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Looks like we were off as we were escorted off the premises after a short trek into the middle of nowhere only to be caught by an old soldier with an axe and a loaded handgun. Managed to take 3 photos before he jumped out on us.
On Bulgarian derps tour with Dursty, John, Andrew and Mike. Visited very little due to the harsh roads and long drives in two car convoy, busted by a pistol and axe wielding guard, picking up a hitchhiker, removing a hire car wing mirror with a bin, countless selfies, a stray dog and not forgetting an insect bite from hell that gave me a club hand.
But the main event was accessed twice and was the main objective for this trip so all was good.
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during the third Twenty20 International between West Indies Women and Pakistan Women on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Grenada National Stadium.
Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography
The cartridge is full of useful debris. One can be removed while another is installed and blasting continues.
[CCA: pioneer Ralph Earle, my 9xg-grandfather. Ralph1 = his g4, my g9, thus we are 5th cousins, 5 times removed.]
[KLH/ChatGPT Sketch based on source below:]
John Milton Earle (1794–1874) stands as one of those quietly powerful figures in American life whose influence ran deeper than fame. A journalist, reformer, public servant, and man of conscience, he helped shape the moral and political climate of Massachusetts in the turbulent decades leading up to the Civil War.
Born April 13, 1794, in Leicester, Massachusetts, Earle descended from the colonial pioneer Ralph Earle. His education was modest—common schools and Leicester Academy—but his intellect and discipline quickly set him apart. After early work in commerce, he moved to Worcester in 1816 and soon entered into partnership in a retail business. Yet it was not trade that would define him, but the printed word.
In 1823, Earle became associated with the Massachusetts Spy, a newspaper that would become his life’s work. For thirty-five years he guided its voice—most of that time as editor, and for many years as sole proprietor. Under his leadership, the paper expanded to include a daily edition in 1845, amplifying its reach and influence. Earle’s editorial style was marked by precision, courtesy, and moral clarity. He avoided sensationalism and personal attack, preferring careful reasoning and principled argument. Readers trusted him because they knew exactly where he stood—and why.
That steadiness proved crucial in the great moral crisis of his age. Though not aligned with the most radical abolitionists, Earle was an early and unwavering opponent of slavery. Through his newspaper and political activity, he helped transform Worcester County into a stronghold of anti-slavery conviction. During the rise of the Free Soil movement, his influence helped propel leaders such as George S. Boutwell, Charles Sumner, and Henry Wilson to prominence. These were not easy stands to take; they often put him at odds with friends and colleagues. But Earle followed conscience over convenience, even when the cost was personal.
His public service matched his editorial labors. He served multiple terms in the Massachusetts legislature, contributed to the state constitutional convention of 1853, and held various civic and financial offices in Worcester. Appointed postmaster by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 and reappointed by Andrew Johnson, he ultimately lost the position when he refused to endorse policies he could not support. It was a costly act of integrity—one he accepted without bitterness.
Beyond politics and journalism, Earle found joy in the natural world. A devoted botanist, horticulturist, and conchologist, he became widely respected for his knowledge. He helped found the Worcester County Horticultural Society and served as its president, while his collection of sea shells—gathered through connections with Nantucket whalers—became one of the finest in the region and was later donated to the local natural history society. In fields and forests, with flower box in hand, he pursued beauty and knowledge with the same quiet dedication that marked his public life.
Earle’s personal life reflected similar depth. In 1821 he married Sarah Hussey of Nantucket, a woman remembered for her tireless compassion, especially toward enslaved people. Together they raised a large family and cultivated a home marked by moral seriousness and intellectual engagement. A lifelong member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Earle’s faith shaped both his character and his public witness.
He died on February 8, 1874, leaving behind no grand monument—only something more enduring: a reputation for integrity, clarity of thought, and unwavering commitment to what is right. In an age of loud voices and fierce conflict, John Milton Earle proved that steady conviction, expressed with grace and courage, can help bend the course of history.
From pp. 205-9 of The Earle Family: Ralph Earle and His Descendants Compiled By Pliny Earle of Northampton, Massachusetts. Printed For The Family. Worcester, Mass.: Press of Charles Hamilton, 1888.
