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Utilized by the Mining Division of Sector 42, Quadrant D, the MineWalker Exosuit makes every job easier. This exosuit sports the latest in the Federation Mining Corps technology, specifically dual dyrillium chainsaws to cut through even the hardest of materials.
Built this during my first stint on the Beyond the Brick 24 hour livestream benefiting Creations for Charity.
You can join in on the fun or watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLDkjhRZhB8
The article below originated from:
Traditional Building Magazine
Updated: Jan 6, 2020
Original: Feb 2, 2016
Originally built in 1916, the Palm Beach courthouse was a tour de force of Neoclassical architecture. The architect Wilber Burt Talley designed a granite base, brick and stone façades, soaring Indiana limestone columns and Corinthian capitals that held up triangle pediments, and a dentil molding below the cornice. The four-story, 40,000-sq.ft. the building housed the county government offices and records, as well as the jail.
Almost immediately the courthouse ran out of space, and 11 years later an addition was constructed 25 feet to the east. Talley again served as the courthouse architect, and the 1927 addition was similar in appearance and used many of the same materials as the original building. In 1955, the two buildings were connected with usable rooms to accommodate the growing county.
Yet another addition was required in the late ’60s; it was completed in 1969. The architecture firm Edge & Powell delivered a brick building that nearly doubled the square footage to 180,000 sq. ft. This time, the addition was less than sympathetic. In fact, the 1916 and 1927 buildings were lost in the center of the new construction, which wrapped around them completely.
The building was utilized for 36 years in this configuration, until 1995, when a new courthouse opened across the street. Expansions had plagued the 1916 courthouse almost as soon as it was built, and this was no exception. “After the new courthouse opened, the old one was slated for demolition,” says Rick Gonzales, Jr., AIA, CEO and principal at REG Architects. “Since I knew about the 1916 courthouse, I recognized the potential of the site and got in touch with preservation specialists in the area. It took some time, but a group of us eventually convinced the county to fund a feasibility study, which we conducted in 2002.”
Gonzales talks about stimulating interest in the project: “We would go to the new courthouse to sell our idea and walk people up to the windows to look at the old site,” he says.
“‘Believe it or not, there’s a building inside that building,’ I’d say. That really piqued people’s interest.”
The county agreed to fund the project, and demolition of the additions began in January 2004 and was completed two years later. “It took a long time because it was a selective demolition,” says Gonzales. “We needed to be careful to salvage many of the materials from the 1927 building to use in the restoration of the 1916 structure. It resembled the original, so we took everything we could for reuse.” A number of materials were recovered, including limestone, granite, wood windows, doors, marble wainscot, mosaic floor tiles, wood flooring, trim, and hardware.
While a majority of the materials were the same from building to building, the detailing was not identical. “We were working from the drawings of the 1927 building because we couldn’t find drawings for the earlier structure,” says Gonzales. “We had thought the detailing was the same, but when we put our studies together we saw that the rhythm, proportion, and cornices were different.”
When REG Architects couldn’t apply the 1927 documentation to the restoration, the firm examined what was remaining of the building and the few images that had survived. “For a while, we had no cornice pieces, because all of the exterior ornamentations had been destroyed when the façades were smoothed for the addition,” says Gonzales. “Then a contractor found a 16-in. piece, which we used to re-create the cornice line.”
Other elements that needed to be re-created, such as the granite and limestone porticos on the north, south, and west façades, were designed using historic photographs. “We found limestone with the same vein from the same Indiana quarry that was originally used,” says Gonzales. “We were extremely lucky in that the quarry ran out of that vein right after our order.” REG Architects was also able to match the granite.
Many components of the building were salvaged and restored. The cornerstones were restored and placed in their original locations at the northwest corner. The 12 Corinthian capitals and the load-bearing limestone columns – each of which weighs 30,600 lbs. – were pieced back together and repaired. “Placement of the capitals was especially tedious,” says Gonzales, “because it needed to be precise. They were then secured with pegs and glue.”
On the north, south, and west elevations, the brick was restored and, when necessary, replaced. “We couldn’t locate replacement brick with the same hues as the existing brick hues,” says Gonzales, “so we hired artists to stain it so that it blended with the original brick.” On the east elevation, REG Architects specified new brick so the new façade clearly stood out from the old ones.
To the same point, new hurricane-proof wood windows were chosen for the east elevation, while REG Architects was careful to preserve as many old windows as possible on the other elevations. Hedrick Brothers repaired 76 original wood windows as well as the window hardware. “We found a local manufacturer, Coastal Millwork of Riviera Beach, FL, to get the original windows tested for hurricane-preparedness,” says Gonzales. “The company reinforced and laminated the windows, so we were able to reinstall them.”
