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Last year a neighbour cut down a very old pear tree which is covered in old moss. They gave it to us for firewood, but every time I've taken samples from this moss, I've found multiple tardigrades, so now I refuse to let my husband burn it! A few days ago I took another sample which I left in a petri dish with some rain water to re-hydrate the sample for a day and a half.
I used my C. Baker London vintage histology binocular microscope with the 10x turret. Usually to image with this microscope I use my Canon 1100D attached with a T-ring and 10mm extension tube which slots in place of one of the eye pieces. On this occasion, I decided to try out my ASI120MC camera, which is a CMOS astronomy imaging camera. The extension tube which screws into the T-ring has the same threads as the ASI camera so I was able to slot the ASI straight into one of the eye piece holders.
Because the sensor is smaller, it means everything looks bigger. The field of view covered with this set up was approximately 0.5mm which is much smaller than what you can see when you're looking through the microscope visually! I only found one tardigrade from this sample. I carefully removed some of the sample from the bottom of the petri dish with a pipette and put 2 drops into a microscope slide which has a small well in the middle. Then I just methodically scanned the sample, and shot a 1,000 frame video using SharpCap every time I saw something interesting. The final clip was taken by holding my mobile phone camera up to the eye piece, just to give you a comparison and to show that you don't need anything fancy to take images through a microscope. I found a LOT of other stuff in this sample which will come in a future video, but this little guy was the only tardigrade I found on this occasion.
Each time I'd finished looking around a sample, I rinsed it into another dish with more rain water and when I'd finished I took the wash back out to where I'd isolated it from and returned it to the moss. I know these organisms are tiny but I never want to cause any of them any harm in the name of getting a nice photo or video.
The video clips were put together using Movie Maker 10.
Music: "Dead From the Beginning, Alive 'Til the End" by Doctor Turtle, via freemusicarchive.org, with a Creative Commons Licence
Brand: Maisto
Series: Adventure Force 20 pack
Livery: Recycling logo on back
Scale: 1/64
Base: Black plastic -
Collector/casting number: 11822
Country of manufacture: China
Place/date of purchase: Wal-Mart, Jan 27, 2019
Condition: Minty fresh in box 11/10
Remarks/comments: I keep saying I'm in a diecast drought like others but I keeping bringing in more stuff. I grabbed this "Adventure Force" (Maisto) 20 pack of diecasts. I'm not posting the whole pack because there's some I couldn't be bother to showcase because they're cars I'm not partial to. Like the super cars, sports cars and modern SUVs. There was also a helicopter. This garbage truck is a fantasy casting but I'm sure there was some influence somewhere in there.
No. 160 sits in a biologist's lap. March 24, 2012
Camp Blanding bear cubs examined by FWC biologists
Their official names are “160” and “161.” But the words used most frequently to describe them were “too cute.”
They are two 6-pound, male black bear cubs born about eight weeks ago. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists examined the cubs Sunday at the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Clay County.
Biologists Walt McCown and Brian Scheick, along with FWC Chairman Kathy Barco, went to the den to retrieve the cubs. According to McCown, who has been studying bears for 15 years, the female will generally leave the cubs temporarily when humans approach.
“During the time the females are nursing their cubs, they are usually very lethargic and not aware of their surroundings,” McCown said. “However, each bear is an individual, and we have to be ready for anything once we get to the den.”
And being prepared this time was a good idea. This time, Mama Bear didn’t want to cooperate.
“We came up on the den, and she refused to leave,” Scheick said. “We made noise and got extremely close to her before she left her cubs.”
McCown and Barco carried the cubs out to where they could be examined and fitted with their own radio collars. The cubs were also measured, weighed and injected with a microchip.
“The collars are designed to ‘grow’ with the cubs and will eventually fall off in six to eight months,” McCown said. “During this timeframe, we will be able to gather quite a bit of information about their movements with their mother.”
McCown follows a very strict time schedule when dealing with bear cubs, and the animals were returned to their mother within 45 minutes.
“Mom was waiting. She went back to the cubs,” McCown said.
The cubs and their 180-pound mother, “154,” are part of a bear project on the Florida National Guard base, according to McCown. In January, No. 154 gave birth to the two males, the first documented bears born on the base.
The project is gathering data about the bears on Camp Blanding, the 72,000-acre training center between two large bear populations in the Ocala National Forest and the Osceola National Forest. Seven bears have been caught and fitted with radio collars since June 2011.
“We want to see how the bears are using Camp Blanding as a part of the corridor between the two national forests,” McCown said.
We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"
We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!
GPW Heavyweight Title Match
Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood
Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?
Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella
Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes
Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?
GPW British Title Match
Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey
After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?
And, the main event for the evening is...
GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match
MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders
The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?
GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match
Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo
After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?
