2015 to purchase the land.”
Speaking afterwards Mr Adam said: “We are very encouraged by the support from the council. It’s very positive and has opened up a number of avenues, but we would like there to be an amicable solution.
“The Community Empowerment Act is a very useful tool, but it would be a last resort.”
Mr Kohle, who was not in attendance, owns a house overlooking the bay and some of the land at the harbour below.
Scotland’s First Minister has pledged to investigate the “suffering” faced by the Cove Harbour fishing community as a result of a devastating fire and a dispute with the landlord.
The first minister promised action after being warned the Scottish Government risked ignoring a group whose livelihoods had been threatened by recent events.
Ms Sturgeon said the government wanted “to do everything we possibly can” to help communities faced with difficulties after the Cove Harbour situation was raised with her.
In January, thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused when a fire, thought to be deliberate, destroyed five vessels, boating equipment, a shed and fishing gear.
The community has also been involved in a long-running battle with landowner Pralhad Kolhe, a plastic surgeon who had sought to evict the fishermen’s fleet of traditional vessels from the part of the harbour he owns.
The Cove Fisherman’s Association had a four-year legal battle with Mr Kolhe, and lost their fight to dock their small fleet of traditional vessels at a particular part of Cove Harbour last year.
Last August the remaining vessels at the site were finally moved from Mr Kolhe’s land to a small corner of the harbour. The judgement said access to the pier for walkers and vehicles should be maintained.
After January’s fire, North East MSP Liam Kerr wrote to Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing asking for support for the fishermen.
Mr Ewing replied say he was “very saddened” by the disaster but financial support would be “limited”.
Yesterday Mr Kerr raised Cove Harbour with Ms Sturgeon in the Scottish Parliament.
Mr Kerr told the first minister the Cove Harbour fishing community was “suffering” and faced “significant” legal costs.
The Tory MSP said the fishermen had requested a meeting with Mr Ewing “but to no avail”.
And he asked Ms Sturgeon to persuade Mr Ewing to meet the community and “not risk ignoring a community facing the loss of their livelihoods”.
The First Minister said: “Of course we want to do everything we possibly can to help any community experiencing difficulties.
“I am not aware beyond what the member has just said of the content of the correspondence to Fergus Ewing.
“But I am happy to give an undertaking to look into that and if Fergus Ewing thinks there is help the Scottish Government can offer – certainly to meet with those affected.”
A group of Aberdeen fishermen who lost a court case last year have been hit with a legal fee bill of around £45,000 – just days after their cherished vessels were destroyed in a malicious fire.
The Cove Fishermen’s Association was forced to move its boats at Cove Harbour last year after a court ruled in favour of landowner Pralhad Kolhe – who owns sections of the historic bay.
Mr Kolhe has been seeking to remove the small fleet of boats from his land, but in the months since the court’s decision, the fishermen have continued their activities by keeping their remaining vessels in a much smaller pocket of the harbour not under the landowner’s control, further away from the shoreline
We stayed at the City of Arts and Sciences from late afternoon till night time. There was a beautiful blue cast through twilight and then, about 8.00pm the lights came on. I forgot the tripod so it was a case of having a steady hand. A bit of noise in there but I'm glad I hung around - we had a few glasses of wine as well needless to say.
We decided to go for a city break rather than sun in Tenerife again this September. Other than a few days in the North East we haven’t been away since last March and wanted a change and hopefully some sun. The problem is getting flights from the north of England to the places we want to go to. We chose Valencia as we could fly from East Midlands – which was still a pain to get to as it involved the most notorious stretch of the M1 at five in the morning. In the end we had a fairly good journey, the new Ryanair business class pre-booked scheme worked quite well and bang on time as usual. It was dull when we landed with storms forecast all week, the sky was bright grey – the kiss of death to the photography I had in mind. I was full of cold and wishing I was at work. It did rain but it was overnight on our first night and didn't affect us. There has been a drought for eleven months apparently and it rained on our first day there! The forecast storms didn't materialise in Valencia but they got it elsewhere.
You May notice discrepancies in the spelling of some Spanish words or names, this is because Valencian is used on signs, in some guide books and maps. There are two languages in common use with distinct differences. There may also be genuine mistakes - it has been known!