John Milton Earle is the fourth-great-grandson of pioneer ancestor Ralph Earle.
[868-1]. John7 Milton Earle (Pliny,6 Robert,,5 Robert,4 Ralph,3 William,2 Ralph1), son of Pliny and Patience (Buffum) Earle, b. April 13, 1794, in Leicester, Mass. ; m. June 6, 1821, Sarah (b. Aug. 26, 1799; d. March 9, 1858), dau. of Tristram and Sarah (Folger) Hussey, of Nantucket, Mass., and d. Feb. 8, 1874.
Of his wife an obituary notice says : "Aside from her own family circle, no one has cause to mourn more deeply than the slave, for whose interests her labors were untiring."
The following sketch is mostly taken from obituary notices published soon after his decease:
John Milton Earle was educated in a common school and at Leicester Academy. He assisted in his father's business, and at one period was clerk in the store of the Northbridge cotton mill at Whitinsville, of which Paul Whitin, Pliny Earle & Brothers and others were proprietors. In 1816 he went to Worcester, where, with [p206] his future brother-in-law, Anthony Chase, and under the firm name of Earle & Chase, he opened a store on the northern corner of Main and Thomas streets. Their place of business was afterward removed farther south on Main street, and in 1823 they purchased the Massachusetts Spy, to the columns of which John M. had previously been a contributor. For thirty-five years afterward, until 1858, he was its principal manager and editor, and during fifteen years of that time its sole proprietor. It was in the course of this period that the Daily Spy was established, the first number having been issued July 22, 1845.
His best years were given to editorial work, and in that work he doubtless had greater influence than many men whose names were more widely known. He was a careful and accurate writer, both as to style and manner, invariably courteous and candid, making no random statements and never indulging in insinuation or innuendo. He was especially self-reliant, forming opinions and reaching conclusions for himself; and when once he had taken a position it needed a vast shining of the 'inner light ' to alter or change his views. But men knew where to find him, and always on the right side of every moral issue before the public. He wrote with the. grace and elegance born of native ability and the constant friction of weekly and daily duty. Seldom did he indulge in humor or playfulness, though he loved and enjoyed the sharp encounter of harmless wit.
Though not a technical Garrisonian abolitionist, he was one of the earliest pioneers in the anti-slavery movement, making that sentiment always prominent in his political faith, even while an ardent whig. He was second only to the late Judge Charles Allen, at the time of the Free Soil movement in 1845, in bringing about the great political revolution which resulted in the election of George S. Boutwell as Governor of Massachusetts, and Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson as United States Senators. "This controversy was a most painful event to him, because it brought him into opposition with men whom he personally esteemed and who had been his political associates, but he did not shrink from the strife, and, of course, there could be no doubt, as he stood upon the parting of the ways, in which direction his convictions of duty would lead him." His influence through the newspaper which he conducted did much to put Massachusetts on the right side in the great struggle between slavery and freedom, which was fought out within the next fifteen years, and especially to [p207] make Worcester county the stronghold of conscientious and determined political opposition to slavery. It was called the ' banner county' of the State, in that great conflict of opinion which resulted in the war of the rebellion and the extermination of chattel bondage in the United States. "Mr. Earle had few superiors in the country in editorial ability and experience, and there are few who have devoted so many years to journalism. In this regard, as well as in some others, he much resembled his distinguished friend, William Cullen Bryant."
Among various official positions which he held, aside from his arduous duties as a journalist, he was Representative to the General Court in the years 1844, 1845, 1846, 1850, 1851 and 1852, and Senator in 1858. During his service as member of the Legislature, he was in the habit of writing the leading editorial articles for the Spy in the cars on the way to Worcester at night ; frequently penciling his criticisms of public men and measures on the blank margin of the Boston Journal.
He was likewise a member of the Convention for the revision of the Constitution of the State, which held its meetings in the State House in Boston, in 1853. In a letter written April 16 of that year, he says, " The Convention will meet in about two weeks. I shall go in favor of very radical changes in our system, taking all patronage from the Governor and other executive officers, and bringing all elections as near to the people in their primary organizations as possible. I shall therefore go for representation, in both branches, by election in single districts, the apportionment thereof based not upon population but upon voters, so that the representation shall be, what it professes to be, one of the actual sovereignty."
