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We always love discovering a family-own pizza place with a unique story behind its name and Magic David Pizza 🍕certainly has a good one. When we photographed this Dyker Heights, Brooklyn pizzeria in 2011 for our book “Store Front II- A History Preserved” we interviewed the owner Rosa Fiore who shared with us the secret behind its name. Her husband opened the 🇮🇹 restaurant with her in 1987 and they called it “Magic David Pizza” because “my husband was a professional magician and David was the name of our nephew and it’s easy to pronounce and remember”. Sadly Rosa told us that their landlord had recently raised their rent and they would not be able to stay much longer although she did not want to close as the restaurant is “like my second home”. She also told us that she did not want to raise prices although the cost of their raw materials including tomatoes 🍅 and flour had more than doubled.
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We dedicate this post to Rosa and her husband as we truly appreciate the beauty and importance of small mom-and-pop shops like this one. In the comments, please let us know what other family owned pizzerias we should highlight in our feed.
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Operator: Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Fleet No.:
Type of Service: Government
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ENGINE
Maker:
Model:
CHASSIS
Maker: Jianxi Kama Bonluck Bus Co., Ltd.
Model:
COACH
Coachbuilder: Jianxi Kama Bonluck Bus Co., Ltd.
Model: JXK6105 - President
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captured at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Intramuros, Manila
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NOTE: Errors may be evident with this description. Corrections will be done once verified.
Verification that my square photo was indeed square. I do my best to shoot down along a centerline.
I suspect the very fine and cautious group managers are being misled by the shadows and bubbles within the cup.
I love to shoot liquids and solid objects inside round ramekins, glasses, and cups. I really should try to remember to not submit any of them to Square and Squaring Circle groups. At my age, I may forget.
Crystals have been verified by science to be a form of matter that is able to hold, store and transmit information. Quartz is used extensively for this. Water, when it freezes, crystallizes into hexagonal patterns, like snowflakes. Who's to say that here, in this image, we might not be looking at an enormous store of information and, perhaps, stories? What kind of information would frozen water crystals hold and how much?
Japanese scientist, Masaru Emoto, did some groundbreaking research into consciousness and water structure formation. He demonstrated, in repeated experiments, that water responds to and forms itself according to consciousness. An angry or negative state of mind, directed at containers of water actually altered the crystalline structure of the water, creating uneven, malformed and distorted crystals! And, similarly, a benevolent and positive state of mind, directed at the same containers 'healed' the malformed crystals until they became beautifully symmetrical and perfectly balanced!
Since 70% or more of our bodies is made up of water, then what do our daily states of mind do to our internal structures and organs? And what if we decided, definitively, to heal ourselves of whatever ails us? If we direct benevolent thoughts also outside of ourselves, to people, animals, plants and even, to water, what would happen?
In the image above there are countless crystals, all suspended in front of a grid matrix. What would this constellation be saying? To us, to each other. If there IS information there, what is it? I think it would be astounding to find out.
Music Link: Brian Eno - "Lux" from his album "Lux". One of the four movements, edited for You Tube. "Lux" is one of three full-length ambient pieces that Eno's done throughout his long career. The others are "Thursday Afternoon" ( 1985 ) and "Neroli" ( 1995 ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0aflNXCGo
View Large on Black.
The Ritz cracker is one and seven eights inches in diameter. Spud is smaller.
the Spud and Rama album is here:
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the model, the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Henschel Hs 126 was a German two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft of World War II that was derived from the stillborn Henschel Hs 122. The pilot was seated in a protected cockpit under the parasol wing and the gunner in an open rear cockpit. The first prototype was not entirely up to Luftwaffe standards; it was followed by two more development planes equipped with different engines. Following the third prototype, ten pre-production planes were built in 1937. The Hs 126 entered service in 1938 after operational evaluation with the Legion Condor contingent to the Spanish Civil War.