Over the course of a Monday to Sunday week we covered 75 miles on foot and saw most of the best of Valencia – The City of Bell Towers. The Old City covers a pretty large area in a very confusing layout. There was a lot of referring to maps – even compass readings! – a first in a city for us. The problem with photography in Valencia is that most of the famous and attractive building are closely built around, some have poor quality housing built on to them. Most photographs have to be taken from an extreme angle looking up. There are no high points as it is pan flat, there are a small number of buildings where you can pay to go up on to the roof for a better view and we went up them – more than once!
The modern buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences – ( Ciutat de Las Arts I de les Ciencies ) are what the city has more recently become famous for, with tourists arriving by the coachload all day until late at night. They must be photographed millions of times a month. We went during the day and stayed till dark one evening, I gave it my best shot but a first time visit is always a compromise between ambition and realism, time dictates that we have to move on to the next destination. I travelled with a full size tripod – another first – I forgot to take it with me to TCoAaS! so It was time to wind up the ISO, again! Needless to say I never used the tripod.
On a day when rain was forecast but it stayed fine, albeit a bit dull, we went to the Bioparc north west of the city, a zoo by another name. There are many claims made for this place, were you can appear to walk alongside some very large animals, including, elephants, lions, giraffe, rhino, gorillas and many types of monkey to name a few. It is laid out in different geographical regions and there is very little between you and the animals, in some cases there is nothing, you enter the enclosure through a double door arrangement and the monkeys are around you. It gets rave reviews and we stayed for most of the day. The animals it has to be said gave the appearance of extreme boredom and frustration and I felt quite sorry for them.
The course of The River Turia was altered after a major flood in the 50’s. The new river runs west of the city flanked by a motorway. The old river, which is massive, deep and very wide between ancient walls, I can’t imagine how it flooded, has been turned into a park that is five miles long. There is an athletics track, football pitches, cycle paths, restaurants, numerous kids parks, ponds, fountains, loads of bridges, historic and modern. At the western end closest to the sea sits The City of Arts and Sciences – in the river bed. Where it meets the sea there is Valencia’s urban Formula One racetrack finishing in the massive marina built for The Americas Cup. The race track is in use as roadways complete with fully removable street furniture, kerbs, bollards, lights, islands and crossings, everything is just sat on the surface ready to be moved.
We found the beach almost by accident, we were desperate for food after putting in a lot of miles and the afternoon was ticking by. What a beach, 100’s of metres wide and stretching as far as the eye could see with a massive promenade. The hard thing was choosing, out of the dozens of restaurants, all next door to each other, all serving traditional Paella – rabbit and chicken – as well as seafood, we don’t eat seafood and it constituted 90% of the menu in most places. Every restaurant does a fixed price dish of the day, with a few choices, three courses and a drink. Some times this was our only meal besides making the most of the continental breakfast at the hotel. We had a fair few bar stops with the local wine being cheap and pleasant it would have been a shame not to, there would have been a one woman riot – or strike!
On our final day, a Sunday, we were out of bed and down for breakfast at 7.45 as usual, the place was deserted barring a waiter. We walked out of the door at 8.30 – in to the middle of a mass road race with many thousands of runners, one of a series that take place in Valencia – apparently! We struggled to find out the distance, possibly 10km. The finish was just around the corner so off we went with the camera gear, taking photos of random runners and groups. There was a TV crew filming it and some local celebrity (I think) commentating. Next we came across some sort of wandering religious and musical event. Some sort of ritual was played out over the course of Sunday morning in various locations, it involved catholic priests and religious buildings and another film crew. The Catholic tourists and locals were filling the (many) churches for Sunday mass. Amongst all of this we had seen men walking around in Arab style dress – the ones in black looked like the ones from ISIS currently beheading people – all carrying guns. A bit disconcerting. We assumed that there had been some sort of battle enactment. We were wrong, it hadn’t happened yet. A while later, about 11.30 we could hear banging, fireworks? No it was our friends with the guns. We were caught up in total mayhem, around 60 men randomly firing muskets with some sort of blank rounds, the noise, smoke and flames from the muzzles were incredible. We were about to climb the Torres de Serranos which is where, unbeknown to us, the grand, and deafening, finale was going to be. We could feel the blast in our faces on top of the tower. Yet again there was a film camera in attendance. I couldn’t get close ups but I got a good overview and shot my first video with the 5D, my first in 5 years of owning a DLSR with the capability. I usually use my phone ( I used my phone as well). Later in the day there was a bullfight taking place, the ring was almost next to our hotel, in the end we had other things to do and gave it a miss, it was certainly a busy Sunday in the city centre, whether it’s the norm or not I don’t know.