While political journalism was his work during so many years, conchology, botany and horticulture were his recreation and delight. As a pomologist, botanist, &c, he had few superiors in this country, being hardly second even to his friend, the Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, with whom he was always very intimate. He studied botany, both theoretically and practically, in his early years, generally carried his box for flowers with him when riding in the country in the floral months, and frequently traversed field, meadow and forest in search of specimens. Hence few were so well acquainted as he with the flora of Worcester county. He was one of the founders of the Worcester County Horticultural Society, one of its officers from the [p208] beginning, its president for several years, and one of the largest contributors to its exhibitions. He was an acknowledged authority on all matters relating to garden culture, and had no greater pleasure than in comparing notes with other enthusiasts in that line, discussing and testing the merits of new varieties of flowers or fruit, or freely imparting his stores of knowledge to interested listeners.
As he married in Nantucket, he frequently visited that island, where he became acquainted with the captains of whale-ships who brought sea-shells of both the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean. This gave him the opportunity to select the finest specimens for his own conchological cabinet. He knew not only the dealers in shells, but most of the owners of large private collections in New England and the Middle States, and thus had facilities for enlarging his collection by frequent exchanges. Several years before his decease, he gave this collection, which had become the most extensive in the county, and was scarcely equaled by any other private one in the State, to the Natural History Society in Worcester.
He was an Alderman of the city of Worcester soon after its incorporation, one of the Vice-presidents of the Worcester County Institution for Savings, and a Director of the State Mutual Life Assurance Company from its organization to the time of his death ; and held offices of trust in other institutions.
On the 12th of May, 1859, he was appointed by Gov. Nathaniel P. Banks "Commissioner to examine into and report upon the condition of the Indians and descendants of the same in the Commonwealth." President Lincoln, in 1S62, appointed him as Postmaster of Worcester, an office which he filled with the same conscientious fidelity which distinguished all his conduct in public and private life. At the expiration of his term he was reappointed by Andrew Johnson, the commission bearing date of July 7, 1865. Not long afterwards he received a printed circular endorsing Johnson's policy, with the request that he should sign it and return it to the Executive department at Washington. As he could not conscientiously sign it, he laid it aside and made no reply. The circular was soon followed by another, identical in its purport and request with the first. This, too, was laid aside, unsigned and unacknowledged. As might have been expected under the then existing administration, and as he did expect, his removal from office was not long delayed. And thus was sacrificed, for opinion's sake, one of the most lucrative governmental positions in Massachusetts.
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From that time he took no active part in public affairs, though he retained to the last his interest in them, and was always willing to give his counsel, advice, and any information in his power, to those of his friends who desired them.
"He was a faithful member of the Society of Friends, an upright, God-fearing man, beloved and respected in every private and public relation."
The children of John Milton and Sarah (Hussey) Earle were:
1889-1. Anne H. Earle, b. April 17, 1822; m. Edward Southwick.
1890-2. Elizabeth Earle, b. May 4, 1824; d. Jan. 13, 1858.
1891-3. Mary F. Earle, b. July 25, 1826; d. Aug. 25, 1826.
1892-4. Catherine Earle, b. Jan. 24, 1828 ; m. Moses Farnum.
1893-5. Martha B. Earle, b. Dec. 28, 1829; m. Henry Earle [1900-3].
1894-6. Sarah F. Earle, b. Dec. 8, 1831 ; lives, unm., in Worcester.
1895-7. Pliny Earle, b. July 21, 1834; lives, unm., in Leicester.
1896-8. Samuel H. Earle, b. May 25, 1837; d. Sept. 22, 1837.
1897-9. Frances C. Earle, b. April 2, 1840; lives, unm., in Philadelphia, Pa.
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To mount a battery grip, you'll have to remove the battery cover. Some of Sony's consumer models, as the Alpha 100 and Alpha 58, aren't intended to do so. But it works - just unscrew the two screws (mouseover-note in the image) near the cover's mount. The camera's case won't open but you can bend-wangle-press-squeeze the cover out without any damage.