The crowning achievement of the exterior work was the re-creation of an eagle crest on the west pediment.
Based on a small postcard and images of other eagle crests, Ontario, Canada-based Traditional Cut Stone designed the crest for Palm Beach. “They created a small scale model and then a full-scale model in clay,” says Gonzales. “The final piece, which took five months to produce, was hand-carved from five pieces of Indiana limestone.” Traditional Cut Stone was also responsible for all of the limestone work on the building. REG Architects based much of its interior design on the Desoto County Courthouse in Arcadia, FL, which was built by Talley in 1913.
“The dilemma about the interiors was that there was little archival material and few original photographs to give a precise vision for the interiors,” says Gonzales. “Emphasis was placed on trying to restore the character of the main courtroom and the main interior public spaces.” The main courtroom on the third and fourth floors was especially aided by the Desoto research. The millwork was re-created and the plaster ceiling and moldings, maple flooring, doors, and door hardware were restored. Replica lighting was fabricated.
Architectural elements in the corridors and staircases received similar treatment. Hendrick Brothers uncovered the original mosaic flooring and had it repaired. Only five percent of the tile needed to be replaced; in these cases, matching tile from the 1927 building was used. About 80 percent of the marble wainscoting was salvaged, while the other 20 percent was replaced with matching marble from the original quarry. Wood doors and door hardware were salvaged and reused.
All of the building code upgrades – including efficient HVAC, fire protection, and hurricane protection – were hidden as much as possible with historic finishes. The alley elevation provided an ADA-accessible entrance and space for elevators.
The newly restored Palm Beach County Court House now accommodates a museum for the historical society, as well as offices for the County’s Public Affairs Department and County Attorney. “People say this project was an alignment of the stars,” says Gonzales. “It was. We were lucky to have the opportunity to save this building, we worked with a lot of great people, and it turned out well. It was a great labor of love.” TB
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.traditionalbuilding.com/projects/courthouse-unwrapped
downtownwpb.com/things-to-do/history-museum-and-restored-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Pat_Johnson_Palm_Beach_...
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Utilizing the large PAB cups for each breed makes it easier to switch them around and experiment with different arrangements like florists do for the real ones...
Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
The Union Pacific still utilizes older power on their local out of Worthington, Minnesota, and I've been meaning to spend more time along the C&NW's old Omaha Road in northwest Iowa. With clouds hanging around in the morning and virtually no traffic moving on the railroad through most of the day, I thought this trip might be a bust. I had driven all the way to Le Mars without seeing a thing except a tamper and some hi-rail vehicles. After hanging around downtown Le Mars for a while, I begrudgingly made my way back north, the huckleberry ice cream from the Blue Bunny ice cream parlor providing some small consolation. Some afternoon rain showers dotted the area as I made my way back toward Minnesota. Finally, as I arrived back in Worthington almost 7 hours after I had been there in the morning, the southbound local I had been wanting to see was finally ready to depart. All was not lost! The clouds parted, the train moved, and I got what I came for. Here, the nice looking UP power is seen just north of the border town of Bigelow, MN as they head toward the ethanol plant near Sheldon, IA with empty tank cars.
For someone who utilizes color as a substantial part of their composition, shooting black & white is the equivalent of trying to learn to play a classical acoustic once you’ve already spent your teens banging away some heavily-distorted metal.
At some point, if you desire to be a well-rounded musician, you need to learn how to turn the volume down.
And so begins my severely neglected education into monochrome; as favorable as I am to framing my subject in thick shadows, you’d think I’d be more adept to the style… I’m not.
The Freeport McMoRan crew continues to utilize all power afforded to them as they make their second climb from the interchange in Clifton to their road's sorting yard in Morenci. Two tunnel portals from the Arizona Eastern's line into Clifton can be seen just above the second and third motor.
A CERA local utilizing a TP&W GP15-1 navigates the Norfolk Southern Redkey Secondary past CP 79 in Marion, IN. The train is splitting a pair of Pennsylvania Position Light Signals, featuring an original pedestal style signal on the right. These types of signals are extremely rare, and date back as early as the 1930’s. I was very fortunate to shoot a train by it, as it only sees 1 a day by it or less.
Earlier this year, I began experimenting with shooting RAW (versus jpeg) images and one of the first places I utilized this new approach was in the bluebonnet fields near Ennis, Texas. My good friend Terry Flick (TexFlix) encouraged me to do so, and I'm grateful he did.
When I saw this majestic horse grazing in the meadow, I took half a dozen shots before he changed position. When I returned home, I developed the shots with Adobe Photoshop Elements software. I thought a couple were keepers.
