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A De Buf tandem axle concrete mixer trailer operated by De Witte of Maldegem, Belgium seen parked up for the weekend with its Volvo FH13-460 'I-Save' tractor unit with the 'Tandem Lift Axle' 6x4/4x2 option.
American Armed Forces - U.S.A. Army
SG Marasco - 33 years of Military Service
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ w/ Molly Hatchet
Patriotic Southern Rock and Blues Band
US Flag given as a gift by US Veterans
Main deck-stage ~ Day Four ~ 12:15 PM
*[The back-story: Molly Hatchet is a very patriotic band
with strong ties to the USA Military. They always mention
the sacrifices of our men. Two Veterans came on stage
and presented this flag to the band as a form of thanks]
*[On a personal note: I thanked this lead singer while waiting
on the customs-line, getting off the ship. A very firm handshake,
kind smile, and a warm, lovely man! All of the Legends were
patriotic! Many wore US flags during their shows. I must say the
expression this band uses with Veteran Respect; "Hell Yeah!"]
About Molly Hatchet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Hatchet
rocklegendscruise.com/artists/molly-hatchet/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuleyEEgAtg (Molly Hatchet - 1978)
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
(two more photos 'from this cruise' in the comments)
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ 38 Special ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*If you'd like to check-out my last
year's 'Rock Legends Cruise V'
photo-album you can see it here:
Mix of the yellow livery of Boral coming and going over the railway level crossing at the Cement Works.
(1 of 6) VOLVO FM13.
(2 of 6) 2013 MACK Metroliner
(3 of 6) MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
(4 of 6) PETERBILT 389(?) with quad axle dog trailer.
(5 of 6) IVECO Acco 2350G agitator.
(6 of 6) 2015 MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
Maldon, New South Wales, Australia
Silent Agitator, a sculpture by Ruth Ewan, based on an illustration by the American writer, artist and union activist Ralph Chaplin for the International Workers Of The World - the Wobblies of Depression-era legend.
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
About Mike Zito (47) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Zito
*[photo above-off Mexico - deck-stage - Day Three - 1:00 AM]
[Rockin' the Waves at Sea (after-midnight) just north of Mexico]
*[Off Cuba ~ Pyramid Lounge stage - Day Two - 4:30 PM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLOeCk7lt6U (acoustic)
*[Off Miami - Studio B stage - Day Four - 10:15 PM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3sshXDfpIA (Highway Mama)
*[Bonus Track - Boca Raton, Florida - 5/28/16]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6uioyrDHNs
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ 38 Special ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*If you'd like to check-out my last
year's 'Rock Legends Cruise V'
photo-album you can see it here:
Tout Beton Mercedes Benz Arocs 3243 8x4 mixer delivering flooring screed opposite the very impressive preserved Roman Arena in the City of Nimes, France.
Morpeth Historical Village, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia.
These devices were used in the days before washing machines and spin dryers - I can recall using one of these in the mid-1950s when I was 7 or 8 years old.
Clothes were washed in boiling water in a 20 - 30 gallon copper tub set over a wood fire, using a wooden pole as an agitator, with soap flakes as the washing detergent.
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
~~~~~~~~~ Morning Rock Prodigy! ~~~~~~~~~~~
*[Brandon "Taz" Niederauer (14) - Cozumel, Mexico
Rockin' at The Dock - Pool Deck Stage - 10:00 AM
Novelty act on this trip - FANTASTIC! - the next Jimi!]
*Check out this Amazing Kid!! Honestly... Mind-Blowing!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgDmsASAQdQ (above show)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk60k9LYei0 (Studio B Stage)
"Voodoo Child" - Madison Square Garden - 4/10/16
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvwdwz5ONs
(three more photos 'from this morning' in the comments)
********************************************************************
2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*If you'd like to check-out my last
year's 'Rock Legends Cruise V'
photo-album you can see it here:
**[Update: Easter Sunday Night 4/1/18 - "Jesus Christ Superstar"
Taz was featured on TV playing his guitar in the opening act,
throughout the show, and at the very end. Right On, Taz!!!!]**
Mix of the yellow livery of Boral coming and going over the railway level crossing at the Cement Works.
(1 of 6) VOLVO FM13.
(2 of 6) 2013 MACK Metroliner
(3 of 6) MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
(4 of 6) PETERBILT 389(?) with quad axle dog trailer.
(5 of 6) IVECO Acco 2350G agitator.
(6 of 6) 2015 MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
Maldon, New South Wales, Australia
Seaton Carew is a seaside resort in County Durham, northern England, with a population of 6,018 (2017). The area is named after a Norman French family called Carou who owned lands in the area and settled there, while 'Seaton' means farmstead or settlement by the sea. The resort falls within the unitary authority of Hartlepool.
It separated from most of Hartlepool by the Durham Coast Line. The resort is on the North Sea coast and north of the river Tees estuary.
There is evidence that the area was occupied in Roman times as vestiges of Roman buildings, coins and artefacts are occasionally found on the beach. Later during the reign of Henry I, Seaton came into the possession of Robert De Carrowe and the settlement changed its name to Seaton Carrowe. In medieval times salt was extracted from sea water by evaporation and ash from the fuel used to remove the water was dumped on North Gare and now forms a series of grass covered mounds on the golf course.[9] A Gilbertine priory or cell to Sempringham Priory was established in the Seaton area although so far no trace has been found. In 1667 a gun fortification was built on the promontory of Seaton Snook to defend the mouth of the Tees, particularly against the Dutch—remnants of these fortifications can be seen today.
Seaton Carew was a fishing village but grew in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a seaside holiday resort for wealthy Quaker families from Darlington, effectively founding Seaton Carew as a seaside resort. Many stayed at the rows of stucco houses and hotels built along the seafront and around The Green—a turfed square facing the sea.
In 1867 a hoard of Spanish silver dollars was revealed in the sands following a heavy storm.
In 1874 the Durham and Yorkshire Golf Club (now Seaton Carew Golf Club) was founded by Duncan McCuaig, with a 14-hole course on coastal land to the south-east of Seaton Carew. Four holes were added in 1891 and in 1925 further work was carried out with the guidance of renowned golf course designer Alister MacKenzie.
In 1882 Seaton Carew was incorporated into West Hartlepool and the Museum of Hartlepool records that a small riot involving Irish labourers took place in the late Victorian era, when townsfolk mistook them for Fenian agitators.
Just north of Seaton was the works of the West Hartlepool Steel & Iron Company. In 1898 Christopher Furness and W.C. Gray of West Hartlepool purchased the Stockton Malleable Iron Works, the Moor Steel and Iron Works, and the West Hartlepool Steel and Iron Works to form the South Durham Steel and Iron Company. This became part of the British Steel Corporation in 1967. The West Hartlepool Steel and Iron Works is thought to have closed in 1979.
Tourists and visitors are attracted to the resort's four miles of sandy beach, promenade, arcades, and fish and chip restaurants. The beach is regularly cleaned and is patrolled by lifeguards during the summer holidays. In 2019 the main beach was given an 'excellent' bathing rating by the Environment Agency and was granted a Seaside Award by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.
The artist and leading railway poster designer Frank Henry Mason (1875–1965) was born at Seaton Carew and briefly worked in a Hartlepool shipyard.
The science fiction writer Mark Adlard was born in Seaton Carew in 1932[53] and for a time he lived on The Green.
Neil Warnock, football manager/pundit, lived in Seaton Carew when he played for Hartlepool United.
Footballer Evan Horwood grew up in Seaton before moving to Yorkshire to play for Sheffield United. He has also played for Carlisle United F.C., Hartlepool United and Tranmere Rovers.
John Darwin and his wife Anne lived in Seaton when John faked his death in a canoeing accident in 2002. The story made the news across the world and it inspired a BBC drama documentary on the Darwins' lives
In late 1915 Heimdallr Engineering drew up plans for a class of dreadnought that could carry a major punch. This dreadnought was christened the Hrímfaxi after the horse that carries the night through the sky in Norse mythology. This ship is believed to be stong enough to devastate its enemies. Now these ships are being used to protect convoys against the Whispering Mare, the brutal pirate cruiser that had attacked us at an earlier point, and was repelled miraculously by one of our older Vilhelm class cruiser. Some native Emmerians say when these two ghostly stallions meet in a final battle the world might end. The cannons on the Hrimfaxi are actually lighter then what designers had originally envisioned. To save money, and make it slightly more stable planned 13inch guns were downsized to 12inches. A much larger secondary armament used to stand off against lighter ships was added to engage at close range, and kawaii sparkles were added into the steel hull by foreign visitors for good luck against the Mare. We have some strange neighbors what can I say. Torpedo nets can also be lowered to protect the center mass against the sneaky menaces of torpedo boats, and subs although the protection provided is minor. These are planned to spearhead naval engagements against enemy fleets. They are no pushovers, and can level a military port or beachhead with ease. Armor is decent, and they are quite slow to compensate for weight. These will likely be used to defend Emmeria against agitators.
The heavy weight of the secondary armament slows the ship considerably, but we don't plan on fighting wars overseas any time soon. Our ships may likely be fighting more defensive wars to protect our sea from whoever would go to war with us.
The Hrimfaxi is armed with
x8 -12 inch main guns,
x12 - 8 inch guns,
x20 -5 inch guns,
x6 torpedo tubes.
It can cruise at speeds of 10 knots, and its max speed is around 20 knots.
I'm ship illiterate so feel free to give me any advice, and don't yell at me =)
My next ship might be a seaplane tender, or even a battleship mounting 15inch guns. I don't have the production points, or oil in D&C yet to build such a ship so I don't know if it will be a priority. Also something happened at the maximum security prison in the Bellehausen river near the city of Gutherburg. Events are being kept under wraps for now.
