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Aircraft in Miniature's RAF Super Taskmaster Tractor lights.
Scratch built lights against kit version.
Accessory to 54 Sqn RAF SEPECAT Jaguar Diorama.
Maryse came by to work on putting her first ever quilt together! It's a mini-quilt, and we decided it would be best to handquilt the whole thing. And that is what Maryse did for pretty much the whole entire day.
Juicebox *considered* helping at some point, but thought better of it.
Aircraft in Miniature's RAF Super Taskmaster Tractor's door.
Scratch built driver's door with internal detail.
Accessory to 54 Sqn RAF SEPECAT Jaguar Diorama.
Aircraft in Miniature's RAF Super Taskmaster Tractor wipers and wing mirrors.
Scratch built wipers and mirror against kit version.
Accessory to 54 Sqn RAF SEPECAT Jaguar Diorama.
Quite proud of myself today - I got up early and went out for a walk before work. I'm really not a morning person, so it's an effort! It was a lovely morning though, and I was glad to have done it. Called my Mum on the way back and had a short but nice catch up with her. "I don't half miss you", she said. I feel the same!
Had a decent work day after that. It's all feeling a bit calmer at the moment, and I'm managing to get things ticked off my list. I'm sure it'll all go mad again soon, but I'm appreciating it while it lasts.
Tim went for a follow up appointment at the hospital this afternoon - all good. I cooked us a big chicken tray bake for dinner, and now we're looking forward to a new series of Taskmaster. We know how to live! lol
February 12, 2017. On a snowy blustery day I spent the day indoors working on AWS. Thanks to Taskmaster Buddha, who kept me at it, I succeeded in getting a version of my site running on the cloud. Once I'm happy with it I'll see how cloning it goes, and then I can spawn a whole bunch of mini-cMOOC sites people can use. Among other things. Taskmaster Buddha is another acquisition from the auction a few weeks back.
WLDR Chair Elizabeth Phillips, my taskmaster, with the top 15 overall. 13 of them prd, and an amazing 41 of the top 65 prd as well.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PAWTUCKET
standing on Providence river at the foot of Ship Street. When the financial panic of 1829 broke over the country, Slater was temporarily embarrassed. He did not owe any personal debts, but he had endorsed for the Wilkinsons and others who had failed, and was thereby liable for $300,000. His property, however, amounted to $690,000. Through an arrangement effected by Moses Brown and other friends he was enabled to continue his business, and in a short time paid his indebtedness. In readjusting his affairs he sold his interest in the old mill and the Slatersville property to William Almy, but he ultimately repurchased the latter. He also became the sole possessor at the same time of the steam mill in Providence, and the mill at Wilkinsonville, Mass., in which he was a joint owner with David Wilkinson. As a result of these occurrences his industrial connection with Pawtucket was severed and was never renewed. The later years of his life were spent at Webster, Mass., where he died April 21, 1835, in his 67th year. He left a large estate, which has increased in the hands of his descendants, who are people of consequence and standing in the community. His sons and grandsons have been manufacturers of prominence. After his second marriage his wife erected a brick mansion house, which is still standing at No. 69 East Avenue, in a good state of preservation. Here, after his decease, his widow lived until her death, Dec. 23, 1859, aged 81 years. Slater was one of the founders of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and a tablet to his memory, erected by Mrs. Slater, is in the vestibule of the church edifice. Soon after starting his machinery, Slater is said to have begun a Sunday school* after the plan of those with which he was familiar in England. Instruction was given in the regular branches, and the school was not originally religious in character. His pupils were the boys and girls employed in the mill, and Slater is presumed to have taught them himself at first, but afterwards teachers were hired and the expense paid by the firm. Oziel Wilkinson and members of his family also assisted. This was probably the first regular school in Pawtucket. Other manufacturers took up the idea and it was productive of great benefit. The Sunday schools of the First Baptist church, and of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church are claimed to be direct descendants of these original “first day schools,” which were among the first of the kind in America. In his personal appearance Samuel Slater was of a commanding figure. He was nearly six feet in height, of a large frame, stout, but not fat, and his weight was over 200 pounds. His complexion was light, “his features regular, his forehead broad and high, and his expression intellectual.” He always dressed plainly, mostly in cloth of his own manufacture, and his garments were loose and ill-fitting, as judged by present-day standards. In his manner he was slow and dignified, but he was a strict disciplinarian, and expected the utmost diligence from those who worked for him. In that sense he was a severe taskmaster. He kept a close watch over all his employees, especially the boys, and would not tolerate any carelessness or Waste of time or material. His character was as strongly marked as his personal appearance. He was self-reliant; confident of his own ability; shrewd, exact, careful, discerning, energetic and laborious; hated show and display; was cautious, but enterprising; had great executive ability; his integrity was unquestioned, and he was scru- [scrupulously]
*White’s Memoir of S. Slater, pp. 281-2.
Gouache on board by (James) Jacques-Joseph Tissot, French, 1836-1902.
The paintings were reproduced in "La Sainte Bible : Ancien Testament . . . / Compositions par J.-James Tissot"; with preface by A. D. Sertillanges. 2 vols. 40 plates; 360 illustrations to text. Paris: M. de Brunoff & Cie, 1904.
Photos by Philip De Vere: Tissot in Brunoff at John Rylands www.amazon.co.uk/clouddrive/share/kq7jBR4DkA1VIbQ5isRelyH...
Weather started lifting on Thursday, breaking through into full sun for a couple hours around noon when we were up on Rothorn for arguably the best runs of the week.
Linds took a lesson from a Swiss ski instructor she described as taskmaster, and David, George, and I met her for a late 235pm lunch after we skiied nonstop from get-go until then. Best ski day of the trip.
That night, to the Whymper-Stube fondue and raclette restaurant tucked inside the Monte Rosa hotel.
[Photo by GFS, www.flickr.com/photos/westwind1891/sets/72157628706968383/]
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Improved official Lego minifigure of Taskmaster. I gave him an orange cape under the white one that came with him, and added the dish to his shield.
I don't mind you using my ideas, though I would be grateful if you gave me credit, as I've spent some time getting the correct parts. Thanks for looking!