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An overall view of the SXS Switch. Top contains meters to monitor frequency, voltage, amps. and low&high voltages (alarm relay). Next from top is the Connectors which collects the last two digits dialed and sets up the connection to the called number and provides a talk circuit and ringing and busy tones. The next row contains the Line Finder start selector, Line Finders and First Selectors. When making a call the Line Finder connects to the originating line operates the First Selector and provides dialtone. The First Selector generally using the first digit dialed connects the caller to either a Connector or trunk or Operator circuit if provided. Dialing a bad first digit generally causes the First Selector to return fast busy (reorder) to the caller. The next horizontal relay strips contain the line and cut-off relays for each wired telephone line. Below that is the test and power equipment. On the upper left is the fusing and tone sources for the switch.
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I recently did a trade with hearts_murmur for this wonderful Switch body for my Cygnus ❤ I am so happy to have him finally on a sturdy body that is a little slimmer! It's so great that he can stand solidly and wear more clothes ^_^ Thanks again for the trade!!
i switched the orientation of my bed today so that i could sew on the occasional table from my desk. the table is a lot more functional this way--i used to study on it for the LEED exam and it functions as a dining and clothes ironing table in this position. the only bad thing is that the bed takes up a bit more room and it is harder to get into and out of bed.
The Good To Go! Switchable Pass also mounts on the windshield using Velcro backing. The Swtichable Pass can be turned on or off by sliding tab to the on or off position. It is well-suited for those who use the SR 167 HOT lanes as a carpooler, as it can be turned on or off depending on the number of people in the car. The Switchable Pass is about the size of a candy bar.
A Good To Go! Pass can be used on any tolled facility in Washington state. For more information on the Good To Go! Pass options visit: www.wsdot.wa.gov/goodtogo/PassesAvailable2011.htm.
This Acela had to switch tracks to avoid a broken-down commuter rail train, which is hidden in this view. (I was waiting to get on that commuter rail train...)
Since the commuter rail train was right on the other side of the switch, until the last moment it appeared like they were going to crash. Someone on the platform thought that's why I was taking a picture -- to see the crash! Nah, this isn't 1850, that kind of thing doesn't happen. Someone else explained that I take pictures of trains all the time ;) Yes, and I think they look cool going through the switch, something I rarely catch.
All Saints, Welborne, Norfolk
I love Victorian churches, and I long been looking forward to coming back to All Saints. When I was last here in 2006 the church was locked without any keyholders listed, but I'd been told there'd been a turnaround in thinking here, and the church was now accessible.
Of course, this church isn't really Victorian. It is one of the many medieval round-towered churches in the Wensum valley to the west of Norwich. But it was totalled in the 1870s at the expense of the Rector, Barham Johnson. He replaced the chancel, completely refitted the shell of the nave, and finished off the round tower with a brick course and conical top. The tower is curiously short on openings, making an age difficult to guess, but Detective Pevsner noted the thickness of the nave west wall, suggesting that the church was here before the tower, as is common in this part of Norfolk. This would place the tower no earlier than the late Norman period. I looked forward to testing this theory for myself.
Everyone speaks highly of Welborne. Even dear old Munro Cautley, who ordinarily had any Victorian architect who strayed onto his land dragged behind the stable block and shot. He describes it as beautifully restored. The funny thing is, it isn't clear who the architect here actually was. Could it have been Barham Johnson himself?
My desire to investigate the tower fell at the first hurdle - it is cordoned off by a safety fence with a Danger - Keep Out sign. It seems that the work of the 1870s is coming to the end of its natural life, and tiles and the like have started falling onto the heads of anyone unfortunate enough to walk below. The tiny parish has set in motion an ambitious plan to raise over a hundred thousand pounds needed for the repairs, and jolly good luck to them.
Well, the church still wasn't open, but there was now a notice with four telephone numbers you could ring for the key. I rang one. The man who answered seemed a little unclear as to why I was ringing (I think I may have woken him up) but eventually we negotiated that he'd come down and open the church for us. And he did. He nipped in to turn off the alarm, and we stepped into an utterly beautiful space, a tiny yet full blown Anglo-catholic interior of an age of confidence. My eyes were drawn to the beautiful roodscreen in the style of the 15th Century, and as if by magic the chancel came alive beyond as the keyholder switched on the lights. Now, it was the gorgeous reredos, Christ in Majesty flanked by the Lamb of God and a Pelican in her Piety dominated the church.
At one time the liturgy here must have been the Highest of the High, and although that is clearly no longer the case the beauty of it survives. The furnishings are exquisitely carved, those on the chancel stalls dominated by, firstly, St Michael on the north side banishing Adam and Eve from Paradise, who stand somewhat bewildered on the south side. And then, further east, St Gabriel kneels in supplication to the north while the young Virgin Mary stands at her prayer desk to the south. It all must have cost an absolute fortune - Barham Johnson must have been a very wealthy man.