Lumberjack Match
Si Valour vs. Heresy
A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?
Several of the mini packers used by the Pepper Pike, Ohio Service Department for household "backyard" collection of refuse and recycling. These are being phased out in 2010 in favor of Kubota scooters. The front and side bins are for blue bag recyclables and mixed paper.
A. Phillip Randolph (right) testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 31, 1948 where he said he would urge black Americans to refuse to serve in the armed forces until they could do so as equals.
To Randolph’s left is Grant Reynolds, a former army chaplain who serving as head of the League for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation.
“The government now has time to change its program on segregation and discrimination,” Randolph told the committee.
But if the policy is not changed, Randolph continued, “I would recommend that Negroes take no part in the Army.”
Sen Wayne Morse (R-Or.) asked if that meant refusal to bear arms for the United States and Randolph replied, “That is correct.”
He continued, “I would be doing my country a great service. If it does not develop the democratic processes at home, then it is not the type of country worth fighting for.”
Morse shot back that any participating would face “treason charges.”
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D-N.Y.) followed up Randolph’s testimony with his own on April 3rd. Some excerpts:
~I want to assure you that the testimony given you by Mr. A Phillip Randolph…did most emphatically state the mood of the vast majority of the 15 million colored Americans. He did not overestimate it.”
“We are not going to be frightened by the cry of ‘Treason.’”
“If the finger of treason can be pointed at anyone, it must be pointed at those who are traitors to our Constitution and Bill of Rights.”
“There aren’t enough jails in America to hold the colored people who will refuse to bear arms in a Jim Crow army.”
“If you threaten our leaders, the 60,000 pulpits of the colored church will thunder through their ministers against the immoral hypocrisy of you, the leaders.”
“I dare you to arrest the 60,000 ministers of God in order to white-wash your un-Americanism.”
“Step-by-step, this Congress is pushing the colored people’s backs against the wall.
“Last March, you refused to accept my amendment and you set up a permanent Nurses corps for the Armed Services which rigidly excluded colored women.”
“And now you think you can ram Universal Military Training down the throats of the colored people.”
“Well you can’t! We won’t take it! We refuse to bear arms in un-American, Jim Crow armed services. That choice is forced upon us by our God, our conscience, our Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”
Undaunted by threats of treason, Randolph and Reynolds pressed forward organizing chapters and meetings across the country.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), however, refused to join the fight.
Walter White, executive secretary of the NAACP, said that, “…during the 39 years of its history the Association had opposed defying of authority or flaunting the banners of revolution.”
The campaign took place against the backdrop of repeated efforts to convince Congress to extend the wartime Fair Employment Practices Commission that provided some guarantees of equal treatment within the military and in defense-related industry. However, those efforts were continually blocked by a filibuster in the Senate conducted by southern Democrats.
After amendments to the peacetime draft bill were effectively scuttled by bi-partisan agreement, Randolph and Reynolds wrote a letter July 20th urging Truman to act on the issue by executive order outlawing segregation and discrimination in the military.
“The action most necessary today to strengthen the fabric of democracy is of the type that would enhance the dignity of second-class citizens,” they wrote.
For the second time in seven years, Randolph had played a high-stakes game of chicken and won.
On July 26, 1948 President Truman issued executive order 9981 that abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces.
In 1941, Randolph had threatened a mass march on Washington unless discrimination was outlawed. Then President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded with an executive order creating the FEPC, but that expired with the end of World War II.
It would take six years and President Dwight Eisenhower for formal segregation to end in the armed forces with the last of the all-black units in the United States military abolished in September 1954.
Randolph biography:
Asa Phillip Randolph was an early labor organizer of elevator operators in New York City and dockworkers in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
Randolph was elected president of the newly formed Brotherhood of Sleep Car Porters, AFL in 1925.
He later served as president of the National Negro Congress from 1936-40.
He organized the March on Washington Movement in 1941 that pressured President Franklin Roosevelt to issue an executive order prohibiting discrimination in the armed services (although it was limited) and within the defense industry. He later organized a movement where black Americans would refuse service in the military until it desegregated and ended discrimination.
In the early 1950s, Randolph organized the Leadership Conference for Civil Rights, an umbrella group for civil rights organizations, that played a role in working out policy and program among the different civil rights leaders.
In 1955, Randolph became the first black vice president of the newly merged American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
Along with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he organized the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom—a mass gathering in Washington, D.C. designed to spur federal enforcement of the 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregated public schools.
He followed that up by being a key organizer of the 1958-59 youth marches on Washington that had the same goals.
These marches provided the organization and tactical experience for pulling together that massive 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, of which Randolph was one of the principal organizers.
Soon after, he founded the A. Philip Randolph Institute, an organization aimed at studying the causes of poverty and co-founded by Randolph's mentee Bayard Rustin.