JGA bogie hopper, #RMC 19231 at Peak Forest.
Closer inspection reveals its been red carded, and I suspect the wagon is a cripple and has been removed from a train.
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Removable stages which can be placed horizontally on stands for display and the lunar module can be detached from its launching pad.
Ironically, the piece count is '1969' which was the year of the first manned lunar landing.
I'll be building a launch tower for that too! ;-)
A while ago I purchased a used 75055 LEGO Star Destroyer for cheap and the seller included 75104 Kylo Rens shuttle in the deal. Growing up on the OT, the shuttle was stuffed into the closet to make room for OT ships. Because of covid, my college removed our spring break and instead have small breaks throughout the semester. Having Monday the 16th and Tuesday the 17th I decided to put the Kylo Rens shuttle I got with the Star destroyer to use. I tore it apart and built a Zeta Class Shuttle from rouge one. Most of the pieces are from Kylos shuttle except the orange container bits. It’s got folding and locking wings, a front and rear ramp, and an Opening cockpit. It has a skeleton made of technic pieces so it’s sturdy like a real LEGO set. Since the Zeta shuttle is essentially an imperial garbage truck, I also included a little tray that slides out of the interior that is full of destroyed droids and clone armor from the clone wars that is getting melted into scrap by the imperials. This was a real challenge trying to use the pieces from kylos shuttle, while keeping correct proportions and the correct angle of the wings. But all in all I am very impressed by my own abilities. It plays like a real LEGO set and looks great next to my solo tie fighter.
This is from a series of 12 abstracted portraits that I made. I was inspired by Gary Humes work and how he physically etched away the face of his painting of Kate Moss. I was interested in what gives a person their identity and how this can be obscured and even taken away completely. I wanted to show mark making and through this, the removal of identity. Using sand paper I scraped away the top layers of my photographic prints to 'remove' my subjects face and obscure their identity. I covered the exposed scratches in ink to further cover the facial features. I like how the facial features are still sinisterly visible.
We hadn't planed of taking the motor and box out,but decided that it wasn't much more work to do so and it would make it easier to sandblast the chassis, Good job we did as we found that all four engine mounts were broken. So it was only held in place by the drive shaft and gearbox rear mounting.......bit of a worry.
Lower Hutt Oct 2013.
With the floor panels removed you can see how strong the floor structure is. Left of centre are the nine topdressing hopper shoots. All 12 RNZAF Freighters had these installed.
Photo: Dwen Airmotive, Ardmore
In the late 1940s the RNZAF ordered 12 Mk 31M Freighters. This variant of the Mk 21 was fitted with a dorsal fin, chin windows and 32 removable seats. The 'M' was the Military version of Mk 31 with provision for supply dropping. All 12 RNZAF Freighters were also specially modified during construction and fitted with superphosphate hopper chutes, although only NZ5904 was used in the topdressing role.
RNZAF Freighters ranged as far as supplying the New Zealand Army in Malaya, the British High Commissions (and other support staff) in the Maldives, Ceylon, India and Nepal, performing Far East Air Force tasks in Malaya and Hong Kong. They ran a highly reliable military shuttle service for allies in Thailand during the Vietnam War and served several other roles, being modified for — amongst other things — aerial top dressing.
Following the successful trials using various RNZAF aircraft in 1948 and 1949, in 1950, farmers' groups lobbied the government to have the RNZAF provide subsidised topdressing with the Bristol Freighters and even advocated using large Handley Page Hastings. Subsequently, the 12 Bristol Freighters under construction for the RNZAF were all modified to take superphosphate hoppers. But by this time government work was being overtaken by private enterprise as ex-air force pilots bought NZ-built de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes cheaply, placed a hopper in the front seat and went into business flying from the paddocks of any farmer willing to pay. The RNZAF was becoming aware of the Communist threat and preferred to concentrate on defence matters and the government was reluctant to spend money on commercial operations, or interfere with the increasing number of commercial operators.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Freighter
History of the RNZAF's involvement in topdressing:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_topdressing#RNZAF_trials
The history of topdressing in NZ from ex RNZAF pilots to James Aviation, later known as Pacific Aerospace Corp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Hl4lGFoYM
Photo: Dwen Airmotive, Ardmore
This day I had about 10 moles removed off my body and was only really worried about the one on the foot.