By the time the Hs 126 A-1 joined the Luftwaffe, the re-equipping of reconnaissance formations was already well advanced. By the start of World War II in September 1939, the Hs 126 served with many reconnaissance units. They were used with great success in the attack on Poland where it proved itself as a reliable observation and liaison aircraft. Its use continued after the end of the Phony War in May 1940, but with more and more Allied fighters appearing over the theatre of operations, the type’s main weakness became apparent: the Hs 126 was rather slow and could hardly avoid or even escape from fighter attacks. The losses were dramatic: alone twenty Hs 126s were lost between 10 and 21 May 1940!
The Hs 126 was initially produced in two versions, which only differed through their engines. 47 squadrons equipped with Hs 126 A/B participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, and the Hs 126 was also successfully used in North Africa. However, low top speed was the Hs 126’s main weakness. To rectify this deficiency, the Hs 126 was in late 1940 experimentally outfitted with a more powerful BMW 132K which replaced the Hs 126 A’s Bramo or the B’s BMW 9-cylinder radial engine, which delivered around 625 kW (850 PS) each. The new powerplant delivered up to 809 kW (1,085 hp) with 96 octane fuel injection at take-off and as emergency power, and 705 kW (960 hp) at normal military power. This extra power, together with an aerodynamically more efficient cowling, pushed maximum speed to 400 km/h (250 mph), and after successful tests in the 1940/41 winter the RLM accepted it as the Hs 126 C for production and service.
Beyond the new engine the serial production Hs 126 C-1 did not differ much visibly from its predecessors, even though the internal structure was simplified and lightened by roughly 50 kg (110 lb). Various Reihenbildgeräte (reconnaissance cameras) could be installed in a compartment at the rear of the cabin, and the defensive armament was upgraded with heavy 13 mm MG 131 machine guns instead of the former 7.92 mm weapons. Sometimes, a MG 81Z 7.92 twin machine gun was alternatively fitted in the rear cockpit instead of the MG 131, which offered a higher rate of fire.
An interesting sub-variant of the Hs 126 C was the Hs 126 C-2, a dedicated observation and liaison floatplane for theatres of operation with difficult terrain where sufficient airfields were rare or hard to install and where alternatively bodies of water could be used for landing. Around thirty Hs 126 Cs were modified with twin floats instead of the type’s standard spatted fixed landing gear. They were, however, unlike the Arado Ar 196 shipboard reconnaissance floatplane, not capable of catapult starts and not intended for operations at high sea. Other changes included a ventral fin for improved directional stability, additional fuel tanks in the floats that compensated the loss of range through the floats’ drag, and the land-based Hs 126s optional shackles for light bombs under the fuselage were deleted to compensate for the floats’ extra weight, and there was no free space left to ensure a safe bomb release.
Another feature that was developed for the Hs 126 C after field experiences with the aircraft during winter operations was an extended cockpit glazing to better protect the observer from the elements. It covered the while rear section of the cockpit opening but still was open at the rear. It was mounted on rails and could be pushed forward, under the original glasshouse for the pilot. This canopy extension was offered as a Rüstsatz (field modification kit) for older Hs 126 variants, too, and modified aircraft received the suffix “R1” to their designation.
Only 150 Hs 126 Cs (32 of them C-2 floatplanes) were built between early 1941 and 1942, production of the Hs 126 A/B had already ended in 1941. Most of them were operated in Denmark and Norway, even though a few were also allocated to Aufklärergruppen in the Mediterranean where they operated in the Adriatic Sea.
The Hs 126 was well received for its good short takeoff and low-speed characteristics which were needed at the time. However, it was vulnerable and the Hs 126 A/Bs were already retired from frontline units in 1942, the better-performing Hs 126 Cs only a year later. The type was soon superseded by the light general-purpose STOL Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, which was simpler and cheaper to produce, and the medium-range two-engine twin-boom Focke-Wulf Fw 189 "flying eye" with a fully enclosed cockpit and a better defensive armament. However, many Hs 126s were still operated for some time in areas with little Allied aerial threat, or second-line duties as glider tugs or liaison aircraft.