Masts are inspired by Backwards Matt, and smoke stacks "whatever they are called on ships" are based off of the ones used by Ian.
A bit of construction movement on Serangoon Road just opposite the famous Mustafa's Centre.
(1) - Agitator on Isuzu Super Great operating for Pan United Cement.
(2) - Mitsubishi Fuso tipper, unbranded but won the race off the lights!
Little India, Singapore
For this image I created an impression. Before looking at its illustration, it is perhaps worth pointing out several weaknesses to the image. There are issues of scale, with the verraco being clearly too big, and the tree-pole too small. There are also issues of artistic licence, where the wolfpack is also an inanimate mineral outcrop as occasional howls in the landscape blur with the pack's howling identity. Also, the image seems to inhabit both day and night, with the bird-of-prey more eagle or vulture than grand-duc owl, and the distant flock of goats still out on their hill, yet the silence of night is apparent. There are both the dark vistas and the howling wolves of night, and the active fires of day. There are also issues of authenticity - some castros present tight arrays of round houses, lets say the Castro de Baroña, whereas others offer a grid of square houses - for example La Hoya. Sites with a flexibility of space and function, such as Ullaca, also exist. In my image, the 'castro' seems almost to be a hybrid of castro and shepherd's chozos with corral (see past posts).
Everything in the image is intentional. It shows both night and day, both a castro and a croft and a chozos. It depicts a wolf-like element from a landscape that can also howl and birds of prey in both day and night. It is an image that has a flexibility and a need to be finished by the viewer's minds eye.
Pastoral man, with his herds and flocks leaves traces on the land, traces that do not clean, rather they fade into composts. The smell of wool combed by blackberry bramble, the dot-to-dot of pat and dropping clearly marking path, entrance and crossroad. And then the noise: chants of baaaa, moo and neigh: oink, grunt and bleet. Castros, villages, chozos and crofts served individuals and communities, and communities had animals for functions that spread from centralised trade down to individual winter heat. Settlements, inside and outside, towards and away, will have smelt, sound and looked interesting to the instinct and inquisitive assessments of birds-of-prey, foxes, marten and wolves.
Flocks and new-borns will have thus stimulated interest among predators, who are constantly tuning into signals of potential food: eyes in the day, over the wan and even through the night. An otherwise light sleeping and attentive shepherd may slip off his normal guard whilst trading through his local castro, and he might regret his jovial conversation, evening song-and-dance; and above all, his reliance on the attentiveness of others.
The geography of the verraco zone is crossed by deep gorges fed from the waters of regular high sierras, and for all of the long hot 'hells' of summers, central and north western Spain and Portugal do have water. Grasslands are warmed into two real growing seasons of spring and autumn, and local and migrating birds and local mammals enjoy the rich and constantly renewing stocks of dry seed. Many varieties of birds-of-prey look to exploit situations. Vultures scavenge, but can also organise between themselves to make animals run over cliffs and other shock mischiefs. Gosshawks and kites dive, eagles chance firm grips, grand-ducs eat anything from large insects up to the size of a hare, and wolves watch, learn and cooperate. Some scavengers look for the old, the ill or the young or isolated and peck to a point when the lifestyles of scavenger and predator seem to merge.
The Neolithic revolution was a mindset that looked at the living world and tried to observe, select and effect change. Docile, fat and milky offspring over the aggressive and lean. Big roots, sweet fruit and independent grains over the bitter and tight. By the Iron age, it is credible to expect that flacons, hawks, eagles and buzzards joined dogs in being trained to collect small animals for man, and in that then very modern world, it is very possible that people didn't register a great distinction between domestication and training.
Some villages and areas may have sat-back content to work with the 'Neolithic package' of ready to work domesticated animals and plants, but the system itself of "observation, selection and managed action with a target in mind" will have been a mindset and meme that inspired many into a sense of place and epoch. Here, shepherds and pastoralists were the 'computer scientists' of the late ages of prehistory, and its following protohistory.
Finding a way to dissuade birds-of-prey, wolves and foxes from becoming locked by their instincts and inquisitive learning into the growing nodes of society may have been an issue for this Iberian geography. The biomass of Iberian scrub and meadow-grain surely supported more predators than from further to the north, and the many steep deep valleys of the Iberian north, centre and west provided safe zones for packs of wolves away from the most organised hunting party. Getting into the mind of a predator required observation, strategy and a will to change in the wild.
Creating an artifice - a false animal - that could trick troublesome examples of predators, so that they could be either killed, captured or even trained to re-think the new conglomerated and urban demographys of Castro, hamlet, chozos and village, here being the push to form and create verracos.
Knowing that predators do not like to have been seen by the alert and watchful eyes of their potential prey, so favouring fake animals with eyes that are slight and passive.
Knowing that both predators and scavengers are looking out for animals that are alone.
Knowing that the predator's instinct and mind is excited by the rounded shape of a carcase filled with blood, flesh and bone.
Knowing that the predator investigates a potential prey; calculating and placing strategies in line. Knowing that doubts can be appeased by making the details of life clear, with the satiating stimuli of life's animal 'keys' visible for viscerally compulsive predatorial conceptions (eyes, nostril, sexual organs, anus, tail...).
Knowing that predators open carcasses by the anus, the sexual organs and the throat, and making all of these indubitable clear lines, and in so doing, adding to the attraction of the granite artifice.
Showing the horns and tusk as proof-of-concept without weaponizing their image with point and exaggeration, resulting in verraco horns are visible but never threatening and often atrophied.
A static animal with straight legs is either half-asleep, old or ill - all states that regularly occur in nature - and all at the centre of many a predators dream. Ruminating outlines rather than alert beasts about to spring to run or fight.
Verracos seem designed to charm and enthral the instinct of the very predators that could undermine the serenity of man's increasingly expanding and negotiating sedentary.
From high in the sky, the bird of prey that has over several months locked onto the landscape of the castro (and in so doing, taken several young animals), dives. The bird picks up speed with the sun behind its wings. To draw extra confidence around the proposed situation, a pile of manure has been positioned behind the back legs. From behind a temporary screen, the keepers of this verraco make the noises of the manufactured motionless animal, and pull strings to make bunches of grass first obscure and then reveal the stone form in much the same way that a fowler has always learned bird calls and employed decoys from far into hominid pasts. The verraco's team may grunt, or they moo with uncanny realism - calm, serious and unabashed. And as a fishing-rod may come-and-go to tease attention, so it might be the case that a verraco is covered from view until the desaturated landscape of dawn and dusk. Hiding and revealing the verraco would certainly be an art, and contemporary experimental archaeologists that simply place and watch a verraco from afar without a sense of timing and 'theatre', would only be akin to persons watching a magician's dummy hoping to see magic. The diving bird now includes its shadow and swoops to kill. The keepers of the verraco either witness the bird as it is instantly killed by hitting the hard stone, or, they add spear or knife to the dazed and confused. The problem predator has been neutralised and prized feathers, bones and claws are traded to the additional profit of the veracco's guardians.
We may suggest that the large Yaca de Yeltes castro asked that the 'best' team come once a year, and the well 'paid' verraco team have gone as far as installing a field of raised stones to, amongst other advantage, stop inquisitive landed vultures from running a gawk take-off.
On other occasions, the bird-of-prey swoops to catch an offering of meat, and here, with the help that the focus of a verraco provided, this bird is locked into a repeatable narrative, taking the cuts from indents made in the verraco's back. The action of feeding the bird-of-prey will ultimately lead to falconry or hawking - man and animal trained to work and hunt together. Trained birds-of-prey another source of income for the keepers of the verraco. On other occasions, clay is moulded flat into the pits, and a strip of matching back-hide is pinned into the clay so that from above, the verraco matches reality, and from the oblique shaded sides it silhouettes with close proximity. Both utilities from one addition.
Pits in clapper-bridge stones and on carved steps (4:8) had been used aside rivers to focus and attract birds and animals to key spots for generations in the local area, and finding elegant new applications involved simple steps and bridges of creativity in the mind's eye.
Even if they could never attack a large animal, foxes would simply be too inquisitive to the hyper-reality of sound, shape and smell, and in-turn fall prey to the managed situation.
Some localities arranged for a permanent verraco to guard their dynamic community, and this sense of guarding became part of their symbolic importance, with some veraccos just guarding as emblems of mind over wild. Some of these would be smaller and less refined, but still visibly verracos (6:8).
Verracos of bears could be made to attracted naturally short sighted real bears, and the smell of acorns coupled with the sight and sound of an apparent hog could be made to attracted wild boars - unconstrained creative applications, and all for watching local eyes and their vivid stories, as many verracos would move from place to place.
We might imagine that the Yacca de Yeltes verraco stayed on
with the aim of teaching a returning pack of wolves a lesson (wolves can have vast territories and wander the crests and vales as winter pinched the Sierras, Picos and Pyrenees). The associated field of 'standing stones' here stopping the wolves from collecting a definitive line of sight.
Over the period, the specific verraco team had been fed by the population of the castro. They have been offered shelter, and have collected fur and other items for trade. They also handed over a trained eagle in exchange for metal goods and assured contacts. They had been merry, helping with odd jobs of heavy lifting, as these keepers of the verraco are people who have phase-changed from a megalithic heritage and they are strong and liked to be known as strong. During their stay, conversations led to a demand from a new village 5 kilometres away. The village had been having a problem with vultures and a fox. The villagers also believe that a veracco brought luck to their settlement, symbolic security and even social status and credibility. Verracos were seen as more 'intelligent' than the foils of nature.