He retired from public life in 1968 and died in 1979.
Grant Reynolds biography:
Grant Reynolds was a civic leader, civil rights activist, World War II chaplain, attorney, and educator. He was best known as a leading force in ending segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
In 1934 he attended the Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri, and four years later became the first African American to receive a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
In 1938, he became pastor at Mount Zion Congregational Temple in Cleveland, Ohio and was ordained as minister in 1939. In Cleveland, Reynolds served as president of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
In August of 1941, Reynolds became a United States Army Chaplain, serving at a number of bases in Virginia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Arizona, and California. In early 1944, Reynolds resigned in protest of the brazen racism he had encountered during his time in service.
In 1944 he was appointed New York State Commissioner of Correction and concurrently enrolled in Columbia Law School. In 1946, Reynolds ran against Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. to represent Harlem’s 22nd district in Congress.
Though he won the Republican nomination with the support of singer-actress Etta Moten, pianist Mary Lou Williams, author Zora Neale Hurston, and heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis, Reynolds was ultimately defeated by Powell in the final election.
In October 10, 1947, he and A. Philip Randolph organized the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training. Reynolds acted as the committee’s national chairman, campaigning with Randolph to defeat a peacetime draft bill that failed to end racial discrimination.
Aiming to focus public attention on the hypocrisy inherent in a segregated American military, Reynolds and Randolph threatened to organize a civil disobedience campaign in which African Americans would resist the draft law.
On July 26, 1948, Truman responded by signing Executive Order 9981, which mandated “equal treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.”
Reynolds became a private practicing attorney in 1951 and moved to White Plains, New York where he was elected president of the local branch of the NAACP in 1954. In the fall of 1961, Reynolds was appointed Counsel to the Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Opposing Barry Goldwater’s candidacy for president in 1964, Reynolds lost his position as Counsel. He continued to practice law in White Plains and taught as a professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Grant Reynolds died of a heart attack in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on August 30, 2004. He was 96 years old.
--Reynolds’ biography excerpted from Black Past
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Chassis: Peterbilt Model 320
Body: Heil Rapid Rail
Hauler: City of Dickinson Solid Waste
Location: Dickinson, ND
Date: September 2022
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Not anywhere near as much recycling as last week, also I had some extra garbage. The 48g Toter was filled with general household garbage, and the 20g rubbermaid had a bag of dog crap and a shopping bag full of regular garbage in it.
My daughter was invited to a skating party. My beloved refused to go after what happened at the last skating party.
It went a little something like this....
Once upon a time I was walking my daughter around the skating rink
(because skating is a lot harder than she thought it was)
(when she was yelling at me in the kitchen that she could do it herself)
(whatever.....It's nothing....)
I happened to glance over at my dreamy beloved, and I noticed that he was talking to another dad from my daughter's class. We walked around the rink again, and they were still talking. Once more time around. Still talking.
Great, I thought. It's nice that he's connecting with someone here. It really made me feel like we were working our way into the social structure of the school.
After the guy left, I stopped back at our table.
Prince Charming kind of glowered at me. "Sit. Down," he said through clenched teeth.
"What...Why?"
He scanned around kind of nervously. "He said he was going to come back."
Evidently, while I was gettin' jiggy with it around the rink with my girlie, PC was having this conversation:
GUY: Hey! You're my daughter's friend's dad, right? What's your name?
And PC told him his name.
The guy repeated it back and said: Right! I'm terrible with names.
Then the guy talked about what he does for a living.
GUY: I'm sorry. What did you say your name was again?
And PC told him his name again.
The guy repeated it back again and said: Right! Sorry! I'm terrible with names.
Then the guy talked more about what was going on his life. At one point while he was chattering on, PC had an itch on his face and he wiped at it with the back of his hand.
The guy said: I'm sorry. Did I spit on you?
(Promise.)
PC: Oh no. No. I just had an itch.
GUY: I'm sorry. What was your name again?
And PC told him his name again, and I'm totally not kidding, the guy repeated it back and said: I'm sorry. I'm terrible with names.
Seven times they had that same conversation. Seven.
(5+2)
(4+3)
(2x3) +1
The square root of 49
PC counted.
Finally, the guy said: It's great to see another dad at one of these things. I'm going to skate for a bit, but, I'd love to come back and talk to you some more.
PC: Okay.....
GUY: Great. I'll catch up with you later, Frank.
PC's name is not Frank. It's not even close.
Not even in a former lifetime.
Not even if his last name was Costanza.
or Sinatra. Or Valli.
In fact, we saw Frankie Valli on TV the other night and after listening for a bit, my one and only scoffed,
"What happened to his voice? Why is it so high?"
"What are you talking about? It's always been like that."
"Nooooo.....He didn't sound like that when he sang with Annette Funnicello."
