Outfit Details:

Zebra Girdle Dress: Versatile Fashions

Over Skirt: Torrid (modified)

Skirt: Delias

Leggings: ASOS

Jacket: Beth Ditto for Evans

Gloves: eBay

Necklace: Torrid

Bones: Sourpuss Clothing

 

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This 'Most Versatile' challenge is set by the Compositionally Challenged Group. Thanks Sharon for a fab set of themes.

 

In this month's challenge, 9 members, entered 82 photos, and 6 members completed all 10 themes. These members, in play order, were: Maria, Robin, Dave, Linda, Ms J and Lesley..

 

This montage features at least two photos per person, and at least one photo per theme. View the complete challenge and entries, by clicking Here.

 

1. Finished! The Sewing Circle bag by @elizabethagh #ohfransson #sewingroomswap, 2. Sewing Room Swap - part 1, 3. 70's Geese Mini Quilt Finished, 4. ~The Sewing Room Swap~ sent, 5. Holy amazingness!! Best swap ever! I received this awesome sewing tote from Sarah (Arbonnegirl) I love love love it!! And have already packed it FULL for my mother/daughter retreat this weekend! It holds so much! It's literally a collection of all the fa, 6. Sew Sew Modern 3, 7. Mom came to watch the boys this weekend so took a photo of both Studio Cherie bags together., 8. Studio Cherie duffel, 9. Embroidery Pouch, Zakka Along 2.0: Patchwork Please, 10. Set of 3 Fabric Baskets, 11. Quilt Market Spring 2013, 12. Modernista Extras, 13. Luxe in Bloom Lone Star14. Not available15. Not available16. Not available

  

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British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. 43.

 

American stage and film actor, director and screenwriter Lon Chaney (1883-1930) is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema. Between 1912 and 1930 he played more the 150 widely diverse roles. He is renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’ starred in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).

 

Leonidas Frank ‘Lon’ Chaney was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1883. He was the son of deaf mute parents, Frank and Emma Chaney, and he learned from childhood to communicate through pantomime, sign language and facial expression. The stagestruck Chaney worked in a variety of backstage positions at the opera house in his hometown of Colorado Springs. Only 17, he was eventually allowed to appear on stage. In 1901, he went on the road as an actor in a play that he co-wrote with his brother, The Little Tycoon. After limited success, the company was sold. He began traveling with popular Vaudeville and theatre acts. On tour in Oklahoma City, he met Francis Cleveland ‘Cleva’ Creighton, (Cleva) who was auditioning for a part in the show as a singer. In 1905, Chaney, then 22, married 16-year-old Cleva and in 1906, their only child, a son, Creighton Tull Chaney (later known as film actor Lon Chaney, Jr.) was born. The Chaneys continued touring, settling in California in 1910. Their marriage became strained due to working conditions, money and jealousy. In 1913, Cleva went to the Majestic Theater in downtown Los Angeles, where Lon was managing the Kolb and Dill show, and attempted suicide by swallowing mercuric chloride. The suicide attempt failed but it ruined her voice. The ensuing scandal and divorce forced Chaney out of the theatre and into the booming industry of silent films. Between 1912 and 1917, Chaney worked under contract for Universal Studios doing 100 bit or character parts. His skill with makeup gained him many parts in the highly competitive casting atmosphere. During this time, Chaney befriended the husband-wife director team of Joe De Grasse and Ida May Park, who gave him substantial roles in their pictures, and further encouraged him to play macabre characters. Chaney married one of his former colleagues in the Kolb and Dill company tour, chorus girl Hazel Hastings. Little is known of Hazel, except that her marriage to Chaney was solid. The couple gained custody of Chaney's 10-year-old son Creighton, who had resided in various homes and boarding schools since Chaney's divorce from Cleva. In 1917 Universal presented Chaney, Dorothy Phillips, and William Stowell as a team in the drama The Piper's Price (Joe De Grasse, 1917). In succeeding films, the men alternated playing lover, villain, or other man to the beautiful Phillips. They would occasionally be joined by Claire Du Brey nearly making the trio a quartet of recurring actors from film to film. So successful were the films starring this group that Universal produced fourteen films from 1917 to 1919 with Chaney, Stowell, and Phillips.

 

By 1917 Lon Chaney was a prominent actor in the Universal studio, but his salary did not reflect this status. When Chaney asked for a raise, studio executive William Sistrom replied, "You'll never be worth more than one hundred dollars a week." After leaving the studio, Chaney struggled for the first year as a free-lance character actor. He got his first big break when playing a substantial role in William S. Hart's Western, Riddle Gawne (William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer, 1918). He received high praise for his performance in the role. In 1919, Chaney had another breakthrough performance in The Miracle Man (George Loane Tucker, 1919), as The Frog, a con man who pretends to be cripple and is miraculously healed. The film displayed not only Chaney's acting ability, but also his talent as a master of makeup. Critical praise and a gross of over $2 million put Chaney on the map as America's foremost character actor. He exhibited great adaptability with makeup in more conventional crime and adventure films, such as The Penalty (Wallace Worsley, 1920), in which he played an amputee gangster. As Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Wallace Worsley, 1923) and Erik, the tortured opera ghost in The Phantom of the Opera (Rupert Julian, 1925), Chaney created two of the most grotesquely deformed characters in film history. William K. Everson William K. Everson in American Silent Film: "Only 'The Phantom of the Opera,' with its classic unmasking scene, a masterpiece of manipulative editing, really succeeded (and still does!) in actually scaring the audience - and that because the revelation had to be a purely visual one. Moreover, Lon Chaney's make-up was so grotesque as to equal, if not surpass, anything that the audience might have anticipated or imagined." However, the portrayals sought to elicit a degree of sympathy and pathos among viewers not overwhelmingly terrified or repulsed by the monstrous disfigurements of these victims of fate. Chaney also appeared in ten films directed by Tod Browning, often portraying disguised and/or mutilated characters.

 

In 1924, Lon Chaney starred in Metro-Goldwyn’s He Who Gets Slapped, a circus melodrama voted one of the best films of the year. The success of this film led to a series of contracts with MGM Studios for the next five years. In these final five years of his film career, Chaney gave some of his most memorable performances. His portrayal of a tough-as-nails marine drill instructor opposite William Haines in Tell It to the Marines (George W. Hill, 1926), one of his favorite films, earned him the affection of the Marine Corps, who made him their first honorary member from the motion picture industry. Memorable is also his carnival knife-thrower Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927) opposite Joan Crawford. In 1927, Chaney also co-starred with Conrad Nagel, Marceline Day, Henry B. Walthall and Polly Moran in the horror film, London After Midnight (Tod Browning, 1927) considered one of the most legendary and sought after lost films. His final film role was a sound remake of his silent classic The Unholy Three (Jack Conway, 1930). He played Echo, a crook ventriloquist and used five different voices (the ventriloquist, the old woman, a parrot, the dummy and the girl) in the film, thus proving he could make the transition from silent films to the talkies. Chaney signed a sworn statement declaring that the five voices in the film were his own. During the filming of Thunder in the winter of 1929, Chaney developed pneumonia. In late 1929 the heavy smoker was diagnosed with bronchial lung cancer. This was exacerbated when artificial snow, made out of cornflakes, lodged in his throat during filming and quickly created a serious infection. Despite aggressive treatment, his condition gradually worsened, and seven weeks after the release of the remake of The Unholy Three (1930), he died of a throat hemorrhage in Los Angeles, California. In his last days, his illness had rendered him unable to speak, forcing him to rely on the pantomimic gestures of his youth in order to communicate with his friends and loved ones. Chaney and his second wife Hazel had led a discreet private life distant from the Hollywood social scene. Chaney did minimal promotional work for his films and for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, purposefully fostering a mysterious image, and he reportedly intentionally avoided the social scene in Hollywood. At the end of the 1950s Chaney was rediscovered. He was portrayed by James Cagney in the biopic titled Man of a Thousand Faces (Joseph Pevney, 1957). In 1958, Chaney fan Forrest J. Ackerman started and edited the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, which published many photographs and articles about Chaney. Ackerman is also present in Kevin Brownlow’s documentary Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000).

 

Sources: Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Lon Chaney.com, Silents are Golden, Wikipedia and IMDb.

Versatile Wrap Dress patterns with three easy pattern pieces that features a full circular skirt, kimono sleeves and contrast fabric options

 

Advance 6238

copyright 1952

Size 12

Breast 30

Hips 33

 

Complete and cut! Unprinted pattern. There is a tear near the bottom of the skirt pattern, it is not big but could be taped or you should be able to work around it. Envelope with nicks ad chips.

