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A "Versabar" lift apparatus is being used during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Gone are the days of CKPR (Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway), before absorption into the LMSl and grouping.
The LNWR had running powers over the line for many years before grouping in 1923, but did not absorb the CKPR: click here... ... for Wikipedia article.
Originally a full station yard, 3 platforms, 4 tracks (one passing); quite a set up. Now a deserted platform used as part of the adjoining CKPR built railway hotel.
And now.... - just a lone platform part subsumed into the original CK&PR hotel, surrounded by a car park.
(Photo taken 2006_05_24)
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Of limited interest I accept. this plasterboard panelling is slotted to provide acoustic absorption. It means that the huge Grand Arcade shopping mall in Cambridge doesn't sound like a toilet. It is often seen in atria, and is being increasingly used as corridor ceilings in schools, and communal corridors in housing.
Monday, April 18, 2016, Hertfordshire, UK - Brew Day number 7 with the Grainfather. For this brew I decided to use the following formula to calculate mash water: (Grain Bill in kg x 2.5) + 3.5 litres. This gave me more water to work with than in all previous brews where we used the formula (Grain Bill in kg x 2.2) + 3.5 litres. The alkalines in the pale grains pushed the pH up a bit. After the mash, it was 5.6 (at 20.2°C) while the refractometer read 18.5 Brix (gravity = 1.0763). I was not happy with the mash as I think the grains were too finely ground. As a consequence I don't think water was filtering through the grain bed fast enough, and the Grainfather recirculator was pumpiing a lot of foam and not enough water. Terribly frustrating with such a small grain bill :-/ Sparging was also painfully slow! After sparging, pre-boil pH was unchanged at 5.6 (at 20.2°C) and the Brix reading was 11.0 (gravity = 1.0442). At the start of the boil I had 25.5 litres of wort to work with. By the end of the boil, the volume was down to 23.5 litres.
We're callng this brew "The Forbidden" as I added grapefruit zest (and a little juice) at flameout. Grapefruit has been referred to as the forbidden fruit. I've also used "EPA" instead of "IPA" as I used Egyptian grapfruit, hence "Egyptian Pale Ale." After the boil, and before the addition of the grapefruit, the pH was 5.4 (at 20.2°C). After the addition of the zest and juice, it went down to pH 5.2 (at 20.2°C). Spot on :-) Original gravity was measured as 1.054 (at 19.5°C in an Hydrometer). With all the hops bags in this brew, I fell like I lost more wort to absorption than I have with previous brews. I also felt that the grapefruit zest needed longer contact with the wort. Furthermore, there seemed to be a hell of a lot of sediment in the conical fermenter - possibly because the grains were too finely ground. Otherwise, brew day went pretty much to plan :-) Another long day, flying solo in the ThunderMalt brew house.
2016-04-19: By this morning, heathy fermentation had kicked in, and the brew was happily bubbling away :-) Note to self - see p.14 of the Grainfather instruction manual re. "Small Grain Bills Below 4.5kg". For grain bills below 4.5 kg, you will need to add additional mash water:
1. Fill the boiler with the same amount of initial mash water based on the standard calculation: (Grain weight in kg x 2.7) + 3.5 = volume of mash water in L to add to the boiler.
2. Add the grain and mix it in.
3. Fit the top perforated plate and overflow pipework. Depending on how small your grain bill is, the top perforated plate may not go down all the way to rest on top of the grain. This is fine, push it down as far as it will go.
4. Fill the unit with additional water until the water level is just above the perforated plate. You must record how much water you add. And then you are ready to begin the mash.
5. Use the standard sparge water calculation with the total mash water (original calculated amount + additional water added). Use the formula: (28 - (mash water volume in L + additional water in L)) + (grain bill in kg x 0.8) = sparge water volume in L.
The ring silicates (cyclosilicates) iolite, beryl and tourmaline have crystal structures that contain channels large enough to house individual impurity molecules which can exhibit spectral properties similar to their normal vapour forms. These three minerals typically contain molecules of water that show infrared absorptions that are both narrower and at a shorter wavelength than liquid water (shown as the broad blue band in the plot here). The trapped molecules in these channels can remain 'bottled up' for periods as long as the age of the Earth and can sometimes be sampled to reveal magma histories from very early in the history of our planet.
The images of rough crystals above are, from the left, iolite, emerald and pink tourmaline. The strong water absorption bands can be seen around 1400 and 1900nm.
Sonata Vario Absorbers Installed to the ceiling at Park Central Restaurant, York Science Park.