Now, six months later I am using Lightroom for the majority of my RAW processing and when I saw the original RAW files on my computer recently, I decided to see if there were any other shots that might be keepers by running them through Lightroom.
This is one of the ones I've decided to keep.....
Commencing on the south side of Sassafras Mountain, Mill Creek flows through Nantahala National Forest and is the largest tributary to the Thompson River in the Lake Jocassee watershed.
One can spend a good bit of time exploring the various waterfalls found in this area, and that was my goal on this day.
First on my stop was John's Jump Falls, which is located just downstream from NC 281 near the small community of Sapphire.
With some recent rains I was hoping for decent flow at the falls, but while it wasn't bad it wasn't as much as I had hoped for either. I will definitely return in the fall and will try to time it after a good amount of rain.
The access trail is fairly short but down a relatively steep and rooty trail, so be sure to watch your footing.
Once at the base, I made my way across the creek as I wanted to compose with some rushing water in the foreground.
There was a good bit of debris littered all across the creek, which made it difficult to compose the scene as I had envisioned it.
For this particular shot, I ended up utilizing the new Generative Fill function in Photoshop Beta, in order to achieve the look I was going for.
Overall I find that it did an ok job to remove the large pile of tree and debris occupying the foreground in the original shot, but it took quite a bit of trying.
Looking forward to getting out and exploring this area more in future, as there is so much to see here!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, and thank you for stopping by to view my photos.
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Poison Ivy utilizes two CMF Plant Monster headpieces for her breasts. They were the first pieces used for the figure and they helped inspire the rest of the character's design choices.
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Been playing with Lightroom on the phone. The app can utilize the phone's camera.
It doesn't record the image into the phone's Photos app. It records into the Lr app. When there is a decent internet connection, the phone's Lr app uploads the photo to the Lr cloud.
I began editing in the phone's Lr app. The phone's screen is a bit small for editing, so then when home, I continued editing in the cloud based desktop Lr app.
From there, edit in Photoshop was chosen.
In Ps, it was saved as a tiff file, but saved to the Lightroom Classic app. It went back and forth from LrC to Ps a couple times as I kept seeing things I'd missed.
Finally it was exported to here from LrC, which is why that version of Lightroom shows in the exif here.
I'm enjoying shooting with the phone's Lr app and then playing around with the photos in both the cloud based Lr and then the classic Lr and Ps.
"Cleaner Air for our Future: The MAN City Bus enters the Philippine Domestic Market"
Ever since bus transport existed in the Philippines, it has always been a trend to utilize a medium-duty truck chassis for use as a bus. It is a popular option due to their availability and sturdiness. Due to the front-mounted engines, it has always been a common practice for the deck to be raised up to accommodate the height of the engine and drivetrain running from the engine up front to the rear axles. The end result is a deck height resembling that of long-distance coaches. Even upon the arrival of completely-built units from outside the country, city bus operators still opt for models with high deck heights. Due to their high deck nature, access in city buses for the elderly and disabled is quite limited.
However, MAN is set to change this trend with the introduction of their A84 18.280 city bus chassis, the most notable feature of which is the low-floor layout which gives easy access for passengers getting on or off-board the vehicle. Mounted at the back is a Euro 4 compliant 6.9 Liter D0836LOH40 Turbo-Intercooled 4-stroke Diesel Straight-6 engine pumping out as much as 280 hp at 2,300 rpm and 1,100 N-m of torque from 1,200 to 1,750 rpm. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Voith Sensotop 4-speed or a ZF EcoLife 6-speed automatic transmission which reduces the work load of the driver compared to the conventional Manual transmission. It is equipped with MAN’s Electronically-Controlled Air-Suspension for better ride comfort and it with a kneeling system to improve accessibility.
Disc brakes are standard on all four corners of the vehicle and MAN’s Electronic Braking System 5 or “Brake-by-Wire” enhances precision and shortens the stopping distance compared to that of conventional brakes. An electronic speed limiter also comes as standard further improving safety. Despite the technologies it packs, the MAN A84 is permitted to have a Gross Vehicle Weight of 18.2 tons which is 3 to 4 tons more than the usual city buses.
Such a capable chassis deserves a finely constructed body which is why Almazora Motors assembled the body which are imported from Gemilang Motors for the first prototype, which resembles a MAN Lion’s City.
Interior trim, lights, doors, and majority of all other components were imported from different countries. The doors open as wide as 1.35 meters and makes passenger entry and exit of the vehicle quick and efficient. Integrated to the door is a manually-folding access ramp for wheelchairs and infant strollers. Inside, lightweight polycarbonate seats replace the bulky traditional seats while a safe and comfortable area is allotted for people on wheelchairs.
