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Install image showing the custom cut rubber Gatorback front flap on a Ram without factory fender flares.
Ram was one of my first BJDs.
He's a ResinSoul Gang-- and when I started collecting these dolls, many people considered this sculpt ugly as sin. Not only was it from a budget brand, but that face! There were box opening videos of owners recoiling at first sight or outright decapitating him. I remember the endless suggestions about ways to sand his grim visage into something cute and unthreatening. In a sea of round-eyed, baby-faced beauties, saying that Gang stood out was like saying that the Queen of England is a rich old lady with a funny accent.
Despite his unconventional looks, Gang started to grow on people. I found something cute, even vulnerable, in his grumpy features. And as mature sculpts gradually displaced their babylike predecessors, Gang became one of the most popular ResinSoul sculpts ever made.
Most recently, someone even called Ram handsome!
This is what I like most about collecting dolls... watching "ugly ducklings" become swans :)
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16 February 2012.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories .
Arctic Ram 2012.
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A Light Armoured Vehicle III (LAV III) drives onto Russell Lake range to get into position for the Ex Arctic Ram Platoon Level Attack..
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From February 14 to 26th , Exercise ARCTIC RAM will re-familiarize soldiers with Northern operations and provide a greater awareness of the demands of the Arctic and how to effectively operate within the environment. .
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ARCTIC RAM 12 is the biggest and most complex Army-led exercise ever undertaken in the Canadian Arctic. Approximately 1500 soldiers, predominantly from Edmonton, Alberta (AB), Winnipeg, Manitoba (MB) and Shilo, MB, will be conducting training in the Yellowknife to Gameti corridor..
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Photo Credit: Cpl Lindsay Grimster CFJIC Photographer.
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RE2012-0007-023
16 février 2012.
Yellowknife, Territoires du Nord-Ouest .
Arctic Ram 2012.
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Du 14 au 26 février 2012, l'exercice ARCTIC RAM refamiliarisera les soldats aux opérations nordiques et les préparera à être plus alerte et efficace opérationnellement dans un climat de type arctique.
ARCTIC RAM est le plus gros et le plus complexe exercice jamais conduit par l'Armée dans l'Arctique Canadien. Environ 1500 soldats, principalement d'Edmonton, Alberta (AB), Winnipeg, Manitoba (MB) et Shilo (MB), prendront part à l'exercice. L'entraînement se déroulera dans la région de Yellowknife et s'étendra jusqu'au corridor Gameti.
Crédit Photographique: Cpl Lindsay Grimster Photographe pour CFJIC
For a full explanation see this photo and for details on how to build a ram pump see Low cost, low flow, home made hydraulic ram pump (no welding required) on my website.
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RE2012-0007-027.
16 February 2012.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories .
Arctic Ram 2012.
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Soldiers from Charlie Company (C-Coy) from the 1st Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1PPCLI), on the Platoon Level Attack during Ex Arctic Ram Level 3 Range at Russell Lake..
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From February 14 to 26th , Exercise ARCTIC RAM will re-familiarize soldiers with Northern operations and provide a greater awareness of the demands of the Arctic and how to effectively operate within the environment. .
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ARCTIC RAM 12 is the biggest and most complex Army-led exercise ever undertaken in the Canadian Arctic. Approximately 1500 soldiers, predominantly from Edmonton, Alberta (AB), Winnipeg, Manitoba (MB) and Shilo, MB, will be conducting training in the Yellowknife to Gameti corridor..
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Photo Credit: Cpl Lindsay Grimster CFJIC Photographer.
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Français
RE2012-0007-027
16 Février 2012.
Yellowknife, Territoires du Nord-Ouest .
Arctic Ram 2012.
Du 14 au 26 février 2012, l'exercice ARCTIC RAM refamiliarisera les soldats aux opérations nordiques et les préparera à être plus alerte et efficace opérationnellement dans un climat de type arctique.
ARCTIC RAM est le plus gros et le plus complexe exercice jamais conduit par l'Armée dans l'Arctique Canadien. Environ 1500 soldats, principalement d'Edmonton, Alberta (AB), Winnipeg, Manitoba (MB) et Shilo (MB), prendront part à l'exercice. L'entraînement se déroulera dans la région de Yellowknife et s'étendra jusqu'au corridor Gameti.
Crédit Photographique: Cpl Lindsay Grimster Photographe pour CFJIC
6,7 Liter
Turbo Diesel
385 hp
New York International Auto Show
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W. 34th St.