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The cables are attached to the hooks during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Taken in 2014 at a panorama and photoshop clinic run by my friend Rob and his business partner Peter (standing at rear)
Even though the light was appalling I had to get this shot of the student and his enthusiastic concentration!
Sonata Duo high performance acoustic absorbers suspended from the ceiling within a classroom at Manorfield School, Central London. Sonata Duo was used to meet the reverberation criteria of BB93 for Schools.
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Spread butter evenly on bowl walls for maximum surface area. This allows for better smoke absorption.
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Workers use straps to bring the cables down to place on the hooks so that the absorption tower can be unloaded off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
It never occurred to me that it might not be, so I've already tried it out and shot some sunspots with it. But then I started reading all the terrible warnings about not using a real solar filter, risking melting my camera sensor, and so on, because ordinary photographic ND filters didn't necessarily stop IR, just visible light. I also discovered that those few ordinary photographic ND filter makers who bother to specify IR transmision specify it being blocked as well as the visible light. Plus a few knowledgeable optical lab people who said that at least most ordinary ND filters were also IR safe. So I googled for tales of people melting their cameras etc. by ignorantly using an ordinary ND filter to photograph the sun. All I could find were stories of people who had caused damage by obvious stupidity, such as not using any filter at all, or mounting the filter at the end of the optical path instead of the beginning.
I'm starting to suspect all these dire warnings about ordinary photographic filters may be no more then urban rumours propagated by people who don't know and have no confidence in their own native ability to find out.
To get an initial feel for the IR blocking capabilities of my XCSource big stoppers I measured the temperature of a small portable gas soldering iron bit using a remote temperature sensor. It measured 241 degrees C. I then put the big stopper in between the tip and the sensor. The temperature measured the ambient room temperature, not even a tenth of a degree above.
So far so encouraging! But not conclusive. More experiments later.
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A welder cuts some material inside of the ship during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
AirDrain Agronomic Natural Grass Drainage at the Chesapeake Energy Roof Top Sports Field
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Thickness and resin consistency of AirDrain provides uniform shock absorbency
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Installation time measured in days instead of weeks
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GMAX Information Existing Conditions for Testing
Turf - 2 1/2” Slit Film, in filled with 50% Green Rubber Infill and 50% Silica Sand.
The drainage/shock pad and turf underlying substrate consists of a concrete deck/rooftop, coated with a waterproof membrane and 10 ounce 100% recycled polyester geo-textile filter fabric.
The Standard Test Method for Shock-Absorbing Properties of Playing Surface Systems and Materials (ASTM F1936-98 American Football Field) testing locations and procedure were preformed. The tests were performed using a Triax 2000 A-1 Missile, tripod mounted Gmax registration unit(www.triax2000.com). This report presents background information on the test procedures, existing conditions, test results and observations in football, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey artificial sports fields.
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A Fomapan Action 400 black-and-white film to test the effect a the special Foca filter "Dyma" produced in France in the 50's.
The filter is called "Dyma" due to the presence of neodymium in the glass giving an unusual absorption by bands in the visible spectrum. In particulier blue and yellow color ans more absorbed than the rest of the spectrum. The filter existed in two different versions with the coefficient x2.5 or 3.5. Here the 42mm push-on Foca Dyma filter used is a x 3.5.
As a consequence, I exposed the Foma 400 for 80 ISO using a Minolta Autometer III with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. I used my FOCA camera PF2B year 1956 and its normal Oplar lens1:2.8 f=5cm equipped for all the views with the Dyma filter and a Genaco metal shade hood.
Typical settings during the session : 1/100s f/8 to f/11.
Rue des Fantasques, May 29, 2023
69001 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was processed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developer at dilution 1+25, 20°C for 6 min.
The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body adapted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III and a Minolta Slide Duplicator using a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5 at a reproduction ratio of 1:1. The reproduced RAW files obtained were processed in LR prior the the final JPEG editions.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg.
About the camera and the lens:
The Foca type PF2B (PF for "Petit Format") was constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) starting from 1947. It was manufactured in the Chateaudun OPL factory, route de Jallans, France, in 1956 among a late series of the PF2B. The factory, constructed in 1938, is still at the same place under the name of SAFRAN now producing precision devices for aerospace appliances.
The camera is equipped with the collapsible OPLAR lens (a Tessar formula) 1:2.8 f=5cm. The focal shutter of the PF2B has timing of 1/1000, 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50 and 1/25s plus the B pose. A slow exposure device below 1/25s could be installed by the aftermarket service and was installed basically for the FOCA PF3 and Foca Universel.