"That was Frankie Avalon, honey."
That's how not Frank he is.
My point is, I took my daughter to a skating party, and she had a marvelous time.
The Kenworth T880 equipped with a PACCAR MX-13 engine rated up to 500-hp and 1,850 lb.-ft. of torque already provides a durable, reliable and productive vocational truck for such demanding applications. The Hendrickson ULTIMAAX advanced severe-duty suspension helps enhance the T880’s traction, stability and handling under loads from 46,000 to 52,000 pounds. Plus, it adds even more durability and helps customers maintain a lower cost of operation with its components designed for maximum weight savings for additional payload.
Refuse workers pay tribute to colleague Lee Percival as his funeral cortege passes through Countesthorpe in Leicester on the way to his funeral service. Lee, a man who went above and beyond for his community died aged 53 after losing his battle with cancer.
Since the patient refused, the crew of Delta 5-3 avoids another trip to the hospital. The driver has alternate transportation in store anyway.
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12 Daze of Xmas (Part 1)
(The following is a fictional history of a fictional aircraft serving with a fictional air force...though at least the model is real.)
When the FIRAF was formed in 1974, Minister of Defense Akela Canis had no plans to acquire a bomber of any kind, save for strike aircraft like the F-105 Thunderchief or the Panavia Tornado. The small nation had no real need for a strategic bomber. However, groups in Congress disagreed, and Canis was overruled.
With Congress demanding a heavy bomber, Canis was forced to find a solution. He did, however, see some advantages to having a small heavy bomber force: as a veteran of Vietnam, Canis had seen firsthand the power projection ability of the B-52; having a “bomb truck” able to rain bombs onto a target might prove rather useful. It was suggested that the FIRAF procure the B-52D Stratofortress, which the USAF was planning to phase out; Canis demurred, citing the B-52D’s advanced age, while the Carter administration refused to sell it, as it would violate several arms-control treaties. With the B-52D unavailable and Canis’ only other alternative, acquiring the Avro Vulcan, also being refused by the UK, the only route left was for the FIRAF to develop its own design. The cost of such a program would be enormous and far beyond the FIRAF’s budget.
It was then that Canis heard of an abortive attempt by the USAF to replace the cancelled B-1 with an “off-the-shelf” conversion of the Boeing 747 into a massive cruise missile carrier. While converting an airliner to a bomber was not the best solution, it was the only one left. The FIRAF had already chosen the L-1011 for its tanker design, but program delays with the Tristar led Canis to approach McDonnell Douglas about converting the DC-10 into a bomber in June 1979. Canis expected to be flatly turned down or even laughed at, but instead, McDonnell Douglas reacted favorably. The reason was simple: the DC-10 program was in trouble, under attack from the media as being unsafe following the crash of American Airlines Flight 191, and even the USAF was feeling leery about the KC-10 Extender tanker. Canis’ initial proposal buy of 24 aircraft would help restore faith in the aircraft and give more orders to the beleaguered program.
Now that the political problems were solved, the question remained on how to convert the DC-10-30 airframe to that of a bomber. Through Intelani Airlines, two DC-10-30ERs were bought and built first as basic airliners, then gutted and rebuilt as DC-10Bs. This involved first the addition of weapons bays, plus hydraulic bay doors—two forward of the wing, and one aft of it. The basic cockpit of the DC-10-30 was retained, with a three-man crew, while a second compartment was added in what had been the first class section of the airliner, where the bombardier and navigator sat. The aircraft would be fitted with an attack suite based on that of the then-cancelled B-1A and built around the General Electric AN/APB-200 bomb radar, which was mounted in the aircraft’s belly. Finally, Canis insisted that some sort of defensive armament be placed on the DC-10B; a single M61A1 Vulcan 20mm gatling cannon was fitted in the tail below the engine. A gunner’s position was set in what had been the aft galley and restroom section of the DC-10-30; the gunner would control the gun via radar and a TV camera set below the cannon. The aircraft would also be fitted with a comphrensive electronic defense suite, based on that of the B-52H, which would be managed by the navigator.
The first of the DC-10B testbeds flew on 8 June 1981, and ran into problems. The aircraft handled sluggishly on takeoff—though at altitude it flew remarkably well—it was unstable, especially when the bomb bay doors were opened; altitude was less than that of the B-52 and its speed at maximum weight was less than hoped, which in turn also lowered its range. The latter could be solved through aerial refuelling, which had already been planned in the production version, but the DC-10B needed some work. The bay door problem was solved by the use of clamshell doors, but this only partially solved the stability problem, which was traced to the simple fact that the DC-10 had been designed to carry several tons of fuel, cargo, and passengers.