Expect more of these MAN City Buses to arrive in the country.
Date Taken: October 30, 2015
Basic Details:
Operator: MAN Automotive Concessionaires, Corp.
Fleet Number: N / A
Classification: Demo Unit
Seating Configuration: 2x2 & Side-Facing Seats
Seating Capacity: 39 Passengers
Body:
Coachbuilder: Almazora Motors, Corp.
Body Model: MAN Lion's City
Chassis:
Chassis Model: MAN A84 18.280 HOCL
Layout: Rear-Longitudinally-Mounted Engine Rear-Wheel Drive
Suspension: Air-Suspension
Engine:
Engine Model: MAN D0836LOH40
Cylinder Displacement: 6.9 Liters
Cylinder Configuration: Straight-6
Engine Aspiration: Turbocharged & Intercooled
Max. Power Output: 280 hp @ 2,300 rpm
Peak Torque Output: 1,100 N.m @ 1,200 - 1,750 rpm
Transmission:
Type: Automatic Transmission
Gears: 6-Speed Forward, 1-Speed Reverse
* Some parts of the specifications may be subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice...
Credits to Matthew Axel Diputado / _mILLiXel_ for the photo request.
Facebook Page Article: Cleaner Air for our Future: The MAN City Bus enters the Philippine Domestic Market
Youtube Video: MAN Low Floor Test Run for BGC & DOTC by Josh Llabore / Lazy Boy (BusP)
Purchased by: Fröhlich Tours Tourist Transport Service, Inc. for the P2P Premium Bus Service along North EDSA - Glorietta 5
Our Official Facebook Fan Page: Philippine Bus Enthusiasts Society (PhilBES)
Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu (Nabataean Arabic: الرقيم), is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Established possibly as early as the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.
The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue, and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest recorded historical reference to the city was when an envious Greek dynasty attempted to ransack the city in 312 BC. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. The Kingdom's capital continued to flourish until the 1st century AD when its famous Al-Khazneh facade was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants.
Encroaching troops of the Roman Empire in 106 AD forced the Nabataeans to surrender. The Romans annexed and renamed the Kingdom to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches. By 700, the city became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads grazed goats. It remained an unknown place until it was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, sparking renewed interest in the city.
The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction.
It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".
✨Theia Hair
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· Cat and bear shapes are included.
· The HUD offers numerous texture options for individual parts, allowing you to customize it to your heart's content. Can be worn with and without piercing.
All items are copy and mod.
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Available on the 10th at Equal10. Demos will also be available at the mainstore starting on the 10th.
This figure utilizes an Arealight curved torso.
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Torso, and coat are sculpted.
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Hair is shortened on the back and the front was bent to accommodate for the sculpted chest.
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A significant place utilized by the Snuneymuxw people for thousands of years and traditionally known as Saysutshun, Newcastle Island is a wondrous escape from the bustling urban center of Nanaimo just across the harbour.
Alongside the strong First Nations presence and culture on the island, it is also home to many rich histories which include coal mining, a sandstone quarry, and herring salteries, all of which make Newcastle Island a must-see eco-tourism destination for those visiting Nanaimo.
Textures utilized for this work are a kind concession of Lenabem-Anna
Here in black: flickriver.com/photos/fotosusy57/
Primarily utilized as a buoy tender. If you click on the pic to enlarge, you can see a variety of buoys on the dock behind the ship.
"Hasta la ultima gota - To the last drop"
Carnaval de Ituren y Zubieta (Navarra) VI - 2017
Carnival of Ituren and Zubieta (Navarra - Spain) VI - 2017
Spaiñ serie.
cultures, traditions and rites series.
En el carnaval de Ituren y Zubieta, tradiciones y desenfrenos comparten lugar y momento. Es el momento para los excesos.
In the carnival of Ituren and Zubieta, traditions and debauchery share place and moment. It is time for excesses.
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TTB-20 "Peterburj" (Petersburg) IFV
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An armoured personnel carrier utilized by the UT Enforcer Corps since 1960. It has been renovated to fit modern needs.
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It's main variant, "I":
It uses a 25mm main autocannon as it's main weapon. On top of the turret is a remote controlled 5.56 machinegun, and employs twin guided missile pods that can be used against both air and armour units.
It's second variant, "AT":
The AT variant has only an guided missile rack to be used against both low flying air targets and armour, and a 5.56 mg for self defense.
It's third and final variant, "M":
The M variant has a main armament of a mortar. It also has a small turret armed with a 20mm autocannon and two guided missiles, that can be used against low flying air units and armour.