A giant crane attached to a barge is on standby during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Chard stems are coloured principally by betalain pigments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betalain ) which appear in a number of plants, including the beets.
A good picture of rainbow chard stems can be seen at: www.thespruceeats.com/all-about-rainbow-chard-2216051
which I did not include in the image above for copyright reasons.
The plot shows the reflectance spectra of the various stem colours. There is some residual colouration due to chlorophyll but most results from betacyanins (red to violet) and betaxanthins (yellow to orange).
Workers place a cable on to the hook during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
A worker un-hooks a cable from a steel plate weighing between 15 and 20 tons during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
The transmission spectrum of a piece of moldavite from the meteorite impact, some 15 million years ago, in southern Germany (Nördlingen-Ries). Most of the moldavites are found in southern Bohemia where they landed after the impact of an approximately 1.5km diameter asteroid moving at about 70,000 km/h. The crater has a diameter of some 12km and the impact released an energy of about a quarter of a million Hiroshima bombs. The crater has been used as a training ground for the crews of the Apollo missions 14 and 17 to the Moon.
A worker unscrews a bolt attached to a hook during the unloading of an absorption tower off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
A Fomapan Action 400 black-and-white film to test the effect a the special Foca filter "Dyma" produced in France in the 50's.
The filter is called "Dyma" due to the presence of neodymium in the glass giving an unusual absorption by bands in the visible spectrum. In particulier blue and yellow color ans more absorbed than the rest of the spectrum. The filter existed in two different versions with the coefficient x2.5 or 3.5. Here the 42mm push-on Foca Dyma filter used is a x 3.5.
As a consequence, I exposed the Foma 400 for 80 ISO using a Minolta Autometer III with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. I used my FOCA camera PF2B year 1956 and its normal Oplar lens1:2.8 f=5cm equipped for all the views with the Dyma filter and a Genaco metal shade hood.
Typical settings during the session : 1/100s f/8 to f/11.
Rue des Tables Claudiennes, May 29, 2023
69001 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was processed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developer at dilution 1+25, 20°C for 6 min.
The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body adapted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III and a Minolta Slide Duplicator using a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5 at a reproduction ratio of 1:1. The reproduced RAW files obtained were processed in LR prior the the final JPEG editions.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg.
About the camera and the lens:
The Foca type PF2B (PF for "Petit Format") was constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) starting from 1947. It was manufactured in the Chateaudun OPL factory, route de Jallans, France, in 1956 among a late series of the PF2B. The factory, constructed in 1938, is still at the same place under the name of SAFRAN now producing precision devices for aerospace appliances.
The camera is equipped with the collapsible OPLAR lens (a Tessar formula) 1:2.8 f=5cm. The focal shutter of the PF2B has timing of 1/1000, 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50 and 1/25s plus the B pose. A slow exposure device below 1/25s could be installed by the aftermarket service and was installed basically for the FOCA PF3 and Foca Universel.
This paper toy is Hanako Noroino, a Absorption-attributed Rank A Yo-kai of the Eerie tribe, from the role-playing video game Yo-Kai Watch, the papercraft is created by Vayashi.
Hanako Noroino is the evolved form of Hanako-san, formed when Hanako-san is combined with the Cursed Diary. In this...
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The Inner Harbor Canal Lock is on display at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Sonata Vario Absorption panels in 'White' installed within the school hall at All Saints Primary School, Kirkby Overblow, North Yorkshire. Installation of the panels to the walls and ceiling was carried out by Floorscan Acoustics Ltd. Reverberation within the hall was considerably reduced using this treatment.
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Sonata Vario Absorption panels in 'White' installed within the school hall at All Saints Primary School, Kirkby Overblow, North Yorkshire. Installation of the panels to the walls and ceiling was carried out by Floorscan Acoustics Ltd. Reverberation within the hall was considerably reduced using this treatment.
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Sonata Vario Absorption panels installed in 'white' and Sonata Memo Acoustic noticeboards within the dining room at Tudhoe Moor Primary School in Spennymoor. Installation of the panels was carried out by Floorscan Acoustics Ltd. The acoustics within the hall during dining were greatly improved by the installation Sonata Acoustic Absorbers.
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Just like a bodybuilder, Buzzwole is often seen striking poses that show off its massive, abnormally swollen muscles. The creature’s body covered in red blood-like filled sacs with veins that are said to be as hard as steel. Buzzwole’s crushing power and unbridled rage give way to fearsome physical damage, and worst of all, a stabbing attack from its silver proboscis which can drain and steal opponents’ energy! This giant extra-dimensional anthropomorphic mosquito packs quite a pulverizing punch!