British postcard, no. 1011. Photo: Fox. Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys (Steve Kloves, 1989).

 

American actress and producer Michelle Pfeiffer (1958) was one of the most popular and talented Hollywood actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. Noted for her versatility as a character actress, Pfeiffer has become particularly known for portraying nuanced and unglamorous, emotionally distant women as well as strong female characters with intense sex appeal.

 

Michelle Marie Pfeiffer was born in 1958 in Santa Ana, California, to Donna Jean (Taverna) and Richard Pfeiffer, a heating and air-conditioning contractor. Pfeiffer graduated from Fountain Valley High School in 1976 and attended Golden West College for one year, where she studied to become a court reporter. But it was while working as a supermarket checker at Vons, a large Southern California grocery chain, that she realized her true calling. She began to pursue an acting career in 1978. After accepting several minor roles in television series and films, her first leading role was in the musical film Grease 2 (Patricia Birch, 1982) opposite Maxwell Caulfield. It was the sequel to the popular hit film Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978) and takes place two years after the original film at Rydell High School, set in the 1961–1962 school year. Although the film was poorly received, it increased public interest in Pfeiffer. Frustrated with being typecast as the token pretty girl, Pfeiffer actively pursued more serious material. She received strong reviews for her breakout performance as gangster moll Elvira Hancock in the crime film Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983) opposite Al Pacino. Her performance as one-third of the titular trio - with Cher and Susan Sarandon - in the dark fantasy The Witches of Eastwick (George Miller, 1987) proved to be one of her first box office successes. Pfeiffer's starring role in Married to the Mob (Jonathan Demme, 1988), in which she was cast against type as a mobster's widow, earned the actress her first of several consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations. Her role in Dangerous Liaisons (Stephen Frears, 1988) based on Christopher Hampton's play Les liaisons dangereuses, garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Then followed her sultry performance as lounge singer Susie Diamond in The Fabulous Baker Boys (Steve Kloves, 1989) with Jeff and Beau Bridges. Susie would be the most critically acclaimed role of her career and she got another Academy Award nomination, now for Best Actress.

 

Michelle Pfeiffer starred opposite Al Pacino as the titular waitress in the romantic comedy Frankie and Johnny (Garry Marshall, 1991). She achieved widespread recognition as Catwoman / Selina Kyle in Tim Burton's superhero film Batman Returns (1992). Pfeiffer's interpretation is widely regarded as one of the most definitive portrayals of the comic book character. She earned a third Academy Award nomination for Love Field (Jonathan Kaplan, 1992) before starring in the critically acclaimed The Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese, 1993) with Daniel Day-Lewis. It was followed by the romantic horror film Wolf (Mike Nichols, 1994) with Jack Nicholson, the supernatural horror film What Lies Beneath (Robert Zemeckis, 2000) with Harrison Ford, and White Oleander (Peter Kosminsky, 2002). During this time, she also produced a series of films under her production company Via Rosa Productions. After a five-year hiatus from film acting, she appeared in Hairspray (Adam Shankman, 2007), Chéri (Stephen Frears, 2009), and Dark Shadows (Tim Burton, 2012). She received her first Emmy Award nomination for portraying Ruth Madoff in the HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (Barry Levinson, 2017), and garnered further critical acclaim for her role in Where Is Kyra? (Andrew Dosunmu, 2017) with Kiefer Sutherland. Michelle Pfeiffer then appeared in the ensemble film Murder on the Orient Express (Kenneth Branagh, 2017). Pfeiffer debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Janet van Dyne, the original Wasp, in the Ant-Man (2015) sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (Peyton Reed, 2018) starring Paul Rudd. She reprised the role in Avengers: Endgame Ant-Man and the Wasp (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, 2019) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Peyton Reed, 2023). Pfeiffer was praised for her role as Betty Ford in the TV series The First Lady (Susanne Bier, 2022). Michelle Pfeiffer was married to actor/director Peter Horton in 1981. They later divorced, and she then had a three-year relationship with actor Fisher Stevens. When that did not work out, Pfeiffer decided she did not want to wait any longer before having her own family, and in March 1993, she adopted a baby girl, Claudia Rose. Later the same year, she married lawyer-turned-writer/producer David E. Kelley. In 1994, their son John Henry was born.

 

Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.

 

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My latest Rolex 214270

One of the most down to earth Rolex models available. Already liked the 39mm Explorer when it just came out. Luckily/probably I wasn't the only one who didn't like the too small hands on the model.

This model is just great. A little bit more sporty but very versatile. A watch, which you just can grab in almost any situation. Also of course an icon in the Rolex line-up.

Hooded Women Winter Stylish Leather Red Coat

Our leather coat is expertly crafted using the finest aniline leather for a sumptuously soft feel and premium image. The vibrant red hue will no doubt keep your outfits colourful and bold this upcoming season. Practical and versatile, This coat is designed with a zip-out leather hood with zip-out faux fur trim, protecting you from the harsh winter weathers.

 

Features:

Colour: Red

Material: Aniline Leather

Fit: True Fit

Zip-out leather hood with zipping out faux fur trim

Two zip chest pockets

Two hidden zip pockets

Centre zip fastening with placket and press-stud closure

 

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Roadside Attraction is a versatile new work housed in and around a vintage Seventies-era pop-up camper that has been retro-fitted to become the stage and setting for a new dance/theater performance

 

Designed to be shown virtually anywhere, indoors or out, Roadside Attraction is a family vacation that steps back in time to when Supertramp was on the radio, Connect Four was on the folding table and frisky business was in the bunks. Mom’s red Candies clapped from the camper’s linoleum kitchen window before she emerged in her cheetah print bathing suit with matching blanket, her platinum wig blowing in the breeze.

 

Exploring expectations, acceptance, and the excruciating but illuminating identification with family role models, Roadside Attraction is a slice of nostalgic Americana, replete with lawn chairs, a picnic table, and all the trappings of a family that has been together on a road trip for far, far too long.

 

The work centers around the Mother, who dreams of a life beyond the hum-drum of suburban, middle-American family life. Her fantasies come alive in the form of an avatar, a glamorous, fabulous projection of herself who gets to do everything Mom only dreams of, from rekindling a failing relationship with Dad, to ogling her daughter's strapping young boyfriend. The resulting movement sequences careen over and through the camper and campsite, sparking unrequited desires that sometimes unravel into tender reconciliations. Quirky, humorous, and heartbreaking, the work skips between bubbles of pop music woven into a through-composed original score.

 

As a performance, Roadside Attraction is a dance/theater piece for eight performers that incorporates the intimate, quirky, stunning and startling choreographic sensibility that is the hallmark of Third Rail’s critically acclaimed dance/theater work. Directed and Choreographed by Jennine Willett, with Tom Pearson and Zach Morris, and created in collaboration with the company. Performers include: Elizabeth Carena, Rebekah Morin, Tara O'Con, Tori Sparks, Niko Tsocanos, and Carlton Cyrus Ward. Original music composition by Sean Hagerty, with Isaiah Singer and Elizabeth Carena, played live.

 

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Versatile filming-friendly location.

Epping-Ongar

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A stylish blend of cottage living and lavish architectural detail, The Riva Ridge embraces the outdoors in a comfortable and practical floor plan. An exciting ensemble of siding and stone, copper roofing and a detached garage gives this Craftsman home irresistible curb appeal.

 

The interior is immediately welcoming with a large, open foyer. With a rear wall of windows, the great room is bathed in sunlight, which grants widespread illumination.

For nature enthusiasts, this home features a rear deck and screened porch with optional fireplace. Completing the first floor is the spacious master suite and a versatile bedroom/study with ceiling treatment and adjacent full bath.

 

The basement level features two bedrooms with full baths, large rec room and outdoor covered patio.

 

*Photographed home may have been modified from the original construction documents.

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Gotta love that versatile hat!

 

Sat. 15 August was Latex day in the Velvet Thorn as part of Latex Fetishwear Fashion Week 2009 ( slfetishfashion.blogspot.com )

 

The rules have changed, and the ladies rule!

The Velvet Thorn Femdom Community & Mall

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BRIEF:

 

The plot for this design was a mid-size family garden, which had recently benefited from the addition of a large sunroom on the back of the property. It was a fairly blank canvas, with nothing of note to be retained in the re-design. The garden had side access and worn boundary fences which required replacing. There was no clear brief other than that the design include a seating area and some lawn, and that the transition from sunroom to garden be fairly seamless

 

SOLUTION:

 

The focus of this design was to create an exterior space that serves as an extension to the interior, featuring several distinct and versatile areas that can be adapted to a variety of uses.