Predator Propulsion, which had joined the project in designing the tail barbette, provided the solution. It had been working on a ramjet design for a proposed reconnaissance UAV, and the company’s scientists proposed fitting one to the DC-10B. While ramjets are not very efficient below 100 mph, the rotation speed of a DC-10 is above that speed. By pumping fuel into the ramjet, it would give the DC-10B added thrust when needed, and as the bomber went faster, the ramjet became more efficient. MDD worried about adding weight to the tail, but the ramjet, since it lacked a fan, was actually lighter than the CF6-50 engines already fitted. One of the DC-10Bs was subsequently modified and test flown in October 1981, and found to be stable and easy to use; the only modification had been to add a reaction fuel tank in the tail, but this had the unintended consequence of helping stability. The higher thrust produced by the ramjet at high speeds did cause oscillation, so streamlined yaw dampeners were added to the sides of the engine. Because of this modification, the testbed was given the designation DC-10RS (Ramjet Special), which accidentally became the official designation of the aircraft—MDD had preferred using the designation B-10A, which the FIRAF had planned as well, but continuing use of the DC-10RS designation by test crews meant it would be the name that stuck.
With testing complete by February 1982, the FIRAF formally ordered 24 DC-10RS, with an option of 12 more; Canis felt that 36 aircraft, each capable of carrying 16 conventional or nuclear-tipped Tomahawks, would be a sufficient deterrent force. The first DC-10RS was accepted by the FIRAF in February 1983.
By 1987, the FIRAF had decided to gradually phase out the Dragon; while it had proven itself an excellent level bomber, it was deemed simply too vulnerable to survive. Work began on the B-3A Pterodactyl to replace it. MDD produced a further six DC-10RS in 1987 before the production line shut for good in September; these were among the last DC-10s produced, as MDD was already switching production to the MD-11. The Dragon was to have its swan song, however, with two squadrons deployed to RAF Fairford for operations against Iraq in 1991; for the first and only time in its career, the DC-10RS was to fire Tomahawks in anger. None were used in the conventional bombing role. After Desert Storm, the Dragon force was gradually drawn down, with the last leaving bomber service in February 1994.
(Back in the real world...)
When I started building models for my fictional "Free Intelani Air Force," getting a small 1/200 scale DC-10 airliner for conversion to a "DC-10RS" was easy. I cut down the tail engine to simulate the ramjet design (which some airline pilot friends of mine told me was indeed possible), and added some odds and ends to beef up the engine pod, as well as simulate the ECM suite on the forward fuselage. The end of a Matra rocket pod was used to simulate the rear turret, and I used a straw hat from a 1/35 scale Viet Cong figure for the bombing radar (which can't be seen in this picture). Throw on a military style camouflage scheme of two shades of gray over black for night operations, add a ghost motif on the tail for squadron art, and voila, one has the DC-10RS Dragon bomber.
This one was a lot of fun to build, and coming up with the history behind it even more so.
Baardaasvoel, Lammergeier
(Gypaetus barbatus)
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), also known as the Lämmergeier[a] or ossifrage, is a bird of prey and the only member of the genus Gypaetus. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), its closest living relative. It is not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to, for example, hawks, and differs from the former by its feathered neck. Although dissimilar, the Egyptian and bearded vulture each have a lozenge-shaped tail—unusual among birds of prey.
The bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost exclusively (70 to 90 percent) of bone. It lives and breeds on crags in high mountains in southern Europe, the Caucasus, Africa the Indian subcontinent, and Tibet, laying one or two eggs in mid-winter that hatch at the beginning of spring. Populations are resident.
The population of this species continues to decline. Until July 2014, it was classified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as being of Least Concern; it has, however, since been reassessed as Near Threatened.
The bearded vulture is sparsely distributed across a considerable range. It may be found in mountainous regions from Europe through much of Asia and Africa. In Eurasia, it is found in the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Caucasus region, the Zagros Mountains, the Alborzs, the Koh-i-Baba in Bamyan, Afghanistan, the Altai Mountains, the Himalayas, Ladakh in north India, western and central China, Israel (Where although extinct as a breeder since 1981, single young birds have been reported in 2000, 2004 and 2016 ), and the Arabian Peninsula. In Africa, it is found in the Atlas Mountains, the Ethiopian Highlands and down from Sudan to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, central Kenya and northern Tanzania. An isolated population inhabits the Drakensberg of South Africa.
This species is almost entirely associated with mountains and inselbergs with plentiful cliffs, crags, precipices, canyons and gorges. They are often found near alpine pastures and meadows, montane grassland and heath, steep-sided, rocky wadis, high steppe and are occasional around forests. They seem to prefer desolate, lightly-populated areas where predators who provide many bones, such as wolves and golden eagles, have healthy populations. In Ethiopia, they are now common at refuse tips on the outskirts of small villages and towns. Although they occasionally descend to 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft), bearded vultures are rare below an elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and normally reside above 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in some parts of their range. They are typically found around or above the tree line which are often near the tops of the mountains, at up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Europe, 4,500 m (14,800 ft) in Africa and 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in central Asia. In southern Armenia they have been found to breed below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) if cliff availability permits. They even have been observed living at altitudes of 7,500 m (24,600 ft) on Mount Everest and been observed flying at a height of 24,000 ft (7,300 m).