New York
USA
April 2013
2017 Ram with universal black offset brackets and Gatorback flaps with Gunmetal plates. The truck has 12" flaps on the front and 14" on the rear. Truck courtesy of Raven Truck Accessories Edmonton North.
As in full to the gunwales.. Scania K114 2683DJS arriving at Puerto Mogan on 21st March 2014. With around 70 seats, and carrying so many standing passengers that two are standing on the front steps. Bearing in mind that this service ran along the old GC-500 coast road at this time it must have made quite an exciting trip. (d14-0522)
Battering Rams - 4
These two were butting heads, full-force every 5 min for over an hour. Incredible to see!
Guess who's ramming through your door this Easter?
That's right, three little rams, ready to watch over your Easter table.
Each of them is quite happy, not only with different colors they wear, but that they can now become a part of your Easter tradition.
They will make a perfect addition to your decoration !
In fact, they will make a paRAMount addition to your decoration !!!
2018 Ram with black powder-coated universal offset Gatorback flaps. Truck courtesy of Bridge City Chrysler in Lethbridge.
2018 Ram 1500 with ICI Stainless Rocker Panels, and Gatorback Universal Offset Flaps. Truck courtesy of Bridge City Chrysler in Lethbridge.
There won't be anything on the inside of the building, so I have room to place these large supports. The seven supports are located at the joins of each roof section and will also support the main roof in the middle.
To make sure I had all the heights right, I used the measuring stick seen in the middle.
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Rama Navami (Devanāgarī: राम नवमी) also known as Sri Rama Navami (IAST SriRāma-navamī) is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Rama is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu[1][2][3]. The festival falls in the Shukla Paksha on the Navami, ninth day of the Chaitra month of Hindu calendar. Thus it is also known as Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami, and marks the end of nine-day Chaitra-Navratri celebrations.
At some places the festival lasts the whole nine days of the Navratras, thus the period is called 'Sri Rama Navratra'. [4][5] It is marked by continuous recitals, Akhand Paath, mostly of the Ramacharitamanas, organized several days in advance to culminate on this day, with elaborate bhajan, kirtan and distribution of prasad after the puja and aarti. Images of infant form of Sri Rama are placed on cradles and rocked by devotees. Since Rama is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu having born at noon, temples and family shrines are elaborately decorated and traditional prayers are chanted together by the family in the morning. Also, at temples special havans are organized, along with Vedic chanting of Vedic mantras and offerings of fruits and flowers. Many followers mark this day by Vrata (fasting) through the day followed by feasting in the evening, or at the culmination of celebrations.[1][6][7] In South India, the day is also celebrated as the wedding anniversary of Sri Rama and his consort Sita. Sitarama Kalyanam, the ceremonial wedding ceremony of the celestial couple is held at temples throughout the region, with great fanfare and accompanied by group chanting of name of Rama, (Rama nama smaranam). [8][9]
The important celebrations on this day take place at Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Bhadrachalam (Andhra Pradesh) and Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), thronged by thousands of devotees. Rathayatras, the chariot processions, also known as Shobha yatras of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, are taken out at several places,[1][10][11] including Ayodhya where thousands of people take a dip in the sacred river Sarayu.[12]
In the epic Ramayana, Dasharatha, the Emperor from Ayodhya, had three wives named Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi in the Treta Yuga, which follows the Satya Yuga and is succeeded by Dwapara Yuga. Their greatest worry was that they had no children, and so they had no heir to the throne in the Ikshvaku Kula or royal lineage of great, pious, wonderful Emperors. Rishi Vasistha suggests him to perform Puthra Kamesti Yagna, through which he can have a desired child. He also tells him to bring Maha Rishi Rishyasringa to perform this yagna for him. Emperor Dasharath consents and heads to Maharshi Rushya Shrunga's ashram, to invite him. Maharshi agrees and accompanies Emperor Dasharatha to Ayodhya (Capital of Avadha) and performs the yagna. As the result of this yagna, Yagneshwara appears and provides Dasharatha a bowl of divine pudding or Kheer/Payasam and requests him to give it to his wives. Dasharata gives one half of the payasam to his elder wife Kausalya, and another half to his younger wife Kaikeyi. They both give half of their portions to Sumitra. After few days all three Queens conceive. On the ninth day (Navami) of Chaithra Masa (last month in Vedic calendar), at noon Kausalya gives birth to Rama, Kaikeyi gives birth to Bharata, and Sumitra to twin boys, Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
Rama is the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, who takes birth by His own will, on Bhuloka (Earth) when Adharma rules over Dharma. He protects all his devotees by vanquishing the roots of Adharma. Rama decided to incarnate on born on earth to destroy an Asura or person with demonaic and evil designs, called Ravana.