 

The garden's boundaries were replaced with new fencing to provide a uniform and attractive backdrop to the transformation within, while the long sideway down the right of the house was renovated with the addition of attractive 'bamboo' slate tile flooring in a random lay pattern.

 

The first section of the space comprises a large area of Western Red Cedar decking adjoining the house, and offers ample room for entertaining, with a long L-shaped fixed-bench seat stretching width-ways across the space from the left-hand side to the centre. This was backed with a rendered block raised bed, planted with fragrant lavender and capped with 'bamboo' slate tile, to provide a sense of enclosure and separation from the rest of the garden.

 

A decked walkway running down the right hand side of the space provides access to a 'spa' area, featuring a large square hot tub housed upon a reinforced paved hard-standing and nestled between existing and additional trees, shrubs and foliage to provide a secluded and intimate area for bathing throughout the seasons. Hidden behind mature and new planting in the bottom left corner, a large shed provides ample storage for the client's garden accessories. The middle of the space has been given over to a large lawn edges with slate.

 

A purple and yellow planting scheme of soft, cottage-style evergreen shrubs and flowering perennials will help to bring year round lightness and subtle colouring to the space.

 

After-dark hot tub bathing is enhanced by several strings of pea-lights woven through the existing shrubbery. Deck lights demark the main area of decking and guide one's journey along the decked walkway. Finally, spot lights in the beds highlight certain area while providing a gentle wash throughout the space.

 

TESTIMONIAL:

 

"After months of planning and a full year of having builders everywhere, we had finally got the house into good shape but the garden was a nightmare. It had been somewhat overgrown before the builders moved in, but after a year of being used as a builders yard, it needed shock treatment.

 

We needed help fast so we searched the web. We were looking for garden designers with creative ideas for smaller London gardens. We didn't want anything too traditional but at the same time, nothing too extreme.

 

Earth Designs fitted the bill and after a design session with Katrina, we engaged them for the project. They had offered us a design service only, but as we only had a 4 week window in which to complete the job, we gave them the whole project.

 

We had built a new extension with wide glass doors that opened out into the garden, so the brief to Earth Designs was to "bring the outside, inside" and create a strong link between the new room and the garden beyond. The actual garden space was not large so we wanted to use the space as an extension of the living space - to be an "outside room".

 

Monday 18th April and three very charming men arrived on our doorstep at 8.0am sharp. Arlo was the project manager, ably aided and abetted by Paul and Phillip. They worked brilliantly as a team and always hit all the deadlines. In particular they did a great job in working with our neighbours to ensure the whole project ran smoothly.

 

The first week involved clearing the site - no mean feat with 30-year-old ivy stems that looked more like tree trunks.

 

The second week involved levelling the garden, putting up new fencing, building the corner seating base and planters, plus marking out the garden shape. It was good to be able to make minor changes to the design on the ground at this stage. The hot tub arrived too and was winched into place for connection later.

 

Week 3 saw the decking and seating built.

 

Then in week four the turf arrived, the lawn went down and on the last day, Katrina arrived with a truckload of wonderful specimens (and Matt) and we had a wonderful time planting. Ground Force Mk II - a complete garden from start to finish in just 4 weeks!

 

There were a few things that needed to be sorted out after the main work was complete. Earth Designs were great about coming back until all was complete and finished.

 

Our thanks to Katrina, Matt, Arlo, Paul and Phillip for a great job, completed on time and on budget with a great looking result."

 

Earth Designs is a bespoke garden landscape design and build company specialising in classic, funky and urban contemporary garden design.

 

Our build teams cover London, Essex and parts of South East England, while garden designs are available nationwide.

Please visit www.earthdesigns.co.uk to see our full portfolio.

 

Follow our Bespoke Garden Design and Build and Blog to see what we get up to week by week, our free design clinic as well as tips and products we recommend for your garden projects www.earthdesigns.co.uk/blog/.

  

Earth Designs is located in East London, but has built gardens in Essex, Hertfordshire and all over the South East. Earth Designs was formed by Katrina Wells in Spring 2003 and has since gone from strength to strength to develop a considerable portfolio of garden projects. Katrina, who is our Senior Garden Designer, has travelled all over the UK designing gardens. However we can design worldwide either through our postal garden design service or by consultation with our senior garden designer. Recent worldwide projects have included garden designs in Romania. Katrina’s husband. Matt, heads up the build side of the company, creating a unique service for all our clients.

 

If you a not a UK resident, but would like an Earth Designs garden, Earth Designs has a worldwide design service through our Postal Design Vouchers. f you would like to buy one of our Garden Design Gift Vouchers for yourself or as a present please our sister site www.gardenpresents.co.uk. We do also design outside of the UK, please contact us for details.

 

New Renault Clio Estate shares the same dynamic breeding as the hatchback but has its own distinct identity. This model has the aesthetic design cues of shooting brakes but also dials in practicality and versatility for good measure.

 

// Nouvelle Renault Clio Estate possède le style à part des breaks de chasse. Largement marqué par un style emprunt de dynamisme, ce modèle s'appuie également sur les notions de fonctionnalité et modularité.

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Does this Geiger counter look familiar? Spotted and photographed (with permission) at Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker.

 

A classic example of versatility, flexibility and ingenuity; a philosophy known disparagingly these days as 'parts-bin manufacture'.

  

Playing in the dark in full Manual mode and processed in DXO to straighten and apply a tone curve.

 

When exported used the RAW Noise correction too

 

Need a dark image for Compositionally Challenged, Feb Most Versatile.

 

DADA kamikaze freeform

multi versatile

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for self-aware individuals

who love to express

who they truly are

 

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with integrated 3-ply Navajo knitting

using colorful recycled cone material

from flea-markets

 

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Visit my Waldorfschool/Steinerschool related pinboards here!

The Volvo V70 is a versatile car. The V in V70 stands for versatile (S70 = saloon, C70 = Coupe).

 

Here the load carrying capabilities of a V70 are demonstrated. I am taking an internal door (see a previous photo) to the local paint strippers premises.

 

For loads that are longer than will fit in the load area the seats can be folded.

The rear passenger seat squabs (the bottom part of the seat) can be lifted to form a small bulkhead, then the remaining seat back is folded down. This forms a completely flat area from the tailgate to this newly created bulkhead.

 

For longer loads, the front passengers seat has two catches on the rear that allow the seat back to be folded forward. If required the rear seat squabs can also be removed, thus removing the bulkhead.

 

In this way a nearly 2 metre long house door can be loaded into the car, the tailgate can be closed, there is no obstruction to the cars controls or view out of the windows.

 

Oh, and I nearly forgot...

Fold everything back into place and you have a 5 seater, with capacity for an extra 2 in the load area - a seat folds out from the floor to form a rear facing double seat suitable for children. Thats what the two rear most seatbelts are for. This is a factory fitted option.

 

There is also an integrated booster seat located in the centre position of the rear seat. It is to be used by children who weigh between 15 and 36 kg and are between 97 and 137cm in height. It should not be used by children less than 3 years old

 

I don't believe there are many cars that are so versatile in this respect.

 

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Kasteeltuinen Arcen, located around the historic 17th-century Arcen Castle in the Netherlands near the German border, is renowned as one of Europe's most versatile and beautiful garden complexes. Spanning a large area, the park seamlessly integrates the grandeur of the moated castle with diverse, meticulously maintained themed gardens. This combination of historical architecture and horticultural artistry creates a unique atmosphere, inviting visitors to explore both the castle's rich past and the vibrant, living landscapes that surround it.

 

The diversity of the gardens is a key feature of Kasteeltuinen Arcen. Visitors can wander through distinct worlds, each offering a unique sensory experience. Highlights include the stunning Rosarium, showcasing thousands of roses in myriad colours and forms, the tranquil Asian Water Garden complete with waterfalls and Japanese influences, and the shady, peaceful Lommerrijk. Other areas feature Mediterranean plants, bamboo forests, and the expansive Valley with its streams and rhododendrons, ensuring a varied journey through different botanical styles and atmospheres.

 

Overall, Kasteeltuinen Arcen offers a rich and immersive experience for visitors of all ages. Beyond the individual gardens, the park captivates with its scale, the constant interplay of colours and scents, and the beauty that shifts with the changing seasons. It's a place for leisurely strolls, discovering hidden corners, enjoying nature's artistry, and appreciating the thoughtful landscape design. With additional attractions like events, playgrounds, and the adjacent mini-golf course, it provides a full day of enjoyment and relaxation amidst stunning natural and historical beauty.