My favorite flavor of pie, made by Sara Lee. My favorite cream pie, that is. For generic eating, my favorite pie is apple. And anyway, I didn't even eat these pies; instead, The Wife graciously put them in my face. Obviously, if you get a pie in the face, it should taste good, right?
(Not that I have a wide-spread expertise in this or anything, but Sara Lee's cream pies are awesome for face-splatting. They're thick and have nice weight to them without being so heavy that it feels like you've been hit in the face with a brick, and they stick to the face nicely too.)
(I have a few other photos of myself getting pied around here; click the tags on the right to see more of them. I posted a more in-depth explanation of my love of pies in the face in general and pies in my face in particular on my blog -- there's even a video! Yes, I know that enjoying getting hit in the face with pies is weird. You're weird, too. So thbbbppppt!)
Zeiss Ikon Mess-Ikonta 524/16. German 6x6 folder produced between 1952 and 1957.
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With the Rangefinder Knob out of the way you'll notice a Screw (see red arrow).
Remove it by turning ccw.
It's also a good idea to remove that Spring at this point. Better now then later from the
floor when it suddenly fell out of the camera.
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WARNING :
This image is intended as a guide for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt.
© Maurizio Cattelan Archive
Maurizio Cattelan
"Him" 2001
Wax, human hair, suit, polyester resin
Ph. Zeno Zotti
PALAZZO GRASSI, VENICE, François Pinault collection innauguration.
Fidalgo Bay.
In 2013,The Department of Ecology removed old creosote dock pilings and other in-water concrete and metal structures. Dug up and dredged about 10 acres of sediment contaminated with dioxins and wood waste.Dispose of contaminated sediment off-site. Improve the near-shore habitat by reshaping an existing spit and jetty. Connect Fidalgo Bay with the wetland area that was created in 2011. The site was vacant property with abandoned building remnants and debris. A sawmill and wood-box factory, and then a plywood mill, operated on the site for almost a century. Mill features included a hog-fuel boiler, drum storage tank area, transformer yard, above-ground storage tanks containing fuel oil, gasoline, diesel and/or propane, phenolic formaldehyde resin and caustic storage tanks (both used in making plywood glue), a machine shop, a metal shop, and an area for spraying paint and oil.
In 2011 work focused on cleaning up about 6 upland acres. It included removing pilings and other structures to allow excavation of about 33,600 tons of contaminated soil; off-site disposal of the soil, structures and pilings; and backfilling the site with about 39,000 tons of clean soil. Site soil contains elevated concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, zinc, oil-range petroleum hydrocarbons, dioxins, and furans. Groundwater beneath the site does not meet drinking water standards. The water also contains elevated concentrations of arsenic, copper and nickel. Dioxins and wood debris contaminate Marine sediments are found to be contaminated with dioxins and wood debris.
Mendota, Minnesota
May 29, 2010
In Mendota and at Fort Snelling, there was a protest about the recently passed immigration law in Arizona and against a similar law proposed for Minnesota. Native Americans also protested the presence of Fort Snelling, and called for it to be removed and returned to them.
Fibonacci Blue 2010-05-29
This is the best thing l have found so far to remove the silicon that gets on the surface of tiles etc when gluing with silicon. l have used it on the mosaic bottles and it does a good job. l have been trying not to get too much on the surface when working but l find it hard not to get some on there.
Zeiss Ikon Mess-Ikonta 524/16. German 6x6 folder produced between 1952 and 1957.
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Underneath the Spring is a Screw (see red arrow). Remove it by turning ccw.
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WARNING :
This image is intended as a guide for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt.
These are some of the signs I've taken down (without telling anyone) around my library since I've worked here. I think an uncluttered area is nicer, and that fewer good signs is better than lots of signs that no one reads. Read more of my complaining on my website.