The village was accessed by a cart track and the verraco team strapped timbers to its side, and with a heave, they lift and sing off to their next 'job'. The verracos pedestal kept the centre of gravity low, and made it easier to transport the weight on and off the cart, and then into the rocky terrain aside the gully behind the village that was funnelling problems. The sedentary life is good, but it is not for everyone. And every time the team puff the verraco back onto the ground, some of its granites crumbles away. On more occasions than they would like to mention, as they walk it towards its new scene of theatre, someone stumbles, and the animal falls onto its face. And as they try to position the verraco between stone outcrops to create natural nuance to its outlines, they trip again, stumble, bash, and jam the forward facing verraco ... and onto pedestal ... then onto legs: again and again. Chips and 'crumbs' falling as granite-sand to never be recognised or counted.
The team had seen time worn and travelled verracos covered with pelts of stitched realism to the detriment of clean lines and silhouettes and apparent details, and on the day they finally stopped to either make or trade for a brand new example, they exchanged their now battered companion to a 'lesser' team, or for use in a competition of strength during a summer festival.
Predators were suspicious of lone sheep and goats, and local people liked to see powerful and vivid animals.
Verracos offered leverage over issues related to the living landscape. Maybe they were paraded once a year and once again fell from the shoulders of young teams with minds stronger than muscles. Maybe some eventually guarded over graves, here still thought to be capable of attracting and dominating the surprise elements of the wild world in controlled and intelligent ways. Confronting powerful 'elements' is seen elsewhere in Iberian culture. Drawing-in spirits of mischief and ill fortune being one of the elements principle of the 'akelarre'. Drawing in the danger of the most powerful bull, being one of the principles of 'La tauromachie'.
And if the main function of the verraco can be summarised as to attract unreasonable wild agitators into situations of weakness, then when the Romans landed on the eastern side of the Iberian peninsula, and when topics of conversation changed and adjusted for this new breed of predator, it is very possible, and indeed perhaps typically human and wry, that a verraco was made of a Roman soldier on all-fours with his detailed behind in the air. In this scenario, the verraco of 'San Felices de Los Galegos' (pictured below) may just have carried Roman costume plundered from battle to the south or east. And as the verracos were positioned aside new urban plots, by natural crags, small creeks and slight gullies, Romans didn't see them as examples of power and social hierarchy, and left them untouched as pastoral inconsequence, to their minds, naturally belittled aside the new Roman columns.
I shall call this hypothesis the 'managing the wild' theory of verracos. Readers should contrast this hypothesis with others.
My last post in this series (8:8) will look at a potential deep root to the principle of drawing-in troublesome elements rather than running after.
AJM 18.11.21
'Aged Agitators', Millennium Square, Bristol, January 2020.
Fuji X-Pro3 + Fujinon XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR.
Website: simonholliday.com
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In late 1915 Heimdallr Engineering drew up plans for a class of dreadnought that could carry a major punch. This dreadnought was christened the Hrímfaxi after the horse that carries the night through the sky in Norse mythology. This ship is believed to be stong enough to devastate its enemies. Now these ships are being used to protect convoys against the Whispering Mare, the brutal pirate cruiser that had attacked us at an earlier point, and was repelled miraculously by one of our older Vilhelm class cruiser. Some native Emmerians say when these two ghostly stallions meet in a final battle the world might end. The cannons on the Hrimfaxi are actually lighter then what designers had originally envisioned. To save money, and make it slightly more stable planned 13inch guns were downsized to 12inches. A much larger secondary armament used to stand off against lighter ships was added to engage at close range, and kawaii sparkles were added into the steel hull by foreign visitors for good luck against the Mare. We have some strange neighbors what can I say. Torpedo nets can also be lowered to protect the center mass against the sneaky menaces of torpedo boats, and subs although the protection provided is minor. These are planned to spearhead naval engagements against enemy fleets. They are no pushovers, and can level a military port or beachhead with ease. Armor is decent, and they are quite slow to compensate for weight. These will likely be used to defend Emmeria against agitators.
The Hrimfaxi is armed with
x8 -12 inch main guns,
x12 - 8 inch guns,
x20 -5 inch guns,
x6 torpedo tubes.
It can cruise at speeds of 10 knots, and its max speed is around 19 knots.
I'm ship illiterate so feel free to give me any advice, and don't yell at me =)
My next ship might be a seaplane tender, or even a battleship mounting 15inch guns. I don't have the production points, or oil in D&C yet to build such a ship so I don't know if it will be a priority. Also something happened at the maximum security prison in the Bellehausen river near the city of Gutherburg. Events are being kept under wraps for now.
Masts are inspired by Backwards Matt, and smoke stacks "whatever they are called on ships" are based off of the ones used by Ian.
"Imagine" is a song written and performed by the English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisiveness of religions and nationalities, and to consider the possibility that the focus of humanity should be living a life unattached to material possessions.Lennon and Yoko Ono co-produced the song and album of the same name with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July.Lennon and Ono co-produced the song and album with Phil Spector, who commented on the track: "We knew what we were going to do ... It was going to be John making a political statement, but a very commercial one as well ... I always thought that 'Imagine' was like the national anthem."[14] Lennon described his working arrangement with Ono and Spector: "Phil doesn't arrange or anything like that—[Ono] and Phil will just sit in the other room and shout comments like, 'Why don't you try this sound' or 'You're not playing the piano too well'... I'll get the initial idea and ... we'll just find a sound from [there]."[15]
Recording began at Ascot Sound Studios, Lennon's newly built home studio at Tittenhurst Park, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July.[15] Relaxed and patient, the sessions began during the late morning, running to just before dinner in the early evening. Lennon taught the musicians the chord progression and a working arrangement for "Imagine", rehearsing the song until he deemed the musicians ready to record.[4] In his attempt to recreate Lennon's desired sound, Spector had some early tapings feature Lennon and Nicky Hopkins playing in different octaves on one piano. He also initially attempted to record the piano part with Lennon playing the white baby grand in the couple's all-white room. However, after having deemed the room's acoustics unsuitable, Spector abandoned the idea in favour of the superior environment of Lennon's home studio.[5] They completed the session in minutes, recording three takes and choosing the second one for release.[16] The finished recording featured Lennon on piano and vocal, Klaus Voormann on bass guitar, Alan White on drums and the Flux Fiddlers on strings.[17]
Issued by Apple Records in the United States in October 1971, "Imagine" became the best-selling single of Lennon's solo career.[18] It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100[19] and reached number one in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, remaining there for two weeks.[20] Upon its release the song's lyrics upset some religious groups, particularly the line: "Imagine there's no heaven".[21] When asked about the song during one of his final interviews, Lennon said he considered it to be as strong a composition as any he had written with the Beatles.[7] He described the song's meaning and explicated its commercial appeal: "Anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic, but because it is sugarcoated it is accepted ... Now I understand what you have to do. Put your political message across with a little honey."[22] In an open letter to Paul McCartney published in Melody Maker, Lennon said that "Imagine" was "'Working Class Hero' with sugar on it for conservatives like yourself".[23] On 30 November 1971, the Imagine LP reached number one on the UK chart.[24] It became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. One month after the September release of the LP, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States; the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the LP reached number one on the UK chart in November, later becoming the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. Although not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom, it was released in 1975 to promote a compilation LP and it reached number six in the chart that year. The song has since sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK; it reached number one following Lennon's death in December 1980.BMI named "Imagine" one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. It earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. A UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second best single of all time, and Rolling Stone ranked it number 3 in their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Since 2005, event organisers have played it just before the New Year's Times Square Ball drops in New York City. Dozens of artists have performed or recorded versions of "Imagine", including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Elton John, and Diana Ross. Emeli Sandé recorded a cover for the BBC to use during the end credits montage at the close of the 2012 Summer Olympics coverage in August 2012. "Imagine" subsequently re-entered the UK Top 40, reaching number 18.A 1971 Billboard advertisement for "Imagine"
Lennon and Ono co-produced the song and album with Phil Spector, who commented on the track: "We knew what we were going to do ... It was going to be John making a political statement, but a very commercial one as well ... I always thought that 'Imagine' was like the national anthem."Lennon described his working arrangement with Ono and Spector: "Phil doesn't arrange or anything like that—[Ono] and Phil will just sit in the other room and shout comments like, 'Why don't you try this sound' or 'You're not playing the piano too well'... I'll get the initial idea and ... we'll just find a sound from [there]."Recording began at Ascot Sound Studios, Lennon's newly built home studio at Tittenhurst Park, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. Relaxed and patient, the sessions began during the late morning, running to just before dinner in the early evening. Lennon taught the musicians the chord progression and a working arrangement for "Imagine", rehearsing the song until he deemed the musicians ready to record. In his attempt to recreate Lennon's desired sound, Spector had some early tapings feature Lennon and Nicky Hopkins playing in different octaves on one piano. He also initially attempted to record the piano part with Lennon playing the white baby grand in the couple's all-white room. However, after having deemed the room's acoustics unsuitable, Spector abandoned the idea in favour of the superior environment of Lennon's home studio. They completed the session in minutes, recording three takes and choosing the second one for release. The finished recording featured Lennon on piano and vocal, Klaus Voormann on bass guitar, Alan White on drums and the Flux Fiddlers on strings.Issued by Apple Records in the United States in October 1971, "Imagine" became the best-selling single of Lennon's solo career It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, remaining there for two weeks.[16] Upon its release the song's lyrics upset some religious groups, particularly the line: "Imagine there's no heaven". When asked about the song during one of his final interviews, Lennon said he considered it to be as strong a composition as any he had written with the Beatles. He described the song's meaning and explicated its commercial appeal: "Anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic, but because it is sugarcoated it is accepted ... Now I understand what you have to do. Put your political message across with a little honey." Lennon once told Paul McCartney that "Imagine" was "'Working Class Hero' with sugar on it for conservatives like yourself".[19] On 30 November 1971, the Imagine LP reached number one on the UK chart.[20] It became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career.