Empresa / Company: Buses Paine

País / Country: Chile

Servicio / Type of Service: Rural

 

Bus: Comil Versatile - Mercedes Benz OF-1318 (SA7850), año 1998

Número Interno / Internal Number: 29

Procedencia / Procedence: Brasil - Brazil

 

Lugar de Foto / Photography Location: Santiago, Chile

 

Buses Paine es una empresa de transporte rural que conecta las ciudades de Santiago, Buin y Paine, además de otras localidades cercanas (Linderos, Aculeo, Hospital, La Trilla, Chada, etc).

 

Buses Paine is a rural transport company that connects the cities of Santiago, Buin and Paine, and other nearby locations (Linderos, Aculeo, Hospital, La Trilla, Chada, etc).

This photo shows some of the many ways in which stages can be used. They can be built as low as 3 inches and up to ten feet high and beyond.

 

The multi-level feature allows stages to be used as bleachers.

 

The angled stage makes possible 45 degree catwalks. An "X" can be created which would attach to an existing stage. Models/Actors could then move from the main stage out into the audience area and back.

 

Auditorium stage too small for a large performance? This type of stage can be built to any height so it will match the existing stage...problem solved ! It can even be built over auditorium seating.

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Inside The Abbey Road Studios, London. 50th Anniversary of Abbey Road album of the Beatles.

 

Abbey Road is the oldest and easily the most famous recording facility in the world. Opened by the composer Sir Edward Elgar in the ‘30s and frequented by some band from Liverpool throughout the ‘60s, over the years Abbey Road has played host to innumerable legendary bands, major classical recordings and some of the most high-profile film scores in Hollywood history.

 

At the centre of the complex, which is housed in a converted Georgian townhouse in North-West London, is the legendary Studio Two. The room is best known for being the space in which the Beatles recorded almost all of their releases, but has also been used by the likes of Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Oasis and Kate Bush.

 

Recording engineer Jonathan Allen:

“Come 1962, this band with four guys comes into the room to do their demos, then hog the studio for the next eight years. Obviously we do refer to it as The Beatles’ room, because it’s become iconic in everyone’s minds because of the history of the place. But the fact is, it was a versatile recording studio 30 years before The Beatles existed.”

 

The Beatles recorded 191 out of their 210 songs at Abbey Road, and the majority of those were done in Studio Two.

 

The score for the Downton Abbey Movie was recorded in Studio One.

 

The yellow drapes are there for the acoustics.

Versatile | Skilled | Vital -- Independent Duty Corpsman: HMC Tamia Daniels

06.02.2021

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HMC (FMF/SW/AW) Tamia Daniels describes why being an Independent Duty Corpsman is the best job in the Navy.

 

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A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by Canadian horologist Raymond Saunders for display in urban public spaces. Steam clocks built by Saunders are located in Otaru, Japan; Indianapolis, United States; and the Canadian cities of Vancouver, Whistler and Port Coquitlam, all in British Columbia. Steam clocks by other makers are installed in St Helier, Jersey and at the Chelsea Farmers' Market in London, England.

 

Although they are often styled to appear as 19th-century antiques, steam clocks are a more recent phenomenon inspired by the Gastown steam clock built by Saunders in 1977. One exception is the steam clock built in the 19th century by Birmingham engineer John Inshaw to demonstrate the versatility of steam power.

 

Steam Clock Tavern

In 1859, the engineer and businessman John Inshaw took over the public house on the corner of Morville Street and Sherborne Street in Ladywood, Birmingham, UK. In a bid to make the establishment a talking point in the area, as well as furnishing it with various working models, Inshaw applied his interest in steam power to construct a steam-powered clock as a feature. A small boiler made steam; the steam condensed into droplets of water that fell on a plate at regular intervals, and the plate then drove the mechanism. The clock was installed above the door, and the pub became known as the Steam Clock Tavern. The establishment was sufficiently successful that it became a music hall in the 1880s.

 

Gastown steam clock

Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 at the corner of Cambie and Water streets in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood. 49°17′04″N 123°06′32″W, It was built to cover a steam grate, part of Vancouver's distributed steam heating system, as a way to harness the steam and a means of masking Central Heat's sidewalk steam vent at the corner of Water Street and Cambie Street. Although the clock is now owned by the City of Vancouver, funding for the project, estimated to be about $58,000 CAD, was provided by contributions from local merchants, property owners, and private donors. Incorporating a steam engine and electric motors, the clock displays the time on four faces and announces the quarter hours with a whistle chime that plays the Westminster Quarters. The clock produces a puff of steam from its top on the hour. The steam used is low pressure downtown-wide steam heating network (from a plant adjacent to the Georgia Viaduct) that powers a miniature steam engine in its base, in turn driving a chain lift. The chain lift moves steel balls upward, where they are unloaded and roll to a descending chain. The weight of the balls on the descending chain drives a conventional pendulum clock escapement, geared to the hands on the four faces. The steam also powers the clock's sound production, with whistles being used instead of bells to produce the Westminster "chime" and to signal the time.

 

The steam engine that originally ran the clock is a Stuart #4 single expansion double acting 1" piston engine. This engine is still visible through the glass sides of the clock. However, owing to the clock's high noise levels and inability to keep accurate time, since 1986 the clock has been powered by an electric motor that was originally intended solely as a back-up system.

 

In October 2014, the clock was temporarily removed for major repairs by its original builder, and was reinstalled January 2015.

 

The clock appears on the cover of the Nickelback album Here and Now and is also featured in a scene from the 1991 Chuck Norris action film The Hitman. It also appears in the 2019 mobile game Mario Kart Tour and the Nintendo Switch game Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the "Vancouver Velocity" race course.

 

Other steam clocks

Indiana State Museum steam clock

The 17–foot–tall Indiana State Museum steam clock in Indianapolis, Indiana is located on the sidewalk on the north side of the museum near the canal. It has four 24" diameter dials that are back-lit by neon. The clock’s eight brass whistles play a few notes of "Back Home Again in Indiana" every 15 minutes. A more complete rendition is played at the top of every hour.

 

Chelsea Farmers' Market steam clock

The towering and quirky steam clock located at the Chelsea Farmers' Market was constructed in 1984. Although still standing, the clock is no longer in operation.

 

Jersey waterfront steamboat clock

The Jersey steam clock is a full-scale replica of the centre section of a paddle steamboat named the Ariadne. The clock was commissioned by the Jersey Waterfront Board in 1996, and built by Smith of Derby Group. Although once powered by steam, according to a Jersey government document "the steam workings have been replaced with electrical fittings designed to provide the same functionality including the blowing of 'steam' at the appropriate times of the day."

 

The clock is sited on the North Quay of the harbour at St Helier, Jersey, and also incorporates a fountain. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the World's largest steam clock.

 

Berwick steam clock

Located at Berwick, Australia, 38°1′43.74″S 145°20′53.12″E. Designed and built by Peter Weare at his own expense, it is a half scale prototype for a larger clock proposed for Melbourne Australia. The clock was dismantled in December 2010 due to vandalism. In December 2011, the City Council agreed to find a new site for the clock.

 

Saint Helier is one of the twelve Parishes of Jersey. It has a population of nearly 40,000, over a third of the total population of the island, and is the island's capital

 

The parish covers a surface area of 4.1 sq miles - 9% of the total land area of the Island. This includes reclaimed land of 494 acres.

 

The parish crest is two crossed gold axes on a blue background, symbolising the martyrdom of Helier and the sea.

 

There is evidence of Neolithic activity in Saint Helier with a number of megalithic sites (some existing, and some destroyed or removed during the historical period). Among major archaeological finds is a gold torc of the Middle Bronze Age discovered in Saint Helier in 1889.

 

Evidence of Roman or Gallo-Roman presence is slight, but by the late Iron Age, Jersey formed a link in an extended trading network. The Island was Romanised and pottery dating to the 1st century BC demonstrates the presence of Roman goods in Saint Helier.

 

St Helier is named for Helier (or Helerius), a 6th century hermit. The traditional date of his martyrdom is AD 555. His feast day, marked by an annual pilgrimage to the Hermitage, is on July 16. A monastic community was founded on the adjacent islet (later destroyed by Norman raids).

 

In 933AD Jersey became part of the Duchy of Normandy. It is in the Ducal period 933-1204 that the institution of the Parish as an administrative unit in Jersey is formalised. Opinion among historians varies: perhaps the Parishes were a new system established by the Normans, or perhaps pre-existing community institutions centred around the churches were reformed in his period under the Bishop of Coutances. What seems certain is that the process of formation of the twelve Parishes, including Saint Helier, was complete by 1087, and probably by 1066.

 

In medieval times St Helier was a small fishing village on the dunes between the marshy land behind and the high-water mark.