General characteristics:
Crew: Two (pilot and observer/gunner)
Length: 10,90 m (35 ft 7 in) fuselage only
11,52 m (37 ft 9 in) overall
Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Height: 4,61 m (15 ft 1 in) from waterline
Wing area: 31.6 m² (340 sqft)
Empty weight: 2,030 kg (4,480 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,090 kg (6,820 lb)
Powerplant:
1× BMW 132K air-cooled 9-cylinder radial engine with 809 kW (1,085 hp) emergency power
and 705 kW (960 hp) continuous output
Performance:
Maximum speed: 360 km/h (223 mph) at 3,000 m (9,850 ft) with floats
(C-1: 400 km/h (248 mph) with wheels)
Travelling speed: 280 km/h /174 mph)
(C-1: 300 km/h (186 mph)
Landing speed: 115 km/h (71 mph)
Range: 998 km (620 mi)
Service ceiling: 8,530 m (28,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 550 m/min (1,800 ft/min)
Time to height: 4,4 min to 1.000 m (3.275 ft)
14 min to 3.000 m (9826 ft)
Wing loading: 97.8 kg/m2 (20.1 lb/sqft)
Power/mass: 0.21 kW/kg (0.13 hp/lb)
Armament:
1× forward-firing 13 mm (.511 in) MG 131 machine gun
1× flexible, rearward-firing 13 mm (.511 in) MG 131 machine gun
The kit and its assembly:
This build was inspired by a similar project done by fellow modeler ericr at whatfimodellers.com in 1:48 a while ago: a combination of the German land-based Hs 126 observation aircraft with twin floats from an Ar 196 seaplane. This combo looked very natural and balanced, so I decided to re-create a personal interpretation in my “home scale” 1:72.
Basically, this what-if model is a straightforward combination of the Italeri Hs 126 A (a venerable but pretty good model, even today, despite raised panel lines) with floats from a Heller Ar 196 A (also a slightly dated but very nice model, also with raised panel lines). The selling point of both kits is their good fit and overall simplicity, even though mounting the Hs 126’s wings to the fuselage – it is held only at six points – is a tricky task. Furthermore, once the wing is in place, painting the area in front of the cockpit as well as the windscreen area is quite difficult, so that I did that ahead of the final assembly.
The Ar 196 floats feature lots of struts, and to mount them (only) under the fuselage the outer supports had to go, because they are normally attached to the Ar 196’s mid-wing section. What was a bit challenging is the struts’ attachment points on the floats: they come with square bases that offer relatively big surfaces to glue the party in place, adding stability to the whole construction. However, blending these areas into each other called for some PSR.
A similar attachment solution was chosen by Heller to mount the floats’ struts to the Ar 196 hull – again, the “end plates” had to go and the struts had to be trimmed to keep the floats parallel to the fuselage. Since the outer supports were gone, I added diagonal stabilizers between the front and rear struts cluster.
To add a personal twist and depict an evolutionary late version of the Hs 126, I decided to swap the engine for a donor part from a Matchbox He 115 – it is basically the same engine, but the cowling is slightly wider and cleaner. The engine part itself is simpler. Just a disc with an engine relief. But with the propeller in place (mounted on a metal axis to spin free), this is not obvious. With scratched exhaust pipes, the new cowling gives the aircraft a slightly more modern and beefier look?
Another personal addition is improved crew comfort: the original Hs 126 observer workplace was totally open, just protected by spoilers on the canopy that only covered the pilot’s station. Esp. at wintertime this must have been a real P!TA place, so that I tried to extend the glazing. A raid in the spares box revealed two things that created an almost perfect combo: a Hs 126 glazing from a Matchbox kit and a rear canopy section from the spurious ESCI Ka-34 “Hokum” kit. The Matchbox parts’ selling point: it fits perfectly into the respective opening on the Italeri kit and has a slightly “boxier” roof shape, which better too up the square profile of the Hokum cockpit, which, itself, perfectly fell into place over the observer station! To adapt the modern piece to the highly braced Hs 126 glazing I added fake stiffeners made from adhesive tape cross- and lengthwise. I thought that just painting braces onto the flat windows was not enough, and with some paint the tape’s 3D effect looks quite convincing!