There is a tram system in Valencia but it goes from the port area into the newer part of the city on the north side, it wouldn’t be feasible to serve the historic old city really. A quick internet search told me that there are 55,000 university students in the city, a pretty big number. I think a lot of the campus is on the north side and served by the tram although there is a massive fleet of buses as well. There is a massive, very impressive market building , with 100’s of stalls that would make a photo project on its own, beautiful on the inside and out but very difficult to get decent photos of the exterior other than detail shots owing to the closeness of other buildings and the sheer size of it. Across town, another market has been beautifully renovated and is full of bars and restaurants and a bit of a destination in its own right.
A downside was the all too typical shafting by the taxi drivers who use every trick in the book to side step the official tariffs and rob you. The taxi from the airport had a “broken” meter and on the way home we were driven 22 km instead of the nine that is the actual distance. Some of them seem to view tourists as cash cows to be robbed at all costs. I emailed the Marriot hotel as they ordered the taxi, needless to say no answer from Marriot – they’ve had their money. We didn’t get the rip off treatment in the bars etc. that we experienced in Rome, prices are very fair on most things, certainly considering the city location.
All in all we had a good trip and can highly recommend Valencia.
by Alfredo Fernandes
Alfi Art Production, Divar
41st Tiatr Competition A group of Kala Academy supported by TAG
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Diptesh Harmalkar
Hamburg, March 2011
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Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior
year of production: 1971
first registration in Germany: 1975
cylinder: 4
cubic capacity: 1290 cc
power: 88 PS
The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars manufactured from 1963 until 1977.
They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.
These appealing cars were made in a wide variety of models over a period of 13 years, so they provide a lot of material for study by Alfa Romeo enthusiasts.
The basic body shape shared by all models was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bertone. It was one of his first major projects for Bertone, and borrowed heavily from his earlier design for the Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint/2600 Sprint. The balance of glass and metal, the influence of the shape of the front and rear glass on the shape of the cabin, and the flat grille with incorporated headlamps were groundbreaking styling features for the era.
All models feature the four cylinder, all-light-alloy Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine in various cubic capacities from 1290 cc to 1962 cc. All versions of this engine fitted to the 105 series coupes featured twin carburettors. Competition models featured cylinder heads with twin spark plugs. Common to all models was also a 5-speed manual transmission and disc brakes on all four wheels. The rear suspension uses a beam axle with coil springs. Air conditioning and a limited slip rear differential were optional on the later models. The 105 series coupés featured the GT (Gran Turismo) model description, which was common to all models in one form or another.
The various different models in this range can be considered in two broad categories:
On one hand were the various Gran Turismos and Gran Turismo Veloces. These were meant to be the most sporting cars in the Alfa Romeo range and sold very well to enthusiastic motorists around the world. The first model available was the Giulia Sprint GT (1963) which evolved into the Giulia Sprint GT Veloce (1965), the 1750 GTV (1968) and the 2000 GTV (1972–1976), with engines increasing in cubic capacity from 1570 cc (Giulia Sprint GT/GTV) through 1779 cc (1750 GTV) to 1962 cc (2000 GTV).
On the other hand was the GT Junior range, which featured engines with smaller cubic capacities. GT Juniors sold in great numbers to people who wanted a sporting, stylish car that handled well, but either did not require the maximum in engine power, or could not afford the taxation on larger engine capacities in some markets - most notably, Alfa Romeo's home Italian market.