 

The Parish Church of Saint Helier is first mentioned in a charter of William II of Normandy (the Conqueror) dating before 1066. Although the parish church is now some considerable distance from the sea, at the time of its original construction it was on the edge of the dunes. Before land reclamation and port construction started, boats could be tied up to outside of the churchyard wall.

 

The Town Mills of Saint Helier were first mentioned in 1154 in a Charter of Henry II. Excavations in Saint Helier have revealed the existence of an aisled hall-house dated to before 1185 - no doubt part of the urban development of the bourg of Saint Helier promoted by actions of Henry II in the late 12th century.

 

An Abbey of St Helier was founded in 1155 on L'Islet, a tidal island adjacent to the Hermitage. This was a refoundation of the monastic community that had previously occupied the site.

 

Saint Helier's commercial importance was underlined by the presence of a market. The Abbey was granted market rights, and a "forum regis" (King's market place) was in existence by 1299. By the beginning of the 14th century Saint Helier was clearly recognised as the major urban settlement in Jersey and centre of civil administration. The Parish contained more than 92 taverners and bakers by 1309.

 

The Constables of Saint Helier are reliably listed from 1524, by which time the urban settlement had grown from a small bourg to what was soon to be described as a town. The earliest mention of the Town of Saint Helier comes in a letter from the Privy Council to the Royal Court in 1550.

 

At the Reformation the abbey was definitively closed and the site of the abbey was fortified to create the castle that replaced Mont Orgueil as the Island's major fortress. The new Elizabeth Castle was named after the Queen by the Governor of Jersey 1600-1603, Sir Walter Raleigh.

 

Until the end of the 18th century the town consisted chiefly of a string of houses, shops and warehouses stretching along the coastal dunes either side of the Church of St Helier and the adjacent marketplace (since 1751, Royal Square). La Cohue (a Norman word for courthouse) stood on one side of the square, now rebuilt as the Royal Court and States Chamber. The market cross in the centre of the square was pulled down at the Reformation, and the iron cage for holding prisoners was replaced by a prison gatehouse at the western edge of town.

 

George II gave £200 towards the construction of a new harbour - previously boats would be beached on a falling tide and unloaded by cart across the sands. A statue of the king was erected in the square in 1751 in gratitude, and the market place was renamed Royal Square, although the name has remained Lé Vièr Marchi (the old market) to this day in Jèrriais. The sculpture was carried out by John Cheere and, thanks to modern cleaning and restoration, is recognised as the best public sculpture of George II anywhere in the world. The importance of the statue is demonstrated by the fact that all distances in Jersey are measured from the base of the pedestal and it is from the foot of the statue that official proclamations, including those of Royal accessions, have been made. The court house, seat of government and justice, was rebuilt in the 1760s. All these civic embellishments must have added to the impression of a thriving urban centre - as an Order-in-Council of 1750 described the Town of Saint Helier: "the Capital of His Majesty's Island of Jersey".

 

Many of St. Helier's road names and street names are bilingual English/French or English/Jèrriais.

 

The foundation stone of the old Public Library (one of the oldest public libraries in the British Isles) was laid in 1737. The foundation of the Hospital dates from 1741. In 1794 a Post Office was established.

 

The Royal Square was also the scene of the Battle of Jersey on 6 January 1781, the last attempt by French forces to seize Jersey.

 

Continuing military threats from France spurred the construction of a citadel fortress, Fort Regent, on the Mont de la Ville, the crag dominating the shallow basin of St Helier.

 

Military roads linking coastal defences around the island with St Helier harbour had the effect of enabling farmers to exploits Jersey's temperate micro-climate and get their crops on to new fast sailing ships and then steamships to get them to the markets of London and Paris before the competition. This was the start of Jersey's agricultural prosperity in the 19th century.

 

From the 1820s peace with France and better communication by steamships and railways to coastal ports encouraged an influx of English-speaking residents. Speculative development covered the marshy basin north of the central coastal strip as far as the hills within a period of about 40 years, providing the town with terraces of elegant town houses.

 

The visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1846 spurred the long-mooted foundation of a college, and since 1851 the imposing building of Victoria College has been a landmark over the skyline. Further imposing civic buildings followed: the States Chamber (constructed for the Golden jubilee of 1887); the new Public Library (1886); the Covered Market (1881); the Abbatoir (1888); the Town Hall (1872). Parks and public amenities were provided.

 

In the second half of the 19th century, the need to facilitate access to the harbour for hundreds of trucks laden with potatoes and other produce for export prompted a programme of road-widening which swept away many of the ancient buildings of the town centre. Pressure for redevelopment has meant that very few buildings remain in urban St Helier which date to before the 19th century, giving the town primarily a Regency or Victorian character.

 

Pierre Le Sueur, reforming Constable of St. Helier, was responsible for installing sewerage and provision of clean water in the town following outbreaks of cholera in the 1830s. An obelisk with fountain in the town centre was raised to his memory following his premature death in office from overwork.

 

In the 1970s, a programme of pedestrianisation of the central streets was undertaken.

 

In 1995, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jersey being liberated from Nazi occupation, a sculpture showing islanders raising the British flag was erected in what is now called Liberation Square, in front of the Pomme d'Or Hotel, the focal point for the celebrations when the island was originally liberated.

 

The town of St Helier started life as a very small settlement on the shore of a marshy plain roughly a kilometre square. It was perhaps a strange place to build a town, although the earliest inhabitants would have had no thoughts of this, and were merely looking for a convenient place to settle.

 

But why Le Marais de St Helier? This was not rich farmland, but a wet marsh, surrounded on three sides by hills and crossed by a stream which divided into three before flowing into the sea on the short stretch of coastline.

 

The Assize Roll of 1299 contains a plaid de quo warranto which records that Pierre de Saumareis, son of Pierre de Helier (or Hilaire) declared that the site of the town then in existence was given by his ancestors to the prior of l'Islet, the small religious community on rocks off the shore.

 

It may be that a settlement of early Christians grew up close to the offshore abbey, established according to legend by Saint Helier, Jersey's patron saint. However the island developed - and there were certainly much more highly populated parts than St Helier at various stages in its history - what is now the island's capital town appears to have acquired the first market and adjoining court of justice, and from this centre a small community gradually evolved.

 

The Abbey was eventually downgraded to a priory, which eventually fell into decay. The old abbey church suffered an ignominious end in 1651, when having been converted into a power magazine to serve Elizabeth Castle, it was blown up by a shot fired from the Town Hill during the Parliamentarians' siege.

 

By then the Parish Church of St Helier had become the centre of worship in the parish, having subsumed the neighbouring Chapelle de la Madelaine, and the Chapelle de Notre dame des Pas on the other side of Town Hill.

 

Little is known of St Helier in Medieval times. It was a fishing, not an agricultural community, but life was hard. Fishermen had to contribute a tenth of their catch as the clergy's tithe, and were forced to take their catch to the eperquerie, controlled by the Seigneur or the Crown, and pay heavily for it to be dried and salted for export.

 

Nicolle wrote:

 

"The feudal system, the stumbling-block of true freedom, of knowledge and of the development of commerce, obtained in Jersey The people were dependent on the Seigneurs. As tenants they had to cultivate their lord's land, cut and store his wheat and corn and perform many menial duties and services. A middle class did not exist and the population was thus entirely unprotected and at the mercy of the Lords of the Manors. They remained poor and it is not surprising if under such conditions the rise and development of the town of St Helier was very slow and that it is only in quite modern times that the commerce of the island assumed any magnitude.

 

Nicolle dismisses any suggestion that St Aubin, for a time a more prosperous town than St Helier with a much busier port, was ever the island's capital.

 

"This is entirely erroneus. We have seen that the earliest buildings erected in Jersey of any consequence were those of the first Abbey of St Helier and that it was in proximity to the Abbey that the early population congregated. The village of St Helier existed long before that of St Aubin. In those early times we find that the Court invariably held its sittings at St Helier. The great majority of the old deeds passed before the Bailiffs and Jurats state explicitly that they were executed at St Helier.

"The prison, of course, was at Mont Orgueil, where the Governor or Master Porter resided, but certain Crown Tenants or holders of land in St Martin, Grouville and St Saviour owed the service of conducting the prisoners from the Castle to the Court at St Helier. They were called Halberdiers and numbered between 100 and 200.

"Again the Market was held at St Helier, for in the ordinances enacted in 1461 by Pierre de Breze, Comte de Maulevrier, who held the island for the French King, we find it expressly stated that the inhabitants had petitioned for the market to be held in the town of St Hlier every Saturday, "as it used to be of old". A custom had apparently crept in of holding the market at Gorey for the benefit and convenience ofthe garrison.