Recognition and criticism
The John Lennon Peace Monument, Liverpool, England
Rolling Stone described "Imagine" as Lennon's "greatest musical gift to the world", praising "the serene melody; the pillowy chord progression; [and] that beckoning, four-note [piano] figure" Included in several song polls, in 1999, BMI named it one of the top 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century.] Also that year, it received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Triple J ranked it number 11 on its Hottest 100 of All Time list. "Imagine" ranked number 23 in the list of best-selling singles of all time in the UK, in 2000.[32] In 2002, a UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book ranked it the second best single of all time behind Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".[33] Gold Radio ranked the song number 3 on its "Gold's greatest 1000 hits" list.
Rolling Stone ranked "Imagine" number 3 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", describing it as "an enduring hymn of solace and promise that has carried us through extreme grief, from the shock of Lennon's own death in 1980 to the unspeakable horror of September 11th. It is now impossible to imagine a world without 'Imagine', and we need it more than he ever dreamed." Despite that sentiment, Clear Channel Communications included the song on its post-9/11 "do not play" list.On 1 January 2005, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation named "Imagine" the greatest song in the past 100 years as voted by listeners on the show 50 Tracks. The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. Virgin Radio conducted a UK favourite song survey in December 2005, and listeners voted "Imagine" number 1.[38] Australians selected it the greatest song of all time on the Nine Network's 20 to 1 countdown show on 12 September 2006. They voted it eleventh in the youth network Triple J's Hottest 100 Of All Time on 11 July 2009.Jimmy Carter said, "in many countries around the world—my wife and I have visited about 125 countries—you hear John Lennon's song 'Imagine' used almost equally with national anthems." On 9 October 2010, which would have been Lennon's 70th birthday, the Liverpool Signing Choir performed "Imagine" along with other Lennon songs at the unveiling of the John Lennon Peace Monument in Chavasse Park, Liverpool England. Beatles producer George Martin praised Lennon's solo work, singling out the composition: "My favourite song of all was 'Imagine'". Music critic Paul Du Noyer described "Imagine" as Lennon's "most revered" post-Beatles song. Urish and Bielen called it "the most subversive pop song recorded to achieve classic status."Fricke commented: "'Imagine' is a subtly contentious song, Lennon's greatest combined achievement as a balladeer and agitator."Authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen criticised the song's instrumental music as overly sentimental and melodramatic, comparing it to the music of the pre-rock era and describing the vocal melody as understated. According to Blaney, Lennon's lyrics describe hypothetical possibilities that offer no practical solutions; lyrics that are at times nebulous and contradictory, asking the listener to abandon political systems while encouraging one similar to communism. Author Chris Ingham indicated the hypocrisy in Lennon, the millionaire rock star living in a mansion, encouraging listeners to imagine living their lives without possessions. Others argue that Lennon intended the song's lyrics to inspire listeners to imagine if the world could live without possessions, not as an explicit call to give them up Blaney commented: "Lennon knew he had nothing concrete to offer, so instead he offers a dream, a concept to be built upon."Blaney considered the song to be "riddled with contradictions. Its hymn-like setting sits uncomfortably alongside its author's plea for us to envision a world without religion." Urish and Bielen described Lennon's "dream world" without a heaven or hell as a call to "make the best world we can here and now, since this is all this is or will be." In their opinion, "because we are asked merely to imagine—to play a 'what if' game, Lennon can escape the harshest criticisms".Former Beatle Ringo Starr defended the song's lyrics during a 1981 interview with Barbara Walters, stating: "[Lennon] said 'imagine', that's all. Just imagine it."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)
Comment Imagine de John Lennon est devenu un hymne universel…Par Daniel Ichbiah Article écrit pour le magazine STARfan - janvier 2011
"Dans de nombreux pays du monde et j'en ai visité près de 125, vous pouvez entendre 'Imagine' presque aussi souvent que l'hymne national."Ainsi s'est exprimé l'ancien président américain Jimmy Carter en 2006.Comment la chanson de Lennon a-t-elle acquis ce statut mythique ?Au moment de sa sortie en 1971, le single Imagine a connu un joli succès. C'était une chanson agréable avec un jolie partie de piano, une mélodie agréable et un tempo lent.Tandis que la chanson passe alors sur les ondes du monde entier, peu d'attention est réellement prêtée à ses paroles. Or, "Imagine" , sous des dehors romantiques et calmes, est une chanson fortement subversive. Lennon y distille des propos qui vont à l'encontre des principales valeurs de la société Américaine..
"Imaginez qu'il n'y ait pas de pays"
"Ce n'est pas si difficile"
"Rien qui nécessite de tuer et de mourir"
"Et pas de religion non plus".
C'est dans un livre de poèmes publié par Yoko Ono, Grapefruit, que Lennon a dit avoir trouvé l'inspiration pour "Imagine". L'artiste japonaise y distillait des instructions pour une nouvelle vie, telles que "imagine que tu es un fruit."
"Imagine" se classe n°3 au hit parade américain et l'album atteint même la position n°1. Cet hymne à la paix atteint la troisième position du hit parade américain et lui permet de renouer avec le succès. Pourtant, sur le moment, son message semble se diluer dans la quiétude des harmonies. Une jolie chanson, voilà tout.
C'est au fil du temps que "Imagine" va acquérir un statut particulier. Plus le temps passe et plus il semble qu'elle représente davantage qu'une chanson, qu'elle soit un hymne à part entière avec un message transcendant le temps…
Le 8 décembre 1980, Lennon est interviewé par Dave Sholin, un DJ de la station RKO. Au même moment, un désaxé fait le guet devant l'immeuble Dakota où réside le couple Lennon, son revolver enfoui dans une poche de sa parka. Au terme d'un cheminement intérieur chaotique, Chapman a fini par se persuader qu'il lui fallait éliminer John…C'est en quittant ce monde que Lennon révèle combien il était précieux. Quelques jours après sa disparition, cent mille fans se réunissent dans Central Park et devant l'immeuble Dakota dans un ultime hommage au Beatle disparu. Tous chantent l'hymne pour la paix "Give peace a chance". 10 minutes de silence sont observées et des milliers de ballons blancs sont libérés dans le ciel.Pour sa part, la ville de New York tient à célébrer la mémoire de Lennon à plus grande échelle. À Central Park, près de l'immeuble où habitait Lennon, une mosaïque est placée sur le sol avec ce mot "Imagine".
En Angleterre, le single était sorti en 1975 mais n'avait atteint que la 6ème position. Peu après la mort de Lennon en 1980, il ressort et se classe classe n°1 durant trois semaines. Il n'est délogé que par Lennon lui-même et le single "Woman".
En 1982, WABC, l'une des principales radios américaine - elle est née en 1921 - décide de changer de format et de ne plus diffuser de chansons, uniquement des talk-shows. Un long débat est organisé en interne afin de décider de la toute dernière chanson qui sera jouée par la station. C'est "Imagine" qui est choisi.Au cours de l'année 1988, le film Imagine : John Lennon retrace l'histoire du chanteur et remet la chanson au goût du jour. Il inclut une séquence où Lennon interprète ce titre sur son grand piano blanc Steinway.
Dans le très populaire film Forrest Gump qui sort en 1994, grâce à la magie de l'image de synthèse, Tom Hanks se retrouve face à John Lennon dans un show télévisé et le chanteur parle d'un endroit où il n'y aurait "pas de possessions", "pas de religions". La référence à la chanson fétiche de Lennon apparaît explicite.
Plus les années s'écoulent et plus il apparaît que la popularité de "Imagine" est devenue universelle et ne cesse de grandir. À l'occasion du changement de millenium, alors que les classements se multiplient, il va progressivement ressortir que"Imagine"occupe une place particulière dans le cœur du public.En 2002, Guiness World Records organise une enquête pour connaître le single préféré des britanniques. "Imagine" termine n°2 derrière "Bohemian Rhapsody" du groupe Queen.Le 9 décembre 2004, le magazine Rolling Stone publie sa liste des 500 meilleures chansons de tous les temps. "Imagine" y est classé à la 3ème position derrière "Like a Rolling Stone"de Bob Dylan et "Satisfaction" des Rolling Stones, loin devant la première chanson des Beatles figurant dans ce classement, "Hey Jude" qui est à la 8ème position.Au Canada, un sondage est mené la même année afin de déterminer la meilleure chanson des 100 dernières années. C'est "Imagine" qui arrive en tête. Un an plus tard, Virgin Radio conduit un sondage auprès du public britannique et là encore, c'est "Imagine" qui se classe n°1, devant "Hey Jude" des Beatles. En Australie, rebelotte : le 12 septembre 2006, "Imagine" est votée meilleure chanson de tous les temps."La chanson fait par ailleurs l'objet de très nombreuses reprises et assez souvent au cours d'occasions de soutien à une cause humanitaire. Le 21 septembre 2001, Neil Young l'interprète au cours d'un télethon organisé au profit des victimes de l'attaque sur les deux tours. Madonna intègre la chanson "Imagine" au programme de son Re-invention Tour de 2004 et la chante lors d'un concert en aide aux victimes du tsunami, le 15 janvier 2005 à Londres, concert auquel participent Norah Jones, Mary J. Bilge, Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder… Pour l'occasion Madonnna cite Lennon parmi les personnalités auxquelles elle aimerait ressembler. La chanson est également reprise par Liza Minelli, Randy Crawford, Jack Johnson, Herbie Hancock et le groupe A Perfect Circle.Fait rare, la chanson obtient une reconnaissance de la part de politiciens et gouvernants. Le 8 décembre 2000, une statue de John Lennon est inaugurée au Havana Park de Cuba et pour l'occasion le président Fidel Castro rend hommage au chanteur en indiquant :"Je partage totalement ses rêves".