Junior models began with the first GT 1300 Junior in 1966. The GT 1300 Junior continued until 1976 with the 1290 cc engine and various modifications incorporating features from the evolution of the GT's and GTV's. From 1972 a GT 1600 Junior model was also available, with the 1570 cc engine.
Both categories were used to derive GTA ("Allegerita") models, which were specifically intended for competition homologation in their respective engine size classes. The GTA's featured extensive modifications for racing, so they were priced much higher than the standard models and sold in much smaller numbers. Practically all GTA's made were used in competition, where they had a long and successful history in various classes and category. These models included the Giulia Sprint GTA and GTA 1300 Junior.
The 2000 GTV (Tipo: 105.21) was introduced in 1971 together with the 2000 Berlina sedan and 2000 Spider “Fastback” (Series 2). The 2000 range was the replacement for the 1750 range. Once again the engine was rationalized throughout the range. The engine displacement was increased to 1962 cc with a change of the bore and stroke to 84 mm × 88.5 mm. Oil and radiator capacities remained unchanged. The engine produced 132 PS (97 kW; 130 hp) at 5500 rpm.The interior trim was also changed, with the most notable differences being the introduction of a separate instrument cluster, instead of the gauges installed in the dash panel in earlier cars.
Externally the 2000 GTV is most easily distinguished by the following features:
Grille with horizontal chrome bars, featuring protruding blocks forming the familiar Alfa heart in outline; Smaller hubcaps with exposed wheel nuts; Optional aluminum alloy wheels of the same size as the standard 5. 1/2J × 14 steel items, styled to the "turbina" design first seen on the alloy wheels of the Alfa Romeo Montreal. "Turbina" refers to the wheel's resemblance to a jet engine inlet; The larger rear light clusters first fitted to United States market 1750 GTV's were standard for all markets on the 2000 GTV.
The 2000 GTV is most easily distinguished by its different grille. From 1974 on, this became standard on the GT 1300 Junior and GT 1600 Junior as well when the 105 Series coupe models were rationalized and these external features became common to post-1974 GT 1300 Junior and GT 1600 Junior models, with only few distinguishing features marking the difference between models.37,459 2000 GTVs were made before production ended. (© en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_105/115_Series_Coup%C3%A9s ).
the piece we are holding is very long...do you see where it is located? the bangs/fringe whatever you want to call it, is BEHIND the long pieces in front.
Kozy's bangs are this way too...just not as drastically! her bangs have all kinds of lengths where they shouldn't be. i will never understand the madness behind this method!
The students in Problems You Have Never Solved Before started working on their concrete canoes before having to duck inside from the rain on Thursday, July 9. (Photo by Emilie Milcarek)
top b&w photo- group photo at the Other Masque- guy with mustache is a friend of Brendan, Dave from Rhino 39 in Long Beach who died a short time later, Brendan, Girard from Whittier-loosely affiliated with Flipside crew- the very first deathrocker guy!, the blond was Nickey beats girlfriend at the time (Barbara James), the other girl was Sue from Long Beach and that's me on the right- photo taken by Al.
Middle left photo is me wearing a red sweater, taken same day I was an extra in Rock n Roll High School movie with The Ramones, taken by my sister. Middle right is at the Masque or Other Masque- on left Nicole, then me, then Lorna smoking, on the right is one of the Middle Class guys. Lower left color photo is Nate on the left & Al from Flipside with a girl from West LA, this was at sound check for 999 in OC. Bottom right photo is backstage at the Whiskey, thaat's me kneeling down with the guys in 999, probably taken by Al.
An almost perfect imprint of an unfortunate bird who didn't see it coming... View it large for the disturbingly well preserved detail.