"St Aubin has never been termed in any official document the capital of the island. At a later period in our history it was certainly a place of some importance, which was owing to the fact that it possessed a Harbour before St Helier did, and that consequently many merchants and ship owners took up their residence there, as being more convenient for their business. At a more recent date, when St Aubin was a very flourishing place, in an Order in Council of 31 May 1750 on the subject of the building of the general Hospital, we find St Helier described as "The Capital of His Majesty's Island of Jersey".

 

Nicolle wrote that the real growth of St Helier started after the construction of proper harbour accommodation towards the end of the 18th century.

 

"It may be said that St Helier emerged from its infancy and arrived at manhood towards the middle of the 16th century. It then came to be designated as the 'town of St Hilary'. Prior to this it was called a Bourg, which in ancient times (as still today in Normandy) was used to designate an agglomeration of a few houses only around the parish church."

The first reference to St Helier as a town can be found in a letter from the Privy Council to the Royal Court in 1550. It is called ville in an Act of the Royal Court of 1569 and there is another reference six years afterwards to the Capitaine de la Ville de St Helier.

 

The 1550 letter was written to suggest that the town should be moved, away from the coastal plain where it was difficult to defend, to the top of Mont de la Ville, where Fort Regent was later built. But residents and islanders in general did not take kindly to the thought of their town being uprooted and moved up the hill and nothing more is heard of the suggestion, until it is revived in another letter in 1590. But the reaction must have been the same because three years after that, a letter was received from the Privy Council to say that the plan to move the town had been dropped and that the construction of a bulwark of earth to defend it was now being proposes.

 

This is a particularly important letter because it provides valuable information about St Helier. There were 300 households in the town, suggesting a population of about 1,500. Every south-westerly gale filled the streets with sand swept off the foreshore. St Helier was certainly a growing town, but probably not a particularly pleasant place to live, except for those with sufficient money to build substantial properties, with gardens protected with high walls.

 

A document in the Town Hall archives reveals that in 1572 the parish had only four Vingtaines - de la Ville, du Mont a l'Abbé, du Mont Cochon and du Mont au Pretre

 

Nicolle writes that the main thoroughfare of St Helier in the 16th century was Rue de Derrière, now known as King Street. This conflicts with other historians' views and also with the evidence to be found on maps of the town. The alternative view is that the main street, such as it was, was Broad Street, which initially only had properties on the north side, the other side being sand hills leading down to the beach, along which La Muraille de la Ville (the town wall) was constructed pour la saufté et le repos de la Ville de St Helier (for the safety and peace of mind of the town).

 

Rue de Derrière ran behind the houses on the north of Broad Street and the Royal Square, becoming Rue du Milieu or Rue ès Porcqs (after the family Le Porcq who lived there), a section now known as Queen Street.

 

On a sketchy map of the town drawn in 1691 a street is clearly shown from Charing Cross as far as Snow Hill, but the more detailed 1737 map based on a survey by Peter Meade suggests that Rue de Derriere did not start until Broad Street entered the Royal Square and that behind the houses along the north side of Broad Street were gardens or open marshland, with a stream running quite close by and paralle with what is now King Street.

 

A comparison of the two maps, supposedly drawn less than 50 years apart, shows substantial new development by 1737, with buildings on the south side of Broad Street and also outside the town wall, and a 1787 map shows that 50 years further down the line the town was starting to spread to the east and west, although there was still very little development beyond Charing Cross, from where sand dunes stretched to Gallows Hill.

 

Writing in the 17th century Jean Poingdestre revealed just how exposed to the elements the south and west of the town were:

 

"All that part of the Parish of St Helier from the very Towne to the Bulwarke of St Laurence is quite spoiled by the sands, from the sea to the very hills."

So little value was placed on the coastal dunes where Sand Street, Gloucester Street, Patriotic Place, Kensington Place, the Parade, Elizabeth Place and Peirson Road now lie behind the Esplanade and the protective seawall, that large plots of land changed hands for a few pence, according to deeds existing in the Public Registry. And on the north the problem was the opposite of windblown sand. The streams and marshlands which covered the majority of the area now occupied by the town were not crossed even by the tracks which passed for roads at the time, and the only way out of the town to the north was to cross the dunes or the edge of the marsh to Rouge Bouillon, from where a road ran by Mont Madgris to St John. There was a track across the marsh to the Moulin de la Ville, but this probably went no further.

 

The limit of the town on the east was Snow Hill, then named La Pompe de Haut because one of the two main public pumps stood there. The second, La Pompe de Bas, was at Charing Cross.

 

Some of the original names of town streets give strong clues as to the state they were often in. Regent Road was Rue Froid Vent because it was exposed to the east wind, a red brook flowed through Rouge Bouillon, Coin-ès-Anes and Coin-ès-Cochons were close to the market square and were where farmers tethered their donkeys and pigs, respectively. Church Street, between the Royal Square and the Town Church, was Rue Trousse Cotillon, because it was so dirty that the ladies had to tuck up their skirts to pass along or across it.

 

A number of streams flowing from the north of the island merged into one, which skirted the eastern edge of St Helier's coastal plain and then divided into two, as it turned to flow west. Today these streams have been diverted underground and reach the sea through culverts, but in the 17th and 18th century they were open. One branch reached the sea roughly where Gloucester Street is today and the other divided again into two, one flowing through Charing Cross, where there was a flat wooden bridge over it, and the other down what is now New Street, crossing Broad Street and flowing out to sea down what is now Conway Street.

 

These streams could become very swollen and dangerous during periods of heavy rainfall, and there are reports of children falling in and drowning, their bodies only being recovered on the seashore. The main stream worked the Moulin de la Ville in what is now Grands Vaux and the Conway Street outlet worked Le Moulin à Foulon, near what is now the corner with Bond Street.

 

The Muraille de la Ville continued to the stream and on the other side was the wall of the town church cemetery. The sea washed these walls at high spring tides, but suggestions that small boats were moored to them must be wide of the mark because on all but a handful of days a year they would have remained dry and there would never have been sufficient depth of water for even the smallest of boats.

 

Nicolle identifies rings discovered in the old cemetery wall early in the 20th century and still to be seen today as being used for securing cattle brought to town for market rather than for tieing-up boats.

 

In the early 19th century, when substantial amounts of land were reclaimed beyond these walls, there were moorings along the waterfront, but even these were only accessible at high tide.

 

The first cattle market was held next to a large rock some 60 metres to the seaward of the churchyard. What remained when land was reclaimed around it was finally removed early in the 20th century. Clearly keeping cattle secure before they went on sale in such an exposed place was a problem and an Act of the Court of 14 September 1605 prohibited their being kept anywhere else in town.

 

The public market was held in what is now the Royal Square. It was a large, unpaved space, with only a scattering of thatched buildings around, and a wooden shed at the bottom which housed the Corn Market in the early 16th century. In 1688 the States wanted to erect a larger building in the same position, but part of the land was owned by the Dame de la Haule, Susan Dumaresq. She agreed to an arched Halle à blé being built on condition that she could construct a building on top for her own use. After the arched basement ceased to be used as a corn market, it was sold by the States and the ground floor of the building had one owner and the first floor another for many years.

 

Today the ground floor, which was used by a bank for many years, houses the Office of the Superintendent Registrar, and the first floor is home to the United Club.

 

The best description of the early marketplace is given in George Balleine's The Bailiwick of Jersey:

 

"The central feature was the Market Cross, where public proclamations were made and all new laws were published. The surrounding space was filled with stalls, piled with goods of every description, eggs, butter, poultry, vegetables, clothes, earthenware, hardware. The fish was laid out on flagstones, where the statue now stands. A little later permanent shelters were put up for some of the trades. The butchers, too, had a long, low shed with two rows of stalls 'but', says one writer, 'lucky was he who could get home without some grease on his clothes."

"As the population increased, so did the business of the market, and by the end of the 18th century there were constant complaints about its congestion. Room could no longer be found for all who wanted stalls nor for the crowds of jostling customers trying to make their purchases. Moreover, business in the Royal Court was often seriously disturbed by the noise outside. So in 1800 the States decided to move the market elsewhere.

 

The square was the centre of the island's judicial system. On the south side stood the courthouse, La Cohue, at least as early as the 14th century. Here the Bailiff and Jurats sat to administer justice 'from time immemorial'. The cohue has been rebuilt several times. The first reference is in the accounts of John de Roches, Warden of the Isles, in 1329: 'For repairing the House in which the King's Pleas are held, 20 sols'.