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It's armour is lighter than the Cockroach, and it is faster. It uses the same type of armor, a lighter version.
Basic armour shell with an insert of alternating layers of aluminum and plastics and a controlled deformation section as it's first tier.
The second tier is the Kontakt-5 ERA (explosive reactive armor). It severely reduces the blow from kinetic projectiles. They are in the form of blocks on the turret and body or as ERA plates underneath steel outer covering. It results in much better protection than simple steel armour.
It utilizes a state-of-the-art infrared missile/projectile detection and elimination system. Third tier.
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Cost: 1,000 GC Credits
On a dreary morning, a former Conrail GP38-2 still wearing its Operation Lifesaver paint runs long hood forward on NS train BH16 as it pulls loads of molten iron through CP Gibson off the IHB Kankakee Line at Hammond.
This unique move brings loads from blast furnace in the East Chicago area, utilizing the IHB to Dolton, IL before splitting off onto the former PRR Panhandle Line to a steel mill at Riverdale, IL. These hot metal cars, known as "bottle cars", are fitted with extra axle and trucks due to the added weight of the hot, molten iron they haul. This train will eventually return east to be loaded, as these trains make a few round trips throughout the day.
Despite the dull weather, this was an impressive and fascinating move to see, and one I really wanted to knock off my list while I was in the neighborhood. 11/10/24.
All building blocks in nature have one thing in common, math. Science utilizes math to explain the universe (Mathematical Universe Hypothesis), to model protein structures, and to even claim that our universe is just a computer simulation (Simulation Hypothesis). What will 2025 bring?
CSX utilizes the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Magnolia Cutoff to traverse the Paw Paw Bends of the Potomac River. Looking down an eastbound coal drag crosses the river and will soon pierce Tunnel Hill via Graham Tunnel.
Northstar Transloading utilizes these two clean EMD Geeps at its two mile long East Fairview, North Dakota facility. Primary commodities handled are crude oil, proppant (man made ceramic sand) and natural sand. As many as 600 truck loads of crude oil can be unloaded each day here into as many as two trains of crude oil tank cars. 1249
Utilizes counter-battery radar to locate, close with, and destroy fire support systems and crews by fire and maneuver.
I still live in a barracks so I have no real lego to build with.
18/04/17 - DB's 67006 was utilized for todays 7X21 Old Dalby - Wembley conveying 345006 for CrossRail's Elizabeth Line | Melton Mowbray
The inspiration for this photo was to feature the sign about Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright that I saw on the Chicago/Franklin "L" station platform, the subject truly intrigued me. I utilized the dramatic simplicity (ironic but true) of black and white photography. Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered the Prairie Style, the first truly American style of architecture. He is famously known for the use of cantilever elements and horizontal lines in his designs. I believe his architectural aesthetic is captured in the framing with the horizontal lines created by the lights, the metal grates, the rails and the bottom layer of wood planking. The lights reflecting on the glass in the background offer a "cantilever effect" appearing as floating suspended layers. This is my best shot of the year!
Metra utilizes the St Charles Airline to interchange cars to/from the BNSF Here is a SW1200 (ex MILW RD) doing the honors as it is passing Chicago's highest building, the Sears Tower, or Willis I guess it is now.
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service multirole combat aircraft utilizing tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft. With its rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, it can convert to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight. This combination results in global reach capabilities that allow the V-22 to fill an operational niche unlike any other aircraft. This aircraft has filled the assault support role for the US Marine Corps with the MV-22 since 2007. The US Air Force & the Air Force Special Operations Command has utilized the CV-22 variant since 2009. The US Navy began taking delivery of the CMV-22, featuring long range fuel tanks, in 2020. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force utilizes a modified MV-22 in humanitarian support, search and recovery, and transport missions. The US Marines also utilize their MV-22s in a presidential support role at HMX-1.
