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Ard Ri is a variant of the game Hnefatafl, or simply Tafl, which is one of the oldest games in the world - traced in various versions to the Vikings, Welsh, Saxons, and Irish. It is rare in that it is one of the few games that comprises of two unequal sides. Ard Ri is played on a smaller board and with fewer pieces than standard Hnefatafl and it is one of the most challenging forms of the game. In Ard Ri the defending side comprises eight soldiers and a king, who start the game in the centre of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. The attackers comprise sixteen soldiers positioned in four groups of four around the perimeter of the board. Their objective is to take the King. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are taken by "sandwiching" i.e. moving your piece so that an opponent's piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. Unlike other versions of Hnefatafl, in Ard Ri the defending side starts first.
Ard Ri is associated with the Scottish Highlands with Ard Ri meaning 'High King' in Irish Gaelic. 'Irish Gaelic' you may ask? Well Scot's Gaelic is part of the same linguistic family and in fact comes from Ireland.
There's a really good description of the game and outline of its rules over at:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/346545/how-tafl-and-why-youd-want
Hnefatafl sets often contained intricately carved pieces and beautifully decorated boards and this is what we've tried to create here, taking inspiration from traditional designs and the iconic Uig Chessmen. I say we, because the board was actually created by my girlfriend Dot, who as it turns out has a bit of a talent for cheese-slope mosaics. All I contributed was the structure and pieces.
This set forms part of this year's www.bricktothepast.com collection, England, 793. The main piece of the collection is on display over summer 2016 at the Rheded Centre in Penrith.
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IAIS #513 honors the Rock Island as it leads the daily CBBI freight through Durant, Iowa. October 19th, 2013.
RI 1239 GP18M? 1238 also listed this way.Blt 10/63. Involved with a trade-in situation. Here BN merger was young.Note: mix of Q,GN units but lots of fallen flag cars yet,and a Twin Cities landmark,the Montgomery Ward tower visible. This Rocket transfer from IGH on GN(BN) moving at the usual warp 8.
President Barack Obama looks out over the water after arriving aboard Marine One at the Brenton Point landing zone in Newport, R.I., Aug. 29, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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On this, the 5th day of our successful 16-day trek to the K2 North Base Camp and the North Gasherbrum Glacier in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, we trekked some 3.3 km (2 mi.) northwest down the true left bank of the Shaksgam River from the camp I called Junction Camp (elevation 3,840 m, 12,598 ft.). We then walked southward some 9.5 km (5.9 mi.) along the true right bank of the Sarpo Laggo River to Sughet Jangal (K2 North Base Camp, elevation 3,894 m, 12,776 ft.), initially crossing a low pass (3,831 m, 12,569 ft.) on the ridge between the Shaksgam and Sarpo Laggo Rivers 1.4 km (0.9 mi.) south of their confluence. We made two river crossings on our camels, the first across several channels of the Shaksgam and the second across the river flowing from the K2 North and North Skyang Lungpa Glaciers just 1.6 km (1 mi.) north of Sughet Jangal. The low hill known as Tek Ri (3,908 m, 12,822 ft.) at the confluence of the Sarpo Laggo (L) and Shaksgam (R) Rivers is seen right of center in this view looking northwest down the Shaksgam from the ridge separating the two rivers 8.7 km (5.4 mi.) north of Sughet Jangal.
2008
Fabric Marker on tshirt
Now being printed by 2K Tshirts
So I didn't manage to cover the whole shirt, but I did achieve a visual version of the "Wall of Sound". This is about 6-7 hours of work... freehand.
It is for sale if you're interested, but since it was drawn by hand and definitely took a while to produce it's not anywhere near $20.
Now being printed by 2ktshirts.
© Ashley Anderson
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay.
Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturing activity.
Providence was settled in June 1636 by Roger Williams and grew into one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Williams was compelled to leave Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his differing religious views, and he and others established Providence Plantations. This settlement merged with others to become the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and it was a refuge for persecuted religious dissenters from the beginning.
Providence Plantations was burned to the ground in March 1676 by the Narragansetts during King Philip's War, despite the good relations between Williams and the sachems with whom the United Colonies of New England were waging war. Later in the year, the Rhode Island legislature formally rebuked the other colonies for provoking the war.
Providence residents were among the first Patriots to spill blood in the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War during the Gaspee Affair of 1772, and Rhode Island was the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown on May 4, 1776. It was also the last of the Thirteen States to ratify the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790, once assurances were made that a Bill of Rights would become part of the Constitution.
Following the war, Providence was the country's ninth-largest city[b] with 7,614 people. The economy shifted from maritime endeavors to manufacturing, in particular machinery, tools, silverware, jewelry, and textiles. By the start of the 20th century, Providence hosted some of the largest manufacturing plants in the country, including Brown & Sharpe, Nicholson File, and Gorham Manufacturing Company.
Market Square was the center of civic life in the 19th Century, and Market House was home to the city council before Providence City Hall was built.
Providence residents ratified a city charter in 1831 as the population passed 17,000. The seat of city government was located in the Market House in Market Square from 1832 to 1878, which was the geographic and social center of the city. The city offices outgrew this building, and the City Council resolved to create a permanent municipal building in 1845. The city offices moved into the Providence City Hall in 1878.
City Hall was built in 1878
Local politics split over slavery during the American Civil War, as many had ties to Southern cotton and the slave trade. Despite ambivalence concerning the war, the number of military volunteers routinely exceeded quota, and the city's manufacturing proved invaluable to the Union. Providence thrived after the war, and waves of immigrants brought the population from 54,595 in 1865 to 175,597 by 1900.
By the early 1900s, Providence was one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Immigrant labor powered one of the nation's largest industrial manufacturing centers. Providence was a major manufacturer of industrial products, from steam engines to precision tools to silverware, screws, and textiles. Giant companies were based in or near Providence, such as Brown & Sharpe, the Corliss Steam Engine Company, Babcock & Wilcox, the Grinnell Corporation, the Gorham Manufacturing Company, Nicholson File, and the Fruit of the Loom textile company.
From 1975 until 1982, $606 million of local and national community development funds were invested throughout the city. In the 1990s, the city pushed for revitalization, realigning the north-south railroad tracks, removing the huge rail viaduct that separated downtown from the capitol building, uncovering and moving the rivers (which had been covered by paved bridges) to create Waterplace Park and river walks along the rivers' banks, and constructing the Fleet Skating Rink (now the Alex and Ani City Center) and the Providence Place Mall.
Despite new investment, poverty remains an entrenched problem. Approximately 27.9 percent of the city population is living below the poverty line. Recent increases in real estate values further exacerbate problems for those at marginal income levels, as Providence had the highest rise in median housing price of any city in the United States from 2004 to 2005.
from Wikipedia
A Rock Island Rail Freight Train secured in Sumner, MS. waiting on their next days assignment. Rock Island Rail took over the Mississippi Delta Railroad between Clarksdale & Swan Lake, MS. Robert Riley purchased the rights to the Rock Island Railroad name & was able to bring back the Rock Island Railroad paint schemes of the past.
Here is photo of the Rock Island in St Paul Mn in the mid 70s down by BN yard and Milwaukee Road yard
A kick @$$ set of A-B-A SD40-2s was called to bring the M-GALCLI north towards Clinton. Galesburg must have been itching to get its hump set back, so they met the M-CLIGAL at 17th Street in Rock Island, IL to swap trains. Both crews ended up dying right here in downtown Rock Island.
Who knew it took 12 hours to get from Clinton to RI and Galesburg to RI on the same morning?
Oh, and that 533 don't look too bad either!
3-Aug-2010.