 

Diarist Jean Chevalier lived in the square, so knew the buildings well. He describes the courthouse he knew in his youth in the early 17th century century as 'not much of a place to look at. From outside it resembled a barn. It had no chimneys, and only one storey, and was thatched with straw'. Sir George Carteret erected a new cohue in 1647, probably that depicted in the picture above, because it was built of Mont Mado granite, roofed with slates from France and with a gilt crown on its little belfry, which, wrote Chevalier, 'when the sun shone dazzled the eyes of spectators'.

 

Another feature of the square was La Cage, an iron cage which was used to detain the prisoners brought from Mont Orgueil by the Hallebardiers while they awaited trial. The cage was used until 1697, when it was demolished after the prison had been built at Charing Cross. The cage had also been used as a pillory, where offenders were incarcerated on market days. In the gate of the cemetery opposite were the public stocks, Le Cep where the Constable had the power to place drunkards and other offenders without trial.

 

Up to the end of the 17th century St Helier did not have many private houses. A small number of senior officials of the Royal Court, including Bailiffs and Jurats, either lived there or had town houses to use when the Court was in session. Most of the heirarchy were Seigneurs of the major fiefs and lived in their grand manor houses in the countryside. Such houses as did exist in the town were cottages built of wood or mud, and as we have seen, in the 16th century there were only some 300, and that number would not have grown much in the next century.

 

As more of the rich were attracted to live in the town, they built large granite houses, one or two storeys high and roofed with thatch. They had walls at least a metre thick, stone-arched doorways and tiny windows. Nicolle writes:

 

"The interior arrangements of the dwellings of our forefathers seem to have been as rude as those of the exterior. Huge beams of oak supported the low dingy appartments, the ceilings of which were bare; the ground floors were generally neither paved nor boarded. The dwellings of the poorer classes were little better than mud hovels, covered with thatch. The people to a great extent lived in the open and their houses were merely places of shelter, the comforts of which were very meagre.."

No buildings survive from the 16-17th centuries, the last to be demolished being Manoir de la Motte in 1958. There is some dispute as to exactly how old the surviving structure was, but Nicolle believed that substantial sections dated to the early 16th century.

 

The development of St Helier as a town is inextricably linked with the establishment and growth of its harbour. As already mentioned, St Aubin had the first established port and during the greater part of the 18th century St Helier had only small jetties, variously at Havre des Pas, Elizabeth Castle and below the south-west corner of Mont de la Ville, which came to be known as South Hill.

 

Nicolle notes how the lack of a harbour affected the island's early trade:

 

"St Helier unfortunately did not in early times possess the advantage of a harbour with the reult that the capital of the sister island of Guernsey, where a pier was built as early as 1275, became the emporium of the merchants of Normandy, of the south of France and of Southampton. St Helier does not seem to have enjoyed a share with St Peter-Port in these early commercial relations. The Guernsey capital possessed great natural advantages for a good harbour. St Helier on the contrary until very recent times lacked that accommodation for shipping necessary for the development of trade."

In the 17th century St Helier could only provide shelter for small boats below the Town Wall. In the closing years of the 16th century, when the fortifications of ELizabeth Castle were being strengthened by Paul Ivy, the Royal Engineer, a little pier, which Chevalier tells us was called Le Havre de St Jaume had begun to be constructed under the Castle walls by voluntary contributions from the inhabitants. But it remained unfinished in 1599, and was really designed to serve the castle garrison rather than commercial shipping, because all merchandise would have had to be carted across the beach to the town at low tide.

 

Money was raised from import duties for the building of a pier at St Aubin's Fort in the late 17th century, much closer to dry land, and this galvanised St Helier into action. A petition was sent to the Privy Council by the States on 24 October 1699 for permission to build a harbour at Havre Neuf close to La Folie, under Petit Mont de la Ville. Work started in 1700 but progress was very slow. The pier was not safe enough to attract the ships which would provide the revenue for its completion. It was not completed by 1751, when George II gave £300 to boost the building fund, and even when supposedly finished it was in a poor state and deemed a danger to shipping.

 

It was also too far away from the town. People could walk around the foot of Mont de la Ville but carts laden with merchandise still had to cross the beach at low tide. Another 40 years passed before, after considering various schemes, the States started work on building what was to become the North Pier, and Havre Neuf was renamed South Pier. It took another 25 years to complete the new pier, and meanwhile a group of merchants took matters into their own hands and started work on Commercial Buildings and the Quai des Marchands in front, which was completed in 1818.

 

In 1821 South Pier was rebuilt and then in 1841 Victoria Pier was started, followed by Albert Pier in 1846, and St Helier had what was then a proper, busy harbour, albeit built largely on dry land.

 

A little vignette in the dining room.

That lamp has been in the bedroom, living room, den, and dining room.

A very versatile little lamp!

Versatile ,Studio Table, 72x34x40H Welded steel, casters, distressed, stained, lacquered, fir plywood top and shelf.

The table is bar height...

Can be used as a casual dining/entertaining area, or a movable work space surface for projects.

Versatility is the first bagless upright from Electrolux.

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Coming here is Elizabeth. It's not very easy for me to find the right words to describe her, cuz she's practically the best doll I've ever worked with (but don't you let the other ones know about this ; )).

No joking - she's a dream! Never had a really bad picture with her ever, always gorgeous poses, beautiful looks. Thank you so much, dear Lizzie, it was such a pleasure to have you as a model!

 

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Ballet Afternoon, that’s a small and limited collection of my latest fashions, that was highly inspired by dancewear from ballerinas. It includes soft and delicate flowing fabrics and combines timeless black and versatile grey with beautiful powder and rose-colored tones.

After a challenging workout the young dancers are attracted to a delicious coffee and are about to leave the studio still brimming with the feeling of defying gravity and in anticipation of an enchanting “Ballet Afternoon”.

 

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Spanish-Canadian postcard by Bergas / Photos Vedettes, Charlesbourg, 1977.

 

Dustin Hoffman (1937) is an Oscar–winning American actor with a career in film, television, and theater since 1960. Hoffman has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters. He has earned acclaim for his work in such films as The Graduate (1967), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Rain Man (1988). Hoffman made his directorial debut with Quartet (2012).

 

Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1937. His parents were Lillian and Harry Hoffman. Although he is Jewish, Hoffman and his brother were raised in a relatively secular household. Hoffman's acting career began at age 19, when he dropped out of college to pursue the stage at the Pasadena Playhouse. There, Hoffman befriended another young actor, Gene Hackman. Eventually, the two would both move to New York City where they lived together with Robert Duvall, all three of them looking for work in television and off-Broadway plays. Hoffman studied at Actors Studio and became a dedicated method actor. To make ends meet, he took odd jobs and the occasional bit role. Slowly but surely, Hoffman began building a strong reputation through smaller roles. Hoffman acted in a few Broadway productions, including the play, Eh? in 1966, for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. Word of mouth soon reached Hollywood, and Hoffman made his film debut in The Tiger Makes Out (1967), alongside Eli Wallach. In 1966, director Mike Nichols auditioned Hoffman for a lead role in the Broadway musical The Apple Tree, but rejected him because he could not sing well enough and gave Alan Alda the part. But Nichols was so impressed with Hoffman's overall audition he cast him as Benjamin Braddock, who returns to his wealthy parents' home in California after graduating from college, in The Graduate (1967). This enormously popular movie changed the landscape of American cinema in the 1960s, and would in turn make Hoffman an unlikely star. In 1969, Hoffman struck gold again with the gritty Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969), in which he played the part of Ratso Rizzo, a homeless man in New York City. This performance garnered him a second Oscar nomination. Also in 1969, Hoffman co-starred with Mia Farrow in John and Mary (Peter Yates, 1969). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and received a 1970 BAFTA Award for his role, although the film received mixed reviews.

 

On a roll in the 1970s, Dustin Hoffman starred in several acclaimed movies, including Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah, 1971), Papillon (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1973), and Lenny (Bob Fosse, 1974). Another highlight was the political thriller All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976) about the Watergate scandal, which starred Hoffman and Robert Redford as the real-life journalists, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Hoffman next starred in the thriller Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976). based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, opposite Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider He finally won an Academy Award for his performance in Kramer vs. Kramer (Robert Benton, 1979), with co-star Meryl Streep also nabbing an Oscar. In 1982, playing yet another antihero, Hoffman starred in the comedy Tootsie (Sydney Pollack, 1982) as Michael Dorsey, a down-and-out actor who must dress up as a woman to get a part on a daytime soap opera. Tootsie earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Hoffman's fifth nomination. Following a brief but successful return to the stage in Death of a Salesman and The Merchant of Venice, Hoffman starred in the Hollywood smash Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988) alongside Tom Cruise. Hoffman's portrayal of an autistic genius earned him a second Academy Award and remains one of his most iconic performances.