- V-22 Osprey Technical Specifications -
‧ Propulsion: Two Rolls-Royce AE1107C, 6,150 shp each
‧ Main rotor diameter: 2 × 38 ft
‧ Length: Fuselage - 57.3 ft; Stowed (folded) - 63.0 ft
‧ Width: Rotors turning - 84.6 ft; Stowed (folded) - 18.4 ft
‧ Height: Nacelles vertical - 22.1 ft; Stabilizer - 17.9 ft
‧ Rotor Diameter: 38.1 ft
‧ Vertical Takeoff Max Gross Weight: 52,600 lbs
‧ Max Speed: 270 kts (appx 311 mph) @ SL
‧ Mission Radius: 428 nautical miles – MV-22 Blk C with vertical takeoff, 24 troops, ramp mounted weapon system, SL STD, 20 min loiter time; 525 nautical miles – Short takeoff technique (Rolling T/O)
‧ Service ceiling: 25,000 ft
‧ Cockpit (crew seats): 3–4 (pilot, copilot and 1 or 2 flight engineers/crew chiefs/loadmasters/gunners)
‧ Capacity: 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded), or 20,000 lbs of internal cargo, or up to 15,000 lbs of external cargo (dual hook), or 1× M1161 Growler light internally transportable ground vehicle
‧ Armament: 1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240 machine gun or .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun on ramp, removable; 1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) GAU-17 minigun, belly-mounted, retractable, video remote control in the Remote Guardian System [optional]
- Quick Facts -
‧ Meets U.S. Navy requirements for combat search and rescue, fleet logistics support, and special warfare support
‧ Matches the U.S. Special Operations Command’s requirement for a high-speed, long-range, vertical lift aircraft
‧ Can be stored aboard an aircraft carrier or assault ship because the rotors can fold and the wings rotate
‧ Has air-to-air refueling capability, the cornerstone of the ability to self-deploy
www.boeing.com/defense/v-22-osprey/
This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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This is the southwest corner of East Hastings and Columbia Streets in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) Vancouver.
This location was one of two Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) outdoor inhalation sites now closed in Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside (DTES). The site opened in 2021 and closed early 2022,
A nondescript commercial building on the corner lot (Vancity’s Pigeon Park Savings) is now a pile of rubble.
This mural wall is on the Sheldon Hotel and it is also coming down. From 2008 until 31 July 2020 the building provided supported housing run by RainCity Housing.
The Sheldon completed in 1909 was called the Wright Building and the Grand Central Rooms. It was named after its owner, H D Wright of Seattle, and was designed by H B Watson.
Over the years it became the St James Hotel, the Wilbur Rooms, the Windsor Hotel, and now the Shaldon Hotel.
The three lots 52-92 will become a new social housing building for Indigenous people.
The new building’s ground level will be utilized as a Vancouver Native Health Society healing centre, community food centre, and a “Long House” gathering space.
Another build utilizing some old Znap elements. Seats two minifigures and has fold down ladders and opening cab for them. Extra weapons storage behind the seats as well. I made two different missile loadout options: one simply for aesthetics, and the other using technic missile launchers on a ball joint arm for play potential. Threw in the small comm tower as a bonus, since I wanted to use the Insectoids legs.
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After searching many years for the perfect sketchbook, I finally gave up on the commercial brands and decided to make my own. For weeks I stayed up all night tearing paper, threading needles, poking holes in mat boards, and utilizing all kinds of gadgets, until finally I created the sketchbook I had been searching for. Here are the steps I used to make my favorite sketchbook.
1) Measure out and tear (using the side of a ruler) a full sheet (22" x 30") of Arches watercolor paper into eight, 7.5" x 11" sheets (a full sheet is actually 22.5 inches wide so the individual pieces will be 11.25" long including the deckle edge). Make sure the paper's front side is up (watermark is readable on front side). Repeat until 4 full sheets have been torn into a total of 32, 7.5" x 11" sheets.
2) Organize torn sheets so all the deckled edges are together on the right side.
3) Cut two mat boards 7.75" x 11.75".
4) Wrap 2" wide, book binding cloth tape lengthwise around the left side of each cut mat board, with approximately 1" on top and 1" on the bottom. This will give the binding more support.
5) Sandwich the stack of paper in between the two mat boards with the deckled edges facing away from the taped ends. Take the book to FedEx Office (or any other office supply store that has binding), and have it spiral bound along the taped side. I had FedEx Office spiral bind my sketchbooks but it's also possible to buy a spiral binding machine. Zutter's Bind-It-all and We R Memory Keeper's The Cinch*** are two products I’ve heard good things about and both have YouTube video demonstrations.
6) Once your book is bound, use an awl to punch two holes into the back side of the mat board. (It’s a good idea to put a couple of layers of cardboard behind the mat before making the holds so as not to poke a hole through anything else.) Using approximately 21" of elastic, push each end up through the holes and pull tight until the elastic is snug around the sketchbook. Overlap the two elastic ends and stitch them together with sturdy thread.
7) Finished!
***UPDATE***
I recently purchased "the Cinch" for binding books. The tool works quite well and easily punches through mat board. I purchased the 1" plastic spirals (it's the only size they make) and found them too large. So I ordered the metal binders sizes (3/4" and 1") and they seem to work pretty well (I prefer the 3/4"). Ultimately, I like the binding better from FedEx Office but it's not worth the hassle for me to drive and wait hours for my order to be completed. I think the Cinch will be my sketchbook binder of choice!