En 2003, pour célébrer le 80ème anniversaire de Shimon Peres, Bill Clinton chante"Imagine"en compagnie de 40 enfants israéliens et 40 enfants arabes. Trois ans plus tard, un autre ancien président américain, Carter déclare qu'au cours de ses parcours dans le monde, c'est "Imagine" qu'il entend le plus souvent, davantage que l'hymne national du pays !Lennon qui souhaitait laisser derrière lui un message de fraternité universel pouvait-il rêver mieux ?Daniel Ichbiah
I exposed my final 12 rolls of @adoxphoto #silvermax film during the past couple of years and finally developing them in my last bottles of Silvermax developer. This is from a roll I shot around Montgomery, AL, while I was there for the opening of a show that included another of my photographs. This was made with either a #leicar4 or #leicam3. Can't remember and lost my notebook. Still, looking at this work on that excellent film is like attending a funeral wake.
Bad Company - Paul Rodgers (lead singer- 68)
Main pool-deck stage ~ Day Four ~ 5:30 PM
*{FYI: Ship-Videos shot in 'extremely-windy' conditions!]
"Rock Steady" www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwvBXljViGc
"Honey Child" www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzwbt8jc1xg
"Gone, Gone, Gone" www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQzPwqGF68c
"Can't Get Enough" www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7XlY4F5_zg
"Feel Like Makin' Love" www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFwRHYSXc4U
"Born Under A Bad Sign"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyoAxHG8gT4
"Seagull" - encore - Bad Company w/ Jason Bonham
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFWxzH0O9vs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUNegUIeg_I
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Company
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rodgers
*[FYI: British born Paul Rodgers is now a Canadian Citizen]
www.paulrodgers.com/show/bad-company-rock-legends-cruise-vi/
*[Rockin' the Waves at Sea about 20 miles north of Cuba]
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
(four more photos 'on this ship' in the comments)
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*If you'd like to check-out my last
year's 'Rock Legends Cruise V'
photo-album you can see it here:
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
*[Rik Emmett (64) - formally of "Triumph" - Team Canada!]
About Rik Emmett en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rik_Emmett
*[Just Off Cuba - Studio B stage - Day Two - 10:15 PM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUWr7kdshhg (Human Race)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYYaRXLM9Is (Ordinary Man)
*[Photo-above off Mexico- Alhambra Theatre - Day 3 - 9:30 PM]
*[Just Off Key West - deck-stage - Day Four - 10:00 AM]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bE18o1UcP4 (End of the Line)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwZnaGwe73w (Ordinary Man)
***[Bonus Track: Rocky Mountain Way & Led Zep - Live/Canada]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfVN-IrZ0lY&index=6&t=0s&...
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ 38 Special ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*If you'd like to check-out my last
year's 'Rock Legends Cruise V'
photo-album you can see it here:
Oberhausen
Ruhrgebiet
NRW
„…Ich bin zu jung, um mich bewusst an den deutschen Herbst in den siebziger Jahren zu erinnern. Auch für eine Erinnerung an den Anschlag am 02.08.1980 in Bologna bin ich zu jung. Woran ich mich aber erinnere ist das Attentat am 19.06.1987 in Barcelona mit 21 Toten…Dann kam der 15.08.1998 und die vielen Opfer in Omagh. Der 11.09.2001 hat auch seine Spuren in meiner Erinnerung hinterlassen...Am 11.03.2004 starben dann 191 Menschen in Madrid, am 07.07.2005 verloren 52 Menschen in London ihr Leben. Anders Behring Breivik brachte am 22.07.2011 in Oslo und Utöya 77 Menschen um...Dann kamen die Ereignisse in Paris im Januar und November 2015. Am 22.07.2016 folgte München. Und jetzt also Berlin…Wie viele Ereignisse dazwischen habe ich eigentlich vergessen…? Muss es eigentlich eine Rolle spielen, welche Ideologie jeweils die vielen Toten und Verletzen verursacht hat? Muss ich es hinnehmen, das politische Lager das Leid und das Elend instrumentalisieren, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste; ohne Anstand und Moral? Die Unmenschlichkeit der Täter färbt in meinen Augen auf die Agitatoren ab, die mit unseren Ängsten spielen wollen…Ja, ich habe Angst. Angst davor, dass sich unsere Gesellschaft an den Rändern verliert, weil der Weg dorthin so einfach ist…Jetzt stehen die besinnlichen Tage vor der Tür. Vielleicht tut es uns allen gut, uns wirklich zu besinnen…Ich bin gestern in der Neuen Mitte in Oberhausen angekommen, als die Polizei ihre Präsenz dort verstärkt hat. Und auf dem Weg nach Hause bin ich vielleicht mental endgültig in der neuen Mitte unserer Gesellschaft angekommen…Nichts ist mehr einfach. Aber davor habe ich keine Angst...“
Mount Isa Township.
Like Broken Hill Mt Isa is an isolated outback town created because of a mineral discovery in 1923. It was part of the Cloncurry Shire council until it was declared a town with its own local government in 1963. Today it has a population of around 20,000 people but at its peak in the 1970s it had 34,000 people. The city area encompasses a huge unpopulated area making Mt Isa the second biggest city in Australia in land area! The town is basically a mining company town like Broken Hill but unlike Broken Hill and other mining centres in Australia it is such a long way from the coast and port facilities. No mining town is further from the nearest port than Mt Isa. The port of Townsville is almost 900 kms away and the capital Brisbane is over 1800 kms away.
Pastoralism came to the Mt Isa region in the 1860s and 1870s when much of outback QLD was occupied by graziers. The region was known for its mining as the Cloncurry copper and goldfields were not that far away and to the south of Mt Isa was the Duchess copper mine and township. (In 1966 the only major source of phosphate was discovered at Duchess mine.) The rocky outcrops and ranges of the area were attractive to prospectors hoping for another great mineral find after the great finds at Cloncurry in 1872.
An itinerant mineral prospector named John Campbell Miles was camped on the Leichhardt River looking at rock samples in late 1923. He found promising samples and took them to the government assayer in Cloncurry discovering that his samples were 50% to 78% pure lead with copper as well. The QLD government investigated the deposits further as Miles named the field Mt Isa. Businessmen in Cloncurry saw the potential of the area for mining. In January 1924 the Mount Isa Mines Ltd Company was floated beginning their search for investment capital to develop the site. Douglas McGillivray of Cloncurry was a major investor and his funds permitted the new company to acquire mining leases for the relevant areas. Miners flocked to the area and by the end of 1924 a small town had emerged with tents, and a few wooden buildings from other towns in the region. Mt Isa then had a school room, a water supply from the Leichhardt River and stores, hotels and an open air picture theatre!
But it was to take another 10 years before large scale mining began. MIM (Mt Isa Mines) continued to purchases additional mining leases and they searched overseas for capital as the first leases cost them £245,000. On top for this was the cost of underground explorations, drilling, metallurgical tests and plant construction. By 1932 MIM had spent around £4 million with no production, returns or profits. But the size and potential of this project was not underestimated by anyone. In 1929 the QLD government extended the railway from Cloncurry ( it reached there in 1910) via Duchess to Mt Isa. By this time the population was around 3,000 people. Mined ore was carted by road to the smelter in Cloncurry. The township had progressed too with a town planned by the Company with tree lined streets on the river, with a dam for a water supply on Rifle Creek. The mine operations were on the western side of the River and the town and businesses on the eastern side of the River. The Catholic Church opened in 1929 and the Company built a fine small hospital for the town. As the Great Depression hit MIM stopped spending on the development on the town and concentrated on the mines. By this time profits were repaying interest on the loans but the company did not return a dividend on investments until 1947.
The fortunes of Mt Isa Mines changed in the 1930s as Julius Kruttschnitt, a native of New Orleans was appointed mine manager in 1930. He obtained additional financial investment in MIM from the American Smelting and Refining Company and the first reruns on lead production occurred in 1931. By 1937 under Kruttschnitt’s guidance the almost bankrupt company of 1930 was returning profits by 1936. This manager was known for always wearing a collar, tie and suit regardless of the Mt Isa temperatures. He played sport with the miners, his wife contributed to town events and he worked on better housing for the workers. He retired from the MIM in 1953 but remained on the Company Board until 1967. At this time Mt Isa Mines became the largest single export earner for Australia and MIM was the largest mining company in Australia. Kruttschnitt died in 1974 in Brisbane. He received many Australiana and international awards for his work in mining engineering and metallurgy. He really put Mt Isa on the map.
During World War Two the mine concentrated on copper and ceased lead and silver operations as demanded by the war needs. Until this time the mine had concentrated on lead production. Labour shortages were crippling during the War years but the mine continued. Many American troops were stationed here too and the Mt Isa Hospital had an underground hospital built in case of air raids. No bombing attacks were experienced and the hospital was mainly used by nurses on night duty catching up on some sleep in the relative cool underground but the hospital still remains and is operated by the National Trust. It is unlikely that we will have free time when the underground hospital is open to visit it.