This bird is 94–125 cm (37–49 in) long with a wingspan of 2.31–2.83 m (7.6–9.3 ft). It weighs 4.5–7.8 kg (9.9–17.2 lb), with the nominate race averaging 6.21 kg (13.7 lb) and G. b. meridionalis of Africa averaging 5.7 kg (13 lb). In Eurasia, vultures found around the Himalayas tend to be slightly larger than those from other mountain ranges. Females are slightly larger than males. It is essentially unmistakable with other vultures or indeed other birds in flight due to its long, narrow wings, with the wing chord measuring 71.5–91 cm (28.1–35.8 in), and long, wedge-shaped tail, which measures 42.7–52 cm (16.8–20.5 in) in length. The tarsus is relatively small for the bird's size, at 8.8–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in). The proportions of the species have been compared to a falcon, scaled to an enormous size.
Unlike most vultures, the bearded vulture does not have a bald head. This species is relatively small headed, although its neck is powerful and thick. It has a generally elongated, slender shape, sometimes appearing bulkier due to the often hunched back of these birds. The gait on the ground is waddling and the feet are large and powerful. The adult is mostly dark gray, rusty and whitish in color. It is grey-blue to grey-black above. The creamy-coloured forehead contrasts against a black band across the eyes and lores and bristles under the chin, which form a black beard that give the species its English name. Bearded vultures are variably orange or rust of plumage on their head, breast and leg feathers but this is actually cosmetic. This colouration may come from dust-bathing, rubbing mud on its body or from drinking in mineral-rich waters. The tail feathers and wings are gray. The juvenile bird is dark black-brown over most of the body, with a buff-brown breast and takes five years to reach full maturity. The bearded vulture is silent, apart from shrill whistles in their breeding displays and a falcon-like cheek-acheek call made around the nest.
Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly on the remains of dead animals. It usually disdains the actual meat, however, and lives on a diet that is typically 85–90% bone marrow. This is the only living bird species that specializes in feeding on marrow. The bearded vulture can swallow whole or bite through brittle bones up to the size of a lamb's femur[14] and its powerful digestive system quickly dissolves even large pieces. The bearded vulture has learned to crack bones too large to be swallowed by carrying them in flight to a height of 50–150 m (160–490 ft) above the ground and then dropping them onto rocks below, which smashes them into smaller pieces and exposes the nutritious marrow. They can fly with bones up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter and weighing over 4 kg (8.8 lb), or nearly equal to their own weight. After dropping the large bones, the bearded vulture spirals or glides down to inspect them and may repeat the act if the bone is not sufficiently cracked. This learned skill requires extensive practice by immature birds and takes up to seven years to master. Its old name of ossifrage ("bone breaker") relates to this habit. More seldom, these birds have been observed to try to break bones (usually of a medium size) by hammering them with their bill directly into rocks while perched. During the breeding season they feed mainly on carrion. They prefer limbs of sheep and other small mammals and they carry the food to the nest unlike other vultures which feed their young by regurgitation.
Live prey is sometimes attacked by the bearded vulture, with perhaps greater regularity than any other vulture. Among these, tortoises seem to be especially favored depending on their local abundance. Tortoises preyed on may be nearly as heavy as the preying vulture. When killing tortoise, bearded vultures also fly to some height and drop them to crack open the bulky reptiles' hard shells. Golden eagles have been observed to kill tortoises in the same way. Other live animals, up to nearly their own size, have been observed to be predaciously seized and dropped in flight. Among these are rock hyraxes, hares, marmots and, in one case, a 62 cm (24 in) long monitor lizard. Larger animals have been known to be attacked by bearded vultures, including ibex, Capra goats, Chamois and Steenbok. These animals have been killed by being surprised by the large birds and battered with wings until they fall off precipitous rocky edges to their deaths; although in some cases these may be accidental killings when both the vulture and the mammal surprise each other. Many large animals killed by bearded vultures are unsteady young, or have appeared sickly or obviously injured. Humans have been anecdotally reported to have been killed in the same way. However, this is unconfirmed and, if it does happen, most biologists who have studied the birds generally agreed it would be accidental on the part of the vulture. Occasionally smaller ground-dwelling birds, such as partridges and pigeons, have been reported eaten, possibly either as fresh carrion (which is usually ignored by these birds) or killed with beating wings by the vulture. While foraging for bones or live prey while in flight, bearded vultures fly fairly low over the rocky ground, staying around 2 to 4 m (6.6 to 13.1 ft) high. Occasionally, breeding pairs may forage and hunt together. In the Ethiopian Highlands, bearded vultures have adapted to living largely off human refuse.