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IMPRESSIONS OF WINE COUNTRY
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I am proud to announce the publication of my new book, Impressions of Wine Country. In this book, I talk with a number of winemakers and grape growers to uncover the artistry of viticulture and viniculture in this unique area of the world. It is both a story of how wine is grown and crafted from the vine to the glass and a picture book containing over 170 of my watercolors (drawn mostly on location). Travel with me as I explore the seasons of the vineyard in Northern California.
Available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Impressions-Wine-Country-Richard-Sheppard/...
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Utilized this 1996 Chevrolet 3500HD/Horton as a spare in 2003. It was previously assigned to Ambulance 8.
In Mansfield, Ohio. We were driving though the area when I noticed this building, so we went back around and I took a few photos of it. I didn't know of it's history until today after I looked it up.
The structure was built in 1886 where Peter Bissman's expanded wholesale grocery still stands today, but not in operation.
In the early 1930s the twenty smokestacks on the north and south sides of the Bissman's filled the early morning air with the rich aroma of coffee, as its own brands Red Ban Java Blend, Steel Cut and Acme were prepared fresh each day. Downtown residents would wake to the scent of roasting coffee beans and return home at workday's end to the fragrance of roasting peanuts.
The building has an early Romantic Gothic styling and shares a haunting similarity with the Historic Ohio State Reformatory since they were both built in the same year by the same architect.
The Haunted Bissman Building aired on the SyFy Channel during a Ghost Hunter's episode in 2010!
SHAWSHANK TRAIL
The Haunted Bissman Building was featured in the movie " The Shawshank Redemption". It was the Brewer Hotel where Brooks, actor James Whitmore, went to stay and hung himself soon after being paroled from The Shawshank Prison. The building was also utilized in the film as the front office of the building of the Portland Daily Bugle. The Haunted Bissman Building is not open to the public traveling along the Shawshank Trail. Photos are encouraged from the outside of the building.
HAUNTED MANSFIELD OHIO
In 2007 the building was leased to a major film production company, the Midnight Syndicate, for the production of The Dead Matter, a vampire movie that was released in October of 2008.
The Haunted Bissman Building, nicknamed as Dead Souls Studio, has a long history of haunted activities and has hosted ghost hunters from all directions.
Once again utilizing the a set of BrickWarriors Galaxy Enforcer armor, and a modified LEGO Minifigures Series 7 Galaxy Control helmet, i've assembled a Spartan IV with different patterns and designs along with an Operator helmet!
When I had originally picked up the LEGO Minifigures Series 7 Galaxy Control figure, I knew that one day it would serve a purpose. I never would have guessed for it to be the helmet with which I am most fond of in Halo 4. You might notice various circular shapes attached to the helmet and torso armor, those were added to at least some what portray an Operator's armor appearance. His legs feature the the sprues of BrickWarrior's Greaves, however they are painted to represent the LG-50 bulk variation of leg armor.
Definitely one of the innovative highlights of this figure is the BrickArms XDMR (DMR) that the Spartan IV is wielding. The paint deco is the yellow striping unlocked for the DMR when the player enlists in the Wetwork specialization. There are also three additional details painted onto the weapon.
There was one waterfall above all others that I wanted to see in Iceland. It has its origin in the glacier lake Hvítávatn (white river lake) at Lángjökull glacier about 40km north of Gullfoss. Approx 1 km above the falls the Hvítá river turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11m and 21m as seen here) into a crevice 32m (105 ft) deep. The crevice is approx 20m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length and extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measurement was 2000 m³/s!
When you first approach the falls ( as per this shot), the crevice is obscured from view, so it appears that the mighty river simply vanishes into the earth. It's difficult to convey just how large these falls are although if you look at the horizon to the left of the shot you'll see a couple of people trekking across the ridge which gives the scene a sense of scale.
During the first half of the 20th century there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland. Even after it was sold, there were plans to utilize Hvítá, which would have changed the waterfall forever. Thankfully this was not done and now it is is protected.
7 exp tripod mounted hdr with all the usual pp in acr, photoshop, photomatix and topaz de-noise / clarity.
Nikon D700 and 24-70 f2.8 with 3 stop ND filter. ISO 200, 38mm, f13, 1/25 - 2 sec's.
The eastbound TP&W road freight passes the former site of the TPW-Wabash diamonds and the restored Wabash depot, which looks just like it did when it was built in 1895.
Forrest was a division point on the Wabash's Chicago-Decatur mainline, and, until the 1930s, a roundhouse and engine terminal were located across from the depot. Until the 1970s, the Wabash and its successor, Norfolk and Western, utilized trackage rights on the TP&W between Forrest and Fairbury to access the Streator Branch. The former Wabash was abandoned between Manhattan and Risk Junction in 1991.