After World War Two the fortunes of Mt Isa changed remarkably. Lead prices trebled after the War from £25 per ton to £91 per ton and hence the MIM was able to pay its first dividends in 1947. Workers received a lead bonus to make their wages higher and about three times the amount of average wages in Brisbane. The population of the town doubled in the early 1950s just before Kruttschnitt retired from around 3,000 to over 7,000. It doubled again by 1961 when the population reached 13,000 and it doubled again by 1971 when it reached 26,000. New facilities came with the bigger population- an Olympic size swimming pool, some air conditioning in some buildings, bitumen roads, less dust, more hotels and employee clubs, including the Marie Kruttschnitt Ladies Club! Miners’ wages doubled during the Korean War. It was during this period the rail line from Mt Isa to Townsville became the profitable ever for the Queensland Railways. It was the profits from this line that led Queensland Rail to develop and rebuilt other lines and introduce the electric Tilt train etc. MIM discovered more and more ore deposits and firstly doubled and then trebled production in the 1950s. Mt Isa surpassed Broken Hill as Australia’s biggest and wealthiest mine.
New suburbs were built by MIM, the town became the centre of local government and the Company built a new dam for a water supply on Lake Moondarra with importer sand for a lake shore beach. As more stores opened in Mt Isa Mount Isa mines closed its cooperative store. A large new hospital was opened in 1960; the Royal Flying Doctor Service transferred its headquarters from Cloncurry to Mt Isa; and the town had a new air of prosperity and modernity. The calm soon broke. There was a major split between the Australian Workers Union, an Americana union agitator called Patrick Mackie and the Mine management over pay and profit sharing ideas. All work at the mine stopped during a bitter dispute that lasted eight months. The Liberal Country Party government which included Joh Bjelke Petersen (he was a minster and not premier in 1964) used the police to restrict the activities of the AWU and the Mackie Unionists. Many miners left the town as they could not survive without work and it took some time after the dispute resolution for the mine to restart full operations. Mining restarted in 1965.
Ten years (1974) later MIM financially assisted with the construction and opening of the new Civic Centre. Mt Isa’s population reached its maximum of around 34,000 and the future looked bright. As the ore quality declined the town population declined but MIM found new ways of extracting copper and lead from lower grade ore. The city continued to exist until MIM sold utu to Xstrata in 2003. Since the then town population has been slowly increasing. The local federal MP is Bob Katter who is proposing to create a new conservative party for the next federal election.
Mount Isa Mines Today.
In the 2001 Census over 20% of Mt Isa’s workforce was employed in mining. The town mainly survives because of the Xstrata Mines which took over the previous company, Mount Isa Mines (MIM) Ltd in 2003. Xstrata has invested $570 million in the mines since its takeover. Xstrata today employs over 3,000 staff and 1,000 contractors in the mine. Xstrata is a large multinational mining company with its headquarters in Switzerland and its head office in London. It has mines in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas. It miens coal, and copper primarily in Australia at places as far apart as Mt Isa, McArthur River zinc mine in the NT, Bulga coal mine and Anvil Hill coal mine in NSW and Cosmos nickel mine in WA.
Apart from the mines itself Mt Isa has other infrastructure: a power station (oil fired); an experimental mine dam; and various buildings and works such as the winding plant, shaft headframe etc. Most importantly for the township it also has the copper smelter works. The ore is further processed in the Townsville smelter after transportation to the coast. The Mt Isa smelter produced over 200,000 tons of copper in 2010 and smelted lead and the concentrator refines the ores of copper, zinc, lead and silver. Across all its mines in Australia Xstrata employs almost 10,000 people second only to its workforce in Africa. Xstrata also operates the Ernest Henry copper, gold and magnetite mines 38 kms north of Cloncurry. This group of mines is expected to employ around 500 people on a long term basis. All the ore from these mines is treated in the concentrator and the smelter in Mt Isa. The Isa smelter and concentrator also handles the silver, lead and zinc from the George Fisher( Hilton) mines 20 kms south of Mt Isa. The stack from the smelter, erected in 1978, stands 270 metres high and can be seen from 40 kms away.
Outback at Isa Discovery Centre and Riversleigh Fossil Centre.
This centre that we will walk to was opened in 2003. The Riversleigh Fossil Centre moved into the complex; a purpose built mine called the Hard Times mine was dug and opened to give visitors an underground mine experience; and the Isa Experience Gallery opened with an Outback Park outside. The complex also operates the Visitor Information Centre. The Isa Experience Gallery uses multimedia approaches to bring the history and Aboriginal culture and mining background of Mount Isa to life.
Riversleigh World Heritage fossil site is 250kms north of Mt Isa on the Gregory River on an isolated cattle station. The fossil site covers over 10,000 hectares and is now included in the Lawn Hill national Park. It has been a protected site since 1983 and was declared a World Heritage site of international significance in 1994. But why? Sir David Attenborough explains:
Riversleigh is the worlds’ richest mammal fossil site dating from 15-25 million years ago. The massive number of fossils discovered here are generally imbedded in hard limestone which was formed when freshwater pools solidified. This happened at time when this part of Australia was a rich rainforest area, rather than the semi-arid grassland that it is now. The fossils cover a period of 20 million years helping scientists understand how Australia, its climate and animal species changed. Most of what is known about Australia’s mammals over 20 million years was learnt from bone discoveries at Riversleigh, and the most significant ones were found in just one hour!
It is the mammals that we find the most fascinating today with large mega-fauna from prehistoric eras the most amazing. But there have also been finds of birds, frogs, fish, turtles and reptiles. The finds have included: the ancestors of Tasmanian Tigers (thylacines); large meat eating kangaroos; huge crocodiles; giant flightless birds; the ancestors of our platypus (monotreme); ancient koalas and wombats; diprotodon; giant marsupial moles and bandicoots; around 40 species of bats; and marsupial “lions”. The site has yielded a complete skull and teeth of a giant platypus and the various thylacines have added to our previous knowledge of just one- the now extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
Scientists have dug over 250 fossil rich sites at Riversleigh finding hundreds of new species. Who has heard of: dasyurids, cuscuses, ilariids and wynyardiids? I have no idea what they were. Other strange discoveries have been: 'Thingodonta' (Yalkaparidon) - an odd marsupial with skull and teeth like no other living marsupial; Fangaroo- a small grass eating kangaroo species with giant teeth; the Giant Rat-kangaroo, (Ekaltadeta) that ate meat( perhaps the Fangaroo); and the Emuary, (Emuarius) which was half emu and half cassowary in features. The Fossil Centre in Mt Isa has some reconstructions of some of these fossil animals of prehistoric times.
Boulevard Pereire 10/01/2025 16h45
The middle of the Boulevard Pereire is an elongated park with the former Petite Ceinture underneath, which is used here for RER C.
Photo taken at the level of the Rue Bayen.
Boulevard Pereire
Boulevard Pereire is boulevard in the 17ème arrondissement of Paris in the quartiers Ternes, Plaine de Monceaux and Batignolles. Boulevard is formed by two lanes with trees located on either side of the Auteuil line (now RER C). The even side has a lenght of 2,260 meters and the odd side a length of 2,540 meters. This boulevard is created in 1853. Under the occupation, a name change was proposed by Captain Paul Sezille, director of the Institute for the Study of Jewish issues, because of the Jewish Pereire Brothers. He suggested that the SS Theodor Dannecker the name "Édouard Drumont" named after the famous anti-Semitic agitator.
Arrondissement: 17ème
Quartiers: Ternes, Plaine de Monceaux, Batignolles
Starts: rue Jouffroy-d'Abbans / rue de Saussure
Ends: avenue de la Grande-Armée / boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
Length: côté impair: 2 540 meters, côté pair: 2 260 meters
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
*[Cozumel, Mexico - Rockin' at The Dock - Day 3 - 11:00 AM]
(five more photos 'from this location' in the comments)
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A jagged coastline follows this flat Mexican island all the way
around. It appeared out of the ocean thousands of years ago.
With the shallow rock, agriculture is impossible, so therefore it
is conducive to only one thing; tourism ~ Cozumel, Mexico
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*If you'd like to check-out my last
year's 'Rock Legends Cruise V'
photo-album you can see it here:
Seaton Carew is a seaside resort in County Durham, northern England, with a population of 6,018 (2017). The area is named after a Norman French family called Carou who owned lands in the area and settled there, while 'Seaton' means farmstead or settlement by the sea. The resort falls within the unitary authority of Hartlepool.
It separated from most of Hartlepool by the Durham Coast Line. The resort is on the North Sea coast and north of the river Tees estuary.
There is evidence that the area was occupied in Roman times as vestiges of Roman buildings, coins and artefacts are occasionally found on the beach. Later during the reign of Henry I, Seaton came into the possession of Robert De Carrowe and the settlement changed its name to Seaton Carrowe. In medieval times salt was extracted from sea water by evaporation and ash from the fuel used to remove the water was dumped on North Gare and now forms a series of grass covered mounds on the golf course.[9] A Gilbertine priory or cell to Sempringham Priory was established in the Seaton area although so far no trace has been found. In 1667 a gun fortification was built on the promontory of Seaton Snook to defend the mouth of the Tees, particularly against the Dutch—remnants of these fortifications can be seen today.
Seaton Carew was a fishing village but grew in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a seaside holiday resort for wealthy Quaker families from Darlington, effectively founding Seaton Carew as a seaside resort. Many stayed at the rows of stucco houses and hotels built along the seafront and around The Green—a turfed square facing the sea.
In 1867 a hoard of Spanish silver dollars was revealed in the sands following a heavy storm.