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SeaDek is a revolutionary product utilized not only by the top boat builders in the marine industry, but also in the aftermarket by boat owners seeking custom products. Made from closed cell PE/EVA foam, SeaDek products offer safe and comfortable alternatives to marine traction products currently on the market. Easy to install and customizable, SeaDek replaces the need for molded in non skid, saving OEMs time and money during the manufacturing process.
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Sonata Vario and Aurio Absorption panels in 'White' and 'Stone' installed within Ainstable Church Institute for Eden Valley Flix film group. Installation of the panels was carried out by Floorscan Acoustics Ltd. Reverberation within the hall was considerably reduced using this treatment.
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New to Booth and Fisher, though I would hazard a guess that this must have been one of the last deliveries to that company prior to absorption by the PTE.
Sonata Vario Absorption panels in 'White' installed within the school hall at All Saints Primary School, Kirkby Overblow, North Yorkshire. Installation of the panels to the walls and ceiling was carried out by Floorscan Acoustics Ltd. Reverberation within the hall was considerably reduced using this treatment.
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SRS Sonata Memo acoustic noticeboards installed on the walls within the offices of Ford Retail in Barnsley. Sonata Vario can also be seen suspended below the suspended ceiling. The Sonata absorbers were installed to reduce noise created when a number of people are on the phone at the same time.
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A true parasite (or holoparasite), the plant Rafflesia arnoldii has no stems, leaves or true roots. Instead, it spreads absorptive organ (the haustorium) inside the tissue of vines. The only part of the plant that is visible outside the host vine is the flower. The flowers smell like rotting flesh, hence it is also called a corpse flower - not to be confused with the equally odorous Titan Arum. While the Titan Arum has the largest unbranched inflorescence (cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of one branch) in the world, Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest single flower of any flowering plant (in terms of weight).
Jeera Rice (cumin rice)
A tasty variation on plain boiled rice, this can be made two ways - by total absorption of water by the rice or by draining the water from it. The latter gets rid of all the starch and is therefore preferred for obvious reasons.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup Basmati rice (a long grain Indian rice)
• 3 cups water
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsps vegtable, sunflower or canola oil/ghee
• 1 large onion chopped fine
• 2 tsps cumin seeds
• 1/2 cup water
• Coriander leaves to garnish
Preparation:
1. Wash the Basmati rice well in running water.
2. Add the 3 cups of water and salt to taste to the rice and set it up to boil.
3. Once the rice is almost cooked (test a few grains often to check - they will feel soft on the outside but very slightly hard on the inside), remove from fire and drain the water by straining the rice through a sieve or colander.
4. Set aside.
5. In another pan, heat the oil/ghee till hot and add onions.
6. Fry till light brown and then add the cumin seeds. The seeds will splutter and sizzle to show they are done.
7. Now add the rice and stir well.
8. Add 1/2 a cup of water to the rice and cover.
9. Simmer till all the water dries up.
10. Allow the rice to stand for another 2-3 minutes and then serve garnished with coriander leaves.
A cable is attached to one end an absorption tower during its unloading off of the ship Thorco Clairvaux at the France Road Wharf in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Photo by Peter G. Forest)
Three of six cut zircons from my collection. These show the weakest uranium absorption lines and the colours (blue and gold) result from very broad absorption bands.
The luminescence spectra consist of groups of narrow emission lines with an underlying continuum in the yellow/green. The three stones exhibit very similar line spectra with the clear (white) stone having somewhat weaker lines. The line identifications are mostly with dysprosium and samarium (Dy^3+ and Sm^3+).
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There has been, and continues to be, much discussion about what British intentions really were towards Tibet. Given their absorption of nearly the entire Indian sub-continent into the 'Empire', it is not unreasonable to suspect that full colonisation was the secret plan, however this would appear not to be the actual case.
The stated intention of the 1903 / 1904 British expedition to Tibet, was "to establish diplomatic relations and trade between the British Raj and Tibet." Having established a presence in Tibet, the British no doubt intended to keep an eye on Russian activity there. Personally, I have no doubt whatsoever that if the Tibetans had agreed to Britain's trade and diplomatic proposals when they first arrived at the border, Younghusband and his escort would have turned around and gone home.
There would also appear to be little doubt that Younghusband himself and many of the officers that accompanied him, wanted to go all the way to Lhasa. Younghusband's role was not a military one, his job was diplomatic, and I think that at times he was less diplomatic than he might have been, because it suited his private ambition of being 'the first white man in Lhasa'!