The Bando de Kvar membership held one of its occasional forays into downtown Toronto to inflict its concept of street photography upon the populace. The title comes from the address, as indicated by the 99, on Jarvis Street and the artistic addition of the word, all caps, PROBLEMS. A little digging on the building history revealed it was built in 1898 and became the Mary Macfarlane Hotel following the death of her husband, Malcom Macfarlane, and she continued to operate it until it was sold just prior to the 1929 stock Market crash. In the 1960s the area had run down significantly and was even part of a red-light district. Gotta love going down rabbit holes. Any way, the tagging on the brick and the 99 PROBLEMS caught my eye as I was passing so, of course, I captured a frame. – JW
Date Taken: 2025-07-12
Date PP: 2025-07-31
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Tech Details:
Taken using hand-held Nikon D800 fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm VR 1:4.0 lense set to 50mm, ISO110 (Auto ISO), Daylight WB, Matrix metering, Shutter Priority Mode, f/4.0, 1/250 sec. with an EV-0.33 exposure bias. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source: Set final image size to 9000px wide, level image, apply Tone Mapping at default levels, set Exposure Compensation to EV-013 to darken slightly overall, Use the Tone Curve 2 tool in Parametric mode to brighten the Highlights, increase Contrast and Chromaticity in L-A-B mode, slightly increase Vibrance, brighten slightly overall using the Exposure Compensation tool, sharpen, save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: use the Colour Balance tool to shift the Cyan-Red channel slightly to Cyan and get rid of a bit of a red colour cast, use the Brightness/Contrast tool to slightly boost both Brightness and Contrast, use the Hue-Saturation Brightness tool to increase the brightness and contrast of the red channel, sharpen, save, scale to 6000 px wide, sharpen, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3100 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
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There were 9 knobs in the infamous Essex boy band Serious Problem from the mid 90s this pic is from the 2011 reunion with the full line up in this pic for the very 1st time as no photographer could ever catch all 9 of us in one place long enough even Anton Corbin couldn't manage it & neither could Baily or Richard Crooks
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Despite the snow, 47416 is on time as it heads a diverted Newcastle - Poole service down the now closed Leamside line near Washington. February 1984.
I purchased some Hasegawa Mirror Finish tape, but I'm having a real trouble trying to get it to apply nicely to the domed eye. I've gone through several cut outs and shapes but nothing has been good enough, this photo was the closest I got. GOnna keep trying though, I'm desperate for that chrome eye
In a pillbox at 35,000 feet
the real problem with business travel becomes readily apparent
This airborne defiance of fundamental physics has reduced us,
made us pop quiz parachutists
to Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston
to tired to explore the hills outside town
to grumpy to talk with the chipper waitress at the chain restaurant
where we ate last night
Hunting for shadows against a cloud,
some evidence of something more than transience
All this country conquered but unexplored and unnoticed
down in the checkerboard plains
or tucked in the snow covered ridges that look
like the paramecium doodles in a bored high schooler’s notebook
in a farmhouse beyond the interstate
there’s a man willing to share a cup of coffee if you knock
there’s a girl in Louisiana, aching
wondering if she’ll ever find the right man
there’s a boy in New York about to turn over the engine
on a rusting ‘92 Explorer
and drive it till it can’t go on
Let me ride shotgun
leaving the superhighways behind
crumpling up the map in the back seat with the empty soda cans
Peel back the top of this tin can
and cut the cords to my chute
and let me free fall into some roadside shack of a blues bar
where the beer is cold
and the jukebox only plays
long slow sexy guitar solos
Come talk with me and drink and dance close and breathe deep
until they throw us out
Should I be thought a cheapskate by buying the £90 baseball cap or should I buy the Gucci one?
We have problems like this in London.
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Too much whiskey: I have a problem.
No more whiskey: I have a different problem.
So much whiskey: I have NO problem.
This is 4 different frames from an infrared timelapse I shot the other day. What is going on here? The first frame at the top left is how it was meant to look. The other three have some odd things going on that I'm not a fan of. Why does the sun have a shadow? Why did some frames come out almost completely black? Why do some frames have glitches? I should have uploaded the colour versions now that I think about it. The dark shadow comming from the sun was green. (a "normal" photo is only b&w plus pink) The glitches (lines) were a bunch of different colours. Could that be some kind of sensor overload? I'm going to get an IR filter in the 700 nm range and see how that works.
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"She stands stark naked and she beckons you to bed; don't go, you'll only want to come back again."
; Nude - Radiohead
*TRADUZIONE
Lei è lì nuda e ti invita nel suo letto; non andare, dopo vorrai solo tornare ancora indietro.
©
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Every fold.