Built: 1767, still in active use.
(Photoshop AI utilized to remove road signs, a minivan, a birdhouse, and a voltage meter)
"The Chowan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Edenton, the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina. Built in 1767, it is one of the finest examples of public Georgian architecture in the American South. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
The old Chowan County Courthouse is located in downtown Edenton, at the northwest corner of East King and Court Streets. It is separated from the city waterfront by a one-block park. It is a two-story, T-shaped Georgian style building. It has a one-story semicircular apse at its center rear and features a two-stage wooden cupola with ogival roof surmounted by a tall-weathervane. The interior has a large courtroom on the ground floor, and a ballroom on the second. The building has seen only relatively modest alterations.
Edenton was settled in 1658 and incorporated in 1712, and is counted as the first permanent European settlement in North Carolina. Its first courthouse, built in 1719, was also the seat of the colonial assembly, and was located on the land of the park. This courthouse was commissioned to be built in 1766, and completed in 1767, and its design has been attributed to Gilbert Leigh, who was living in Edenton at the time of its construction. It has also been attributed to John Hawks, who designed Tryon Palace in New Bern, was active in North Carolina at the time. It is the oldest courthouse building in North Carolina.
The courthouse is one of several sites of Historic Edenton. Other historic sites open for tour include the James Iredell House, Roanoke River Light, Barker House, Cupola House and St. Paul's Church." (Wikipedia)
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This wonderful old bridge utilizes a Warren Camelback Through Truss Bridge design and spans over Emory River on Norfolk Southern Railway. It is located in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee
Status: Open for use
History: Built 1910
Used by the Following Railroads:
- CSX Railroad (CSXT)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N; LN)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Tennessee Central Railway (TC)
Dimensions:
Length of largest span: 23 ft.
Total length: 1,000 ft.
This bridge was originally built by the Tennessee Central Railroad. It was used for passenger train access by TC trains to their passenger terminal in Harriman. Trains were turned on a "wye" track at the Emory Gap yard and then backed the last few miles across this bridge into Harriman. Southern Railroad acquired the bridge after the Tennessee Central bankruptcy in 1968. One of the photos shows a rail car on a track under the bridge. The track in that photo was owned by the Harriman and Northeastern Railroad. H&NE's passenger terminal was just to the photographers right. For several years after the beginning of the twentieth century the town of Harriman was served by by up to five railroads simultaneously. (TC, H&NE, L&N, Southern and the CNOTP)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The Liebherr hydrostatic drive is the most reliable and highest performing drive system for mobile harbour cranes. Independent closed loop hydraulic systems utilize the minimum number of components to guarantee highly responsive, smooth and precise operation while maximizing operational safety. Maximum crane capacity 104 t
Not normally utilized for parking, the space is outside of the unit boundary designation so vehicular traffic would be allowed. At this time, access to another operating unit off to the left was restricted due to maintenance activity, necessitating parking in areas such as this.
Happy Truck Thursday!
Utilizing an internal Formcaster 3D Printer, the Integrated Munitions Rifle (IMR) can print ammunition while on the battlefield.
This Lego replica of the IMR is based on the one used in the first campaign mission, "Induction", in Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. Working features: light-up red dot sight, flashing printer status module, moving trigger, and fold out/slide out tube magazine.
Non-Lego elements used: Brickstuff lights for the sight, LifeLites for the printer status module, and EclipseGrafx tiles for the liquid matter tank lettering.
This MOC has filled four purposes:
The first, a ship utilizing the coral and dark bluish grey hulls together. Coral only had the top section in one Friends set, and the DBG only came in the avengers Helicarrier.
The second, to build a ship in a more later age sail style, more straight and less curvy.
Third, to honor my older brothers MOC from 17 years ago or so. He built a ship, called it the Sea Hawk. Combined with the 2009 Pirate line being announced, was what really kicked off my enduring love for Pirate Lego.
And fourth, to build a highly detailed (for me) ship with Power Functions. Not only are there lights, but the ship is moterized!
About the MOC itself, I'm not happy with my stern. When I first started building ships, I found the stern the easy part. Build a box with windows. Boom, your done. I was partially hampered by having to have the Power Function receiver hidden there. The bow, on the other hand, is kinda the reverse. I used to struggle with it (A couple of my older MOCs have HORRENDOUS bows) but nowadays I find them easier. I wasn't originally planning to use the prefab part, but it worked pretty well, and the aesthetic of the part is similar to the 1x4x2 bar fence, which were parts prominently used my my brothers old MOC. Which he probably still has partially assembled somewhere.