Out in the porch window there is a curious survival, a smattering of medieval stained glass fragments. They came from the same collection as the great sequence of Saints and Martyrdoms in the church at North Tuddenham. They were found in a builder's yard in Dereham in the 1880s, and were bought for fifty shillings. The bulk was installed at North Tuddenham, but the Rector gave the odd bits left over to Welborne. Some of the fragments of inscription here match bits of inscription in the other church, and are part of a massive sequence of the life and martyrdom of St Margaret. No one knows where it all came from originally. It must have been a big church.
And at last we stepped outside, blinking in the low sunshine. A statue of the Blessed Virgin and child stands to the west of the porch, a relic of Anglo-catholic days, and the pleasing little churchyard is completed by one of Norfolk's best lychgates in the Arts and Crafts style. It was all very satisfying. The keyholder gave us a cheery wave, and we set off for Mattishall.
I just received a bunch of new Coraline items, including the SDCC Coraline Bendy Doll. Coraline is the title character of the 2009 stop-action animated movie by Henry Selick. My new doll is photographed boxed, during her unboxing, posed alone and then with other Coraline dolls.
NECA SCDD Coraline Bendy Doll (2009)
This is a 7'' doll with moveable hands, head and feet, and bendable torso, limbs and neck. She has molded blue translucent hair and moveable eyes. She was a San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 exclusive release. The doll is a continuation of the 2008 line of Coraline bendy dolls, which originally included the Raincoat, Sweater and PJ (Pajama) models. All four Coraline bendy dolls have unique expressions and face molds. With a little effort, the faces are removable, so their faces can be switched.
A better view of the three push button switch that is used on this lathe. I will say they work really nice.
Some Background:
Fang of the Sun Dougram (太陽の牙ダグラム Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu) is a 75-episode anime television series, created by Ryosuke Takahashi and Sunrise, and aired in Japan from October 23, 1981 to March 25, 1983 on TV Tokyo.
The series begins in a desert on the colony planet Deloyer, where the remains of a destroyed robot are resting as a red-haired woman is standing in front of it. The woman hallucinates what appears to be a group of armed soldiers alongside the robot in a non-destroyed state. A man named Rocky appears, leading to the woman running into his embrace where she cries tears of joy. After this, the series flashes back to an earlier time, in order to explain the circumstances leading up to the first episode.
Malcontents on the Deloyer colony agitate for the independence of their world from the Earth Federation. In an unexpected coup, the elected Governor declares martial law and sets himself up as absolute dictator. With the approval of the Federation, he rules the planet with an iron fist. In reaction, a ragtag group (including the governor's estranged son) rises in open rebellion, using a powerful prototype Combat Armor: the Dougram. Their goal is the end of the dictatorship and total independence from the Federation's influence.
The story follows the actions of the guerilla freedom fighters known as "The Deloyer 7." The war is fought across the planet Deloyer as the Federation vigorously pursues the rebels. The series is noted for its realistic use of not just the combat armors and support vehicles, but also military tactics. The series also followed a wide range of characters and political intrigue, with many shady characters switching sides throughout the series.
Crinn Cashim is the show's main character. Son of Governor Donan Cashim, he becomes trained in piloting the Soltic Roundfacer by Jacky Zaltsev, a Federation Ace, because of his father's political connections. When his father appears to be overthrown by a coup led by Colonel Von Stein, he pilots a Roundfacer while Federation forces battle Garcia's forces. He is stunned to learn that his father has actually sided with Von Stein in a secret plan, and eventually becomes angry at his father's forces in how they deal with the rebellion following the coup. Following a meeting with Dr. David Samalin, who introduces him to a combat armor he has designed, the Dougram, Cashim and his friends form The Fang of the Sun and join the rebellion against the Federation.
The Kit:
This is a vintage Takara kit from the mid 80ies, and re-built years later to save it.
This Bushman kit was part of a re-issued by Revell of Germany under its "Robotech" line during the mid 80ies as part of a set with a "Mavellic" dual rotor transport helicopter (which is, sadly, no more...) under the label "Airborne Attackers".
The Bushman fell apart, too, and this is its resurrection, with some modifications and weathering to hide its bruises.
This kit has some added details, esp. a complete cockpit (with a hollow neck), with pilot and HUD screen added. The desert cammo is based on RoG's issue of the 1:48 scale under the name "Condar", with some cammo nets and severe weathering.
The desert base (I would not call it a diorama) is one of my earliest attempts into this direction, very simple.