Other small additions are a barrel for the machine gun the cowling, a stabilizing fin made from styrene sheet material and PE ladders from the floats into the cockpit on both sides.
Painting and markings:
I wanted an authentic Luftwaffe livery – but the Hs 126 and similar German recce planes of the mid-WWII era only offer a small range of camouflage options. The generic paint scheme was a splinter pattern in RLM 70/71/65 with a low, hard waterline. Africa as optional theatre of operations offered some variations with field-modifications of this basic scheme with German and Italian sand added on top – but that would not have been the right option for a floatplane, I guess?
Eventually I decided to locate the model’s unit far up North and to add improvised winter camouflage to the standard livery. It was applied just as in real life: first, the whole model received its standard splinter camouflage with Humbrol 30, 91 and 65, then the decals were applied. The latter were puzzled together from the scrap box, using simplified Eiserne Kreuze without black edges. The white unit emblems are fictional and come from an MPM He 100 kit with spurious PR markings. The tactical code is “plausible” (“9W” is the AufklGr. 122’s unit code, “D” denotes the 4th aircraft, and “C” is the verification letter for the Stabgeschwader of the unit’s 2nd group) and created from single letters/digits. The black and the green have no strong contrast to the camouflage, but this style was common Luftwaffe practice. The Stabflieger color green was also incorporated on the spinner, another very typical Luftwaffe marking to denote an aircraft’s operational unit.
The temporary whitewash was the applied with white acrylic paint (Revell 05) and a flat, soft brush. Once dry, the whole model received a light black ink washing, post-panel shading and a light treatment with wet sandpaper on the white areas to simulate wear and tear. After some exhaust stains were created with graphite, the model was finally sealed with matt acrylic varnish.
Well, not a spectacular what-if model, and mounting the Hs 126 on floats was trickier than one would expect at first glance. Pimping the rather dull Luftwaffe standard livery with whitewash was a good move, though, adding an interesting and individual twist to the aircraft. And the resulting whole “package” looks pretty convincing?
Posted in honor of Don Cole, former "NASA Spacecraft Photographer", in conjunction with the below linked photographs.
Per Mr. Cole's caption of the photograph, from his blog "DonColeCartoons":
"NASA Spacecraft Photographers at work. Donald Cole, on the left; Ken Lee, on the right. Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1960’s."
At:
doncolecartoons.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/where-i-was-when...
The outward appearance of the M-11 Command/Service Module (CSM) combination in this photograph and that of the below linked stacking photograph leads to my associating it with the SA-500F Facilities Verification Vehicle.
However, if so though, where's the circumferential black aft portion of the Service Module? Painted on later? Or is there something else going on here?
FANTASTIC:
www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_US/apollo/vaisseaux/...
Credit: The consistently amazing "CAPCOM ESPACE" website
Regardless of all of the above, Thank You Mr. Cole!
“Overall view of light. LCC and 39A.”
I don’t know where/how “they” came up with “LCC”.
Based on the date, the Saturn V on the pad is the SA-500F Facilities Verification Vehicle.
Note the rust, the fuzzy thing stuck to the tire on the left & plenty of other visual clues…this wonderful relic was a World War II era searchlight, likely pulled out of storage. I love it.
Note also the embossed General Electric logo at the center of the light’s housing. I don’t know my searchlights; however, based on the following:
www.victorysearchlights.com/gotit.html
Credit: “Victory Searchlights” website
www.pinterest.com/pin/749849406681227048/
Credit: John Adams-Graf/Pinterest
It also looks to be a GE ‘Model 1942-A’.