The bearded vulture occupies an enormous territory year-round. It may forage over two square kilometers each day. The breeding period is variable, being December through September in Eurasia, November to June in the Indian subcontinent, October to May in Ethiopia, throughout the year in eastern Africa and May to January in southern Africa. Although generally solitary, the bond between a breeding pair is often considerably close. In a few cases, polyandry has been recorded in the species. The territorial and breeding display between bearded vultures is often spectacular, involving the showing of talons, tumbling and spiralling while in solo flight. The large birds also regularly lock feet with each other and fall some distance through the sky with each other. The nest is a massive pile of sticks, that goes from around 1 m (3.3 ft) across and 69 cm (27 in) deep when first constructed up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) across and 1 m (3.3 ft) deep, with a covering of various animal matter from food, after repeated uses. The female usually lays a clutch of 1 to 2 eggs, though 3 have been recorded on rare occasions.[9] which are incubated for 53 to 60 days. After hatching the young spend 100 to 130 days in the nest before fledging. The young may be dependent on the parents for up to 2 years, forcing the parents to nest in alternate years on a regular basis. Typically, the bearded vulture nests in caves and on ledges and rock outcrops or caves on steep rock walls, so are very difficult for nest-predating mammals to access. Wild bearded vultures have a mean lifespan of 21.4 years, but have been observed to live for up to at least 45 years in captivity.
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This is a photograph from the 34th ABN AMRO Marathon Rotterdam which was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on Sunday 13th April 2014 at 10:30 (CET). This photograph is one of a larger set of photographs which were taken at the start, the 17 mile mark, and the finish of the marathon. The official website of the Rotterdam Marathon is at www.marathonrotterdam.org/.
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Woodcrest- Unincorporated Perris/Riverside, CA
9/1/17
It's back!
Let me start by saying wow, I never expected to see a Superlight Curotto Can again after this same truck was switched to Commercial collection Summer 2016. In 2016 WMmaster626 and I were informed by Dave, a Moreno Valley driver, that Paul (the Superlight driver) was now driving a ASL. There is also a picture from Moises Aguirre from Flickr that shows the Superlight on Commercial (www.flickr.com/photos/wmtrucks/34552959740/in/dateposted/). Both WMmaster626 and I were upset by the news and regretted not going back to get more footage of the Superlight.
The way WMmaster626 and I found out the Superlight was returning to residential is quite interesting. Both of us were getting a tour of the Waste Management Corona yard by the Fleet Manager Tom, who started out in Moreno Valley (the yard where the Superlight resides). We had conversations about the drivers and trucks in Moreno Valley, all of whom Tom knows. We never brought up the Superlight but eventually we brought up Paul (who drove the Superlight). Tom told us how Paul used to drive this one of a kind truck from Heil with a custom Curotto Can (the Superlight) and how several people from WM liked that truck and the custom Curotto Can. We told Tom how we found that truck on route once and how it was one of our favorite trucks. Tom then informed us how the Superlight had already or was going to return to residential services shortly. WMmaster626 and I were in shock and could not believe what we had just heard. After the great tour in Corona we immediately headed to Woodcrest and we found a Python driver in Woodcrest who informed us Paul was still driving a ASL. Two weeks later WMmaster626 heard from Tom that the Superlight was officially back on route in Woodcrest. In early 2017 the Woodcrest routes were altered so the next week while WMmaster626 was in Washington I headed to Woodcrest once again see the Superlight and find out which portion of Woodcrest it was servicing. I found Paul on route with the Superlight now collecting Green Waste, WMmaster626 was glad to hear the Superlight was back on route and was looking forward to seeing it in person. The next month in October 2017 WMmaster626 and I returned to Woodcrest and filmed more footage of the Superlight.
During my September trip, I found the Superlight Curotto Can collecting Green Waste in Woodcrest. There are many green carts out on the Friday route so I was able to see many carts collected. Paul is a great driver and knows how to operate the Superlight in fast, smooth cycles. Woodcrest is a great area and unique to SoCal, most of Woodcrest has a Country feel to it with huge properties, some residents even own horses. Woodcrest was also once services by NEWCO Waste Systems and there are multiple black and blue ex NEWCO carts in the area, there are even a few NEWCO dumpsters still in the area. This is the only Waste Management Curotto Can Heil in SoCal, the next closest is most likely Oakland California. This is most likely the only Superlight Curotto still in service. Republic Services Pacheco used to have a Superlight but I do not believe it is still around.