 

The 1990s brought Dustin Hoffman appearances in a series of big-budget movies that proved largely disappointing at the box office. He returned in the revenge drama/legal thriller Sleepers (Barry Levinson, 1996) with Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, and Kevin Bacon. Hoffman's next critically acclaimed role was in with the political satire Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson, 1997). Playing an unscrupulous Hollywood executive out to fool the public into thinking the country was at war, he scored yet another Oscar nomination. In 2004, Hoffman again exhibited his comedic prowess when he starred with Lily Tomlin in an offbeat movie about a detective team that solves existential crises, I Heart Huckabees (David O'Russell, 2004). Further cementing his new direction, he went on to appear in the Ben Stiller comedies Meet the Fockers (Jay Roach, 2004) and Little Fockers (Paul Weitz, 2010), and the children's fantasy Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Zach Helm, 2007). Hoffman continues to star in blockbuster films like Stranger than Fiction (2006), but also seeks out new and different projects, such as lending his voice to the animated children's movies Kung Fu Panda and The Tale of Despereaux (both 2008). He made his directorial debut in 2012 with Quartet, and in 2014 he joined the ensemble cast of Jon Favreau's critically acclaimed Chef. In 2016, he won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his work on Roald Dahl's Esio Trot. In the fall of 2017, after the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment allegations rocked Hollywood, Hoffman became one of the actors forced to account for past behavior. Writer Anna Graham Hunter, who was 17 when she interned on the set of the Death of a Salesman TV movie in 1985, recounted the older actor asking about her sex life and groping her. In December, a new round of reports surfaced in which five women accused Hoffman of sexual assault or harassment, including accounts of the actor exposing himself and forced sexual activity. Hoffman denied. Apart from his successful professional work, Hoffman married Anne Byrne in 1969. He adopted her daughter, Karina, from a previous marriage, and in 1970 their second daughter, Jenna, was born. After more than 10 years of marriage, Hoffman and Anne divorced in 1980. Soon after, he married attorney Lisa Gottsegen. They would go on to have four children: Jacob Edward, Rebecca Lillian, Maxwell Geoffrey and Alexandra Lydia.

 

Sources: Biography.com, Wikipedia and IMDb.

Following the successive launches of Logan, Sandero and Duster, Dacia has further extended its range with the introduction of Lodgy. This new MPV targets families who have traditionally bought used cars but who are interested in stepping up to a new, versatile vehicle at an affordable price.

  

Lodgy is exceptionally functional and boasts a particularly roomy cabin which seats up to seven people. Standing at 4.50 metres in length, it is a C-segment

MPV for the price of a B-segment MPV.

 

Lodgy heralds the arrival of a new generation of Dacia vehicles which will continue to feature all the brand’s hallmark strengths. Its exterior lines mirror the quality and robustness of its production, as well as its spacious interior.

 

// Après Logan, Sandero et Duster, Lodgy vient étoffer la gamme Dacia en apportant une réponse adaptée aux familles habituellement clientes de voitures d’occasion, à la recherche d’un véhicule polyvalent pour un prix contenu.

 

Lodgy offre une habitabilité et des fonctionnalités exceptionnelles, et peut accueillir jusqu'à 7 personnes. Avec une longueur de 4,50 m, il affiche les dimensions d'un monospace du segment C pour le prix d'un monospace du segment B.

 

Lodgy est le premier représentant de la nouvelle génération des véhicules Dacia tout en gardant les gênes de l'identité de marque. Sa ligne extérieure

inspire robustesse, sérieux et habitabilité.

The Varsity was a versatile twin piston-engined aircraft brought into RAF service in 1951 for crew training as a replacement for the Wellington T10.

 

The aircraft had been designed three years earlier in response to an Air Ministry specification and had been put into production once proving trials and operational tests had been completed. To adapt the successful Valetta design for a general purpose crew trainer, the Varsity was given a nose-wheel undercarriage and an under fuselage pannier bomb-aimer's station. The Museum also has an example of the Valetta which is awaiting major restoration.

 

The most outstanding quality of the Varsity was that it could provide excellent training for pilots, flight engineers, radio operators, navigators and bomb aimers simultaneously. The latter were seated in a very large ventral gondola which contained bomb aiming equipment and a small quantity of training bombs.

 

The prototype Varsity T MkI made its maiden flight on 17 July 1949. The RAF took its first deliveries in October 1951 which went to No.201 Squadron, Advanced Flying School at Swinderby, Lincolnshire. Production of the Varsity T MkI for the RAF ceased on 28 February 1954 after a total of 163 had been built.

 

WL679 was built by Vickers Armstrong at Bournemouth and released from their factory on 25 September 1953. This was the last Varsity to fly with Royal Air Force Insignia, but in the very distinctive livery of the Royal Aircraft Establishment. It landed at RAF Cosford on 27 July 1992 and signalled the end of an era spanning over 43 years.

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The M230 variant known as XM914 provides the capability for self-defense from ground threats as well as air defense, while allowing vehicles to maintain maneuverability. It is the “weapon of choice” for vehicles like the M-SHORAD. (Photo by Georgios Moumoulidis, Training Support Activity Europe)

VERNER consists of a handmade carbon-fiber chassis, six wheels and four motors. It’s controlled by a credit-card-size processor with wireless connectivity that permits two-way exchange of data on engine workload, sensors and wheel position. Its one-of-a-kind programming interface makes it possible to reprogram all components live while the vehicle is on the go. Users can try out many of these features for themselves during the demonstration.

 

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Following the successive launches of Logan, Sandero and Duster, Dacia has further extended its range with the introduction of Lodgy. This new MPV targets families who have traditionally bought used cars but who are interested in stepping up to a new, versatile vehicle at an affordable price.

  

Lodgy is exceptionally functional and boasts a particularly roomy cabin which seats up to seven people. Standing at 4.50 metres in length, it is a C-segment

MPV for the price of a B-segment MPV.

 

Lodgy heralds the arrival of a new generation of Dacia vehicles which will continue to feature all the brand’s hallmark strengths. Its exterior lines mirror the quality and robustness of its production, as well as its spacious interior.

 

// Après Logan, Sandero et Duster, Lodgy vient étoffer la gamme Dacia en apportant une réponse adaptée aux familles habituellement clientes de voitures d’occasion, à la recherche d’un véhicule polyvalent pour un prix contenu.

 

Lodgy offre une habitabilité et des fonctionnalités exceptionnelles, et peut accueillir jusqu'à 7 personnes. Avec une longueur de 4,50 m, il affiche les dimensions d'un monospace du segment C pour le prix d'un monospace du segment B.

 

Lodgy est le premier représentant de la nouvelle génération des véhicules Dacia tout en gardant les gênes de l'identité de marque. Sa ligne extérieure

inspire robustesse, sérieux et habitabilité.

Outback V

Just as competitive as its direct-drive counter-part, the Outback V is the ultimate versatile water sports boat that will not go over your budget. This feature-packed v-drive helps you water ski, wakeboard and wakesurf without breaking the bank. It also accommodates like a champ with a new adjustable driver's seat, roomy social seating for 12, a walk-though open bow, a fiberglass transom walk-across, smartly concealed storage, tons of cup holders and a Sony Sound System. Whether your crew wants to lean into some slalom, flip for riding or curl-up in a wave, the Outback V delivers. Add the Multisport Wakeplate to fine tune your wakes for all water sports disciplines, at any speed or line length. If your water sports aspirations swell with the wake, opt for the 1200-pound Gravity III ballast system to wakeboard and surf your days away. Rope the Oz Tower and wakeboard or ditch the rope all together and take advantage of the wave behind the new Surf+ platform. When your energy is spent, drive it. This compact performer handles like a dream with flat turns and an aggressive running surface that slices through chop even on a rough day. The Outback V is even easy to tow and store at a manageable 20 feet long. Everything to everyone only begins to describe it.

 

Overall Length w/o Platform: 20'

Overall Length w/ Platform: 22'

Overall Length w/ Trailer: 24' 2"

Width (Beam): 96"

Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"

Draft: 24"

Weight - Boat only: 3,300 lbs

Weight - Boat and Trailer: 4,150 lbs

Capacity - Passenger: 12

Capacity - Weight: 1,600 lbs

Capacity - Fuel: 39 gals

Capacity - Ballast (Standard): NA

Capacity - Ballast (Optional): 1,200 lbs

Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 330 HP, V-8