In 1874 the Durham and Yorkshire Golf Club (now Seaton Carew Golf Club) was founded by Duncan McCuaig, with a 14-hole course on coastal land to the south-east of Seaton Carew. Four holes were added in 1891 and in 1925 further work was carried out with the guidance of renowned golf course designer Alister MacKenzie.
In 1882 Seaton Carew was incorporated into West Hartlepool and the Museum of Hartlepool records that a small riot involving Irish labourers took place in the late Victorian era, when townsfolk mistook them for Fenian agitators.
Just north of Seaton was the works of the West Hartlepool Steel & Iron Company. In 1898 Christopher Furness and W.C. Gray of West Hartlepool purchased the Stockton Malleable Iron Works, the Moor Steel and Iron Works, and the West Hartlepool Steel and Iron Works to form the South Durham Steel and Iron Company. This became part of the British Steel Corporation in 1967. The West Hartlepool Steel and Iron Works is thought to have closed in 1979.
Tourists and visitors are attracted to the resort's four miles of sandy beach, promenade, arcades, and fish and chip restaurants. The beach is regularly cleaned and is patrolled by lifeguards during the summer holidays. In 2019 the main beach was given an 'excellent' bathing rating by the Environment Agency and was granted a Seaside Award by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.
The artist and leading railway poster designer Frank Henry Mason (1875–1965) was born at Seaton Carew and briefly worked in a Hartlepool shipyard.
The science fiction writer Mark Adlard was born in Seaton Carew in 1932[53] and for a time he lived on The Green.
Neil Warnock, football manager/pundit, lived in Seaton Carew when he played for Hartlepool United.
Footballer Evan Horwood grew up in Seaton before moving to Yorkshire to play for Sheffield United. He has also played for Carlisle United F.C., Hartlepool United and Tranmere Rovers.
John Darwin and his wife Anne lived in Seaton when John faked his death in a canoeing accident in 2002. The story made the news across the world and it inspired a BBC drama documentary on the Darwins' lives
Mont Orgueil Castle is located overlooking the harbour of Gorey. It is also called Gorey Castle
The promontory on which the castle is built was referred to as Gorroic in 1180 by the writer of the Great Roll of the Norman Exchequer while a century later the Extente of 1274 refers to it as Gorryk. The more familiar name of Gorey first appears in the 1330s when French manuscripts refer to the site as Gorri, Gurri and sometimes as Château de Gouray. For most of the medieval period the castle was simply referred to as Gorey or the King’s Castle – it seems to have acquired the name Mont Orgueil (Mount Pride) in the early 15th century, traditionally from Thomas, the Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V, although the first written reference dates from the French occupation of the castle in 1462. Once Elizabeth Castle had been built in the 1590s, it was simply referred to as le vieux château.
The castle is built on a rocky promontory facing the coast of Normandy and overlooking the Bay of Grouville. There are steep slopes and high cliffs on three sides giving an almost impregnable position. In 1204, King Philip of France took Normandy back but King John of England kept the administration of the islands. The Channel Islands became the front line between England and France and work began on Mont Orgueil under the Warden of the Isles, Hasculf du Suligny.
The site chosen had been used as a defensive place since the Iron Age and possibly as early as the Neolithic period. The earth rampart and ditch would have been degraded but would have provided a good start for the new fortress which was built on the rocky ridge. The shape of the stone buildings was determined by the narrowness of the ridge, with a hall being connected to two square towers by long passageways. Access to the hall was through an enclosed staircase. The area inside the ramparts below was further strengthened in 1224-5 when 1,000 tree trunks were sent to the islands from the New Forest to make palisades for the two new castles. In addition Jersey also received five cartloads of lead, the timber from 20 oak trees and 60 bags of nails to assist with the building.
The Close Rolls of Henry III contain many references to arms, shields and coats of mail being shipped to the castle garrison from Southampton and the Tower of London along with mention of cargoes of timber, beams and lead. There are also numerous entries made by the English Treasury for work and repairs carried out in the castle. The castle acquired a circuit of walls and round towers at this time and in the 1250s the “bridge of the King’s Castle” is repaired.
There were frequent raids from France and the castle was extended and improved throughout the 13th century. The Great Hall and crypt formed the Ancient Keep on the cliff edge at the highest point of the site. To this was added a middle ward enclosed by curtain walls with five round towers on the angles. The lower ward and outer ward had similar walls and towers making it a concentric castle. There were many machicolations where the defenders could drop boulders and pebbles from the beach, burning pitch or boiling water on besiegers.
The castle was the home of the administration and government of Jersey until 1600 and the Governor lived in the keep. Islanders would take refuge when invasions were feared.
In 1327 Sir John des Roches was sent to the Channel Islands to inspect and strengthen defences, and the following year he was appointed Keeper. It was probably during his term of office that Grosnez Castle on the island’s northwest corner was built. At Gorey he strengthened the defences and built a large tower to the north of the Keep which was to be known as the Rocheford. When he arrived he found the garrison to be made up of three men-at-arms drawing 12d a day, a constable and his attendant drawing 6d a day, and 30 foot soldiers drawing 2d. This was obviously a time of international tension because a number of Jersey vessels were attacked by the French and their crews killed, and there had been an attack on Guernsey. In his report to the King, des Roches said that the castle had been partly in ruins, under-equipped and the garrison had not been paid. He set out a defence plan in which he said that the best way to defend the island was for the ordinary defence of the island to be left in the hands of the ordinary people - and the castle to be maintained and manned by an English garrison.
Des Roches also refers to repairing damage to the buildings in the castle which had been caused by a great wind. He describes rebuilding the decaying walls and names different parts of the castle – the chapel, the pantry, the kitchen, the bakehouse, the prison, houses, turrets and walls. There are also references to roofing the buildings and remaking the bridge. The peacetime garrison is set down as 30 men.
During the 14th century there were regular incursions by the French but they did not manage to take Mont Orgueil until Bertrand du Guesclin, Constable of France, invaded in 1373. Some of the French managed to undermine the outer wall and chased the garrison into the keep. Du Guesclin was fearful of reinforcements arriving so he made an agreement with William de Asthorp, in charge of the garrison, that if the English fleet did not arrive in two months, the castle would be surrendered to the French. Luckily the relief force arrived in time and the French retreated rapidly.
In 1461 the French invaded again and, this time, took Mont Orgueil. It remained under French rule for seven years and cannons were installed. The French were expelled from the island in 1468 and a new tower guarding the entrance and the moat were built. As more cannons were added, the walls and towers had to be strengthened.
In the 16th century the Grand Battery was constructed as a protective shield for the keep from cannon fire from the hill opposite. During the next century the Somerset Tower was built with better living accommodation for the Governor and garrison and to provide a gun platform. The round towers were replaced by angled bastions. The improvements were not finished as Elizabeth I’s military engineer advised her that the situation of the castle was wrong. Elizabeth Castle was begun in the sea off St Helier. Sir Walter Raleigh, Governor of Jersey in 1600, rejected a plan to demolish the old castle in order to recycle the stone for the new fortifications with the words: "'twere pity to cast it down".
The old castle continued to be used as the Island's only prison until the construction of a new one in St Helier at the end of the 17th century. The Crown found it expedient to send troublesome agitators such as William Prynne and John Lilburne to Mont Orgueil far from the realm of England.
A report for the States of Jersey in 1691 declared that the barracks accommodation was so dilapidated that it was impossible to quarter troops there. Two years later, the castle was stated to be in a ruinous condition and subsequently was abandoned as a prison.
Repairs were carried out 1730-1734 and for the rest of century parts of the castle were adapted for garrison accommodation. In 1800 the Corbelled Tower was fitted out for use by Admiral Philippe d'Auvergne as his headquarters for the secret service organisation he was running in Brittany and mainland Normandy.
In 1846 the castle was visited by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The castle has also hosted subsequent royal ceremonies to welcome George V in 1921 and Elizabeth II.
Until the second half of the 19th century the castle was open to the public only on Easter Monday, and crowds used to flock from all over the Island. This is believed to be a survival of the pre-Reformation custom of visiting St George's Chapel inside the castle on St. George's Day.
Left in a generally ruinous state by the British government at the time of its handover to the people of Jersey by the Crown on June 28 1907, Mont Orgueil has been managed as a museum site since 1929, although during the German Occupation (1940-1945) the occupying forces garrisoned the castle and added modern fortifications camouflaged to blend in with existing structures.
The site has been managed by the Jersey Heritage Trust since 1994. Aspects of the Trust's plans have been the subject of controversy between historians, politicians and the public - in particular plans to build a Tudor hall inside the castle keep.
In 2004, a commemorative £1 Jersey note was put into circulation depicting Mont Orgueil. The castle is depicted on the 2010 issue Jersey £50 pound note.
On 2 April 2006, after a long building programme, the castle was reopened to the public. Restoration work has opened up previously inaccessible areas of the castle.
In 1907 the keys to Mont Orgueil were passed from the Crown to the States of Jersey for the public to enjoy the Castle as a historic monument.
If that sounds altruistic, it was actually born out of guilt for letting the condition of the castle deteriorate. This was recornised by the Lieut-Governor, Major-General Hugh Sutley Gough, soon after his arrival in Jersey in 1904, and he persuaded the War Office to relinquish control of the Castle.
Day-to-day management of the Castle now rested with the States, although ownership remained with the Crown and a caveat was in place that allowed for Mont Orgueil to be repossessed in times of national emergency, which happened during the First World War. It was not until 1996 that ownership was transferred from the Crown to the Island of both Mont Orgueil and Elizabeth Castle.