Thank you to the driver Paul and a big thank you to Tom for informing us the Superlight was back, you made our day. Thank you to everyone for watching and let me know what you think of the video.
Revealing that “they did not turn away ads selling children—they just tried to make it less obvious,” U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today directly challenged the CEO and senior leadership of Backpage—who invoked their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions—at a bipartisan hearing to examine the company’s knowing facilitation of online sex trafficking, including of children, and a stunning report undermining the company’s central immunity defense as just a platform without an active role in ad postings.
“[Backpage] did not turn away ads selling children,” said McCaskill, a former sex crimes prosecutor. “We now know as a result of our legal battle, based on their own documents, they did not turn away ads selling children. They just tried to make it less obvious. And worse, coached the traffickers and the pimps on how to clean up their ads. Not turning away their business. Those children were still sold. They just tried to sanitize it. That, ladies and gentleman, is the definition of evil. Simply evil.”
Last night, in response to the Subcommittee’s report, Backpage shut down the adult sections of its website across the United States effectively immediately.
In response to questions from McCaskill and Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer, General Counsel Elizabeth McDougall, Chief Operations Officer Andrew Padilla, and company co-founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin, all invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to answer.
McCaskill continued: “Throughout this investigation, I have spoken of a 15-year-old girl who was sold for sex on Backpage across the United States before seeking help at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis…These experiences remind us that this investigation is not about curbing the First Amendment rights, give me a break—rights which are more important now than ever—or using the powers of the Subcommittee to target private actors engaged in unpopular conduct. This investigation is about understanding how criminals systematically use online platforms to transform normal American teenagers into sex slaves… Our responsibility, as elected representatives, to protect the most vulnerable Americans requires nothing less.”
The Senators also heard testimony from several victims of Backpage’s practices, including a mother from St. Louis who found her missing 14-year-old daughter after a desperate search through the escort section” on Backpage’s website. The mother, Kubiiki Pride, contacted Backpage to demand her daugher’s ad be removed, but received no immediate response from the company.
McCaskill and Portman also released a report in conjunction with the hearing, which found Backpage knowingly facilitated sex trafficking, including of children, on the internet. The Senators’ report is the culmination of a two-year investigation examining more than one million pages of documents. Legal cases previously brought against Backpage were dismissed because the company claimed immunity as “just a platform” that doesn’t take an active role in online ad postings. A sample of the report’s findings include:
• Backpage automatically deleted incriminating words from sex ads prior to publication: These words included: lolita, teenage, rape, young, amber alert, fresh, innocent, and school girl. When a user would submit an adult-section ad using one or more of these words, Backpage would automatically delete the word-and then post the remainder of the ad. Over time, Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer personally directed or approved the addition of new words to the filter, including terms taken directly from reports on Backpage-related sex trafficking.
• Backpage altered the evidenciary value of the original ads: According to Backpage's own Chief Operations Officer, the filter was created in such a way that Backpage "wouldn't run the risk of caching stripped terms," potentially destroying criminal evidence. No communications were found in Backpage's files to suggest that law enforcement was ever informed that ads for sex trafficking and prostitution were being routinely edited by the company.
• Backpage moderators manually deleted incriminating evidence in ads that automatic filters missed: Manual editing would target words and phrases similar to those flagged in the filter, including terms that indicated criminal activity. While most of the terms that Backpage moderators would remove related to standard prostitution, some words specifically indicated child exploitation, such as "teen" and "young."
• Backpage coached its users on how to post "clean ads" for illegal transactions: At Ferrer's instructions, when a user attempted to post ads with even the most egregious banned words, the user would receive an error message identifying the problemative word choice. The site also used a similar approach for its age verification process. A contractor that helped create one of these error messages said, "Backpage executives recognized that their filter would alert users to the use of a banned word and cause them to alter their future word choice, thereby resulting in a clean ad."
• Backpage employees are aware that prostitution and child exploitation occur on the site, and may have intentionally underreported instances of child exploitation: One former moderator asserted that all Backpage employees involved in adult moderation knew that the ads they reviewed were offering sex for money, and that some even used the services of prostitutes on the site. They "went through the motions putting lipstick on a pig, because when it came down to it, it was what the business was about."
For the last two years, McCaskill and Portman have led an investigation into online sex trafficking facilitated by Backpage, resulting in a unanimous Senate vote to enforce the Subcommittee’s subpoena and a federal court order compelling Backpage to turn over responsive documents.
The Subcommittee began its bipartisan investigation of human trafficking on the Internet in April 2015. With estimated annual revenues of more than $150 million, Backpage is a market leader in commercial sex advertising and has been linked to hundreds of reported cases of sex trafficking, including the trafficking of children.
Visit mccaskill.senate.gov/backpage to see more about McCaskill’s bipartisan investigation.
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