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This small accessory can protect your FFF 3D printer filament from two common issues - cleaning and lubrication.
A sponge wipes the filament clean from any dust particles and prevents them clogging the extruder.
By dropping a few drops of common mineral oil on the sponge the filament passing through gets lubricated thus relieving the extruder motor from strain.
Lubrication is specially useful if the filament needs to travel through long tubes before it enters the extruder.
INSTRUCTIONS
Download the STL-file from www.thingiverse.com/thing:492067
3D-print the provided STL file and insert a small piece sponge into the filament filter.
Poke a hole into the sponge and make sure the filament passes through and comes out at the other end.
Soak the sponge with a few drops of mineral oil (as for sewing machines, door hinges or bicycle chains).
Place the filament filter somewhere in between the spool and the extruder. If you have a plastic tube which guides the filament to extruder (such as a bowden solution) make sure you place the filter before the filament enters the tube.
See video for more information
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Kaa-Booooom !
And We're Back From Canada =( !
Oh .. Em .. Gee !
Definitely One Of The BEST DAMN TRIPS I've Been To, If Not The BEST !
Everyone Over There, I'm Gonna Miss You SO MUCH !
Anyway ! I Miss Flickr Too .. So It's Kinda Good To Be Back ..
Oh And BTW .. I'm ALONE !
TOTALLY ALONE In Qatar !
Everyone's Out Traveling =P
And I'm Staying " HOME ALONE ! "
It's Fun I Guess xP ! But Can I Handle A Whole Month ?
We'll Just Have To Wait And See ^^" !
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,
Cheers
The problem is that bright sunlight can wash out an LCD display to the point of being pretty useless. So you switch to the viewfinder. But if that's an EVF that too can't compete with bright sunlight -- if the sunlight can get in. Which it can't if there's a good eye fitting eye cup. But if your a spectacle wearer the eye cup fits the spec lens, and there's a gap between eye and lens. If the sun is in a position to see that gap it can wash out the EVF too.
Shading the gap with the other (non-shutter) hand can help a bit, at the cost of a less stable grip. A cap with a good comprehensive peak, like a baseball cap, can often be tipped so as to shade out the sun. But that's still only a partial solution.
I sometimes go out on a sunny day to photograpg flowers. It's quite nice sometimes to be able to isolate a flower against a black background. So I often take a large black scarf with me which can be used as a flower portrait background. I discovered that even in the worst sunlight for washing out the LCD & EVF that throwing the scarf over both my head and the camera gave a beautifully clear view of both EVF & LCD. In fact the cloth over both head and camera was how the original wooden large format camera users manages to see their very dim ground glass back screen displays.
But I was planning to take my Sony A77 camera, a well known sufferer from the bright sun problem, on holiday to Sicily. Where the sun is both very bright, and much too hot for carrying around a large black scarf.
But I would need a sun hat of some kind. So what about a sun hat with a very large very floppy peak which could be draped over the camera? There does exist a hat which has a peak at the front and a sort of curtain at the back to shield neck and ears from the tropical sun. Japanese soldiers in the jungle in WW2 films are often seen wearing this kind of hat. Members of the Foreign Legion wear a white version of this hat. It's often called a legionnaires hat. If put on back to front the neck curtain could provide an excellent sunlight blocking camera cloak.
This a photograph of me in Sicily wearing one the right way round. I'm using the peak to shade the gap between camera and eye. When the sun is not at a bad angle the front peak is often a good enough shade.
(Photograph courtesy of a nearby friendly Olympus camera.user. Hence the unusual EXIF data.)
Original: P9290426-EditPhM
(OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA)
I have 2 yahoo mail accounts, 1 of which is a main one that I use for everyday correspondence, and the other is one that I use mostly for junk mail but also for research reports. Two weeks ago, I checked the secondary account, only to find that I was unable to log on. At first I thought it was a glitch that would soon be corrected, but after a few days, when I still couldn't get on, I decided to check the profile and this is what I found. Clearly, some crazy lunatic had hacked into my account. I've already emailed yahoo help but no one has responded to me. Any suggestions for what I can do?
Even though the account isn't my main one, I would still like to retrieve it.
God, I feel so violated!