[edit] Natal chart of Rama
Valmiki in his Sanskrit text Ramayan describes the natal or birth chart of young Rama [13], and this day is celebrated as Ramanavami festival throughout India and amongst Indian diaspora [14].:
“ “On completion of the ritual six seasons have passed by and then in the twelfth month, on the ninth day of Chaitra month [March-April], when the presiding deity of ruling star of the day is Aditi, where the ruling star of day is Punarvasu (Nakshatra), the asterism is in the ascendant, and when five of the nine planets viz., Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are at their highest position, when Jupiter with Moon is ascendant in Cancer, and when day is advancing, then Queen Kausalya gave birth to a son with all the divine attributes like lotus-red eyes, lengthy arms, roseate lips, voice like drumbeat, and who took birth to delight the Ikshwaku dynasty, who is adored by all the worlds, and who is the greatly blessed epitome of Vishnu, namely Rama.”
- Book I : Bala Kanda, Ramayana by Valmiki, Chapter (Sarga) 18, Verse 8, 9, 10 and 11 [15] ”
[edit] Celebration
Followers of Hinduism normally perform Kalyanotsavam (marriage celebration) with small deities murtis of Rama and Sita in their homes, and at the end of the day the deity is taken to a procession on the streets. This day also marks the end of the nine-day utsava called Chaitra Navaratri (Maharashtra) or Vasanthothsava (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu) (festival of Spring), which starts with Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra). According to recent astrological studies, some consider his date of birth to be January 10, 5114 B.C. [16][17]
A Home shrine with images of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, on Sri Rama Navami
Some highlights of this day include
* Kalyanam, a ceremonial wedding performed by temple priests
* Panakam, a sweet drink prepared on this day with jaggery and pepper.
* Procession of murtis in the evening, accompanied by playing with water and colours.
For the occasion, Followers of Hinduism fast or restrict themselves to a specific diet in accordance to VedaDharma. Vedic temples are decorated and readings of the Ramayana take place. Along with SriRama, people also worship Sita, Rama's wife; Lakshmana, Rama's brother; and Hanuman, an ardent devotee of Rama and the leader of his army in the battle against the asura Ravana.
SriRama Navami is dedicated to remembering Rama, as the most Supreme with resolute Bhakti (devotion). It occurs on the ninth day, or navami beginning count from the "no moon day" or Amavasya, during the waxing moon duration called "Shukla Paksha". The festival commemorates the birth of SriRama who is remembered for his prosperous and righteous reign.
The "Kalyanam" performed in the Bhadrachalam Temple, in Andhra Pradesh is very famous.[18]
A number of ISKCON temples introduced a more prominent celebration of the occasion of the holiday with the view of addressing needs of growing native Hindu congregation. It is however always was a notable calendar event on the traditional Gaurabda calendar with a specific additional requirement of fasting by devotees.[19]
Sri Rama Navami is shared with Swaminarayan Jayanti, the birth of Swaminarayan, who was born in the village of Chhapaiya in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Rama Rajya, the reign of Sri Rama is a rare duration of peace and prosperity bestowed by Him alone. Mahatma Gandhi, the father of modern India used this divine term to describe how he felt India should be run post-Independence from the British monarchy.
Sri Rama Navami generally occurs in the months of March and April. Celebrations and festivities begin with prayer to the SuryaDeva early in the morning. At midday, when Rama incarnated on that day in Treta Yuga, that duration is special and hence devotional seva to Him is performed with Bhakti and peity.
In Northern India, an event that draws popular participation is the Rama Navami procession, also called Ratha Yatra. The main attraction in this procession is a gaily decorated chariot in which four persons enact the divine pastimes of Rama, His brother Lakshmana, His queen Sita and His pure devotee, Hanuman. The chariot is accompanied by several other persons dressed up in ancient costumes as Rama's soldiers. The procession is a gusty affair with the participants praising echoing the blissful days of Rama's rule as the Supreme Emperor on Bhuloka (Earth).
There's more windows along the side of the building, but I wasn't as lucky with the design as in the previous picture. These windows are supposed to be long - one pane per row. Oh well, this will do just fine. :)