Finally, note also the flame deflector in the background to its right – along with its size – damn! That’s a full size crane next to/in front of it!
The gorgeous, magnificent & glorious Saturn V…she rules to this day.
Yuba last night at Naomi's house in Yubari, verifying that it is indeed, not soup time. Instead, since he had already finished his soup for the day, he had to satisfy himself with dry food over the course of the night.
Just in case Flickr goes a little wonky again, I want to go on record as putting up my favorite pin for MM…. grin….. I’ll show the actual pin later
Verify out these metal parts china pictures:
The Soviet WWII Ground-Attack Aircraft Ilyushin Il-10 ‘Shturmovik’. Poland. 1945. Советский штурмовик Ил-10. Польша 1945 г.
Image by Peer.Gynt
DIGITALLY COMPOSED IMAGE
The original aircraft is exposed in Central AirForce Museim, Monino.
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(Source from Chinese Rapid Prototyping Blog)
Note to whom it may concern: As a member of the Philippine Bus Enthusiasts Society (PhilBES) and its junior and affiliate group, the Philippine Bus Photographers Association (PBPA), both of which are communities/groups of bus and coach enthusiasts and amateur photographers, that focus on bus companies' history, technical specifications of vehicles, and other related subject matter, that is based in the Philippines, I would like inform you that the number plate of the bus on this photo has been blurred out to prevent it being used as evidence by any agencies, whether be it privately-owned or government-owned, to apprehend the said vehicle or the operating company of the vehicle on the photo at times when the said vehicle may be involved in any motoring mishap, incident, or accident. This is to prevent the involvement of myself, and/or any members of the groups stated to any such cases or the hassles and possible dangers presented with being involved at such cases. I would also like to stress out that I am NOT a part nor am I affiliated or connected in any way with any bus companies inside or outside the country. At times when you may experience any of employees of the operating company of the bus on the photo behave in an offensive manner; such that of reckless driving, lack of manners towards the passengers, incorrect and excessive charging of fare, and any other offenses they may commit, I do advise you report them to their respective managements for further action.
However, despite the limitation I stated earlier about the use of my photos, any person is free to download and use any of my photos to any general or civilian use such as advertisement and other promotional use, school works, or personal interests about the subject.
Shot Location: Maria De Leon Trans Bus Terminal Station, Geleños Street cor. Dapitan, Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Date Taken: April 1, 2013
Basic Details:
Operator: MARIA DE LEON TRANS
Fleet Number: 48
Classification: Ordinary Fare / Non-Air-Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus
Seating Configuration: 2x2 Seats
Seating Capacity: 49 Passengers
Body:
Coachbuilder: Del Monte Motor Works, Corp.
Body Model: DMMC DM09
Air-Conditioning Unit: None
Chassis:
Chassis Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd.
Chassis Model: Nissan Diesel RB46S
Layout: Rear-Mounted Engine Rear-Wheel Drive (4x2 RR layout)
Suspension: Leaf Springs Suspension
Engine:
Engine Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Motor Company, Ltd.
Engine Model: Nissan Diesel PE6-T
Cylinder Displacement: 711.987 cu. inches (11,670 cc / 11.7 Liters)
Cylinder Configuration: Straight-6
Engine Aspiration: Turbocharged
Max. Power Output: 281 bhp (285 PS - metric hp / 210 kW) @ 2,200 rpm
Peak Torque Output: 795 lb.ft (1,078 N.m / 110 kg.m) @ 1,200 rpm
Transmission:
Type: Manual Transmission
Gears: 6-Speed Forward, 1-Speed Reverse
* The specifications may be subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice...
Bus no.: 796
Classification: Airconditioned Provincial Operation Bus
Route: Cubao - Tabaco City, Legazpi Albay
Seating Configuration: 2x2
Seating Capacity: 49 Passengers
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Transmission: Automatic Transmission
(Specification are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.)
Shot Location: Araneta Center Bus Terminal Cubao, Quezon City