On receiving the news in 1907 that the castle was to be handed over, the Bailiff, William Venables Vernon, wrote to the Lieut-Governor, Major General , suggesting a ceremony to celebrate the occasion. The King’s birthday was chosen as a fitting day. The States assembled and with much pomp and circumstance, as shown on the pictures below, the keys were officially handed over. General Gough delivered a speech to mark the historic moment.
Go Report Back To Your Own Boss You Pathetic Worms.
Verhogen stemmen sterfelijke harten plannen onherleidbare geesten grafische stoornissen beschuldigen hyena's incompatibele bevelen tegen demonen vervuilende lucht,
mers agressives vieux patrons abandonnés lieux punitions vastes travaux incompréhensibles corps destructeurs mauvaise clarté réfutations combats événements souffrances faim,
terori îndrăzneți îndrăgostiți cuvintele sfidări concepte bătăi limbi timpuri ridicole congruse acte renunțarea la reguli periculoase inteligență explorarea camerelor fum extinse,
agitator lachend wahnsinnige seelen kondensieren poesie elend ergebnisse enthüllen laster dämonen teufel stolz moralisten oden streuung opfer,
厄介な質問混乱した判断誤解されたトリック狂気の虫多くの哲学者無能な頭脳嫉妬の暗闇穏やかな場所.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Mix of the yellow livery of Boral coming and going over the railway level crossing at the Cement Works.
(1 of 6) VOLVO FM13.
(2 of 6) 2013 MACK Metroliner
(3 of 6) MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
(4 of 6) PETERBILT 389(?) with quad axle dog trailer.
(5 of 6) IVECO Acco 2350G agitator.
(6 of 6) 2015 MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
Maldon, New South Wales, Australia
This shot was taken for the Rock Legends Cruise VI Facebook Page photo/banner. How do you get 100+ people to pose and smile? Like this! LOL All passengers were invited to attend (and be in it) and we were the 100+ that showed up! It was early morning after breakfast and before the very first concert of the day at 10:00 AM on the main pool-deck stage behind us. (I am standing in front my wife Laura,
in the center, five rows back). This photo was taken by the ship's photographer (on a ladder) and down-loaded from their website
with their permission. Glad we were a part of it. Was a lot of fun!
Rock Legends Cruise VI ~ February 15th-19th, 2018
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel - Fort Lauderdale
Twenty-two bands ~ Five Day Party ~ four stages
Concerts all day-and-night from 10AM to 3AM
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2018 Bands: Sammy Hagar & The Circle ~ Bad Company
John Kay & Steppenwolf ~ Blue Oyster Cult ~ Uriah Heep
Elvin Bishop ~ Molly Hatchet ~ Vanilla Fudge ~ Quiet Riot
Rik Emmett & Resolution 9 ~ The Black Star Riders
The Artimus Pyle Band ~ Pat Travers Band ~ Zebra
Gary Hoey ~ Eric Gales ~ The Devon Allman Band
Two Wolf ~ Mike Zito ~ Andrew Hagar aka Drew Hagus
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer ~ The Damn Truth
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*[We are booked on RLC VII Feb. 2019!! Different each
year! Signed so far: Roger Daltrey ~ Kansas ~ Buddy Guy
Dave Davies ~ Foghat ~ The Outlaws ~ Nazareth
Canned Heat ~ Martin Barre ~ The Artimus Pyle Band
Earl & The Agitators ~ 38 Special ~ More Artists TBA]
*[All proceeds from Rock Legends Cruises go to the Native
American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities
to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, U.S.A.]
*2017 Rock Legends Cruise V slide-show:
*2018 Rock Legends Cruise VI slide-show:
The cathedral was designed by local architects John Michael Lee, Paul A. Ryan and Angus McSweeney, collaborating with internationally known architects Pier Luigi Nervi and Pietro Belluschi — at the time, the Dean of the School of Architecture at MIT. Its saddle roof is composed of segments of hyperbolic paraboloids in a manner reminiscent of St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, which was built earlier in the decade. Due to its resemblance to a large washing machine agitator, the cathedral has been nicknamed "Our Lady of Maytag" or "McGucken's Maytag".
- Wikipedia
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New York City - High Line Park
Grass lands between West 23rd Street and West 25th Street
'Silent Agitator' by 'Ruth Ewan' (2019)
Wildgras zwischen der West 23rd Street und West 25th Street
'Silent Agitator' by 'Ruth Ewan' (2019)
DSC01966
I have thousands of photos as stock of my vessel captures through Aberdeen Harbour either leaving or arriving into the city , this is one of them.
MEASUREMENTS
Length o.a.: 85.00 m
Length b.p.p.: 77.70 m
Breath moulded: 20.00 m
Depth moulded: 8.60 m
Draught, Max.: 6.825 m
Freeboard, min.: 1.775 m
Air Draft (at summerdr.) 35.00 m
Gross tonnage: 4 366 t
Net tonnage: 1 813 t
C L A S S I F I CATION
DNV + 1A1, Ice C, DYNPOS Autr, Clean Design, Comf- V(3) C(3), E0,
LfL, SF Oil rec, dk+, hl(p), Compliance to NAUT-OSV
CARGO CAPACITIES NOFO 2005
Deck cargo: 2 800 tons
Deck area max: 1 005 m2
Deck Length: 60.6 m
Deck breadth: 16.8 m
Cargo Rail height: 4.46 m
Deck strength: 10 tonnes/m2
Fuel Oil: 903.5 m3 Flow meter with printer
Liquid Mud: SG 2.8 702.9 m3
1 Agitators in each tank (Hyd. Driven)
Brine: SG 2.5 418 m3
Base oil: 203 m3
Pot water: 1 007.3 m3
Drillwater / ballast: 2 470 m3
Methanol +: 145.5 m3
Nitrogen bottle rack system + 1 Nitrogene Comp.
Special Product: 146 m3
Slop: 186.8 m3
ORO: 1 803.2 m3 (SG 2.8)
Cement / Barite/bentonit: 440 m3s
8 x 55 m3 Tanks arranged in 2 sevtion, what allows simultaneous loading and discharging or loading/discharging of two different cargoes.
Dispersant: 34.4 m3
Lubrication oil: 34.8 m3
TANK CLEANING SYSTEM
A total of 11 cleaning machines fitted in: MUD, Brine, special product
and Slop tanks
Hot Water Tank: 1 x 45.7 m3
DISCHARGE RATES
Fuel Oil: 2 x 0-150 m3/h 9 bar
Liquid Mud: 4 x 0-100 m3/h 24 bar
Brine: 2 x 0-150 m3 22.5 bar
Base Oil: 2 x 0-100 m3/h 9 bar
MAIN PROPULSION Frequency controlled: 2 x 2 300 KW Azi Diesel Electric QD-
560M2-6W. (Fixed pitch)
Fwd. Tunnel thrusters: 2 x 1 000 KW. Brunvoll
Fwd. Brunvoll Retractable Azi:1 x 800 Brunvoll AR-63-LNA-1650 retracable thruster
PERFORMANCE / CONSUMP TION
Max speed: 15.4 knots / 28.4 m3/24 hrs
Transit speed: 14.2 knots / 23.32 m3/24 hrs
Econ- speed: 11.0 knots / 12 m3/24 hrs
Service. speed: 12.5 knots / 17.14 m3 pr 24 hrs
DP II Average: 5.6 m3 srh 42 /
Harbour Mode: 2.0 m3 srh 42 / B RIDGE DESIGN: NAUT - OSV
1 x Consol forward bridge
3 x Consol aft bridge
1 x Consol each bridge wing
1 x Radio station
1 x Operation Control/office
AUTOMATION SYSTEM
Wartsila IAS FlexiBridge (BridgeControl System)
Mix of the yellow livery of Boral coming and going over the railway level crossing at the Cement Works.
(1 of 6) VOLVO FM13.
(2 of 6) 2013 MACK Metroliner
(3 of 6) MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
(4 of 6) PETERBILT 389(?) with quad axle dog trailer.
(5 of 6) IVECO Acco 2350G agitator.
(6 of 6) 2015 MACK Trident with quad axle dog trailer.
Maldon, New South Wales, Australia
Gunlake Group Kenworth T359A 10x4 mixer heads back into the Silverwater plant for another load of concrete.
I was taking a picture of a deer in a field when in the nearby woods I hear a bunch of blue jays start going crazy. So I thought, I should check that out. I entered the woods and climbed a large wooden staircase and at the top, to my right, at eye level, was this red tailed hawk. The blue jays were bombing its head. I was able to take this shot before it got fed up with the jays and took off.
Here's the spiel about the castle for those that want to know. It's quite an impressive place that we all just drive by as if it were just another building:
Mont Orgueil is a castle in Jersey. It is located overlooking the harbour of Gorey. It is also called Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and lé Vièr Châté (the Old Castle) by Jèrriais-speakers.
The site had been fortified in the prehistoric period, but the construction of the castle was undertaken following the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. The castle was first mentioned in 1212.
The castle was the primary defence of the Island until the development of gunpowder which then rendered the castle ultimately indefensible from Mont Saint Nicholas, the adjacent hill which overlooks the castle. The construction of Elizabeth Castle off Saint Helier was commenced at the end of 16th century to replace Mont Orgueil. Walter Raleigh, Governor of Jersey in 1600, rejected a plan to demolish the old castle[2] in order to recycle the stone for the new fortifications with the words: "'twere pity to cast it down".
The old castle continued to be used as the Island's only prison until the construction of a prison in St. Helier at the end of the 17th century. The Crown found it expedient to send troublesome agitators such as William Prynne and John Lilburne to Mont Orgueil far from the realm of England. The regicides Thomas Waite, Henry Smith, James Temple, Hardress Waller and Gilbert Millington were transferred to Mont Orgueil in 1661.